Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 236 God-Slaying Weapon: Heavenly Flame - Pahestia

Earlier

Di Xing struggled in the torrent of white snow. Beside him was Kit, when suddenly Kit's golden cat eyes fixed intently on Di Xing.

"There's no other way, I'll have to ask you to be my skis!"

???

No!? This scene sounds so familiar, Kit, haven't you watched Gintama too?

Just as Di Xing felt a chill run down his spine and worried about his safety while braking, a small hand reached out and pulled him out of the surging snow. Then, Ji Te was also pulled out—it was Dai Meng. Dai Meng was using the ancient artifact, the Warrior Shield, as a ski to slide rapidly through the avalanche.

"Good job, Dai Meng! You're so cool!" This isn't Dai Meng, it's Link!

Dai Meng gave Di Xing a cute smile, then continued reliably navigating the torrent of snow. Finally, when the avalanche subsided, Dai Meng, along with Di Xing and Ji Te, came to a safe stop.

But Nami and the others have disappeared without a trace. However, given Nami's formidable abilities, she'll surely be alright.

"Honestly, you're the worst rescuer I've ever seen!" Kit angrily hit Di Xing with a wrench. "Not only did you fail to save Acricia, you also caused me to get into this miserable situation!"

However, Kit didn't exert any force; she just complained.

"Stop knocking! I promise you, I'll help you find Akrisia!"

"Hmph!" Kit then put the wrench behind her back.

Only then did the two realize that Dai Meng had been quiet all along. She had been silently watching the grove of trees in front of her, then took out the scythe from her back, and with a gentle swing, the trees in front of her were instantly cut down at the roots.

As the trees fell, the enormous object hidden behind them came into view.

"This, this is!?"

A giant robot lay silently on the ground, its entire body covered in snow. Its wings on its back resembled two enormous furnaces, and a bright red rod pierced its chest, looking somewhat like a poker for a furnace.

The robot's design reminded Di Xing of a familiar "friend," and yes, it was...

The "Exorcist Sisters" are the ultimate weapon hidden within the church.

The ultimate power of the "Seven Varian Emperors"

The thirteenth member of "Zootopia"

The final transformation of the "Phantom Beast Machine"

The combined form of the "train"

The technologically modified appearance of the "lyric robin"

The strongest power of "Satellite Shining"

The ultimate weapon of the super dimension

It can even fold itself

God-Slaying Weapon - Heavenly Thunder! (Actually, "Strangle Zeus" would be a better translation)

This giant robot's basic paint job is silver-white, just like Aeus's. However, unlike Aeus's golden paint job symbolizing thunder, this robot is painted entirely in bright red.

"What kind of monster is this?!" Even the well-traveled Kit was terrified by the enormous robot.

"The ultimate weapon created by humanity to fight against the Sixth God—the so-called eyes and ears of the gods on earth—the God of Furnace, Hestia—the Sixth God-Slaying Weapon, the Heavenly Flame, the Hestia."

"The Skyflame, the Pahestia?"

Di Xing remembered that the official setting book for the Celestial Thunder, Aeus, described it as "a monster born to fight against threats, ironically given a divine name. As its name, Celestial Thunder, suggests, its lightning will scorch the sky, shatter stars, and slay gods."

"Humanity's greatest and final ultimate blow, annihilating all calamities—" The "Counterattack Weapon AA-ZEUS" is the twelfth spear that humanity finally mastered after several near-extinction attempts, enabling it to defy fate and destroy all.

That means this robot is one of the eleven "failed" spears from before.

Dai Meng calmly continued, "Its flames were enough to burn the sky and even turn the gods to ashes, but it was ultimately possessed by the mad god Dionysus, who usurped power. Ironically, Hestia, who ultimately stayed with humanity and bestowed power upon the Skyflare, finally used a divine artifact to pierce herself, the machine, and Dionysus together, stopping its rampage."

"W-what? What's that red stick on its chest?"

"【Ancient Relic - Hearth God's Handle】"

"A fire poker? But isn't Dionysus the god of wine?"

That's right, but he was also a god of madness, who, while Hestia was with humans on Earth, usurped her position as the chief god as a demigod.

Di Xing touched the machine, and an extremely complex emotion welled up within him. One machine, three souls—it felt like he had witnessed a similar story somewhere before.

Dai Meng took out a blank card from her dress, which was adorned with black and white feathers resembling bird wings. The basic information on the card was already set: 5 stars, light attribute, angel race. It seemed to be a custom card prepared for the ancient relic.

Dai Meng reached out her hand towards the Furnace God's Disc, which slowly transformed into light and flew into the card. Then, Dai Meng slumped to the ground, seemingly exhausted. It appeared that sealing that divine artifact into the card had consumed a significant amount of her spiritual power.

"Is this an unrecorded card?" Di Qing asked Dai Meng.

Dai Meng nodded. "However, I'm not very good at dueling; I mainly collect these ancient artifact cards."

Can I see the results?

Dai Meng obediently showed the card to Di Xing, who observed its effect.

"Ancient Relic - Hearth God's Dial - Angel Race · Light Attribute · 5 Star · ATK 1500 · DEF: 2500."

1: This card can be used as a Spell Card and set from your hand to the Spell & Trap Card zone.

2: This card is Special Summoned when it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard during your opponent's turn if it is Set in the Spell & Trap Zone.

3: If this card is Special Summoned during your opponent's turn, control of all monsters on the field reverts to their original owners, and neither player can Normal or Special Summon monsters onto your opponent's field this turn.

Holy crap, this effect is specifically designed to target evil beasts, right? What kind of pure love warrior is this?

Di Xing touched Pahestia again, and its effects resurfaced in Di Xing's mind.

"God-Slaying Weapon: Skyfire - Phehistia - Machine Race, Light Attribute, Tier 6, ATK 2400, DEF: 2400"

Xyz/Effect: 2 Level 6 Monsters

"Godslayer Weapon: Skyfire Phehestia" can be Xyz Summoned once per turn if it has battled an Xyz Monster of Rank 6 or lower on your field.

1: You can activate this effect by detaching 2 Xyz Materials from this card. Negate the effects of all other cards on the field. This effect can be activated during your opponent's turn.

2：1回合1次，这张卡以外的自己场上的6星·阶的怪兽被战斗或者对方的效果破坏的场合才能发动。从手卡·卡组·额外卡组选1张6星·阶的怪兽在这张卡下面重叠作为超量素材。

This effect is quite powerful. It seems that the other 11 God-Slaying Weapons should all have the ability to be stacked on other Xyz Monsters to ascend to the next rank during the turn in which they have fought. And this rank is probably progressive. Since Arceus is a rank 12 monster, it can be stacked on all monsters below rank 12, which means that all rank monsters can be stacked to summon Arceus.