And as promised, here's Chapter 3! Hope you enjoy it.

REVAMP DATE - 17/08/2022


(Cardfight! Vanguard OST: Fight 6)

As the column of fire died down, Dragonic Overlord was standing tall on the LRIG space on Kai's table. The dragon was large in a dark red color and had large spikes sticking out from its shoulder armour, the edges of the chest muscles pointing forward and the front of the waistline. Several pieces of darker armour were present on the lower halves of the arms and legs as well as the dragon's waistline. The feet had two spikes on the front besides the main part of them, acting like additional toes along with a single spike that acted like an ankle. A large spike was present on the dragon's back and the tail had a small pair of red wings present near the end of it. Overlord's wings were mostly a plain colour with the same dark red trim with a large spike present on the topmost edge of each wing.

The dragon's head was red with a pair of familiar yellow eyes along with what appeared to be a pair of small red wings running from the back and a spike sticking out from the top of the head. The neck mostly had a dark blackish colour. It held a large sword in one of its claws, the hilt covered with what appeared to be small red wings. Dragonic Overlord let out a huge roar in the direction of both Akira and Piruluk who were even surprised that a dragon such as this could manifest itself as a Level 3 LRIG. Tama who was standing over beside Kai's LRIG deck could only look up at "The Wind of the Apocalypse", surprised that Kai had been hiding this from her, Yuzuki and Hitoe in their first meeting.

"Dragonic... Overlord," she breathed in awe.

"The hell is that thing?!" gasped Akira "I've never seen a LRIG that is a dragon that huge!"

What is this? Piruluk pondered Why do I feel something strange from this Dragonic Overlord?

The blue LRIG could only look up at Overlord in all of its glory, wondering how this was even possible to begin with, considering the other 'LRIGs' that Kai had ended up using over the course of the battle, them being Unduex, Bahr and Nehalem. All that she knew from this turn of events and how the battle had played out so far however meant that there was only one conclusion that she could draw up from this. Kai could somehow enter the Selector Battles because of 'them' and he could call them to his aid, but for why this was remained a mystery to both her and her Selector at this point in time.

Meanwhile from a different part of the space that Akira and Kai were battling in, their battle had not gone unnoticed from just Yuzuki and Hitoe, including Tama as well to some extent, watching on their own parts of the sidelines. Ulith was amongst one of the silhouetted buildings in the background, having observed the battle from the very beginning. As she stared closely at Dragonic Overlord and remembering back to Kai's plays throughout this battle, she couldn't help but feel something in the back of her mind was piecing itself together.

This boy scum... the one I saw earlier. Back when I thought I saw the prophecy on the cards briefly changed, she thought If what I saw was the truth, could he be...? As Ulith stared closely down at Kai's table to the left end from her perspective, she suddenly noticed Tama standing beside his LRIG deck. Her expression changed to utter shock upon noticing this.

What?! How did that little trash escape?! I was sure that 'she' made it impossible for her to appear in another card! Deciding to ponder on that later, she decided to continue to monitor the battle for its outcome. Seeing as his opponent Akira, I'm looking forward to seeing her suffer from her 'actual' third loss.

Back on the battlefield, Kai continued on with his turn as he revealed three more Red SIGNI that went by the names, Dual Axe Archdragon, Burning Horn Dragon and Wyvern Strike, Tejas as he placed them in the SIGNI Zones on his table from left to right. As the three figures materialized alongside and in front of Dragonic Overlord, Kai held out his hand towards the LRIG spot on the table, his fierce gaze having not left his green eyes for even a second since his turn had begun.

"Dragon of explosive flame, use your apocalyptic roar to reduce all before your presence to ash!" he declared "Counterblast!"

Overlord roared loudly and raised its sword high into the air as a large whirlwind of flames surrounded the mighty dragon, forcing Tama to shield her eyes from the intense heat of the fire. 3 Red SIGNI cards then flew from Kai's Ener Zone to his Trash Pile so that the cost for Dragonic Overlord's ability could be fulfilled at this very moment before another card suddenly left the Ener Zone in response to something else. The answer was a red ARTS that Kai had picked out of his White Deck and revealed it to all on the battlefield.

