YuGiOh! Duel Monsters Replay

by meninwhite

The story takes place after the Pharaoh returns to the ancinet world,now its Yugi Mouto's turn to shine.

4. Invasion of KaibaCorp Americ

Episode 4 - Invasion of KaibaCorp America! The Menace of the Fusion Deck

Yugi knew the Card Hunters had begun movement in Japan... but what he was unaware of is that they also had plans setting in motion across the ocean, in North America. To be exact, in KaibaCorp America's offices in California. Seto Kaiba, the short brown-haired, blue-eyed no-nonsense president of KaibaCorp, was once the rival of Atem, the other Yugi as some of Yugi's friends referred to him. Kaiba himself was a skillful Duelist, and a well known business man. He was also in Egypt the day Yugi had defeated Atem. Ever since that, he had headed back to America, to set a new venture into motion. He was walking down the hall to his office, just in a white business suit, with a light blue button down shirt under it, black dress shoes, and a dark blue tie, holding some papers as he overlooked the files carefully. He stepped into his office then set the file down as he heard a voice. "Is that what I think it is?"

Kaiba turned slowly to see his shaggy-haired younger brother, Mokuba, who also was his vice-president, standing right there. "It is, Mokuba. The plans towards Duel Academia are in that very same folder. The work on an island for its' location is being set up as well as finding worthy staff members... this could take a while... but to me, it will be worth it."
"What made you want to do it in the first place, Seto?" Mokuba asked, in just a yellow t-shirt and dark blue jeans as he looked at the folder. "I mean, the idea of a school for game programmers and Duelists is a cool one, just what made you come up with it?"

Kaiba smiled as he sat down, loosening his tie some. "Call it an epiphany ever since I saw Yugi vs. Atem, Mokuba. I myself do not fully understand it, but it is an idea of the ages."
Chuckling at how his brother referred to it, Mokuba smiled as he said "Well, I hope things go according to plan, Seto! It seems like this plan will take a couple of years to complete."
"It will be worth it. But I need you to take a look at progress for the Duel Disk Generation 2 Version 2 and the Duel Coat in R&D." Kaiba replied as he began to examine other files. "I've other things to do."

Mokuba nodded, playfully saluting his brother as he said "I will get right on it, big brother! You can count on me!" He then rushed off as Kaiba looked out the window, thinking to himself. 'Yugi. I wonder what you are up to right now. I often wonder how well I would do against the real you... against Atem, the other Yugi, I had never been able to achieve victory, save for my desperate attempt at Duelist Kingdom... which I regret. I am sure you are doing well, since you are someone who was able to defeat all 3 God Cards...'

Kaiba closed his eyes and then a male voice rang out. "You know, your 'friend' Yugi is doing alright, Seto Kaiba. He's actually pretty strong, stronger than we anticipated."
Quickly, Kaiba's eyes shot open as he turned to see a young man about his age with fiery red hair, and green eyes, along with a pair of glasses, a black duster, with a dark green t-shirt under it, and black pants and boots. The young man smiled, pushing his glasses up. "I bet you also wonder how I broke into this office undetected. Simple. I bypassed all of your security measures, had your security guards indisposed of, and also took some interesting information."

"Who the hell are you?"
"My name is Mark. I am a Card Hunter. A pleasure to meet a famed Duelist like yourself, Kaiba-san." Mark nodded, then pushed his glasses up to the ridge of his nose.
"A Card Hunter? What does that mean? Are you a part of some sect of the GHOULs we didn't know about?" Kaiba had a demanding tone in his voice, and his was one that demanded respect, but Mark just smiled and said "Those losers? We may have some of them in our ranks, sure, BUT we're better organized. We don't steal just rare cards... we take whole Decks in our quest."

Kaiba crossed his arms and scoffed. "Whole Decks, eh? And what is this 'quest' you are referring to?"
"To make the game of Duel Monsters more intense. And... I am here from our forces in North America to take your Deck..." Mark smiled as he moved his right arm, showing his Duel Disk to Kaiba.

"What if I refuse?" Kaiba had asked. Mark smiled and held up his index finger. "You HAVE no choice in the matter. Because I got 2 things precious to you... the secrets of your technology, which I am sure your rivals will love... and your baby brother Mokuba is my hostage. So, you got to Duel me to get them back. If you win... your brother is released, AND I also give you the disk with your company's secrets. However... if I win... I get to keep the secrets AND I also will gain your Deck."

Kaiba glared at Mark, his fist shaking as he said "Alright. You have a deal. Meet me on the roof in 10 minutes, so I can then stomp you into the stone age, you worm."
"Oh, I look forward to it." Mark smiled as he walked out of the room. Kaiba gritted his teeth as he then grabbed a briefcase near his desk, placing it on the desk, and opening it. Inside were a whole series of Duel Monsters cards, and a Duel Disk that was strapped to the roof of the briefcase. He then tossed his tie off... and with that, Mark had gone to the roof, arms crossed as he had two other Card Hunters in the back holding a gagged Mokuba.

Soon, as 10 minutes passed, Kaiba came through the elevator, this time with a long white jacket on, and mostly black underneath it, with 3 buckles on the arms, and two on the legs as he also had a belt with a silver KC insignia along the buckle, and around his neck was a Duel Monsters card, or so it seemed as he had his Duel Disk on.

