Chapter Summaries

Kira confronted Thunder Maru and Ice Maru, two Society of Light duelists who wielded the Monarch spirits Zaborg and Mobius, and accepted their challenge to a team duel. After Kira ended his first turn with a face-down monster and a set card, Thunder Maru began summoning Zaborg.

• Kira recognized the Monarch spirits behind Thunder Maru and Ice Maru and suspected they belonged to the Society of Light.
• Thunder Maru and Ice Maru revealed that they had sealed the tunnel with an Ice-Thunder Barrier and challenged Kira to a team duel.
• Kira agreed to duel both brothers under team rules, with each duelist starting at 4000 Life Points.
• Kira set a monster and a card, then ended his turn.
• Thunder Maru activated Fiend's Sanctuary, summoned a Metal Fiend Token, and Tributed it to summon Zaborg the Thunder Monarch.

Kira tested his Air Circle Deck against Thunder Maru and Ice Maru, using its defensive effects and a Level Limit to counter their Monarchs. He ended the turn by having Changing Air Circle Bird absorb both Zaborg the Thunder Monarch and Fantasy Stealer.

• Thunder Maru Tribute Summoned Zaborg the Thunder Monarch, destroying Kira's Air Circle Bird, and Special Summoned Fantasy Stealer.
• Kira activated Soul Rope to summon Synthetic Air Circle Bird, which revived Air Circle Bird from the Graveyard.
• Zaborg failed to attack through Air Circle Bird's protection, while Thunder Maru and Ice Maru argued over their plans.
• Kira used Graceful Charity and Downbeat to summon Changing Air Circle Bird, then activated Level Limit - B Area to put the opposing monsters in Defense Position.
• Kira discarded two cards to use Changing Air Circle Bird's effect to absorb Zaborg the Thunder Monarch and Fantasy Stealer until the End Turn.

Kira used his Air Circle Birds to defeat Thunder Maru and then broke through Ice Maru’s Monarchs and attack-lock counters. He summoned Atmosphere God Bird and finished Ice Maru, ending the duel.

• Kira’s Changing Air Circle Bird absorbed Zaborg the Thunder Monarch and Fantasy Stealer, then attacked and eliminated Thunder Maru.
• Ice Maru destroyed Level Limit - B Area with Mobius the Frost Monarch, but Kira used Pandora’s Treasure to protect his Set Card.
• Ice Maru revived Zaborg the Thunder Monarch and used it to destroy Changing Air Circle Bird, but Kira revived two Air Circle monsters and restored his attack lock.
• Kira changed Fantasy Stealer to Defense Position and absorbed it with Changing Air Circle Bird.
• Kira banished three monsters to summon Atmosphere God Bird, which absorbed Zaborg the Thunder Monarch before Kira’s birds attacked and reduced Ice Maru’s Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated Ice Maru and freed the spirits bound by the Society of Light’s power, then recruited two Monarchs into his growing group. The new arrivals watched Caius and Soga argue and wondered whether they had joined the wrong crew.

• Ice Maru warned Kira that the Society of Light would destroy him before collapsing as the Light within him vanished.
• Kira realized that the Light had controlled the Society’s members and corrupted the spirits in Ice Maru and Thunder Maru’s Decks.
• Kira took the defeated duelists’ Decks, freeing Zaborg the Thunder Monarch and Mobius the Frost Monarch from the Light’s influence.
• Caius welcomed the two Monarch brothers and praised Kira as a wise master who had never lost.
• Soga pointed out that Caius had rarely fought, and the two spirits challenged each other while the newcomers questioned their decision to join.

Saiō dismissed the defeat of his Monarchs while warning that a true enemy was approaching, as a living meteor containing a Duel Monsters spirit landed on Earth. Kira brought Judai to the KaibaCorp camp, where the meteor began to awaken.

• Saiō told Misuchi that Revolver's victory was a minor interruption, then foresaw the arrival of their true enemy.
• A meteor crashed into a mountain forest, and KaibaCorp experts detected a living Duel Monsters spirit inside it.
• Mokuba asked Kira to come help investigate the alien spirit, and Kira recognized it as likely being Elemental HERO Neos.
• Kira collected Judai from the Slifer Red dormitory and flew with him to the camp.
• Researchers reported intense energy fluctuations as the meteor's occupant began to wake.

