EDIT: 30/1/2019 - A mistake with a skill giving 5000 power during the fight instead of 10000 was fixed to accomodate the effect text at the end of the chapter.


Hong Kong

Within the battlefield, no one had made a sound since the end of Remember's turn as she held onto the five cards that were now present within her hand after the previous round of attacks that she had made. The damage count between herself and her opponents, the twin sister companions of Leon Soryu were still tied at seven damage apiece with neither side willing to give an inch. Maelstrom and Revonn stood tall in the face of their imaged version of the adversary that stood before them.

Sharlene then looked to her empty board with only her Vanguard being present on the field ever since Remember had crushed her rear-guard upon seeing that she could not get the fourth attack of the turn with only two present. The pressure was still onto her, especiallly with what little cards she was currently holding in her hand.

"Go for it Sharlene!" called Jillian "Give it one final push!"

"Right!" the younger twin replied as she turned back to her cards "Stand and draw!"

After drawing the next card from her deck, her eyes widened as soon as she realized what card it was that she had drawn, causing her older sibling to raise an eyebrow whilst Remember remained smugly confident in the thought that her opponent drew a Trigger to waste. Sharlene on the other hand was a little mesmerized by what she had just obtained before looking down onto Revonn's card on her side of the double table.

You left this for me too Leon-sama? she pondered before closing her eyes I... I don't know how to thank you now. But I can make it up to you, by taking one of Mayu's number down with Jillian-chan!

The younger twin then held the card high up into the air as it shone in the evening light within a bright teal blue glow.

(Cardfight! Vanguard OST: Dimension Police)

"With the mission you have been given, rise to new heights and fulfil our foes' enlightenment!" she declared before throwing down the card onto the Vanguard circle "Cross Ride!"

Revonn then began glowing a bright dark blue, blinding everyone else on the battlefield as it began to change shape with something new appearing on its shoulders within the shadowed silhouette of the new form that was about to transcend. With a slash of its massive sword, the mighty Tear Dragon reappeared in its newly changed state. It was now covered in white pieces of armour across its legs, upper arms in addition to its chest that had multiple hexagons littered across it and wielded a pair of shoulder cannons to boost its offensive capabilties. It roared in triumph as Sharlene finally announced the name of this brand new form.

"Trump Card, Revonn OVERDRIVE!"

Trump Card, Revonn OVERDRIVE/Grade 3/POW: 11000/SLD: 0/Aqua Force/Magallanica/Tear Dragon

"Revonn OVERDRIVE?" Remember mockingly pondered before shrugging "Now there's something you don't see everyday."

"I had a feeling Revonn had more potential with Leon-sama," Jillian gasped quietly "But to think he had a Cross Ride version hidden from everyone but Sharlene." She then gazed up at Revonn, both in awe of its appearance, but it quickly changed to confusion. "Wait Sharlene, why isn't Revonn OVERDRIVE gaining 2000 power if it's a Cross Ride?"

"Trust me, I'll get to the soul's Revonn in a bit," the younger twin replied before turning back to her field "But first, I call these three units!"

Immediately into both her front and back row, two more Tidal Assaults and a new unit that was once again unfamiliar to both Jillian and Remember from their knowledge of the Aqua Force clan. That unit was a Grade 1 Mermaid who had pink hair and was dressed in the Aqua Force's usual white naval uniform in addition to wielding a trident as her weapon.

"First, my Tidal Assaults will attack Remember Eclipse!" she declared.

The two Aquaroid units then immediately summoned their two sabers before charging off towards the imaged Remember who held out her staff for defence against the coming attacks. With little effort, she immediately blocked the attack of the first one before slashing the crescent end of her weapon at the other to knock it back across the battlefield.

Tidal Assault x2/POW: 9000 - 4000

Upon recovering after the power decrease, both Tidal Assaults then attacked Remember together, only for her to block them both so easily once again before smacking them away.

"And what was that supposed to be?" Remember pondered as she kept a close eye on her five cards in her right hand "Even if you draw a Trigger to Stand them, their power will only be 9000, their original values. Then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from the weaker twin."

"As much as I disagree with her insult, she has a point Sharlene," Jillian muttered "Even if you get a Stand Trigger, Tidal Assault can only go for the rear-guard. I just hope you have something else up your sleeve."

The younger twin nodded as she then turned her attention to Revonn who roared loudly in preparation for the coming attack. She then rested Cloris' card and then followed that immediately with Revonn OVERDRIVE's as she gazed towards her opponent.

"The trump card who has already broken his limits once before will perform yet another breakthrough!" she announced "Revonn OVERDRIVE's Ultimate Break! Cross Soul Blast!"

A large Vanguard circle then flashed above Revonn as the Tear Dragon then let loose two beams from its shoulder cannons which struck the ground right in front of the imaged Remember, causing her to fall over as a blue aura enveloped the two Tidal Assaults who rose back up and powered up from the sudden skill that had just gone off. Revonn also glowed a bright dark blue as it too was powered up from the skill that had just been triggered.

Tidal Assault x2/POW: 4000 - 14000

Trump Card, Revonn OVERDRIVE/POW: 17000 - 27000/Critical: 1 - 2

"By Soul Blasting the original Revonn on the third attack of the turn or later," the younger twin explained "For every two battles I've conducted, I stand 1 of my front row rear-guards that attacked and give it 10000 power! Then if Revonn is battling on the fifth attack, he too gets 10000 power and an extra Critical!"

