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Chapter 25 - chapter 25

"Instead of using it on your monsters, you used one of your own Spells on mine!?" Zuzu questioned in disbelief, having never thought of something like this before. Yes; she used Colossal Fighter for her own benefit, but that was using her own cards. This was different as Forbidden Lance was a support card, yet Yusei just used its power in a reverse way to use it for his benefits.

"Take note of this; you might learn something important. Now Stardust, attack Mozarta!" Yusei commanded, throwing his right hand out towards the Fairy-Type monster. Stardust Spark Dragon cried out as he unleashed his yellow Comic Blast attack at Mozarta, landing a direct hit and caused an explosion. (2500 – 1800 = 700)

Zuzu Life Points: 2500 – 700 = 1800.

"I end my turn with that! Your move!" Yusei declared his turn over, holding his Duel Disk up in front and stared at Zuzu with a natural expression.

Zuzu Life Points: 1800/ Number of cards in hand: 2.

Zuzu glared towards the Synchro Duelist with her eyes full of resolve as she had no intention of surrendering, something that Yusei approved of. 'That's it, Zuzu. Keep fighting hard. Show me just how much you've grown by yourself. I don't intend to lose this Duel, but that doesn't mean I don't want to see how strong you are'. Yusei said inside of his mind as his lips twitched in anticipation. He intended to see just how Zuzu was in this Duel, and wouldn't allow it to end until he did.

(Back LID Duel court)

The field of the Field Spell Molten Destruction continued to release its hot breeze all over the field with smoke rising up from the volcano. The tag duel between the two students of You Show against the LID students was still underway with it being the Mistress of Birds' turn. Lulu and Yuya were a few feet away from each other on the lower level of the mountain, their fields completely empty.

Lulu Life Points: 3800/ Number of cards in hand: 5.

Yuya Life Points: 1450/ Number of cards in hand: 3.

The same couldn't be said for Cera and Sylvio as they had something on their fields. Sylvio was standing up on a higher level of the mountain volcano with Black Luster Soldier, Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier and Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight on his field. Meanwhile with Cera, she was still seated on Evolsaur Diplo's back with Evolzar Laggia close to them.

Cera Life Points: 1600/ Number of cards in hand: 0.

Evolsaur Diplo ATK: 2100/ DEF: 400/ Level: 4.

Evolzar Laggie ATK: 2900/ DEF: 1600/ Rank: 4/ Overlay units: 0.

Sylvio Life Points: 1400/ Number of cards in hand: 2.

Black Luster Soldier ATK: 3000/ Level: 8.

Black Luster Soldier – Super Solider ATK: 3000/ Level: 8.

Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight ATK: 2300/ Level: 7.

Meanwhile outside of the field and in the stands, Allie, Tate and Frederick all had concerned expressions on their faces. The duel has been intense to them, but it was going against their seniors' way as Sylvio and Cera currently had the advantage.

"Guys, I'm worried about them". Frederick said in concern, holding up his hands to express his worry. "Lulu may have the most Life Points, but both hers and Yuya's fields are empty. While those Leo Institute guys still have monsters on their field". Allie remarked, pointing out that the Leo students had the advantage with monsters on the field.

Tate turned to look at his friends with a determined expression and brought his right hand up. "Hey, don't give up on them just yet! Remember what Yusei taught us! A Duel is never over until the last card is played!" The blue haired boy told his two friends with resolve, causing the two to look at him. Frederick and Allie grew bright smiles on their faces after hearing Tate's words, before they all went back to watching the duel.

Lulu breathed in deeply, before she breathed out to release her strain that this duel had been putting on her. "Okay… It's high time that I change things over to our way!" The purple haired beauty called out, before placing her right hand on the top card of her deck. "I…draw!" Lulu shouted out, drawing the card in a dramatic fashion by swiping her hand out to the side. She didn't turn to look at the card, instead thought deeply of the situation.

'Besides two of them, Sylvio and Cera knows what four cards in my hand are. True that I could still use them, but I highly doubt they're not ready for it. Cera has 2 monsters with high ATK Points, while Sylvio has 3. Their Life Points are lower than 2000, so that gives me a chance. I have just the monster to take one of them out. The only problem is getting it out here'. Lulu thought to herself with narrowed eyes, then shifted her eyes towards the card in her right hand. She flipped it over to see what it was, before giving a smile at what she saw.

'This'll work just great for me'. The Mistress of Birds thought to herself, before swiping her right hand in front of herself to hold the card out. "I play Magical Mallet!" Lulu called out, and then slotted the Spell card into her Duel Disk. A large copy of the Spell card appeared in front of Lulu, before it starting to glow a bright colour. "This Spell allows me to add it and the cards in my hand to my deck…!" The Mistress of Birds began to explain as Magical Mallet's card slotted out of her Duel Disk.

She took it and added the card to her hand, before bringing them all together. "Then reshuffle…!" The Winged Beast Duelist continued, slotting the cards into her deck before it began shuffling for a few moments. "Then draw the same number of cards that I added to my deck!" Lulu finished explaining Magical Mallet's effect as her deck ceased shuffling, before she began drawing. She eventually stopping upon drawing the sixth card and added it to her left hand with the rest of her new cards.

'Not bad. She traded in her old hand, one that we almost knew all the cards of, for a new one that we have no idea what the cards are. Guess it was a good idea that Lulu added that card to her deck'. Yuya thought to himself with narrowed eyes as Lulu looked at her six new cards, before she smiled and nodded in approval. 'All right! I got the cards that I needed to stage a counterattack. The only question is who should I go for'. The Mistress of Birds thought to herself, shifting her gaze up to look towards Sylvio first, and then towards Cera.

She then shifted her gaze back towards Sylvio and his three monsters. 'He has the most monsters, and a troublesome one in his Graveyard. I'll go for him'. Lulu said in her mind, before picking a single card from the six in her hand and held it out. "I play an old favorite of mine called Soul Release!" The purple-haired female called out with a smile as Soul Release's card began glowing a light blue colour.

"What's that old card supposed to do?" Sylvio questioned with an eyebrow raised, before he widened his eyes at seeing a blue light appear in his Duel Disk's Graveyard Zone. "This removes from play up to 5 cards from either my Graveyard, or yours!" Lulu explained Soul Release's card effect to the male LID Duelist, causing Sylvio to gasp a bit.

