Yu-Gi-Oh! R: The story of the anime.

This is the second to last merged chapter for now. Kaiba's duel comes to a head! Willa Mette's out to prove that there is a dragon greater than the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon – The White Horned Dragon!

Yugi makes his comeback against Yako by using a fusion monster instead of a god monster, against the Wicked Dreadroot.

By the way, imagine that Willa sounds like the English version of Kite Tenjo.

Note: Creative Credit goes to Kazuki Takahashi for the original concept and Akira Ito for the story and the art.

The Showdown, and Then? Advent of the Ultimate Life-Form!

I can't believe it thought Yako. He fused his three Knights into on without the cost of a sacrifice! He's face-to-face with an Evil God, and still has the will to fight! "Impressive!" yelled Yako. "But my Dreadroot has 5000 attack points! And because of its fear power your Knight Joker's attack points are cut in half! You'll never defeat my Wicked God card with a puny swordsman like that!"

Sure enough, the Knights attack points fell to 1900.

"That's true," admitted Yugi. "Your God card's aura of terror cuts Arcana Knight Joker's attack points to 1900, so I'll just equip it with Lightning Blade and end my turn!" A new sword appeared in the Knight's hand, boosting it to 2700 – far too few attack points.

Yako laughed. "You've given up on summoning your Egyptian God cards and you're relying on a fusion monster. Is this the best you can do, now that the Egyptian God cards can't help you?"

Yugi glared at him. "I somehow suspect that you'll do anything to keep me from summoning an Egyptian God. Do my Egyptian God cards really frighten you that much?" he asked. "Despite the fact that your Wicked God is designed to make me feel fear, you're the one who's afraid, Tenma."

Yako glared right back at him. "Say what you like. You're about to learn the terror of the God cards."

Willa Mette grinned across the field at Seto Kaiba. "I've been preparing for this for a long time, little lord of cards," he said. "Now I draw!" he called. "I activate the spell card known as Pot of Greed! I draw two more cards!" he called, swiping two cards off his deck. "It's time I stopped going easy on you!" he called. "I activate the spell card, Forbidden Chalice!" yelled Willa. A massive cup appeared in front of Kaiser Glider, and it glowed. "This spell negates the effect of you monster at the cost of increasing its attack points by 400!" he explained. "I switch both my Dragonutes into attack mode, and then I play Union Attack!" he yelled.

Kaiba cursed, that was a card that he could remember.

"Both Dragonutes attack Kaiser Glider at the same time!" yelled Willa. The two mist dragons charged (Total ATK: 3500) and sliced through Kaiser Glider, before Axe Dragonute knelt in defence mode. "That's the end of my turn."

Kaiba just looked at him furiously. He drew, seething. Excellent. "I summon Z-Metal Tank in defence mode!" he called, and his yellow caterpillar tank appeared (1500/1300) "I play the Mesmeric Control spell card!" he yelled. "This hypnotises your monsters and prevents them from changing their battle modes until the end of your next turn!" Waves rippled out from the card, putting the mist Dragonutes into a stupor. "Then I play Card of Demise!" he yelled. "I draw until I hold five cards! But in five turns, I will lose my entire hand!" he yelled.

Willa snorted. That's assuming he even lasts that long.

Kaiba fanned out his new hand. "With that, I end my turn," said Kaiba.

Willa grinned. "I draw!" he called. "Lancer Dragonute! Attack Z-Metal Tank!" he called. The spear toting dragon charged, smashing the monster. "And since his defence points were lower than my Dragonutes attack points, not only is that Tank destroyed, but the difference comes out of your life points!" added Willa. "I play a facedown card and end my turn! Even if you summon monsters, my mist dragons will destroy them! You don't have a card in your deck that can beat them!" he yelled.

"Don't count on that," replied the CEO. "Let me explain. In the world of Duel Monsters, there is one being that is greater and nobler than all the others. A perfect, ultimate life-form." He drew. "My turn," he said. "I activate Silent Doom!" he called. "This revives the normal monster Vorse Raider from my graveyard in defence mode!" The beast warrior appeared in defence mode.

No way thought Willa. That's impossible; he can't summon it in just one turn!

"I play Cost Down!" yelled Kaiba. "By discarding one card, I can lower the levels of all monsters in my hand by two this turn!"

Cost Down! thought Willa. That means that he can summon even an eight star monster with just one sacrifice!

"Watch and learn!" yelled Kaiba. "This is the supreme monster! I summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" (3000/2500)

Behind Kaiba rose up the powerful form of a white dragon, noble, terrifying and deadly. The beast's head had a three layered crest at the back, and it hand a foot-like guard at the side of each of its jaws, the points lying underneath its blue eyes.

There it is! thought Willa. Seto Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

"Don't get full of yourself because you blocked my normal attacks!" yelled Kaiba. "I can focus this beast's attack into a magical blast!" He slid a card into his disk. "I play the spell card, Burst Stream of Destruction!"

The Blue-Eyes charged up its powerful White Lightning, but it seemed even more intense than normal.

"With the power of this spell, I can destroy all monsters on your side of the field, in exchange for not attacking this round!" yelled Kaiba. "Now prepare to meet defeat! Blue-Eyes use Burst Stream of Destruction!" he yelled. "The dragon blasted a surge of energy at Willa's field.

