Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duelists Beyond Light

Chapter 157 Speed ​​156 Black Rose Dragon
“Shuashua————————————————”

Two cards were swept off You Qing's duel disk, and in their place was a Synchro Crystal Monster that shone with a luxurious light!

A brilliant purple and golden crystal rose from the ground, transforming into a dazzling gem. The gem shattered, radiating an extremely powerful energy! A gleaming crystal mechanical warrior leaped from it!
The moment this monster appeared, all the monsters on Izayoi's field were forced to switch to defense position.

【Crystal Mechanism Matrix Ametrine】

【Five stars】

【Water attribute/Mechanical type】

[Attack/Defense: 2500/1500]

"The effect of Crystal-Crystal Matrix Ametrine!" You Qing said, "This card can only be activated when a Synchro Summon is successful. All Special Summoned monsters on the opponent's field are changed to Defense Position!!"

"Set two cover cards!!"

"The round is over!!!"

As new monsters were summoned, under the effect of the Field Magic Card - Black Garden, a black rose slowly bloomed on Izayoi Akira's field.

She now has two Wicked Thorns and three Rose Tokens on the field, with a combined attack power of 2500!!

The power of the Black Garden once again penetrated Yu Qing's monsters, and the Crystal Machine Matrix Ametrine that had just appeared was left with only 1250 attack power.

"Then it's my turn." Beneath the eerie white mask, Izayoi Akira's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. She drew a card and shouted coldly, "Sacrifice the Evil Thorn and summon the Rose Vine!"

"Black Garden's effect triggers, Special Summoning a Rose Token on your field!!"

【Rose vine】

【Six Star】

【Earth Attribute/Plant Family】

[Attack/Defense: 2200/1200]

"Next, activate the Continuous Spell Card—Super Nutrition Sun." Izayoi Akira continued to play the card, "Release the Level 1 Evil Thorn on our side of the field, and Special Summon a Plant-Type monster from your hand or deck whose Level 3 or less is higher."

"I choose——Rozen Maiden!!"

"Synchronize the Level 3 Tuner Monster, Rozen Maiden, with two Level 2 Rose Tokens!!"

"The cold flames envelop the entire world!!"

"Dark flower, bloom!!"

"Synchronous Summon!!"

"Black Rose Dragon!!!"

In an instant, the strong wind stopped and time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The ground began to tremble, and pitch-black vines burst forth from the earth, twining and growing upwards. They twisted and tangled, weaving into the outline of a gigantic dragon under the moonlight. Countless black roses blossomed from the vines, their petals as translucent as black jade, yet so fragile that they seemed to shatter at the slightest touch!

When the last petal bloomed, the eyes opened.

The Black Rose Dragon opened its eyes, deep as the night sky yet burning with a faint blue flame. The dark red petals between its wings glowed a bloody, deathly hue under the moonlight. A long, mournful howl echoed, and the dragon's wings spread out, sending countless petals fluttering down, drawing arcs in the air!
【Black Rose Dragon】【Seven Stars】

[Fire Attribute/Dragon]

[Attack/Defense: 2400/1800]

Did it finally appear...

Black Rose Dragon? !
As soon as this gorgeous and sad monster appeared, a strong sense of oppression came over him. It was the power of the card itself, as well as the blessing of Izayoi Aki's supernatural power.

You Qing looked at the battlefield and analyzed it calmly.

The Black Rose Dragon in the original story was incredibly powerful, able to trigger a board-destroying effect as long as it was Special Summoned. However, Izayoi Akira didn't have any cards in her hand right now, so there was no way she could destroy all the cards on the board!
Combined with the high-level monster she just summoned, she's most likely going to use Black Rose Dragon's second effect to launch a fierce attack!!

That effect is also more terrifying than the OCG version. The OCG version is limited to reducing the attack power of defense-position monsters to zero, while the version in the original work can be activated on any face-up monster.

"Since I summoned three monsters this turn, you now have three Rose Tokens on the field," Izayoi Akira said coldly. "Activate the effect of Black Rose Dragon to banish Evil Thorn from the Graveyard and reduce the ATK of your Synchro Monsters to zero until the end of the turn."

"Battle!!"

"When the effect of Rose Vine is triggered, at the start of the Battle Phase, if your opponent has a Plant-Type monster on the field, this card can attack for that many monsters."

"That means Rose Vine can attack four times this turn. Additionally, for each Plant-Type monster this card destroys in battle, it deals 300 Life Points of damage to your opponent."

"Dance wildly in the night, rose vines!!!"

“Swish, swish, swish————————————————”

Four massive, deep black whips rose up and simultaneously slammed down onto Yu Qing's field. This monster, affected by the Black Garden, had an attack power of 1100. Combined with its own effects, it dealt 600 damage for each Rose Token destroyed. Three Rose Tokens were shattered, and it lashed out with another lash, shattering Crystal Machine Matrix Ametrine!
Due to the Black Rose Dragon's previous effects, Crystal Machine Matrix Ametrine's attack power was zero, so this attack dealt over a thousand damages!!

“Bang bang bang bang!!!!”

“Beep beep beep——————————”

[YouQing, LP: 3700→800]

Time and again, the materialized whips fell, each one accompanied by a sharp sound of wind. The ice-bound swordsman, George, loomed before You Qing. He drew the longsword from his waist and raised it to his eyebrows, neutralizing those terrifying attacks for You Qing!
But despite this, a bright red petal still passed through You Qing's arm, tearing a tear in his racing suit, and blood slowly seeped out...

"Tsk!!" You Qing didn't pay too much attention to the pain. Instead, when the Crystal Technique Matrix Ametrine was destroyed, he immediately activated its effect, "Crystal Technique Matrix Ametrine effect activated!!"

"If this card is destroyed, you can Special Summon 1 Crystalloid Monster other than a Synchro Monster from your Graveyard!!"

"Resurrection!! Crystal Machine Matrix Topaz!!"

"Activate the effect of Crystal Machine Matrix Topaz again. During your opponent's Main Phase or Battle Phase, target a monster in your Graveyard that is not a Tuner, and Special Summon that monster by negating its effect!!"

"Then use this card and that monster as Synchro Materials to Synchro Summon a Machine-Type Synchro Monster!!"

"As a price, the Synchro Materials will not be sent to the Graveyard, but will be excluded from the Duel!!"

"I Special Summon the recently destroyed Crystal Mecha Matrix Ametrine from the Graveyard and Synchro-Tune it with two monsters!!"

"Come on stage!! Level 7!! Ghost Warrior!!!"

(End of this chapter)