He looked back down at his Duel Disk as Gaia the Fierce Knight Origin and Gaia the Fierce Knight's cards slotted out. "I select your Gaia the Fierce Knight and Gaia the Fierce Knight Origin as well!" Lulu declared her choices, causing Sylvio to grit his teeth as he took the two cards and put them away in his jacket's pocket.

"Nice one! With Gaia the Fierce Knight Origin gone, he can't use its effect anymore!" Yuya called out in praise towards Lulu, getting her to giggle a little at him. "I'm not even done yet". The Mistress of Birds said with a wink of her eye, before picking up another card and held it up with her right hand.

It was a Monster card with the image showing a young 5-year-old girl wearing a silver lyrebird outfit. Stardust Lyrebird had pale skin and silver eyes, with a few strays of hair out of her headset that framed her face. Finally, her outfit had the tail of a lyrebird. "I activate the Special ability of Lyrilusc – Stardust Lyrebird!" Lulu declared as the card in her hand began to release a green glow.

(Lyrilusc - Stardust Lyrebird/ Attribute: Wind/ Level: 1/ Type: Winged Beast/ Tuner/ Effect/ ATK Points 300/ DEF Points: 100/ Effect: If your opponent controls more monster than you do, you can Special Summon this card and one "Lyrilusc" monster from your hand. If this card is used as material for a Lyrilusc Fusion, Synchro or Xyz Monster, you can add one "Lyrilusc" Spell or Trap from your deck to your hand.)

"When my opponent controls more monsters than I do, not only can I Special Summon Stardust Lyrebird, but another Lyrilusc monster from my hand!" Lulu explained her Monster card's effect, before picking up another card from her hand. She held it up along with Stardust Lyrebird's card out, allowing Sylvio to see what the second card was. "So, say "hello" again to Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow!" The pink haired female called out, before swiping her hand over the Duel Disk's blade and placing the cards on it. Two portals appeared and out came Lyrilusc – Stardust Lyrebird and Cobalt Sparrow, both smiling happily.

Lyrilusc – Stardust Lyrebird ATK: 300/ Level: 1.

Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow ATK: 0/ Level: 1.

"Remember, I get to add another Cobalt Sparrow from my deck to my hand whenever one is Special Summoned to the field!" The Mistress of Birds reminded her opponent as her deck began shuffling for a few moments. It then stopped and a single card slotted out, one that Lulu picked up with her right hand's index and middle fingers. She swiped her right hand out, before adding the new card to the hand of 3 cards, making it 4 and then picked a different card.

She held the card up for Sylvio to see that it was a Monster card with the card's image showing a teenage girl was wearing a white swan outfit, albino skin, silvery white hair and silver eyes. "Allow me to introduce one of my new cards! Lyrilusc – Giving Swan!" The Mistress of cards called out with a grin on her face, excited to use this new card of hers.

(Lyrilusc - Giving Swan/ Level: 3/ Attribute: Wind/ Type: Winged Beast/ Effect/ ATK Points: 0/ DEF Points: 0/ Effect: Once per turn; you can discard this card from your hand and all Winged Beast monsters on the field's Levels increase by 3.)

Giving Swan appeared in the sky above Cobalt Sparrow and Stardust Lyrebird. She gave a gentle smile as she spread out her wings fully. "By discarding this card from my hand; all Winged Beast-Type Monsters on the field have their Levels increased by 3!" Lulu explained the Winged Beast monster's special ability. Giving Swan dispersed into white particles, which rained down on Cobalt Sparrow and Stardust Lyrebird, causing them both to glow a white outline.

Lyrilusc – Stardust Lyrebird Level: 1 + 3 = 4.

Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow Level: 1 + 3 = 4.

"Two Level 4 Monsters!" Cera called out in alarm, while Lulu gave a confident smile at her. "That's right, you're in trouble now!" The Mistress of Birds called out, before swiping her right hand into the air. "I overlay Level 4 Lyrilusc – Stardust Lyrebird and Cobalt Sparrow!" Lulu declared as the two-Winged Beast monsters transformed into two bright green lights, before they shot out into the air. A galaxy portal appeared in the sky above the field.

"With these two monsters, I conduct the Overlay Network! Xyz Summon!" Lulu called out as the two green lights ascended into the galaxy portal and entered it. Suddenly, a subzero temperature blizzard erupted out of the portal and blew across the field. Sylvio shivered from the gold weather, hugging himself to provide warmth. "A blizzard in a volcano? That's just freezer burn!" The brown-haired male groaned out as the hot weather had changed to cold weather.

"Owl that soars through the blizzard, searching for its ken that has lost their way! Descend and bring down the cold winds of the arctic! Rank 4! Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria!" Lulu chanted, holding both her hands out to the sides with her hair and skirt blowing in the breeze, before swiping her right hand in front of herself. A new monster then slowly descended out of the galaxy Xyz portal.

It was a humanoid female adult monster like Nightingale with icy green eyes and albino coloured skin. She wore a snow-white snowy owl themed outfit with tucked in wings like that of a snowy owl coming out of her delicate arms through a split in her long sleeves. She had a long overskirt around her waist that reached her feet and a loincloth attached to it from the back. Demetria had soft, silky long snow white hair that reached the back of her waist. Her headset was like that of a snowy owl with a long black noise attached to it. Her talons were white like the rest of her outfit, but the claws were a black colour.

All around her outfit and wings were black coloured stripes in the same pattern as the snowy owl itself. Finally, there were two green coloured overlay units circling around her. Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria spun around, before giving a sweet smile and a small cry as she spread her hands out, spreading her wings out fully.

(Lyrilusc - Snowy Owl Demetria/ Rank: 4/ Attribute: Wind/ Type: Winged Beast/ Xyz/ Effect/ ATK Points: 2400/ DEF Points: 1800/ Requirements: Two Wind attribute monsters/ Effect: Once per turn you can detach one Xyz Material from this card, select one monster on the field, decrease its ATK Points by 800 for each "Lyrilusc" monster in your Graveyard.)

"R-R-Real pretty bird ya got there, but I hate to break it to ya, it's no match for my Black Luster Monsters". Sylvio stuttered, still affected from the subzero cold wind from earlier. "We'll just see about that. I activate the special ability of Stardust Lyrebird!" Lulu exclaimed as she threw out her right hand as one of Snowy Owl Demetria's overlay units began glowing a green colour.

