Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Star King Chronicles
Arc 1: Black Rose Revival Arc
Episode 21: Antares of the Red Star
With the defeat of her darkness using the Flame Lion Signer's devastating Spirit Bow Breakthrough, Yuza was able to acquire the Flame Limit of Darkness which is required to release the Lion Zodiac God from its seal. Regulus who had completed concentrating his flame on one point, released and combined it with the newly acquired darkness. As the two different forces of Flame Limits fused, light flashed before them. Amidst the dark realm of darkness lies the shining realm of light. What is awaiting them in that realm of light? Will the Lion Zodiac God be finally released from its seal?
"Who?" asked a deep female voice. The voice is just like Yuza's voice but deeper in tone. Yuza opened her eyes only to see a dark place filled with bright and shiny stars. The stars formed a shape of a lion. She was surprised when she noticed that the stars were generating four kinds of flames. She averted her eyes from the stars and focused her attention to the woman in front of her. Surprisingly, the woman fired an arrow generating orange flames towards her. The arrow missed Yuza but even though she was not hit, she could feel the intense strength and killing intent imbued in that very arrow. This made her wonder who the woman is.
"I see. So you are the Lion Signer of this era." the woman spoke again. A woman wearing a green formal suit, black pants, has green hair in a pineapple-inspired hairstyle, and has a mark of a four-leaf clover on her face, the woman Yuza is facing is none other than the Flame Lion Signer. Aside from those descriptions, her body generated her four flames. Just looking at her frightened Yuza. This intense energy, flame, and aura scared her. "Star Mage, Fudo Yuza." Yuza didn't even bother to respond. She remained speechless the whole time.
"Courage, determination, darkness, and will power. Your determination and courage, I have indeed accepted it." the woman said as she mysteriously disappeared. The mark of the Lion Zodiac God returned on Yuza's arm, glowing in its usual yellow color. But this time, the mark looked different. Unlike before when the mark was just a plain lion shape, it is now a lion shape formed by bright orange stars. She smiled upon noticing her deck glow in a bright yellow color. The releasing of the Lion Zodiac God from its seal is successful after all. Light then suddenly flashed. It was so bright that Yuza closed her eyes to protect it from the brightness. When the light vanished, she opened her eyes and saw Scar, Rua, and Ruka.
"Yuza-san?" asked Ruka. At that same time, she was surprised. Yuza's appearance was different. She looked serious with yellow and orange flames surging out of her body. She was also holding a new spirit bow, the proof of inheriting the determination and courage of the Flame Lion Signer. The crossbow Yuza was holding is composed of pure orange flames. A weapon imbued with great determination and courage, Ballesta de Fuego.
"The weapon of Yliaster's Flame Lion Signer, Ballesta de Fuego......." uttered Scar upon seeing Yuza and her new weapon. The flames gradually faded as Yuza felt weak. It seems her new weapon needs flames for the user to maintain its use. Unlike Rua, she did not pass out and was able to retain her composure. With a smile of satisfaction, she looked at the peaceful blue sky. It was then that they heard sounds of clapping hands. It turned out that someone else was there. He is wearing a buttoned white coat with black buttons and lines, white pants, and shoes with the same color. He has a silver hair with a lot of its strands reaching to parts of his face.
"So you've passed the first part of your test, Star Mage. You want to see Izayoi Aki, don't you?" said the man. Him saying this surprised everyone. Not only were they surprised, they also felt that the man was suspicious. He stretched his right hand as far as it can go in front of him. A black dimension portal appeared. The portal was very different from the portals that Apresar and Domingo opened before. There was an intense force of wind that came gushing out of it, pushing away everyone it faced. "I am.......Apresar. The dimensions I open are linked to Domingo's body. Izayoi Aki......she needs you."
"Mom?" asked Yuza, her eyes widened. Although she cared too much for her mother, she can't decide if the things the person in front of him said is true or not. It was then that she remembered what her mother had told her. She was still a child back then when her mother told her that she was the one who saved her. She found it wierd that her mother had said that when she isn't even born on that time. Now, the dots are finally connecting. Future Aki knew it all along that Yuza travelled back in time. "I have decided." she stood firmly with confidence brimming in her eyes. The orange flames reappeared and surged all over her body.
