From the time on Yugi Moto all the way to Jaden Yuki's Graduation from Central Duel Academy, the world was under going a change that not even the King of Games could have foreseen.
As the world continued to push on, as it always had, the game of Duel Monsters started to become more and more integrated into every facet of society. In many respects, this was beneficial, and people who where already Duelists found themselves with plenty of opponents and ways to improve their skill. For the rest of society, however, the world as they knew it was changing dramatically. Duel Monsters had become not only the main source of entertainment for everyone, but also a social and even political tool to gain power. The stronger a Duelist was, the higher their connections. The higher their connections, the more influence they had over social affairs. As a result, people turned their families into a single Dueling unit, guaranteeing them a position in upper class society. This, in turn, created what came to be known as the "Duel Class", which was at the very top of the social hierarchy. This meant that the new chain of command in terms of class was the lower class, the middle class, the rich class, and finally the Duel Class and Duel Families.
With these Duelists in positions of power all across the world, everything began to change. Art, science, math, sports, and every component of civilization began to include Duel Monsters into its criteria. Not only that, but as higher families began to gain power, most of them created their own, private Duel Academies for extremely gifted youth, i.e. members of the rich class. Due to these new academies, the 5 main Duel Academies all around the world had to open up their doors to students from all across the world, constantly competing with each other over coming of age Duelists.
At the same time, corporations all over the world developed new ways to capitalize on the need for Duel Monster card. Entire companies spring up over night to compete with Kiaba Corporation for control of the market. One corporation in particular stood as the fore runner for Duel production and technology: Salvation Industries. The company seemed innocent enough in the public eye, but behind the scenes, Salvation was hiding a secret that threatened the very foundation of civilization.
This is the story of ordinary girl with an extraordinary destiny yet to be revealed.