Author's Note: I don't own any of these stories depicted.
This is a little bit of a passion project for me as I transition between stories.
I grew up with the card game, Yu-Gi-Oh! During middle and high school.
I enjoy fantasizing about stories involving my friends. I still have the deck profiles that I made up of each one of them.
This story is a result of my experience writing Yu-Gi-Oh! Stories in the past and I hope you come to like them as much as I have.
Many references to many Yu-Gi-Oh channels make an appearance in this story.
The first duel is not mine, I took it from Impossible Studios. A Hungarian duel series. So there's gonna be a first turn draw since it took place in 2011.
The original duels that I made up will be coming. Anyway, enjoy.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Wrath of the Gifted
Today is a big day for Seto Kaiba. It's one that he looks forward to every year.
The day that he hosts the Grand Championship.
The 64 year old smiles and with good reason.
During the last few decades, he has seen young duelists grow up to be professionals. He sees them marry, have kids, and live out their lives like if each day is filled with nothing but happiness.
He himself, however, has never done any of those things. If anything, he's married to the company.
After meditating on his thoughts, he gets up from his bed, struggling a bit to do so, because of his age.
"Wow. Look at all of you! Heh. Heh. Heh.
What a show this is. Who's having fun?
Give a big round of applause for all the duelists who today, couldn't make it to the finals, despite their best efforts.
Now this duel is what you have come for… AND SO HAVE I!
And now without further ado… IT'S TIME FOR THE FINAL DUEL!
Joining us today are two talented duelists from the city of Royal Woods, Michigan!
After the events that happened here tonight, I'm sure that their city will be put RIGHT on the map!
I'll say no more. See what you think. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you...
Lincoln Loud and Clyde McBride!"
The sound of the audience watching of them going wild with excitement is music to Kaiba's ears.
Sure, many years ago, Kaibacorp had every option to remain as a military corporation. With all the VR combat and flight simulators and all that. But there really isn't as much satisfaction with this.
A gaming corporation.
It's mission and vision set on bringing people together through a common interest instead of reckless air bombing because some politician couldn't see diplomacy as an option.
All those hard decisions. All those hardships. All those sacrifices. All that soul searching. All that regret.
It has all led to this day right here.
Hopefully, whoever these two guys are would continue the trend of each year being more exiting than the last.
A 32 year old Lincoln Loud smiles at Clyde.
"You did say 'see you at the finals,' like we're in a movie or something. Well, here we are!"
Clyde just glares at Lincoln, not saying a word.
"Giving me the silent treatment, huh? It's okay. I know how you feel."
"Lincoln… I… I'll talk. Just be happy that I'm not spreading the word around that… because we were friends a long time… LET'S JUST DUEL!"
(Pokemon Colosseum - Cipher Admin Battle)
Clyde LP 8000
Lincoln LP 8000
"Okay, I'll go first!" Said Clyde.
"I summon Elemental Hero Stratos (Atk 1800). I'll use its effect to fetch Destiny Hero Malicious from my deck. Now I'll activate Destiny Draw! I discard Malicious and draw two cards. I'll set one card face down and end my turn!"
Lincoln draws his starting hand.
"I'll activate Charge of the Light Brigade. I mill three cards and fetch Lumina from my deck. Also, since one of the cards I sent to the graveyard was Wulf, I can special summon it (Atk 2100)."
"I'm prepared for anything he throws at me, but this won't be easy." Thought Clyde.
"That's not all! I activate Solar Recharge! I discard Lyla, draw two cards, then mill two. I summon Lumina (Atk 1000) and use it's effect. I discard Jain to special summon Lyla (Atk 1700)."
"Hold on! I activate my trap card, Torrential Tribute! All our monsters are destroyed!"
A large tidal wave is seen coming out of the card, shattering all the monsters.
"Don't think I'm out yet! I have four lightsworn monsters with different names in my graveyard! I special summon… JUDGEMENT DRAGON! (Atk 3000)
I attack you directly!
Clyde LP 5000
During my end phase, Judgement Dragon requires me to mill 4 cards! I end my turn!"
"Okay, I draw. I activate the effect of Malicious from my graveyard. By removing it from play, I can summon another one from my deck (Atk 800). Next, I normal summon Krebons (Atk 1200).
Krebons is a level 2 tuner, Malicious is a level 6 non tuner, so then I can synchro summon… Red Dragon Archfiend (Atk 3000).
Next, I activate Red Dragon Vase, allowing me to draw 2 cards.
I attack your Judgement Dragon with Red Dragon Archfiend!"
"I'll use the effect of Necro Gardna in my graveyard! Negating your attack!"
"I set two cards face down and end my turn!"
(Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness - Cipher Admin Battle)
"My turn. I'll pay 1000 life points for Judgement Dragon's effect. Destroying all other cards on the field!"
Lincoln LP 7000
"I activate my trap card, Divine Wrath! By discarding one card from my hand, I can negate your dragon's effect and destroy it! I discard Dark Resonator."
