(magma bubbling)

Somewhere in the mountainous region, two people were standing in front of the volcano.

???: (Breathes deeply)

The guy threw his Bey right into the lava.

???: The phoenix flies headfirst into the scorching flames of its own free will and rises anew in a burst of scarlet flames!

???: (Roars)

???: (Growls)

???: Now that the phoenix has risen from the ashes, it will burn everything in its path... As now, time for the new Dark Queen to shine...

(At Phantom's Gate)

Ranzo and Bel: 3, 2, 1, Let it Rip!!!

Belfyre's Almight Driver tip becomes fixed, forming a hole flat and activates a Burst Lock.

Bel: Go! Thrash, Belfyre! Thrash with all your might!

Ranzo: Double Winged Cyclone!!! You think you're so tough? Try coming at me now!

Bel: Cast 'em down into the Abyss! Belfyre!

Ranzo: What?! In one shot?! No way!

Bel: Impressed? The Dark Prince impresses everyone, and now he has full control of his new launch!

Ranzo: (Groans) As much as I wanna win, I do gotta admit you've got mad power!

Ryuka: That launcher really made you OP!

Hanna: ✌️ Way to go! Dark Prince Style!

Bel: It's thanks to Ranzo! Putting up with all these battles against me was a huge help!

Bella, Kiyamas, and Hanna: Huh? (Grunts)

Bella: Did I just hear that right? Do the Dark Princess' ears deceive her?

Hanna: Did you...

Ryuka: What did you just say, Bel?

Bel: Hmm? Eh?! I said nothing. Let's move on!

Ranzo: You said it, all right! You said it was thanks to me!

Bel: I didn't, and you can't prove it.

Bella: Somebody's blushing~!

Ranzo: Let me hear it again. It's all thanks to me, huh? Isn't that right? It's all thanks to who? Oh, yeah! It's thanks to me!

Hanna: Bel's rare moment of truth.

Ranzo: Thanks to who again? It's all thanks to me!

Jinemon: Excuse me! Big news, everyone!

Ranzo: It's all thanks to me!

Jinemon: It's absolutely monumental!

All: Huh?

Hanami: May I have your attention, please! Señor Hanami here with an important announcement from league headquarters! Let's pass it over and hear what they've got to say!

Wakiya: Hey, all you Bladers out there! You're all watching, right? (Laughs)

Bel: Man, just spit it out!

Ranzo: Quit being a showboat!

Ryuka: Just get on with it!

Wakiya: The league's decided to create a Bey club right here at headquarters, where only the best of the best Bladers will be allowed to gather. We've named this club Nexus! And I'm proud to announce that the inaugural leader of Nexus is none other than the incomparable...

Ryuka: Who do you think it is?

Hanna: It's gotta be Valt.

Bella: The Dark Princess guesses will be Rashad.

Wakiya: ...Rashad Goodman!

(Crowd cheering)

Kiyamas and Hanna: What?!

Bella: I called it!

Jinemon: Huh?

Ranzo: Rashad's gonna be the club's leader?

Jinemon: This Nexus will herald something amazing!

Bel: Wait, who's Harold? I thought it was Rashad.

Bella, Hanna, and Kiyamas: (Groans)

Jinemon: Not Harold, "herald," as in lead the way.

Ranzo: And since he's the leader, they think Rashad's the strongest!

Bel: Hah! Have your little club! I'll be the leader of the world!

(At Beigoma Academy)

Wakiya: So, from today forward, you can expect Rashad Goodman to be spearheading the league!

Shu: If that's so, then Rashad's left BC Sol.

Valt: Guess the tables have turned, 'cause this time around, I'll be challenging him! Isn't that right, partner?

Akane: There you go. Keep that smile up.

Wakiya: But wait, there's more! I've got one last big announcement to make! We've put our considerable minds together to develop something to shock and see you all!

Wakiya: Presenting the Hybrid Stadium!

All: (Gasps)

Ryuka: Take a look at that thing!