"When Lyrebird is used as material for a Fusion, Synchro or Xyz Monster; I can now add a "Lyrilusc" Spell or Trap card to my hand!" The purple haired female explained her monster's effect. Her deck began glowing green for a moment, before it ceased glowing and began shuffling. After a moment or two it stopped, and a single card slotted out. Lulu picked it up with her right hand and held it out, allowing her opponents to see it.

It was a Trap card with the card's image showing Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow flying in out of nowhere in between Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale and Raidraptor – Blade Burner Falcon, much to the surprise of the two. "I select the Trap card; Lyrilusc – Surprise Rescue!" The Mistress of Birds declared her choice, and then added the card to her hand.

(Lyrilusc – Surprise Rescue/ Type: Trap/ Effect: If a "Lyrilusc" Monster you control is targeted for an attack, Special Summon one "Lyrilusc" from your hand, then end the Battle Phase.)

"Now, to get down to business! I activate Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria's special ability!" Lulu called out, throwing her right hand out as Snowy Owl Demetria closed her eyes while one of her overlay units was absorbed into her chest, causing a burst of green energy.

Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria Overlay units: 2 – 1 = 1.

"By using an Overlay Units; one of your monsters loses 800 ATK Points for every Lyrilusc monster in my Graveyard!" The purple haired female explained her Xyz Monster's effect with a growing smirk, causing Sylvio to gasp in shock. "What did you just say?!" The male LID student questioned in shock at what he heard.

"I'm not explaining it again! I have 7 different Lyrilusc Monsters in my Graveyard! Turquoise Warbler, Violet Hummingbird, Giving Swan, Stardust Lyrebird, Recital Starling, Imaginary Blueray and Vulture of Beyond Revival! Times 800 by 7 and you'll get 5600 points!" Lulu calculated as Snowy Owl Demetria spread her wings out fully and released another subzero blizzard.

The blizzard split into 7 directions and began forming into different shapes. They all eventually formed Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler, Violet Hummingbird, Giving Swan, Stardust Lyrebird, Recital Starling, Imaginary Blueray and Vulture of Beyond Revival with all seven of them gathering around Snowy Owl Demetria. Lulu and her monsters all turned to look at Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier, before the Mistress of Birds pointed her right hand's index finger towards it.

"Say goodbye to all of Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier's ATK Points!" The purple haired female declared her voice, before the blizzard forms of the Lyrilusc monsters all shot out towards the Ritual Monster. One by one, they all struck Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier, dispersing on contact, but caused the Ritual Monster to slowly be encased in ice. After the seventh one, Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier was half encased in ace.

Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier ATK: 3000 – 5600 = 0.

Sylvio cried out in panic, before he began repeatedly turning left and right to search around his surroundings. "I need an Action card! I need an Action card!" The brown-haired male exclaimed in panic, before he began running off to search for an Action card. "Demetria! Let's blow him away!" The Mistress of Birds cried out, then swiping her right hand up and pointed towards Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier with the index finger. "Attack Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier!" Lulu commanded with complete conviction in her voice, intending to defeat Sylvio right here and now.

Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria gave a small grin, before she brought her hands in as if she was using her wings as a shield. She then swiped her arms out and fired icy white coloured sharp feathers towards the Ritual Monster. They all soared through the air towards Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier. The Ritual Monster narrowed his eyes at the approaching attack, before he turned around and flew after his master.

Sylvio ran as fast as he could, while constantly turning his head left and right to search for an Action card. Just then, he spotted an Action card up ahead, causing him to grow a relived smile. "An Action card! Great!" The Ritual Duelist exclaimed in delight, before he went as fast as he could like his life depended on it. He then jumped off of his feet towards the Action card and managed to grab it with his right hand as he fell to the ground.

Sylvio looked at the card, right as Demetria's feather attacks reached and struck Black Luster Soldier – Super Soldier's back, causing the Ritual Monster to explode. However, Sylvio jumped back onto his feet, before he spun around and held the Action card out, showing it to be Damage Banish. "I activate the Action Spell; Damage Banish!" The brown haired male called out, before slotting the card into his Duel Disk. A white barrier formed around Sylvio as the shockwaves slammed into it.

"If I would take battle damage; this handy Spell card reduces it to 0!" The male LID student explained the Action Spell's effect. The shockwaves died down, before the barrier disappeared as well. Lulu slightly narrowed her eyes in an annoyed frown, but kept silent as she took Lyrilusc – Surprise Rescue's card from her hand. "I end my turn with a face-down card". She declared as she slotted the card into her Duel Disk, causing a face-down card to appear besides her.

Cera Life Points: 1600/ Number of cards in hand: 0.

Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria flew down towards her duelist and grabbed hold of Lulu's shoulders with her talons. She then began flapping her wings and took flight, taking Lulu with her. Cera gave a grin as she placed her right hand on the top card of her deck. "It's my turn now. I draw!" The braided hairstyle female called out, drawing her card in a dramatic fashion. She then brought the card up to see what it was, and what she saw caused her to grow a grin.

Cera added the card to her left hand, before shifting her gaze towards Yuya. "Before I go bird hunting, I'm gonna take out our tomato hair style friend here! Diplo, attack Yuya Sakaki directly!" The braided hair style female declared, pointing her right hand out towards the Dueltainer. Diplo roared out in response, before it began charging towards Yuya, who narrowed his eyes at the approaching attack.

Demetria suddenly flew down towards the ground. Right at the last moment, she pulled up and flew right above the ground. Lulu reached out with her right hand and grabbed hold of an Action card that was lying down on the ground. She took a moment to see what it was, before slotting it into her Duel Disk. "I activate the Action Spell card; Battle Change!" The Mistress of Birds cried out as Demetria flew upwards, while Battle Change's card appeared on the ground.

"This card allows me to select a monster on your field and change its attack target! Through Battle Change's card; I switch Diplo's attack to Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria!" Lulu explained the Action Spell's effect as Diplo ceased charging and turned to look up at Demetria. Cera gave a small growl at this as her monster had lower ATK than Lulu's monster.

However, unexpectedly the Mistress of Birds acted. "Now I activate my Trap card; Lyrilusc – Surprise Rescue!" The purple haired female called out as a face-down card appeared on the field, before it lifted itself up and began glowing.

