Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 677 Comparison (14,000 words, please vote with monthly tickets~~)

After this unique contest for the first strike ended, the duel officially began. As the duel started, more and more spirits began to gather outside the "duel arena," watching the two gods from afar.

Their appearance is similar to some of the characters and companions in the memories of the local elves, but the power they display is incomparable to that of the elves of this world!

Even the dragon sealed by the ice barrier pales in comparison to them!
"My turn!"

Tiera flicked her left hand and produced two cards: "Cover two cards!"

The first move of the attacking side is to cover the opponent's hand.

This scene left many elves bewildered, but those humans who knew or recognized Tiera changed their expressions drastically at that moment.

Could this action be...?

"Activate! Equip Magic Card, Future Fusion, activate!"

Without hesitation, Tiera put down the card in her hand. The card flew out of her hand and transformed into a huge torrent of time, sweeping across the entire DT dimension: "Reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, send Fusion Materials from 'Future' in your Deck to the Graveyard, and perform a Fusion Summon!"
"What I want to merge with... is my other half, Hellfire Tyella!"

Hellfire Teara!

The name struck many elves like a thunderbolt, instantly stunning them. The Shado-Dwarfs, who were watching the duel from afar using projection magic, recognized her presence immediately.

It's that guy who calls himself God!
"Hellfire Machine - Tiera!" Jaden felt immense pressure watching this scene.

Hubert, standing to the side, also had a solemn expression.

Tierra Inferno, when fused with 10 materials, can wipe out both players' hands. In this situation, how can the player going second deal with it?
Even the most skilled duelist would probably lose their head if they went second without any cards in their hand and had to fill the opponent's field.

This isn't a question of whether it's possible or not; it's an experience akin to being in prison!
Tierra came up aiming to decide the outcome immediately—

So, what about the red-haired goddess who is Tiera's rival?

What should we do in this situation...?

Could it be... that the game is over right from the start?!
"Activate the characteristics of monsters in your hand."

But then, Sofia inexplicably raised her right hand and took out two cards.

"Sophia's Shadow Robe. During your or your opponent's Main Phase 1, you can discard this card and 1 Shadow Robe Spell Card from your hand to activate this effect. During that Phase, your opponent cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck!"

"The priestess who inherited my power has corrected time!"

A red-haired woman who appeared to be larger than Sofia appeared on the field. Her pure white and jet-black power blocked the future fusion, preventing Tiera's activation from succeeding.

The next second, time and environment returned to normal, and only two familiar girls remained in the dueling arena.

"Uh... a special ability to block the Extra Deck?"

"Is this the power of that god?"

The Duel Academy students watching the duel gasped in surprise.

Blocking extra decks, even though it can only be done in Main Stage 1, is actually powerful enough!

After all, this card's effect can be activated directly from the hand without needing to be set, so even if the opponent goes first, it can prevent them from setting up their deck!

Especially when going first, because there is no way to enter the battle phase, there is no "Main Phase 2", so this card actually completely blocks all of Tiera's turns!
"Humph……"

Tiera snorted when she saw the card sent to the graveyard, and regretfully sent Future Fusion to the graveyard as well.

"It's a bit of a pity." Seeing this scene in Duel Academy, Manjoume couldn't help but shake his head. "Lady Tiera used the equipment version of Future Fusion, probably to make her appearance as soon as possible. This also resulted in the Fusion Summon and sending the materials to the Graveyard happening at the same time, so she had to Special Summon only the Graveyard monster."

However, if it's a continuous version of Future Fusion, you can send all monsters to the Graveyard this turn and then activate their effects.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Tiera now knows this, but rather than filling the graveyard, she wants to clear her opponent's hand in one go.

"Then, activate it from the hand card, Name Deduction."

Seeing that her initial strategy had failed, Tiera snorted and revealed her magic card.

Because her original plan was to fuse all the body parts of the deck, which would render Name Deduction useless, she chose to directly overwrite other cards and keep Name Deduction in her hand. But now that Future Fusion has failed, she can naturally use the effect of Name Deduction.

"Your opponent declares a Level of 1 to 12. Until a monster that can be Normal Summoned appears, flip cards from the top of your Deck. If that monster's Level is the same as the declared Level, send all the flipped cards to the Graveyard. Otherwise, Special Summon that monster and send the rest of your cards to the Graveyard."

A luck card?
Or is it really a deduction card?
Elves are just as curious as humans.

"Tell me, Sophia! Which one do you want to choose?"

Sophia frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Level 4."

Tiera chuckled, a smirk playing on her lips: "Alright, then level 4!"

She stretched out her left hand, and the deck floated directly in the air, starting to tumble automatically.

The first image is "Return of Flame," the second is "Shadowd Fusion," and the third...

"Level 4, Hellfire Machine Astaroth".

Okay, level 4!

Sofia chuckled softly.

but……

"Although Astaroth's level is 4, it cannot be normally summoned, so it doesn't fall within the scope of the Special Summon. Keep flipping!"

Sofia's brows furrowed instantly, and her smile vanished.

A moment later, Tiera finally found a monster that could be normally summoned.