He took the bait! thought Willa triumphantly. He touched a button on his disk. "Reveal trap card!" he called. "Delayed Summon! This allows me to prevent a monster's destruction by sacrificing an extra monster to summon it, since I didn't summon last turn!"

"But with only one sacrifice, you can't summon anything higher than a six-star monster!" yelled a furious Kaiba. "There are no six-star monsters more powerful than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"Quite right," admitted Willa, as the two Dragonutes disappeared. "But the monster I summoned was the White-Horned Dragon!" he yelled.

The dark red dragon with a white horn that had attacked the plane appeared out of the clouds, its horn glowing. (2200/1400) Willa grinned, and tapped his head. "Thanks to his horn, he absorbs the power of the spells in your graveyard – five of them to be exact!" he commented.

White-Horned Dragon roared as its power increased.

"Sure, I was surprised when you got the Blue-Eyes onto the field in one turn, but each spell I removed from your graveyard powers up my dragon by 300 points!" Willa yelled. The White-Horned Dragon was now at 3700 attack points. "Now it has surpassed the Blue-Eyes!" he called. He grinned. "This battle proves something I've always suspected. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon isn't really any good in an actual duel. It's just something pretty to look at."

"Enough with the jokes!" snapped the CEO. "You know nothing about my deck or my Blue-Eyes!"

Willa sniggered. "Better wait until the White-Horned Dragon hits you to decide whether I'm joking or not!" he called. "I draw! White-Horned Dragon, attack! Horn Drive Buster!" he yelled.

Powering up its ball of white fire, the white horned dragon launched a blast at the Blue-Eyes, which vanished in a cloud of smoke.

Willa burst out in ecstatic laughter.

"Are you ready, Yugi Muto!" yelled Yako. Shudder before my Evil God!" he screamed. "Dreadroot, attack Arcana Knight Joker!"

The powerful Wicked God lunged, eager to smash the Knight to pieces. "Fierce Knockdown!" yelled Yako.

But Yugi stood tall. "The Arcana Knight Joker is the embodiment of my fighting spirit!" he yelled. "You can't defeat us with the power of terror!"

Sure enough, the Knight was still standing, blocking the fist of Dreadroot.

What? thought Yako.

"The Blue-Eyes White Dragon is defeated!" yelled Willa.

"I don't think so," chuckled Kaiba.

Out of the smoke rose the Blue-Eyes, wreathed in the same light projecting from the White-Horned Dragon's horn.

"I activated Magical Trick Mirror!" yelled Kaiba. "I activate a spell or trap card from your graveyard, and I've used it on Synchronic Ability!" he yelled.

Willa gasped. No! That card transfers the abilities of all monsters of the same type to the equipped monster no matter the cost! Is he saying that he used the effect of my White-Horned Dragon to absorb my spell cards? That would mean the Blue-Eyes has 4500 attack points!

The Blue-Eyes counterattacked, smashing the White-Horned Dragon with its lightning attack. Willa just stood there as his life points hit 3200.

"My turn!" yelled Kaiba. "The last turn, Willa! Blue-Eyes attacks you directly with White Lightning!" The Blue-Eyes blasted Willa, knocking him to his knees, and his life points hit zero. "The Blue-Eyes is no mere decoration!" yelled Kaiba, holding the card up. "As long as it belongs to me, it truly shines in the midst of battle!"

Willa grinned. "That dragon of yours sure is strong." He slipped the key card out of his pocket. "Here. This is the key card that will let you through the gate –"

"Big brother!" called Mokuba. "I hacked the security system! We're free to go in!"

"Good job as always, Mokuba," replied Seto.

"You don't want the key card?" asked Willa in surprise.

Mokuba grinned. "My brother and I designed this building! You can change the security codes all you want, but it won't help!" He burst out in obnoxious laughter.

"Shut up Mokuba," said Willa. "So why did you duel, then Kaiba?" he asked.

He didn't call me little lord of cards this time observed Kaiba. "That was just a warm up!" replied the CEO, walking into his building with Mokuba lugging along his briefcase.

"I activate my facedown card!" roared Yugi. "Spellbinding Illusion! Your Evil God's attack points fall by 500, and its fear power is negated! Arcana Knight Joker's attack points are restored!" he yelled.

Dreadroot, bound by the circle, dropped to 4500 attack points. Arcana Knight Joker, however, was at 4600 attack points.

"Slash through the terror!" yelled Yugi. "Lightning Blade!"

The Joker Knight threw Dreadroot back, and twisted to the right, then to the left, carving two massive scars in the Wicked God.

Yako screamed as his life points hit 2200.

I don't believe it. To think a non-God card could defeat the Evil God card thought Yako. Well, no matter. "I've already achieved my objective. See you later, big brother.

Yako's knees hit the floor.

"My turn and I attack you directly with Arcana Knight Joker!" roared Yugi. The Joker Knight charged.

"Stop right there, Yugi Muto!" yelled Croquet, rushing onto the stage.

"Mr Croquet! What's the meaning of this?" protested Yugi.

I put Willa's comment about Mokuba in there because he really acts like a spaz in this volume. Read it, and see for yourself. Littlekuriboh thought his anime counterpart was annoying, but his manga counterpart is just stupid.

Two duels between powerful duelists conclude! The mystery of what the hell was going on is revealed. And there is no duelling! What is this madness? I sic my Grenosaurs on it!

Sure, I rapid-fired this, but review please! PLEASE!