"And ARTS! One Rule, Two Birds!" he called.

A fiery red aura was now present around Dragonic Overlord as it roared loudly from recieving the effects of the ARTS. Although Kai was certain that he had indeed bestowed a mighty power upon the dragon from the card that he had played just now, having read over its effects from before, there was something that he was still partially uncertain about. Tama upon noticing this in his expression decided to help clarify things better for him after reading One Rule, Two Birds' effect from the card now that it was present in the LRIG Trash pile.

"Double Crush will make it so Dragonic Overlord will deal two damage when its attack hits!" she called "Go Kai!"

Now I see Kai thought after nodding to clarify that he perfectly understood what Double Crush meant It's not exactly a Critical Trigger, but in this situation, it will do.

"For this turn," he spoke "Dragonic Overlord gains Double Crush and you're not allowed to use any Level 1 SIGNI to guard!"

Akira could only growl a loud "TSK!" under her breath as the Servant O card that she had held in her hand at the start of her previous turn began leaking sparks, indicating she couldn't use it to stop Dragonic Overlord's next attack. Piruluk having been aware of this could only prepare herself for what was to befall her, though a part of her in the back of her mind couldn't help but ponder over the dragon's appearance, as if she had indeed somehow seen it before Kai had brought it into play at this very moment in time.

"Burning Horn Dragon!" he called. The dragon roared and took flight towards Code Art PZL that was right in front of it who could only brace herself for the worst to come. "Burning Horn's ability adds 3000 power since my LRIG has Overlord in its name!"

Burning Horn Dragon: 6000 - 9000

With the power bonus that it had gain from just fighting alongside Dragonic Overlord, Burning Horn Dragon roared loudly and unleashed a torrent of flame right at Code Art PZL, Vanishing the SIGNI within mere seconds as the card moved to Akira's Ener Zone. For the moment, the Selector had remained completely unfazed despite her initial reaction to the appearance of Dragonic Overlord, still feeling smugly confident from the fact that Kai had chose to not grow into it one turn sooner so that he could try to level the playing field. The boy then held his hand towards the LRIG space with fierce determination, prepared to go all out in the battle from here on in.

"Overlord, attack Code Art ASM!" he declared.

"You... Are you dumb or something Aki-lucky?!" sneered Akira "Have you forgetten that LRIGs ignore the SIGNI and attack the opposing LRIG instead?!"

"When I use Overlord's ability by paying the cost," Kai explained "It can attack a SIGNI this turn. Since LRIGs don't have base power, when Overlord attacks with this effect, his power is equal to that of the SIGNI it's battling. The question remains though is will you still be able guard?"

"Huh…?"

The Selector immediately looked over her hand to see that Servant O was still leaking sparks, recalling that One Rule, Two Birds had completely sealed her from using it to stop any of Dragonic Overlord's attacks, regardless of who or what it was attacking.

I have Servant O available, but I can't use her because of the ARTS he played! the Selector growled within her thoughts Doesn't matter, I can deal with one less SIGNI as his other SIGNI can no longer attack this turn from using Overlord right now. "Fine, whatever," she spat, seemingly more annoyed than concerned.

Dragonic Overlord roared loudly before unleashing a torrent of crimson red fire at ASM who could only watch as the flames immediately consumed her, Vanishing the SIGNI from the battle as her card moved to Akira's Ener Zone. Whilst Piruluk could only ponder about this choice in slight confusion, Yuzuki and Hitoe looked on in worry from the tower that they standing in. Right at this moment, the only question that was running through their minds was "Just what was he thinking?". They soon got their answer by looking at Kai's expression to see that he wasn't fazed by this in even the slightest. Over from where she was standing beside the LRIG deck, Tama was curious as to why he had decided to have Dragonic Overlord attack one of Akira's SIGNI instead of Piruluk head on. Needless to say, they would now get their answer.

(End Music)

"The flames of purgatory never rest," Kai spoke, prompting Akira to stare across towards him in confusion. "Stand up once more, Dragonic Overlord!"

