Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Author: Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 515 - 515
"Rise up, O Thirteen Fangs! I Special Summon in Attack Position—Heroic Spirit - Artoria Pendragon Lancer Alter!"
[Heroic Spirit - Artoria Pendragon Lancer Alter★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][DARK][Dragon/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 2000]
"——Charge forth, Llamrei!!"
The pitch-black storm tore through the blinding radiance. With her holy lance anchoring the raging winds, Artoria Lancer Alter charged into battle atop her steed, appearing at the very last moment.
Kaiba wasn't particularly surprised by Artoria's sudden arrival. If Hoshino Alter had simply allowed herself to be crushed without resistance, that would've been out of character.
"Summoned in Attack Position?"
But what puzzled him was the method of her summoning.
"Did you slip up, Hoshino? With your monster's attack power, you won't survive even a single clash with my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."
"As if I'd make such a careless mistake at a time like this." Hoshino Alter waved her hand, tracing the black storm's trajectory as Artoria's Special Summon completed. "Come, Kaiba! This is my Alter—the one I've staked my very life on!"
Even with 1500 attack points separating them, the twister unleashed by Artoria Alter's black holy lance collided with the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Burst Stream of Destruction, canceling it out.
[Hoshino LP: 800 → 400]
Kaiba narrowed his eyes. "Your Life Points didn't hit zero? By all rights, my Ultimate Dragon's attack should've dealt 1500 damage!"
"Artoria Lancer Alter's effect—when I would take battle damage from her battles, I can halve my Life Points instead!"
At the same time, Hoshino drew a virtual card from her Duel Disk and sent it to the Graveyard.
"And instead of being destroyed by battle, I can send a 'Knight of the Round Table' from my Deck to the Graveyard! I choose Sir Lancelot!"
Jaden, who had been holding his breath, finally exhaled. "That's incredible, sensei! By paying half your Life Points and sending Knights to the Graveyard, you nullified both the damage and the destruction!"
Akasha shook her head. "But why Attack Position? If you'd summoned her in Defense, you wouldn't have needed to halve your Life Points at all..."
Sharing the same doubt, Kaiba demanded, "What are you scheming, Hoshino?"
"My goal? To fight at my fullest—until I burn out in the very last moment!"
As Hoshino Alter activated her monster's effect, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, before Kaiba could even issue its second attack command, unleashed another destructive blast at the black holy lance.
"There's no turning back now, Kaiba! Artoria Lancer Alter's effect—when she's in Attack Position, all monsters able to attack must attack!"
Her long legs spurred Llamrei forward, leaping high as her black lance spun like a raging storm.
"Pure white dragon! Show your might before the King of Storms! ——Holy Lance, Drop Anchor!!"
Riled by her spirit, Kaiba roared back: "Even knowing your monster can't match the Ultimate Dragon's power, you still insist on fighting?! Very well, Hoshino! I'll crush your Knights of the Round Table one by one until none remain in your Deck!"
"——Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, second strike!!"
The raging storm and destructive blast canceled each other once more, halving Hoshino Alter's Life Points again.
[Hoshino LP: 400 → 200]
"As destruction substitution, I send Sir Agravain to the Graveyard!"
"Let's see, Hoshino! Do you have more Knights left, or is my Ultimate Dragon's might greater? Third strike—Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"
[Hoshino LP: 200 → 100]
"As destruction substitution, I send Sir Tristan to the Graveyard!"
Hoshino: "(°Д°) Tch—forced into Life Point lock, huh? So this is your countermeasure, isn't it, other me?!"
"And it's not over! Launch the fourth strike, Artoria Lancer Alter! As destruction substitute, I send Sir Gawain to the Graveyard!"
"——The power of the Round Table, gather here!"
From the moment Artoria appeared, black storms and white radiance had clashed ceaselessly across the Duel Stage.
[Hoshino LP: 100 → 50]
"You still have strength left, Hoshino?! Then take this—fifth strike, Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"
"As destruction substitution, I send Mordred to the Graveyard!"
[Hoshino LP: 50 → 25]
Jonouchi's jaw dropped. "Only 25 Life Points left—how's she still standing?!"
Baruka added grimly, "But the battle isn't finished. The Ultimate Dragon can still attack..."
