A/N: Time for another chapter, Vanguard fans. As you saw with the last chapter and will see with this chapter, there are some matches that will either be shown briefly or skipped over. The reason for this is simply that there's too many fights to have each and every one given a full chapter. For ones chosen among requests from readers though, we will show those fights in full so don't worry. Some chapters may even have 2 full fights depending on the situation.
With that in mind, please enjoy the chapter.
"We're in the final moments of our latest match!" Sachi spoke to the crowd. "It's Sophia Perez's turn and her opponent Blue Lightning is struggling to hold on!"
"Go! Papillon Star-saver, Photon! Attack!" Sophia declared.
"No! You can't!" Blue Lightning exclaimed. "Justice can't lose like this!"
With the Motion Figure System, Papillon leaped across the field. The unit slashed through Grandgallop and dealt the final damage that Sophia needed to claim her victory.
"That's the game!" Sachi called out. "Our winner is Sophia Perez!"
"Hooray!" Sophia cheered as she jumped up in the air. "I did it!"
Blue Lightning held his head low as he sulked. "How could justice lose like this? I'm so ashamed."
"Thanks for the fun fight, masked guy." Sophia said with a smile before walking away happily.
"Sophia Perez will be moving on to round 2. As for Blue Lightning, perhaps he'll be able to help an old lady across the street for some heroics." Sachi said. "Now, onto the next fight! Let's find out which 2 numbers are next!" The monitor shuffled through the remaining numbers as everyone awaited the next pairing. And they soon got it as 2 numbers were chosen. "Number 4 versus Number 29! Will both fighters please come on down to the field!"
As she heard the numbers called out, Sophia widened her eyes. 'Number 29. That's Isabelle's number.'
From the stands, Isabelle got up from her seat to make her way to the field. Maria called out to the young girl. "Good luck."
"Whatever." Isabelle said, walking away.
Isabelle walked through the stadium as she made her way down to the field. Thoughts ran through her head. Why was she here? Why was everyone acting so nice to her? They couldn't have forgotten that she had been a part of Purgatory and was their enemy barely half a year ago. So why did so many people seem to act like there was no bad blood between them. Were they faking it? Luring her into a false sense of security?
Nothing made sense to her. Not since Purgatory's attempt at world destruction was thwarted.
Isabelle stared up at the tall building in front of her. She had never seen anything so impressive. Then again, this was Japan so there were a lot of things different here compared to South America. She had three adults at her side that had been with her for the entire trip here.
It had only been a couple of months, but it felt like an eternity. Her parents having yet another screaming match. Her father hitting her. The knife. The blood. The beautiful sound of silence.
At first, she had no idea what she should do. But as she was wandering the streets in the dead of night, she was approached by others. They listened to what she had to say. They gave her a new home. They fed her. Clothed her. Cared for her. Made her feel safe. And safe was a feeling that Isabelle hadn't felt in many years. Then they told her that they wanted her to meet someone. A great man who helped people like her. Shunned from society and forced to suffer.
The people led Isabelle through the building and up to the top floor. There, she walked through a pair of doors alone and entered a room where a kind looking man was. He smiled at her.
"Hello there. You must be Isabelle." he said. "My name is Ryo. I've heard so much about you."
Isabelle said nothing. The people from Purgatory said he was their leader and a great man. But she was still nervous about trusting him.
"Are you scared of me?" Ryo asked gently. "I understand. Given what you've been through, I can't say I blame you."
"You… know what I've been through?"
"Yes." Ryo nodded. "I heard about it from those people that rescued you. It's truly a tragedy that anyone at your young age should suffer such cruelty."
"But… I killed Mommy and Daddy." Tears began to well up in the young girl's eyes. "Killing is bad. That makes me bad. I don't want to be bad."
"Now, now, there's no need to cry." Ryo told her, placing a hand on Isabelle's shoulder as he kneeled down to look at her eye level. "You've been taught many things. But some of those things are wrong. It is true that people shouldn't kill others randomly. But your parents were bad to you, right? They yelled and hit you constantly. And that's why what happened to them is righteous justice."
"What's that?"
"It's when people are punished for doing horrible things when society is unable to punish them." Ryo explained. "That's why what you did wasn't wrong. I want you to understand that." He stood up and walked towards the window, looking out on the city. "There are many things wrong with this world. People are hurt everyday. It sickens me." he said. "That's why I want to bring justice onto the world. Make everyone living ignorantly pay for their misdeeds." He turned to Isabelle with a warm smile on his face. "But to do that, I need help. I need brave people that are willing to stand up to the wrongs of this world. And I think you could be one of those people, Isabelle."