"Amazing!" gasped Jillian "If you can get this through, Remember will be on 9 damage! It's our win Sharlene!"

"Is that so?" Remember chortled "As long as I can predict your Triggers, it will be all for naught. Furthermore, you two seem to have forgotten that you don't know what my two Draw Triggers have gotten me in the last turn."

"I don't believe you!" the older twin snapped back.

"Oh," the former LRIG pondered "Well then, since you'll be finished on the next turn by my personal hand, I'll tell you. Right in my hand... I have one Perfect Guard."

"What?!" exclaimed Sharlene, her composure having suddenly dropped.

"And... your next check will be a Critical Trigger," she continued, her eyes flashing a neon blue colour "In addition a Draw Trigger as well. It would be helpful if I didn't have the defence in my hand to stop another attack."

"Then..."

Jillian couldn't help but feel so utterly defeated at the prospect that fell before her and Sharlene. One thing was now clear. Remember was going to survive the turn with the cards in her hand and there was nothing the two of them could do to stop it. The younger twin kept her gaze on the field as she knew any minute now, Remember was going to block her attack with a Perfect Guard like she declared and that her next Critical Trigger was going to be a waste.

Think Sharlene! she groaned in her thoughts There must be something you can do to throw Remember off her stance! I've already used Revonn's skill and I can't get another copy into the soul if the attack doesn't hit! The Critical Trigger surely has to do something...!

Upon glancing at Cloris' card and remembering over the course of the fight that Remember had predicted every Trigger Check that was coming next before the Drive Check had actually occurred, her answer came to her.

(End Music)

"That's it!" she cried, causing her opponent to raise an eyebrow and Jillian to turn to her "Cloris' skill activates! With a Soul Blast on the fourth battle of the turn or later that she boosts, I bind the top card of my deck face up!"

(Cardfight! Vanguard Unreleased Soundtrack: Soulmate Legion)

Upon turning over the top card of her deck and placing it to the far left of the table past her bottom left empty rear-guard circle, it was revealed that it was indeed a Critical Trigger by the name of Battleship Intelligence.

"W... Wait a second!" gasped Remember "Why are you binding a 10000 point Shield even if your fate is sealed?!"

"Because I've already figured you out," Sharlene replied as Revonn came towards the imaged Remember Eclipse who gazed up at the giant sword of the Tear Dragon that came crashing down towards her.

"Perfect Guard!" she called as her copy of Paschal appeared to deploy a impenetrable barrier to deflect the attack "It doesn't matter if your first check is now your Draw Trigger! Your next one is...!" Realization then suddenly hit her after a few seconds of nothing happening. "Wait... why aren't my eyes...?!"

"Draw Trigger!" the younger twin announced as she reveal Mallika "I draw one card and give power to Tidal Assault! Second Check!"

She then turned over her next card from the top of her deck as Medical Officer of the Rainbow Elixir, a desperately needed Heal Trigger at this point in the long drawn out tag fight. The card which brightly as the other Tidal Assault also powered up from the trigger effect, just Sharlene looked to Jillian who then took one of her face down cards from her side of the damage zone and placed it in her drop zone. The fact they had gone down to six damage and outwitted her prediction for a second time caused Remember to scowl deeply at them.

"My first Tidal Assault attacks Foivos!" the younger twin declared.

The Aquaroid then activated his sabers and charged past the imaged Remember towards one of her two Foivos who could only stare up as his opponent slashed down the front of him, retiring him from the former LRIG's front row.

"The same with the other one!"

This time, Remember within her anger screamed as she threw down a third Paschal onto the guardian circle which deflected the other Tidal Assault's attack away from the other Foivos on her rear-guard. She clenched her remaining card tightly knowing that despite lasting through the turn, she had to use up a defence she intended for the predicted Critical Trigger instead of defending her rear-guard.

"Turn end," Sharlene announced as she looked to her twin sister.

"Even though you didn't finish her, you knocked her off her game now..." Jillian breathed before smiling "You might just have a chance getting through her Grade 5 now. You were actually wanting to keep Remember at 7 damage and pass the baton back to Glory Maelstrom."

"Well... what would I do without you?" the younger twin replied sheepishly, scratching the back of her head.

"You little bitch...!"

The two then turned back to face Remember who glared venomously towards the pair, an expression that she hadn't had for a long time until her more recent ventures with both Kamui and Kiyoi a while back. But this time, Sharlene had set off a very bad nerve within the former LRIG who was now struggling to keep herself composed.

"How did you do it...?!" she snarled under her breath "How did you break my prediction on your Twin Drive?!"

"I don't know..." Sharlene replied in confusion "I mean... I did bind my Critical Trigger to try and force you to predict my next check. I guess the Heal Trigger was a lucky draw."

"So then... you outwitted my power on luck?!" Remember hissed.

"Maybe," Jillian answered "But I have another theory. Before each attack was even declared, you announced the coming cards of our drive checks and your damage checks. But once the deck is altered in any way before the check occurs, you can't predict any of the new cards that would come. It seems that you were lucky that Sharlene didn't have a skill to shuffle her deck."

