Yu-Gi-Oh! Fourseasons

The scene shifts to You Xia and Gu Jun.

The statue representing "flame" is a woman with long hair draped over her shoulders, holding a bottle of wine in her hand.

"Challenger, burn to ashes in the flames of plague!" The statue put down its wine cup and unfolded its duel disk.

Gu Jun frowned: "Why does this voice sound so familiar... Holy crap! It's the voice of the King of Sin!"

Thinking of this, Gu Jun couldn't help but take a step back.

You Xia asked, puzzled, "Gu Jun, what's wrong?"

After calming down and thinking it over, Gu Jun realized that it was indeed impossible for the King of Sin to be here. He had been too sensitive; this was just the King of Sin's voice acting.

There's not much to say about the two people and the statue; they immediately began their duel.

"Duel!" x3

Statue: "First strike is mine. My turn."

"I usually summon [Reincarnated Flame Beast Fox Dawn].

"I activate the effect of [Fox Dawn], revealing the top three cards of my deck and adding one of them to my hand. I add [Reincarnated Flame Beast Fox Fierce] to my hand."

"I activate the effect of [Fox Fierce] again to Special Summon it to the field."

"I activate the effect of [Reincarnation Flame Beast Spiny Tail Lizard] in my hand, discard this card, and increase [Fox Fierce]'s ATK by 500."

"Activate the effect of [Reincarnated Flame Beast Antelope] in your hand and Special Summon it to the field."

"[Antelope]'s effect activates, sending [Blazing Fusion] from the deck to the graveyard."

"I activate the effect of [Spiky Lizard] in my Graveyard and Special Summon it to the field."

"I've set a link arrow for [Spiky Tail Lizard]! The summoning condition is one Cyberse monster of level 4 or lower! Link Summon! Link 1! [Reincarnation Flame Beast - Beacon Relic]!"

"I activate the effect of [Beacon Relic] to add one [Sanctuary of Reincarnated Flame Beast] to my hand."

"I've set up a link between [Beacon Relic] and [Fox Fierce]! The summoning condition is two Fire-type monsters! Link Summon! Link 2! [Reincarnated Fire Beast Sunlight Wolf]!"

"I activate the Field Spell Card [Sanctuary of Reincarnated Flame Beast] from my hand."

"I activate the effect of [Sacred Domain of the Reincarnated Flame Beast] and set a link arrow to [Sunlight Wolf]!"

"Reincarnation Link Summoning! Link 2! [Reincarnation Flame Beast Sunlight Wolf]!"

"I activate the effect of [Sunlight Wolf] to add [Blazing Fusion] from my graveyard to my hand."

"I've set Link Arrows on [Sunlight Wolf] and [Antelope] on the field! The summoning condition is two or more FIRE monsters!"

"O Reverse Flame, awaken your true power with the power of purification! Link Summon! Link 3! Awaken! King of Beasts galloping across the Plains of Flame! [Reincarnated Flame Beast, Fiery Lion]!"

"I activate the effect of [Sacred Domain of Reincarnated Flame Beast] and set a link arrow to [Blazing Lion]!"

"O Reverse Flame, use the power of purification to awaken the true power! Reincarnation Link Summon! Link 3! [Reincarnation Flame Beast: Fiery Lion]!"

"I've set a link arrow for [Fox Dawn]! The summoning condition is one monster with an attack power of 1000 or less that is normally summoned! Link Summon! Link 1! [Reincarnated Flame Beast Beacon Relic]!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Blazing Fusion] from my hand to fuse [Fire Relic] on the field with [Reincarnated Flame Beast Mole] in my hand!"

"Appear! You demon beast, proud of your unified, raging soul and your body that embodies the weapons of ferocious beasts! Fusion Summon! [Reincarnated Flame Beast Purple Chimera]!"

"[Purple Chimera] effect activated, this monster's ATK increases to 3100!"

"My turn is over."

0 statues in hand, 2 in front row, 0 in back row, 8000 life points, 11 in graveyard, 1 banished.

Gu Jun: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I usually summon [Rebellious Iron Bird Ironclaw Pigeon].

"I'll set a Link Arrow on one of the [Iron Claw Pigeons] on the field! Come forth! The circuit that leads me to survival! Summoning is one [Rebellious Iron Bird] monster! Link Summon! Link 1! [Rebellious Iron Bird Iron Winged Swallow]!"

"I activate the effect of [Ironfeathered Ostrich] in my hand and Special Summon it to the field."

"When using [Ironfeathered Ostrich] for Link Summoning, monsters including this one can be used as two."

"I've set up link arrows for two [Iron Feathered Ostrich] and two [Iron Winged Swallow]! Come forth! The circuit that leads me to survival! The summoning condition is one or more [Rebellious Iron Bird] monsters!"

