manynovel Chapter 246 The Darkness in Rafael's Heart
Chapter 246 The Darkness in Rafael's Heart
Chapter 246 The Darkness in Rafiru's Heart (Combined Chapter)
"All the monsters' attack power has decreased!?"
Rafael looked at his two high-level monsters in attack position on the field, which had now been reduced to low-level monsters, not even as powerful as lower-level monsters with slightly higher attack power.
"Of course, the attack power of the monsters on my field has also decreased, so it's useless now."
Kagura draws a card from her hand: "I sacrifice [Spiral Dragon. Nuclear Dragon] to Tribute Summon [Tiger Dragon]!"
A strange Western dragon with tiger fur and an odd appearance makes its appearance.
[Tiger Dragon, Level 6, Earth Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2400, Effect Monster]
"When [Spiral Dragon/Nuclear Ball Dragon] is Special Summoned by its own effect, it is banished from the field."
Kagura put the card into her pocket:
"Next, I activate the effect of [Tiger Dragon]. When this card is Tribute Summoned using a Dragon-Type monster as a tribute, destroy up to two Set cards in your opponent's back row!"
"I choose to destroy your two face-down cards in the back row!"
Rafiru was startled. Had he sabotaged the backcourt again?
He only has these two cards left for defense!
Rafiru felt threatened and was finally torn between his inner thoughts and his own.
If they lose here, Dorma's ideals will all come to naught!
So I'm sorry, family!
Rafael clicked the duel disk with an almost resolute yet sorrowful gaze, as if he had pressed a switch that determined life and death.
"Open the card! [Destructive Treatment]!!!"
Rafael shouted with all his might, "The effect of this card is to destroy one monster on my field and restore my Life Points to that amount!"
"What I choose to destroy is—it is—[Guardian Aetos]!!!"
The blond man practically screamed it out, clearly this was his last resort.
In front of him, [Aetos] simply opened her arms, smiled gently at him, and quietly disappeared like a kind older sister next door.
[Rafiru, LP1800→LP3300]
At the same time, the hurricane spewed from the tiger dragon's mouth also hit the two cards, destroying them. Kagura could clearly see that the other card was [Attack Nullification].
"I see. It seems you had no choice but to make this decision, Rafael."
Kagura, unusually, didn't maintain her usual cheerful demeanor. Although Rafiru was from Doma, he was indeed a true man.
Although he doesn't consider himself a good person, he is a sentimental person and very humane.
He also occasionally gives his subordinates a day off.
Rafiru wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, releasing the emotions in his heart:
"Aaaaaah! Come on! [Guardian Desceth]!"
Stare, stare, the footsteps of death approach.
A monster crawled out of the ground, its long hair disheveled and messy, its face covered by a pure white mask with only two thin lines representing its eyes, and its clothes were dark in color.
However, by looking at the patterns, it can be seen that the monster is wearing the same clothes as [Guardian Aetos].
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the monster actually had breasts, making it a female monster.
This monster represents the deceased, sleeping in the graveyard, the golden-haired goddess, [Guardian Aetos].
[Guardian Desces, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Fiend Race, DEF 2000, Effect Monster.]
Rafael said in a deep voice, "Once [Guardian Ethos] is destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard, [Guardian Desces] can be Special Summoned from the Deck in Defense Position!"
"Then activate this card's effect! When this card is Special Summoned, you can activate 1 card from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard."
Equip this card with the [Grim Reaper's Scythe - Soul Severance]!
A pure black, long-handled scythe emerged from the ground and was held in the hand of the masked monster.
Rafael's voice remained somber: "As long as [Guardian Aetos] is in the graveyard, [Guardian Desses] can become a Saint!"
"Furthermore, [Death's Scythe - Soul Severance] increases the ATK of the equipped monster by 500 times the number of monsters in the Graveyard!"
[Guardian - Desceth, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 3000]
Kagura lowered her hand holding the Duel Disk, suddenly stopped operating it, and just stared at Rafael.
"Your heart is filled with sorrow, Rafael."
Rafiru suddenly looked up and roared, "You have no right to say that!"
