Reaper of Despair
10-26-2004, 06:06 PM
Well, obviously, this is episode four of my little series. I didn't know what happened to the Millennium Rod after Battle City, so I just made up something for it. That doesn't take away from the story, but I figured I might as well put something in.
Also, for those who didn't notice, all of my stories are based on the Japenese Yu-gi-oh, so there will be some Japnese words and terms in the episode titles and even in the later parts of the story every now and then. If you don't know something, just ask. Enjoy!
Episode 4: Winner Takes All - Duel for the Sennen Item!
Seti sat on the edge of Ryou’s bed, flipping through the pages of the ancient book. One section caught his eye.
“So that’s the secret that Salazar hid from us for so long. I assumed that it would be something incredible, and apparently I was right. I still need the power of three Millennium Items. I already have two. It’s only a matter of getting the third Item.”
Seti closed the book and got up from the bed. He concentrated and the triangles on the Ring pointed to the window. Seti went to the window and looked out.
“Yes. It’s closer than I thought.”
Seti placed the ancient text in one of Ryou’s old backpacks and slipped it onto his back. He walked over to the dresser and opened one of the drawers. After moving a few clothes, he found the Millennium Eye at the bottom. The spirit placed the Eye in his pocket and walked out of Ryou’s room, after grabbing his deck as well.
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Jason could feel himself falling again. Except this time, it wasn’t a dream. The darkness that surrounded him was real. He could feel its cold presence slipping deep into the corners of his mind, trying to drive him insane with images of his worst nightmares. Jason reached down deep, and felt the force inside him. He used that force to expel the images from his mind and banish the shadows, leaving himself in an empty, black space.
‘Okay. That went smoothly,’ Jason thought as he staggered to his feet. “I can survive in here by staying connected to the Millennium Ring, but I’d need the actual Ring to escape. Or some other Millennium Item.”
Jason looked around and saw nothing but a dark world. Shadows crept across the landscape, carrying with them the spirits of those who are tortured for all time.
“This place looks exactly like the place where one would go for a Shadow Game. If that’s the case, then maybe I can manipulate it with the Ring’s power.”
Jason began to concentrate on controlling the shadows from the inside.
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Seti looked up at the tall, glass building in front of him. The Millennium Ring pointed at the top floor. He pulled the doors open and walked inside. Seti went up to the receptionist’s desk, where the secretary was sitting.
“Where is the elevator?” he asked.
“Down the right hall, second door on the left,” she responded without looking at Seti.
The dark man turned and walked down the hall, then, got on the elevator and pushed the button for the top floor. The car moved at a quick pace, then, stopped. The doors slid open and Seti walked out into the hallway. At the end of the passage there were two large golden doors, guarded by two men in suits, who immediately approached Seti.
“Can we help you? Because if you don’t have an appointment, you can’t be on this floor.”
Seti simply reached into the Ring and used its power to dispatch the two guards with a blast of shadow energy. He continued down the hallway and pulled the doors open. Seti was slightly blinded by the bright lights in the room. Statues of Duel Monsters lined the walls on either side. A large window overlooked the city. The tranquility of the room was only broken by the sound of typing coming from behind a large chair at the back of the room. Seti snapped his fingers and the typing stopped.
“Can I help you?” came the smug voice from behind the chair.
“You have something that I want, and I’m going to take it,” Seti responded in an equally haughty tone.
The chair swiveled around and Seti met with the fierce blue eyes of the young man in it. He got up and walked around the desk to face Seti.
“And what makes you think that you can take whatever you it is that you want?” the man asked.
“I’m a better duelist than you.”
The man laughed scornfully at Seti.
“Let me give you a piece of advice: walk away before you get embarrassed. You’re not even in my league.”
“Sounds to me like you’ve underestimate my skills. You’ve been doing that a lot lately, haven’t you, Kaiba? You underestimated Yugi not once, but twice and you lost in your own tournament because of it.”
Kaiba remembered the humiliating defeat he suffered at the hands of Yugi near the end of Battle City.
*Flashback*
“Dark Paladin, destroy his Blue Eyes and wipe out the rest of his life points!” Yugi yelled.
The monster raised its blade, charged with the energy from the Diffusion Wave Motion, and obliterated the three monsters with shockwaves of energy.
“No! I will not be defeated in my own tournament!” Kaiba screamed as his monsters vanished.
