"Master, Master!" Energy poured out of Mana's entire body as she finally awakened her Dark Magic.
"It's such a shame you'll never see this, Master. I'll carry on your legacy. Come forth-Dark Magician Girl!"
"Heh, no matter how many small fry like this you bring out, they're useless. Black Flame assault!" Aknadin hurled the Black Flame in his right hand at everyone.
"Master, watch me!" Like Mana, Dark Magician Girl seemed to be Dark Magus's apprentice.
"Activate trap magic-Magic Cylinder! Reflect the attack!"
Tears streamed down Mana's face as she murmured, "Master, I finally did it."
The colorful Magic Cylinder absorbed every last trace of Black Flame through its opening, then fired it from the other end straight at Aknadin.
Boom! As the smoke cleared,
Aknadin raised his hand and sneered, "Naive! How could my own attack possibly hurt me?"
The waves spread!
The round black sphere released expanding waves of light, engulfing everyone in black energy.
Dark Magus and Dark Magician Girl raised their staffs and fired off successive Dark Magic Twin Bursts!
The two sides briefly fell into a stalemate.
Kisara watched anxiously and asked Seto, "We'll all lose if this keeps up. How can we break the seal?"
"Let me try."
Seto recalled the past, vaguely remembering Aknadin telling him that every Magic Formation had a focal point.
He looked around and noticed that Aknadin had remained rooted to the same spot. Could he himself be the focal point?
"Wait here. Shada, take care of Kisara."
"What are you going to do?"
"Try something!" Seto charged out without looking back.
"Seto, it's you! Have you finally come around?" Seeing his son approach, Aknadin greeted him with wild laughter.
He never gave it another thought.
"W-what?" To his surprise, Seto threw himself into his arms with all his