On the other hand, at the desert lands of the Star Dimension, Ximena is still on her search for the Dark Mages. On the middle of her search, she was stopped by a certain someone. That someone is male and addresses himself as Antares of the Red Star. He has a crimson center-sided spiky hair with crimson eyes to match that. He is wearing a red camouflage suit and even wears a band with the same style as his outfit around his head. Around his neck is a star pendant similar to Rua's but with different inscriptions. The pendant is crimson red in color.
"Juding by your outfit, you are a member of Rasgar, aren't you?" asked Antares with a carefree smile on his face. A faint orange flame appeared on his two arms and pendant. He activated his wing-like duel disk which is colored white and green. Ximena herself activated her plain black duel disk. As soon as the duel started, orange flames appeared on Antares' deck. It seems that his Flame Limit is the destructive Flame Limit of Determination which Rua and Yuza also have. "Duel!"
Antares - 4000
Ximena - 4000
"It's my turn!" he cried as he drew a card from his deck. The card he drew has an image of a Kuriboh with a round shape and angry-looking eyes. "So it's you, partner. I summon Elemental Hero Featherman in attack mode!" from a blue portal, an Elemental Hero with green skin and white wings appeared on the field. One of his arms is equipped with a claw. "I set a card. Turn end." a face-down card materialized on his side of the field.
Elemental Hero Featherman: ATK 1000 / DEF 1000 / LV 3
"It's my turn, draw." said Ximena calmly, drawing a card from her deck. "I summon Magician's Valkyria." from a blue portal, a sorceress with a broom-style orange hair and a teal outfit appeared on the field. She also wields a light-violet staff.
Magician's Valkyria: ATK 1600 / DEF 1800 / LV 4
"Now go....." the sorceress fired a green spherical blast towards Featherman which shredded it into pieces. "Magic card, Spell Casting Law: Act 1." the card materialized on the field. It has an image of a Dark Magician Girl reading a book. "If a spellcaster type monster destroys a monster by battle, that monster is destroyed and we both take damage equal to its attack points." the card unleashed the same green spherical blast which the spellcaster used to destroy Featherman. Not only did it destroy Ximena's monster but also herself and Antares were hit. The damage they felt is authentic. This whole time, Ximena spoke like a doll. There was no feeling or any emotion in what she says and does. It was like she is just Shinsuke's puppet.
Antares - 2000
Ximena - 2400
"Sorcerer's Valkyria can be special summoned when Magician's Valkyria is destroyed by a card effect." she explain as black flames of resolve appeared on the field. From those black flames, the spellcaster emerged. She looks entirely similar to the previously destroyed monster except for the fact that she wears a long maroon sorcerer's dress. Feeling Ximena's lack of emotion, Antares was completely bored in their duel. "Turn end.
Sorcerer's Valkyria: ATK 2000 / DEF 1800 / LV 5
"Tell me. Why do you duel?" Antares popped up a question. Even the emotionless puppet, Ximena, was struck by this question. She couldn't find an answer at all. Mainly, she only fights to serve Kokugen Shinsuke. There was no meaning and purpose in her life except to serve him. "Do you know why I duel? I duel to have fun! Now, I'll show you how a hero plays!" another thing that surprised Ximena is this attitude. For some reason, it reminded her of someone she encountered before but the strange thing is that she had forgotten who that someone is.
"Trap card, activate!" the face-down trap card lifted face-up. "Hero Signal!" a mark of the letter H appeared from a ray of light the trap card sent out. Antares then put a card on one of the monster slots of his duel disk. The card is Elemental Hero Burst Lady. The hero appeared on the field. She has a long stretched gray and white hair and is wearing a red suit. "It's my turn, draw."