"This is the end, Hoshino! The sixth strike—Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"
"Rise again, O Thirteen Fangs! ——Rhongomyniad!!"
[Hoshino LP: 25 → 13]
"This is my final Round Table Knight. As destruction substitute, I send Sir Bedivere to the Graveyard!!"
Hoshino: "o(ﾟДﾟ)っ! 13 Life Points left—too strong, other me! This number's even harder to reach than Obelisk locking me at 1 LP!"
"Fwahahahaha!!" Kaiba's laughter boomed across the stage, already savoring victory.
"Hoshino, is that your last Knight of the Round Table? That proves your Deck has no more to protect you. The last word belongs to my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! ——Seventh strike, Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!!"
...
"?!"
But the Ultimate Dragon didn't respond. The final attack Kaiba awaited never came.
"What's wrong, Kaiba? Did your dragon stall out?" Hoshino Alter's lips curved into a smirk. Artoria, who had traded six consecutive blows in midair with the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, slowly descended back to the ground.
Realizing what had happened, Yugi's eyes widened. "I see it now! Hoshino must have figured it out the moment Kaiba's Ultimate Dragon started attacking!"
Mana tugged impatiently at his sleeve. "Stop keeping me in suspense! What is it?!"
Yugi explained, "Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was supposed to be able to attack seven times after defeating Ozymandias. But that's only if there are eight 'Blue-Eyes' monsters in his Graveyard. Right now..."
Pointing toward Kaiba, whose dragon had suddenly halted, Hoshino Alter declared smugly: "Don't forget, thanks to my Trap Card—Alter's Crusade—your 'Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon' was banished from the Graveyard as a cost!"
Because of Alter's Crusade, the number of Blue-Eyes monsters in Kaiba's Graveyard had dropped, reducing the number of attacks granted by Beacon of White.
"Six attacks for six Knights of the Round Table—Kaiba, you've run out of strength!"
"All of this... was within your calculations?!" Kaiba snarled, grinding his teeth. Ending the fruitless barrage, he slammed down the trump card he'd been holding back.
"In that case, I'll release my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Break through all limits—the perfect, divine form that surpasses even the gods! Special Summon—Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!!"
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][LIGHT][Dragon/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 2500]
[This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by Tributing 1 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' you control.]
From the transcendent form of the Ultimate Dragon was born an invincible White Dragon—Kaiba's final ace. Radiant with unmatched brilliance, the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon roared onto the field!
"The effect of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon—its ATK increases by 300 for each Dragon monster in my Graveyard! With Ultimate Dragon now in the Graveyard, I have 8 Dragons total, meaning a 2400-point boost!"
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ATK: 3000 → 5400]
More terrifying than its attack power was Shining Dragon's resistance. Any effect targeting it could be freely accepted—or nullified—at Kaiba's will.
"I'll set 1 card, and end my turn!"
[Kaiba's: 0 Hand Cards | 1 Set card]
"End Phase! Thanks to the blessing of the Ramesseum, Ozy returns once again! Now—my turn! Draw!!"
[Ozymandias ATK 3000]
Revived once more, Ozymandias exhaled in relief. "Even without my protection, Master, you endured the might of Seto?"
Artoria Alter sneered mockingly. "So this is the mighty Pharaoh of the Sun? Always so loud with your words, but when it matters most, you crumble."
"The troublesome goddess's reversed form... To fend off Seto's onslaught in your stead truly deserves praise. But if you wish to defeat the Shining Dragon before you now, you must pierce it with the brilliance of the Sun itself!"
Since Shining Dragon could nullify any effect, the only way to overcome it was raw attack power. With only two cards left in her hand, Hoshino would have to risk everything—even the Ramesseum itself—for one final strike.
"Ozy's special effect activates! I send the Ramesseum to the Graveyard to destroy 1 card on your field!"
Without hesitation, Hoshino sacrificed her own Field Spell to unleash the Pharaoh's ultimate strike.
Kaiba pointed at his dragon, glowing with radiant light. "Futile, Hoshino! Shining Dragon cannot be destroyed by your effects!"
"Who said I was targeting your dragon? My target is your last Set card, Kaiba!"
The towering Ramesseum collapsed, crashing into Kaiba's back row. Costly though it seemed to destroy just a single Set card, this was Hoshino's only chance to surpass the Shining Dragon's overwhelming might.
