#vairina

[dresspheres]

COMMISSION. 19 for Vairina from Cardfight Vanguard. These icons are free to use, but please credit me if you use them. preview && download link under the cut.

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[inkymari]

Theory: Yu-yu will return to Divinez but not as an ally, but rather a (puppet) antagonist.

I was thinking. The whole 'Fated War' battle is actually a post-dragontree invasion that was caused by Stravairina defeating Griphogila. It ended something bad and brought back peace but at the same time, might have unintentionally created something newly catastrophic. And Vairina/Trickstar is Yu-yu's avatar. What if Yu-yu has to atone to that 'sin' as a parallel?

And, what if Yu-yu returns to Divinez but to oppose Akina in terms of goals? If Akina's goal is about changing/tempering with fate, Yu-yu would be forced to do what fate intended for him, accepting his fate as a 'sinner'. He is sacrificed to atone to his greatest 'sin', which is bringing in a new kind of disaster.

One way or another, I think Yu-yu will be involved in divinez later on because he was the indirect cause of the Fated War (Vairina defeating Griphogila unintentionally caused this).

[mcpiejeff27]

A Cardfight!! Vanguard OC (THAT WAS REVEALED TO ME IN A DREAM)

"I found a meme which said that 3AM dreams just hit different, and it can't be any truer for my case."

In my dream, I was watching Vanguard on the family room TV. I think it was post will+dress season two; when the Uniformers were at their peak. But during that episode, I saw an unfamiliar character.

Her name is "Fuka" as I remembered. She looked like Kumi from the G era, except her hair was longer and tied into a high ponytail. Her attire seemed off too; and by off, I mean she dressed like that one edgy Yu-Yu in the DSR version of Vairina Esperaridea (you know exactly which one).

The picture above is my effort of interpreting what she looked like using picrew.

Her deck consisted of candy/dessert-themed cards (I swear, the only audible word I heard was "Jellybean"), so I'm guessing she used either a Pale Moon-centric Dark States deck or Lyrical Monasterio.

That's not even the weirdest part. That goes to the fact that she was beating Sophie Belle's ass; a clear image of Astroea zoomed-in in desperation as her mask breaks. Obviously, this seemed like utter nonsense since Raika will probably be the one to beat her ass (y'know, for redemption/revenge lol), but if I see a character even remotely like this one and plays an important role... then I don't know what to say.

So, yeah. I don't know what to take from this. I'll propably make a proper OC out of her and make her so-called "candy" archetype real somehow.

[atarev]

Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion Set 12

Ride the Lightning!

Hello! Rounding out the Ezel post from last week, I figured we'd take a look at good ol DKV! Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion and his Standard incarnation!

Vermillion is a solidly moderated powerhouse! Able to pump up 2 Narukami's alongside dealing a damage at the end of his attack, his Narukami can put you to 5 damage extremely quickly!

Here's the list if you wanna try it yourself! Code GXTH on EN Decklog! Now onto the details!

If I had to pick out key cards for this deck, I'd have to give it to two on the list, Dragritter, Lateefa and Rising Phoenix!

Given the decks' order-based playstyle with Eternal Thunderbolt, Lateefa helps a ton with both generating a board and also swinging big easy! She's better than Teithfalt is in ezel because you dont need to worry about calling her by an effect, and since 2 copies of thunderbolt in hand actually count as 4 (since you can bind them to play them from drop once per turn) her first skill is also almost always online! Overall an extremely good card and a definite solid piece of support!

The other card that really furthers this decks' aggressive nature is the old classic, Rising Phoenix!

There are multiple ways to bind both during the main phase (like binding your own Eternal Thunderbolts) as well as the battle phase (Red River Boosting + DKV's attack if youve proced a Thunderbolt) meaning this lil chicken is your best shot at multi-attacking to try close out games!

A good approach could be to buff up a unit behind Deathscythe (or Lateefa if you really dont care about your next turn) with DKV and Rising's skills to then call a Phoenix in front of. DKV's new promo, Hammer Cull Dragon, is also great for this ocmbo since he clears himself off the board by binding himself, which also still activates Phoenix's 2nd skill to call itself. Calling him at this time compared to calling him after dkv's attack has bound units means you can also buff him up with triggers!

There isn't as much room for experimentation in DKV purely because the card pool is quite small, but I'll still talk about what I can!

