"You won't be able to revive [Dress of Heaven] from the Graveyard this turn."
Beast, aware of the once-per-turn revival rule of Dress of Heaven, decisively destroyed the card to prevent Illyasviel from being Synchro Summoned—an entity that could negate a destruction once per turn.
"Not so fast. I activate the effect of [Castle of Snow] to search for an Einzbern card. The one I'm adding to my hand is—[Lizleit]!"
Jiang You had already anticipated this. Dress of Heaven had more than one method of summoning.
"I discard this card from my hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon [Dress of Heaven] from the Deck!"
Once more, the Einzbern Mystic Code appeared on the battlefield.
"Now, it's time! I Special Summon [Illyasviel] from my hand!"
"Caster, just like before, right? Let me spread my wings and soar into the sky once again!"
Illyasviel, well accustomed to her partnership with Jiang You, reached toward Dress of Heaven and declared her summoning phrase.
The girl, clad in her Mystic Code, stood in the sky.
[Illyasviel (Dress of Heaven)]ATK 2500 → 3000.
"Hold on! I never agreed to that!"
Beast activated her set card.
"[Chains of Heaven] will seal Illyasviel!"
Golden chains, like a massive serpent, shot toward Illyasviel, binding her in a crisscrossing pattern. Unable to channel her magic, Illyasviel was completely restrained in mid-air.
"Such a troublesome thing... I set a Servant card in face-down Defense Position, set a card in my back row, and switch [Fanatic] to Defense Position. I end my turn."
Jiang You had no means to break through Gilgamesh's defense, so he could only hastily end his turn. However, his two set cards were already as good as revealed.
"Now, I can't let the effects of the cards in my Graveyard go to waste. I activate [Tail of Beast IV]'s effect—copying [Dress of Heaven]'s stats and Special Summoning it in Defense Position!"
Before the turn ended, Beast had already increased her field presence.
[Tail of Beast IV]ATK 1500.
"Now, my turn! Draw!"
Beast drew her card, and at that moment, a mysterious murmur echoed in everyone's ears.
Dark magic, accompanied by a crimson malice, surged from the card, radiating an overwhelming pressure that made it hard for anyone present to breathe.
Everyone realized what Beast had drawn—something that stood in opposition to humanity, something that could annihilate civilization itself.
The power of the Beast!
"As expected… this is fate, isn't it?"
Beast couldn't suppress her grin, her maddened expression resembling that of a wild animal.
"Then allow me to deliver the grandest finale for my dear opponent!"
"First, I activate the Trap Card [Tail of Beast IV] to destroy [Illyasviel (Dress of Heaven)]!"
Due to the suppression of Chains of Heaven, Illyasviel was unable to activate her effects. A pale hand pierced through her heart.
She didn't even have time to scream before she was sent to the Graveyard.
"Additionally, [Tail of Beast IV] copies the destroyed Illyasviel's stats!"
A dark-clad version of Illyasviel, now donning a corrupted Dress of Heaven, appeared on Beast's field.
[Tail of Beast IV]ATK 2500.
"A Beast must have a stage fitting for its battle! I activate [Non-Primate Biosphere]—banishing all non-Beast Servants from both players' fields and Graveyards! Any Servant that cannot break through has no right to exist!"
All of Jiang You's Servants, as well as Beast's own Gilgamesh, were forcefully expelled from the battlefield, banished to the void.
[Tail of Beast IV]ATK 1500 → 2500.ATK 2500 → 3500.
"My set card doesn't display a class, so it won't be banished!"
Jiang You still had a defense left.
"I know, my dear. Don't be so hasty—our dance is far from over!"
Beast raised the card in her hand, raw magical energy condensing in her grasp. "I activate [Beast IV]'s effect! When Tribute Summoning a Beast-class monster, I can do so by Tributing only one Beast-class monster!"
"Now, listen to the final cries of the dying creatures! I Tribute Summon the Playful Beast—[Beast IV]!"
A wail of helpless extinction.The lingering resentment of all creatures persecuted by humanity, now given form.A Beast born for vengeance against mankind.
The manifestation of Human Evil!
[Beast IV]ATK 0.
"Hold on, I activate Quick-Play Spell [Origin Bullet]! Destroy [Tail of Beast IV]!"
A bullet imbued with the concepts of severance and fusion pierced through the cloned Illyasviel, turning her back into a card and sending her to Beast's hand.
"How impatient. Due to [Beast IV]'s effect, its ATK and DEF do not change. I will now attack your set card!"
Beast entered the Battle Phase and lashed out at Jiang You's near-revealed set card—Emiya Kiritsugu.
As the card flipped, the bloodstained figure of Emiya Kiritsugu appeared on the battlefield. Facing the monstrous Beast Servant, he raised his gun and fired.
[Emiya Kiritsugu]DEF 1200.
"Wait a minute, why hasn't Kiritsugu's DEF decreased?"
Illyasviel, now in the spectator seat, noticed something wrong. Due to [Non-Primate Biosphere], Kiritsugu's DEF should have been reduced to 200. With Beast only having 1000 LP left, such a reckless attack had to be part of a scheme!
"There's no need for confusion. Any unit that battles with me regains its original ATK and DEF!"
Jiang You understood Beast's actions. He could see [Beast IV]'s complete effect. In addition to the known three abilities, there were:
Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. Unaffected by Spell and Trap effects. Any battle damage I would take from battles involving this card is converted into effect damage and inflicted on my opponent instead. If a monster battles this card, at the end of the Damage Step, that monster is banished. On my next Standby Phase, I Special Summon it to my field in Attack Position.
"The total battle damage is 1200, and due to my effect, it doubles to 2400 effect damage to my opponent! My dear, let this be your curtain call! May you have an eternal dream."
Beast advanced, ready to claim victory—only to find herself still bound by the duel's rules.
"Impossible…"
"[Origin Bullet]'s effect activates from the Graveyard! By banishing it, I negate this effect damage!"
For the first time, the second effect of Origin Bullet was revealed to all.