"When the Ramesseum leaves the field, Ozymandias's attack power doubles until the end of the turn!"
[Ozymandias ATK 3000 → 6000]
Jaden gasped. "Sensei, you actually overpowered the Shining Dragon!"
Akasha shook her head. "Not yet. Kaiba's face-down card just activated in response to Hoshino's effect."
"In the instant you chose to destroy my card, I chain the Quick-Play Spell—Concentrating Current!"
[Concentrating Current – Quick-Play Spell Effect: Target 1 face-up monster you control; it gains ATK equal to its DEF until the end of this turn.]
Resolving first, before destruction, the ATK boost stacked onto Shining Dragon.
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ATK 5400 → 7900]
"Despair, Hoshino! Your desperate gamble to surpass my dragon has already failed. What awaits you now is only certain defeat!"
"No, Kaiba. If this is the limit of your Shining Dragon's power... then this duel—this duel belongs to me!!"
Dragging the card she had just drawn into the Spell/Trap Zone, Hoshino revealed her final trump. A familiar figure returned to the field in a new form.
"——I activate the Spell Card Exoskeleton – Pseudo-Link!!"
[Exoskeleton – Pseudo-Link (Spell): Return 1 'Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight' from your hand, field, or Graveyard to the Deck; Special Summon 1 'Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight Ortenaus' from your Extra Deck.]
"By returning Mash from my Graveyard to the Deck—descend in your new form! Special Summon—Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight Ortenaus!!"
[Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight Ortenaus ★★★★★ (Level 5)][EARTH][Warrior/Fusion/Effect][ATK 1000/DEF 2000]
"Exoskeleton—operating at full capacity. Spirit awakening rate stable at 60%. Pseudo-Link—battle commencing!"
The fifth form of Mash to appear in this duel. Beginning with Mash, and now ending with her, her performance had surpassed even the White Dragon itself.
"I'm placing everything on you, Mash! This is my final card—the miracle that calls forth victory! The Claw of Hermos!!"
As if to fulfill Hoshino Alter's words from the start—to use every possible means to defeat Seto Kaiba—the legendary Dragon that awakens sleeping powers soared once more into the Duel, for the first time in two years.
[Heroic Spirit - Artoria Pendragon Lancer Alter★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][DARK][Dragon/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 2000]
"——Charge forth, Llamrei!!"
The pitch-black storm tore through the blinding radiance. With her holy lance anchoring the raging winds, Artoria Lancer Alter charged into battle atop her steed, appearing at the very last moment.
Kaiba wasn't particularly surprised by Artoria's sudden arrival. If Hoshino Alter had simply allowed herself to be crushed without resistance, that would've been out of character.
"Summoned in Attack Position?"
But what puzzled him was the method of her summoning.
"Did you slip up, Hoshino? With your monster's attack power, you won't survive even a single clash with my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."
"As if I'd make such a careless mistake at a time like this." Hoshino Alter waved her hand, tracing the black storm's trajectory as Artoria's Special Summon completed. "Come, Kaiba! This is my Alter—the one I've staked my very life on!"
Even with 1500 attack points separating them, the twister unleashed by Artoria Alter's black holy lance collided with the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Burst Stream of Destruction, canceling it out.
[Hoshino LP: 800 → 400]
Kaiba narrowed his eyes. "Your Life Points didn't hit zero? By all rights, my Ultimate Dragon's attack should've dealt 1500 damage!"
"Artoria Lancer Alter's effect—when I would take battle damage from her battles, I can halve my Life Points instead!"
At the same time, Hoshino drew a virtual card from her Duel Disk and sent it to the Graveyard.
"And instead of being destroyed by battle, I can send a 'Knight of the Round Table' from my Deck to the Graveyard! I choose Sir Lancelot!"
Jaden, who had been holding his breath, finally exhaled. "That's incredible, sensei! By paying half your Life Points and sending Knights to the Graveyard, you nullified both the damage and the destruction!"
Akasha shook her head. "But why Attack Position? If you'd summoned her in Defense, you wouldn't have needed to halve your Life Points at all..."
Sharing the same doubt, Kaiba demanded, "What are you scheming, Hoshino?"
"My goal? To fight at my fullest—until I burn out in the very last moment!"
