Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!-Chapter 411

However, aside from Angra Mainyu, if other DARK-Attribute monsters can't activate their effects, then even Chloe, who was banished, won't be able to Special Summon herself back through her own effect. So, it's really a double-edged sword.

"—Verg Avesta!"

Clutching the power in his hands, even Angra Mainyu managed to suppress Jaden's strongest Evil HERO.

"So this is actually that useful, huh? Looks like all those deaths before weren't in vain after all!"

"Angra Mainyu can't be destroyed by battle, and any battle damage it takes is reflected back to the opponent—doubled. So, Jaden, if you attack with your Evil HERO, it's your own Life Points that'll hit zero~"

Jaden gave a wry smile. "With an effect this troublesome, how can you call this the weakest, Sensei? You liar…"

"Finally, I activate Angra Mainyu's effect! I return three cards from the banished zone—Foreign Fusion, Limited Banner, and Half Magical Girl – Chloe—to the Deck, and draw one card!"

Thanks to Angra Mainyu's effect, the empty-handed Hoshino finally has a chance to replenish her hand with one card.

Continuing his turn, Jaden draws a Spell Card and inserts it into the Duel Disk. From within the dark mist, two strange and adorable creatures bounce into view.

"But if you think you can shut down my offense with just one card, it's not gonna be that easy, Sensei! Spell Card activate—Cocoon Party!"

[Cocoon Party – Spell Card Effect: Special Summon 1 "Chrysalis" monster from your Deck for each "Neo-Spacian" monster with a different name in your Graveyard.]

"Since I've sent two different 'Neo-Spacian' monsters to the Graveyard just now, I can Special Summon Chrysalis Dolphin and Chrysalis Mole from my Deck!"

[Chrysalis Dolphin ★★ (Level 2)][WATER][Fish/Effect][ATK 400/DEF 600][Chrysalis Mole ★★ (Level 2)][EARTH][Rock/Effect][ATK 700/DEF 100]"These monsters… they're not even HEROes anymore."

Hoshino twitched at the corner of her eye, looking at the two cutesy creatures that appeared on Jaden's field. Their stats were only slightly better than Angra Mainyu's—not exactly promising combat power.

Sensing Hoshino's doubt, Jaden countered, "Don't underestimate them, Sensei! In the Neo Space environment, these monsters can evolve into Neo-Spacians!"

With that, he opened the hidden Field Zone on his Duel Disk and inserted a Spell Card.

"—Field Spell activate: Neo Space!"

To signify the activation of the Field Spell, the scenery of the early morning street changed, and the surrounding space became enveloped in a rainbow-colored aurora.

"When Neo Space is on the field, I can Tribute Chrysalis monsters to Special Summon their corresponding Neo-Spacians from the Deck!"

The cocoons cracked open, and under the stimulus of Neo Space, the tiny cute creatures rapidly grew—like they'd consumed some sort of super fertilizer—and became several times their original size.

"Let's go! Special Summon Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin and Neo-Spacian Grand Mole!"

[Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin ★★★ (Level 3)][WATER][Warrior/Effect][ATK 600/DEF 800][Neo-Spacian Grand Mole ★★★ (Level 3)][EARTH][Rock/Effect][ATK 900/DEF 300]With the Neo-Spacians fully evolved, Jaden inserted two more Spell Cards into his Duel Disk.

"Spell Card Space Gift activates! Since I have two different Neo-Spacians on the field, I can draw two cards from my Deck! Then I activate O - Oversoul, which lets me revive 1 Normal 'Elemental HERO' from my Graveyard!"

Hoshino frowned slightly. "Normal monster? I thought all your Elemental HERO cards had effects." Hoshino had only seen Jaden use a Normal Monster back when he was a kid.

Jaden slammed the card he pulled from the Graveyard onto the Duel Disk with confidence.

