Chapter Summaries

Judai tried to destroy Necromancer’s Spirit Board with Elemental HERO Wild Wingman, but Divine Wrath stopped him and the death messages advanced to DEAT. Necromancer then protected Marshmallon with Safe Zone, leaving Judai one turn to find a way through his defenses.

• Judai drew cards with Legacy of a HERO, searched for Elemental HERO Avian, and Fusion Summoned Elemental HERO Wild Wingman.
• Judai used Wild Wingman’s effect to target Spirit Board, but Necromancer activated Divine Wrath and destroyed Wild Wingman.
• Judai set a card and ended his turn, allowing Necromancer to place the fourth Death Message, T, on the field.
• Judai noticed Necromancer had exceeded his Spell & Trap Zone limit, and Necromancer explained that The Seal of Orichalcos let him use Monster Zones and Spell & Trap Zones interchangeably.
• Necromancer equipped Marshmallon with Safe Zone, switched it to Defense Position, set another card, and ended his turn.

Judai launched a final-turn counterattack against Necromancer’s Spirit Board, but Necromancer’s Taunt blocked the attack he needed to win. Fujiki Kira arrived as Judai’s turn remained in danger.

• Judai told Necromancer he was afraid of dying but focused on enjoying their duel and finding a way to win.
• Judai used Fusion Birth to send five cards from his Deck to the Graveyard and Fusion Summoned Elemental HERO Sailor Man.
• Judai used Elemental HERO Necroshade’s Graveyard effect to Normal Summon Elemental HERO Blade Edge without a Tribute.
• Judai activated Trap Jammer to negate the Field’s Traps, but Necromancer chained Taunt and forced Judai’s attacks to target Marshmallon.
• Fujiki Kira arrived, surprising Necromancer as Judai’s turn approached its end.

Kira hinted that Judai could overcome Necromancer’s protected Marshmallon by tributing it, and Judai used Miracle Fusion to summon Elemental HERO Necroshade Shaman. Judai tributed Marshmallon, revived it in Attack Position, and defeated Necromancer with his HEROes’ attacks, leaving the duel decided.

• Kira appeared and reminded Judai that no monster was impossible to overcome, prompting Judai to realize what Kira meant.
• Judai activated Miracle Fusion, banished Elemental HERO Wildheart and Elemental HERO Necroshade, and Fusion Summoned Elemental HERO Necroshade Shaman.
• Judai used Necroshade Shaman’s effect to Tribute Necromancer’s Marshmallon and revive it in Attack Position.
• Judai’s Elemental HERO Blade Edge, Elemental HERO Sailor Man, and Elemental HERO Necroshade Shaman attacked Marshmallon, dealing damage to Necromancer and reducing his Life Points to zero.

Judai defeated Necromancer in a lethal duel by using Elemental HERO Necroshade Shaman to sacrifice Marshmallon, preventing Spirit Board from activating. Afterward, Kira and Judai agreed to fight New Doma, and Kira took Necromancer’s Deck while giving Judai the Puzzle Card and a Rare Card.

• Judai’s final play reduced Necromancer’s LP to zero before Spirit Board could activate, and Necromancer died lamenting the loss.
• Kira praised Judai’s use of Lava Golem, while Judai said he enjoyed the duel but regretted that someone had to die.
• Judai declared that they had to defeat New Doma, and Kira agreed to protect the future of the Dueling World.
• Kira took Necromancer’s Deck and gave Judai the Puzzle Card; Judai also drew a Rare Card from the Deck.
• Kira said New Doma had targeted them because of something he possessed, and Judai eagerly agreed to join Kira in stopping the organization.

After the Boss died trying to capture a Duel Academy student, Black Flame and the remaining Black Robes sought help from the Demon King of the Dark Star Club. The Demon King agreed to meet their target after hearing he was a handsome young genius.

• The Black Robes realized their mission had gone badly after Night Shadow and the Boss were killed by Duel Academy students.
• Black Flame suspected headquarters had left the branch as cannon fodder and proposed asking the Demon King for help.
• Black Flame and another Black-Robed Figure approached the Demon King at the Dark Star Club and asked him to deal with their enemy.
• The Demon King dismissed their offer of money but became interested when they described the target as a handsome young genius.
• The Demon King agreed to meet the target.