Bella: What's it all about?! What's its specialty?

Hanna: Hey, why can I see right through it?

Ranzo: Do I spy a second stadium underneath it?

Hanami: Wow! I had a great sleep last night, so I know for a fact I'm not seeing double! Mystery! Excitement! I'm not talking about my favorite soap opera! I'm talking about how here, you've gotta expect the unexpected!

Ranzo: At the moment, it looks like a pretty ol' regular stadium, don't you think?

Hanami: For example, just a quick flip can switch things around, locking the center away from all the would-be center hogs!

Ranzo: Okay, I stand corrected.

Bel: What's going on with that thing?

Ryuka: It's knocking on the outside, but it can't go in.

(At Beigoma Academy)

Shu: Looks like everything will come down to strategy, huh?

Valt: Yeah.

Wakiya: You thought that was all? Oh, please!

Hanami: No, no, no! This stadium has a whole lot more to it!

Rashad: (Gasps)

Wakiya: I'll be expecting some clever plays in this stadium! The upper and lower sections are yours to explore! That's that! So, what you think?

Bel: It's just like my trapdoor pranks! (Chuckles)

Hanna: (Chuckles)

Jinemon: A Dark Prince staple, the trapdoor trick.

Ranzo: I knew I saw a stadium underneath there!

Bella: Okay, now the Dark Princess approves this new stadium!

Bel: The Dark Prince will make short work of this!

Wakiya: And now the Hybrid Stadium's first battle can begin! Let's meet the Bladers! There's of course our leader, Rashad Goodman,

Wakiya: and He'll be joined by Demi Koryu, Homura Tachibana, Bashara Suiro, and Ilya Mao!

Hanna: Hey! That's Bashara up there!

Ryuka: Another battle royale, huh? Now we're cookin'!

Bel: A stadium with a prank built in?! Clearly it's meant for the Dark Prince!

Hanami: It's the winds of change! I'm sure this stadium will transform Blading as we know it!

Valt: I wonder how it'll change, you know?

Shu: We'll have to wait and find out.

Akane: That's right! Platform or no platform!

Referee: It's a battle royale!

The Bladers are getting into their positions.

Bashara: (I won't be able to hold center stage this time. If I fall down that hole I'll lose precious stamina, which could cost me everything.)

Ilya: (With this stadium, I'll be able win, even against Rashad. I just need to play my cards right.)

Rashad: (That central drop-point will be game changing, depending on how you use it.)

Demi: (This'll be my first time battling in this stadium, win or lose, I'll just enjoy the fun.)

Homura: (I know just what to do. I'm coming for you, Rashad.)

Referee: Ready, and set!

3, 2, 1, Let it Rip!!!

Hanami: The Beys have been unleashed! Let the battle begin!

Bashara: Avoid falling down there at all costs!

Hanami: Does Balkesh have a beef with that hole?! It's steering clear of it!

Bel: Bashara's running scared from that trapdoor!

Hanna: He's not scared! That's strategy!

Bella: He's trying to stay away from falling through that hole so it would cost its stamina.

Valt: Bashara's calm. Good sign.

Akane: He's calm as a cucumber.

Hanami: The first to make the plunge down below is Winter Dragoness and Magma Ifritor!

Hanami: A stamina loss from the fall could be worth it!

Ilya: If I have to beat the 4 of you, this'll be best. I'll be down here while you duke it out and waste your stamina.

Demi: Winning or losing doesn't matter, because I'm having a blast!

Hanami: Glory Regnar's zeroing in for an attack against Balkesh!

Hanna: Bashara, you got this!

Homura: I've got your back, Bashara!

Hanami: Roar Balkesh and Tropical Hydra flings it back right into the drop point!

Ranzo: Oh, yeah!

Hanami: Regnar's got a one-way ticket down!

Valt: That was a great play, Bashara!

Akane: Good thing Homura was playing backup!

