Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 653 Albus and Fusion (12,000 words, please vote with monthly tickets!!!)
As the duel began, a misty purple aura flickered around the entire hall, with electric currents flashing intermittently. Several elves who had not become "warriors" showed obvious discomfort and left to rest with the help of other elves, while the other elves solemnly watched this duel that might determine the fate of their world.

"My turn."

Amagi Hikaru's first attack.

He glanced at his cards and pondered for a moment.

"Pay 1000 life points to activate the Spell Card, Easy Fusion."

Amagi LP: 4000→3000.
"Activating Simplified Fusion in the first round?" The Demon Eye was quite surprised and didn't quite understand this scene.

After all, monsters summoned by Easy Fusion are destroyed at the end of the turn, so fusing them at that point would be a freebie, wouldn't it?

The high priest watched silently, without making any reaction.

"This card allows you to Fusion Summon a Level 5 or lower Fusion Monster directly from your Extra Deck." After explaining the card's effect, Hikaru Amagi held up the card in his hand. "I Fusion Summon a Level 5 Fusion Monster, Predator Pineapple Insectoid Whale, from my Extra Deck."

A giant monster made of plants crawled out of the ground and carefully guarded the field.

"If this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, you can activate this effect. Add 1 Predator Plant Monster or Predator Spell/Trap Monster from your Deck, Graveyard, or face-up Pendulum Monsters in your Extra Deck to your hand."

I added the Predator Plan from my deck to my hand.

"I see, is it for searching?" The High Priest nodded silently as he saw the cards automatically pop up from Amagi Hikaru's deck.

If that's the case, then it's not surprising that the first player would use a simplified fusion.

"I usually summon level 1 predatory bottle ants."

"Activate the effect of Wandering Whale to Tribute Bottle Ants on the field. Special Summon 1 Plant-eating Monster from your Deck."

"I have Special Summoned a Level 3 Predatory Plant, Bee Orchid Scorpion."

On Amagi Hikaru's field, the two monsters quickly switched positions, and the Bottle Ant transformed into another plant in just two seconds.

"Activate the effects of two monsters. If Bottle Ant is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect or destroyed by battle, you can activate this effect and add 1 Predator Plant Monster Card other than Bottle Ant from your Deck to your hand; if this card is Normal or Special Summoned, send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard and activate this effect. Special Summon a Predator Plant other than Bee Orchid Scorpion from your Deck."

"I discarded Predator Hydra Dragon from my hand and Special Summoned Predator Cobra from my Deck. Then I added Predator Glandular Wasp from my Deck to my hand."

Hikaru Amagi picked up the monster to show it to his opponent, then put it in his hand. He then pointed to the monster next to him and said, "This is the effect of the Cobra Snake. This card can only be activated if it is Special Summoned by the effect of a Plant Monster. Add 1 Spell Card with 'Fusion' in its name from your Deck to your hand."

"Hmm?" The high priest was slightly surprised upon seeing this. "Search any fusion spell card?"

“Amazing—” The demon eye beside it nodded hurriedly and said to it, “Look, this is the power of the Fusion Duelist I’ve heard about… Searching all the Fusion cards, it really is an Absolute Fusion Master.”

This scene was indeed unexpected by the High Priest.

To be precise, although most of the spirits in their dimension are one or two levels stronger than those in other dimensions, they rarely come into contact with the outside world due to the terrible environment of this world. Even the spirit eye is always rushing around outside in search of help and has no spare time. Therefore, when it heard about Hikari's name, it was quite curious but also skeptical.

A fusion duelist who seeks the ultimate?
Isn't the tragedy of their "ultimate" fusion dimension obvious enough? Why do we need to find another duelist like that?
But now it seems that, just from the perspective of retrieval fusion, Hikari does have his unique strengths.

But... what's the point of just combining materials?
"I'm adding the Fusion/Displacement card from my deck to my hand." Hikaru Amagi added a Standard Fusion card to his hand.

“Then, I activate this card, a spell card, Substitution Fusion.” Hikaru Amagi inserted the spell card into the Duel Disk slot. “This card is considered a Fusion as its name suggests. It can be Fusion Summoned by using monsters on the field as Fusion Material.”

"I combined the wandering whale and the bee-orchid scorpion on the field."

"The fusion condition is one Fusion Monster and one DARK monster."

"Fusion Summon, Level 8, Plant-eating Rhinoceros Horned Dragon!"

The wandering whale and the bee-orchid scorpion on the field gathered together, then plunged into the soil. After a flash of purple light, a huge root rose from the ground. Then, a rhinoceros-horned dragon covered in green scales, which at first glance looked like a Western dragon but was actually just a "carnivorous plant", swung its tail and flapped its wings, landing in front of Amagi Hikaru.

