Will she become a bunny or a bird in the world of light?
STORY & ILLUSTRATIONS No.17
The Lightless Shadow
There exists an eternal “World of Shadows”. On the outskirts of the city where the darkest night lingers, there exists a soaring spire that quietly looms in the distance. It is said those that manage to climb the tower can travel to “The World of Light”. However, there are rumors and legends that there is a terrifying horrible demon which consumes the shadows of travelers who visit the tower, stealing their appearance.
One day, a Blind Girl visited the tower. The girl suffered from an incurable disease, and her life was a candle in the wind.
“I want to see the light at the end…”
It’s a natural wish for someone who lives in the World of Shadows. The girl climbed the tower’s spiral staircase. The journey felt like an eternity.
Suddenly, something touched her.
It felt very warm.
“Aah, how lovely…”
The demon was puzzled by the girl’s condition. It wondered if anyone had ever looked at it like this before. There was definitely a light reflected in those eyes that could not see.
“Let me become thy light.” The role of a false light played by a shadow. The Tale Of The Lightless Shadow.
A Bao A Qu, the Lightless Shadow
A girl who held onto by a temporary light called a shadow. And with her are the black “Shiromaru” and the white “Kuromaru”.
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Some reference arts from among the cards included in this publication are revealed below.
Mulcharmy Fuwalos
Liberator Eto
Chaos Allure Queen
Gimmick Puppet Fantasix Machinix
CXyz Gimmick Puppet Fanatix Machinix
End of chapter
Thanks to 过户费喜加一 at Bilibili for the scans
Reference Arts:
Mulcharmy Fuwalos:
Incubation:
“At this stage, it is hard to say which Mulcharmy it will be. Somewhat elliptical.”
Young form #1:
“Starts looking like candy”
Young form #2:
“Grows tootsies and foam starts to appear”
Young form 3:
“Grows tail feathers and big wings”
Adult form:
“A crown similar to a snow crystal is made from the foam produced only by the main body”
Crown:
“Winter-colored purple”
Liberator Eto:
Description:
“An ominous aura that makes it look both as tentacles and thorns”
Lower body:
Top: “Legs”
Bottom: “Tails”
Wings:
Bottom: “Wings 2”
Top: “Wings 3”
Upper body:
“Looks like horns, looks like a mouth”
Chaos Allure Queen:
Staff and orbs:
Left: “Staff”
Right: “Soul absorbing orbs”
Fireballs:
“Fireballs (souls)
Multiple ones”
Clothing accessories:
“Soft and fluffy”
CXyz Gimmick Puppet Fanatix Machinix:
Composition:
Legs: “Made out of upper bodies of dolls”
Arms: “Made out of doll hips”
13 Comments
A Bao A Cute!
need thigh queen lore
Thigh queen, more like feet queen lore.
I looked into the lore of the a bao a qu before but I didn’t know Konami had made it even more emotional. The quick effect banishing is probably a reference to her being on the brink of leaving this world because of her sickness.Poor girl
I hope I don’t have to wait 2 months to get the rest of the translations of the lores present in VBEX5.
Honestly, this should be the type of Stories they use for the Chronicles Shorts, but even then I’m not sure if 4 mins are gonna be long enough for that.
Young form 3:
“Grows tail feathers and big wings”
Thanks for pointing it out, my bad on that one.
A Bao a que, chaos allure queen, and fuwalos are all adorable
ooooh I thought A Bao was the girl but it’s the menacing shadow with red eyes on the steps
Wait, so this monster was blind this whole time? I guess the backstory kinda explains why this is a Link monster, nice
Isn’t Shiro the white one? I know Kuro means black…
Shiromaru is black and Kuromaru is white. Apparently their names are intentionally misleading.