Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!

"——Field Spell Activate! Third Seal: Future-Gazing Atlantis!"

Even if the entire nation crumbles into ruin…

Even if the civilization of ten thousand years ago scatters as dust across the earth…

We remain the ones who decide the future of the stars,

The ones who carve our legacy into them.

We nurtured knowledge, created resources, and gave rise to life.

All so that humanity could live longer, stand stronger, and shine brighter.

Through us, humankind became the most prosperous species on Earth.

Even in destruction—when we look to the past and toward the future—

Atlantis shall endure…

The eternal star of humanity!

The Seal rapidly shifted its form.

Passed down for millennia until it reached Hoshino, this Atlantis seal now extended toward a future far beyond.

The future of humanity.

The future of Earth.

The future of a girl named Chiyuki Hoshino.

"Humanity won't fall so easily, Orichalcos!"

"This overwhelming power…?"

Possessing the body of the Creator God and preparing its attack, Orichalcos had clashed with Hoshino many times before.

But this was the first time it had spoken to her in human language.

"Chiyuki Hoshino, last of Atlantis… Why do you not submit, as Dartz did? Resistance only brings death. Submission offers eternal life."

"Because the thing I love most… is telling smug bastards like you: 'NO!'"

"Then perish with this planet!"

The corrupted Creator God unleashed its attack.

Light and darkness clashed.

The wave of dark creation, naturally advantaged against light, easily pierced through Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's defense.

"ROAR!!"

A red "WEAK" sign flashed as the attribute-disadvantaged Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon let out a final cry before vanishing.

"Damn it! You destroyed my Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!!" Kaiba gritted his teeth in fury.

"You've done more than enough, Kaiba. The miracle reversal you and the Shining Dragon created… is just beginning to take effect!"

The third Atlantis Seal fully unfolded.

Now infused with Hoshino's own inner world,

It became nothing less than her Exclusive Reality Marble MAX—Enhanced Version.

"Aibou! Our Energy… it's overflowing!"

Hoshino Alter looked at the soul energy meter on her duel disk.

Once depleted from earlier battles,

It now surged past its maximum.

"No… it's not just full… It's breaking the limit! This power—!"

And it wasn't just her.

Everyone capable of summoning Duel Spirits—

Even the priests, and the elderly Simon, whose body had been hollowed out from wielding Exodia—

Were now surrounded by tremendous power.

In front of the monitor, Leonardo da Vinci gasped in awe at the sight of Hoshino's swelling soul energy:

"So that's it!

As the once-prosperous kingdom that coexisted with Duel Spirits, Atlantis has—by fate—received the support of infinite spirits.

They're lending their strength… so Hoshino-chan can protect this planet from the Orichalcos!"

"Infinite power…!"

Feeling the warmth coursing through him, Atem turned to the girl beside him.

"In this moment, all Duel Spirits answer your call, Hoshino. They stand with us! To be loved by the spirits this much…"

Hoshino smiled.

"Of course. I am the GOAT, after all! But still… I can't win this fight alone. We're up against the Creator God corrupted by Orichalcos—We'll need everything we've got!"

"Pharaoh, now we can fight together too!"

Until now, the priests hadn't been able to intervene.

The power gap had been too great.

But blessed by infinite energy, they felt something stir awake inside them—

A belief: "I can fight too."

More importantly, as Hoshino said,

Even the smallest power had to be brought forth against two Creator Gods.

"—We offer our bodies, and infinite soul energy…

To summon the strongest spirits we can!"

The priests summoned with solemn resolve.

Their souls now bound to the monsters they called forth.

It was all-or-nothing.

If they lost, they would die.

Karim: "Balance of the Millennium Scales, heed my call—Gaia the Fierce Knight!"

Isis: "Millennium Necklace that sees the future, hear my prayer—Mystical Elf!"

Shada: "Millennium Key that sees into hearts, manifest my will—Celtic Guardian!"

Seto: "Millennium Rod that controls souls, unleash my power—Paladin of White Dragon!"

These were familiar faces.

Except for Seto's Paladin, the others were monsters Yugi himself had often used.

It wasn't just Mahad.

All the priests had once stood beside Atem, even across 3,000 years.

Though really… that guy linking his soul to a normal monster? Are you serious?

"I feel like I've returned to my prime!"

Simon, rejuvenated by the energy of the Atlantis Seal, pressed his hands together.

The old man once more felt as he had in his youth.

"Let the flames of wrath burn away evil! Take form as humanity's guardian—Guardian Exodia!!"

[Exodia, the Legendary Defender ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)] [DARK] [Spellcaster/Effect] [ATK ?/DEF ?]

Unlike the form used against Zorc,

This Exodia was deep blue—

A divine warrior of retribution.

With Simon at his peak and this Exodia at his side…

He may well have been able to stand against Zorc himself.

But now, their enemy was far beyond even that.

"Futile resistance!

No matter how many of you gather, such lowly spirits can never stand against the Creator Gods!"

The Light and Dark Creator Gods combined their energy.

A force enough to shatter the world.

They unleashed it like a tidal wave at Hoshino and her allies.

Even Guardian Exodia seemed small before such overwhelming might.

But—

The flame of hope, once lit, would not be extinguished so easily.

"Oh Lord… Allow me to once again raise this banner—Not for my country, but for the salvation of the world!"

A pure white banner, glowing with holy light, planted itself between the tsunami of light and darkness—

Splitting the torrent in two,

And shielding the hope gathered beneath it.