Plant-eating rhinoceros horn dragon, level 8, dark attribute, plant race, attack power 2700.
"By using fusion, the plant that was created through simple fusion is transformed into a completely new form. In this way, the ability to search for fusion monsters is utilized, and a higher level of fusion is achieved... Amazing."

The High Priest expressed his approval of Amagi Hikaru's duel.

"But why choose Substitution Fusion? If you don't Special Summon any monsters, isn't Substitution Fusion useless in your hand?"

Hikaru Amagi was delighted to hear this question: "The reason is simple, High Priest—displacement and fusion are just like the current state of this dimension! I want to... prove through displacement and fusion that fusion is not simply a pure unity!"

The high priest remained noncommittal.

"Cover two cards, end the turn."

"A Fusion Monster and two Set Cards are indeed good for a Duel Warrior. But... this world is not so easy to get through."

As the high priest spoke, he slowly extended his hand, and the purple mark on his right hand became more pronounced.

"Priest..." A hint of worry appeared on the face of the saintess who was not far away.

The High Priest's physical condition also appears to be deteriorating.

"My turn, draw a card." The High Priest drew a card from his deck, glanced at it, and then tossed it out. "Activate the Spell Card, Apostle of the Sky. Send 1 monster from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard. After that, add 1 Tutor Monster or Albus's Fallen Child from your Deck or Graveyard with an ATK less than or equal to the monster sent to the Graveyard to your hand. After this card is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck until the end of this turn."

I sent Garuda of Shared Fate from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard and added Excalibur, the Virgin of Teaching, from my Deck to my hand.

Is this really teaching...?

It didn't exceed Amagi Hikaru's expectations.

The purple light on the high priest's right hand became even more bizarre and pronounced. At the same time, a huge black, rhomboid, distorted space lit up behind him, and a two-headed bird was sent directly to the graveyard.

"Wings of Shared Destiny?" Hikaru Amagi was slightly surprised. "Are there cards like that here too?"

“Generally speaking, a group of elves can only use one type of card... but you should also know that anything can happen in this dimension.”

After receiving the answer, Hikaru Amagi didn't hesitate and nodded silently.

"The effect of Wings of Shared Fate: If this card is sent to the Graveyard, activate this effect. Draw one card."

"Next, if your opponent controls a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, this card can activate its effect. Special Summon it from your hand."

Special Summon: Saintess Exlicia, the Teacher.

The saint patted her face with both hands, took a deep breath, raised the hammer in her hand, and jumped onto the field. She happened to see Albus next to Amagi Hikaru, and gently waved to him as a greeting.

Albus scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.

They were acquaintances.

The teaching saintess, Acricia, level 4, light attribute, mage race, defense 1500.
"This effect can only be activated if Exeria is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 Teaching card from your Deck to your hand, except for [Exeria the Teaching]".

“发动犀角龙的效果，1回合1次，以对方场上1只表侧表示的怪兽为对象发动。给那只怪兽放置一个捕食植物。有捕食指示物放置的2星以上的怪兽等级变成1。这个效果在对方回合也能发动。”

"Level 1? What's the point of that?"

"Rhinoceros Horn Dragon's second effect: As long as this card is in the Monster Zone, the effects of monsters with Predator Counters placed on them activated by your opponent are negated."

"I see... I see."

The High Priest expressed his understanding.

"But... unfortunately, it's not that easy!"

"The effect of training the knight Flederis!"

Suddenly, its aura changed, and it once again revealed a card from its hand: "During your or your opponent's Main Phase, if a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck is on the field, you can activate this effect. Special Summon this card from your hand. If you control another Tutor Monster, you can target 1 face-up monster on the field and negate its effect until the end of the turn."

Special Summon, the Tutoring Knight, Friedrich!

Demon Eye took a deep breath, raised the long sword in his hand, leaped onto the field, and pointed the sword at the Rhinoceros Horn Dragon. Several vines that rose from the ground were instantly shattered by golden lightning.

The knight who teaches, Frederic, level 8, light attribute, mage race, attack power 2500.
"I'm sorry, Lord Hikari." The Demon Eye slowly sheathed his sword. "While I would love to help you, I cannot cheat during a duel..."

"It's alright, Lord Demon Eye... or rather, it's for the best." Amagi Hikaru returned the greeting with a smile, "If there hadn't been a genuine, all-out battle, I think even you would have felt some regret."

The demonic eyes couldn't help but slowly exhale a breath of stale air.

As expected of Hikari.

However, now that it has been specially summoned, Lord Hikari's prepared tactics have completely fallen through.

It looked at its sister, only to see that the saintess Acrisia, who was teaching, was now gently raising the hammer and calling out the name of the card.

"Based on the effect of the teaching of the saint, I have added the Holy Announcement of the Instruction from my deck to my hand."

"And then... the Continuous Magic Card, the Divine Proclamation of the Evil Guide!"

