Thunderforce Attack!
Gasper, break it!
[Gasper, LP 0]
As one side's LP dropped to zero in the battle, the duel reached its finale. The gigantic hexagram array began to contract, with green divine light retracting toward Gasper's feet, as if locking the soul of the loser in shackles.
This was actually all part of Dartz's plan.
He wasn't actually too concerned about his subordinates losing. In the animation, Dartz even stated that the ultimate defeat of his closest subordinates, the "Three Musketeers of Doma," was within his expectations.
In fact, whether the loser in The Seal of Orichalcos was the enemy or his own people, it made little difference to Dartz's plan. After all, he only needed to collect enough souls through duels as sacrifices to the legendary "God of Orichalcos" to revive it.
In the animation, the Three Musketeers of Doma were defeated one after another, and even Dartz himself was eventually beaten by Dark Yugi. But in the end, he used his own soul as a sacrifice and successfully revived the God of Orichalcos.
Of course, it's only about the souls.
If the Egyptian God Card they managed to snatch from Yugi was taken back by Youyu, that would be quite a loss.
But it doesn't matter; their strength lies in their willingness to go lower than the Ghouls, disregarding codes of honor and whatnot.
Gasper, defeated, turned and shouted "Demacia... ah no, Long live Doma." Then, before his soul was taken, he mustered all his strength for one throw and actually... actually tossed the Obelisk the Tormentor card in his hand with a mighty effort!
It was then that everyone noticed three people standing in a dark, inconspicuous alley not far away, putting on airs. The card in Gasper's hand pierced through The Seal of Orichalcos and shot out like a flying knife, straight toward the trio watching from the side.
It was the Three Musketeers of Doma again!
At this moment, the Nightwalkers couldn't hold back any longer.
"Nani, is this how you're going to play? Losing and then try to renege?"
"Where is the honor of you as duelists?!"
However, for Gasper's attempt to renege on the card, Youyu had long been prepared.
After all, in the animation, when Rafael lost to Yugi, he too, tried his best to toss the Divine Card to the Three Musketeers before he fell, so Youyu was on guard for this tactic.
As Obelisk the Tormentor flew from Gasper's hand, he immediately shouted, "Dark Magician Girl!"
The girl, who had been ready under her master's instructions, instantly materialized, stepping onto the transparent array with her little round boots and flying towards the Egyptian God Card midway through its flight.
She softly chanted a spell, magic power surged, and pointed her small magic staff forward, as the magic power reached out like an arm toward the Obelisk the Tormentor card.
But just as the magic released by the Dark Magician Girl was about to capture the card, a shadow suddenly flashed sideways. A silver sword light slashed through the air, shattering that dark magic into fragments!
Before the Dark Magician Girl stood an angel wearing a hawk-like helmet, with sacred white wings. She held a long, silver sword, her broad wings spread open, casting down a rain of crystalline starlight, blocking the Dark Magician Girl with invincible dignity.
That was Guardian Eatos, Rafael's ace monster and card spirit, one of the Three Musketeers of Doma!
At the moment Youyu dispatched a spirit to intercept the Divine Card, Rafael also sent out his ace spirit to intervene!
Seeing the "Obelisk the Tormentor" entrusted by her master about to slip away, the Dark Magician Girl had no heart for battle. She flicked her magic staff, threw a magic orb, and tried to bypass the angel to continue the pursuit.
However, Guardian Eatos, equally commanded by her master, did not budge, twisting her wrist to shatter the Magician Girl's magic.
With a flap of her wings, she pursued relentlessly, the silver sword light carrying a cold chill as it thrust towards the Dark Magician Girl!
At that moment, a deep crimson hand stretched out abruptly, gripping Eatos' wrist tightly. Eatos turned her head, finding a blood-colored hero suspended under the moonlight, unfolding devil-like wings, one hand gripping her wrist, and the other hand, styled like a dragon's head, roaring at her silently.
Destiny Hero Plasma!
The moment Destiny Hero Plasma interfered, the Dark Magician Girl's spell was completed. With a point of her magic staff, a surge of magic energy charged towards Eatos.
Eatos quickly raised her sword to block but realized the magic flickered deceptively before her.
Dark Magician Girl playfully stuck out her little tongue, as the magic wave maneuvered with intelligence, bypassing Eatos and seizing the Obelisk the Tormentor card in mid-air. With a shake of her small hand, the magic retracted like a fishing line, and the Divine Card immediately flew back into her hand.
However, Guardian Eatos was indeed a senior spirit; she even had the achievement of taking down Yugi in the animation, and her strength as a spirit was formidable.
Despite being at a disadvantage, she was unafraid even against Magician Girl and Destiny Hero, wielding her divine sword with an impenetrable offensive.
The Dark Magician Girl, having retrieved the Obelisk the Tormentor card, found it impossible to return to her master's side immediately.
"Guardian Grarl!"
Rafael placed yet another guardian card on his Duel Disc—a spirit, of course.
Rafael could indeed be considered a unique breed among Yu-Gi-Oh! villains with a bond with his monsters that even later protagonists could rarely match.
To Rafael, who lost all his family in a shipwreck, the monsters in his "Guardian Deck" were akin to family. He was stubborn to the point that he would never allow his monsters to enter the graveyard in a duel—though it sounded absurd, yet that was precisely the source of his power.
It was because of his extraordinary bond with the spirits that he ranked among the world's top-tier duelists, even defeating the Duel King, Dark Yugi, at one point.
Rafael's second guardian appeared. Grarl resembled a lizard-like guardian with tan skin, wielding a heavy axe known as "Gravity Axe - Grarl."
Receiving his master's order, this guardian also flew forward, targeting the Dark Magician Girl's hand holding the Obelisk the Tormentor!
Yet, just as Grarl was about to charge in, axe raised to slash, both the Dark Magician Girl and Destiny Hero Plasma, in perfect harmony, simultaneously withdrew, abandoning defense or counterattack, retreating left and right.
In the next instant, a surge of immense, golden lightning pierced the night sky, sweeping just along the retreat path of the Magician Girl and Dark Hero, engulfing both Guardian Eatos and Grarl without mercy!
Thunderforce Attack!
Slifer the Sky Dragon hovered above Youyu, its enormous mouth roaring furiously, seemingly expressing its fury and dissatisfaction at being ignored.
Come on, I haven't even exited the stage yet, and you're openly snatching my buddy's body, do you take me as blind?
"Eatos!" Rafael shouted out in concern for his angelic sister's name.
(Grarl: Boss, I know I'm not a girl, but at least pretend to care about me, alright? QAQ)
The Dark Magician Girl flew back to Youyu, handing over the Obelisk the Tormentor: "Master!"
Youyu took the last Divine Card, smiling as he patted her golden little head: "Thank you, great job."
The Dark Magician Girl beamed: "It was nothing!"
Wednesday, sunny. Today, I helped my master, got praised, and even received head pats, super happy!
The Sky Dragon, now back in spiritual form, roared, sounding somewhat dissatisfied, probably meaning "That last blast of mine was pretty crucial too"...