However, in return, Tiera has already sent six Hellfire cards to the graveyard!
"Special Summon, Level 3 Tuner Monster, Next Generation Controller".

The ancient robot was slowly pulled onto the field by the puppet strings, and then stood guard.

"Hey! It's the controller!?"

Among the many elf spectators, some recognized the familiar card.

"This must be a next-generation combat unit. I can't believe I'm seeing it here."

At this point, it still didn't understand what was happening.

Next-generation controller, level 3, dark attribute, machine race, defense 1200.
I didn't guess right.

Sofia snorted coldly.

"The power of Shaddoll's core in the graveyard. If this card is sent to the graveyard by a card effect, target 1 of your Shaddoll Spell/Trap Cards other than Shaddoll's core in the graveyard, and add that card to your hand. I choose Shaddoll Fusion."

"This time it's Shaddoll?" "It's a fusion of those dangerous creatures!"

“Next-generation controller…” Sophia, however, was focused on more, additional information. She glared at the robot, furious. “Tiera, you’re disgusting! Creating this thing while I was sleeping! I won!”

In the original history of DT, she won and created all living beings on this planet, but Tiera, sealed within the planet, was not well-behaved and created this robot to modify the environment.

"Hmph, who cares about you? I haven't lost," Tiera retorted with a cold snort. "Besides, if it weren't for it, would this planet still have such a good environment?"

"All those things you created, like the Jurassic era, have turned this planet into a wasteland. Isn't it my machines that keep the environment afloat?"

This is also true.

Although the two disagreed on the creation of life, neither of them would destroy the planet. As a result, the next generation, who should theoretically have transformed the world to be more suitable for the life created by Tiera, was instead doing their best to repair the natural environment damaged by the life created by Sofia.

"Without your machines, they wouldn't have changed their evolutionary path midway. Instead, they would have explored their own potential and wouldn't have created decisive weapons to destroy this planet alongside alien weeds!"

The two started arguing as they fought, and the content of their argument was quite frightening, making many of the elves watching turn pale.

I have a feeling that if I listen to just a couple more words, their "elf status" will be severed.

Tiera took the fusion into her hands and then began to examine her own grave.

Ok……

The card I have is not needed for the time being.

"Activate the face-down card," Tiera said, immediately activating the face-down card. "Continuous Spell Card, Purgatory Dream. As long as this card is on the field, all monsters on your field that were originally Level 2 or higher, have their Level reduced to Level 1, and the battle damage inflicted on your opponent by those monsters is halved."

Then, she waved her hand and announced: "Hellfire Satan, Hellfire Beelzebub, and Hellfire Lucifer in the graveyard are preparing to activate, except during duels! Disarm and begin combat! Level 10, Hellfire Namar!"

Blue flames burned behind Tiera, and the terrifying fire gradually rose, until the sky of this world began to burn with infernal fire!

A golden demon made of metal, flapping its wings, is resurrected in this world!

Hellfire Machine Nama, Level 10→1, Fire Attribute, Demon Race, Attack Power 3000.
"Attack power 3000!"

"A high-ranking demon who makes a direct appearance!"

"A monster I've never seen before, is it also a life form from our dimension?"

The elves chattered excitedly.

At this moment, these elves, who usually fought to the death for territory, seemed to become partners fighting side by side, sitting directly around the arena and curiously watching inside.

Some astute Pokémon have already realized that this duel is probably of extraordinary importance to their world, and may even become an opportunity for many Pokémon to grow!
"Set one more card over the wall and end the turn."

Tierra snorted and ended her turn.

If the fusion goes through in the future, she can use the Dream of Purgatory to lower the level of the Hellfire Monster in order to Special Summon Nama and Lilith. But right now, her graveyard only contains Nama and not Lilith, which is quite awkward.

However, the good news is that even so, her initial advantage is already quite significant.

“Then, my turn…” Sophia slowly drew a card from the top of her deck, glanced at it, and pointed to the graveyard. “Then, I activate the ability of Shadow Cloak’s Mirror of Deity in my graveyard. During my Main Phase, I banish 1 Shadow Cloak monster and this card from my graveyard. I add 1 Shadow Cloak Spell Card from my Deck to my hand.”

"Could that mirror be a sacred artifact of the ice barrier?"

"It seems...it really is?"

Search card?
Tiera frowned and began to think.

She instinctively wanted to turn around and ask about the card and the purpose of the series, but she quickly suppressed the thought.

Her duel with Sofia must not involve any other people or things; only in this way can it be a true duel.

Regardless, searching is very important for a deck, especially since Sophia uses a Ritual deck, which seems to require even more searching for spell cards.

"Activate Namar's ability once per turn: When a Spell/Trap Card effect is activated, you can Tribute 1 monster you control to activate this ability. Negate that activation and banish it!"

I'm freeing my next-generation controller from the field, rendering your search ineffective.

Before the magic was even finished, flames engulfed the mirror, extinguishing its color. Sophia was not surprised; instead, she sneered, "A creation of such illustrious merit and glorious achievements, so casually discarded by you. How can you call yourself a god?"

"A machine should behave like a machine. As a machine, it is only reasonable for it to rest and wait for new work after completing its task!"

