Yu-Gi-Oh!: I use an Orichalcos deck

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"They chose you," Lilith smiled, "not as a user, but as a successor. The Saiyan power is now within you."

Yuki clenched his fist, feeling an unprecedented surge of power. The sound of sirens approached from afar. Lilith quickly said, "I have to go. Victor's organization still has remnants. But don't worry, you're capable of protecting yourself now."

She turned to leave, but Youji called out to her: Wait! Who are you? Why are you helping me?

Lilith turned around, her heterochromatic eyes gleaming with a mysterious light: "I am the guardian of another primordial deck. As for why I helped you..." She smiled, "Perhaps I'll tell you next time we meet."

After speaking, her figure vanished like mist. Yuki stood alone in the ruins, looking at the blank card deck and the flickering fingertips, knowing that his life would be forever changed.

In the distance, a card glows faintly amidst the ruins—it's Ultra Instinct Son Goku, the image no longer depicted, but rather a small, flickering golden flame...

Chapter 384 Kamehameha

Morning light streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains, and Yuki jolted awake, his forehead covered in cold sweat. Another nightmare—he dreamt he was swallowed by endless darkness, while the Saiyan cards that once belonged to him flickered in the distance, untouchable. Wiping the sweat from his brow, he noticed his arm gleaming with an unnatural golden light in the sunlight.

Still the same... Yuki sighed and got out of bed. Two weeks had passed since the Card Master Tournament incident. Victor had been arrested by the police, and his Saiyan deck had been completely blank. But strange things began to happen—his body gradually displayed superhuman abilities.

In the kitchen, Yuji absentmindedly poured cereal into a bowl, the milk carton crumpling in his hands. This was the third container he'd broken this week. His growing strength was uncontrollable, like a constantly expanding energy within him.

Ding-dong—the doorbell rang suddenly.

You Ji looked up alertly. Since that match, he had almost completely cut off contact with the outside world, not even returning to his usual card shop. Through the peephole, he saw Old Chen standing outside, the card shop owner, holding a package in his hand.

"Youji? I know you're home." Old Chen's voice came through the door. "There's a package for you; it looks important."

After a moment's hesitation, You Ji opened the door. Old Chen's eyes widened immediately upon seeing him: "My God, your eyes..."

Yuki then realized that his pupils might have turned into the Saiyan's characteristic light green again—another manifestation of his uncontrollable ability.

"Contact lenses." Youji casually brushed it off and took the package. The package was light, with no sender information, only his name and address printed on it.

Old Chen seemed to want to say something, but in the end he just shook his head: "A batch of new cards arrived at the store, come and take a look when you have time." After saying that, he turned and left.

Yuki closed the door and carefully opened the package. Inside was a metal box. Inside, a familiar card lay quietly—Ultra Instinct Son Goku, the card that had appeared automatically during his duel with Victor. But unlike last time, the card now depicted not an image, but a dancing golden flame, as if it were alive.

The moment his fingers touched the card, flames suddenly erupted and coiled around his arm. A sharp pain accompanied a deluge of information flooding his brain—

Countless scenes from parallel worlds flashed by: in some worlds, Saiyans were real warriors; in others, card duels determined the fate of nations; and in yet another world, seven primordial card decks served as seals, suppressing some ancient evil...

Ah! Yuki collapsed to his knees, the card slipping from his hand. The illusion vanished, but the memory remained vividly etched into his mind. He picked up the card, panting, and discovered that the image on the back had transformed into a circle of seven symbols, one of which—the Saiyan symbol representing the Battle Realm—was faintly glowing.

The other six original decks... Yugi muttered to himself, Lilith said she was the guardian, so there are five successors?

A sharp alarm suddenly blared from outside the window. Yuki ran to the window and saw thick smoke rising a few blocks away. Almost instinctively, he felt something there was calling to him... or rather, challenging him.

Carefully placing the card in his pocket, Yuki performed a movement he had practiced countless times over the past two weeks—concentrating his mind and feeling the energy flowing within his body. Golden flames rose from his body, and with a light leap, he floated in mid-air.

"Don't run into the wall this time..." he muttered to himself, then shot out of the window like an arrow.

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Skyscrapers flew past below him as Yuki struggled to control his flight. His self-study over the past two weeks had barely kept him from crashing into buildings, but he was far from achieving precise control. As he approached the scene, he sensed a familiar fluctuation of dark energy—exactly the same as the one Victor used.

The smoke was coming from a bank. Strangely, there were no police cars or onlookers, only an eerie silence. Yuki landed on the roof of the building opposite and squinted to observe. The bank's doors were wide open, the interior dark and gaping, like a gaping maw waiting for its prey to walk into its trap.