*End Flashback*
Kaiba gritted his teeth and slammed his fist down on the desk with a resounding thud that echoed through the office.
“Fine! You want to duel, then get ready for the most humiliating moment of your life!”
Kaiba reached behind his desk and pulled out two devices. They were a metallic gray color with two blades, one shorter than the other, on either side. On top of the blades sat a round part with two slots, one over one of the blades, another that extended out over the blonde’s fist and was covered by a red plastic holder. A clear black counter sat on the round part. He tossed one of the devices to Seti.
“Not here, though. Duel me on the roof of the building,” Seti said. “There, you can look down on the world as you lose,” Seti said as he slipped the Duel Disk on his arm.
He turned and walked towards Kaiba’s private elevator, but stopped abruptly.
“Oh and Kaiba? Bring that Millennium Rod with you,” Seti said without turning around.
He continued to walk towards the elevator, leaving Kaiba in shock.
“How do you know about the Rod?!” he demanded.
Seti didn’t answer him. He got on the elevator and headed for the roof.
‘Who does that fool think he is?! I’m going to crush him with the power of my Blue Eyes White Dragons! Then we’ll see who’s underestimating who.’
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Seti got off of the elevator and walked out onto the roof. The wind blew slightly, and the morning sun shone down on the building. It was still early, around ten o’clock. Seti walked to the other side of the helipad and waited for his opponent.
‘At last, it will be completed. This fool will be no challenge to me.’
The elevator doors opened again and Kaiba stepped out. He walked over towards Seti and took his place on the helipad. The breeze blew again, whipping around Kaiba’s short brown hair and long white duster elegantly behind him.
“You made a big mistake by challenging me. I’m going to crush you,” he said.
“If you duel as well as you talk, then I might actually break a sweat,” Seti responded calmly.
“Whatever, big-mouth. This duel will be by Battle City rules, got it?”
“Of course.”
The holographic projectors launched and the two blade-like sections of the Duel Disks snapped together to their ready positions.
“Let’s duel!” the two shouted simultaneously.
(Kaiba: 4000) (Seti: 4000)
“I’ll start. I place two cards face down and a monster in defense mode. That ends my turn,” Kaiba said.
The three brown backed holograms appeared in their respective order. Seti scoffed and drew from his deck.
“My go. I’ll place a card face down and summon Opticlops (1800/1700) in attack mode.”
In a bright flash, a large, muscular brown demon appeared on the field. He lowered his menacing horn and pointed it at Kaiba’s defense monster.
“Go, Opticlops. Attack his face down monster!”
The demon charged and ran through the monster, a small clown dressed in baggy jester’s clothes with a mask, which immediately shattered from the attack. Kaiba smirked.
“You destroyed Peten the Dark Clown (500/1200), whose special effect allows me to remove him from play and summon another Peten from my hand or deck in defense mode.”
Kaiba pulled the card from his deck and placed it on the Duel Disk. Another dark clown appeared on the field with a bow and a laugh.
“Fine. I’ll end my turn,” Seti said, unimpressed by Kaiba’s tactics so far.
The young CEO drew and added the card to his hand, deciding to save it for a later time.
“I’ll sacrifice Peten the Dark Clown to summon Kaiser Glider (2400/2200) in attack mode!”
Peten became engulfed in a brilliant flame and out of the fire a large, golden dragon that resembled a giant falcon rose. The glowing monster floated down next to Kaiba.
“Next, I’ll activate Peten’s ability again, and bring forth another dark clown, this time in attack mode.”
Kaiba placed a card on the Duel Disk from his hand this time and a third Peten appeared on the field with a taunting, yet jester-like dance.
“Now, Kaiser Glider, attack the Opticlops with Phoenix Flare Blast!”
The golden dragon opened its mouth and unleashed an intense flame, reducing Seti’s monster to ashes.
(Kaiba: 4000) (Seti: 3400)
“Now Peten will attack you directly.”
The dark clown pulled a sharp dagger from under its shirt and rushed at Seti, stabbing him in the heart.
(Kaiba: 4000) (Seti: 2900)
“I hope you enjoyed that, because it’s not the last time that will happen. I end my turn.”
Seti recovered from the attack and drew, and in spite of Kaiba’s new, more impressive monster, remained unconcerned. He picked two cards out of his hand.
“I set another card face down and summon Giant Orc (2200/0) in attack mode!”
A burly bone-gray ogre wielding a thick club materialized on the field where Opticlops once stood.
