Chapter Summaries

Kira dismantled Aster’s opening formation by repeatedly absorbing Destiny HERO - Dogma, then ended his turn with Dogma back on Aster’s field. Aster recognized Kira as his strongest opponent yet and prepared to fight with everything he had.

• Dogma cut Kira’s Life Points in half during the Standby Phase, reducing them from 4000 to 2000.
• Kira Ritual Summoned Relinquished and tried to absorb Dogma, but Aster negated Relinquished’s effect with Effect Confinement and destroyed it.
• Kira Summoned Synthetic Air Circle Bird, revived Changing Air Circle Bird, and used Attack Seal to put Dogma in Defense Position before the bird absorbed him.
• Kira drew two cards with Card of Compensation, attacked Aster directly with both birds, and Aster used Trap Guard Block to prevent one attack’s damage.
• Kira played Nightmare Steelcage and set two cards; at the End Phase, Changing Air Circle Bird returned Dogma to Aster’s field.
• Aster stood up and resolved to defeat Kira, whom he considered the strongest opponent he had faced.

Aster used his Destiny HEROs to mount an attack, but Kira blocked the damage and revived both Air Circle monsters. Kira then activated Emergency Provisions, leaving the duel poised to continue.

• Aster drew Destiny HERO - Doom Lord with Destiny HERO - Dasher's effect and used Diamond Dude's delayed effect to resolve Trade-In and draw two cards.
• Aster returned Dasher from his Graveyard, Tributed Doom Lord to summon it, and sent Dogma and Dasher to attack Kira's Air Circle monsters.
• Kira discarded Kuriboh to prevent Dogma's attack from dealing damage, then let Dasher destroy Changing Air Circle Bird without causing battle damage.
• Kira activated Atmospheric Regeneration to revive Synthetic Air Circle Bird, which then revived Changing Air Circle Bird from the Graveyard.
• Kira chained Emergency Provisions to Atmospheric Regeneration, preparing to send Spell or Trap Cards from his Field to the Graveyard and recover Life Points.

Kira used his cards to restore his Life Points and countered Aster’s Destiny HERO strategy, turning Changing Air Circle Bird into Thousand-Eyes Restrict. The duel continued with Kira at 1,000 Life Points and Aster’s Dasher still on the Field.

• Kira sent Nightmare Steelcage and Atmospheric Regeneration to the Graveyard with Emergency Provisions, restoring 2,000 Life Points.
• Aster changed Destiny HERO - Dasher to Defense Position after attacking, then Set two cards and ended his turn.
• Dogma halved Kira’s Life Points during Kira’s Standby Phase, while D - Time’s clock advanced to two Clock Counters.
• Kira tried to absorb Dasher with Changing Air Circle Bird, but Aster used Fiend’s Chain to negate the Bird’s effect.
• Kira paid 1,000 Life Points to lower Changing Air Circle Bird’s Level, then used Metamorphosis to transform it into Thousand-Eyes Restrict.

Kira absorbed Aster’s Destiny HERO - Dogma with Thousand-Eyes Restrict and attacked Dasher, but Aster used Endless Fear to bring D - Time to four Clock Counters and block all Battle Damage. Kira ended his turn with Dogma still absorbed, leaving Aster to draw while unable to attack as long as Thousand-Eyes Restrict remained on the field.

• Kira transformed Air Circle Bird into Thousand-Eyes Restrict and absorbed Aster’s Destiny HERO - Dogma, raising its ATK to 3400.
• Kira equipped Burst Flame Penetration to Thousand-Eyes Restrict and attacked Destiny HERO - Dasher, threatening to finish Aster with piercing damage.
• Aster activated Endless Fear to add two Clock Counters to D - Time, reaching four counters and becoming immune to Battle Damage as Dasher was destroyed.
• Kira ended his turn without attacking with Synthetic Air Circle Bird, while Dogma remained absorbed by Thousand-Eyes Restrict.
• Aster drew a card for his turn, with Thousand-Eyes Restrict still preventing him from attacking.

Aster used Destiny HERO - Dasher to banish Thousand-Eyes Restrict, then challenged Kira over what Destiny HERO meant to him. After Kira destroyed D - Time by activating Dark City, Aster released the sealed Destiny HERO - Dreadmaster, leaving its arrival as the duel’s next turning point.

• Aster returned Destiny HERO - Dasher from his Graveyard and Normal Summoned it.
• Aster used Dasher’s effect to banish Thousand-Eyes Restrict, which caused the equipped Dogma to be destroyed.
• Kira questioned whether Aster’s father had designed Destiny HERO to make heroes bear destiny, leaving Aster shaken.
• Kira drew cards, Set a monster and four Back Row cards, and ended his turn without attacking.
• Aster activated Dark City, destroying D - Time and releasing Destiny HERO - Dreadmaster from the clock tower.

