Chapter 92
"My turn!"
[Rafael's hand cards: 2→4]
When it was his turn, he immediately shouted, "Activate the effect of the Continuous Spell [Tool Box]! Select the Equip Spell [Guardian's Strength] and [Meteor Bow - Blazing Flame] from your Deck!"
Two cards then flew out of the box, and after the Yugi confirmed, [Meteor Bow - Blazing Flame] disappeared.
"The card left behind is [Guardian's Strength]. Equip this card, Dexter."
A layer of colorful light enveloped the scythe in Desceth's hand.
After finishing, Rafael immediately entered the battle phase, shouting, "Battle begins!"
However, this was the moment the Yugi had been waiting for. He quickly pressed the button and shouted, "Open the face-down card, Quick-Play Spell [Double Cyclone], target one Spell or Trap Card on each player's field, destroy those two!"
"Not good!!"
Before Rafael could react, two Mystical Space Typhoon descended from the sky, striking both of them simultaneously in their backfield.
Bang bang--!
Both cards were shredded at the same time.
The colorful light that had just appeared vanished instantly.
That's right, the card destroyed on Rafael's field is of course [Guardian's Strength], while the card destroyed on Yugi field is of course [Seal of the Light Spirit Sword].
Then the Yugi continued, "It's not over yet! I'm activating another Continuous Trap [Seal of the Light Spirit Sword] from the graveyard. You cannot attack me directly this turn!"
The lightsabers waiting in front of him instantly converged in front of him, transforming into a wall of swords to block his opponent's attack.
"Hmph, beautiful~"
"First, get [Chaos Magician] and [Magician of Black Chaos] off your field, leaving your field empty of monsters. This way, your opponent can only attack directly."
"Then, by destroying the [Seal of the Light Spirit Sword], its effect is activated from the graveyard, thus achieving the effect of blocking attacks."
"Your duels are always so pleasing to the eye, truly worthy of you, game!"
Seto Kaiba was very satisfied with his performance in the Yugi; he was practically addicted to playing cards.
If the timing weren't so bad, the President would have loved to go and challenge him right now.
Let's get back to the duel.
Seeing that Rafael was standing there in a daze, the Yugi forcibly ended his turn and drew a card.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]
Ignoring the card, the Yugi proceeded to say, "Since it's my turn, the banished [Chaos Magician] returns to my field."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Chaos Magician reappeared before him.
[Chaos Magician: Attack Power 2500]
"Then I activate the special effect of [Shining Dragon Sefer], which was sent to the graveyard by [Magician of Black Chaos]."
You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 LIGHT/ DARK Attribute 8 Dragon monster in your Graveyard; add that monster to your hand.
"Add [Dragon of Ruin Gandora], which was also sent to the graveyard by [Magician of Black Chaos], to your hand."
The Yugi involves taking two cards from the graveyard, one of which is added to the hand.
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]
"Hmm..."
Rafael had a bad feeling.
The Yugi then inserts another card into the Duel Disk: "I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] to revive a monster from my Graveyard."
"At the same time, activate the special effect of [Chaos Magician] once more, destroying the Equip Spell [Death's Scythe - Soul Severance]."
Bang!
The scythe in Desceth's hand was instantly shattered.
[Guardian Desceth: Attack Power 5000 → 2500]
Seeing this, Rafael sneered, "Hmph, although Desceth has lost the buff from the equipment card, I still have four cards in my hand. With Desceth's ability, I can be immune to four instances of destruction."
"It's still a long way off before we can destroy this monster created by the darkness within me."
The Yugi sighed, then said, "How about this one?"
"Um?"
Under Rafael's questioning gaze, Yugi raised his right hand and shouted, "Based on the effect of [Monster Reborn], revive one monster in your graveyard!"
"Could it be...?"
"Come before me, [Guardian Aetos]!"
As the Yugi's sound faded, dazzling divine light shone in the sky, and the goddess spread her pure white wings, descending from the heavens and landing in front of the Yugi.
[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 2500]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5 → 4]
Rafael was stunned when he saw his trump card monster being taken away by the bull.
"Aetos..."
He called her name absentmindedly.
"As expected, Rafael, Ethos is your most important card; she is the bond between you and your monsters and your loved ones."
"A duelist like you, who can communicate with monsters, shouldn't succumb to darkness. Let her save you."
While Rafael was distracted, Yugi picked up another card.
He glanced back at Jonouchi, who was sleeping on Honda's back, and murmured, "Jonouchi-kun, lend me your power."
He then held the card high and shouted, "Activate the Spell Card [Claws of Hemo]! Combine it with the Dragon-Type monster [Dragon of Ruin Gandora] in my hand!"
