"Effect of the Golden Cabinet of Light, adds the Speed Attack Magic 'Silence for the Future' from the card deck to the hand!"
The top of the sacred Golden Cabinet slowly opened a slit, and a beam of golden light flew out from the gap, landing in Yugen's hand.
"Then normally summon 'Silent Mage Zero'!"
It was exactly the Monster Card retrieved into Yugen's hand through the effect of the 'Black Forest Witch' in the last turn.
The Golden Cabinet once again emitted its radiance, the light converging on the ground to form a shining Magic Array. The Silent Magician, adorned in a brand-new outfit, emerged from the array with a gentle spin. However, compared to her previous form, she seemed to have shrunk significantly, appearing quite short and losing much of her curves, yet her slightly pouty face remained stern.
[Silent Mage Zero, Attack Power 1000]
"Battle." Yugen declared, "Silent Mage Zero's direct attack!"
The Silent Mage raised her Magic Staff, gathering white light at the tip which transformed into a surging light orb, seemingly ready to be unleashed at any moment.
The Evil God said: "A mere thousand Attack Power weakling..."
But before he finished, Yugen interrupted: "At this moment, activate the Speed Attack Magic 'Silence for the Future'!"
The Speed Attack Magic manifested in the backfield, its power immediately resonating with the silence gathering on the field. The image depicted on its Katu was none other than the Silent Mage Zero transforming into a mature form.
"This card allows another 'Golden Cabinet of Light' monster to be added to the hand from the card deck.
And, with the Golden Cabinet of Light and related monsters existing simultaneously on the field, both players draw cards until they have six cards in hand!"
Precise card deck retrieval plus Celestial Treasure Scroll!
Of course, it's only effective when Silent Mage Zero is on the field.
Both players instantly draw six cards into their hand. Continuing, Yugen said: "At this moment, the effect of Silent Mage Zero!
Each time the opponent draws a card, the Mage's Level rises by one star!
You just drew six cards, hence the Mage's Level increases by 6 stars!"
[Silent Mage Zero, LV4→ LV10]
Instantly rising to a Level equivalent to a god, the Silent Magician's form rapidly grew, height increasing visibly, causing the formerly flat plain to transform into towering mountains.
"Silent Mage Zero's Attack Power rises by 500 points for each star level increase." Yugen continued, "Having increased by 6 stars, the Attack Power boosts by 3000!"
[Silent Mage Zero, Attack Power 1000→ Attack Power 4000]
Judai exclaimed: "Great! Attack Power has jumped to four thousand!"
Just one successful strike would eliminate the remaining health points of this Evil God!
"Think again." The Evil God said grimly, "But the moment you activated that Speed Attack Magic, my Trap is already triggered in chain!"
The Trap Card 'Battlefront Return', revives a monster in defensive stance from the graveyard! I'm reviving, of course, this fellow——
——Evil God Eraser, return!"
The other two Evil Gods temporarily shuffled back into the card deck; the graveyard only had Eraser as a choice. Yet, even if all Three Evil Gods were in the graveyard, he would likely choose Eraser. Despite the other two Evil Gods being capable of blocking an attack to suppress the opponent, a Special Summoned God can only stay on the field for one turn; even if the others block the attack, they would return to the graveyard at the end of the turn, rendering it meaningless.
Only Eraser, upon sending it to the graveyard, can take down all other cards on the field, combining defense with offensive action.
[Evil God Eraser, Defense Power 2000]
Of course, Eraser's reappearance now lacks the boost from the Divine Evolution, and with two cards on Yugen's field, its Defense Power stands at 2000.
"Come, defeat Eraser!"
The Evil God laughed wildly.
At that moment, it announces the demise of Silent Mage and that pesky Golden Cabinet!
"...Then, rewinding the battle, I won't attack for now."
Yugen revealed another card from his hand.
"Main Phase 2, activate Magic Card 'Double Summon', adding a Normal Summon opportunity this turn.
I summon in defensive stance from my hand the card just retrieved by 'Silence of the Future', 'Tri-Color Tools'!"
Essentially the classic red, green, yellow gear series, also used by Muto Yuugi in his classic monsters. This time, however, the three gear brothers united into one card, summoned into a single Monster Grid.
[Tri-Color Tools, Defense Power 1100]
"Upon successful summoning of Tri-Color Tools, from the card deck you may add a Magic or Trap card described with 'Golden Cabinet of Light' to your hand."
The Golden Cabinet slowly opened once again, releasing a beam of golden light that transformed into a card flying into Yugen's hand.
"Add Speed Attack Magic 'Silence of Time - Turn Silence' from the card deck to the hand."
The Evil God exclaimed: "No matter what you do, it's futile! No matter how much you summon, no matter how much you arrange on the field, everything faces annihilation before Eraser!"
Eraser also let out a proud roar, seemingly declaring its formidable power.
"Really?" Yugen smiled, "Try it if you can.
My turn ends."
The Evil God frowned.
"No clue what you're planning, but... Eraser!"
Eraser laughed heartily: "With pleasure!"
The Evil God's power activated once more. The Evil God's body began to disassemble, transforming into that expansive darkness, spreading across the opponent's field, aiming to drag both Silent Mage and the Golden Cabinet into an abyss.
However, at that very moment, the Silent Mage raised her staff high, which emitted sacred white light, morphing into a Shield of white light covered with intricate spells, heroically resisting the invasion of the dark abyss!
Yugen said: "Silent Mage Zero has evolved to wield power sufficient to resist a god."
"Rubbish!" The Evil God angrily objected, "No matter what abilities it possesses, a mere magician's effect is useless against a god!"
"Not a Monster Effect, but Magic."
Yugen smiled, flaunting the card between his fingers.
"The card just searched, Speed Attack Magic 'Silence of Time - Turn Silence.' It's a card capable of unleashing true power only when a Golden Cabinet and its related monsters are simultaneously present on the field.
In the case of chaining a Monster Effect activation from the opponent, renders the effect of that Monster on the same chain as null!"
The Evil God's pupils contracted.
The Magic has a one-turn effect on gods...
"Thus, the effect of 'Evil God Eraser' activated on the same chain is nullified!"
Yugen declared.
"Moreover, Silence of Time allows the designated Monster on your field to have its Level rise by 3 stars!
I let 'Silent Mage Zero' increase its Level by another three stars!"
[Silent Mage Zero, LV10→ LV13]
Silent Mage, Level Thirteen!