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Chapter 394: Unleashing Ultimate Power
"My Turn, Draw!"
Drawing a card from his Deck, Hayato's finger quickly pressed a button on his Duel Disk: "The effect of the [Spell-Sealing Arrow] you activated only lasted until the end of the last turn. So, in my Standby Phase, I activate this card. Quick-Play Spell Card, Emergency Provisions!"
"I send Nightmare's Steelcage from my Field to the Graveyard, and gain 1000 Life Points for each card sent to the Graveyard!"
[Hayato: 1400 → 2400 LP]
Because Hayato sent Nightmare's Steelcage to the Graveyard, the cards in his Hand were saved. Drawing one of them, a smug smile appeared on Hayato's face: "Let me show you the evolved strongest Gaia!"
"Normal Summon Gaia the Magical Knight in Attack Position!"
Appearing on Hayato's Field was a Gaia whose name differed by only one character from Gaia the Dragon Champion, and whose overall appearance was largely the same, except for the mount beneath him being a War Horse instead of a Flying Dragon. Its Attack surprised Mokuba.
[Gaia the Magical Knight][Level 7/LIGHT]
[Warrior/Effect]
[2300/ 2100]
"A monster with 2300 Attack was Normal Summoned directly without Tributing?!"
Hearing this, Hayato explained, "After all, cavalry is all about speed far exceeding other units; a slow appearance isn't a Knight's style."
"If I control no monsters on my Field, Gaia the Magical Knight can be Normal Summoned without Tributing." As he spoke, Hayato snapped his fingers again. "Furthermore, when Gaia the Magical Knight is Summoned or Special Summoned, I can activate its other effect."
On Hayato's Field, the newly appeared Gaia the Magical Knight first gave a slightly strange look at the Gaia the Dragon Champion standing opposite him, the Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion wrapped in a seven-colored light barrier by Rainbow Kuriboh, and the eerily calm Virtual Hayato. Then, shaking his head to temporarily cast aside the questions in his head, he used his lance to draw a magic circle on the ground.
Compared to the standard long lances used by other Gaia monsters, Gaia the Dragon Champion and Gaia the Magical Knight use slightly smaller twin short lances. While they lack some of the imposing presence in attack, they are more convenient for assisting in battle with magic.
Within the magic circle drawn by Gaia the Magical Knight, accompanied by a clear dragon roar, a yellow swift shadow flew out and appeared on Hayato's Field. Although its appearance was somewhat different, it was still clear that this yellow flying dragon was Curse of Dragon!
[The Cursed Dragon - Curse of Dragon][Level 5/DARK]
[Dragon/Effect]
[2000/1500]
"Gaia the Magical Knight's effect is to Special Summon a Level 5 Dragon monster from my Hand or Graveyard. The monster I Summoned is naturally Curse of Dragon from my Hand."
Hayato said, pointing at Curse of Dragon, whose appearance was vastly different. "Because of its cooperation with Gaia, Curse of Dragon has evolved into a new form through the power of magic."
"When Curse of Dragon is Summoned or Special Summoned, it also has an effect that can be activated."
"From my Deck, I add a Spell/Trap Card that mentions "Gaia the Dragon Champion" in its text to my Hand."
"The card I add to Hand is, Spiral Fusion."
A card was added to Hayato's Hand. With just one Normal Summon, Hayato had gathered both the Gaia and Dragon elements on his Field, completing the preliminary preparations for Fusion Summoning a Dragon Fusion Monster from the Gaia the Dragon Champion series.
Next, it seemed he only needed a Fusion card, and Hayato would be able to Summon Gaia the Dragon Champion.
And the Spiral Fusion card that Curse of Dragon just added to Hayato's Hand, although he hadn't seen it much before, had the most common "Spiral" entry for the Gaia series, and its name included Fusion. Its effect couldn't possibly be drawing two cards, right?
Everything was ready, just waiting for the East Wind? That phrase wasn't quite suitable, because theoretically, Hayato could call upon the East Wind at any moment now.
"Alright! Hayato-bro is about to Summon his Gaia the Dragon Champion!" Mokuba seemed very happy. However, his smile quickly faded.
Hayato had just added the Spiral Fusion card to his Hand when Virtual Hayato spoke up, interrupting his next operation: "During your Main Phase, I activate the effect of my Gaia the Dragon Champion on the Field."
"Once per turn, I decrease its Attack by 2600, then destroy one other card on the Field."