Hoshino Alter looked ahead in shock at the blonde girl waving the holy flag.

"It's Jeanne!? Aibou, did you summon her?!"

"No... the Heroic Spirits have responded to our hope for the future. They gathered here of their own will!"

Feeling the cards in her Duel Disk begin to glow, Hoshino drew them all out and cast them toward the sky above the barrier. The cards turned into starlight, carrying the interwoven will of the Heroic Spirits, and streamed toward the final battlefield.

Staring up at the sky, Hoshino Alter trembled in awe.

"All those shooting stars... could they be...?"

"That's right! Even after enduring countless conflicts and endless darkness, their wills remain unshaken. These heroes, spanning the entirety of human history, are here to carve a path forward!"

Pointing at the radiant stars filling the heavens, Hoshino shouted toward Orichalcos:

"Orichalcos, these are stars you can never devour—hope you can never extinguish! This is—The Divine Zenith Meteor Shower!!"

[Field Card Effect: Upon activation, Special Summon as many monsters as possible from the Deck and Extra Deck.]

"Listen well, Heroic Spirits gathered in this world—each of you capable of taking on thousands!"

Guided by the holy flag, Jeanne stepped forward lightly, her presence sending ripples across the battlefield like a calm lake.

"—No matter where or when, we are forever connected. No hardship is insurmountable!"

"—Even enemies once incompatible, or those from separate eras, entrust your backs to one another now!"

"—Not to merely halt the enemy, but to carve a path for our contractor to advance."

"—I am Jeanne d'Arc! In the name of the Lord, I will be your strongest shield!"

"Is it you who calls for me, fellow sinner?"

The first to charge into the battlefield, a black figure blazed a trail of vengeance across the radiant body of the God of Creation.

"—The path I walk lies beyond hatred! Enfer Château d'If! Ha ha ha ha ha!!"

Hoshino's ears perked up instantly.

"It's the Count of Monte Cristo!"

"Master, let my sword be your strength! To protect you—and this world!"

The sword of promised victory followed, releasing a blinding light that pierced through the Dark God of Creation.

"—This is a battle to save the world! Excalibur!!"

"It's King Arthur!"

"So even the Gods of Creation can be corrupted by evil—just proves they're not so great after all!"

The final Noble Phantasm from the vanguard split the heavens with a blade of rift, slashing toward both Creator Gods.

"—Take this! Enuma Elish!!"

"It's Goldie!"

Landing in front of Hoshino, Gilgamesh twitched a vein on his forehead.

"You mongrel! Have you lost your mind?! At the very least, call me King of Heroes at a time like this!"

Watching the Heroic Spirits descend like shooting stars, Hoshino Alter was nearly moved to tears.

"Everyone... they've all entered the Atlantis Seal! Heroes representing the history of this planet—now fighting alongside us against its greatest evil!"

Mana, seeing this for the first time, was dazzled.

"Heroes riding in on shooting stars... So cool. So romantic! Every single one of those stars is a hero?"

"—Stella!!"

"Σ(ﾟДﾟ) Wait, wait, Hoshino! One of the shooting stars just exploded! Was no one inside?!"

Shocked by the impact of Stella, Mana asked with wide eyes.

"Uh..." Hoshino scratched her cheek awkwardly.

"I guess... that's just how he likes to make an entrance."

"—O' White Grail, Sing Out!"

Irisviel bathed the battlefield in the gentle glow of the Holy Grail, healing wounds and broken bodies with love and maternal grace.

Floating above with equal elegance was Tamamo-no-Mae, swaying her tails as she cast her support Noble Phantasm.

"—Banish all defilements of this world. By my sacred rites, I cleanse all evil. This is Mirror of Yata!!"

"...Your NP gauge is full, Arash-san~"

"—Stella..."

This time, unlike his first passionate yell, Arash's voice carried uncertainty and fatigue. He hadn't expected to explode again.

Mana, watching a second meteor explode, suddenly understood.

"o(ﾟДﾟ)っ Ah! It blew up again. I guess he really does like entering that way. Twice in a row, even!"

Holding her forehead, Hoshino sighed with mock sorrow.

"It's super effective... Maybe a few more hits will finish it, huh, Arash?"

The Heroic Spirits, many unleashing their Noble Phantasms the moment they landed, fought back in full force against the twin Creator Gods.

"As gods born at the dawn of this planet, their power should be invincible! So why...?"

Orichalcos, parasitizing a Creator God, had believed itself the absolute ruler of Earth. Yet now, under the relentless storm of meteoric Noble Phantasms, it felt threatened.

"Why, why do you wield such power, Chiyuki Hoshino?! As the princess of Atlantis, do you seek to replace the gods and rule this world?!"

"Sorry, but I have zero interest in replacing gods or ruling planets!"

Firmly rejecting Orichalcos' accusation, Hoshino opened her system and drew a single card—the ultimate finisher.

"This isn't about my identity, or Atlantis. I'm doing this as a human—to reclaim our future with my own hands! This is the final blow, Orichalcos!"

[Limited-time Event: Kara no Kyoukai Collaboration Event. Stage III Quest—Use Shiki to sever the Root of Planetary Evil!]

"I leave the rest to you, Shiki Ryougi! Sever Orichalcos from the Creator God—at the Root!"

Wearing a kimono, graceful in form, she held a blade shimmering like silver snow.

"All is but a dream... and this is the flower of farewell~"

With a single slash from the other shore—beyond life and death—she brought peace to all things.