Chapter Summaries

Asuka reunited with her comatose brother Fubuki and thanked Kira for finding him. Kira gave her Fubuki’s Red-Eyes Deck and put her in charge of a new project, while the Seven Stars prepared to pursue the Three Phantasm Beasts within three months.

• Asuka found Fubuki alive but unconscious in the hospital and thanked Kira for helping her locate him.
• Kira told Asuka that Fubuki’s recovery was uncertain and gave her his Red-Eyes Deck to safeguard.
• Kira assigned Asuka to lead the New Project Team and develop Fubuki’s Red-Eyes Deck until her brother woke up.
• In a dark gathering, the Seven Stars learned that Darkness would not return and discussed whether to postpone their plan.
• The leader ordered the Seven Stars to act and demanded that they obtain the Three Phantasm Beasts within three months, despite Kira becoming Duel King.

Professor Mackenzie learned that Fujiki Kira had become the new Duel King and worried about the strange tactics and Pharaoh-like aura surrounding him. Mackenzie claimed he had dealt with a persistent duelist, though memories of their frustrating coin-flip duels suggested otherwise.

• Professor Mackenzie watched news announcing Fujiki Kira as the new Duel King and recalled losing to Kira twice.
• David Raber reported that Renna had been captured, given Mercury from the Planet Series, and made a Planet User.
• Mackenzie warned David that even trusted subordinates would be eliminated if they failed to prove their value.
• Mackenzie noticed that Kira's Dark Item carried an aura resembling the Pharaoh and priests, and recalled it summoning Egyptian God Cards during the finals.
• David asked whether Mackenzie had dealt with the duelist who had pursued them, and Mackenzie claimed the man was no longer a threat despite remembering their troublesome coin-flip duels.

Kira brought Judai into a Spirit World dimension ruled by the Supreme King, hoping to confront the darkness connected to Judai before it could take control of him. In a deserted town, Judai stepped between a frightened girl and a scorpion-like monster, which challenged him after noticing his Duel Disk.

• Judai and Kira entered the Spirit World through the Link System, and Silent Magician guided them across the barren land.
• Kira revealed that they were in one of the Twelve Dimensions ruled by the Supreme King and explained that he wanted Judai to face his inner darkness before it could endanger him.
• Judai asked Kira about his own inner darkness, but Kira stayed silent as they approached an abandoned town.
• Winged Kuriboh spotted a small figure, and Judai chased it through the alleys until he found a girl threatened by a scorpion-like monster.
• Judai stood in front of the girl, and the monster noticed his Duel Disk and recognized him as a Duelist.

Judai and Kira rescued a frightened girl from a scorpion monster and learned that her town was sending people as offerings to the Mountain God. Judai set out to investigate, while Kira warned him that the Supreme King ruling the dimension might already be watching them.

• Judai fused Avian and Burst Lady into Flame Wingman, then defeated the scorpion monster in a single turn.
• Kira collected the defeated monster's Duel Disk and Deck as the girl said she did not want to return home.
• The girl told Judai that the townspeople planned to offer her to the Mountain God, and that her friend Molly had disappeared after being taken there.
• Black Luster Soldier warned that the Mountain God might be an evil monster demanding living sacrifices, and Judai decided to investigate.
• The girl pointed Judai, Kira, and Winged Kuriboh toward the mountain, where offerings were taken beneath a lightning-split tree.
• Kira warned Judai that the Supreme King ruled the dimension and said the overlord might have noticed them because Judai carried the greatest darkness in his heart.

Kira told Judai that he was the reincarnation of the Supreme King's Innate Card Body, but their conversation ended when the girl leading them vanished and they were trapped in an ambush. After Kira and Judai fought off the monsters, Hades appeared and prepared to duel them.

• Kira told Judai that he was the reincarnation of the Supreme King's Innate Card Body and that one of them had to defeat the other for them to become complete.
• Kira and Judai reached the lightning-struck tree, discovered that their guide had disappeared, and realized they were caught in a barrier and ambush.
• Silent Magician freed Judai from a creature grabbing his ankle, while Black Luster Soldier and Flame Wingman repelled the surrounding monsters.
• Hades emerged from the shadows, recognized Kira and Judai as travelers from the Duelists' world, and formed a Duel Disk as he threatened to keep them from leaving.

