Chapter 593: Great Change, Pain (4k, seeking monthly tickets)

The mirror shards transformed from the clocks began to flash with golden light, and a huge mirror appeared 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 a human fairyland.

Only, outside this dream like a fairyland, there was a shattered forest and black charcoal.

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

In the mirror, a black-silk 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 artistic conception appeared before everyone, revealing a gentle smile.

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

The purple-haired dream demon had a strange, subtle smile on her face. Her body stuck to 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.

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

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

"ATK 0?"

Going to such lengths to perform a transformation, but the ATK was only 0... then, it should possess some excellent effect, right?

"The effect of Ikelos: This card can only be activated if it is Special Summoned by the effect of a 'Dream Mirror' monster. Add 1 'Dream Mirror' card other than 'Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos' from the deck to the hand."

Yubel reached toward the deck. Above the deck, strange, twisted light seemed to become substantial.

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

Before long, a card slowly condensed.

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

"I set two cards and end my 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. Even though he had "obtained" powerful spirit power, he had no means to resist in the face of this world-destroying darkness.

Pain and screams resounded throughout the forest.

"During the End Phase, Dream Mirror of Holy Light can activate its effect. I can banish this card in the Field Zone to activate it. Activate 1 'Dream Mirror of Chaos' from my hand or deck."

The holy light dissipated, replaced by a terrifying, boundless nightmare.

"Stop!" Seeing Kagurazaka suffering torture 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, turning 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 face."

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

Yubel sneered.

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

"Ha? What nonsense are you spouting." Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu couldn't understand this statement at all. "Have you started babbling?"

Yubel laughed and looked at Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu, saying: "Have you experienced any major changes in your life?"

?

Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu 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 change I'm talking about is not this kind of play."

"For example, have you encountered days that suddenly changed your life?"

"You sleep, and when you wake up, everyone around you is gone, or your family instantly declines and turns into nothing."

Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu blinked.

That certainly hadn't happened—

"Heh, lucky guy, your life is just a coincidence," Yubel sneered. "As for this person named Kagurazaka, under the power of darkness, the sealed school, his own incompetence, and the idea of wanting to help others, he has reached this step... This is the unpredictability of the world and life."

Tenjou Hikari raised an eyebrow, while Judai beside him seemed slightly touched and fell into deep thought.

"Your life is just 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."

Yubel's dark, dead, and silent power not only affected Kagurazaka but even Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu was affected; his face became terrible, and cold sweat kept flowing.

"From the birth of you humans until now, you have never encountered 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 immense darkness that was hard to reach. Spirits began to run wild under this dark power, and some students with poor personal quality and weaker abilities even lost consciousness instantly under the fluctuations of this dark power.

"What happened! What's going on!"

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

"Sho! Kenzan!" Judai turned back to look at the two, only to see them wrapped in darkness, unable to wake up no matter what.

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

Watching this scene, even Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu and Judai revealed expressions of unbelievable fear.

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

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

Yubel was sent out of this dimension many years ago. At that time, in order to send her cards to a place where she could never return to the human world, she was forcibly and unlimitedly sent to the border 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 did Judai send her away like this?

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

In order to return to this human world, she killed and slaughtered frantically, obtaining 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, at that time, this destined end of humanity found her and gave her an opportunity.

The end of humanity—

Even my Judai will be shaken by this!

Thinking about it, any human should...

"Ha, changes?"

Unexpectedly, Tenjou Hikari once again exceeded Yubel's expectations.

Tenjou Hikari listened carefully to Yubel's words and couldn't help but laugh: "Changes in life, 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 humans living to this day is a coincidence, 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 and found 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 "lucky."

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

"The disaster that destroys humanity can also be a huge opportunity for humanity," 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...

Even this kind of thing has no fluctuation?

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

Is the human world directly replaced!?

"Student Kagurazaka—" Tenjou Hikari suddenly spoke.

?

Not only Yubel, but even Judai and Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu were a bit puzzled.

Clearly knowing that this guy was not Kagurazaka at all, why call him?

There was no response.

Tenjou Hikari casually drew a card from the deck and lowered his head to glance at it.

"Activate the effect of Predaplant Chimerafflesia, banish Ikelos on your field."

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

The sleeping girl chuckled and walked into the pitch-black mirror. Then, the dream demon that appeared in the previous turn appeared on Yubel's field again.

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

"Since this card was Special Summoned by the effect of a Dream Mirror monster, I can Special Summon a Dream Mirror monster other than Dream Mirror of Terror 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 - Phantas, Level 4, Light Attribute, Beast-Warrior-Type, DEF 1900.

"It's not over yet—the effect of Dream Mirror of Chaos Phantas: If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a Dream Mirror monster, I can Special Summon one Level 8 or lower Dream Mirror monster 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 dodging the banishing effect, but... that monster can also search for cards, right?" Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu remembered the effect of Dream Mirror of Joy - Ikelos.

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

Yubel didn't care at all about Kagurazaka's soul and wantonly added the newly born cards to her hand.

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

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

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

Chimerafflesia seemed a bit irritable, its roots and stems moving wildly, appearing exceptionally restless.

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

"Heart-Wrenching Torture!"

Boom!

The lightning 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 and almost kneel halfway.

Chimerafflesia's vines spread rapidly in front of 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 Chaos is on the field, every time you Special Summon a monster, you will take 300 points of damage!" Yubel sneered.

"Oh no..." Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu looked worried. Although he could still think normally under the pressure of 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 points of damage for every Special Summon from now on, 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; she would use other cards next: "Quick-Play Spell Card, Dream Mirror of Chaos!"

"I use the two Ikelos on the field to perform a Fusion."

Ping—

Bang!

Mirrors collided with mirrors, light and darkness responded simultaneously, and 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 Terror - Oneiros!"

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

As long as this card is on the field and 【Dream Mirror of Chaos】 is on the field, I can negate a monster's effect once per turn!

Tenjou Hikari examined Oneiros for a while.

Like other Dream Mirror monsters, the Fusion 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 had made up her mind not to attack directly this time, so she chose negation instead of the Fusion destruction effect of the Heavenly Oneiros.

Since that was the 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, destroyed instantly."

Currents condensed around Tenjou Hikari.

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

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

"I fuse DD Swirl Shi Laimu from the deck with DD Necro Shi Laimu from the deck!"

"Glorious Saint, after the raging fire, become the eternal King of Demons!"

"Fusion Summon!"

"DDD Oracle King d'Arc!"

"Haa—"

A bat flew out from behind Tenjou Hikari, and then the bat transformed suddenly, becoming a vampire in the shape of a girl. She was clad in silver armor and held a long sword, looking extremely dashing.

DDD 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 melted instantly, 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 nourishment in the face of Tenjou Hikari's "Fusion," alleviating Tenjou Hikari's suffering!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 594 =====