For starters, I've chosen to avoid tensha stead as well as Bariodigneel because they both remove themselves from the board, and whilst they help in other aspects of the deck, DKV really needs its rearguards in order for its quick pushes of damage to matter.

Those are the main generics that are typically included in DKV decks at this stage, so that's all I can really say!

Though next week will mark the start of set 13's articles! Featuring Avantgarda: Richter, Lianorn, Marche-Fleur, Youthberk: RevolForm, Full-Blast, and Stra Vairina as the highlights! Other decks may show up as well!

As always if you have any suggestions or comments, feel free to reblog and reply! Until next time! Ciao!

[carnelianwings]

I don’t usually do this but I have to say - Yu-yu’s new hybrid overDress/X-overDress deck at the start of this season is ... not that great. By which I mean “Kid’s deck is starting to look like a YGO protag’s, and I’m not sure I like that for what’s supposed to be the flagship deck of Standard”. (And I’m aware that I’m saying this as someone who’s also a fan of YGO Duel Monsters lol.)

The thing is this - Vanguard doesn’t usually make a deck too high roll-y and relies on a lot of 1-ofs in the deck to make combos work. Aichi’s deck in the original S1 suffered from this somewhat with all the seemingly 1-of G3s he ran in addition to the ever permanent 1-of G2 Blaster Blade, but even then his deck consistency improved over the seasons ... aside from the unspoken rule of 2011 Sendou Aichi Can Only Ever Run One G2 Blaster Blade. It’s arguably the one thing I consider an improvement for the 2018 reboot, in that he’s finally allowed to run Blaster Blade as a 4-of, like anyone would do for a card that’s a core component of his combo.

Which brings me back to Yu-yu’s deck for this new season of willDress.

(Putting the rest behind a cut because it’s going into spoilers of S2E1)

Following the basic deck building rules, we know for sure 16 cards out of Yu-yu’s deck of 50 cards must be his triggers, and 4 cards are for his Ride deck, leaving us with 30 remaining. Of those 30, if we were to assume “typical” deck building, that would mean 3 copies of Nirvana Jheva for Persona Ride, 4 copies of his Perfect Guard, and 4 copies of Trickstar, leaving us with 19 unknown cards. Here’s what’s shown on screen of those remaining 19:

Bilskil, Vils Vairina, Clad in Prayer (all in his opening hand - he runs at least 2 copies of Clad in Prayer as the second copy gets damage checked for Danji’s Turn 4 attack)

Bramahda (damage checked when he took Danji’s Turn 2 attack)

Galondight (played from hand on Yu-yu’s Turn 2)

Bram Vairina (discarded from hand for Ride on Turn 1/2, retrieved from Drop via Vils Vairina’s skill)

Vairina Arcs (damaged checked when he took Danji’s Turn 3 attack)

Stragallio (he runs at least 2 copies - 1 is searched out on Yu-yu’s Turn 3 when he Rides Nirvana Jheva over Reiyu, and a 2nd one gets damage checked for Danji’s Turn 4 attack)

Vairina Valiente (searched out via Stragallio’s skill)

Vairina (drive checked on Yu-yu’s Turn 3 attack)

Garou Vairina (used to guard Danji’s Turn 4 attack for a 1 to pass)

This puts us at another 13 cards known, leaving us with 6 unknown cards in his deck. Now you could argue that maybe he runs less copies of Jheva in the main deck, or that he doesn’t run 4 PGs (he runs at least 2 because he damage checks 2 of them) or that he only runs 2 Trickstars (but the deck would hard brick so badly without it) so he has more space but that doesn’t really make it better, as you’d be hampering the deck out of defensives and win cons just to make it work as a hybrid.

You’re probably thinking “Okay fine so Yu-yu probably runs a lot of one-ofs. That’s not a big deal”, and arguably, it isn’t, because the scriptwriters can do whatever they want to get his deck to pop off and get the desired result as the plot requires. As long as it’s a non-zero chance of it happening, the deck can work as scripted. And that’s true. It’s just I’ve always liked that the anime decks mostly worked irl as shown, and that each character’s deck didn’t feel like a case of 50 card highlander roulette (aside from them always getting their signature units), with the most egregious exception being 2011 Aichi as I mentioned in the beginning. That said, if we had an on screen character play Bermuda highlander, they’d get a pass from me, because that’s how the deck is designed to be played. Not so here with poor Yu-yu’s deck. If anything, I wonder how he managed to win with that deck at all, and his mental “Here it is!” when he uses Nirvana Jheva’s skill almost makes more sense in context now because, hey, he finally got his deck to pop off! ^^;;

I will give the scriptwriters/game designers this - conceptually, the deck is pretty cool. It’s got that same idea behind it as Aichi’s Majesty Lord Blaster deck, in that thematically, it’s a summary of Yu-yu’s growth as a character throughout the previous seasons. And that’s great; I love that they did that for him, as one of the other main “catchphrases” in Vanguard is that a cardfighter’s deck is a reflection of them. And to that end, the deck succeeds.

