Number 44: White Pegasus Sky Pegasus!
A warhorse clad in white armor, its crystalline steel wings spread behind it. The Pegasus circled through the air, and when it looked at Droube, its eyes held not the slightest hostility or fighting spirit, only endless nostalgia and profound sorrow.
That sorrow seemed contagious, passing through its gaze into Droube's eyes.
Droube swayed, dropping to one knee, his heart shaken.
"W-what's going on?" Droube did not dare look directly at the Pegasus. "Why does my heart hurt so much? This pain, and this faint swelling in my head... it feels like something is trying to come out."
Astral said, "Yuma, it looks like he really is reacting."
"Y-yeah." Yuma nodded. "Looks like Kira was right. The relic Number really is useful against him."
At the same time, though, Yuma grew even more puzzled.
So this Barian really was the hero from the legend. But wasn't that legend supposed to be about a human?
The more he thought about it, the less he understood. But Yuma had never been the type to excel at thinking, so he simply stopped trying and continued, "All right! First, I activate the effect of 'Number 44: White Pegasus Sky Pegasus'!
Once Per Turn, I can detach one Xyz Material to destroy one Monster on your Field! But you can choose to pay 500 Life Points to negate this effect." (Anime effect)
In the real card game, this effect was changed to paying 1000 Life Points, which better suited an environment with 8000 Life Points.
"I see. Either pay Life Points or have my Monster destroyed." Droube frowned. "Then I choose not to pay Life Points and accept White Pegasus's destruction effect!"
The white Pegasus was enveloped in holy light. The Number representing Droube's past launched a fateful charge