"How could someone with a problem in their head like you possibly understand me!"
Kagura didn't reply, but instead looked at the monster emanating wisps of black energy:
"It is the monster you created by joining Doma and using the darkness within your heart."
"Similarly, it also symbolizes the darkness in your heart; your heart has not yet emerged from the pain of losing your family."
Kagura rarely utters anything so inspirational:
"Your heart is a graveyard, burying all your family members. As long as they are not freed from your heart, you will never be at peace."
Rafiru stopped: "You— guy—"
Sure enough, was that laughing and joking demeanor just a facade?
He suddenly gave a bitter laugh: "Perhaps you're right, but they're meaningless in this duel."
"significance?"
Kagura chuckled: "Then let me tell you something, like the truth behind the incident that happened to your family!"
Rafiru's eyes widened suddenly, the whites of his eyes appearing bloodshot:
"The truth? Wasn't that an accident?"
Kagura shook her head, then suddenly said nothing, and picked up the Duel Disk:
"Show me your full spirit, Rafael!"
"If you win this duel, I'll tell you the answer to your question!"
Rafiru's gaze became unusually dull for a moment, then suddenly sharpened:
"So, that wasn't a simple accident?"
Kagura shook her head again, then suddenly reverted to her cheerful tone:
"Heh, a duel is always a fair game. One condition, one victory or defeat. You must know that, Rafael."
Rafiru's eyes burst forth with a vitality he had never shown before. He closed his eyes briefly, then suddenly opened them:
"Then I'll risk everything, at any cost, to get the answer!"
Kagura chuckled and said, "Then good luck! I'm not an opponent you can defeat easily."
He snapped his fingers: "Enter battle phase! [Five Emperor Dragons], attack [Guardian Grall]!"
The five giant dragons spewed out five different beams of light, and the dinosaur-man, who had been reduced to a dog-like size, was naturally unable to withstand this attack, and Rafiru's health points were greatly reduced.
[Rafiru, LP3300→LP800]
But Rafiru simply said with a resolute look in his eyes:
"With another monster sent to the graveyard, [Guardian Desceth]'s attack power has increased by 500!"
"Then comes the [Tiger Dragon], attack [Guardian Desces]!"
The long dragon with tiger fur pounced like a tiger and launched an attack.
However, the body of [Guardian Desceth] did not fall, but was resurrected from the illusion, while a card in Rafael's hand disappeared as if it had been burned.
"The effect of [Guardian Deseth] is activated. If this card is destroyed, you can discard a card from your hand to revive."
"But this effect is not under my control; it is the will of [Guardian Desceth] himself!"
To put it simply, the effect of this card in the anime is that when it is destroyed, the controller must discard a card as a replacement.
"Oh dear, the immortality effect? That's a bit troublesome."
Kagura chuckled: "Then, [Giant Dragon. Shine], attack [Guardian Desces]!"
After all, the effect of substitution for destruction is a guaranteed effect, and it's good that it can reduce the opponent's hand by one card.
Rafiru's last card was also burned, but he did not panic.
Seeing this, Kagura drew four cards from her hand and immediately covered them up.
"Then I'll set three cards face down, and the turn ends."
The three face-down cards sat ominously on the field, like a dividing line separating Rafael from the answer he so desperately longed for.
Rafiru even suspected that if the opponent hadn't had two stickers occupying two slots on the field, there would have been five face-down cards.
Rafiru's heart pounded violently. He was determined to win, even if the enemy was this unfathomable man opposite him.
If everything back then wasn't an accident, then he could avenge his family and end the torment he had endured, which had also tormented the souls of the dead.
Therefore, he absolutely must win!!!
"My turn, draw a card!!!"
Rafael drew two cards from his deck with all his might. The cards drew sharp arcs in the air, clearly another lucky draw.
Kagura was not surprised by this situation.
Rafael is a man who can take down Yugi first, and his dueling power might even be slightly higher than Kagura's. The evidence is that the three Wind cards in Kagura's deck have not been drawn yet.
He suspected that Rafael's dueling prowess had affected him, especially since he wanted to use Rafael's [Guardian Deity's Talisman].