Judai touched the Light Orb and reunited with the Elemental HERO he had sent into space, who returned to help him face an alien invader. The alien challenged Judai to a duel and summoned a Level 12 monster as the battle began.

• Judai touched the Light Orb, vanished in a flash, and met the silver Elemental HERO within a space of light.
• The Elemental HERO gave Judai a glowing card and warned him that an invader was about to arrive.
• An alien descended from a saucer and announced its plan to destroy all life on Earth.
• Kira refused to take the duel from Judai, who reappeared and challenged the alien.
• The alien began the duel by discarding two cards, summoning Light Source Beast—Gandora the Dragon of Destruction, and drawing two cards with Card of Compensation.

Judai countered the alien’s powerful Gandora the Light Dragon with a chain of Trap Cards and destroyed it. He ended the turn with two Fluff Tokens on his Field, while the alien’s next move remained uncertain.

• The alien summoned Gandora the Light Dragon, whose ATK depended on the cards in his hand and whose presence made him skip his Draw Phase.
• The alien activated Reckless Greed to draw two cards, raising Gandora’s ATK to 5000, while Judai set a monster and two cards.
• Gandora attacked Judai’s face-down Dandylion, which was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard.
• Judai activated Destruction of Destiny to destroy Gandora, and the alien used Counter-Search to try to negate it.
• Judai chained Counter Counter to negate Counter-Search, allowing Destruction of Destiny to destroy Gandora.
• Judai used Dandylion’s effect to Special Summon two Fluff Tokens.

Judai used Neos and Aqua Dolphin to weaken the alien’s Gandora and destroy cards in his hand, then trapped him in a duel where attacking or defending led to defeat. Judai left the alien unable to draw or act effectively, and ended the chapter dealing steady damage while keeping Gandora alive.

• The alien revived Gandora the Light Dragon with Monster Reborn, but Judai Tribute Summoned Elemental HERO Neos using two Fluff Tokens and drew cards with Card of Demise.
• Judai summoned Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, boosted Neos, and used Dolphin’s effect to destroy D.D. Scout Plane from the alien’s hand, dealing 500 damage and lowering Gandora’s ATK.
• Judai Contact Fused Neos and Aqua Dolphin into Elemental HERO Aqua Neos, whose effect destroyed two more cards in the alien’s hand and reduced Gandora’s ATK to 1000.
• Judai equipped Aqua Neos with Instant Neo Space and ended his turn without attacking, leaving the alien unable to break through without losing his remaining chance to draw.
• The alien put Gandora in Defense Position, but Judai summoned Elemental HERO Flame Wingman in Defense Position and dealt 400 effect damage during his End Phase.

Judai defeated the alien vanguard of the Light of Destruction with his new Neo-Spacian Deck, and KaibaCorp began investigating the alien and his spaceship. Researchers discovered that Judai’s Deck contained powerful spirits, including Neos, whose potential pointed to many adaptable forms.

• Judai tormented the alien with Flame Wingman before Aqua Neos defeated Gandora the Light Dragon and finished the duel.
• Judai celebrated his victory and marveled at his new Deck while Kira considered the power of its hand-destruction effects.
• KaibaCorp personnel secured the alien’s corpse and spaceship, while researchers questioned Judai about the spirits in his Deck.
• KaibaCorp researchers identified Neos as a legendary-grade spirit with considerable potential to change forms for different battles.
• Kira reached the crashed spaceship and reflected that the war between darkness and light had only just begun.

Saiō dismissed his sister Misuchi’s warning about the Hanoi Knights and focused on his plans for the Society of Light. Meanwhile, Kira contacted Dark Web manager Majima and pressured him to locate the Society’s base, leaving Majima’s underlings scrambling to find it.

