"The name of the card I declare is 'The Seal of Orichalcos.' If you have this card in your hand, please discard it all!"
Bourbon looked at the card in his hand, his expression twisted for a moment.
He gritted his teeth and quickly discarded the card into the graveyard.
The Seal of Orichalcos, a Field Magic card possessed by every member of the Doma Organization. This Magic Card not only has an overwhelmingly powerful effect like a fake card in duels, but it also contains extremely terrifying dark forces.
As long as this Field Magic is activated, both parties in the duel cannot escape until a winner is determined. Moreover, within The Seal of Orichalcos, the soul of the loser will be absorbed.
The nature of Orichalcos is different from the ordinary Darkness Game; this card is more like a medium, temporarily lending the dark power of some extremely high-level existence to the Duelist using it through the power of the Seal Card.
Therefore, Youyu speculated that once The Seal of Orichalcos is activated in a duel, the user should instantly gain immense "power," and the Duelist's level may also soar at once.
...However, there is a hidden passive effect of The Seal of Orichalcos that Duelist Kingdom players often joke about, which is that whoever uses it loses...
This has nothing to do with attributes like dark forces or Duelist levels; it feels like a world rule, just like how Kaiba can't defeat Yugi.
Throughout the entire animated series, anyone who used "The Seal of Orichalcos" lost.
Even the King didn't believe this for a moment, stubbornly wanting to test whether his protagonist aura was stronger than the Orichalcos Debuff, only to find that the Debuff was indeed stronger.
So, when the King used The Seal of Orichalcos, he lost as well...
In the dim shadows of the building, three people stood side by side along the railing of the second-floor corridor, observing the duel from on high.
These three were Rafael, Valon, and Amelda, known as the "Doma Three Musketeers," who held a supreme status in the organization second only to the leader, Dartz.
"This Duel King is quite impressive," Valon leaned on the railing, tilting his head and resting his chin, "To create such a dominating situation in one round, quickly reducing the opponent's LP, forcing the opponent into a desperate situation right from the starting turn..."
"Not only that, but he also prepared a strategy specifically targeting 'The Seal of Orichalcos,'" said the handsome young man with red hair and wearing a coat, Amelda, "It's almost as if he knew about the existence of 'The Seal of Orichalcos' all along."
The blonde duelist Rafael, as strong as an elephant, wrapped his arms and squinted his eyes, "Duel King Youyu, huh? Seems like a worthy opponent."
"No problem, Rafael?" Valon turned his head, indifferently asking, "Your little underling looks like he's going to be annihilated in one round? Isn't he already in a desperate situation?"
"No problem." Rafael remained expressionless, "Bourbon is not the kind of Duelist to be defeated so easily. Now that he has gained the power of Orichalcos, he has indeed joined the ranks of the strong; he won't go down that easily."
Things indeed were just as he said. Although Youyu's Mind Crush was quite unsettling, Bourbon still had recovery methods.
"Activate the Magic Card from my hand - Phoenix God's Feather!"
The Magic Card materialized before Bourbon, its card image depicting burning flames and crimson feathers.
"By discarding a card from my hand, I can return a card from the graveyard to the top of the deck." Bourbon snickered, and a card returned from the graveyard of the Duel Disc, "Of course, I choose 'The Seal of Orichalcos'!"
Inserting that card back to the top of the deck, Bourbon then started laughing loudly.
"I don't know how you found out about the existence of Orichalcos, but since you fear this power so much, let me open your eyes!" Bourbon laughed, pulling out another card from his hand, "You must think that even if 'The Seal of Orichalcos' is retrieved, it will take until the next turn to draw it, right?
You'd be terribly wrong! Next, I will use this card—The Gift of Greed! Both players draw until they have six cards in hand from the deck!"
Youyu frowned slightly.
As expected, there's no avoiding that card, huh?
Drawing up to six cards, "The Seal of Orichalcos," placed back on top of the deck, naturally returned to Bourbon's hand.
"This time, it's really coming, the power bestowed by the great God of Orichalcos!" Bourbon's expression was as devout as a pilgrim's, "Field Magic activates—The Seal of Orichalcos!"
As the card was placed into the Field Zone of the Duel Disc, an immense energy visible to the naked eye erupted centered on Bourbon, its force resembling the Sun Family's explosive power.
Waves of green energy swept across like tides, a circular array unfolding from beneath Bourbon's feet, quickly encompassing both combatants, drawing a hexagram track onto the ground.
Bourbon's eyes turned scarlet, the array above his head grew even more dazzling.
Youyu felt his aura rise by more than one level, as if he had suddenly shot up to join the ranks of Advanced Duelists.
No wonder so many cannot resist the temptation of Orichalcos. This kind of abnormal strength surge is like those sinister Cultivation Techniques in martial arts novels, allowing one to become strong quickly.