Shin Megami Tensei: Vanguard - War of Demons
Grade 1
Stand Up! Vanguard!
Hey everyone, Master of the Wild Card here for a new side project. And of course, being a Cardfight! Vanguard story, I have a self-made deck for my protagonist. Go figure, right? HOWEVER! I'm not doing Persona this time for the crossover. Now I'm going to branch out and do the Megaten series as a whole.
T-That's branching out… right guys?
… Anyways, as always I don't have much to say at the start, so I'll just let you get to the story once I give a few extra notes.
For starters, I'll be showing the state of the fights in a similar manner to both Fenikkusumaru and Digidramon, with minor alterations.
Player A
Back Row - (RC) (RC) (RC)
Front Row - (RC) | (VC) | (RC)
Hand - X
Damage - X
Player A
Front Row - (RC) | (VC) | (RC)
Back Row - (RC) (RC) (RC)
Hand - X
Damage - X
([U] = unflipped, [F] = flipped)
I'll also be showing off damage checks and drive checks, of course. And then simply because it'll be more important later on anyhow, I'll also show off Soul Charges.
Also, in contrast to my other stuff, this is gonna be a Self Insert story, so things will get crazy as we delve into my mind. That said… everyone, prepare your anal passageways.
And lastly, I'd like to thank Fenikkusumaru for helping with the cardfight for this chapter since I'm still trying to get the hang of writing them out.
Now… I have one more thing to say.
Get ready for callbacks to SMT. Lots and lots of callbacks.
Disclaimer: I do not own Cardfight! Vanguard (the anime or the TCG) or the Megami Tensei franchise. All creative rights go to their respective owners, Bushiroad and Atlus.
I opened my eyes to take in my new surroundings.
All around me was nothing but an expanse of grey clouds. Nothing else other than myself seemed to exist within this void, and as I looked around, I heard a loud, booming voice speak up from seemingly everywhere at once.
"Who are you…? State your name!"
I blinked while registering what the voice had asked of me. Not sure what to make of it other than I've probably been playing too many RPG's lately, but since I'm dreaming, I might as well go with it.
"Matthew Palmer."
Silence. And then...
"Hahaha! He has spoken! Your life is now irrevocably changed. The choices you make will no longer bear only on you. What you do... will create a world…"
Uh, I'm sorry what? 'Creating a world'?
And no sooner than the voice had stopped speaking, I was looking down at my feet to see a freakin' huge vortex opening up and pulling me in against my will. I instinctively reached a hand upwards, but that turned up jack all in the way of results. With that, darkness rose up all around me as I fell in.
When I could see again, I was in an entirely different environment. I now stood in a large city, though it was only that in appearance. All around me, I saw fires, broken or abandoned cars, debris, and any other things that would give the appearance of your typical post-apocalyptic city. The sky above was filled with dark clouds, further enhancing the grim atmosphere the city gave off.
"Oh, so there you are. Hey, over here... "
I turned around to see a glimmer of light off in the distance. Focusing on that one point, I was able to see the white outline of a person inside the odd light. Out of curiosity and partially to respond to the voice, I ran over to where I saw the glimmering silhouette.
"You finally made it. Now I can take shape too…"
With that, a flash of light flooded the street as the white silhouette took on a new form. Now standing there in front of me was a much more detailed outline of a young man, granted I still couldn't really make out much due to some abnormal darkness obscuring most of his physical features. The young man was wearing a white turtleneck shirt, short dark red jacket, grey pants, and white sneakers.
"I was fighting damn hard when I waited for you to show up. You do remember me, right? That's right... I'm Keima. Whatever happens after this, you'd better not forget me. Because you and me are gonna make a world where anything can be changed if you have the will…"
After 'Keima' finished speaking, another flash of light obscured my vision for a few moments before I was somewhere else entirely. Great. Thanks for that, dream.
Now I was standing in a massive desert, with the setting sun making everything around me, aka sand, take on a bright golden orange color. Up ahead, I could see a large chunk of what looked like a building half-buried in the sand on its side. Standing in front of it was another white silhouette outlined by a glimmering light.
"...Great you're here. Please, come quick."
Once more, I was morbidly curious, and ended up walking towards the voice, which had come from the white silhouette. I know this is supposed to be a dream, but I'll be damned if it wasn't appealing to my RPG side. Once I was within a few feet of the speaker, I stopped and waited for him to talk again.
"Good, you're here. Now I can take shape too."
Once again a flash of light gave way to the silhouette's true appearance, or at least as much as my strange dream would allow. Because why just show me the guy, right? Anyways, the silhouette turned out to be another young man, with a lot of his physical features obscured by an abnormal shadow blanketing his face, but I was able to tell what he wore; a silver jacket, gold dress shirt, light blue jeans, and black shoes.
Well at least he knows how to be stylish.
"I was hoping you'd come. You remember who I am, right? Yeah, that's right... My name is Kurogasa."
Kurogasa? Isn't that supposed to be Japanese for "black hat'? Who the hell would name their kid that?
"Don't forget that my future is riding on you. The two of us are gonna make a world where the peace we know today lasts forever…"
Okay seriously, what's up with all this stuff in my dream? It all sounds eerily familiar.
For the third time in a row I was being blinded by a flash of light from nowhere, leaving me disoriented again.
Alright, where am I now? Doesn't look much better than that place I was before with Black Hat boy.
This time, I stood in a barren, rocky landscape with a twilight sky dotted by the occasional cloud overhead. In the distance I think there was actually a range of mountains, and not too far from me there was another white silhouette outlined in a pale glow.
"Oh, hey. I'm over here."
Huh? So it's a girl this time? That definitely sounded like a girl.
Again I ended up walking in the direction of the silhouette. You know the drill. Soon as I stopped in front of her, a flash of light showed off her true appearance and my suspicions were proven right. Standing in front of me was a girl just under my height, and while her features were hidden by shadows, her outfit consisted of what appeared to be some type of dark-colored school uniform.
Still don't get it, but hey it's variation, so I'll take it.
"Thanks for helping me take shape. I had a feeling you'd show up. You remember me, right? Yeah… My name is Misaki."
Misaki… Where have I heard that name before…?
