Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

After offering a word of comfort to Yuzu, Soleva stepped forward, unfolding his Duel Disk and standing in front of Yuzu, facing the mysterious figure directly.

"Answer my question! Who are you?! What were you trying to do?!"

"This is none of your business! Get out of my way!"

At this moment, the desire to see his sister had completely overwhelmed the mysterious man's reason. With a wave of his hand, a bird-like beast, resembling an owl made of steel, swooped down on Soreva.

"Come forth! [Destiny Hero Destroys the Phoenix]!"

Seeing that his opponent was so uncivilized as to attack him with a materialized monster, Soleva didn't hold back and directly slammed a card onto his Duel Disk.

In an instant, the steel owl was stopped by a blazing, dark red flame.

"To attack people with materialized monsters, isn't that utterly despicable!"

Staring intently at the humanoid monster blocking his way—a creature with outstretched black wings, its entire body clad in black latex and dark red armor, its long, dark red tail lashing out—the mysterious man's face, hidden beneath his eyes and mask, was contorted in pain.

"Fate! Hero! You fusion humans have no right to say such things!"

Chapter 61 The Flame That Rules Fate

"What are you talking about? It's just that he used a Phoenix Destroyer! Who's the Fusionist?!"

Hearing the mysterious man's roar, Soreva was completely bewildered, unaware that the mysterious man's eyes, hidden behind his glasses, were already burning with the flames of revenge.

As for the method of revenge...

Seeing the mysterious man put away the cards on his duel disk, and the bird-like monsters disappearing with them, Soleva breathed a long sigh of relief. Just when he thought the other party had calmed down and they could have a proper talk, the mysterious man's voice suddenly rang out:

"Let's duel! If you don't intend to settle this with a duel, I will utterly crush you with my monster!"

Upon hearing this, Soreva understood that his attacker was not going to let him go. Already enraged by the attack and fueled by the lingering alcohol in his blood, Soreva immediately stepped forward.

"If you want to settle this with a duel, then I'll gladly oblige!"

"Duel!" ×2

"Then, I'll take the first strike!"

Having seized the first turn, Soreva immediately placed a card on the duel disk.

"I Normal Summon [Phantom HERO Cyborg]! Then, I activate its effect. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: I can send 1 [HERO] monster from my Deck to the Graveyard! I choose [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Lady]!"

Seeing the hero completely clad in black and purple armor, his single purple eye on his mask gleaming, and a slender figure fully clad in black armor floating behind him, Soreva felt a surge of pleasure.

It feels so great to be on the other side without G, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, or Infinite Bubble!

"Then comes the effect of [Elemental HERO Lady of the Mist]! This effect can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard. Add one [HERO] monster other than [Elemental HERO Lady of the Mist] from your Deck to your hand!"

Come on, you hero of destiny, wool pants... ptooey! You demonic being!

Although Soleva almost mispronounced it as "Demon Man's" nickname, [Destiny Hero Demon Man] was still spat out into Soleva's hands by the Duel Disk.

In this way, Soreva has gathered all the fusion materials he needs.

"Next, I activate the other effect of [Phantom HERO Cyborg]! Once per turn, I can banish 1 [HERO] monster from my Graveyard to activate this effect, and add 1 [Fusion] card from my Deck to my hand! I banish [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Lady] from my Graveyard!"

As the android's entire body glowed with purple light along with its single eye, the Shadow Mist Lady, who had been floating behind it, was gradually swallowed by darkness, and a [Fusion] card was delivered to Soleva's hands by the Duel Disk at that moment.

"Spell Card [Fusion] activated! I use [Destiny HERO Negator] and [Destiny HERO Demon] from my hand as materials to Fusion Summon!"

Born from the flames of a blazing phoenix! Bring despair and destruction to my enemies! [Destiny Hero: Destroyer of the Phoenix]!

As the familiar dark red flames roared through the alley, the hero who had just stopped the steel owl returned to the alley once more, carrying flames that seemed to burn everything away.

Feeling the immense pressure from [Destiny Hero Destroys the Phoenix], the mysterious man wanted to grind his teeth to dust:

"How could he use [Hero of Destiny] to this extent? Could he be the commander-in-chief of the [Academy] Legion in our Hyperdimension, as mentioned in the intelligence? So, Ruri didn't escape, but is still in the hands of these bastards?"

