Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!-Chapter 635

The moment King Frodi’s golden greatsword transformed into a Duel Disk, Jaden’s face filled with envy.

"Whoa, that’s so cool, old man! It’s both a weapon and a Duel Disk—this is basically every Duelist’s dream gear!"

"Insolent brat!" Loptr barked sharply. "How dare you call the great King Frodi an ’old man’—are you tired of living?!"

"That’s enough, Loptr," Frodi said calmly. "On the battlefield of a duel, there is only a difference in strength—there is no such thing as rank or status."

"You’re really reasonable. Does wearing a mask automatically make someone look cool and mature? So this is the romance of grown men!"

With his entire head concealed beneath the mask, King Frodi somehow reminded Jaden of the mysterious Kaiba Man he’d seen at the hot springs—the one who’d wiped out the Shadow Rider in seconds.

"Hmph, boy. It seems we get along quite well. But on the battlefield, blades know no mercy. Prepare yourself!"

Duel—!

[Sword King King Frodi LP 4000]

VS

[Yuki Jaden LP 8000]

"Eh? Why do you only have 4000 Life Points?" Jaden frowned in confusion.

Under the standard 8000 LP rules, Frodi’s display showed only 4000—something Jaden had never seen before.

"Though you possess courage beyond that of ordinary men, you lack experience," King Frodi replied. "To defeat me under equal conditions would be impossible. Enough talk—take the first move."

"So you’re deliberately giving me a 4000 LP advantage? Man, that’s annoying... it feels like you’re looking down on me!" Grumbling, Jaden drew his opening card and began his turn.

Akasha clicked her tongue. "Tch, Jaden, you’re clearly getting a huge advantage here, yet you’re still complaining. No wonder you’re destined to be the submissive."

"What’s a ’submissive’?" Alexis blinked, her innocent eyes full of confusion.

Leaning close to her ear, Akasha whispered, "Well, it’s like Frodi pinning Jaden down and—(censorship so I won’t be banned)."

Alexis’s face instantly turned red, steam practically rising from her cheeks. "(////▽////) I—I can handle that... Akasha, tell me more."

"Heroes don’t need charity!" Jaden declared. "I activate the Spell Card—A Hero Lives!"

As he slammed the card onto his Duel Disk, his Life Points plummeted.

[A Hero Lives – Spell Card Effect: If you control no face-up monsters: Pay half your LP; Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Elemental HERO" monster from your Deck.]

[Jaden LP 8000 → 4000]

"Alright! Witness the spirit of my HEROES! I Special Summon from my Deck—Elemental HERO Stratos!"

[Elemental HERO Stratos ★★★★ (Level 4)][WIND][Warrior/Effect][ATK 1800/DEF 300]

With his Life Points now equal to King Frodi’s, the wind-attribute HERO descended from the sky onto Jaden’s field.

"Oh? You paid 4000 Life Points just to level the field," King Frodi said in surprise. "Boy, is this your resolve? Should I praise your bravery—or call it recklessness?"

Akasha couldn’t help but comment, "(゜-゜) Hold on, even then Jaden still gets a free monster. You HERO types sure are slick—talking all noble while making a profit."

Jaden continued, placing Stratos onto the Duel Disk. "Next, the effect of Elemental HERO Stratos!"

[When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, choose 1:

● Add 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to your hand.]

"I add Elemental HERO Blazeman from my Deck to my hand—and then I Normal Summon it!"

[Elemental HERO Blazeman ★★★★ (Level 4)][FIRE][Warrior/Effect][ATK 1200/DEF 1800]

Following the wind, the fire-attribute HERO joined the field. The familiar combo made Akasha think of Hoshino’s usual wind-to-fire chained summons.

"No wonder he’s been training under Hoshino-nee—his dueling style is starting to look just like hers."

"I activate Elemental HERO Blazeman’s effect! When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I add Polymerization from my Deck to my hand!"

Alexis clenched her fists nervously. "Here it comes—the key Spell Card for Elemental HEROES!"