"You will soon see what you get when you mess with my company AND with my little brother, Mark! How many Life Points will we be using?" Kaiba asked, glaring at Mark. Mark smiled and said "8000. Double what is normally done for tournaments. But this has started to become a new standard for us Card Hunters. But I will let you know, this will not be easy."
"For you." Kaiba added on.
"You think that, huh? You think you're unbeatable? Well, let's see about that." Mark flicked his right arm, his Duel Disk locking into the ready position, as Kaiba did the same thing and both glared and said "DUEL!", their Life Point counters raising from 0 to 8000.

Kaiba and Mark both drew their first 5 cards as Mark said "I will gladly start us off." Mark drew his sixth card, and said "I start by setting a Monster face-down. Then I will set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. Your move."
"With pleasure! My turn! Draw!" Kaiba drew his sixth card and looked at his hand, smiling as he began to examine what he had to get this Duel really going in his favor. He saw one of his cards in hand and smiled as he said "I play Giant Germ in Attack Mode!"

With the summon Kaiba made, a germ-like creature with a purple and brown texture, and black around it appeared, hovering in front of Kaiba as he smiled.

GIANT GERM
Dark/Demon/2/1000 ATK/100 DEF
Effect: When this card is sent to the Graveyard as a result of Battle, inflict 500 points od Direct Damage to your opponent's Life Points. You can also take any other copies of "Giant Germ" that is in your Deck and Special Summon them to the Field in face-up Attack Mode. Your Deck is then shuffled.

'Soon, I'll make sure your Deck is dealt with for good.' Kaiba took another card in his hand and said "I will next set a card face-down and end my turn." Kaiba smiled, aware of what his strategy was. He planned to use his infamous Trap Card, Crush Card, to poison Mark's Deck with a virus, and thus weakening his Deck.

CRUSH CARD
Normal Trap Card
Effect: This card can only be activated when a DARK Attribute Monster on your side of the Field with an ATK of 1000 points or less is destroyed as a result of Battle. Your opponent must then send all Monster Cards in his or her Deck, on his or her side of the Field, or in his or her hand with a base ATK of 1500 points or more to the Graveyard.

"Turn end!"
Mark drew his next card as he said "Alright... I'll bite. So... you plan to infect my Deck with your Crush Card, don't you? Like I said, I'll bite." Mark pushed his glasses up as he then said "I will now flip up my face-down Monster. Come forth, Curtain of the Dark Ones!"
A red curtain appeared, with ghoulish hands extending out of it as something under the curtain hissed. Kaiba blinked then smiled. "Small fry..."

CURTAIN OF THE DARK ONES
Dark/Spellcaster/2/600 ATK/500 DEF

"Now... I will play Polymerization from my hand, and fuse together my Curtain of the Dark Ones, with the Mystical Elf in my hand! Come forth, my great Monster! Kamionwizard in Attack Mode!"
A flash of light overcame Curtain of the Dark Ones, then in its' place came forth a monster with a mask over its' face, with red eyes and black lips, a black border around the mask. This Monster also had black and red armor, a black cape, and a scythe as it cackled demonically.

POLYMERIZATION
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Send 2 or more Fusion-Material Monsters in your hand or on your side of the Field to the Graveyard in order to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck to the Field. A Fusion Summon is considered a Special Summon.

MYSTICAL ELF
Light/Spellcaster/4/800 ATK/2000 DEF

KAMIONWIZARD
Dark/Spellcaster-Fusion/4/1300 ATK/1100 DEF
Fusion of "Mystical Elf" + "Curtain of the Dark Ones"

"Ha! Another small fry! Why suicide your whole Deck just to prove a point? You must realize you can't beat me and want to give up by doing this." Kaiba said, smirking.
"No. I will show you my Deck is made to handle your kind of strategy. I will play now, this Permanent Magic Card. Activate Sinister Justice!"
The first face-down card flipped up onto the Field with an image of a man who seemed to be of old European signing a contract with a demonic figure behind him.

SINISTER JUSTICE
Permanent Magic Card
Effect: While this card is on the Field, Level 4 or lower Fusion Monsters can attack the turn they are Fusion Summoned. Whenever a Level 4 or lower Fusion Monster inflicts Battle Damage during the Battle Phase, increase your Life Points by 800 points.

"That same card like that rat Big 3 used..." Kaiba gritted his teeth.
"Oh, but I am not done there yet. I now play Leading Question."
Another Permanent Magic Card flipped on Mark's side of the Field with Sinister Justice, this one with an image of the Dark Ruler, Hades, his left hand clenched and glowing blue as if he was dictating something...

LEADING QUESTION
Permanent Magic Card
Effect: Whenever a Level 4 or lower Fusion Monster on your side of the Field battles an opposing Monster, its' ATK is increased by 800 points during the Damage Step.

Kaiba saw that card as Mark then said "No rest for the weary. Kamionwizard... attack Giant Germ!" Kamionwizard responsed quickly to Mark's command, charging right at Giant Germ, his scythe glowing purple, his ATK shooting up from 1300 to 2100 as he slashed Giant Germ in half, destroying it. Kaiba covered his eyes, as bits of Giant Germ shot all over, his Life Points dropped to 6900 LP, as Mark smiled and said "And thanks to Sinister Justice, my Life Points will go up by 800 points now..." Soon as that was said, Mark's Life Points went up to 8800.

Kaiba smirked and said "Very well! Trap Card, activate! CRUSH CARD! This Trap Card will infect your Deck with a virus and all of your Monsters in your hand, your Deck, and your Field that have a base ATK of 1500 points or more will be destroyed and sent to the Graveyard!"