"Can a cold machine, a machine that only knows how to obey orders, really be called a living being?"

"Since a soul exists, it can naturally be called life!"

The two seemed about to start arguing again.

This scene made many spectators finally understand why the two couldn't sit down and talk.

Clearly, there was a huge disagreement between the two that neither of them had anticipated.

One person insists that only naturally growing things can be called life; the other firmly believes that even if something is made of metal, as long as it has its own soul, it is life.

At least for now, the monsters Tiera uses are proof of her ideas.

Mechanical demons and robots are the monsters she uses.

"I usually summon this, a monster that grows in nature... the natural mole cricket."

nature!?
As Sofia moved, a tiny monster flew out of the soil and then flew around the field.

Many spirits familiar with nature changed their expressions upon seeing this monster.

I'm amazing, that's for sure!

One of the most troublesome elven forces in this dimension, and one of the top three elven warriors that no duelist wants to encounter!

Natural Mole Cricket, Level 1, Earth Attribute, Insect Race, Attack Power 0.
"During your Main Phase or your opponent's Main Phase, you can Tribute this card to activate this effect. Special Summon 1 Nature Monster from your Deck. If the monster with the highest ATK is on your opponent's field, the monster Special Summoned by this effect can become 2."

Tiera frowned.

Creatures of nature...

"I liberated the natural mole crickets. Two different kinds of creatures grew on the field."

The mole crickets slowly disappeared, and two illusory figures slowly rose from the soil.

First there was a huge rock, and then something on top of the rock.

"Life in nature."

Natural walls, natural cherries.

Natural Wall, Level 4, Earth Attribute, Rock Type, Attack Power 1500.
Natural Cherry, Level 1, Earth Attribute, Plant Type, Attack Power 200.
"Hey, can rocks be life?"

"Or rather, why do those two cherries have eyes?"

Humanity was completely bewildered.

Does this even count?

"The power of nature is wondrous. As long as things grow naturally, they can possess their own soul and life." Sofia took out another card, "Normal Spell Card, Lion's Mane: Target 1 face-up monster you control with 'Nature' in its name. The targeted monster's ATK becomes 3000 until the end of the turn, and its effects are negated."

"I choose the natural wall."

A patch of orange-yellow grass fell from the sky and gently landed on the wall. Then, its attack power suddenly surged.

Natural wall, ATK: 1500→3000.
"Oh, so its attack power is the same as that Nama's!"

Wow, it's even!

"Fight! Attack Namar with Natural Wall!"

“Respond to her, Nama!”

Flames burned fiercely, the earth cracked, and blue pillars of fire rose from the cavern. Yet, with each step the natural barrier took forward, the ground closed in a little, blossoming into beautiful flowers. In this frenzied struggle, the world was sometimes scorching hot, sometimes cool, sometimes filled with chilling energy, and sometimes warm and gentle.

boom!
The two monsters perished simultaneously in the violent collision.

Of course, Sofia also has Cherry on the field, whose attack power is enough to reach 200.

"Mutual destruction? Sophia, is this what you want? You criticize me, but aren't you destroying your own things too?"

"Because I want to completely crush you, only then can I feel at ease!" Sofia retorted directly, "Besides, with the nature of this card, when it is sent from the field to the graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster with 'Nature' in its name from your Deck to your field!"

Sofia's deck took flight, spinning rapidly in the air, and all living things in nature appeared at that moment.

"Generated from the deck, a level 4 Nature's Spider Fang."

At the spot where the rock wall shattered, a small flower slowly rose, followed by a spider made of leaves and fruit that slowly emerged.

Natural Spider Fang, Level 4, Earth Attribute, Insect Race, Attack Power 2100.
"With this, there are no monsters on Tierra's field, so the red-haired big sister can attack directly." Serena, who was watching the battle, was so nervous that she even started biting her fingers.

The scene before the duel and the current duel made her realize that the duel between Tiera and Sofia was not a "duel" at all, but rather aimed at physically killing each other.

She didn't dare imagine what would happen if her sister Tiera lost the duel.

"Natural Spider Fang Direct Attack!"

"Activate Trap Card, Counterattack Gate." Tiera said coldly, opening a face-down card as her opponent launched a direct attack. "This can only be activated when the opponent declares a monster directly. Negate that attack, and draw 1 card from your Deck. If the card you draw is a monster, you can Normal Summon that monster face-up."

At the very top of Tiera's deck, a card suddenly burst into blue flames and then flew into the air.

She took the card and glanced at it: "Monster Card, Next Generation Solar Man."

"Because the level is 7, there is no way to summon a higher-level monster, so it cannot be summoned."

"Then, let's attack directly with cherries."

The cherry blossom on Sofia's field flew past like a shooting star, slashing Tierra's left cheek and tearing a piece of skin. After that, the cherry continued its momentum, crashing through the hill behind Tierra with a loud thud.

Upon seeing this, the elves who had come to watch quickly moved even further away.

That's terrifying! They're really going to kill them!

Tierra, LP: 4000 → 3800.
Two hundred points of damage was nothing to Tiera, but those two hundred points of damage reminded her of the past.

More importantly, the two hundred attack power seemed to be hinting at something to her.