Virtual Hayato's hand pointed directly at Curse of Dragon on Hayato's Field, which was baring its fangs at Gaia the Dragon Champion: "The monster I choose to destroy is Curse of Dragon."
Curse of Dragon that was pointed at looked completely bewildered.
It had been thinking that since Hayato had already drawn Spiral Fusion with its own effect, the next thing it needed to do was become Fusion Material for Gaia the Dragon Champion and participate in the battle as a mount.
Spiral Fusion could be said to be a Hand or Field version of Dragon's Mirror. Although the monsters it could Fusion Summon were limited to Dragon Fusion Monsters, the Fusion range was restricted to the Hand and Field, just like a regular Fusion Spell Card.
However, since there was a restriction, there was naturally compensation. If the Dragon Fusion Monster Fusion Summoned by Spiral Fusion was Gaia the Dragon Champion, it could increase that Gaia the Dragon Champion's Attack by a full 2600 points, and also grant it the effect to attack twice during a turn.
For the Gaia the Dragon Champion series, whose Attack is all 2600, the effect of Spiral Fusion was to give you a critical attack with a double attack. It wasn't just strong; it was incredibly strong.
It was also because of this that Curse of Dragon had previously provoked Gaia the Dragon Champion, or more accurately, the other Curse of Dragon beneath him. Although others couldn't quite understand the content of the provocation, the rough translation was—
"Little brat, I'll kill you within three minutes and scatter your dragon bones to the wind!"
Flames ignited on the tip of Gaia the Dragon Champion's short lance. At this moment, the thought in Curse of Dragon's mind was:
*If only I had known provocation would get me beaten...*
[Gaia the Dragon Colossus][ATK 2600 → 0]
The flames, compressed into a single line, instantly pierced through Curse of Dragon's body, destroying it and sending it to the Graveyard.
"Curse of Dragon, was destroyed!"
Mokuba looked surprised, just like when you've been looking forward to a Hatsune Miku concert for a long time, you've already taken time off, finished all your work early just to see the performance, and then you're notified that Hatsune Miku was arrested for tax evasion?
"What's going on?!"
"The Duel Robot is truly impressive," Maximillion Pegasus even praised. "If it had destroyed Gaia the Magical Knight, Hayato-boy might have had other Gaia monsters in his Hand that could be Special Summoned individually, and he could still combine them to Fusion Summon Gaia the Dragon Champion."
"But what was destroyed was Curse of Dragon."
Maximillion Pegasus praised again, "Remarkable Dueling intuition."
He would never say that he was actually reminded of the time during Duelist Kingdom when Yugi Mutou asked him to guess his Set Card, and he guessed wrong. Losing the Duel was one thing, but admitting that his intuition was inferior to a robot would be too embarrassing.
The situation was indeed as Maximillion Pegasus said. After Curse of Dragon was destroyed by Gaia the Dragon Champion at the cost of its own Life Points, Hayato no longer had any other Dragon monsters in his Hand that could be used for Fusion Summoning Gaia the Dragon Champion.
This made Hayato's action of adding Spiral Fusion to his Hand using Curse of Dragon's effect just now seem very foolish.
"Seriously, I was just looking down on robots a bit, but in the blink of an eye, I was tricked. How embarrassing." Hayato awkwardly rubbed his nose, looking helpless, and sighed, "Ah, this is terrible. Now I don't have any Dragon monsters I can use for Fusion, do I?"
As he spoke, Hayato looked at Virtual Hayato's Field, at the Gaia the Dragon Champion whose Attack had been reduced to 0, and the Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion.
"Hmm, what a coincidence. Why didn't I think of it? Gaia the Dragon Champion is actually a Dragon monster too, isn't it?" Hayato said, revealing a card from his Hand. Although he hadn't activated it yet, a strange power manifested on the Duel Field, causing Virtual Hayato's body to fluctuate abnormally. Pieces of white garbled code floated around his body, just like a television screen with a bad signal.
"Since you're also Hayato, I'm sure you won't mind if I borrow your card for a bit, right?" Hayato didn't even look at his Duel Disk, with a flourish flicking the card he held between his fingers downwards, just enough to send it into the Spell & Trap Zone. "I discard one card from my Hand, and then activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, Super Polymerization!"
"By discarding the Spiral Fusion in my Hand, I will use the Gaia the Dragon Champion on your Field and the Gaia the Magical Knight on my Field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a monster!"