The card in his pocket suddenly heated up. Just as You Ji pulled it out, he heard a whooshing sound behind him. He instinctively rolled to dodge, and a black energy arrow grazed his head and struck the ground, corroding a smoking crater.

"Good reaction, Saiyan successor." A hoarse female voice rang out.

Yu Ji turned around and saw a woman in a black bodysuit standing on the edge of the rooftop, her long red hair fluttering in the wind. In her hand she held a bow made of dark energy, aimed at his heart.

Sent by the Shadow Council? Yuki assumed a fighting stance, and the energy within his body began to boil.

The woman chuckled: "Clever. I am Natasha, the Black Phoenix, the Seventh Seat. It seems that Victor, that good-for-nothing, at least left us with information about you."

What do you want? Yuki moved slowly, trying to close the distance.

The power of the original deck, of course. Natasha's arrows always lock onto Yuuki as she moves; although your deck has disappeared, the energy has been transferred to your body... which makes things even easier.

She suddenly released the bowstring, and three black arrows shot out in a triangular formation. You Ji pushed forward with both hands, and a golden energy barrier barely blocked the attack, but the impact still pushed him to the edge of the building.

"Is that all you've got?" Natasha scoffed. "Looks like the successor is nothing special."

Yuki gritted his teeth, recalling the feeling of his duel with Victor—perfect synchronization with the deck. He concentrated, imagining Sun Wukong using the Kamehameha. He formed his hands into a calyx shape at his waist, and blue energy began to gather.

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Natasha's expression changed slightly, and she quickly fired five arrows in succession.

achievement--!!!

The blue energy wave collided with the black arrow, unleashing a deafening roar. Yuki was thrown back several steps by the recoil, while Natasha was engulfed by the smoke of the explosion.

As the smoke cleared, Natasha was nowhere to be seen, leaving only a sentence floating in the air: We will meet again, Heir... but next time it won't be so friendly.

You Ji breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly realized that the dark energy at the bank had also disappeared. Was it a diversionary tactic? He quickly flew towards the bank, only to find it empty except for a few unconscious security guards lying on the ground, each with a black flame mark on their forehead.

Just as he was about to check the security situation, You Ji suddenly sensed someone approaching from behind. He whirled around, his fist flashing with golden light as he swung it out—

The fist stopped centimeters from the opponent's cheek. It was a tall, thin young man with short silver-gray hair, wearing a black leather jacket, who didn't even blink in the face of the sudden attack.

"Good self-control," the man commented, "but too little vigilance. I've been following you for ten minutes."

"Who are you?" Yuki remained vigilant, his fist still raised.

Rex. Like you, he is an inheritor of the original deck. The man pointed to a corner of the cards peeking out of Yuuki's pocket. "Mine is the God of War deck."

Yuki then noticed that Rex had a pendant hanging on his chest with a symbol similar to the one on the back of the Ultra Instinct card, only the design was different—it was a symbol of a sword and shield crossed.

Prove it to me. You Ji remained relentless.

Rex sighed, flipped his right hand, and a card appeared out of thin air. The card depicted a sword-wielding warrior, but unlike ordinary game cards, this image was three-dimensional, as if a miniature version of the real person had been sealed inside the card.

"Ares, the God of War," Rex introduced, "is one of the main forces in my deck. Now you believe me?"

Youji slowly lowered his fist: What do you want from me?

The Shadow Council is hunting down all the Successors. Rex puts away his cards; they've gained the power of three Primal Deck cards. I've formed a temporary alliance with two other Successors. Would you like to join me?

Yuki recalled Natasha and the dark energy in the bank: that red-haired woman...

Natasha, the Dark Phoenix, seventh seat in the Shadow Council. Rex's expression turned serious; she was just a minor character. Each of the top five seats could easily defeat someone like Victor.

Suddenly, police sirens blared outside the bank. Rex grabbed Yuki's arm: "Let's talk somewhere else."

The two quickly left the bank and disappeared into a nearby alley. Rex pulled out a strange device and pressed it, causing ripples to appear in the surrounding air.

"A portable jammer," he explained, "that can block the Shadow Council's tracking. Now, about the alliance..."

"I need more information." Yuji interrupted him. "Who are the other successors? What exactly does the Shadow Council want? Why are they only coming to me now?"

Rex leaned against the wall, pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, but just held it in his hand without lighting it: So many problems. Okay, in order—the only known successors so far, besides you and me, are Elementalist Irene and Mechanical King Joe. The remaining two haven't shown up yet.