… Also, why have the people I've been meeting in my dream all been Japanese? I just now realized that.
"I hope we can meet again, because together, you and I will work to maintain the balance of this world…"
Interesting proposition.
Now of course I would have liked to voice my questions, but of course… the stupid dream wouldn't let me, because another flash of light blinded me, but this time around I just felt right tired.
"-att. Hey, Matt!"
I jolted awake in response to the sudden whap on the back of my head. I blinked to get rid of the grog and saw my best friend Guillermo, deducing he was the one that hit me just now.
"What's up?" I asked. Then I remembered where we were. "Did they announce the next round?" Guillermo nodded and we both stood from the table we were seated at just as one of the tournament hosts stepped up and got everyone's attention.
I guess first off I should explain some stuff, huh?
Well for starters, my name's Matthew Palmer. I'm 19, fresh outta high school and not intending to go to college just yet. For now I'm taking a gap year just to chill. As far as what I look like I'm around 5'8" last I checked, and caucasian. I'm not what you'd call fat, but I'm still chubby; that coupled with my buzzed dirty blonde hair and the square, thin-rimmed glasses made me look damn well like the type of guy I actually am. I'm a gamer by trade and I'm very much into anime, so much so that I decided to take Japanese classes during high school out of genuine desire to learn the language. At the moment I'm wearing a black long-sleeved collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up past my elbows, dark blue jeans, and black sneakers.
Currently myself and Guillermo were competing in a Cardfight! Vanguard tournament held at our local card shop. The tourneys are never very big as you'd expect; only upwards of 20 people normally sign up each time, but the shop does Swiss-style brackets with all their events, so success was determined solely by win-loss ratios. Ever since the release of the Vanguard G cards, you had to be relentless against your opponent to win; and with my newest deck, that was currently in my favor. What deck is this, you ask? It's a replica of Toshiki Kai's Kagero deck from the G anime, focusing heavily on Dragonic Overlord. Of course there are additions and changes to the deck, typical of any character deck.
"Matthew vs. Louisa…"
After hearing my name called along with my opponent, I stood and nodded to Guillermo before walking off to find my next opponent. Not gonna lie, I was pretty surprised that my opponent was a girl since, at most, only one or two girls ever enter these tournaments. Just as I was about to call out the name of my target, I heard someone speak up just to my left.
"Excuse me..."
I turned to see a girl at least a year younger than me with blue eyes and long blonde hair that cascaded down her back with some draped over her shoulders; she wore a simple light blue dress and a pair of black, calf-length heeled boots. The girl was looking straight at me, so I was likely the one she was addressing.
Quickly realizing I'd been staring for too long, I blinked and turned to face her.
"Are you Matthew?" she asked in a voice that practically oozed sociability.
"Then you must be Louisa." I responded, surprised someone with her looks was competing in this kind of tournament.
Louisa smiled and nodded. "Nice to meet you. Let's have a fun match."
After that, the blonde girl walked away to go to the other side of the table we'd migrated to; the entire time though I was really put off by her overall friendliness. It's been like that most of my life ever since I started middle school; I just sort of turned into this stoic prick that doesn't talk or socialize much and, in general, just doesn't care about a whole lot. I mean I have friends but even then I'm pretty damn quiet. So to interact with someone like this Louisa chick who's practically my polar opposite is really awkward.
Louisa and I sat down and pulled out our decks to start setting up. After we shuffled and cut each other's decks Louisa pulled out a die and held it up.
"High roll or low roll?" she asked.
"High," I shrugged while pushing up my glasses with my middle and forefingers, a little habit of mine. Louisa tossed the die onto the table; it tumbled along for a few seconds before stopping with the three facing up.
"That's three for me." she said before I picked up the die and let it roll from my palm onto the table, eventually stopping on six. "And looks like you get it." Louisa smiled as we each took our starting Vanguards and placed them down on the table.
"Then I guess I'm up first." I said as we each reached out to draw our starting hand. After deciding we didn't want to mulligan anything we both reached out to our starting Vanguards. However, the minute I touched the card on my field, the store, which is normally filled with all kinds of chatter, went dead quiet. "Wait, the hell…?" I looked around me to find that everything other than myself was frozen completely in place.
"Matthew Palmer…" I heard a voice speak up. Turning back to the table, I saw Louisa was unaffected by… whatever the hell is going on here like I was.
"The hell is this?" I questioned, thinking she'd know something even though I figured those odds were very low.
"I wish to request your assistance." the blonde girl answered.
"Assistance?" I repeated. "What's this all about?"
"Humanity is on the verge of destruction and you're the only one with the power to save it."
I crossed my arms and stared at the girl before me skeptically. "Is that right? And why exactly do you need me to help you? There's hundreds - no, thousands of other people you could be asking. So why me?" I questioned.
"Your ability to cardfight…" Louisa answered plainly.
"My cardfighting? Oh really?" I asked sarcastically. "Now I know you're trying to screw with me. I'm a rookie player at best that plays casually. I'm far from skilled at this game."
"You only think that because you don't have your deck." Louisa pointed out.
"'My' deck my ass." I retorted. "The deck I have now is perfectly fine. I haven't lost a single game since I built this thing."
"But it's not meant for you. I can give you your true deck, but in exchange you can't go back to the life you know now." was Louisa's response.
So this chick plans to do whatever the hell she wants with me and has no desire to let me leave afterwards. Great. Just. Friggin'. Great. I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose. So what the hell do I chalk this up to?
Insanity? Okay, but how do I explain time being frozen?
Eighth-grader syndrome? An entertaining thought, sure, but doesn't explain time being frozen.
A god? Would explain time being frozen but I'm not religious in the slightest.
Well either way I can figure this girl isn't normal, in whatever sense that may end up being. She's clearly the one that stopped the world dead in its tracks since she's the only other one moving right now, so that's something.
"You won't let me say no will you?" I asked.
"No." She said while smiling in that same friendly manner, though now it was just unsettling.
"And if I were to just stand up and walk off?"
"Let's hope you can run. Very fast."
Well alright, so no leaving the store then.
"Fine. To hell with it. Not like I have a choice." I sighed. "But how exactly are you planning to give me 'my' deck?"
