Earthbound Immortal, Descend!

"Banish the Level 1 tuner monster 'Fortune Lady Pasty', the Level 2 monster 'Fortune Lady Firey', and the Level 4 monster 'Fortune Lady Watery' from the Graveyard to perform a Graveyard Synchro Summon!"

Level 1 + Level 2 + Level 4 = Level 7

"Master of your own destiny, descend here as the mage of light! Synchro Summon! Fortune Lady Every!"

The destiny powers of the six elements merged into one. The power of light, representing "hope," gave birth to a brand-new master of destiny—the white-robed, blue-haired mage, "Fortune Lady Every"!

"Every's power increases based on her own Level! For every star she has, her power value increases by 400 points!"

Masked Man: "..."

While evading direct damage, she actually performed a "Synchro Summon" right out of the Graveyard... Unfortunately, only one "Malefic" monster can exist face-up on the field. If this were a standing duel, she could rely on the archetype's exclusive Spell Card to bypass this negative effect.

"Turn end."

"My turn, draw!"

'Click!'

"At the very moment the Standby Phase arrives, the general effect of the 'Fortune Lady' archetype activates!"

As mentioned before, the stats of "Fortune Lady" monsters are all determined by their own Level. Since their ATK and DEF are defined by their star levels, they naturally share a common effect to increase their star count.

"During the Standby Phase, Every's Level rises from 'Level 7' to 'Level 8', and therefore her power will increase by 400 points!"

Along with the increase in her Level, Every's aura became even more imposing, faintly threatening to rival the "Malefic Rainbow Dragon"!

"And that's not all!"

As the sole big sister of the "Fortune Lady" archetype, leveling up for the regular effect monster ladies merely meant increasing their own power. But for Every, leveling up not only boosted her power, but also triggered a subsequent, highly advantageous effect—

"After increasing her Level through her own effect, you can target one face-up monster your opponent controls and activate this!"

With that, Carly executed a sharp reverse spin on her D-Wheel, facing backward toward the Masked Man while still driving in reverse. Pointing at the "Malefic Rainbow Dragon" on the Masked Man's field, which boasted a towering 4000 power, she shouted:

"Every! Banish this giant dragon to another dimension! Fate Exile!"

As Every swung her staff toward the "Malefic Rainbow Dragon," a brilliant crescent-shaped wave of light swept outward. Piercing straight through the Rainbow Dragon, it simultaneously ripped open a gate of banishment in the void behind it, leading directly to a dimensional dimension!

Seeing the Rainbow Dragon being pulled inexorably toward the dimensional space by the immense suction of the banishment gate, the Masked Man reached into his Graveyard zone and pulled out a card with a purple border:

"Banish the Trap Card 'Skill Prison' from the Graveyard! Until the end of the turn, all monster effects activated this turn that target 'Malefic Rainbow Dragon' are negated!"

Although it had been swept away by Carly's Wendy while still set without getting to use its effect, it now played a crucial role from the Graveyard, saving the Rainbow Dragon at this very critical moment!

"Roar!"

If not for his master's trap card activating just in time, he would have been banished to another dimensional space! This infuriated the Rainbow Dragon, which snapped back to its senses and let out a fierce roar directly toward Carly.

"Tch!"

Seeing that the Rainbow Dragon had not been successfully banished, Carly curled her lip in frustration before spinning her D-Wheel around again to resume normal forward driving.

"Speed Spell - Angel Wand activates! When you have two or more Speed Counters, you can use this card's effect to draw two cards from your Deck and then discard one card from your hand."

Carly activated the exact same Speed Spell the Masked Man had used the previous turn. This era's equivalent of "Graceful Charity" exclusive to Turbo Duels opened up a window for Carly to mount a counterattack.

"Second Speed Spell - Summon Speed activates! When you have four or more Speed Counters, you can use this card's effect to Special Summon a monster of Level 4 or lower from your hand, except that a monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack this turn."

"Come forth! The second 'Fortune Lady Watery' from my Deck!"

There were only eight monsters in total in the "Fortune Lady" Main Deck. Considering a minimum 40-card deck, they made up a quarter of it, and combined with her backing by the Earthbound Immortals, printing two sets of "Fortune Ladies" made complete sense.

"I don't need to explain Watery's effect, do I? I draw two cards from my Deck."

With an empty hand and only two ladies on the field whose power fell completely short of the "Malefic Rainbow Dragon," if she didn't draw a lifesaver this turn, she might very well be wiped out in one single wave by this Masked Man next turn!

The main issue was that the "Fortune Lady" archetype heavily relied on the two key factors of "turn count" and "Level stars." If this were a standing duel, she could have fought back using a series of exclusive "Fortune Lady" Spells and other general level-boosting Spells. Unfortunately, in a Turbo Duel, every normal Spell Card used would deduct 2000 Life Points due to the effect of "Speed World"!

'Destiny! Guide me to the key that opens the door to victory!'

In this duel, Carly was wagering everything that came next entirely on this draw. If "Destiny" truly favored her, let it grant her a card that could snatch victory from the jaws of defeat!

"Corruption—!"

The hummingbird-shaped mark of the Earthbound Immortal "Aslla piscu" on her arm glowed with light, but Carly's attention was not on it at all.

Glancing first at the card facing her, Carly's expression instantly fell the moment she saw it, for it was "Earthbound Spirit," which represented earthbound destiny. For her current situation, this was a completely dead card with almost zero utility!

Clinging to a shred of remaining hope, Carly slid the Earthbound Spirit card aside and looked at the second card beneath it.

'Destiny... is indeed on my side after all!'

With that thought, Carly placed the Earthbound Spirit card into the specialized card slot on her D-Wheel meant for holding hand cards, and then slammed the other card right between "Fortune Lady Watery" and "Fortune Lady Every" on her Duel Disk, letting this monster "devour" her two lady monsters.

"Tribute 'Fortune Lady Watery' and 'Fortune Lady Every' for a Tribute Summon!"

'Is it coming?!'

Hearing Carly utter the words "Tribute Summon," the eyes of the Masked Man beneath his mask instantly lit up. The very reason he had come here to duel Carly, one of the Dark Signers, was for the Earthbound Immortal behind her—"Aslla piscu"!

He, the Masked Man who had crossed through time, intended to "seize" the power of the Earthbound Immortals and forge his very own "Earthbound Immortal" deck!

"Transcending five thousand years of time, the Gate of the Underworld shall open! Turn our souls into sustenance for the new world! Descend! Earthbound Immortal - Aslla piscu!"