The high priest slowly activated the Continuous Magic Card, and as the card was activated, the entire hall began to rumble and shatter.

The altar behind the high priest began to shatter, revealing a bloody arm, and the entire sanctuary darkened.

Hikaru looked around, gazing at the classic scene from the Katu story, then at the spirits present, and couldn't help but sigh.

If this were the original storyline, the two saintesses would have run away long ago upon seeing this scene, and Albus might even have transformed into a dragon and fled with Acyria.

But that's just how the world of elves is; even such a scene is nothing strange to the elves.

It's just suddenly turning into the underworld, it doesn't seem like a big deal.

"The effect handling when the Holy Announcement of the Inauspicious is activated."

Add 1 "Teach" Ritual Monster or 1 "Teach" Ritual Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. If your opponent controls a monster, you can add 1 more "Teach" Card from your Deck to your hand.

1 Search 2!

Super search card!
"I added the 'Emergency of the Demonic Guide' card from the deck, and the 'Daytime End of the Demonic Guide' card from the deck, to my hand."

Daytime end?
Hikaru Amagi was startled upon hearing this.

"The daytime end of the evil guide?" The two saintesses present turned to look at it together upon hearing their teacher's words. "High Priest, what is that—"

“That is… the ultimate power that we teach our race.”

The high priest slowly raised a card. The purple light on the card could no longer be hidden. At the same time, the energy on the high priest's body began to surge wildly.

"Ah!" Albus's eyes widened, and he hurriedly said to Hikari, "Lord Hikari, it, it also has chaotic power within it!"

Hikaru Amagi was very surprised.

He saw it, and he figured it out.

But—the High Priest had been behaving very steadily before, not at all like someone mixed with other monsters!
"Teacher?" the little saintess Acricia called out nervously to her master.

"Don't worry, Acrisia, I've been prepared for this for a long time..." The High Priest's body hissed, and every now and then, there were scenes of flesh and blood tearing apart.

"Could it be... High Priest, that you've been staying here not because you're afraid of what's outside, but to withstand those invading forces?!" Adong exclaimed, his mouth agape in shock!

The demon's eyes showed sadness as it watched this scene.

I see……

that's true……

Aren't I also walking "as two monsters at the same time" right now? The High Priest is guarding this stronghold of resistance, and the pressure he is under must be even greater than mine!

"Hikari, time is not on our side!" The high priest, whose body had been completely torn apart and from which another thick purple arm emerged, raised a card in his hand, "Magic Card."

Activate the Ritual Spell Card, a blessing for the evil guide!
This card allows you to Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster of the same level from your Extra Deck by sending 1 monster to the Graveyard! After this card is activated, you cannot Special Summon from your Extra Deck until the end of this turn!

"In this chaotic world, we can no longer trust anything extra—"

I sent the five Divine Dragons from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and in a Ritual Summon, I summoned the Future Me!

Level 12, the daytime end of the evil guide!

puff-

A huge golden spike pierced its chest. Then, its already enormous body began to expand rapidly. Behind it, fleshy wings that looked like angel wings began to grow slowly. The red markings on its hands gradually turned into blood-red slime and adhered to its hands.

It opened its mouth, looked up at the sky, and let out a final roar. Then, it waved its hands, destroying everything in the hall.

“Ugh…Aaaaaah!!!”

The daytime version of the malevolent guide, level 12, light attribute, mage race, attack power 4000.
"Whoa!!!"

"Great, Great God Official?"

"The High Priest has gone berserk!!!"

"Teacher!! Teacher!?"

"No... don't worry..." After the initial madness, the powerful elf slowly covered his right eye, crawled down, and said in pain and struggle, "It's okay... I just mixed with one of my own cards, not with an elf..."

"But... if we can't even get through this, there's no way we can talk about what comes next!"

Although it was still itself, it was affected by a force that did not belong to it and was powerful enough to rival itself. Its speech became incoherent, like a cassette tape stuck in a loop, making it very difficult for the surrounding spirits and people to listen to.

"As long as I am on the field, the monsters I control are not affected by the effects of Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link monsters activated by my opponent."

"What?"

The two saintesses didn't even hear what was said.

“That weird gibberish has reappeared.” Tiera frowned. “Sure enough, Amagi Hikari, I had my suspicions before, but it seemed normal, so I didn’t tell you. But now, since that chaotic language has appeared, it’s clear that it is also one of the spirits affected by this world itself.”

However… it wasn't as serious as the previous visitor to the Holy Sepulchre.

Hikaru Amagi raised an eyebrow and nodded silently.

It seems that no one but myself can hear the connection?
"Open the face-down card, the trap card, Predator Plan!" Hikaru Amagi decisively flipped open the face-down card. "You can activate this by sending 1 Predator Plant monster from your Deck to the Graveyard. Place a Predator Counter on each of the face-up monsters on the field! Monsters with Predator Counters that are Level 2 or higher become Level 1."

