In the dead of night, the king Jack Atlas suddenly opened his eyes in his top-tier apartment, sitting up as if on springs.
"Ugh... What is this? This kind of pain..."
He clutched his qilin arm, rolled up his sleeve, and looked at his glowing arm.
"The Dragon Seal, this pain, and the unease welling up in my heart..."
Jack frowned and instinctively looked outside the window, towards the direction of the duel arena that should be deserted at this hour.
"What's going on?"
"..."
Jack wasn't alone. Almost simultaneously, Luna, Akiza, and Yusei Fudo, several Dragon Sealers, also awoke from their dreams, feeling the stinging pain on their arms.
They were still clueless about the significance of the Dragon Seal and the destiny upon them. Yet, even so, they each instinctively sensed a crisis through the Dragon Seal, a suffocating sensation.
It was as if something was warning them that danger was close at hand.
And it was right there in the city, beside them.
"..."
"My turn, draw a card."
It was Yugen's turn.
[Yugen, High-speed Counting 1 → 2]
[Poma, High-speed Counting 1 → 2]
"On the second turn, my high-speed counting increased to two," Yugen said, "Therefore, I can activate this card from my hand.
High-speed Spell 'Angel Divine Staff'! When your high-speed counting is over two, draw two cards from your card deck, then discard one card from your hand to the graveyard."
Probably the most frequently appearing high-speed spell in the animation, exclusive to Riding Duels, a low-tier version of "Angel's Charity."
Poma: "At this moment, I activate my Cover Card!
Continuous Trap 'Free Ride'! This card can be activated when the opponent draws a card from their deck outside of the draw phase.
Then whenever the opponent draws a card outside of the draw phase, I can draw two cards from my card deck."
"Free Ride, huh, quite a nostalgic trap." Yugen smiled and said, "In that case, let's first have this guy show up. I normal summon from my hand, 'Abyss Soldiers'!"
A stream of water released beside the speeding D-Wheel, condensing into a transparent whirlpool. The Golden Trident sliced through the water, and the Fishman Soldier wielding the Trident flew out from the whirlpool, as water exploded around him.
[Abyss Soldiers, Attack Power 1800]
"Abyss Soldiers' effect," Yugen said, "Once per turn, by discarding a Water Attribute Monster from your hand, you can select one card on the field and return it to its owner's hand."
Yugen sent a card from his hand to the graveyard.
"Hmph, this kind of tactic won't work on me!" Poma proudly declared, "I activate the Cover Card, Trap Card 'Illusionary Curse'!
This lowers one monster's attack by 500 points until the end of the turn and negates the monster effect!" (Original Card)
He turned around on the giant D-Wheel, pointing at the Abyss Soldiers.
"Bind the 'Abyss Soldiers' and negate its monster effect!"
An elusive sealing array appeared beneath Abyss Soldiers' feet. The Fishman Soldier groaned in pain, its body color darkening, while the water flow on its Trident rapidly dissipated.
[Abyss Soldiers, Attack Power 1800 → Attack Power 1300]
"Negated, huh." Yugen said, "In that case, let's just battle directly.
Use 'Abyss Soldiers' to attack 'Magic Reactor - Assault Style.'
Magic Reactor's Defense Power is a mere 900, so even a weakened Abyss Soldiers is still stronger. The Fishman Soldier steeled himself, thrusting the Trident, carried by a whistling sound as it flew at high speed.
"I've been waiting for this!" Poma shouted, "At this moment, I activate the Cover Card! Trap Card 'Pseudo-Explosive Five Stars'!
This card can only be activated during the opponent's attack declaration, making your monster unbreakable in that battle!
The Trident fiercely stabbed into the Magic Reactor, but transparent currents crackled across the sturdy metal shell, seemingly repelling the Abyss Soldiers backward.
"And after damage calculation," Poma revealed another card from his hand, "You can Special Summon one 'Summoning Reactor - Grand Style' from your hand or graveyard.
Appear! Summoning Reactor - Grand Style!"
Boom!
An explosion occurred at the trap's location, erupting transparent flames and smoke. A green armored Mecha flew out from the black smoke, two turbines spinning with a clatter, resembling a Transformer morphing from a glider into a robot.
[Summoning Reactor - Grand Style, Attack Power 2000]
"After summoning comes magic reaction, I guess you've already got a Trap Reactor in hand?" Yugen asked.
Poma completely ignored him.
"So cold... Then I'll set two Cover Cards, and end my turn."
Two Cover Cards briefly flashed on the sides of Yugen's D-Wheel, but quickly turned transparent and disappeared, as if dissolving into the high-speed world.
"My turn, draw a card!"
Poma said.
"Summon the final reactor, 'Trap Reactor - Sky Style'!"
Another ancient-looking green airplane flew out from the summoning whirlpool, with its nose folding to its chest and the cockpit rising as its head. The wings transformed into arms, the tail split into legs, turning into a flying robot hovering beside Poma.
[Trap Reactor - Sky Style, Attack Power 800]
The three reactor suffixes, Grand Style, Sky Style, Assault Style, together form Grand Aerial Assault Style.
"Now it's complete!"
Poma opened his five fingers and extended his hand forward as he shouted.
"Activate 'Summoning Reactor - Grand Style's effect!
When all three of Grand Style, Sky Style, and Assault Style are gathered on your field, by sending these three reactors to the graveyard, Special Summon from your hand, card deck, or graveyard the combination of the three reactors, 'Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style'!
With all my rage, combine!"
The Summoning Reactor was in the center, with the other two reactors on the sides. The Mechas began to transform, attracting each other like magnets, assembling together. The giant unified machine grew limbs, with the fan at the cockpit midsection whirring, and massive cannons aimed at the target.
Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style, summon!
[Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style, Attack Power 3000]
"It appeared so quickly, your ace Grand Aerial Assault Style." Yugen noted, "It seems your determination is strong indeed."
To gather these three specific reactors on the field, and since Poma doesn't have enough effective search and scheduling tools in hand. A system this clunky operating so smoothly is something only the animation can achieve.
Of course, maybe this is proof of Poma's strength.
"The rage of losing my homeland, all my family, all my siblings... Why spare none? What wrongs did they commit? Why must they die such cruel deaths?"
His voice filled with rage, his massive fists trembling with clenching.
"Look, Godwin! This Grand Aerial Assault Style represents the anger of me and all those who perished for your selfish desires!
Now I will ignite this anger!"
Poma shouted.
"Activate 'Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style's effect!
Once per turn, discard a card from your hand to destroy one card on the opponent's field!"
Poma discarded a card from his hand to the graveyard.
"Destroy the backfield Cover Card!"