A/N: Hey readers. Hope you've been looking forward to another fight with Aurora and/or Sophia. Cause here it is. Also keep your eyes open for any possible updates within the coming week. I might have a surprise for you all.
Ask: Deviljho's Hatred and I plan to have every clan in Vanguard (minus Etranger) in at least 1 fight throughout this story. So yes, there will eventually be a Nubatama player. As for how relevant or not they'll be to the plot, we cannot make any promises.
Aurora and Sophia stood across from each other in the virtual field. For both of them, this was going to be their final cardfight of the second round. They had no idea what the point totals of any of the teams were right now. For all they knew, this fight could decide everything for them.
"You ready, Aurora?" Sophia asked as she drew her opening hand. "Let's make this an awesome fight!"
'Even with everything that's on the line, her first priority is having fun.' Aurora thought. 'She's exactly what a cardfighter should be.'
"Yeah, Sophia." Aurora answered with a nod. "Let's do our best."
After Aurora drew her opening hand, both players flipped over their starting Vanguards. They began the game with a shout.
"Stand up! Vanguard!"
"Twinkle Maiden, Virgo!"
Twinkle Maiden, Virgo
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"Involution Star-vader, Carbon!"
Involution Star-vader, Carbon
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"I'm up first." Sophia said. "I ride Eclipse Star-vader, Charcoal!"
Eclipse Star-vader, Charcoal
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"Carbon moves back with forerunner. Turn end." Sophia said.
[Turn 2. Hand: Aurora(5), Sophia(5).]
"My turn then. Stand and draw." Aurora said. "I ride Cosmos Storm, Aquarius!"
Cosmos Storm, Aquarius
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"Virgo moves back with forerunner." Aurora explained. "Next I call Star Beast, Ursa. Ursa attacks!"
(7000)
"Guard!" Sophia said, holding up a 5000 shield card in her hand.
"Boosted by Virgo, Aquarius attacks!"
(7000+5000=12000)
"No guard."
"Drive check, critical trigger! All effects to the Vanguard!"
"Damage check." Sophia said. "First check, no trigger. Second check, heal trigger!" The little girl grinned at seeing the card. "Power to the Vanguard and I recover one damage!"
[Damage: Aurora(0), Sophia(1).]
"Turn end." Aurora said. 'I can't let this game go on too long. Otherwise, she'll just keep locking my field and she'll eventually overpower me.'
[Turn 3. Hand: Aurora(4), Sophia(4).]
"Stand and draw." Sophia said. "Ride! Ruined World Star-vader, Krypton!"
Ruined World Star-vader, Krypton
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"Boosted by Charcoal, Krypton attacks!"
(9000+5000=14000)
"No guard." Aurora said.
"Drive check, draw trigger! Power to the Vanguard and I draw!"
"Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Aurora(1), Sophia(1).]
"Turn end." Sophia said.
[Turn 4. Hand: Aurora(4), Sophia(6).]
"My turn. Stand and draw." Aurora said. "I ride Star Mother, Pisces "Mitera"!"
Star Mother, Pisces "Mitera"
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"With Virgo's skill, I bind her. Then I look at the top two cards of the deck, send one to the bind zone, and add the other to my hand." Aurora explained as the two cards came up to her. "Binding Pride of the Stars, Leo. Then I move Ursa back and call Celestial Scale Maiden, Libra."
Libra's image appeared on the virtual field in the same column as Ursa. With this, Aurora was ready to attack.
"Pisces "Mitera" attacks!"
(9000)
"No guard."
"Drive check, draw trigger. Power to Libra and I draw."
"Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Aurora(1), Sophia(2).]
"Boosted by Ursa, Libra attacks! Ursa's skill allows me to bind the top card of my deck and add 3000 power!"
(9000+5000+7000+3000=24000)
"No guard." Sophia said. "Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Aurora(1), Sophia(3).]
"That's it for my turn." Aurora said.
[Turn 5. Hand: Aurora(7), Sophia(6).]
"My turn. Stand and draw." Sophia said. "Cursed dragon of the shadows! Unleash your power and fight by my side! Ride! Star-vader, Infinite Zero Paradox!"
Star-vader, Infinite Zero Paradox
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"Skill of Infinite Zero Paradox. Counterblast." Sophia explained. "I choose the circles that your Libra and Ursa are on and lock both of them!"
Aurora watched as both of her rear guards became trapped in orbs of darkness with black rings floating around them. As long as they remained locked, there was little she could do.