“Now, Orc, attack Peten!”
The monster charged at the small clown and swung its club over its shoulder. Kaiba chuckled.
“Not so fast. Reveal trap card: Negate Attack! This card will stop your monster dead in its tracks.”
“So predictable. Activate counter trap: Trap Jammer. This card negates any trap activated after an attack is declared. So the clown dies,” Seti said with satisfaction.
A vortex opened in front of Peten, but quickly vanished leaving the monster no protection. Seti’s Orc swung its club around and battered the dark clown with bone-crushing force. Kaiba’s monster flew back and shattered.
(Kaiba: 2300) (Seti: 2900)
“You will pay for that,” Kaiba hissed.
“I’m sorry, did you say something. I couldn’t hear you over the sound of your life points dropping like a stone,” Seti teased.
“Are you through?!” Kaiba shouted, clearly annoyed by Seti’s superior skills.
“Not yet. My Giant Orc switches to defense mode after each attack and stays that way until after my next turn. Now I’m done.”
“Then it’s my go. I’ll place a card face down and summon X-Head Cannon (1800/1500) in attack mode!”
A large yellow machine monster appeared. It had a small black head with narrow yellow eyes sitting on top of a think armor-plated yellow body and a black floatation sphere for a lower body. The menacing cannon barrels on its shoulders were pointed directly at Seti.
“You walked right into my trap card. I activate Dark Removal!” Seti declared.
A black cross rose from the ground next to Kaiba. Dark ropes shot out from the cross and lashed Kaiba’s X-Head Cannon to it.
“What have you done to my monster?!” Kaiba demanded.
“I removed it from play for three turns. I hope it wasn’t a key part of your strategy,” Seti said sarcastically.
Kaiba could start to feel the rage inside him building again. He couldn’t believe that this no talent rookie waltzed into his office, challenged him to a duel, and was now showing him up as if he were nothing.
“Kaiser Glider, destroy the Giant Orc!” Kaiba screamed.
The golden dragon blasted a wave of radiant flame almost as intense as Kaiba’s rage at the Giant Orc, destroying it on impact.
“Now if he were in attack mode, you could have done some damage,” Seti said.
“Just shut up and duel,” Kaiba snapped after ending his turn.
“With pleasure. I’ll draw, set a monster in defense mode, and end my turn.”
“Then it’s my go. I’ll place a monster face down and have Kaiser Glider attack your defense monster.”
Kaiba’s dragon tore through the hologram with its blazing flame. A large tomato appeared, then, vanished in the fire.
“You destroyed my Mystic Tomato (1400/1000), whose effect allows me to summon a weaker dark monster from my deck. And I choose Gantu the Tortured Demon (0/1900), in attack mode!” Seti declared.
A tall, cloaked demon rose from the ground. It moaned painfully as it stuck a twisted, flaming arm out from under the cloak.
‘I might as well make some use out of that fool’s deck,’ Seti thought as Kaiba laughed at his play.
“I can’t believe that you expect that thing to save you. With zero attack, my Kaiser Glider will reduce it to ashes.”
“I’m not interested in its attack, but if you were a real duelist, you’d know that. I activate its special effect. When Gantu is summoned in attack mode, I can destroy one monster on the field and do direct damage to your life points equal to the destroyed monster’s attack. And I choose Kaiser Glider!”
Gantu reached out with its deformed arm and grabbed Kaiba’s monster by its throat, squeezing it until the dragon shattered. Kaiba smiled and pointed at his face down card.
“Activate trap card: Stone of Purification,” Kaiba declared.
A large ruby appeared in front of Kaiba and glowed brightly.
(Kaiba: 4700) (Seti: 2900)
“Very clever Kaiba. Using the Stone of Purification card to change the life point damage to life point gain was a good move, but not good enough to win the duel for you.”
“Ramble on all you want, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m going to beat you.”
“We’ll see,” Seti said as he drew. “I’ll place a monster in defense mode and switch Gantu to defense mode. That ends my turn.”
Kaiba drew, then, tossed his head back and laughed maliciously. He was certain that his next play would at least shut Seti up for good and prove he was the best.
“Now, it’s time to show you why I’m the best. First I activate Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two cards.”
A large, green pot appeared on the field. The face on the pot twisted into an ugly grin and two transparent hands rose from inside it, holding up two cards. Kaiba drew two cards from his deck, bringing his hand to three cards
“Next, I’ll activate D.D. Designator. This card allows me to call one card name. You must show me your hand, and if you have that card in your hand, you must remove it from play. But if you don’t I have to remove one card in my hand from play.”
