Vetrix: "The effect of the Timelord acquired by Shield Crest halves the opponent's Life Points!"
Transparent ripples spread from Shield Crest's attack, like an invisible tide of flames that warped and distorted the light wherever it passed. The eerie red tide reflected in Kira's eyes was not fire, but the exact same energy as the Timelord's previous strike.
The heat wave swept over his body. His blood hissed as though evaporating, and his Life Points were like an hourglass brutally torn open by an invisible hand, pouring down uncontrollably.
[Kira, LP 1900 → LP 950]
Vetrix: "Hahaha, how was that? Did you enjoy the effect of your own Timelord?"
"It was all right. Just enough for a warm-up." Kira dusted off his collar.
"Tch, still talking big?"
Vetrix was annoyed again, but he did not dwell on it this time. He had just unlocked his hidden trump card, Shield Crest, and was in an excellent mood. Certain of his victory, he merely took his opponent's insolence as pointless bravado before death and paid it little mind.
"I Set a Card and End Turn," Vetrix said.
Kira: "Then it's My Turn. Draw a Card."
He glanced at the card he had drawn, the corners of his lips lifting almost imperceptibly. He added it to his hand, then revealed another monster card.
"When I control no monsters, I can Tribute Summon a Level 10 or higher monster from my hand without Tributing.
Come forth, Timelord La-Fien!"
The sky suddenly rang with the sharp crack of shattering glass. An invisible storm spun into existence overhead, twisting the air into a transparent spiral vortex. Metallic roars of meshing gears came from its center, blazing white light bursting from its depths. Amid an explosive boom of rupturing air pressure, a towering green giant