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# Chapter 640: Alister's Last Turn
"Guardian Dreadscythe!"
A cursed black aura wrapped around Rafael, transforming into malevolent, twisted characters. An oil-like river extended beneath his feet, and from within it, the figure of a monster slowly emerged.
Guardian Dreadscythe [8☆/Dark]
[Fiend-Type/Effect]
[2500/2000]
Standard stats for a protagonist's ace monster. Aside from its Attribute and Type, its stats were almost identical to the *Guardian Eatos* that had just been destroyed. However, *Guardian Dreadscythe's* presence was completely different. The moment anyone saw it, they couldn't help but question: Is this truly a Guardian monster?
Tattered bandages wrapped its entire body like a mummy, and the grey armor over the bandages was also dilapidated. Its golden hair was extremely dull, paired with the pale mask on its face that only revealed scarlet pupils. It looked creepy no matter how you looked at it.
"Is this the monster nurtured by your inner darkness, Rafael..." Yugi murmured, looking at the calm and silent *Guardian Dreadscythe*, which resembled a corpse.
"It really gives off a chilling feeling. Do you hide so much darkness in your heart? You normally don't show it at all." Alister couldn't connect the Rafael he usually knew with the monster that had appeared at this moment. "No, wait a minute... I think I understand."
"Rafael, you weren't using your other card spirits to suppress the darkness in your heart, were you?"
However, Rafael remained silent, refusing to answer Alister. Instead, he independently searched for another card from his Deck: "When *Guardian Eatos* on my field is destroyed, *Guardian Dreadscythe* can be Special Summoned in Defense Position from my hand or Deck, and I can equip it with one Equip Spell Card, *Dreadscythe Harvester*, from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard."
As Rafael inserted the Equip Spell Card into the Spell & Trap Zone, a giant, cracked, and decayed scythe appeared in the hand of the eerie *Guardian Dreadscythe*. It was not a tool for harvesting crops, but a deadly weapon for reaping life.
Then, just like the scene when *Guardian Eatos* unleashed its true power with *Goddess Bow*, as *Dreadscythe Harvester* appeared, several streaks of white light simultaneously flew out from both players' Graveyards and poured into that scythe!
"*Dreadscythe Harvester* increases the ATK of the equipped *Guardian Dreadscythe* by the number of monsters in both players' Graveyards x 500 points. I have three monsters in my Graveyard." Rafael said, holding up three fingers. Behind him, the figures of *Guardian Eatos*, *Guardian Hill*, and *Backup Guardian* appeared and poured into *Dreadscythe Harvester*.
Alister was startled upon hearing this and couldn't help but look at his own Graveyard. Phantom after phantom of monsters rushed out from it!
*Machina Cannon*, *Machina Defender*, *Machina Sniper*, *Machina Megaform*, *Machina Soldier*, *Machina Ironhand*, *King of the Skull Servants*!
A full seven monsters, along with Rafael's monsters, poured into that scythe. *Guardian Dreadscythe's* ATK immediately began to soar!
Guardian Dreadscythe [2500/2000 → 7500/2000]
"ATK, 7500 points!" Rafael said excitedly, "This power will descend upon you, Alister, next turn! At the End Phase, your *Machina Colonel* on the field will be destroyed by the effect of *Limiter Removal*, and you no longer have any monsters that can attack!"
Just as Rafael said, this turn Alister had invested all his resources in one monster, *Machina Colonel*, in one go, in order to break through the obstacle of *Wall of Revealing Light*. While he did force out Rafael's three consecutive defense methods and successfully broke through *Guardian Eatos*, when *Guardian Dreadscythe* appeared, his only *Machina Colonel* had already attacked and could not attack again.
"This isn't good. Just as you said, I have no monsters that can attack on my field. Ah, damn it, it only has 2000 DEF, yet I have no way to destroy it and can only watch helplessly as it attacks me next turn?"
Although his words sounded like panic and being at a loss, looking at Alister's expression and tone of voice, he was fundamentally just being perfunctory. "...Just kidding."
"*Machina Colonel's* effect isn't just for other monsters on my field; it can also use this Special Ability on itself." Alister said, pointing a finger in Rafael's direction, "In this situation, as expected, the only option is self-destruct!"
"End Battle Phase and enter my Main Phase 2! Activate *Machina Colonel's* effect!"
Following Alister's command, *Machina Colonel's* right arm, equipped with a chainsaw, turned towards its torso and fiercely inserted into its core. The aura of self-destruction without hesitation was as if sacrificing itself for art.