"Let’s go, HEROES!" Jaden declared as he placed Polymerization onto his Duel Disk. The two HEROES overlapped, merging into a new form.

"I send Stratos and Blazeman from my field to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials! Fusion Summon—from blazing nova flames, arise—Elemental HERO Nova Master!"

[Elemental HERO Nova Master ★★★★★★★★ (Level 8)][FIRE][Warrior/Fusion/Effect][ATK 2600/DEF 2100]

Draped in a crimson cloak and wreathed in flames, Nova Master descended with overwhelming presence onto Jaden’s field.

"Finally, I set two cards and end my turn!"

[Jaden’s: 3 Hand Cards | 2 Set Cards]

"My turn. Draw!" King Frodi said as he drew from the ornate Duel Disk formed from his greatsword. "A HERO deck centered on Warriors, hm? Boy, perhaps you and I truly are kindred spirits."

"Hahahaha!" Loptr laughed mockingly. "Using Warrior-type monsters right in front of King Frodi—this human brat is unbelievably unlucky."

Jaden frowned. "What’s wrong with using Warrior-type HEROES?"

"Humans really are ignorant," Loptr sneered. "King Frodi is the supreme ruler of all Warrior-type Duel Spirits. Facing him with Warriors means you have no chance of victory!"

"Boy," King Frodi said solemnly, "since you fight as a Warrior in heroic form, then I shall respond in kind!"

He placed a Spell Card onto his Duel Disk, and radiant holy light flooded his field.

"—I activate the Spell Card Monster Reborn! By its effect, I revive Elemental HERO Stratos from your Graveyard!"

[Elemental HERO Stratos ATK 1800]

Right in front of him—an outright NTR moment—the Stratos that Jaden had just used as Fusion Material was revived onto King Frodi’s field.

"And thanks to Stratos’s effect, I can add one HERO monster from my Deck to my hand."

Jaden stared in disbelief. "A HERO monster... how is that possible?!"

"What’s there to be surprised about?" King Frodi replied coolly. "As the Sword King, handling mere HEROES is trivial!"

Drawing the card he searched, Frodi revealed it. "By this effect, I add Elemental HERO Shadow Mist to my hand. Then, I activate the Spell Card Fake Hero."

[Fake Hero – Spell Card Effect: Special Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" monster from your hand, but it cannot attack; also return it to the hand during the End Phase.]

"Obey the king’s command—Special Summon Elemental HERO Shadow Mist!"

[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist ★★★★ (Level 4)][DARK][Warrior/Effect][ATK 1000/DEF 1500]

Emerging slowly from black mist, the female Elemental HERO appeared, standing shoulder to shoulder with Stratos.

"This is an Elemental HERO I’ve never seen before!" Jaden exclaimed.

"The world is vast, boy. There are countless things you have yet to encounter—hence why I said your experience is lacking."

Alexis frowned in confusion. "But Shadow Mist is a Level 4 monster. You could’ve Normal Summoned her."

After the Special Summon succeeded, King Frodi activated another effect.

"Indeed—but when Elemental HERO Shadow Mist is Special Summoned, her effect allows me to add one ’Change’ Quick-Play Spell from my Deck to my hand!"

Catching the card launched from his ornate Duel Disk, King Frodi followed up immediately.

"—I activate the Quick-Play Spell Mask Change!"

[Mask Change – Quick-Play Spell Effect: Target 1 HERO monster you control; send it to the Graveyard, then Special Summon from your Extra Deck 1 "Masked HERO" monster with the same Attribute.]

"I send Elemental HERO Shadow Mist to the Graveyard and Special Summon a DARK-Attribute Masked HERO from my Extra Deck!"

Activating the transformation belt at his waist, dark metamorphic light engulfed Shadow Mist in an instant.

"—Special Summon Masked HERO Anki!"

[Masked HERO Anki ★★★★★★★★ (Level 8)][DARK][Warrior/Fusion/Effect][ATK 2800/DEF 1200]

[Must be Special Summoned by "Mask Change."]

