Episode 1 - The Beginning From An End
The place, Domino City, Japan. A large city, almost the likes of Tokyo, New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, or Chicago. People moving about in their lives. The Town Square, the Aquarium, the Business District, everywhere, people coming and going. Right now, the center of focus was Domino High School. Just like any other high school in Japan, really. Except for the fact that one of its' students, a young man whose hair was spikey, from the back of his head and around. His hair also had all sorts of colors. Magneta-like red around the spikey parts, black on the inside, and yellow bangs.
This young man, 16 in age, had purple eyes, and he also had the uniform of a Domino High School student. He just had on a blue coat like some students in Japanese schools had, and underneath it, a white shirt, buttoned up. And to go with it, blue pants and some slippers.as usually worn in the classroom. This young man was Yugi Mutoh, otherwise known as the King of Duelists.
Years ago, Yugi's grandfather, Solomon, had been known as an adventurer, a gambler, and an archaeologist. He had travelled to Egypt, and found a mysterious tomb, which housed a unique golden box with an eye on it. What Solomon didn't know at the time, was that this box held a puzzle. After that, Yugi, when he was 7 years old, was given the Puzzle. Being a boy who enjoyed games, Yugi began to work on the Millennium Puzzle. It took him until he was 15 years old to complete it. The day Yugi would complete it changed his life. He had not had many friends at first. Until that day.
That day, Yugi was telling Téa Gardner, a brunette young woman about Yugi's age, about the Millennium Puzzle and what it meant to him. But at the same time, he was bullied by Joey Wheeler and Tristan Taylor, who had a reputation around Domino High for being toughs, and bullies, and Joey had taken the last piece of the Millennium Puzzle, and threw it into the school's swimming pool. However, Demetrius Ushio, formerly part of Domino High's student council, had tried to embezzle Yugi out of money by acting as his bodyguard. He nearly killed Joey and Tristan until Yugi stood up to him, surprising both Joey and Tristan. Yugi then was given back the final piece of the Millennium Puzzle he needed.. thanks to an anonymous friend, whom Yugi knew was Joey.
When he completed the Puzzle, Yugi had experienced moments where he slipped away. These moments, a spirit within the Millennium Puzzle would take over Yugi's body at times. Yugi didn't know it, but this other Yugi, known in truth as Pharaoh Atem, once lived 3,000 years ago and rid the world of the dark powers of the God of Evil, Zork. Zork himself threatened the world with the power of the Shadow Games, in which creatures from stone tablets known as Weiju, or Ka, and creatures in people's hearts and minds within darkness, or Ba, threatened the world. Atem sealed himself away into the Millennium Puzzle along with the darkness Zork represented, and a small bit of Zork. Zork, however, would survive... and their conflict would end 3000 years later. And it would come to include a game known as Duel Monsters.
But there was more Yugi would learn about Atem. Atem had no memory of his past achievements or his life as a Pharaoh. It wasn't until Battle City occured that he would learn of what he had to do. Atem's search had him search out the 3 Egyptian God Cards, Osiris, Obelisk, and Ra. In the end, he achieved them but lost them when he battled a group known as Doma. Doma had taken the God Cards, and set a plan into motion to reset history by cleansing the world. Atem fought hard, along with Joey, and his first real rival in the game of Duel Monsters, Seto Kaiba, but he had to learn of his own darkness, and also did what he had done 3000 years ago, shouldering the darkness.
Finally, the journey came to end. Atem learned that Bakura, a friend to Yugi, who possessed the Millennium Ring, had been controlled by his darker side, who in reality was Zork, wishing to conclude his battle with Atem in the ultimate Shadow Game, which if Zork had won, would have brought the world into shadows. Luckily, Atem won. Soon, after his memories returned and Zork was gone, Atem and Yugi, along with their friends, learned of the Ceremonial Battle at the location in which the Millennium Puzzle, Ring, and the other 5 Millennium Items were created, where Atem's fate would be decided.In the end, Yugi battled with Atem, and defeated him, thus sending him back to the afterlife.
It was now a little over a month after Yugi's victory over Atem, and he was just living life day to day, still missing him, but becoming strong for himself. Soon, the bell for class rang as Yugi got up, gathering his things until he heard someone say "Hey, Yugi!"
Yugi turned around and saw Joey, his messy blonde-haired, brown eyed best friend, having called his name. Joey smiled and said "What's the hurry, big guy? I mean, we still got another 2 periods to go through."
"Sorry, Joey, I can't! I gotta go pick up my cousin from the Train Station. He's coming in from Tokyo, and I told Mom and Grandpa I'd go get him. It's been about... ohhhhh, I'd say 6 years since I last saw him."