(Cardfight! Vanguard Soundtrack OST: Kai no Theme)

Overlord roared loudly as it rose up from its previous attack, seemingly ready to strike again as evidenced by the fierce glint in its yellow eyes and the low growl that emanated from it. Akira looked on in shock as she then immediately noticed on the Kai's table that several flames surrounded Dragonic Overlord's LRIG card as it suddenly upped itself. Upon seeing what this had meant, she had no idea of how to properly react about how this had even happened in the first place. Piruluk however could only stare on at Overlord, now seemingly understanding why Kai had chose to attack a SIGNI instead.

"What the hell just...?!" the Selector gasped.

"My next attack," Kai interrupted "Overlord, attack Code Art RMN!"

"O... Oi, wait a..."

Akira could only watch as her remaining SIGNI was immediately burnt to ashes from Dragonic Overlord's attack, interrupting her sudden demand for an explanation at this very moment considering that she couldn't even Guard at this very moment. The dragon roared as it stood up again with the card upping itself in turn, indicating that it was ready to take on one more attack, this time at Piruluk herself who felt that she could only brace herself for the intense heat and flames that was about to come right her way at any given moment.

"How the hell is Dragonic Overlord upping itself after each attack?!" Akira demanded angrily "Tell me now!"

"Dragonic Overlord's skill," Kai explained "When his ability is active during this turn, each time he attacks and Vanishes a SIGNI, he Ups himself to prepare for his next attack."

The Selector now realizing what this had meant then gasped in horror. The boy had forced her into a corner by wrecking her SIGNI formation, which had Level 4 SIGNI no less and she knew that she had no other means of stopping Dragonic Overlord's next attack at Piruluk, which would resulting in two of her Life Cloths being crushed at once. She could only clench her teeth in anger as she glared towards Kai.

"Damn you...!" she growled.

"If I were to assume correctly from the course of this battle," Kai spoke "If Overlord remained down after attacking with him without attacking with my other SIGNI first, my Attack Phase would immediately end as those SIGNI are no longer permitted to attack. But since Overlord is still upped at the end of that battle, I can still attack with him."

Over from the right side of his table, Tama was amazed at the fact that he had managed to keep his cool throughout the majority of the battle, despite needing her help in the clarification of a few term and mechanics of Wixoss. And yet here he was, turning around the battle in his favor with this Dragonic Overlord that he had brought out into play to wreck Akira's formation. Over in the tower, Yuzuki and Hitoe could only stare at the large red dragon in both surprise and amazement. It was one thing to find strange that this dragon was somehow able to manifest itself as an LRIG for battle, much like the other 'LRIGs' that Kai had used, but it was even more shocking to see that he had been holding back on purpose just to use it to its full potential. In a sense, it was if he had already been familiar with it before.

"Amazing..." murmured Hitoe.

"Yeah," replied Yuzuki "To think he would hold back a Level just to take advantage of the Ener that he had available. Dragonic Overlord... That looks like a force to be reckoned with."

"Overlord, attack Piruluk!" Kai declared.

Dragonic Overlord took flight into the air and soared across the battlefield until it stopped and hovered several feet above Piruluk. The dragon roared loudly before it unleashed a large torrent of crimson fire from its mouth which consumed the LRIG in an instant. As she struggled through the intense heat, Piruluk looked up at Overlord. Something then suddenly clicked in her head as she stared at the dragon's head, taking note of the shape but focusing her gaze mostly on something else that she could at least make out through the fire.

Those eyes... she thought, her mind flashing back to when she attempted to read Kai's wish through Akira's Peeping Analyze several turns ago. They're the same as the ones I saw in those flames!

As the crimson fire subsided, two more lights around the blue LRIG dimmed as Servant T2 and Code Art SMP entered Akira's Ener Zone, the last card glowing indicating a Life Burst. The Selector herself could only growl in both anger and annoyance as she drew her card in frustration. She had certainly not been expecting Dragonic Overlord to turn things around for Kai like this and now he had an advantage to win because of it. Overlord flew back to and landed on the LRIG space of Kai's table, having finished its attacks as he kept his serious gaze upon both Akira and Piruluk at once.

"Turn end," he spoke.

