The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

"My turn!"

[Tony Titan's hand card: 0→1]

He casually caught the card that popped out of his deck, then swung his arm and said, "During my Standby Phase, the special ability of [Demon Queen of the Underworld] in my Graveyard is activated once again."

"The attack power of demon-type monsters of level four or below, namely the Extinction King Demon, is increased by 1000 points."

Roar--! !

The demon king roared, his muscles bulging wildly.

[Extinction King Demon: Attack Power 2000 → 3000]

Asuka couldn't help but worry about Jaden, "Oh no, if his attack power increases to 3000 points, Earthman's power won't be able to stop him."

Judai: “…”

He couldn't refute that; it was all due to his carelessness that led to this outcome.

Just then, Titan revealed the card in his hand and said, "I activate the spell card [Pot of Greed] from my hand and draw two cards from my deck."

[Tony Titan's hand card: 1→2]

After glancing at his hand, he immediately placed one of the cards onto the Duel Disk, "Summon [Infernal Soldier Demon] in Attack Position."

Om-! !

In a flash of golden light, a demon with a sword on its right arm and a shield-like left arm was projected.

[Hell Soldier Demon: Attack Power 1200]

[Tony Titan's hand card: 2→1]

Then Titan swung his hand and commanded, "Take this! [Extinction King Demon] attacks [Elemental Hero Earthman]!"

The king demon's chest heaved twice, then opened to the sides, revealing the hollow inside.

A large number of demonic insects flew out from there, all heading towards Earth Hero. The demonic insects that stuck to him immediately exploded.

boom--! !

Before Earthman could even let out a scream, he was burned to ashes by the explosion.

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→3500]

Judai: Ouch... Huh? It doesn't hurt at all?!

He was mentally prepared to be hurt, but nothing happened.

He was somewhat bewildered. "Hasn't the Dark Game already started? Why isn't there the kind of mental and physical trauma that's been rumored?"

He quickly realized: "Could that guy be a fake Dark Duelist? The dark power I've been sensing has always been present on this altar? He hasn't even started a Dark Duel?"

"I see. No wonder I didn't sense any overflowing dark power from the monster's battle just now, nor did I suffer any actual harm."

"Then the reason his body disappeared was probably an illusion or a trick of hypnosis."

Thinking of this, Judai's expression became subtle; the person opposite him was probably just a liar.

At the same time, Titan took out a toy resembling the Millennium Puzzle from his pocket and made it emit golden light.

Then he said in a pretentious tone, "Disappear. Your body will gradually disappear along with your life points."

After the light faded, black mist filled the surrounding area.

Meanwhile, Jaden also noticed the changes in himself; it did appear that a part of his body had disappeared, but he still did not feel that it was the dark power affecting him.

Of course, Asuka didn't feel anything, she just saw that Jaden's body was missing a part.

She was very worried about his condition. "Are you alright, Judai?"

Instead of answering the question, Jaden turned to her and asked, "I said, from Asuka's perspective, which part of my body has disappeared?"

"Huh? Isn't it the right foot?"

Upon hearing this, Judai was immediately delighted.

"As expected, my guess was right!"

Asuka became more and more confused: "What exactly is going on, Judai?"

Jaden chuckled and explained, "That guy is a fake Dark Duelist."

Upon hearing this, Titan immediately became furious. "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm playing a real dark game!"

"In that case, how do you explain the discrepancy that Asuka and I saw different parts disappearing? In my eyes, the part that disappeared wasn't my right foot, but my right hand."

Upon hearing Judai's explanation, Asuka was immediately stunned. "It's on his right hand?! So that guy was just a fraud?"

"This, this, I..."

Titan, facing the questioning, stammered and couldn't utter a word.

Finally, he clicked his tongue and said, "Tch, now that I've been seen through, there's no point in continuing the duel!"

So he forcefully threw down the fake Millennium Block in his hand, and it immediately exploded.

boom--! !

A low explosion rang out, and a large amount of smoke billowed out, obscuring Titan's figure as he prepared to flee.

"Wait! Don't run around!"

Upon seeing him step onto the center of the altar, Judai's pupils suddenly contracted.

However, it was too late. The moment Titan guessed the center of the altar, the Dark Game mechanics above were triggered.

Suddenly, a huge symbol of the Eye of Ugarte appeared on the altar, surrounding the Jaden and the Titans.

"Oops!!"

Judai immediately sensed something was wrong.

The next second, a large amount of dark power converged like a vortex, centered on the Eye of Ugart.

Asuka was also startled by the scene before her and asked worriedly, "What happened, Judai!"

Just as she was about to step forward, Judai shouted, "Don't come any closer, Asuka!"

Startled by his shout, Asuka stopped in her tracks.

"This is how the same thing?"