"Well, why not let us all go with you, Yugi?" A female voice said. Yugi and Joey turned to see Téa, who had short cut brunette hair, blue eyes, and a female school uniform, which had a pink buttoned up shirt with white around the colors and sleeves, a blue bow around the neck softly, and a similar colored pleated skirt.
She smiled as Yugi said "Well, Téa, I might want you guys to go with me, I just didn't want you to get into trouble. I mean, all I was gonna do was get my cousin, bring him by the school so he can register here at Domino High, and that's it. I even talked with the principal and my teachers about it."
"Wellll, I think that all of us going with you wouldn't be too bad. 'Sides, it's not that far from here, so rushing over there and getting him and coming back wouldn't be a problem."
"Yeah, man! And 'sides, it's not like it wouldn't hurt to have your cousin meet your best friends." Joey added, giving a thumbs up.
Yugi nodded and said "Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it. We better book it!" Yugi rushed out the door, his friends following right behind. As they ran out of the front gate of Domino High, someone was watching from the side of the gate. This person had dark purple hair, a cigarette in his mouth, a black duster, a black shirt under it, and a pair of dark grey jeans and boots. The man smirked and said "That's the Duelist King? Feh... no problem."
Yugi and his friends soon made it to the Domino City Train Station, waiting for Taro. Joey then said "Hey, Yugi, how the heck are we gonna know what Taro looks like?"
"Aw, don't worry, Joey. He'll know it's me, and I'll notice it's him." Yugi replied, smiling. He then blinked, noticing a kid about 15 or so, at 5' 1", with the same spikey kind of hair Yugi had, only his was dark brown, and he also had a dark red shirt, with an orange belt around his waist and blue jeans with white and black sneakers, as well as a red backpack and a rolling lugagge bag as he turned, who then saw Yugi and shouted "Yugi!!" The young man came running up, grinning as he said "What's up!?"
"Hey, Taro!" Yugi replied as they slapped hands and Taro grinned brightly, then blinked when he looked at Yugi's friends. He then waved. "Yo! I'm Kentaro Mutoh, but you don't get to call me that. Just Taro, OK!?"
The others all nodded as Tristan said "Nice to meetcha, Taro. I'm Tristan."
Taro gabbed Tristan's hand and shook it rapidly in his own two hands. "Dude! 's a honor to meetcha!" He then stopped himself and looked at Téa, walked up and took her left hand, then kissed it as he said "And who is this lovely young lady?"
Téa giggled a bit and said "Well, I'm Téa, Taro. I'm surprised you don't remember me. Yugi has had me over before when you visited."
"Oh, right! Ehehehe.. sorry, it's just that you've grown A LOT since then!" Taro replied. Joey scratched his head then said "Yugi, are you sure this guy REALLY is your cousin?"
"Super positive, Joey. Taro and I, whenever we were around each other, were like brothers!"
"Yeah, well, I mean, he seems like he's everything you're not, dude." Suddenly, a right fist hit Joey in the cheek as he slammed to the ground with a thud.
Taro scoffed before he said "Don't make fun of my family like that, buddy boy! That's what makes me a lot different from Yugi! He may try to use words, but me, I think the direct approach is always the best way to go when dealing with morons like you."
Joey sat up and shook his head rapidly as he then got up and put his face right into Taro's and said "What was that for!?"
"I told you, you make fun of my family, you gotta pay in blood!" Taro added. Yugi stepped forward and said "C'mon, guys, let's not fight! I mean, we just got here and..."
Yugi stopped himself for a moment and turned carefully, having felt something, but got nothing. He shrugged it off then got between his friend and his cousin so they wouldn't argue. But he found it harder to do than he thought.
A bit later, back at Yugi's house, he and Taro were getting situated as Taro said "Man, Yugi, you sure seem like you've done well for yourself!"
"I guess so, Taro. But... I don't feel like I myself earned the accolades of things like King of Duelists, ya know?"
"Whaddya mean? Ya referring to those times when you look like a whole new person and act like one?" Taro replied, scratching his head.
"Hey, how did...?"
"Dude, I've seen you on TV when you've Dueled and after it! How'd it happen? Wait, wait, wait!! Lemme guess... the Millennium Puzzle did it!"
Yugi blinked in surprise as Taro flopped down onto his futon, grinning, legs crossed Indian-style, hands on his knees as he said "Who was that if it wasn't you, dude?"
Knowing Taro had already asked, Yugi did the noble thing and explained the whole situation, about Atem, and what occured during his time with him. Intently listening, Taro nodded as Yugi continued to explain until finally "...And that's how it ended. I defeated Atem, and he disappeared into the light. And with him, the Millennium Items' task was complete, and they disappeared from the Earth as well."