Kira and Judai discovered that the supposed abandoned girl had lured them into a trap set by Hades, an officer of the Supreme King's Army. Kira entered the Supreme King's Array willingly and began a duel with Hades, confident that Hades was the one who had been trapped.

• Kira deduced that the girl and the Mountain God story had been bait, and Hades confirmed that he served the Supreme King's Army.
• Hades revealed that the Supreme King's Army had been ordered to capture travelers from other dimensions for the Supreme King.
• Judai laughed with relief when he learned the girl had never been in danger, while Kira criticized the crude trap.
• Hades explained that the Supreme King's Array would hold them until one duelist won, but Kira said Hades was trapped with him.
• Kira and Hades began a duel, and Kira set one monster and three cards before ending his first turn.

Hades summoned Hades, Lord of the Underworld, and Summoned Skull, then attacked Kira and damaged him heavily. Kira used Damage Condenser to summon Black Scorpions—Mina the Thorn, leaving Hades wondering why he had chosen a seemingly weak monster.

• Hades activated Mausoleum of the Emperor and paid 1000 Life Points to Tribute Summon Hades, Lord of the Underworld.
• Hades used Ancient Rules to Special Summon Summoned Skull from his hand.
• Hades, Lord of the Underworld, destroyed Kira’s Witch of the Black Forest and negated its effect.
• Summoned Skull attacked Kira directly, reducing Kira’s Life Points from 4000 to 1500.
• Kira activated Damage Condenser, discarded a card, and Special Summoned Black Scorpions—Mina the Thorn from his Deck.

Yugi overwhelmed Hades with two Virus traps that destroyed his field and threatened every monster he drew. Hades borrowed the Supreme King's power to refill his hand, then revealed that a destroyed card had triggered a way to summon Time-Flow Sorceress.

• Yugi activated Graceful Charity and Card of Compensation, then used Crush Card Virus to destroy Hades and Summoned Skull and threaten his stronger monsters in hand and future draws.
• Yugi banished Mina and a discarded monster to summon Chaos Sorcerer, then revived Summoned Skull from Hades's Graveyard.
• Hades stopped Yugi's attacks with Waboku, but Yugi activated Deck Devastation Virus and destroyed a low-ATK monster in Hades's hand.
• Hades called on the Supreme King's power and used Card of Sanctity to draw until he had six cards, but the Virus effects destroyed two monsters from his hand.
• Hades revealed that Death Flower had been destroyed by an effect and sent to the Graveyard, allowing him to Special Summon Time-Flow Sorceress from his Deck.

Kira used a series of virus traps to destroy Hades's cards and leave him unable to defend himself. He ended the duel with True Silent Magician's direct attack, while Hades accepted defeat.

• Hades summoned Time-Flow Sorceress and tried to take Kira's Chaos Sorcerer, but Kira stopped her with Fiend's Chain.
• Kira activated Dark Deck Destruction Virus, destroying Hades's Spell Cards and the Monster Reborn he had drawn.
• Kira copied the virus's effect with Trap of Darkness and destroyed Hades's Trap Cards as well.
• Kira returned Time-Flow Sorceress to Hades's hand with Gravekeeper's Sentry, then Tribute Summoned True Silent Magician.
• Kira boosted True Silent Magician to 3000 ATK and defeated Hades with Silent Magic Blast.

Kira and his companions defeated Hades's forces and learned that a wanted duelist with an uncanny Dice Technique had been fighting the Supreme King's Army. Kira suspected the duelist was Joey Wheeler and realized Little Lobster Tragœdia may have sent him into the Spirit World.

• Silent Magician destroyed Hades's Supreme King's Array, and Kira's group subdued the remaining soldiers.
• Caius captured the blond girl who had tried to escape, and Kira questioned her and the soldiers about the Supreme King.
• A soldier said a larger camp to the north could reveal the location of Supreme King's Castle.
• The soldier described a blond wanted duelist whose Dice Technique had defeated several Supreme King's Army generals.
• Kira suspected the duelist was Joey Wheeler and reasoned that Little Lobster Tragœdia may have trapped him in the Spirit World.