"Birds and beasts of the mountain's depths, gain new power here, rebel against the Dragon Clan and the Thunder Clan! Link Summon! Link 4! [Rebellious Iron Bird Mortar Swan]!"

"Advance to the combat tier!"

"[Mortar Swan] Attacks [Fiery Lion]!"

Statue: "At this moment, I activate the effect of [Beacon Relic] in my graveyard, banishing this card to negate the destruction of [Fiery Lion]!"

Gu Jun: "I set one card face down, end of turn."

Tani Jun has 2 cards in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 8000 life points, 3 in the graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

0 statues in hand, 2 in front row, 0 in back row, 7700 life points, 10 in graveyard, 2 banished.

You Xia: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I usually summon [Sun]."

"I activate the effect of [Sunrise] to release this monster and Special Summon [Seed Watermelon] and [Sunrise] from my hand."

"I'll use a Level 4 [Seedled Watermelon] and a Level 4 [Sunlight] Opal! I'll use these two monsters to build a stacking network! Xyz Summon! Level 4! [Summer Sunlight Dragon]!"

"I activate the effect of [Sunlight Dragon], remove one Xyz Material, and Xyz Summon a Rank 8 Xyz Dragon [Midsummer] monster from my Extra Deck onto this monster!"

"I will integrate [Sunlight Dragon] into one! I will use a monster to build a stacked network!"

"A scorching dragon, carrying the sun's radiance, soars into the sky, scorching the earth! Xyz Summon! Rank 8! [Summer Dragon]!"

"[Summer Dragon]'s effect is activated, reducing this monster's ATK to 2800."

"I will integrate [Summer Dragon] into one! I will use a monster to construct a stacked network!"

"The dragon of the sun is reborn in flames, burn the earth! Xyz Transformation! [Midsummer Phoenix Dragon] (Defense Position)!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Rank-Up Spell - Midsummer's Last Wish] from my hand, and select one monster on my field. I then Xyz Summon monsters from my Extra Deck whose rank is higher than that monster's by the number of [Midsummer] monsters in my Graveyard!"

"I will integrate the [Phoenix Dragon] into one! I will use a monster to construct a stacked network!"

"O dragon born from the scorching flames, flap your burning wings and ignite the flames of evolution for the world! Rank 10! [Midsummer Flame Barrier Dragon]!"

"Advance to the combat tier!"

"[Flame Barrier Dragon] Attacks [Purple Chimera]!"

"With the [Summer] monster as an Xyz Material, the [Flame Barrier Dragon] can attack the monster twice per turn!"

"[Flame Barrier Dragon] Attack [Fiery Lion]!"

You Xia: "My turn is over."

Yu Xia has 1 card in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 8000 life points, 3 in the graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

0 statues in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 5100 life points, 11 in graveyard, 2 banished.

Statue: "My turn, draw a card!"

Tani Jun: "I open my face-down card—the Quick-Play Spell Card [Masked Transformer II], discard one card from my hand, and Tribute [Mortar Swan] from my field to Special Summon [Masked HERO Dark Claw] from my Extra Deck!"

You Xia nodded slightly: "Well done! That limits its development!"

I activate the effect of [Mole] in my graveyard, banish this card, return two [Sunlight Wolf], [Fiery Lion], [Purple Chimera], and [Antelope] from my graveyard to my deck, shuffle them, and draw two cards.

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand and draw two cards."

"I activate the effect of [Fox's Roar] in my hand, discard this card, return [Fiery Lion] from my graveyard to the Extra Deck, and destroy [Dark Claw]!"

Gu Jun frowned when he saw his empty venue.

"I usually summon [Antelope]."

"I activate the effect of [Antelope] to send [Reincarnated Flame Falcon] from my deck to the graveyard."

"I activate the effect of [Falcon] in my graveyard, return [Antelope] to my hand, and Special Summon it to the field."

"At that moment, I activated the effect of [Reincarnated Flame Beast Male Peacock] in my hand and Special Summoned it to the field."

"Next comes the effect of [Antelope], which Special Summon it to the field."

"I activate the effect of [Reincarnated Flame Beast Sunburnt Bison] in my hand and Special Summon it to the field in Defense Position."

"I'm setting Link Arrows on the four monsters on the field! The summoning condition is two or more FIRE monsters!"

"Phoenix, awaken your immortal power by throwing yourself into the reverse flames! Link Summon! Be reborn from the ashes! Link 4! [Reincarnated Flame Beast, Phoenix Reborn in Flames]!"

"I activate the effect of [Sacred Domain of the Reincarnated Flame Beast] and set a link arrow to [Phoenix Reborn in Flames]!"