As Hoshino Alter activated her monster's effect, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, before Kaiba could even issue its second attack command, unleashed another destructive blast at the black holy lance.
"There's no turning back now, Kaiba! Artoria Lancer Alter's effect—when she's in Attack Position, all monsters able to attack must attack!"
Her long legs spurred Llamrei forward, leaping high as her black lance spun like a raging storm.
"Pure white dragon! Show your might before the King of Storms! ——Holy Lance, Drop Anchor!!"
Riled by her spirit, Kaiba roared back: "Even knowing your monster can't match the Ultimate Dragon's power, you still insist on fighting?! Very well, Hoshino! I'll crush your Knights of the Round Table one by one until none remain in your Deck!"
"——Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, second strike!!"
The raging storm and destructive blast canceled each other once more, halving Hoshino Alter's Life Points again.
[Hoshino LP: 400 → 200]
"As destruction substitution, I send Sir Agravain to the Graveyard!"
"Let's see, Hoshino! Do you have more Knights left, or is my Ultimate Dragon's might greater? Third strike—Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"
[Hoshino LP: 200 → 100]
"As destruction substitution, I send Sir Tristan to the Graveyard!"
Hoshino: "(°Д°) Tch—forced into Life Point lock, huh? So this is your countermeasure, isn't it, other me?!"
"And it's not over! Launch the fourth strike, Artoria Lancer Alter! As destruction substitute, I send Sir Gawain to the Graveyard!"
"——The power of the Round Table, gather here!"
From the moment Artoria appeared, black storms and white radiance had clashed ceaselessly across the Duel Stage.
[Hoshino LP: 100 → 50]
"You still have strength left, Hoshino?! Then take this—fifth strike, Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"
"As destruction substitution, I send Mordred to the Graveyard!"
[Hoshino LP: 50 → 25]
Jonouchi's jaw dropped. "Only 25 Life Points left—how's she still standing?!"
Baruka added grimly, "But the battle isn't finished. The Ultimate Dragon can still attack..."
"This is the end, Hoshino! The sixth strike—Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"
"Rise again, O Thirteen Fangs! ——Rhongomyniad!!"
[Hoshino LP: 25 → 13]
"This is my final Round Table Knight. As destruction substitute, I send Sir Bedivere to the Graveyard!!"
Hoshino: "o(ﾟДﾟ)っ! 13 Life Points left—too strong, other me! This number's even harder to reach than Obelisk locking me at 1 LP!"
"Fwahahahaha!!" Kaiba's laughter boomed across the stage, already savoring victory.
"Hoshino, is that your last Knight of the Round Table? That proves your Deck has no more to protect you. The last word belongs to my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! ——Seventh strike, Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!!"
...
"?!"
But the Ultimate Dragon didn't respond. The final attack Kaiba awaited never came.
"What's wrong, Kaiba? Did your dragon stall out?" Hoshino Alter's lips curved into a smirk. Artoria, who had traded six consecutive blows in midair with the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, slowly descended back to the ground.
Realizing what had happened, Yugi's eyes widened. "I see it now! Hoshino must have figured it out the moment Kaiba's Ultimate Dragon started attacking!"
Mana tugged impatiently at his sleeve. "Stop keeping me in suspense! What is it?!"
Yugi explained, "Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was supposed to be able to attack seven times after defeating Ozymandias. But that's only if there are eight 'Blue-Eyes' monsters in his Graveyard. Right now..."
Pointing toward Kaiba, whose dragon had suddenly halted, Hoshino Alter declared smugly: "Don't forget, thanks to my Trap Card—Alter's Crusade—your 'Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon' was banished from the Graveyard as a cost!"
Because of Alter's Crusade, the number of Blue-Eyes monsters in Kaiba's Graveyard had dropped, reducing the number of attacks granted by Beacon of White.
"Six attacks for six Knights of the Round Table—Kaiba, you've run out of strength!"
"All of this... was within your calculations?!" Kaiba snarled, grinding his teeth. Ending the fruitless barrage, he slammed down the trump card he'd been holding back.
"In that case, I'll release my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Break through all limits—the perfect, divine form that surpasses even the gods! Special Summon—Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!!"
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][LIGHT][Dragon/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 2500]
[This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by Tributing 1 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' you control.]