For a long time.
Rafael held up one of the cards he had just drawn:
"I set a card face-down, then activate the Spell Card 'Heavenly Treasure Card' once more. Both players draw cards from their decks until they have six cards each!"
Kagura also replenished her hand.
Great, all the resources for this duel were given to us by the other side.
After drawing his cards, Rafael inserts one card into the Duel Disk:
"Quick-attack magic, [Twin Tornado]!"
"Discard a card from your hand and destroy up to two Spell/Trap cards on the field!"
Rafiru roared, "Destroy your [Soul Barrier] and the other face-down card next to it!"
With both cards destroyed, Rafael could see the face-down card next to it:
"【Guardian Barrier】? A defensive card that can reduce the damage dealt by the opponent to 0 and allows you to draw cards."
"But this layer of defense is no longer meaningful!"
"I am switching [Guardian Desceth] to attack stance!"
[Guardian Desceth, Defense 2000 → Attack 3500]
"【Guardian Desceth】When in Attack Position, all other monsters on your field must be destroyed."
Rafiru's tone was somber, yet resolute.
Both the Support Guard and the Guardian Grall were destroyed.
"Furthermore, I just used [Double Tornado] to discard [Guardian Cassette], so my graveyard now has three monsters, and their attack power has increased by 1500!"
[Guardian - Desceth, Attack Power 3500 → Attack Power 5000]
"Attack power 5000?"
Kagura looked at her [Five Emperors Dragon] with a slightly speechless expression. If it weren't for a certain traitor, this card's attack power would be comparable to the current [Guardian Desceth].
"fighting!"
Rafael commanded, "[Guardian Desces], attack [Giant Dragon Shining]!"
"A Rondo of Death!"
The undead wearing a white mask swung its scythe and slashed at Kagura, who immediately clicked the duel disk:
"Open the face-down card, [Dimensional Confinement], banish that monster when the opponent declares an attack!"
It's just a destructive resistance; it's not like there's no way to solve it.
But Rafael was no match for such an easy duelist, and immediately drew a card from his hand:
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, [Forbidden Lance]! You can only target 1 face-up monster on the field!"
"That monster's ATK decreases by 800 until the end of the turn, and it is unaffected by the effects of other Spell/Trap Cards!"
"I choose [Guardian Desceth]!"
[Guardian - Desceth, Attack Power 5000 → Attack Power 4200]
"Attack continues! That's it!"
[Guardian Desceth] drew a deadly arc with his scythe, Kagura waved her hand, and revealed the last face-down card:
"Open the face-down card, a trap card, [Power Wall]!"
"When an opponent's monster attacks, activate this effect when you take damage. Until the battle damage becomes 0, as a substitute for the damage taken, send one card from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard for every 500 damage taken."
"【Guardian Desceth】 has an attack power of 4200, and 【Giant Dragon Shining】 has an attack power of 2200, so I send four cards from my deck to the graveyard to negate 2000 damage!"
Kagura counted four cards from the top of her deck and sent them to the graveyard.
At the same time, four cards connected in front of him formed a barrier, firmly preventing the overflowing damage.
"They're actually resorting to such a destructive method to defend against damage?"
Rafael drew two cards. "Then I'll set two cards face down. Turn over!"
Including the card placed at the beginning, Rafiru had placed three cards in total.
[Guardian - Desceth, Attack Power 4200 → Attack Power 5000]
"Looks like you really want to win, Rafael."
Kagura nodded: "But I won't hold back!"
"My turn, draw a card!"
Kagura glanced at the cards she had drawn and declared:
"Entering battle phase!"
"【Five Emperor Dragons】, attack 【Guardian Desces】!"
"Actively using a monster with low attack power to attack a monster with high attack power?"
Rafael frowned: "[Guardian Desces]! Counterattack!"
Just as the two monsters' attacks were about to collide, Kagura revealed the card she had just drawn:
"Quick-attack magic, [Centralized Socket]!"
"Target a monster you control; that monster gains its ATK equal to that monster's DEF until the end of this turn!"
[Five Emperor Dragons, Attack Power 4000 → Attack Power 9000]