(End Music)

At first, the battlefield remained silent after that statement with realization that the theory was indeed correct for why her predictions couldn't be again used if the contents were altered after her predictions were declared, Remember then began laughing softly to herself as she began thinking back over events in the past in her world.

"Kiyoi-chan, you were the height of my fortunes..." she giggled, causing the twins to stare at her "Everything was perfect, until you and Katsuragi somehow broke my hold... well then..."

She then began laughing louder and louder and louder as she rose back up onto the field with her imaged LRIG self on the field beginning to glow a bright blue as her opponent's soon realized that this was indeed now the moment she had been waiting for. And for them, it was now indeed the moment of truth as blue flames began to rise from the face-down card in the former LRIG's bind zone.

(Cardfight! Vanguard G Z OST: Zeroth Dragon)

"Well then. My fortunes have always been absolute and now's the time to show you they WILL always be!" she cackled as she closed her eyes before immediately opening them in a crazed stare "FINAL TURN!"

Jillian and Sharlene immediately tensed up as they knew that this was the time to see if they were to succeed in defending their share of the Aqua Force clan from Mayu's hands or to fail their companion Leon and weep and wallow in their despair of their loss of the units they held.

"Stand and skip the Draw Phase!"

Upon completing her announcement, Remember reached into the bind zone to recover her Grade 5 card and hold it up high into the air as a massive gale then suddenly surged through the battlefield, forcing the twins to stand their ground. A cold chill joined it as the two shivered in the wake of this sudden new development.

"What's going on now?!" exclaimed Sharlene.

"We better brace ourselves!" cried Jillian.

"Rest in peace, oh unfortunate souls! The true mistress of fate will now descend!" Remember announced as she then slammed down the card onto the Vanguard Circle "Limit Override!"

A blinding white light enveloped the battlefield as even Revonn and Maelstrom had to shield their eyes as the final form of Remember arose onto the battlefield in all of her magnificent glory. Having gotten rid of the naval uniform she wore in her previous two Grades, she was now back in her regular appearance as her hair was now large and wild and the shoulders of her dress were now enveloped in a black fabric which extended out into a cape depicting a starry night whilst her staff now had spikes pointing out of the crescent moon shape. Her purple eyes then opened and stared directly at Revonn as Remember herself announced the name of her final form.

"Remember... Dead Night!"

Remember Dead Night, Star-reading Miko/Grade 5/Triple Drive!/POW: 15000/SLD: 0/?/Magallanica

"So that's her Grade 5 form!" exclaimed Jillian.

"I mowed down all Selectors and LRIGs alike before Kiyoi came into my life," the former LRIG explained "I crushed their hopes, gave them terrible outcomes for their fate and they all fell as they tried so desperately to defy me."

"But, Kamui and Kiyoi stopped you once before!" Sharlene replied "We'll do exactly the same now!"

"Then let's see how you feel after this!" Remember cackled "Soul Blast! Then I use the same skill one more time! Sharlene, I Freeze your front row rear-guards!"

Remember Dead Night then shot a beam into the clouds that were now hanging above the battlefield before two blue coloured thunderbolts rained down from amongst them and struck both Tidal Assaults as they were imprisoned within icy prisons like with other units before them. Only this time, electrical bolts were now running across the ice's exterior as the twin's opponent cackled loudly.

"With this, whilst my ultimate form is present, all of your frozen rear-guards lose their abilities!" she announced "With this, there's nothing you can do now!"

"What?!" gasped Sharlene "I can't Intercept?!"

With no cards in my hand, there's nothing I can do to defend Sharlene! Jillian groaned in her thoughts Her Tidal Assaults are essentially motionless Grade 3s now and that's really got an impact on her Shields for defending this turn!

"And..." Remember continued "Allow me to show you, the one who gave me access to the very sacred wind that I wield in tune with my fortunes! Stand up, my mentor!"

She then placed down the card onto the empty rear-guard circle that remained on her field as a torrent of water burst out from the ground. A shadow rose through the flowing current before a large spear like weapon with yellow accents on the blades burst apart the column to reveal the very figure that gave Remember access to the wind whilst in Mayu's domain. He was an Aquaroid much taller than the previous few within the fight and had the weapon he wielded attached to a very strong cable whilst his uniform had yellow accents all across. One striking feature about the unit in question was his face. Aside from the silvery coloured hair, his right eye was covered up by a large black eyepatch whilst two scars were present beneath his other eyelid and above as well as below his lips. He opened the visible eye in a stern gaze as Remember gleefully announced his very name.

"Blue Wave Marshal, Valeos!"

Blue Wave Marshal, Valeos/Grade 3/Twin Drive!/POW: 11000/SLD: 0/Aqua Force/Magallanica/Aquaroid

"Valeos?!" gasped Sharlene.

"This one's another unit we haven't heard of before!" exclaimed Jillian "But... he's the one giving Remember all of this power?!"

The raging gale roared throughout the battlefield as Valeos reeled back his weapon into his right hand in preparation for the coming assault. Remember then giggled softly as she immediately rested Code Art KEY's card along with Foivos' own as the remaining Grade 2 unit revved up his minigun for yet another round. Once it began spinning at maximum speed, it fired off multiple bullets right in the direction of the younger twin as Revonn took the brunt of all of the direct hits as a shockwave from the last one knocked it down onto one knee.

