Pre-chapter

A duel is waiting.

Yugi decided that he was tired of his retirement from dueling. He dueled his friends, including Jounochi, his grandfather, Rebecca, and even Kaiba on a rare occasion. He was the the undisputed King of Games, but he soon decided it was time for him to pass on the torch. With this last chance to claim the crown, Kaiba gladly assisted Yugi in creating the tournament.

Over the years, Many came to this semi-annual tournament and one would always rise above the others with their own creative ideas and new, self-made combos, using rare and powerful cards to crush foe after foe. However, Yugi could never be beaten. Despite their cleverest of strategies, their most inventive of moves, they could never overcome his innocent heart. After one year, he cancelled his tournament. Some say, he gave up and decided to take the title to the grave. But others believe he is just biding his time for the next year.

But the years flew, and no other tournament of such magnitude ever took place. He simply stopped the tournament. Before every duel, he would read their soul. He never met anyone who had trust in their cards. Some admitted, after the duel, that they had stolen their cards from other people. Then, he decided it was time. He felt it ring out from within his soul, he had found the person.

He then held a tournament. He declared that this would hold the latest tournament rules and that the winner would face the challenge of 7, followed by one final showdown with him. Naturally, even the schools would hear of this. So he allowed all ages to participate in this game. He invited everyone he had ever faced or met...

"Excuse me." Rang a voice from outside the door. The man knocked louder. "We have a tournament invitation for..."

"Hello Mr. Mailman!" Came the happy voice of young Syrus, "I'll take those."

"Oh, well here you go, and good day to you." Syrus shifted through the mail. One was a letter to chumley from his mom. Probably another grilled cheese reicpe. He thought to himself, chuckling. "WHAT IS THIS!"

"SY! It is 7:30 on a Saturday... And I don't need Chumly to start making grilled cheese this early in the mourning..."

"Jaden-JADEN! You have been invited to the-the... ohhh..." Sy began to tear up as he choked out the last words "The King's Cup Tournament."

"Really!"

"No fakely, Jaden." Came an angry Chumly's voice from overbove. "Since I'm up, Sy make me a grilled cheese, and don't hold back on the ketchup."

"Yuck!" Sy grumbled as he made the sandwhich and three cups of green tea.

"Dear Jaden," he said, reading the letter aloud to his friends

You have been invited to the King Tournament. This prestigious event's invitation is coveted by many and is required for entry, so be extremely careful with this document. You and one friend are invited to compete in this duel tournament. Also, the winner will be given the previlage to duel the King of Games himself, Yugi."

"That is weird...I can't believe we were invited..." Syrus began.

"What are we waiting for," Jaden said, "Let's pack!"

"YEAH!"Syrus yelled in excited reply.

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Duel 1: Rebecca and Teddy