"When a monster you control declares an attack on a "Lyrilusc" monster on my field; this card allows me to Special Summon a new Lyrilusc from my hand". Lulu explained the Trap card's effect, before bringing up her right hand with Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow's card held in between the index and middle fingers. "Soar into the air, Cobalt Sparrow!" The Xyz Duelist called out, before throwing the card on her Duel Disk's blade. A portal appeared in between the two monsters, before Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow emerged from within it with a wide smile.

Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow ATK: 0/ Level: 1.

"But why do that? Your monster had more ATK Points?" Cera questioned the Mistress of Birds as Demmetria ceased flying upwards, before she began flapping her wings to stay air-born. "Because Surprise Rescue also ends the Battle Phase". Lulu answered the female student of the Leo Institute, causing the Xyz Duelist to grow an understanding smile.

"Ahh, I see… So, you used that card to protect your teammate". The braided hairstyle said with a sly grin, before turning to look back at Yuya. "That, and also to use Cobalt Sparrow's effect! Since I Special Summon her, I can add the final Cobalt Sparrow from my deck to the hand!" Lulu replied as her deck began shuffling for a moment, before stopping with a single card slotting out, which she picked up with her right hand and held it out, showing it to be Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow.

She then added the card to her hand, while Cera took hold of the single card in her hand. "You outsmarted me this turn, not bad. All I can do now is set this face-down card and end my turn". Cera said as she slotted the card into her Duel Disk, before a face-down card appeared on his field.

Yuya Life Points: 1450/ Number of cards in hand: 3.

(Play Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V - Yuya Theme (Extended)

"Alright, it's show time!" Yuya called out with a wide grin, before placing his right hand on the top card of his deck. "I draw!" He added, drawing the card in a dramatic fashion by swiping his hand out to the side. Yuya brought the card to his face, before holding it out. "I play Pot of Greed!" The Dueltainer called out, and then slotted the card into the Duel Disk.

Pot of Greed's card appeared, before it instantly shattered as Yuya drew the top 2 cards from his deck. "Pot of Greed allows me to draw 2 cards from the deck". The tomato haired boy informed his opponents, before looking at the two new cards that he was holding with his right hand. Yuya gave a small grin at seeing the cards, before holding them out. One of them was Performapal Drummerilla, while the other was a black-coloured dragon with dichromatic eyes and had a pendulum-shaped crystal on its back.

"I set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 2 Performapal Drummerilla and Scale 8 Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon! I'm taking control of this Duel starting now!" The tomato hair styled boy called out, swiping his right hand out to the side and then swiped it over his blade, placing the two cards on the edges of it. The blade of the Duel Disk gleamed a rainbow colour for a moment, before the words "Pendulum" appeared over it in the same colours.

Then, two light blue pillars appeared besides Yuya on his left and right, before both Drummerilla and Arc Pendulum Dragon rose up within them. The two monsters soon stopped, before the number "2" appeared underneath Drummerilla, while "8" was under Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon. Then, a giant copy of Yuya's pendant appeared in between the two monsters, as if it was drawing a very small circle.

Performapal Drummerilla Pendulum Scale: 2.

Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon Pendulum Scale: 8.

"With this; now I can Pendulum Summon monsters that are Level 3 to 7 all at the same time!" The Dueltainer called out with a grin, causing Lulu, Allie, Tate and Frederick to grow excited at hearing those words. Sylvio and Cera narrowed their eyes in caution. The giant copy of Yuya's pendant began to swing in between Drummerilla and Arc Pendulum Dragon, drawing a round portal. "Swing far Pendulum! Carve the arc of victory! My monsters are ready, to swing into Action!" Yuya chanted, throwing his right hand into the air towards the portal as the giant pendulum went at lightning speed.

A bright portal then appeared from the giant pendant's drawing, before two different coloured lights, one orange and the other dark purple, erupted out of it and shot out towards the field below. "Welcoming back from the Extra Deck are Performapal Skullcrobat Joker and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" The tomato hair style boy called out as the two lights cleared to reveal both Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Performapal Skullcrobat Joker. The dragon released a fierce roar, while the Spellcaster gave a humble bow.

Performapal Skullcrobat Joker ATK: 1800/ Level: 4.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 2500/ Level: 7.

"Yuya's got his ace monster back and has set the Pendulum Scale!" Allie called out with a wide smile on her face at seeing the Pendulum Summon. "Now Yuya can Summon back Pendulum Monsters that have been destroyed earlier in the Duel so long as their Levels are between 3 and 7!" Tate commented, while Frederick cheered for the Odd-Eyes Duelist.

"Real fancy Summoning you got there. It'll be that much sweeter when its mine. I activate Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight's special ability!" Sylvio exclaimed as he threw his right hand into the air as Lord Gaia's dragon then appeared and gave out a fierce roar, while its rider mounted it.

Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight ATK: 2300 + 700 = 3000.

"Oh yeah? Tell that to this! My Odd-Eyes Inheritance Continuous Spell card!" Yuya called out, holding a card out with his right hand's index and middle fingers. It was a Spell card with the image showing the spirit form of Odd-Eyes Dragon floating over Mozarta the Melodious Maestra in a grass plain field, showering her with red sparkles as she singed.

(Odd-Eyes Inheritance/ Type: Type: Continuous Spell/ Effect: Once per turn; you can remove an "Odd-Eyes" Monster from your GY from play, select one face-up Monster you control, it gains 1000 ATK until the end of the next turn. If an opponent activates an Effect that targets a face-up Attack Position monster you control; you can send this card to the Graveyard and negate the activation.)

Yuya then slotted the card into his Duel Disk, before a larger copy of the Continuous Spell appeared in front of him. "And while I'm at it, I'll activate my Spell!" The tomato haired boy declared as Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon's card slotted out of the custom-made Duel Disk's Graveyard. He took hold of the card with his right hand, before he held it up. "By removing an "Odd-Eyes" card from the Graveyard, such as my Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon…" Yuya began to explain, before putting the card away in his jacket's pocket.

"Then a face-up monster I control gains 1000 ATK Points!" He finished explaining as a white beam shot out of Odd-Eyes Inheritance's card and struck Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, yet did no harm and powered it up.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 2500 + 1000 = 3500.