"Damage check...!" Sharlene announced as she turned over the top card of her deck, revealing it as Last Card Revonn "No trigger..."

After placing the card into her portion of the damage zone, Jillian could only grimace that they were back up to seven damage and tied back up with Remember. In addition, she knew from Akira's fight with Mitsusada that their opponent's Vanguard now had access to three drive checks and that was only going to benefit her with the number of triggers she could acquire.

"Now then, prepare for the end!" the former LRIG declared with a gleeful smile as her eyes flashed a bright blue colour.

The twins could only grit their teeth as they knew Remember was planning to use her power of the wind to predict the triggers to come from her Triple Drive off of the next attack.

"I'm not giving up!" Sharlene replied "Even if Jillian can't help me now, I'll do everything I can to protect our Vanguard! And then, the Vice Admiral itself can finish this fight!"

"It's too bad for you," her opponent chortled "My revelation has brought me the appearance of a Perfect Guard and a Double Critical! And I believe you don't have enough shield to block my remaining attacks now that your Tidal Assaults have been Omega Frozen!"

(End Music)

She then rested both Beragios and the card representing her final LRIG form as the imaged Remember then leaped into the air before pointing her staff at Revonn and releasing a bright flash that had succeeded in blinding the Tear Dragon as it thrashed around its spot in fury that it could no longer see its foe as she was about to deliver the final blow. After that, the crystal ball within the crescent shaped moon edge began to gather energy in preparation for the 'final attack' of the fight.

Maelstrom could only glance towards Sharlene, knowing that its and the remaining units' fates were now within the hands of the younger twin in the face of certain doom before them.

"It's useless!" Remember cackled "I know you're holding a Perfect Guard in your hand and the remaining shield from the other two triggers are 15000! Once I apply the double trigger effects to Valeos, it's over! Not even a lucky Heal Trigger can save you now."

"Yeah, I know," Sharlene replied "I know the feeling of what it's like to be waiting to be saved from doom. Leon-sama has known that for too many times I can count and being the younger sibling, it's frustrating to know that Jillian can do more things on her own than I ever could."

"Sharlene..." Jillian breathed.

"But... I won't just sit back and let you deal out pain not just to Leon-sama, not me, but Jillian-san as well!" she continued "And I won't let you take her units either! Leon-sama gave us this mission to protect the Aqua Force and I'll do my part now!"

(Cardfight! Vanguard Unreleased Soundtrack: Crusade of the Shadow Paladins)

Suddenly, the card that the younger twin had bound with the skill of Cloris on her previous attack with Revonn glowed a blinding bright blue as it suddenly moved over to the Guardian Circle, much to Remember's utter shock as she struggled to make out any sight of the opposing table through the intense light that enveloped the battlefield.

"W... What is this?!" she cried.

"Cloris' skill activates!" Sharlene declared "Superior Guard with my bound unit, add 5000 to the shield value! Then guard with Medical Officer and Mallika!"

As Battleship Intelligence appeared in front of the blinded Revonn, Mallika and Rainbow Officer joined the defence as the three glowed a bright green from their combined efforts of a mighty defence.

Battleship Intelligence/SLD: 10000 - 15000

A beam unleashed from the imaged Remember's staff then came crashing towards the Tear Dragon and the three guardians, who in response created a green circle that was only just powerful enough to deflect the attack and send it soaring straight into the sky as it pierced the clouds above, revealing the evening sunlight once more as the attack eventually disappeared into nothingness. Remember could only shudder in utter disbelief, seeing that her most powerful attack had just been deflected by a skill she had not been aware of.

"I... Impossible...!" she gasped.

"You did it Sharlene!" cheered Jillian "But... why did you throw in an extra 5000 shield from Mallika?"

"I think we should just watch the Triple Drive first," the younger sister replied, a newfound confidence now shining within her.

"T... Triple Drive!" the former LRIG gasped as she turned over her first card as Brutal Trooper "Critical Trigger! I give everything to Valeos!" She then turned over an exact copy for her second check. "The effects also go to Valeos!" Finally, she turned over the last card as Jet-ski Rider, surprising Jillian.

"Then... she was wrong about predicting a Perfect Guard?!" the older twin exclaimed before soon realizing the reasoning for Sharlene's added shield "No. That's not it. After we deduced Remember's trigger guesses could be if the deck was altered after her declaration before the checks... Sharlene was prepared for her pulling a fast one on us!"

"... All the effects... go to Valeos!" Remember snarled as the Marshal powered up for the third time "Attack!"

Valeos then swung his spear-end above his head from the strong and tensile cable it was attached to before throwing it straight towards Revonn who by now had managed to regain its line of sight.

"Perfect Guard!" Sharlene declared as Paschal appeared and deployed a barrier to effortlessly deflect the attack, leaving her opponent in a fury.

"My Final Turn... my PERFECT Final Turn... FAILED?!" she screamed before glancing to the three triggers that now made up her hand "But... with your back row still frozen Jillian... your attacks won't land on me! On my next turn... you will...!"

"Didn't you say it yourself?" Jillian interrupted "You said it was the Final Turn. That means you have nothing left for us to stand in our way."

"I'm leaving it to you Jillian!" Sharlene called as she gave a thumbs up to the older twin.