I just wish it didn’t make me want to grab Yu-yu by the shoulders and tell him to consult Tohya and Raika on how to build a more consistent deck. XD

[infinity-squared-comics]

I drew vairina on the white board in math class.

[jh-7]

Δoverdress

I have a fun idea for a third variant of overdress! I call it  Δoverdress (pronounced “delta” over dress). as the name suggests it uses three different cards to overdress. However, the big thing here is this: one of those cards is the vanguard. How it works is that during your turn you can place a  Δoverdress card on the Vanguard Circle by soul charging the listed cards (I’m thinking trickstar and trickmoon for at least one of them, others could just use a prayer dragon, or even another specific card).  Δoverdress cards would be grade 4 Talisman with tripple drive and 20000 base power. Here are some examples:

Crowned Dragon, Vairina Eclipse. This is the one that would definitely require both star and moon. Its appearance is a vairina with red and blue armor, wielding a sword and shield made of red/blue flames. On its back are four wings, two of nirvana’s and two of bavsargra’s. Its effect is that when its attack hits, you can soul blast a trickstar to stand with -1 drive, and when it doesn’t hit you can soul blast trickmoon for the same effect. 

Transcend Dragon, Vairina Express. This one is based on dragonic nouvelle vague, and has similar armor, with an armored skirt and rounded crest on the head, with nouvelle vague-esque wings and a bright red/dark red color scheme. Its effect is that when it attacks you can soul blast one and counter blast one to make your opponent unable to use perfect guard for that battle, and the effect that during your turn all of your opponent’s trigger effects are negated if both players have 5 or more damage. 

Blaze Dragon, Vairina Inferno. This one has a red and gold color scheme with a heavily armored aesthetic, and two patta (the cool gauntlets with swords coming out of them). Its effect is that whenever your opponent places a card on the guardian circle, you can counter blast one to gain power equal to that unit’s shield.

Thundering Dragon, Vairina Storm. This one has a dark silver and bronze color scheme, with spiky armor holding a spear. its effect is that when it attacks, you can discard three cards before the drive check in order to make it so it can attack all your opponent’s units at once. 

I like card games. 

[citrussdance]

Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress Unit Lore: 002 “Chakravarthi Divine Dragon, Nirvana”

original jpn found here: https://story.cf-vanguard.com/unit/story002/

The entire world, from every corner of the planet Cray, arrives to wait in great joy and anticipation.

The holy dragon is awakening. It is the beginning of a new era, and the birth of a great many hopes for the future. Now, the sun shines down warmly on us from directly overhead, and a long-lost divinity comes to be on this earth.

O, that magnificent, divine form, soaring through the heavens! The beauty of the ring of light at its back! At long last, our prayers have borne fruit. Behold, the arrival of the “Chakravarthi Divine Dragon” of the shining future--

-

“Rino! Rino, watch out!” Rona yells.

Rino stumbles as her arm is yanked forcefully back. Missing her by an inch, a horse-drawn cart, loaded to the brim with luggage, gallops by. Today, the town of To Lisn is buzzing happily with excitement for the spring festival. The road is busy with people and carts.

“It’s not like you to be so unsteady on your feet.” Zonne straightens out Rino’s men’s clothing. The hand on Rino’s arm doesn’t let go- out of caution, perhaps.

“We’re not walking in open hills and plains like yesterday, so remember to pay more attention to your surroundings, Rino.”

“I’m sorry, I. . .” At Reiyu’s words, Rino realizes that she must have been daydreaming. The sun is directly overhead. At the turn of the hour, it will be noon.