"Phoenix, awaken the power of immortality by throwing yourself into the reverse flames! Super Reincarnation Link Summon! Be reborn from the ashes! Link 4! [Reincarnation Flame Beast, Phoenix Reborn in Flames]!"

"I activate the effect of [Phoenix Rising from the Ashes]. When this monster is Link Summoned using [Phoenix Rising from the Ashes] as Link Material, destroy all monsters on your opponent's field!"

"Nani?!"

The summer market is now completely empty!

The statue continues its operation: "I activate the effect of [Phoenix Rising from the Ashes] to Special Summon [Mortar Swan] from your Graveyard!"

Tani Jun: "Special Summon my monster?!"

Statue: "[Phoenix Rising from the Ashes] effect activated: When your opponent Special Summons a Link Monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original ATK!"

[Mortar Swan] flew out of the graveyard, followed closely by raging flames that poured over Gu Jun!

Statue: "Advanced to Battle Level!"

"[Phoenix Reborn from the Ashes] attacks [Mortar Swan]!"

"My turn is over."

Yu Xia has 1 card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 8000 life points, 7 in the graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

Tani Jun has 1 cards in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 5200 life points, 5 in the graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

0 statues in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 5100 life points, 10 in graveyard, 4 banished.

Gu Jun: "My turn, draw a card!"

"We absolutely cannot use Link Monsters anymore, and we also need to find a way to get the [Mortar Swan] and [Iron Wing Swallow] out of the graveyard!"

While thinking, Gu Jun began to take action:

"I usually summon [Ironbeak Sparrow]."

"I activate the effect of [Ironbeak Sparrow] to Special Summon the second [Ironbeak Sparrow] from my hand."

"I summon two [Iron-Beaked Sparrows]! I'll build a superimposed network with two monsters! Xyz Summon! Rank 3! [Rebellious Iron Bird Thruster Parrot]!"

"Advance to the combat tier!"

"I activate the [Thruster Parrot] effect, remove one Xyz Material, and can attack directly!"

If you can't defeat the monster, just defeat the duelist!

"[Thruster Parrot] Direct Attack!"

Gu Jun's action made You Xia look at a card in his hand that could either lead to their victory or their defeat!

Gu Jun: "My turn is over."

Tani Jun has 0 cards in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 5200 life points, 6 in the graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

0 statues in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 3100 life points, 10 in graveyard, 4 banished.

You Xia: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand, return [Sunlight Dragon], [Summer Dragon], [Phoenix Dragon], [Flame Barrier Dragon] and [Sun] from my Graveyard to my Deck, and draw two cards."

"I activate the Spell Card [One-Hit Kill! Iai Draw] from my hand!"

"What?!" Gu Jun was shocked—this was Sin City, where losing a duel meant death! They were gambling with their lives!

"I discard one card from my hand, send the top card of my deck to the Graveyard, and draw one card—"

You Xia closed her eyes, her left hand slowly resting on the card deck—

"My deck, my friends, my family! Answer me!"

"Shake it off!"

You Xia's hand trembled as she pulled out a card—

[One-Hit Kill! Iaijutsu Gacha]!

"Well done! You're going to take 4000 damage now!"

The statue calmly pulled a card from the graveyard and tossed it on the ground—

"If the effect of [Beacon Relic] in the graveyard is activated, banish this card and negate the destruction of [Phoenix Reborn]."

"In this way, because the effect of [One-Hit Kill! Iai Draw] only destroys one card, I only have to take 2000 damage."

You Xia: "Damn it! I forgot there was a [Beacon Fire Relic] in its graveyard!"

"I will return the [Seedled Watermelon] from the graveyard to the deck and shuffle it."

You Xia looked at Gu Jun with deep regret, thinking, "It will definitely take down Gu Jun first in the next round. Then Gu Jun will be crippled!"

Gu Jun noticed You Xia's gaze and said, "Don't look at me like that! Don't you still have your cue cards? Don't just stand there!"

You Xia looked at her last card in her hand; it seemed there really was a chance to salvage it!

"I activate the effect of [Fan Salvager] in my hand and Special Summon it to the field (Defense Position)."

"I activate the effect of [Fan Salvager] to Special Summon [Sunrise] from my Graveyard."

"I'll summon my two monsters on the field! I'll build a superimposed network with these two monsters! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! [Midsummer Shade Tree]!"

"I activate the effect of [Green Shade Tree], remove two overload materials, and destroy [Phoenix Rising from the Ashes]!"

"Advance to the combat tier!"

"[Large Shady Tree] Direct Attack!"

The statue's base score is zero!

Tani Jun and Yu Xia won!

……