After replying back with the same motion and a smile, Jillian's expression became serious as she looked to her back row, still encased in ice, unable to stand or move to the front row by any means other than a Stand Trigger. But with the knowledge that Remember's hand was only comprised of 10000 point shields and a single intercept by Foivos, she slowly felt some ease return to her.

"Stand and draw," she spoke, her right eye then glancing at the card she drew "I call Penguin Soldier. With the Soul Blast of 2, I draw one card."

As the familiar penguin unit appeared onto the battlefield in the only open circle within her back row, she placed the only two cards she had in the soul to the drop zone before reaching out for the deck, knowing there was only a single unit that could help her now.

(End Music)

"Leon-sama... you put your trust in me and Sharlene to protect the Aqua Force..." she murmued to herself "Now please, wielders of the sacred wind..." She then began to pull away at the top card. "RESPOND!"

With a massive swipe, she drew the top card of her deck in a swift motion as a large gale suddenly swirled up around Glory Maelstrom who roared loudly in triumph as this time, Remember was the one to take the brunt of the wind itself. Then, as it died down, Jillian finally looked to the unit she had draw and upon seeing what it was, she let out a smile.

"Time to end this!" she declared "I call Blue Storm Marine General, Lysandros!"

(Cardfight! Vanguard OST: Kai's Determination)

With a large blue flash of light, a new Aquaroid riding on a small blue board above the tiny spurt of water erupting from the ground beneath him, appeared onto the battlefield and drew his green coloured blade from the sheath he discarded shortly afterwards. Sharlene smiled in triumph upon seeing that her older twin had managed to build up a column that could break past Remember Dead Night's 15000 base power.

"Don't get too confident!" Remember hissed "With my power... I shall seal your...!" Upon seeing it wasn't activating again, this time under different circumstances, she gasped in horror. "No...! I can't lose my touch now! Is it because... I failed my Final Turn?!"

"Glory Maelstrom!"

Upon hearing Jillian's declaration, the former LRIG could only stare up at a very angry Glory Maelstrom whose sights were set upon both the imaged Remember and herself.

"Glory Maelstrom's Ultimate Break!" the older twin declared as she turned over one of Sharlene's face up damage "Add 5000 power and you cannot guard with Grade 1 or higher units!"

"Guard! Intercept!"

Jet-ski Rider and Foivos joined in a defensive stance which created a green barrier to deflect Glory Maelstrom's dark purple flame breath attack and dispel it immediately with little effort. Upon moving the cards to her drop zone, Remember tried her best to regain the calm composure she had when she previously brought out Dead Night as her vanguard.

"It's already too late..." she breathed hecticly, trying to regain her lost smile desperately "I have 20000 shield left for your rear-guard and Maelstrom's attack has been nullified! Even a Double Trigger cannot save you now!"

"Twin Drive!" Jillian called as she turned over the first card, Blue Storm Soldier, Missile Trooper "I give all the effects to Lysandros! Second check!" She then turned over the second card to reveal Deck Sweeper. "Again, I give power and Critical to Lysandros!"

Lysandros held his sword across and close to his chest as he powered up twice from the double trigger that Jillian and Glory Maelstrom had mananged to acquire for him.

Blue Storm Marine General, Lysandros/POW: 10000 - 15000 - 20000/Critical: 1 - 2 - 3

With the current attack at an end, both Foivos and Jet-ski Rider left the battlefield upon finishing their purpose as Remember clutched her remaining two cards with as much confidence as she could muster beneath her crazed expression.

"Go, Lysandros!" the older twin commanded "With a boost from Penguin Soldier, he attacks Remember Dead Night!"

Lysandros then soared towards the imaged Remember who could only panic and hold out her staff in front of her horizontally as two Brutal Troopers came to her immediate defence. The two Gillmen were then immediately slashed by Lysandros who didn't seem concerned that his attack had failed to close out the game.

"And with that, your turn has come to an end," Remember chuckled "It's been nice and it's not the way I wanted to end it. But this is the time for your misfortune. Stand and..."

"My turn isn't done yet!" Jillian declared, confusing her opponent "Lysandros' skill activates! It's the exact same as Spyros', meaning with an Especial Counterblast, he stands after the first or in this case... the second attack of the turn!"

"WHAT?!" she exclaimed loudly, her expression having dropped into immediate horror and twitching her right eye in utter disbelief.

"She's got nothing left now her hand's empty!" Sharlene interjected "Finish it with that 3 damage Jillian!"

"Go, Lsyandros!" the older twin commanded "Final attack!"

Lysandros then made a u-turn on his board away from Maelstrom and Revonn and charged back towards the defenceless Remember Dead Night who could only squirm in horror at her own misfortune before the Aquaroid slashed across her and knocked her onto her back. The real Remember could only turn over the first card of her damage check as Foivos, much to her annoyance. As for her second check though, she had turned over another Refit Sailor.

"Heal Trigger!" she cheered, moving it to her damage zone before taking away a face down card from there.

Jillian and Sharlene could only tense up from the sudden turn of events, realizing if she could acquire another Refit Sailor to nullify the third point of damage that was dealt, their efforts would have been all for naught.

"... That's right...!" Remember spluttered, unable to hide her crazed expression any longer "The result of my fortunes are absolute...! Even without the wind now, I can predict a second Heal Trigger...!"