To Lisn is a village in the midwest of the Dragon Empire. For a village along the highway, it is fairly large. Running through the center of the town is a busy road stretching from the imperial capital in the east to Keter Sanctuary in the west. The harbor faces a deep bay that leads to the sea, ideal for the shipping and fishing industries. To the north is the great Dragonia Mountain Range, where the Red Temple of Dawn lies; to the west, a dense forest; and to the east, a mountain range called the “Dragon’s Jaw”. Beyond that is a desert called the “Dangerous Zone” and other diverse lands. At the center of it all, To Lisn is a hub through which many peoples and goods flow.

“I got everyone’s clothes! They’re secondhand, but the quality is good, so don’t worry. Oh, and Egg-kun, wear this canvas.” So saying, Trickstar had handed the girls heavy bags, just that morning.

Rona asks, “You paid for everything properly, right?”

“Of course! I got it a li~ttle discounted, though. Here, I’ll return the change.”

Rino peers at the money. “Wait- it’s just by a bit, but that’s more change than I expected. . . are you sure you didn’t do something weird?”

“Mhmm! I just played ‘four people and one spirit who got separated from its friends’ pretend!”

“So the store owner took pity on you and- ? . . . Good grief.” Reiyu takes the change. She can easily see Trickstar’s eyes filling with tears as it appeals miserably to the store owners.

“Ehe. The man at the store is a really good person, you know.”

“Are you even a spirit, in the first place? Are spirits the kind of beings who casually pop over to the general store to run errands for a human?” Zonne asks. Her tone is suspicious.

“I’ve only just been born onto this planet, you know? There’s no way I could know what kind of creature I am. The only thing I really know is that I wanted to fulfill your wishes, so I manifested. Isn’t that enough?”

The prankster companion who joined Rino, Reiyu, Zonne, and Rona’s party brings smiles to the sighing girls. Trailing behind them, looking like a second Trickstar draped in its white cloth, the Sunrise Egg skips happily.

“By the way, why are we dressed in boys’ clothes?” Rona asked. Like the other girls, her arms are sagging with a bag full of supplies purchased at the town marketplace.

The girls are wearing cloaks that they prepared for their journey, but currently, beneath those are the men’s clothes that Trickstar got for them. If they remove their hairpins, they can be easily taken for four young men.

“This is a lively port city, so I thought that boys’ clothes would be best to help fit in with all the rough sailor men!” 

Its words backfire.

Rino, whose smile can lift the spirits of anyone who sees her; Zonne, who looks better than anyone in boys’ clothes; Rona, with her gentle demeanor; and Reiyu, with her cool appearance all possess outstanding beauty that a mere clothing change can’t hide. That, along with their otherworldly airs- a given, considering they are priestesses of the Red Dawn Temple, said to be the oldest temple on planet Cray- and their two small, white-hooded companions (the Sunrise Egg and Trickstar), make them the talk of the town, no matter how subtle they are.

“Sorry, everyone,” Trickstar says. It seems to be particularly dejected at the fact that it could not help fulfill the Blaze Maidens’ wish- that is, to discover the truth of the world while drawing the least attention possible.

“It’s fine. We’re probably still going to be traveling for a long time, so we’ll do good to have as many fitting clothes as we can find,” Rino comforts. The Sunrise Egg at her feet hops, as if in agreement.

“Thanks, Rino.” A pause. “This is the town square. We’re staying to watch the festival, right?”

Spring festivals can be found anywhere this time of year, and To Lisn is no exception. When the vendors vying for the attention of all the people who gather from the outskirts open shop, the grand scale of the festival can be felt.

“? . . . Hmm?” Suddenly, Rino feels a tug on the hem of her cloak. Looking down, she sees a young girl, about three or four years old, and crouches down to gently say hello. The girl, who seems to be wearing her best dress clothes, remains silent, refusing to let go of Rino.

“Are you alone? Where are your mother and father?” Rona asks.

“She looks like she’s lost. Up you go- do you want some candy?” Zonne casually picks up the girl, who clings tightly to her neck.

Reiyu hums. “With this crowd, there’s no use in trying to call out for her parents- there’s no way they could hear. Let’s wait here.”

The festival seems to have begun with no warning. Already, groups of people have gathered to sing and dance around the square. The girls exchange smiling looks; after all, festivals are the Blaze Maidens’ specialty. Of course, the familiarity would lift their spirits.

Just then--

Above the swelling clamor of the festival, a distinctly different sound could be heard.

