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# Chapter 809: Ra, and Ra

Ozymandias looked at The Winged Dragon of Ra and said, "Move, The Winged Dragon of Ra, why aren't you moving!"

However, The Winged Dragon of Ra ultimately stopped its attack and returned to his field, which made Ozymandias's expression a bit annoyed:

"God Cards are only affected by Spell Cards for one turn. Monster effects with a Level below Level 10 and Trap Cards are ineffective against a God, and they can only be destroyed by the effect of a Divine Attribute monster. Control cannot be transferred."

"Therefore, whether it's Sakuretsu Armor, Attack Reflector Unit, or other cards, they should all be unable to stop a God's attack." Ozymandias looked at Hayato, "How did you do it, Hayato Kobayashi?"

"Bond, it's the bond between me and The Winged Dragon of Ra!" Saying something that didn't fit his persona, Hayato casually took the card spat out by the Duel Disk from the Graveyard Zone, Electromagnetic Turtle.

As Ozymandias said, normal cards are completely unable to obstruct a God. Whether it's negating an attack declaration or changing battle position, they ultimately cannot bypass The Winged Dragon of Ra's resistance. However, the card Electromagnetic Turtle doesn't target the monster, but the "Battle Phase".

"During the Battle Phase, banish Electromagnetic Turtle from the Graveyard. This duel, only once, the Battle Phase can be forced end." Ozymandias also recognized the card Hayato took out, "That card, shouldn't it belong to Yugi Muto?"

"I already said, it's bond."

Hayato thought to himself that he often dueled with Yugi, Joey Wheeler, and the others, so it was completely impossible not to have card drops. This Electromagnetic Turtle was a card he obtained through farming. Since it's Machine-Type, it's quite suitable for use in the Cyber Dragon... I mean, my Gaia Deck.

"Hmph, you got lucky there, Hayato Kobayashi." Pouting annoyedly, it was impossible for Ozymandias to say he didn't regret not attacking Hayato first with Triamid Sphinx. If The Winged Dragon of Ra hadn't attacked first, because of the Triple Seal provided by Triamid Master, Hayato wouldn't have been able to activate Electromagnetic Turtle's effect at all.

Because he wanted to use The Winged Dragon of Ra to teach Hayato a lesson, it instead allowed him to escape that fate. It seems he was a bit overconfident.

Glancing at the two cards in Hayato's Back Row, Ozymandias pondered briefly and played a card from his hand: "Battle Phase end. Then, during my Main Phase 2, I activate the Spell Card Storm: Destroy all Spell/Trap Cards on my field, then destroy the same number of Spell/Trap Cards on your field."

As the storm rose, the first to suffer was Ozymandias himself. The face-up Awakening of the Ancient Slumber and the Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone were immediately swept up, and the Field Spell Card Triamid Master was also destroyed within the sandstorm.

Hayato also happened to see the true form of Ozymandias's Set Card; it was actually the Quick-Play Spell Card Pot of The Forbidden. It has the ability to negate Pot of Greed and then allow Ozymandias to draw a card. It's a complete counter card.

However, because the card Pot of Greed itself has been locked away in the Forbidden/Limited List for years with no chance to see the light of day, under normal circumstances, no one would carry a pointless card like Pot of The Forbidden, which can only target Pot of Greed.

After the storm consumed all the cards in Ozymandias's Spell/Trap Zone, it also moved towards Hayato, destroying both cards in his Back Row without discrimination. This guy Ozymandias was a bit too cautious; he didn't want to leave Hayato any hope at all. Even Future Fusion, which would result in mutual destruction with Chimeratech Overdragon next turn, wasn't spared.

Not only that, because Triamid Master was sent to the Graveyard, its effect could also be activated.

"Triamid Master's effect: If this face-up card on the field is sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon Triamid Dancer from my hand in Defense Position, which was previously added to my hand by Triamid Cruiser's effect."

"Then I activate Triamid Dancer's effect, returning Triamid Master from my Graveyard to the Deck, increasing the ATK/DEF of Rock-Type monsters on my field by 500 points."

"Keep the music playing, keep dancing!"

Triamid Dancer, wearing a golden cat-face mask, appeared with rhythmic steps, spinning, jumping, and closing its eyes, standing firm in Defense Position.

Triamid Dancer [Level 3/EARTH]
[Rock-Type/Effect]
[600/1900 → 1100/2400]

Triamid Sphinx [3500/3500]

Drawing a card, Ozymandias glanced at the location where Triamid Master disappeared and said again, "It's quite unusual for the pyramid that records my radiance to disappear. I shall bring it back."

