Rafael: "My Turn, draw!"
Rafael drew a card, glanced at it, and immediately revealed it. "I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' to draw two cards from my Deck."
Rafael drew two cards, then immediately inserted one into his Duel Disk slot. "I activate the Equip Spell 'Goddess's Sacred Sword - Eagle Spirit'!"
A holy goddess with an angelic halo above her head flew into the air, a pair of angelic wings unfolding behind her. Her eyes remained shut and her arms spread wide as a sacred sword radiating rainbow light spiraled down from the air and planted itself firmly in the ground.
Naturally, it was equipped to the "Backup Guardian" on the Field.
"Then, if there are no Monsters in my Graveyard, this card can be Special Summoned directly from my hand without any cost!"
Rafael raised the other Monster Card in his hand.
"My angel, my destiny! Appear, Guardian - Aetos!!!"
A pair of pure white wings first emerged in the sky. The gleaming wings slowly spread open, revealing the angel's figure. A sacred halo rested above her head as rainbow-like radiance slanted down upon her, as though she were enveloped in holy light.
[Guardian - Aetos, ATK 2500]
Kira: "Oh? Is this the spirit that protects you?"
"That's right. Aetos is my guardian, and she is also my destiny," Rafael said. "The correct destiny guided to me by Lord Dartz."
Kira said, "Is that so? Do you really believe that? Obeying that old man called Dartz in everything—is that your destiny? Do you think that'll let you move beyond the grief of losing your family and return to the right path in life?"
"Shut up! What the hell do you know about me!?" Rafael shouted. "What Lord Dartz guides is 'correct'! For me, and