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Chapter 461: One Soul Guides the Light, One Soul Guides the Darkness

【Super Magician of Chaos】【Level 8 / DARK】

【Spellcaster / Fusion / Effect】

【3000 ATK / 2500 DEF】

"By Fusing a 【Dark Magician】 and a 【Chaos Magician】, two monsters with 2500 ATK actually Fused into a monster with the same ATK as 【Blue-Eyes White Dragon】?"

Rafael looked at the 【Super Magician of Chaos】 slowly descending onto the Field, but he didn't feel it possessed the power to threaten him.

Even the 【Quintet Magician】 with 4500 ATK wasn't something he took seriously, so what threat could a monster with 3000 ATK pose? Furthermore, Mutou Yuugi only had one card left in his Hand.

And it was a card related to 【Dark Magician】 or 【Dark Magician Girl】 that Yugi had added from his Deck using the Effect of 【Dark Magic Inheritance】 earlier, in order to trigger the Effect of 【Chaos Magician】 to Destroy any card on the Field once per Turn.

It was probably a card like 【Dark Magic Attack】 or 【Thousand Knives】, nothing to worry about. Because of the Effect of 【Dimension Fusion】, his Field was currently filled with monsters. Even if 【Dark Magic Attack】 Destroyed 【Guardian Power】, which can Clear all Spell and Trap Cards on the Opponent's Field, the only one that would be Destroyed would be 【Guardian Eatos】.

To Defeat him, Yugi would have to Destroy the other four monsters in Defense Position on the Field one by one.

And the threat of 【Thousand Knives】 was even lower. 【Thousand Knives】, which can only Destroy one monster, could only consume one Spell Counter placed on 【Guardian Power】 due to its Effect. If Yugi wanted to Battle Destruction 【Guardian Eatos】, that Spell Counter would just return.

Furthermore, there was another point: the Activation of these two cards required 【Dark Magician】 to be on the Field. Although 【Super Magician of Chaos】 is a Fusion of 【Chaos Magician】 and 【Dark Magician】, it didn't Inherit the Effect of 【Chaos Magician】, so its name cannot be treated as 【Dark Magician】.

Rafael thought, glancing at the card on the top of his Deck.

Many cards in his Deck were worn out from long-term use. Although he had extended the lifespan of the cards by replacing card backs and other means, each card still had varying degrees of wear and tear.

Although his original intention wasn't to cheat in this aspect, by recognizing the wear and tear on the cards, Rafael could tell what card it was just by looking at the card back, like a professional magician.

【Monster Reborn】 can Special Summon one monster from either player's Graveyard to the Field. Although it doesn't work on 【Guardian Eatos】, which cannot be Special Summoned without 【Goddess Bow】, he could temporarily use a monster from Yugi's Graveyard, such as 【Dark Magician】 and 【Dark Magician Girl】, and use Yugi's monster to Defeat Yugi.

As long as he waited until his next Turn and drew 【Monster Reborn】, the Duel would be over, and 【Super Magician of Chaos】 posed no threat to him at all.

"What kind of card could possibly—"

"What kind of threat could such a card possibly pose? That's what you're thinking, isn't it, Rafael?" Before Rafael could finish his sentence, Yugi actually predicted his thoughts and finished his sentence. "Do you think the power of 【Super Magician of Chaos】 is nothing special?"

"If that's what you think, then you're mistaken, Rafael."

Based on the power currently displayed on the Field, there was no way Yugi could Defeat Rafael. However, Yugi spoke as if he had already created victory, smiling as he pointed his finger towards 【Super Magician of Chaos】: "The power created by Fusing the power of Chaos and Dark Magic is quite terrifying."

"If the Forbidden 【Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End】 Symbolizes the power of all boss monsters, then 【Super Magician of Chaos】 Symbolizes the power of the beginning, capable of guiding everything towards an unknown world."

"When 【Super Magician of Chaos】 is successfully Fusion Summoned, I can Special Summon one LIGHT or DARK monster from my Graveyard."

As Yugi's words fell, the Round Shield in the hand of 【Super Magician of Chaos】 flashed with mystical power. A magic circle of extremely rare complexity unfolded centered around the Round Shield of 【Super Magician of Chaos】. The Passage to the Underworld opened, revealing a figure that Yugi was very familiar with.

