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Cyber Blader, Summon!
"Cyber Blader." Asuka was momentarily lost in thought. She had a somewhat subtle feeling right now. This was because Cyber Blader happened to be one of her most beloved monsters. In the original series, Asuka's first duel famously featured this card as her ace.
"Excellent." Chief Takahashi smiled. "Cyber Blader was the very first monster I designed after specializing in the Cyber-type field. It is like a part of my soul."
Asuka showed reverence: "So you were the one who designed it..."
"That's right. And precisely because of that, there is the most resilient bond between me and my Cyber monsters!" Chief Takahashi played another card from her hand. "Next, I also activate this card from my hand—the Ritual Spell 'Machine Angel Ritual'!"
Asuka focused her attention even more intently. A card of the same type as mine.
"I offer 'Lightlord Machine - Sakuraka' (Kōshinki - Ōka) with Level 6 from my hand as material for the Ritual! I Ritual Summon via Machine Angel Ritual— Level 6, Cyber Angel Dakini!"
A Ritual Altar identical to Asuka's appeared. The image of Sakuraka vanished within it, and raging flames swiftly spread, erupting into a towering screen of fire. Cyber Angel Dakini, Ritual Summon!
[Cyber Angel Dakini, ATK 1600]
"When Dakini is Tributed, I return one Spell Card from my Graveyard to my hand!" (Original effect) A golden glow erupted from Chief Takahashi's Duel Disk's Graveyard zone, and a Spell Card emerged.
She drew it into her hand and revealed it: "I return the Spell Card 'Graceful Charity' from my Graveyard to my hand, and activate it again! I draw three cards from my Deck, then discard two cards from my hand."
Chief Takahashi's hand changed again, then she selected two cards to discard to the Graveyard. "I have not Normal Summoned this turn yet." She picked out another card from her refreshed hand. "I Normal Summon 'Cyber Petit Angel'!"
[Cyber Petit Angel, ATK 1000]
Some experts among the spectators already began to voice their admiration: "As expected of Chief Takahashi, her mastery of the Cyber Angel deck has reached a proficient level."
"She set up such a formation in just one turn... But isn't she taking it a bit too seriously against a Duel Academy junior?"
"..."
But Yu Xuan only noticed how heavily her hand was consumed in one turn. However, she couldn't be blamed for that. GX was famously known as the "card-disadvantage dimension"; duels were just like that.
Especially the anime version of Cyber Angel decks, whether they went for Fusion or Ritual summons, if they wanted to bring out a big monster, it usually started with a three-for-one exchange at least. The system was just like that; you couldn't blame the duelists for losing card advantage.
Of course, one couldn't entirely view this with a competitive dueling mindset. Even though the Chief used up her hand this turn, Yu Xuan wouldn't be surprised if she drew an "Appropriate" next turn and instantly replenished her hand with six cards. Because that would be considered a routine maneuver here...
"Battle Phase." Chief Takahashi declared. "I won't hold back, so show me the fruits of your efforts with your full power! First, 'Cyber Blader', attack 'Cyber Angel Nasatya'!"
Cyber Blader glided on ice blades, its right arm, equipped with a fusion weapon, seemed to extend sharply!
"Cyber Angel Nasatya's effect!" Asuka declared. "When my Ritual Monster is targeted for an attack, I can negate that attack!" A faint blue, hemispherical shield appeared before Nasatya, acting as a transparent barrier. Cyber Blader's full-powered strike ferociously slammed into the barrier. The impact of the flames washed over the barrier like a flowing stream, but it couldn't even shake it in the slightest.
"An attack negation ability?" Chief Takahashi understood. "I see. No wonder the Ritual Monster, summoned with such great effort, only has 1000 ATK. It's indeed a defensive effect. Then, next, I use 'Cyber Angel Dakini' to attack 'Cyber Angel Nasatya'!"
Dakini glided forward elegantly, spinning like a top, and delivered a sweeping kick.