He paused: "The Shadow Council believes that gathering the power of the seven primordial decks (ahfd) will open the Gate of Origin, granting godlike power. As for why they're looking for you now..." Rex looked directly into Yuuki's eyes, "because your deck has disappeared. They were originally searching for a successor by tracking the deck's energy, but you only recently began emitting energy fluctuations."

Yuuki touched the card in his pocket: Where's Lilith? She's a Guardian too...

A girl with silver heterochromia? Rex raised an eyebrow. She was the heir to the Protoss deck, but her whereabouts were unknown. The last time he saw her was a month ago; she warned them that the Shadow Council was in action.

A dark figure suddenly flashed past the alley entrance. The two men turned around alertly at the same time, but saw nothing.

It's not safe here. Rex lowered his voice, "Come with me, I'll take you to our temporary base."

Yuji hesitated. This stranger knew too much, yet explained too little. But at the moment, he seemed to have no better choice.

Okay, but I need to be able to leave at any time. Yuki finally agreed.

Rex grinned: "Suit yourself. But trust me, you won't want to leave after you see the training room."

Training room?

Of course. Rex led the way into the depths of the alley. You think we'd let you fight the Shadow Council with that kind of pathetic control? Ares above, you fly like a kicked dog.

Yuki couldn't help but retort: ​​I've only had this ability for two weeks!

That's why professional guidance is even more necessary. Rex said without turning his head, "Unless you want to be riddled with bullets the next time you encounter Dark Phoenix."

These words struck a nerve with Yuji. If Natasha hadn't underestimated him, the outcome of the battle just now would have been very different.

The two walked through several hidden paths and arrived at what appeared to be an abandoned factory building. Rex knocked on the rusty iron gate a few times in a specific rhythm, and the gate opened automatically.

The interior is completely different from the dilapidated exterior—the spacious and bright space is divided into several areas, with a living area on one side and various training equipment on the other, some of which look like high-tech products, while others look like ancient cultivation tools.

Welcome to the Ark. Rex opened his arms, a temporary refuge for the inheritors.

A girl in a blue robe peeked out from the second floor: Rex! You brought a newcomer? She jumped down lightly, and a few snowflakes condensed in the air around her as she landed.

"Eileen, the inheritor of the Elementalist deck," Rex introduced. "And this is Yuuki, the former holder of the Saiyan deck..."

Eileen looked to be under twenty, with long, light blue hair tied in a ponytail and unusual ice-blue eyes. She curiously circled Yuuki: "Your deck has really been completely transformed? That's amazing! I've never seen anything like it."

"Transformation?" Yu Ji asked, puzzled.

The process of the original deck merging with its successor. A deep voice came from the shadows. A tall figure emerged, about a third of its body mechanically modified, its left eye glowing red. Normally we retain the deck as a medium of power, but you seem to have absorbed all the energy directly.

Joe, the mechanical king. Rex, our technical expert, gives a brief introduction.

Joe's robotic arm suddenly deformed, extending a scanning device towards Youji: the energy reading was abnormally high, but the control module was almost non-existent. It was a miracle he was still alive.

Yuki felt a little uncomfortable: So... you want to train me to control this power?

That's right. Rex headed towards the training area, starting with basic energy manipulation. Eileen would teach him how to sense and guide the flow of energy within his body.

Eileen smiled and extended her hand, palm up. A ball of water formed out of thin air, then transformed into ice crystals, steam, and electricity: all primordial energy is essentially the same, only its manifestations differ. You need to find your own frequency.

Over the next few hours, Yuki practiced various control techniques under Eileen's guidance. At first, he couldn't even maintain a stable energy level, but gradually, he was able to control the golden flames so they wouldn't erupt uncontrollably.

"Great!" Eileen clapped. "Now try summoning your deck."

But my deck is already... Yuuki reached into his pocket, and the Ultra Instinct card was gone!

It's not a physical deck, Eileen explained, but rather an energy projection. All inheritors can briefly summon a phantom of the original deck for use with special abilities.

Encouraged by Eileen, Yuki closed his eyes and imagined each card in his former deck. Strangely, he felt the energy within him begin to flow along a specific path, eventually converging in his palm.

He opened his eyes and saw a stack of semi-transparent gold cards floating in his hand. Although he couldn't see the specific contents, he could sense their connection to his former deck.

"We did it!" Eileen cheered.

Rex walked over, a rare expression of approval on his face: "Not bad, faster than I expected. But the real test has only just begun."

He snapped his fingers, and the ceiling of the training room suddenly transformed into a starry sky, with several mechanical targets rising from the ground.

Combat training. Rex grinned, "Hope you enjoy getting beaten up."

Before You Ji could react, an energy blast suddenly shot out from a target, hitting him squarely in the chest and sending him flying several meters away.