Chapter 370: Great Change, Pain (4k, seeking monthly tickets)

The mirror shards turned from clocks began to flash with golden light, and a huge mirror floated behind Kagurazaka.

In the mirror, Duel Academy shone like heaven, everyone was harmonious and friendly, and even the spirits supported humanity there; it could be said to be a place like an earthly paradise.

Only, outside this dream-like paradise, there were shattered forests and black char.

"Normal Summon, Dream Mirror of Terror - Ikelos."

In the mirror, a black-stockinged female dream demon holding a scythe gently lifted her pale purple hair and landed on the ground.

Dream Mirror of Terror - Ikelos, Level 1, Dark Attribute, Fairy-Type, ATK 500.

"Dream demon?"

A monster with great atmosphere appeared before everyone, revealing a gentle smile.

"The effect of Dream Mirror of Terror Ikelos: If 'Dream Mirror of Joy' is in the Field Zone, during either player's Main Phase, I can Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 'Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos' from my deck."

The purple-haired dream demon had a strange, lingering smile on her face; her body pressed against the mirror, and then she merged into the mirror like flowing water. A second later, another girl walked out from the other side of the mirror.

She had a sunny smile, her hair was styled into beautiful braided twin tails, and she held a staff, looking as if she were looking forward to everything in the world.

Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos, Level 1, Light Attribute, Fairy-Type, ATK 0.

"ATK 0?"

Having gone to such lengths to transform, yet the ATK was only 0... then it must have some excellent effect, right?

"The effect of Ikelos: If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a 'Dream Mirror' monster, I can add 1 'Dream Mirror' card other than 'Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos' from my deck to my hand."

Yubel reached toward the deck; the strange, twisted light at the top of the deck was as if it were tangible.

Accompanied by Yubel’s controlling movements, Kagurazaka suddenly began to experience various hardships among the countless shattered mirror shards; it was no longer a beautiful dream.

Before long, a card slowly condensed.

"I add 'Dream Mirror of Chaos - Phantasos' from my deck to my hand."

"Set two cards, end turn."

The moment she ended her turn, the huge mirror began to make cracking sounds.

Outside the illumination of the light, black fog like flowing water surged out from the mirror, gradually covering the shining mirror. In the mirror, the originally peaceful Duel Academy was instantly swallowed by dark power, and Kagurazaka was instantly crushed by the darkness. Although he had "obtained" powerful spirit power, he had no means to resist in the face of this world-destroying darkness.

Pain and screams echoed throughout the forest.

"During the End Phase, Dream Mirror of Joy can activate its effect. I can banish this card in the Field Zone to activate 'Dream Mirror of Terror' from my hand or deck."

The joy dissipated, replaced by a terrifying, boundless nightmare.

"Stop!" Seeing Kagurazaka suffering in the dream, Judai couldn't bear it and shouted aloud.

He naturally saw that Yubel was using some kind of power to extract Kagurazaka’s spirit and potential, converting those things into cards, and torturing Kagurazaka’s spirit and soul.

"How could I stop?" Yubel sneered. "Besides, this is the end you will all eventually face."

"Human, no matter what, you cannot defy the facts of all things."

Yubel sneered.

"In the end, humanity living to this era is just a coincidence."

"Huh? What nonsense are you spouting." Manjoume couldn't understand this statement at all. "Have you started babbling?"

Yubel laughed, looked at Manjoume, and said: "Have you experienced any major changes in your life?"

?

Manjoume sneered: "Changes, I experience such things every day, in my family..."

"Not some ridiculous game of a young master," Yubel raised her hand and said. "The changes I'm talking about are not such play."

"For example, have you ever encountered a day that suddenly changed your life?"

"You wake up from a sleep, and all the people around you have passed away, or your family instantly declines and turns into nothing."

Manjoume blinked.

That certainly hadn't happened—

"Heh, lucky guy, your life is nothing but a coincidence," Yubel sneered. "And this person named Kagurazaka, under the power of darkness, the locked school, his own incompetence, and the idea of wanting to help others, has reached this point... This is the unpredictability of the world and life."

Tenjou Hikari raised an eyebrow, while Judai on the side seemed slightly touched and fell into deep thought.

"Your life is nothing but a coincidence; the world, the universe, the dimensions—this terrifying world exists with countless factors and dangers."

"But, aren't most people like this?"

"Then—most human lives are coincidences."

On Yubel, the dark, dead power not only affected Kagurazaka, but even Manjoume was affected, his face becoming terrible, cold sweat flowing constantly.

"From the birth of you humans until now, you have never encountered any major changes; this is coincidence and luck."

"But—since it is luck, there will be a day when it ends."