From the clouds above, a bolt of lighting strikes Judgement Dragon, shattering it.
Lincoln, however, seems unfazed.
"I remove one light and one dark monster in my graveyard to summon Chaos Sorcerer (Atk 2300). I'll use its effect. In exchange for it not attacking this turn, I can banish Red Dragon Archfiend!"
The dragon vanishes into thin air.
"Next, I summon Glow Up Bulb (Atk 100). Glow Up Bulb is a level 1 tuner, Chaos Sorcerer is a level 6 non tuner. I can now synchro summon Black Rose Dragon (Atk 2400). When it's synchro summoned, I can destroy all cards on the field!"
"Damn! My Mirror Force!"
"I'll mill one card from my deck to summon Glow Up Bulb from the graveyard. The card I milled is another Wulf so I summon it (Atk 2100). I'll synchro summon a second time to bring out T.G. Hyper Librarian (Atk 2400)."
"Seriously, Lincoln. You couldn't afford Hi Speedroid Chanbara?"
"Clyde, you should know by now, with a family like mine, sometimes you have to cut corners."
"It's less than ten dollars, come on."
"I attack you directly. Then I end my turn."
Clyde LP 2600
"Okay, time to get serious! Since there are exactly 3 dark attribute monsters in my graveyard, I can special summon Dark Armed Dragon! (Atk 2800) I'll remove Malicious from the graveyard to-"
"I negate the effect of Effect Veiler from my hand. Negating Dark Armed Dragon's effect."
"If I can't destroy your monster by card effect, I'll just have to do it by battle. I attack your Librarian with Dark Armed Dragon!"
"I'll use the effect of my second Necro Gardna in my graveyard!"
Clyde felt the urge to swear but restrained himself. His dads didn't raise a foul mouth.
"I set one card face down and end my turn!"
"Heh. I special summon another Judgement Dragon and nuke the field!"
Lincoln LP 6000
"I activate Waboku! I take no damage from your attacks this turn!"
"Face it Clyde! I'm winning the prize card for my family today!"
"This duel is not over yet! I activate Different Dimension Reincarnation! By discarding a card, I'll bring back Red Dragon Archfiend (Atk 3000). Then, I normal summon Deep Sea Diva (Atk 200). Her effect lets me summon a second Deep Sea Diva from my deck. Red Dragon Archfiend is level 8 and the Deep Sea Divas are level 2, that's 12 stars! I'll synchro summon…
RED NOVA DRAGON (Atk 5500).
I attack Judgement Dragon!"
"I activate the effect of HONEST in my hand (Atk 8500) I WIN!"
"NOOOOO!"
Clyde LP 0
"NOW THAT WAS AN AMAZING DUEL!" Announced Kaiba.
He is seen shaking Lincoln's hand, it's not easy to win one of the championships but this duelist is clearly talented.
"You have just won the Kaibacorp Grand Championship, Lincoln Loud! How do you feel!?"
"I feel fantastic. I want to thank my family, who has helped me fight to be here right now."
"And now for your prize card…"
"I've been looking forward to this. My nieces would LOVE to share it!"
"Oh really, well I know that they'll be enjoying using The Blue Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon!"
"Wow! Really!?"
"Yes, really. Not only that, you will have another chance to enter NEXT year's championship!"
"Awesome!"
"Now, as for you, Clyde. You said earlier today that you recently received a PhD? Am I right?"
"Yes, Kaiba. A PhD in Business Analytics."
"Now I know these types of degrees come with a mountain of student loans, so we at Kaibacorp would like to present you with a Kaibacorp Scholarship. Now you can start your career, whatever it may be, with no worries on how to pay back those loans. What do you think?"
"Well, all I got to say is this: A thank you card is on it's way to you right now!"
"Wonderful! I'm looking forward to it!
LINCOLN LOUD AND CLYDE MCBRIDE EVERYBODY!"
The excitement of the crowd.
It's still music to Seto Kaiba's ears.
(TWO WEEKS LATER)
"Hmm? Six pages is rather lengthy for a thank you note."
Kaiba doesn't really have a lot of free time to himself, being the C.E.O. of a major corporation and all, but the moment he spotted Clyde's letter, he told himself that he was going to spend only two minutes on it.
Reading the letter casually at first, he laughs a bit when Clyde wrote that he used to have a crush on Lincoln's sister, Lori, who is six years older than him.
His smirk suddenly changed into a look of concern, however, as he kept reading.
That concern evolved into shock and that shock turned into anger.
Maybe Clyde is just pulling his leg, but he has no reason to.
Just the thought… that he would give a Blue Eyes card to a disgusting…
"HMPH!"
Kaiba feels his chest tighten. He quickly picks up a phone.
"THIS IS SETO KAIBA! I NEED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ASSIST- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
Clutching his chest, he falls to the ground.
Author's Note: Don't worry. I would never kill Kaiba in a story. You'll all be mad at me if I did.
Think of this like Soichiro Yagami.