Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Author: Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 514 - 514
"Fusion Summon, using three LIGHT Heroic Spirits—Heroic Spirit – Ozymandias! With this battle between ancestors and descendants, let's bring this duel to its climax!!"
[Heroic Spirits – Ozymandias ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)] [LIGHT] [Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect] [ATK 3000/DEF 3000]
[3 LIGHT 'Heroic Spirit' monsters Must be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck by sending the above cards you control to the GY (you do not use 'Polymerization').]
"Hahahahaha! Even the night sky must kneel before the radiance of my sun! A final duel such as this, with the eyes of the world upon us—what stage could be more fitting for the appearance of the greatest Pharaoh beneath the heavens?!"
Seeing the familiar figure of Ozymandias, Kaiba snapped instinctively:
"Cut the nonsense. If you've got power—show me with strength!"
"Mm…" For once, the usually long-winded Ozymandias—who talked so much that even Hoshino Alter couldn't shut him up—actually fell silent when scolded by Kaiba.
"As strict as ever, Seto… very well. Just as you desire—let strength speak! Will it be my brilliance, equal to the sun, or the radiance of your White Dragons that shines brighter?!"
The entire arena shook violently. From beneath the burning ruins of Honnōji, a colossal golden temple erupted, piercing the lingering flames—a pyramid, resplendent in glory.
With a flourish, Hoshino Alter slid a radiant card onto the Duel Disk, its gleam replacing the burning Honnōji in the Field Zone.
"The effect of Ozymandias activates! When this card is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck—activate a Field Spell, Ramesseum Tentyris, from your hand or Deck!"
"Do not shut your eyes! I grant you the honor of beholding radiance beyond even the sun itself! Behold—the temple of my eternal miracle!"
[Ramesseum Tentyris – Field Spell Effect: Can only be activated while 'Heroic Spirit – Ozymandias' is on the field.]
"So cool!" Mana's eyes sparkled, watching the Egyptian pyramid rise. "I can't even tell anymore—is it Hoshino's Field Spell effects, or these new Duel Disks? Every time someone plays a Field Spell, it feels like stepping into another world!"
Kaiba's brow furrowed. He'd seen this card before. Annoying as Ozymandias was—always acting familiar with him—the strength it displayed during the Duel Tower finals, instantly overwhelming a counterfeit Winged Dragon of Ra, was unforgettable.
"Ozymandias with the Field Spell… troublesome effects."
Hoshino leaned forward excitedly.
"Go for it, my other self! With Ozy on the field, you can one-turn Kaiba—wipe out his Life Points in a single blow!"
"Of course I won't waste this chance, aibo~"
Hoshino Alter pointed to Ozymandias, floating above the golden temple.
"Are you ready, Ozy? Time to impress Seto!"
Ozymandias raised his staff confidently.
"My brilliance already burns at its peak! Witness as I bring down the sun's inferno upon this world! Almighty gods, tremble before me—kneel to my infinite radiance, for the sun itself descends here!"
The colossal pyramid rumbled. Having completed its Noble Phantasm chant, Ozymandias prepared to unleash his ability. Though Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon could not be targeted, his other monster—Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon—could.
"Now, taste the effect of Ozy—!"
But Kaiba's sharp voice cut in:
"Your move is already predicted—Continuous Trap, Safe Zone, activate!!"
Before the quaking temple, Kaiba flipped his last set card.
[Safe Zone – Continuous Trap Effect: Target 1 face-up Attack Position monster; it cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects, destroyed by battle, or by your opponent's card effects. It also cannot attack your opponent directly.]
"Targeting Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon! Now it cannot be chosen, cannot be destroyed by battle or effects!"
"Gu—?!" Hoshino Alter and Ozymandias both froze.
Her original plan had been simple:
Use Ozy's effect—send the Field Spell to the GY, destroy Abyss Dragon, then inflict damage equal to its ATK.
[Effect: Send 1 face-up 'Ramesseum Tentyris' you control to the GY; target 1 face-up card your opponent controls, negate its effects and destroy it. If it is a monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original ATK.]
Then, because Ramesseum Tentyris left the field, its effect would trigger, doubling Ozymandias' ATK, letting him destroy Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon in battle—and deal the finishing blow.
[If 'Ramesseum Tentyris' leaves the field, double the ATK of 'Heroic Spirit – Ozymandias' this turn.]
But now? The gap between plan and reality was brutal.
Technically, she could destroy Kaiba's Safe Zone instead to trigger the ATK doubling… but without the temple's damage effect, she couldn't finish Kaiba. And with her current Life Points, leaving only a vanilla Ozymandias on the field was far too risky.