"Predation plan... to reduce the monster's level to 1?" Bai Tiandi lowered his head, thinking and recalling, as if it were a distant memory. "I see. Combined with the effect of the Rhinoceros Horn Dragon, it can nullify the effects of monsters on a large scale... a very reasonable tactic."

However, now that your Rhinoceros Dragon has been negated by Fledelis, this card is useless.

"That's not important. What's important is that I'm going to activate it. I'll send the Cordyceps sinensis to the graveyard so that all the monsters on the field will receive predation markers."

The Guiding Saintess, Predator 1; The Guiding Knight, Predator 1; The Guiding Daytime End, Predator 1.

Because of the universal effect of predator counters, their levels have all been changed to 1.
"After the effect resolves, I'll activate another face-down card, a Quick-Play Spell Card, Predator Fusion!" Amagi Hikaru raised his hand. "The effect of Predator Fusion: You can only activate this effect if there is a Predator monster on the field. Send Fusion Materials (including two or more monsters you control) from your or your opponent's field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck."

I'm fusing the two Dark attribute characters on the field!

"Fusion Summoning, Fusion Wings!"

"Level 8, Ferocious Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon!"

"Ouch!"

Purple wings of light unfurl, and a dragon roars as it enters the fray.

Although it is the one who gets beaten up most of the time when it appears, it never gives up and never admits defeat.

"At this moment, activate the effects of the Ferocious Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon and the Predator Plan in the Graveyard."

First, there's the effect of Predator Plan: If you Special Summon a DARK Fusion Monster, you can target 1 card your opponent controls. Destroy that card. Next, there's the effect of Ferocious Venomous Fusion Dragon: If this card is Fusion Summoned, you can activate this effect. This card gains ATK equal to the ATK of 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls until the end of this turn.

I will destroy the daytime essence of evil; similarly, the object chosen by the dragon for fusion is also the daytime essence of evil!

"Wow!" Albus exclaimed excitedly upon seeing this. "Beautiful! This way, we can not only obtain a monster with 6800 attack power, but also destroy that powerful monster with 4000 attack power!"

"If that's the case, then everything the High Priest did this round was for nothing!" Some fearless elves watching couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"I see... I used the effect of Rhinoceros Horned Dragon to negate the monster's effect, and then used the second-level effect of Predator Project to interfere. If I hadn't drawn Fledris myself, I might have faced a lot of obstacles."

But... things are different now.

Because everything has already been done!
Quick-Play Spell Card, Forbidden Cloth!

Hikaru Amagi frowned.

"Target 1 face-up monster on the field. Until the end of this turn, that monster loses 600 ATK, cannot be destroyed by monster effects, and neither player can target that monster with their effects."

“It’s over… With this, all of Lord Hikari’s operations are over…” Albus’s face showed a trace of pain.

"No, it won't be like that." Demon Eye shook his head. "The effects of the forbidden Cloth need to be dealt with first. Although the forbidden Cloth prevents both sides from targeting that monster, the effects before the chain has already been activated and cannot be interfered with."

Of course, even so—the daytime effect won't be ruined!

Reverse processing of effects —

During the daytime teaching period, ATK: 4000 → 3400.
Ferocious, Hungry, and Poisonous Fusion Dragon, ATK: 2800 → 6200.
In the cemetery, a huge vine sprouted from the ground and pierced Bai Tiandi's body, yet it left no mark.

"Activate the effect of the Holy Annunciation once per turn, if you control a Ritual Monster with the Guidance ability: Determine 1 monster from either your Extra Deck and send it to the Graveyard."

I sent Rainbow Declare from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard.

Is it this complete?

Amagi Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

"The effect of Rainbow Declarer. This effect can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 Ritual Monster or 1 Ritual Spell Card from your Deck to your hand."

I added the Ritual Monster, White Remains of the Demonic Guide, from my deck to my hand.

"Then, activate my own effect!"

It slowly raised its thick, bloody arm and pointed at Hikari: "Hikari, you say you are a duelist seeking fusion? Fine, but the calamity of this world and this dimension is not such a simple matter."

Do you really think that your power alone is enough to change the dimension of this tragedy?

Rather than suffer a slow death here, it's better to take a step back.

My own effect can only be activated during my main phase, and the opponent will apply one of the following effects.

Firstly, for every two cards in your Extra Deck, send one card from your hand or Extra Deck to the Graveyard.

Secondly; all Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters on your field are returned to the Extra Deck!

"what?"

"Wow, amazing results!"

Several nearby elves exclaimed in surprise.

Moreover, every single effect looks so...so...

Vicious!

Hikari is a duelist who uses fusion, and any one of those methods would be tantamount to murder to him!