"Simple. I'll make one from your psyche." Louisa replied with that same smile that was suddenly back to off-putting after I agreed to her deal. "Oh, I haven't properly introduced myself, have I? My name's Louisa Ferre."
'Louisa Ferre… I feel like I've heard that name somewhere.' I thought to myself before I realized the blonde was gone. "Oh god dam-"
And a split second later I was out cold.
When I came to, the first thing I saw was tiling. I pushed myself up and rubbed my aching forehead, only to find my glasses were missing. Looking around, I found them lying on the floor next to me and picked them up to place them back on my face. Though no sooner than I did that I had to do a double take because everything looked blurry as hell with my glasses on. Slipping them off, everything looked perfectly clear and sharp, as if I'd never needed the things in the first place.
'I guess whatever she needed me to do required my eyesight to be at its best.' I reasoned in my head as I looked around at my surroundings, revealing I was standing just inside a side corridor of some sort of mall I didn't recognize. People walked by on occasion but paid very little attention to me for some reason.
Oh, that reminds me.
"Louisa, where the hell are you?!" I yelled. "You have a lot of explaining to do!"
"No need to be so cranky." I jumped as I turned around to see Louisa standing there casually.
"Where the hell are we right now? Why are we in a shopping mall? And not that I'm complaining, but what's this task of yours that requires my piss-poor eyesight to be corrected to perfection?" I bombarded her with questions, expecting her to answer them all at once.
"Well first of all, I did more than just correct your eyesight." the blonde informed me, prompting me to raise a brow. "Take a look for yourself." Even more confused, I did as she suggested and looked down at myself. For starters, my clothes were different. I was now wearing a dark blue short-sleeved shirt under a white vest with black pants and black shoes. The digital watch I normally wore on my wrist was now replaced by a normal one with a golden body and the band made of dark brown leather.
But then of course it took a few seconds for my brain to register something far more important.
I'm no longer fat! Yes!
I can jump!
I can run for more than a minute at a time!
I can see my feet!
I no longer cause earthquakes when I walk!
After recovering from my joy at no longer being blubbery, I rubbed my scalp for good measure. Good, my hair is still buzzed... We'd have some serious problems otherwise.
"What the hell is all this? Wha- How did-?" I said while looking my new body over. I then looked Louisa in the eyes. "What the bloody hell are you?"
"Well don't you just like to get to the point?" she retorted with a giggle. "But to answer your question, I'm a high-ranking demon here in this world."
"A high-ranking… demon?" I repeated. "So demons are real then…"
"That's right."
Sweet.
"Okay… So what's with the new getup?" I queried.
"Oh, that. It's so you can blend in better here." she replied.
"Blend in?" I wondered. "But that doesn't make any…" At that moment I happened to glance up and saw a sign with an arrow pointing down the corridor we now stood in. The letters, or I guess word "PSY" was printed on it in large bold letters.
Oh.
Oh…
Ooooooohhhh!
I get it.
"... You dropped me in Cardfight! Vanguard, didn't you?"
"Good, so you do know where we are." Yep. Nailed it.
"Alright, so what about this 'true' deck you were going on about?" I asked.
"Check your belt." Louisa answered. Doing just that, I found a box attached to my belt that, when I opened it up, contained a full deck of Vanguard cards. Right away I noticed I could read the Japanese print on the cards flawlessly, despite only having about a year's worth of formal education in the language. I chalked that up to Louisa's work, however.
"So this is my deck…" I muttered as I turned the top card over, only to widen my eyes in shock. "Wha… What the hell?!"
"Hm?" was Louisa's response.
"Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune?" I read the card's name aloud before reading its effects. I then began flipping through other cards, reading their names and effects as well. "Fairy Knight, Tam Lin… Ice Spirit, Jack Frost… Maiden of Songs, Sarasvati…" While I would have thought it was just a coincidence at first, the distinctive artwork of the cards quickly erased all doubts in my mind. Even the name of the clan itself was too big a clue for me to dismiss. "These cards… You made them from my memories of a video game called Shin Megami Tensei…!"
"Then that's what it's called…" the demon girl muttered, though I definitely heard her yet didn't bother pushing it.
"Well then... " I began as I looked towards the sign I had spotted earlier. "If we're here, we might as well go in so I can test this deck."
"Hm?" Louisa wondered as I started walking down the corridor.
"This place here," I pointed to the sign that pointed down the corridor to the left with my thumb. "It's a card shop. And it's the perfect place for me to get accustomed to these cards. After all, no use having them if I don't know how they work, right?"
"Yeah, that's right." the demon girl figured as she hurried to catch up with me.
"Oh? What's this?" One woman noticed. She had short cyan hair and wore a blue blouse with a yellow scarf around her neck, blue pants, and blue sandals. She looked intently at the monitor in her lap, finding a young man and woman she had never seen before walking towards the doors to PSY.
"What? What is it?" Came the chirp of a second, more youthful voice. The girl in question had long, bright orange hair tied into a pair of curly twintails by a pair of red ribbons. She wore a red shirt and a short, dark red skirt, along with red platform shoes.
"There's a couple of customers headed here…" A third woman added. She was noticeably older than the orange-haired girl but also younger than the girl watching the screen. She sported long blonde hair tied up on one side, and wore white Chinese-styled clothing and matching white sandals.
"And it looks like that one there also has an interesting air about him, like the other boy that came here not too long ago." The eldest one commented, gesturing to the brown-haired cardfighter.
"Oh, and he's a cute one too!" The youngest girl squealed.
"Rekka..." The second-eldest sighed.
"What? I'm just saying, Kourin." The youngest of the three, Rekka, added.
"Anyway, should we test him Suiko?" The blonde girl, Kourin, questioned.
"Alright, let's not just rush into this blindly." The eldest of the three, Suiko, pointed out. "But you're right. There's something special about him, I can tell."
"Hello? Is anybody in here?" I called as the two of us walked into the strange shop. The first thing that I noticed was the odd-looking structures that seemed to serve as display units, with each one holding a single Vanguard card within them suspended in midair.
"What a weird shop… the place is empty." Louisa commented.
"Hey there! Welcome to Card Shop PSY!" An undeniably cheery voice greeted.