The impact of the explosion instantly swept across Rafael's field, engulfing the *Guardian Dreadscythe* that had just appeared only minutes ago.
"Target *Machina Colonel*, and destroy the targeted monster and all monsters on the opponent's field with ATK lower than *Machina Colonel's*. The effect of *Limiter Removal* increasing ATK hasn't dispersed yet, so currently, *Machina Colonel's* ATK is still above *Guardian Dreadscythe's*!"
Watching *Guardian Dreadscythe* being swallowed by the explosion, Alister couldn't help but relax a bit and said to Rafael, "Well, I blew it up pretty accurately, didn't I? Even if it gained extremely high Attack Power from the power of the monsters in the Graveyard, as long as I destroy it before it attacks, it's fine."
"If it doesn't hit, it has no meaning!"
However, to Alister's surprise, Rafael just gave a cold laugh after hearing his words: "Heh heh, sore wa dou kana?"
This was quite strange, because just now, at the last moment the explosion swallowed *Guardian Dreadscythe*, Alister had indeed seen the monster being blown into pieces. Without a doubt, that monster should have definitely been destroyed.
The Set Cards in Rafael's Spell/Trap Zone were only *Card of the Guardian*, *Wall of Revealing Light*, *Dreadscythe Harvester* equipped onto *Guardian Dreadscythe*, and one card Rafael Set last turn that he hadn't activated. His hand was also 0 cards...
"Hmm?" Alister noticed what the problem was. "Rafael, when exactly did your hand become 0 cards?!"
As his words fell, a section of the scythe's sharp blade poked out from the smoke that swept across Rafael's field. With a swish, the air current stirred up by the scythe violently cut open the dust, revealing a completely unharmed *Guardian Dreadscythe*?!
No, not only was it not injured, but that monster's ATK had actually increased again!
Guardian Dreadscythe [7500/2000 → 8500/2000]
"*Guardian Dreadscythe* is the incarnation of my inner darkness, a Dark monster that cannot be destroyed." Under the illumination of the green light emitted by the Seal of Orichalcos emblem on his forehead, Rafael's expression was gloomy and strange. "When she is destroyed, I must discard a card from hand as a substitute. And what I discarded was the monster card *Guardian Elma*."
"Because the number of monsters in both players' Graveyards increased, *Guardian Dreadscythe's* power increased!"
"What?!" Alister was somewhat surprised. "How can there be such an unfair effect!?"
The conditions for appearing were already extremely lenient, only requiring *Guardian Eatos* to be destroyed to jump directly from the Deck. And it also had an Equip Spell Card with an exaggerated effect that could be directly searched and equipped when Special Summoned. Then, it actually still has this kind of almost unlimited substitute destruction method?
What the hell is the point of fighting?!
Alister looked at *Guardian Dreadscythe* and said annoyed, "But don't forget the effect of *Machina Defense Perimeter* in my Spell/Trap Zone. When *Machina Colonel* is destroyed, I return *Machina Defender* from my Graveyard to my hand. Because the number of monsters in the Graveyard decreased, *Guardian Dreadscythe's* ATK decreased."
"Then, I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. I Summon one monster in Face-Down Defense Position, and then I Set two cards from my hand." At this moment, Alister indeed had no means against Rafael's *Guardian Dreadscythe* and could only helplessly set up a simple defense. "I End Turn."
[Alister: 2900 LP, Hand 1]
[Face-Down Defense Position Monster]
[*Machina Defense Perimeter*] [Set Card] x3
"My Turn. Because of the effect of *Card of the Guardian*, I Draw two cards." Drawing two cards, Rafael did not play any of them. Instead, he first changed the Battle Position of *Guardian Dreadscythe* on his field. "I change *Guardian Dreadscythe* on my field to Attack Position."
Guardian Dreadscythe [DEF 2000 → ATK 8000]
For the current Rafael, hand resources were the number of times *Guardian Dreadscythe* could resist destruction effects. Naturally, the more cards in hand, the better, and he couldn't easily play them.
"Enter my Battle Phase. Then *Guardian Dreadscythe* attacks that Face-down Position monster," Rafael said, reaching out and pointing towards Alister's Set Card. "That monster is *Machina Defender*, right? It's fundamentally no match for *Guardian Dreadscythe*!"
"Kill it!"