"Now I activate Carbon's skill. I send it to the soul, and since my opponent has a locked card, I search my deck for another Star-vader that's grade 1 or less and call it. Calling Twin-bladed Star-vader, Binary Star. Then from my hand I call Companion Star Star-vader, Photon in front of it. And now I'll have Infinite Zero Paradox attack!"
(11000)
"As if I'd let that happen! I guard!" Aurora said, holding up a critical trigger from her hand.
"Twin drive." Sophia said. "First check, no trigger. Second check, critical trigger! All effects to Photon!"
'Lovely.'
"Now Photon attacks with a boost from Binary Star! And as long as my opponent has a locked card, binary Star gains 1000 power!"
(9000+5000+7000+1000=22000)
"No guard." Aurora said. Two cards fell into her damage zone to tie the game up, with neither being triggers.
[Damage: Aurora(3), Sophia(3).]
"Turn end."
[Turn 6. Hand: Aurora(7), Sophia(7).]
"Stand and draw." Aurora said. 'Sophia's strong. Really strong. But more than anything, she gives off this weird vibe. It's as if winning right now doesn't matter to me. More than anything… I feel like I'm having the time of my life.'
"Come on Aurora! Ride Hikari! I really wanna see it!" Sophia said with an excited grin.
Aurora smiled as she took the card from her hand. "Alright then Sophia. But don't go regretting this when I use Hikari and beat you."
"No way. Cause I'm not gonna lose."
"We'll see." Aurora said. "Your light shines and illuminates the entire galaxy! Strike your foes down with the speed of a shooting star! Ride! Star of Hope, Hikari!"
Star of Hope, Hikari
Grade 3, Power: 11000
Sophia gasped in amazement. "Wow! It looks so cool seeing her close up!"
"Well if you liked that, then you'll love this." Aurora said. "Stride Generation! Nebula Beast, Cosmos Pegasus!"
Nebula Beast, Cosmos Pegasus
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"Stride skill! I bind Star Child, Pisces "Paidi" from my deck! Then I call Galaxy Sabre, Gemini to rear guard! He gains 3000 power!" Aurora explained, calling it behind her Vanguard. "Next I call Star Mother, Pisces "Mitera". With her skill, since I have Pisces "Paidi" in my bind zone, she gains 5000 power and Boost. After that, I use Cosmos Pegasus's skill! I counterblast, and flip a copy of Cosmos Pegasus. Then I get to call cards from my bind zone up to the number of face up cards in my G Zone! There's only one, so I'll call Pride of the Stars, Leo! He gains 5000 power from the skill, and then another 10000 with his own skill! And since a card was called from the bind zone, I use Gemini's skill to give him Boost until the end of the turn!"
'Aurora's got a full field, minus the units I've locked.' Sophia noticed. 'And her two columns are really powerful.'
'I have to at least push her to four damage. If I'm lucky, I can get her to five.' Aurora thought. 'My next turn, I won't be able to use any rear guards most likely. So I need to spend this turn attacking as hard as I can.'
"Boosted by Gemini, Pegasus attacks!"
(26000+9000+3000=38000)
Sophia looked at her hand. 'I can't use up my hand guarding two attacks. I'll guard this one and hope for the best.'
"Perfect guard!"
"Triple drive! Aurora called out. "First check, no trigger! Second check, critical trigger! All effects to Leo! Third check, no trigger!" Aurora said. "And now Leo swings in with a boost from Pisces "Mitera"!"
(11000+10000+5000+5000+9000+5000=45000)
"No guard." Sophia said. "First check, no trigger. Second check, draw trigger. Power to the Vanguard and I draw."
[Damage: Aurora(3), Sophia(5).]
"Turn end." Aurora said. "At the end of the turn, all my rear guards unlock."
"With Infinite Zero Paradox's skill, I can soul blast and relock your Libra. Then I get to draw a card." Sophia countered.
'Her Repeat Lock technique. That's gonna be an annoying skill to work around.'
[Turn 7. Hand: Aurora(8), Sophia(7).]
"My turn. Stand and draw." Sophia said with a grin on her face. "Now's the time! Stride Generation! Death Star-vader, Infinite Zero Nebula!"