I turned my head just in time to notice three girls walking out from behind a curtain on the far wall as the eldest of them smiled. "Card Shop PSY?" I repeated, feigning ignorance of the situation.
"That's right. And I suppose you could say you're right on time." Suiko spoke up.
"Yeah, we've been expecting you!" Rekka added.
"I'm sorry… huh?" Louisa blinked in confusion, turning to the three girls. "You've been 'expecting' us?"
"Yeah. Do you have a problem with that?" Kourin asked flatly with a glare.
"Ah, no, we don't." I added quickly. Then in a hushed voice I added in Louisa's ear, "Leave the talking to me."
"Anyways, I believe you came here for a cardfight, right?" Suiko asked.
"Well, yeah…" I replied, once again feigning ignorance. "Wait a minute, how did you–"
"We heard you as you came in…" Kourin explained.
"I see…"
"Well then, follow us and we can give you the cardfight you wanted." Suiko said.
"Try to keep up!" Rekka said, before running back through the curtain.
With that, we followed Suiko and Kourin through the curtain. When we emerged on the other side, there was a very spacious room. In the middle was a large rectangular machine. Both ends sported a replica of the game board while the center was closed off by a pane of glass that encompassed the remaining space.
'Never thought I'd see one of these for real…' I thought.
"This is where you'll play." Suiko explained.
"It's the Motion Figure System." Rekka chimed in, but then paused. "Well I'd hate to spoil what it can do before you use it for yourself."
"Can we get this cardfight started already?" Kourin asked in apparent annoyance.
"Yeah, I wanna see what you're made of!" Rekka said, directing her statement at me.
"Me?" I responded. "I mean, I've nothing special. I'm just an amateur."
"That's fine." Suiko said. "All the more interesting to watch."
I took a place on one end of the Motion Figure System. "So how does this work...?" I wondered while inspecting it. Without hardly even touching the surface of the contraption, it suddenly came to life, causing me to jump back in surprise. "H-Huh?"
"Don't worry." Suiko assured. "That's what the machine is supposed to do."
"I see." I nodded. "Alright. So then… who's my opponent?"
Kourin approached and said, "That'll be me."
"Don't believe I caught your name."
"That's because I never gave it." she answered plainly. "It's Kourin. And you?"
"I'm…" I trailed off before a plan came to my mind. "I'm Minegishi Kazuya. I'm new around town. And the girl over there is my friend Louisa." Louisa glared at me briefly as if to question what the hell I was doing, but I simply nodded, getting her to relent after a moment.
"Oh! I'm Rekka and this is my sister Suiko!" Rekka chirped, before gesturing to the eldest sister.
Kourin and I placed our initial Vanguard onto the field and shuffled our decks before placing them down. 'Alright, I have only a vague idea of how these things work based on what I read, so let's hope for the best...'
"Whenever you're ready," Kourin said.
"Yeah, I'm ready."
"STAND UP, VANGUARD!"
Kourin and I then stood our Vanguards.
Seconds later, the space within the glass-bound box glowed radiantly, until eventually, the scenery of a barren wasteland underneath a sky filled with planets and stars formed between them. A white-garbed girl with red hair tied into buns appeared from a red light on the ground, carrying a trumpet in her hand.
Standing opposite the girl a ways away was a warrior with long silver hair covered from the neck down in sleek green armor with black gloves, black boots, and a white cape, and carrying a silver spear in his right hand.
"Stardust Trumpeter!"
"Fairy Knight, Tam Lin!"
[Stardust Trumpeter - 6000 Power]
[Fairy Knight, Tam Lin - 5000 Power]
"Hm?" Kourin wondered, seemingly intrigued by my unit.
"That's a new one. I've never seen that card before." Rekka commented.
"Neither have I." Suiko added. "I wonder… what clan is he using?"
I turned to the youngest and eldest sisters, having heard the question. "Hm? Oh, it's the Megaten clan." All three girls silently gasped and made their best attempts to hide the obvious surprise they felt as they stared at the unit on my field again. Though they apparently didn't realize I had noticed.
"Is something wrong?" I asked, finding the three girls' silence to be odd.
"It's nothing. I'll start, if you don't mind." Kourin answered as she drew her sixth card. "I Ride Flash Shield, Iseult!"
Stardust Trumpeter glowed and changed form, morphing into a tan skinned woman with green eyes and short, white hair with bangs framing her face. The new unit wore a light blue head crest, a white and navy blue corset, short navy blue shorts, purple stockings, and light blue leg armor. Her arms were covered by huge light blue gauntlets with a huge shield attached to her right gauntlet. [Flash Shield, Iseult - 6000 Power]
"I'll end my turn there." Kourin finished.
Kourin
Back Row - Empty / Empty / Empty
Front Row - Empty | Flash Shield, Iseult | Empty
Hand - 5
Damage - None
Matthew
Front Row - Empty | Fairy Knight, Tam Lin | Empty
Back Row - Empty / Empty / Empty
Hand - 5
Damage - None
"Alright then. Draw!" I said, drawing my sixth card. I then took another one from my hand and slapped it on top of Tam Lin. "I Ride Ice Spirit, Jack Frost!"
My armored warrior was soon replaced by a small pudgy white creature resembling a snowman. The creature wore nothing but a blue jester cap, blue collar, and blue slippers, while a wide smile was plastered onto his face. [Ice Spirit, Jack Frost - 6000 Power]
"Tam Lin moves back with his skill." I added as I took Tam Lin from the soul and placed it in the back row to the left of Jack Frost.
Once again, the green-armored man appeared behind Jack Frost. [Fairy Knight, Tam Lin - 5000 Power]
"Then I call Lost Soul, Pyro Jack and Horseman of Conquest, White Rider!"
Appearing on either side of the snowman were a pair of figures. One of them was a black cloak with seemingly no body to accompany it other than the jack-o-lantern that sat on top, with a black pointed hat to boot. A pair of white gloves acted as the creature's 'hands', and one of them carried a simple lantern. The other unit was a skeletal figure riding on top of a white horse covered in small eyes. The rider wore a gold crown atop his head and was covered from the neck down by a tattered black cloak. In his right hand the rider carried a large longbow. [Lost Soul, Pyro Jack - 7000 Power] [Horseman of Conquest, White Rider - 7000 Power]
'Alright… let's give it a shot.' I thought. "Jack Frost, Pyro Jack... Change!"