The sharp blade swung down. The sharp scythe in *Guardian Dreadscythe's* hand instantly pierced Alister's Face-down Position Monster Card, revealing the figure of *Machina Defender* as expected.
Machina Defender [DEF 1800]
Since the last Duel with Kaiba, because the inner darkness led to the disappearance of "Dark" Meklord monsters like *Meklord Army: Destruction Armament Strength*, Alister had started using cards he originally didn't use, like *Machina Defender*, to keep his Deck size at 40.
And the reason Alister hadn't used them before was because their strength was too much worse than the Darkened Version.
With no resistance, *Machina Defender* was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard. At the same time, a streak of blue light remained on *Dreadscythe Harvester* and was slowly absorbed.
Guardian Dreadscythe [ATK 8000 → 8500]
"Its ATK increased again because the number of monsters in the Graveyard increased? Tsk, this isn't good if this continues." Alister frowned. "When *Machina Defender* is Flip Summoned, I add one *Machina Commander Covington* from my Deck to my hand."
"In addition, when *Machina Defender* on my field is destroyed, *Machina Colonel* in the Graveyard is Special Summoned in Defense Position by its own effect."
"And the effect of *Machina Defense Perimeter*! I return *Machina Cannon* from my Graveyard to my hand!"
"The final fourth Chain! I activate the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone, *Raigeki Break*! I discard a card from my hand and directly destroy one card on the field!"
Activating three consecutive Chains, although Alister temporarily had no means against *Guardian Dreadscythe*, he was still actively striving for an opportunity for victory.
Holding the unused *Seal of Orichalcos* in his hand was useless anyway, so Alister planned to discard it as the cost for *Raigeki Break*. And the card he wanted to destroy was not the *Guardian Dreadscythe*, which has destruction resistance, but the *Dreadscythe Harvester* equipped onto it.
Without the threat of high Attack Power, even if he couldn't temporarily resolve *Guardian Dreadscythe*, he could at least make it not a big threat.
Alister's idea was very good, but Rafael pressed the button to activate a Set Card at this moment: "Good Chain, but at this instant, I activate the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone, *Spell of Absorption*!"
"Alister, you specially put together a four-step Chain to prevent your Special Summon of a monster from being negated by a Chain, but that is precisely within my expectation!" Rafael said, waving a hand. "Activate by paying half my Life Points after Chain 4! Negate activation and destroy all cards on the Chain that accumulated upon activation!"
"Nani!?"
Only to see *Guardian Dreadscythe* holding a mass of chaos energy in her hand and smashing it down towards Alister's field. In an instant, whether it was *Machina Colonel's* Special Summon, *Machina Defender's* search, *Machina Defense Perimeter's* recycle, or even *Raigeki Break*, they were all negated. The booming, bursting wave even almost swept Alister's field clean!
[Rafael: 2500 → 1250 LP]
"I Set two cards from hand. My Turn ends here." Rafael said with a grin. "In front of my *Guardian Dreadscythe* with 8500 ATK, Alister, your Life Points, without a monster as a barrier, are already like a flickering candle."
[Rafael: 1250 LP, Hand 0]
[*Guardian Dreadscythe* (*Dreadscythe Harvester*) ATK 8500]
[*Card of the Guardian*] [*Wall of Revealing Light*] [Set Card] x2
Looking at Alister's figure, Rafael seems to have calmed down a bit from the wrath that arose when *Guardian Eatos* was destroyed before, and said coldly, "The card you sent to the Graveyard with *Raigeki Break* just now was *Seal of Orichalcos*, right, Alister?"
"It ends here. You who have lost the power of *Seal of Orichalcos* no longer have the possibility of defeating me. You will only face an ending of ruin."
"Rather than continue bearing pain and struggle, if you, who haven't yet done anything harmful to Organization Doma, realize your mistake and turn back, I will plead for you before Lord Dartz."
Upon hearing this, Alister couldn't help but lower his head and looked at his empty hand. Then, he laughed out loud.
"That's wrong, Rafael, I said I will not fall into darkness again. The *Seal of Orichalcos* I will absolutely not use again, because I am not dueling you to kill you." Placing his finger on the Top of Deck, Alister took a deep breath. "Humans will eventually face their end, and in this process, they are also destined to bear countless pain."
"But the story of humanity has never been a story of death and severance."
"Compared to the new humans of the new world, we should believe in humans more."
"This is my last turn. Let me prove to you the radiance of the human heart, Rafael!"