"Dude... that is some crazy stuff!! Do Auntie Suki and Grandpa know about this stuff!?!"
"Grandpa was there for the final Duel. But Mom... I dunno how she'd take it if she knew I'd lost my soul and nearly lost my life on several ocassions, Taro. I mean, you handled it a little better than most people might have."
"Hey, Yugi... I grew up in Tokyo, man, and there is some crazy crap that occurs there quite a bit! So, trust me, I've seen alot o' weird stuff in my time, even if I am 2 years younger than you. But... you would tell your mom if you needed to.. right? I mean, she's gotta have a right to know that, man. But it's my opinion. You feel free to make the call however you please, man."
Yugi nodded a bit. "Yeah... yeah." Yugi looked down some as Taro then said "Well, I'm gonna go downstairs, see if your mom and Grandpa need some help with dinner, dude."
Taro stepped out of Yugi's bedroom, closing the door behind him. Yugi sighed some and said "Mom shouldn't need to worry about me anymore than she does sometimes. I can't tell her. I shouldn't." He then turned to his box, the same box he kept the Millennium Puzzle in and frowned some as he thought 'Atem... this is so tough for me... to not have you here. I don't feel I can be strong enough... but I'll try. I...' He then heard a crash downstairs and ran out of his room, racing down to the kitchen to see one of the dishes broken on the floor, the window open, and Taro, his grandpa, and his mom, all gone! Yugi also noticed a piece of paper on the floor and picked it up, reading it. All it said was "Come. Construction Site. Bring your Deck."
He knew that something was going on, but didn't know WHAT exactly. So, he raced back to his room, grabbed his Deck, and his Duel Disk, exhaled as he slapped his Deck inside of his Duel Disk and rushed out to the Construction Site. Once outside, Yugi headed north, because it was a 10 minute walk or so, but since he was running, 5 minutes was the most he'd take to get there.
At the Construction Site itself, Taro charged into a gated door that had him, Yugi's young looking mother, who had short magenta hair, a white shirt, and a long dark blue skirt, as well as his grandfather, who had grey hair and a matching beard, as well as a black bandana with two symbols that somewhat were close to infinity symbols, as well as green overalls and a white shirt under it as he said "Taro..."
"Hey, I gotta at least try to get us outta here, Grandpa! I know Yugi will show up, but I mean, gotta try something! Beats sitting here and waiting! I don't even get why this guy wanted to get us in the first place just to get to Yugi!" Taro replied, kicking at the door. A man who had dark purple hair, a cigarette in his mouth, a black duster, a black shirt under it, and a pair of dark grey jeans and boots appeared near the cage and shook his head. "Moron. You won't break out, until Yugi Mutoh shows. And I know he will show up." The man had a Duel Disk on also as he then smiled as he heard an elevator. "Well, well, well... he's here." He stepped forward, smiling as Yugi stepped out of the elevator to see his family.
He looked in shock and said "Mom! Grandpa! Taro!"
All at once, Suki, Solomon, and Taro all said "Yugi!"
"Good. You did come. I thought you would do so... King of Duelists. Heh. You're a lot shorter than you are on TV... I guess that means it's true that TV adds on a few inches and a few pounds."
Yugi glared at that man and said "Who are you!? And why'd you kidnap my family?!"
"My name is Senbei Nakamura. And I am a Card Hunter. You see, we target Duelists who have cards that serve our goal to making the most powerful Decks in the world, as well as controlling the game of Duel Monsters itself. You may think that we're like the GHOULs, but we're better than those fools, because we see the potential of all cards... not just rare ones. We copy them too, but we do it with more finesse. We also attempt to change the face of the game, by making dangerous but exciting scenarios... but this information will not help you. All I was asked to do was beat you... then take your Deck."
"That's not gonna happen! I'll make sure you're beaten right here and now, Senbei!" Yugi said. Senbei had his arms crossed, eyes closed as he smiled. "Well, well, confident, aren't we? Overconfidence is the signs of a large ego, and too much pride, Yugi. And I have seen some of your Duels and I know that you have had a lot of confidence..."
"You're referring to someone else who isn't of this world anymore, Senbei... you're up against the real me." Yugi replied as he got his Duel Disk on the ready. Senbei smiled as he did the same. "Well, well.. then show me the real you and your skills."
"Before we begin, how much Life Points will we both be receiving?" Yugi asked.
"8000. Which has become a new standard for the game in some circles. I hope twice the regular amount of Life Points is no problem for someone of your skills..."
"Of course not!" Yugi replied as both he and Senbei had 5 cards, and at the same time, they said "Duel!!"
