Chapter Summaries

Joey Wheeler used Malicious Fiend Dragon - Black Demon Dragon to overcome Pegasus's Toon defenses and reduce him to 400 Life Points. Pegasus recognized Joey's growth, while Joey reflected on his determination to prove he was more than a duelist carried by luck.

• Pegasus used Cartoon Kingdom to protect Toon Dark Magician Girl from battle destruction, but still took 1200 battle damage.
• Joey activated Black Demon Dragon's effect after the Battle Phase, returning Red-Eyes Black Dragon from his Graveyard to the Deck and dealing Pegasus 2400 damage.
• Joey set a card and ended his turn with Pegasus at 400 Life Points.
• Pegasus admitted Joey seemed different and faced him seriously.
• Joey recalled training to prove he could become a legendary duelist without relying on dice or coins.

Pegasus summoned Relinquished and absorbed Joey Wheeler’s Malicious Fiend Dragon - Black Demon Dragon, then attacked Joey. After Joey survived the blow with a Trap Card, Pegasus challenged him as an ordinary man whose luck would eventually run out.

• Pegasus used Card of Sanctity, then added Black Illusion Ritual and Relinquished to his hand with Ritual Preparation.
• Pegasus Tributed Toon Dark Magician Girl to Ritual Summon Relinquished.
• Relinquished absorbed Joey Wheeler’s Malicious Fiend Dragon - Black Demon Dragon and gained 3200 ATK.
• Joey Wheeler activated Stamina Booster Super Z to recover 4000 Life Points before Relinquished’s attack hit, leaving him with 2800 Life Points.
• Pegasus told Joey that he was merely an ordinary man who had survived through luck, and asked what he would do when it ran out.

Joey used Red-Eyes Iron Knight and Black Metal Dragon to destroy Pegasus’s Mirror Force, then summoned Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon. After it lost a battle against Relinquished, its effect brought back Red-Eyes Black Dragon with doubled original ATK.

• Joey drew through Graceful Charity and Card Destruction, then summoned Red-Eyes Iron Knight - Gearfried.
• Joey equipped Black Metal Dragon to Iron Knight, destroying Pegasus’s Mirror Force and adding Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon to his hand.
• Joey Tributed Iron Knight to Special Summon Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon.
• Joey attacked Relinquished with Alternative Black Dragon, which was destroyed and reduced Joey’s Life Points to 2000.
• Joey activated Alternative Black Dragon’s effect to Special Summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon from his Graveyard with doubled original ATK.

Joey revived Red-Eyes Black Dragon and used its doubled power to launch a damaging spell at Pegasus, but Pegasus stopped the attack with a Trap copied from Joey's Graveyard and discarded Joey's Red-Eyes Soul. Pegasus then began his turn and ordered Relinquished to absorb Red-Eyes.

• Joey revived Red-Eyes Black Dragon with Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon's effect, doubling its attack power to 4,800.
• Joey recognized Relinquished's trick of using an equipped monster to take an attack and used Black Flame Bullet to inflict damage based on Red-Eyes's original attack power.
• Pegasus activated Graverobber to copy Blackboard Eraser's Trap from Joey's Graveyard, negated the effect damage, and discarded Red-Eyes Soul from Joey's hand.
• Joey ended his turn with Red-Eyes unable to attack, while Pegasus taunted him about Relinquished absorbing the dragon.
• Pegasus drew a card and ordered Relinquished to absorb Joey's soul and Red-Eyes Black Dragon.

Joey tried to keep Red-Eyes Black Dragon away from Pegasus’s Relinquished, but Pegasus destroyed Joey’s Dimensional Gate and absorbed the dragon. Joey’s final defense failed, yet a Trap Card in his Graveyard prevented Pegasus from finishing him, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Joey activated Dimensional Gate to banish Red-Eyes Black Dragon and save it from Relinquished.
• Pegasus used Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Dimensional Gate, allowing Relinquished to absorb Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
• Pegasus ordered Relinquished to attack Joey, and Joey activated Monster Box to make the attacker’s ATK become 0 if Pegasus called a coin toss correctly.
• Pegasus negated Monster Box with Trap Stun, and Relinquished’s attack engulfed Joey in black flames.
• Joey revealed that he had banished Sealing Spirit Sword of Light from his Graveyard, preventing Pegasus from making a direct attack that turn.