"Huh?" The three girls asked, simultaneously confused and surprised.
"The specialty of this clan. Once during my turn, so long as I have two or more rear-guards, I can choose my Vanguard and another of my units and switch their positions!" I explained while placing Pyro Jack on the Vanguard Circle and moving Jack Frost to Pyro Jack's former Rear-Guard Circle. "However, my old Vanguard will be rested once in the Rear-Guard."
The two units broke apart into bits of greenish data before reforming on the battlefield with their positions swapped.
"Whoa, that's cool!" Rekka said in excitement.
"Yes… I never knew such a skill existed." Suiko added.
"Jack Frost's skill!" I continued. "When he Changes, I can Soul Charge one, then draw a card." I did just that, placing the top card of my deck into the soul while drawing another.
[Soul Charge - Keeper of Knowledge, Thoth - No Trigger]
"And next, Pyro Jack's skill. When he Changes, I can Soul Blast one to draw another card." Once again, I did as the skill instructed, though this time I simply took Thoth's card in the soul and placed it in the Drop Zone before drawing once more to increase my hand back to five.
"His hand increased again." Kourin said to herself.
"Pyro Jack attacks your Vanguard!" I declared, turning my Vanguard sideways.
"No guard."
"Drive Trigger, check." I said, revealing the card on top of my deck.
[Drive Check - Horseman of Famine, Black Rider - No Trigger]
The pumpkin-headed demon raised his lantern as flames welled up from within. Moments later, a stream of fire erupted forth, aimed at Iseult [7000 Power]. The Royal Paladin unit grunted in pain before recovering.
"Damage check…" Kourin spoke up as she flipped over the top card of her deck.
[Damage Check - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte - No Trigger]
"I'll attack with White Rider next."
"I'm afraid I'll have to stop you there. I guard with Weapons Dealer, Govannon!" Kourin countered.
In that instant, a gnome in a set of blue robes and a blue helmet appeared, protecting Iseult from the oncoming horseman. [6000 Power + 5000 Shield = 11000 Power]
"I end my turn."
Kourin
Back Row - Empty / Empty / Empty
Front Row - Empty | Flash Shield, Iseult | Empty
Hand - 5
Damage - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte [U]
Matthew
Front Row - Ice Spirit, Jack Frost | Lost Soul, Pyro Jack | Horseman of Conquest, White Rider
Back Row - Fairy Knight, Tam Lin / Empty / Empty
Hand - 5
Damage - None
"My turn, draw!" Kourin said, drawing her next card to increase her hand at six. "I ride Knight of Silence, Gallatin!"
Iseult glowed and changed into a purple haired warrior in white garb with black armor on his shoulders and torso, a red scarf around its neck with a red cloth over his eyes [Knight of Silence, Gallatin - 10000 Power]
"Call! Little Sage, Marron! Knight of the Harp, Tristan! Starlight Unicorn!"
Three circles appeared on the ground next to Gallatin, giving way to new figures; a man with white hair that fell to his neck with a straight trim on his bangs rose from one, wearing white armor and carrying a rapier in one hand and the harp in the other. [Knight of the Harp, Tristan - 8000 Power] Next, trotting up behind Tristan came a white unicorn with a rainbow mane and tail having a golden horn that was attached to its gold faceplate, while golden armor dotted its body. [Starlight Unicorn - 6000 Power] And finally behind Gallatin was a young boy with blonde hair, wearing a blue-and-white beret and uniform holding a brown tome. [Little Sage, Marron - 8000 Power]
"Starlight Unicorn's skill activates! When called to a rear guard circle, I give +2000 Power to a Royal Paladin unit of my choice until the end of my turn. I choose Tristan!"
The unicorn neighed as it powered up Tristan. [8000 Power + 2000 Power = 10000 Power]
"Boosted by Starlight Unicorn, Tristan attacks your Vanguard!" Kourin said, turning the cards sideways.
"No guard."
Neighing again, Starlight Unicorn glowed with energy transferring its power over to its knight companion. Tristan then charged in towards Pyro Jack and pierced it with his rapier. [10000 Power + 6000 Power = 16000 Power]
"Damage check." I announced, revealing the top card.
[Damage Check - Lost Soul, Pyro Jack - No Trigger]
"Boosted by Marron, Gallatin attacks your Vanguard!" Kourin continued.
"I guard with Horseman of War, Red Rider and Deception Beast, Kabuso!" I countered as I placed a pair of cards in the Guardian Circle.
As Gallatin prepared to charge across the battlefield, he found that there was something standing in his way; a black-cloaked man riding atop a fiery red horse and carrying a longsword. Standing alongside him was a small white otter with dark blue hair in a bowl cut and wearing a bamboo hat on its head. [7000 Power + 10000 Shield + 5000 Shield = 22000 Power]
"Drive Trigger, check." Kourin said, revealing the top card as it glowed red. "Draw Trigger, I give the Power to Gallatin and draw an extra card."
[Drive Check - Weapons Dealer, Govannon - Draw Trigger]
Marron chanted a spell as he transferred his power over to Gallatin who was also powered up by the trigger. [10000 Power + 8000 Power + 5000 Power = 23000 Power] Gallatin then rushed in and slashed the two Guardians into motes of light before slashing Pyro Jack with his sword.
"Damage check." I added.
[Damage Check - Maiden of Songs, Sarasvati - No Trigger]
"I end my turn."
Kourin
Back Row - Empty / Little Sage, Marron / Starlight Unicorn
Front Row - Empty | Knight of Silence, Gallatin | Knight of the Harp, Tristan
Hand - 4
Damage - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte [U]
Matthew
Front Row - Ice Spirit, Jack Frost | Lost Soul, Pyro Jack | Horseman of Conquest, White Rider
Back Row - Fairy Knight, Tam Lin / Empty / Empty
Hand - 3
Damage - Lost Soul, Pyro Jack [U], Maiden of Songs, Sarasvati [U]
"I stand and draw!" I said as I began the turn. Looking over my options, I plucked a card from my hand and held it skyward.
