NOVEL NEXT Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Lord's Call
From a distance, looking toward Fusion Academy, one could clearly see the dazzling pillar of light piercing through the night sky.
At the top of the pillar stood a goddess holding a holy staff, her majestic and radiant figure towering over the battlefield.
"So divine… Is that a god?"
"But I heard the Egyptian God Cards don't have human forms."
Among the academy students, only Ilin could sense the true meaning behind this radiant light.
"Such a gentle light… Is that Little Ai fighting? Not relying on You Ling, but fighting on her own… Hang in there."
Glorious Goddess of Reversal
This card itself is a monster card, but it has an effect that can be activated from the hand under specific conditions.
Cards like this, with the most famous example being Kuriboh, are commonly referred to as "hand traps."
However, even among the many "hand trap" cards, the effect of [Glorious Goddess of Reversal] is exceptionally unique.
As the name suggests—it's a reversal.
"The effect of [Glorious Goddess of Reversal] can only be activated when the opponent declares an attack—"
[If you control no cards and this is the only card in your hand, you can discard this card when the opponent declares an attack. Destroy all cards on the opponent's field. Then, you can Special Summon 1 monster from your deck.]
The condition is that you must control no cards and have only this one card in your hand.
A counterattack in the most desperate of situations—that's what makes it a reversal.
Aisha, with all her might, shouted toward the goddess in the sky.
"Please, shine down the light of reversal, Goddess! Destroy all the opponent's monsters, and then Special Summon this monster from my deck!"
The light of reversal illuminated the entire back mountain, destroying all cards on the opponent's field, including monsters and spell/trap cards.
At the same time, Aisha drew the monster card from her deck that could be Special Summoned after the destruction effect of [Glorious Goddess of Reversal].
It was the monster with the highest attack power in her deck after tonight's battles.
"Summoned Skull!"
With 2500 attack points, the King of Single Tributes made its grand entrance after clearing the Pharaoh's field. This could truly be called Aisha's glorious reversal.
The angelic [Glorious Goddess of Reversal], obtained through Aisha's Card Exchange, and the fiendish [Summoned Skull], obtained through You Ling's Shadow Game.
The intertwining of light and dark culminated in this moment, representing the first true collaborative battle between Aisha and You Ling.
"It ends here, You Ling, Yuna!"
Under the radiant light, the Pharaoh's cape seemed to ride atop the brilliance.
"A very beautiful coordinated counterattack. You've reached the goal I hoped you would achieve."
Just as the light of reversal was about to strike, the Pharaoh flicked a card from his fingertips—a card that surpassed even the speed of the reversal light.
"I chain the effect of [Glorious Goddess of Reversal] and activate the Quick-Play Spell Card—Rapid Summon!"
Chaining, in simple terms, means activating your card's effect before the opponent's card effect resolves.
Only Quick-Play Spell Cards or trap cards that have been set for a turn can perform this action.
The divine light erupting from the Pharaoh's field was no less dazzling than the light of the reversal goddess.
[Rapid Summon Quick-Play Spell Card Effect: If you control "Queen's Knight," "Jack's Knight," and "King's Knight," you can apply the following effect. Add 1 Level 10 monster with ? ATK from your deck to your hand. Then, you can Normal Summon 1 Level 10 monster.]
"When the three knights of the deck gather on the field, the effect of [Rapid Summon] allows me to add a Level 10 monster with ? ATK from my deck to my hand and then summon it!"
"A Level 10 monster with ? ATK… Could it be?"
The divine light bursting from the Pharaoh's field, the thunderclouds churning in the sky, and the ominous BGM of God's Wrath made You Ling's sense of foreboding surge.
"I tribute the three monsters on my field—Queen's Knight, Jack's Knight, and King's Knight—to perform a Tribute Summon!"
Thanks to the effect of [Rapid Summon], the Pharaoh was able to tribute the three knights before they were destroyed by the reversal goddess.
"A Tribute Summon using three monsters…?"
This was the first time Aisha had witnessed such an extravagant summoning scene.
Even Kaiba Seto's triple summon of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon paled in comparison to the terror of this summon.
"When thunder roars in the chaotic sky, gather the ancient magic from the chains of the past, and its power shall reach infinity! I summon the god! Behold, Osiris Sky Dragon!"
[ Osiris Sky Dragon ★★★★★★★★★★ (10 stars) Divine]
[Divine-Beast-Type/Effect ATK: ? DEF: ?]
Even larger than the mountain-sized, the crimson body of Osiris Sky Dragon coiled endlessly in the thunderclouds above the back mountain.
This was the divine pressure You Ling had felt when he first entered the back mountain.
That night, the students of Fusion Academy witnessed a true god.
The rumors of the Egyptian God Cards were not unfounded.
"The attack power of [Osiris Sky Dragon] increases by 1000 for each card in my hand. I currently have 4 cards in my hand!"
[Osiris Sky DragonATK: 4000]
The god card, standing at the pinnacle of all duel monsters, easily reached the highest attack power You Ling had seen since his transmigration.
"But the monster summoned before the effect of [Glorious Goddess of Reversal] will still be destroyed by its 'destroy all cards on the opponent's field' effect!"
"Heh, this isn't just a monster—it's a god!"
With a roar, [Osiris Sky Dragon] unleashed divine lightning, completely neutralizing the judgment light of [Glorious Goddess of Reversal].
"A god's immunity means it's unaffected by the effects of monsters with a lower level. The Level 6 [Glorious Goddess of Reversal] cannot interfere with a Level 10 god!"
Having resisted the light that would have destroyed the entire field, [Osiris Sky Dragon] turned its gaze toward [Summoned Skull], which had been Special Summoned to Aisha's field.
"The effect of [Osiris Sky Dragon] reduces the opponent's monster's stats by 2000 based on its summoning method!—Thunder Force!"
[Summoned Skull ATK: 2500 → 500]
A single blast from [Osiris Sky Dragon] reduced the proud King of Single Tributes to the level of a weakling.
"And with this, it's over. The god's attack!—『Super Lightning Strike (Thunder Force)!!!』"
The blinding divine lightning engulfed the entire back mountain. There was no escape, no chance for Aisha to counter.
Aisha & You Ling LP: 2100 → 0