Kira and Judai visited Dark Star Club to investigate its ties to New Doma, where Demon King challenged Kira to a Dark Duel for information. Demon King began the duel with Gozuki and Nine-Tailed Fox in his Graveyard, leaving Kira to take his first turn.

• Kira explained that Dark Star Club might provide clues about New Doma, and he and Judai met Demon King in a private room.
• Demon King revealed that New Doma’s people had asked him for help and proposed a Dark Duel, with the loser obeying the winner’s commands.
• Kira accepted Demon King’s terms, while Judai was left out of the duel and wondered why no one had asked him to play.
• Demon King went first, activated Graceful Charity, summoned Gozuki, and used its effect to send Nine-Tailed Fox from his Deck to the Graveyard.
• Demon King set one card and ended his turn, inviting Kira to make his move.

Kira used Dimensional Fissure to banish monsters instead of sending them to the Graveyard, crippling the Demon King's yokai strategy while enabling Survivor from the Different Dimension to return. The Demon King drew Mystical Space Typhoon and tried to destroy Dimensional Fissure.

• Kira activated Dimensional Fissure, causing monsters sent from either player's field to be banished instead of sent to the Graveyard.
• Kira summoned Survivor from the Different Dimension and attacked Gozuki, prompting the Demon King to pay 1000 Life Points and revive Hama no Karasu Tengu and Imarokki.
• Hama no Karasu Tengu destroyed Survivor from the Different Dimension, and Imarokki let the Demon King draw a card.
• Kira set four cards, and Survivor from the Different Dimension returned during the End Phase because it had been banished.
• The Demon King recognized that Dimensional Fissure weakened his Graveyard-based deck, then activated Mystical Space Typhoon to target Dimensional Fissure.

Kira disrupted the Demon King's Graveyard-based Zombie strategy with Pandora's Treasure and Macro Cosmos, while the Demon King summoned Nine-Tailed Fox and equipped Gozuki with Power of the Guardians. The chapter ended as Kira activated Karma Cut to banish Gozuki.

• The Demon King activated Apostle of Obliteration, but Kira redirected its attack with Pandora's Treasure and drew two cards.
• The Demon King sent Mezuki from his Deck to the Graveyard with Gozuki's effect, but Kira activated Macro Cosmos and banished Mezuki instead.
• The Demon King tributed Hama no Karasu Tengu and Imarokki to Special Summon Nine-Tailed Fox from his Graveyard.
• The Demon King equipped Gozuki with Power of the Guardians and attacked Kira's Different Dimension Returner.
• Kira activated Karma Cut, discarded a card, and targeted Gozuki to banish it.

Kira overwhelmed the Demon King with Mobius the Frost Monarch and Caius the Shadow Monarch, banishing the Demon King's defenses and defeating him. The duel ended with the Demon King at zero Life Points.

• The Nine-Tailed Fox destroyed the Survivor from the Different Dimension, but Kira's banished monsters returned to the Field at the End Turn.
• Kira Tribute Summoned Mobius the Frost Monarch, whose effect destroyed the Demon King's Divine Wind Shield - Air Force.
• Kira paid 500 Life Points through Cost Down and Tribute Summoned Caius the Shadow Monarch.
• Caius banished the Nine-Tailed Fox, preventing it from activating its Token and revival effects.
• Kira ordered Mobius and Caius to attack directly, reducing the Demon King's Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated the Demon King in a Dark Duel and forced him to reveal how New Doma could be contacted. Kira left the Demon King to summon New Doma’s agents, then demanded that he surrender his Deck.

• Kira used Macro Cosmos to shut down the Demon King's Graveyard strategy and won the duel.
• Kira questioned the Demon King, who confirmed that New Doma had hired him but claimed he did not know their base's location.
• The Demon King revealed that he could contact New Doma through a dedicated line, and Kira ordered him to report the mission complete and summon their agents.
• The Demon King agreed to betray his allies rather than face Kira's threatening darkness.
• Kira lectured the Demon King for using Duel Monsters to harm people and demanded his Deck.

Kira and Judai waited at the Demon King's club for New Doma agents seeking the Sealing Device. When the agents arrived, Kira trapped them in a Shadow Game and demanded a duel, their Decks, and answers about New Doma's base.

