Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

"However, if you lose, don't bother me again."

"Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Tiandao Lian's eyes lit up instantly, like stars that had been ignited.

"However, if I win,"

He then said, with an unquestionable reverence in his voice, "Could you listen to me... tell you about the god I believe in?"

It was nearly dawn, and the night wind blew by, carrying a chilling sensation.

You Yang noticed that Tian Dao Lian's nose was a little red, obviously she had been waiting here for a long time.

This sincerity is indeed impossible to completely ignore.

"Alright, if you win, I'll listen to you talk about your god."

Upon receiving You Yang's affirmative reply, the earnest expression on Tian Dao Lian's face was instantly replaced by ecstatic joy. Her entire aura also changed, and her previous tension and unease vanished, replaced by a soaring fighting spirit.

"but……"

Just as the Heavenly Lotus was ready, You Yang spoke again.

"I also have one more request."

"No problem! Just tell me what you need!"

Without a second thought, Tiandao Lian agreed immediately.

In his view, You Yang was the person his family had been waiting for for a long time, so whatever You Yang said was no different from a divine decree to them.

Let alone one request, even a hundred wouldn't be a problem!

"I haven't decided yet. I'll talk about it when I do!"

The moment he finished speaking, You Yang waved his arm, and the Duel Disk appeared, gleaming with a cold metallic luster.

On the other side, Tendou Ren immediately raised his Duel Disk in response!

Seeing this, Xie Wan'an wisely crossed his arms and quietly stepped aside, making room for the two of them, ready to watch this good show in the middle of the night with ease.

[The duel begins!]

[Youyang: LP 8000]

【Tiandao Lotus: LP 8000】

A virtual black coin appeared between the two of them, and after spinning rapidly, it landed heads up.

"First strike is mine!"

Tendou Ren declared loudly, swiftly drawing five cards from his deck. With a flick of his fingers, the cards unfolded in a perfect arc in his hand.

You Yang, on the other hand, appeared much more composed. With a casual flick of his fingers, he also drew his five starting cards from the top of the deck.

Looking at the cards in his hand, Tendou Ren's eyes instantly sharpened, and he had already conceived a perfect chain of moves in his mind.

Tian Daolian's eyes were sharp as an eagle's. He quickly drew one card from his five-card hand and presented it to You Yang with a clean and decisive motion. The edge of the card drew a sharp arc in the night.

"I activate the effect of [Black Feather - Poisonous Wind Simon]!"

His voice was firm and loud, full of unquestionable confidence.

"If you control no monsters, you can banish 1 'Blackwing' monster from your hand except this card to activate this effect."

"Choose 1 'Black Tornado' from your deck and place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone."

"After that, this card in your hand can be summoned or sent to the graveyard without being Tributed."

"This effect sends the 'Black Whirlwind' to the graveyard at the end of its phase, and the caster takes 1000 damage."

"After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck unless they are DARK monsters, until the end of the turn."

"I banish [Blackwing - Rogue Vata] from my hand, place the Spell Card [Black Whirlwind] in my Spell & Trap Zone, and then Normal Summon [Blackwing - Poisonous Wind Simon]!"

The moment the words fell, a card in Tiandao Lian's hand turned into specks of light and was swallowed by an invisible dimensional space.

Immediately afterwards, a pitch-black whirlwind appeared out of thin air on the duel disk in front of him, the rapidly rotating airflow emitting a low whistling sound.

His gaze sharpened, and he slammed the glowing card in his hand heavily onto the duel disk.

"Om-!"

A dark whirlwind suddenly exploded, and a figure materialized within the gale.

It was a bird-beast monster with jet-black wings on its back and sickly red feathers on its body. As soon as it appeared, it let out a sharp cry.

[Black Feather - Simon of the Poisonous Wind] [6 Stars]

[Dark/Bird Beast Race] [Attack: 1600, Defense: 2000]

"Oh? The Black Feather deck?"

You Yang's eyes lit up slightly, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

Black Feather... This suddenly sparked a genuine interest in the so-called god that Heavenly Lotus had mentioned.

I just don't know if it's the one I remember.

On the other hand, Tiandao Lian's expression was extremely solemn, as if he were conducting a sacred ritual.

He pointed his finger at the swirling black storm on the field and continued his loud declaration:

"At this very moment! I activate the effect of the Continuous Spell Card [Black Whirlwind] on the field!"

"This effect can only be activated when a 'Blackwing' monster is Summoned to your field."

"Add 1 'Blackwing' monster with less ATK than that monster from your Deck to your hand."

"Based on the effect, I'm adding [Black Feather - Illusory of Sudri] to my hand!"

The dark whirlwind moved in response, its force suddenly increasing, and a card was precisely pulled from the deck, landing steadily in Tiandao Lian's hand like a tamed bird.

