Light's Domain

"Then it was my turn. I drew."

Kira drew a card and gestured at his Duel Disk.

"During the Standby Phase, the Monster Effect in my Graveyard activated again. But I assumed you hadn't forgotten."

Saiō gave a light snort.

"Des Frog? A card that can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard when there are no cards in the Spell & Trap Zone."

"That's right."

Kira revealed the card that emerged from his Graveyard.

"Once again, I Special Summon 'Des Frog' from the Graveyard in Defense Position."

The little frog with Angel's Wing hopped onto the Field once more, flapping its wings and halo as it landed in a faint shower of holy light.

But the instant it landed, that holy glow abruptly dimmed. The little frog let out a muffled groan as dark-red currents crackled over it, as though it could barely remain standing.

"What is this?" Misuzu noticed something was wrong.

"Heh heh. Hahahaha! You still haven't realized it, but your monster has already fallen deep into the domain of light. Within this domain, all excess power is unnecessary. Only light remains—the light that purifies everything and makes the world pure and simple!"

Saiō swept his arm out, speaking with a meme face twisted across his mouth.

"The other effect of the Field Spell 'Light Barrier'! All Monster Effects on both sides of the Field, except those belonging to monsters with 'Arcana Force' in their names, are negated!" (Original effect)

Misuzu: "!"

Light Barrier—one could tell from its name alone that it was a card born from the evil power that had emerged after Saiō was possessed by the Light of Destruction. It had not existed in the original Arcana Force Deck.

But its effect was undeniably powerful. So long as you used a pure Arcana Force Deck,