"D.D. Crow, banish Uria!"
Crow quickly slid the monster card from his hand into the graveyard. A small crow spread its wings, breaking through the barrier of space. Soon, it reappeared, clutching the Uria, Lord of Searing Flames card in its beak. With an upward flap, it disappeared into the dimension beyond.
"He actually carried off my Uria? That’s too much," Kira sighed, feigning disappointment.
Crow said, "Jack had such a hard time defeating Uria! How could we let you revive it so easily? Don’t underestimate the power of teamwork!"
Yusei added, "That’s right! Goodwin, maybe you’re strong—maybe even stronger than any of us. But we... we have bonds! Support and trust between companions let us surpass our limits!"
Kira didn’t reply for a long moment.
Yep, the familiar shouts about friendship and bonds before charging straight ahead.
Clearing his throat, Kira said, "Alright then. I’ll just have to keep using this guy. Normal Summon ’Phantom of Chaos.’"
The monster that appeared looked less like a creature and more like a puddle of black sludge, floating in front of him with no fixed form.
[Phantom of Chaos, ATK 0]
Crow said, "Another monster with zero attack?"
Yusei reminded, "Don’t let your guard down!"
Goodwin’s duels always had strange tricks.
Kira explained, "Phantom of Chaos’s effect: once per turn, I can target any Effect Monster in my graveyard. Until the end of the turn, this card becomes that card’s name and gains its original attack points and effect." (Anime effect)
In the real card game, the actual card is similar, but you have to banish the chosen monster from your graveyard, so the cost is higher than in the anime.
Upon hearing this, the three opponents’ faces changed again.
"It can transform into a monster in the graveyard?" Jack said, "So if he has that in his grave..."
Kira continued, "I use Phantom of Chaos to copy ’Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder’ in my graveyard, gaining Hamon’s name, original attack, and effects!"
With a snap of his fingers, the dark sludge began to bubble with a rotten stench, its gelatinous body twitching in the stormy air. Dozens of golden lightning bolts stabbed into the mass, carving out the form of a demon—first a ribcage, then bone wings painfully tearing free, as the muck churned, each spark of light exposing the demon’s true shape.
Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder!
[Phantom of Chaos (as Hamon), ATK 4000]
"That’s the second Sacred Beast," Crow muttered, "Even a phantom of it is this overwhelming."
Kira smiled, "It’s the effect of the Field Spell, ’Fallen Paradise.’ Now with a Sacred Beast on my side, Fallen Paradise lets me draw two cards, once per turn."
Kira drew two cards.
"Battle," Kira declared. "Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder, attack ’Red Dragon Archfiend’!"
The Sacred Beast’s bony wings shattered the sludge, thunder clashing as if space itself cracked apart. Divine thunder rained down mercilessly on Red Dragon Archfiend.
Jack shouted, "I activate my trap—"
Kira interrupted, "Trap Cards are ineffective against Sacred Beasts. They aren’t affected by the effects of any trap."


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