Death Star-vader, Infinite Zero Nebula
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"Stride skill! I lock Leo and Gemini!" Sophia declared. "Next I activate Infinite Zero Nebula's skill! I counterblast and flip a copy of it. Then for every Infinite Zero Nebula face up in the G Zone, I can lock a rear guard. There's only one, so I'll lock Pisces. Then, since you have a total of four locked rear guards, I get to counter charge, soul charge, add 10000 power to the Vanguard and give it plus one drive."
'Darn. She's locking my entire field while replenishing her own resources.' Aurora realized.
"I call Krypton to rear guard." Sophia said, giving herself a third unit in the front row. "And now Krypton will attack! Using it's skill! I counterblast, and lock your last rear guard, Ursa. Then, Krypton gains 3000 power for each of my opponent's locked rear guards."
(10000+15000=25000)
"No guard." Aurora said. "Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Aurora(4), Sophia(5).]
"My Vanguard is coming in!"
(26000+10000=36000)
"Perfect guard!"
"Triple drive! First check, no trigger. Second check, no trigger. Third check, critical trigger! All effects to Photon! Final check, heal trigger. Power to Photon and I recover one." Sophia declared.
[Damage: Aurora(4), Sophia(4).]
"Now go Photon! Binary Star! Get 'em! And with Binary Star's skill, it gains 10000 power!"
(9000+5000+8000+10000=32000)
"Generation guard! Nebula Beast, Warphole Papilion!"
Nebula Beast, Warphole Papilion
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
"Warphole Papilion's skill! I soul blast and bind Photon." Aurora explained.
"At the end of the battle that I used Binary Star's skill, he moves to the soul. Then I get to countercharge." Sophia explained. "Turn end."
[Turn 8. Hand: Aurora(5), Sophia(9).]
"My turn. Stand and draw." Aurora said as she started her turn. She looked at her field. Every single rear guard circle had a locked card on it. The only unit free was her Vanguard. "Let's go! I ride Star of Hope, Hikari!"
Star of Hope, Hikari
Grade 3, Power: 11000
Sophia looked on in confusion. 'Why's she riding the same unit?'
'She's already used a perfect guard. She might have one more in her hand, but that's probably it.' Aurora thought. 'In which case, I'll just have to hit with my Vanguard as hard as I can.'
"Stride Generation!" Aurora called out. "Nebula Beast, Draco Nova!"
Nebula Beast, Draco Nova
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"Here goes! Stride skill!" Aurora called out. "I bind Star Mother, Pisces "Mitera" from my deck!"
"But you can't call anything out, since you have no room to." Sophia told her.
"Maybe so, but another card in my bind zone will help out my Vanguard." Aurora smirked. "Draco Nova's Generation Break 3! Both it and any rear guards called from the bind zone this turn gain 3000 power for each card in the bind zone!"
'She's got 3 cards in her bind zone. That means 9000 power.' Sophia calculated.
"Let's go Draco Nova! Attack the Vanguard!"
(26000+9000=35000)
"Perfect guard with Flowers in Vacuum, Cosmo Wreath!" Sophia called out. "With Cosmo Wreath's skill, since there's a copy of it in the drop zone, I countercharge."
"Triple drive." Aurora said. "First check, no trigger. Second check, no trigger. Third check, draw trigger! Power to the Vanguard and I draw!" She looked at her hand, a total of eight cards. It was a good defense for now. "Turn end. At the end of the turn, all my rear guards unlock."
"I use Paradox's soul blast to relock your Libra and draw!" Sophia called out.
[Turn 9. Hand: Aurora(8), Sophia(8).]
"Stand and draw." Sophia said. "Generation Zone, release! Your world is shrouded in darkness, but there is still a light of hope! Reach out a grab it! Stride Generation! Death Star-vader, Infinite Nebula Dragon!"
Death Star-vader, Infinite Zero Nebula
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"Stride skill! I lock Leo and Gemini!" Sophia declared. "Next I use Infinite Zero Nebula's skill!" Sophia paid the cost of a counterblast, as well as flipping over a card in her G Zone. "There are 2 face up copies of Infinite Zero Nebula in my G Zone. So I lock your 2 remaining rear guards, Pisces and Ursa. And since you have at least four rear guards locked, my Vanguard once again gains all boosts from its skill."
'So she gets to countercharge and soul charge. On top of that, her Vanguard gains 10000 power and plus one drive.' Aurora thought, remembering the terrifying power of the unit.
"There's more. Infinite Zero Nebula's Generation Break 3!" Sophia said. "My Star-vader rear guards gain 3000 power for each of your locked cards, for a total of 15000!" The young girl then took three cards from her hand and called them all out. "Calling Infinite Zero Dragon, Binary Star, and Shadow Butterfly!
