"I activate the effect of Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon—once per turn, I can target 1 monster on your field and destroy it!"
Responding to Spirit Kaiba's destruction effect, the white dragon tore through the air with dazzling lightning, its azure eyes locking onto Demon King Nobunaga on Hoshino's field.
"So you chose Demon King Nobunaga as your target—but unfortunately for you!" Facing the thunderous bombardnt head-on, Hoshino replied confidently, "Demon King – Oda Nobunaga cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects!"
"Not only does it have a terrifying field-wiping effect, but it's also this resilient—there's no weakness in either offense or defense." Yugi's eyes widened in shock. "Hoshino's Demon King Nobunaga is just like my other self's Dark Magician Dragon Knight—a monster that wouldn't fear even the gods!"
Drawing the sword at her waist, Demon King Nobunaga cleaved through the Alternative Dragon's lightning barrage, her cloak billowing behind her like the shadow of a demonic war god.
"Isn't that obvious? I am the Great Heavenly Demon King who burns away all mysteries across the three thousand worlds! The Three Egyptian Gods are no match for !"
Hoshino Alter sighed. "Rather than saying you've gotten stronger, Nobunaga, it's more like the power of the Three Egyptian Gods has gradually started to decline as Duel Monsters evolved."
Once the pinnacle of Duel Monsters, the divine cards that ruled supre could no longer suppress the powerful beings born in this new era.
"But that's not a bad thing," Hoshino said. "Duel Monsters were never ant to be decided by a single overpowering card. The real strategy lies in the bonds and synergy of the entire deck."
"Exactly, Hoshino!" Yugi nodded in agreent.
"No, no, no!" Mokuba waved his hands in protest. "You two—one with Demon King Nobunaga and the other with Dark Magician Dragon Knight—are the least qualified to say that!"
"Monsters that surpass the gods aren't limited to just you two!" Kaiba said sternly, his brows tightly furrowed. "The ultimate Blue-Eyes—even against a demon king that slays gods and Buddhas—can unleash a light of possibility!"
"—I activate the Spell Card Polyrization!"
As if responding to Kaiba's unwillingness to back down, the Guardian Spirit imdiately played Fusion.
"Show —the perfect dragon, and the infinite destructive power it contains!"
Mokuba twitched at the corner of his mouth. "Big brother… whose side are you even on?"
Hoshino held her forehead helplessly. "It's over. This Blue-Eyes fanatic is beyond saving—he's even lost the ability to tell friend from foe."
"Because Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, while on the field or in the Graveyard, is treated as 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'!"
Using the effect of Fusion, the Guardian Spirit sent both dragons—from the field and hand—to the Graveyard.
"I fuse the Alternative White Dragon on my field with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand! Witness this—the White Dragon that surpasses the gods and transcends the Demon King! Fusion Summon—Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon!"
[Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][LIGHT][Dragon/Fusion/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 2500]
["Blue-Eyes White Dragon" "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"]
[This card cannot be destroyed by battle.]
"Hahahahaha! This is the true charm of Blue-Eyes White Dragon—behold its proud form!" Seeing Twin Burst Dragon spread its wings, Kaiba grew even more excited.
Glancing sideways at Kaiba, who had clearly entered fanatic mode, Eve muttered suspiciously, "Is this guy… not even trying to let Hoshino win?"
"Well, Kaiba-boy probably hasn't dueled in a long ti. Seeing Blue-Eyes again must have stirred up his emotions," Pegasus said, wiping sweat from his brow as he tried to smooth things over.
"ROAR—!"
The fusion of two Blue-Eyes White Dragons into this aberrant Twin Burst Dragon radiated a pressure far beyond what Zane's Cyber Twin Dragon could achieve.
"Be careful, Hoshino—that Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon is dangerous!" Yugi warned urgently.
"Of course I know that! I haven't forgotten how badly it beat before!"
Without hesitation, as Twin Burst Dragon charged forward, Hoshino imdiately activated Demon King Nobunaga's destruction effect.
"I activate Demon King – Oda Nobunaga's effect—!"
[Once per turn: Target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.]
Reloading her matchlock, Nobunaga aid once again, the barrel still smoking as it locked onto Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon.
"Now, Nobunaga—open fire!!"
["For soone who's Japanese, her English is even smoother than Pegasus's…"]
A storm of bullets filled the sky, just like when she destroyed Peten the Dark Clown earlier—guns and gunpowder blooming into a destructive lotus as they rained down upon the roaring Twin Burst Dragon.
"Nice job, Nobunaga! If we destroy it first, even Twin Burst Dragon won't be a threat!"
"Impossible!" Guardian Spirit Kaiba roared back. "Strong! Invincible! Supre! Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon won't fall to an attack of this level!"
The twin dragons roared in fury, their massive silver wings blotting out the sky as they deflected the barrage of bullets, completely nullifying Nobunaga's attack.
"…Wait, I'm pretty sure Twin Burst Dragon doesn't have immunity to destruction effects," Hoshino frowned in confusion.
"I activate a Trap Card from my hand—The Ultimate Creature of Destruction!"
Guardian Spirit Kaiba slamd the Trap Card from his hand onto the Duel Arena.
Even if this Duel Arena's rules were outdated, activating a Trap directly from the hand was sothing that should never be allowed.
And yet, the effect resolved successfully—protecting Twin Burst Dragon from destruction. That alone proved that Guardian Spirit Kaiba had already set this entire strategy in motion without anyone noticing.
"I see…" After a brief mont of thought, Hoshino understood. "The card you discarded earlier with The lody of Awakening Dragon was Makyura the Destructor, wasn't it?"
[Makyura the Destructor Effect: During the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard, its controller can activate Trap Cards from their hand.]
Only under those conditions could Kaiba's The Ultimate Creature of Destruction be activated from the hand at that exact mont.
[The Ultimate Creature of Destruction – Trap Effect: Target 1 "Blue-Eyes" monster you control; for this turn, it is unaffected by other cards' effects, cannot be destroyed by battle, and any monster that battles it is destroyed at the end of the Damage Step.]
"Because of The Ultimate Creature of Destruction, Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon is unaffected by Demon King Nobunaga's destruction effect!"
Continuing, he slamd his last card onto the Duel Arena. "I activate the Spell Card Card of Demise!"
[Card of Demise – Spell Effect: Draw until you have 5 cards in your hand. During your 5th Standby Phase after this card's activation, discard your entire hand.]
Comparable to Card of Sanctity is Card of Demise—although it draws one less card than Card of Sanctity, it lets you draw exclusively for yourself. Of course, the price of "eating alone" is its so-called side effect.
["I've always wanted to complain about this card—does that 'discard your hand on your 5th Standby Phase' effect even have a chance to trigger?"]
"You should probably ask Pegasus, the one who printed it… he's right over there."
Hoshino glanced sideways at Pegasus, who looked like a guilty child trying to hide sothing, completely lacking the dignity of the father of Duel Monsters.
After replenishing his hand, Guardian Spirit Kaiba placed an Equip Spell beneath Twin Burst Dragon.
"Next, I equip Fairy teor Crush to Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon! Battle!"
[Fairy teor Crush – Equip Spell Effect: When the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster, if its ATK exceeds that monster's DEF, inflict the difference as battle damage.]
"Battle!" Entering the Battle Phase, Kaiba declared, "Destroy everything—Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon!"
"In the Battle Phase, I activate the effect of Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight—"
[Once per turn, during your opponent's Battle Phase: Target 1 face-up Attack Position monster you control; change its battle position.]
Hoshino turned Mash back into Defense Position. Instantly, the shield she raised drew the full force of Twin Burst Dragon's attack.
[Mash DEF 2000]
"Mash Kyrielight is ready to intercept, Master!"