• The Demon King called New Doma and falsely claimed that Kira and Judai had been captured, then invited the agents to come verify the Sealing Device.
• Kira rejected the Demon King's entertainment and asked him to bring out his backup Decks while they waited.
• Two New Doma agents arrived, recognized the Demon King's betrayal, and tried to flee, but Kira's Shadow Game repeatedly returned them to the room.
• Kira offered the agents a duel with the Seal of Orichalcos or a duel whose loser would obey his demands, including taking him to their base and answering his questions.
• The Demon King reminded Kira to confiscate the agents' Decks, then defended the demand as an act of justice.

Judai and Kira defeated two Doma members and forced them to lead the way to their base. There, Kira and Judai confronted the gathered branch members, trapping them in the room and challenging them to Duel one at a time.

• Judai defeated one Doma member with Elemental HERO Tempest, while Kira used Rivalry of Warlords to keep the other trapped with Ojama Tokens.
• Kira made the two defeated men lead him to the Doma base, where Black Flame had temporarily taken command after Necromancer's defeat.
• Poison Fang revealed that Kira was waiting outside the base, and Kira and Judai entered to face the assembled Duelists.
• Kira and Judai each began Dueling opponents, while Black Flame tried to escape and found himself returned to the room.
• Kira told Black Flame that no one could leave until all the others were defeated or someone beat him.

After clearing out a New Doma stronghold, Kira and Judai split up to collect their final Puzzle Cards. Kira found Zane Truesdale with five cards as well, and they prepared to duel, with Kira intending to challenge Zane’s beliefs about dueling.

• Kira and Judai discussed the arrival of New Doma’s headquarters forces, compared their Puzzle Cards, and agreed to meet in the finals before going their separate ways.
• Kira searched for another opponent, then ran into Zane Truesdale at a restaurant and learned they each had five Puzzle Cards.
• Zane proposed that they duel to decide which of them would qualify, but Kira insisted on eating first.
• While Kira ate, he reflected on Zane’s idealistic respect for opponents and resolved to show him the cruel stakes of dueling.
• After finishing his meal, Kira stood up and agreed to duel Zane.

Kira and Zane Truesdale dueled in Battle City as Duel Academy students gathered to record the clash. Kira took the lead with Raiza the Mega Monarch, leaving Zane at 1600 Life Points as Kira ended his turn with two Set cards.

• Kira Set a monster and a card, then Zane used Time Capsule to banish a card face-down and Pot of Greed to draw two.
• Zane activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Kira's Set card, but Fake Trap let Kira draw two cards; Zane then Special Summoned Cyber Dragon and destroyed Kira's Set Des Frog.
• Zane praised Cyber Dragon as his friend, while Kira recognized Zane's dueling style and hinted that continuing to win might not be certain.
• Kira revived Des Frog from his Graveyard, Tributed it to Summon Raiza the Mega Monarch, and returned Cyber Dragon to the top of Zane's Deck.
• Raiza attacked directly, reducing Zane's Life Points from 4000 to 1600; Kira then used Card of Sanctity to draw two cards and Set two cards.

Zane Truesdale summoned two Cyber Twin Dragons in succession to attack Kira, but Kira used Trap Cards to return both to Zane’s Deck. The turn ended with both Duelists’ Fields empty.

• Zane used Graceful Charity, Card of Compensation, and Limit Reverse to assemble Cyber Dragon and King of the Swamp - LIGHT.
• Zane fused them into Cyber Twin Dragon, then revived King of the Swamp - LIGHT and summoned Proto-Cyber Dragon to make a second Cyber Twin Dragon.
• Zane attacked Kira’s Raiza the Storm Monarch with the first Cyber Twin Dragon, but Kira Tributed Raiza to return it to the bottom of Zane’s Deck with Spiritual Wind Art - Miyabi.
• Zane declared a direct attack with the second Cyber Twin Dragon, but Kira discarded a card to return it to the top of Zane’s Deck with Phoenix Wing Wind Blast.
• Kira remarked that Zane’s four potential attacks had nearly defeated him, leaving both Duelists with empty Fields.