Upon turning over the third card however, she could only drop it as the wind carried it over to the damage zone, revealing Remember Eclipse, Neo Miko of the Blue Wave as her ninth and final damage. She screamed loudly in frustration and annoyance as every unit on her side of the battlefield now vanished with the exception of Valeos who merely grunted as a purple coloured aura surrounded the Aquaroid Marshal.

"We did it Jillian!" Sharlene cheered as she jumped over and immediately hugged her older twin, too overjoyed in success to think too rationally at this point in time.

"Hey, easy on the hug there!" Jillian replied in mild annoyance, feeling too happy to be complaining about how tight her older twin was embracing her now.

Once their moment of victory was over, they looked over towards Maelstrom and Revonn who simply glanced back at them and let out a quiet, but non-agressive growl at them before vanishing from the field with the remainder of their rear-guards.

(End Music)

"Huh...?" the younger twin pondered "Even though this has Judgement from Remember's Grade 5, why is Valeos still on the field instead of Dead Night?"

"As much as I'm confused, Remember is also her own LRIG outside of that body," Jillian replied "Even so, I can't help but wonder why."

"How is this possible...?!" Remember growled as she clenched her fists, shaking with anger "For me to command the wind over two lowly Aqua Force users and have supreriority with my fortunes... losing to you two lackeys of Soryu Leon SHOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE!"

"Remember."

Everyone then suddenly gasped as they suddenly heard where the gruff and displeased voice had come from. It wasn't until his shadow was cast over her's did the former LRIG look up and see that Valeos without his weapon was now standing right in front of her table.

"V... Valeos!" she gasped, stepping back a little "I might have overstepped with wanting to take them both out rather than one by one... but surely you can reconsider what you're gonna do now..."

"Reading the waves," he interrupted "Reading the tide, reading the time. You let your arrogance get the better of you and have brought dishonour to Mayu and my master. You bring shame to the name, Blue Wave."

"How is Valeos talking like that...?!" gasped Sharlene.

Though Jillian could only stare towards the Blue Wave Marshal, black sparkles appeared beneath his feet and began to travel up his legs with his body slowly disappearing in turn. Knowing that this was due to the fight now at an end and his next action would be all he could do before he was forced to return to the White Room, he closed his right fist and slowly raised it into the air. Remember could only gasp in horror upon seeing what punishment she was now going to endure.

"This world shall.. be silent!" he announced as he slammed down his fist onto the card Remember Dead Night, Star-reading Miko "JUDGEMENT!"

(Cardfight! Vanguard G Z Unreleased Soundtrack: The World Shall be Silenced)

Suddenly without warning, two cables erupted from the ground and ensnared her legs before a gigantic column of water burst from underneath. Within the raging torrent, although the binds had prevented her from being shot up into the sky, the speed of the flow and the icy cold temperature meant that the former LRIG could do nothing but struggle to move and scream out in pain as oxygen began leaving her lungs quicker than she had wanted to. As Jillian and Sharlene could only watch on in horror, Valeos having now half of his body disappeared turned his visible eye upon the twins, his stern expression having made them resist the urge to gasp out in surprise and a little bit of nervousness.

Eventually, the torrent dispersed and the binds vanished as a soaked and drenched Remember fell to the ground, shivering and coughing loudly, having not liked to experience her own Judgement upon herself.

"Well, I suppose there is a reward I can give you..." she spluttered, regaining a small smile and gazing to the twins "Even though I can't return any new units I've captured as you're not marked by me, I suppose there is something you'd like to know about your precious Soryu Leon."

"What are you saying?!" exclaimed Jillian.

"The reason I was able to come to the White Room and acquire more Blue Wave units," Valeos answered "One of our other comrades has already captured the units of your leader, Soryu Leon."

The revelation left both of the twins in both shock and disbelief with Sharlene's expression having turned to utter horror as she allowed the information to sink into her mind.

"That's not true!" the older twin snapped back "Leon-sama would never lose to someone to the likes of you two!"

"Whether you believe us or not, it doesn't matter now," Remember scoffed "If you ever get back to Japan, tell Katsuragi and Kiyoi... that I'm coming for them!"

As she glared one last time to the twins, Valeos then immediately grabbed her shoulder before both her and her vanished in a blinding purple light. When the two were no longer present, the flaming walls that made up the battlefield vanished too, leaving the twins free to fight another day and with their units intact.

"It's great we won and kept the units we have safe, but what was all that?" Sharlene questioned.

"First Remember controlling the wind, even if only to abuse it with her fortune telling," Jillian pondered "Now there's that Aqua Force unit we haven't heard of who helped and punished her. Valeos, just what is he?"

She then clenched a fist as Remember's claim that Leon had been defeated by one of Mayu's other forces still rang fresh within her mind, refusing to believe that the slightest was true and that Valeos had been contacted by other means.

"Anyway," the younger twin spoke "Shouldn't we head back to the yacht and tell Kai and the others the news?"

"You're right," the older twin replied "I feel bad for all the fighters in Hong Kong that got hit by Judgement and had their units stolen by Remember. Even as annoying as Team Battle Weeds are, they didn't deserve something like this."

