Late at night, King Jack Atlas suddenly opened his eyes in his top-tier apartment, springing upright as if propelled by a spring.
"Urgh... What? This pain..."
He clutched his Qilin Arm, rolled up his sleeve, and looked at his glowing arm.
"The Signer Mark... This pain, and this unease rising in my chest..."
Jack frowned, then instinctively looked out the window toward the Duel Arena Venue, which should have been deserted at this hour.
"What's going on?"
"..."
Jack was not the only one. At almost the exact same moment, Ruka, Aki Izayoi, Fudo Yusei, and the other Signers all jolted awake from their sleep, feeling sharp pain in their arms.
At this point, they knew nothing of the meaning of the Signer Marks or the destiny upon them. Even so, through the marks, each of them instinctively sensed danger—a suffocating feeling.
It was as though something was warning them that danger was close at hand.
And it was in this very city, right beside them.
"..."
"My Turn, draw."
It was Kira's turn.
Kira, Speed Counter 1 → 2
Bommer, Speed Counter 1 → 2
"My Speed Counter has become two on my second turn," Kira said. "Therefore, I can activate this card from my hand.
Speed Spell 'Angel's Staff'! If my Speed Counter is two or higher, I can draw two cards from my Deck, then Discard one card from my hand to the Graveyard."
Probably the most commonly seen Speed Spell in the anime, exclusive to Riding Duels—a weaker version of "Graceful Charity."
Bommer said, "At this moment, I activate my Set Card!
Continuous Trap 'Appropriate'! This card can only be activated when the opponent draws from their Deck Outside the Draw Phase.
Afterward, whenever the opponent draws from their Deck Outside the Draw Phase, I draw