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# Chapter 641: My Beginning of Heaven and Earth
"My Turn!"
"Respond to me, my Deck!"
Accompanied by a roar, Alister drew the card from the top of his Deck. Upon flipping the card, it was none other than the Spell Card, [Foolish Burial], a card with the effect of sending one Monster Card from the Deck to the Graveyard.
On the surface, not drawing a monster that could be Normal Summoned in Defense Position, but instead drawing [Foolish Burial], which increases the number of monsters in the Graveyard and increases [Guardian Eatos]' ATK, seemed unlucky.
However, Alister revealed a smile. "I truly drew a card that couldn't be more suitable."
"I activate the Spell Card [Foolish Burial]! I send one Monster Card from my Deck to the Graveyard." As Alister spoke, his Duel Disk automatically began to search. He drew a card and revealed it. "The monster I send to the Graveyard is this card!"
Rafael was also stunned, because he saw that the Monster Card Alister sent to the Graveyard was actually a blank card, with only the card's name visible: [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]!?
"Are you an idiot, Alister? Without the power of the [Seal of Orichalcos], [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], which symbolizes the inner darkness in your heart, can no longer be awakened and summoned. Sending that monster, which is already a blank card, to the Graveyard can only increase the power of my [Guardian Eatos]!"
Rafael mocked Alister's meaningless operation. "Now, even if you want to regret it, it's useless. You've already declared that you will send that card from your Deck to the Graveyard. With [Foolish Burial] as the card you drew into your Hand, you will face defeat next turn!"
Hearing this, Alister merely smiled. "That's wrong, Rafael. There's something you've been mistaken about from the start."
"Only I, who once belonged to Doma and now place myself outside of Doma, can realize this one thing. That is, the Orichalcos God is not an omnipotent existence. Otherwise, Dartz would not have been defeated ten thousand years ago. Such an Orichalcos God absolutely does not have the power to create card monsters out of thin air."
"The so-called 'using the darkness in human hearts to nurture monsters' was actually just using the power of the [Seal of Orichalcos] to fill that blank in our hearts. No card monster is born belonging to darkness; this power should be mastered by ourselves!"
Saying this, Alister sent the card in his Hand to the Graveyard.
And as Alister sent [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] to the Graveyard, the [Guardian Eatos] on Rafael's Field raised its Scythe, making a move as if to absorb monster power from the Graveyard.
However, what surprised Rafael was that even though [Guardian Eatos] clearly extracted the monster's power from the Graveyard, that power suddenly dispersed in mid-air before it could enter the [Dreadscythe Harvester]?!
"What's going on?" Rafael widened his eyes, looking at [Guardian Eatos]' ATK, which was not only not increasing but instead starting to decrease. "C-could it be?!"
"By banishing three Level 4 monsters from my Graveyard: [Machina Defender], [Machina Sniper], and [Machina Soldier], whose combined Levels are 12☆ or higher!" Alister clenched his fist, forcefully tore off the "Orichalcos Fragment" from his chest and smashed it onto the ground. The green gemstone, which should have been sturdy, shattered on the ground like fragile glass. "Witness my future, my beginning of heaven and earth!"
"The ultimate Mecha born from darkness, gathering the power of three bodies, will destroy despair, hatred, and sin!"
"Not a Dark Monster born from the [Seal of Orichalcos], but my Tamashii, descend into my Hand!"
"[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]!"
From the Graveyard, Alister suddenly drew the card, holding it above his head.
As the card was slowly drawn out, the card, which was originally blank, quickly etched a monster wrapped in darkness, as if by laser printing. It was none other than [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], which had disappeared from Alister's hand back then.
On Alister's Field, the giant war machine descended once more. However, the 'Dark' Mecha, which previously gave a sense of ruin, now gave off an aura of justice and hope, full of contrast.
[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] [ATK 4600]
From the shattered "Orichalcos Fragment," green mystical power dispersed, but [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]'s crimson monitor glanced at it disdainfully, then directly crushed it with one of its heavy treads, as if to completely sever the power originating from it on Alister's behalf.
And when Rafael saw the appearance of [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], he wore an extremely shocked expression. "Impossible?! The monster the [Seal of Orichalcos] nurtured from your inner darkness, Alister, you actually summoned it?!"
Without using the [Seal of Orichalcos] again to awaken his inner darkness, Alister successfully summoned [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]. Doesn't that prove that, just as he said, the darkness in human hearts can indeed be mastered by humans?