Hanami: Whoa! The center hole claims its last two victims, as Hydra and Balkesh drops!

Bella: They're all gathered down!

Bel: The fun really starts now!

Regnar: (Chuckles)

As Regnar takes center stage, Regnar's armor is starting to transform again.

Bashara: (Gasps)

Ilya: Oh, no!

Demi: Here it comes!

Homura: Dang!

Hanami: It's the circlet of light! Regnar's armor is starting to form!

Rashad: There's no getting through now! Glory Crown!

Ilya: Guys, we need to do this together!

Demi: Got it!

Bashara: (Grunts)

Homura: Thought you might say that!

Dragoness, Hydra, Balkesh, and Ifritor start to push Regnar with all their might.

Hanami: It's a 4-on-1, as Ifritor, Balkesh, Hydra, and Dragoness set aside differences to try and eliminate the mighty Regnar from the match!

Bashara: Like that! A little more!

Demi: Just keep pushing!

Ilya: (Growls)

Hanami: Looks like Regnar's teetering on the edge! If it's pushed out, that's the end of the road!

Bel: Now drop 'em into the Abyss!

Kiyamas and Hanna: Yeah! Drop 'em down!

Regnar's tip came in contact to the outer edge of the stadium.

Rashad: Regnar!

Hanami: What?! Regnar blows its opponents away with a counterattack and dives back in for more!

Rashad: Now finish this! Glory Breaker!

Regnar channels its energy to the aura created to knock all 4 Beys backwards.

Demi: No!

Bashara: (Gasps)

Homura: What?!

Ilya: Huh?!

Hanami: Oh, my goodness! In a flash, Ifritor, Balkesh, Dragoness, and Hydra have been knocked out, out, and away!

Referee: We have our winner! Glory Regnar with a ring out finish!

(Crowd cheering)

Hanami: The first Blader to conquer the new Hybrid Stadium,

Hanami: our High Prince, it's Rashad Goodman! He's got everything, power, technique, and tactics! The dawn of a new era of Blading is right before our eyes with the High Prince leading the way!

Ranzo: He used what that stadium's got to his advantage.

Bel: The Dark Prince simply must get in there!

Shu: Battles are gonna be different from now on.

Valt: Man, I'm getting super hyped up!

Ilya: Hats off to the High Prince. He's already making good use out of the new stadium.

Rashad: Well, yeah!

???: You won't be calling yourself the High Prince once I beat you...

Rashad: (Gasps)

???: (Growls)

Demi, Homura, Bashara, and Ilya: (Gasps)

Hanna: What? What's going on?

Bel: Hmm? Who on Earth is that?

Bella: No clue.

Valt: Wait. Who are...

???: Well, well. Don't tell me you've forgotten this face Rashad.

Rashad: Phelix Payne. (Gasps)

Homura: And you in the hood. Who are you?

???: I will show you all to reveal my true identity.

The woman takes off the hood and mask, revealing...

Demi: It can't be!

Bashara: No way!

Rashad: Bia?

(At Phantom's Gate)

Bel: It's Sis!

Bella: She's back!

Ranzo: Bia?! What's she doing with him?!

Ryuka: ¡Dios mío!

Hanna: I can't believe it!

(At Beigoma Academy)

Valt: What do you know? The Dark Queen's back!

Akane: Now that's a grand return!

Bia: That's right. The Dark Queen has officially returned!

Rashad: Bia, why are you with him?

Bia: It's obvious. He and I have the same goal, and that's by defeating you.

Phelix: Mark my words. My fires will rage until all is ash drifting in the wind.

Rashad: (Gasps)

Phelix: You'll fall to Prominence Phoenix and its scarlet flames!

Bia shows her new Bey.

Bia: Introduce my new Bey! It's called Overkill Barbatos!

Overkill Barbatos has a 6 Armor, a Nexus Disc, and a Metal Drift Driver.

(Roars)

END OF PART 40

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3, 2, 1, Let it Rip!!!