"Ha ha ha, Kaiba, take a look at your feet—this is the final resting place we specifically selected for you." From within the body of the Five-Headed Dragon, the voices of the Five Heads seemed to merge into one. Their once distinct souls had fused, making it impossible to revert to their original forms.
[Five-Headed Dragon ★★★★★★★★★★★★ (12 stars)][Dark] [Dragon/Effect][ATK5000/DEF5000]
The massive Five-Headed Dragon, with its differently-shaped heads, stood tall in the eerie space filled with codes and data.
"Beneath my feet?" Kaiba glanced down skeptically.
"What the—?!"
In the near-2D scene, the entire Dragon God's Domain was imprinted below them.
"Well done, Five Heads. You modified the entire Dragon God's Domain data to harness all this enormous energy for yourselves, huh?" Understanding the situation, a disdainful smile appeared at the corner of Kaiba's mouth.
"What an utterly disgraceful struggle!"
[Dragon God's Domain Field Effect: ①: Only Dragon-type monsters can declare an attack.]
"You didn't realize that restricting me to using only Dragon-type monsters works in my favor, did you?" Kaiba confidently drew two cards, his eyes showing he was ready to bury the Five Heads.
"Huh? What's going on?" Suddenly, Hoshino's voice interrupted Kaiba's move.
"Why has the Phantasm Summon disappeared?" Hoshino, bewildered, inspected her now-normal clothing.
"Ha ha ha, Hoshino, this place is no longer part of the official game's space, so your power won't work here." The purpose of coming to this space wasn't just for the Five Heads to leverage the effects of the Dragon God's Domain, but also to neutralize uncertain factors like Hoshino's Phantasm Summon.
"Pathetic, Five Heads." Realizing the situation, Hoshino's eyes were filled with pity.
"You're even on guard against a frail girl like me?"
However, inside, the Five Heads were fuming. 'When you were soloing all the dragon mobs, you didn't say you were frail!'
"Hmph, Five Heads, I'm more than enough to handle this!" Having been interrupted by Hoshino's exclamation, Kaiba resumed his stance.
"Now, let me show you the new power I acquired at Duelist Kingdom!"
"Reveal the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand, and Special Summon my new White Dragon! [Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon]!"
[Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon ★★★★★★★★ (8 stars)][Light] [Dragon/Effect][ATK3000/DEF2500]
[Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by revealing [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] in your hand. You can only Special Summon [Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon] once per turn this way. This card's name becomes [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] while on the field or in the GY. Once per turn: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it. This card cannot attack the turn this effect is activated.]
In the hollow data space, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Unlike the usual White Dragon's presence, the Alternative White Dragon cloaked in roaring lightning materialized in front of the Five-Headed Dragon.
"Go, [Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon]! Burst Stream of Destruction!" Kaiba roared in sync with the White Dragon, aiming for a one-hit kill.
[Once per turn, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it. This card cannot attack during the turn this effect is activated.]
"Amazing, Kaiba!" Seeing the lightning blast forming in the White Dragon's mouth, Jounouchi couldn't help but cheer. "No matter how high your Five-Headed Dragon's attack points are, it'll be easily destroyed by the Alternative White Dragon's effect!"
But in reality, the destructive lightning blast that could destroy any monster did not affect the Five-Headed Dragon.
"Ha ha ha, too bad, Seto Kaiba!" Once again, that familiar maniacal laughter echoed.
"Did you think we didn't study your duels at the Duelist Kingdom? This Dragon God's Domain is your custom-made grave!"
[Dragon God's Domain: ②: Dragon-type monsters are unaffected by your opponent's card effects.]
"Die, Seto Kaiba! Five-Headed Dragon, Chaos Blast!" At the Five Heads' command, the five differently attributed dragon heads simultaneously aimed at the flickering Alternative White Dragon. In an instant, the mixed-attribute attack engulfed the Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon.
[Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon] is destroyed.
[Seto Kaiba LP 4000 → 2000]
"Damn, in this field, the only way to win is to match this thing's attack power!" Jounouchi, who thought the victory was assured, complained in frustration.
But the Five-Headed Dragon's whopping 5000 attack points weren't something easily surpassed.
"Ara~, the invincible Kaiba just got smacked down again," Hoshino sighed as she watched Kaiba's Life Points drop by half in an instant.
"Glare!" Kaiba's eyes, sharp enough to kill, stared at Hoshino, making her shiver.
"For now, let's summon Dragon-type monsters! Otherwise, one attack and we'll lose!" Yugi (Yami) quickly gave everyone sound advice.
"Yugi's right!" Jounouchi, who never doubted Yugi's opinion, was the first to draw a card.
"Sorry to trouble you again, Special Summon with Ancient Rules! [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!"
"In Defense Mode, I summon [Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1]!" Yugi (Yami), severely lacking in Dragon-type monsters, had no choice but to summon this card, aside from the Curse of Dragon, which required a tribute.
"Hoshino, use my Duel Disk!" Knowing he was completely out of the game, Mokuba silently removed his Duel Disk and handed it to Hoshino.
"Mokuba…" Reading the determination in Mokuba's eyes, Hoshino nodded firmly.
"Leave it to me! Mokuba, step back!"
"Finally, I can summon monsters again!" Due to the restriction on Phantasm Summoning being lifted, Hoshino was now able to detach her deck from her thigh, something she couldn't do earlier. Tossing aside the belt strapped to her leg, Hoshino inserted her Heroic Deck into Mokuba's Duel Disk with determination.
"Heroic Spirit Deck, loaded!"
[Hoshino Chiyuki LP 4000]
"Let's go too, Kaiba!" Hoshino shouted to Kaiba, drawing a card quickly from the Duel Disk.
"Hmph, just what I was waiting for!" Kaiba sneered, though it was unclear what exactly he was so confident about.
"Ancient Rules! Go, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]!"
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon ★★★★★★★★ (8 stars)][Light] [Dragon][ATK3000/DEF2500]
The familiar Blue-Eyes materialized before Kaiba once more.
"Seto Kaiba, what's the point of summoning such a normal monster now?" The Five Heads, their voices dripping with disdain, mocked Kaiba from within the Five-Headed Dragon. "Is this the extent of your abilities?"
"You'll find out soon enough if it's useful or not!" Kaiba spread his hands, ending his turn with a gesture. "It's your move, Hoshino!"
"You're playing along well, Kaiba!" Hoshino raised the card in her hand, which was glowing. This was Hoshino's first true monster summon in this world.
"Sacrificing Blue-Eyes White Dragon, I summon [Heroic Spirit - Siegfried]!"
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