Aster summoned Destiny HERO - Dreadmaster, revived two more Destiny HEROs, and rallied them for a protected attack. After Morphing Jar made both duelists discard their hands and draw five cards, Aster sent Dreadmaster in for a direct attack.

• Aster Special Summoned Destiny HERO - Dreadmaster, whose effect revived Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude and Destiny HERO - Dasher.
• Aster raised Dreadmaster’s ATK to 4100 and used its effect to protect his Destiny HEROs from destruction and prevent his battle damage for the turn.
• Aster used Diamond Dude’s effect to send Lightning Vortex to the Graveyard, setting it up to activate during his next Standby Phase without paying its cost.
• Diamond Dude destroyed Synthetic Air Circle Bird, and Dasher attacked Kira’s set monster, revealing Morphing Jar.
• Morphing Jar made both duelists discard their hands and draw five cards, and Aster ordered Dreadmaster to attack Kira directly.

Kira used his Air Circle monsters to block Aster’s attacks and absorb all four of Aster’s Destiny HEROes. He defeated Aster with direct attacks, leaving Aster with no monsters and his Life Points at zero.

• Aster attacked with Destiny HERO - Dreadmaster, but Kira used Enemy Alert and Atmospheric Transmission to summon several Air Circles.
• Air Circle Bird prevented Aster from attacking while other Air Circles remained on Kira’s Field, so Aster ended his turn with Dreadmaster, Dasher, and Diamond Dude still in play.
• Kira summoned Atmosphere God Bird and absorbed Dreadmaster, then used Changing Air Circle Bird to absorb Dasher.
• Kira revived Thousand-Eyes Restrict and Relinquished, which absorbed Diamond Dude and the remaining Dasher.
• Kira attacked directly with Changing Air Circle Bird and Thousand-Eyes Restrict, reducing Aster’s Life Points from 3000 to zero.

Aster Phoenix lost his Duel to Revolver and began questioning whether fate controlled his life and Saiō Takuma’s future. Revolver returned Aster’s Destiny HEROs and urged him to judge Saiō’s fate for himself before Aster suddenly returned to an empty street.

• Aster realized Revolver had defeated him decisively and reflected on the helplessness he had once inflicted on his own opponents.
• Revolver returned Aster’s four Destiny HEROs and said victory had come from his stronger tactics, Deck, and Duel rather than fate.
• Revolver challenged Aster’s belief in fate and urged him to become a hero who forged his own path.
• Aster questioned whether Saiō Takuma had already fallen into the destruction he once predicted, while Revolver told him to judge Saiō for himself.
• Revolver reminded Aster that Saiō had predicted Aster would be the key to changing his fate, then Aster was transported back to an empty street.

Saiō Takuma discovered that Revolver had disrupted Aster's fate and adjusted his plans for Duel Academy. Meanwhile, Gin Ryusei won a shooting tournament and encountered Saiō, who offered to reveal his fate.

• Saiō Takuma saw that Revolver had changed Aster's fate and told Saiō Misuchi to deal with Revolver quickly.
• Saiō Misuchi proposed combining the Monarchs' power, while Saiō decided to delay his own arrival at Duel Academy and pursue a revised plan.
• Saiō watched Gin Ryusei win the Seventh Domino City Shooting Game Grand Prix and declare that he would become the top duelist too.
• Gin Ryusei felt compelled to enter an alley, where Saiō introduced himself and asked whether Gin wanted to know his fate.

Asuka Tenjouin was drawn into a duel in the woods with Gin Ryusei, who had secretly become Saiō Takuma’s powerful pawn. Gin summoned Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil and attacked Asuka’s Cyber Prima, leaving the duel underway.

• Asuka followed strange game sounds through thick fog and found Gin Ryusei waiting to challenge her to a duel.
• Asuka accepted, went first, summoned Cyber Prima, and set two cards.
• Saiō Takuma watched the duel through a Crystal Ball as Gin drew power from the Light of Destruction.
• Gin Special Summoned Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil using its effect because Asuka controlled more monsters.
• Gin ordered Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil to attack Cyber Prima.

Asuka used Double Passé and Damage Gate to turn Silver Liuxing’s attack into damage, summon Cyber Tutu, and set up a direct attack with Cyber Prima. Silver Liuxing survived Cyber Prima’s boosted strike by sacrificing Buster Gundil to recover Life Points, but Asuka followed up with Cyber Tutu’s direct attack.