"…Then, Ozy effect… will not activate. Ehehe~" Hoshino Alter forced a sweet smile, swallowing the half-spoken chant.
Hoshino sighed.
"Stopping the chant midway… that's so like you."
The pyramid settled back into silence. Ozymandias, to cover the awkwardness, roared with laughter:
"Hahaha! As expected of Seto, another great Pharaoh! To see through my sunlit brilliance before I could act—truly worthy of my respect!"
"But even if my move was seen through—battle must go on! Attack—Ozy, strike down Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon!!"
Targeting the ritual dragon was necessary; its threat was too great to leave alive. Even a mutual destruction at 3000 ATK apiece was worth it.
"Descend, brilliance of the sun!"
From atop the temple, Ozymandias hurled his staff, a beam of searing solar flame crashing toward Chaos Dragon.
"Counterattack, Chaos Dragon—Chaos Burst Stream!!"
Both duelists shouted, neither holding back. Radiant sunlight clashed with chaotic lightning, engulfing both monsters.
[Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon – Destroyed]
[Ozymandias – Destroyed]
Watching both monsters fall together, Jaden cried out:
"Hey, hey! If they're both destroyed, then doesn't sensei have no monsters left?!"
Yugi shook his head calmly.
"No need to worry. As long as Hoshino's Field Spell, Ramesseum Tentyris, remains, Ozymandias has a powerful revival ability. You'll see in a moment, Jaden."
As the battle ended, Hoshino Alter slid a card face-down.
"I set one card, and end my turn. Also, Leonidas I, revived earlier by Holy Maiden Leading Chaldea, is sent to the GY."
"And at the End Phase—Ozy's effect activates!"
[If 'Ramesseum Tentyris' is face-up on the field, and this card left the field this turn, Special Summon it at the end of the turn.]
"Hahahahaha! Within the Ramesseum, my great solar body can never be destroyed!"
Atop the Pyramid, Ozymandias—shattered moments ago by Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon—was restored in an instant, his laughter echoing louder than before.
"I Special Summon Ozy back to the field in Defense Position!"
[Ozymandias – DEF 3000]
Hoshino Alter played it safe. With Ozymandias boasting 3000 ATK and DEF, leaving him in Attack Position risked everything if Kaiba managed to summon something stronger. Defense was the only choice.
"My turn—draw!"
At this point, Kaiba's only card in hand was Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, and his field held only Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon with 2500 ATK. To break through Ozymandias' massive defense beneath the Ramesseum, everything hinged on this draw.
"Hmph… Abyss Dragon—so this is how you answer my resolve."
Staring at the virtual card he had just drawn, Kaiba's lips curled into a sharp, confident smile.
"Spell Card—activate! Spread forth, the will of Blue-Eyes' radiance—Advance Draw!"
The Abyss Dragon spread its silver wings with a piercing cry. Starlight swirled around it, making its body shine even more brilliantly.
[Advance Draw – Spell Effect: Tribute 1 face-up Level 8 or higher monster you control; draw 2 cards.]
"Not that card again…" Hoshino's stomach tightened.
Every time Kaiba played this Spell—releasing a White Dragon to draw two—it felt as though he awakened the deepest, most dormant power slumbering in his Deck.
"Abyss Dragon—your resolve, I, Seto Kaiba, accept! With these two cards, I'll decide this duel once and for all!"
The cards he drew glowed brighter than any before, infused with the true soul of the White Dragon.
"This is the final strike of Blue-Eyes, Hoshino! Equip Spell—Beacon of White, activate!!"
From Kaiba's barren field, a dazzling brilliance erupted, outshining even the pyramid itself.
[Beacon of White – Equip Spell Effect: If you do not control another "Beacon of White," and you have 3 or more "Blue-Eyes" monsters in your GY: Target 1 of them; Special Summon it, but negate its effects, also equip it with this card. When this card leaves the field, banish the equipped monster.]
"By Beacon of White's effect—I Special Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon from my GY!!"
[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon – ATK 4500]
"ROOOAAARRR!!"
The legendary Fusion beast, once fallen protecting Kaiba with Fusion Guard, returned under the light's call. Its colossal form rivaled the pyramid itself, filling the arena with raw, crushing presence.
But Hoshino Alter wasn't shaken.
"Too naïve, Kaiba! Did you think I'd let you summon a White Dragon so easily?! Field Spell—Ramesseum Tentyris, activate your effect!"
[Once per turn: Target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.]
"Take this—Dendera Great Sphere of Lightning!!"