"Strike the opposition with your dance of swords as your crimson armor shines! Ride! Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune!"
Pyro Jack glowed with a bluish light as his body changed forms. Replacing him was a warrior garbed in white clothing underneath crimson samurai armor. The warrior's face was painted white with red markings painted over his eyes, and he wielded a pair of katana with expertise. [Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune - 9000 Power]
"Huh… a chant." Rekka mused. "Just like that boy that came here before."
"Tam Lin's skill!" I announced while sliding the card into my Soul. "By putting him into my Soul while I have a Megaten Vanguard, I get to draw an extra card!" After drawing, I plucked another pair of cards from my hand.
"White Rider moves back." I added while placing the unit in my back row. "Call! Wind Spirit, Kurama Tengu! Horseman of Famine, Black Rider!"
As the rider and his white steed leapt backwards, a new unit appeared to take his former position; a blue-feathered birdman wearing old traditional Japanese clothing colored in white and black. Galloping in behind Jack Frost was a black-cloaked skeletal figure riding atop a jet-black horse and carrying a pair of bronze scales in his right hand. [Wind Spirit, Kurama Tengu - 9000 Power] [Horseman of Famine, Black Rider - 8000 Power]
"Kurama Tengu and Yoshitsune will Change!" I continued, earning a look of surprise from the girls.
Once more, the units of my choosing broke apart into masses of data before reforming once again in swapped positions.
"There's that Change skill again." Suiko commented.
"Yoshitsune's skill!" I declared as I flipped over Sarasvati in the damage zone. "When he Changes while I have at least three rear-guards, I can Counterblast one, and he gets 2000 Power plus an extra Critical for the turn." [Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune - 9000 Power + 2000 Power = 11000 Power / 1-2 Critical]
"What?!" Kourin gasped.
"And next, Kurama Tengu's Change skill!" I went on, flipping over the Pyro Jack in my damage zone. "I can Counterblast one and Soul Charge one to stand my other unit that I just Changed."
[Soul Charge - Dragon Goddess, Kikuri-Hime - No Trigger]
"I see…" Suiko mused. "Since that skill rests his former Vanguards, then it stands to reason he'd have a way to counteract it."
"Boosted by Black Rider, Jack Frost attacks your Vanguard." I declared while resting my units.
"No guard."
Down on the field, Black Rider's eyes flashed red briefly as he transferred his power to Jack Frost. [Ice Spirit, Jack Frost - 6000 Power + 8000 Power = 14000 Power]
"Damage trigger, check." Kourin said as she flipped over the top card.
[Damage Check - Little Sage, Marron - No Trigger]
Jack Frost leapt into the air before exhaling a large puff of icy air that assaulted Gallatin like a blizzard.
'It's useless to attack with Kurama Tengu right now, so…' I thought to myself as I turned my gaze to Yoshitsune. "Boosted by White Rider, Yoshitsune attacks your Vanguard."
Kourin glanced down at her hand as if contemplating something. "No guard." she finally said.
With his eyes flashing red for a brief moment, White Rider transferred his power to the crimson swordsman. Yoshitsune then dashed forward while drawing out his swords and leaped into the air, soon bringing his weapons down on Gallatin.
"Damage trigger, check."
[Damage Check - Starlight Unicorn - No Trigger]
[Damage Check - Knight of Silence, Gallatin - No Trigger]
"I end my turn.""I end my turn"
Kourin
Back Row: Empty / Little Sage, Marron / Starlight Unicorn
Front Row: Empty | Knight of Silence, Gallatin | Knight of the Harp, Tristan
Hand: 4
Damage: Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte [U], Little Sage, Marron [U], Starlight Unicorn [U], Knight of Silence, Gallatin [U]
Matthew
Front Row: Ice Spirit, Jack Frost | Wind Spirit, Kurama Tengu | Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune
Back Row: Horseman of Famine, Black Rider / Empty / Horseman of Conquest, White Rider
Hand: 2
Damage: Lost Soul, Pyro Jack [F], Maiden of Songs, Sarasvati [F]
"My turn," said Kourin, "Stand and draw." She drew her next card to make her hand five. "I ride Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte!"
Gallatin was surrounded by a pillar of swirling flames. When the flames dispersed, a new Vanguard, clad in armor and sporting the wings of a red swallowtail butterfly, appeared on the field, [Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte – 10000 Power]
"Next I Call another Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte and Knight Squire, Allen!"
Two more pillars of light appeared on Brigitte's right and a carbon copy of the Vanguard albeit with different coloration and a young boy knight in armor appeared. [Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte - 10000 Power] [Knight Squire Allen - 7000 Power]
"Knight Squire, Allen's skill activates. By Counterblasting one, he gains 1000 Power. And I'm doing that four times." Kourin said as she flipped the cards in the damage zone over making Allen glow with power. [7000 Power + 4000 Power = 11000 Power]
"Oh hell…" I muttered.
"Boosted by Allen, my Rear Guard Brigitte attacks your Vanguard." Kourin said, turning the cards sideways.
'Damn… If I guard against this, I'll be wide open to her other attacks.' I thought to myself while glancing down at my hand. "No guard!"
Allen glowed as he transferred his power over to the Rear Guard Brigitte [10000 Power + 11000 Power = 21000 Power]. It then flew towards Kurama Tengu and slashed it with its flaming sword, making the tengu screech in pain before Brigitte backed off.
"Damage Trigger, check." I said, revealing the top card.
[Damage Check - Ice Spirit, Jack Frost - No Trigger]
"Boosted by Marron, my Vanguard Brigitte attacks your Vanguard!"
"You'll have to try harder! Awakened Warrior, Cu Chulainn will nullify that!" I countered, discarding a card and placing another on my Guardian Circle. Seconds later, a warrior clad in white armor and a white cape with long dark hair materialized on the field in front of Kurama Tengu, brandishing his silver spear. [Shield: 0]
"Twin Drive, check." Kourin revealed the top two cards and they both glowed yellow. "Double Critical! All effects go to Knight of the Harp, Tristan!"
[Drive Check - Bringer of Good Luck, Epona - Critical Trigger]
[Drive Check - Bringer of Good Luck, Epona - Critical Trigger]
The Vanguard Brigitte flew forward and, like its look alike, slashed at my Vanguard with its flaming sword, but Cu Chulainn defended his comrade.