She slowly raised her hand, and the walls in all directions of the Duel Academy island began to erupt with vast darkness that was difficult to reach. Spirits began to run wild under this dark power, and some students with poor quality and weak abilities even instantly lost consciousness and fainted under the fluctuations of this dark power.

"What happened! What's going on!"

In the infirmary, seeing the students instantly lose consciousness and faint, Amon frantically tried to wake them up, but no matter what he did, he couldn't do it.

"Sho! Kenzan!" Judai looked back at the two, only to see that they were also entangled in darkness and couldn't wake up no matter what.

Some students who rushed over also fell down in a trance, scaring the surrounding teachers into screaming.

Looking at this scene, even Manjoume and Judai revealed expressions of unbelievable fear.

Yubel sneered: "Now... luck is over."

Darkness, the "End of Humanity," has descended upon this dimension!

Yubel was sent out of this dimension many years ago. At that time, in order to completely send her card to a place where it could never return to the human world, she was forcibly and unlimitedly sent to the boundary of the spirit dimension. Under such crazy transportation, she suffered inhuman torture in the cracks of the dimensions, so much so that even the top demons lost most of their bodies under such factors.

She was in pain, she was confused, she didn't understand why Judai sent her away like this?

Then, she understood that this was—love. Torture, pain, this is love!

In order to return to this human world, she killed and slaughtered frantically, gaining the expectations of the Light of Destruction, but relying only on the Light of Destruction, she could never lock onto the location of the human world.

Fortunately, just at that time, this destined end of humanity found her and gave her an opportunity.

The end of humanity—

Even my Judai would be shaken by this!

Thinking about it, any human should be...

"Ha, changes?"

Yet Tenjou Hikari once again exceeded Yubel’s expectations.

Tenjou Hikari listened carefully to Yubel’s words and couldn't help but laugh: "Life's changes, sudden changes, is that it... Ha."

"When I suddenly opened my eyes and found myself at Duel Academy, I thought my life had completely changed," Tenjou Hikari said leisurely. "But—it doesn't matter, it's not important!"

"For me now, my life doesn't need to worry about those things—if it is a coincidence that humans can live to this day, then meeting the people of this world and meeting Fusion in that coincidence is the greatest luck."

Tierra nodded on the side.

Changes?

Such things are the least worth mentioning for her and Tenjou Hikari.

Not to mention her, who woke up after countless years only to find that everything was different.

Even for Tenjou Hikari, the changes he experienced were much greater than what Yubel said. She didn't know which world Tenjou Hikari came from, but she had long known that Tenjou Hikari was not a human of this world and had come to this world under some kind of change.

For him, it was never "luck."

"Changes are not absolute suffering; they can also be blessings."

"The disaster that destroys humanity can also be a huge opportunity that humanity can obtain." Tenjou Hikari shook his right hand: "So, we will overcome the disaster! What's the big deal about so-called changes!"

Yubel’s face was ugly.

This guy...

Is he completely unmoved even by this kind of thing?

What kind of "life-changing event" can be compared to an event that destroys humanity!?

Is the human world changing directly!?

"Classmate Kagurazaka—" Tenjou Hikari suddenly spoke.

?

Not just Yubel, even Judai and Manjoume were a bit puzzled.

It was already known that this guy was not Kagurazaka at all, so why call him?

There was no reaction.

Tenjou Hikari drew a card from his deck and glanced down.

"Activate Predaplant Chimera Rafflesia’s effect, banish the Ikelos on your field."

"Ha, stupid, I'll just activate the girl's effect—" Yubel had completely anticipated this point. "During the Main Phase and Battle Phase of either player's turn, if 'Dream Mirror of Terror' is in the Field Zone, I can Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 'Dream Mirror of Terror - Ikelos' from my deck."

The sleeping girl walked into the pitch-black mirror with a chuckle, and then, the dream demon that appeared in the previous turn appeared on Yubel’s field again.

"Because the effect target was lost, Chimera Rafflesia’s effect is useless." Yubel continued to operate. "Not only that, the effect of the Special Summoned Dream Mirror of Terror Ikelos activates."

"If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a 'Dream Mirror' monster, I can Special Summon a 'Dream Mirror' monster other than Dream Mirror Ikelos from my hand." She Special Summoned the only remaining monster in her hand.

An elegant, fluffy hound jumped out of the mirror and stood before her.

Dream Mirror of Chaos - Phantasos, Level 4, Light Attribute, Beast-Warrior-Type, DEF 1900.

"It's not over yet—the effect of Phantasos: If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a 'Dream Mirror' monster, I can Special Summon a 'Dream Mirror' monster of Level 8 or lower from the Graveyard."

"Of course, it's Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos."

With Yubel’s cyclic operation, Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos in the Graveyard took the stage again, shedding sweat and a sunny smile.

"Not only did it dodge the banishing effect, but... that monster can also search for cards, right?" Manjoume remembered the effect of Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos.