"Witness this, ultimate power!"
"My Turn, Draw!"
Drawing a card from his Deck, Hayato's finger quickly pressed a button on his Duel Disk: "The effect of the [Spell-Sealing Arrow] you activated only lasted until the end of the last turn. So, in my Standby Phase, I activate this card. Quick-Play Spell Card, Emergency Provisions!"
"I send Nightmare's Steelcage from my Field to the Graveyard, and gain 1000 Life Points for each card sent to the Graveyard!"
[Hayato: 1400 → 2400 LP]
Because Hayato sent Nightmare's Steelcage to the Graveyard, the cards in his Hand were saved. Drawing one of them, a smug smile appeared on Hayato's face: "Let me show you the evolved strongest Gaia!"
"Normal Summon Gaia the Magical Knight in Attack Position!"
Appearing on Hayato's Field was a Gaia whose name differed by only one character from Gaia the Dragon Champion, and whose overall appearance was largely the same, except for the mount beneath him being a War Horse instead of a Flying Dragon. Its Attack surprised Mokuba.
[Gaia the Magical Knight][Level 7/LIGHT]
[Warrior/Effect]
[2300/ 2100]
"A monster with 2300 Attack was Normal Summoned directly without Tributing?!"
Hearing this, Hayato explained, "After all, cavalry is all about speed far exceeding other units; a slow appearance isn't a Knight's style."
"If I control no monsters on my Field, Gaia the Magical Knight can be Normal Summoned without Tributing." As he spoke, Hayato snapped his fingers again. "Furthermore, when Gaia the Magical Knight is Summoned or Special Summoned, I can activate its other effect."
On Hayato's Field, the newly appeared Gaia the Magical Knight first gave a slightly strange look at the Gaia the Dragon Champion standing opposite him, the Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion wrapped in a seven-colored light barrier by Rainbow Kuriboh, and the eerily calm Virtual Hayato. Then, shaking his head to temporarily cast aside the questions in his head, he used his lance to draw a magic circle on the ground.
Compared to the standard long lances used by other Gaia monsters, Gaia the Dragon Champion and Gaia the Magical Knight use slightly smaller twin short lances. While they lack some of the imposing presence in attack, they are more convenient for assisting in battle with magic.
Within the magic circle drawn by Gaia the Magical Knight, accompanied by a clear dragon roar, a yellow swift shadow flew out and appeared on Hayato's Field. Although its appearance was somewhat different, it was still clear that this yellow flying dragon was Curse of Dragon!
[The Cursed Dragon - Curse of Dragon][Level 5/DARK]
[Dragon/Effect]
[2000/1500]
"Gaia the Magical Knight's effect is to Special Summon a Level 5 Dragon monster from my Hand or Graveyard. The monster I Summoned is naturally Curse of Dragon from my Hand."
Hayato said, pointing at Curse of Dragon, whose appearance was vastly different. "Because of its cooperation with Gaia, Curse of Dragon has evolved into a new form through the power of magic."
"When Curse of Dragon is Summoned or Special Summoned, it also has an effect that can be activated."
"From my Deck, I add a Spell/Trap Card that mentions "Gaia the Dragon Champion" in its text to my Hand."
"The card I add to Hand is, Spiral Fusion."
A card was added to Hayato's Hand. With just one Normal Summon, Hayato had gathered both the Gaia and Dragon elements on his Field, completing the preliminary preparations for Fusion Summoning a Dragon Fusion Monster from the Gaia the Dragon Champion series.
Next, it seemed he only needed a Fusion card, and Hayato would be able to Summon Gaia the Dragon Champion.
And the Spiral Fusion card that Curse of Dragon just added to Hayato's Hand, although he hadn't seen it much before, had the most common "Spiral" entry for the Gaia series, and its name included Fusion. Its effect couldn't possibly be drawing two cards, right?
Everything was ready, just waiting for the East Wind? That phrase wasn't quite suitable, because theoretically, Hayato could call upon the East Wind at any moment now.
"Alright! Hayato-bro is about to Summon his Gaia the Dragon Champion!" Mokuba seemed very happy. However, his smile quickly faded.
Hayato had just added the Spiral Fusion card to his Hand when Virtual Hayato spoke up, interrupting his next operation: "During your Main Phase, I activate the effect of my Gaia the Dragon Champion on the Field."
"Once per turn, I decrease its Attack by 2600, then destroy one other card on the Field."
