Chapter 42: I Will Become the Strongest Multidimensional Fusion Duelist!

Darkness, literally translated, is darkness.

But in the Duel World of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, it is not merely a noun—it is a real, existing "person."

Its true form is a six-winged, goat-headed demon embodying the world's law—the "Darkness." Its true identity is humanity's doomed future.

Yes, its very existence is humanity's "end."

In terms of status, this being cannot be compared to any character from the story's "early" arc.

Rather, with its abilities to brainwash, erase existence, read memories, and alter memories—and its utter lack of shame—it was unmatched even in the late game.

Even the protagonist Judai Yuuki survived its brainwashing and avoided being cast into the Other World only because, later on, his body housed two souls, making him immune to its brainwashing.

This brings up a point many may misunderstand.

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, dueling never decides everything.

You must first "match waves"—survive the initial onslaught—before you're even allowed to duel.

Whether in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! or its sequels GX, 5D's, or Zexal, supernatural forces cannot kill; only "Dark Duels," which guarantee death, can eliminate opponents.

In the original story, Chiyu was accidentally brainwashed by Darkness, lost her memories, called herself Darkness, became one of the Seven Stars, and then sought to unseal the Three Phantom Monsters.

After that incident, two years passed before, amid a world-shattering change, she sought to uncover what had happened to her lost memories and begged Judai for help—finally realizing the world was about to be destroyed.

It seems that, due to this world's multidimensional development, this final boss has prematurely dropped a alt-account to join the chaos.

Tenjo Hikari frowned, glancing at Asuka beside him.

She looked deeply conflicted, her entire being torn apart.

Seeing this, Tenjo Hikari was not surprised.

Despite Darkness appearing godlike and invincible in the late story, why do people call it the most embarrassing boss?

The reason is simple: it's just incredibly shameless.

In the plot, many characters who dueled it had chances to win—O'Brien, for instance, could have defeated it—but Darkness manipulated O'Brien's memories, making him believe he had killed his own mother, leading him to collapse in anguish.

This thing doing anything is perfectly normal!

"Asuka, are you going to ignore a life again and watch your brother fall?" Dark Chiyu clutched her chest, "You saw it, didn't you?"

"I—" Asuka felt the world spin, her body swaying.

Yes… yes.

Back then, my brother walked through that dimensional gate and never returned. He said it was an unknown space—why didn't I stop him?

But why had I never remembered this before?

"If you had stopped him, your brother would have come back—you know that, don't you?" Dark Chiyu lowered her voice, "No matter what method you use…"

"I…" Asuka hugged her head, trembling violently, gazing painfully at Tenjo Hikari.

Tenjo Hikari clicked his tongue.

No wonder.

In the original story, Asuka was accidentally pulled in when Judai was teleported.

Now, the reason Asuka is standing here beside us is because it deliberately placed her here.

"I activate the effect of Flame Sword Domain!" Tenjo Hikari, completely unaffected, revealed a card from his hand, "I send Ancient Mechanical Knight from my hand to the graveyard to perform Fusion Summon: Flame Swordsman!"

"Wait, Tenjo-kun! Please—I beg you—" Asuka, hearing his move, moved on instinct, grabbing his arm and pleading frantically.

"Tenjou-kun."

"!?"

"You know this is a Dark Duel."

"... Yes." Asuka now looked utterly fragile, "But there must be another way! There has to be! That's… that's my brother's body!"

She was about to kneel and say, "I'll do anything."

Tenjo Hikari forcibly pulled her upright.

"Listen, Tenjou-kun. In a Dark Duel, the loser's soul is sealed into that card."

"Yes…"

"Have you not realized yet?"

"Realized?"

"That's your brother's 【body】!"

"!!"

Dark Chiyu's face twisted with impatience, urging quickly: "Asuka?"

"Do you want this damned thing to keep controlling your brother and harm others, turning you into a vengeful spirit who then stops the next duelist? Or do you want me to destroy this thing now, seal its soul into the card, and save your brother's body?"