• Silver Liuxing attacked Cyber Prima with Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil, but Asuka activated Double Passé, taking the attack herself and dealing effect damage to Silver Liuxing.
• Asuka activated Damage Gate after taking damage and Special Summoned Cyber Tutu from her Graveyard.
• Silver Liuxing activated Boss Rush, which could Special Summon another Huge Battleship from his Deck when one of his face-up battleships was destroyed.
• Asuka equipped Cyber Prima with United We Stand and used Double Passé to let it attack Silver Liuxing directly.
• Silver Liuxing activated Destruction Potion to destroy Buster Gundil and recover Life Points, but Cyber Prima’s attack reduced his Life Points to 1900.
• Asuka declared a direct attack with Cyber Tutu.

Asuka and Silver Liuxing continued their duel, with Asuka’s direct-attack strategy facing Silver’s regenerating Huge Battleships. Silver destroyed Asuka’s Equip Spell and attacked her monsters, but she blocked the damage as Four-Arm prepared to attack Cyber Tutu.

• Asuka’s Cyber Tutu attacked Silver Liuxing directly, reducing his LP from 1900 to 900, before Asuka ended her turn.
• Silver activated Boss Rush to Special Summon Giant Battleship - Four-Arm from his Deck, then used Shield Recovery to give it three counters.
• Four-Arm removed a counter to destroy Asuka’s United We Stand, reducing Cyber Prima’s ATK from 2800 to 1200.
• Silver used Monster Reborn to revive Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil with three counters, then attacked Cyber Prima.
• Asuka activated Guard Block to reduce the battle damage to zero and drew a card; Cyber Prima’s attack removed one of Buster Gundil’s counters.
• Silver declared Four-Arm’s attack on Cyber Tutu.

Asuka used a Ritual Summon and Nasatya’s healing effect to recover Life Points while resisting Gin Ryusei’s pitch to join the Society of Light. Gin Ryusei destroyed her Set Card, but it let Asuka draw two cards before he launched an attack on Nasatya.

• Cyber Tutu destroyed one of Huge Battleship - Four Arms’ defense counters, leaving Asuka with 700 Life Points.
• Gin Ryusei urged Asuka to surrender and join the Society of Light, but she resolved to defeat him and warn Kira.
• Asuka used Preparation of Rites and Machine Angel Ritual to summon Cyber Angel - Nasatya, then used Benten’s effect to add Idaten to her hand.
• Asuka activated Nasatya’s effect to recover 500 Life Points and Set a card before ending her turn.
• Gin Ryusei used Four Arms’ effect to target Asuka’s Set Card, and she activated Card of Sacrifice to draw two cards.
• Gin Ryusei entered the Battle Phase and ordered Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil to attack Nasatya.

Asuka used Cyber Angel - Nasatya to block Gin Ryusei’s Huge Battleships and disrupt his Boss Rush strategy, then began a Ritual Summon to build her field. Gin responded by activating Zero Force against her newly summoned Cyber Angel - Idaten.

• Gin Ryusei attacked with Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil, but Nasatya negated the attack.
• Gin Ryusei sent Huge Battleship - Four Arms to attack, but Nasatya negated that attack too, preventing Four Arms from self-destructing and stopping Boss Rush from activating.
• Gin Ryusei set two cards and ended his turn, while Asuka recovered 500 Life Points with Nasatya’s effect.
• Asuka summoned Cyber Petit Angel, added Machine Angel Ritual to her hand, and used it to Ritual Summon Cyber Angel - Idaten.
• Asuka activated Idaten’s effect, but Gin Ryusei chained his Set Trap, Zero Force, to negate Idaten’s effects and destroy it.

Asuka used Cyber Angel - Nasatya’s Graveyard effect to repeatedly revive it and seize Gin Ryusei’s Huge Battleship, ultimately defeating him in their duel. She reflected that her achievements still felt insignificant compared with how far she had fallen behind Kira.

• Gin Ryusei negated Cyber Angel - Idaten’s effect with Zero Force and destroyed it.
• Asuka revived Cyber Angel - Nasatya by banishing Cyber Angel - Benten, but Gin Ryusei negated Nasatya’s effect with Effect Confinement.
• Asuka revived Nasatya again by banishing Cyber Angel - Idaten, then used its effect to take control of Huge Battleship - Buster Gundil and restore her Life Points.
• Asuka attacked Gin Ryusei’s Huge Battleship - Four-Armed with Buster Gundil, destroying it after its counters ran out.
• Asuka’s Cyber Angel - Nasatya attacked Gin Ryusei directly and reduced his Life Points to zero.

Silver Liuxing woke at Duel Academy with no memory of his recent ordeal, while Kira investigated Aster Phoenix’s connection to the Society of Light. Saiō’s predictions had unraveled, and he ordered Misuzu to kill Revolver.