Aurora watched as Sophia filled up her field for a total of now four rear guards. Shadow Butterfly was placed behind Krypton, while Infinite Zero Dragon and Binary Star were in her other column. The only free circle was the one behind her Vanguard.
'This is gonna be close.' Aurora thought. 'But if I can successfully guard and use that, then I might have a chance to turn this around.'
"Infinite Zero Dragon attacks with a boost from Binary Star! And Binary Star's skill activates, adding another 10000 power!"
(11000+15000+8000+15000+10000=59000)
"No guard." Aurora said. "Damage check, stand trigger. Power to the Vanguard."
[Damage: Aurora(5), Sophia(4).]
"Infinite Zero Nebula attacks!"
(26000+10000=36000)
"Perfect guard!" Aurora declared.
"Quadruple drive. First check, critical trigger! All effects to Krypton! Second check, no trigger. Third check, no trigger. Final check, another critical trigger! Once again, all effects to Krypton!" Sophia said. "But there's still one attack left! Boosted by Shadow Butterfly, Krypton attacks! And with it's counterblast, it gains 3000 for every locked rear guard you have!"
(10000+15000+15000+10000+7000+15000=72000)
'I've got to use it here. It's now or never.'
"Generation guard!" Aurora declared. "White Wings of the Cosmos, Cygnus!"
White Wings of the Cosmos, Cygnus
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
The unit that appeared was a large white swan with wings that shimmered with stardust. It wrapped its wings around Hikari in a defensive manner, like a guardian protector.
"Cygnus's skill! I flip a G Guardian face up and send the Hikari in my soul to the bind zone. Then I can choose up to 2 face down cards on my rear guard or damage zone and flip them face up. So I'll unlock Leo and Pisces "Mitera" in my left column."
Sophia gasped as she saw Aurora's rear guards break free of her lock. 'So that's why she rode another Hikari last turn. It was to get a card in her soul after depleting it the turn before.'
"There's more!" Aurora said. "If I have a Vanguard with Hikari in the name, Cygnus gains shield equal to the grade of the unit I sent to the bind zone times 5000! I sent a grade 3, so Cygnus gains 15000 shield! And then I add in Apollo, Warphole Commander of the Starship Fleet, Pisces "Paidi", and Scorpius from my hand!"
Sophia widened her eyes in shock. 'She managed to block it?!'
Aurora breathed a sigh of relief. 'Phew. I nearly used up my entire hand blocking that. That was way too close.'
"Turn end." Sophia said. She let out a giggle. "That was really something, Aurora. I thought I had you."
[Turn 10. Hand: Aurora(1), Sophia(9).]
Aurora giggled right back. "Well you sure didn't make things easy on me. I thought I was a goner for a moment there. But now it's time for me to hit you with everything I've got."
"Bring it on! I won't lose!" Sophia told her.
'With nine cards in her hand, this isn't going to be easy. But I'm just gonna have to go for broke.' Aurora thought. "At the beginning of my turn, I can use Hikari's skill. I bind my rear guard Leo and soul charge. Next I stand and draw." Aurora knew what she had to do. "Stride Generation! Nebula Beast, Draco Nova!"
Nebula Beast, Draco Nova
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"Stride skill! I bind Gemini from my deck, and call nothing." Aurora said. "Next, I'll use Draco Nova's skill! I bind a card from my hand, a card from my drop zone, and my rear guard Pisces "Mitera". Then I call 2 cards from my bind zone to rear guard. Calling Leo and Pisces "Mitera". In addition, my Vanguard gains plus one drive."
The two units appeared together in Aurora's open column. With one column still sealed off for her, she had to do everything she could to end things this turn.
"Draco Nova's Generation Break 3. I have seven cards in the bind zone, so that's 21000 power to my Vanguard, and my rear guards called from the bind zone this turn." Aurora added. "Now then, let's start things off with Draco Nova's attack!"
(26000+21000=47000)
'Her rear guard's attack is going to be stronger. So I'll save my perfect guard for that one.' Sophia thought. 'But with a quadruple drive, I need to be careful of her Vanguard's attack.'
"I guard!" Sophia called out, holding up three triggers with 10000 shield, a grade 2 with 5000 shield, and a draw trigger. "I also intercept with Krypton!"