After defeating the Mountain God, Judai learned that the villagers depended on its guidance and struggled to make sense of their reaction. The new semester began at Duel Academy, where strange bats watched the dormitories as a mysterious woman in an Ancient Castle turned her attention to the school.

• Kira and Judai overheard two villagers discussing the Mountain God’s demand for seven living sacrifices, and Judai told them they had defeated it.
• One villager disbelieved Judai, but the other recognized his Duel Disk and then mourned the loss of the Mountain God’s prophecies and teachings.
• Kira comforted Judai, recorded their coordinates, and logged out with him so they could rest before the opening ceremony.
• Judai arrived late to Duel Academy’s opening ceremony, dozed off in line, and was scolded by Professor Chronos while Principal Samejima remained absent.
• That night, red-eyed bats watched the dormitories, and a woman in a distant Ancient Castle spoke of Duel Academy with a red glow in her eyes.

Kira spotted a bat spying on him and suspected that Camula had arrived ahead of the other Seven Stars. He sent Silent Magician to prepare a trap for the vampire, intending to use her spying habits against her.

• Kira finished his in-class exercise early and reflected on how being Duel King had changed his life at Duel Academy.
• Kira saw a black shape that looked like a bat outside the window and suspected it was one of Camula's spying apostles.
• Kira considered whether Camula might have taken Dark Fubuki's place as the first of the Seven Stars to appear.
• Kira whispered instructions to Silent Magician, who left the classroom to carry them out.
• Kira decided to prepare a trap for Camula using his knowledge of the Seven Stars' Decks.

Zane Truesdale encountered Camula in a fog-shrouded forest and accepted her Dark Duel, where she tried to counter his Dragon-Type monsters. Zane summoned Cyber End Dragon, and Kira revealed that Camula had used bats to scout Zane's Deck before the duel.

• Zane Truesdale sensed Dark Power in the thickening fog and confronted Camula, who challenged him to a Dark Duel.
• Camula began the duel by summoning Immortal Werewolf and setting a card.
• Camula activated Dragon Capture Jar to seal Dragon-Type attacks before Zane could act.
• Zane used Future Fusion to send three Cyber Dragons from his Deck to the Graveyard and summon Cyber End Dragon.
• Kira emerged from the fog and accused Camula of using bats to scout Zane's Deck, startling her.

Kira revealed that he had tracked Camula’s bat apostles and fed her false information to protect Zane Truesdale. Zane overwhelmed Camula with Cyber Dragon attacks, leaving her at 700 Life Points as the Duel continued.

• Kira explained that he had used Camula’s apostles to anticipate her targets and warn them, while Zane revealed he had switched to a Dragon-Type Deck to mislead her.
• Zane used De-Fusion to split Cyber End Dragon into three Cyber Dragons and attacked Camula’s Immortal Werewolves.
• Camula repeatedly revived three Immortal Werewolves, but Zane’s attacks exhausted all three copies.
• Zane activated Photon Generator Unit, tributed two Cyber Dragons, and Special Summoned Cyber Laser Dragon.
• Cyber Laser Dragon attacked directly, reducing Camula’s Life Points from 3100 to 700.

Camula turned the duel against Zane Truesdale by activating the forbidden Field Spell Undead Kingdom - Hell Castle, destroying his Cyber Dragons and reviving Vampire Lord. She then banished Vampire Lord to summon Vampire Genesis, leaving Zane without his key monsters.

• Camula used Pot of Greed and drew the cards she needed to recover.
• Camula activated the forbidden Field Spell Undead Kingdom - Hell Castle and discarded Vampire Lord to destroy all monsters on the field.
• Camula used Book of Life - Forbidden Incantation to revive Vampire Lord and banish one of Zane Truesdale's Cyber Dragons.
• Camula banished Vampire Lord to Special Summon Vampire Genesis.

Zane Truesdale summoned Cyber End Dragon with 8000 ATK to attack Camula, but she activated Doubtful Red Moon to recover Life Points and end the Battle Phase. The duel remained unresolved as Camula braced to absorb the dragon’s power.