The former is tantamount to giving up the future! Hikari now only has 13 cards left in his Extra Deck, which means he has to discard a full 6 cards. Will he still have enough cards left to fight? If he doesn't discard the cards in his Extra Deck, he has to discard the cards in his hand, which is also basically equivalent to giving up hope.

But what if we don't choose the former...?

The latter is tantamount to giving up the present!

If we let Fusion Dragon return to the Extra Deck at this point, then what's the point of talking about the future? The opponent can just attack directly!
"Come on, Hikari, make your choice! Let me see if you can withstand these terrible difficulties!"

All the elves looked at him.

The two saintesses, one in front of the other, swallowed hard, anxiously awaiting Amagi Hikaru's choice.

Albus's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, wishing that he was the one fighting, so that he wouldn't care if he lost.

"..."

Hikaru Amagi paused briefly, then smiled and said, "Of course it's... 1!"

I choose to discard 6 cards!

Bai Tiandi opened his blood-red maw and laughed heartily, while the two saintesses also felt a sense of exhaustion.

"You've chosen to give up on the future!? That's right, without the present, how can there be a future—"

"No, what I chose was not to give up the future!" Hikaru Amagi retorted instantly. "Great Priest, just like your duel, although you gave up using the Extra Deck, you still utilized the power of the Extra Monster, didn't you!"
same--

For me, whether it's in my hand, on the field, or in the Extra Deck, as long as it's part of my Fusion, it has no past, present, or future distinction; it will all be part of my Fusion!

I accept outcome 1.

He picked up the Extra Deck: "I sent the Old God Nutz, Predator Chimera, Garuda of Destiny, Ash Dragon of the Fallen Dragon, Predator Glandular Wasp, and Electromagnetic Turtle from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard!"

With 4 extra cards and 2 hand cards, Amagi didn't even blink before decisively "abandoning" his hand cards.

But at the same time... seeing these cards sent to the graveyard, the older Saintess couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"These cards are—"

"Garuda, the Winged One of Shared Destiny..."

Looking at the monster, the little saintess was somewhat moved by the scene.

Just now, the extra monster that the High Priest sent to the graveyard to summon it was this Garuda!

Although the two players' decks had different objectives, they both used the same Extra Monster.

Just like the High Priest and her sister, although their ideas and goals are different, but...

These surviving spirits are the wings of symbiosis, the last survivors of this dimension, and they should cooperate and tolerate each other.

"Your deck..." Seeing Amagi Hikaru send Wings of Destiny to the Graveyard, Bai Tiandi couldn't help but exclaim, "What are you talking about?"

"I don't want to say anything, I just want to prove my fusion!"

"..."

He did not speak again during the day.

"Well then, if there are no objections, I'm going to activate the card's effect."

The effect of Wings of Shared Fate: Draw one card; the effect of Predatory Plant Glandular Wasp: Add 1 Predatory Plant card from your Deck to your hand; the effect of Old God Nutz: If this card is sent to the Graveyard, target 1 card on the field. Destroy that card. I choose the Holy Announcement of the Dead.

The Old God raised his spear and nailed it to the eerie altar behind Bai Tiandi, restoring the splendor of the place.

Then, Hikaru Amagi added the predatory plant Slime Mantis from his deck to his hand and drew another card.

"I didn't expect you could even do something like this. No wonder you're a renowned Fusion Master in the Spirit World... But how are you going to deal with this?" Bai Tiandi grabbed a card that had grown larger with his right hand. "Ritual Spell Card: Guiding Burial. This card can banish Fusion or Synchro Monsters from your Graveyard, and Ritual Summon 1 Guiding Ritual Monster from your hand or Graveyard. I banish Rainbow Declarer from my Graveyard. Ritual Summon."

Level 4, the White Remains of the Evil Guide.

Dim red sparks fell from the sky, and a delicate young girl gently held up her staff, letting them drip slowly.

The White Remains of the Fierce Guide, Level 4, Light Attribute, Mage Race, Defense 2500.
"When this card is Ritual Summoned, you can target 2 face-up monsters on the field; 1 of those monsters gains ATK equal to the other monster's ATK."

Although I cannot choose myself, I can still choose Frederic as my target.

"Let Fledelis increase your Fusion Dragon's attack power!"

The knight who taught, Friedris, ATK: 2500→8700.
"Attack! Attack power 8700!" Albus felt like he was about to faint.

How can this attack be so powerful?!

"8700! That's incredible! No wonder she's Lady Friedrich!"

"Stop praising me, if Lord Demon Eye attacks..."

By daylight, it raised its claws and pointed them at Amagi Hikaru.

"When a monster taught by Fridelis is present, its attack power is increased by 500 for all taught monsters on the field."

"You only have a temporary 3000 health points. You couldn't even escape Fleur Delis's attack. Can you withstand the crisis in this dimension?"

