"I'll do it!"
"No, let me handle this!"
"Jaden, I promised Professor Crowler. This duel should be mine!"
"Zane, Hikaru and I have experience teaming up. I'm better suited to be his partner!"
"Uwaah—" As Zane and Jaden bickered, the white-haired vampire beside them yawned and casually pulled back a curtain.
Moonlight filtered into the mansion, but she still looked entirely disinterested.
"...Have none of you considered going together?" Alexis sighed, exasperated. "Hikaru just got out of the infirmary."
"But he already stepped forward," Jaden said, scratching his head.
"Yeah..." Zane nodded.
He'd taken the lead without hesitation—there was no pulling him back now.
"Ugh, this is exactly what I mean. Duel-obsessed boys are all hopeless meatheads," Alexis grumbled.
"Jaden, regardless, Crowler entrusted this to me," Zane said firmly. "I must follow through—just like he did."
Jaden hesitated, then finally sighed and stepped aside.
Ever since Hikaru had been hospitalized after that last Shadow Duel, Jaden had been deeply concerned. Watching Crowler win but barely able to stand had only confirmed his fears.
He had a Spirit Sync rating of only four stars—but according to Professor Daitokuji, his spiritual power was well beyond average. Even in a Shadow Duel, he could fight on without breaking. That made him believe it was his duty to protect his friends.
Still… Crowler's request couldn't just be ignored.
He'd wait… and see.
"Have you decided?"
"Yes," Zane confirmed.
"Then allow me to explain the rules of the Shadow Duel!" Camula declared, stepping in as an impromptu referee. "This will be a 2v2 Tag Duel. The first turn cannot declare attacks. The second turn onward may. Teammates share the same Monster Zone, Spell/Trap Zone, Graveyard, and Banished Zone. Only the turn player's Deck may be used. Starting LP is 8000 total.
"Turn order: Lady Banshee, Blue Darling, Mistress, Purple Darling.
"The losers' souls will be sealed into cards.
"Any objections?"
Everyone nodded—though Hikaru couldn't help but shiver when she called him Purple Darling.
Gross.
"Do your best, Hikaru! Zane!" Jaden cheered, punching the air.
"Then—"
"DUEL!" ×3
Vampire Team LP: 8000Blue-Purple Team LP: 8000
"I'll take the first move!" declared the tall, white-haired vampire, drawing quickly. "I activate Continuous Spell—Vampire Kingdom!"
"Once per turn, by paying 500 Life Points, I can Normal Summon a Vampire monster in addition to my normal summon."
"I Normal Summon Vampire Lady, and tribute her to Tribute Summon—Vampire Dragon!"
A single-eyed demonic dragon with leathery bat wings emerged from the shadows of the castle.
Vampire Dragon – Level 5 / DARK / Zombie / ATK 2400
Vampire Team LP: 8000 → 7500
"2400 ATK? That's nothing for my brother!" Syrus immediately puffed out his chest.
"I end my turn."
"My turn—Draw!" Zane calmly pulled a card, glanced at it, and played it without hesitation. "I Special Summon Cyber Dragon from my hand!"
He's here!
Cyber Dragon!
Hikaru nodded to himself.That card—the one that once made someone proclaim, "You should drop all meta decks and just play the unbeatable Sebadorogon!"Cool, sleek, unstoppable—Cyber Style at its finest.
Cyber Dragon – Level 5 / LIGHT / Machine / ATK 2100
"Next, I activate the effect of Proto-Cyber Dragon from my hand. If I control a Cyber Dragon, I can Special Summon it in Defense Position!"
A smaller, purple-jointed dragon flew out to the field.
"When Proto-Cyber Dragon is on the field, all my Cyber Dragons gain 500 ATK and DEF!"
Cyber Dragon ATK: 2100 → 2600Proto-Cyber Dragon DEF: 1600 → 2100
"Nice! Now it's stronger than Vampire Dragon!"
"Battle! Cyber Dragon, attack Vampire Dragon!—Evolution Burst!"
White-hot energy blasted the undead dragon, shredding it instantly.
Vampire Team LP: 7500 → 7300
"When Vampire Dragon is sent to the Graveyard by Tribute Summon, I can add one Level 4 or lower monster from my Deck to my hand!" Lady Banshee activated its effect and quickly searched. "I add Gozuki to my hand."
"She can Special Summon Zombie monsters…" Zane narrowed his eyes. He knew that card well.
"I set two cards. End my turn."