"Me?"
"That's right." Ryo told her. "Will you lend me your help?"
His voice seemed so kind. So caring. It was a tone she had never heard since her Aunt Mia disappeared with Sophia so many years ago. She felt she could trust this man.
"I will, Mister Ryo."
"I'm glad to hear that." Ryo said. "I'm expecting great things from you."
After the battle half a year ago, she had found out the truth. Ryo had lied to her. He had lied to all of Purgatory. Used them for his own purposes. Ryo. The one person she thought she could trust beyond a shadow of a doubt.
If she couldn't trust him, then who could she trust?
Isabelle's thoughts lasted for a while because before she knew it, she was nearing the entrance to the field. She would have to think about such things later. For now, she had a cardfight.
"And now please help me in welcoming our next two fighters!" Sachi announced. "First up is Isabelle Perez!" The crowd cheered as the young girl stepped out onto the field. "Isabelle has no tournament experience, but don't let that fool you! We've seen from her sister Sophia that size doesn't mean everything!" She then turned to the other side of the field. "And her opponent! The oldest member of the pop star group Premium Beauty, give it up for Jasmine!"
The cheers that came as Jasmine walked out made the ones for Isabelle seem like whispers in comparison. It came as no surprise with how popular she and her two fellow idols were.
"I'm looking forward to this cardfight." Jasmine said as she and Isabelle stood across from each other.
"Sure." Isabelle replied solemnly.
"Fighters, you may begin when ready!" Sachi called out.
"Stand up! Vanguard!"
"Nightmare Doll, Natalie!"
Nightmare Doll, Natalie
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"Undying Departed, Grenache!"
Undying Departed, Grenache
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"Woo! Go Isabelle!" Sophia cheered. "You can do it!"
Isabelle drew for her turn. "I ride Nightmare Doll, Liza."
Nightmare Doll, Liza
Grade 1, Power: 6000
Isabelle had planned to never play Vanguard again after the battle. But when Sophia visited her while she was being held at the Tatsunagi building, she always insisted they cardfight. She no longer had her Purgatorial Stride, all of them had vanished when Ragnarok was defeated. But still, she and Sophia seemed to be able to talk better when they played each other. And after she was brought to live at the orphanage with Sophia and the others, her sister insisted on playing Vanguard with everyone. She had fought more times than she could count as a result.
"I move Natalie back with forerunner. Turn end."
[Turn 2. Hand: Isabelle(5), Jasmine(5).]
"My turn then. I draw." Jasmine said. "I ride! Vanishing Shade!"
Vanishing Shade
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"Grenache slides to the back row, and I hollow him." Jasmine said. "With Grenache's boost, my Vanguard attacks!"
(7000+5000=12000)
"No guard."
"Drive check, no trigger."
"Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Isabelle(1), Jasmine(0).]
"My turn ends. Due to Hollow, Grenache retires." Jasmine said.
[Turn 3. Hand: Isabelle(5), Jasmine(6).]
"Stand and draw." Isabelle said. "Ride! Nightmare Doll, Ginny!"
Nightmare Doll, Ginny
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"Activating Natalie's skill. I counterblast and send her to the soul." Isabelle said as she checked the top 3 cards of her deck. "I add Alice to the soul and do the same thing one more time. This time I add Leslie to the soul."
"That was a lucky pull. She got two key cards into her soul there." Dan noted. "Jasmine's going to have some trouble once she unleashes everything from the soul."
"I call Nitro Juggler!" Isabelle said. "With its skill, soul charge. And now Nitro Juggler will attack!"
(9000)
"Guard!" Jasmine said, holding up a grade 1 from her hand.
"Ginny attacks next!"
(9000)
"No guard."
"Drive check, no trigger."
"Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Isabelle(1), Jasmine(1).]
"Turn end."
[Turn 4. Hand: Isabelle(5), Jasmine(5).]
"Stand and draw." Jasmine said. "Ride! Undead Knight of the Decaying Cutlass!"
Undead Knight of the Decaying Cutlass
Grade 2, Power: 10000
"Go Cutlass! Slice her Vanguard to ribbons!"
(10000)
"No guard." Isabelle said.
"Drive check, critical trigger! All effects to the Vanguard!"
"Damage check. First card, no trigger. Second card, heal trigger! Power to the Vanguard and I recover one!"
[Damage: Isabelle(2), Jasmine(1).]
"Turn end."
