The Strange Duelist:
Summary: Yugi and his friends are waiting eagerly during the semi-finals, but Yugi is against the strangest duelist he has ever met: a girl who will not speak her name or show her face! She has a dark secret. Will this secret bring Yugi victory, or will it bring him defeat and despair?
Comments: A few cards I will mention in later chapters do not exist, I just made them up for the story: Sarai the Dragon Champion, Ryu's Champion, and Final Assault. Just so you know, this is my first fan fic. Be nice.
CHAPTER ONE
Yugi stood on his side of the dueling arena, shuffling his deck. Yet his mind was not focused on strategies or his deck. His thoughts and eyes were watching the mysterious figure on the other side of the arena, who was tossing her cards from hand to hand, shuffling them. Her shrouded eyes, which were kept under a hooded cloak, held a steady gaze on him. Yugi felt a shard of dread and panic surge up his spine, and he shivered unconsciously.
"Who is this mysterious girl?" he asked himself, although he did not know the answer. This strange girl went to school with him and his friends. Her eyes were usually on either him, or Seto Kaiba. She always wore a black hooded cloak, which kept her eyes, face and arms shielded from the gaze of others. Now, she had gotten into the semi-finals of Duelist Kingdom. "I have defeated Mai, Joey has beaten Bandit Keith, and now I must face this strange girl. But I have placed my faith in the heart of the cards, and with my friends by my side, I will win, and I will save my grandpa!" Yugi pushed his suspicions away. It was time to duel.
On the other side of the arena, Yugi's opponent watched him. She saw the determination to win in his eyes, and goose bumps crawled up her arms. Oh how she had dreaded this match, where they had pitted her against Yugi Moto. For a moment, she felt like crying in fright and anger.
"Oh Fate," she thought sadly, "what cruelties you have brought to this tournament, for you have orchestrated a duel where you have pitted brother and sister against each other! The Duelist Kingdom truly is a kingdom of its kind, but as my brother does not know that it is me, it is only I who shall feel the pain of your choice. Curse you Fate, for your cruelty, but I beg that you will bring me luck in my game against him."
"The duel between Yugi Moto and the Unknown Duelist shall now commence!" Croquet called. Pegasus smiled from his throne. Yugi and the Unknown Duelist looked at him in hatred.
"I will get my grandpa back!" Yugi promised himself.
"I will save you, Kaiba!" The Unknown Duelist murmured, "And I will make Pegasus suffer for what he has done to you!"
The two duelists turned to each other. "Let's duel!" They cried, standing by their platforms, a hand of cards already waiting.
Joey, Tristan, Tea and Bakura watched eagerly from the balcony above the arena, shouting encouragement to Yugi.
"Come on, Yugi!"
"Yeah, you can do it!"
Well, most of them were, Joey just watched silently, his mind on other matters, like the voice he had heard inside his head. A girl's voice, filled with sadness. It had sounded close.
"Oh Fate, what cruelties you have brought to this tournament, for you have orchestrated a duel where you have pitted brother and sister against each other! The Duelist Kingdom truly is a kingdom of its kind, but as my brother does not know that it is me, it is only I who shall feel the pain of your choice. Curse you Fate, for your cruelty, but I beg that you will bring me luck in my game against him."
Joey had realized it must have been the girl Yugi was facing, but the concept of her being his sister was just plain peculiar. Yugi had never mentioned having a sister that Joey knew of, but this girl's voice sounded exactly like Yugi during a card game. Joey pushed away these thoughts, though, and cheered Yugi on.
"Wipe the floor with her, Yug!" He cried cheerfully.
The Unknown Duelist was going to go first, but before she placed her card down, she looked up and said, "Tell me something, Yugi. Every duelist has a reason for their dueling, for fighting to get this far. What's yours?"
Yugi looked up, and said solemnly, "I fight for my grandpa."
"Our grandpa," she thought.
"What's yours?" Yugi asked. "She probably wants fame and fortune or something shitty like that." He thought.
Her answer surprised him. "I fight for the boy I love, and I fight for a chance to speak my brother again." She replied, her voice trembling. Yugi noted her voice sounded quite sweet and melodic. "Like a desert wind," his other self commented. But pain and sadness traced premature worry lines on her face and covered every surface of her voice. She suddenly straightened, worried to show weakness in front of her opponent. "Never mind, let's just play the damn game. Let's duel!"
Please review! Give me a reason to continue writing this! It's really hard to write a really good duel out, so give me some time, ok?