"Liuli, wait for me, your brother will rescue you right now!"

However, no matter how anxious the mysterious man was, Soreva was not finished yet:

"I activate the effect of [Destiny HERO Demonic Man] in my Graveyard, banish this card from my Graveyard, and Special Summon one [Destiny HERO Demonic Man] from my Deck!"

A creature appeared on Soreva's field, with three crooked, sharp horns on its head, a pair of demonic wings on its back, and its hands, shoulders, thighs, and calves covered in thick black hair. The black hair on its chest even formed a phantom "D".

As the shadowy figure roared to the sky, its illusory form gradually solidified, eventually transforming into a physical monster.

Unfortunately, it probably won't stay in Soreva's hands for long:

"I will use the [Phantom Hero Android] and [Destiny Hero Demon] on the field as materials, set up link arrows, and link summon!"

Witness it! The strongest supporter of fusion! [The Predatory Plant-eating Crassula]!

As the azure door appeared in the air above the alley, the mysterious man was so stunned he couldn't close his mouth. At that moment, only one thought flashed through his mind:

"Link Summoning? What is that?"

As the monster, whose entire body resembled a plant but had a gaping maw full of sharp teeth and a snake-like head, emerged from the azure door, a sense of unease flashed through the mysterious man's heart.

"I... I haven't mistaken you for someone else, have I?"

"I activate the effect of [Predatory Plant Azure Dragon Anaconda]! I pay 2000 Life Points to send one [Fusion] Normal/Quick-Play Spell Card from my Deck to the Graveyard. This effect becomes the same as the effect of that Spell Card when it was activated! Now, I send [Fusion Fate] from my Deck to the Graveyard!"

With a roar from the Azure Lock Dragon Anaconda, the vortex symbolizing fusion reopened, and Soreva kindly explained the effects of [Fusion of Fate] to everyone.

"[Fusion Destiny] effect! Send the Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Fusion Monster Card from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster that used a 'Destiny HERO' monster as Fusion Material from your Extra Deck."

I used the three monsters from my deck—[Destiny HERO Discman], [Destiny HERO Resolver], and [Destiny HERO Fearman]—as materials to perform a Fusion Summon!

Three different destinies converge at this moment, merging into one, transforming into the strongest hero who rules over all destinies! [Hero of Destiny Rules Man!]

From behind the vortex of fusion, a colossal figure clad in dark gray armor, wielding a terrifying greatsword and waving its cloak, emerged. However, in the darkness, all its details were obscured; the only visible features were its crimson eyes and the letter "D" on its front.

Upon seeing the ruler approach, Soreva immediately grinned at the mysterious figure opposite him:

"[Destiny Heroes Ruler] effect: Reveal 5 cards from the top of your or your opponent's deck and return them to the top of the deck in any order."

Come, let me see!

As Soreva's voice rang out, the Ruler's eyes and the letter D suddenly lit up, and the top five cards of the Mysterious Man's deck flew directly from the Duel Disk into Soreva's hand.

"not good!"

Seeing his cards fly away, the mysterious man instinctively tried to catch them, but unfortunately, his reaction was too slow, and he failed to catch a single card. He could only glare resentfully at Soreva.

"To use such a despicable effect, this guy really is one of those bastards who merge dimensions!"

Chapter 62 Clash of Fate and Birds of Prey

"[Rapid Raptor - Painful Shrike], [Rapid Raptor - Exorcising Shrike], [Rapid Raptor - Blur Shrike], [Raptor Sudden Attack], [Raptor Ultimate Hard Head Hammer]."

Looking at the five cards, Soreva suddenly felt a stomachache.

"These are all monsters that can be Special Summoned from the hand, so move them all to the back. And the Counter Trap Cards, move them all to the very end! Just give him this [Raptor Ultimate Hard Headbutt], I can still blow it up anyway."

After thinking it over, Soreva arranged the five cards in the correct order and had the Ruler send them back to the top of the deck for the Mysterious Man.

"Next, I activate the effect of [Destiny HERO Phoenix Destroyer]! I choose to destroy one card on my field and one card on the field! I choose to destroy [Destiny HERO Phoenix Destroyer] and [Predatory Plant Azure Dragon Anaconda] on my field!"