A blinding orb of energy shot forth from the temple's peak, streaking toward the Ultimate Dragon.
But Kaiba didn't flinch, arms crossed as he faced the incoming blast.
"No, Hoshino—it's you who's naïve! As long as Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon exists in my GY, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the field cannot be targeted by effects!"
A towering phantom of Neo Ultimate Dragon manifested before its predecessor, devouring the lightning sphere in its three jaws before fading away—leaving only a defiant roar at Ramses II's temple.
"Tch… flawless defense. Seto in his youth… you're even more troublesome than in your later years."
"Now it's my turn to attack, Hoshino! Go—Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Ultimate Burst Stream!!"
Its three heads unleashed blinding streams of destruction. With overwhelming 4500 ATK, the assault blasted straight through Ozymandias' 3000 DEF, annihilating him in an instant.
[Ozymandias – Destroyed]
"…You didn't summon Shining Dragon, but chose Ultimate Dragon to attack instead?"
"Hmph! I don't need Shining Dragon. Ultimate Dragon's power alone is more than enough to crush you, Hoshino! And now—the effect of Beacon of White!!"
[②: Only the equipped monster can attack. If there are "Blue-Eyes" monsters in your GY, it can attack a number of times each Battle Phase up to that number.]
"There are 8 'Blue-Eyes' monsters in my GY! After its first attack, Ultimate Dragon can strike seven more times! This is the strongest assault, guided by light itself!!"
Kaiba roared with everything he had, unleashing his final gambit. Seven consecutive bursts—an ultimate barrage of annihilation, enough to erase even gods.
"Take this—Ultimate Burst Stream! Sevenfold Barrage!!"
Hoshino Alter snapped her hand down.
"Then I'll counter with this—my set Trap Card, activate! Alter's Crusade!!"
[Alter's Crusade – Trap Effect: Target 3 monsters with the same Attribute in either player's GY (max 1 from your opponent's); banish them, then Special Summon 1 'Alter' monster from your hand.]
"I banish my Mash Alter – Assault Type and Counter Type from the GY—along with your Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, Kaiba! Three DARK monsters, removed from play!"
A storm of black wind erupted, colliding with Ultimate Dragon's sevenfold onslaught. From Hoshino Alter's hand—a monster she'd previously searched with Saber Lily—answered the call head-on.
"Arise, O fangs of thirteen! Heroic Spirits – Artoria Pendragon Lancer Alter!!"
[Heroic Spirits – Ozymandias ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)] [LIGHT] [Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect] [ATK 3000/DEF 3000]
[3 LIGHT 'Heroic Spirit' monsters Must be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck by sending the above cards you control to the GY (you do not use 'Polymerization').]
"Hahahahaha! Even the night sky must kneel before the radiance of my sun! A final duel such as this, with the eyes of the world upon us—what stage could be more fitting for the appearance of the greatest Pharaoh beneath the heavens?!"
Seeing the familiar figure of Ozymandias, Kaiba snapped instinctively:
"Cut the nonsense. If you've got power—show me with strength!"
"Mm…" For once, the usually long-winded Ozymandias—who talked so much that even Hoshino Alter couldn't shut him up—actually fell silent when scolded by Kaiba.
"As strict as ever, Seto… very well. Just as you desire—let strength speak! Will it be my brilliance, equal to the sun, or the radiance of your White Dragons that shines brighter?!"
The entire arena shook violently. From beneath the burning ruins of Honnōji, a colossal golden temple erupted, piercing the lingering flames—a pyramid, resplendent in glory.
With a flourish, Hoshino Alter slid a radiant card onto the Duel Disk, its gleam replacing the burning Honnōji in the Field Zone.
"The effect of Ozymandias activates! When this card is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck—activate a Field Spell, Ramesseum Tentyris, from your hand or Deck!"
"Do not shut your eyes! I grant you the honor of beholding radiance beyond even the sun itself! Behold—the temple of my eternal miracle!"
[Ramesseum Tentyris – Field Spell Effect: Can only be activated while 'Heroic Spirit – Ozymandias' is on the field.]
"So cool!" Mana's eyes sparkled, watching the Egyptian pyramid rise. "I can't even tell anymore—is it Hoshino's Field Spell effects, or these new Duel Disks? Every time someone plays a Field Spell, it feels like stepping into another world!"
Kaiba's brow furrowed. He'd seen this card before. Annoying as Ozymandias was—always acting familiar with him—the strength it displayed during the Duel Tower finals, instantly overwhelming a counterfeit Winged Dragon of Ra, was unforgettable.
"Ozymandias with the Field Spell… troublesome effects."
