Inside the Multiverse Duel Arena.
The raging gales and deafening roars from before seemed to be forcefully suppressed in that instant by some far more solemn presence.
Yuno, who was hundreds of meters up in the air, watched as the black pillar of light that pierced heaven and earth gradually dissipated.
When the lingering force of magic faded and the billowing smoke and dust cleared...
He was stunned to see a brand-new figure appear within the deep crater.
It was Yami Kaito, whose appearance had changed drastically.
At that moment...
The white tight-fitting undershirt on his upper body had long since been reduced to ash amid the berserk magic.
His bare torso was revealed, hard as stone and covered in scars.
Black magic so dense it could not dissolve coiled around his arms, wrists, and bulging veins like living vines.
As if what flowed through his blood vessels was no longer blood...
But pure darkness.
Looking again at Yami Kaito's neck...
A necklace of prayer beads formed from dark-attribute magic had appeared out of nowhere.
Every black bead gave off a dim glow that swallowed light.
Even his originally messy black hair was now standing sharply on end.
Directly in front of his forehead, three deathly pale locks had appeared.
Against the black backdrop, they looked especially eerie and glaring.
And on both sides of Yami's forehead...
A pair of pitch-black demon horns had actually grown out by force.
They radiated a savagery and majesty that did not belong to humanity.
But the most eye-catching thing was the tangible black magic extending wildly outward from his right back, starting at the shoulder.
It constantly shifted shape, at times like the sash behind a god, at times like an ominous mist rising in curls.
And even more like a broken demon