"Lord Hikari—think of something quickly!" The demon eye drew her sword; as a responsible knight, she wouldn't hold back.

"Don't worry... Just like I said, my duel won't be that short. And none of my actions will involve giving up on the future."

The effect of the super electromagnetic turtle!
This card's effect can only be used once in a duel!
You can activate this effect only if your opponent banishes this card from their Graveyard during their Battle Phase. That Battle Phase ends!

The demon eye, who had just drawn his sword, hadn't even made a move when he found himself unable to continue.

Forced end to combat phase!

A brilliant response!
"They actually... turned all my interference into tactics?" Bai Tiandi looked at this scene in astonishment.

But then it shook its head.

"Even so, what can you do? Your Extra Deck only has a few cards left, while I can protect all my students from the effects of your Fusion Monster..."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

"……What did you say?"

“I say, how will you know if you don’t try?” Hikaru Amagi still had the same smile he had when he came to visit. “Perhaps, this dimension is indeed terminally ill, and there is almost no way to save it.”

But before that, why not... give it a try? What if it succeeds? Even if it doesn't, you can always back out, just be prepared to leave earlier, right?

Try it.

A simple word.

But it was a statement that someone who desperately wanted to save their own dimension dared not utter.

"Then... let me see your fusion!"

"End of turn—"

“Then, I’ll begin!” Hikaru Amagi raised her hand. “During the end phase of my turn, I will activate the effect of Ash Dragon’s Fallen Dragon!”

Eh?
The elves were hearing about the card's effect for the first time.

“This is… Albus…” Saintess Acricia was quite familiar with this card.

Albus scratched the back of its head. Before the dimensional mixing, it was known as weak in its own territory and had almost never won. Later, although it was fortunate enough to meet the elves who taught the dimension in the current mixed dimension, it didn't have time to learn much from Acrisia before being devoured by a passing elf.

This was only the second time it had appeared before Akrisia.

but--

What surprised it even more was that Lord Hikari would choose to search for him at this time?

It's clearly very weak.

"Ash Dragon Fallen Dragon can only be activated during the End Phase of the turn it is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 [Teach] monster or [Albus Fallen Dragon] from your Deck to your hand or Special Summon it."

"Oh?" The High Priest was slightly surprised. "This effect is very useful for searching for Flederis, isn't it?"

This is roughly equivalent to negating an effect that is Special Summoned during the opponent's turn!
"What I'm looking for... is Albus himself."

Amagi Hikaru's deck was automatically shuffled, and then a card was ejected, which he caught in his hand.

"Then, during my turn, I draw a card—at this moment, I activate the effect of the predatory plant Chimera Flower in my graveyard. If this card is sent to the graveyard, you can activate this effect during your next Standby Phase. Add 1 Fusion Spell Card from your Deck to your hand."

"Is this another result of retrieval fusion?"

All the elves watched in amazement as Amagi Hikaru fought.

“This…” Albus exclaimed in amazement at the scene.

Retrieve any fusion tactics!

"Impressive, isn't it? This is our lord—from the very beginning of manual fusion to now, our lord can control all fusions at will!" Yan Jian proudly raised his head, feeling honored.

Arbitrary retrieval and fusion tactics...

"What I'm looking for... is still this card, Displacement Fusion." Hikaru Amagi smiled and took out a second Displacement Fusion from his deck.

The elves present looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Displacement Fusion?" Saintess Acricia couldn't help but ask, "Displacement Fusion shares the same name as Fusion on the card itself. According to the rules, you can only have a total of 3 Displacement Fusion and Fusion cards in your deck. You actually put 3 Displacement Fusion cards in your deck? Could it be..."

“That’s right…” Hikaru Amagi chuckled softly, “My deck only has Displacement Fusion, not regular Fusion!”

Only substitution fusion! ??

Rather, at this moment, Amagi Hikaru's "fusion" is "replacement"!
"But substitution fusion can only fuse monsters on the field. Where are we going to find so many monsters to fuse with?"

"Yes...there will be. Besides, it may not even be necessary."

?

"No matter what monster you fuse with, it won't matter," Bai Tiandi continued, repeating, "Haven't I already said that? As long as I'm here, the members we train won't be affected by your fused monster."

That's true... but it only means they're unaffected by those other monsters, isn't it?

"what are you saying?"

"Activate the effect of the Fusion Displacement in the Graveyard, banish it from the Graveyard, return 1 Fusion Monster from the Graveyard to the Extra Deck, draw 1 card from the Deck, I want to return, Ash Dragon Fallen Dragon! Draw 1 card from the Deck!"

Amagi Hikaru returns the Fallen Dragon to the Extra Deck, then draws a card.

"Then, Normal Summon, Rank 4, Albus's Fallen!"