"Boosted by Starlight Unicorn, Knight of Harp Tristan attacks your Vanguard!" Kourin declared as the white horse neighed while transferring its power to Tristan. [8000 Power + 6000 Power + 5000 Power + 5000 Power = 24000 Power/Critical: 1-3]
Looking at my all-but-decimated hand, I sighed to myself. "No guard." I responded.
"He must be betting on a Trigger to save him…" I heard Rekka note off to the side.
"Damage trigger, check." I said as I flipped the first card over. "First check…"
[Damage Check - Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune - No Trigger]
"Second check..." Flipping over the second card, the card let off a pale red glow. "Draw Trigger; I'll give the power to my Vanguard, and I draw."
[Damage Check - Infernal Demon Melchom - Draw Trigger]
I looked down at my deck and felt a wave of uneasiness. 'If I don't get a Heal Trigger here, it's over… I can't believe I'm saying this, but I need your help, cards…' I placed my hand on the top card and took hold of it. "Third check…" Flipping it over, my eyes widened in surprise at seeing the green glow from the icon in the corner.
[Damage Check - Magical Trickster, Pixie - Heal Trigger]
"Heal Trigger!" I announced. "The power goes to my Vanguard and I heal one point of damage!"
"No way! He got it!" Rekka exclaimed.
"Talk about luck of the draw." Suiko commented.
"I end my turn." Kourin frowned.
Kourin
Back Row - Knight Squire, Allen / Little Sage, Marron / Starlight Unicorn
Front Row - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte | Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte | Knight of the Harp, Tristan
Hand - 4
Damage - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte [F], Little Sage, Marron [F], Starlight Unicorn [F], Knight of Silence, Gallatin [F]
Matthew
Front Row - Ice Spirit, Jack Frost | Wind Spirit, Kurama Tengu | Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune
Back Row - Horseman of Famine, Black Rider / Empty / Horseman of Conquest, White Rider
Hand - 1
Damage - Maiden of Songs, Sarasvati [F] Ice Spirit, Jack Frost [U], Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune [U], Infernal Demon Melchom [U], Magical Trickster, Pixie [U]
"Alright, here goes," I muttered as I drew my next card and stood my units. I looked at the card I'd drawn and my eyes widened slightly. "This is…" Smirking, I raised the card above my head and began to chant.
"Shining dragon that reigns over the celestial plain, unleash your prideful roar throughout the world! Ride! Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long!"
Slapping the card down onto my Vanguard Circle, Kurama Tengu was suddenly engulfed in golden flames. Giving out a screech amidst the blaze, the flames grew and expanded out before taking a definite shape. Soon the flames dispersed, making way for a massive, golden Chinese dragon with prominent antler-like horns sitting on top of its head. Its red eyes gleamed as it made its presence known with a roar. [Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long - 11000 Power]
"Whoa! That's some dragon!" Rekka commented upon seeing my new Vanguard.
"I wonder what it does." Suiko added.
"Jack Frost retires, and I call another Huang Long!" I announced, placing down my final card in place of Jack Frost, which caused a carbon copy of my Vanguard to rise up next to it. [Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long - 11000 Power]
"Now my two Huang Longs will Change!" I declared as my dragons broke into data before reforming in each other's former spots.
"Changing two of the same unit?" Sukio wondered.
"Huang Long's Change skill! He gets an extra 2000 Power, and during my turns, your Trigger effects are null and void!" I explained as my dragons gained tiny auras of bio-electricity. [Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long - 11000 Power + 2000 Power = 13000 Power] (x2)
"Wait what?!" Rekka gaped.
"It has such a skill?" Suika asked, a bit surprised by the sound of it.
"Next is my Vanguard Huang Long's skill!" I added, flipping over two cards from my damage zone. "Counterblast! And now I get to retire one of your rear-guards whose Grade is lower than one of the two units I just Changed!"
"And both of them were Grade 3, so…!" Suiko gasped.
"I retire the Grade 2 Tristan!" I declared as Huang Long let a bolt of lightning branch off from its aura and strike Tristan, sending him into oblivion. I smirked as I looked down towards my Vanguard, then towards my other front row units. "Boosted by White Rider, Yoshitsune attacks your Vanguard!"
"Epona will guard that!" Kourin countered as she placed the Grade 0 in her Guardian Circle.
On cue, White Rider's eyes gleamed red as he transferred his power to the crimson swordsman. [9000 Power + 6000 Power = 15000 Power]
Despite his increased power, Yoshitsune was cut off from his attack by Epona, who took the hit for Brigitte.
"It all comes down to this! My Vanguard Huang Long attacks your Vanguard!" I declared.
"I guard with another Epona!" Kourin retorted after placing another card in her Guardian Circle.
"Twin Drive, check!" I said while flipping over the top two cards in quick succession.
[Drive Check - Demon Sword, Rakshasa - Critical Trigger]
[Drive Check - Demon Sword, Rakshasa - Critical Trigger]
"Looks like two can play at that game! Double Critical!" I smirked again. "All effects go to my Vanguard!"
"No way!" Kourin gasped in surprise as Huang Long's body gave off a golden glow that quickly intensified, soon turning into a wave of pure force that blasted throughout the battlefield, blowing away Epona and hitting all of Kourin's units. I noticed she got a Heal Trigger at the last second, but I knew it wouldn't help her due to Huang Long's skill.
[Damage Check - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte - No Trigger]
[Damage Check - Yggdrasil Maiden, Elaine - Heal Trigger]
FINAL RESULTS:
Kourin
Back Row - Knight Squire, Allen / Little Sage, Marron / Starlight Unicorn
Front Row - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte | Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte | Empty
Hand - 4
Damage - Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte [F], Little Sage, Marron [F], Starlight Unicorn [F], Knight of Silence, Gallatin [F], Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte [U], Yggdrasil Maiden, Elaine [U]
Matthew
Front Row - Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long | Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long | Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune
Back Row - Horseman of Famine, Black Rider / Empty / Horseman of Conquest, White Rider
Hand - 0
Damage - Maiden of Songs, Sarasvati [F] Ice Spirit, Jack Frost [F], Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune [F], Infernal Demon Melchom [U], Magical Trickster, Pixie [U]
I exhaled the breath I didn't realize I was holding in as Kourin's final damage hit her damage zone.