Jaden explained with a solemn expression, "Titan triggered the Dark Game of this altar, and this time it's a real Dark Game."

Sensing the increasingly intense dark power around him, he was certain that this time it was real.

So he instructed the girl, "Be good, Asuka, wait for me outside!"

Asuka could only trust his abilities. "I understand. Make sure you come out safely. I'll pray for you."

Judai gave her a thumbs up and smiled, "Leave it to me!"

Before long, the dark power gathered on the altar quickly created a huge black sphere that swallowed Jaden and Titan.

......

Within the alternate dimension created by the Dark Game, Jaden and Titan face off once again.

However, Titan's eyes are now glowing with an eerie red light, and he seems to be in an abnormal state.

Just now, when it entered this place, countless dark slimes merged into the Titan's body, as if it were being controlled by those things.

Of course, Jaden was protected by Pokémon like Kuriboh and was not corrupted by those things.

Before long, the controlled Titan finally spoke, "Yuki Jaden, alright, let the duel continue, the true Dark Game."

Chapter Seventeen: The Diamond

"Once the Dark Game begins, you cannot escape from here until a winner is decided."

As soon as Titan finished speaking, the duel that had just been paused resumed, restoring the scene from when it was paused, and the surrounding environment returned to the appearance of the Pandemonium.

Judai clenched his fist and shouted, "Since you want to play, then I'll play along to the end!"

Titan chuckled coldly and said, "Hmph~, then my turn continues."

"【Hell Soldier Demon】, attacks the player directly!"

At his command, the soldier demon rushed forward and swung his sword, striking Jaden.

"Ughh ...

[Yujo Jaden: LP3500→2300]

Jaden clutched his chest in pain, grimacing as he said, "This pain is completely different from the one before... It really is a Dark Game."

At this moment, Titan inserted the remaining card, 4, from his hand into the Duel Disk. 4▲erˇ∞九，〇.伍)［

"Finally, cover one more card, and the turn ends."

[Tony Titan's hand card: 1→0]

"And when the effect of [Queen of the Underworld Demon] ends this turn, the attack power of [King of Extinction Demon] returns to normal."

[Extinction King Demon: Attack Power 3000 → 2000]

Meanwhile, Jaden has no cards in hand right now, and he has to gamble on the cards he draws this time if he wants to turn the tide.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 0 → 1]

Jaden glanced at his hand and his eyes lit up. "Yosh! I got one..."

As he spoke, he showed the card in his hand.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Act V: Hope' from my hand!"

Select 5 cards with "Elemental HERO" in their name from your Graveyard and shuffle them into your Deck. Then, draw 2 cards from your Deck. If you control and have no other cards in your hand when this card is activated, draw 3 cards.

He's always been lucky, and in this dangerous situation, he just happened to draw a magic card that would replenish his hand.

Jaden took five cards from the graveyard and said, "I'll return Wingman, Hot Girl, Ocean Man, Forest Man, and Prism Man from the graveyard to my deck, and then draw three cards from my deck."

After shuffling the deck, quickly draw three cards from it.

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 3]

After glancing at his hand, he picked up one of the cards and exclaimed, "Because of the effect of Elemental HERO Necromancer in my graveyard, I can summon an Elemental HERO monster without tributes."

"Using this effect, I summon [Elemental Hero Golden Blade]!"

Om-! !

A burst of golden light flashed, and a warrior who seemed to be cast in gold emerged from the light.

[Elemental Hero Golden Blade Warrior: Attack Power 2600]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

Looking at the monster, Titan calmly said, "As long as [Hell Soldier Demon] is on the field, the opponent cannot attack any [Demon] monster other than [Hell Soldier Demon] on their field."

He then flicked his hand and shouted, "Then activate the trap card, [Shield of Conspiracy]!"

"Equip this card to [Infernal Soldier Demon] as an Equip Card. As long as the equipped monster is on the field in Attack Position, the equipped monster cannot be destroyed by battle once per turn, and all damage to itself from battle with it becomes zero."

A shield of light appeared on the soldier demon's shield-like left arm, and it stepped forward to protect the king demon.

Titan sneered, "With only one monster present, you, brat, have no chance of breaking through my defenses."

However, Jaden shrugged and asked with a smile, "Is that really true?"

"What...?"

With a wave of his arm, Judai shouted, "Go! [Elemental HERO Golden Blade] Attack [Hell Soldier Demon]! Power Engine Attack!"

Under his command, Golden Blade Knight lunged forward, the blade on his arm slashing at the light shield on the soldier demon's arm.

Click——! !

The light shield shattered instantly upon impact, rendering it temporarily unusable.

"It's no use. This attack won't destroy the [Hell Soldier Demon], and I've taken zero damage."

"How about this one?"

Jaden immediately revealed his second spell card, "I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Mask Change] from my hand!"