Then, he remembered something his mentor, the spirit of the Winged Kuriboh, once said: “Courage isn’t not being afraid. Courage is dueling even when you are.”
He drew his next card. It wasn’t a miracle spell or a super-rare trap. It was a simple card: .
Jaden summoned his trusted . But Viper laughed. “Your hero is nothing! When my Archfiend attacks, you lose more than Life Points. You lose hope.”
Viper challenged Jaden to a duel in the abandoned North Dorm. “Your ‘heart of the cards’ is a fairy tale, Yuki,” Viper sneered, placing a strange device on his arm. “Let me show you the Psycho Style —a duel where every mistake burns.”
Suddenly, the tide turned.
“Feel it?” Viper whispered. “That’s reality. Every time you lose a monster, your body feels the shock. Give up.”
SLAM. Neos was destroyed. Jaden felt a jolt of pain through the duel disk. He clutched his chest.
Jaden offered him a hand. “You used fear. But fear breaks. Trust builds. In dueling—and in life—the strongest power isn’t making others hurt. It’s lifting each other up.”