Albus was engrossed in watching when he suddenly heard his own name called. He instinctively pointed to himself, then was overjoyed and ran all the way to the field.

With tattered clothes, a body covered in wounds, and a soul infected by the red light, this Albus is perhaps even more miserable than the Albus in the original story. After all, the Albus in the original story at least had the support of the angelic Exia.

But no matter where it is, it remains a persistent presence.

Albus's Fallen Child, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 1800.
The little saint waved happily at it.

I never expected to face off in the same duel.

"Albus, what use is it with only 1800 attack points?"

"Your Excellency Bai Tiandi, of course it is useful—it is the hope of this world, this dimension. It longs to save this dimension, it wants to separate the chaotic spirits, and it wants to prove that fusion is not like this."

True integration should be about mutual understanding, not forced absorption!

"Interesting. So, what are you going to do?"

"The effect of Albus's Fallen... If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can discard 1 card from your hand to activate this effect. Use monsters on your or your opponent's field, including this card, as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster. At that time, you cannot use other monsters on your field as Fusion Material. I discard my second Substitute Fusion."

"what?"

"Eh!!"

"Isn't this clearly forced fusion?"

The elves watching were making sarcastic remarks.

but--

Is that really the case?

Do not!
Stay in the same place during the day.

Fusion monsters are not created out of thin air. If Albus can fuse with his monsters, it means that... Albus himself can and understand their concepts.

"The fusion conditions are Albus's Fallen and a monster with an attack power of 2500 or more."

"Go, Albus, tell me what you want to do," Hikaru Amagi encouraged Albus.

Albus paused for a moment, then looked at Amagi Hikaru in shock.

Me...me?

I--

I!
Yup!

At times like these, only the native spirit itself has the most say!

Even in this situation, Lord Hikari still believes in himself and supports himself... This is the essence of Lord Hikari's unity!

It took a deep breath: "High Priest! I am the Fallen of Albus from the Imprinted Dimension... Although I am only a relatively weak Albus, I have always firmly believed that the path of fusion should be based on mutual understanding, not forced synthesis. The Ash Dragon Fallen Dragon is the power I awakened after meeting Princess Exeria."

I believe that this dimension definitely has a brand new future, so please... don't give up!

“Boy—” Bai Tiandi leaned down, placing his head in front of Albus, “Are you prepared to say such things? Do you even have the power to do so?! You’re not even as good as some of these guys who haven’t become warriors yet! How can you explain all this! Can you really bear it?”

"This..." It was uncertain.

"Then let's prove it!" Hikaru Amagi laughed and raised his voice, "Let's fuse Albus's Fallen Blood and the White Sky of the Demon Guide!"

what! ?

"What are you doing, Lord Hikari! This kid is simply not capable of withstanding this power!"

"Lord Hikari, I..."

"It's okay—if you feel like you can't hold on any longer, just call my name!" Hikaru Amagi slowly clenched his fist in front of it and said, "I believe in you, and you should believe in me too!"

It opened its mouth wide and stared with wide eyes.

"Go Albus!!" Axelcia cheered it on.

It glanced at Akagi, then at Hikaru Amagi, then at the "three knights" beside Hikaru Amagi, and watched the three knights nod slowly before taking a deep breath.

it is good!
It's not alone; beside it stands the world's strongest Fusion Duelist—

Absolute Fusion!
Hikari!
It opened its arms, and the inscription slowly shimmered on its body, gradually drawing away the power of the daylight from itself.

Purple lightning, crimson whispers of madness, and the immense power of the future elves gradually drained from Bai Tiandi's body, causing it to revert to its former form as a high priest.

But how could Albus withstand such enormous energy?
An immense power surged into Albus's body, causing it to crackle intermittently, and its body began to disintegrate—no, it expanded!

The markings on its forehead emitted a scarlet light, and then golden armor appeared on its body.

only……

When it had absorbed half of it, it began to groan in pain.

too large.

This energy was far too much for a low-level elf like it.

Its body began to shatter, oozing golden blood. The aches all over its body made it unable to stop groaning, but even so, it did not call out that name...

Hikari!
Finally, with another exhilarating roar, it completely transformed into a dragon!
Ash Dragon Fallen Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2500.
"Ugh, ugh..." It was spitting fire and nearly collapsed.

Tierra, standing to the side, looked somewhat surprised.

This little thing can actually withstand it?
Even with the secret support of "Heavenly City Light God Power", a little elf of this level shouldn't be able to withstand it, right?
Didn't this guy say that it had suffered repeated defeats in its own kind and had never won?
Is he really that talented?

This is the habitual misjudgment that Tiera has never seen before.

Tiera had seen many elves, but she was not familiar with the "Tales of White".

At least for elves like "Albus's Fallen," a life with more defeats than victories is closer to the original story.

"Wow... amazing." The high priest stared in disbelief at the scene.