(End Music)

End of Turn 8

Kai vs Akira

Hand - 0 : 2

Life Cloths - 2 : 1

Current LRIGs - Dragonic Overlord : Code Piruluk T

SIGNI: Wyvern Strike, Tejas (Up) - Burning Horn Dragon (Down) - Dual Axe Archdragon (Up) : EMPTY - EMPTY - EMPTY

Ener - 4 : 5

Akira drew more cards to begin her turn as she stared across the battlefield towards both Kai and Dragonic Overlord, completely nerved from what had just happened last turn. Her expression alone was more than enough for them to tell that she had somewhat reached the breaking point of her own temper.

Don't screw with me! she growled within her thoughts Allow me to show you that something like that Dragonic Overlord or whatever you call it won't make you win!

(Selector Spread Wixoss OST: Battle ~ Consternation)

But as she began to conduct her Ener Charge, she wasn't paying close enough attention to the fact that she moved Servant D2 from her hand into her Ener Zone. Kai quickly noticed this, having seen the Guard Icon and Level that were present on the card, gazing intensely at the scenario he just saw. He inwardly sighed, upon seeing what this actually meant.

"ARTS, Draw Two!" Akira called.

As the ARTS was played, both Servant D2 and Code Art SMP moved from her Ener Zone to her Trash Pile whilst two more cards were drawn from the top of her deck to her hand. Then in an instant, two copies of Code ART SMP appeared alongside Piruluk whilst another Code ART PZL had simply appeared in front of her. The SIGNI that was summoned to the center space had immediately called upon another blizzard that immediately encased Dual Axe Archdragon in a chunk of ice. Immediately afterwards, Akira's lips formed another malicious smile, this time more crazed than composed as noted from the expression in her eyes.

"Then... ICE BREAK!"

As the Spell was cast, a blue beam struck the frozen Dual Axe Archdragon, obliterating it in an instant and causing several fragments of ice to fall to the surface of Kai's table which immediately melted in the presence of Dragonic Overlord. The card representing Dual Axe Archdragon then immediately reappeared in his Ener Zone to show that it had been Vanished by the effect of the Spell card.

"Attack!" Akira declared.

Kai didn't respond as Burning Horn Dragon and Tejas were defeated instantly from the attacks that came before them from both Code Art PZL and one of the two Code ART SMPs. The cards representing the Vanished then moved over to his Ener Zone from their respective SIGNI Zones. Then immediately afterwards, the second Code ART SMP's attack hit Dragonic Overlord head as Dual Axe Archdragon was no longer present to intercept it. The second to last Life Cloth that Kai had in his possession flipped face up and moved to his Ener Zone, revealing itself to be another Gatling Claw Dragon. The card glowed showing that the attack on Overlord just now had indeed triggered a Life Burst.

"Got a Life Burst," Kai spoke "Draw."

"Next, Piruluk!" Akira declared.

Piruluk summoned more ice projectiles with the power she commanded from her current form and immediately fired them at Dragonic Overlord. The dragon shrieked in pain as the icicles crashed into him, shattering into pieces before it let out a lash of flames to melt the remaining fragments in retailiation. Kai's last Life Cloth entered his Ener Zone and it was glowing. It was another Seal Dragon, Artpique.

"Got another Life Burst," he spoke "Draw."

"Turn end."

Akira looked back at Servant O that was still in her hand, sneering maniacally as she did so, believing that she was now in the clear to claim victory at this point.

With this formation, victory is assured in the next turn! she thought.

End of Turn 9

Kai vs Akira

Hand - 2 : 1

Life Cloths - 0 : 1

Current LRIGs - Dragonic Overlord : Code Piruluk T

SIGNI: EMPTY- EMPTY - EMPTY : Code Art SMP - Code Art PZL - Code Art SMP

Ener - 9 : 3

Kai looked over his field as a breeze swept over the dimensional space of the Selector Battlefield. As he composed himself for the last chance that he had to end this battle, before he could think of anything else, he suddenly felt a strange vibe. He looked over towards the LRIG space to where Dragonic Overlord was standing up, suspecting this was the reason that he was only now feeling this way. Suddenly, as if he felt his eyes and ears were playing tricks on him, the dragon turned its head back slightly. Its gaze was directed towards him and it seemed to speak only a mere few words.

"Let's win, my Vanguard..."

