Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 787 Inheritance, Legacy, and Integration (5K words, bonus chapter, please vote with monthly tickets~)

"This card can be activated by targeting 1 Great Sage monster on the field. Equip 1 Level 4 or lower Great Sage monster from your Extra Deck, field, or Graveyard as an Equip Spell Card to the targeted monster."

The moment Amagi saw the card, he quickly examined its text. Although he couldn't see it clearly, he could tell that only the first half of the magic card in Endymion's hand was clear; the subsequent effects related to links were unclear, like gibberish.

This actually works?
Hikaru Amagi couldn't help but mutter to himself.

If that's possible, then wouldn't we even have a chance to use "Ice Sword Dragon"?
"I equipped the Demon God of Extinction with the Crystal Goddess Ningaluru."

Sandriyong raised her right hand, and a huge crystal golem fell from the sky and stopped at the array eye where she was.

"A monster equipped with it can attack the monster up to twice in the same battle."

I used Zoroah to attack and destroy your Rhinoceros Dragon, then attacked your Dark Summon. Because you also activated a monster's effect, even the Rhinoceros Dragon's Counter-Placing effect couldn't be activated.

Hikaru Amagi raised his hand to shield his face.

The flames refracted through the crystal, casting a scorching light that made his eyes slightly glare.

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000→3800.
"End of combat phase, proceeding to main phase 2."

"Hiss, did they skip the battle phase again?"

“In the past, the most thrilling phase of a duel has become secondary.”

"They weren't thinking about a quick victory; instead, they were thinking about how to deal with the enemy, how to process the opponent's cards more smoothly, how to reduce the opponent's resources, and then gradually erode their strength to achieve victory."

"Is the scale of victory slowly tipping in Endymion's favor?"

"Yes...he has a greater advantage in terms of resources."

“Heh.” Endymion chuckled softly, then said, “When Ningaluru is equipped, you can target 1 Great Sage card in your Spell & Trap Zone and 1 Spell & Trap card on your opponent’s field. Destroy those cards.”

I'm going to destroy Ningaruru himself and the face-up cards on your field.

"Come on, Hikaru Amagi, let me see what your overlay card really is!"

"Then activate the overlay card—Fusion Preparation!"

"Oh?" Endymion was taken aback.

It wasn't... a predation plan?
"Reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck to your opponent, and add 1 Fusion Material Monster from that monster's name to your hand. I reveal, Ash Dragon Fallen Dragon, adding Albus Fallen to my hand!"

! !
That's it!

"I see." Endymion nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

“Since Hikari chose Dark Summoning Beast, it means that he doesn’t have Predator in his hand. Otherwise, he would have had more options, such as Merkaba, Light Chariot, or even Erythion.” Aleister is an expert in this area. “Because there is already Caligula on the field, his survival pressure is not that great. So you just need to put pressure on him and then increase the number of follow-up countermeasures.”

Albus, that monster could easily deal with the Demon God of Extinction…

Endymion frowned, but did not refute.

“Well then, it seems we need to use a different approach.” It looked at its hand. “Normal Summon: Endymion, the Great Sage of the Holy and Demonic Realms.”

A classic way of summoning oneself.

However, compared to the fully armed Holy Sorcerer King, he didn't look so majestic in this state; instead, he seemed quite kind.

"Endymion can target 1 face-up Spell Card on your field. Destroy that card, and draw 1 card from your Deck. Then, select 1 card from your hand and return it to the bottom of your Deck."

Destroy the magical city, draw a card.

It looked at the card it had drawn and then said, "I choose a card to return to the bottom of the deck."

"And what I drew... was magic—"

Crystallized Magic Tears of Light

"This guy drew another usable card," Tiera exclaimed in surprise.

"You can activate this effect if you control a Great Sage monster or a Witchcraft monster. Send 1 Spellcaster monster or 1 Spell Card from your Deck to the Graveyard."

I sent Summoner Aleister from my deck to the graveyard.

Then--

Spell Card, Summon Magic!

"Except for the Summoner Aleister in my graveyard and the Crystal Witch Sandriyon in my graveyard, Fusion Summon!"

"Level 9, Summoned Beast Merkaba!"