"They actually did it?" Yao Yan felt like his eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.

"Yay! Albus, that's amazing!"

“Cough, ah, cough cough—” Albus couldn’t speak.

"The ATK of Ash Dragon Fallen Dragon is increased by 100 points, which is equivalent to 16 stars, and the total ATK of the Fusion Material Monsters used in this card is 1600 points!"

Ash Dragon's Fallen Dragon, ATK: 2500 → 4100.
“Attack power 4100… Indeed, that’s already surpassed my own.” The High Priest shook his head. “But… Freudris’s current attack power is 8700 points!”
This is still an obstacle you cannot overcome!

"Not only that—the effect of the White Remains of the Evil Guide. It can only be activated if a monster is Special Summoned from the opponent's Extra Deck. Check the opponent's Extra Deck, and send 1 monster from there to the Graveyard."

Hikaru Amagi's Extra Deck automatically flew out and appeared before the High Priest. After a brief inspection, it pointed to one of the cards: "Send this Death Prison Actor - Holy Grave Visitor to the Graveyard!"

"I never expected there to be a fusion monster that could reduce the attack power of monsters other than fusion monsters to 0. That was close, it was really too dangerous."

"That way... there should be no chance of anything going wrong."

“That’s not necessarily true.” Hikaru Amagi smiled and spread his arms wide. “Do you remember? My tactic this time was precisely for [Displacement], to prove [Fusion], to make you believe in…the possibility!”

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, it doesn't matter what happens when I send it to the graveyard—because what I'm going to use is the first monster that your effect sends to the graveyard, to prove that no matter where I am, I will always fuse!"

The effect of the second Displacement Fusion card in the graveyard: Return the Predatory Chimera Flower, banish it, and draw a card.

Like Fusion, Displacement Fusion is not limited to once per turn.

However, with this second activation, the high priest guessed a possibility.

It's not just that.

All the elves also realized that possibility—

"Then, due to the effect of the Predatory Plant Hydra Dragon in the Graveyard, this card can be Special Summoned from your hand or Graveyard by Tributing 1 monster with Predator Counters on your or your opponent's field."

I want to liberate the saintly teacher, Acricia.

From the ground, a giant root slowly rose up, grabbed the little saintess by the collar, and carried her to the spectator stands to the side.

"In that case, we'll have enough monsters on the field again."

"Could it be..." The high priest was taken aback.

Amagi Hikaru's lips curled slightly as he slowly drew a card from his hand and displayed it to all beings.

The third one...

Replacement fusion!

It's the third one!

"The fusion condition is 1 Plant-eating Monster and 1 Dark-attribute Monster!"
Fuse the Plant-eating Truffle Hydrodragon on the field with the Ferocious Poison Fusion Dragon on the field!

"The monster I want to fuse with... is the [Future] that you sent to the graveyard last turn, and it's also the [Fusion] that I'm returning this turn. It's one of my most trusted monsters..."

"Here, witness the legendary monster!"

Two monsters spun in the air, their purple light illuminating all directions, and surprisingly, many flowers sprouted in the empty hall as a result.

The elves touched the flowers; some laughed with delight, while others couldn't help but weep with joy.

In this chaotic dimension, I finally saw a glimmer of purity!
"Fusion Summon!"

"Level 7!"

"Predatory plant Chimera Flower!"

The Super Rafflesia makes its dazzling debut!

Chimera Flower, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Plant Race, Attack Power 2500.
"Chimera Flower can be activated once per turn by targeting 1 monster on the field whose Level is lower than this card's. Banish that monster. I'll banish... the Knight of Teachings, Friedris, whose Level was lowered by Predator Counters!"

The soil churned, and countless branches rose from all directions, transforming into "cranes" ready to take away the invincible knight. But the female knight merely raised her hand, indicating that they did not need to do so, and then gently rose up and flew to the audience seats.

"And that concludes the discussion."

"Excellent... no, absolutely brilliant!" The High Priest couldn't help but applaud. "Not only were you able to defeat me, who used forbidden power, in a duel, but you were also able to use Displacement Fusion continuously in the duel to prove your willingness to change this dimension... It seems I underestimated the name of the [Absolute Fusion Master]."

"A title is just a pronoun used to address someone. The key is whether you are willing to work with us."

"Now that things have come to this, let's... give it a try."

"Alright! The Chimera Flower Grass attacks the White Saint Remains of the Fierce Guide!"
Then, Albus—go!

Amagi light points towards the Great Priest.

"Direct attack!"

"Aww—oh!"

The silver dragon struggled to raise its hand, but still could not control its body. Finally, it had no choice but to open its mouth and roar, releasing the pure power within its body. A moment later, the dragon breath composed of lightning spewed onto the high priest!
High Priest, LP: 4000 → 0!

"Wow!!"

"so amazing!!"

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