[Turn 5. Hand: Isabelle(5), Jasmine(6).]
"Stand and draw." Isabelle said. "Stand by my side and help crush all who would harm me! Ride! Nightmare Doll, Dorothy!"
Nightmare Doll, Dorothy
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"Dorothy's skill. I add Nightmare Doll Alice from my deck to the soul." Isabelle said. "And now I attack with Dorothy!"
(11000)
"No guard."
"Twin drive. First check, no trigger. Second check, critical trigger! Power to Nitro and critical to Dorothy!"
"Damage check." Jasmine said. "First card, no trigger. Second card, stand trigger. Power to the Vanguard."
[Damage: Isabelle(2), Jasmine(3).]
"And Jasmine manages to get a lucky break with a damage trigger! Now Isabelle's Nitro Juggler is unable to hit Jasmine's Vanguard! Tough break."
"Turn end." Isabelle said.
[Turn 6. Hand: Isabelle(7), Jasmine(6).]
"Stand and draw." Jasmine said. She took a card from her hand and held it out. "Now tremble in fear! Nothing will save you from her accursed blade! The dark hour is here! Ride! Vampire Princess of Night Hour, Nightrose!"
Vampire Princess of Night Hour, Nightrose
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"Now get ready for this! Stride Generation!" Jasmine called out. "Ghostie Great Emperor, Big Obadiah!"
Ghostie Great Emperor, Big Obadiah
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"Stride skill! I call Grenache from the drop zone and Hollow him! Since he has Hollow, retire Nitro Juggler!" Jasmine declared. "Next, I activate Big Obadiah's skill! Counterblast! I choose up to 5 cards from my deck and send them to the drop zone! I choose Undead Knight of the Decaying Cutlass, Vanishing Shade, Negrobone, Negrolily, and Vampire Princess of Starlight, Nightrose!"
"Amazing! Jasmine sets up her drop zone with the exact cards she wants! What sort of combos will she make with this lineup?!" Sachi commented.
"There's more! For every 2 face up cards in my G Zone, I can call 2 cards from my drop zone! I have 2 face up cards so that's four units! I call Negrobone, Cutlass, Vanishing Shade, and Nightrose! They each get 5000 power!"
"She got out a full field in the blink of an eye." Maria noted. "She's really skilled."
"Cutlass and Vanishing Shade, you're first!"
(10000+5000+7000+1000+5000=28000)
"No guard." Isabelle said. "Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Isabelle(3), Jasmine(3).]
"Activating the skill of Cutlass! Since the attack hit, I retire Vanishing Shade and counter charge!" Jasmine said. "Next, I attack with Nightrose, boosted by Negrobone!"
(11000+5000+7000+5000=27000)
"No guard." Isabelle said. "Damage check, draw trigger! Power to the Vanguard and I draw!"
[Damage: Isabelle(4), Jasmine(3).]
"Activating the skill of Negrobone. Counterblast." Jasmine explained. "I retire Nightrose. Then, I call Negrolily from the drop zone and Hollow it. Negrolily's skill. I counterblast and soul blast to call Vanishing Shade from the drop zone over Negrobone. Hollow. Negrolily gets 2000 power and a skill."
"With a surprising combo of skills, Jasmine elegantly gets herself another standing column of unit to attack with! Can Isabelle withstand such a ferocious assault?!"
"Boosted by Grenache, Big Obadiah attacks!"
(26000+5000=31000)
"Perfect guard!"
"Triple drive! First check, no trigger. Second check, critical trigger! All effects to Negrolily! Third check, no trigger." Jasmine said. "Now go Negrolily! Attack with a boost from Vanishing Shade!"
(9000+2000+5000+7000+1000=24000)
"I guard!" Isabelle said, holding up a critical trigger from her hand.
"Turn end." Jasmine said. "All Hollowed units are retired. With Grenache's skill, countercharge 2 cards. With Negrolily's skill, countercharge and soul charge. Finally, with Vanishing Shade's skill, I send it to the bottom of my deck and draw."
[Turn 7. Hand: Isabelle(5), Jasmine(9).]
"Stand and draw." Isabelle said as she began her turn.
"Jasmine's relentless assault and clever mix of skills has given her a commanding advantage over Isabelle! How will she counter?!"
Sophia showed a small grin. "Isabelle knows what she's doing. She took that damage last turn on purpose. This is where her deck really shines."
"Stride Generation!" Isabelle called out. "Nightmare Doll of the Abyss, Gwendolyn!"
