"My turn," Yusei said calmly, drawing his card. He stared at it, then at the menacing monster, then back at his hand. He wasn't trapped. He was being tested.

"Then," Yusei continued, "Because your monster was destroyed, my allows me to special summon Stardust Dragon back from the banished zone!"

"I activate the Spell Card: !" Yusei shouted. "By banishing a card from my graveyard, I can target one monster on the field and change its battle position!"

The duel ended, the clone vanished into smoke, and the emerald fog cleared, leaving Yusei alone on the stage, the winner of this haunting, psychological battle.

"Now, the effect of !" the clone sneered. "When it is in defense mode, you cannot activate card effects, and if you attack it, your monster is destroyed!" The crowd gasped. The field was paralyzed.