Hi everyone, it's been forever since I've updated this story and I'm really sorry about that. School's just been seriously outta control. Adding a new plot device, the duels will now tell who's dueling before I actually start the duel. Anyway, the long and awaited battle between Yugi and "Atem" is about to begin so let's get on with the show!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh in anyway
Twisting Heaven and Earth:
"DUEL!" They cried in unison as their duel disks glowed to 4,000.
Yugi Vs Atem!
Yugi: 4,000
Atem: 4,000
"I'll start things off!" Atem declared loudly. Drawing his card, he grinned at the now tense Yugi. "I discard one card from my hand to summon the Tricky in attack mode!" As he declared this, Tricky emerged to the field in the usual white light of the duel disk projector.
The Tricky:
2000ATK/1200DEF
Yugi cringed in annoyance. "What a cheap trick, using the same opening move? What's he planning?…Better play it safe for now." Yugi took two cards from his hand.
"I set one card face down and summon Mythical Beast Cerberus!" The beast appeared with a mighty roar, causing Atem merely to grin in anticipation.
Mythical Beast Cerberus:
1400ATK/1400DEF
Yugi stood silently before saying, "You're move."
Atem grinned, not to surprised judging by his face. "I'm betting that that face down card is Magic Cylinder, and he intends to use Mythical Beast Cerberus' effect to increase his attack points to shield him in case I use Tricky Spell 4. My, how the fool's grown… But he's not good enough yet!"
Atem drew his card. "It's my move now!" He scanned his cards while humming before taking three cards from his hand. A bead of sweat rolled down Yugi's cheek in worry.
"What could he have? A three card combo so soon, I don't like the odds of this. If his deck really is the same as the real Atem, I know what's coming next…"
Atem hummed once more in boredom before returning to his fierce gaming presence. "I play the spell card Tricky Spell 4 which allows me to create Tricky Tokens equal to the amount of monsters on your side of the field!" The Trickys divided while Yugi raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"But he'd only be making one Token… Unless?!"
"Unless I still have one more card to play, and as a matter of fact Yugi, I DO! I play Creature Swap! With this card in play, I can choose one card on your field and you can choose one of my own and we switch them for as long as they are in play, and I choose your Mythical Beast Cerberus!" Yugi gasped along with the rest of the audience in horror as Atem switched the two monsters places.
"And due to the effect of Mythical Beast Cerberus, he has more than enough points to destroy your Tricky Token, and take out a bit of your life points!"
Mythical Beast Cerberus:
2400ATK/1400DEF
The beast lunged at Yugi with a mighty roar until it was stopped dead in its tracks by a grinning Yugi. "Nice try, but you misread me and that's gonna cost you! I activate Magical Dimension which lets me sacrifice my token to bring out the Dark Magician!" The magician appeared in a glow of light as everyone in the audience gazed on in awe at Yugi's amazing counterattack.
Dark Magician:
2500ATK/2100DEF
Kaiba crossed his arms with a grin. "Yugi knew he'd try to take his monster and turn it against him using the guess that he would activate Tricky Spell 4 in an attempt to throw him off. This joker isn't gonna be around here much longer playing like that. Besides, just summoning a spellcaster isn't all Magical Dimension does."
Kisara raised an eyebrow questioningly but decided to continue watching the duel. Mokuba on the other hand was busy cheering Yugi on, "Go Yugi! Duel the livin' day lights outta this guy!"
Atem snickered sadistically. "What happened there Yugi, Tea's been replaced by Kaiba, Mokuba and that girl." Yugi shook off the comment with a growl before grinning himself.
"I think before you continue mocking me, you should take a look at your monster!" Atem cringed as Mythical Beast Cerberus erupted in a burst of light.
Atem sighed. "Yes, due to your spell's effect, my monster was destroyed… Your move; aibou." Yugi drew his card and grinned.
"He has no cards on the field. Now's my chance… However, if he has a certain card in his hand, I could be spelling my own doom…" Yugi paused to think about all the people Gozaburo had hurt, all the people Atem, if that's who this person really was, was hurting. "Mahad… Joey… I promise you, I will save you both!"
Yugi's face became serious as he played his card. "I play the Swords of Revealing Light!" The shining swords rained down from the heavens, effectively causing Atem to cringe in annoyance. "Now, I'm gonna play Silent Magician LV4 in attack mode!" The white magician stood beside its dark counterpart as it emerged.
Silent Magician:
1000ATK/1000DEF
"Next, I'm gonna play Card Destruction. I count five cards in your hand which means she's gonna do some major powering up by summoning Silent Magician LV8 from my hand!" The two look alikes drew their cards as the magician grew stronger.
Silent Magician LV8:
3500ATK/1000DEF
"Now, I set one card face down and end my turn." Yugi declared as the holographic card appeared.
Kisara sat idly in her chair watching the match with much interest until a thought dawned on her. "Atem's allowed his monsters to be destroyed so easily so far, and has made few attempts to stop Yugi's advances…but why?" She observed the field one more time before realizing Atem must have had a bad hand and by allowing Yugi to discard it, may have possibly given him more to work with.
