"Evolutionary Shockwave!"
Cyber Dragon spewed flame from its mouth, crashing directly into the kamikaze-attacking puppet part. As expected, the puppet couldn't withstand it and exploded into fragments within the flames of Cyber Dragon's blast.
[Alice, LP4000 → LP2950]
However, it quickly became apparent what her intention was.
"Activate the cover card at this moment, Trap Card 'Necromancy Puppet Maker'!" Alice said, "It can be activated when the monster with 'Puppet Part' in its name on my field is destroyed by battle.
Special Summon in attack position two monsters with 'Puppet Part' in their names from the deck family!" (Original Card)
Alice searched her deck for two more cards.
"Special summon 'Puppet Part - Red' and 'Puppet Part - Powder'!"
In line with the style of the previous monster, Puppet Part - Red was an oversized pair of damaged puppet legs, one of which wore a red high-heeled shoe. Puppet Part - Powder, on the other hand, was a battered puppet body missing the head and limbs, which appeared as dark voids, and had a massive breach at the waist.
[Puppet Part - Red, Attack Power 0]
[Puppet Part - Powder, Attack Power 0]
"Next, I'll activate the cover card, Trap Card 'Soul of Resurrection', Special Summon one Ordinary Monster from my graveyard in Defense Position!" Alice stated, "I Special Summon the recently destroyed 'Puppet Part - Blue' in Defense Position!"
Thus, that underworld puppet head was summoned back to the field.
"Head, body, arms, and legs are all gathered, let me guess," Yugen mused, "A fusion?"
"Just one more thing needed," Alice chuckled, then continued, "'Puppet Part - Blue', attack the 'Confused Porcelain Doll - Alice' on your field!"
Puppet Part - Blue charged forth in a suicidal assault once again.
[Confused Porcelain Doll - Alice, Defense Power 1000]
Naturally, Alice herself was hurt by the recoil, stepping back rather awkwardly.
[Alice, LP2950 → LP1950]
"But at this moment, Alice's effect activates too," Alice remarked, "When Alice becomes the target of an attack, it deals 500 damage to the opponent—meaning me."
[Alice, LP1950 → LP1450]
Puppet Miss gritted her teeth, enduring her self-inflicted damage, then said, "But after that, her control will transfer again. Please return my puppet to me!"
Porcelain doll Alice returned to Alice's own field.
"Now the preparation is complete!" Alice declared, "Finally, I activate the Magic Card 'Burial of the Line-Controlled Puppet'!
When 'Confused Porcelain Doll - Alice' is on my field, I offer Puppet Parts Gold, Blue, Red, and Powder on my field as tributes to Special Summon 'Puppet Chimera' from my hand or deck!"
The four puppet parts assembled and transformed into a messy-haired, sinister crawling puppet, whose vacant gaze and emotionless face exuded an eerie gloomy aura.
[Puppet Chimera, Attack Power 0]
"Puppet Chimera cannot be Normal Summoned; it can only be Special Summoned through the effect of 'Burial of the Line-Controlled Puppet'," Alice explained, "Its Attack Power increases by 400 points for each monster with 'Puppet Part' in its name in my graveyard.
There are now four puppet parts in my graveyard, so its Attack Power increases by 1600!"
[Puppet Chimera, Attack Power 0 → Attack Power 1600]
As soon as this monster appeared, Yugen seemed to sense from it a presence full of hate, akin to a collective of grievances.
Yugen understood. It seemed this was the true body of the card originally torn apart, the vengeful elf body that corroded Miss Puppet's mind.
However, it was just an angry darkened elf, neither a super ancient demon god nor a cosmic invader, with no tough background. While it was a bit creepy, its strength from an extraordinary standpoint was just so-so.
Even after darkening, all she wanted was nothing more than to "take down those detestable duelists until they no longer wish to duel anymore". Before that, she'd even do cleaning and cooking for them...
Just thinking about it made her seem quite adorable.
If this counts as evil, then Yugen thought he must be guilty of heinous crimes, with sins beyond redemption, intolerable by the heavens.
"This is the terrifying true body of the Puppet Chimera, pulling all duelists into a hopeless realm devoid of hope, losing the heart to duel from now on..."
Alice was passionately delivering her lines when her expression suddenly changed.
"Why are you laughing?"
"It's... nothing," Yugen waved a hand, "Just suddenly remembered something funny... don't mind me, you continue."
He really wasn't intentionally making fun. But considering this thing—it requires having Alice and four Mortal Bones on the field, and needs a specific magic to summon, and the result is just this.
If it weren't for the elf stepping in personally, who knows who could manage to play such a card deck...
Alice blushed.
"Don't... don't underestimate Chimera! You'll regret it!
I activate the Magic Card 'Puppet Hammer', destroy one monster on my field, draw two cards from the deck, and change one opponent's monster's battle position!
I destroy my own 'Puppet Chimera' and switch your 'Cyber Dragon' to Defense Position!"
[Cyber Dragon, Defense Power 1600]
Puppet Chimera just debuted and immediately exploded into pieces with a loud bang. Alice drew two cards.
Yugen raised an eyebrow.
Puppet Miss's card deck seemed challenging at a glance, but the magic card just used was quite handy. It allowed for targeted destruction, accelerated card draw, and incidentally changed the battle position of an opponent's monster, feeling quite powerful.
Alice drew two cards and shouted.
"At this moment, Puppet Chimera's effect also activates! When this card is destroyed, the destruction is negated by sending two Puppet Parts from the deck to the graveyard!"
She revealed two cards.
"I send two more 'Puppet Part - Blue' from the deck to the graveyard, negating the destruction of Puppet Chimera!"
"I see, it can revive no matter how many times it's destroyed. Plus, each revival sends new puppet parts to the graveyard, causing it to continuously grow stronger." Yugen nodded, expressing comprehension.
"Exactly!" Alice exclaimed triumphantly, "Alice just sent two new parts to the graveyard, hence Chimera's attack increases by another 800!"
[Puppet Chimera, Attack Power 1600 → Attack Power 2400]
"Now do you understand, Chimera is immortal and can infinitely grow stronger!" Alice shouted, "This is the power of the cursed puppet shunned and discarded by duelists!
No matter how many times she's thrown into Hell, she can infinitely revive. She is the incarnation of grudges, the absolutely immortal cursed monster!"