Kai though feeling partially unsure of how this was even possible, nodded in agreement. He looked back over the cards in his Ener Zone and the only card in his hand, before ushered two words that he hadn't spoke of in a while. He had put himself off from using them constantly, but he felt that from what happened thus far, especially with a near death experience from earlier before the battle, Akira had it coming to her.

(End Music)

"Final Turn!"

Several gasps and shocked expressions appeared on everyone else that was currently present in the battlefield at this point in time. Dragonic Overlord just remained simply expressionless, saying nothing more in response to Kai's declaration. Over from where she was watching, Ulith simply just stared across at him in partial disbelief, not entirely sure of what to make from this sudden declaration, though she could only assume that this was showing that he intended to end things here and now at this very point in time.

"F...Final Turn…? What are you getting at Aki-lucky?!" Akira spat "I still have a field full of SIGNI and 1 Life Cloth! If you're saying that you'll win in this turn or something, you're dead wrong!"

However, deep down, she was feeling uneasy from his words just now. He had played flawlessly with little effort throughout their confrontation and it was only his first ever Selector Battle, let alone even his first game of Wixoss. She had already been well aware that Kai had 9 cards in his Ener Zone once again and that he could choose to activate Dragonic Overlord's ability, depending on what he could draw next and wreck her formation again. However, she looked back at Servant O amongst the cards in her hand and then to her LRIG deck, quickly regaining a bit of her composure and still believing that he was somewhat bluffing in regards to his situation.

"Up and draw," Kai spoke as he began his turn "Ener Charge and Summon!"

After revealing another copy of Dragon Monk Genjo from his hand and throwing it into his Ener Zone, he then immediately put into play from left to right, another Dual Axe Archdragon along with Blue Ray Dracokid and Silvan, Alluring Stone as they appeared alongside and in front of Dragonic Overlord. Silvan was the first regular red SIGNI that Kai had brought into play and he felt that all of them were somehow paramount as to how the battle could end.

"By paying 6 Ener, I use two copies of the ARTS, Dominating Fury!" he declared "With them, I Vanish the Code Art SMPs in front of Dual Axe Archdragon and Silvan!"

As the two ARTS of the same kind were was cast, six of Kai's ten Ener moved straight to his Trash Pile as the two cards shot out bright red beams at Dragonic Overlord, who then unleashed a torrent of flames that covered over Akira's entire table, forcing both her and Piruluk to shield their eyes as both Code Art SMPs were immediately incinerated within an instant, the SIGNI cards moving over to Akira's Ener Zone. Kai then turned his attention back to Piruluk who he could now get two attacks on to win the battle.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be so confident," she sneered "I still have something that can render those two SIGNI unable to do anything this turn!" she sneered "Even if I lose my remaining Code ART PZL this turn, I can still seal you down and block Overlord's attack. Then in my next turn, Piruluk will finish you off! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

As Akira burst out into hysterical laughter, Hitoe and Yuzuki could only watch on from the tower in worry, concerned for how Kai was even going to get past her last line of defences as the Selector had so boldly declared. But as they looked back at him, they suddenly found him to be smiling for some apparent reason. Tama noticed this as well, curious as to why he was smiling at a time like this.

"I am aware of the fact that you could use something to Freeze my SIGNI," he spoke "But, even I can sense that there is a flaw in your plan. The fact that you yourself said you could stop my two open SIGNI is enough for that."

Akira then stopped laughing and looked back at him. "What are you talking about?" she mused with a hint of insanity present within both her voice and expression "Your Final Turn or whatever it was ended up being a complete waste!"

"I'll now use another ARTS! One more, Dominating Fury!" Kai declared "With this, I can Vanish the only SIGNI left that's standing between Blue Ray Dracokid and Piruluk."

Akira's eyes then widened in horror as Kai then immediately pointed in the head on direction of the other Code ART SMP that was in front of Blue Ray Dracokid as the SIGNI vanished in an eruption of flames. After the card had moved over to her Ener Zone, the Selector then looked down on the last line of defence she had left within her hand at this very moment, Servant O. Upon seeing it, she immediately regained her composure, albeit a small fraction as Kai observed closely.