Hoshino leaned forward excitedly.
"Go for it, my other self! With Ozy on the field, you can one-turn Kaiba—wipe out his Life Points in a single blow!"
"Of course I won't waste this chance, aibo~"
Hoshino Alter pointed to Ozymandias, floating above the golden temple.
"Are you ready, Ozy? Time to impress Seto!"
Ozymandias raised his staff confidently.
"My brilliance already burns at its peak! Witness as I bring down the sun's inferno upon this world! Almighty gods, tremble before me—kneel to my infinite radiance, for the sun itself descends here!"
The colossal pyramid rumbled. Having completed its Noble Phantasm chant, Ozymandias prepared to unleash his ability. Though Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon could not be targeted, his other monster—Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon—could.
"Now, taste the effect of Ozy—!"
But Kaiba's sharp voice cut in:
"Your move is already predicted—Continuous Trap, Safe Zone, activate!!"
Before the quaking temple, Kaiba flipped his last set card.
[Safe Zone – Continuous Trap Effect: Target 1 face-up Attack Position monster; it cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects, destroyed by battle, or by your opponent's card effects. It also cannot attack your opponent directly.]
"Targeting Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon! Now it cannot be chosen, cannot be destroyed by battle or effects!"
"Gu—?!" Hoshino Alter and Ozymandias both froze.
Her original plan had been simple:
Use Ozy's effect—send the Field Spell to the GY, destroy Abyss Dragon, then inflict damage equal to its ATK.
[Effect: Send 1 face-up 'Ramesseum Tentyris' you control to the GY; target 1 face-up card your opponent controls, negate its effects and destroy it. If it is a monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original ATK.]
Then, because Ramesseum Tentyris left the field, its effect would trigger, doubling Ozymandias' ATK, letting him destroy Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon in battle—and deal the finishing blow.
[If 'Ramesseum Tentyris' leaves the field, double the ATK of 'Heroic Spirit – Ozymandias' this turn.]
But now? The gap between plan and reality was brutal.
Technically, she could destroy Kaiba's Safe Zone instead to trigger the ATK doubling… but without the temple's damage effect, she couldn't finish Kaiba. And with her current Life Points, leaving only a vanilla Ozymandias on the field was far too risky.
"…Then, Ozy effect… will not activate. Ehehe~" Hoshino Alter forced a sweet smile, swallowing the half-spoken chant.
Hoshino sighed.
"Stopping the chant midway… that's so like you."
The pyramid settled back into silence. Ozymandias, to cover the awkwardness, roared with laughter:
"Hahaha! As expected of Seto, another great Pharaoh! To see through my sunlit brilliance before I could act—truly worthy of my respect!"
"But even if my move was seen through—battle must go on! Attack—Ozy, strike down Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon!!"
Targeting the ritual dragon was necessary; its threat was too great to leave alive. Even a mutual destruction at 3000 ATK apiece was worth it.
"Descend, brilliance of the sun!"
From atop the temple, Ozymandias hurled his staff, a beam of searing solar flame crashing toward Chaos Dragon.
"Counterattack, Chaos Dragon—Chaos Burst Stream!!"
Both duelists shouted, neither holding back. Radiant sunlight clashed with chaotic lightning, engulfing both monsters.
[Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon – Destroyed]
[Ozymandias – Destroyed]
Watching both monsters fall together, Jaden cried out:
"Hey, hey! If they're both destroyed, then doesn't sensei have no monsters left?!"
Yugi shook his head calmly.
"No need to worry. As long as Hoshino's Field Spell, Ramesseum Tentyris, remains, Ozymandias has a powerful revival ability. You'll see in a moment, Jaden."
As the battle ended, Hoshino Alter slid a card face-down.
"I set one card, and end my turn. Also, Leonidas I, revived earlier by Holy Maiden Leading Chaldea, is sent to the GY."
"And at the End Phase—Ozy's effect activates!"
[If 'Ramesseum Tentyris' is face-up on the field, and this card left the field this turn, Special Summon it at the end of the turn.]
"Hahahahaha! Within the Ramesseum, my great solar body can never be destroyed!"
Atop the Pyramid, Ozymandias—shattered moments ago by Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon—was restored in an instant, his laughter echoing louder than before.
"I Special Summon Ozy back to the field in Defense Position!"
[Ozymandias – DEF 3000]
Hoshino Alter played it safe. With Ozymandias boasting 3000 ATK and DEF, leaving him in Attack Position risked everything if Kaiba managed to summon something stronger. Defense was the only choice.
"My turn—draw!"