"3500 ATK Points!?" Sylvio cried out with anime wide eyes as he took a step back. "That's right!" The tomato hair style boy called out with a grin, before he leaped into the air and landed on Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's back. He then leaped towards his dragon's head, grabbed hold of the horns and held on tight. "And they're coming right at ya! Odd-Eyes, attack Black Luster Soldier!" The Odd-Eyes Duelist commanded his ace monster, receiving a cry in response from Odd-Eyes, before he took off running.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon roared out once more, before leaping high into the air. "Go, Spiral Flame Strike!" Yuya exclaimed as Odd-Eyes released its red spiral attack from its mouth towards Black Luster Soldier. The Ritual Monster gritted his teeth, before holding up its cracked shield as Spiral Flame Strike struck it, but was unable to blast through.

"Don't forget that when my dragon battles a Level 5 or higher monster, the damage is doubled! Reaction Force!" Yuya reminded Sylvio as Odd-Eyes' gems glowed their receptive colours, before the spiral attack intensified. Odd-Eyes' Spiral Flame Strike then broke through Black Luster Soldier's shield and struck the Ritual Monster, creating a powerful explosion that pushed Sylvio off of the ground and into the air. (3500 – 3000 = 500 X 2 = 1000)

Sylvio Life Points: 1400 – 1000 = 400.

Sylvio then crashed onto the mountain ground on his back with a groan, while Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon landed on his feet, kicking up debris by its weight. Yuya gave a small chuckle, before he shifted his gaze towards Cera and her monsters. He gave a grin, before he looked up towards Lulu and Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria. The Mistress of Birds took notice of his gaze on her and gave him a nod, giving a silent message to the Odd-Eyes Duelist.

Yuya nodded back towards Lulu, and then turned to look towards Evolzar Laggia. "Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria, attack Evolzar Laggia!" The Odd-Eyes Duelist declared, causing Demetria to grin as she brought her hands in once more, preparing to attack the Dragon-Type monster. "That snowbird is no match for my Laggia!" Cera pointed out with a frown on her face, yet Yuya just chuckled at what she said.

"Alone she might, but that's a different story when she has a little help! I activate Performapal Drummerilla's Pendulum ability!" The tomato haired boy called out, before turning to look up towards Drummerilla, while the Beast-Type monster began pounding the drums on its chest. "When a Monster I control battles a monster; I can target that monster and Drummerilla increases its ATK by 600 points!" Yuya explained the Pendulum Monster's Pendulum effect as a yellow aura appeared over Demetria, powering her up.

Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria ATK: 2400 + 600 = 3000.

"Go Demetria, take out Laggia!" The Odd-Eyes Duelist cried out as Demetria swiped her arms out and fired icy white coloured sharp feathers towards the Dragon-Type Xyz Monster. They struck Laggia right on the front of its body, causing the Xyz Monster to cry out before it exploded, releasing a burst of wind that made Cera flinch. (3000 – 2900 = 100)

Cera Life Points: 1600 – 100 = 1500.

Yuya gave a good-hearted laugh, before swiping his right hand out towards Evolsaur Diplo. "And now it's Skullcrobat Joker's turn! Attack Evolsaur Diplo!" The Odd-Eyes Duelist commanded the Spellcaster-Type monster. Skullcrobat Joker cracked a grin, before leaping into the air. "Are you insane? Your Monster has lower ATK, so why?" Cera questioned with a deep frown, before standing up on her feet. Yuya gave a chuckle in response as he took a card from his hand, before rearing his right one back.

"Here's your answer! The Quick-Play Spell card; Ego Boost!" The Odd-Eyes Duelist called out, bringing his hand forward to reveal the Spell card that he was holding. "When a monster declares an attack; this card selects a face-up one on the field and boosts its ATK power by 1000!" Yuya explained Ego Boost's card as he sent it to the Graveyard Zone of his Duel Disk. An orange aura appeared over Skullcrobat Joker, who was in the air and staring down towards Diplo.

Performapal Skullcrobat Joker ATK: 1800 + 1000 = 2800.

Cera began to grow concerned upon seeing this, but Yuya wasn't even finished just yet. "And here's my favorite part! The attack target has its ATK Points returned to its original amount!" The Odd-Eyes Duelist added as a shadow appeared over Skullcrobat Joker and grew much larger, as if it was his ego growing as he stared down at Diplo with the Dinosaur-Type Monster staring up at him.

Evolsaur Diplo ATK: 2100 – 500 = 1600.

Skullcrobat Joker began diving down towards Diplo, but right at the last moment before the attack struck, Cera leaped off of the Dinosaur-Type monster's back, right as the Pendulum Monster landed a direct drop kick on Diplo's head, causing it to explode. (2800 – 1600 = 1200)

Cera Life Points: 1500 – 1200 = 300.

Cera landed in a roll, before stopping on her left knee and looked up towards Yuya as he took a single card from his hand. "I end my Battle Phase, and at this moment; both the effects of Drummerilla and Ego Boost ends and both Skullcrobat Joker and Demetria's ATK Points return to normal!" The tomato hair style boy called out, turning to look at the Xyz Monster as she powered down, while Skullcrobat Joker lost its orange aura and returned to its duelist's side.

Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria ATK: 3000 – 600 = 2400.

Performapal Skullcrobat Joker ATK: 2800 – 1000 = 1800.

"In that case; it's time for me to activate my Trap card!" Cera called out as she threw her right hand into the air, catching everyone's attention as they turned to look at her. "Go, Evo-Singularity!" The braided hair style female called out as her face-down card appeared, and then lifted itself up and began glowing. "First; this Trap card allows me to target an "Evoltile" and "Evolsaur" monster in my Graveyard…" She began to explain as two black portals appeared in front of Diplo.

Then, the cards of Evolsaur Pelta and Evoltile Najasho appeared in the two forms. "I chose Evolsaur Pelta and Evoltile Najasho, then Evo-Singularity Special Summons an Evolzar Xyz Monster from my Extra Deck!" She continued to explain with a growing grin, causing everyone to widen their eyes at what she said. The volcano let out a loud rumble with smoke rising up from inside of it.

The Extra Deck zone of Cera's Duel Disk opened, before a single card slotted out, which she grabbed hold of and held it up. "Appear! Rank 6! Evolzar Solda!" The braided hair female exclaimed to the heavens as the Xyz Monster; Evolzar Solda emerged from inside of the volcano and soared into the air, releasing a powerful screech.