• Saiō watched a vision of Neos defeating the Alliance of Light and felt burdened by the weakness of his supposed allies.
• Misuchi told Saiō that the Hanoi Knights were investigating the Society of Light and that Tania had defeated some of its peripheral members.
• Saiō told Misuchi to handle the Hanoi Knights as she saw fit, saying Revolver was not worth his attention.
• After Tania passed her intelligence about the Society’s Dark Web connections to Leader Zuo, Kira called manager Majima to request the Society’s location.
• Kira gave Majima an hour to find the address or face a personal visit, then ended the call.
• Majima slapped an underling and ordered his men to find the Society of Light’s hiding place immediately.

Kira discovered that the Society of Light's base was hidden beneath a KaibaCorp subsidiary and walked into a bomb trap, emerging unharmed. He then challenged Roxanne, the Society's Branch President, to a Duel, which had just begun.

• Judai spent the week at KaibaCorp while its team studied his Neo-Spacian Deck, and the Black Scorpions tried unsuccessfully to recruit Dolphin Bro for Kira.
• Kira learned through Revolver's Dark Web network that the Society of Light's base was beneath a local KaibaCorp subsidiary and stopped Mokuba from sending an investigation team.
• Kira and the Black Scorpions entered the facility, where a planted bomb exploded, but Kira walked out of the flames unharmed.
• Roxanne introduced himself as the Society of Light's Branch President and challenged Kira to a Duel.
• Kira took the first turn, Set a monster and a Spell & Trap card, and ended his turn.

Kira tested The Big Saturn against Roxanne in a Duel, but Roxanne negated the damage from its destruction. Kira then used Monster Reborn to revive it.

• Roxanne summoned Snowstorm Dragon and destroyed Kira's Swift Squirrel, triggering its effect to restore Kira's Life Points and provide two more Swift Squirrels.
• Roxanne set two cards, and Kira Tribute Summoned The Big Saturn using his two face-down Swift Squirrels.
• Roxanne activated Widespread Ruin - Broadsword Style to destroy The Big Saturn during its attack.
• The Big Saturn's effect threatened to inflict 2800 damage on both duelists, but Roxanne negated the effect with Damage Polarizer Shield, and both duelists drew a card.
• Kira activated Monster Reborn to revive The Big Saturn.

Kira used The Big Saturn and a series of effect-damage combos to defeat Roxanne, ending the duel with Roxanne’s Life Points at zero. Kira remained at 2200 Life Points after protecting himself from Saturn’s explosions.

• Kira destroyed Roxanne’s Snowstorm Dragon with Offering to the Dead, then used Card of Sanctity and ended his turn.
• Roxanne tried to activate Dragon’s Shrine, but Kira chained Detonation and changed its effect so Roxanne had to destroy The Big Saturn, dealing Roxanne 2800 damage while Winged Kuriboh prevented Kira from taking damage.
• Roxanne summoned another Snowstorm Dragon, but Kira revived The Big Saturn with Call of the Haunted, forcing Roxanne to end his turn without attacking.
• Kira summoned Bomb Dragon, gave control of it to Roxanne with Spy of the Flame Swordsman, and attacked it with The Big Saturn.
• Roxanne used Guard Block to prevent battle damage, but Bomb Dragon’s effect destroyed The Big Saturn and triggered its damage effect, reducing Roxanne’s Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated Roxanne and drove the Light of Destruction fragment from his body, then decided to pursue Aster Phoenix as a lead against the Society of Light. Aster continued hunting criminals while seeking his father’s killer, and Saiō drew The Chariot when Aster asked whether his fate had changed.

• The Big Saturn exploded, defeating Roxanne and forcing the Light of Destruction fragment out of his body.
• The Light of Destruction threatened Kira with a personal grudge before dissipating.
• Kira told Qik that the Society of Light members were missing and identified Aster Phoenix as someone they could find.
• Saiō praised Aster’s professional dueling record and questioned his nighttime hunt for criminals.
• Aster revealed that he sought his father’s killer and the stolen Ultimate D, and Saiō turned over The Chariot.

Aster Phoenix trusted Saiō Takuma’s repeated Chariot prophecies and pursued victory in the Professional League to find his father’s murderer and reclaim The Final D. As Judai Yuki and Kira returned to Duel Academy, Kira revealed that Aster was coming as a student and predicted that he would soon join their side.