From the transcendent form of the Ultimate Dragon was born an invincible White Dragon—Kaiba's final ace. Radiant with unmatched brilliance, the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon roared onto the field!
"The effect of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon—its ATK increases by 300 for each Dragon monster in my Graveyard! With Ultimate Dragon now in the Graveyard, I have 8 Dragons total, meaning a 2400-point boost!"
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ATK: 3000 → 5400]
More terrifying than its attack power was Shining Dragon's resistance. Any effect targeting it could be freely accepted—or nullified—at Kaiba's will.
"I'll set 1 card, and end my turn!"
[Kaiba's: 0 Hand Cards | 1 Set card]
"End Phase! Thanks to the blessing of the Ramesseum, Ozy returns once again! Now—my turn! Draw!!"
[Ozymandias ATK 3000]
Revived once more, Ozymandias exhaled in relief. "Even without my protection, Master, you endured the might of Seto?"
Artoria Alter sneered mockingly. "So this is the mighty Pharaoh of the Sun? Always so loud with your words, but when it matters most, you crumble."
"The troublesome goddess's reversed form... To fend off Seto's onslaught in your stead truly deserves praise. But if you wish to defeat the Shining Dragon before you now, you must pierce it with the brilliance of the Sun itself!"
Since Shining Dragon could nullify any effect, the only way to overcome it was raw attack power. With only two cards left in her hand, Hoshino would have to risk everything—even the Ramesseum itself—for one final strike.
"Ozy's special effect activates! I send the Ramesseum to the Graveyard to destroy 1 card on your field!"
Without hesitation, Hoshino sacrificed her own Field Spell to unleash the Pharaoh's ultimate strike.
Kaiba pointed at his dragon, glowing with radiant light. "Futile, Hoshino! Shining Dragon cannot be destroyed by your effects!"
"Who said I was targeting your dragon? My target is your last Set card, Kaiba!"
The towering Ramesseum collapsed, crashing into Kaiba's back row. Costly though it seemed to destroy just a single Set card, this was Hoshino's only chance to surpass the Shining Dragon's overwhelming might.
"When the Ramesseum leaves the field, Ozymandias's attack power doubles until the end of the turn!"
[Ozymandias ATK 3000 → 6000]
Jaden gasped. "Sensei, you actually overpowered the Shining Dragon!"
Akasha shook her head. "Not yet. Kaiba's face-down card just activated in response to Hoshino's effect."
"In the instant you chose to destroy my card, I chain the Quick-Play Spell—Concentrating Current!"
[Concentrating Current – Quick-Play Spell Effect: Target 1 face-up monster you control; it gains ATK equal to its DEF until the end of this turn.]
Resolving first, before destruction, the ATK boost stacked onto Shining Dragon.
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ATK 5400 → 7900]
"Despair, Hoshino! Your desperate gamble to surpass my dragon has already failed. What awaits you now is only certain defeat!"
"No, Kaiba. If this is the limit of your Shining Dragon's power... then this duel—this duel belongs to me!!"
Dragging the card she had just drawn into the Spell/Trap Zone, Hoshino revealed her final trump. A familiar figure returned to the field in a new form.
"——I activate the Spell Card Exoskeleton – Pseudo-Link!!"
[Exoskeleton – Pseudo-Link (Spell): Return 1 'Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight' from your hand, field, or Graveyard to the Deck; Special Summon 1 'Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight Ortenaus' from your Extra Deck.]
"By returning Mash from my Graveyard to the Deck—descend in your new form! Special Summon—Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight Ortenaus!!"
[Heroic Spirit – Mash Kyrielight Ortenaus ★★★★★ (Level 5)][EARTH][Warrior/Fusion/Effect][ATK 1000/DEF 2000]
"Exoskeleton—operating at full capacity. Spirit awakening rate stable at 60%. Pseudo-Link—battle commencing!"
The fifth form of Mash to appear in this duel. Beginning with Mash, and now ending with her, her performance had surpassed even the White Dragon itself.
"I'm placing everything on you, Mash! This is my final card—the miracle that calls forth victory! The Claw of Hermos!!"
As if to fulfill Hoshino Alter's words from the start—to use every possible means to defeat Seto Kaiba—the legendary Dragon that awakens sleeping powers soared once more into the Duel, for the first time in two years.