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

"My turn!"

[Rafiru's hand cards: 2→4]

When it was his turn, he immediately shouted: "Activate the effect of the Continuous Spell [Workbox], select the Spells [Guardian's Power] and [Meteor Bow - Blazing Flame] from the Deck!"

Two cards then flew out of the box, and after the game confirmed, [Meteor Bow - Blazing Flame] disappeared.

"The card left behind is [Guardian's Power]. Equip this card, Desceth."

A layer of colored light enveloped the scythe in Desceth's hand.

After finishing, Rafael immediately entered the battle phase, shouting, "Battle begins!"

However, this was the moment the game was waiting for. He quickly pressed the button and shouted, "Open the face-down card, Quick-Play Spell [Double Whirlwind], target one Spell or Trap Card on each player's field, destroy those two!"

"not good!!"

Before Rafiru could react, two whirlwinds descended from the sky, striking both of them simultaneously in their backfield.

Bang bang——!

Both cards were shredded at the same time.

The colorful light that had just appeared vanished instantly.

That's right, the card destroyed on Rafael's field is of course [Guardian Power], while the card destroyed on the field is of course [Light of the Spirit Sword].

Then the game continued, "It's not over yet! I'm activating the Continuous Trap [Light's Guardian Sword] from the graveyard. You cannot attack me directly this turn!"

The lightsabers waiting in front of him instantly gathered in front of him, transforming into a wall of swords to block his opponent's attack.

"Hmph, beautiful~"

"First, get both Chaos Magician and Thief Kuriboh off your field, leaving your field empty of monsters. This way, your opponent can only attack directly."

"Then, by destroying the [Light-Sealing Sword], its effect is activated from the graveyard, thus achieving the effect of blocking attacks."

"Your duels are always so pleasing to the eye, truly worthy of you, game!"

Seto Kaiba was very satisfied with his performance in the game and was almost addicted to playing cards.

If the timing weren't so bad, the president would have loved to challenge him right now.

Let's get back to the duel.

Seeing that Rafael was standing there in a daze, the game forcibly ended his turn and drew a card directly.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]

Ignoring the card, Yugi said, "Since it's my turn, the banished [Chaos Magician] returns to my field."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Chaos Magician reappeared before him.

[Chaos Magician: Attack Power 2500]

"Then I activate the special effect of [Radiant Dragon Seifert Dragon] which was sent to the graveyard by [Thief Kuriboh] from the graveyard."

You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 LIGHT/DARK Level 8 Dragon monster in your Graveyard; add that monster to your hand.

"Add [Destroyer Dragon Gandora], which was also sent to the graveyard by [Thief Kuriboh], to your hand."

The game involves taking two cards from the graveyard, one of which is added to the hand.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]

"Well......"

Rafiru had a bad feeling.

At this point, Yugi inserts another card from his hand into the Duel Disk, and says, "I activate the Spell Card [Monster Resurrection] to revive a monster from my Graveyard."

"At the same time, activate the special effect of [Magician of Chaos] once again to destroy the equipment magic [Death's Scythe - Soul Severance]."

boom!

The scythe in Desceth's hand was instantly shattered.

[Guardian Desceth: Attack Power 5000 → 2500]

Seeing this, Rafael sneered, "Hmph, although Desceth has lost the support of the equipment card, I still have four cards in my hand. With Desceth's ability, I can be immune to four destructions."

"It's still a long way off before we can destroy this monster created by the darkness within me."

The game player sighed and then said, "How about this one?"

"Ok?"

Under Rafael's questioning gaze, Yugi raised his right hand and shouted, "Based on the effect of [Monster Resurrection], revive one monster in your graveyard!"

"Could it be..."

"Come before me, [Guardian Aetos]!"

As the game's sound faded, dazzling divine light shone in the sky, and the goddess spread her pure white wings, descending from the heavens and landing in front of the game.

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 2500]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→4]

Rafael was stunned when he saw his trump card monster being taken away by the bull.

"Aetos..."

He called her name absentmindedly.

"As expected, Rafael, Ethos is your most important card. She is the bond between you and your monsters and your loved ones."

"A duelist like you who can communicate with monsters shouldn't be mired in darkness. Let her save you."

While Rafiru was distracted, Yugi picked up another card.

He glanced back at Jonouchi, who was sleeping on Honda's back, and murmured, "Jonouchi-kun, lend me your power."

He then raised the card high and shouted, "Activate the Spell Card [Hemo's Claw]! Combine it with the Dragon-Type monster [Destroyer Dragon Gandora] in my hand!"

"Appear, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]!"