"Earlier, I sent 【Dark Magician】 to the Graveyard. That was merely a necessary price paid for victory." Yugi looked at the magician holding a wand, striking a cool stance, and said with confidence, "Return from the Underworld! And fight alongside me until the last, 【Dark Magician】!"

【Dark Magician】【ATK 2500】

The mage holding the wand silently looked at the Pharaoh who had not yet regained his memory, just as he had a thousand years ago.

"【Dark Magician】 is back with Yugi! Alright!"

Joey Wheeler subconsciously cheered, his gaze involuntarily shifted towards Rafael, Yugi's opponent.

However, despite being quite carefree, Joey Wheeler still understood how to read and analyze the situation. Even though Yugi had Summoned 【Dark Magician】 again, not all monsters in Duel Monsters can effectively Increase Battle Power when gathered together.

The appearance of 【Dark Magician】 with 2500 ATK had no Effect on the situation. Even it couldn't intervene in the Battle between 【Guardian Eatos】 with 4000 ATK and 【Super Magician of Chaos】 with 3000 ATK.

Yugi wasn't in a hurry to perform his so-called "Surpass". Instead, he looked at the 【Guardian Eatos】 on Rafael's Field and the 【Guardian Power】 Equipped to 【Guardian Eatos】, exclaimed sincerely, "Although you seem unwilling to speak, you must have a sad past closely related to this Duel Monster, 【Guardian Eatos】, Rafael."

"The feelings you have placed on this card, in my opinion, are closer to 'a card given by someone you care about' than 'a card you care about', 'your Deck's Ace Card', or 'a monster you like'."

Inside the 【Millennium Puzzle】, Yugi Mutou explained to Dark Yugi a feeling he had sensed from Rafael over the past few turns.

Although there was no evidence, the gaze Rafael occasionally directed towards 【Guardian Eatos】 was similar to Yugi's own gaze when looking at those precious cards representing bonds, except that there seemed to be a hint of sadness and pain mixed in.

"You, who have the idea of not wanting your Duel Monsters to leave, are using a card like 【Guardian Power】 to protect your monsters."

"Certainly, 【Guardian Power】 is a powerful card. It can Continuously Accumulate Battle after Battle and transform it into powerful power to protect the monster. However, that is merely being immersed in the past and only reminiscing. Even if you gather together infinite power, you do not have the ability to create the future!"

"And I will use 【Super Magician of Chaos】 to guide the future!"

As Yugi's words fell, 【Super Magician of Chaos】 raised the long sword, which was equivalent to a mystical power aggregate, created jointly by the aggregation of Chaos Power and Dark Magic Power, high above its head.

Beside 【Super Magician of Chaos】, the bodies of 【A/D Changer】 and 【Magical Merchant】, which Rafael had not taken seriously before, scattered into golden particles.

"What is that!?"

Rafael wasn't quite sure what was happening.

【Magical Merchant】 has the ability to Grant Yugi an additional Tribute Summon ability for Spellcaster-Type monsters while it exists on the Field, and 【A/D Changer】 has the ability to Banish itself from the Graveyard to Change the Battle Position of one monster on the Field.

But the sight before him didn't look like they were Activating their own Effects at all. Instead, it looked more like they were sacrificing themselves to provide power to 【Super Magician of Chaos】?!

"And if 【Guardian Power】 is a power that Continuously Accumulates the past and influences the present, then the power 【Super Magician of Chaos】 is about to Use is the ability to Use the present to influence the future."

Yugi raised his Hand, his palm facing the sky as if to grab something. "One soul guides the light, one soul guides the darkness, and then Gather this infinitely rotating Chaos Power onto this one sword. The slash swung out is the ultimate blade that Pioneers even the World itself!"

"The second Effect of 【Super Magician of Chaos】: By Tributing the LIGHT Attribute 【A/D Changer】 and the DARK Attribute 【Magical Merchant】 on my Field, Banish all monsters on the Opponent's Field!!"

"Ultimate Chaos Slash!!!"

A pitch-black radiance flashed at the tip of the sharp blade. Although it was black color that swallowed all light, at that Instant, it indeed presented a shine like morning light.

Golden holy light surrounded this layer of pitch-black. Although light and dark were the most contradictory, at this moment they coexisted harmoniously in one place.

