"Of course, it's Dream Sprite Ikelos."
As Yubel repeated her loop of plays, Dream Sprite Ikelos in the Graveyard took the stage once more, sweat and sunlight shining together in her smile.
"Not only does she dodge being banished, but... that Monster can also search a Card, right?" Manjome remembered Dream Sprite Ikelos's effect.
"Dream Sprite Ikelos's effect: from the Deck, I add the third Dream Sprite Ikelos to my Hand Card."
Yubel cared nothing for what became of Kagurazaka's soul; she wantonly added the newly born Card to her Hand Card.
"Not only that—" A dark smile surfaced on her face.
Suddenly, the gigantic Phantasm machine at her side slowly raised its right hand. "Phantasm Emperor's effect also activates in this situation!"
Zzzzt—purple ground currents gathered in Phantasm Emperor's hand, aiming at the flower.
The giant flower-plant seemed irritated, its roots and stems scrambling wildly, making it look especially agitated.
"Because a Monster was Special Summoned from my Graveyard, Phantasm Emperor can choose 1 Monster on your field and inflict damage to you equal to half of that Monster's ATK!"
"Shocking Torment!"
Boom!
The lightning crashed down once more, but this time, Tierra directly took the hit in Tenjo Hikari's place.
Tenjo Hikari LP, 2750 → 1500.
Even though he didn't take the attack head‑on, the torture of the current still pierced through Tenjo Hikari's body, forcing him to clutch his waist, almost dropping to one knee.
The giant flower-plant's vines spread rapidly in front of him, as if worried for him, as if full of indignation, and as if blaming itself—because of its existence, Tenjo Hikari had already lost 2500 Life Points to Phantasm Emperor!
Seeing this, Yubel's fighting spirit flared up once more.
If classmates, Darkness, and annihilation couldn't shake Tenjo Hikari, then she'd use the most basic, most mundane form of torture to make him suffer!
"By the way, as long as Dream Mirror of Terror is on the field, every time you Special Summon a Monster, you take 300 points of damage to your Life Points!" Yubel snorted coldly.
"This is bad..." Manjome's face showed concern. Even under the pressure of the Darkness Power he could still think clearly, but cold sweat and pain were already sweeping over his body.
This kind of pain made it almost impossible for him to stand straight, and Tenjo Hikari had already taken two direct attacks—
If he had to take 300 damage every time he Special Summoned from here on out, not only his Duel LP, but Tenjo himself—his mind and spirit—would be pushed to the limit!
Even this is not enough—
Yubel warned herself in her heart.
Relying on Effect Damage alone was not enough; next she would use other Cards: "Quick-Play Spell Card, Dream Mirror of Chaos!"
"I use the two Ikelos on the field for Polymerization."
Ping—
Bang!
Mirror clashed against mirror, light and Darkness resonating at the same time. Amid the crackling sound, a male Angel spread his jet‑black wings and stepped out from the dream.
"I'll use your favorite Polymerization—"
"Polymerization."
"LV 10, Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Tormentor!"
Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Tormentor: LV 10, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, Attack Power 3000.
As long as this Card is on the field and "Dream Mirror of Terror" is also on the field, once per turn it can negate a Monster's effect!
Tenjo Hikari studied Oneiros for a moment.
Like the other Dream Mirror Monsters, the fused Oneiros also had two forms, but unlike the Low-Level Monsters, Oneiros couldn't directly switch into its other form. As for that other form, it had a once‑per‑turn destruction effect.
The negation on this Card was pretty good.
Tenjo Hikari looked to his Hand Card.
It seemed Yubel had decided not to attack directly this turn; instead she chose negation, rather than the Fusion-destroying effect of Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Erlking.
In that case—
Tenjo Hikari looked at the Card he had drawn.
"Kagurazaka, listen to my Duel, my Polymerization—
I'll use this—Future Fusion!"
Tenjo Hikari slapped down the Card he'd drawn. "An Equip Spell Card that sends Fusion Material from the Deck to the Graveyard to perform a direct Polymerization!"
After Yubel used it, Tenjo Hikari used it as well.
"Heh, a Special Summon, huh? Then your Life Points will be like a candle in the wind, snuffed out in an instant."
Electric currents gathered around Tenjo Hikari.
"No... I already said, pain means nothing to me!"
"I, Tenjo Hikari, toward everything—toward my enemies, toward myself—have only one choice, and that is—Polymerization!"
"I fuse the D/D Swirl Slime in my Deck with the D/D Necro Slime in my Deck!"
"O glorious goddess, after the blazing flames, become the eternal Demon King!"
"Fusion Summon!"
"D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc!"
"Haaah—"
A bat flew out from behind Tenjo Hikari, then suddenly morphed into a girl‑shaped Vampire. Her whole body was clad in Silver Armor, a Longsword in her hand, giving off an incomparably dashing presence.
D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc, LV 7, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, Attack Power 2800.
From within the mirror, terrifying lightning reflected out, lashing toward Tenjo Hikari.
Yet when that lightning struck his body, it melted instantly, turning instead into something like sunlight, slowly nourishing Tenjo Hikari's body.
"What?" Yubel gasped instinctively.
Tenjo Hikari LP, 1500 → 1800.
The pain meant to torture Tenjo Hikari was transformed before his "Polymerization" into nourishment, easing the suffering of Tenjo Hikari's body!