Here we go again
There was a television report announcing the celebration of the third anniversary of the crowning of the Duel Monsters champion. "In the three short years since he started playing Duel Monsters, Yugi Muto has risen to international stardom by becoming the worldwide Duel Monsters card playing champion. But what makes this young man such a talented duelist? Is it his masterful strategies or does the secret lie in the powerful God cards he's assembled in his deck? Whatever the reason, Yugi has proven his dueling prowess time and again. He has reigned victorious in the most prestigious tournaments including the Duelist Kingdom competition and most recently, the Battle City finals where once again, Yugi defeated former champ Seto Kaiba to win it all."
"Give me a break," scoffed one of the viewers. "I bet I could duel circles around this little high school pipsqueak."
"Yugi says his success is due to his grandfather's coaching and to his belief in the Heart of the Cards," continued the reporter.
Another viewer watched and listened in disbelief. "If he'd play me for those God cards, I'd take that chump down in a flash."
"But others say it is the Egyptian God cards that make Yugi virtually unbeatable. And so the gauntlet is thrown. Can anyone defeat Yugi Muto and his unstoppable Egyptian God cards?"
It sounded like a challenge to those who wanted a shot at a duel against Yugi. But no one was more serious, rather obsessive about the matter than Yugi's fierce rival Seto Kaiba, the wealthy president of the greatest gaming corporation in the town of Domino. Ever since his first defeat, Kaiba has been strategizing a plan to defeat Yugi and reclaim the championship crown.
One of Kaiba's simulations was being played in the company. It was his Blue-Eyes White Dragon against the three Egyptian God cards. The score stood with Kaiba having 1300 life points and his rival having 2200. But it wasn't really Yugi he was facing, it was the ancient pharaoh whose spirit resided within the sacred Millennium Puzzle. "Even you must admit that your Blue-Eyes White Dragon is powerless against my Egyptian God cards."
"Make all the smug pronouncements you'd like, but know this: there's got to be a way to beat your God cards and I won't stop until I find it," Kaiba said, drawing a card from his deck. "Now I activate the magic card Polymerization. This allows me to fuse my Blue-Eyes White Dragons together to form Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. And that's just for starters. Next, I play a magic card that doubles my Dragon's attack points: Megamorph." Now the Ultimate Dragon had 9000 attack points and was the strongest monster in play.
"There's more to power than just attack points," Yami reminded him.
"Hah. And just what is that supposed to mean?"
"It means my Egyptian God cards possess powers far beyond mere monsters."
"They what?"
"By sacrificing two of them, I can bestow upon the third infinite strength." And the pharaoh sacrificed the Winged Dragon of Ra and Slifer the Sky Dragon. Now Obelisk the Tormentor was the strongest monster in play.
Kaiba wouldn't let him win. "No, I can beat your God cards! I won't lose to you again!" And the Ultimate Dragon's Neutron Blast collided with Obelisk's Fist of Fury. Their attacks seemed equal for a short moment, but Obelisk was overpowering the Ultimate Dragon. "No, my Dragon!" Kaiba cried as his most powerful monster was destroyed and his life points went down to zero. "NO-O-O!" he screamed, but his voice quickly silenced as the simulation malfunctioned and came to an end. There was an overload of power and Kaiba's tech experts tried to get everything back under control.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Kaiba, but I was certain that our calculations were correct this time, sir."
One tech expert rose from his seat and pleaded, "If you'll just give us one more chance, sir!"
But Kaiba wouldn't allow it. "So you can fail again? Sorry."
"Please, sir, we're close to postulating a winning stratagem."
Kaiba scoffed. "Well, if I were you, I'd start postulating myself a new job! You've had more than enough time to find a way to beat Yugi's Egyptian God cards, but as usual, I'll have to do it myself! Now get out," he ordered and left the deck.
"Oh, man," his little brother sighed, sensing the anger in his tone.
There's got to be some way to beat Yugi's Egyptian God cards, Kaiba wondered as he was walking down the hall. And I think I know where to start looking. Kaiba decided that the only way to get information on how to beat the most powerful and feared creatures in all of Duel Monsters was to consult with the creator of the card game, Maximillion Pegasus.
