The Duel to Decide All

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh/ GX or any of its products and/ or by-products I just write stories and I have to thank Leo the White Ranger's assistance in writing out the duel.

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The rumour of the duel that was to take place between Syrus and Yugi was now common knowledge at the academy, if people thought Syrus was still a joke even after the way he had improved there was no way they could say he was now though no-one was exactly sure why Yugi was going to duel Syrus the fact remained this was the biggest event that would happen at the Academy for a while to come. Although this fact wasn't bothering Syrus at all.

For two days straight Jaden hadn't seen much of Syrus on account of all the training that he had been doing to prepare himself for the duel which in all honesty wasn't very long to prepare in although Syrus had failed to mention what would happen if he lost the duel against Yugi, it wasn't so much he thought he would fail it was more because he didn't want to have to worry about things that would never happen. As a result of the training Syrus now hadn't duelled with Jaden for those two days nor did he hardly speak to him and Jaden felt that maybe this was a sign there friendship wasn't as strong as he thought on the other hand he was sure Syrus had his reasons for only wanting to practice with the two spirits who had done so much to improve his skill.

Everyone had gathered into the main battle dome of the school minus the Principal and the two duellists' in question, both of them at this moment where in separate changing rooms Yugi was changing into a near enough black outfit and brown belt, the belt buckle shaped in a ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic made out of gold and to top it off a deep rich blue cape, the edges in a yellow colour. He was feeling pretty confident he would win against Syrus without to much effort the only way his attitude could be explained as was of a person filled with egotistical overconfidence however over in Syrus's changing room the atmosphere was totally different.

Syrus looked no different as he was still wearing his uniform the only addition to his uniform being the duel disk attached to his arm for the upcoming duel as Mana and Mahad where providing some last minute hints and comfort to Syrus "remember Syrus Yugi may be King of Games but he plays without passion which in turn provides him with a disadvantage and you with a opportunity you can use to your advantage" Mana said "If he has not changed much since we left him chances are he is underestimating your duelling ability and is purely playing to win back us in his possession again but I don't appreciate him thinking that me and Mahad are just some parcel that you can pass around and I'm very sure with the training from the last two days and previous to these that you will win, during the duel me and Mahad will have your back no matter what the odds, do you understand?" she finished, her hand braced on Syrus's shoulder "Everything she said" Mahad added "there seems no point in me saying anything when Mana has covered it all, however I do wish you the best of luck and look forward to being your friend after this duel" a disembodied voice also joined in on the good tidings, the voice of the Pharaoh "I'm sure you'll do fine Syrus, there's no way that you'll let these two down and me" the voice then went but the atmosphere was now one of a place full of renewed hope.

An announcement crackled over the loudspeakers in the changing rooms "The match is about to begin would Yugi Moto and Syrus Truesdale start making there way to the arena please" the two opponents left the rooms and started making there way to the arena "I sense Yugi is near to us" Mana said with bitterness in her voice "don't worry Mana he can't do anything to you meanwhile your with me" he said in a serious tone that sent tingles down her spine, a mixture of fear and pride.

"So you must be Syrus" sneered the tall figure at Syrus of Yugi "how about if you hand over the cards I'll go easy on you and not make you look as stupid as you are" Syrus stood there saying nothing just steering him in the eyes with great dislike, most people would have loved to have been as close to Yugi as Syrus was at that moment but this was a personal duel and Syrus couldn't have cared any less about Yugi's fame or title, Mana on the other hand was attempting to try and slap Yugi for being such a arrogant jerk but was getting held back with great difficulty by Mahad "Calm yourself Mana he is not worth your effort" however Mana wasn't listening and was still struggling against Mahad's cast iron grip "you think your so good don't you Yugi, just because your King of Games, I'll tell you something your no better then scum in my eyes for the way you treat your cards Spirit's" something inside Yugi snapped he lunged towards Syrus his fist clenched however before Yugi could collide his closed fist with Syrus a blast of light knocked him off his feet, when Yugi looked up he saw a very angry looking Mana with her wand pointed straight at Yugi "Don't you ever try to hit Syrus again, you got that otherwise you'll find out what its like to be on the receiving end of intense power" Yugi laughed maniacally and got up off the floor "oh look my capes ripped, what are you gonna do about it Dark Magician G.." Mana interrupted him "My name is Mana not Dark Magician Girl not that you even bothered to learn or use it".