At this point, Kaiba's only card in hand was Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, and his field held only Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon with 2500 ATK. To break through Ozymandias' massive defense beneath the Ramesseum, everything hinged on this draw.
"Hmph… Abyss Dragon—so this is how you answer my resolve."
Staring at the virtual card he had just drawn, Kaiba's lips curled into a sharp, confident smile.
"Spell Card—activate! Spread forth, the will of Blue-Eyes' radiance—Advance Draw!"
The Abyss Dragon spread its silver wings with a piercing cry. Starlight swirled around it, making its body shine even more brilliantly.
[Advance Draw – Spell Effect: Tribute 1 face-up Level 8 or higher monster you control; draw 2 cards.]
"Not that card again…" Hoshino's stomach tightened.
Every time Kaiba played this Spell—releasing a White Dragon to draw two—it felt as though he awakened the deepest, most dormant power slumbering in his Deck.
"Abyss Dragon—your resolve, I, Seto Kaiba, accept! With these two cards, I'll decide this duel once and for all!"
The cards he drew glowed brighter than any before, infused with the true soul of the White Dragon.
"This is the final strike of Blue-Eyes, Hoshino! Equip Spell—Beacon of White, activate!!"
From Kaiba's barren field, a dazzling brilliance erupted, outshining even the pyramid itself.
[Beacon of White – Equip Spell Effect: If you do not control another "Beacon of White," and you have 3 or more "Blue-Eyes" monsters in your GY: Target 1 of them; Special Summon it, but negate its effects, also equip it with this card. When this card leaves the field, banish the equipped monster.]
"By Beacon of White's effect—I Special Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon from my GY!!"
[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon – ATK 4500]
"ROOOAAARRR!!"
The legendary Fusion beast, once fallen protecting Kaiba with Fusion Guard, returned under the light's call. Its colossal form rivaled the pyramid itself, filling the arena with raw, crushing presence.
But Hoshino Alter wasn't shaken.
"Too naïve, Kaiba! Did you think I'd let you summon a White Dragon so easily?! Field Spell—Ramesseum Tentyris, activate your effect!"
[Once per turn: Target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.]
"Take this—Dendera Great Sphere of Lightning!!"
A blinding orb of energy shot forth from the temple's peak, streaking toward the Ultimate Dragon.
But Kaiba didn't flinch, arms crossed as he faced the incoming blast.
"No, Hoshino—it's you who's naïve! As long as Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon exists in my GY, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the field cannot be targeted by effects!"
A towering phantom of Neo Ultimate Dragon manifested before its predecessor, devouring the lightning sphere in its three jaws before fading away—leaving only a defiant roar at Ramses II's temple.
"Tch… flawless defense. Seto in his youth… you're even more troublesome than in your later years."
"Now it's my turn to attack, Hoshino! Go—Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Ultimate Burst Stream!!"
Its three heads unleashed blinding streams of destruction. With overwhelming 4500 ATK, the assault blasted straight through Ozymandias' 3000 DEF, annihilating him in an instant.
[Ozymandias – Destroyed]
"…You didn't summon Shining Dragon, but chose Ultimate Dragon to attack instead?"
"Hmph! I don't need Shining Dragon. Ultimate Dragon's power alone is more than enough to crush you, Hoshino! And now—the effect of Beacon of White!!"
[②: Only the equipped monster can attack. If there are "Blue-Eyes" monsters in your GY, it can attack a number of times each Battle Phase up to that number.]
"There are 8 'Blue-Eyes' monsters in my GY! After its first attack, Ultimate Dragon can strike seven more times! This is the strongest assault, guided by light itself!!"
Kaiba roared with everything he had, unleashing his final gambit. Seven consecutive bursts—an ultimate barrage of annihilation, enough to erase even gods.
"Take this—Ultimate Burst Stream! Sevenfold Barrage!!"
Hoshino Alter snapped her hand down.
"Then I'll counter with this—my set Trap Card, activate! Alter's Crusade!!"
[Alter's Crusade – Trap Effect: Target 3 monsters with the same Attribute in either player's GY (max 1 from your opponent's); banish them, then Special Summon 1 'Alter' monster from your hand.]
"I banish my Mash Alter – Assault Type and Counter Type from the GY—along with your Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, Kaiba! Three DARK monsters, removed from play!"
A storm of black wind erupted, colliding with Ultimate Dragon's sevenfold onslaught. From Hoshino Alter's hand—a monster she'd previously searched with Saber Lily—answered the call head-on.
"Arise, O fangs of thirteen! Heroic Spirits – Artoria Pendragon Lancer Alter!!"