Mark nodded. "As you wish..." He pulled his Deck out and pulled 2 cards out, discarding it to the Graveyard.
"What? 2 cards! How?" Kaiba shouted in shock as Mark smiled. "My bigger Monsters are not part of my main Deck. Think of it..."
"Not... of your main Deck?" Kaiba blinked as Mark smiled. "That's right."

"Feh! But since you destroyed Giant Germ, you will lose 500 Life Points!" Soon, mist wrapped around Mark, as his Life Point Counter dropped to 8300 points as Kaiba pulled his Deck out and then slapped another copy of Giant Germ onto his Duel Disk as he said "And also! I get to Special Summon another copy of Giant Germ in my Deck, and shuffle my Deck!" Kaiba pulled his Deck out, shuffling it then placing it back in his Duel Disk.

"Very well. I end my turn... and I have these 2 cards in my hand to thank for it." Mark replied, smiling. "A good start... let's see how else it goes..."

"I'll show you how it goes. My turn! Draw!" Kaiba drew his next card, and now had 5 cards as he took one card and said "I will now sacrifice my Giant Germ and I will play Kaiser Glider in Attack Mode!"

In place of Giant Germ on Kaiba's side of the Field came a golden metal-esque dragon with metal wings spreading out, its' orange eyes glowing as it roared.

KAISER GLIDER
Light/Dragon/6/2400 ATK/2200 DEF
Effect: This card is not destroyed as a result of Battle when this card battles with a Monster with the same ATK. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, return 1 Monster on the Field to its' owner's hand.

"Kaiser Glider, attack Kamionwizard!" Kaiser Glider charged at Kamionwizard, despite its' ATK going up by 800 points to 2100 thanks to Leading Question, and slashed it in half, destroying it and dropping Mark's Life Points by 300 points to 8000 points. Kaiba smiled as he took another card and said "I will set one card face-down! Turn end!"

"Very well. Impressive manuever, Kaiba-san. I admire your skills as a Duelist, but I have to do this. It is what I am meant to do. Let us continue." He drew his next card from his Deck, looking at his hand, then said "I will now play the Magic Card, Pot of Greed. This, as you know, lets me draw 2 cards from my Deck, thus it will allow me to increase my hand's size." He drew two cards swiftly, having four cards as he then said "And next, I play the Field Magic Card, Fusion Gate."

The Field Magic Card slot on Mark's Duel Disk opened as he slid Fusion Gate into it and it closed. As it closed, his Duel Disk began to light with the acknowledgement his Field Magic Card was in play as Mark smiled.

FUSION GATE
Field Magic Card
Effect: As long as this card remains on the Field, a Fusion Monster can be Fusion Summoned without using "Polymerization". The Fusion-Material Monsters used in the Fusion are not placed in the Graveyard, but are removed from play.

"And now... I will remove these two Monsters from my hand... M-Warrior #1 and M-Warrior #2, and thus Special Summon my Fusion Monster, Karbonala Warrior in Attack Mode!"
A flash of light appeared on Mark's side of the Field and a warrior with dark purple armor with spikes on the shoulder armor, a sword in his left hand, a shield in his right appeared, slashing the air, landing gracefully in front of Mark.

KARBONALA WARRIOR
Earth/Warrior-Fusion/4/1500 ATK/1200 DEF
Fusion of "M-Warrior #1" + "M-Warrior #2"

M-WARRIOR #1
Earth/Warrior/3/1000 ATK/500 DEF

M-WARRIOR #2
Earth/Warrior/3/500 ATK/1000 DEF

"Heh! You're still at the disadvantage! You now only have 1 card in your hand."
"And it is a card I needed... to help prove my true colors. I play the Equip Magic Card, Fusion Weapon!"
Karbonala Warrior's sword disappeared and in its' place on his arm was a large cannon with a pincer-shaped launcher. The weapon looked almost techno-organic as Karbonala Warrior slashed the air, his ATK shooting up to 3000 points, his DEF shooting up to 2700!

FUSION WEAPON
Equip Magic Card
Effect: This card can only be equipped to a Fusion Monster of Level 6 or less. Increase the ATK and DEF of the Equipped Monster by 1500 points.

"What? What is that Magic Card?" Kaiba asked. "And how did your Level 4 Fusion, such a weakling, get such a power boost?"
"Simple, Kaiba-san. Fusion Weapon works perfectly for my Deck, since my best Monsters are Level 6 and lower Fusions which it works for only. And as I said... the best cards in my Deck are not part of my main Deck. Have you figured out what my Deck's theme is?"

"Fusion... your Deck's theme is Fusion! That's why your Deck was unaffected by Crush Card when I used it.." Kaiba replied, glaring.
"Exactly. My Deck is a Fusion Deck, and you are going to feel the menace of my Deck! But... I will not target Kaiser Glider due to its' effect. And thus... I end my turn."

'He left his hand empty, even if it powered up his Karbonala Warrior's ATK and DEF. And if I attack it, Leading Question will raise its' ATK by 800 points more to 3800. My Kaiser Glider would be decimated. I'll have to destroy that somehow...' "My turn! Draw!" Kaiba drew his next card and said "I will now turn Kaiser Glider to Defense Mode, then I shall play Graceful Charity!"
"Perfect timing." Mark smiled as Kaiba blinked. "Activate Trap Card! Appropriate!"

APPROPRIATE
Continuous Trap Card
Effect: You can activate this card when your opponent draws a card outside of his or her Draw Phase. Each time your opponent draws a card outside of his or her Draw Phase, you draw 2 cards.

Kaiba's eyes shrunk once he saw Mark's Trap Card, as Kaiba said "You..."
"It's simple, Kaiba-san. You will draw 3 cards. And with Appropriate, each time you draw a card outside of the Draw Phase, I shall draw 2 cards. So I will get 6 cards thanks to you play Graceful Charity, so I appreciate this."