"Still useless," Asuka said. "'Cyber Angel Nasatya's' effect negates the attack on a Ritual Monster!"
The faint blue barrier still formed. Dakini delivered a fierce kick to the barrier, its force still disappearing into nothingness as if a stone had sunk into the sea.
Takahashi then looked sideways: "Is there no limit to how many times it can activate?"
"That's right." Asuka smiled. "As long as 'Nasatya' is on the field, it can defend against any number of attacks on your Ritual Monsters."
"I see, so it's practically the absolute defense of Cyber Angels," Chief Takahashi understood. This meant that this monster couldn't be defeated in conventional battle; it could only be removed by destruction, banishment, or returning to hand.
"That's a bit interesting. Then I set one card and end my turn."
"My turn, draw!"
Having the chance to duel against the Chief of her deck's field and to showcase the results of her efforts, Asuka was now full of momentum. What she was about to display was the new potential of her Cyber Angels!
"I Normal Summon 'Cyber Petit Angel'!"
[Cyber Petit Angel, ATK 200]
This was also an old card from the anime. Its original effect was that upon Normal Summon, you could search for the Ritual Spell "Machine Angel Ritual" from your Deck. Now, after being enhanced for the physical card game, it could not only search for Ritual Spells but also "Cyber Angel" monsters.
However, Asuka didn't use the new effect for now: "Cyber Petit Angel's effect, I add the Ritual Spell 'Machine Angel Ritual' from my Deck to my hand!" Asuka then immediately played the card she had searched.
"Ritual Spell 'Machine Angel Ritual' activates again! This time, I Tribute the Level 2 'Cyber Petit Angel' and the Level 5 'Cyber Angel Nasatya' from my field as Ritual Materials, to Ritual Summon this card that was added to my hand by Benten's effect last turn!" Asuka held up the Ritual Monster in her hand. "Appear, Level 6! Cyber Angel Dakini!"
[Cyber Angel Dakini, ATK 1600]
Both Dakinis on the field stood facing each other!
"Then, according to Dakini's effect, I return the Ritual Spell 'Machine Angel Ritual' from my Graveyard to my hand again!" Asuka retrieved the Ritual Spell from her Graveyard.
Chief Takahashi frowned: "Returning the Ritual Spell... Are you planning to continue Ritual Summoning?"
"Field Spell 'The Sanctuary in the Sky', effect activate!" Asuka declared. "Once per turn, by discarding one Spell Card from my hand, I can add a LIGHT Ritual Monster from my Deck to my hand. I discard one Spell Card and add 'Cyber Angel Idaten' (Cyber Angel - Tuo Ji Ni) from my Deck to my hand!"
"I see, so you're calling Idaten out here now?" Chief Takahashi still smiled and nodded, as if affirming her junior. Idaten was also a monster developed by their association, and currently the strongest Cyber Angel. Seeing her junior fluidly operate this deck, she felt pleased.
But she never expected that the Idaten she anticipated would not appear just yet.
"The further effect of 'Cyber Angel Nasatya' in the Graveyard activates!" Asuka declared. "If this card is in the Graveyard, by banishing other 'Cyber Angel' monsters from my Graveyard, this card can be Special Summoned! I banish 'Cyber Angel Benten' from my Graveyard, and Nasatya is revived from the Graveyard!"
Benten's image flickered and vanished with a golden light. The vortex in the Graveyard opened, and the four-armed angel returned to the field.
[Cyber Angel Nasatya, ATK 1000]
"Nasatya is revived again..." Chief Takahashi pondered. "I see, as long as this Cyber Angel is on the field, it can block opponent's attacks, and it recovers Life Points every turn. It truly is excellent defense... What!?"
Chief Takahashi's eyes widened suddenly. Because at that very moment, she saw her own 'Tamashii' (soul), her personally designed and most trusted Cyber Blader...
With a resolute backflip.
It had defected to the other side.
Chief Takahashi: "???"
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