Seeing that Soreva gave the order, the Phoenix Destroyer was engulfed in dark red flames and rushed towards the [Predatory Plant Azure Lock Dragon Anaconda] beside him, turning into ashes together in the raging fire, Yuzu Hiiragi and the mysterious man were immediately stunned.

"What...is this doing?"

"Mr. Soreva, have you had too much to drink?"

Hearing Yuzu's worried voice behind him, Soleva smiled and ruffled Yuzu's hair, saying:

"Don't worry, I have a plan. Finally, I'll set two cards face down, and the turn ends."

"Hmph, I don't know what you're doing, but it's my turn, draw a card!"

The mysterious man had just drawn the card, and before he could even glance at it, Soreva spoke again:

"Now! I activate the Perpetual Trap! [D-Tactic]!"

Seeing the trap card flipped over by Soreva, the mysterious man paused for a moment, then gave a faint, cold laugh:

"Hmph, no matter what kind of trap you set, I will crush you with my iron will!"

"Then I hope you can do it! But for now, I'm applying the effect that was activated when [Destiny HERO Phoenix Man of Destruction] was destroyed last turn! If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can activate this effect and Special Summon 1 'Destiny HERO' monster from your Graveyard during your Standby Phase next turn."

Reborn from the flames of the phoenix! [Destiny Hero: Destroy the Phoenix]!

Seeing the monster, which had been destroyed in the previous round, reappear on Soreva's field, enveloped in flames and black wings, the mysterious man's expression instantly turned cold:

"This monster is troublesome!"

"But that's not all! Because of the Special Summon of [Destiny HERO Phoenix Man of Destruction], I activate the effect of [D-Tactics]! This effect can be activated if you Special Summon a Level 8 or higher 'Destiny HERO' monster or 'Dragon Knight D-End' to your field; banish 1 card from your opponent's hand, field, or Graveyard."

As he spoke, Soreva grinned and pointed to the mysterious man's left hand, which held the cards.

"Great, while the card you drew is still in your right hand, you can banish it and keep that harmless card blocking your hand. Come on, banish the second card from the left in your left hand!"

Upon hearing Soleva's words, the mysterious man's face immediately darkened. He could only take the card Soleva had pointed to and send it to the Extra Zone. It was a [Rapid Raptor - Exterminate the Shrike].

"Now, can I continue my turn?"

Hearing the mysterious man's voice, which clearly contained anger, Soreva simply shook his index finger:

"No, no, no, my [D-Tactics] has another effect: it can only be activated during either player's or opponent's Standby Phase, increasing the ATK of all 'Hero' monsters on your field by 400."

As the attack power of the Phoenix Destroyer and the Ruler increased to 2900 and 3300 points respectively, the mysterious man heard Soleva's smug voice again.

"Alright, it's your turn to play Yu-Gi-Oh!"

"Then, I will normally summon [Rapid Raptor - King Robert] from my hand!"

Having tolerated Soreva for so long, the mysterious man decided to teach this guy a lesson. He raised his hand and summoned a mechanical bird-beast that was entirely dark purple, with gray-black wings, but the golden decorations on its body really looked like a king's crown.

"[Raiding Raptor - King Rauber's] effect! Once per turn, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [Raiding Raptor] monster from your hand! I Special Summon [Raiding Raptor - Exterminate Rauber] from my hand!"

As the bird-like creature raised its head and let out a cry, a metallic bird-like creature, entirely military green with dark blue armor and numerous gold rivets, and with several silver propulsion tubes serving as wings, appeared beside it in a golden light.

"Next, I activate the effect of [Rapid Raptor - Blur Shrike] in my hand! If I control [Rapid Raptor - Expel Shrike], I can Special Summon it from my hand!"

With a tap from the mysterious man, another mechanical bird-beast, its body entirely dark purple, but with a dark green orb of light embedded in its chest and a pair of yellow orbs of light adorning its wings, appeared amidst its cries.

"Three Level 4 monsters already, shouldn't we use Xyz? It would be impolite not to use Xyz in this situation."

Although Soreva was not familiar with the [Rapid Raptor] deck and had seen opponents use it a few times, the decks didn't unfold the way they did due to card issues, but he still remembered that it was an Xyz deck.

Sure enough, right after Soreva made this guess, a black hole vortex symbolizing an Xyz Summon exploded in front of the mysterious man: