"Duel!" (×2)
[Kira, LP 4000]
[Akiza, LP 4000]
"You failed, didn’t you?"
Kira looked at Akiza with a teasing smile.
"I said, if you could win the Fortune Cup, defeat the King, become New Domino’s true champion—then maybe you’d be worthy of fighting me again.
"But, it seems your so-called fire for revenge was just so-so."
"Shut up! Just shut up!"
Akiza, just finished dueling Yusei, her headband cracked from the earlier outburst of power, her hair now wild.
"I don’t care about tournaments, only about killing you, avenging Sayer. Nothing else matters.
I go first. Draw!"
Akiza took her first draw.
"I Summon ’Evil Thorn’ in Attack Position!"
On her field, earth bulged and a tiny green plant sprouted, blooming a lifeless flower.
[Evil Thorn, ATK 100]
"Evil Thorn’s effect activates!" Akiza declared. "I tribute this card to inflict 300 damage to you!
Take this!"
The damage was only 300, but with her psychic power unleashed, her hair blew wildly. Evil Thorn vanished into light—its tendril lashed at Kira, who parried it with his duel disk like a shield.
[Kira, LP 4000 → 3700]
"After Evil Thorn’s effect, I can special summon up to two more ’Evil Thorns’ from my deck in Attack Position."
Her deck spat out two cards automatically.
"Come to my field—two Evil Thorns!"
Again, buds broke through the soil to stand beside her.
[Evil Thorn, ATK 100] ×2
"The ones summoned this way can’t use their effects."
Akiza played a Spell Card from her hand.
"But now I activate the Spell Card ’Closed Plant Gate’!" (Anime card)
The spell projected behind her, swirling leaves forming a closed barrier.
"Closed Plant Gate can only activate with at least two plant monsters of the same name on the field.
Your opponent can’t declare any attacks next turn!"
"So, you’re going with burn plus attack lock. Akiza sure is withdrawn, not cute at all." Kira shrugged.
"Shut up!" Akiza snapped. "I Set two cards and end my turn."
She motioned toward Kira.
"This duel, I’ll go all out, I will NOT lose to you again—even if I have to risk my life!"
"Oh?" Kira replied. "All for Sayer?"
"Don’t you dare say his name!"
"Alright, alright. Just so you know: memory can be flawed. Sometimes you only believe what you want to believe. Did you ever doubt Sayer at all?"
"I SAID SHUT UP!"

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