Thank you readers! As I have been told, I've made some mistakes with some cards. Don't hesitate to tell me, otherwise I'll keep making the same mistakes, and you'll have to bear it for the rest of the fic. Anyways, time to continue!

DISLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH! GX OR THE YU-GI-OH! CARD GAME

The field as it is now:

Tyson: 2000 LP

No monsters

No Magic/Trap

Amy: 3800 LP

Monsters: Gilford the Lightning.

Magic and Trap: Human Wave Tactics, Spirit Barrier, Zombie Wave Tactics

"Shoot, shouldn't have blurted out like that," Amy muttered. "This means a pay cut."

"What is going on?" Eria asked as she stormed into the auditorium. "What? A duel? And you never told me?"

"Hey, I didn't want to miss it either," Jaden replied. "And this girl works for unknown stock man."

"Really?"

"Well, given the fact that she says that Tyson can't control a God, I'd assume so," Jaden replied sarcastically.

"You were so much nicer a few years ago," Eria pouted.

"You didn't know me a few years ago."

"All of you shut up!" Amy shouted. "I end my turn. So now I'll pay 500 Life Points to get two Gigobytes and a Kozaky to the field!" Two more Gigobytes and a mad scientist appeared on the field. (Kozaky: ATK: 400. DEF: 400). Amy's Life Points dropped to 3300.

"Wow, what a strategy!" Eria exclaimed. "If she does this, she'll have as much tribute fodder as she needs until she decks out!"

"Not likely," Amy replied. "My deck is bigger than most!"

"Stop admiring her," Tyson grunted as he struggled to stand. "I'll get you…" He drew slowly. "I'm going to have to thank Mr. Pegasus for giving these to me early. I activate Sacred Belief!"

"Wuzzat?" Amy asked as a card appeared. It depicted a person praying at an altar.

"Alright, it's a little complicated, so listen up! I choose to pick up a number of cards. Each one I pick up I have to pay 100 Life Points. If there is a Ritual monster or Ritual Magic card out of the cards I pick, I get to keep 'em. If not, they all go to the Graveyard. So I'll pick 5." Some of Tyson's energy flowed into the card as his life points dropped to 1500, but he didn't seem to mind as much.

C'mon, don't let me down, guys, Tyson thought as he drew. He checked over the cards nervously, and whooped.

"Read 'em and weep! I drew Cu Chulainn the Awakened! So I keep all the cards." And I got lucky that she uses this kind of deck. I didn't expect to be able to use this card! Out loud, he said, "I'll set two cards and end my turn."

"No monsters? Must be a trap." She drew.

"Activate Thunder of Ruler!" A piercing shout rang out, and Gilford the Lightning cowered. "Wow, didn't expect him to cower like that."

"Rrrr… I sacrifice my Gigobytes and my Kozaky to summon my Moisture Creature!"

"Aw, another three monster sacrifice?" Jaden groaned as the bulb with eyes and a gun appeared. (2800/2900)

"This guy's a little different. Now I can destroy all of your Magic and Trap cards!" Amy gleefully explained.

"Not this time. Chain: Soul Change!" A card depicting someone's soul switching with another appeared. "With this, your Graveyard becomes mine, and mine becomes yours."

"Now why would you do that?"

"You'll see," Tyson grinned.

"Humph. Well, since I can't attack, I'll end my turn. Before though, I'll pay 500 Life Points to get two Kozakys and a Goblin Calligrapher." Two more Kozakys and a goblin writing appeared (Goblin Calligrapher: 400/400).

(Tyson: 1500. Amy: 3300)

"My draw!" Tyson glanced down. Perfect. A perfect set up! Then again, I'm almost decked out. "I activate Emblem of the Awakening Ritual magic card! I offer Sonic Bird as a tribute, and Ritual Summon Cu Chulainn the Awakened One!" Sonic Bird's image was replaced by a warrior with exaggerative armor and a spear. (500/1000).

"A weakling four star ritual?" Amy asked. "It must have some kind of crazy effect."

"Oh, but it does! If I remove a Normal Monster from my Graveyard, then I can raise his attack by the removed monster's attack!"

"But you don't have any Normal monsters…" Amy drifted, then gasped. "That's why you played the Soul Change!"

"Exactly! You're the perfect opponent for Chulainn here. So I remove Spiral Serpent from your… err, my Graveyard to raise Chulainn's attack by 2900!" Chulainn's attack skyrocketed! (3400/1000)

"What?" Amy gasped.