Kaiba gritted his teeth, drawing 3 cards, as Mark drew 6 cards, his whole hand replenished. Kaiba looked at his hand, and then saw one of his best Monsters, Blue Eyes White Dragon, and the rarest card in his Deck. Only 4 copies of the Blue Eyes existed... and Kaiba possessed 3 of the 4. He knew Blue Eyes would not help him here since Karbonala Warrior's ATK would go up thanks to Leading Question. But... he noticed another card in his hand and nodded.

BLUE EYES WHITE DRAGON
Light/Dragon/8/3000 ATK/2500 DEF

He took his Blue Eyes White Dragon from his hand, along with another Monster, Versago the Destroyer as he said "I will now discard these 2 cards from my hand to the Graveyard thanks to the effect of Graceful Charity, then set another card down. But that doesn't mean I am done. I play my set Trap Card, Ring of Destruction!"

VERSAGO THE DESTROYER
Dark/Demon/3/1100 ATK/900 DEF
Effect: You can use this card to substitute for any one Fusion-Material Monster in a Fusion. You cannot substitute for any other Fusion-Material Monsters in the current Fusion with this card's effect.

RING OF DESTRUCTION
Normal Trap Card
Effect: Destroy 1 face-up Monster Card on the Field and inflict Direct Damage to both players equal to the destroyed Monster Card's ATK.

Mark looked as a gigantic ring slammed around Karbonala Warrior's neck, and then grenades appeared around it.
"Who is suiciding now, Kaiba? You destroy my Karbonala Warrior, and you lose 3000 Life Points also."
"Think again! I play this Quickplay Magic Card from my hand! Activate Ring of Defense!"

RING OF DEFENSE
Quickplay Magic Card
Effect: When this card is activated, any Damage that is not Battle Damage is reduced to 0 until the End Phase of the turn.

With that, a ring with 4 shields circling around it appeared in front of Kaiba as he said "Say good-bye to your super-charged small fry! Game over!"
The grenades on the Ring of Destruction ignited and destroyed Karbonala Warrior as Mark gritted his teeth, his Life Points dropped to 5000 as Kaiba smiled and said "Turn end as of now."

Mark chuckled. "Bravo. I expected nothing else from you. But that doesn't mean I am through yet. My turn is now." Casually, he drew his next card, and said "I will place one Monster face-down, and then place one card face-down. Turn end."

'He set a card down also... what does this mean? Another Trap Card? It matters not. I will defeat him and make him pay!'

"My turn! Draw!" Kaiba drew his next card, seeing he had Restore The Dead. He smiled as he said "I play the Magic Card, Monster Reincarnation!"
A flashing light appeared on Kaiba's side of the Field as he said "Now, I will discard 1 card from my hand, and thus place 1 Monster Card that's in my Graveyard to my hand!"

MONSTER REINCARNATION (Japanese name: Restore Dead)
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Discard 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard. Add 1 Monster Card in your Graveyard to your hand.

Kaiba then grabbed his Blue Eyes White Dragon and said "But I am not done there! I will now play Monster Reborn! Come back to me, Giant Germ!"

One of Kaiba's two Giant Germs then appeared onto the Field, right next to Kaiser Glider as Kaiba finally added "NOW! I SACRIFICE BOTH MY MONSTERS! COME OUT! BLUE EYES WHITE DRAGON, MY ULTIMATE SERVANT!"
Kaiser Glider and Giant Germ disappeared in flashes of light as Kaiba slapped down the card of his favorite Monster onto his Duel Disk. A majestic dragon, with a bluish-white body, long wings, a long tail, a massive set of claws, and blue eyes that seemed to glow. Blue Eyes roared as Kaiba said "Blue Eyes! Attack his face-down Monster!"

Blue Eyes's mouth charged with a massive spark of energy, as if the Earth itself rumbled. Kaiba then said "Burst Stream of Destruction!"
Blue Eyes then shot a massive stream of energy right at Mark's set Monster. When the card was destroyed, it was a small, invisible, cupid-esque angel with a halo over it's head, a bow in one hand with an arrow in the other as well as small wings.

"What was that Monster?"
"Skelengel. Thanks for destroying it. With its' Flip Effect, I get to draw 1 card from my Deck."

SKELENGEL
Light/Angel/2/900 ATK/400 DEF
Effect: Flip: Draw 1 card from your Deck.

Mark drew his card and smiled. "But it is a pleasure to see the Blue Eyes White Dragon. I knew you would call it out eventually... wonderful! Amazing!"
Kaiba gritted his teeth and said "I will now play the Permanent Magic Card, Two Man Cell Battle!"

TWO MAN CELL BATTLE
Permanent Magic Card
Effect: During each player's End Phase, the turn player can Special Summon 1 Level 4 Normal Monster from his or her hand to the Field.

"And I end my turn, and thanks to Two Man Cell Battle, I will Special Summon 1 Level 4 Normal Monster from my hand. My Monster of choice is La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp!"

Kaiba's Special Summon caused a green monster with gold gauntlets along its' wrists, bands around his upper arm, and one around its' neck. It also had gold earrings, and a fez-like hat with blue along the upper region with red lining underneath it. The Monster also had a smirk on it's face, and a long black moustache. This Monster also had its' arms crossed over its' chest as it smirked, chuckling as it hovered in the air, with no legs it seemed... its' lower region being nothing but a mist.