Because he banished three monsters from the Graveyard in one go, the ATK of the [Guardian Eatos] on Rafael's Field also decreased as a result.
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 8500 → 7000]
Looking at [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] reappearing on his Field, Alister's state at this moment looked somewhat poor. Quite a bit of sweat seeped from his forehead, and his breathing became a little heavy.
As he said, [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] was ultimately also Alister's own card. The [Seal of Orichalcos] merely provided Alister with assistance in obtaining this card early. However, this also meant that Alister was still some distance away from being able to use this card.
When supported by the [Seal of Orichalcos], there was naturally no major issue. But this time was Alister's first time completely abandoning the power of the [Seal of Orichalcos] to use [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]. This caused him to feel considerable pressure, both physically and mentally.
However, he still managed to force a smile. "It's been a long time, [Destruction Armament]. This time, let's change stance and fight alongside me..."
"Tsk, even if, even if you summoned [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], and then reduced [Guardian Eatos]' ATK by decreasing the number of monsters in the Graveyard, what does that change? In terms of ATK now, I still have the advantage." Rafael said with unwillingness. "Victory still stands on my side!"
"Then I'll return the same words to you, Sore wa dou kana!" Alister actually took out several cards from the Graveyard again. "I activate the second effect of [Machina Overcritical], which was sent to the Graveyard several turns ago! By banishing this card from the Graveyard, I return three Machine-Type monsters from my Graveyard and banished zone to the Deck."
"Nani?!" Rafael didn't expect that Alister had endured until now to use a card that had been in the Graveyard for several turns, all in one go.
As [Machina Overcritical] was banished from the Graveyard, three beams of spiritual light flew out from the [Dreadscythe Harvester] in [Guardian Eatos]' hand and transformed into the phantoms of three monsters behind Alister: [Machina Colonel], [Machina Soldier], and [Machina Cannon].
And [Guardian Eatos]' ATK decreased due to another reduction in the number of monsters in the Graveyard.
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 7000 → 5500]
After three monsters returned to the Deck, Alister drew one card from his Deck. After drawing a card, Alister didn't activate it either, but instead waved his arm and said, "Finally, enter my Battle Phase! I use [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] to attack [Guardian Eatos]!"
"Glory lies beyond. Charge forward for the final push!"
"You're actually using a monster with 4600 ATK to attack my [Guardian Eatos]?" Rafael looked at Alister initiating the attack, puzzled. He couldn't figure out what he was trying to do. "The result of doing that will only be the self-destruction of your [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]."
But hearing Rafael's words, Alister merely smiled mysteriously. "Is that so? But I don't think so."
"Tsk, playing tricks. Although I don't know what trick you're planning, in short, I'll activate this Set Card first! The Trap Card [Sakuretsu Armor]!" Rafael pressed the activate Set Card button, revealing a legendary card imbued with a curse. "Activate when an opponent's monster declares an attack. Destroy that monster."
"However, naturally, this card won't be successfully activated, right? I remember the effect of your [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]."
Alister nodded. "Ah, then, during the Battle Phase, I pay half of my current Life Points to negate your activated [Sakuretsu Armor], and halve your Life Points."
A seemingly powerful beam of light flew out from the [Sakuretsu Armor] card and struck the activated [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], but let alone [Sakuretsu Armor], not even a single rivet was blown off. [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] continued its charge completely unharmed.
However, the power repelled by it landed on Alister and Rafael respectively, deducting both players' Life Points.
[Alister: 2900 → 1450 LP]
[Rafael: 1250 → 625 LP]
The distance between both players' Fields wasn't very far. Only an instant passed after [Sakuretsu Armor]'s settlement, and [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] clashed with [Guardian Eatos] at close range. Sharp military blades collided with the deadly great Scythe.
Rafael originally thought that even though the number of monsters had been reduced repeatedly, at this moment, his [Guardian Eatos]' ATK should still have the advantage. But what he didn't expect was that the stalemate between the two ace monsters only lasted for an instant before the victory or defeat was decided, and his [Guardian Eatos] was actually the weaker side?!
Looking in Alister's direction, Rafael was surprised to find that at some point, an activated card had appeared on Alister's Spell/Trap Zone—a Quick-Play Spell Card, [Forbidden Chalice]!
"This card can only be activated during damage calculation when both players' monsters are battling. Until the end of the Damage Step, negate the effects of all cards on the Field other than [Forbidden Chalice], and perform that damage calculation using their original ATK/DEF."