"My second Spell Card, Terraforming! I add Triamid Fortress from my Deck to my Hand, and I activate it directly!"

Terraforming, which had previously baited out Hayato's Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring and subsequently caused Hayato to expend resources to break through Barrier Statue of the Drought and Koa'ki Meiru Wall, successfully activated. Amidst the roaring sound from the ground, a giant pyramid rises again.

However, this time it only simply transformed a part, revealing a few cannon muzzles. Compared to the other two forms, Triamid Fortress clearly belongs to the defense form of the Triamid "Triple Changer".

"Triamid Fortress's effect: Increase the DEF of Rock-Type monsters on my field by 500 points, and Triamid monsters cannot be destroyed by card effects." Ozymandias stood with empty hands, his arms crossed over his chest, "Change Triamid Sphinx to Defense Position. My turn ends here."

"Can you overcome the obstruction blocking your path to the future, Hayato Kobayashi?"

[Ozymandias: 2900 LP, Hand 0]
The Winged Dragon of Ra [ATK 4000]
Triamid Dancer [DEF 2400 → 2900]
Triamid Sphinx [ATK 3500 → DEF 4000]
Field: Triamid Fortress

"Phew~"

Watching Ozymandias declare the end of his turn, Hayato also let out a long breath. Although the Triamid archetype only has nine cards in total, sometimes fewer than the lower-Level monsters of other popular Decks, in Ozymandias's hands, they displayed an extremely strong oppressive aura, capable of both attack and defense.

In his hand, he only had one Cyber Dragon, which he had previously searched with Cyber Dragon Core's effect. Let alone The Winged Dragon of Ra and Triamid Sphinx, he couldn't even defeat Triamid Dancer, not to mention Triamid Sphinx also has a taunt effect that forces the opponent to attack it first.

In other words, at this moment, Hayato seemed to be cornered. If he couldn't draw a key card to make a comeback, he would definitely lose next turn.

But Hayato had confidence, full of confidence in his Deck that was always responding to him.

"Humans must always move towards the future, Ozymandias."

Hayato looked at Ozymandias and said calmly, "In July 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Armstrong became the first human to step onto the Lunar Surface. This was a historical incident. For a long time, I couldn't understand what was truly great about this incident. Because the rocket could successfully fly to heaven, relying on scientists and engineers, even if the rocket only carried a monkey, it could still reach the moon."

"But now I completely understand. What reached the moon was the human heart, the human spirit. At that moment, humanity surpassed the history of the planet and achieved ascension. What is truly valuable is the ascension of the spirit!"

Placing his finger on the card at the top of his Deck, a rhythm like a heartbeat and a warm breath like sunshine filled Hayato's feeling. He looked at Ozymandias: "Our duel, I don't know how much time has passed outside, but it's time to end it."

"I will defeat you here with burning steel-like resolve. Whether you are the Pharaoh, or the 'Future's Past' that appeared because of 'Phantom Blood'," he paused, Hayato's gaze sharpened, "Even if you are, the me of the past!"

Yugi and Nameless Pharaoh, Ishizu and Isis, Kaiba and Seto, Grandpa Solomon and Simon, Shadi and Shada, Malik and Marik, Bakura and Bakura...

Based on the precedents of so many people, Hayato had long suspected the mysterious connection between himself and Ozymandias. It's just that no one would casually assume another person is their past life, even if the similarities between himself and Ozymandias were increasingly fully revealed.

But Hayato also figured it out. Even if Ozymandias was his past life, so what? From beginning to end, he hadn't relied on the other's legacy even a little bit. What accompanied him was his Deck, his trusted Card Spirits. As long as he was with them, he will never lose to anyone!

Ozymandias also seemed to have noticed long ago that Hayato actually knew about the relationship between himself and him. However, the two, who were too similar and had subtle compatibility, tacitly did not mention this point, until now.

The so-called duel is a ritual of heart and power resonance. At this moment, the duel between Hayato and Ozymandias might not seem like a Dark Game, but it goes even deeper into the soul than that. The two had already known each other's thoughts in the short two turns before.

"Heh, who understands what you're saying? Are you asking me to think about things a thousand years from now? I don't have that kind of free time." Ozymandias looked at Hayato, the corner of his mouth curving up, "Instead of talking, why not draw a card? Use your cards to surpass the me who is in the past. Let me witness it, Hayato Kobayashi!"