"Using the effect of Elemental HERO Blazeman, I previously sent Elemental HERO Neos to the Graveyard—it's a Normal Monster that represents the limitless potential of Neo Space! Therefore, I now Special Summon Elemental HERO Neos!"

[Elemental HERO Neos ★★★★★★★ (Level 7)][LIGHT][Warrior][ATK 2500/DEF 2000][A new Elemental HERO has arrived from Neo-Space! When he initiates a Contact Fusion with a Neo-Spacian, his unknown powers are unleashed.]

"This line… it's just like the ace!" Maybe it was the panel presence, but the normally Ultraman-esque-looking Elemental HERO Neos put Hoshino more on edge than when he faced Evil HERO Malicious Bane.

"Unlimited possibilities! I fuse Neos and Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin back into the Deck through Contact Fusion—"

Without using the "Polymerization" Spell Card, in the environment of Neo Space, Aqua Dolphin and Neos merged into a brand-new Elemental HERO from the universe.

"Special Summon! Elemental HERO Aqua Neos!"

[Elemental HERO Aqua Neos ★★★★★★★ (Level 7)][LIGHT][Warrior/Fusion/Effect][ATK 2500/DEF 2000]["Elemental HERO Neos" + "Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin"]

[Must first be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by shuffling the above cards you control into the Deck. Once per turn, during the End Phase: Return this card to the Extra Deck.]

After fusing with Aqua Dolphin, the now ocean-blue Aqua Neos emitted sound waves from his body, targeting the only card in Hoshino's hand.

"Aqua Neos' special effect—once per turn, by discarding 1 card, randomly destroy 2 cards in your opponent's hand. But you only have one card, Sensei~"

A deafening sonic blast from the dolphin shattered Hoshino's one remaining card and sent it to the Graveyard.

Jaden discarded one card himself, and moved into the Battle Phase.

"Battle!! First, I'll have Neo-Spacian Grand Mole attack Angra Mainyu!"

Instead of directly charging at Angra Mainyu, the moment Jaden declared the attack, Grand Mole burrowed underground and vanished.

[Angra Mainyu can't be destroyed in battle, and it reflects the damage back double. Even knowing that, he still chose to attack?]

"Grand Mole's effect—at the start of the Damage Step, when this card battles an opponent's monster, return both this card and that monster to their owners' hands!"

Launching a sneak attack from underground, Grand Mole emerged behind Angra Mainyu and struck before he could react.

"Mole Tunnel! Thanks to Grand Mole's effect, no battle damage is dealt—and both it and Angra Mainyu return to their respective hands!"

With Grand Mole back to the hand, Jaden grinned smugly. Though both monsters returned, unlike Grand Mole, Angra Mainyu is a Fusion Monster and thus returns to the Extra Deck—effectively removed from the field.

This trade was absolutely in Jaden's favor.

Hoshino praised, "Using a monster's effect to counter Angra Mainyu's damage reflection—well done!"

Jaden continued the Battle Phase: "That takes care of the only threat! Elemental HERO Aqua Neos, attack Cú Chulainn Illya!"

At this point, Hoshino's hand card had just been destroyed by Aqua Neos, and the Set card in her back row, Heroic Spirit – Intelligence Gathering, clearly wasn't a defensive Trap.

Next, if Jaden successfully destroys the last monster on Hoshino's field, then Evil HERO Malicious Bane can make a direct attack and wipe out Hoshino's LP.

"This is Aqua Neos's finishing move—Sonic Shockwave!!"

"What a shame, Jaden. You were this close... If I had drawn a different card earlier, you might've actually beaten me."

Snowflakes drifted down as the chiming of Christmas bells drowned out the lethal sonic wave sweeping across Jaden's field.

"The card in my hand that was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard—Heroic Spirit – Jeanne Alter Santa Lily!"

Hoshino revealed the card in the Graveyard to Jaden. As snowflakes swirled in the sky, Jeanne Lily descended with a holy night's blessing from Hoshino's hand.