I can still protect myself! she muttered in her thoughts I still have my one Get Down ARTS to stop two of his SIGNI attacks and then with this, I can put a stop to Dragonic Overlord. There's no way Kai will have another copy of...

"Not yet," Kai spoke, interrupting the Selector's current trail of thought.

"What now?!" she growled, staring at him at this very moment.

"I still have one more ARTS left to play," he replied "One more, One Rule, Two Birds!"

(Cardfight! Vanguard Unreleased Soundtrack: Blazing Perdition)*

Her expression then suddenly changing to shock and horror, Akira then immediately realized what this meant. Her Servant O which was her only means to stopping Dragonic Overlord was now rendered useless again and she would now be out of Life Cloths from this next Attack Phase. The large red dragon roared loudly from gaining the power of the ARTS again as a whirlwind of flames surrounded it once more. Piruluk simply closed her eyes, having been already aware of how this scenario had come to pass from the very beginning.

"But... this means..." Akira stuttered "No! You can't!" But as the ARTS was played, it was clear from Kai's smile that he just did.

"This was possible from your own actions," he spoke "Look at your Trash Pile and remember back from what happened from last turn."

The Selector growled and looked back at her Trash Pile, replaying all of her actions from the previous turn throughout her head when she had overwhelmed Kai's previous formation to knock him down to zero Life Cloths. Then, upon recognizing the name of the Guard SIGNI card that she had sent there along with what Level that it possessed, sudden realization then hit her harder than she actually anticipated.

Flashback

After drawing at the start of her turn, Akira placed Servant D2 in her Ener Zone before summoning her formation that would later be wiped out by Kai's 3 Dominating Fury ARTS. Then, when she used the Draw Two ARTS, she had recalled used Servant D2 as part of the cost.

Present

Now thinking over to where she had brought herself into, the Selector then looked down on Servant O within her hand, realizing her mistake all too late as it began leaking sparks once again.

Impossible... I made a misplay?! she gasped within her thoughts If I had just put Servant O in my Ener Zone instead, then...!

Piruluk having noticed that her Selector had only just realized about this now rather than sooner could only let out a small uninterested sigh from under her breath. The blue LRIG then turned her attention back to Kai and Dragonic Overlord before closing her eyes.

"Victory is yours," she spoke. Kai nodded, having already realized that before starting his turn.

"Blue Ray Dracokid attacks!" he called.

The small blue dragon aimed at Piruluk with its blaster and opened fire. As the flaming projectiles struck the LRIG, the final light dimmed. The final Life Cloth revealed itself to be another Code Art RMN as it entered Akira's Ener Zone, but the Life Burst was rather meaningless as Kai nonchantly threw away the last card in his hand, Wyvern Guard, Barri, knowing that it would not contribute to stopping his final attack. He gazed upon Akira who could only panic upon realizing that there was nothing she could do to stop him or Dragonic Overlord from finishing the battle.

"Final attack! Dragonic Overlord, attack Piruluk!" he declared.

The Selector could only watch in horror as Dragonic Overlord flapped its large wings to take to the air and soared towards her table, ready to finish the battle. Fire was already beginning to form in the dragon's mouth as it eventually stopped and hovered only a few feet above both Akira and the motionless Piruluk, who had already accepted the inevital outcome that was to follow.

"Take this!" Kai called "The apocalyptic flames that reduce everything in this world to ash! Eternal Flame!"

Dragonic Overlord let out a huge torrent of crimson fire from its mouth towards Piruluk who just stood in place, not moving an inch from knowing the end result already. Akira who couldn't believe what was happening upon staring at Dragonic Overlord then glared towards Kai and raised her fist in anger and frustration.

"Just who the hell are you?!" she demanded. The boy then just stared intensely over towards her and Piruluk.

"Kai Toshiki," he replied before closing his eyes "That is all."

The attack from Dragonic Overlord then consumed Akira's table in a large blaze of fire, obscuring all view of the Selector and Piruluk from view. Akira no longer had any Life Cloths present when the attack hit, winning Kai the battle. When the intense blaze had subsided, the blue LRIG was on her knees, her garb being charred from the intense heat of Dragonic Overlord's Eternal Flame as she simply looked across towards Kai, with not a hint of resentment present in her expression.