Putting down its shield and holding the sword with both hands, after watching the figures of 【A/D Changer】 and 【Magical Merchant】 completely disperse, and even the scattered particles were completely received by the sharp blade in its hand, 【Super Magician of Chaos】 stepped forward one step and then stood firm.

Then, it swung.

In that country in the East, there seems to be a saying like "One gives rise to two, two gives rise to three, and three gives rise to all things." Witnessing 【Super Magician of Chaos】 swing its slash, Rafael's thoughts were subconsciously somewhat distracted.

Although there were only two "colors", "Light" and "Dark", at the beginning, the Attack swung by 【Super Magician of Chaos】 Gave Rise To infinitely many brilliant colors that even exceeded the perception limit of human understanding, as if a World had been Crammed Into it.

First were 【Summoner of Swords】 and 【Solar Warrior】, then it was the turn of 【Solar Guardian】, followed by 【Backup Gardna】, and finally 【Guardian Eatos】.

There was no beam struggle scene like in Dragon Ball. Facing this slash as heavy as a World, none of the monsters filling Rafael's Field were spared. They were expelled from the Field one by one, just like the World Destroyer Blasted Away by the Emperor Sword.

Regardless of strength or weakness, regardless of Battle Position, even 【Guardian Eatos】, which was protected by 【Guardian Power】 and was the most cherished among all of Rafael's cards, was the same.

Then, Rafael, whose Field and Hand were empty, directly faced the 【Super Magician of Chaos】 and 【Dark Magician】 on Yugi's Field.

The victory or defeat was completely clear. Rafael confirmed the result of this Duel. Victory undoubtedly belongs to Mutou Yuugi, even though he hadn't yet Declared an Attack.

Glancing at the 【Monster Reborn】 on the top of his Deck, Rafael sighed. The gap between Life and Death was still as difficult to Cross as it was decades ago.

As for any feelings of unwillingness, Rafael didn't have any, because that strike from Yugi's 【Super Magician of Chaos】 had completely displayed Yugi's idea. From that slash, Rafael also deeply felt the Duelist's heart that belongs to Yugi, or rather, the "Nameless Pharaoh".

On a whim, looking at Yugi who hadn't yet given the Attack Command, Rafael spoke up instead: "After you Clear my Life Points with an Attack, according to the bet of this Duel, I will hand over the 【Uria, Lord of Searing Flames】 card, which is one of the cores of the anomaly."

"Before the Duel, that was the agreement, wasn't it?"

Yugi nodded, indicating that Rafael was correct. However, he didn't quite understand why Rafael suddenly brought this up.

Rafael gazed at Yugi: "Although you asked me before if I had the Duelist's dignity, at that time I answered that for That Individual, I could even give up my dignity."

"But indeed, even I would be dominated by such an inner impulse." A trace of a self-mocking smile appeared on his face, Rafael slowly said, "But, Nameless Pharaoh, although I don't know the principle behind it, that card is a trap aimed at you."

"A trap!?" Joey Wheeler beside him was quite excited. "Because of you, we spent so much time Dueling you. A trap? Does that mean that card isn't the core of the anomaly at all?!"

"No, 【Uria, Lord of Searing Flames】 is undoubtedly the core that initiated this anomaly surrounding the Kaiba Dome. You only need to take this card to the underground of the Duel Platform located at the center of the Venue to dispel one link of the anomaly."

Rafael paused: "But, the problem is, this card doesn't actually belong to me. It was given to me as a trade item by That Person. His trade request was to Lose this card to Mutou Yuugi, which is you, the Nameless Pharaoh, during a Duel."

Rafael confessed everything he knew about the deal with Bakura Ryo, from the contact with the Schroeder Corporation to the arrangement of the Kaiba Dome.

"I don't know what That Person intends to do by handing this card over to you, but without a doubt, he harbors some kind of malice towards you, Nameless Pharaoh." Rafael gazed at Yugi, took out the 【Uria, Lord of Searing Flames】 card from his person. "Even if you don't know what kind of danger lies ahead, will you still accept this card, Nameless Pharaoh?"

And answering him was Yugi's smile.

"Ah, after all, my friend is still waiting for me." Yugi hadn't forgotten about Téa's situation. He firmly waved his hand and ordered, "Then this is the last."

"【Super Magician of Chaos】, Direct Attack the opponent's Duelist!"

(End of Chapter)

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