“Let’s just hope that you can call it right,” Seti said with more of his trademark sarcasm.
“I’ve got a better idea. I call the Blue Eyes White Dragon!”
Seti laughed, then, fanned out his hand to show Kaiba.
“I have no such card in my deck, let alone my hand. You possess the only Blue Eyes White Dragons in the world, so why would you call something so foolish?”
“Watch and learn,” Kaiba said as he removed the card from play. “I activate Return from the Different Dimension! At the cost of half of my life points, I get to summon all of my monsters that have been removed from play.”
(Kaiba: 2350) (Seti: 2900)
“So return to me X-Head Cannon, both Petens and Y-Dragon Head (1500/1600)!”
‘Y-Dragon Head?! He must’ve removed it from play with D.D. Designator. He’s better than I thought,’ Seti thought.
The cross disappeared from behind X-Head Cannon and the two clowns reappeared with twin laughs. Next to them appeared a red, floating mechanical dragon with long wings.
“Next, I’ll flip over my face down monster, the Z-Metal Tank (1500/1300).”
The face down hologram card flipped up and a large tank-like monster appeared. Large tracks rested at the sides of the monster’s yellow body and it had a large yellow sphere for a head with a clear sensor that served as an eye.
“Now, X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, and Z-Metal Tank, combine yourselves into one!”
The three monsters transformed and combined until they were all one monster with X-Head Cannon on top, Y-Dragon Head as the torso, and Z-Metal Tank on the bottom.
“With this, I call forth the XYZ Dragon Cannon (2800/2600)! But that’s not all. For my normal summon, I sacrifice both my dark clowns to summon the Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!”
The two clowns were engulfed in a stream of light that shot down from the heavens. A large, silver, winged dragon emerged from the light and unleashed an earth-shaking roar, before taking its place next to its master.
“Now who’s got the advantage?” Kaiba asked, though he was certain of the answer.
“It doesn’t matter about your monsters. I’ve still got a few tricks left up my sleeve,” Seti said.
“Your tricks mean nothing to me, because now, I’m going to wipe you out in an all out blitz!”
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Well, that's episode four. The duel concludes on episode five, which I will have up by next Monday at the latest.
Also, for those who didn't notice, all of my stories are based on the Japenese Yu-gi-oh, so there will be some Japnese words and terms in the episode titles and even in the later parts of the story every now and then. If you don't know something, just ask. Enjoy!
Episode 4: Winner Takes All - Duel for the Sennen Item!
Seti sat on the edge of Ryou’s bed, flipping through the pages of the ancient book. One section caught his eye.
“So that’s the secret that Salazar hid from us for so long. I assumed that it would be something incredible, and apparently I was right. I still need the power of three Millennium Items. I already have two. It’s only a matter of getting the third Item.”
Seti closed the book and got up from the bed. He concentrated and the triangles on the Ring pointed to the window. Seti went to the window and looked out.
“Yes. It’s closer than I thought.”
Seti placed the ancient text in one of Ryou’s old backpacks and slipped it onto his back. He walked over to the dresser and opened one of the drawers. After moving a few clothes, he found the Millennium Eye at the bottom. The spirit placed the Eye in his pocket and walked out of Ryou’s room, after grabbing his deck as well.
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Jason could feel himself falling again. Except this time, it wasn’t a dream. The darkness that surrounded him was real. He could feel its cold presence slipping deep into the corners of his mind, trying to drive him insane with images of his worst nightmares. Jason reached down deep, and felt the force inside him. He used that force to expel the images from his mind and banish the shadows, leaving himself in an empty, black space.
‘Okay. That went smoothly,’ Jason thought as he staggered to his feet. “I can survive in here by staying connected to the Millennium Ring, but I’d need the actual Ring to escape. Or some other Millennium Item.”
Jason looked around and saw nothing but a dark world. Shadows crept across the landscape, carrying with them the spirits of those who are tortured for all time.
“This place looks exactly like the place where one would go for a Shadow Game. If that’s the case, then maybe I can manipulate it with the Ring’s power.”
Jason began to concentrate on controlling the shadows from the inside.
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Seti looked up at the tall, glass building in front of him. The Millennium Ring pointed at the top floor. He pulled the doors open and walked inside. Seti went up to the receptionist’s desk, where the secretary was sitting.
“Where is the elevator?” he asked.
“Down the right hall, second door on the left,” she responded without looking at Seti.
The dark man turned and walked down the hall, then, got on the elevator and pushed the button for the top floor. The car moved at a quick pace, then, stopped. The doors slid open and Seti walked out into the hallway. At the end of the passage there were two large golden doors, guarded by two men in suits, who immediately approached Seti.
“Can we help you? Because if you don’t have an appointment, you can’t be on this floor.”
Seti simply reached into the Ring and used its power to dispatch the two guards with a blast of shadow energy. He continued down the hallway and pulled the doors open. Seti was slightly blinded by the bright lights in the room. Statues of Duel Monsters lined the walls on either side. A large window overlooked the city. The tranquility of the room was only broken by the sound of typing coming from behind a large chair at the back of the room. Seti snapped his fingers and the typing stopped.
“Can I help you?” came the smug voice from behind the chair.
“You have something that I want, and I’m going to take it,” Seti responded in an equally haughty tone.
The chair swiveled around and Seti met with the fierce blue eyes of the young man in it. He got up and walked around the desk to face Seti.
“And what makes you think that you can take whatever you it is that you want?” the man asked.
“I’m a better duelist than you.”
The man laughed scornfully at Seti.
“Let me give you a piece of advice: walk away before you get embarrassed. You’re not even in my league.”
“Sounds to me like you’ve underestimate my skills. You’ve been doing that a lot lately, haven’t you, Kaiba? You underestimated Yugi not once, but twice and you lost in your own tournament because of it.”
Kaiba remembered the humiliating defeat he suffered at the hands of Yugi near the end of Battle City.
*Flashback*
“Dark Paladin, destroy his Blue Eyes and wipe out the rest of his life points!” Yugi yelled.
The monster raised its blade, charged with the energy from the Diffusion Wave Motion, and obliterated the three monsters with shockwaves of energy.
“No! I will not be defeated in my own tournament!” Kaiba screamed as his monsters vanished.
*End Flashback*
Kaiba gritted his teeth and slammed his fist down on the desk with a resounding thud that echoed through the office.
“Fine! You want to duel, then get ready for the most humiliating moment of your life!”
Kaiba reached behind his desk and pulled out two devices. They were a metallic gray color with two blades, one shorter than the other, on either side. On top of the blades sat a round part with two slots, one over one of the blades, another that extended out over the blonde’s fist and was covered by a red plastic holder. A clear black counter sat on the round part. He tossed one of the devices to Seti.
“Not here, though. Duel me on the roof of the building,” Seti said. “There, you can look down on the world as you lose,” Seti said as he slipped the Duel Disk on his arm.
He turned and walked towards Kaiba’s private elevator, but stopped abruptly.
“Oh and Kaiba? Bring that Millennium Rod with you,” Seti said without turning around.
He continued to walk towards the elevator, leaving Kaiba in shock.
“How do you know about the Rod?!” he demanded.
Seti didn’t answer him. He got on the elevator and headed for the roof.
‘Who does that fool think he is?! I’m going to crush him with the power of my Blue Eyes White Dragons! Then we’ll see who’s underestimating who.’
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Seti got off of the elevator and walked out onto the roof. The wind blew slightly, and the morning sun shone down on the building. It was still early, around ten o’clock. Seti walked to the other side of the helipad and waited for his opponent.
‘At last, it will be completed. This fool will be no challenge to me.’
The elevator doors opened again and Kaiba stepped out. He walked over towards Seti and took his place on the helipad. The breeze blew again, whipping around Kaiba’s short brown hair and long white duster elegantly behind him.
“You made a big mistake by challenging me. I’m going to crush you,” he said.
“If you duel as well as you talk, then I might actually break a sweat,” Seti responded calmly.
“Whatever, big-mouth. This duel will be by Battle City rules, got it?”
“Of course.”
The holographic projectors launched and the two blade-like sections of the Duel Disks snapped together to their ready positions.
“Let’s duel!” the two shouted simultaneously.
(Kaiba: 4000) (Seti: 4000)
“I’ll start. I place two cards face down and a monster in defense mode. That ends my turn,” Kaiba said.
The three brown backed holograms appeared in their respective order. Seti scoffed and drew from his deck.
“My go. I’ll place a card face down and summon Opticlops (1800/1700) in attack mode.”
In a bright flash, a large, muscular brown demon appeared on the field. He lowered his menacing horn and pointed it at Kaiba’s defense monster.
“Go, Opticlops. Attack his face down monster!”
The demon charged and ran through the monster, a small clown dressed in baggy jester’s clothes with a mask, which immediately shattered from the attack. Kaiba smirked.
“You destroyed Peten the Dark Clown (500/1200), whose special effect allows me to remove him from play and summon another Peten from my hand or deck in defense mode.”
Kaiba pulled the card from his deck and placed it on the Duel Disk. Another dark clown appeared on the field with a bow and a laugh.
“Fine. I’ll end my turn,” Seti said, unimpressed by Kaiba’s tactics so far.
The young CEO drew and added the card to his hand, deciding to save it for a later time.
“I’ll sacrifice Peten the Dark Clown to summon Kaiser Glider (2400/2200) in attack mode!”
Peten became engulfed in a brilliant flame and out of the fire a large, golden dragon that resembled a giant falcon rose. The glowing monster floated down next to Kaiba.
“Next, I’ll activate Peten’s ability again, and bring forth another dark clown, this time in attack mode.”
Kaiba placed a card on the Duel Disk from his hand this time and a third Peten appeared on the field with a taunting, yet jester-like dance.
“Now, Kaiser Glider, attack the Opticlops with Phoenix Flare Blast!”
The golden dragon opened its mouth and unleashed an intense flame, reducing Seti’s monster to ashes.
(Kaiba: 4000) (Seti: 3400)
“Now Peten will attack you directly.”
The dark clown pulled a sharp dagger from under its shirt and rushed at Seti, stabbing him in the heart.
(Kaiba: 4000) (Seti: 2900)
“I hope you enjoyed that, because it’s not the last time that will happen. I end my turn.”
Seti recovered from the attack and drew, and in spite of Kaiba’s new, more impressive monster, remained unconcerned. He picked two cards out of his hand.
“I set another card face down and summon Giant Orc (2200/0) in attack mode!”
A burly bone-gray ogre wielding a thick club materialized on the field where Opticlops once stood.
“Now, Orc, attack Peten!”
The monster charged at the small clown and swung its club over its shoulder. Kaiba chuckled.
“Not so fast. Reveal trap card: Negate Attack! This card will stop your monster dead in its tracks.”
“So predictable. Activate counter trap: Trap Jammer. This card negates any trap activated after an attack is declared. So the clown dies,” Seti said with satisfaction.
A vortex opened in front of Peten, but quickly vanished leaving the monster no protection. Seti’s Orc swung its club around and battered the dark clown with bone-crushing force. Kaiba’s monster flew back and shattered.
(Kaiba: 2300) (Seti: 2900)
“You will pay for that,” Kaiba hissed.
“I’m sorry, did you say something. I couldn’t hear you over the sound of your life points dropping like a stone,” Seti teased.
“Are you through?!” Kaiba shouted, clearly annoyed by Seti’s superior skills.
“Not yet. My Giant Orc switches to defense mode after each attack and stays that way until after my next turn. Now I’m done.”
“Then it’s my go. I’ll place a card face down and summon X-Head Cannon (1800/1500) in attack mode!”
A large yellow machine monster appeared. It had a small black head with narrow yellow eyes sitting on top of a think armor-plated yellow body and a black floatation sphere for a lower body. The menacing cannon barrels on its shoulders were pointed directly at Seti.
“You walked right into my trap card. I activate Dark Removal!” Seti declared.
A black cross rose from the ground next to Kaiba. Dark ropes shot out from the cross and lashed Kaiba’s X-Head Cannon to it.
“What have you done to my monster?!” Kaiba demanded.
“I removed it from play for three turns. I hope it wasn’t a key part of your strategy,” Seti said sarcastically.
Kaiba could start to feel the rage inside him building again. He couldn’t believe that this no talent rookie waltzed into his office, challenged him to a duel, and was now showing him up as if he were nothing.
“Kaiser Glider, destroy the Giant Orc!” Kaiba screamed.
The golden dragon blasted a wave of radiant flame almost as intense as Kaiba’s rage at the Giant Orc, destroying it on impact.
“Now if he were in attack mode, you could have done some damage,” Seti said.
“Just shut up and duel,” Kaiba snapped after ending his turn.
“With pleasure. I’ll draw, set a monster in defense mode, and end my turn.”