Evolzar Solda ATK: 2600 + 500 = 3100/ DEF: 1000 – 400 = 600/ Rank: 6/ Overlay units: 0.

"That's not good, but at least it doesn't have any Overlay Units". The Dueltainer remarked, giving out a small sigh of relief. "Evo-Singularity's effect also turns the two monsters from the Graveyard into Overlay Units for the Xyz Monster Summoned by its effect!" Cera added in as the cards of Evolsaur Pelta and Evoltile Najasho transformed into red lights that shot out, before they began circling around Evolzar Solda.

Evolzar Solda Overlay Units: 0 + 2 = 2.

"Aaand I just jinxed us". Yuya stated with anime half lidded eyes, before slotting the card that he was holding into his Duel Disk. "I'll throw this down and call it a turn". The Odd-Eyes Duelist declared his turn over as a face-down card appeared on his field.

(Music end/ Play Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance OST - Rules of Nature Extended)

Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight ATK: 3000 – 700 = 2300.

Sylvio Life Points: 400/ Number of cards in hand: 2.

Sylvio groaned as he got up from the ground and stood up on his feet fully. "Oh, I'm gonna pay you back for that! I draw!" The brown-haired male cried out, drawing the top card of his deck in a dramatic fashion by swiping his right hand out to the side. He looked at the card, before cracking a grin, and then held it out. "I Summon Relinkuriboh!" Sylvio called out, before swiping the card onto the Duel Disk's blade. A portal appeared, before Relinkuriboh emerged from within it, giving a cute cry.

Relinkuriboh ATK: 300/ Level: 1.

Sylvio then took one of the remaining two cards in his hand, before swiping it out forward. "I now activate the Ritual Spell; Earth Chant!" The male student of the Leo Institute called out with a grin, before slotting the card into his Duel Disk. Almost instantly, the symbol of Earth Chant appeared on the ground below the field, getting Yuya and Lulu to look down at it with wide eyes.

"With this Ritual Spell; I can Ritual Summon any EARTH Attribute Ritual Monster from my hand". Sylvio informed the two, taking the last card in his hand and flipped it over. "Like my The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier". He added, before swiping his left hand out towards his two monsters. "I offer Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight and Relinkuriboh!" The male exclaimed as he threw his right hand out to the side.

The symbol of Earth Chant on the ground began glowing, before both Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight and Relinkuriboh burst into brown and dark energy that was absorbed into the symbol. "With these two monsters as tributes, the offerings have been met and now the ritual can commence! I Ritual Summon! Level 8! The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier!" Sylvio chanted, and then threw down the Ritual Monster's card on the blade of his Duel Disk.

A pillar of white light erupted out of the middle of Earth Chant, before the symbol disappeared completely. Then, the pillar disappeared to reveal the Ritual Monster; The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier with it glaring at Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier ATK: 3000/ Level: 8.

"This guy is good at Ritual Summoning, I'll give him that". Yuya remarked, while Lulu narrowed her eyes a little. "Since my little friend Relinkuriboh was tributed, his ability allows me to draw one extra card". Sylvio informed, drawing another card from his deck and took a moment to see what it was, before adding it to his hand. "Now; time for your birdies to fly off! Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier attacks Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow!" Sylvio commanded, pointing his right hand's index finger towards the Winged Beast monster.

The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier glanced up towards Cobalt Sparrow, before holding his blade out to the side, and then took off flying towards it. Despite the approaching attack, Lulu had a confident smile on her face. 'I prepared for this scenario. Whenever he attacks one of my "Lyrilusc" monsters, I can banish Phantom Feathers from my Graveyard to increase the Lyrilusc's ATK Points to match the opponent's monster. At least like this, Cobalt Sparrow will be able to destroy Sylvio's only line of defense'. The Mistress of Birds thought to herself, shifting her gaze down towards her Duel Disk.

She looked back up, before thrusting her right hand out. "At this moment; I-!" The purple-haired female began, only to be cut off by Sylvio. "Sorry honey, but that's a no go for you. When the Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier is on the field; you can't activate cards or effects during the Battle Phase". The brown-haired male informed the Mistress of Birds, resulting in Lulu widening her eyes in shock. "What!?" She questioned as Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier swiped his sword and destroyed Cobalt Sparrow with the force of the attack releasing a powerful wind. (3000 – 0 = 3000)

Lulu Life Points: 3800 – 3000 = 800.

"Lulu!" Yuya called out in alarm, staring up towards Demetria as the shockwaves from the Ritual Monster hit her and Lulu head on. The Mistress of Birds had her eyes shut as she held on tightly to her Xyz Monster's legs, until eventually the shockwaves died down and Demetria regained her balance in the air. Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier returned to Sylvio's side and floated besides the brown-haired male as he smirked.

"Don't think you're out of danger yet! Now Solda, attack Snowy Owl Demetria!" The Ritual Duelist commanded, thrusting his right hand up and pointed towards the Winged Beast Xyz Monster. Evolsaur Solda roared out, before charging forward and slashed Demetria with its own left claw. Demetria screeched out in pain, before she exploded with Lulu getting caught up in it. (3100 – 2400 = 700)

Lulu Life Points: 800 – 700 = 100.

Lulu began falling from the sky towards the ground because of gravity, something that Tate, Frederick and Allie all gasped in concern. Yuya grit his teeth, before patting Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's horns in a hasty manner. Receiving the unspoken message, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon took off running, before leaping into the air towards Lulu. Yuya let go of his dragon's horns and held his hands up towards Lulu, before he successfully caught her in a princess carry.

Lulu gasped in surprise and stared at her savior with a flushed expression on her face at the way that he was holding her. Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon fell from the sky and landed on the ground, sliding against it a little bit before stopping. "Lulu, are you okay?" Yuya asked the purple haired female with a concerned expression on his face and no hint of embarrassment. Lulu, on the other hand, had a speechless look on her face, not from what just happened, but how Yuya was holding her.

A princess carry was one of the many things she had secretly desired to experience one day, but never had the chance to be carried that way by Yuto when they were still together. So now, being carried by Yuya so suddenly had stunned her a little bit. She was still able to give a nod towards the Odd-Eyes Duelist to answer his question. Lulu's nod allowed Yuya to sigh in relief, before he widened his eyes in shock and flush a bit upon finally noticing how he was carrying his crush.