As Sharlene nodded in agreement, the two of them then resumed their journey back to the yacht with happy thoughts of victory in their heads, but uneasy feelings brewing within their minds as they had much to think about when they would contact Kai and the others back in Japan. As they continued their journey, the evening sun had finally completely set over the sea's horizon.

(End Music)


Japan: Sendou Household

(Selector Infected Wixoss OST: Grandma)

Meanwhile within Aichi's home, Kai, Emi and her mother had all sat down at the kitchen to discuss the matter at hand regarding the Bermuda Triangle's latest victimization at the hands of the sinister Ulith who had broken down her spirit and by a small extension, given her the hard truth about the very place that Aichi had really gone to in order to find the Kagero user who had been missing at the time. Although the mother of the two Sendou siblings was very bewildered by Kai's explanation of his circumstances at the time his disappearance had occurred, it was only through Emi's insistance, her displayal of her blank Duo units and his showcase of his ARTS and Servant SIGNI that hadn't changed into Vanguard cards upon his return did she slowly begin to believe their tale.

"With this Mrs. Sendou, you now know how it was I had vanished from this world," he spoke "I apologize that Aichi had worded the place I had ended up within differently so that you would believe him more easily and the fault is entirely mine."

"So... these Selector Battles you two have been caught within... this other world you say two friends of yours at Card Capital has come from," she replied slowly, doing her best to comprehend the details of the entire situation "Are you saying that your enemies there which have attacked my poor Emi trying to cause havoc the same way that you..."

She then paused in her sentence, a little hesistant about what she wanted to say to him next. She stared into the reflection of her tea within her small cup as Emi looked over to her worriedly.

"So Aichi has already told you about my time within Link Joker's thrall," Kai murmured "Given my sinful actions at the time, I don't blame him for his honesty in explaining my role in the events then. I'm only relieved that you've kept Emi safe during the final hours of the original invasion."

"It's not that I don't trust you Kai," she replied "It's just... having seen Emi the way she was and learning that Aichi went into a different world to look for you... it's just a lot to take in."

"I can assure you that Tetsu and Christopher are working on a way to bring us to that world to end the conflict there and to bring him and the rest of our comrades back from there," the Kagero user answered "This is also so that we can send Ruko and Kiyoi back home as well so they don't remain stranded in our reality."

Noticing the calm, but somewhat slightly serious look in his jade green eyes, Aichi's mother could see that he was truely being honest with her and as complicated as she would try and make the things he and Emi explained out, she knew he was the only way that this conflict that her daughter had been a victim of could end and she could see her son again was if he went back there to end it.

"Are you alright mother?" asked Emi.

"I'm alright," her mother answered after releasing a deep breath and taking a sip of tea from her cup "It's a lot to take, but I believe the both of you. If it isn't much to ask, could you introduce me to these friends from that other world you speak of?"

"That can be arranged," Kai answered as he got up from his seat "Thank you for your time Mrs. Sendou."

"There's no need for formality," she replied with a gentle smile "Please call me Shizuka. As long as you are willing to keep your promise, you're welcome to visit us anytime Kai Toshiki."

The Kagero user then nodded back in reply and left for Card Capital to seek out Ruko and tell her of the news and intrigue that Shizuka had in meeting both her and Kiyoi.

(End Music)


City Streets

"Damn it!"

Kamui slamed his fist into the wall of the alleyway he stood within, feeling very gutted with himself for what had happened to Emi. He knew there was a chance she could have learned the truth behind where Aichi had gone to find Kai and why he had gone there in the first place, if only he hadn't been so hesistant before Remember had challenged him to a cardfight in Kiyoi's body. He then slumped down to the concrete ground with his knuckles on his right fist now being very sore, keeping his teeth gritted to hold back any further frustration he wished to lash out at the wall before him.

"Is this what you intend to do now?"

He then immediately jump to his feet and looked to the entrance to the alleyway to see that Kiyoi was standing there, having followed him to this place and witnessing his self-harm out of his earlier anger.

"Oh... you saw all that Kiyoi," he muttered as he trudged over to her "I guess you already know why I'm feeling like this."

"It's rather obvious," she replied in her blunt monotone "Perhaps this situation would have been avoidable if you weren't so hesistant before Remember challenged you in this world."

"I know," the Nova Grappler user huffed as he put his back to the wall and slumped down onto the floor "It just really bites to see Emi angry at us for not telling her and now look where it's got her. A few scrapes by Ulith and all of her Bermuda Triangle Duo units gone."

The former blue LRIG chose not to comment about the cruel demanoured Selector, having now seen in full force from what she saw of Emi before the truth was told to her about what her opponent had been capable of. She had a faint idea of Ulith's character from the battles she had as Piruluk against Yuki, when Akira was still her Selector. But she didn't think that her taunts could easily have gotten to the extent that Aichi's younger sister had just gone through and from what she learned about the Royal Paladin user's previous experience, she knew even he couldn't have been the first to have been broken by her. All of this made her wonder why during those battles as an LRIG didn't Ulith come after her unlike them. Was it because she didn't know about her ties to Remember and Sakaguchi at the time?

All the matter, Kiyoi knew that was a subject she couldn't dwell on for now and she knew that one way or another, she would have to make Kamui release his own dwellings from that same subject.

"So then, what do you intend to do with your 'goddess' in the state she is in?" she asked.