Elemental Hero Burst Lady: ATK 1200 / DEF 800 / LV 3
"Let's do it partner!" he cried as he summoned the Kuriboh from his hand which he drew earlier in the duel. "Element Kuriboh!" the round Kuriboh with the angry-looking eyes appeared on the field. He started to generate orange flames until his brown color changed to a crimson one. "Element Kuriboh can change his attribute similar to a face-up Elemental Hero on the field. This will end now. Limit Magic card, Flame Limit of Determination!" the orange flames surging out of his body gathered in one location. That very location is the blank card that materialized on Antares' field. Still emotionless, Ximena didn't even react about what happened.
Element Kuriboh: Fire Attribute
"Once per turn, by reducing a monster's attack to 0, I can special summon a monster in my graveyard whose level is identical to it. I special summon Elemental Hero Featherman." from a flaming orange vortex, Featherman reappeared on the field.
"I said I've seen through you. You intend to fusion summon Elemental Hero Flame Wingman using your two monsters but you don't even have the Fusion magic card in your hand." said Ximena in a calm and serious voice. Antares just cracked a laugh.
"So that rumored ability of yours is true after all. You can read minds. But, I have a different plan in mind. Limit Magic card, Flame Bond!" cried Antares as the blank card appeared on the field. Just like before, his orange flames gathered in it which enabled its activation. A flaming vortex appeared above the two heroes as they entered the vortex along with Element Kuriboh and fused to form a fusion monster. The fusion monster looks like a titan with green skin, a red dragon tail, a red dragon arm, and a white wing that's generating orange flames. "When an Element Kuriboh with a fire attribute is face-up on the field, I can fusion summon a fusion monster. Not only that, it also gains 300 attack points."
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman: ATK 2400 / DEF 2100
"It can't be......I did not oversee this. Is my mental ability not that good?" Ximena said, doubting herself. An large blast of orange flame appeared on the mouth of the dragon arm which annihilated the monster. Imbued with Antares' determination, the flames reached Ximena, eating away her remaining life points. Elemental Hero Flame Wingman's effect is activated when it destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the graveyard. The user of that monster takes damage equal to the monster's original attack points. "Gotcha! That was a fun duel!"
Antares - 2000
Ximena - 0
"What?!" exclaimed Antares upon looking at Ximena's location. He saw another member of Rasgar who had just collapsed to the ground. He speculated that Ximena was just using her ability to trick him. A win within only two turns. Just who is this guy? What is his true intention and what does Apresar intend to do by sending Yuza to Aki's location? Find out in the next Star King Chronicles!
Episode 22 Preview
Yuza: I've decided. I'm going.
Regulus: I'm going with you, Yuza.
Yuza: No. This is my fight, Regulus. I'll handle it myself. Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Star King Chronicles, The Dimension of Sloth.
Sloth: It'll be fun to watch you two fight each other. Teeheeheehee....
Yuza: What? Mom? Just what is happening?
Key Cards of the Episode
Crimson: What will it be? What will it be? This is what we have for this chapter!
Flame Limit of Determination
Type: Limit Continuous Magic Card
Image: A large orange flame
Card Description:
When this card is activated, place 3 Flame Counters on it. During every end phase, remove 1 Flame Counter from this card. If this card has no Flame Counters on it, destroy this card. As long as this card is face-up, you can reduce one of your monster's attack to 0 to special summon a monster from your graveyard whose level is identical to it. When this card is removed from the field, destroy all monsters special summoned by this card's effect and inflict damage equal to the number of monsters destroyed x 200 to both players.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman
Type: Warrior / Fusion / Effect
Level: 6
ATK / DEF: 2100 / 2100
Image: A titan-like hero with green skin, a red dragon arm, a red dragon tail, and white-feathered wings.
Card Description:
This monster cannot be special summoned except by Fusion Summon. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster.
Flame Bond
Type: Limit Magic Card
Image: Two bonding atoms generating orange flames.
Card Description:
Activate only if you have a face-up Element Kuriboh with a fire attribute. Fusion summon 1 fusion monster. That fusion monster gains 300 ATK.
Crimson: Those are the key cards! Also, the reason I use Spanish words for some terms is because of Yliaster. Placido, Luciano, and Jose have Spanish names. That's all! Thanks for reading and please review!