Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Rank 049 " A New Hope ! ! " is the forty - ninth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the 02 / 2015 issue of " V Jump " , released on December 20 , 2014 , and in English in the 12 / 22 / 2014 issue of " Weekly Shonen Jump " . Summary . E ' Rah laughs that she has snuffed out the light of Yuma and Astral ' s hope , and that shadow has become truth , before telling them to vanish . Yuma yelps in terror , and Kotori cries Yuma ' s name , as he will lose if the attack gets through . Shark snaps that their light isn ' t out yet , and he activates a Trap Card , " Spirit Coup " , allowing him to activate a Trap Card from the Graveyard . He chooses Kaito ' s " Route Change " , and uses it to divert the attack to himself . The attack of " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon E ' Rah " strikes Shark , reducing his LP to zero ( erroneously listed as 800 instead of 300 before it drops ) . Luna screams Shark ' s name . Shark lifts his fist , gasping that his Deck doesn ' t have anything left to beat E ' Rah , so all that he can do is leave the rest to them . He tells Yuma , Astral and Kaito to take E ' Rah down and save Yagumo , before offering a final present . He activates the effect of " " , " Last Resurrection " , reviving the other monsters that were destroyed on the same turn as " Spider Shark " . " " and " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " are both Special Summoned , but E ' Rah snaps that Shark ' s struggles are useless . Since they Special Summon ed new monsters , E ' Rah activates the effect of " Sea of Rebirth " , Special Summoning an equal number of monsters from her Deck . She Special Summons " Strain Huge " and " Strain Filament " in Defense Position . Shark ' s eyes close as he falls through space , and Luna whispers his name , while Kotori whispers , " Oh no . . . " Shark lands in E ' Rah ' s graveyard , and Yuma screams his name . E ' Rah laughs that Ryoga Kamishiro will be one of the grave markers , and the rest of them will soon follow . The wisps of material stirred up by Shark ' s fall float around Kaito ' s hand , and he warns E ' Rah that he ' ll double Ryoga ' s force and send it back at her . With 2000 LP , Kaito warns E ' Rah that he ' ll never forgive her . He declares his turn and draws . Astral asks Kaito what he intends to do , reminding Kaito that they need to disrupt her endless combo to win . Kaito replies that he knows , and he knows how to do it . He activates the Spell Card " Revelation of Hope " , sending a non - Xyz Dragon - Type monster he controls to the Graveyard , and then Xyz Summon ing a monster with a Rank equal to the monster ' s Level . He holds up the blank " Number " , and begs Haruto as his last wish to hi to grant his foolish big brother the power to save them all . Haruto ' s voice agrees , telling Kaito that they ' ll fight together . Kaito ' s eyes snap open , and he sends " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " to his Graveyard , m combining it with the power of Haruto ' s " " and chants , " Twin hopes sleep in my memory ! Pierce the river of darkness separating those hopes and make them one ! Xyz Summon ! Come forth , ! " As the new " Number " appears behind Kaito , Orbital 7 tells Haruto to look ; that new hope is his and Master Kaito ' s ; their new " Number " . E ' Rah scoffs that they ' ll never escape her despair combo no matter the monster that they Summon . She activates the effect of " Sea of Rebirth " again , and Yuma curses the combo . Kaito tells Yuma not to panic ; he ' s been waiting for this . He activates the effect of " Titanic Galaxy " , " Scale Storm of Annihilation " since his opponent activated a Spell effect , negating it , and then banish ing it and " Titanic Galaxy " . " Titanic Galaxy " vanishes in a black tornado , sucking the " Sea of Rebirth " card away as Kite explains that when " Titanic Galaxy " returns to the field after using its effect , the banished Spell will be attached to it as an Overlay Unit . Kaito then activates the Spell Card " Galaxy Journey " , which allows him to Special Summon a banished monster after it is banished , and " Titanic Galaxy " returns to the field , attaching " Sea of Rebirth " to itself . Then he attacks " Strain Filament " with " Titanic Galaxy " , destroying it . E ' Rah smugly activates the effect of her Continuous Spell Card , " Sky of Endless Night " , in order to attach the destroyed monster to an Xyz Monster . She claims that Kaito has only destroyed part of her combo , but Kaito smirks , commenting that E ' Rah doesn ' t understand that her combo is history , and that ' s not all ; this Duel and her life are in checkmate . He activates the effect of " Titanic Galaxy " again , negating the Spell effect and then banishing both " Titanic Galaxy " and the negated spell . Astral realizes that Kaito has established a loop combo , and Kaito agrees ; the effect of " Galaxy Journey " , which lasts for the entire turn , Special Summons " Titanic Galaxy " and the effect of " Titanic Galaxy " attaches " Sky of Endless Night " to itself . Then since it is still the Battle Phase , " Titanic Galaxy " can attack again , attacking and destroying " Strain Huge " . Kaito then activates the Spell Card " Serial Claw " , since his monster destroyed a monster in battle , increasing its ATK by 500 and allowing it to attack again . He attacks and destroys " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " with the " Titanic Burst of Destruction " attack of " Titanic Galaxy " ; causing E ' Rah to fall to 1500 LP via the effect of " Shifting Land " . Kotori cheers that Kaito just took most of E ' Rah ' s LP , and Tokunosuke cheers that " Utopia the Lightning " can still attack , while Takashi