"My turn! Draw!" Yugi drew his sixth card, having the limit of cards he could have in his hand as he examined his hand. He looked carefully then said "Alright, here I go! I summon Giant Rat in Attack Mode!"
With the Monster Card placed onto his Duel Disk's Monster Card Zone which was placed in front, a greyish rat that held a human skull in its' left paw, with orange eyes and an orange tail appeared onto the Field, snarling some. Yugi had recently added Giant Rat to his Deck, because he had plenty of cards to make good use of its' effect.
GIANT RAT
Earth/Beast/4/1400 ATK/1450 DEF
When this card is sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle, you can select 1 EARTH monster with an ATK of 1500 or less from your Deck and Special Summon it to the Field in face-up Attack Mode. Your Deck is then shuffled.
"I'll next set a card face-down to end my turn with just my 4 cards left."
"Heh. Impressive strategy so far, I am sure. My turn! Draw!" Senbei drew his next card and smiled as he said "I will set one Monster face-down, then also set one Magic or Trap Card face-down. Turn... end!"
Senbei smiled as he thought 'Fool. Even if he does attempt an attack, my card is all set to make sure my plan to get a stronger Monster than any he has succeeded without a hitch. And if he attacks and has something to counter my card, his Monster will be weakened by my lovely Newt.'
NEWT (English Name: Slate Warrior)
Wind/Fiend/4/1900 ATK/400 DEF
Flip: Increase the ATK and DEF of this card by 500 points. Any Monster that destroys this card must decrease its' ATK and DEF by 500 points.
"Alright... my turn! Draw!" Yugi drew his next card and then said "Giant Rat, attack Senbei's set Monster!" Giant Rat charged right at Senbei's set Monster snarling as it leapt up and about to slam its' tail on it when Senbei said "Trap Card, activate! Negate Attack!"
Suddenly, a spiraling swirl of some kind appeared, blocking Giant Rat's attack, then caused it to skid back to Yugi's side of the Field.
"As you may know, Negate Attack is a card that only works when you attack with a Monster, all attacks are negated, and your Battle Phase is over!" Senbei said, smiling.
NEGATE ATTACK
Counter Trap Card
When your opponent attacks with a Monster, all attacks are negated and your opponent's Battle Phase ends.
"Not bad. But now... I'll reveal my own set Trap Card! Ultimate Offering!"
Yugi's Trap Card flipped up, showing an image of a large green monster being seperated by a blood red monster from its' head as he smiled.
ULTIMATE OFFERING
Continuous Trap Card
At the cost of 500 Life Points per Monster, you are allowed an extra Normal Summon or Set.
"Next, I will set a card face-down, then I will play my Magic Card, Book of Moon!"
Giant Rat began to glow as it disappeared, with a face-down Monster Card now appearing where Giant Rat was before. Yugi knew at least now his LP was safe due to Giant Rat's being in face-down Defense Mode.
BOOK OF MOON
Quickplay Magic Card
Flip 1 face-up Monster on the Field into face-down Defense Mode.
"Turn end!"
Senbei looked on. 'I wonder why he played Ultimate Offering. Unless he has something up his sleeve. He has only 3 cards... so he can't be that dangerous of a threat.'
"My turn!" Senbei drew his next card and said "Now... I will flip up my face-down Monster! Come to life, Newt!
With that said a blue skinned kind of newt with yellow eyes and a red dot in the center of its' forehead took to Senbei's side of the Field, with a yellow chest plate with red markings on it, its' mid-section revealed also, with a yellow set of round armor around its' waist, red pants, yellow boots, green sleeves with a red line around the wrist, its' fists clenched. But not only that, Newt's normal stats of 1900 ATK and 400 DEF were upped by 500 points due to its' Flip Effect to 2400 ATK, 900 DEF.
Senbei added "I am not done yet! Next up, I play Fairy Meteor Crush, equipping it onto my Newt!"
Newt's body began to glow as Yugi knew he might lose some LP on that transaction... due to Fairy Meteor Crush's effect.
FAIRY METEOR CRUSH
Equip Magic Card
When a Monster equipped with this card attacks with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of one of your opponent's Defense Mode monsters, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points.
"Newt, attack Yugi's face-down Giant Rat and crush the vermin!" Newt charged as Senbei ordered the attack. It thrusted its' right fist downward, smashing Yugi's Giant Rat, which screeched out in agony as it was destroyed! Yugi then saw a small burst of energy come forth and hit him as he cried out, his LP reduced by 950 points to 7050.
Taro looked on. "Whoa! This guy is good! He managed to weaken Yugi's LP just a bit, but still..."
