I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

"...I know that Senior Youfeng's understanding of cards is exceptionally profound...but—"

After taking another look at the dashing and handsome duelist Youfeng on the field, the "jellyfish-headed" boy, whose face was contorted with shock, shook his head slightly and muttered:

"...You couldn't possibly have unlocked all the potential of Synchro Summoning in an instant when Synchro was first released, could you?"

"That's... such a blow!"

Soon, accompanied by Jaden Yuki's lament, everyone nodded in agreement.

...

Meanwhile, offstage, the members of the Society of Light, dressed in pure white uniforms that were distinctly different from the uniforms of the Obelisk-Blue academy, immediately became serious and tense.

Although everyone was completely controlled by the [Light of Annihilation] after being brainwashed, their faith was shaken by the powerful [Synchronization] force of Youfeng, which was almost able to create the future.

But at that very moment, as Youfeng's opponent, the purple-haired youth, Zhaiwang Zhuomo, who firmly believed he held the power of destiny in his own hands, also shook his head in utter shock.

"No—it's impossible..."

"This feeling of being out of control of fate... Yufeng... how do you possess such power!"

"You actually believe you've changed...the fate of destructive forces?"

Soon, amidst Saiou's incredulous, even somewhat panicked expression, Yuuka smiled slightly and shook his head, pointing directly to one of the materials he had just used for [Synchro] in the graveyard—[Coral Dragon]:

"Now, I'll activate this card's Graveyard effect first—this effect can only be activated if this Synchro Summoned card is sent to the Graveyard. Draw 1 card from your Deck."

In an instant, as the dragons, which had been silent, began to exude a faint, ancient dragon aura, Youfeng immediately reached for the top of his main deck and quickly drew a card.

After clearly seeing his hand, Yufeng immediately set it, along with the cards he had given to him in the same battle, to his backrow's [Spell & Trap] Zone Ark, and then ended his turn.

"My turn is over... Saiou Takuma, now—let me see what you call the power of destiny!"

...

Soon, accompanied by the faint sound of the wind, Saiou Takuma, having quickly fallen into this extremely passive state, also calmed down thanks to the power boost from [Light of Destruction], even though his facial expressions were originally comparable to Malik's. He reached for his Duel Disk and began drawing cards.

"Since that's the case—let's see which is stronger, my power of destiny or your transcendent acceleration synchronization!"

"My turn - draw a card!"

In an instant, a new card was drawn from the top of Saiou's deck and added to his hand. Quickly after briefly reviewing his hand, he played a card onto the field:

"Then, with the power of my [Light of Destruction], I play this powerful [Field Spell] card, [Barrier of Light], which bears the weight of destiny, within the [Field Spell] area:"

Soon, a beam of light flashed and activated its effect along with the action of Saiou Takuma playing the card. At the same moment, a white ring of light appeared on the duel platform of the large duel arena where Saiou Takuma was located, completely surrounding Saiou Takuma himself in a halo of power.

As everyone felt this strange power creeping over them, their expressions instantly turned serious.

"So... this is the power that's influencing everyone?!"

Soon, accompanied by the startled cry of the "jellyfish-headed" boy, Yuki Jaden, clenching his fists and looking tense.

Not far away, Jun Manjou, dressed in the white uniform of the [Society of Light], was also instantly affected by this mysterious white light. He raised his hands high and let out a cold laugh:

"That's right, this is pure and flawless absolute justice—the power to change the world!"

...

Looking at the crowd below, all dressed in neat white uniforms, their faces contorted with exaggerated expressions, the current "Emperor of Facial Expressions," Saiou Takuma, immediately raised his head at Yuuka with a cold smile:

"Hmph, that's right..."

"Although this card's effect activates during each self-attack preparation phase, it possesses the power of my [Arcane Power] to determine fate, as well as two even more powerful effects: recovering LP upon destruction in battle!"

"But before that—"

Soon after being bathed in the barrier of [Light of Destruction], Saiou Takuma immediately made another choice from his hand and played a card:

"I will play and activate a [Normal Spell] card from my hand - [Arcane Reading]".

In an instant, a scene depicting a man's hand gripping one of the cards on a table covered with cards, engaging in a card-gambling operation, flashed into Saiou's back row magic trap area.

Then, the strangely-looking boy with long, dark purple hair immediately took out a coin from his pocket, fiddled with it in his palm, and finally shook his head slightly.

"...Originally, according to the effect of this card, I needed to toss a coin and activate the corresponding effect based on the result. Of course, different coin flips have different outcomes that are beneficial to both sides...My [Arcane Power] is this kind of deck that is conducive to demonstrating the power of fate."

"but--"

Seeing the serious and tense expressions on everyone's faces, Saiou Takuma immediately pointed to the Light Barrier in his Field Magic area and said with a cold smile:

"By the power of my [Barrier of Light], this card can be activated directly through one of its effects without needing to flip a coin!"

"Then, I'll activate the effect directly: add 1 card other than [Arcane Reading] that has a coin-flipping effect to my hand."

In an instant, as the effect of the [Normal Spell] card, which depicted reading the contents of a card, was sent to the graveyard, Saiou Takuma immediately drew a card from the top of his deck.

Then, after naturally summoning a [Secret Power] monster card from his own clan, Saiou Takuma immediately played another lower-level monster from his hand:

"Now then, I will Normal Summon a Level 4 monster, [Arcane Power 6 - Lovers], in face-up Attack Position, as the beginning of my powerful force to pacify fate!"