“?! . . . What could that be. . . ?” At Rino’s voice, the entire crowd turns to look at the southern tip of the square. There seems to be an argument over stolen luggage.

“A fight. . . ?” Rona wonders.

No, not a fight, the Blaze Maidens soon realize. A tall man wearing a blue cloak is ordering his servants to forcefully seize the belongings of a married couple. Already, a fight is brewing around them.

“Papa! Mama!” The little girl calls out from Zonne’s shoulder.

“Eh- ?! Those are your parents?” Zonne asks.

Seeing the girl’s teary face, Rino suddenly heard the voice of her unspoken wish- “please, save them!”- echoing in her head.

The thieves are using brute force to beat and kick the girl’s parents. Sparkling gems spill from the stolen bags. Perhaps the girl’s family deals in precious gems? Either way, there is no excuse for mugging someone like that.

An unstoppable hot feeling rises from the pit of Rino’s stomach- not quite anger, but a different, inexplicable impulse. 

Suddenly, Rino is running into the crowd. All at once, a huge roar sweeps the crowd. The girls hear the faint sound of screaming from somewhere behind them.

“. . . Rino! Rino! Listen, Rino!”

Ignoring them, Rino steadily crosses the far distance between her and the girl’s parents.

There is someone screaming close by her ear.

“C’mon, listen to me! It’s me! It’s Trickstar!”

Rino abruptly pauses, her hands that had been desperately pushing through the crowd stilling. For her, who had always been the most conscious of others out of the maidens, her actions are clearly out of character.

Right above her head, Trickstar floats, its white hooded cloak cutting a clear silhouette. On its back is the Sunrise Egg. Its covering cloth, which Trickstar took pains to find, has already been blown off somewhere.

“Here, I’ll lend you my power. Try praying for what you want to do.”

“A prayer?”

“Mhmm. You’re a priestess, right? Haven’t you always been listening to others’ wishes, and praying for them to come true?”

“Yes. . . but if I don’t hurry. . . !”

“Rino, trust me!” The girl looks up in surprise at hearing such a strong and serious voice from Trickstar for the first time.

She understands. Even while jostled around by the sea of people, on the verge of being crushed, she joins her hands in prayer.

I want to protect that girl’s mother and father. I want to make that girl smile.

She wished for them to be saved, after all. . . please, I beg- !

The next moment, Rino’s body suddenly becomes as light as the wind. The crowd around her gasps in surprise as she flies up, carried high by extremely strong and solid arms.

“Hey, Rino. That was a good prayer. Let me grant your wish.”

The voice, coming from above her head, sounds both like Trickstar, and completely different at the same time.

Looking up, Rino sees a large humanoid figure with winglike equipment. “Are you Trickstar. . . ?”

“I’m Vairina- that’s the name that just came to mind. But I can explain later- here we go!”

Vairina crosses the entire town square in one leap and sends the thieving servants flying with one hand, the other holding Rino securely. Once she has secured the Sunrise Egg that had been carried on Vairina’s back, Rino approaches the blue-cloaked man. The man is standing on top of a blue tent-like structure that juts out jarringly from the ground. Behind Rino, Vairina crosses its arms, a sign that it is protecting her- a comforting sight indeed.

“Taking someone else’s things without a proper reason is a crime. Return those to their proper owners immediately!”

“It’s not a big deal, I’m just borrowing them. Of course, I’m not gonna return them. . . wait, you’re a girl, aren’t you?”

Rino flushes and straightens her clothes. After being jostled around by the crowd and then taking off into the sky with Vairina, the neckline of her shirt has fallen a little loose. Bitter anger rises from deep within her as the man waves the bag of gems in her face, laughing at her disarray.

Enveloping her hands, her feet, her hair, and even her slim body, the flames of emotion within her flicker to life before her eyes.

“Flame magic. . . ?! Some poor little village girl like you. . . ?!”

“That’s right! With these flames, I will purify your wicked heart. . . !”

The dance of the Blaze Maidens is meant to glorify the sun and offer praise to the holy dragon, but is also a difficult art designed to manifest the flames of life burning within the maidens’ bodies, polished through strict training. The Blaze Maiden Rino, using her entire body to conduct the flames, releases all of her power in the form of great flames at the man in the blue cloak.

“I won’t let you!” The man leaps nimbly back behind a large “thing” that rises to stand between him and Rino. The tentlike thing behind the man is actually a dragon. “Shield me, Recusal Hate Dragon!”

