Directly Burned to Death?

"Black Core's effect: banish 'Destiny HERO - Dogma' from the game!"

The twisted black core radiated arcs of pitch-black lightning, as though even space itself were distorted by the dancing electricity.

The energy released from the core grew stronger and stronger until it completely engulfed Dogma on Aster's field. Dogma's body began to twist and spin, like a sheet of paper caught in a whirlpool, sucked into the black vortex along with the spiraling current until it vanished without a trace.

"Heh. Since your attacks have been sealed, you're trying to whittle down my Life Points with this sort of thing?"

Bishop sneered.

"But that kind of tactic won't work on me!"

The followers beside him burst into mocking laughter as well.

"So even a professional star player is only just this much."

"Go home and drink your milk, brat!"

"You're nothing before lord bishop!"

"..."

Aster seemed not to hear the barrage of trash talk at all, maintaining his calm smile.

"If you think Black Core is merely an offensive tool, then you're far too naive." Golden light bloomed in Bishop's Graveyard as he slowly revealed a card there. "The card I discarded when I activated Black Core was this one.

Zeta Reticulant!"

Bishop displayed the monster card in his hand, while the phantom image of an alien with enormous claws and a body covered in purple crystals flashed across the Field.

"Zeta Reticulant's effect: while this card is in the Graveyard, whenever one of your opponent's monsters is banished from the game, I can Special Summon one 'Extraterrestrial Life Token' to my Field.

Since 'Destiny HERO - Dogma' was just banished, I Special Summon an 'Extraterrestrial Life Token'!"

Extraterrestrial Life Token, DEF 500

"Next, the effect of another Zeta Reticulant in my hand!" Bishop continued. "I