Joey battled Pegasus, overcoming Relinquished’s defenses through a risky chain of cards and monster effects. Red-Eyes Black Dragon struck the finishing blow, reducing Pegasus’s Life Points to zero.

• Joey used Card of Fate to draw five cards, then destroyed his Red-Eyes that Relinquished had absorbed as an Equip Card.
• Joey revived Red-Eyes Black Dragon and fused it with Meteor Dragon from his hand to summon Meteor Dragon - Meteor Black Dragon.
• Meteor Dragon’s effect dealt damage to Pegasus, but Pegasus activated Energy Absorbing Plate to turn the damage into Life Points, raising him to 1800.
• Joey used Unity to make Meteor Dragon and Relinquished equal in ATK, causing Meteor Dragon and Pegasus’s Malicious Fiend Dragon - Black Demon Dragon to destroy each other in battle.
• Meteor Dragon’s effect revived Red-Eyes Black Dragon from Joey’s Graveyard, leaving Relinquished powerless and reducing its ATK to zero.
• Joey ordered Red-Eyes to attack with Black Flame Bullet, bringing Pegasus’s Life Points to zero.

After defeating Pegasus, Joey learned that the Light of Destruction had targeted Judai and used Pegasus to create a dangerous Sword Duel Card, though Pegasus collapsed before he could explain more. Meanwhile, Kira learned that the Light of Destruction had attacked Industrial Illusions and finished assembling a Volcanic Deck.

• Joey defeated Pegasus, who thanked him and revealed that the Light of Destruction had controlled him while he remained conscious.
• Pegasus warned Joey that the Light of Destruction had targeted Judai and that more of it was coming to Earth.
• Pegasus said the Light of Destruction had used his power to create a dangerous Sword Duel Card, then collapsed before he could describe it.
• Mokuba told Kira that the Light of Destruction had ambushed an Industrial Illusions team, leaving Kaku Dixon unconscious, and that it had possessed an ordinary duelist named Mello.
• Kira denied being possessed by the Light of Destruction and showed Mokuba the new Deck he had assembled, which was a Volcanic Deck.

Kira prepared a Volcanic Deck and learned from Joey that Pegasus had been controlled by the Light of Destruction and warned that Judai was its target. Kira reassured Joey that Judai could handle himself, leaving Joey to reconsider his panic.

• Kira explained Volcanic's burn-and-lockdown strategy and showed Mokuba his new Deck.
• Joey called Kira after defeating the controlled Pegasus and reported that Pegasus had mentioned a Sword Duel Card created with his power.
• Joey told Kira that the Light of Destruction had targeted Judai and that he could not contact him.
• Kira reminded Joey of Judai's strength, and Joey realized there was little reason to panic.

Judai Yuki was bored by the lack of opponents in the GX Tournament until Teruaki Zetsu, a duelist serving the Light of Destruction, challenged him. Teruaki used the White Knight Brigade to destroy Judai’s Dandylion and Fluff Tokens, then ended his turn with two cards set.

• Judai Yuki fished by the shore because other duelists avoided challenging him.
• Teruaki Zetsu confronted Judai and revealed that he had targeted him while Kira and Katsuya Jonouchi were away.
• Judai accepted Teruaki’s challenge and summoned Dandylion in Defense Position before setting one card.
• Teruaki used Graceful Charity and Monster Reborn to summon Swordsman of the White Knight Brigade, then activated Infernal Reckless Summon to bring out two more.
• Teruaki attacked and destroyed Dandylion, whose effect created two Fluff Tokens, then destroyed both Tokens and set two cards.

Judai embraced the darkness within his power and summoned Evil HERO Lightning Golem, overwhelming Teruaki Zetsu’s White Knights. Teruaki survived the attack with graveyard effects and prepared to reveal his strongest White Knight.

• Judai activated Dark Fusion and fused Elemental HERO Sparkman and Elemental HERO Clayman into Evil HERO Lightning Golem.
• Judai used Lightning Golem’s effect to destroy one Swordsman of the White Knight Brigade, then attacked.
• Teruaki activated Chaos Burst, but Dark Fusion protected Lightning Golem from the Trap’s effect.
• Teruaki used his Graveyard effects to strengthen his remaining Swordsman and prevent it from being destroyed by battle.
• Judai set a card and ended his turn, and Teruaki drew and promised to show his strongest White Knight.