"When this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, I can add one Heroic Spirit monster from my Deck to my hand! And the one I choose is—Magical Girl – Miyu!"

As the other core card of the Magical Girl Deck, Miyu also serves as support for Fusion Monsters. By discarding her from the hand, Illya's Fusion Monster on the field can be replaced.

"Face her head-on, Illya! I discard Magical Girl – Miyu to return Magical Girl – Cú Chulainn·Illya to the Extra Deck, and Special Summon Magical Girl – Heracles Illya!"

Her magical attire transforms—from a blue bodysuit into a wild, beast-hide outfit. The Berserker Illya brandishes a stone axe taller than her own body, cleaving through the incoming sonic wave.

[Magical Girl – Heracles Illya ★★★★★★★★ (Level 8)] [EARTH] [Warrior/Fusion/Effect] [ATK 2800 / DEF 1000]

"Too bad for you, Sensei! Thanks to the Field Spell Neo Space, all 'Neo-Spacian' monsters on my field gain 500 ATK!"

[Elemental HERO Aqua Neos ATK 2500 → 3000]

Powered up by Neo Space, the supersonic shockwave now exceeded Berserker Illya's attack power. Like blades, the sonic waves carved bloody gashes across her pale skin.

[Hoshino LP 4000 → 3800]

[Magical Girl – Heracles Illya destroyed]

Hoshino clicked her tongue in frustration. "Tch, I was hoping to bait out that annoying Neos... but I forgot about the Field Spell's bonus ATK... Fine then—GodHand activates, Heracles Illya's effect!"

[Once per Duel: If this card is destroyed by battle, it is Special Summoned back to the field.]

Her wounds closed in mere seconds, restoring her skin to a smooth, porcelain sheen. This surpassed normal regeneration—it was Noble Phantasm-level healing. The destroyed Illya was summoned once more to Hoshino's field.

Jaden pressed the attack. "If you can only use it once per Duel, then it's time for Evil HERO Malicious Bane to strike! —Malicious Claw!"

"MUDA!!"

The black claw collided with the massive stone axe, evenly matched. Though both Aqua Neos and Malicious Bane had 3000 ATK, this strike couldn't even scratch Illya.

Hoshino pointed at her card in Defense Position and declared, "When Heracles Illya is Special Summoned by her own effect, she becomes immune to battle destruction!"

[Heracles Illya DEF 1000]

"And I purposely summoned her in Defense Position, so my LP won't take any damage either. Jaden, your Malicious Bane can't break through her immortal body."

"But even an immortal body has its weak points, Sensei! Don't forget—when Angra Mainyu left the field, the restriction on Malicious Bane's effect activation disappeared too!"

With this turn's attacks blocked, Jaden transitioned into Main Phase 2 to widen his advantage.

[During your Main Phase: You can destroy all monsters your opponent controls with ATK less than or equal to this card's. Also, this card gains 200 ATK for each monster destroyed this way.]

The massive black death orb, previously suppressed during Main Phase 1 by Angra Mainyu, reformed in Malicious Bane's hand during Main Phase 2.

This time, unleashed without restriction, Malicious Bane hurled his effect like a wild beast breaking free of its chains—and the blast hit squarely.

[Magical Girl – Heracles Illya destroyed]

[Evil HERO Malicious Bane ATK 3000 → 3200]

"Ow ow ow! Now I'm really mad!!"

Yet, despite being bombarded by the black death sphere, Berserker Illya still stood tall with her giant axe on Hoshino's field.

[Once per Duel: If this card is sent to the GY by a card effect, Special Summon it.]

The GodHand—since Heracles Illya was destroyed by a monster effect, she can't be affected by monster effects anymore!

She had endured every single one of Jaden's attacks this turn. And now, a smile crept onto Hoshino's lips—she could no longer contain her excitement.

"Jaden, your attack is finally over, right? Now it's my turn to strike back—get ready to grit your teeth!!"

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