Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duelists Beyond Light

Norse mythology is tragic, but it is also pessimistic.

Are the three Halads passive?

You Qing could not draw a conclusion.

Because in the past timeline, they really paid too high a price and really failed to win that "dawn".

With the subsequent explanations from the Ragnarok team, You Qing roughly understood what the Ragnarok team wanted to do.

The leader, Harald, discovered the origins of dueling and a ritual called "Twilight Ritual" in the ruins of the Nordic dueling civilization.

The universe they inhabit is called the "Duel Universe," one of the worlds created by the supreme creator god—the Creator Dragon of All Things.

The seed that the Creator Dragon bestowed upon this world, a seed containing wondrous power, is—"Duel".

At the very beginning of the world's creation, this seed was buried in a corner of time and space, allowing the soil to gradually nurture it.

One day, millions of years ago, the progenitors of many mythological civilizations witnessed the emergence of the seed of "duel".

They were overjoyed, but also very worried.

Duels bring many possibilities and countless opportunities to this world.

But it could also bring disaster...

Because once this seed takes root, sprouts, and flourishes, all laws will be based on the law of "duel".

In any duel, there will inevitably be winners and losers.

In this world, not all problems can be solved by winning or losing, but once the "duel" spreads far and wide, this cruel method will completely guide the future direction of the universe.

This universe will also become cold and ruthless because of the law of "victory above all else".

After some discussion, the primordial gods of all the dueling civilizations decided to leave the opportunity to determine the fate of the "duel" to future generations.

They believed that no matter what happened, there would always be some duelists who possessed warmth, and there would always be some duelists who were stubborn and cold.

The Creator Dragon buried this seed in the universe, surely not wanting it to be buried forever.

Let the duelists of future generations decide what the future of this universe will hold.

Thus, the gods of the Primordial Races infused their power into the seed known as "Duel," allowing it to grow and eventually give rise to many great civilizations of dueling, including ancient Egypt, which revered the Three Egyptian Gods, the ancient Maya, worshipped by the Star People and guided by the Red Dragon, Norse civilization under the watchful gaze of the Eye of Runes, and many others...

However, in order to provide future duelists with a final means to deal with great crises, the Primordial Gods also wrote down a method to make duels disappear from the universe.

That ceremony was the "Twilight Ritual".

The methods of the "Twilight Ritual" were primarily preserved and passed down by the Norse gods, so Norse mythology was greatly influenced by the "Twilight Ritual," and even the mythology itself experienced a "Ragnarok"...

Halad and his companions now believe that since multiple rescues have failed to resolve the crisis, and each time time travel causes the subsequent spacetime to split into more dimensions, it will greatly accelerate the destruction of the Duel Universe.

Then, it was time to begin the ritual of that annihilation duel—the "Twilight Ritual".

With Halad's explanation, You Qing also learned the specifics of the "Twilight Ritual".

After hundreds of millions of years, few dueling civilizations have survived; basically only ancient Egypt, ancient Maya, and Northern Europe remain.

To fully activate the Twilight Ritual, one must defeat the envoys of the other two great civilizations through a duel: the Dragon Signers and the other soul of the first Duel King—the true King of Kings—Atem!
If this can be accomplished, the ritual to initiate the Twilight Ceremony can be performed, and all the gods of the dueling civilizations will hear the summons and converge in a mysterious space-time.

After that, the gods will decide whether to destroy the seed of "duel," which has now grown into a towering tree, and the way to decide will also be through a duel.

Halad and his two companions knew very well that this was an extremely difficult road.

But in order for this world to survive, they will definitely try.

“But Halad,” Yu Qing asked, “is a Duel Universe without duels still a Duel Universe?”

Halad said firmly, "So we're just going to let this endless recurrence, this endless ripple effect, continue until the entire universe is destroyed?"

"Duelists wield extraordinary power and decide to dominate everything."

"This situation has lasted for countless years. Now, it is time to return this power."

You Qing frowned deeply.

Halald said, "There's no time, Youqing."

"I can see from the Eye of Runes that the dimension is moving toward destruction at an alarming speed."

"The second backtracking resulted in a total number of dimensions being split off more than billions of times greater than the first backtracking!!"

"This is the third time it will go back. If we still can't stop it this time, then when the fourth time it goes back, the universe, having exhausted its energy, will completely collapse!!"

"You Qing, we're running out of time!!"

"This is the last chance."

"I only ask you this: do the Dragon Markers want to accept the Twilight Ritual?"

"If you accept, we will go directly to the Valley of the Kings' Long Sleep."

“If you do not accept, then we will defeat you first, and then defeat the messenger of the ancient Egyptian god.”

Atum...

Even after returning to the underworld, does he still have such a mission?

You Qing closed his eyes lightly.

In my mind, I saw Atum's godlike descent at the end of the Dark Side of the Dimension event.

Judging from Ragnarok's determination, they were determined to do it.

but……

In You Qing's memory, there was a new figure: short but resolute.

Regardless of whether Atum agrees to Halad and the others' plan, that figure will certainly not allow Atum to be disturbed.

After a long silence, You Qing spoke up: "That's too extreme, Halad."

"Furthermore, the duel cannot disappear!"

The expressions of Halad and the other two also turned serious.

“I know you all want to accomplish these things on your own,” You Qing continued. “Then why don’t you give it a try?”

"If you really defeat Atum."

"I will not mention the other Dragon Seals for now, but I, You Qing, will also follow your Twilight Ritual plan."

The three of them, Halad and his companions, looked serious.

For the sake of this world's future, they will definitely try, even if it means opening that long-sealed gate to the underworld!

Thousands of kilometers away, on a hospital bed, a short and weak middle-aged man struggled to his feet despite his family's objections.

He sensed something; he knew there was something he absolutely had to do!
Opening the wardrobe, the middle-aged man, who was less than 1.6 meters tall, stretched out his slightly trembling hand and picked up the old duel disk and card deck. The moment he put them on, his bloodshot eyes became incredibly resolute.

"He and I made a promise." (End of Chapter)