Judai used a combination of Fusion, Tribute, and Trap effects to overcome Teruaki Zetsu’s apparently invincible Lord of the White Knight Brigade. The duel ended when Judai destroyed Storm Summoner on Teruaki’s Field, reducing Teruaki’s Life Points to zero.

• Teruaki summoned Lord of the White Knight Brigade and Tri-Horned Dragon, then destroyed Judai’s Evil HERO Lightning Golem and reduced Judai to 1000 Life Points.
• Judai Fusion Summoned Elemental HERO Necroshade Shaman and tried to Tribute the Lord, but its effect prevented it from being Tributed.
• Judai Tributed Tri-Horned Dragon instead, placed Swordsman of the White Knight Brigade on Teruaki’s Field, and used Necro Sacrifice to give Teruaki Wildheart and Storm Summoner before Tribute Summoning Elemental HERO Blade Edge.
• Blade Edge attacked the Lord, but the Lord survived because it could not be destroyed by battle.
• Judai activated Blade Skater, Tributed Blade Edge, and destroyed Storm Summoner, whose effect dealt 2300 damage to Teruaki in addition to Blade Skater’s 2300 damage.
• Teruaki’s Life Points fell to zero, ending the duel in Judai’s victory.

Kira and Judai learned that Mello had captured Pegasus and possessed a dangerous Sword Duel Card. Kira realized Mello was likely using Industrial Illusions’ resources and figured out where he might be.

• Kira and Joey arrived after Judai’s duel, and Joey explained that he had brought Kira back on Kaiba’s private jet.
• Kira praised Judai’s duel and agreed to a rematch later, while Joey reflected on Judai’s increasingly ruthless style.
• Joey told Kira and Judai that Pegasus had been captured and had designed a dangerous Sword Duel Card while under Mello’s control.
• Joey identified the unconscious Teruaki Zetsu as an attacker who had called Judai’s new power part of the Cosmic Darkness.
• Kira reasoned that Mello wanted Pegasus’s design skills and Industrial Illusions’ resources, then realized he might know Mello’s whereabouts.

Mello prepared the Industrial Illusions Building for battle as Judai and Joey attacked the space-controlled headquarters. Judai pushed ahead after breaking through the monster defenses, while Joey defeated a defending duelist in one turn and asked who was next.

• Mello ordered the forces under his control to deploy as the building came under attack.
• Judai summoned Elemental HERO Neos, and Joey used Red-Eyes Black Dragon to break through the monster army and enter the building.
• A man in sunglasses challenged Joey while Judai continued deeper into the headquarters.
• Joey used two Black Flame Bullet effects to reduce the man's Life Points to zero before the man's first turn.
• Joey asked who the next opponent was.

Judai defeated a Society member with Elemental HERO Sailor Man’s double direct attack and continued toward Mello. Meanwhile, Kira confronted Mello and began a duel, leaving Mello at 3000 LP after Kira activated Volcanic Wall.

• Judai challenged a Society member and summoned Elemental HERO Sailor Man, boosting its ATK to 3200 with Mage Power and Assault Armor.
• Judai used Assault Armor to let Sailor Man attack twice directly, reducing the Society member’s LP to zero.
• Kira revealed himself in Mello’s office and challenged him to a duel, while Judai expected more opponents to fight.
• Mello summoned Gladiator Beast Retiari, set two cards, and ended his turn.
• Kira activated Volcanic Wall and sent three cards from his Deck to the Graveyard, inflicting 1000 damage on Mello.

Kira used his Volcanic Deck to avoid battling, negating Mello’s attempt to activate Soul of Fire and destroying a Gladiator Beast with Blaze Accelerator. Mello summoned Gladiator Beast Laquari and launched a direct attack, trying to force Kira into a battle.

• Kira activated Soul of Fire, but Mello negated it with Disarm.
• Kira activated Blaze Accelerator and sent Volcanic Shell from his hand to the Graveyard to destroy Mello’s Gladiator Beast.
• Kira paid 500 Life Points to use Volcanic Shell’s effect and add another Volcanic Shell from his Deck to his hand.
• Kira set a card and ended his turn without summoning a monster.
• Mello summoned Gladiator Beast Laquari and declared a direct attack.

Kira used Flame Wall and Blaze Accelerator to stall Mello’s Gladiator Beasts while burning away their Life Points. Mello countered the burn damage with Damage Conversion, then Tributed a Ghost Token to summon an unusually high-Level Elemental HERO Prisma.