The attack power of Sofia's Shadow Robe is 3600, and the attack power of Hellfire Machine Tiera is 3400!

Tiera's hands were trembling, not from fear, but from anger.

"I never expected that I would be the one to cause the damage first." What's even more terrifying is that Sophia, having gained the upper hand, acted innocent. "You recovered earlier, but your level doesn't seem to be that great. Or is it that my creation is indeed superior?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Tiera didn't acknowledge such a thing at all. "It's just an advantage of two hundred health points!"

Indeed, it's just an advantage of two hundred points of life.

Sofia herself was well aware of this.

If a 200-point health advantage were useful, there wouldn't be so many duels among human duelists where a 100-point health advantage could turn the tide.

She wouldn't be complacent.

"Entering Main Phase 2."

She raised her right hand, and light from all directions began to gather in her hand: "Use a level 1 natural cherry and a level 4 natural spider tooth to adjust the star."

My beloved, who grows from the natural earth, appear before me once more to protect all things!
Synchro Summon, Level 5, Nature Beast!

"Ouch!!!!"

A green tiger made of plants roared to the sky and crouched down in front of her.

"Uh, it's a Zoan Beast." "I'm going to throw up, it's a Zoan Beast." "This being summoned a Zoan Beast with just one card..."

Tiera could hear the voices of all the elves around her and analyze their words. The moment they saw the natural beasts, they seemed to become quite distressed.

This monster seems dangerous?

Natural Beast, Level 5, Earth Attribute, Beast Race, Attack Power 2200.
"This card can be activated if the opponent Special Summons a monster from the Extra Deck while it is in the Graveyard, or if you Special Summons a Nature monster from the Extra Deck. Special Summon this card."

The mole crickets reappeared on Sofia's field.

Similarly, Sophia could hear the discussions of the elves around her, which eased her anxiety considerably.

“Did you hear that, Tiera? The creatures around us are praising me. The creatures I created are clearly more suited to this planet.”

"Ha, that's laughable, Sophia. Elves and the creatures you created aren't even the same species," Tiera retorted immediately, raising the card in her hand and flipping it over to shout at Sophia, "Besides, if what you created was really that perfect, why did you use the reincarnation system I created! Isn't it because the creatures you created only care about their own development and lack any internal cyclical logic!"

"That's because they can develop their own unique characteristics; that's how the Gem Knights were born!"

"Nonsense! If it weren't for the power of the planet, how could the Gem Knight have been born!"

When Bai Jing heard the two gods arguing about their own kind, it couldn't help but mutter to itself. It looked around and found its fellow knights. Thinking it best to contact them soon, it informed Amagi Hikaru.

Amagi Hikaru naturally wouldn't stop it, nodding and letting it go about its business while he continued watching the duel.

If this continues, he feels like the two gods are about to expose each other's underwear—

Just as he was thinking this, their argument escalated.

At first, the arguments were just about whether the world was right or wrong, and whether the creatures they created were right or wrong. But as the arguments went on, they started arguing about everything from favorite colors and natural environmental design to more detailed things.

Hikaru Amagi could sense that at this point, their arguments were no longer about "right or wrong," but rather about refuting each other.

If you like red, I must like blue and hate red. If you say the river looks better this way, I must drag it to another area.

Refuting the other side has become their "political correctness." No matter what it is, they must refute each other.

But in reality, they—or rather, at least Sofia believes—have one thing in common regarding this duel.

"Stop with the nice words. As the creator god, don't you want to become the sole god of the synchronized dimension and correct that terrible world?" Sophia crossed her arms and looked coldly at Tiera.

Tiera's forehead veins bulged.

She wasn't hurt by Sofia's words.

Instead, Sophia, realizing that the humans of the Synchro Dimension were utterly worthless, thought of "succeeding as the One God of Synchro and changing the Synchro Dimension," but she was so engrossed in adventuring with Hikaru Amagi that she was completely unaware of this!
This makes Sophia seem more responsible and dedicated than her, more like a proper God of Creation, while she herself is the one playing the role of the assistant!
This was something she absolutely could not tolerate, so she immediately started arguing with Sophia about it again.

What about humans from the same dimension not being creatures of their world? And what about perpetual motion machines not conforming to her aesthetics? Because these were all things she would actually say, Sofia didn't notice Tiera's slight unease and continued arguing with her.

The topic was becoming increasingly dangerous, but the elves around them were growing paler and paler.

If two girls were discussing this kind of thing in front of them, they would usually just laugh it off, and might even wonder where these delusional teenagers came from to their world.

But the performance of these two "gods" was truly earth-shattering!
This made the DT Elf Dimension, which was shaken by their duel, seem precarious and about to collapse at any moment!

"Tsk... I'll set two cards face down and end my turn."

The argument yielded no results, and Sofia, grumbling, covered two cards, ending her turn.

Tiera tidied her hair a bit and drew a card from her deck.

She glanced at the card she had drawn, then looked at the other cards.

In this case, let's prioritize using Shaddoll Fusion.

“Spell Card, Shaddoll Fusion: If my opponent controls a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, this card can fuse monsters directly from my Deck.” Tierra revealed the Shaddoll Fusion card she had recycled last turn.