[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] [ATK 4600 → 4600]
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 5500 → 2500]
As several monster spirits flew out from the Scythe, Alister inserted the card into the Spell & Trap Zone. Because he drove [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] to attack, the burden he bore had already approached the limit of his own ability. The dense sweat on his forehead, his pale lips, and trembling fingers all proved that he had reached his absolute limit at this moment and could collapse at any moment.
However, none of this could hide his invincible aura and his determination to secure victory.
"Rafael, this Duel, you, no, Doma lost." Although it was difficult, Alister felt it was necessary to say what was in his heart to Rafael before the Duel completely ended. "Stop believing in Doma, stop believing in Dartz. Humans are absolutely not just beings of darkness. The coexistence of light and dark is the true stance a civilization capable of heading towards the future should have."
"Try to believe in the light in human hearts, believe in the possibility of humanity. Darkness will absolutely not swallow humanity's shining points. On the contrary, it is precisely because of the contrast that the heart of light appears so radiant!"
His foot stumbled, and Alister nearly buckled and fell. Forcing himself to straighten his back, he declared, "End Rafael's last monster, which was influenced by the [Seal of Orichalcos]! [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]!"
"Burst Stream of Destruction!"
The attack name shouted during the attack would usually be met with Kaiba's roar, but at this moment, even the usually sharp-tongued Kaiba didn't say anything extra, just quietly watching the two in the Duel.
This was the final showdown between their respective ace monsters, and also a showdown of their convictions. No one else had the qualification to interfere.
[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], right next to [Guardian Eatos], fired a point-blank beam cannon blast that pierced through the opponent's body. And facing the incoming cannon blast, the expression on Rafael's face struggled for a long time, finally turning into a slight sense of relief.
Letting out a long breath, just as the cannon blast was about to hit, Rafael activated the last Set Card on his Spell/Trap Zone: "I activate the Trap Card..."
Seeing Rafael activate a Trap Card, Alister couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he quickly noticed that the activated Set Card on Rafael's Spell/Trap Zone was none other than [Burst Rebirth].
"I pay 2000 Life Points to Special Summon one monster from my Graveyard in Face-Down Defense Position. I Special Summon [Guardian Eatos]." Rafael raised his head and showed a smile. "At least, let them leave the Graveyard..."
Boom!
[Rafael: 625 LP → 0]
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(End of Chapter)
"My Turn!"
"Respond to me, my Deck!"
Accompanied by a roar, Alister drew the card from the top of his Deck. Upon flipping the card, it was none other than the Spell Card, [Foolish Burial], a card with the effect of sending one Monster Card from the Deck to the Graveyard.
On the surface, not drawing a monster that could be Normal Summoned in Defense Position, but instead drawing [Foolish Burial], which increases the number of monsters in the Graveyard and increases [Guardian Eatos]' ATK, seemed unlucky.
However, Alister revealed a smile. "I truly drew a card that couldn't be more suitable."
"I activate the Spell Card [Foolish Burial]! I send one Monster Card from my Deck to the Graveyard." As Alister spoke, his Duel Disk automatically began to search. He drew a card and revealed it. "The monster I send to the Graveyard is this card!"
Rafael was also stunned, because he saw that the Monster Card Alister sent to the Graveyard was actually a blank card, with only the card's name visible: [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]!?
"Are you an idiot, Alister? Without the power of the [Seal of Orichalcos], [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], which symbolizes the inner darkness in your heart, can no longer be awakened and summoned. Sending that monster, which is already a blank card, to the Graveyard can only increase the power of my [Guardian Eatos]!"
Rafael mocked Alister's meaningless operation. "Now, even if you want to regret it, it's useless. You've already declared that you will send that card from your Deck to the Graveyard. With [Foolish Burial] as the card you drew into your Hand, you will face defeat next turn!"
Hearing this, Alister merely smiled. "That's wrong, Rafael. There's something you've been mistaken about from the start."
"Only I, who once belonged to Doma and now place myself outside of Doma, can realize this one thing. That is, the Orichalcos God is not an omnipotent existence. Otherwise, Dartz would not have been defeated ten thousand years ago. Such an Orichalcos God absolutely does not have the power to create card monsters out of thin air."
"The so-called 'using the darkness in human hearts to nurture monsters' was actually just using the power of the [Seal of Orichalcos] to fill that blank in our hearts. No card monster is born belonging to darkness; this power should be mastered by ourselves!"
Saying this, Alister sent the card in his Hand to the Graveyard.
And as Alister sent [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] to the Graveyard, the [Guardian Eatos] on Rafael's Field raised its Scythe, making a move as if to absorb monster power from the Graveyard.