Nightmare Doll of the Abyss, Gwendolyn
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"Stride skill! Soul blast! I grant my Vanguard a skill!" Isabelle explained. "Next, I call Nightmare Doll Master, Brenda! Using Brenda's skill, I send her to the soul and call Ginny! Then Ginny's skill activates! I send her to the soul and call Alice! Add 5000 power! Since the unit Brenda called out went to the soul, Brenda is called out as well! I then use Gwendolyn's skill! I send a card from my hand to the soul and call Leslie from the soul behind Alice! Leslie and Gwendolyn get 5000 power!"
"Amazing! Isabelle has gotten three rear guards out after only having to call one unit from her hand!" Sachi announced. "Just what will come from this?!"
"I call Nightmare Doll Juliet!" Isabelle declared. "With Juliet's boost, Brenda attacks! With Juliet's skill, I soul charge!"
(9000+7000=16000)
"I'll guard that one." Jasmine said, holding up a grade 0 from her hand.
"Gwendolyn's up next! Attack!"
(26000+5000=31000)
"No guard."
"Triple drive! First check, draw trigger! Power to Leslie and I draw! Second check, no trigger. Third check, heal trigger! Power to Leslie and I recover one!"
"Damage check." Jasmine said. "No trigger."
[Damage: Isabelle(3), Jasmine(4).]
"Go Alice! Attack with a boost from Leslie!"
(10000+5000+7000+5000+10000=37000)
"No guard. Damage check, critical trigger. All effects to the Vanguard"
[Damage: Isabelle(3), Jasmine(5).]
"Alice's counterblast! I send her to the soul and call Ginny! Ginny's skill then sends herself to soul to let me call Alice! And since Alice went to the soul, Leslie stands! In addition, I soul blast with Gwendolyn's skill! Alice gains a critical!" Isabelle said. "Attack once again!"
(10000+5000+7000+5000+10000=37000)
"Sorry, but I'm going to have to stop that one." Jasmine said with a smirk. "Generation guard. Diabolist of Solicitation, Negonora!"
Diabolist of Solicitation, Negronora
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
"Skill activated! Soul blast! I call Negrolily and Negrobone from the drop zone to guard!"
"Activating the skill my Vanguard gained from Dorothy! I send Alice to the soul and call Ginny! Using Ginny, I call out Alice! Leslie stands!"
"Amazing! Once again, Isabelle gets herself a powerful column to attack with!" Sachi exclaimed. "Is there no stopping this relentless assault?!"
"Alice and Leslie attack again!"
(10000+5000+7000+5000+10000=37000)
"Perfect guard."
"Skill activated. I send Alice to the soul and call Liza." Isabelle said. "Liza gets 3000 power and a skill. Leslie stands." She was hoping to end things here, but based on her opponent's hand size that wasn't happening. "Attack."
(6000+3000+7000+5000+10000=31000)
"Guard." Jasmine said, revealing a critical and stand trigger from her hand.
"Turn end. Countercharge with Liza's skill." Isabelle said. 'Why? Why do I care so much about whether I win or lose this? It's just a simple game to me now. So why? Why do I want to win so badly?'
"GO! ISABELLE!"
The shout from Sophia caused Isabelle to look up at the crowd towards her sister. "Sophia…"
"You've got this! You can win! I know you can!" Sophia cheered.
Memories flooded Isabelle's mind. Memories of her time in Purgatory when she was overcome by hatred. Memories of fighting against Sophia with the fate of the world on the line. Memories of her and Sophia playing Vanguard together while she was being held at the Tatsunagi building. Memories of her fighting the other kids at the orphanage when she went to live there with Sophia.
'Vanguard… It's what reunited me and Sophia.' Isabelle thought. 'And when I play it with Sophia… all my troubles seem to go away.' A soft smile came to her. 'I want to win because Vanguard is fun. Because I want to fight against Sophia here.'
"You bet! Just watch, I'm gonna win for sure sis!" Isabelle called back to her sister.
[Turn 8. Hand: Isabelle(6), Jasmine(3).]
"Stand and draw." Jasmine said. "It seems you came to realize something important. And for that, I'm very happy for you." A confident smirk soon came to her lips. "But I'm afraid I have no intention of losing."
"Bring it." Isabelle said with a grin.
"Very well then. Generation Zone, release!" Jasmine declared. "The oceans churn as a mighty storm appears! Prepare to rot among the kelp! Stride Generation! Decayed Corpse Dragon Rider, Sapphire Nightrose!"