Yuya bite his lips to keep himself from crying out and quickly jumped off of Odd-Eyes' head, landing on the solid ground below. He quickly placed Lulu back on her feet, before he spun around at anime lightning speed and scratched the back of his head with his right hand. "I-I'm sorry about that! You were falling too quickly for me to think of any other way to save you, so I just acted without thinking". The Odd-Eyes Duelist explained with an embarrassed tone, staring up at the cloudy hologram sky above them to avoid making eye contact with the Mistress of Birds.

Like her friend, Lulu was embarrassed by the whole ordeal as well. She was looking down at the ground with her cheeks red a bit and had her hands folded together, despite holding cards. "I-It's okay. You saved me, and that's all that matters". The Mistress of Birds told the tomato hair style boy. She took a deep breath to calm her emotions down, and then breathed out.

Lulu then tilted her head up to look at the Odd-Eyes Duelist standing in front of her. "So, let me say this to you". She said to the Pendulum user, catching Yuya's attention as he looked past his left shoulder to see Lulu giving him a smile full of gratitude.

"Thank you Yuya…for saving me". The Mistress of Birds thanked the Pendulum user with a soft voice, something that made Yuya smile a little as he fully turned around to look at her. "Don't mention it". The Odd-Eyes Duelist replied to the purple haired female, before he looked up at his dragon and leaped up towards Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

He spun around in mid-air and landed on top of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's head and grabbed hold of the horns. "We still got a Duel to win, so let's get to it!" Yuya exclaimed with high spirits, causing Lulu to nod in agreement to what he said. Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon turned around and growled at The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier, while Lulu turned to look at Cera.

Sylvio gave a smug chuckle with a sly expression on his face. "I hope you had a good talk with your girlfriend, because after her next turn, she'll lose. I end my turn here". Sylvio declared his turn over, having no other move to make for now.

(Music end)

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 3500 – 1000 = 2500.

Lulu Life Points: 100/ Number of cards in hand: 3.

"Alright then…" Lulu whispered as she placed her right hand on the top card of her deck. "I draw!" She called out in determination as she drew the card and swiped her right hand out to the side. The Mistress of Birds brought it up to see what the new card was, and then grew a massive smile at seeing what it was. 'I knew keeping this card in my deck would pay off'. Lulu thought to herself, before adding the card to her hand.

She then swiped her right hand out. "I activate the special ability of Vulture of Beyond Revival's special ability!" Lulu called out as she brought up her Duel Disk, before a bright green light erupted out of the Graveyard Zone. "First, I banish her from the Graveyard…!" The Mistress of Birds began to explain as a black portal appeared in the sky above. Lyrilusc – Vulture of Beyond Revival then appeared with a smile, before she flew up and entered the black portal.

"Then…I can Xyz Summon a WIND Attribute Xyz Monster by using "Lyrilusc" monsters from my Graveyard!" Lulu finished explaining with a growing grin, causing Sylvio and Cera to widen their eyes in surprise. "What!?" Sylvio questioned in absolute disbelief as he's heard of nothing like this. "An Xyz Summon using monsters from the Graveyard…" The female teenager whispered to herself in awe at seeing an advance form of Xyz Summon take place before her.

The cards of two Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrows, Turquoise Warbler, Violet Hummingbird and Giving Swan slotted out of the Graveyard Zone. Lulu took hold of all five cards with her right hand and held them up. "I use 2 Cobalt Sparrows, Turquoise Warbler, Violet Hummingbird and Giving Swan as Xyz Material!" The Mistress of Birds declared her choices as the five monsters appeared in the air above her, all smiling brightly.

Then, the two Cobalt Sparrows, Turquoise Warbler, Violet Hummingbird and Giving Swan all transformed into bright green lights, before they all ascended into the black portal above. An explosion of energy emerged from the portal, while Lulu's Extra Deck zone opened and a single card slotted out, which she picked up with her right hand's index and middle fingers.

"With these five monsters; I build the Overlay Network! I Xyz Summon! Rank 1! Lyrilusc – Ensemblue Robin!" Lulu called out, swiping her right hand out with the card in hand. The Xyz Monster; Lyrilusc – Ensemblue Robin flew out of the black portal with a wide smile on her face, before she stopped right besides the Mistress of Birds on her right.

Lyrilusc – Ensemblue Robin ATK: 0/ Rank: 1/ Overlay units: 5.

Cera raised an eyebrow upon seeing Ensemblue Robin, before giving a small grin. "I don't know what that Xyz Monster of yours can do, but I'm not willing to find out! I activate Evolzar Solda's special ability!" The braided hair style female exclaimed, throwing her right hand out as Solda ate one of its red overlay units.

Evolzar Solda Overlay units: 2 – 1 = 1.

"When you Special Summon a monster or monsters; I can destroy it by using an Overlay Unit!" The female Xyz Duelist explained, and then looked up at Solda. A spiral of fire then appeared around the Dragon-Type Xyz Monster, before it shot out towards Ensemblue Robin and struck her in the stomach, causing the Winged Beast-Type Monster to explode. Yet, despite her Xyz Monster's destruction, Lulu didn't so much as flinch and instead gave a grin.

"When Ensemblue Robin is destroyed by an opponent's card, I can target another "Lyrilusc" monster in my Graveyard and add it to my hand". The Mistress of Birds explained her destroyed Xyz Monster's effect as a card slotted out of the Graveyard Zone of the Duel Disk. Lulu picked it up and held it out to show that it was Lyrilusc – Stardust Lyrebird. "I add Stardust Lyrebird back to my hand". She declared her choice, before adding the card to her hand.

"Bring all the bird brains you want, there's no way a Normal Summoned one can beat our monsters!" Sylvio called out with a confident grin on his face, catching the purple haired female's attention as she looked at him and grinned. "Hold your breath until it is certainly safe to make comments like those. Besides, my counterattack starts here!" The Mistress of Birds exclaimed as she took a card from her hand, before holding it up into the air.

"I activate the Xyz Revenge Spell card!" Lulu called out, before bringing her hand down to show the card, and then slotted it into her Duel Disk. A large copy of the Spell card appeared besides the Mistress of Birds on her right, before it began glowing. "I can activate this Spell card if the opponent controls an Xyz Monster with Overlay Units; which Cera provides for that part…" The purple haired female began to explain, taking a moment to stare at Evolzar Solda.