• Kira negated Gladiator Beast Laquari’s direct attack with Flame Wall by banishing Volcanic Revolver from his Graveyard.
• Mello Set a card and ended his turn, while Kira paid 500 Life Points to maintain Flame Wall and sent three cards from his Deck to the Graveyard with Volcanic Wall.
• Mello activated Damage Conversion to halve the effect damage and summon a Ghost Token during the End Phase.
• Kira discarded Volcanic Shell to destroy Laquari with Blaze Accelerator, then paid 500 Life Points to search another Volcanic Shell from his Graveyard.
• Mello Tributed the Ghost Token to Tribute Summon a Level five Elemental HERO Prisma, and Kira reacted with disdain.

Mello used Prisma and Test Ape to summon Gladiator Beast Kaiser, which destroyed Kira’s Blaze Accelerator and Flame Wall. Kira revealed Supergravity Net to stop Kaiser’s attack, leaving Mello’s ace trapped as he ended his turn.

• Mello used Elemental HERO Prisma to send Gladiator Beast Laquari from his Deck to the Graveyard and treated Prisma as Laquari.
• Mello Special Summoned Test Ape, Tributed it to return Prisma to his Deck, and Special Summoned Gladiator Beast Equeste.
• Mello used Equeste’s effect to revive Laquari, then fused Laquari and Equeste into Gladiator Beast Kaiser.
• Mello used Kaiser’s effect to destroy Kira’s Blaze Accelerator and Flame Wall, then declared a direct attack.
• Kira activated Supergravity Net, which prevented Kaiser from attacking, and Mello Set a card before ending his turn.

Kira used Volcanic cards to evolve Blaze Accelerator into Trident Cannon and destroy Mello’s Gladiator Beast Kaiser, while Mello restored his Life Points and drew cards with Rainbow Life and Card of Compensation. Mello ended the turn proclaiming himself Justice of the Universe and threatening to purify Kira with his power.

• Kira used Volcanic Wall to inflict 500 damage on Mello, then summoned Volcanic Rocket to retrieve Blaze Accelerator.
• Kira activated Blaze Accelerator and evolved it into Blaze Accelerator - Trident Cannon.
• Kira sent Volcanic Shell to the Graveyard to destroy Gladiator Beast Kaiser with Trident Cannon, dealing Mello another 500 damage.
• Mello activated Rainbow Life, discarded Card of Compensation, and restored his Life Points before drawing two cards with the discarded Spell’s effect.
• Mello declared himself Justice of the Universe and vowed to purify Kira with his power.

Mello revived his Gladiator Beasts and combined them in a Triple Fusion to summon Gladiator Beast Murmillo, a card Kira recognized as a powerful support that should not exist in this era. The duel remained tense as Kira examined Mello’s unexpected trump card.

• Mello Normal Summoned Gladiator Beast Retiari and Special Summoned Gladiator Beast Sagittarii from his hand.
• Mello used Sagittarii to return Retiari to the Deck and Special Summoned Gladiator Beast Augustus, whose effect brought Gladiator Beast Equeste onto the Field.
• Mello used Equeste’s effect to revive Gladiator Beast Kaiser from the Graveyard with its effects negated.
• Mello returned Augustus, Kaiser, and Equeste to the Deck for a Triple Fusion Summon of Gladiator Beast Murmillo.
• Kira recognized Murmillo as a later-era Gladiator Beast card and regarded Mello’s Deck as an unexpected gain.

Mello used Gladiator Beast Murmillo to revive Gladiator Beast Kaiser and attack Kira, who summoned Volcanic Demon in response. Mello protected Kaiser with Gladiator Beast's Respite, and Murmillo's anime effect began activating after the battle.

• Mello used Murmillo's effect to Special Summon Gladiator Beast Kaiser from the Fusion Deck and target Kira's back-row cards for destruction.
• Kira chained Volcanic Force, sent Blaze Accelerator - Trident Cannon to the Graveyard, and Special Summoned Volcanic Demon.
• Mello ordered Kaiser to attack Volcanic Demon, then activated Gladiator Beast's Respite to prevent Kaiser from being destroyed by battle.
• The attack inflicted doubled Battle Damage to Mello, reducing his Life Points from 3500 to 2300.
• Mello activated Murmillo's effect, returning the Gladiator Beast that battled to the Fusion Deck and increasing Murmillo's ATK by that monster's ATK.