"Duel!"
Kira's D-Wheel engine erupted with starlike blue flames. Wings condensed from magical power extended from both sides, as translucent as crystal. The silent wings formed from magic refracted starlight, beating rhythmically with the ascent and leaving specks of light dust in the air. The tires rolled over invisible currents, and the entire motorcycle rose vertically as though held aloft by an angel's hand.
The two of them continued climbing higher. The city below gradually shrank into a glowing chessboard, glass curtain walls reflecting the moonlight while streams of traffic resembled slow-moving swarms of fireflies. They became silhouettes amid the clouds. Kira's wings suddenly spread to their fullest, kicking up a ring-shaped gust, and amid the wind three hundred meters above the ground came the mechanical sound of Duel Disks unfolding.
"I've been looking forward to a duel with Z-ONE for a long time," Kira said with a chuckle. "Even if it's only a knockoff."
He felt that although a knockoff might imitate the personality and Deck, it was probably still no match for the original. Even so, it should not be underestimated.
Especially since the other side had said that the Deck he used was identical to the real Z-ONE's, the supreme culmination of Z-ONE's lifelong research. With that statement, Kira had basically confirmed what Deck his opponent was using.
Pseudo-Z-ONE took the first turn. "My Turn, Draw a Card."
His enormous mechanical arm moved, its thick fingers like metal claws drawing a card from the Deck.
"I Special Summon 'Timelord Priestess.'"
Although he said he was summoning, there was no Duel Disk in sight—or at least, not one in the conventional sense.
Pseudo-Z-ONE's dueling device resembled Z-ONE's in the anime. He directly tossed the card in his hand out. The Monster Card floated before his airborne device, opening