If this card passes, then Tiera can Special Summon Shaddoll Nephilim. In that case, you can activate the effects of Shaddoll monsters at least twice, using Shaddoll Dragon and Shaddoll's Flame Core Dream Prison to destroy the back row and continue to build up the graveyard.

If all else fails, you can pile up graves of "Shadowbeasts" to annoy Sofia's Nature Beasts.

She quite liked the scene.

but--

It's not that easy.

Sofia had already figured it out before the duel: with her understanding of dueling as a form of combat, it was wishful thinking to think she could catch up with Tiera in a short time.

She is Tiera's enemy, but also Tiera's symbiotic sister, and knows Tiera intimately.

She concluded that she absolutely could not catch up with Tiera, and that meant absolutely not.

But precisely because of this, she was even more aware that this was her only chance.

Because further down the path of dueling, she will only fall further behind, since she hasn't seriously studied dueling, while Tiera, under the influence of a certain human, is progressing rapidly.

But should Sophia be expected to find a human mentor on her own instead of learning on her own?
That is impossible.

She couldn't do that, and she didn't think that Akama Reiji was really worth her expectations. More importantly, she had only cooperated with Akama Reiji for a short time.

Therefore, she had figured it out before the duel: if she wanted to win, there was only one way.

That day, she saw the dueling strategy—

against!

And coincidentally, this is something she can do whether she attacks first or second!
"Due to the nature of Naturie Beasts, when a Spell Card is activated, you can send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard to activate this effect. If this card is face-up, negate that activation and destroy it!"

The Nature Beast raised its right claw, leaped forward, and tore apart the Shaddoll Fusion, causing Tiera, who was preparing to use Shaddoll Fusion to gain victory, to shrink her pupils slightly.

"An unlimited magic nullification!?" Almost all the human spectators watching the duel gasped in astonishment. Unrestricted, any number of magic nullifications!
Moreover, it seems that it is possible to activate the magic counter multiple times within the same chain!

Tiera's expression changed drastically as she watched the dissipating fusion.

The surrounding elves' discussions noticeably became more heated.

Nature Beast, Nature Wood Scale Dragon, Nature Wood Dragon Beast—three disgusting and dizzying extra monsters from the Nature race!

Sofia picked up the two cards at the top of the deck and glanced at them.

Avans, the Shadow Cloaked Demon Swordsman, and the Shadow Cloaked Mirror of Gods and Demons.

Once again, I've collected all the Shadow Cloak cards from the graveyard.

"By the way, the nature of the mole cricket allows you to Special Summon Nature Camellia from your deck during the opponent's Main Phase by releasing itself."

A camellia blooms in Sofia's field.

Natural Camellia, Level 4, Earth Attribute, Plant Race, Attack Power 1400.
"This effect can only be activated if Nature Camellia is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned. Send 1 Nature card from your Deck to the Graveyard. I send Nature Sunflower from my Deck to the Graveyard."

Sofia took the card, showed it to herself, and then took it to the cemetery.

However, after Sofia finished her operation, Tiera remained motionless for a long time.

Sofia looked at her as if she were looking in a mirror, and after a long while, Tiera suddenly said, "This is... my turn!"

"so what?"

"I've had enough!" Tiera roared, her fury seemingly reflected in the entire world—thunder, heavenly fire, and shattered earth. "We are all the creator gods of this world, so why do you want to monopolize everything!"

"You clearly want to have it all to yourself!"

"Then why did you tear my limbs apart, and my soul apart!"

"Because even when you were sealed inside the Divine Star Tree, you didn't sleep peacefully!"

"I will never forgive you!"

"I won't let you off the hook either. You've completely changed my world!"

Tiera glared at Sofia: "My turn is mine alone! Don't interfere with my turn—Sofia!! I've put up with you long enough, you've been making moves on my turn since the very first one!"

"Are you expect me to just stand here and let you win? No way!" Sophia retorted, not to be outdone. "What 'your turn' and 'my turn'? It's all about the fight!"

Tiera's right hand trembled, but the elves around her gradually sensed something.

On the human side, many people have already realized this.

Preferences, abilities, and unique characteristics are things that can be discussed to some extent, but there are two points that neither of them will compromise on.

That is……

The right to decide!
The power to decide how this world should grow!
In theory, the two of them should discuss and decide together on a reasonable design.

And that's exactly what they've always done.

There are some things Tiera can compromise on, and some things Sofia doesn't mind.

They readily accept that the world is evolving in a positive direction.

Until one day, they encountered a point of contention that made peaceful coexistence impossible—how should the creatures of this world be treated?

Yusei, who was watching the battle, was the one who understood the most, but was also the most bewildered.

So that's how it is. Are there irreconcilable conflicts between gods?

Fortunately, the gods in their world did not have such a big difference in opinion.

"Natural Beast, indeed a powerful effect, but, Sophia, do you think I'm really afraid?" Tiera opened her graveyard and took out a card. "Activate the effect of Flame Return in the Graveyard. Banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 3 banished FIRE monsters in your Graveyard. Return those monsters to your Deck, and draw 1 card."