• Aster told Saiō that he intended to reach the top of the league, find his father’s murderer, and recover The Final D.
• Saiō drew The Chariot again when Aster asked about his upcoming duel with Judai, but kept its warning about losing sight of the truth to himself.
• Saiō urged Aster to make time to contact Judai, and Aster agreed before leaving.
• On the flight back to Duel Academy, Kira told Judai that professional duelist Aster was coming to the school as a student.
• Judai grew excited at the prospect of dueling Aster, while Kira predicted that Aster would soon become one of them.

Aster Phoenix raided a dockside card-smuggling deal while searching for clues about Ultimate D. The defeated smuggler revealed that the Hanoi Knights might know something about D cards.

• Aster used Destiny HERO - Dasher to defeat the masked gang and the long-faced smuggler at the docks.
• Dasher took the long-faced man's Deck, but Aster found no card he was searching for.
• Aster pressured the smuggler, who denied knowing anything about Ultimate D.
• The long-faced man said the Hanoi Knights collected Rare Cards and might have clues about D cards.

Aster Phoenix arrived at Duel Academy seeking the Hanoi Knights and clues about Ultimate D, but a trap dropped him into a maze beneath their former club. The chapter left him trapped underground, surveying the maze.

• Freshmen flocked to Ra Yellow Dorm after hearing its students could tell stories about the Duel King and duel him in the Dorm Exchange Battle.
• Acting Principal Chronos and Coach Napoleon waited all day for Aster Phoenix, but he never arrived at Duel Academy.
• Aster went to a club rumored to have been an early Hanoi Knights base while investigating his father's Ultimate D card.
• Aster fell through a trapdoor and used Destiny HERO - Dasher to slow his descent before landing heavily below.
• Aster's eyes adjusted to reveal towering, intricate walls surrounding him like a maze.

Aster tried to escape a supernatural maze by having Dreadmaster smash through its walls, but each passage led him into memories of his father and Saiō Takuma. Revolver appeared and revealed that he had shown Aster those memories to remind him that Saiō needed help.

• Aster used Dreadmaster to break through the maze walls after realizing he was trapped.
• Aster found a studio that recreated a childhood memory of his father designing a hero, then recognized the scene as an illusion or part of a supernatural barrier.
• Aster entered a cemetery memory of Saiō comforting him after his father's death and demanded to know why the maze showed him their private past.
• Aster saw a childhood memory in which he promised to hold an umbrella for Saiō when Saiō faced hardship.
• Revolver emerged from the darkness and told Aster that Saiō Takuma, the friend he had promised to help, was now in need of assistance.

Aster Phoenix pursued Revolver through a maze, where Kira used visions of Saiō to make him question their bond. Aster resisted the Light of Destruction’s influence and challenged Kira to a Duel, which began with Aster summoning Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude.

• Aster attacked what appeared to be Revolver, but the figure vanished and a door appeared in the maze.
• Aster entered a stormy memory of his childhood and saw Saiō turn into a demonic figure before the illusion disappeared.
• Kira questioned whether Aster had noticed Saiō’s recent changes and suggested that the destruction Saiō had predicted might already have arrived.
• Aster resisted the Light of Destruction, asked Kira about the Ultimate D Card, and challenged him to a Duel.
• Aster used Destiny Draw and Graceful Charity, then summoned Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude.

Aster and Kira discussed the burden of the Destiny HEROes before Aster launched a powerful opening turn against Kira. Aster ended his turn with Destiny HERO - Dogma on the field and two cards set.

• Kira suggested that Aster get to know Judai Yuki, but Aster dismissed Judai and rejected Kira’s questions about the Destiny HEROes’ destiny.
• Aster used Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude to send Trade-In to the Graveyard, then activated Over Destiny to Special Summon Destiny HERO - Dasher.
• Aster banished Destiny HERO - Malicious from his Graveyard to Special Summon another Malicious from his Deck.
• Aster Tributed Diamond Dude, Malicious, and Dasher to Special Summon Destiny HERO - Dogma.
• Aster activated the Field Spell D - Time, set two cards, and ended his turn.