"My Turn!"
"Guardian Dreadscythe!"
A cursed black aura wrapped around Rafael, transforming into malevolent, twisted characters. An oil-like river extended beneath his feet, and from within it, the figure of a monster slowly emerged.
Guardian Dreadscythe [8☆/Dark]
[Fiend-Type/Effect]
[2500/2000]
Standard stats for a protagonist's ace monster. Aside from its Attribute and Type, its stats were almost identical to the *Guardian Eatos* that had just been destroyed. However, *Guardian Dreadscythe's* presence was completely different. The moment anyone saw it, they couldn't help but question: Is this truly a Guardian monster?
Tattered bandages wrapped its entire body like a mummy, and the grey armor over the bandages was also dilapidated. Its golden hair was extremely dull, paired with the pale mask on its face that only revealed scarlet pupils. It looked creepy no matter how you looked at it.
"Is this the monster nurtured by your inner darkness, Rafael..." Yugi murmured, looking at the calm and silent *Guardian Dreadscythe*, which resembled a corpse.
"It really gives off a chilling feeling. Do you hide so much darkness in your heart? You normally don't show it at all." Alister couldn't connect the Rafael he usually knew with the monster that had appeared at this moment. "No, wait a minute... I think I understand."
"Rafael, you weren't using your other card spirits to suppress the darkness in your heart, were you?"
However, Rafael remained silent, refusing to answer Alister. Instead, he independently searched for another card from his Deck: "When *Guardian Eatos* on my field is destroyed, *Guardian Dreadscythe* can be Special Summoned in Defense Position from my hand or Deck, and I can equip it with one Equip Spell Card, *Dreadscythe Harvester*, from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard."
As Rafael inserted the Equip Spell Card into the Spell & Trap Zone, a giant, cracked, and decayed scythe appeared in the hand of the eerie *Guardian Dreadscythe*. It was not a tool for harvesting crops, but a deadly weapon for reaping life.
Then, just like the scene when *Guardian Eatos* unleashed its true power with *Goddess Bow*, as *Dreadscythe Harvester* appeared, several streaks of white light simultaneously flew out from both players' Graveyards and poured into that scythe!
"*Dreadscythe Harvester* increases the ATK of the equipped *Guardian Dreadscythe* by the number of monsters in both players' Graveyards x 500 points. I have three monsters in my Graveyard." Rafael said, holding up three fingers. Behind him, the figures of *Guardian Eatos*, *Guardian Hill*, and *Backup Guardian* appeared and poured into *Dreadscythe Harvester*.
Alister was startled upon hearing this and couldn't help but look at his own Graveyard. Phantom after phantom of monsters rushed out from it!
*Machina Cannon*, *Machina Defender*, *Machina Sniper*, *Machina Megaform*, *Machina Soldier*, *Machina Ironhand*, *King of the Skull Servants*!
A full seven monsters, along with Rafael's monsters, poured into that scythe. *Guardian Dreadscythe's* ATK immediately began to soar!
Guardian Dreadscythe [2500/2000 → 7500/2000]
"ATK, 7500 points!" Rafael said excitedly, "This power will descend upon you, Alister, next turn! At the End Phase, your *Machina Colonel* on the field will be destroyed by the effect of *Limiter Removal*, and you no longer have any monsters that can attack!"
Just as Rafael said, this turn Alister had invested all his resources in one monster, *Machina Colonel*, in one go, in order to break through the obstacle of *Wall of Revealing Light*. While he did force out Rafael's three consecutive defense methods and successfully broke through *Guardian Eatos*, when *Guardian Dreadscythe* appeared, his only *Machina Colonel* had already attacked and could not attack again.
"This isn't good. Just as you said, I have no monsters that can attack on my field. Ah, damn it, it only has 2000 DEF, yet I have no way to destroy it and can only watch helplessly as it attacks me next turn?"
Although his words sounded like panic and being at a loss, looking at Alister's expression and tone of voice, he was fundamentally just being perfunctory. "...Just kidding."
"*Machina Colonel's* effect isn't just for other monsters on my field; it can also use this Special Ability on itself." Alister said, pointing a finger in Rafael's direction, "In this situation, as expected, the only option is self-destruct!"
"End Battle Phase and enter my Main Phase 2! Activate *Machina Colonel's* effect!"
Following Alister's command, *Machina Colonel's* right arm, equipped with a chainsaw, turned towards its torso and fiercely inserted into its core. The aura of self-destruction without hesitation was as if sacrificing itself for art.
