Story 5: Centur-Ion [VBEX4]

This is the rabbit that’ll pierce the heavens!

STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS NUMBER 05
Centur-Ion
The Centur-Ia Empire, due to the impact of a massive magical meteorite, grew both in prosperity but also became threatened by the shadowy evil known as “Shade”. This is the story of a rookie knight, her squire, and a magical cavalry known as a ‘Golem’, who fight together against the Shade.

Centur-Ia: The Nation Of Falling Stars
Due to the massive magical meteorite that fell from the stars long ago, the Empire developed a remarkable civilization centered around magical ores. However, it wasn’t just blessings that the magical ore brought. On the areas of land where the ore had been scattered to, even the shadows created by their glittering brilliance was charged with magical power, and these shadows eventually transformed into “Shades”: monsters that absorbed that darkness. These monsters constantly shake the peace and tranquility of the Empire. The Empire, which has experienced outbreaks of these Shades, that can shape-shift at will like shadows, strengthened its military forces in order to protect the populace from any possible situation. Their knightly order branched out into various divisions to accommodate the threat of the Shades, each becoming their own independent unit.

Centur-Ion Primera
A rookie knight assigned to the “Heavy Cavalry”. She is very protective of her partner, Trudea, and their vehicle, Emeth VI. This team has the determination to become stronger and stronger. Perhaps because she’s so short, she has a habit of pointing to the heavens.

Centur-Ion Trudea
She is not a human being, but a descendant of the “Spirit of Fire”: an entity created by the glow and shine of the magical ore. She is also the one Primera deploys to activate their magical cavalry machine, the Golem. However, she gets along with Primera on equal terms, both as a friend and partner. Their bond is the real deal, and maybe due to her influence, she has an extravagant and pure disposition, even among the usually obedient spirits.

Emblema Oath

Primera: a small girl of whom people often bad mouth behind her back. Trudea, who tries to cheer her up. Together, they proposed forming a team with Emeth VI.
“We’ll aim for the top with this team! And become the strongest knights!”
Primera and Trudea whole-heartedly believed in this goal. Emeth IV, who is supposed to be a golem of few words, seems to be proud of the Emblema emblazoned on its left shoulder, illuminated by the setting sun.
Primera, a rookie knight of the “Centur-Ia Heavy Cavalry”, currently protects the western lands of the Empire, who along with her partner, the squire and irreplaceable friend Trudea, launched their first attack against the looming threat of the Shade.

Centur-Ion Emeth VI
The sixth gen Ground Combat Magical Cavalry, Emeth, was deployed to Primera. According to Primera “This guy’s different from the others!”.

Stand Up Centur-Ion!
Let’s Go, Partner! Stand Up!

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TL note: The meteorite that strikes Centur-Ia is a “magical” (魔) meteorite. The “Shade” is written as 影魔 (shadow + magical), force-read as “Shade”.
In the introduction, Trudea is called a “squire” to Primera. “Squire” is written as “従騎士” (juukishi), which is the title Trudea has in her name, but the card name force-reads this word as “Centur-Ion”.
“Golem” is written as 魔導騎兵 (madou kihei, magical cavalry). The two latter kanji are present in Emeth VI’s title in its name (重騎兵, heavy cavalry).

Primera arrives on the battlefield in high spirits. However, after several hours, something unexpected happened in the midst of the battle: The appearance of a new type of Shade that had never appeared in these past decades. Also, several powerful solid ones appeared simultaneously. It was as if they were gestating and incubating, waiting for this time, as the hordes of Shades surged forth together at the Heavy Cavalry, pushing them to the outermost wall, the last line of defense. In the midst of this, Primera stood alone at the front lines, as if she wanted to protect the damaged Emeth VI and Trudea.

Centur-Ion Phalanx

Centur-Ion Bonds
IF I RETREAT NOW, I WON’T BE ABLE TO PROTECT WHAT MATTERS TO ME! I’LL NEVER BE THE NUMBER ONE KNIGHT!!

In that absolute do-or-die moment, Primera, Trudea and Emeth VI’s bodies shined with a dazzling radiance. The next moment, their glow exploded, instantly obliterating the horde of Shades surrounding the trio. Standing in the center of that glorious radiance was a single Golem. Although it is only barely recorded in the history of the empire, they had taken on the form that only chosen heroes could achieve…
“Centur-Ion: The Knight Emperor”

Centur-Ion True Awakening
The little hero, latter dubbed “The Wild Rabbit of the West”
would leave a trail of legends on the battlefield.

Centur-Ion Legatia

Meanwhile, in the skies of the East, there is a glowing flame moving around, slaughtering a large number of Shades that had spawned at same time. The pride of the Empire, an elite squadron that protects the skies: “The Dragon Knight Order of Centur-Ia”. Its deputy captain, known as the “One Woman Squad”, is the knight who pilots the Second Gen Aerial Combat Magical Knight: Gargoyle II.
She’s the Hero of the Skies: “Auxila the Dragonblaze”.

Centur-Ion Auxila

Wake Up Centur-Ion!

Centur-Ion Gargoyle II

Secret Image

Centur-Ion Gargoyle II

End of Chapter

TL note: Legatia becomes a 騎士皇(kishikou, knight emperor). This is the same title in its card name, but in the card, this title is force-read as “Centur-Ion”. Auxila shares the same title in its card name.
The notes for Gargoyle II’s reference art are very small. Only some of them are readable:

Weapons:

“Gargoyle II
Main weapon: Claws (on both hands)
Subweapon: Autocannon”

Flaming wings:

Back view of the wings:

Activate!

Autocannon and firing sounds:

Soles:

“Auxiliary jets”

Finishing move:

Top: “Finishing move! Iron Claw!!”
Bottom: “Shade”