notes that in other words , with this attack , Yuma ' s team wins . Yuma tells Kaito to go , and Kaito warns E ' Rah that she toyed with the fates of Haruto , Ryoga , Yagumo , and himself , and now she ' s going to pay for it . He asks E ' Rah if she is ready to repent , and attacks " Galaxy - Eyes E ' Rah " with " Utopia the Lightning " , pulverizing it with " Hope Sword Lightning Slash " . Furiously , E ' Rah screams and she warns them not to get cocky and that their fate is still despair , activating a Trap Card , " Last Groan " , which allows her to Special Summon a " Strain " monster from her Deck since she controls no monsters . She Special Summons " Strain Desmosome " , whose ATK is half her opponent ' s LP , resulting in both the ATK of the monster and E ' Rah ' s LP sitting at 1000 . Yuma groans in frustration that E ' Rah isn ' t down yet , and Kaito ends his turn . E ' Rah declares her turn and uses the effect of " World Cycle " to draw " Strain Endo " from her Deck and destroy it . This allows her to activate its effect since her LP is lower than her opponent ' s , destroying all cards she controls and Special Summoning as many " Anti " monsters as possible from her Deck . She Special Summons " Anti the Ray " , " Anti the Sky " , " Anti the Abyss " and " Anti the Earth " , explaining that they hold the power to seal the elements of the Astral World . Cathy gasps that there are four of them , and " Tetsuo points out that they only have 100 ATK , so they ' re not dangerous . But E ' Rah activates the effect of " Anti the Ray " , layering it with the other " Anti " cards she controls to Special Summon another " Anti " monster . She chants , " Come forth ! Incarnation of despair governing all darkness and chaos ! Anti - Hope , God of Despair ! " Beholding the unseen monster , Yuma asks what it is . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo , Kaito Tenjo & Ryoga " Shark " Kamishiro vs . E ' Rah . " Duel continues from the previous Rank . " Turn 9 : E ' Rah E ' Rah has just declare d a direct attack on Yuma . Shark activate s his face - down " Spirit Coup " , enabling him to select one Trap Card in the Graveyard and use its effect . He chooses Kaito ' s " Route Change " , making himself the new attack target ( Shark 300 → 0 ) . During the End Phase , the second effect of " " activates , Special Summon ing all other monster s that were destroy ed during the same turn as it ; " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) and " " ( 2500 / 2000 ) are Special Summoned back to the field . E ' Rah then activates the effect of " Sea of Rebirth " , allowing her to Special Summon an equal number of monsters from her Deck . She Summons " Strain Filament " ( ? ? ? / 0 ) and " Strain Huge " ( ? ? ? / 0 ) . Turn 10 : Kaito Kaito activates " Revelation of Hope " ; by send ing one Dragon - Type non - Xyz Monster he control s to the Graveyard , he can Xyz Summon one Xyz Monster with a Rank equal to that monster ' s Level . He sends " Galaxy - Eyes " to the Graveyard to Xyz Summon " " ( 3000 / 2500 ) . E ' Rah activates the effect of " Sea of Rebirth " , but Kaito activates the effect of " Titanic Galaxy " , negating the effect of E ' Rah ' s Spell Card and banish ing that card and itself . Kaito then activates " Galaxy Journey " , allowing him to Special Summon his banished " Titanic Galaxy " . The effect of " Titanic Galaxy " activates , attaching " Sea of Rebirth " to itself as an Xyz Material . " Titanic Galaxy " then attacks and destroy s " Strain Filament " . E ' Rah activates the effect of " Sky of Endless Night " , but Kaito activates the effect of " Titanic Galaxy " , negating E ' Rah ' s Spell Card ' s effect , and banishing both cards . The effect of " Galaxy Journey " then activates again , Special Summoning " Titanic Galaxy " , with the latter ' s effect attaching " Sky of Endless Night " to itself as an Xyz Material . " Titanic Galaxy " then attacks and destroys " Strain Huge " . Kaito proceeds to activate the Quick - Play Spell " Serial Claw " ; as " Titanic Galaxy " destroyed a monster , " Serial Claw " increases its ATK by 500 , and allows it to attack again ( " Titanic Galaxy " ATK 3000 → 3500 ) . " Titanic Galaxy " attacks and destroys " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " , with E ' Rah ' s Life Points decreasing per the effect of " Shifting Land " ( E ' Rah 4600 → 1500 ) . Next , " Utopia the Lightning " attacks and destroys " Galaxy - Eyes E ' Rah " , with E ' Rah activating her face - down " Last Groan " , which , as she controls no monsters , allows her to Special Summon one " Strain " monster from her Deck . She Summons " Strain Desmosome " ( ? / ? ? ? ) , who ' s effect makes its own ATK equal to half Kaito ' s current Life Points ( " Strain Desmosome " ATK ? → 1000 ) . Due to the effect of " Shifting Land " , E ' Rah ' s Life Points are equal to the combined ATK of all monsters she controls ( E ' Rah 1500 → 1000 ) . Turn 11 : E ' Rah E ' Rah activates the effect of " World Cycle " , drawing and destroying " Strain Endo " . She activates the effect of " Endo " , destroying all cards on her field and Special Summoning as many " Anti " monsters as possible from her Deck , as it was destroyed when E ' Rah ' s Life Points were lower than her opponents ' . E ' Rah Special Summons " Anti the Abyss " ( 100 / 100 ) , " Anti the Earth " ( 100 / 100 ) , " Anti the Ray " ( 100 / 100 ) and " Anti the Sky " ( 100 / 100 ) . She then activates the effect of " Anti the Ray " , layering it with other " Anti " cards on the field to Special Summon another " Anti " monster . She layers all four of her " Anti " monsters and begins to summon " Anti - Hope , God of Despair " . " Duel continues in the next Rank . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .