Chapter 1088: The Table-Flipping Dragon
Chapter 1088: The Table-Flipping Dragon
Akane couldn't help but say, "You really plan to win with this kind of monster?"
"This kind of monster?" Youxuan laughed. "That's quite rude. A monster as cool and fiery as this is one of a kind."
The Lava Titan roared in agreement, its deep, resonant voice filling the air.
"Tch, this monster..."
Akane looked up at the blazing titan and the iron cage that bound her, her anger growing.
"I'll end this now!
I Normal Summon the Tuner monster, Night Rose Knight!"
A blue-haired, black-cloaked swordsman leaped onto Akane's field, his long sword leaving a trail of silver arcs and twinkling stars as it swung. The small white cape billowed behind him.
[Night Rose Knight, Attack Power 1000]
"Although, when you summon a monster, Black Garden should Special Summon a token on my field", Youxuan said. "However, all my monster zones are already full, so this effect won't activate. Therefore, no token will be summoned."
Akane frowned slightly.
With her attacks sealed and the Lava Titan burning her life points, and with all the monster zones filled, she couldn't use the combination of Black Garden and Rose Fire to burn his life points anymore.
Is this what he's planning?
But...
"The effect of Night Rose Knight, when this card is successfully summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Plant-Type monster from my hand."
Akane revealed another card in her hand.
"Special Summon Toxic Root King!"
More like a zombie than a plant, this creature exuded a dark, ominous aura. Its appearance suggested it had just crawled out of a grave, a corrupt and decaying being.
Toxic Root King, while used by Akane in 5D's, was originally a monster used by Mr. Ma in Duel City before it was cardified. Despite being a Plant-Type, it retained the dark and eerie appearance of Mr. Ma's monsters.
[Toxic Root King, Attack Power 1500]
"Level 3 Tuner monster, Night Rose Knight, plus Level 4, Toxic Root King, Synchro Summon!"
[3 + 4 = 7]
The small knight swung his sword, drawing three rings of light that enveloped Toxic Root King. Toxic Root King's body disintegrated, releasing four shining stars that aligned in a straight line.
"Cold flames envelop the world, black flowers, bloom!"
Akane raised her slender arm high.
"Synchro Summon—
—Black Rose Dragon!!!"
In the sealed black garden within the utopian floor, a roar that mixed metal and ancient wood echoed as a storm of roses ignited everything within the domain. Blood-red petals burned like flames, forming a pair of rose-constructed dragon wings. The flower dragon roared coldly in the vortex of roses.
Black Rose Dragon, summon!
[Black Rose Dragon, Attack Power 2400]
"So, the Black Rose Dragon has appeared."
Youxuan murmured to himself, then looked at Akane. The Dragon Mark on her arm still glowed, and the aura that had seemed to reach a bottleneck in his perception seemed to rise slightly with the appearance of this dragon.
"After all, as the signature dragon of a Dragon Mark Bearer, summoning a trump card should boost a Duelist's performance."
But it's still not enough.
"The effect of Black Rose Dragon!" Akane said coldly. "When this card is Synchro Summoned, I can activate this effect.
"All cards on the field, including this one, are destroyed!"
Akane clenched her fist.
"Destroy everything! The entire world, everything must be destroyed!"
As if responding to her master's will, the Black Rose Dragon raised its head and let out a high-pitched, angry roar.
The cards on the field were pierced by the dragon's erupting roots, and the swirling rose scales, like countless sharp blades, pierced through Titania's body and also through Akane's own Lava Titan. The remaining rose derivatives were shredded into fragments by the rose storm.
The Black Rose Dragon was a very popular dragon in the Synchro era, often included in many mainstream decks. It even had a glorious history of being listed as a restricted card due to its field-clearing ability.
When you can't win, you flip the table. Even if you are at a complete disadvantage in the early stages of the duel, with your opponent's field packed and your own field empty, the Black Rose Dragon could turn the tide. In such an absolute underdog scenario, summoning the Black Rose Dragon would instantly clear both fields, resetting the duel as if it were starting over from zero.
Total annihilation!
Of course, the protective light swords that sealed Youxuan's field were also shattered by the storm, and the black garden, covered in vines, burst into flames. Burning roots fell to the ground, and the entire field crumbled and disintegrated.
An indiscriminate bombardment, sweeping the entire field, even affecting its own side. This was the Black Rose Dragon, capable of destroying everything, including itself.
Or so it should have been.
But at that moment, Akane pressed a button on her Duel Disk, revealing the last remaining back-row card.
"I activate the Trap Card 'Synchro Reversal.'"
This card allows a Synchro Monster on my field to return to the Extra Deck. During my next turn's Standby Phase, I can Special Summon the Synchro Monster that was returned to the Extra Deck back to the field.
Youxuan said, "I see, a Trap specifically designed to work with the Black Rose Dragon?"
When the Black Rose Dragon is summoned, it indiscriminately destroys the field. But if the 'Synchro Reversal' is activated in a chain with its effect, the Black Rose Dragon can return to the Extra Deck, avoiding its own destruction effect, and return to the field in the next turn.
The Black Rose Dragon flew back into Akane's Extra Deck as a purple light, and everything else on the field was reduced to a barren wasteland by the rose bombardment.
"Then, I set two cards to my back row."
Akane continued.
"During my End Phase, if 'Phoenix Lycoris' is in my Graveyard, I can banish a Plant-type 'Toxic Root King' from my Graveyard and Special Summon 'Phoenix Lycoris' in Defense Position from my Graveyard."
A black vortex opened on her field, spewing flames. The fiery red lycoris flower rose from the flames, like a phoenix rising from the ashes. The fiery petals unfolded, and the flames around it burst in all directions, symbolizing the rage of its controller.
As long as there were enough plants in the Graveyard to use as fuel, the lycoris flower could be reborn countless times.
[Phoenix Lycoris, Defense 0]
Akane clenched her fist, her voice dark.
"You, and only you, cannot be forgiven!" Akane said, "For Dewain, and for all the comrades who gathered here with the same purpose, I must defeat you here!"
(End of Chapter)
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