"Akira," he spoke "You lose."

The Selector could only look down at her table in shame, mostly from the fact that she made a simple mistake that allowed him to come back from behind and pull an upset in front of her own eyes and to make matters worse for her, there was nothing she could do about it. Over on the sidelines, Hitoe and Yuzuki could only look on in awe. Akira had not just been beaten by a first timer in a Selector Battle, but this Selector was also a boy and despite his limited, but slowly gaining knowledge of the game, it looked as if he had played with those cards all his life through experience or something more.

"Kai... won?" Hitoe murmured in wonder.

"Yeah," replied Yuzuki "To think he managed to see through Akira's misplay like that and still win. More importantly, to think he was holding back to use Dragonic Overlord to wreck her formation before dealing the final blow." She then put her hand to her chin as she went deep into thought. Kai Toshiki... Just what kind of person are you?

Down on Kai's table, Tama could only look up at Dragonic Overlord in amazement as it hovered back down to the LRIG space after flying back to join them. Despite the boy only needing a small majority of her help to win the battle, it didn't matter if it meant seeing the large red dragon in action.

"Those LRIGs are nothing that Tama has ever seen," she spoke in awe "Dragonic Overlord… amazing…"

With the battle now over, the red colour in Kai's half of the space covered the background of the entire battlefield before everything suddenly went dark, surprising him for a brief moment as everything went pitch black in a mere instant.

(End Music)


When the group came to their senses, they were back in the city park exactly from where they were standing, Yuzuki and Tama having returned back to their respective cards. The sky had gotten even more darker with the sun having almost vanished from plain sight, indicating that it was now night at this point and a large majority of time had passed by during this battle. Akira was now kneeling on the floor in shame, still in denial to believe that she had not just lost to a 'beginner' in a Wixoss or Selector Battle, but a boy no less who could somehow enter those same battles. She briefly glanced backwards to a particular spot and trudged her way over whilst Kai and Hitoe were currently distracted. Meanwhile, the boy looked down at Tama's card at the front of his deck, having remembered placing it there before the battle began.

"Cool!" she called "Dragonic Overlord was so strong! Tama likes Kai's play!" Hitoe then walked up to Kai.

"C...Congratulations Kai!" she said with a smile as Tama let out a cry of joy for his victory.

"That was amazing!" called Yuzuki from her card. Kai nodded and then turned to where Akira previously was. But he turned around and looked forwards ahead just in time to see her grab ahold of the knife she had threw at him and Hitoe earlier before their proper introductions. Kai quickly slipped both his deck and Tama's card back into his blazer pocket before bracing himself for what could happen next.

"Screw this!" Akira yelled as she charged towards him.

Hitoe and Yuzuki gasped in horror and closed their eyes, awaiting for the bloody aftermath to follow. However, as a few seconds passed, it was soon clear to them that never came to be. They opened their eyes to see in shock that Kai had managed to swiftly grab ahold of Akira's wrist, forcing her to drop the knife. She continued to struggle, but his strong and firm grip on her wrist was far too powerful for her to break out of as he held her up in the air. He stepped forward onto the blade of her knife with the heel of his shoe, crushing the brittle blade into thousands of tiny pieces. With her only weapon gone, Akira had no way to escape Kai's grip. She turned her head to face him and lost all composure as she looked into his now fierce eyes.

"Leave now!" he declared, glaring intensely at her. Akira realizing she was out of options could only nod in agreement. Kai simply huffed as he let her go and dropped her to the ground. She immediately got back up and began to run away from the group but not before looking back at him.

"Mark my words Kai-lucky!" she yelled "This isn't over!"

By this point, she was finally out of sight from the group. Hitoe and Yuzuki could only let out a sigh of relief that Kai didn't get seriously hurt or injured for that matter. He pulled out Tama's card from his blazer pocket now that the imminent danger had passed over.

"Thank you for your help Tama," he said.

"Mhm! Tama says Kai's welcome!" she replied "Tama would like to see Kai and Overlord battle again soon!"

"Yeah," Yuzuki interjected as she looked closely at him. "Besides, where did you happen to get cards like that?"