LA JINN THE MYSTICAL GENIE OF THE LAMP
Dark/Demon/4/1800 ATK/1000 DEF

"Not bad. My turn." Mark drew his next card, and saw he had more Fusion Material Monsters. He then said "I will now play my set Trap Card, Call of the Haunted. Come back to me, Karbonala Warrior."
With a purple mist, Karbonala Warrior appeared on the Field again, slashing the air. Mark's hand size was now at 5. He looked at his hand and then smiled as he took two cards from his hand and said "I will now remove these two Monsters from play!"

With that, a purplish creature with a golden crown, a sash around its' chest, a staff in its' hand and a grin, as well as an insect-like creature with teal skin, orange markings, yellow eyes, spikes along its' shoulders and such appeared on the Field, spiralling into one another. "Lord of the Lamp, Invader from Another Dimension! FUSE TOGETHER!"

LORD OF THE LAMP
Dark/Demon/4/1400 ATK/1200 DEF

INVADER FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION
Dark/Demon/4/950 ATK/1400 DEF

With the Fusion made complete, a large yellow dragon with green eyes appeared, and riding on its' back was a clown, whom held a scythe and had yellow and green shoulder amr, and red robes underneath it as it cackled, slashing the air. "My strongest Fusion Monster! Soul Hunter!"

SOUL HUNTER
Dark/Demon/6/2200 ATK/1800 DEF
Fusion of "Lord of the Lamp" + "Invader from Another Dimension"

"And to add onto it, I will now play Fusion Weapon!"
In place of its' scythe, Soul Hunter had the Fusion Weapon cannon on its' arm, its' ATK shooting up to 3700 points, and its' DEF shooting up to 3300 points! Kaiba then said "So? You will not do the most damage to me that way."

Mark smiled and said "Who said I was done? I play my set Equip Magic Card! Magical Clone!"
Mark's Life Points dropped from 5000 points to 4200, as then out of nowhere, a black, white, and grey copy of Fusion Weapon appeared on Karbonala Warrior, its' ATK/DEF going to 3000/2700.

MAGICAL CLONE
Equip Magic Card
Effect: Pay 800 Life Points when you activate this card. Select 1 other Equip Magic Card on your side of the Field. As long as this card is face-up on the Field, this card copies the text of the chosen Equip Magic Card.

Kaiba's eyes shrunk back as Mark said "Soul Hunter! Attack Blue Eyes White Dragon!"

Soul Hunter aimed at Blue Eyes White Dragon, the Fusion Weapon charging up as it then shot a blast that destroyed the Blue Eyes White Dragon, cackling as the Blue Eyes White Dragon roared before its' body was destroyed, Kaiba looking on in shock, his Life Points dropped to 6200. Mark then said "And now... Karbonala Warrior! Attack La Jinn!"

Karbonala Warrior locked onto La Jinn, its' Fusion Weapon copy charging up, then Leading Question began to glow as well. Mark thusly said "And thanks to Leading Question, my Karbonala Warrior's ATK goes up to 3800 points! NOW! ATTACK!"

The Fusion Weapon copy Karbonala Warrior had fired, destroying La Jinn as Kaiba cried out, a massive explosion overtaking his body. Soon, the explosion cleared, and Kaiba was on his knee, panting heavily, his Life Points at 3200 as Mark's went up to 5000 as he said "And thanks to Sinister Justice, I now have 800 more Life Points. And I end my turn. But I have no Monsters to use with Two Man Cell Battle.."

Mokuba shook with fear as one of Mark's minions chuckled and said "Man, the boss is on a roll!"
"He is doing well. I'm sure that he will win next turn..."

Kaiba panted heavily, looking down at the ground. He looked at Mokuba and thought 'Mokuba... I cannot do it... I have tried everything I can... I... I...' Kaiba then closed his eyes, gritting his teeth until he then remembered the Duel Yugi had with Atem. How he had felt Yugi wouldn't have succeeded in beating the God Cards. He then remembered that outstanding miracle when Yugi had defeated the God Cards.

'He... Yugi was able to do something no one else could have done. He was about to defeat the 3 strongest cards in all of Duel Monsters as well as beating one of the strongest Duelists I've seen... I... I cannot give up! Yugi wouldn't give up! Like you, Yugi, I will fight with all my heart! But... the odds of drawing a card I need are bad at the moment. I... I must believe I can. I trust my Deck... so I can do this!'

Kaiba got up and said "My turn! Draw!" Bravely, Kaiba drew his next card, seeing he had Blue Eyes Shining Dragon... one of his strongest cards, although it didn't do him any good at the time since he didn't have the proper requirements for it.

BLUE EYES SHINING DRAGON
Light/Dragon/10/3000 ATK/2500 DEF
Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned expect by offering 1 "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon" on your side of the Field as a Sacrifice. Increase the ATK of this card by 300 points for each Dragon-Type Monster in your Graveyard. You can negate the effect of Magic, Trap, and Effect Monster Cards that designate this card as a target.

Kaiba noticed some other cards and saw he had Card of Demise, but his hand had 4 cards. It'd do him no good. He nodded as he said "I will now play the Magic Card, Heavy Storm! This torrent will destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on both sides of the Field!"

HEAVY STORM
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the Field.

A massive burst of wind shot around the Field, blowing away all of the Magic and Trap Cards on the Field as Karbonala Warrior was destroyed, since Call of the Haunted was destroyed as well! And Soul Hunter's ATK was dropped to 2200 once more. Kaiba looked at his hand and then he took another card and said "I now play Premature Burial! This Equip Magic Card will allow me to pay 800 Life Points AND Special Summon 1 Monster to my side of the Field that is in my Graveyard!"