However, what surprised Rafael was that even though [Guardian Eatos] clearly extracted the monster's power from the Graveyard, that power suddenly dispersed in mid-air before it could enter the [Dreadscythe Harvester]?!
"What's going on?" Rafael widened his eyes, looking at [Guardian Eatos]' ATK, which was not only not increasing but instead starting to decrease. "C-could it be?!"
"By banishing three Level 4 monsters from my Graveyard: [Machina Defender], [Machina Sniper], and [Machina Soldier], whose combined Levels are 12☆ or higher!" Alister clenched his fist, forcefully tore off the "Orichalcos Fragment" from his chest and smashed it onto the ground. The green gemstone, which should have been sturdy, shattered on the ground like fragile glass. "Witness my future, my beginning of heaven and earth!"
"The ultimate Mecha born from darkness, gathering the power of three bodies, will destroy despair, hatred, and sin!"
"Not a Dark Monster born from the [Seal of Orichalcos], but my Tamashii, descend into my Hand!"
"[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]!"
From the Graveyard, Alister suddenly drew the card, holding it above his head.
As the card was slowly drawn out, the card, which was originally blank, quickly etched a monster wrapped in darkness, as if by laser printing. It was none other than [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], which had disappeared from Alister's hand back then.
On Alister's Field, the giant war machine descended once more. However, the 'Dark' Mecha, which previously gave a sense of ruin, now gave off an aura of justice and hope, full of contrast.
[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] [ATK 4600]
From the shattered "Orichalcos Fragment," green mystical power dispersed, but [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]'s crimson monitor glanced at it disdainfully, then directly crushed it with one of its heavy treads, as if to completely sever the power originating from it on Alister's behalf.
And when Rafael saw the appearance of [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], he wore an extremely shocked expression. "Impossible?! The monster the [Seal of Orichalcos] nurtured from your inner darkness, Alister, you actually summoned it?!"
Without using the [Seal of Orichalcos] again to awaken his inner darkness, Alister successfully summoned [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]. Doesn't that prove that, just as he said, the darkness in human hearts can indeed be mastered by humans?
Because he banished three monsters from the Graveyard in one go, the ATK of the [Guardian Eatos] on Rafael's Field also decreased as a result.
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 8500 → 7000]
Looking at [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] reappearing on his Field, Alister's state at this moment looked somewhat poor. Quite a bit of sweat seeped from his forehead, and his breathing became a little heavy.
As he said, [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] was ultimately also Alister's own card. The [Seal of Orichalcos] merely provided Alister with assistance in obtaining this card early. However, this also meant that Alister was still some distance away from being able to use this card.
When supported by the [Seal of Orichalcos], there was naturally no major issue. But this time was Alister's first time completely abandoning the power of the [Seal of Orichalcos] to use [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]. This caused him to feel considerable pressure, both physically and mentally.
However, he still managed to force a smile. "It's been a long time, [Destruction Armament]. This time, let's change stance and fight alongside me..."
"Tsk, even if, even if you summoned [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], and then reduced [Guardian Eatos]' ATK by decreasing the number of monsters in the Graveyard, what does that change? In terms of ATK now, I still have the advantage." Rafael said with unwillingness. "Victory still stands on my side!"
"Then I'll return the same words to you, Sore wa dou kana!" Alister actually took out several cards from the Graveyard again. "I activate the second effect of [Machina Overcritical], which was sent to the Graveyard several turns ago! By banishing this card from the Graveyard, I return three Machine-Type monsters from my Graveyard and banished zone to the Deck."
"Nani?!" Rafael didn't expect that Alister had endured until now to use a card that had been in the Graveyard for several turns, all in one go.
As [Machina Overcritical] was banished from the Graveyard, three beams of spiritual light flew out from the [Dreadscythe Harvester] in [Guardian Eatos]' hand and transformed into the phantoms of three monsters behind Alister: [Machina Colonel], [Machina Soldier], and [Machina Cannon].
And [Guardian Eatos]' ATK decreased due to another reduction in the number of monsters in the Graveyard.
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 7000 → 5500]
After three monsters returned to the Deck, Alister drew one card from his Deck. After drawing a card, Alister didn't activate it either, but instead waved his arm and said, "Finally, enter my Battle Phase! I use [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] to attack [Guardian Eatos]!"
"Glory lies beyond. Charge forward for the final push!"