The impact of the explosion instantly swept across Rafael's field, engulfing the *Guardian Dreadscythe* that had just appeared only minutes ago.
"Target *Machina Colonel*, and destroy the targeted monster and all monsters on the opponent's field with ATK lower than *Machina Colonel's*. The effect of *Limiter Removal* increasing ATK hasn't dispersed yet, so currently, *Machina Colonel's* ATK is still above *Guardian Dreadscythe's*!"
Watching *Guardian Dreadscythe* being swallowed by the explosion, Alister couldn't help but relax a bit and said to Rafael, "Well, I blew it up pretty accurately, didn't I? Even if it gained extremely high Attack Power from the power of the monsters in the Graveyard, as long as I destroy it before it attacks, it's fine."
"If it doesn't hit, it has no meaning!"
However, to Alister's surprise, Rafael just gave a cold laugh after hearing his words: "Heh heh, sore wa dou kana?"
This was quite strange, because just now, at the last moment the explosion swallowed *Guardian Dreadscythe*, Alister had indeed seen the monster being blown into pieces. Without a doubt, that monster should have definitely been destroyed.
The Set Cards in Rafael's Spell/Trap Zone were only *Card of the Guardian*, *Wall of Revealing Light*, *Dreadscythe Harvester* equipped onto *Guardian Dreadscythe*, and one card Rafael Set last turn that he hadn't activated. His hand was also 0 cards...
"Hmm?" Alister noticed what the problem was. "Rafael, when exactly did your hand become 0 cards?!"
As his words fell, a section of the scythe's sharp blade poked out from the smoke that swept across Rafael's field. With a swish, the air current stirred up by the scythe violently cut open the dust, revealing a completely unharmed *Guardian Dreadscythe*?!
No, not only was it not injured, but that monster's ATK had actually increased again!
Guardian Dreadscythe [7500/2000 → 8500/2000]
"*Guardian Dreadscythe* is the incarnation of my inner darkness, a Dark monster that cannot be destroyed." Under the illumination of the green light emitted by the Seal of Orichalcos emblem on his forehead, Rafael's expression was gloomy and strange. "When she is destroyed, I must discard a card from hand as a substitute. And what I discarded was the monster card *Guardian Elma*."
"Because the number of monsters in both players' Graveyards increased, *Guardian Dreadscythe's* power increased!"
"What?!" Alister was somewhat surprised. "How can there be such an unfair effect!?"
The conditions for appearing were already extremely lenient, only requiring *Guardian Eatos* to be destroyed to jump directly from the Deck. And it also had an Equip Spell Card with an exaggerated effect that could be directly searched and equipped when Special Summoned. Then, it actually still has this kind of almost unlimited substitute destruction method?
What the hell is the point of fighting?!
Alister looked at *Guardian Dreadscythe* and said annoyed, "But don't forget the effect of *Machina Defense Perimeter* in my Spell/Trap Zone. When *Machina Colonel* is destroyed, I return *Machina Defender* from my Graveyard to my hand. Because the number of monsters in the Graveyard decreased, *Guardian Dreadscythe's* ATK decreased."
"Then, I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. I Summon one monster in Face-Down Defense Position, and then I Set two cards from my hand." At this moment, Alister indeed had no means against Rafael's *Guardian Dreadscythe* and could only helplessly set up a simple defense. "I End Turn."
[Alister: 2900 LP, Hand 1]
[Face-Down Defense Position Monster]
[*Machina Defense Perimeter*] [Set Card] x3
"My Turn. Because of the effect of *Card of the Guardian*, I Draw two cards." Drawing two cards, Rafael did not play any of them. Instead, he first changed the Battle Position of *Guardian Dreadscythe* on his field. "I change *Guardian Dreadscythe* on my field to Attack Position."
Guardian Dreadscythe [DEF 2000 → ATK 8000]
For the current Rafael, hand resources were the number of times *Guardian Dreadscythe* could resist destruction effects. Naturally, the more cards in hand, the better, and he couldn't easily play them.
"Enter my Battle Phase. Then *Guardian Dreadscythe* attacks that Face-down Position monster," Rafael said, reaching out and pointing towards Alister's Set Card. "That monster is *Machina Defender*, right? It's fundamentally no match for *Guardian Dreadscythe*!"
"Kill it!"
