Fire Princess destroys Sky Hummingbird in battle.
Then.
The Fire Sorcerer picked up the dagger on his left, transforming into flames, and appeared in front of Judai. Before Judai could react, it pierced right through him.
"Ugh..."
Stabbed through by the Flaming Dagger, Judai felt his vision go black for a moment, and it took him a long time to regain his senses.
Yuki Judai LP: 5500→3100.
But that's not all.
With the explosion of sparks, countless meteors crashed down nearby. Though no Spirits were hiding within, the houses and fields were ravaged by flames and ultimately collapsed into ashes, disappearing before Judai's eyes.
"Ah—"
Compared to the physical pain, the disaster before him pained Judai even more.
"I set one card and end my turn." The Fire Sorcerer laughed heartily.
"Damn it..." Judai gritted his teeth, "Activate Trap Card!"
"Neo Space Extension!"
"This card allows you to Special Summon any number of Neo-Spacians or Elemental Hero Neos from your hand or Graveyard in defense position. The monsters Special Summoned by this effect are negated. As long as those cards are on the field, you cannot Special Summon non-Fusion Monsters from the Extra Deck."
"I Special Summon from the Graveyard, Flare Scarab, Glow Moss, and Sky Hummingbird!"
"A card that can Special Summon three monsters at once, how nice... how nice." Judai struggled to stand up.
"Come to your senses, Fire Sorcerer!" He drew a card from his Deck, "Even without power, even if it's an old card, there's someone who loves it, just like I love the Elemental Heroes!"
In the Duel, Judai realized the opponent's pain and even had the mind to advise them.
But the Fire Sorcerer evidently had no such thought, only laughing maniacally at Judai.
"Ugh..."
Judai gritted his teeth hard: "I activate the Spell Card, Space Gift! For every different type of Neo-Spacian on the field, I draw one card!"
He had three types on the field.
So he could draw three cards!
"At the same time, you also have to endure the effect of Fire Princess and Magic Absorption!"
Fire Sorcerer LP: 5000→5500.
Yuki Judai LP: 3100→2600.
"Additionally, every time either side activates a Spell Card, I can place a Spell Counter on myself!" A strange circular Magic Ball gathered by his side.
Judai finished drawing cards, looking at the cards in his hand.
At this point, it seemed that speaking wouldn't calm this Spirit down.
"I Sacrifice Sky Hummingbird and Flare Scarab on the field, Tribute Summon Elemental Hero Neos!"
A light appeared in front of Judai, and immediately, a strong white figure came crossing the darkness from the Cosmos.
Elemental Hero Neos, LV 7, Light Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2500.
"Next, Contact Fusion!"
Judai took the Neos and Glow Moss from his Duel Disk and returned them to the Deck: "Neos can fuse with Neo-Spacians without Polymerization. Contact Fusion!
Come forth, Elemental Hero Glow Neos!"
The already shining Neos changed form, raising a gleaming spear, aiming at the opponent.
Elemental Hero Glow Neos, LV 7, Light Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2500.
"So bright!" Ken Zen shielded his eyes with his arm.
"Ugh, what a disgusting new monster," the Fire Sorcerer said bitterly.
Though it was bathed in light, black smoke flowed from it, looking extremely ominous.
"Once per turn, Glow Neos can destroy one face-up card on the opponent's field. It gains different effects based on the card destroyed.
I destroy your Magic Absorption!"
Glow Neos grabbed the spear in its hand, aimed at the magic, and hurled it fiercely, piercing through it with a sizzle.
"Tch..."
Thus, its ongoing burning tactics were ended.
"Next, I activate the Field Spell Card, Neo Space." Behind Judai, a colorful circle suddenly lit up, continuously rotating.
"As long as this card is on the field, monsters Fusion Summoned by Neos do not have to return to the Deck, and the ATK of Neos and its Fusion Monsters increases by 500 points."
Elemental Hero Glow Neos, ATK: 2500→3000.
"However, in this way, I can also gain a second Spell Counter." Another black sphere appeared next to the Fire Sorcerer.
"...I attack you with Glow Neos." Here, "you" refers to the monster; Judai did not intend to activate Glow Neos's effect.
"Not a chance, activate Continuous Trap Card! Spellbinding Circle! Choose one monster on your opponent's field; the chosen monster can't attack or change its position!"
A giant Spellbinding Circle enveloped Glow Neos. Judai glanced at Neos, then at his hand cards, hesitating, before opening his mouth again: "Stop it, Fire Sorcerer!
You're a powerful Spirit; why must you destroy other Spirits to gain power?!"
"There's nothing to say with someone using all new cards like you!"
"Neos is a friend I met as a child, and it has always been my friend!"
"Is it?! Really?!" A trace of struggle showed on the Fire Sorcerer's face.
It was surrounded by light, one eye glaring at Judai, the other showing signs of struggle.
A Duel Spirit can sense the Duelist's heart.
Especially during a Duel, it can understand that Judai is indeed a Duelist who has never abandoned Elemental Heroes.
And Elemental Heroes in the human world are naturally quite an old Deck, even considered to be a "mainstream" Deck.
"Of course—"
"Really?!"
Suddenly.
The light on the Fire Sorcerer abruptly grew larger, and the original one-person-high curtain of light suddenly enveloped the entire village.
"Fire Sorcerer?!" Judai was shocked.
A voice continued whispering in the Fire Sorcerer's ear.
Don't let him fool you.
Even if you let go now, one day, he will abandon you too.
Elemental Heroes? Using a Neo-Space Series that others don't have, can you trust his words?
"Ahhh—"
Yes!
He shouldn't trust this human's words.
Destruction, annihilation, relying on power, those are the things he should truly believe in!
"My turn!"
Judai was stunned.
"Activate the Spell Card Gather Your Mind. Add one [Gather Your Mind] from the Deck to the Hand."
"With this, I can gather three Spell Counters!"
"I will activate my own effect, destroying all monsters on the field except for myself!"
Flames rose from its body.
Distrust, abandonment, a frenzy for destruction, and most importantly, the pain of being unable to turn back, this Spirit had completely gone berserk!
The Fire Princess beside it was almost instantly burned to ashes.
The frenzied flames surged up, and amidst its manic laughter, the entire sky was ignited by flames, the entire village plunged into a sea of fire, with almost no part left untouched.
"Our village—" A Spirit seeing the scene instinctively knelt down.
Everything, everything of theirs, was all set ablaze!
Glow Neos was covered in flames, it flashed in front of Judai, silently bracing itself against the flames, preventing those wild flames from reaching Judai.
Judai took a deep breath.
"No matter how pitiful it is, it's not an excuse for what you did!!!!!!"
"I don't care about that!" The Fire Sorcerer roared, "Anyway, you're done for!"
It shrieked, then rushed at Judai again through the flames, piercing him once more.
Yuki Judai, LP: 2600→200.