Kaiba's LP dropped down to 2400 points thanks to Premature Burial. Kaiba's Monster of choice was Blue Eyes White Dragon, which roared as it spread out its' wings. Kaiba's hand was right now 2 cards as he said "And now I play Card of Demise!"

CARD OF DEMISE
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. Then 5 turns later, you must discard your entire hand to the Graveyard.

Kaiba had only 1 card, so he quickly drew 4 cards, and smiled as he said "Next, I play Pot of Greed!" Kaiba quickly drew 2 cards, his hand size now 6 as he smiled, seeing his other Blue Eyes White Dragons AND Polymerization! He nodded and said "I will now play Polymerization, and send my Blue Eyes White Dragon to the Graveyard along with the 2 in my hand and call out my strongest Monster! COME OUT! Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

In a flash of light, Blue Eyes White Dragon roared, and then a silhouette of a 3-headed dragon appeared on the Field. And revealed was the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon! It was like an ordinary Blue Eyes, save for it had 3 heads, and it roared loudly as it landed down on the ground in front of Kaiba.

BLUE EYES ULTIMATE DRAGON
Light/Dragon/12/4500 ATK/3800 DEF
Fusion of "Blue Eyes White Dragon" + "Blue Eyes White Dragon" + "Blue Eyes White Dragon"

Kaiba smiled as he said "And I am not done there... now! I will sacrifice Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to make another Special Summon!"
Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon's body began to crack, then it exploded and in its' place was a Blue Eyes White Dragon which had a metallic base... a blue orb in the center of its' body, along on its' wings as it landed down in front of Kaiba. Mark looked on, his eyes widened as he said "Wh-what is that card!"

"Blue Eyes Shining Dragon, fool. This is the strongest form the Blue Eyes can take. And here is why. For every Dragon-Type Monster Card that exists in my Graveyard, its' ATK shoots up by 300 points for each one. And I have 5 in there! My 3 Blue Eyes White Dragons, my Kaiser Glider, and my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon! So that means Blue Eyes Shining Dragon gains 1500 points!"

Blue Eyes Shining Dragon's ATK shot up, just as Kaiba had said, by 1500 points, going to 4500, as strong as the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Kaiba then smiled as he held up another card. "Equip Magic Card! Dragon Treasure!"

DRAGON TREASURE
Equip Magic Card
Effect: A Dragon-Type Monster equipped with this cards increases its' ATK and DEF by 300 points.

Blue Eyes Shining Dragon's body began to glow, as it was raised to 4800 points. Kaiba quickly thrusted his hand forward and said "Blue Eyes Shining Dragon! Attack Soul Hunter!" Blue Eyes Shining Dragon's mouth began to glow a sparkling whitish-blue as Kaiba then said "Shining Nova Burst!"

Blue Eyes Shining Dragon then shot a fireball of energy right at Soul Hunter, destroying it in one blow as the clown on the back of the dragon cackled as it exploded into nothing. Kaiba smiled, as Mark cried out some, his LP dropping by 3100 as he said "Damn..."

Kaiba smiled as he said "I will next set 2 cards face-down... to end my turn."
"Very well." Mark replied, drawing his next card as he said "I will now set one Monster face-down, then set one card face-down. And thus... I end my turn."
Kaiba looked on and said "This Duel is going to be over soon, Mark. My Blue Eyes Shining Dragon is at quite a level of power now. So I believe I shall put you out of your misery!" He drew his next card then tapped a button on his Duel Disk. "Trap Card, activate! DRAGON RAGE!"

DRAGON RAGE (English name: Dragon's Rage)
Continuous Trap Card
Effect: As long as this card remains face-up on the Field, when Dragon-Type Monsters on your side of the Field attack with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Mode Monsters, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your Life Points.

"I am sure a smart person like you is aware of Dragon Rage's effect, Mark. As of now, my Dragon gains the power of Trample, meaning if your Monster's DEF is weaker than its' ATK, and I am sure it is... it will easily blow a big chunk of your Life Points away, and I will win this Duel. Now! Blue Eyes Shining Dragon!" Blue Eyes Shining's mouth began to sparkle once again as Mark smirked and said "Quickplay Magic Card! Cyclone! Target and destroy Dragon Rage!"

A blast of wind wrapped around Dragon Rage, then shattered it into pieces, but BESD's attack continued as it shot an attack right at Mark's face-down Monster, which exploded and was revealed to be Cyber Pod! A mechanical-looking pod or jar of some kind with a green cybernetic optic feed in the center, with an orange border and a hazard marker appeared, then Mark said "I bet you also know Cyber Pod's effect, Kaiba-san. You attacked it, and thus you get it as well as I!"

Cyber Pod's optic sensor began to glow, then shot a laser, smashing right through Blue Eyes Shining Dragon, and Kaiba couldn't negate it since the effect wasn't a targetted effect. It affected all Monsters on the Field. Blue Eyes Shining Dragon then exploded as Cyber Pod shattered also.

CYBER POD (English name: Cyber Jar)
Dark/Rock/3/900 ATK/900 DEF
Effect: Flip: Destroy all Monsters on the Field. Both players then pick up 5 cards from the tops of their respective Decks and Special Summon all Level 4 or lower Monster Cards among them on the Field in face-up Attack Mode or face-down Defense Mode. The rest of the cards picked up are added to their respective hands.