Aleister raised the magic card in his hand, and a huge summoning arrow appeared at the center of his array. Then, a massive chariot flew out from the aura.

Summoned Beast Merkaba, Level 9, Light Attribute, Mechanical Race, Attack Power 2500.
"If a Summoning Spell is in the Graveyard, its effect can be returned to the Deck. You can also recycle 1 banished Aleister."

"Wow, Endymion has retrieved Aleister this time!"

"So, next turn, it can summon Aleister again, then search for summoning magic, and then fuse with the summoned beast?"

"That's incredible..."

Many elves exclaimed in amazement.

Amagi Hikaru frowned slightly. Dragging this out was actually going to be somewhat disadvantageous for him.

"Activate the effect of Endymion, the Great Sage of the Holy and Demonic Realms, on the field. Target 1 Great Sage monster you control and equip it with an Equip Card from your Extra Deck."

I equip it to the Demon God of Blazing Fire, the Dragon God of Blazing Fire, Bahram!
As long as the monster equipped to this card cannot be destroyed by the effects of your opponent's Spell/Trap Cards, and you can destroy your opponent's monsters at the start of the Damage Step in a battle with your opponent!

Excluding Spong the Sealed Magician from your Graveyard, target the Demon of Extinction and activate its effect. Equip 1 Great Sage monster from your Extra Deck or Graveyard as an Equip Spell Card to it.

Equip the Guardian of the Codex, Aiwass, in the graveyard to increase its attack power by 1000!

Finally, excluding the Great Sage of Crystallization Sandriyon in the Graveyard, activate its effect targeting the Demon God of Extinction! Equip it with the Crystal Goddess Ningaluru from the Graveyard!

The Archmage's magic circle shone even brighter, and Endymion raised his hand, making the already blazing magic circle even hotter.

Ningaluru, Aiwas, and Bahram, three enormous "guardian beasts," appeared on its field, becoming the core of the magic circle and amplifying the power of the Demon God of Absolute Fire.

Zorroia, the Demon God of Extinction, ATK: 2900→3900.
"hiss--"

Many viewers gasped in surprise.

"Wow! That's amazing, Mr. Endymion!" The dark magician girl couldn't help but shout into the microphone to cheer the surrounding spirits, "Now the Demon of Extinction is equipped with Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monsters at the same time!"

This means that all monster effects from the Extra Deck will be unable to activate! Even if Amagi-kun summons other types of monsters, he won't be able to activate their effects!

"So powerful." One of the elves swallowed hard.

They feel they have no way to deal with this level of lockdown.

Moreover, although Hikaru Amagi obtained "Albus's Fallen Blood", because of the existence of Merkaba, if Albus activates its effect, Endymion only needs to discard Aleister to instantly render Albus's Fallen Blood power useless!
"Cover a card and end the turn."

Endymion now felt completely confident.

"Come on, Hikari, let me see how you're going to break through this situation."

Triple additional lockdown!

Even overdosing and synchronization are not allowed!

Furthermore, with monster effects ineffective, even Albus's Fallen Will not be able to defeat the Demon God of Absolute Fire!
"My turn, draw a card—" Amagi Hikaru pondered for a moment and then drew a card directly from the deck.

He glanced down at the card he had drawn, and instantly a complete plan formed in his mind.

"Activate the Spell Card, Bright Fusion."

"Then, a trap card: Mana Drain!"

"This card can only be activated when the opponent activates a Spell Card. If the opponent discards 1 Spell Card from their hand, this card can be negated. If the opponent does not discard any Spell Cards, the activation of their Spell Card is negated and the card is destroyed."

Amagi Hikaru raised an eyebrow slightly: "Then I'll discard the equipment fusion."

"Heh, so you happen to have equipment fusion available?"

Endymion shook his head slightly, without saying a word.

"With the effect of Bright Fusion, I send Jewel Knight Nappesulfur and Amusement Wizard Trickster from my deck to the graveyard and Special Summon Jewel Knight Green."

Gem Knight - Slanting Green, Level 5, Earth Attribute, Angel Race, Attack Power 2300.
"The effect of Trickster Jester. This card can be sent to the Graveyard, then you can target 1 Amusement Wizard monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster. The monster Special Summoned by this effect has its ATK and DEF reduced to 0. After that, you take 1000 damage."

