The True Culprit

"I'll unleash the power of the Ultimate Hero this turn!"

D.D first slapped down a monster card.

"Normal Summon 'Phantasmal Shooter' In Attack Position!"

A red-eyed little fiend appeared On the Field. It had a pair of tiny demonic wings, and though small in stature, it looked utterly vicious.

Phantasmal Shooter, ATK 1100

"Phantasmal Shooter's effect lets me Special Summon up to as many 'Shooter Tokens' as the number of monsters on my Field.

Right now, I have one monster on my Field—Phantasmal Shooter itself—so I Special Summon one 'Shooter Token'!"

Shooter Token, DEF 500

"Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Fiend's Sanctuary' from my hand and Special Summon one 'Metal Fiend Token' to my Field."

An eerie summoning barrier spread across the ground, and a metallic doll emerged within it. Its mirror-smooth body reflected the opposing duelist's image.

Metal Fiend Token, ATK 0

"The conditions are complete. Is it coming?" Kira frowned.

"That's right!"

D.D shouted loudly.

"Now is the moment to unleash ultimate power, the moment the strongest hero descends!

I Tribute the 'Metal Fiend Token,' 'Shooter Token,' and 'Phantasmal Shooter'! Bring bloody terror to this world and turn all things into nothingness—

—Destiny HERO - Plasma, descend!!!"

The bodies of the three Tributed monsters seemed to corrode away, dissolving entirely into churning blood. The blood gathered together, forming a sinister pool.

From within the roiling dark-red liquid, a terrifying presence slowly rose.

It looked like a warrior clad in savage blood-red armor. Its spread bone wings dripped with blood, and its right arm bore a dragon-head-like component. It wore a segmented mask, its eyes glowed a crazed red, and it let out a furious roar.

Destiny HERO - Plasma, ATK 1900

The legendary Ultimate D, once a vessel of the Light of Destruction... No, this was different