"Don't push yourself too hard, Mash." Even knowing how dangerous Twin Burst Dragon was, Hoshino had no choice but to stand her ground.
"Effect of Mash Kyrielight—your opponent can only choose this Defense Position monster as the attack target!"
Raising his arm, Kaiba launched the doubled assault of Twin Burst Dragon's explosive beams.
"A futile struggle! Twin Burst Dragon's effect—this card can attack monsters twice during the sa Battle Phase!"
From left and right, the two dragon heads locked onto Mash in Defense Position and Demon King Nobunaga in Attack Position.
"Let both of them be annihilated together by this unstoppable dual burst of destruction!"
"Unstoppable" was no exaggeration.
The twin beams collided with gunfire and shield alike. Even though Demon King Nobunaga and Mash could not be destroyed by battle or effects, both vanished from the field after the attack concluded.
[Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon: If this card attacks and the opponent's monster is not destroyed by battle, banish that monster at the end of the Damage Step.]
"And with the effect of Fairy teor Crush, Twin Burst Dragon deals piercing damage to Mash's 2000 DEF!"
[Hoshino Chiyuki LP 4000 → 3000]
"This farce ends here! Quick-Play Spell—De-Fusion!"
After banishing Nobunaga and Mash, Guardian Spirit Kaiba followed up by splitting Twin Burst Dragon apart.
"Return Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon to the Extra Deck, and Special Summon its Fusion Materials—Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon—back onto my field!"
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon ATK 3000]
[Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon ATK 3000]
"Special Summoned during the Battle Phase, my Blue-Eyes can continue attacking!—Burst Stream of Destruction!"
Flapping its wings, Blue-Eyes gathered destructive energy in its jaws and blasted Hoshino's last face-down monster, obliterating it along with the field.
"This is bad—Hoshino's Life Points can't withstand Alternative Dragon's direct attack!" Mokuba said nervously.
"Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon—Ultimate Burst Lightning! Direct attack!!"
With a roar nearly identical to Kaiba himself, the Alternative Dragon's finishing blow struck Hoshino directly.
"Heh… in the end, I'm still one step ahead, Guardian of the World Legacy—or rather, Kaiba faker!"
With a confident smile, Hoshino flipped over the card that had just been destroyed.
"Rebel against everything—with love!"
"I activate the effect of Heroic Spirit – Spartacus, which was destroyed by battle—restore 500 Life Points to , and inflict 500 damage to you!"
The massive body blown apart by the blast ignited with the light of his Noble Phantasm, spreading across the field.
[Hoshino Chiyuki LP 3000 → 3500 → 500]
[Guardian Spirit · Kaiba LP 2500 → 2000]
"You survived that chain of attacks? That was close, Hoshino!" Eve wiped the sweat from her forehead in relief.
"After the Battle Phase, I can send the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons on my field to the Graveyard and Fusion Summon Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon again!"
When two Blue-Eyes White Dragons are on the field, Twin Burst Dragon can be Fusion Summoned without using a Fusion Spell.
[Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon ATK 3000]
"Finally, I set all remaining cards in my hand. End turn!"
[Guardian Spirit · Kaiba: 0 Hand Card | 3 Set Card]
"The farce really should end now! But the victor of this duel will be !"
As Kaiba ended his turn, Hoshino flipped her set card, flas reigniting at her feet.
"—Trap Card Like a Dream, Like an Illusion!"
"'Life lasts but fifty years; compared to the eternity of heaven and earth, it is but a dream… an illusion…'"
[Like a Dream, Like an Illusion – Trap Effect: Activate 1 "Burning Honnoji" from your Deck.]
Placing the card into the Field Zone, the blazing flas of Honnoji erupted, instantly engulfing the center of the Duel Arena.
"And the effect of Burning Honnoji—during the first Standby Phase after its activation, I can Special Summon 1 Heroic Spirit – Oda Nobunaga from my Deck or Graveyard!"
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