Yugi then said "Alright, but since you destroyed Giant Rat in battle, I get to use its' effect!" Yugi pulled his Deck out, beginning to examine it carefully as he smiled, getting his Monster of choice, Green Gadget. He then said "With Giant Rat's effect, I Special Summon Green Gadget!"
With that said, a robot with small hands and feet, silver legs and a gear like body in the center, with green in the center of the gear, as well as a head on the top with a red eye, and green shoulders with silver cogs appeared on Yugi's Field, its' body glowing red a bit.
GREEN GADGET
Earth/Machine/4/1400 ATK/600 DEF
When this card has been successfully Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, you may search your Deck for 1 "Red Gadget" and add it to your hand.
"And with Green Gadget's effect I get to add a Red Gadget from my Deck to my hand!" Yugi pulled his Deck out then searched for a Red Gadget, then added it to his hand, smiling as he said "And now I will pay 500 Life Points to use Ultimate Offering's effect, and make a Normal Summon!"
Yugi's Life Points dropped from 7050 to 6550 as he said "I will now Normal Summon Red Gadget in Attack Mode!"
Red Gadget materialized near Green Gadget, its' body red on its' feet, hands, part of its' wrists, and its' upper body and lower body, its' head was rounded out, with black and silver eyes, silver eyes and legs, a gear on its' back and gears on its' wrists, its' arms at its' sides.
RED GADGET
Earth/Machine/4/1300 ATK/1500 DEF
When this card is successfully Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, you may search your Deck for 1 "Yellow Gadget" and add it to your hand.
Yugi pulled his Deck out then grabbed his Yellow Gadget and added it to his hand. He now had one last thing to do. "I will pay another 500 LP and make the last Gadget be known... Normal Summon Yellow Gadget!"
With that, the final Gadget in Yugi's Deck materialized, with its' yellow body, silver gears on its' shoulders and lower body, with similar colored arms and legs, and a green eye in the center of its' face. Yugi's combo was now made complete.
YELLOW GADGET
Earth/Machine/4/1200 ATK/1200 DEF
When this card is successfully Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, you may search your Deck for 1 "Green Gadget" and add it to your hand.
Now, Yugi's LP was at 6050, but he had 3 Monsters on the Field as Senbei said "Damn you... you managed to get 3 Monsters out at once!"
"That's the power of my Gadgets! They unite to pull one another out! And they're not gonna be alone for much longer, Senbei! I activate my set Trap Card, Mobile Fortress Stronghold!"
Appearing behind Yugi was a gigantic robot with a white body, large arms and legs, and in the center of its' chest were 3 circles... one with a green "G", another with a yellow "Y", and a red "R". Stronghold then knelt down, arms at its' sides.
MOBILE FORTRESS STRONGHOLD
Continuous Trap Card
After this card is activated, it becomes a Monster Card (Earth Attribute/Machine-Type/Level 4/0 ATK/2000 DEF) and Special Summoned in Defense Mode. If "Green Gadget", "Yellow Gadget", and "Red Gadget" are all face-up on your side of the Field, the ATK of this card becomes 3000 points (this card is still treated as a Trap Card).
Senbei chuckled as he then said "Very well... I'll just set a card down and end my turn."
Yugi nodded and said "My turn! Draw!" He drew his next card and then said "Next... I will turn Stronghold to Attack Mode!" Yugi knew Stronghold's card was now considered a Monster Card, so he just simply shifted it to Attack Mode, with his Gadgets all on the Field on the Field as well, Stronghold's ATK raised from 0 to 3000 points! The slots with the colored letters R, G, and Y opened as Yugi's Gadgets shot into the air and slammed into their respective positions, Green Gadget where the green G was, Red Gadget where the red R was, and Yellow Gadget where the yellow Y was as Yugi said "Stronghold, attack Newt! Steel Gear Crush!"
Stronghold pulled its' fist back and thrusted it downward, smashing Newt into nothing, dropping Senbei's LP by 600 points, as Senbei cried out, some parts of Newt flying past him. Yugi then said "Even if Stronghold's ATK drops by 500 points to 2500, and its' DEF dropped to 1500 due to Newt's effect, Senbei, you still lose 600 LP and so your LP drops to 7400! Now... time to do some more damage! Gadgets, Direct Attack, Triple Gadget Strike!"
All 3 of Yugi's Gadgets shot out, charging at Senbei, all 3 punching him, dropping his LP by 3900 to 3500! Senbei groaned and said "So... this is the true talent you have, huh...? Good..."
Yugi then said "Well, I can't do much else, so I will set one card down and end my turn!"
Senbei chuckled, drawing his next card as he smiled. "Fool. Set card, activate! CALL OF THE HAUNTED!!!"
Suddenly, a series of headstones appeared onto the Field as Taro said "Not good! He gets to now Special Summon a Monster from his Graveyard in Attack Mode!"
"That's not good... it's like his whole Deck emphasizes on power..." Solomon added.
"Sure feels like Beatdown to me too, Grandpa! And I'm sure he's got more in wait there than just Newt!" Taro added as he, his aunt and his grandpa watched the Duel intently.
CALL OF THE HAUNTED
Continuous Trap Card
Select 1 Monster from your Graveyard and Special Summon it in face-up Attack Mode. When this card is destroyed or removed from the Field, the summoned Monster is destroyed. If the Summoned Monster is destroyed, this card is also destroyed.
Soon enough, Newt rose out of the Earth, as a mist covered the Field, which had Yugi worried. Senbei then smiled as he said "Next I will play Cost Down, discarding a card from my hand to reduce the Levels of all my Monsters by 2! And so... to follow up... I will Normal Summon Dark Ruler Ha Des!"
With that, a demon with green skin, his hands and face only visible, his eyes red, a brown beard, and celtic-esque armor, with orange and yellow horns, holding a glass of red wine appeared on the Field. The robes were of purple and gold with a face on the upper portion near the next, as well as a skull-like shape under that, with red eyes as well... and then Senbei smiled.
DARK RULER HA DES
Dark/Fiend/6/2450 ATK/1600 DEF
As long as this card remains face-up on the Field, negate the effects of Effect Monsters destroyed by Fiend-Type monsters on your side of the Field in battle. This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.
Senbei then said "Newt, attack Green Gadget!" Newt leapt forward, punching Green Gadget right as it sat in Stronghold, blowing it up and dropping Stronghold's ATK to 0... and Yugi's LP to 5550. Senbei then added "Hades, destroy Stronghold!"
Hades sipped some of his wine then shot a stream of fire out, blowing Stronghold up to nothing, and sending Yellow Gadget and Red Gadget back down to the ground, Yugi's LP drop to 3100, 400 points lower than Senbei's as Senbei said "As you can see, your Deck seems to be a Deck of Glass if you forget of Stronghold's effect only kicking in if all 3 Gadgets are in play. So now, I set a card down and end my turn."
Yugi nodded as he said "My... turn..." He was about to drop, then stopped when he felt something... something from his Deck.
"Huh?" Yugi replied, blinking as he drew his next card, and then saw Horus the Black Flame Dragon Level 4, one of his new additions. He wondered if Horus was what he felt.
HORUS THE BLACK FLAME DRAGON LV 4
Fire/Dragon/4/1600 ATK/1000 DEF
As long as this card remains face-up on your side of the Field, control of this card cannot be switched. During the End Phase of a turn that this card destroyed a Monster as a result of Battle, send this card to the Graveyard to Special Summon 1 "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6" from your hand or Deck.
He looked at the rest of his hand and nodded as he took a card and said "I play the Magic Card, Coins from Heaven! With this, both of us get to draw til we have 6 cards in our hands!"
Senbei nodded, drawing his 3 cards, as Yugi drew 3 also. He smiled as he saw another card that could help him... Winged Kuriboh.
WINGED KURIBOH
Light/Fairy/1/300 ATK/200 DEF
When this card on the Field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its' effect is activated. After activation, during this turn, any Battle Damage that the controller of this card takes becomes 0.
Yugi nodded also as he said "I will summon Winged Kuriboh in Defense Mode!"
With that, a small brown furry creature with brown fur, yellow eyes with blue pupils, green hands and feet with yellow claws and white wings appeared onto Yugi's side of the Field as he said "And now I will just turn Yellow Gadget and Red Gadget to Defense Mode! Turn end!"
Yugi knew once he had what he needed to get, he'd let Horus out, since he felt that is what he felt from his Deck and then said "Your move, Senbei."
"A fuzzy Angel is your last resort? Heh! You must be desperate, Yugi! Very well! My turn!" Senbei drew his next card, one sliding out of his Graveyard and into his hand as he smiled and said "Now, I Normal Summon Sinister Serpent in Attack Mode!"
SINISTER SERPENT
Water/Reptile/1/300 ATK/250 DEF
Effect: If a "Sinister Serpent" exists in your Graveyard during your Standby Phase, you can add that "Sinister Serpent" to your hand.
With that summon made, a green serpent with a soft yellow underbelly and green wings with yellow feathers appeared as Senbei said "But! I won't end there! I now play my set Trap Card, Meteorain!"
METEORAIN
Normal Trap Card
During this turn, when your Monsters attack with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Mode Monsters, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points.
Senbei then said "Sinister Serpent, destroy Winged Kuriboh!"
