Chapter 1065 - 1038: Truth
The effect of Star Dust, sacrifice Starlight Domain!
"When an effect that ’is going to destroy cards’ is activated, Stardust Dragon’s effect can be activated." Paradox shouted, "I release Stardust Dragon itself, negate the activation of the destruction effect and destroy it!
I release Stardust Dragon, negate the activation of ’Great Calamity of the Evil God’ and destroy it!"
Keihei said in surprise, "Eh? Skill Extraction clearly negates all Monster Effects, how come he can still activate it..."
Yugen explained through the earpiece, "Stardust Dragon’s effect must first tribute itself to activate. When the effect resolves, Stardust Dragon has already been tributed to the Graveyard. Skill Extraction can only negate Monster Effects on the field, so naturally it can’t negate Star Dust in the Graveyard."
Keihei was stunned.
Eh? Is that so?
So it wasn’t just bullshitting...
Stardust Dragon let out a high-pitched roar, its body scattering into points of light. A transparent Starlight Domain rapidly unfolded on the field, and the storm of exploding Traps all slammed into that Starlight Barrier, being completely neutralized.
"Destruction effects are useless." Paradox sneered, "As long as Stardust Dragon is here then..."
But before he finished speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Only to see above that sacrificial domain of Star Dust, boundless blue radiance burst forth. The blinding blue light that made it almost impossible to open one’s eyes formed a transparent barrier spanning across Yugen’s field.
That is...
Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Power!
Paradox’s face changed drastically: "You bastard... you had more than one Trap!?"
"Correct, a double Trap."
Yugen smiled and pointed at the other Cover Card already activated in his back row.
"Trap Card ’Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force’!
When an opponent’s Monster declares an attack, destroy all Attack Position Monsters on your opponent’s field!"
After a pause, Yugen added.
"I activated Great Calamity of the Evil God first. You chained Stardust Dragon’s effect and negated Great Calamity of the Evil God. And the effect of Reflection Mirror Power was chained to resolve after Stardust Dragon.
At this point Stardust Dragon has already been released, you can no longer use Star Dust’s ability to negate Reflection Mirror Power. Therefore Reflection Mirror Power resolves successfully."
Paradox’s face was gloomy.
This bastard...
The effect of Great Calamity of the Evil God is to destroy all Monsters on both sides of the field, while Reflection Mirror Power only blows up the opponent’s field one-sidedly. In terms of pros and cons, Reflection Mirror Power is undoubtedly superior, yet the opponent didn’t hesitate at all and chose to activate Great Calamity of the Evil God first.
There’s only one explanation, Great Calamity of the Evil God was a Trap activated from the beginning just to lure him into using Stardust Dragon’s effect.
In other words, this person definitely knows Stardust Dragon’s effect clearly!
But how is that possible?
Stardust Dragon is a Monster that only appears many years later, a Synchro Monster. In this era there isn’t even a concept of Synchro yet, how can this person possibly recognize Stardust Dragon!?
But regardless, Reflection Mirror Power has already been activated. The tyrannical energy surged back in torrents from the reflecting barrier, blowing Paradox Dragon to pieces.
Paradox’s face was black as he stood beneath the smoke and flames of the explosion.
"...I underestimated you." Paradox said in a low voice, "You might be even more important than I thought."
He really was thinking that now.
Fujiki Yugen, a person he had no impression of at all in the original history he remembered. Yet this person knew more than common sense could explain, and his Duel was just as bizarre.
The reason the Perpetual Motion Machine in the future malfunctioned was actually still caused by humans themselves.
The Perpetual Motion Machine needs to be fueled by the passion of Duelists. When Synchro Summon first appeared, everyone burned with fiery enthusiasm toward Synchro and Duels. The Perpetual Motion Machine responded to the Duelists’ positive, passionate energy to generate endless power, bringing hope and a future.
But as time passed, people gradually forgot that passion. Negative and pessimistic emotions polluted the Perpetual Motion Machine, causing it to reverse, which in turn led to a catastrophic explosion, triggering a worldwide chain reaction. Add to that resource depletion and wars of plunder, and in the end humanity’s civilization was completely buried.
Rather than saying the Perpetual Motion Machine is the culprit, it’s better to say the root lies in the disappearance of Duelists’ passion, and the pollution of the Perpetual Motion Machine by negative attitudes.
And at this very moment, facing this Duel King in front of him, Paradox felt this person was practically a negative-emotion factory!
Paradox had no doubt that ninety-nine percent of Duelists who had played cards against this guy would probably have their passion cut by more than half. This man was the tumor of the Dueling Realm, a walking Black Hole, a source of Evil and Darkness pollution.
He even once suspected, could it be that the world’s destruction was actually caused by this bastard!?
"Hm?"
Yugen rubbed his chin and looked at Paradox in puzzlement.
Why does it suddenly feel like the killing intent got thicker...
Although getting a bit angry after falling into his chain pits and being wiped out is normal, he still felt this person’s killing intent seemed to have surpassed normal bounds.
It felt like...
Yes, like he’d just seen a mortal enemy with whom he could not coexist under the same sky, revealing that vicious expression of "today it’s either you die or I die."
Am I really that over the top?
"I can’t lose..."
Paradox gritted his teeth and said.
"We are people who have nothing, there’s nothing left for us to lose. At the very least, I must protect... this last belief!"
Paradox let out a roar, raising his arm high.
His last Cover Card also flipped open.
"Activate Cover Card, Trap Card——
——Sin: Paradigm Shift!" (Original Card)
The Trap Card flipped open, and the Katu depicted a golden dragon’s silhouette!
"When a ’Sin: Paradox Dragon’ on your own field is destroyed, pay half of your Life Points to activate this!"
[Paradox, LP 2500 → LP 1250]
"From your own hand, Card Deck, or Graveyard, Special Summon the ultimate ’Sin’!"
Paradox spread his arms.
"Ultimate ’Sin’, also the embodiment of my will, become one with me and descend upon this sinful world——
——Sin: True Dragon!!!"
Paradox’s final trump card, a golden Hurricane whipped up in the middle of the field, and a golden dragon’s silhouette emerged within the storm. At the instant the golden giant dragon descended, even the sinful Virtual Space seemed to be edged with gold.
And when he said "become one with me," he really wasn’t joking or using exaggerated rhetoric.
Paradox literally merged into True Dragon’s body!
Just like how back then Mr. Malikma’s upper body was fused into Winged Divine Dragon’s head, Paradox’s lower half also fused into a part of True Dragon, with only his upper body protruding above that golden dragon’s head.
It really did look like this dragon was the embodiment of his obsession.
[Sin: True Dragon, Attack Power 5000]
"Sin: True Dragon, attack ’Great Angel Christina’!"
Paradox launched another attack. This time Yugen’s back row was completely empty, seemingly without any means to defend against the assault.
True Dragon unleashed full firepower, a crimson sphere of light blasting out from its mouth. The brutal energy pierced through Christina’s chest, leaving a huge hole in the Great Angel’s chest and abdomen, and she turned into an orb of light that exploded into fragments.