"Don't need you to tell me about that." Hayato take a deep breath, drawing the card from the top of his Deck, "Just believe in the Deck, and then show respect to the cards. Finally, the cards will lead me to victory!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

The card that appeared in Hayato's hand had a yellow border, but it wasn't the brown-yellow of a Normal Monster, but a dazzling golden yellow.

The card, The Winged Dragon of Ra!

As Hayato drew the card, Ozymandias also noticed the aura on the card. He glanced at The Winged Dragon of Ra on his field and said, "Heh, go, The Winged Dragon of Ra."

Before Ozymandias's words fell, the gaze of The Winged Dragon of Ra on his field had already dimmed. Although its aura was as imposing as ever, anyone who had seen The Winged Dragon of Ra before could tell at one glance that the current The Winged Dragon of Ra was missing something important.

And in the card of The Winged Dragon of Ra in Hayato's hand, golden light flowing on the card art, a familiar cry sounded from within: "Sound of crying~"

"Seriously, Ra, you'd have more aura if you didn't make that sound of crying." While ranting, Hayato added The Winged Dragon of Ra's card to his hand.

Watching Hayato enter Main Phase, Ozymandias said, "You were able to draw The Winged Dragon of Ra, but do you have a way to Summon him? You don't have a single Tribute on your field."

"Heh, there's always a way. Just watch closely, this is my stage now." Hayato drew Cyber Dragon from his hand, and raised a hand, "If only the opponent's field has monsters, I can Special Summon from my hand."

"The first monster of bond, Cyber Dragon!"

"Clang!"

Accompanied by lightning and metal friction, the Machine Dragon Cyber Dragon appeared first.

Cyber Dragon [ATK 2100]

Immediately after, Hayato slapped on the ground with his hand: "Banish A-Assault Core, B-Buster Drake, and C-Crush Wyvern from the Graveyard, and Special Summon from the Extra Deck."

"The second monster that responded from the cards, ABC-Dragon Buster!"

"Clang!"

ABC-Dragon Buster, which was sent to the Graveyard by Future Fusion and evolved from the VWXYZ Series at that time, emerged from the ground.

ABC-Dragon Buster [ATK 3000]

"And the last one, banish Machine-Type monsters from the Graveyard with a Level of 12☆ or higher, Special Summon from the Graveyard." Taking out a card from the Graveyard, Hayato placed it onto the Duel Disk, "The third monster, the Spoils of Victory, Machina Force."

"Boom!"

Heavily smashed onto the ground, splashing up yellow sand, symbolizing Alister's former hatred and later resolve, Machina Force, which Hayato obtained from his hand, appeared.

Machina Force [ATK 4600]

Raising the card in his hand above his head, a phantom sun appeared behind Hayato, as if waiting for Hayato to call his name.

And Hayato did not make him wait long, playing The Winged Dragon of Ra from his hand: "Summoning Chant!"

"Descend, Wagatama Soul, The Winged Dragon of Ra!"

The sun rises again, and under the gaze of both Ozymandias and Hayato, it transformed into a phoenix stance, its body wrapped around itself with blazing flames!

"Pay 1000 Life Points, activate The Winged Dragon of Ra's effect, destroy all monsters on the opponent's field, this effect ignores resistance!"

Hayato pointed forward: "Blaze Cannon!"

The Winged Dragon of Ra, transformed into a phoenix, charged forward, and in an instant, submerged all monsters on Ozymandias's field in a sea of golden flames. Even though Triamid Fortress granted resistance to effect destruction, it ultimately could not rival a God.

The flames gradually dissipated, Hayato's The Winged Dragon of Ra revealed its original form, and from the sea of fire on Ozymandias's field, the only remaining The Winged Dragon of Ra stood tall.

[Ozymandias: 2900 LP]
The Winged Dragon of Ra [ATK 4000]

[Hayato: 4000 → 3000 LP]
The Winged Dragon of Ra [ATK 9700]

Looking at each other, Hayato and Ozymandias smiled tacitly: "Then, here I come!" x2

"The Winged Dragon of Ra, the Last God Blaze Cannon!" x2

As if a mirror stood in the air, Hayato and Ozymandias, with identical appearance, ultimately controlling the same The Winged Dragon of Ra, attacking the opponent.

And the final result---

[Ozymandias: 2900 LP → 0]

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