"Have you forgotten, Tiera, the effect of Nature Beasts—"

The natural beast let out a howl.

"Useless!" Tiera retorted immediately. "The effect of Nature Beast is to send the top two cards of your deck to the Graveyard when a Spell Card is activated. In other words, it can only activate its effect at the moment the Spell Card is activated."

However, neither the spell cards in the graveyard nor those already on the field are activated; they are used as effects!

what?
Sofia's eyes widened.

There's this kind of difference?!
"There's even such a detail!?" Rin and Yugo exclaimed in surprise.

Many people and elves exclaimed in surprise, but some were still astonished by what happened.

Tierra... knows so much about dueling?

This is precisely the "knowledge of dueling" that Tiera accumulated through long-term interaction with Amagi Hikaru, through constant exposure and careful questioning. Tiera is no longer the god who knew nothing, but a genuine "warrior" capable of dueling with many people.

And this is precisely the "gap" between Sofia and Tierra.

"I'll collect the soldiers from the three Hellfire Machines and draw one card."

Tiera drew a card, glanced down at it, and snorted coldly.

Magic card, can't be used.

but……

She looked at the field.

"Activate the function of the Continuous Spell Card Infernal Dream on the field."

You can activate this effect by sending this face-up card from the Spell & Trap Zone to the Graveyard. Use monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 Inferno Fusion Monster.

Monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck can be used as Fusion Material if they are on your opponent's field.

"Deck fusion?!"

"There's even deck fusion."

"Furthermore, since it's a Continuous Spell Card that has already been activated, this function cannot be affected by Nozomi Beasts!"

"But what should we fuse and summon at this point? Our own essence?"

The students from the merged dimension were having a heated discussion.

If Tiera is fused, the attack power will be enough to reach 3400 points, which can easily defeat the Nature Beast, and then the next round of tactics can be carried out.

But Tiera with 6 materials doesn't seem to have that invincible effect, does she?

More importantly, Sofia did not have any cards in hand at this time.

Tierra opened her tomb and took a look.

3 Hellfire Machines.

There are 8 Inferno units remaining in the deck.
"I'm sending Inferno Belfinger and Inferno Lilith from my deck to the graveyard for a Fusion Summon!"

Only two were fused?!

"Fuse two monsters together to summon Hellfire Machine - Evil!"

Blue flames erupted from the cracked earth, and a demon engulfed in blue fire flew out from within.

Hellfire Machine - Evil, Level 1, Fire Attribute, Demon Race, Attack Power 1100.
"Inferno - Evil Function: If this card is Fusion Summoned, you can activate this effect by banishing 1 Inferno monster from your Graveyard. Send an equal number of Inferno monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard. In this case, you can have a maximum of 1 card with the same name."

"So, the Nature Camellia's ability can only be activated if the opponent successfully Normal or Special Summons a monster. Special Summon 1 Nature monster from your Graveyard. I Special Summon Nature Sunflower! Don't forget, there's also Nature Mole Cricket, which can also be reborn from the Graveyard!"
This is the natural cycle of change!

Natural Sunflower, Level 2, Earth Attribute, Plant Type, Attack Power 500.
Tiera, her face cold, picked up Belphegor from the graveyard: "I banish the Level 6 Belphegor and send the remaining 6 Hellfire monsters in my deck to the graveyard!"

"Ah, I see. If you fuse Tierra yourself, you can only fuse 6 cards. But if you use Evil, you can send all 8 Hellfire cards in your deck to the graveyard!" Jaden suddenly realized.

"This guy is actually quite capable," Hubert remarked.

Tiera sent the remaining Infernals from her deck to the graveyard, then flicked her left hand and said, "Sophia, I'm going to kill you."

"Then come."

Special Summon "Nama the Firecracker from the Graveyard, and Satan, Beelzebub, and Lucifer from the Graveyard!"

The crimson demon reappeared.

"Activate its power: This effect can only be activated when this card is Special Summoned. Destroy all other monsters on the field!"

What a powerful effect!

Clear the area immediately!

Many elves were taken aback.

“With the Nature Sunflower’s ability, when your opponent activates a monster effect, you can Tribute this card and 1 Nature monster you control to activate this effect. Negate that activation and destroy it!” Sofia then pointed to her field. “Also, with Nature Camellia on the field, I have one chance per turn to Tribute my Nature monster’s effect to send the top two cards of my Deck to the Graveyard.”

"Tiera, I started learning dueling later than you, but all I need to do is stop you!"

The slender sunflower faced forward, bathed in divine light, which unleashed immense power within it.

"Send the top two cards of your deck to the graveyard to negate and destroy your Namar's effect!"

Natural plants entwined around Nama, shattering everything in their path!
Rumble.

The mechanical structure shattered into blue flames, which crashed to the ground and ignited behind Tiera. She stared coldly at Sophia, oblivious to her surroundings, appearing even more terrifying and majestic.

Countless elves dared not speak again, and silently retreated.

Sofia looked at the two cards sent to the graveyard: Shadow Cloak's Resurrection and Shadow Cloak Warrior Exaldon.

"Send Astaroth, Asmodeus, and Baal from the cemetery to reactivate them, so they may return from the dead once more!!"