Rino’s flames collide with the dragon and are extinguished.

Recusal Hate Dragon roars, and the festivalgoers scream in terror.

“Ugh. . . !”

“Come, did you not say you would purify my wicked heart? What’s wrong?” The man laughs again. However, Rino is not bitter out of shame- rather, she curses herself for her carelessness.

Recusal Hate Dragon is immune to magic. In order to defeat it, one must use overwhelming force beyond its own, or use some other power to sneak past its defenses.

With the others here, perhaps. . . no, it’s impossible. I’m far away from the other maidens. . . I’m the one who left them to rush here all by myself, aren’t I?

Rino is weak- for now.

Even though she is weak, she has drawn the anger of the man who commands the dragon. As one of the Blaze Maidens, who are supposed to protect the holy dragon’s egg, this predicament is her first failure- and a big one, at that.

“You see- those measly flames cannot defeat me.” Rino knows she has lost- the man is only rubbing salt into the wound.

“No, she can do it. The Blaze Maiden Rino will change everyone’s hopes into power- I know she can.” Vairina’s words are comforting.

“How insolent. I’ll take care of you all at once. . . hmph!” At the blue-cloaked man’s signal, his underlings stand back up, at the ready.

Leave!

A voice that can’t possibly belong to any of the crowd stuffed into the area rings out.

Don’t ruin our festival! Go back to where you came from, you villain! You can do it, miss Maiden! The feelings of all the people gathered at the square lift Rino’s spirits.

And before Rino’s very eyes, the Sunrise Egg stands- as if saying that it is its turn to protect her, instead.

“Sunrise Egg. . . Lord Holy Dragon. . . ?”

As if to reassure Rino’s unsure mumbling, Vairina’s voice thunders through the square.

“Now, pray, Rino! That’s what a priestess does- right?”

Trickstar’s- Vairina’s- voice reaches Rino, and she prays- this time, not in anger, but in a plea to transform the feelings of everyone gathered into the strength to fulfill their wishes.

Once again, flames flicker to life, swirling in a great maelstrom around Rino’s body.

“And I will grant that wish!”

Behind Rino, Vairina, wrapped in a whirlwind, launches itself at Recusal Hate Dragon. With the dragon’s roaring jaw seized in its hand, Vairina twists nimbly in midair, throwing it up and then immediately down in the blink of an eye. Recusal Hate is slammed into the dirt, facing the sky, the mighty impact shaking the very earth and cobblestones it lies on. At the slightest sign of resistance, Vairina presses its knee into its stomach and the edge of its palm to its throat. For some reason, it knows that the dragon’s weak points are its particularly soft stomach and throat. Recusal Hate Dragon lets out an empty, weak growl and falls unconscious, its strength drained.

“I won’t stand for this! Who are you? With what power have you dared to defeat me?!”

“Didn’t I already say? The power of righteous prayers and everyone’s wishes will defeat evil- like this.” With one sweep of Vairina’s large hand, the blue-cloaked man and his subordinates- both already losing the will to fight- are pushed to the ground and bound securely using the ropes from various festival booths. The crowd, who had been holding its breath watching the fight, now begins to cheer in relief and joy.

“Thank you, Vairina.” Still dazed, Rino thanks her new friend. At her words, pop- ! Vairina reverts back to the form of Trickstar.

“You’re welcome. That’s all solved for now- !”

The Sunrise Egg stands in front of a still-kneeling Rino. “You’ve worked hard, too.”

Rino stretches out a hand, as if to thank it. The action must please the egg, for it almost seems to sparkle, faintly. Then--

Just once, Rino sees it, and feels it-

the cheering crowd; the little girl, reunited with her parents; the other Maidens, running over with luggage in their arms; and-

the being before her, no longer an egg.

-

O, that magnificent, divine form, soaring through the heavens! The beauty of the ring of light at its back! At long last, our prayers have borne fruit. Behold, the arrival of the “Chakravarthi Divine Dragon” of the shining future--

-

“Rino. . . ! Come on, you’re staring into space again. . .” Rona whines.

Rino is still on her knees, her eyes closed. Her body trembles uncontrollably with emotion, and her hands, folded in prayer, stretch out-

-only to bump into the head of the Sunrise Egg.

“Eh? Huh. . . ?” Rino shakes herself back to the present. Was what she saw an illusion? It seems only she was able to see it. . .