"... I don't know how I got them," he answered "All I know is that I feel as though I have used them before, yet this is definitely my first game of Wixoss."

Although his answer to her question wasn't entirely true, he knew it was unlikely that Tama, Yuzuki and Hitoe would believe him for the moment if he had just told them that his LRIGs and some of his SIGNI were units that originally existed from a different planet and were depicted as cards from another game that he was more familiar with. Still, he couldn't help but wonder how exactly Dragonic Overlord was briefly able to communicate with him shortly before he had declared his Final Turn in that battle. Whilst he was thinking it over, that was when Hitoe suddenly remembered something.

"Oh! I was supposed to be home about an hour ago!" she gasped in realization before she turned to Kai. "Thank you again Kai! Um… if it isn't too much trouble, could you escort me home? I know Akira's now gone, but I'm still feeling uneasy."

"I understand," he answered "Lead the way."

Hitoe smiled in relief and acknowledgement before starting walking a little distance in front of him. As Kai walked with her out of the park, unbeknownst to them, Ulith stepped out of the shadows and watched both Selector and Cardfighter walk out of the park together.

"So that boy scum is a Selector," she murmured, her mind flashing back to when the prophecy on the back of the Wixoss cards briefly changed for a few seconds and then to the battle when she witnessed Dragonic Overlord, wondering if it was related to "the flames of perdition" that the changed prophecy mentioned. "Kai Toshiki. Could he be the one the changed text referred to?" Netherless, she took out the card that she was formerly inside of during her time as an LRIG, now empty from her absence and held it to the ground.

"Open!" A brilliant flash erupted from the ground for a brief moment as Ulith disappeared from the park, without anyone seeing her vanish without a trace.


And so, that's the end of Chapter 3. Kai may have entered a new world, to which he doesn't know of yet and stepped into the Selector Battles having found Tama, but some of his lucksacking still remains, this time with Life Bursts. Ulith having observed his battle is now aware that Tama has somehow ended up in his possession and is looking to take measures against him. Besides, I couldn't resist making that Kai-lucky pun since Kai and Aki are the exact same letters rearranged. Don't forget to follow, favourite and/or leave a review! Next chapter will be coming up soon, but I thought I'd just warn you. Once that next chapter is up, from that chapter onwards, the updates will be extended to monthly at the minimum so I can get some ideas from what happens from the actual storyline of Selector Spread Wixoss as I watch them. Until then!

*If you're wondering about which unreleased soundtrack I'm referring to, it's the one that plays in Episode 192 when Kai rides Perdition Imperial Dragon, Dragonic Overlord the Great.

REVAMP NOTE - Aside from expanding the chapter to include more detail and to bring it up to standard with later chapters, I have also erattaed Dragonic Overlord's effect to be more true to its original self, given how I end up using it and other appearing units in later chapters. Also changed is how the battle results in Kai's victory as a result of this errata in order to correct a glaring error I had made in the original chapter, concerning when players could use ARTS with [Use Timing - Attack Phase].

SECOND REVAMP NOTICE: Addition of adapted cards that debuted this chapter with official English wording, even down to amending instances of the word Banish for the official English term of Vanish;

LRIG Cards:

Dragonic Overlord
Level 3
Limit 8
Red
Grow Cost: 2 Red
Kagero
[Action] Put 3 Red SIGNI cards from your Ener Zone into your Trash: This LRIG can attack any of your opponent's SIGNI this turn. When an attack is declared on a SIGNI this way, it gets power is equal to that of the attacked SIGNI until the end of that battle. When the cost for this ability has been paid, this LRIG also gets "[Auto] When this LRIG's attack Vanishes a SIGNI, up this LRIG and it can attack again" until end of turn.

SIGNI Cards:

Wyvern Strike, Tejas
Level 2
Red
Living Spirit: Dragon/Winged Dragon
Power: 4000
[Auto]: When this SIGNI declares an attack, it can attack an opponent's SIGNI in a different column instead.

Blue Ray Dracokid
Level 1
Red
Living Spirit: Dragon/Flame Dragon
Power: 2000
[Life Burst]: Choose one of your Red SIGNI, it gets +5000 power until your next End Phase and either Lancer or Double Crush.