Kaiba and Mark both picked up 5 cards as Mark smiled and said "Out of my Level 4 or lower Monsters, I got just 2. I'll set these two Monsters face-down."
"Very well." Kaiba added on. "Then I shall Special Summon these Monsters! Come out! Element Dragon! Twin-Headed Behemoth! Masked Dragon!"

In flashs of light on his side of the Field, Kaiba had all sorts of Dragons on the Field. The first one Special Summoned, Element Dragon, had a small baby-like face, with orange hair around its' neck, two yellow horns, an underbelly of the same color, long wings and a long tail, with a soft light peach for its' scales, and blue eyes appeared, smiling.

ELEMENT DRAGON
Light/Dragon/4/1500 ATK/1200 DEF
Effect: This Monster gets the following effect(s) while there is a Monster(s) with the following Attribute(s) on the Field:
-FIRE: Increase the ATK of this card by 500 points.
-WIND: If this card destroyed one of your opponent's Monsters as a result of Battle, it can attack once again in a row.

The second Special Summoned Monster had purple scales, with black spikes along its' shoulders, shorter wings than Element Dragon, with yellow under its' arms, which where its' hands were heads! The first head on the left side had blue eyes and a blue mouth and horn, the second one had red eyes, a red horn, and a red mouth, along with black and yellow armor along its' sides, ankles, and down its' waist.

TWIN-HEADED BEHEMOTH
Wind/Dragon/3/1500 ATK/1200 DEF
Effect: If this Monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, this Monster is Special Summoned with an ATK and DEF of 1000 points during the End Phase of the turn. This effect can be used only once during the current Duel.

And the last Dragon had white for much of its' body, save for red along its' under belly and face, its' face looking like a mask, with a toothy grin, its' tail on the ground, its' wings folded. Kaiba was also known for his Dragons besides his Blue Eyes White Dragons, and thus, Mark would see it.

MASKED DRAGON
Fire/Dragon/4/1400 ATK/1100 DEF
Effect: When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result of Battle, you can Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type Monster with an ATK of 1500 points or less to your side of the Field from your Deck. Then shuffle your Deck.

Kaiba smiled, as his Element Dragon's ATK went up to 2000 points due to there being a Fire Attribute Monster on the Field thanks to Masked Dragon. He then said "Element Dragon, attack Mark's face-down Monster on the left!" Element Dragon spreaded its' wings and shot at Mark's set card, shooting a blast of light from its' mouth, destroying Mark's Monster, whom was a young girl, with blue robes over her body, her arms and legs in red robes, with brown boots, her magenta hair tied into a ponytail and she had a yellow sash around her waist, with a staff in her hand with a crescent moon-shape on the top. Her staff began to glow just before she exploded.

Kaiba looked on and said "Magician of Faith..."
"Correct, Kaiba-san. And with her Flip Effect, I can add 1 Magic Card from my Graveyard to my hand once more." A face-down card slid out of Mark's Graveyard slot and he added it to his hand, smiling.

MAGICIAN OF FAITH
Light/Spellcaster/1/300 ATK/400 DEF
Effect: Flip: Select 1 Magic Card from your Graveyard and return it to your hand.

"Hmph! It won't matter since Element Dragon can attack again due to there being a Wind Attribute Monster on my side of the Field and its' second effect kicks in! Element Dragon! Attack Mark's second face-down Monster!" Element Dragon charged once more as Kaiba this time called out the name of its attack. "Burst of Light!" Element Dragon then shot its attack at the second card Mark had on the Field, and it exploded, revealing a second Magician of Faith as Mark smiled and said "Thank you."

Another card slid out of his Graveyard and he added it to his hand, smiling.
"Damn. But that doesn't mean I can't attack you directly! Twin-Headed Behemoth! Masked Dragon! Double Direct Attack!" Both of Kaiba's remaining Dragons shot a combined stream of fire right at Mark, who took the attack, his Life Points dropping to 100 Life Points as he still remained calm.

"Ha ha ha ha haa! It seems the mighty have fallen, Mark! What will you do now? Your Life Points are at 100 points, and you can't risk destroying my Dragons in Battle! So now... I end my turn!"
Mark smiled. "You would think that, wouldn't you? My turn." Mark drew his next card, and showed Fusion Gate, and said "I will play Fusion Gate once more!"

Mark's Field Magic Card slot opened as he slid Fusion Gate back into it, smiling as he had other Monsters from earlier, but for now... he needed a new strategy as he said "Very well. I will set a Monster down, then I shall play the Magic Card, Double Spell!"
Kaiba's eye shrunk at Mark's play, as he remembered the card being used by Yugi's other self, Atem, to defeat him in the Battle City Semi-Finals... even if its' effect had been modified, it brought that memory of his old rival back!

DOUBLE SPELL
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Discard 1 Magic Card in your hand. Select 1 Magic Card from your opponent's Graveyard and activate it from the Graveyard as your Magic Card.

"I will take this Magic Card I had in my hand..." Mark quickly took a card from his hand and slid it into his Graveyard as he said "And now I play the Magic Card, Pot of Greed, from your Graveyard thanks to Double Spell!" Quickly Mark drew 2 cards as he smiled and said "Now... the fun begins. I will send Feral Imp and Snakeyashi from my hand and remove them from play, thanks to Fusion Gate's effect!"

With that call, Mark's two Fusion-Material Monsters appeared. One, Feral Imp, had green fur, black eyes, small wings, and a pink horn, spikes on its wings, elbows, and claws as it roared.

FERAL IMP
Dark/Demon/4/1300 ATK/1400 DEF

The second Monster, Snakeyashi, appeared to be a palm tree, with a face and two iris-less eyes, with a snake like formation. The leaves it had were red, and parts of its' skin/bark was a light orange brown as it hissed.

