The Tomb Guardian Warrior thrusts its long spear forward, the spear like a dragon, directly targeting the fragile, defenseless magic girl!
This strike will directly clinch victory!
Youyu certainly wouldn't let that happen. He waved his hand dramatically: "Activate Set Card, Trap Card - Damage Diet. All damage I receive this turn is halved!"
Berry Magician Girl, whose defense had fallen to 0, barely resisted before being mercilessly speared by the Tomb Guardian. The cyclone on the spear went straight through her, continuing towards Youyu, finally crashing into the trap's protective layer.
[Youyu, LP 1900 → LP 900]
"Phew~ Narrowly dodged," Marik sighed in relief, "Well, if it were that easy to be defeated, he wouldn't be the Duel King..."
It was then that Mr. Malik was startled, realizing something was wrong.
...No, wait!
Whose side am I on? Why am I worried for him?
Shouldn't I be hoping for my sister to win?
Marik's expression grew increasingly bewildered.
Something's not right, I'm not right...
But even after taking that hit, Ishizu's offensive hasn't ended.
"Then, continue the attack." She slowly raised her hand, "Use the 'Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist' to attack 'Apple Magician Girl'!"
The supernaturalist chanted the attacking spell again, and the magic staff in his hand shone with a golden light. The energy of the spell, like an arrow piercing the clouds, swept through this sunless valley, delivering judgment upon the intruders.
Youyu raised his hand: "Apple Magician Girl, activate effect! When targeted by an attack, I can Special Summon a Spellcaster-Type monster from my hand and switch the attack target to the summoned monster!
In that event, if the summoned Spellcaster-Type monster's level is higher than Apple Girl's, that monster's effect is negated." (Animated effect)
Youyu quickly revealed the card he searched for last turn: "Using Apple Girl's effect, negate the effect of Dark Magician Girl for a Special Summon!"
A splendid magic array, swirling magic power materialized a warm-toned background. A charming blonde girl flipped out from the magic array, her chest bouncing a bit, playfully winking a glowing green eye at her master, her hair shining like a golden waterfall under the sun.
[Dark Magician Girl, ATK 2000]
"Apple Girl's effect," Youyu said, "The attack target of Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist is forcibly changed to Dark Magician Girl, and its attack power is halved!"
Apple Magician Girl shouted "Heya," flapping her pink little wings hard and releasing a transparent red magic array with her petite magic staff. The supernaturalist's spell violently crashed against the magic array but was deftly deflected by the girl, bouncing directly toward Dark Magician Girl, its momentum greatly diminished.
[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist, ATK 3300 → ATK 1650]
"This is bad," Marik thought, "Sister's attack power is going to be overtaken by Dark Magician Girl!"
At this moment, the magical girl also puffed out her little cheeks, gathering all her strength into her magic staff. Her spherical wand conjured visible fluctuations of magical power, determined to blast back the Gravekeeper's spell in one hit.
"However, according to the Necrovalley Temple's effect," Ishizu reminded, "Dark Magician Girl's attack power must decrease by 500."
[Dark Magician Girl, ATK 2000 → ATK 1500]
"Darn, Dark Magician Girl is overtaken again..." Mr. Malik continued watching the situation.
"Then, at this instant, I discard 'Kiwi Magician Girl' from my hand, activating its effect!" Youyu swiftly sent a card from his hand to the graveyard, "Until the end of this turn, all magician girls on my field increase their attack power by 300 points for each 'Magician Girl' on the field or in the graveyard!
Currently, I have 'Berry Magician Girl,' 'Apple Magician Girl,' 'Kiwi Magician Girl,' and 'Dark Magician Girl' on the field and in the graveyard, total four types!
Thus, the attack power of both magician girls increases by 1200 until the end of the turn!"
[Dark Magician Girl, ATK 1500 → ATK 2700]
[Apple Magician Girl, ATK 700 → ATK 1900]
Marik: "Ah! Sister's side is in trouble..."
A series of attack and defense exchanges finally showed that the magician girl's side had gained an upper hand. Dark Magician Girl's attack power soared to a new high, and the girl's surging magic power firmly suppressed the Gravekeeper's warrior!
Black Magic!
The girl cast a dark magic light bullet, the magical storm carried countless dark red currents, sweeping over, pushing back the golden spell energy in one breath. The power of the Black Magic pierced the supernaturalist's defenses and chest, and the Gravekeeper's warrior exploded on the spot.
[Ishizu, LP 3500 → LP 2450]
"In the end, is it Mr. Youyu who has a slight edge..." Marik thought.
Marik is now particularly torn.
Seeing sister struggling, he feels anxious; seeing Youyu's situation go south, he also feels inexplicably nervous.
Overall, he is on edge, startled all the way, feeling so strange...
The cold wind blew through the peaks, sweeping away the smoke on the field. Ishizu swayed, steadied herself, gently raised her hand: "Then flip over the Set Card, Trap Card - Rite of Spirit!"
The Trap Card flipped up, quickly projected three Tomb Guardian images onto the field. They stood in a circle, eyes closed, faces solemn, surrounding an intricate white magic array on the ground, chanting the same spell in low voices.
"Rite of Spirit can special summon one 'Gravekeeper' monster from your graveyard," Ishizu said, "And this effect is not negated by Necrovalley!"
The card just sent to the graveyard was quickly ejected from the Duel Disk Grave Zone.
"Revive onto the field, Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist!"
The three chanting Tomb Guardians simultaneously raised their arms. A beam of light burst out from the magic array, returning the black-robed Gravekeeper holding the magic staff to the field.
[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist, ATK 2000]
"Since this was not through a Fusion Summon, the Supernaturalist cannot increase its attack power by its own effect," Ishizu said, "But its attack power will still increase by 500 according to Necrovalley's effect."
[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist, ATK 2500]
"Continue the battle, use Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist, attack Apple Magician Girl again! Gravekeeper's Spell!"
[Apple Magician Girl, ATK 1900]
The spell was chanted, the Gravekeeper waved his staff, as if issuing an absolute order to expel all outsiders from the forbidden area!
Apple Magician Girl's effect could only be used once a turn, and she no longer had the technique to use subtle tactics to deflect the attack. With defensive magic, she barely resisted for half a second, then "Ah" with a groan, retreating under the spell's erosion, sinking into the sealed grave.
"Still the effect of Damage Diet." Youyu had the Trap Card's virtual image appear before him, opening a layer of buffering membrane, "Battle damage halved."
[Youyu, LP 900 → LP 600]
"Set two cards," Ishizu said, "Ending phase, adding 'Gravekeeper's Cannonholder' from the deck to hand according to 'Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist's' effect.
Also, at this phase, Kiwi Magician Girl's augmentation effect ends, and Dark Magician Girl's attack power decreases."
[Dark Magician Girl, ATK 2700 → ATK 1500]
The girl pouted a bit, slightly unhappy.
Just a moment and it was over, she hadn't even enjoyed herself yet...
"The turn ends."