• Camula’s Vampire Genesis attacked directly, reducing Zane Truesdale’s Life Points to 1000, and she threatened to seal him in a doll if he lost.
• Zane Truesdale used Card of Adversity, summoned Proto-Cyber Dragon, and paid half his Life Points to activate Cyber Fusion Support.
• Zane Truesdale banished Proto-Cyber Dragon and two Cyber Dragons from his Graveyard to Fusion Summon Cyber End Dragon, then doubled its ATK to 8000 with Power Bond.
• Zane Truesdale declared Cyber End Dragon’s attack, but Camula activated Reckless Greed to draw two cards and then revealed Doubtful Red Moon.
• Camula discarded Vampire Lord with Doubtful Red Moon to recover Life Points equal to Cyber End Dragon’s ATK and forcibly end the Battle Phase.

Camula explained that she fought to restore the Vampire Race, then activated the dangerous Forbidden Card Phantasm Gate. Zane’s monsters were destroyed, and Camula took his Cyber End Dragon, risking her soul if she lost the duel.

• Camula absorbed Zane Truesdale’s Power Bond attack, gaining Life Points and ending the Battle Phase with Doubtful Red Moon.
• Zane activated Ceasefire to prevent damage, drew cards with Spellbook of the Buried, set two cards, and ended his turn.
• Kira asked whether Camula’s actions served the cause of reviving the Vampire Race, and Camula described humanity’s destruction of her people and her determination to reclaim their homeland.
• Camula activated Phantasm Gate, which could destroy Zane’s monsters and summon a monster from either Graveyard, but would condemn her soul to the Sacred Beasts if she lost.
• Camula used Phantasm Gate to destroy Zane’s monsters and Special Summon Cyber End Dragon from his Graveyard to her Field.

Zane Truesdale resolved to fight for victory and turned Camula’s stolen monsters against her. He defeated her with Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, leaving the duel won and Camula’s Life Points at zero.

• Camula used Vampire Genesis to revive Vampire Lord and taunted Zane, who refused to surrender and committed himself to winning.
• Zane activated DNA Surgery to make the monsters on both Fields Machine-Type, then used Return from the Different Dimension to bring back his banished Cyber Dragons.
• Zane fused seven monsters from both Fields, including Camula’s Cyber End Dragon, Vampire Lord, and Vampire Genesis, to summon Chimeratech Fortress Dragon with 7,000 ATK.
• Zane activated Limiter Removal, raising Chimeratech Fortress Dragon’s ATK to 14,000.
• Zane ordered Chimeratech Fortress Dragon to attack directly, reducing Camula’s Life Points from 8,700 to zero.

Zane Truesdale defeated Camula, but the Sacred Beasts claimed her soul through Phantasm Gate. Grateful for Kira’s help, Zane left determined to uncover the sealed Back Cyber Style and complete Cyber Style in his own hands.

• Zane Truesdale defeated Camula, and Phantasm Gate dragged her soul into the darkness despite Kira’s attempt to interfere.
• Zane reflected on how close he had come to losing and thanked Kira for his warning and guidance.
• Kira took Camula’s Deck and realized he would need another way to investigate the Seven Stars.
• Zane walked away with renewed purpose and decided to seek the sealed Back Cyber Style and the dark secret of Cyber Dragon.

Principal Samejima revealed that the Seven Stars were targeting the Three Phantasm Beasts and asked Duel Academy’s strongest students to protect the Seven Keys that sealed them. Judai eagerly took a key, agreeing to face the threat through duels.

• Daitokuji’s alchemy experiment exploded again, and he told Judai, Manjoume, Asuka Tenjouin, Daichi Misawa, and Fujiki Kira that Principal Samejima had summoned them.
• Principal Samejima explained that the Three Phantasm Beasts were sealed beneath Duel Academy and that seven Stone Seals and Seven Keys protected them.
• Samejima warned that the Seven Stars had arrived and were attacking students, while Zane Truesdale confirmed that he had already faced a powerful opponent.
• Misawa suggested that the strongest duelist guard all the keys, but Samejima said they should be kept separately because losing even one would leave the seal intact.
• Judai declared that protecting the keys sounded fun and took one from the box.