"Then I can Summon an Xyz Monster from my Graveyard, like Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria…" Lulu continued as Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria emerged from Xyz Revenge's card and took flight into the air, crying out as she ascended.

Lyrilusc – Snowy Owl Demetria ATK: 2400/ Rank: 4/ Overlay units: 0.

"Then, one of your Xyz Monster's Overlay Units becomes the Special Summoned monster's!" Lulu finished explaining with a grin, while Cera widened her eyes in shock. Solda's remaining overlay unit shot out towards Snowy Owl Demetria and began circling around her, transforming from red to green as it did so.

Lyrilusc - Snowy Owl Demetria Overlay units: 0 + 1 = 1.

Sylvio had wide eyes and gulped in slight panic. "That's...not good. Now that bird can use its effect again". The brown-haired male said as he took a step back, dreading Snowy Owl Demetria's effect as it was a dangerous one. "Got that right! I activate Lyrilusc - Snowy Owl Demetria's special ability!" Lulu exclaimed as she threw her right hand out forward. Snowy Owl Demetria absorbed her overlay unit into her chest, causing a small burst of green energy.

Lyrilusc - Snow Owl Demetria Overlay units: 1 - 1 = 0.

"For every Lyrilusc Monster in my Graveyard, one of your monsters loses 800 ATK Points for each!" The Mistress of Birds explained the Xyz Monster's effect, before holding her Duel Disk up as a green light appeared in the Graveyard Zone. "There are Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler, Violet Hummingbird, Giving Swan, Stardust Lyrebird, Recital Starling, Imaginary Blueray, two Cobalt Sparrows and Ensemblue Robin, making a total of 9 monsters! Times 800 by 9 and you get 7200 points!" Lulu informed with a growing smile as Snowy Owl Demetria spread her wings out fully and released a subzero blizzard.

The blizzard split into 9 directions and began forming into different shapes. They all eventually formed Lyrilusc - Turquoise Warbler, Violet Hummingbird, Giving Swan, Stardust Lyrebird, Recital Starling, Imaginary Blueray, two Cobalt Sparrows and Ensemblue Robin with all nine of them gathering around Demetria. "Alright ladies, give it to that Black Luster Soldier!" Lulu called out, rearing her right hand in and then swiped it out towards The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier. The blizzard forms of all 9 Lyrilusc monsters shot out towards the Ritual Monster. One by one, they all struck Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier, dispersing on contact, but caused the Ritual Monster to slowly be encased in ice. After the ninth one, Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier was completely encased in ice.

The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier ATK: 3000 - 7200 = 0.

Sylvio let out a small growl at seeing this, before he threw his right hand out to the side. "I activate my Trap card; Threatening Roar!" The Ritual Duelist shouted out as his face-down card lifted itself up and began glowing. "With this; you can't declare an attack this turn!" Sylvio explained the Trap card's effect with a grin, causing Lulu to narrow her eyes in annoyance. "Not bad. Looks like you'll be getting another turn". Lulu said with a low voice full of annoyance, before picking up two cards from the 4 in her left hand.

"I'll set a face-down card..." She began, slotting a card into her Duel Disk as a face-down card appeared in front of her. "Set a monster in face-down DEF Position..." The purple-haired female added, placing a card in face-down sideways position on her Duel Disk's blade. A face-down card in sideways position appeared on Lulu's field, before a shadowy caged monster with red eyes appeared from it. "And that's all. Your move, Cera!" Lulu declared her turn over as Snowy Owl Demetria flew close by to her.

Cera Life Points: 300/ Number of cards in hand: 0.

Cera stared at Lulu with narrowed eyes full of determination, the eyes of someone who refused to give up. "It's my turn now". The braided hair style female stated, placing her hand on the top card of her deck. "I draw!" She added, drawing the card in a normal fashion. She looked at the new card, before holding it out.

"I activate the Xyz Treasure Spell card!" Cera called out, and then slotted the card into her Duel Disk. A large copy of the Spell card; Xyz Treasure appeared besides her and began to glow a bright colour. "For every Xyz Monster on the field, I draw a card! Since there's 2, that's 2 cards for me!" She explained the card's effect, drawing 2 more cards from her deck as she did so.

"At this moment, I activate my Trap card!" Lulu suddenly called out, rearing her right hand in and then swiping it out as her face-down card lifted itself up. It was a Trap card with the image showing a split screen. On the left side of the image, Nightingale was battling against Fairy Cheer Girl with a green aura surrounding her. The right side showed Nightingale singing, while Fairy Cheer Girl was cheering her on. "Go Lyrilusc - Power or Peace!" The Mistress of Birds called out the name of her Trap card as it began to release a light.

(Lyrilusc - Power or Peace/ Type: Continuous Trap/ Effect: Once a turn; activate one of these effects. 1: Select one "Lyrilusc" monster you control, increase its ATK by 1000, but it cannot attack any of your opponent monsters this turn. 2: Select one "Lyrilusc" monster you control, gain Life Points equal to its ATK, but your opponent won't take damage this turn.)

"This Trap card has two effects, and I'm going with option number 2! By selecting a Lyrilusc monster on my field such as Snowy Owl Demetria, my Life Points increase by its ATK Points!" Lulu explained the Trap card's effect with a growing grin as a green aura surrounded her, restoring Lulu's Life Points.

Lulu Life Points: 100 + 2400 = 2500.

"The only downside for the rest of this turn; you don't take any damage". Lulu informed her opponent as the green aura faded away. Cera gave a chuckle in response as she added the two cards to her left hand, before taking one of them and held it up. "Not bad. Looks like you'll be surviving this turn. I'll set a face-down card". The braided hair style female said as she slotted the card into her Duel Disk.

A face-down card appeared in front of Cera, before she thrust her right hand out and pointed towards Demetria. "Solda, attack Lyrilusc - Snowy Owl Demetria!" The Xyz Duelist commanded, causing Solda to cry out and charge forward towards Demetria. The Dragon-Type Xyz Monster slashed Demetria with its right claw, causing Demetria to cry out in pain as she exploded. (3100 - 2400 = 700)

Lulu Life Points: 2500 - 700 = 1800.