The cycle of machinery!
Hellfire Machine Namar!

"Roar--------"

The crimson demon rose once more from the graveyard, its blazing fire seemingly capable of shattering everything!

The mechanical demon, which had just been shattered, regained its vitality in an instant, and the very first moment of its resurrection, it was about to unleash its fury once more!
"Nama's ability activates upon Special Summon. Destroy all other monsters on the field!"

"Let's try again. Nature Sunflower, release yourself and Nature Mole Cricket to nullify and destroy your monster effect!"

The machine landed among the mountains, at the feet of the elves, who stared at the horrific scene, their faces ashen.

Half of the sky in this world has been completely shrouded in blue flames. Almost all the elves under this sky feel suffocated and scorched, but along with the suffocation comes anger!
"the third time!"

the third time!
goo—

Many people and even elves instinctively swallowed.

They all knew what Tiera meant by the third time!
"Send the decimal tubes, Admirer, and Lilith from the cemetery to restart them!"

ka ka ka-

ding ding ding-

The metal began to "reverse" wildly.

As if time were flowing backward, the metal kept recombinating.

That crimson demon has returned once again!

Hellfire Machine Namar!
Hellfire Machine Nama, Level 10, Fire Attribute, Demon Race, Attack Power 3000!

"Nama's ability is to destroy all monsters on the field except for himself!"

This time, no one can stop Tierra!
The blue flames burned plants, rocks, insects, beasts, and even the demons around them!
“…Tiera, that’s what I hate most about you.”

"..."

"You'd even destroy your own things to achieve your own goals, just to prevent me from succeeding."

"Life and death are merely states of reincarnation, something you and I should understand better than anyone. As long as the goal is achieved, what is the big deal about death?"

Sofia did not refute it.

Because that's how she always remembered Tiera.

But for some reason, after saying those words, Tiera felt a little dazed.

Can I still hold on to this?

She didn't dare to think any further.

"An evil power. If this card is sent to the Graveyard or banished, activate this effect. Add 1 'Purgatory' Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand."

Bright blue flames gradually burned on Tiera's body, and a card popped out automatically and fell to the ground.

"Decisive Realm, activate!"

She spread her arms and activated a high-level divine spell.

"As long as this card is on the field, your Inferno monsters gain ATK equal to the number of Inferno monsters you banish x 100!"

"Attack power increased?"

"How many were excluded—"

"It was revived 3 times, 3 cards each time, plus the ones excluding evil, for a total of 10!"

Ten cards, that's 1000 points!
Nama's attack power will reach 4000 points!
That was just right, enough to win outright!

"Nama, go, attack directly," Tiera commanded Nama.

Seeing this, Sofia activated a face-down card: "Trap Card, Divide Wall. Can only be activated when your opponent declares an attack. All Attack Position monsters on your opponent's field lose ATK equal to the number of monsters on your opponent's field x 800."

You only have 1, so the reduction is 800.
Or are you going to activate Namar's effect?

That is absolutely impossible.

For Sofia, what she most wanted to see was Tiera freeing Nama and then launching a direct attack.

But obviously, such good things don't happen easily.

A huge, purple chasm divided the entire dueling arena in two, and so the earth, the sky, the sea, everything was cut in two.

The two people stood on opposite sides of the dividing wall, speechless.

boom!
The flames slammed into Sophia, and her body, having taken the hit, began to shatter, revealing her inner essence—a pure white and pitch-black power that momentarily stunned countless elves.

Sofia, LP: 4000→800.
"End the battle and activate the ability of the Decisive Realm. If you have no monsters on your field or only Fiend-type monsters, you can activate its ability. I add 1 Inferno monster that I banish to my hand."

I added the decimal tube to my hand, then summoned it in defense position.

Hellfire Machine Namar, ATK: 3200→3100.
Tiera looked at the other cards in her hand.

"End turn."

After Tiera's turn ended, Sofia drew a card from her deck.

She looked at the card in her hand and pondered for a moment.

"The ability of Spirit Visage's Resurrection from the Graveyard. If you control no monsters, banish 1 Spirit Visage monster and this card from your Graveyard to activate this effect. Add 1 Spirit Visage Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. I add Spirit Visage's Mirror to my hand."

Furthermore, the ability of Shadow Spirit Dress's Kaleidoscope also banishes Shadow Spirit Dress monsters from the Graveyard and adds Shadow Spirit Dress's Kaleidoscope from the Deck to the hand.

"Normal Summon: Shadow Dancer Emilia."

Shadow Dancer Emilia, Level 4, Water Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 1600.
The red-haired figure appeared on Sofia's field. This monster's appearance was the one she borrowed to facilitate her activities in the human world.

"This effect can only be activated if this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 Shadow Dress Ritual Monster or 1 Shadow Dress Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. I added Shadow Dress of Trident Dragon to my hand."

"Activate the Ritual Spell Card, Shadow Cloth's Kaleidoscope!"

"Namah's power, freeing the decimal tube, negates and excludes your effects."

Tiera looked at the ritual magic card and said calmly.

She had originally intended to save the effects of Namar for a more useful purpose, but it seemed that if she didn't use it now, she might never have the chance to use it again.