"That's not all!" Tyson grinned. "I play Sacred Burst! Now Chulainn is allowed to attack all your monsters at the same time! Of course, he's destroyed at the end of the Battle Phase, but I think it's worth it!" Chulainn shouted as a blue light enveloped him. "Now attack all her monsters! Spiral Spear blitz!" Chulainn rushed over and stabbed ferociously and pierced all of Amy's monsters.

"Of course, you don't lose Life Points due to Spirit Barrier, but that's something I can deal with," Tyson shrugged. "Now Chulainn leaves us." Chulainn smiled, then bursted.

"My turn then?" Amy asked.

"No. I'm going to my Main Phase 2! I activate Fulfillment of the Contract! By paying 800 Life Points, I can special summon a Ritual monster to the field. So welcome back Chulainn!" Chulainn burst back with a boom.

"But he's a weakling again," Amy chuckled.

"Nope. I'm giving him Ritual Weapon! Now he gains 1500 Life Points." Chulainn switched his spear off for a crossbow attached to his arm. (2000/1000). "I'll also set a card and end my turn. Let's see what you can do!"

"Alright, due to Human Wave Tactics, I can get 3 monsters, but I only have two left that fit the bill." Amy waved, and two more Goblin Calligraphers appeared. "And now I draw. And I can honestly say I did not expect it to come to this."

"Oh no," Eria groaned, "that always means bad news."

"More than you think!" Amy chuckled. "I activate Polymerization on Gilford the Lightning and Moisture Creature from my hand to Fusion Summon Gilford the Destroyer!" Moisture Creature appeared behind Amy and then disintegrated. The remains of it fused with Gilford's armor, and in a blinding flash of light, Gilford's armor turned futuristic, and he had swapped his sword with an assault rifle with a chainsaw on the end. (3200/3000).

"Ooooh, that's not good," Tyson muttered.

"It gets worse. Gilford, attack Chulainn! Annihilating Assault!" Gilford cocked his rifle and poised it to shoot…

"I activate a trap!" Tyson shouted hastily. "Sacred Shield! Now, by paying half of my life points while a Ritual Monster is on my side of the field, I can send your monster's attack down to zero! Say goodbye to it!" Chulainn jabbed his spear so that Gilford's rifle was broken, and knocked him back. Instead of disappearing, however, Gilford merely shook of the blow and stood up again.

"Sorry, but he isn't so easily destroyed," Amy frowned. "As long as I don't lose Life Points, he can't be destroyed in battle."

"And because of Spirit Barrier, she won't lose Life Points at all!" Eria gasped.

"I know! I'm not blind," Jaden said, jabbing her in the ribs.

"Looks like you halved your Life Points for nothing," Amy said. Tyson didn't reply.

(Tyson: 750. Amy: 3300).

"Honestly, I don't see how you're going to recover. Look at your deck: you're almost decked out."

"Hmm." And most of them are normal monsters so I can use Chulainn's ability. But now it's about useless. Where is Heavy Storm?

"I end my turn," Amy said, "but you're going to be hard pressed. You're no threat at all!"

"Less talking, more dueling," Tyson said as he drew. This… could work. "I activate my Pot of Greed! Now I get to draw two cards." He did so. "And now for an amazing come back! I hope. I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Spirit Barrier!" Amy gasped as the said card was hit by a torrent of winds and thunder. "Now I activate Chulainn's ability! I remove your Mokey Mokey from play." Chulainn's attack rose to 2400. "And now Megamorph! Since I obviously have less Life Points than you, I can double Chulainn's attack!" Chulainn grew in size as his attack rose to 4800.

"Impressive," Amy said, "But I won't lose!"

"Well, that's where you're wrong. I activate Double Attack! If I discard a monster that has more stars than Chulainn, I can attack twice! Now by discarding Cybertech Alligator, which is a five star, Chulainn can attack twice! Finish her off with double slash spear!" Chulainn roared, and slashed down Gilford.

"Oh no!" Amy cried out.

"Oh yes!" Tyson shouted. "Now Chulainn, take her down!" Chulainn slashed vertically, and the duel was over.

(Tyson: 750. Amy: 0)

"Now keep your part of the bargain and give back my cards!" Tyson demanded.

"Jeez, don't get so testy," Amy muttered. "They're right here, safe and sound." She threw them at him, and he caught them easily.

"Excuse me, miss," Jaden said politely, "But I'm going to have to take you to the Chancellor Shepard."

"No way!" she laughed. "I gotta get back to base."

"We're not giving you a choice," Eria sneered. "You could be the lead that we've needed."

"Well, that sucks to be you," Amy sneered back, "'cause I'm outta here!" She suddenly dropped through the ground.

"Come back!" shouted Tyson.

