"Just wait, Yubel."
Judai activated his Duel Disk as well and spoke seriously.
"We were separated once before. Back then, I didn't understand anything. But now, I won't let that happen again."
"Just like we once promised, we'll never, ever be separated again."
"Duel!" x2
Judai, LP 4000 Yubel, LP 4000
"Then I'll take the first turn."
Yubel said.
"My turn, draw."
Yubel drew a card, then immediately revealed one from her hand.
"Spell Card, 'Graceful Charity.' Draw three cards from the Deck, then discard two cards."
Yubel discarded two cards from her hand to the Graveyard.
"Then I activate the Field Spell—Mausoleum of the Emperor!"
The scenery changed as an eerie black mist swallowed the entire area. When the dense fog receded, a long corridor appeared, leading straight toward a throne ahead. Pits on both sides were filled with clay soldiers.
"Mausoleum of the Emperor's effect," Yubel said. "By paying 1000 Life Points, I can replace one Tribute required for a Tribute Summon." (Original effect)
In the anime, merely paying 1000 Life Points as an activation condition allowed it to replace any number of Tributes.
Yubel, LP 4000 → LP 3000
"I pay 1000 Life Points to Tribute Summon without a Tribute!" Yubel shouted. "Armor of thorns forged from endless pain, descend here as my very self—
—Yubel, summon!"
Two clay soldiers flew out from the pits, breaking apart into specks of light amid a flash of gold. The light gathered and transformed into the shape of a devil. Broad black wings unfurled, and mismatched eyes gleamed coldly in the darkness.
Yubel, Summoned! Yubel, ATK 0
Like an avatar separated from her true form, even her gaze was just as gloomy, as though it held endless sorrow.
"Yubel..."
Judai had recalled fragments of