Soon, as the boy with the strange, long, crimson hair, Saiou Takuma, flicked out a card, a green, lawn-like light immediately appeared in his main monster zone in the front row. Around it, cracks and flames representing love burst forth, accompanied by red light. Then, a strange female monster in a purple dress, wielding two bizarre creatures larger than her own heads, appeared as Saiou Takuma's first monster in his main monster zone.

【Arcane Power 6 - Lovers】

[Star rating: 4]

[Attribute: light]

[Race: Angel]

[Attack power: 1600]

[Defense: 1600]

The moment this uniquely shaped monster appeared, everyone was taken aback:

"...This kid really does make even monsters look so strange...I can't ignore this feeling of power erosion!"

Soon, amidst the serious tone of Jaden Yuki's voice, a hint of suspicion appeared on his face as he looked towards Ed Phoenix, the player watching from a distant corner.

"However, if that's the case... although I don't know what Edward is carrying, but—"

"Even if it's this so-called power of fate, is Edward really going to accept it? And make this guy his complete assistant... I really don't understand..."

Soon, amidst the slightly wistful sigh of the "jellyfish-headed" boy, Yuuki Yuki, the girl beside him, Asuka Tenjouin, immediately shook her head as well:

"...Ed...it's very likely he's already completely under control..."

...

At the same time, accompanied by the girl's worried voice, Saiou Takuma, who had just been shocked by Yuu's [Beyond Limit Acceleration Synchronization], immediately recovered to his best condition after the [Barrier of Light] appeared and under the intervention of the power of [Light of Annihilation]. He smiled confidently at Yuu:

"...If I were to defeat you completely after you've surpassed the limits of [Accelerated Synchronization], then no one would be able to stop the growth of the [Society of Light]!"

"Hmm hum hum~"

After displaying an expression of utter madness comparable to that of Chairman Kagemaru, Saiou Takuma immediately pointed his finger at his front-row monster zone, at the [Secret Power 6 - Lovers] he had just Normal Summoned:

"Based on this card's effect, when you summon it, flip a coin once. If it's face up, it gains the following effect: If a monster with 'Arcane Power' in its name is Tribute Summoned, you can Tribute 1 of that monster as 2. If it's back up, it gains the following effect: Monsters with 'Arcane Power' in their name cannot be Tribute Summoned."

Soon, as the monster card activated its effect, Saiou Takuma immediately tossed the silver coin he had been holding high into the air:

"Wandering Wind... let this card signify your dead end!"

In an instant, as the coin traced a beautiful arc and was tossed high into the air, Saiō Takuma quickly and arrogantly raised his head as well:

"Very good, in the perfect position!"

...

"As expected... this mysterious duelist actually possesses the ability to predict the outcome of a coin toss..."

"One card can be used as two tributes, allowing you to directly summon a level 7 or higher monster..."

"...Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician..."

Soon, as the girl Asuka Tenjouin sighed, the boy with the "jellyfish head" hairstyle, Jaden Yuki, beside her also shook his head helplessly.

"That's not all. It seems this kid has the ability to interfere with the card results. He's practically a cheat code!"

Then, even Jaden Yuki, who was still making sarcastic remarks, sighed with his hands on his hips:

"At this moment, I even feel I must apologize for having misunderstood the legendary duelist, Mr. Jonouchi..."

"...I always thought that Mr. Jonouchi's luck in becoming a legendary duelist must be due to some kind of cheat code...but now it seems—"

After a brief pause, Jaden Yuki immediately looked again at the coin on the field, and continued:

"Mr. Jonouchi is quite capable..."

...

But in that instant, seeing the "successful plot" expression on the face of the monk Zhai Wang, You Feng quickly shook his head:

"I say, you seem to be getting excited too soon..."

"W-what?!"

Along with Saiou's surprised expression, Yuuka immediately pointed to his powerful Level 12 Synchro Monster card in front of him—[Shooting Quasar Dragon]—and said quietly:

"...Didn't you notice at all that my [Meteor Quasar Dragon] had a specific time frame the instant you activated its effect?"

Then, the instant the boy with crimson hair looked at the powerful, bone-white dragon on the field with a look of utter astonishment, Youfeng also immediately activated the effect of [Meteorite Dragon]:

"Once per turn, you can negate and destroy the activation of a Spell, Trap, or Effect Monster's effect."

"So—it's not that your effect failed, but that the activation was directly nullified, Fortune Teller Saiō..."

In an instant, as a burst of intense stardust power flashed across the face of the [Meteor Quasar Dragon] card in front of the field, the Level 4 Fairy-Type [Arcane Power] monster was also immediately destroyed and sent to the Graveyard.

At that moment, Zhai Wang's face darkened instantly. He then stared at the [Arcane Reading] in the graveyard, which could activate and grant him another [Normal Summon] with the [Tribute Summon] effect. He shook his head slightly, chose to set a card in the back row, and then ended his turn.

...

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Prince Zhai, please ponder..."

Soon, after entering the preparation phase of his turn, Yufeng smiled faintly and stretched his finger onto his silver-white duel disk, performing a standard card-drawing action, preparing to directly enter the [Card Draw Phase].

But in that instant, Saiou Takuma, who was controlled by [Light of Annihilation], immediately chose to put up a last-ditch effort and activated the trap card he had set up in his back row:

"At this very moment, I will activate the cards I have set in the back row:"

"I activate a [Continuous Trap] card from my back row—[Death's Parade]: This card can be tossed with a coin during your Standby Phase—"