"It seems our guests will be arriving shortly, I trust everything is prepared?" Dartz asked calmly.

"Of course, we'll ensure none of them reach you master Dartz." Ricardo said confidently. "Soon their souls will belong to the Orichalcos."

"Still we shouldn't underestimate our opponents. They've already proven to be incredibly skilled duelists." Rafael said.

"He's right, not to mention they still have those three dragons." Valon said. "Who knows what kind of creatures they could unleash with them."

"I wouldn't worry about that, besides you already defeated the pharaoh once Rafael." Anthony said confidently.

"One victory doesn't mean anything, until the pharaoh's soul is captured he could still pull of another miraculous victory like he did at Duelist Kingdom and Battle City." Rafael said.

"If you say so." Diana said. "I'll head out, that little girl owes me a rematch and I'm looking forward to trying out my new dragon."

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"So your friend lost and now his soul was captured is that it?" Kaiba asked.

"Yeah, and the only way to get it back is to defeat Dartz." Jack said calmly.

"Right, how many halfway decent duelists are going to use that same excuse when they lose?" Kaiba asked. "It's getting to the point where I could recite it by heart. This is the real world not some cheap fairytale you tell little kids."

"You can see him can't you, he isn't faking that." Yusei said.

"Obviously not, but if you wanted a believable story just tell me he crashed when he lost the duel. At least that would have had some reality to it instead of more make believe." Kaiba said.

"Was it 'make believe' when it happened to Mokuba?" Angel asked suddenly. "During Duelist Kingdom you saw Pegasus take your brother's soul so what makes it any different now?"

"That was just a mind game Pegasus played with me." Kaiba said. "No more, no less."

Suddenly the marks of the Crimson Dragon began glowing as the top card of Yami, Kaiba, and Joey's decks began shining.

"What the, what's going on now?" Joey asked. "Something's happening to the Claw of Hermos."

"Yes, and to the Eye of Timeus." Yami said thoughtfully.

"What do you know, Wheeler actually noticed something important for once." Kaiba said before three beams of Crimson Light shot out of the cards before fading. "The Bloodfang of Critias, interesting."

"It looks like Critias wasn't the only dragon to evolve, the Divine Eye of Timeus." Yami said looking at his new dragon.

"Yeah, the Guiding Claw of Hermos." Joey said thoughtfully. "So what makes these things more powerful than the old ones?"

"We'll have to see when we get there." Yami said.

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"What's going on, where am I?" Crow asked in confusion.

"Where do you think genius?" Robin asked in annoyance. "Our souls were absorbed by the Orichalcos and now we're within the Great Leviathan."

"She's right, so you might as well get comfortable." Alister said. "We aren't going anywhere for a long time."

"Huh, Crow is that you?" Yugi asked in surprise.

"Yeah, it's me Yugi." Crow said. "The others are probably on their way by now."

"Hold on, where did your mark go?" Robin asked suddenly.

"Oh yeah, she's right the dragon tail on your arm is missing." Yugi said.

"What are you guys talking about?" Crow asked looking at his arm. "No way how did that happen?"

"Who knows, but it doesn't matter anyway." Alister said. "Before long all of your friends souls will belong to the Orichalcos."

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"Millennium synchro?" Kaiba asked. "I can't say I'm surprised."

"So how long until you come up with something similar Kaiba?" Jack asked.

"Knowing him, Kaiba will have something in mind before his next duel." Yusei said calmly.

"I hate to admit it, but I bet Kaiba already has something planned." Joey said.

"Huh, what's wrong Kuribon?" Luna asked suddenly. "Wait, are you sure?"

"What's going on Luna?" Leo asked.

"It's the spirits, they're being captured again." Luna said.

"Hold on, you guys don't think it's the Great Leviathan do you?" Akiza asked.

"It's the only thing that it could be." Sky said thoughtfully. "Still, we need to stop Dartz no matter what."

"Well then it's a good thing we've arrived." Kaiba said before glancing out at an island in the middle of the ocean with a large shrine in the center of it. "Looks like you aren't the only one stuck in the past Yugi."

The moment Kaiba said that, the Jet landed.

"Alright, be on your guard everyone. We have no way of knowing what Dartz has planned for us." Yami said calmly just before Dartz appeared above them.

"I must admit I wasn't expecting you so soon, however I do hope you enjoy this small piece of my old home." Dartz said calmly.

"Old home, what are you talking about?" Jack asked.

"You mean Atlantis don't you?" Yami asked. "You were the former king of Atlantis before the Great Leviathan destroyed it 10000 years ago."

"So that old fool told you everything did he?" Dartz asked. "Then you should understand that the Great Leviathan has returned to finish what he started back then. All he requires is three special souls."

"That's not going to happen." Yusei said.

"We'll have to wait and see, the others are eagerly awaiting your arrival." Dartz said calmly before fading away.

"So the others are in there too, ten of us, and ten of them." Sky said calmly. "Then we can defeat Dartz."

"Your math is a little off, Seto already beat Alister." Mokuba said with a grin. "Which means we have the advantage of numbers."

"Perhaps, but Dartz likely knows each of our strategies from our previous duels and we know nothing about his." Yami said thoughtfully.

"So you figured it out, not that it'll matter in the long run." said a voice from inside the shrine. "None of you will be reaching master Dartz anyway."

"Wait, you're Diana." Luna said as Diana walked out of the shrine.

"Glad you remember me, because my elves want a rematch and this time won't end like the last." Diana said activating her duel disc.

(The signers, Yami, Joey, and Kaiba have arrived at Dartz base and Diana has challenged Luna to a rematch. Next chapter the duel will begin and Dartz will reveal an important detail to Valon and Rafael. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)