"Or… What if he wants Yugi to summon a lot of monsters to the field…That's it! The secret of The Wicked Eraser's power! It's determined by… the monsters on the opponent's side of the field… But Seto said they've dueled the Wicked Gods before. So knowing the Eraser's power, why would Yugi intentionally fill his field?" Kisara's pondering went on for what seemed like minutes as the two duelists stared each other down with an intense flame of passion burning in their eyes.
"Are you ready aibou?! I really must thank you for re-filling my hand! I got just what I needed." Yugi stared on emotionlessly, not allowing Atem the satisfaction of even the slightest sign of panic.
"I set two cards face down and play polymerization allowing me to fuse Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon to form, Gaia the Dragon Champion!" The dragon knight roared on to the field staring Yugi down. "But that's not all; now I play from my hand, De-Fusion to summon his pieces to the field!"
The dragon split into its separate pieces as they appeared unto the field.
Curse of Dragon:
2000ATK/1500DEF
Gaia the Fierce Knight:
2,300ATK/2100DEF
"Now, I summon Big Shield Guardna to the field in defense mode!"
Big Shield Guardna:
100ATK/2600DEF
"I end my turn." He finally declared causing the audience to sigh in relief.
Kaiba internally growled, "Curses, he already has his three sacrifices. No one would purposefully split that powerful of a fusion monster unless they either wanted more defensive monsters… or sacrifices for an even stronger monster. He's gonna sit there safe with his two face downs until Yugi has four monsters on the field… This could be it for him."
Yugi cursed in his mind as he stared at his current situation. "This isn't good! He already has his three sacrifices and unless I can draw Slifer on this turn… I lose the duel and my only chance to save Joey, Mahad, and possibly the world!" Yugi drew his card steadily, with a deep breath.
"Heart of the cards… guide me." His heart beat steadily increased as he finally drew the card. He looked at it and smiled. "It's time for you to meet your end! I play Black Luster Ritual to sacrifice my Dark Magician, and Silent Magician LV8 in order to summon Black Luster Soldier!"
The crowd was again put into awe as Atem stared on with a displeased stare.
"Since The Wicked Eraser requires me to have several monsters on the field for its effect to work, I guess I'll just have to defeat you with one, because this isn't the end of my combo! I play the Exchange spell card! Now, we each get to choose a card from the opponent's hand. So come on, show me your hand!" Yugi demanded as Atem reluctantly revealed his hand.
Yugi's eyes widened, not only had Atem gotten the Wicked Eraser, but he had also gotten Gorz. Had he destroyed the Eraser, Gorz would have been able to come out and destroy his magician anyhow. "I pick Gorz, the Emissary of Darkness!" He declared as he took the card from his opponent's hand.
Atem scanned Yugi's hand before deciding, "I choose to take your Lightforce Sword." Yugi raised an eyebrow. "You already know I don't have Slifer the Sky Dragon in my hand, so what would you need that for?"
Atem merely chuckled. "Because Aibou, you'll get Slifer sooner or later, and I don't really want the show to end so soon. After all, the gate hasn't made you suffer yet as I intend to drag you into the pits of the underworld where Anubis shall feast upon your soul!" Yugi only shook it off annoyed as he stared at Atem.
"I end my turn." Yugi announced.
"Thank you, it's my move now!" Atem declared as he drew a new card. "I activate my first face down, Pot of Greed to draw two new cards." Yugi let out a gasp in surprise. "So one wasn't a defense card?"
Atem shook his head, "Indeed not, merely a simple mind trick to see if you had the guts to strike, but you choose wrong. I now summon one of these cards by sacrificing, Big Shield Guardna. I play, Jack's Knight in attack mode!"
Jack's Knight:
1900ATK/1000DEF
Yugi was once again puzzled by the sudden turn of events while the audience only watched on intently. Mokuba watched on in amazement. "Wow, this keeps going back and forth, no one's taken a single hit to their life points left and they've both got a powerful monster on the field. Wonder how Yugi is gonna win this one."
"He'll find a way Mokuba… He always does." Kaiba assured. Mokuba blinked at the out of character statement while Kisara smiled happily.
The possessed Mahad also stared on as something within him began to fight to be freed. Mana seeing the struggle in his eyes watched her former teacher in duel monsters sadly. "Poor Mahad… Yugi, you better not lose this tournament. I don't wanna lose you too…" She said quietly as she mutters a silent prayer for the young king of games.
The two stared each other down once more as Atem motioned to Yugi.
"It's your turn aibou, but just remember, it's only a matter of time before the swords come down, and before my strategy to defeat becomes a reality! You will fall before the might of the Wicked Gods!" An evil laugh rang out through the coliseum as everyone watched the dark shadow of the Wicked Eraser appear behind Atem.
Yugi only cringed in response. "What do I do, he's right… I gotta think of something, and fast. Or, it could the end of me and everyone else who lives in this world. I can't fail!"
Gozaburo also watched on with mild interest as he faced the sky. "I don't know how this will turn out, but Yugi is turning out to be a more difficult opponent then my accomplice had expected. Hmph, no matter; if the spirit of darkness loses this round…I shall deal with Mr. Muto myself!" Yugi stood bravely watching the scene unfold as he continued on with the fight of his life, not realizing that between him, and Seto Kaiba, the world and all of reality in fact, hung in the balance of this duel…
Author's Notes:
The first part of the duel was sort of short I know but I wanted to divide it in to three parts to make it divide up more clearly. Until next update! ^^
