Facing Astral's question, Guardian Maha gently closed his eyes. After only a moment, he answered, "Indeed."
He opened his eyes again and slowly said, "There was actually more to that legend."
Maha continued, "The knights were moved by the bond between the hero who had sacrificed his life and the Pegasus. Realizing the shamefulness of their actions, they abandoned their thoughts of rebellion.
Afterward, they gave the hero and the Pegasus a proper burial. They knelt before the tombstone for a long time, repenting for their foolishness.
The hero and the Pegasus fulfilled their wish, and their souls ascended to heaven. The nation, meanwhile, regained its peace and tranquility. That was the entire legend."
But he had not actually finished. The hero whose soul had ascended should have gone to the higher Astral World, yet interference from an evil power had caused him to fall into Chaos.
"Yuma, Astral, I saw the power of trust in your Duel," Maha said. "Trusting your companions, protecting them, and never giving up—that gave you the power to call forth miracles.
So I will place my faith in that power of yours."
With that, Guardian Maha's body completely drifted away and vanished. Countless points of light gathered together, taking the form of a card. Yuma instinctively reached out, and the card flew into his hand on its own, coming to a steady stop in his palm.
Yuma lowered his head to look at the card.
Number 44: White Pegasus - Sky Pegasus. It was precisely the Number that had fiercely battled them just moments ago.
Seeing that matters here were settled, Kira stepped forward as well and patted Yuma on the shoulder. "Congratulations. Looks like it worked."
"Oh, Kira." Yuma turned around. "Are you okay? What happened to that stalker you mentioned?"
Kira gestured