"Isn't even a broken body better than having it stolen by someone else?"

"..." Asuka wiped a tear from her eye, her gaze gradually regaining clarity. The mental fog cast by Darkness slowly lifted, restoring her as the brilliant star of Blue-Eyes Academy.

She released Tenjo Hikari's arm, turned, and slapped herself twice hard, forcing herself to calm down.

"I understand, Tenjo-kun. Please, defeat it. Please… save my brother!" She firmly wiped her tears, paused, perhaps to ease the awkwardness of earlier, blushed slightly, and nodded, "Even if you beat him senseless—it's his fault for leaving without a word!"

It seemed she had finally broken free from brainwashing and regained her own judgment.

Tenjo Hikari shook his head.

This Darkness, as a manifestation, is still far too weak—otherwise, she wouldn't have awakened so quickly.

"Don't worry!"

"You bastard…" Dark Chiyu's face darkened completely, "A girl's clinging to your arm, and you're still thinking about other things? It really pisses off this love master."

He was even pretending to be Tenjou Chiyu!

"What nonsense." Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow, "I'm destined to become the strongest multidimensional Fusion Duelist. Emotions are just a hindrance!"

"..." Both fell silent.

"Activate the effect of Super Future Fusion: send Blazing Lady from my deck to the graveyard, then activate the spell card Miracle Fusion!"

"Exclude Blazing Lady and Winged Dragon from the graveyard to Fusion Summon: Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!"

"But my attack power is still higher!"

"Flame Sword Domain's effect: when a monster attacks, reduce the attack of one Warrior-type monster on the field by 1000 points, and increase the attack of all other monsters by 1000 points!"

"This ends it—Flame Wingman, attack!"

Flame Wingman leapt forward, charging at Crimson-Eye Dark Dragon.

Darkness clicked his tongue and swiftly activated his back row: "Even so, I still win! Reveal my face-down card: Metalization Magic: Armor of the Metal Dragon!"

"This card can be equipped to one monster on the field, boosting its attack by 300 points—"

"Heh…" Seeing the card, Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but laugh.

Darkness's supernatural powers were indeed extraordinary.

But he had one massive weakness—

Why does he always resort to cheap tricks during duels?

Because he's terrible at dueling!

What's the point of playing this card?

"I activate my trap card: Chain-Linked Flame Dragon! This card can be equipped to a Fire-attribute monster—I equip it to Flame Swordsman, and according to its effect, I cover your Crimson-Eye Dark Dragon!"

The black dragon, just about to put on its new armor, hadn't even reacted before chains yanked it down, flipping it over into a black card.

"Tch…" Beneath the roaring flames, Dark Chiyu's face twisted into a cold smile, "Tenjo Hikari… I'll remember you."

Boom—

Dark Chiyu LP: 1050 → 0

Heh.

"Brother!!" Asuka noticed the light panel beneath her feet slowly fading, shouting anxiously.

The next instant.

A flash of white light.

When Tenjo Hikari regained his senses, he stood on the school's seaside.

"Hikari!?" "Tenjou!?" Several classmates and teachers, drawn by the key resonance, rushed over.

Asuka hurried to find her brother, rushed to his side, and sighed in relief when she confirmed he was still breathing.

Heh.

Though deceitful, cunning, fond of cheap tricks, and a terrible duelist, Darkness at least kept his word.

He stretched lazily with a smile. Far away, dawn was breaking.

Facing an opponent of this caliber—even just a fragment—should grant plenty of energy, right?

Sure enough, he felt a warm stream slowly forming within him.

Huh, thank you—wait?

Huh!

No!

He felt his entire body heating up, burning hot, then surging into intense fever!

Even a fragment's energy was far too much!!

His body swayed unsteadily.

"Hikari!!"

Thud—

Before passing out, he still thought: at least… I can try imprinting again.

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