• Silver Liuxing woke in the infirmary and remembered only a strange dream about dueling Asuka Tenjouin and his Tamashii battleship betraying him.
• Asuka told Kira that Liuxing remembered nothing, and Kira said he had leads on the Society of Light and was seeking its leader.
• At the Hanoi Knights’ base, Kira and Heiqi watched Aster enter a building and find Saiō’s ruined bedroom, a shattered bloody mirror, and the Tarot card The Devil.
• Saiō raged over Revolver’s repeated disruption of his prophecies and Aster’s now-unpredictable fate, then smashed the Crystal Ball after its other self told him his fate had reached its end.
• Saiō called Misuzu and ordered her to kill Revolver by any means.

Judai defeated Misawa with his new Neo-Spacian cards while Misawa brooded over Judai’s effortless talent. At the Professional League, Aster Phoenix prepared to face Kaiser Ryo, still choosing to trust Saiō’s prophecy despite his recent first loss, and the match began.

• Judai used Aqua Dolphin and Aqua Neos to strip Misawa’s hand and win their duel.
• Misawa reflected on how much he had trained and researched, yet Judai’s luck and alien cards had beaten him.
• Sho showed Judai and Misawa a flyer announcing Kaiser Ryo’s Professional League match against undefeated rookie Aster Phoenix.
• Aster worried that Saiō had disappeared after Aster’s first defeat and recalled the White-clothed Masked Man’s challenge to break free of fate.
• Aster considered using his Destiny HERO Deck but put it away and chose another Deck, still believing Saiō’s prophecy promised victory.
• Kaiser Ryo and Aster Phoenix entered the arena as the announcer declared their match underway.

Aster Phoenix faced Ryo Marufuji in a highly anticipated duel, revealing his previously unused HERO Deck. Ryo set up defensively, then disrupted Aster’s Fusion Summon with a Trap Card.

• Aster and Ryo began their duel with 4000 Life Points each, and Aster opened by activating Take Over 5 and summoning Elemental HERO Avian.
• Aster declared that he was using his true Deck, while Ryo recognized it as a HERO Deck and set one monster and three back-row cards before passing.
• Aster used Take Over 5’s Graveyard effect, then fused Avian with Elemental HERO Burstinatrix to summon Elemental HERO Phoenix Guy.
• Ryo activated Hell Polymer after the Fusion Summon, tributing his Set monster to take control of Aster’s Phoenix Guy.

Aster’s Elemental HEROs survived Zane Truesdale’s Hell Polymer, but repeated Mirror Force effects destroyed them and forced Aster to defend with Hero Kids. Zane began his next turn by summoning Cyberdark Edge and equipping it with Infernal Dragon.

• Zane Truesdale activated Hell Polymer to take control of Aster’s Elemental HERO Phoenix Guy, but Aster used De-Fusion to split it into Avian and Burstinatrix and make Hell Polymer’s target disappear.
• Aster attacked directly with Avian and Burstinatrix, but Zane Truesdale’s Mirror Force destroyed both Heroes.
• Aster revived Avian and Burstinatrix with Elemental Vision and attacked again; Avian reduced Zane Truesdale’s Life Points to 3000.
• Zane Truesdale paid 1000 Life Points to use Trap of Darkness and activate Mirror Force’s effect again, destroying both Heroes.
• Aster Special Summoned three Hero Kids with Monster Reborn and ended his turn with them as a defense.
• Zane Truesdale drew two cards with Card of Demise, summoned Cyberdark Edge, and equipped it with Infernal Dragon from his Graveyard.

Zane Truesdale used his knowledge of Aster Phoenix’s Elemental HERO Deck and a series of targeted plays to overpower him. Zane ended Aster’s thirty-match winning streak with Chimeratech Fortress Dragon.

• Zane equipped Infernal Dragon to Cyberdark Edge, then used Warrior Elimination to destroy Aster’s three Elemental HERO Kids and attack him directly.
• Aster used Sixth Sense to draw five cards, revived Avian and Burst Lady, and Fusion Summoned Shining Phoenix Enforcer.
• Aster attacked Cyberdark Edge, but Zane sacrificed Infernal Dragon and used Power Wall to prevent the Battle Damage.
• Zane Fusion Summoned Chimeratech Rampage Dragon with Overload Fusion, but Aster destroyed it with Raigeki Break.
• Zane used DNA Surgery to turn Shining Phoenix Enforcer into a Machine, then Fusion Summoned Chimeratech Fortress Dragon using it, Cyberdark Edge, and Proto-Cyber Dragon.
• Chimeratech Fortress Dragon attacked directly and reduced Aster’s Life Points to zero, ending his thirty-match winning streak.