With the command made, Sinister Serpent charged, ramming into Winged Kuriboh, as it cried out "Kuri!!!" And then exploded, sparkling dust all over the Field as Yugi looked on and Senbei said "Hades, destroy Yellow Gadget, and Newt, you get Red Gadget!"
Senbei's Monsters charged, attacking Yugi's Monsters, destroying them as Senbei said "And that's game...!"
"No. Not at all." Yugi said, smiling, his LP still at 3100.
"What!? How come your Life Points aren't at 0?!"
"Simple." Yugi said, holding up Winged Kuriboh's card. "Hane Kuriboh's effect. When it's destroyed and sent to the Graveyard from the Field, all Battle Damage I receive this turn is 0. So you were pointless in playing Meteorain."
"Blast... alright, I end my turn for now!"
"Good... 'cause it's my turn!" Yugi added, drawing a card. He then said "Now... I summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 in Attack Mode!"
With the summon made, a small silver colored robotic-like falcon-like creature with red eyes appeared on the Field as Yugi said "Horus, attack Sinister Serpent!"
Horus's mouth began to flash with a black and purple flame as Yugi added "Black Flame Fireball!!" Horus shot a fireball at Sinister Serpent, destroying it, dropping Senbei's LP to 2200 Life Points now. Yugi then said "I will set one card down and now... since I am in my End Phase, I'll send Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 to my Graveyard, then Special Summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 from my Deck!"
Horus LV4 disappeared in a flash of fire and then a much bigger version of Horus appeared, longer wings on its' body, a more falcon-esque appearance, a long tail, and longer talons as it roared.
HORUS THE BLACK FLAME DRAGON LV6
Fire/Dragon/6/2300 ATK/1600 DEF
As long as this card remains face-up on your side of the Field, it is unaffected by any Magic Cards. During the End Phase of a turn that this card destroyed a Monster as a result of Battle, send this card to the Graveyard and Special Summon 1 "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8" from your hand or Deck.
Senbei looked on and blinked as he said "What the-!?"
Taro looked on in awe and said "Whoa... what the heck is that!?"
Solomon chuckled and replied "This is a new Monster of Yugi's... Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6. LV4, LV6, and LV8. All of them work in sync with one another."
"Dad, how exactly do they work together? I saw that LV4 changed to LV6 once Yugi destroyed his Sinister Serpent." Suki asked, standing up some.
Solomon smiled. "It is simple. LV6's effect is all Magic Cards cannot affect it... plus when it destroys a Monster in Battle, you can send it to the Graveyard, and bring out the biggest of them all... LV8. You will see, Suki. He'll bring it out, and win. I can just feel it that Yugi will bring out LV8."
Yugi stood still as Senbei said "My turn!" He drew his next card, and showed Yugi his card. "I will now play the Magic Card, Dark Hole, and wipe out the whole Field of Monsters!"
Suddenly, a black hole appeared on the Field, circling rapidly, sucking in Hades and Newt into it, beginning to also yank Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 into it also! Senbei began to cackle as the Dark Hole disappeared.
DARK HOLE
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Destroy all Monster Cards on the Field.
Senbei snickered and said "This is over, Yugi! Your big bad Dragon is gone! I will now play Monster Reborn to bring back Newt in Defense Mode and end my turn! How do you like!?"
MONSTER REBORN
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Select 1 Monster in your or your opponent's Graveyard, and Special Summon it to your side of the Field, in face-up Attack Mode or face-up Defense Mode.
"It's fine with me." Yugi smiled as then suddenly, Horus LV6 shot out of the air and roared loudly as Senbei said "What!?! How is that possible!? How can Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 be back when I used Dark Hole to destroy it!?"
"Horus LV6's effect is that no Magic Cards affect it while it's face-up on the Field. So? Whatcha gonna do now?"
"... I end my turn. It's all I can do." Senbei said.
Yugi then said "My turn! Draw!" He drew his next card and said "Horus LV6, destroy Newt!" Horus LV6's mouth let out the same black flame that LV4 let out as he said "Black Flame Stream!"
A stream of fire shot from LV6's mouth then began to circle Newt, destroying it, even with its' ATK reduced to 1800, and its' DEF dropped to 1100 as Yugi said "I will set a card down. Turn end! And you know what that means... I will now send LV6 to the Graveyard... and call out one of my strongest Monsters in my Deck... call out Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8!!!"
Yugi slapped down Horus LV8's card onto his Duel Disk, as a flash of fire wrapped around LV6, evolving it into LV8. LV8's body was now much bigger, with long arms where its' talons were, as well as its' claws and talons, its' tail longer too as it had a blue dot on its' forehead as it glared at Yugi's opponent, its' body glowing.
