Author's Note: I don't own any stories depicted.
Chapter 4
(Umineko - Cradle of Langsuir)
"I'll start this duel off." Said the Overseer. "To start things off, I'll activate Pot of Duality. This allows me to pick up the top three cards of my deck, I choose one of them, and I get to keep it."
The Overseer shows the cards to Lincoln: Dragonoid Generator, Reborn Tengu, and Monster Reborn.
"I'll choose Reborn Tengu. Then I'll summon it (Atk 1700). I'll set one card face down and end my turn."
"What? That's it? I summon Jain (Atk 1800). When Jain attacks a monster, he gains 300 attack points (Atk 2100).
I'll attack Reborn Tengu with Jain!"
Overseer LP 7600
"When Reborn Tengu leaves the field, I can special summon another one from my deck (Def 600)."
"I set one card face down. Also, at my end phase, I mill 2 cards because of Jain's effect. Your move."
"I activate the magic card, One for One. I'll discard a monster to special summon Glow Up Bulb from my deck (Def 0).
Since the monster I discarded was Beiige, Vanguard of the Dark World, I can special summon it! (Atk 1600).
I'll now sacrifice my Glow Up Bulb to tribute summon Destiny Hero Malicious (Atk 800)."
"Malicious? In ATTACK mode!? What the hell is he doing!?" Thought Lincoln.
"I mill one card to summon Glow Up Bulb from my graveyard. Then I'll tune it with Reborn Tengu to synchro summon Hi Speedroid Chanbara (Atk 2000). Reborn Tengu's effect activates, summoning a THIRD Tengu to my field (Atk 1700)."
Lincoln stood there with a look of shock on his face. Four monsters?
"I'll… activate Threatening Roar!"
"You better do something about all of this. I end my turn."
"I… I DRAW!" Yelled Lincoln as he forms a strategy in his head.
"I summon Spear Dragon (Atk 1900). Now I overlay my level 4 Jain and my level 4 Spear Dragon. With these two monsters, I build the Overlay Network.
I xyz summon Daigusto Emeral (Atk 1800).
I'll use it's effect! By detaching one material, I can special summon Rabidragon from my graveyard! (Atk 2950)."
"Hold on! I activate Bottomless Trap Hole!"
"What! Why didn't you activate that before!?"
"Hey, this whole story can't be just me beating you. I gotta take a few hits."
"Huh? I don't… you know what, forget it. Daigusto Emeral, attack Reborn Tengu.
Overseer LP 7500
I end my turn."
"My turn, draw." The Overseer looks carefully at the field.
"I attack with all of my monsters. Hi Speedroid Chanbara attacks twice with 22!
Lincoln LP 3000
I set one card face down and end my turn."
Lincoln draws a card.
"Okay, you're gonna wish you hadn't gone easy on me!
I activate Advanced Ritual Art! I'll send my other Rabidragon to the graveyard to ritual summon
Blue Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon! (Atk 4000)"
"That monster cannot be targeted or destroyed by my card effects. But I assure you. It DOES have weaknesses."
"You're lucky I don't have Book of Moon or Quaking Mirror Force in my hand. I attack your Chanbara!
Overseer LP 5500
I end my turn."
"During your end phase, I'll activate a quick play magic card, Fires of Doomsday. I special summon 2 tokens (Def 0)."
"Wait? Do you… by any chance… have a WICKED GOD CARD!?"
"Wicked God card? No, I don't. Christ is my god. I have something completely different. I draw. Heh.
I sacrifice my tokens and Beiige to special summon… Destiny Hero Plasma (Atk 1900)."
"What's that card!?"
"Destiny Hero Plasma negates the effects of all your monsters on the field. Also, I can take your monster and equip it to this card and it gains attack points equal to half that monster's (Atk 3900)."
"NOOOOOO!"
"Finally, for the last card in my hand. I'll normal summon Plaguespreader Zombie (Atk 500). I'll tune it with Destiny Hero Malicious to synchro summon Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons (Atk 3000). I attack you directly with Beelze!"
Lincoln LP 0
"Before I take my leave and I take your cards, know that you're gonna have a LOT to answer for. Both in this life and the life after."
"I… I… I…"
"Pray that you never see me again."
"You know, Yugi. I am really no different from you."
It's lunchtime at Kaibacorp. Submarine sandwiches were ordered.
"What makes you think that?"
"I'll explain it like this. I may have more money than you, but money doesn't really make all the difference.
Sure, I can but the most luxurious handmade suit, but I put it on, it'll just end up looking cheap. I would rather have this $10 Italian sub from Subway than a hundred dollar meal."
"I don't understand how that works with 'we're not so different after all.'"
"During my short time in the hospital, I had a chance to reflect on my life. We get up everyday and have a chance to do what we love to do, everyday."
Yugi remains silent; while Kaiba patiently waits for a reply.
Finally, he speaks.
"How did we get to this point in our conversation?"
He looks at the clock. Twenty-Eight past noon. He's been in here for about three hours.
The game store he runs can't be closed down for much longer. He has bills.
"Right. I got carried away there. Sorry. What about Joey Wheeler? Don't you still see him?"
"Kaiba, I haven't seen Joey in over a decade. And I don't think he'll care much about our situation. He's happily married… and I hope it stays that way."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"I… went through a divorce two years ago. I don't want to talk about it!"
Suddenly, everything went gray. Time has stopped except for Yugi and Kaiba.
The two old men shifted in their chairs a little. Trying to process everything.
A voice from nowhere speaks.
"The man known as Lincoln Loud… is a monster."
"SHOW YOURSELF, FREAK!" Shouted Kaiba."
"Fine."
The Overseer Lincoln reveals himself to Kaiba and Yugi, still dressed in his casual outfit.
"The point I'm trying to make here is that there are sane Lincoln Louds in the multiverse. I'm not really all that special. I just make good choices and those choices brought me here. Also… I believe you were trying to get THIS back?"
The Overseer levitates the prize card to Kaiba's hands.
"M-my card. I… thank you."
Yugi then speaks up.
"You were… listening in on our conversation."
The Overseer coughs.
"A lot of people were. Also, about your cards being stolen, don't worry,
I have someone working on it."
Author's Note: I had to quote Warren Buffet for most of Kaiba's lines. I'm sure you understand why.
The next chapter is coming later this week!