The sharp blade swung down. The sharp scythe in *Guardian Dreadscythe's* hand instantly pierced Alister's Face-down Position Monster Card, revealing the figure of *Machina Defender* as expected.
Machina Defender [DEF 1800]
Since the last Duel with Kaiba, because the inner darkness led to the disappearance of "Dark" Meklord monsters like *Meklord Army: Destruction Armament Strength*, Alister had started using cards he originally didn't use, like *Machina Defender*, to keep his Deck size at 40.
And the reason Alister hadn't used them before was because their strength was too much worse than the Darkened Version.
With no resistance, *Machina Defender* was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard. At the same time, a streak of blue light remained on *Dreadscythe Harvester* and was slowly absorbed.
Guardian Dreadscythe [ATK 8000 → 8500]
"Its ATK increased again because the number of monsters in the Graveyard increased? Tsk, this isn't good if this continues." Alister frowned. "When *Machina Defender* is Flip Summoned, I add one *Machina Commander Covington* from my Deck to my hand."
"In addition, when *Machina Defender* on my field is destroyed, *Machina Colonel* in the Graveyard is Special Summoned in Defense Position by its own effect."
"And the effect of *Machina Defense Perimeter*! I return *Machina Cannon* from my Graveyard to my hand!"
"The final fourth Chain! I activate the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone, *Raigeki Break*! I discard a card from my hand and directly destroy one card on the field!"
Activating three consecutive Chains, although Alister temporarily had no means against *Guardian Dreadscythe*, he was still actively striving for an opportunity for victory.
Holding the unused *Seal of Orichalcos* in his hand was useless anyway, so Alister planned to discard it as the cost for *Raigeki Break*. And the card he wanted to destroy was not the *Guardian Dreadscythe*, which has destruction resistance, but the *Dreadscythe Harvester* equipped onto it.
Without the threat of high Attack Power, even if he couldn't temporarily resolve *Guardian Dreadscythe*, he could at least make it not a big threat.
Alister's idea was very good, but Rafael pressed the button to activate a Set Card at this moment: "Good Chain, but at this instant, I activate the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone, *Spell of Absorption*!"
"Alister, you specially put together a four-step Chain to prevent your Special Summon of a monster from being negated by a Chain, but that is precisely within my expectation!" Rafael said, waving a hand. "Activate by paying half my Life Points after Chain 4! Negate activation and destroy all cards on the Chain that accumulated upon activation!"
"Nani!?"
Only to see *Guardian Dreadscythe* holding a mass of chaos energy in her hand and smashing it down towards Alister's field. In an instant, whether it was *Machina Colonel's* Special Summon, *Machina Defender's* search, *Machina Defense Perimeter's* recycle, or even *Raigeki Break*, they were all negated. The booming, bursting wave even almost swept Alister's field clean!
[Rafael: 2500 → 1250 LP]
"I Set two cards from hand. My Turn ends here." Rafael said with a grin. "In front of my *Guardian Dreadscythe* with 8500 ATK, Alister, your Life Points, without a monster as a barrier, are already like a flickering candle."
[Rafael: 1250 LP, Hand 0]
[*Guardian Dreadscythe* (*Dreadscythe Harvester*) ATK 8500]
[*Card of the Guardian*] [*Wall of Revealing Light*] [Set Card] x2
Looking at Alister's figure, Rafael seems to have calmed down a bit from the wrath that arose when *Guardian Eatos* was destroyed before, and said coldly, "The card you sent to the Graveyard with *Raigeki Break* just now was *Seal of Orichalcos*, right, Alister?"
"It ends here. You who have lost the power of *Seal of Orichalcos* no longer have the possibility of defeating me. You will only face an ending of ruin."
"Rather than continue bearing pain and struggle, if you, who haven't yet done anything harmful to Organization Doma, realize your mistake and turn back, I will plead for you before Lord Dartz."
Upon hearing this, Alister couldn't help but lower his head and looked at his empty hand. Then, he laughed out loud.
"That's wrong, Rafael, I said I will not fall into darkness again. The *Seal of Orichalcos* I will absolutely not use again, because I am not dueling you to kill you." Placing his finger on the Top of Deck, Alister took a deep breath. "Humans will eventually face their end, and in this process, they are also destined to bear countless pain."
"But the story of humanity has never been a story of death and severance."
"Compared to the new humans of the new world, we should believe in humans more."
"This is my last turn. Let me prove to you the radiance of the human heart, Rafael!"
"My Turn!"