“Here, your things. Oh, and we took the little girl back to her parents, so don’t worry.”

Rino already knows this.

Reiyu sighs gently. “We can’t stay here for much longer, Rino. Our journey to find the truth of the world without standing out too much has already been derailed enough.”

“This festival turned out to be pretty fun, hm?” Trickstar grins.

“You got far too carried away, Trickstar.”

“Sorryyyy. . .” Trickstar pouts.

“-Well, we should at least thank Trickstar for saving Rino.” At Reiyu’s rare praise, Trickstar and- for some reason- the Sunrise Egg jump up and down in excitement.

“Ehe. Let’s go on, then- on our journey of adventure and prayers!” Trickstar takes the lead, running towards the gates of the town. “Come on, follow me! Hurry!”

Rino, hefting her things, runs after it with the other Maidens following close behind.

The townspeople they are leaving behind will pass down the legend of four nameless priestesses in boys’ clothing, the Sunrise Egg, and Trickstar-turned-Vairina for generations to come.

The sun finally sets, bathing the town of To Lisn in the gentle rays of the spring afternoon.

[azuremarcus]

Vairina [overDress]-"Trickstar" (You may place it by stacking it on the specified unit instead of normal calling it to (RC)) [AUTO](RC):When this unit in the [overDress] state attacks a vanguard, this unit gets [Power]+10000 until end of that battle. Then, [COST][Soul-Blast 2], choose one of your opponent's rear-guards, and retire it.

[inkymari]

A story in two parts

Bonus:

I actually made this doodle beforehand in case the new Vairina turned out to be bad but im glad i was wrong lmao

[infinity-squared-comics]

A Cardfight Vanguard story:

“Go! Nirvana Jheva attacks your vanguard!”

“Perfect guard!”

“Drive check! First check- Critical trigger! All effects to Garou Vairina! Second  check- Front trigger! All front row units gain 10,000 power! Now, Jheva’s effect! Counterblast 1 to stand Garou Vairina! Now, Garou Vairina attacks!”

“Hmph… No guard. Damage check- no trigger. Second check- no trigger. Good game Yu-yu! Think you’re ready to fight the U.S. champions?”

“I’m not sure… Hey, Megumi? Can I tell you something?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“It… it’s a bit of a secret.”

“Don’t worry. I won’t go blabbing if you don’t want me to.”

“…”

“Yu-yu?”

“I’m transgender.”

“Oh. Ok. Name and pronouns?”

“Huh? Oh, right. I’m not sure about a name right now. But for pronouns… She/her! Please.”

“Of course. Thank you for telling me, I’m sure that took a lot of courage. Do you want me to use your pronouns in front of other people?”

“Umm… I don’t think so… not yet.”

“That’s perfectly fine. Are you ok with me still referring to you as Yu-yu?”

“Hmm… Yeah, I think that works. Unless I find something that works better for me.”

“Got it. Does anyone else know?”

“Not yet. I tried to tell my sisters, a few years ago, but they didn’t quite… get it.”

“Oh. OH! Is that why they…”

“Yeah, that’s where the dresses thing came from.”

“Hmm… that’s… hmph. Well, anyways. Thank you so much for telling me. I’ll always be here for you, no matter what.”

“Th- thank you so much. I- I-“

“Yu-yu! Oh, it’s ok. It’s ok to cry. Cry as much as you need. Just let it all out. Everything’s going to be ok.”

“Thank you so much… thank you so much for not hating me…”

“I’d never hate you, Yu-yu. You’re one of my best friends. I’m always here for you.”

…

“Hey… up for another game?”

“Huh? Oh! Yeah, that would be nice.”

“Ready?”

“Ready!”

“Stand up! Vanguard!”

[inkymari]

*half awake looking at latest post*

Wait... is Yu-yu getting an darkside? Is Psyqulia back? Is that what's happening?

There was a leak of new Vairina DSR card where Yu-Yu wore a different outfit Nothing has been confirmed as of now

[citrussdance]

Yo~ I was wondering if you’re planning to also translate the Trickstar/Vairina lore that we got earlier this week. :3 I saw that you translated the little Selsera stories (thanks for that btw! XD) and wanted to ask.

hi!! yes i am (along with the new selsera stuff too), but life has been kicking me in the butt recently so the earliest i can have them up is probably this weekend. rest assured that they are coming!