"Now then—!"

Striking an exaggerated pose like a tokusatsu hero, Masked HERO Anki stood proudly on the battlefield.

"So cool! Besides Elemental HEROES and Destiny HEROES, there are even Masked HEROES? No wonder you wear a mask, old man—you’re running such an awesome deck!"

Completely fired up by Masked HERO Anki’s debut, Jaden felt his HERO soul ignite.

"Next, my Normal Summon for this turn! I summon Elemental HERO Stratos in Attack Position!"

[Elemental HERO Stratos ATK 1800]

Akasha let out a sigh. "That’s the second Stratos already... this is turning into one insane HERO brawl."

"You should know this, boy," King Frodi said. "When Stratos is successfully summoned, you choose one of its effects—and this time, I choose the other one!"

[● Destroy up to the number of other HERO monsters you control Spell/Trap Cards on the field.]

"Besides this Stratos, I have two other HEROES on my field. Therefore, by this effect, the two cards you set last turn are destroyed!"

A violent gust swept across Jaden’s back row, forcibly flipping up and shattering both face-down cards.

[2 Set Card — Destroyed]

"This is the difference between you and a king, boy. Prepare for the final battle!"

With Jaden’s back row completely wiped, there was nothing left to interfere with Frodi’s all-out assault.

"First—Masked HERO Anki, attack and destroy Elemental HERO Nova Master!"

The dark rider pierced through the flames, Masked HERO Anki’s lightning-fast flying kick shattering Jaden’s Elemental HERO in a flash of dazzling effects.

[Elemental HERO Nova Master — Destroyed]

[Jaden LP 4000 → 3800]

Banner trembled, his legs shaking. "He still has two Stratos left... that’s 3600 ATK total. It’s dangerous, but Jaden might barely survive, nyah."

"No—it’s already over," King Frodi declared. "When Masked HERO Anki destroys an opponent’s monster, I can add another ’Change’ Quick-Play Spell from my Deck to my hand!"

Drawing a different Change Spell from before, King Frodi pressed the advantage.

"—I activate the Quick-Play Spell Form Change!"

[Form Change – Quick-Play Spell Effect: Target 1 HERO Fusion Monster you control; return it to the Extra Deck, then Special Summon from your Extra Deck 1 "Masked HERO" monster with the same original Level but a different name, as if summoned by "Mask Change."]

"I return my Level 8 DARK Masked HERO Anki to the Extra Deck, and Special Summon the Level 8 Masked HERO Divine Wind!"

[Masked HERO Divine Wind ★★★★★★★★ (Level 8)][WIND][Warrior/Fusion/Effect][ATK 2700/DEF 1900]

[Must be Special Summoned by "Mask Change."]

"Now, the total ATK of all monsters on my field is 6300. Boy, courage is important—but your recklessness hasn’t even allowed you to brush the hem of a king’s cloak."

Three WIND-Attribute HEROES launched their direct attacks, intertwining into a crushing storm that engulfed Jaden. With his back row already obliterated, he had no way to resist the overwhelming assault.

"AAAAAAHHHHH—!!"

[Jaden LP 3800 → 0]

"Jaden... lost completely? That can’t be real..." Akasha muttered in disbelief. She teased him often, but when it came to dueling skill, she knew better than anyone just how strong Jaden was.

Blown away by the raging storm and losing consciousness, Jaden collapsed beneath the World Tree, sprawled flat on the ground.

"Then, according to our wager, I should now take the power within you..."

"N-No! I won’t let you hurt my student, nyah!" In the moment of crisis, despite his fear, Banner bravely stepped forward, blocking King Frodi’s path.

"Hmph. Taking the boy’s power was my original intention," King Frodi said with a smile as his Duel Disk reverted back into a greatsword. "But after this duel, I’ve realized... the time isn’t right yet."

Pointing the golden blade toward the unconscious Jaden, King Frodi declared solemnly:

"Grow stronger, then come challenge me again—Jaden Yuki! Let me witness the full potential of the HERO soul that resides within your heart!"