"As much as I'd like to scour the city for Ulith, I've already had too many reminders of how nasty an LRIG centered deck can be," he muttered "But at the very least, I should do my part and protect her and all other fighters I know well from whatever Mayu and Remember have planned for us."

"That's probably the first most intelligent suggestion I've heard you mutter since our return to this world."

Kamui simply smirked back in response to the former blue LRIG's monotone, having known her all too well to make a monotoned remark such as that, even if it was indeed the truth. With a little bit of confidence restored from their conversation, he got up from the ground and faced her.

"I should probably head on back home and get some early shut eye," he pondered "Might take my thoughts off what happened today."

"Then I advise you be careful then," Kiyoi replied "Take care, Katsuragi."

He smiled back and then went on his way back home, leaving her nothing else to do but to wander back to Card Capital and rebuild her deck as she had originally intended to do before she had been captured by Nagisa earlier in the day. There was much to think about with how much time would pass until a solution would present itself to Christoper so that he could repair the teleporter and they could take the fight back to the realm of the Selector Battles. With the night sky now being a bluish black sky with stars glistening from it, the former blue LRIG continued down the street to her current residence with Ruko and Misaki, suspecting that today's attack would not be a sign that Mayu and her forces were going to let up at any time and that she and all of the cardfighters of this world would need to rest easy if they hoped to survive the many trials that lay ahead for them in one way or another.


And there we go! With assistance from an upgraded Revonn and a tight-knit defence, Sharlene is able to clear a path for Jillian to close out the fight and the two succeed in defending the units Leon entrusted them with. But in a (not-so) shocking twist, it is revealed that a rogue Aqua Force unit by the name of Valeos has had a hand in Remember's boost to her fortune telling with the sacred wind and he comes with the claim that Leon has already been defeated by one of Mayu's other associates! Meanwhile, as Kai tells Shizuka about the battle that her son is involved with and continues to rage on, Kamui breaks out of his guilt slump with some words of encouragement from Kiyoi. What will happen the following day for the fighters and Selectors alike? Find out next time on Stand Up, the LRIG! Please share your thoughts and criticisms and I'll see you next time! Until then!

Is Valeos' words of Leon's defeat to one of Mayu's other associates true? Wait until the Wixoss World Side of Arc 4 to find out!


Adapted Cards debuting this chapter:

Remember Dead Night, Star-reading Miko
Grade 5
Triple Drive!
POW: 15000
Magallanica
Human;LRIG
Magallanica
[Limit Override] (When the game begins, if your starting Vanguard is a {LRIG}, search your deck for this card (if it is not in your starting hand) and bind it face down. Only one card can be bound by [Limit Override]. Whilst in the bind zone this way, it cannot leave except by the following effect; "When your turn begins and you have a Vanguard with "Remember" in its original card name that is either Grade 3 and [Legion] or Grade 4, you may skip your Draw Phase. If you do, Ride this card onto your (VC) from your bind zone".)
[CONT](Hand): You cannot ride this card unless you have a Vanguard with "Remember" in its original card name that is either Grade 3 and [Legion] or Grade 4. (If in [Legion], treat is as a Grade 4 for the Ride Step only)
[CONT](VC): All of your opponent's Frozen rear-guards lose all of their abilities.
[ACT](VC)[1/Turn]: {COST|Soul Blast (2)} Draw 1 card for each of your opponent's frozen rear-guards.
[ACT](VC): {COST|Soul Blast (1) (LRIG)} Choose one of your opponent's rear-guards and Freeze it.

Story Original Cards debuting this chapter:

Trump Card, Revonn OVERDRIVE
Grade 3
Twin Drive!
POW: 11000
Aqua Force
Tear Dragon
Magallanica
[AUTO](VC)[Limit Break 5][1/Turn]: (Wave 3rd or later) During the specified battle this unit attacks a Vanguard, {COST|Counter Blast (1) and Soul Blast (1) card named "Last Card, Revonn"}, for every two battles conducted before this card's attack, choose one of your rear-guards in your front row and [Stand] it. Those units get [Power]+10000 until end of turn. Then, if it's the fifth attack of the turn or later, this unit gets [Power]+10000 and [Critical]+1 until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC): When this unit's attack hits a Vanguard, {COST|Counter Blast (1)}, look at 10 cards from the top of your deck and search for up to 1 card named "Last Card, Revonn" and if you do, put it into the soul. If you put a card into the soul, shuffle your deck and draw 1 card.
[CONT]: Lord

Blue Wave Marshal, Valeos (Limit Break)
Grade 3
Twin Drive!
POW: 11000
Aqua Force
Aquaroid
Magallanica
[AUTO](VC)[Limit Break 4]: When your unit with "Blue Wave" in its card name attacks a Vanguard, {COST|Soul Blast 1 card with "Blue Wave" in its card name}, until the end of that battle, that Vanguard's [Power] becomes 10000 and it cannot gain or lose [Power] except by their guardian's [Shield].
[ACT](VC)[1/Turn]: {COST|Counter Blast (1) and choose a card with "Blue Wave" in its card name from your hand and put it into the soul}, choose one of your units with "Blue Wave" in its card name. Until the end of the first attack it declares, it gains [Power]+2000 multiplied by the Grade of the card put into the soul by this effect.
[CONT](VC): Lord