Brain Control, also a spell card used in the game, can steal an opponent's monster for the cost of only 800 LP. It was once considered a prison inmate, a banned card. However, after the 2017 trimming, it was able to break out.
But even ignoring the anime, Brain Control wasn't banned in the GX era or the real-world environment. This card went to prison in 2010, which was already in the late "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" era.
[ Yugen, LP 4000 → LP 3200 ]
Without further ado, Yugen naturally targeted the opponent's King of the Skull Servants again. The King of the Skull Servants monster on the opponent's field that received the effect of Brain Control felt another dizzy spell, dull and confused, and went to Yugen's side of the field.
The King of the Skull Servants on the opposite side felt like his eye sockets were about to crack open. If there was anything more infuriating than having your Tamashii (魂 - soul/spirit) stolen by the opponent while playing cards, it might only be yourself being stolen by the opponent...
But this wasn't over yet.
"Of course, I don't have any 'Skull Servant' in my graveyard, so even if the King of the Skull Servants comes to my field, its attack power will just be a useless 0."
Yugen said calmly.
"So I will use 'King of the Skull Servants' as a tribute to advance summon!
Appear, Level 6 -
—— Chaos Command Magician, Summon!"
The dignified King of the Skull Servants, who had just arrived on his field, turned into golden light and dissipated in an instant. All the bone towers rumbled and collapsed, and a magic vortex soared into the sky. The magic staff split open the magic whirlwind, and the Chaos Command Magician made a grand entrance.
[ Chaos Command Magician, ATK 2400 ]
"Chaos Command Magician, direct attack!"
A chaotic magic sphere shot out from the magic staff, exploding on the King of the Skull Servants' face, making the skeleton stagger back, black smoke oozing from its robe.
The King of the Skull Servants stumbled to steady his steps: "Ugh, damn it..."
[ King of the Skull Servants, LP 4000 → LP 1600 ]
"Then I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn."
"Don't get complacent too soon, I am the King of the Skull Servants! I am undead!"
The King of the Skull Servants straightened up.
"My turn, draw!
Activate the Spell Card 'Spellbooks from the Pot', both players draw three cards from their decks."
The King of the Skull Servants drew cards from his deck.
"Then the Spell Card 'A Feather of the Phoenix', discard one card from my hand to return one card in my graveyard to the top of my deck. I discard one card from my hand to return 'King of the Skull Servants' in my graveyard to my deck!
Then, I will activate the effect of 'Wightprince' in my graveyard again!
By banishing 'Wightprince' and two other Skull Servants from the graveyard, I can special summon 'King of the Skull Servants' back from my deck!
I will banish the Wightprince, a Skull Servant, and one The Lady in Wight from the graveyard!"
Wightprince, Skull Servant, and The Lady in Wight turned into black mist and dissipated together, as if opening a pitch-black teleportation vortex. A vast amount of energy erupted from within, bone towers soared into the sky, and the King of the Skull Servants descended once more!
[ King of the Skull Servants, ATK ? ]
"That way, I lack three Skull Servants in my graveyard, but the card I just discarded was another 'Wightprincess'. So the number of Skull Servants in my graveyard is 10.
Therefore, the attack power of my partial body becomes..."
[ King of the Skull Servants, ATK 10000 ]
Skeleton soldiers at the foot of the altar: "Easily another 10,000 attack power!"
"As expected of the great King of the Skull Servants!"
"These sacrifices don't stand a chance at all!"
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"It's not over yet." The King of the Skull Servants glared fiercely at Yugen.
He now realized that this sacrifice was different from others. Just a few turns ago, his partial body had been induced twice in a row, which was extremely humiliating.
It even gave him the illusion that this person "seemed to crave his own body more than winning the duel."
Such bizarre strangeness forced him to be cautious.
"You seem a bit different from the other sacrifices," the King of the Skull Servants said calmly, "But the result won't be any different. I have defeated countless enemies, stepped over mountains of corpses and endless bones to reach my current position.
My experience surpasses anything you can imagine!"
He wasn't born a king; he was originally just one of countless ordinary skeletal monsters.
But he had gone through hardships, followed top duelists to train, and fought countless undead. He had been defeated, had fallen, but could always rise again in the end.
He finally defeated all his enemies, slaughtering his way out of seas of blood and mountains of corpses, and rose from the most ordinary roadside Skull Servant to become a king, even marrying the lady he admired.
He was the king among bones, the ruler of this land of the dead!
He absolutely would not allow such a humiliating existence to disrespect him, especially on his own territory!
"The effect of 'Wightmare' in my hand activates!"
The King of the Skull Servants directly filled his graveyard with one card from his hand, shouting loudly.
"By discarding this card from my hand, I can special summon one banished 'The Lady in Wight'!
Therefore, I shall now call forth the queen of the bone world, my beloved -
—— The Lady in Wight, Summon!"
The one who appeared on the field was still a skull head, but dressed with a hint of noblewoman's air.
It's just unknown if there would be any gentlemen of high境界 (jìngjiè - realm/level) who would find even this skeleton beautiful.
[ The Lady in Wight, DEF 2200 ]
The Lady in Wight, upon appearing on the field, coldly raised her head to observe the situation.
"You still need me to appear?" The Lady in Wight said indifferently.
"Heh heh, that's right, I still need to borrow my wife's power," the King of the Skull Servants chuckled, "With my wife here now, I am invincible!
While 'The Lady in Wight' is on the field, all Undead monsters on the field with 3 or fewer stars, except 'The Lady in Wight', cannot be destroyed by battle, and are not affected by any spell or trap card effects!"
The Lady in Wight's ability was released, and invisible undead magic seemed to grant the King of the Skull Servants an invisible resistance, like an unseen whirlwind moving between those two Skull Servants.
"That way, your petty tricks won't work!" the King of the Skull Servants roared, "At the same time, because 'Wightmare' was sent to the graveyard, the number of Skull Servants in my graveyard has increased, and my own attack power has also increased again!"
[ King of the Skull Servants, ATK 10000 → ATK 11000 ]
"This one attack will finish it!
Using my own 'King of the Skull Servants' partial body, attack 'Chaos Command Magician'!"
"Open face-down card, Continuous Trap 'Spirit Barrier'." Yugen's face-down card in the back row flipped over, "As long as I have a monster on my field, the battle damage the controller of this card takes becomes 0."
Chaos Command Magician received the King of the Skull Servants' heavy blow and its body exploded, but the released energy didn't dissipate, instead forming a soul barrier in front of Yugen. The impact of the undead magic only touched the protective layer of the trap and spread out, not able to cause substantial impact.
"Tch, relying on trap defense to barely survive another turn, huh? Well, I end my turn."
"Then, during your end phase, activate Trap Card 'Burst Rebirth'. Pay 2000 LP to special summon one monster from my graveyard to my field in face-down defense position.
I will discard 'Graceful Charity' for this card."
[ Yugen, LP 3200 → LP 1200 ]
Yugen revealed one card retreating from the graveyard.
"Flip summon the face-down 'Dharc the Dark Charmer' in defense position."
A face-down monster card appeared on his field.
"Still reinforcing the trap defense?" the King of the Skull Servants sneered, "Heh, under our perfect marital combination, that's all you can do.
With my wife here, I have no weaknesses!"
"My turn." Yugen pointed to his set monster on the field, "Flip summon the face-down 'Dharc the Dark Charmer', activate its flip effect. I can gain control of one DARK monster on your opponent's field.
I want to gain control of 'The Lady in Wight'."
The King of the Skull Servants began to roll up his sleeves: "I'm going to fight you to the death!"