'A 50000 shield. Meaning I need three triggers to break through.' Aurora thought. "Quadruple drive. First check, critical trigger." Looking at her options, she assumed Sophia had a sentinel in her hand to block her next attack. That left her with one option. "All effects to the Vanguard. Second check, no trigger. Third check, draw trigger! Power to the Vanguard and I draw!"
Aurora held her hand over her deck. It was all going to come down to this. One card would most likely decide the fate of this game. "Final check…" Finally, she ended the suspense by turning the card over. Both her and Sophia widened their eyes. "Heal trigger. Power to the Vanguard and I recover one."
Sophia watched as Aurora's Vanguard blasted through her defenses and hit her Infinite Zero Paradox. The last card fell into her damage zone, ending the game.
[Damage: Aurora(4), Sophia(6).]
With the game over, the units vanished from the virtual field. Aurora breathed a sigh of relief at how close that game had been.
Despite her loss, Sophia showed a big grin. "That was so much fun! You're a really awesome cardfighter, Aurora!"
Aurora smiled back at the girl. "Thanks Sophia. You were amazing too."
"Hehehe." the little girl grinning was the last thing Aurora saw as Sophia was teleported away. With the cardfights for the day over, Aurora removed her headset.
'The second round's finally over.' Aurora thought to herself. 'Now we just have to hope we made the cut.'
"Hello all you cardfighters! The second round of the Vanguard World Tournament is finally over!" Sachi announced. "It's been a long exciting three days of non-stop action, but finally we have our top 4 decided!"
All of the teams in the second round gathered together on the field of the main stadium. A lot of them knew their chances of making the cut were probably slim to none. But there were still plenty of teams that were waiting to see if they had gotten in.
Looking around the crowd, Aurora noticed that she hadn't seen Team Beautiful Thorn anywhere. She could only assume they were blended in with the large group of cardfighters around them.
"Please turn your attention to the main monitor." Sachi said. "We'll announce the top 4 teams one by one." All heads turned to the large screen, curious to see the results. "Starting with first place, we have Team Apocalypse!"
The spotlight shined on Allen's team. The leader showed a nonchalant smirk, as if he had expected it all along. Marcus glared over at Allen, knowing he had been the one that had hurt Emma. He didn't care how strong he was, he was not going to let him get away with something like that.
"Second place in the rankings is one of the favorites to win the tournament, Team Round Table!" Sachi declared.
It was no surprise to anyone that William's team had made it through. The heir to the Lewis family waved appreciatively to his fans cheering for him. Elizabeth seemed to ignore most of the cheers, her mind only focused on the semi finals up next.
Sachi continued with the proceedings once the crowd had calmed down a bit. "In third place, we have Team Cosmic Trio!"
Hearing their team name, Aurora and her teammates all high fived each other, grinning that they had made it through.
"And finally, the final team of the top 4." Sachi announced. "Team Sightless Vision!"
Marcus and his team saw their name, revealed that they had gotten in. Sarah was on the verge of tears, happy that she was one step closer to helping her sister. "We made it through, Marcus. Emma's going to be so excited."
"Yeah…"
Sarah narrowed her eyes at her team leader. "Marcus? Is everything alright?"
"Huh? Oh y-yeah. Everything's fine." Marcus said. He still wasn't sure whether or not to tell his team about what Keith had told him.
With the top 4 teams revealed, the remaining standings were shown off for everyone to see. Several eyes widened when they saw Team Beautiful Thorn, who had been in third place the day before, drop all the way down to eighth in the rankings.
"You've got to be kidding me." Aurora said in shock. "What did they lose all of their games or something?"
"I don't see how? Rose and her team were all really strong." Dan commented.
"There is one more thing I'd like to share with everyone." Sachi added. "Earlier today, Rose Orchards collapsed during one of her cardfights. She was taken away to the hospital." Several gasps followed after hearing this. "Her teammates are with her right now, and we have been informed that Rose Orchards is perfectly fine, so there is no need to worry."
"So that's why their ranking plummeted." Anthony realized. "They had one less member to fight with."
"Now then, there's still one more piece of business to attend to!" Sachi said. "With the final four decided, it's time to see what the pairings will be for the semi finals!" The monitor switched screens, showing the four teams. "Our computer will give the teams a random shuffle and decide who will fight who in the next round!"
Everyone watched the monitor as it randomly sorted out the teams. After about ten seconds, it finally showed the pairings.