"Holy crap, I managed to win." I muttered in genuine surprise. That shouldn't have happened so easily given this chick's track record.
"Yes, you did. Congratulations." Kourin replied, smiling ever so slightly. After gathering up her cards, she walked over to my side of the Motion Figure System and offered her hand. "You did well. Beating me isn't something just anyone can brag about."
"Thanks." I said before shaking her hand. "I guess I finally found the right deck…"
"The right deck?" Suiko repeated as she, Rekka, and Louisa approached us.
"That's right," I answered as I held up my new deck. "This was my first time using these. I came here hoping for a test run."
Kourin chuckled. "Well they definitely have their strong points. Otherwise that game would have turned out differently."
"No kidding."
"Congratulations, Kazuya." Suiko added.
"Yeah, that was a great cardfight!" Rekka chimed in.
"You're welcome here at PSY anytime." the eldest of the three sisters said. I nodded and turned to leave, with Louisa following behind.
"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks." I called back as the two of us left the shop. After stepping outside, I once again took a look at my true deck, with Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long resting on top.
"So, what did you think?" Louisa spoke up next to me as we left the alleyway that led to PSY.
"The deck?" I asked. I glanced at the cards in my hand again before smirking. "They're perfect. They're just what I wanted in a deck."
"Good to hear." the demon girl added. "So where to now, Matthew?"
"Don't call me that anymore."
"Hm? What's wrong?"
"You said I can't go back to that life, isn't that right?" I replied, to which the blonde nodded. "Then I don't want to be reminded of that life anymore. From now on, I'm a new person."
"What do you want to be called then?"
"Minegishi… Minegishi Kazuya." I answered, using the same name I had used in PSY. "As for where we're going… Right now I have to make a plan."
Fairy Knight, Tam Lin
Grade 0
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Human
Power - 5000 / Shield - 10000
[AUTO]: Forerunner
[ACT] (RC): [Put this unit into your soul] If you have a «Megaten» vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, draw one card.
[ACT] (RC): [Put this unit into your soul] Choose up to one of your «Megaten», and that unit gets +2000 Power until end of turn.
Magical Trickster, Pixie
Grade 0
Trigger Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Elf
Power - 5000 / Shield - 10000
Trigger - Heal
(You may only have up to four cards with "HEAL" in a deck.)
Demon Sword, Rakshasa
Grade 0
Trigger Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Demon
Power - 5000 / Shield - 10000
Trigger - Critical
Infernal Demon Melchom
Grade 0
Trigger Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Demon
Power - 5000 / Shield - 10000
Trigger - Draw
Ice Spirit, Jack Frost
Grade 1
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Demon
Power - 6000 / Shield - 5000
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change
[AUTO]: When this unit is placed on (VC) or (RC) due to a Change ability from one of your other cards, Soul Charge (1) and draw a card.
Lost Soul, Pyro Jack
Grade 1
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Demon
Power - 7000 / Shield - 5000
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change
[AUTO]: [Soul Blast (1)] When this unit is placed on (VC) or (RC) due to a Change ability from one of your other cards, you may pay the cost. If you do, draw a card.
[AUTO] (VC/RC): When this unit attacks a Vanguard, if the number of your other «Megaten» rear-guards is three or greater, this unit gets +2000 Power until end of that battle.
Horseman of Conquest, White Rider
Grade 1
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Zombie
Power - 6000 / Shield - 5000
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change
[AUTO]: [Counter Blast (1)] When this unit is placed on (VC) or (RC) due to a Change ability from one of your other cards, you may pay the cost. If you do, this unit gets +3000 Power until end of turn.
Horseman of Famine, Black Rider
Grade 1
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Zombie
Power - 8000 / Shield - 5000
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change
[AUTO]: [Counter Blast (1)] When this unit is placed on (VC) or (RC) due to a Change ability from one of your other cards, you may pay the cost, if you do, this card gains +1000 Power until end of turn.
Awakened Warrior, Cu Chulainn
Grade 1
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Human
Power - 6000 / Shield - 0
[CONT]: Sentinel
[AUTO]: [Choose a «Megaten» from your hand, and discard it] When this unit is placed on (GC), you may pay the cost. If you do, choose one of your «Megaten» that is being attacked, and that unit cannot be hit until end of that battle.
[AUTO] (GC): When this card is placed on (GC) from hand, at the end of that battle, choose one of your Grade 0 rear-guards in the back row, and Change.
Sword of Rebellion, Yoshitsune
Grade 2
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Human
Power - 9000 / Shield - 5000
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change
[AUTO]: [Counter Blast (1)] When this unit is placed on (VC) or (RC) due to a Change ability from one of your other cards while the number of your rear-guards is three or more, you may pay the cost. If you do, this unit gets +2000 Power/+1 Critical until end of turn.
Wind Spirit, Kurama Tengu
Grade 2
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - High Beast
Power - 9000 / Shield - 5000
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change
[AUTO] [1/Turn]: [Counter Blast (1) & Soul Blast (1)] When this unit is placed on (VC) or (RC) due to a Change ability from one of your other cards while the number of your rear-guards is three or greater, you may pay the cost. If you do, stand your other unit that changed.
Golden Star Dragon, Huang Long
Grade 3
Normal Unit
Nation - Dark Zone / Clan - Megaten
Race - Cosmo Dragon
Power - 11000
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change
[AUTO] (VC) [1/Turn]: [Counter Blast (2)] When you activate a Change ability from one of your other cards, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose one of your opponent's rear-guards with a Grade lower than one of those units you changed, and retire it.
[AUTO]: When this unit is placed on (VC) or (RC) due to a Change ability from one of your other cards, until end of turn, this unit gets +2000 Power and "[CONT]: During your turn, your opponent's trigger effects are nullified.".
Notes: Change
[ACT] (VC/RC): Change (You can only use one Change ability per turn. If the number of your rear-guards is two or greater, this unit may be moved to a different Circle as [Rest] once during your turn, choose another of your units in the front row, and change it. Units moved to (VC) with this ability become your Vanguard.)