HORUS THE BLACK FLAME DRAGON LV8
Fire/Dragon/8/3000 ATK/1800 DEF
Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by the effect of "Horus The Black Flame Dragon LV6". As long as this card remains face-up on your side of the Field, you can negate the activation and effect of any Magic Cards and destroy them.
Senbei looked on and said "Very well then.. this is where it ends!" He drew his next card, then he said "I will play Graceful Charity! Which lets me draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards to the Graveyard!"
GRACEFUL CHARITY
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Draw 3 cards from your Deck, then discard any 2 cards from your hand.
Senbei quickly drew three cards and then discarded 2 to the Graveyard, as he smiled and said "I will now play Premature Burial, at the loss of 800 LP and Special Summon my best and favorite Monster! Come out! Grandius Dragon!"
PREMATURE BURIAL
Equip Magic Card
Effect: Pay 800 Life Points. Special Summon 1 Monster Card from your Graveyard, Special Summon it onto the Field in face-up Attack Mode, and equip it with this card. When this card is destroyed, the Monster is also destroyed.
With a loud roar, a Dragon with a bone-like structure along its' spine, and with ribs, black wings, and dark talons and green skin under the bones roared as it appeared onto the Field, its' tail slamming as it did.
GRANDIUS DRAGON
Wind/Dragon/8/3000 ATK/2200 DEF
When this card is Special Summoned successfully, you can activate 1 Magic Card in your Graveyard. If you use this effect, this card cannot attack during this turn.
Senbei smiled as he said "Thanks to Grandius Dragon's special effect, I can activate a Magic Card from my Graveyard, so I will activate Dark Hole!" Dark Hole slid out of the Graveyard Slot of Senbei's Duel Disk, then appeared on the Field, circling around as Yugi said "No, you won't! I will now use Horus LV8's effect!"
Horus LV8's body began to glow as it roared, a big explosion of light shooting all ocer as Yugi added in "MAGIC OBLITERATION!!!!!!" Horus roared louder, exploding a blast of energy that shattered Dark Hole and surrounded the whole Field. Senbei cried out also as then the light disappeared as Senbei said "N-no..."
"Heh. What will you do now?"
Senbei clenched his fist as he said "Turn end!"
Yugi's LP - 3100
Senbei's LP - 1400
Yugi exhaled and said "My turn. Draw!" Yugi drew his next card and then said "Now, I play Rush Recklessly, to boost the ATK of my Horus by 700 points to 3700!!"
Horus's body began to glow as it roared, its' ATK 3700 now. Yugi then said "I will now play Monster Reborn and Special Summon Green Gadget in Attack Mode."
With a flash of light, Green Gadget appeared again as Yugi said "Horus, attack and destroy Grandius Dragon!" Horus's mouth roared loudly as Yugi said "Black... Flame... Inferno!!" Horus shot a blast of fire that blasted Grandius Dragon to ashes, destroying it and dealing 700 points of damage to Senbei's LP, dropping him to 700. Yugi then followed up "Green Gadget, direct attack! And add in Trap Card, activate Reinforcements!" Green Gadget's body began to glow as Senbei said "What!?!"
REINFORCEMENTS
Normal Trap Card
Increase the ATK of a Monster by 500 points.
Green Gadget's ATK was 1900 now as Green Gadget then charged with Yugi saying "Gadget Punch!"
Green Gadget then punched Senbei in the gut, causing the Card Hunter to cry out, his LP dropped to 0!!!
Senbei dropped to a knee as Yugi said "Yes!"
Taro, Suki, and Solomon all said "Way to go, Yugi!"
Senbei simply sighed and said "As promised, Yugi..." He took a key out and tossed it to him. "Here you go. This will let your family go... but I told you, the Card Hunters have a mission. And we will not stop it even if one of us loses to someone like you... one of us will probably beat you... or someone else. Count on it..." He walked off, then leapt off the construction site, but was gone...
Yugi looked at him, confused a bit But he shook it off and rushed to his family, unlocking them as he said "Hey,. you all OK?"
"Man, that was cool!!! I didn't know you got this much stronger in such a short time!"
Suki smiled and said "You were very wonderful, honey!"
Yugi chuckled a bit, his cheeks red as he then smiled, just glad that his family was safe. He knew now of a new threat, but wondered what the Card Hunters would want from him in the future... so he would just have to be very curious.. and cautious to them...
Senbei himself, having landed on the ground surprisingly safely said "Boss... he knows..." speaking into a cell phone.
"Good. That means we have some idea of what he'd want from us I suppose... your work is done, Senbei. Let someone else handle the job."
"Yes." Senbei added, hanging up his cellphone, just walking off, a soft limp in his walk...
-To Be Continued...-