Yugi approached Mana in what he thought to be an intimidating manner "Just you wait bitch, when your back with me you'll pay for striking me down you belong to me, not this kid" Yugi stopped talking when he felt some sort of powerful force behind him "would you mind stepping away from my apprentice, you lost that right when you treated us as dirt so-to-speak so do yourself a favour ands walk away before I hurt you, oh and by the way watch your language around a female its very rude to call a girl a bitch in this day and age and I can assure you, you will not be leaving here with us in your deck either" Yugi assessed the situation before him "3 against 1 eh, hardly what I'd call a fair fight".

"4 if you include me as well" came a voice from the shadows, a figure emerged from the shadows that was infact Seto Kaiba his facial features showing nothing but utter dislike of the man before him "true that it is a unfair number against you but I seem to remember we agreed to settle the differences in the arena with some sort of honour if you possess it, not in the hallways fighting with a child, now tell me who's being unfair now good work Mana it's nice to see you're looking out for Syrus you to Mahad" the two spirits remembered Kaiba from the past about how selfish he was and determined to show everyone up however the Seto in front of them was much more different , matured would be the aptly suited word for him "It is nice to see you have matured in the time that none of us have met in conflict" said Mahad "unfortunately the same cannot be said about Yugi" Syrus piped up "I don't mean to be rude but what are you doing here Mr Seto Kaiba, sir" Seto laughed "I was here to make sure Yugi didn't try anything like he has and also as much as it may surprise you I am here to judge the duel" Yugi had a face like thunder when he heard this "well then" Syrus said "I think the crowd is getting bored of waiting so were best getting this duel started" Seto nodded in agreement and the group headed towards the exit the duelling pitch.

The principle had taken a seat near the front alongside Dr Crowler "So where is Syrus, from the looks of things everyone's been waiting a while" Crowler replied in a sniffy voice "I don't know, maybe he's learnt that he's not such a good duellist as he thought" as Crowler finished the sentence a person stepped onto the field.

"Ladies and Gentleman I am the referee for this duel between our student, Syrus Truesdale and the outside challenger Yugi Moto" the crowd was screaming loudly at the mention of Yugi's name "this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Yugi duelling a student of our school which I sincerely doubt will ever happen again, I am aware you have waited a while but I can assure you your patience will be justified now without further ado let me present the 2 duellists" Yugi and Syrus both walked onto the field at the same time and one went left the other right "Now duellists begin!"

Let's duel" They both shouted

Syrus: 4000

Yugi: 4000

"I'll go first" Yugi said "And I'll play Alpha, The Magnet Warrior in defence mode (1400atk/1700def) and end my turn"

"Ok" Syrus said nervously as he drew "I play uh Magicians Valkyria in defence mode (1600atk/1800def) and end my turn with a face down"

"I draw" Yugi said "and play Beta the magnet warrior (1700atk/1600def)"

"Activate my trap card" Syrus yelled "A Rival Appears which allows me to summon another Magicians Valkyria in defence mode"

"Then I'll end with two cards face down" Yugi finished

"Ok I play Skilled Dark magician (1900atk/1700def) in attack mode" Syrus said as he gulped "attack Beta"

"Not so fast I activate Spellbinding circle stopping you skilled dark magician right in its tracks" Yugi interrupted

"Ok I'll uh end with two face downs" Syrus stammered

"I play Gamma the Magnet warrior (1500atk/1800def)!!" Yugi yelled "And now my magnet warriors combine" he continued as the three became one "to become Valkyrion the magnet warrior (3500atk/3850def)"

"Uh but you still can't attack due to my Valkyria" Syrus said with relief

"Not if I activate fissure destroying one" Yugi said

"Then Ill play magical dimension to summon dark magician girl (2000atk/1500def) by sacrificing Valkyria and destroy Valkyrion" Syrus declared

"Not if I separate them again making there be no target" Yugi countered "And now ill play one card face down and end my turn"

"Ok I draw" Syrus said "and now i play one card face down and end"

"My turn" Yugi said "And now I play polymerization to fuse the Buster Blader and Dark Magician in my hand..."