Kira used Des Frog to fuel a succession of Monarch summons, destroying Zane Truesdale’s Cyber monsters and clearing his field. Zane survived Zaborg’s direct attack by reviving Cyber Barrier Dragon, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Kira revived Des Frog during his Standby Phase and Tributed it to summon Granmarg the Rock Monarch, which targeted one of Zane Truesdale’s Set Cards.
• Zane activated Call of the Haunted to revive Cyber Dragon, then used Attack Reflector Unit to summon Cyber Barrier Dragon in Defense Position and block Granmarg’s attack.
• Kira activated Quick Summon, Tributed Granmarg, and summoned Zaborg the Thunder Monarch, which destroyed Cyber Barrier Dragon.
• Zane used Call of the Haunted to revive Cyber Barrier Dragon in Attack Position and negated Zaborg’s direct attack with its effect.
• Kira Set a Card and ended his turn.

Zane Truesdale built an 8000-ATK Cyber End Dragon with Power Bond and attacked Kira’s Zaborg the Thunder Monarch. Kira revealed Holy Barrier—Mirror Force to destroy all of Zane’s Attack Position monsters.

• Zane Truesdale recovered the card banished by Time Capsule and used Magical Stone Excavation to draw three cards.
• Zane revived Proto-Cyber Dragon and activated Infernal Reckless Summon, bringing three Cyber Dragons onto his Field.
• Zane used Power Bond to Fusion Summon Cyber End Dragon and doubled its ATK to 8000.
• Zane declared an attack on Kira’s Zaborg the Thunder Monarch with Cyber End Dragon.
• Kira activated Holy Barrier—Mirror Force to destroy all of Zane’s Attack Position monsters.

Kira used Mirror Force to destroy Zane Truesdale’s Cyber monsters, though Zane saved Cyber End Dragon and returned it with 16,000 ATK. Kira then revived Des Frog and summoned Caius the Shadow Monarch, determined to push Zane into a greater setback.

• Kira activated Mirror Force, destroying Cyber Dragon and Cyber Barrier Dragon while Zane banished Cyber End Dragon with Cybernetic Zone.
• Zane drew cards, set two cards, and returned Cyber End Dragon during the End Phase with its ATK doubled to 16,000.
• Zane’s Ceasefire prevented him from taking Power Bond’s End Phase damage.
• Kira revived Des Frog during his Standby Phase and tributed it to summon Caius the Shadow Monarch.

Zane Truesdale used Cybernetic Zone and Solomon's Lawbook to raise Cyber End Dragon's ATK to 32,000 and avoid its destruction. Kira banished monsters and disrupted attacks, but Zane dismantled Cyber End Dragon to escape Dimensional Prison and continued his assault with Limiter Removal.

• Kira summoned Caius the Shadow Monarch and targeted Zane Truesdale's Cyber End Dragon for banishment, but Zane used Cybernetic Zone to make it vanish until the End Phase.
• Cyber End Dragon returned with 32,000 ATK, and Zane activated Solomon's Lawbook to skip the Standby Phase that would have destroyed it.
• Zane used Card of Sanctity to make both players draw until they had six cards, then attacked Caius with Cyber End Dragon.
• Kira activated Dimensional Prison to banish the attacking Cyber End Dragon, but Zane used De-Fusion to split it apart and bring its Cyber Dragon materials back from the Graveyard.
• Zane activated Limiter Removal as his Cyber Dragons and Proto-Cyber Dragon continued the attack.

Zane Truesdale’s Limiter Removal-powered Cyber Dragons destroyed Kira’s Monarchs and struck directly, but Kira survived by activating Rainbow Life and recovering Life Points. Zane protected two Cyber Dragons from Limiter Removal’s End Phase destruction with Machina Peacekeepers and ended his turn with Armored Cyber Wing added to his hand.

• Zane Truesdale activated Limiter Removal, then used his Cyber Dragons to destroy Zaborg and Caius, reducing Kira to 400 Life Points.
• Zane attacked Kira directly with Proto-Cyber Dragon, but Kira revealed that Rainbow Life had restored his Life Points and absorbed damage, leaving him at 5,400.
• Zane Truesdale summoned Machina Peacekeeper and used Machine Duplication to summon another one.
• Zane equipped each Machina Peacekeeper to a Cyber Dragon, allowing them to be destroyed instead of the Cyber Dragons by Limiter Removal’s End Phase effect.
• Zane Truesdale used Machina Peacekeeper’s effect to add Armored Cyber Wing from his Deck to his hand.