"See? Nothing to worry about!" Syrus cheered. "My brother's got this!"
"Hey, Syrus!" Jaden frowned, unusually serious. "The duel just started! That weird girl hasn't even played yet!"
"Hehehe~ That's right. You haven't seen the Mistress's power yet," Camula cackled.
"Yaaaawn~" The green-haired vampire girl let out a sigh, drew lazily from her Deck, and activated her Duel Disk. "Field Spell—Vampire Empire."
The air rumbled.
Reality twisted.
In a wave of blood-mist and crimson moonlight, gothic bell towers erupted from the ground. A massive castle surrounded them, veiled in smoke and shadows.
A blood-red full moon hung ominously overhead.
"What kind of card is this?" Zane's eyes widened.
As a top student, it was rare for him not to recognize a card. He'd known every Vampire card Camula used against Crowler.
But this one…?
"Careful, Zane!" Hikaru called out. "While Vampire Empire is active, all Zombie monsters gain 500 ATK during battle. Not just that—if any of our cards are sent from Deck to Graveyard, she can send a Vampire from her own Deck to destroy one of our cards!"
"What an OP effect!" Zane was shocked.
In their meta, any card that granted a mere 500 ATK was powerful—let alone one that also destroyed opponent's cards!
"Normal Summon Vampire Lady!"
A familiar bat-winged vampire descended onto the field.
Vampire Lady – Level 4 / DARK / Zombie / ATK 1550
"Battle! Attack Cyber Dragon!"
"What?!" everyone except Hikaru gasped.
"She's attacking 2600 ATK with a 1550 ATK monster!?"
"Does she not know how to duel!?"
The vampire girl shot Syrus a glance—then calmly played a card.
"When a monster declares an attack, I activate my effect: I Special Summon myself in Defense Position."
"Huh—'Myself'?!"
She placed a card on her Duel Disk and flapped her wings gently, floating into the Monster Zone herself.
Many students had never seen something like this before.
But up close… she really was gorgeous.
"Aww… she's so cute…" Syrus drooled.
Vampire Heiress – Level 5 / DARK / Zombie / DEF 2000
"My effect: I can Special Summon myself in Defense when a monster declares an attack. Then, I use Vampire Lady to attack Cyber Dragon again—and activate my effect once more! I pay 3000 Life Points!"
Vampire Team LP: 7300 → 4300
"For every Life Point I pay, a Zombie monster in battle gains that much ATK—up to 3000!"
She bit her finger, flinching slightly as a droplet of blood fell onto Vampire Lady.
Vampire Lady ATK: 1550 → 2050 → 5050
"F-Five thousand!?" Chazz almost fainted.
"That's stronger than my brother's Cyber End Dragon…"
The blood ignited Vampire Lady's power. She lunged forward and shredded Cyber Dragon like paper.
"Urgh—!" Bloodlike energy lashed across Hikaru and Zane, leaving burning cuts.
Blue-Purple Team LP: 8000 → 5550
"Also, when a Vampire deals battle damage—thanks to Vampire Kingdom—I recover Life Points equal to the damage!"
Vampire Team LP: 4300 → 6750
"And Vampire Lady has another effect: when she deals damage, I declare 'Monster,' 'Spell,' or 'Trap.' You must send one of that type from your Deck to the Graveyard. I declare… 'Monster.'"
"Ugh…" Zane grimaced. Hikaru's earlier warning about Vampire Empire came to mind. "I send Proto-Cyber Dragon from my Deck to the Graveyard."
"Then, thanks to Vampire Empire, I send Vampire Sorcerer from my Deck to the Graveyard to destroy your set card on the right."
The crimson moon glowed once more. Its bloodlight shone upon the set card—Monster Reborn!—and incinerated it on the spot.
Clearly, Zane had been saving that card for Hikaru's use.
"S-So strong…" Syrus trembled. That cute girl… had become a terrifying demon in his eyes. "M-Maybe Dark Magician Girl really is the best…"
"No, what am I saying—Brother!" He smacked his cheeks, panicking.
The enemy was too strong. Could Zane and Hikaru really win?
Hikaru inhaled deeply.
Of course.
The moment he'd heard "Mistress," he'd expected something like this.
Unlike Darkness's chaotic cameo, this Vampire Heiress was clearly a powerful Duel Spirit from another dimension—a master of dueling.
But if she wanted to challenge Cyber Dragons in a power contest…?
Just wait.
He'd updated his Deck just for this!
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