"The effect of Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos: Add the third Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos from the deck to my hand."

Yubel didn't care at all about Kagurazaka’s soul, wantonly adding the newly born card to her hand.

"Not only that—" A dark smile appeared on her face.

Suddenly, the huge Sacred Beast machine on the side slowly raised its right hand: "The effect of the Sacred Beast Emperor will also activate in this situation!"

Zzzzt, zzzzt, purple ground current condensed in the hand of the Sacred Beast Emperor, aiming at the flower.

Rafflesia seemed a bit irritable, its roots moving frantically, looking particularly anxious.

"Because a monster was Special Summoned from my Graveyard, the Sacred Beast Emperor can target 1 monster on the opponent's field and inflict damage equal to half its ATK!"

"Shocking Torture!"

Boom!

The electric light struck down again, but this time, Tierra directly blocked the attack for Tenjou Hikari.

Tenjou Hikari LP, 2750 -> 1500.

Although he didn't bear the direct attack, the torture of the current still pierced through Tenjou Hikari’s body, making him unable to help but clutch his waist, almost half-kneeling.

Rafflesia’s vines spread rapidly before him, as if worried about him, as if indignant, and as if blaming itself—because of its existence, Tenjou Hikari had already been deducted 2500 LP by the Sacred Beast Emperor!

Seeing this, Yubel reignited a trace of drive.

If classmates, darkness, and extinction couldn't shake Tenjou Hikari, then she would use the most basic, most ordinary torture to make Tenjou Hikari suffer!

"By the way, as long as 'Dream Mirror of Terror' is on the field, every time you Special Summon a monster, you will take 300 points of damage!" Yubel sneered.

"Oh no..." Manjoume looked worried. Although he could still think normally under the pressure of the dark power, cold sweat and pain had already swept through his body.

This pain made him almost unable to stand straight, and Tenjou Hikari had faced two direct attacks—

If he had to take 300 damage for every Special Summon next, it wouldn't just be the duel LP, Tenjou’s own spirit would also likely be severely challenged!

That wasn't enough—

Yubel warned in her heart.

Just using effect damage wasn't enough; next, she would use other cards: "Quick-Play Spell, Chaos Dream Mirror!"

"I fuse the two Ikelos on the field."

Ping—

Bang!

Mirror collided with mirror, light and darkness responded simultaneously. Amidst a zzzzt sound, a male fairy spread his pitch-black wings and came from the dream.

"I'll use your favorite Fusion Summon—"

"Fusion Summon."

"Level 10, Dream Mirror of Nightmare - Oneiros!"

Dream Mirror of Nightmare - Oneiros, Level 10, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 3000.

As long as this card is on the field and 'Dream Mirror of Terror' is on the field, it can negate a monster effect once per turn!

Tenjou Hikari looked at Oneiros for a while.

Like other Dream Mirror monsters, the fused Oneiros also had two forms, but unlike the lower-level monsters, Oneiros could not directly transform into other forms. As for the other form, it was a destruction effect once per turn.

The negation of this card was quite good.

Tenjou Hikari looked at his hand.

It seemed that Yubel was determined not to attack directly this time, so she chose the negation instead of the destruction effect of the other Oneiros.

In that case.

Tenjou Hikari looked at the card he drew.

"Kagurazaka, listen to my duel, my Fusion—"

"Use this—Future Fusion!"

Tenjou Hikari played the card he drew: "The Equip Spell Card that sends fusion materials from the deck to the Graveyard to perform a fusion directly!"

After Yubel used it, Tenjou Hikari used it too.

"Heh, Special Summoning? Then your LP will be like a candle in the wind, instantly ravaged."

Current condensed around Tenjou Hikari.

"No... I said, pain is meaningless to me!"

"I, Tenjou Hikari, have only one choice for everything, for enemies, for myself, and that is—Fusion!"

"I fuse the 'D/D Swirl Slime' from my deck and the 'D/D Necro Slime' from my deck!"

"Glorious Saint, after the fire, become the eternal Demon King!"

"Fusion Summon!"

"D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc!"

"Haa—"

A bat flew out from behind Tenjou Hikari, and then the bat suddenly transformed into a girl-like vampire, clad in silver armor, holding a long sword, looking very dashing.

D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 2800.

In the mirror, terrifying lightning refracted and struck Tenjou Hikari.

However, when this thunder struck his body, it instantly melted, turning into something like sunlight, slowly nourishing Tenjou Hikari’s body.

"What?" Yubel exclaimed instinctively.

Tenjou Hikari LP, 1500 -> 1800.

The pain used to torture Tenjou Hikari turned into nutrients in front of Tenjou Hikari’s "Fusion," alleviating Tenjou Hikari’s pain!