Virtual Hayato's hand pointed directly at Curse of Dragon on Hayato's Field, which was baring its fangs at Gaia the Dragon Champion: "The monster I choose to destroy is Curse of Dragon."
Curse of Dragon that was pointed at looked completely bewildered.
It had been thinking that since Hayato had already drawn Spiral Fusion with its own effect, the next thing it needed to do was become Fusion Material for Gaia the Dragon Champion and participate in the battle as a mount.
Spiral Fusion could be said to be a Hand or Field version of Dragon's Mirror. Although the monsters it could Fusion Summon were limited to Dragon Fusion Monsters, the Fusion range was restricted to the Hand and Field, just like a regular Fusion Spell Card.
However, since there was a restriction, there was naturally compensation. If the Dragon Fusion Monster Fusion Summoned by Spiral Fusion was Gaia the Dragon Champion, it could increase that Gaia the Dragon Champion's Attack by a full 2600 points, and also grant it the effect to attack twice during a turn.
For the Gaia the Dragon Champion series, whose Attack is all 2600, the effect of Spiral Fusion was to give you a critical attack with a double attack. It wasn't just strong; it was incredibly strong.
It was also because of this that Curse of Dragon had previously provoked Gaia the Dragon Champion, or more accurately, the other Curse of Dragon beneath him. Although others couldn't quite understand the content of the provocation, the rough translation was—
"Little brat, I'll kill you within three minutes and scatter your dragon bones to the wind!"
Flames ignited on the tip of Gaia the Dragon Champion's short lance. At this moment, the thought in Curse of Dragon's mind was:
*If only I had known provocation would get me beaten...*
[Gaia the Dragon Colossus][ATK 2600 → 0]
The flames, compressed into a single line, instantly pierced through Curse of Dragon's body, destroying it and sending it to the Graveyard.
"Curse of Dragon, was destroyed!"
Mokuba looked surprised, just like when you've been looking forward to a Hatsune Miku concert for a long time, you've already taken time off, finished all your work early just to see the performance, and then you're notified that Hatsune Miku was arrested for tax evasion?
"What's going on?!"
"The Duel Robot is truly impressive," Maximillion Pegasus even praised. "If it had destroyed Gaia the Magical Knight, Hayato-boy might have had other Gaia monsters in his Hand that could be Special Summoned individually, and he could still combine them to Fusion Summon Gaia the Dragon Champion."
"But what was destroyed was Curse of Dragon."
Maximillion Pegasus praised again, "Remarkable Dueling intuition."
He would never say that he was actually reminded of the time during Duelist Kingdom when Yugi Mutou asked him to guess his Set Card, and he guessed wrong. Losing the Duel was one thing, but admitting that his intuition was inferior to a robot would be too embarrassing.
The situation was indeed as Maximillion Pegasus said. After Curse of Dragon was destroyed by Gaia the Dragon Champion at the cost of its own Life Points, Hayato no longer had any other Dragon monsters in his Hand that could be used for Fusion Summoning Gaia the Dragon Champion.
This made Hayato's action of adding Spiral Fusion to his Hand using Curse of Dragon's effect just now seem very foolish.
"Seriously, I was just looking down on robots a bit, but in the blink of an eye, I was tricked. How embarrassing." Hayato awkwardly rubbed his nose, looking helpless, and sighed, "Ah, this is terrible. Now I don't have any Dragon monsters I can use for Fusion, do I?"
As he spoke, Hayato looked at Virtual Hayato's Field, at the Gaia the Dragon Champion whose Attack had been reduced to 0, and the Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion.
"Hmm, what a coincidence. Why didn't I think of it? Gaia the Dragon Champion is actually a Dragon monster too, isn't it?" Hayato said, revealing a card from his Hand. Although he hadn't activated it yet, a strange power manifested on the Duel Field, causing Virtual Hayato's body to fluctuate abnormally. Pieces of white garbled code floated around his body, just like a television screen with a bad signal.
"Since you're also Hayato, I'm sure you won't mind if I borrow your card for a bit, right?" Hayato didn't even look at his Duel Disk, with a flourish flicking the card he held between his fingers downwards, just enough to send it into the Spell & Trap Zone. "I discard one card from my Hand, and then activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, Super Polymerization!"
"By discarding the Spiral Fusion in my Hand, I will use the Gaia the Dragon Champion on your Field and the Gaia the Magical Knight on my Field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a monster!"
"Witness this, ultimate power!"