"Hey wait a sec I thought you only had one Dark Magician" Syrus interrupted

"Actually I won this Dark Magician" Yugi said turning the card over to be the Red Suited Dark Magician! "In a duel in battle city. As I was saying I fuse them together to form Dark Paladan (2900atk/2400def) attack his Magicians Valkyria"

As Dark Paladan attacked Syrus activated a facedown card that was obscured for a second then revealed to be Cithonian blast.

"Now the weakest monster on the field, in this case your Alpha, is destroyed and we take half his attack power in damage" He declared proudly

Yugi: 3150

Syrus: 1650

"Fine then I play one card face down and end my turn" Yugi said

"Time for one of my best combos I activate power bond!!" Syrus declared "And fuse my Steamroid and Gyroid for Steam Gyroid (2200-4400atk/2000def)"

"I activate my facedown Final Fusion" Yugi interrupted "destroying Steam Gyroid and Dark Paladan and taking their attack from our lifepoints"

All of a sudden both monsters blew up as both players life points went down to zero.

The arena was quiet as if the whole crowd where muted mostly cause of the shock that the two duellists had drawed against each other, the lowly Syrus against the Yugi Moto and yet it had come to a draw, slowly like air getting let out of a balloon the noise grew louder and louder until nothing but cheering could be heard and nothing else, the loudest cheers where coming from Alexis, Jaden and Chumley even Zane was smiling at his little brothers achievement however Zane also knew this put Syrus in a awkward predicament as the terms of the duel where that if Syrus won that Mana and Mahad remained with him however no one was victorious so neither of the two had any claims over the spirits.

"Oh no, what am I supposed to do" Syrus found himself thinking "there's no way I'll be able to keep Mana or Mahad now, I bet Yugi is just gonna take them off me " Syrus faced his opponent who had his facing downwards and his eyes wide in what could only be shock.

"How did the boy manage to defeat me, I am the King of Games for Christ's sake and yet this boy showed me up, draw or not his skill is… Impressive, maybe I was wrong about this Syrus deserving them come to think of it what have I done to deserve Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl back" Yugi shook his train of thought off "what am I thinking, its like I actually care about them humph.. I've been such an idiot the fool deserves them why do I want traitors in my deck" Yugi faced Syrus and stared him in the eye "as far as I'm concerned you keep them… things. There nothing but traitors anyway but I swear I'll be back to show you exactly what I'm capable of and you'll regret the day you even tried to beat me" and without another word he twirled round his cape following in a ragged action and walked off presumably back the changing rooms.

"You done well Syrus versing Yugi like that to achieve even a draw is impressive" Kaiba was saying as they where walking off the pitch "and I'm sure you are happy that Mana and Mahad will remain here to".

"Yeah I will be, I'm just happy Yugi didn't try to take them off me" Kaiba smirked "he wouldn't have dared I may not actively duel as much anymore but I was still intimidating to him". "Not to mention the fact I would have stopped him myself" said a mystery female voice behind them, the female figure was tall and slender wore a ragged dress and had silvery, long hair and blue eyes "this Syrus is Kisara my spirit guardian if you will, suffice to say this is why I see your spirits to".

"It's nice to meet you Kisara" Syrus said cheerfully "the pleasure is all mine Syrus" Kisara said "So how come she's your spirit guardian Kaiba?" Kaiba ruffled with the back of his hair awkwardly "it's kinda complicated, let's just say my obsession with the Blue Eyes White Dragon and Kisara are quite relevant, it is in simple destiny for us to be together as it is for you to be united with Mana and Mahad" "anyway I'm sure your friends are dying to see you so I shall not keep you any longer, until next time we meet Syrus" Syrus and Kaiba shook hands and both went opposite directions, when Syrus exited the door no sooner had he stepped outside he was confronted by his friends .

"That was one great duel Sy, even if it was a draw" Jaden said beaming " I agree good job Syrus" said Alexis "Yeah it was pretty good but can we head back to the dorm for grilled cheese, I'm hungry" said Chumley everyone just laughed including Mana and Mahad.

"Does Chumley only ever think of his stomach?" Mahad asked sarcastically "yeah pretty much" Jaden replied "why ask something so silly Master Mahad" Mana said giggling "just thought I'd break the quiet is all" he said shrugging, everyone headed back to the dorm for a celebration Syrus taking his time strolling back with Mana hand-in hand.

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Yay I finally got around to the duel, I knew I would thanks again to Leo the White Ranger for helping me with the duel and I hope you folks enjoyed the story sorry bout the long update by the way.