“Then it’s my go. I’ll place a monster face down and have Kaiser Glider attack your defense monster.”
Kaiba’s dragon tore through the hologram with its blazing flame. A large tomato appeared, then, vanished in the fire.
“You destroyed my Mystic Tomato (1400/1000), whose effect allows me to summon a weaker dark monster from my deck. And I choose Gantu the Tortured Demon (0/1900), in attack mode!” Seti declared.
A tall, cloaked demon rose from the ground. It moaned painfully as it stuck a twisted, flaming arm out from under the cloak.
‘I might as well make some use out of that fool’s deck,’ Seti thought as Kaiba laughed at his play.
“I can’t believe that you expect that thing to save you. With zero attack, my Kaiser Glider will reduce it to ashes.”
“I’m not interested in its attack, but if you were a real duelist, you’d know that. I activate its special effect. When Gantu is summoned in attack mode, I can destroy one monster on the field and do direct damage to your life points equal to the destroyed monster’s attack. And I choose Kaiser Glider!”
Gantu reached out with its deformed arm and grabbed Kaiba’s monster by its throat, squeezing it until the dragon shattered. Kaiba smiled and pointed at his face down card.
“Activate trap card: Stone of Purification,” Kaiba declared.
A large ruby appeared in front of Kaiba and glowed brightly.
(Kaiba: 4700) (Seti: 2900)
“Very clever Kaiba. Using the Stone of Purification card to change the life point damage to life point gain was a good move, but not good enough to win the duel for you.”
“Ramble on all you want, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m going to beat you.”
“We’ll see,” Seti said as he drew. “I’ll place a monster in defense mode and switch Gantu to defense mode. That ends my turn.”
Kaiba drew, then, tossed his head back and laughed maliciously. He was certain that his next play would at least shut Seti up for good and prove he was the best.
“Now, it’s time to show you why I’m the best. First I activate Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two cards.”
A large, green pot appeared on the field. The face on the pot twisted into an ugly grin and two transparent hands rose from inside it, holding up two cards. Kaiba drew two cards from his deck, bringing his hand to three cards
“Next, I’ll activate D.D. Designator. This card allows me to call one card name. You must show me your hand, and if you have that card in your hand, you must remove it from play. But if you don’t I have to remove one card in my hand from play.”
“Let’s just hope that you can call it right,” Seti said with more of his trademark sarcasm.
“I’ve got a better idea. I call the Blue Eyes White Dragon!”
Seti laughed, then, fanned out his hand to show Kaiba.
“I have no such card in my deck, let alone my hand. You possess the only Blue Eyes White Dragons in the world, so why would you call something so foolish?”
“Watch and learn,” Kaiba said as he removed the card from play. “I activate Return from the Different Dimension! At the cost of half of my life points, I get to summon all of my monsters that have been removed from play.”
(Kaiba: 2350) (Seti: 2900)
“So return to me X-Head Cannon, both Petens and Y-Dragon Head (1500/1600)!”
‘Y-Dragon Head?! He must’ve removed it from play with D.D. Designator. He’s better than I thought,’ Seti thought.
The cross disappeared from behind X-Head Cannon and the two clowns reappeared with twin laughs. Next to them appeared a red, floating mechanical dragon with long wings.
“Next, I’ll flip over my face down monster, the Z-Metal Tank (1500/1300).”
The face down hologram card flipped up and a large tank-like monster appeared. Large tracks rested at the sides of the monster’s yellow body and it had a large yellow sphere for a head with a clear sensor that served as an eye.
“Now, X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, and Z-Metal Tank, combine yourselves into one!”
The three monsters transformed and combined until they were all one monster with X-Head Cannon on top, Y-Dragon Head as the torso, and Z-Metal Tank on the bottom.
“With this, I call forth the XYZ Dragon Cannon (2800/2600)! But that’s not all. For my normal summon, I sacrifice both my dark clowns to summon the Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!”
The two clowns were engulfed in a stream of light that shot down from the heavens. A large, silver, winged dragon emerged from the light and unleashed an earth-shaking roar, before taking its place next to its master.
“Now who’s got the advantage?” Kaiba asked, though he was certain of the answer.
“It doesn’t matter about your monsters. I’ve still got a few tricks left up my sleeve,” Seti said.
“Your tricks mean nothing to me, because now, I’m going to wipe you out in an all out blitz!”
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Well, that's episode four. The duel concludes on episode five, which I will have up by next Monday at the latest.