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 3800→2800.
Endymion remained calm and composed. As long as Albus wasn't summoned, he had nothing to worry about.

"Activate the effect of the Fusion Armor, return to the deck, shuffle, and draw a card." Hikaru Amagi looked at the card he drew, his pupils shrinking slightly.

It is it—

"...I activate the Spell Card, Shaddoll Fusion."

"Suit yourself," Endymion then waved his hand.

It doesn't need to activate Merkaba's effect. If Merkaba's effect were activated at this time, Amagi Hikaru could directly use Albus's Fallen to fuse with its Absolute Fire Demon God, and then there would be no follow-up.

Hikaru Amagi frowned slightly, then glanced at the extra cards and the deck.

"Then, I'll send Shaddoll and Shaddoll Lizard from my deck to the graveyard. Fusion Summon!"

"God's agent, Tyrell's messenger—"

"Shadowy Midrash!" Shadowy Midrash, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 2200.
“Midrush? As a monster, its effects are just as troublesome as Carigula’s. But it’s useless, Hikari.”

"Then, the effects of Shaddoll and Shaddoll Lizard activate. Shaddoll Lizard's effect sends Shaddoll Hedgehog from the Deck to the Graveyard. Shaddoll's effect draws one card."

"With the effect of Shaddoll Hedgehog, I added Shaddoll Hound from my deck to my hand."

"...Normal Summon Albus's Fallen, activate its effect, discard Shaddoll Hound from your hand, and then you can Fusion Summon a monster from your own field and your opponent's field! In that case, you must use it as one of the Fusion Materials."

"Now!!!" Endymion instantly focused his attention. "Discard Aleister from my hand, activate the effect of Summoned Beast Merkaba, negate and banish the effect of your Albus's Fallen!

"Oh no!!! What a pity!!" the black magic girl exclaimed in regret. "With this, Amagi-kun's fusion has failed!"

"Is it ultimately impossible to overcome the Demon God of Annihilation?"

"I never imagined that even Lord Hikari's fusion could fail."

"What should we do then?"

Many people sighed.

It seems that everything has come to an end?

"...Ha, this is the moment I've been waiting for, Lord Endymion."

"?"

Endymion was somewhat surprised.

"Now that things have come to this, aren't all your methods clear? What cards do you still have left to use?"

“Yes, of course there is—” Hikaru Amagi said with a smile, “Of course, as long as the Demon God of Absolute Fire is present, I cannot activate the effect of the Fusion Monster, but—as you said, the effect of perpetual presence can be used again!”

"Albus's effect failed to activate, but that doesn't mean I don't have any other monsters available!"

"What?"

Endymion paused for a moment.

"With Green on the field, I can perform a Normal Summon of 1 monster once, in addition to the Normal Summon."

!!!

"I unleash the Jester and Midrash from the field to initiate a superior summoning!"

What!!!???

"A summons from a higher authority?"

"Monsters of seven stars or higher?"

"Who...who could this be?"

Even the three sages were somewhat surprised.

A summons from a higher authority?

It was actually a summons from a higher level.

"The Demon God of Extinction is now immune to magic and traps, and can block the effects of Fusion, Xyz, and Synchro Monsters."

However, among all these resistances and blockades, there happens to be one that cannot be avoided or defended against.

"...Monster effect?" Endymion said, stunned. "Could it be..."

"That's right——"

"I release two magicians, summoned by superior!"

"Witchcraft Craftswoman - Costume Witch!"

Wow!
Sandriyon instinctively gasped.

The two monsters slowly dissipated, and then, under a purple glow, a new monster slowly descended.

Heine raised his staff, which resembled a mechanical spear, and placed it in front of Amagi Hikaru.

"Heine!?" the three sages exclaimed in unison.

"Master, Master, Lord Crowley, Lord Endymion..." Heine was startled by the unanimous address, and his originally dashing entrance instantly faltered.

Witchcraft Craftswoman/Clothing Witch, Level 7, Mage Race, Attack Power 2400.
"It's... that witch from the Witch's Spell Alley?"

