Heroes in the Dark

"Destiny HERO," Kira said. "It really is a rare HERO Series."

After a pause, he smiled.

"Come to think of it, I heard Duel Academy has a young HERO user with quite a bit of potential too. You two should get to know each other better if you get the chance."

"Judai Yuki?" Aster frowned.

Saiō had also been bringing up that person to him nonstop lately.

"Oh, you already knew."

"He's just mediocre," Aster said bluntly. "I'm not like someone who uses the power of heroes solely for his own enjoyment.

Heroes are burdened by heavy destinies. They can only move forward by fighting. Our reasons for fighting and the things we bear are different, so don't compare me to someone like that."

"The heavy destiny borne by heroes?" Kira smiled. "But is that truly the heroes' destiny, or are you binding the Destiny HEROes with your own so-called destiny?"

"What did you say?"

Aster snapped.

"What do you know about me or the Destiny HEROes?"

Unwilling to say more, he continued his play.

"I activate Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude's effect! Once Per Turn, I reveal the Top of Deck." Aster said, "If that card is a Normal Spell Card, send it to the Graveyard. During the Standby Phase of my next turn, I can activate that card's effect directly.

"If it isn't, return that card to the bottom of the Deck."

Diamond Dude was quite an interesting card. It was not that its individual strength was particularly outstanding, but that it was exceptionally unique throughout the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Pool. It stood alone in its category, even to this day.

If it drew a Spell, its effect could be activated directly, meaning the Spell's activation conditions and costs could be ignored. In other words, suppose there were