SNAKEYASHI
Earth/Plant/4/1000 ATK/1200 DEF

They then began to flash as one and in their place was a large red rose with green vines and thorns around it, the petals closed. Kaiba blinked and said "Getting desperate, are we? I mean, your Rose is noteworthy, but surely, you cannot be serious."

"Oh, but I am. This is yet another Fusion of mine. Kaiba-san, meet the Rose Spectre of Dunn!" The petals of the rose then opened as a young woman, greenish skin and black and greenish hair, yellow eyes, blood red lips and the same kind of colors covering her upper body below her neck appeared, smiling devilishly.

ROSE SPECTRE OF DUNN
Dark/Plant-Fusion/6/2000 ATK/1800 DEF
Fusion of "Feral Imp" + "Snakeyashi"

"And since it is a Level 6... I will now play Fusion Weapon again!" Suddenly, Fusion Weapon had infused into Rose Spectre of Dunn's right arm, as it crackled, raising her ATK and DEF to 3500 points and 3300 points. "Rose Spectre of Dunn is strong, but it'd be bad if I attacked your Monsters. So next up... I will play the Magic Card, Dark Core!"

DARK CORE
Normal Magic Card
Effect: Discard 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard to remove 1 face-up Monster Card on the Field from play.

"And... the target of my Dark Core... will be Masked Dragon!" Suddenly, a sparking black orb of energy wrapped around Masked Dragon, sucking it into the sphere's range, then the sphere itself was gone... with Masked Dragon included! Kaiba knew Dark Core's effect well since he ran it in his Deck as Mark then said "And now... even if Twin-Headed Behemoth will come back, Rose Spectre of Dunn's ATK is enough to drop your Life Points to 400 points! Now! Rose Spectre, attack Twin-Headed Behemoth with Fusion Weapon Blast!"

Rose Spectre of Dunn targetted Twin-Headed Behemoth then charged up, and fired right at Twin-Headed Behemoth, destroying it with one shot, its' 3500 ATK plowing through Twin-Headed Behemoth's ATK of 1500 and it dropped Kaiba's LP to 400 points as Mark then said "And I will end my turn now!"
"Which means I shall return Twin-Headed Behemoth to the Field!" Twin-Headed Behemoth appeared onto the Field, in Attack Mode as Mark blinked. "Attack Mode? You must be suicidal."

"No. I can feel I will win this Duel in my next draw, Mark." Kaiba had said, clenching his cards.
Mark smiled and said "Well, you must be going crazy if you think it is possible you can draw a card that will allow you to beat me... but you can try. I have had fun in this Duel, Kaiba-san, but it is over..."

Kaiba looked at his Deck, closing his eyes as he said "Please... give me what I need..." Kaiba slowly drew his next card, eyes still closed as he then opened them and saw he had indeed drawn something that would help him win this Duel. He smiled and said "I got a perfect card to win this Duel, like I said. I play the Magic Card, Dragon's Gunfire!"
Mark's eyes widened as he said "No way!"

DRAGON'S GUNFIRE
Normal Magic Card
Effect: You can activate this card only when you have a face-up Dragon-Type Monster on your side of the Field. Select and activate 1 of the following effects:
-Inflict 800 points of Direct Damage to your opponent's Life Points.
-Destroy 1 face-up Monster with a DEF of 800 points or less.

"And I will use Dragon's Gunfire's first effect! Twin-Headed Behemoth, use it! Fireball Strike!" Twin-Headed Behemoth's mouths began to burst with a stream of fire as they shot it right at Mark who cried out, his LP dropped to 0 as his minions looked on in shock as Kaiba said "And that is game."

Mark stood there, panting as he said "I will keep my promise, Kaiba-san. We are people of our word, unlike the GHOULS. You two! Let him go!"

Mark's minions, despite the expressions on their faces, let go of Mokuba, as well as untying and ungagging him. Mark then pulled a disk from his coat and threw it to Kaiba. Kaiba caught it as he said "Thank you..."
"You're welcome. But trust us... there will be others... we are strongest in Japan, to where we have begun to really move... and if you want answers, I am sure Yugi Mutoh can tell you a bit of what he knows from one of us. Good day to you." Mark pushed his glasses up then he dropped down a smoke grenade as he and his minions disappeared.

Mokuba came rushing up to Kaiba's side as he said "Big brother... what is going on?"
"I don't know, Mokuba, but I am going to get some answers... tell the technicians to prepare the Blue Eyes White Dragon Jet. We're going back to Japan... to see Yugi Mutoh and see what he knows about these 'Card Hunters' and what they want exactly."

Mark walked into a room, and then said "Miss... I failed to obtain Seto Kaiba's Deck... but... never trick a genius so easily. I got another possible target to consider... if you do not mind."
On a TV monitor, a young woman with black hair tied back and with a dark blue skirt, black pantyhose, blue high heels, and a similar colored top smiled, saying "I think I know whom you refer to, Mark. But I shall let someone else deal with Pegasus. You did well against Kaiba though, and made our presence known to him. And that is good to know."

"Thank you, Ms. Sarah."
Sarah smiled as she closed the communication, leaning back in her chair as she said "Soon, very soon, once we have all we need, we can truly begin to make this a more exciting game. Death, mayhem, anarchy. That is what will make Duel Monsters a more satisifying game than any the world has ever known." She then began to laugh, a devilish tone to her laugh, as she knew.. her plans were coming to pass soon..

To Be Continued...