"You're actually using a monster with 4600 ATK to attack my [Guardian Eatos]?" Rafael looked at Alister initiating the attack, puzzled. He couldn't figure out what he was trying to do. "The result of doing that will only be the self-destruction of your [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]."
But hearing Rafael's words, Alister merely smiled mysteriously. "Is that so? But I don't think so."
"Tsk, playing tricks. Although I don't know what trick you're planning, in short, I'll activate this Set Card first! The Trap Card [Sakuretsu Armor]!" Rafael pressed the activate Set Card button, revealing a legendary card imbued with a curse. "Activate when an opponent's monster declares an attack. Destroy that monster."
"However, naturally, this card won't be successfully activated, right? I remember the effect of your [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]."
Alister nodded. "Ah, then, during the Battle Phase, I pay half of my current Life Points to negate your activated [Sakuretsu Armor], and halve your Life Points."
A seemingly powerful beam of light flew out from the [Sakuretsu Armor] card and struck the activated [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], but let alone [Sakuretsu Armor], not even a single rivet was blown off. [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] continued its charge completely unharmed.
However, the power repelled by it landed on Alister and Rafael respectively, deducting both players' Life Points.
[Alister: 2900 → 1450 LP]
[Rafael: 1250 → 625 LP]
The distance between both players' Fields wasn't very far. Only an instant passed after [Sakuretsu Armor]'s settlement, and [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] clashed with [Guardian Eatos] at close range. Sharp military blades collided with the deadly great Scythe.
Rafael originally thought that even though the number of monsters had been reduced repeatedly, at this moment, his [Guardian Eatos]' ATK should still have the advantage. But what he didn't expect was that the stalemate between the two ace monsters only lasted for an instant before the victory or defeat was decided, and his [Guardian Eatos] was actually the weaker side?!
Looking in Alister's direction, Rafael was surprised to find that at some point, an activated card had appeared on Alister's Spell/Trap Zone—a Quick-Play Spell Card, [Forbidden Chalice]!
"This card can only be activated during damage calculation when both players' monsters are battling. Until the end of the Damage Step, negate the effects of all cards on the Field other than [Forbidden Chalice], and perform that damage calculation using their original ATK/DEF."
[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] [ATK 4600 → 4600]
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 5500 → 2500]
As several monster spirits flew out from the Scythe, Alister inserted the card into the Spell & Trap Zone. Because he drove [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament] to attack, the burden he bore had already approached the limit of his own ability. The dense sweat on his forehead, his pale lips, and trembling fingers all proved that he had reached his absolute limit at this moment and could collapse at any moment.
However, none of this could hide his invincible aura and his determination to secure victory.
"Rafael, this Duel, you, no, Doma lost." Although it was difficult, Alister felt it was necessary to say what was in his heart to Rafael before the Duel completely ended. "Stop believing in Doma, stop believing in Dartz. Humans are absolutely not just beings of darkness. The coexistence of light and dark is the true stance a civilization capable of heading towards the future should have."
"Try to believe in the light in human hearts, believe in the possibility of humanity. Darkness will absolutely not swallow humanity's shining points. On the contrary, it is precisely because of the contrast that the heart of light appears so radiant!"
His foot stumbled, and Alister nearly buckled and fell. Forcing himself to straighten his back, he declared, "End Rafael's last monster, which was influenced by the [Seal of Orichalcos]! [Meklord Army: Destruction Armament]!"
"Burst Stream of Destruction!"
The attack name shouted during the attack would usually be met with Kaiba's roar, but at this moment, even the usually sharp-tongued Kaiba didn't say anything extra, just quietly watching the two in the Duel.
This was the final showdown between their respective ace monsters, and also a showdown of their convictions. No one else had the qualification to interfere.
[Meklord Army: Destruction Armament], right next to [Guardian Eatos], fired a point-blank beam cannon blast that pierced through the opponent's body. And facing the incoming cannon blast, the expression on Rafael's face struggled for a long time, finally turning into a slight sense of relief.
Letting out a long breath, just as the cannon blast was about to hit, Rafael activated the last Set Card on his Spell/Trap Zone: "I activate the Trap Card..."
Seeing Rafael activate a Trap Card, Alister couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he quickly noticed that the activated Set Card on Rafael's Spell/Trap Zone was none other than [Burst Rebirth].
"I pay 2000 Life Points to Special Summon one monster from my Graveyard in Face-Down Defense Position. I Special Summon [Guardian Eatos]." Rafael raised his head and showed a smile. "At least, let them leave the Graveyard..."
Boom!
[Rafael: 625 LP → 0]
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(End of Chapter)
