Underworld Dragon

D.D., Life Points 4000 → Life Points 2000

"Spell of Calling the Void. Pay Half of Life to negate and destroy all cards on the same Chain," D.D. said. "Your Silent Magician and Dragon Warrior—I'll destroy them all!"

Just as the four forces on the Field were about to collide, the sudden Counter Trap blanketed the entire Field and abruptly took control of everything.

The magician's spell, the warrior's dragon soul, and the sacred radiance of reflection all suddenly seemed dim. Endless nothingness devoured everything, swallowing those unleashed powers along with the monsters and the cards themselves.

"But your own 'Effect Confinement' and 'Holy Barrier - Mirror Force' were negated too," Kira said.

"That's right," D.D. said. "Mirror Force will no longer activate, so The Tricky on your Field does not need to be destroyed. However, Dragon Warrior and Silent Magician, whose effects were activated, must be destroyed."

Dragon Warrior and Silent Magician both exploded. Yet Silent Magician did not vanish after the explosion. The white magical energy she released gathered on the Field once more, spreading into an even more sacred and dazzling magical barrier.

D.D. frowned. "What the hell is this now?"

"When True Silent Magician leaves the Field after being destroyed by an opponent's card effect, Special Summon 'Silent Magician LV8' from the Deck, ignoring its summoning conditions!"

Kira drew the next card that had automatically popped out of his Deck.

"From the point where Chaos and order meet, let silent brilliance bloom! Magician of Light, descend here—

—Silent Magician LV8!"

Destruction had merely transformed her into an even more advanced form. Amid the gathering white light, the sacred mage revealed her evolved appearance. She seemed taller than before, and larger as well, her long white legs faintly visible beneath her voluminous robes.

``` Silent