"As if she will," Eria muttered. "A trap door, huh? Didn't know this was here."

"Great, we lost her," Jaden groaned. "Someone showed me the semantics of the school, and the trap door leads to a maze. Unless we know where she's going, she's gone. Well, won't Mr. Mutou and Mr. Kaiba be so proud of us."

Yugi sneezed.

"What's up?" Kaiba asked.

"Nothing. I just had a bad feeling. This is the place?"

"I would believe so," Kaiba replied. The two of them were staring up a skyscraper. "Well, let's get started." Kaiba brutally slammed the door open. The receptionist glanced up, in a shock.

"You… you're Seto Kaiba!"

"That's my name, don't wear it out," Kaiba growled. "Me and my friend want to see Sojiro Hibiki."

"Umm, do you have an appointment?" Kaiba sighed.

"No, I don't. But I'm sure he's expecting me," Kaiba said, leaning over the counter. "Now, tell me which floor he's on. Now."

"Err… floor eight. Take the elevator on the left," she trembled. Kaiba stalked away while Yugi thanked the poor girl.

"Brutal as always," Yugi sighed as they entered the elevator.

"Naturally," Kaiba replied. "I didn't become one of the richest people in the world by being nice to everyone."

"Still, that poor girl must've been scared out of her wits!"

"Hey, at least we're in," Kaiba said unrelentingly. The elevator dinged, and the doors slid open.

"Did you happen to ask which room he's in?" Yugi asked.

"I forgot," Kaiba grumbled. "But I'll be it's this one." He pointed at the door with a wall to itself. "It's likely the biggest one, so I'm sure the guy's in there."

"Hmm. I don't suppose you want to break the door open with your brutality?" Yugi asked sarcastically.

"Nope. Diplomacy is necessary for business too." Kaiba knocked on the door quietly. When no one answered, he growled and kicked it open.

" 'Diplomacy is necessary for business too,' ", Yugi imitated. "If this was diplomacy, I'm the King of England."

"Huh. The door wasn't even locked," Kaiba murmured, ignoring him. He stalked in. "Hello?"

"Mr. Kaiba! What a pleasure to meet you at last!" From the left walked in a middle aged man of average height. "I'm Sojiro Hibiki. What can I do for you?"

"Just wanted a talk," Kaiba said as he continued to stand. "You've been amassing a lot of Kaiba Corp shares."

"Yes, I believe that it'll do well in the stock market," Hibiki chuckled. "Even though it's a little down at the moment."

"You!-" Kaiba growled.

"What we were wondering, Hibiki-san, was if you had any interest in Duel Academy?" Yugi asked, covering for Kaiba's momentary lapse in calm.

"Oh ho! You've heard!" Hibiki said, raising an eyebrow. "Well, I do have a son there, so I've been planning on contributing to the school myself!"

Yugi looked at Kaiba. "So, how much are you planning on giving?"

"In monetary values? A considerable amount! But, I am running for vice chancellor!" Hibiki puffed up with pride. "I'm not a bad duelist myself, and I would love to be able to help the school in any way."

"Thank you for your time," Yugi said, bowing. "And good luck!"

"Thank you very much, Mutou-san." Hibiki bowed.

"Well, the trail ended there," Yugi sighed. "And there aren't any other clues."

Kaiba grunted. "Guess we'll just have to wait for more clues. Eh?" Kaiba patted his pockets and took out a ringing cell phone. "Talk." He paused. "What? What happened?" He listened for a little while, then abruptly shut the phone and strode off for his limo.

"What happened?" Yugi asked as he entered through the door of the limo.

"Tyson encountered on of these freaks again," Kaiba muttered. "No clues. But the person was definitely after the God Cards. Shepard said that Tyson wanted it to be clear that he was fine and I could continue my business."

"So? What now?"

"We keep going, of course. The only thing we can do now is try to prevent an incident like this from happening again."

New Cards:

Sacred Belief

Magic Card

Pick a number of cards up from your deck. Pay 100 Life Points for each one. If there is a Ritual Monster card in the cards you have chosen, add the cards to your hand. If there is not, discard all of the cards.

Soul Change

Trap Card

Exchange Graveyards with your opponent.

Sacred Burst

Magic Card

Choose one Ritual Monster on your side of the field. That monster can attack all of your opponent's monsters. Destroy the selected monster at the end of the Battle Phase.

Gilford the Destroyer

Fusion Monster

Gilford the Lightning Moisture Creature

This monster cannot be destroyed in battle if there is no Battle Damage. Tribute two monsters on your side of the field to either destroy all Monster cards on you opponent's side of the field or destroy all Magic/Trap cards on your opponent's field.