Decayed Corpse Dragon Rider, Sapphire Nightrose
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
The new unit showed Nightrose, brandishing her usual sword with her vampire wings stretching out from her back. But with her was a ferocious looking necrodragon made entirely of bones.
"Stride skill! I call Undead Knight of the Decaying Cutlass and hollow it! Then, I retire your rear guard Leslie! With the skill of Cutlass, I discard a card and call Vanishing Shade! Both units gain 5000 power, and I hollow Vanishing Shade! Next, I activate the skill of Banshee of the Sunken Ship, Mary! When I stride, I can send the top two cards of my deck to the drop zone and call her from the drop zone! I then search my deck for a grade 2 with the Hollow ability and send it to the drop zone! I choose Princess of the Risen Ship, Bonny! With Bonny's skill, when she'd sent to the drop zone, I can discard a card and call her! Then she and Mary both gain 3000 power!"
"Amazing! With an impressive combination of skills, Jasmine not only called out four rear guards in the blink of an eye, but powered them all up as well!" Sachi announced.
"I'm not done." Jasmine smirked as she flipped a copy of her Vanguard face up in her G Zone. "Sapphire Nightrose's skill. I can send any face up cards in my G Zone with Nightrose in their name to the drop zone."
Elizabeth widened her eyes. "She can send her G Units to the drop zone?!"
"Seems so. And something tells me that's not the worst of it." William said.
"Take this! A double attack from Bonny and Mary!"
(9000+3000+7000+3000=22000)
"Brenda intercepts, and I guard with Wendy!" Isabelle declared.
"Go Cutlass! Attack with support from Vanishing Shade!"
(10000+5000+8000+5000=28000)
"No guard." Isabelle said. "Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Isabelle(4), Jasmine(5).]
"Sapphire Nightrose attacks!" Jasmine declared.
(26000)
"Perfect guard!"
"Triple drive. First check, heal trigger. Power to the Vanguard and I recover one. Second check, no trigger. Third check, critical trigger. All effects to the Vanguard." Jasmine said.
[Damage: Isabelle(4), Jasmine(4).]
"If you thought I was finished with that, I'm afraid you're sorely mistaken." Jasmine said. "Activating Sapphire Nightrose's skill! Generation Break 3! After the battle she attacks, I can retire any of my rear guards! I choose to retire all four! For every two rear guards retired this way, I can call a G Unit from the drop zone to rear guard and Hollow them! So come forth, two more Sapphire Nightrose's!"
Isabelle gasped as the now empty front row Jasmine had was filled in with a pair of G Units. She now had two more attacks to deal with.
"One more thing. While Hollowed, Sapphire Nightrose gets 10000 power." Jasmine smirked.
"But that's two more attacks at 25000!" Dan gasped.
"That's one tough ability. I wonder if Isabelle can handle this." Aurora said.
"Time for Nightrose number one." Jasmine said. "Attack!"
(15000+10000=25000)
"No guard." Isabelle said. "Damage check, no trigger."
[Damage: Isabelle(5), Jasmine(4).]
"One more attack! Go Nightrose!"
(15000+10000=25000)
"Generation guard!" Isabelle called out. "Doting Harlequin, Maja!"
Doting Harlequin, Maja
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
"Maja's skill! Since my Vanguard doesn't have magia, I soul charge 3 cards!"
"Turn end. All G Units on my rear guard and drop zone return to the G Zone face up." Jasmine explained.
[Turn 9. Hand: Isabelle(2), Jasmine(4).]
"Stand and draw." Isabelle said. She closed her eyes. 'Here goes. I'm going to use Vanguard to create my new future.'
"Generation Zone, release! Now come forth! Let my dreams give you the miracle of life! Stride Generation! Nightmare Doll of the Abyss, Annabelle!"
Nightmare Doll of the Abyss, Annabelle
Grade 4, Power: 15000
"That's Isabelle's new G Unit!" Sophia exclaimed. "Go sis!"
"Stride skill! I grant a skill to my Vanguard!" Isabelle declared. "Next, Annabelle's skill! Generation Break 3! I send Nightmare Doll, Dorothy in my soul to the drop zone! Then, my Vanguard gains a skill! Any Workeroids called from soul this turn get 3000 power for each grade of the soul blasted unit! Dorothy is grade 3 so that's 9000 power! In addition, since it was a grade 3, I counter charge! Next I move Liza back and call Ginny! Using her skill to call Alice! Add 5000 power!"
Jasmine looked at the state of the board. A small smile came to her lips. 'Seems she's found a reason to live after being freed from the darkness. That's good.'