Without even glancing at it, Tiandao Lian revealed the card he had just acquired and loudly proclaimed:

"I usually summon [Blackfeather - Phantom of Sudri]!"

A flash of light appeared, and a black-feathered monster wielding two guns and covered in metallic purple feathers appeared on Tendou Ren's field, the muzzles of its guns gleaming with a dangerous cold light.

[Black Feather - Phantom of Sudri] [4-Star]

[Dark/Bird Beast Race] [Attack: 1400, Defense: 1400]

The monster's figure had barely stabilized when Tiandao Lian immediately moved on to the next step, speaking at lightning speed:

"At this moment, the [Black Feather - Phantom of Sudri] entrance effect is triggered!"

"This card can only be activated when it is summoned."

"Add 1 card with the name 'Blackwing Dragon' (excluding 'Blackwing - Radiant Sordid') from your Deck to your hand."

"Next, I chain the effect of [Black Feather - Phantom of Sudri] to activate the effect of the Continuous Spell Card [Black Whirlwind] again!"

"The effect of the Continuous Spell Card [Black Whirlwind] is not limited to once per turn!"

"This effect can only be activated when a 'Blackwing' monster is Summoned to your field."

"Add 1 'Blackwing' monster with less ATK than that monster from your Deck to your hand."

On the field, [Black Feather - Phantom of Sudri] emitted an eerie purple light, and the black whirlwind rose up violently once again.

The two forces intertwined, and a powerful gust of wind suddenly drew two cards from Tiandao Lian's deck. They flew through the air in two precise arcs and into his hand.

"I'm adding [Blackwing - Shima of the Storm] and [Blackwing - Vata] to my hand!"

Tendou Ren retrieved one of the cards to his hand, then revealed the other and sent it to the graveyard without hesitation.

"I can activate the effect of [Blackwing - Natsuma of the Storm] from my hand by sending this card from my hand or field to the Graveyard."

"Place 1 'Blackwing Whirlwind' from your Deck face-up on your field!"

As the card disappeared, a new whirlwind mixed with sand and dust roared out from Tiandao Lian's deck and landed steadily in his field area.

In an instant, two black whirlwinds of different shapes began to intertwine and dance in front of him, the swirling air currents causing his clothes to flutter.

Tiandao Lian's figure stood motionless in the wind, revealing another card in his hand and continuing his unfolding.

"Next, I'll activate the effect of [Black Feather - Rogue's Punishment] in my hand!"

"If you control a 'Blackwing' monster other than 'Blackwing - Vatta the Rogue', you can Special Summon this card from your hand."

"Appear! [Black Feather - Rogue's Vengeance]!"

A flash of light appeared, and a giant eagle monster, dressed in a white suit and with a plump body, stood tall and proud on Tiandao Lian's field, exuding a comical air of majesty.

[Black Feather - The Rogue's Punishment] [2 Stars]

[Dark/Adjusted/Bird Beast Race] [Attack: 800 Defense: 0]

"This monster..." You Yang raised an eyebrow slightly, "So, is it coming?"

Tiandao Lian took a deep breath, his expression becoming extremely solemn. He pointed at [Black Feather - Rogue's Fatah] on the field, his voice suddenly rising:

"Then I'll activate the other effect of [Black Feather - Rogue's Punishment]!"

"It can only be launched during its main phase."

Send this card (with a combined Level of 8 or higher) and 1 or more "Blackwing" monsters from your Deck (excluding Tuners) to the Graveyard, then Special Summon 1 "Blackwing Dragon" from your Extra Deck.

"But this turn, I am not a DARK monster and cannot be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck."

"I choose to send three monsters from my deck to the Graveyard: Level 2 [Blackwing - Snowcrusher Chinuk], Level 4 [Blackwing - Elite Zeferos], and Level 2 [Blackwing - Rogue Vata] on the field!"

A faint purple glow shone from the Heavenly Lotus, followed by a sudden burst of pitch-black hurricane centered on him.

The hurricane raged wildly, yet strangely, it didn't leak out at all. Instead, it acted like a loyal guardian, protecting the Heavenly Lotus within the eye of the storm.

His voice, booming from the eye of the hurricane, echoed with an uplifting resonance:

"Black gale, let your hidden emotions be revealed on your wings!"

"Summon Synchro! Fly!"

"Level 8! [Black Winged Dragon]!"

At the crest of the storm, a cocoon-like white feather suddenly appeared. Then, the cocoon split open, and a pair of scarlet eyes snapped open in the darkness.

A pair of enormous wings covered in jet-black scales suddenly unfolded, each flap stirring up a fierce gale that swept around, as if announcing its arrival to the whole world!