Evil HERO

"So you had a Spell Negation Ability."

It would be a lie to say it did not affect the Supreme King much. Elemental HEROes were already notorious for burning through cards in hand, with a hand Fusion often costing three cards for one. Even after being corrupted into the Evil HERO version, that problem had not really been solved.

That negation had effectively wiped out three of his cards. From a resource standpoint, it was already a devastating blow.

But he was the Supreme King. Even so, he showed no reaction.

"Then I activate the Spell Card 'Card Destruction,'" the Supreme King said. "Both players discard their entire hands, then draw the same number of cards."

He discarded his hand, then drew anew.

"Spell Card 'Akashic Records.' Draw two cards from the Deck. If either is a card used during this Duel, it must be Banished."

His hand replenished, and he immediately drew three more cards, raising them high.

"I activate Dark Fusion once more! I use monsters from my hand and Field to Fusion Summon an Evil HERO through Dark Fusion!

"I fuse 'Elemental HERO Sparkman' and 'Elemental HERO Clayman' from my hand!"

It was still Judai's frequently used HERO combination. Sparkman, clad in a blue bodysuit with electricity coursing over his body, and Clayman, the sturdy defensive HERO with a solid frame—their colors seemed to have darkened somewhat, and both radiated evil energy as they appeared.

The two HEROes transformed into streams of light and plunged into the Fusion vortex. Black lightning erupted, electric currents converging upon the thunderous HERO's body as it descended with domineering force.

Evil HERO Lightning Golem, ATK 2400

Whether by its Fusion Materials, stats, or appearance, it was not hard to see that it was the corrupted version of Thunder Giant, one of