A reddish-brown dragon and a jet-black dragon appeared in the sky, and then the two merged together, transforming into a demonic sword.

"Equip the Equip Card [Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword] to [Guardian Etos] to increase its ATK by 1000. Additionally, it gains 500 ATK for each Dragon-Type monster on either player's field or in their Graveyard, for a total of 2500 ATK."

After receiving the magic sword empowered by the dragon's power, Aetos's aura instantly increased dramatically.

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 2500 → 5000]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→2]

Looking at Aetos, Rafael murmured softly, "5000 attack points... that's already surpassed Desces..."

Without further hesitation, the game launched an attack: "Go! [Guardian Aetos], attack [Guardian Desses]!"

The angel held the sword in both hands, infusing it with divine power.

The game pointed at the fallen angel and shouted, "Sever that darkness, Aetos!"

Aetos immediately flapped its wings and flew over instantly, swinging its magic sword at Desses and cleaving him in two at the waist.

Bang bang——!

Desses shattered instantly, and the darkness contained within his body dissipated as well.

"Aetos~"

At this moment, Rafael, who should have been in pain, instead showed a relaxed expression. He looked tenderly at his beloved angel, as if a shackle in his heart had been broken.

[Rafiru: LP1900→0]

Chapter 128 The Battleground

"This is Doma's stronghold..."

As soon as he stepped off the helicopter, he looked at the temple in front of him and muttered to himself.

It turns out that after the game ended with Rafael playing cards, the latter's inner darkness was severed, and with a series of words and flashbacks, Rafael was redeemed.

Rafiru successfully eliminated the darkness in his heart through sheer willpower, transcended the constraints of the Orichalcos barrier, and ultimately his soul was not taken away.

He then betrayed them, revealing Dartz's hiding place to the game team.

Yugi and Kaiba, escorted by the local army, crossed the windswept sea and finally arrived at the island Rafael had mentioned, standing before the temple atop the mountain.

......

"Let's go, game."

"Ah."

Seto Kaiba didn't hesitate. He called out to Yugi and started walking. Yugi responded and followed closely behind.

As the group ventured deeper, they finally reached the innermost part of the temple, where the space was extremely spacious. The walls, floors, and even the ceiling above were densely covered with murals.

All of them are carved with human figures, and the styles are very diverse, reflecting the characteristics of different eras.

Everyone felt extremely oppressed in this environment.

"Game, look at that one."

Looking in the direction Anzu was pointing, we found that it was right in the center of the temple.

Several familiar faces are engraved on the wall above.

"Haga, Ryuzaki, and... Pegasus!"

Clearly, this must be the place where Dorma imprisoned souls.

Throughout history, Dorma has stolen countless souls.

"We've been waiting for you for a long time, Yugi Muto, the Nameless Pharaoh, Seto Kaiba~"

A voice, neither male nor female, suddenly came from inside the temple.

"Dazi!"

Before anyone knew it, Darz, dressed in a white robe, stood in front of the mural opposite.

"Welcome to my temple. Our gods will surely bless you, for you are able to gather duelists with such powerful souls."

Dartz's charlatan-like demeanor annoyed the club president. "Your blessings will only bring people endless trouble!"

"Hmph, I can sense it. Powerful souls. I have prepared special seats for you."

Darz raised her hand with a cold smile, and at that moment, two figures in the mural behind her disappeared.

Seeing the opponent's confident posture, the club president became increasingly annoyed. "Don't joke around. The three gunmen you relied on have already been defeated by us!"

"Dartz, now you're the only one left!"

At this moment, instead of getting angry, Dartz smiled and said with a slight smirk, "Is that really so...?"

"What do you mean?"

Dartz raised her head slightly and replied, "Indeed, the Three Gunmen were defeated, but using their souls as sacrifices was part of my plan from the beginning."

"That's too much~"

"But that's not enough. In order for our God to be resurrected, we also need your souls."

Upon hearing this, Rafael couldn't help but speak up, "Lord Dartz, please stop. This is a pointless battle; we were wrong."

"Oh~"

"Indeed, everyone has a dark side, but it can definitely be overcome, and this possibility still exists in modern humanity."

Dartz smiled slightly. "You really disappoint me, Rafiru. Of course, that was to be expected."

"Lord Dartz..."

Rafiru stepped forward, about to say something, but was stopped by Yugi's outstretched hand.

Dartz then spoke to himself, "Speaking of which, Rafael, is the darkness in your heart and the other two Gunners really that simple? Has the darkness you deny in your heart truly disappeared?"

"What do you mean?"

What Dartz said next made everyone angrier and angrier.

In short, Dartz revealed the truth about the tragic past of the Three Musketeers.