"Hey! Isn't he Lord Sandriyon's disciple and successor!?"

"It was it—so it was it—it really must have been it!"

Yes!

It seems only natural that it would appear in a duel between great sages!
"The effect of the Costume Witch." Hikaru Amagi slowly smiled. "You can discard 1 Spell Card from your hand, then target 1 face-up card on your opponent's field to activate this effect. Destroy that card. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn."

"Lord Endymion, although the [Appearance of the Blazing Flame] in your graveyard can replace the Great Sage Card in the Spell & Trap Zone without being destroyed, what I want to destroy is... the Blazing Flame Demon God Zorroia!"

hiss--

The effect has been bypassed!
"Go, Heine, prove your growth to the three great sages... Discard the Witch Spell Chaos Fusion from your hand! Destroy the Demon God of Extinction, Zorroia!"

Heine took a deep breath, then crossed his arms and summoned a whirlwind, drawing countless garments and fabrics to his front, enveloping the flamboyant magician before destroying them! This action made even the cunning Sandrion nod slightly – it seems he hasn't been slacking off, Heine.

"...Impressive, but useless. Your monsters can't deal with Merkaba. Next turn..."

"It has ended."

"!?"

"Magic Card, Perfect Magic!" Hikaru Amagi's lips curled up; this was the card he had drawn in the previous round.

"This card can be Fusion Summoned by banishing monsters from the field and Graveyard as Fusion Materials!"

"Ah—" Aleister and Sandrion exclaimed in unison.

"Meow hahaha~" Master Daitokuji laughed heartily.

"So, the original purpose was Daitoku-ji Temple?" Endymion suddenly realized, his mind reeling.

Before the duel even began, Amagi Hikaru must have been prepared to summon Daitokuji Temple!
"The fusion condition is 5 Magician-type monsters," Hikaru Amagi chuckled. "What I want to fuse is... Five-Element Magician!"

"Except for Shaddoll, Shaddoll Dragon, Shaddoll Midrash, Trickster the Entertainer from the graveyard, and Heine on the field, Fusion Summon! Fusion Summon: Five Magicians!"

Heine quickly bowed to the three sages, then hurriedly ran away.

"Now, begin the ultimate fusion!"

"Awaken the Fusion of Unparalleled Alchemists, Activate!"

"Fusion Summon——"

Five magical monsters flew into the air, and purple puppet strings completely replaced them, transforming them into five enormous alchemical arrays. Accompanied by a flash of purple light, a phantom of a magician wearing glasses and a gray cloak slowly emerged from the five magic arrays.

But then its spirit was replaced by Daitokuji-sensei, who smiled and waved to the surroundings and the three sages.

"Level MAX!"

"Peerless Alchemist!"

"My mentor—"

"Five-Array Magician!"

Five-Array Magician, Level 12, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 4500.
"If Five Magicians successfully fuses five different Spellcaster-Type monsters, destroy all cards on your opponent's field!"

“Hmm…” Endymion gently stroked his chin.

wonderful.

Not only has he been constantly integrating and demonstrating his understanding of integration, but he has also not forgotten to let Sandriyon's disciples come out and show their growth. This is exactly the kind of thinking a "wise man" should have.

A truly great sage is not simply someone who becomes stronger, but also someone who teaches and guides others.

The final five magicians served both as a means of clearing the field and as the end, ultimately amounting to Hikari's own "fusion" and his mentor's "alchemy"...

What a perfect "ritual".

Master Daitokuji raised his left hand, and green alchemical runes appeared on it. He gently drew upon the surrounding magic, and the crimson great magic began to slowly condense towards Amagi Hikaru. In the end, all the magic and magic circles seemed to dissipate. Sandriyon and Aleister came to his side, nodding repeatedly as if they recognized him again.

Due to the effect of the Five Magicians, Endymion's field was completely cleared.

And what follows is...

"Five-Array Magician, direct attack!"

"Thank you for your help, Master Daitokuji."

"Hahaha, then I'll go!"

Master Daitokuji was usually quite unserious, but when it came to the crucial final blow, his expression changed, and he became serious, summoning a giant fireball like the sun and smashing it towards Endymion.

boom--

Endymion, LP: 3200 → 0.
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