Team Cosmic Trio vs Team Round Table
Team Sightless Vision vs Team Apocalypse
"There you have it folks! Tomorrow will feature the semi finals! Our first match will be Team Cosmic Trio up against Team Round Table! And then our second match will be Team Sightless Vision versus Team Apocalypse!"
"So we're up against William's team." Dan noted. "This is gonna be a tough fight."
"Come on, let's go." Aurora said, motioning for her teammates to follow her. "I want to make sure Rose is ok."
After checking with the hospital staff where Rose's room was, Aurora and her team hurried there. Round Table, Southern Jungle, and Sightless Vision had tagged along with them, equally concerned about the French team leader.
As they walked into her room, they saw Rose's teammates with her. The red haired leader was awake, and seemed to be doing alright.
"Well, well, so many visitors. Aren't I the popular one." Rose said.
"Hmph, well at least you're in a joking mood." Elizabeth said.
"Always nice to have your concern, dear Elizabeth." Rose told her.
"Are you doing alright, Rose?" Aurora asked.
Rose nodded her head. "Yes, you needn't worry over me. The doctors say I'll be just fine."
"What happened?" William asked. "It's not like you to just collapse like that."
As Rose was about to answer, Marcus cut in. "Let me guess. Were you fighting Allen Demacio by any chance?"
Everyone turned to Marcus, wondering what had made him ask such a bizarre question. "How did you know?" Rose asked.
"I figured as much." Marcus said with a sigh.
"Hang on. What do you know, Marcus?" Sarah asked.
With everyone's eyes gazing at him, Marcus had little choice but to answer. "Fine. The truth is, I fought Keith on Team Apocalypse today. When we were fighting, he told me that the one that attacked Emma was Allen."
Everyone gasped as they heard this. Rose tensed up, clenching her fists tightly. "To think he'd do that to a little girl. He's heartless."
"Wait, I'm confused." Maria said. "Sure he could have attacked Emma when she was alone, but how does that link with Rose? There's no way he could have hurt her physically if they were in separate rooms."
"He didn't hurt me by physically attacking me." Rose said. "It was a cardfight."
"A cardfight?" William asked.
Rose nodded her head. "I have no idea how, but he was able to make the damage felt in that cardfight real. The pain… I can still remember it clearly. I can only assume that's what he did to your sister, Marcus."
"That would explain the fact that there's no visible wounds." Dan said.
"Hang on, but how is any of that possible?!" Maria asked. "It makes no sense! Cardfights can't normally hurt the players!"
"I'm afraid Allen Demacio isn't a normal cardfighter." Rose said. "That fight. It's still a little hazy, but I remember it felt like we were transported somewhere else. Some kind of castle I think."
Aurora thought to herself. 'Does this have anything to do with the Conquest Empire clan he's using? It has to.'
Bruno looked over at Team Sightless Vision. "Are you guys gonna be ok? You're facing them in the semi finals, right?"
"Don't worry. We'll be fine." Marcus told them. "And I'll make sure Allen pays for everything he's done."
Sarah looked at her team leader worriedly. "Marcus…"
"Be careful." Sophia said. "I don't wanna see anymore people get hurt. Especially because of Vanguard."
Marcus nodded his head. "We will. Just leave Team Apocalypse to us."
"Alright then. We'll see you in the finals then. Best of luck." Aurora said.
"You'll see them in the finals? I think you're getting a bit ahead of yourself, Aurora." William said. "After all, if you want to get to the finals you need to beat us first."
"And sorry to spoil your plans, but we aren't losing." Elizabeth told them.
"Heh, tough talk." Anthony said. "But I wonder if you can back it up. We're no pushovers."
"Well I wouldn't take us lightly either." Thomas added.
"This should be a good match." Rose said. "I look forward to seeing how it goes."
Dan: So we're up against Team Round Table now? This'll be our toughest battle yet.
Aurora: Indeed. But we have to win, no matter what.
Anthony: I say we can do it. And since when have I ever been wrong?
Aurora: I can count a few times.
Anthony: Hey!
Next time: The Flames That Burn For the King
Card Gallery:
White Wings of the Cosmos, Cyngus
G Guardian
Shield: 15000
AUTO GB1: [Flip a face down G Guardian in your G Zone face up, and send a card from your soul to the bind zone face up] When this unit is placed on GC, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose up to 2 facedown cards on your RC or in your damage zone and turn them face up. Then, if you have a Vanguard with "Hikari" in its name, this unit's shield increases by 5000 for every grade of the card you bound from soul.