"Then, Shadow Spirit Robe's Demon-Slaying Mirror!"

Sophia activated her second Ritual Spell Card.

"When Emilia on the field is Ritual Summoned as one of the Shadow Cloak Ritual Monsters, she can be used as the stat required for the Ritual Summon. I release Emilia and Ritual Summon her."

"The Shadow Robe of the Trident Dragon".

Lingling—

Frost fell.

The icy wind, carrying moisture, transformed into silvery-white ice armor, and a warrior clad in it slowly appeared on the field.

Some of the elves in the ice barrier couldn't help but cry out in terror, but they calmed down a second later after realizing that it wasn't a "trident dragon".

Trident Dragon Shadow Robe, Level 9, Water Attribute, Warrior Race, Attack Power 2700.
"You can activate this effect when you Ritual Summon Trident Dragon's Shadow Spirit Robe. Banish 3 cards from your opponent's hand, field, and graveyard."

Tiera frowned at Sophia without speaking, but the frost had already foreshadowed everything.

Even a powerful demon like Namar, or a decimal tube in the tomb, or a card in Tiera's hand, cannot escape being enveloped by ice.

Snapped--

"The Trident Dragon's Shadow Robe attacks directly."

The Trident Dragon Shadow Spirit Robe's attack was no less powerful than Nama's. A deathly cold enveloped Tiera, causing her appearance to change. She shook her head, adjusted her posture, and became even taller, more like a "living thing."

Tierra, LP: 3800 → 1100.
"...End the round."

Sofia said calmly.

The current situation looks rather bad for Tiera.

Because all her high-level demons have been eliminated, even if she reaches the final battle in the next round, she can only recall low-level demons to use for special summons to build defenses. Otherwise, she will be directly attacked by the Trident Dragon's Shadow Robe and lose the duel.

but--

Tiera had a strange feeling.

Won.

This feeling isn't unfamiliar...

No.

That might sound a bit pretentious.

She had experienced this feeling many times before, so it wasn't unfamiliar to her.

That is--

The confidence I felt from Hikaru Amagi.

That was the confidence of a duelist, the confidence of the strongest Fusion User, the confidence of a duelist pursuing fusion in battle.

That's the aura of a true duelist.

What was the most crucial thing for her in this duel?
A power greater than Sofia's?
No—that doesn't make sense, because even if you're better than your opponent, it doesn't matter. Whether it's filling the graveyard or drawing cards, they can do it perfectly in a duel and get the cards they want perfectly.

Awakening even earlier than Sofia?
No… although they awakened earlier and were exposed to duels earlier than Sophia, the difference was negligible given the quality of their cards. This is because their “decks” were not decks that normal humans would use, nor were they decks that elves of a single race could use.

Strength is the very name of God!
What truly gave her an edge over Sofia was [understanding].

She understands humans and how to fight, which is why she was able to analyze the applicability of the [Natural Beast] in an instant.

This is... the fundamental reason why Sofia cannot catch up with her in a short time.

She understood the struggle and also came to understand Hikaru Amagi.

But this understanding...

Is it God's understanding of His family, or something else?

Having dedicated myself to the cycle of life and death, I have come to understand the pure flesh and blood body?
This is ridiculous.

She covered her chest with one hand.

Thud, thud.

Can a mechanical life have a vibrant heartbeat?

"My turn, draw a card—" Tiera drew a card from her deck.

The casing tools are ugly!

Amagi Hikaru created two extra copies, resulting in an amazing draw rate!

She wins!
"Activate the freeze of the trap card casing."

"!!"

Everyone who had witnessed Wright's duel now understood what she was about to do.

"After this card is activated, it becomes an Effect Monster and is Special Summoned. If this card is Tribute Summoned by a 'Hidden Shell' monster, it can be Tributed as one of three."

Set the Shell Tool's Ugly Pendulum Scale and activate its ability, paying 800 Life Points. Add the hidden Shell Killer Materialism from your deck to your hand.

“Materialism?” Sofia sighed slightly. “The ecological cycle system.”

Tiera looked at the card in her hand.

It is not just a cycle of life; it is itself a part of life.

Her life!

"Liberate the frozen shell, summoned by superiors, the hidden shell killer materialism."

Colorful lights shimmered in the blue sky, and the blue flames that symbolized Tiera's wrath gradually disappeared, replaced by a sky like a rainbow.

Sofia was stunned for a moment as she watched this scene.

Tiera, who never gave up until she hit a brick wall, has actually calmed down?

Tierra took a deep breath.

At this moment, her mind was filled with more questions and more thoughts.

"Materialism's special ability: You must send 1 monster from your hand or field to the Graveyard."

Since Sofia has no other cards on the field, Shadow Cloak of Trident Dragon will be automatically sent to the graveyard to rest.

Controlling life and death—that is the power of materialism.

“Now, it’s my turn, and only I can decide!” Tiera repeated, then pointed at Sophia, “And this time, I won! Go back and train for another five thousand years!”

Materialism, attack it directly!

The core of materialism began to condense light, and then, an iridescent laser cannon pierced the sky!

Sofia, LP: 800→0.
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