"Appear, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]!"
A reddish-brown dragon and a jet-black dragon appeared in the sky, and then the two Polymerization together, transforming into a demonic sword.
"Equip the Equip Card [Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword] to [Guardian Etos], increasing its ATK by 1000. Additionally, for each Dragon-Type monster on either player's field or in their Graveyard, its ATK increases by 500, for a total of 2500."
After receiving the demonic sword imbued with the power of the dragon, Aetos's aura instantly surged.
[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 2500 → 5000]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4 → 2]
Looking at Aetos, Rafael murmured softly, "5000 attack points... that's already surpassed Desces..."
Without further hesitation, the Yugi launched an attack. "Go! [Guardian Aetos], attack [Guardian Desces]!"
The angel held the sword in both hands, infusing it with divine power.
The Yugi pointed at the Fallen Angel and shouted, "Sever that darkness, Aetos!"
Aetos immediately flapped its wings and flew over in an instant, swinging its magic sword at Desses and cleaving him in two at the waist.
Bang bang--!
Desses shattered instantly, and the darkness contained within his body dissipated as well.
"Aetos~"
At this moment, Rafael, who should have been in pain, instead showed a relaxed expression. He looked tenderly at his beloved angel, as if a shackle in his heart had been broken.
[Rafael: LP1900→0]
Chapter 128 The Battleground
"This is Doma's stronghold..."
As he Yugi off the helicopter, he gazed at the temple before him and muttered to himself.
It turns out that after the Yugi ended with Rafael playing cards, the latter's inner darkness was severed, and with a series of persuasive words and flashbacks, Rafael was redeemed.
Rafael successfully eradicated the darkness within himself through sheer willpower, transcending the constraints of the Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians, and ultimately his soul was not taken away.
He then betrayed them, revealing Dartz's hiding place to the Yugi team.
Yugi and Kaiba, escorted by the local army, crossed the windswept sea and finally arrived at the island Rafael had mentioned, reaching the temple atop the mountain.
"Let's go, Yugi."
"Um."
Seto Kaiba didn't hesitate. He called out to Yugi and started walking. Yugi responded and followed closely behind.
As the group ventured deeper, they finally reached the innermost part of the temple, where the space was extremely spacious. The walls, floors, and even the ceiling above were densely covered with murals.
All of them are carved with human figures, and the styles are very diverse, reflecting the characteristics of different eras.
Everyone felt extremely oppressed in this environment.
"Yugi, look at that one."
Looking in the direction Anzu was pointing, I found that it was right in the center of the temple.
Several familiar faces were engraved on the wall above.
"Weevil, Ryuzaki, and... Pegasus!"
Clearly, this must be the place where Dorma imprisoned souls.
Throughout history, Dorma has stolen countless souls.
"We've been waiting for you for a long time, Yugi Muto, the Nameless Pharaoh, Seto Kaiba ~"
A voice, neither male nor female, suddenly came from inside the temple.
"Dartz!"
Before anyone knew it, Dartz, dressed in a white robe, stood in front of the mural opposite.
"Welcome to my temple. Our gods will surely bless you, for you are able to gather duelists with such powerful souls."
Dartz's charlatan-like demeanor greatly displeased the President. "Your blessings will only bring endless trouble!"
"Hmph, I sensed it, powerful souls. I've already prepared special seats for you."
Dartz raised her hand with a cold smile, at which point two figures in the mural behind her disappeared.
Seeing the opponent's confident posture, the President became increasingly annoyed. "Don't joke around. The three gunmen you relied on have already been defeated by us!"
"Dartz, now you're the only one left!"
At this moment, instead of getting angry, Dartz smiled and said with a slight smirk, "Is that really so...?"
"What's the meaning?"
Dartz slightly raised her head and replied, "The Three Gunmen were indeed defeated, but using their souls as sacrifices was part of my plan from the beginning."
"That's so mean!"
"But that's not enough. In order for our God to rise again, we also need your souls."
Upon hearing this, Rafael couldn't help but speak up, "Dartz, please stop. This is a pointless battle; we were wrong."
"Wow~"
"Indeed, everyone has a dark side, but that can definitely be overcome, and humanity still retains that possibility."
Dartz smiled slightly. "You really disappoint me, Rafael. Of course, that was to be expected."
"Lord Dartz..."
Rafael stepped forward, about to say something, but Yugi stopped him with Yugi.
Dartz then spoke to herself, "Speaking of which, Rafael, is the darkness within you and the other two Gunners really that simple? Has the darkness you now deny truly disappeared?"
What does that mean?
What Dartz next made everyone angrier and angrier.
In short, Dartz revealed the truth behind the tragic past of the Three Musketeers.