"I move Juliet up to the front row!" Isabelle said. "Go Annabelle! Attack!"
(26000)
"No guard."
"Triple drive! First check, no trigger. Second check, no trigger. Third check, critical trigger!" Isabelle grinned at the trigger. Power to Alice. Critical to the Vanguard!"
"Damage check." Jasmine said. "First check, no trigger. Second check… no trigger."
[Damage: Isabelle(5), Jasmine(6).]
"That's game!" Sachi spoke. "With a stunning come from behind victory, the winner of the match is Isabelle!"
Isabelle collected her deck and looked at the cards with a smile on her face. 'You've always been by my side, keeping me from being lonely. Thank you.'
As the crowd cheered for the exciting game, Yukari watched things with Kouta. The young boy had recognized Isabelle from Purgatory. Seeing her here like this was something he hadn't been expecting.
"What'd you bribe her with to get her to participate?" Kouta asked.
"I didn't bribe her with anything. She chose to participate of her own free will." Yukari told him. "She was part of Purgatory and played a part in helping try to destroy the universe. But she managed to find a reason to live and be at peace. Her sister."
"Well good for her." Kouta said sarcastically. "Unlike her however, I don't have any family left. And the family I had before this wasn't exactly someone I liked."
Yukari sighed. "I know Ryo Shiragori treated you horribly. I won't lie and act like I understand what your suffering was like. But you need to find a reason to live. A reason to accept the world for what it is."
Kouta was silent. He said nothing and simply continued to watch the tournament through the glass window.
A woman sat on the couch at her home, flipping through channels on her television. It had been a fairly average day so far, with nothing overly eventful happening. She stopped momentarily on one channel when she saw some sort of event going on.
"Isabelle comes out the winner of this latest match! Despite having no prior tournament experience, it seems this young girl is a force to be reckoned with!"
The image zoomed in on Isabelle. As she saw the face of the girl, her eyes widened. It couldn't really be her, could it. After a few seconds, the picture changed and showed people in the crowd cheering for her victory.
"Isabelle…" the woman muttered to herself, too stunned to move.
The picture once again changed and the woman was left wondering if she had simply imagined what she had saw. But the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't shake the feeling she had. After it went to commercial, the woman turned off the television and got out of her seat. She grabbed her purse and walked out of her house.
She had to be sure. She had to.
Sophia: you were so awesome out there Isabelle! I knew you could do it!
Isabelle: Thanks Sophia. This tournament is lots of fun.
Sophia: See? I told you that you'd love it!
Maria: I wonder who the next match will have.
Next Time: Let the Good Times Roll
Card Gallery:
Decayed Corpse Dragon Rider, Sapphire Nightrose
Stride
Power: 15000+
AUTO: [Take a face down card from your G Zone with the same name as this card and flip it face up]. When this unit is placed on VC, you may pay the cost. If you do, take any face up cards from your G Zone with "Nightrose" in their name and send them to your drop zone. Then, at the end of your turn, any of your G Units on your RC or drop zone are sent to the G Zone face up.
AUTO VC GB3: At the end of the battle that this unit attacked, retire any number of your rear guards. For every 2 units retired by this ability, call G Units from your drop zone to RC, and Hollow them.
AUTO: When this card is Hollowed, this card gets +10000 power.
Banshee of the Sunken Ship, Mary
Grade 1
Power: 7000
AUTO RC: Hollow
AUTO GB2 [Drop Zone]: [Take the top two cards of your deck and send them to the drop zone.] When your G Unit STRIDE, you may pay the cost. If you do, call this unit to an open rear guard circle and search your deck for one grade 2 card with the Hollow ability and send it to your drop zone.
Princess of the Risen Ship, Bonny
Grade 2
Power: 9000
AUTO RC: Hollow
AUTO GB2: [Discard a card from your hand.] When this unit is sent to the drop zone, you may pay the cost. If you do, call this card to a column with another of your units on it and give both this and that unit +3000 power until the end of the turn.
Nightmare Doll of the Abyss, Annabelle
Stride
Power: 15000+
ACT VC GB3 1/Turn: [Discard a card from your hand & Take a face down card in your G Zone and flip it face up]. Choose a card from your soul and send it to the drop zone. For each grade of the chosen unit, this unit gets (AUTO VC: When your Workeroid is called to RC from soul, that unit gets +3000 power until end of turn.). Then, if the sent card was a grade 3 with "Nightmare Doll" in its name, CC1.
CONT VC: If you have 4 or more rear guards with "Nightmare Doll" in their name, this unit gets +1 drive.