Kyle sat in his dark room. All of the lights were off except for one small light. Kyle sat on his bed. He was looking at the picture of a little girl.
"Is this really worth it?" he asked himself. He had been asking himself that for 3 years. And still, he had no answer.
--Flashback--
A younger Kyle sat waiting in a hospital waiting room. He had been sitting there for what seemed like hours. His sister, Emily, was having a kidney transplant. Emily was not a very healthy girl. The kidney transplant was just one of the many surgeries that she needed. In fact, Emily had been in and out of this hospital for the past 3 years.
Soon a doctor walked up to Kyle. "Are you Emily's brother?" he asked. Kyle nodded. "You'll be glad to know that the transplant was a success."
Kyle sighed with relief. "Can I see her?" he asked.
"She's in recovery." replied the doctor. "It took a toll on her and it will be a couple hours before you can talk to her, but I suppose you can see her." Kyle followed the doctor to Emily's room. She was sleeping peacefully in her hospital bed. Kyle pulled up a chair and sat next to her.
"I could be awhile before she wakes up." said the doctor. Kyle didn't answer him, so the doctor walked away. Kyle sat at his sister's bedside until the hospital staff kicked him out. Kyle slowly walked home wishing that their parents were in town.
Their parents were on a business trip. It's not that their parents didn't care. It was just that they needed the money to pay for Emily's medical bills. It was so tragically simple. If they didn't work, there was no money, and if there was no money, Emily didn't get the treatment she needed.
"Why the long face pal?" Kyle jumped and turned around. A boy was standing right behind him.
"Who the heck are you?" Kyle asked.
"My name is Ryan." replied the boy. "And I have a solution to your problem."
"What?" stammered Kyle.
"Your sister, Emily, not a very healthy person." said Ryan. "I can make her make better."
"You can?" asked Kyle. He stopped to think for a second. "What's the catch?"
"You have to be my loyal servant." replied Ryan.
"…." Kyle was thinking. He didn't know what to do. He didn't trust Ryan, but what if he could cure Emily.
"How about I make things simple." said Ryan. He lifted his arm, revealing a jet black duel disk. "We will duel. If I win, I'll cure your sister no questions asked. If you lose, or the other hand, you will become my servant. I'll be nice though, and cure your sister if you serve me well enough."
"I accept your challenge." said Kyle, activating his duel disk.
"You may go first." said Ryan.
"Thanks." said Kyle, drawing a card. "I summon Gladiator Beast Bestiari in attack mode (1500/800). I place one card facedown and end my turn."
Ryan drew a card. "I summon the Prophet of Doom in attack mode (1800/250)." A man in a long black cloak holding a wooden rod appeared on the field. "Now my Prophet of Doom will attack your monster!" Prophet of Doom charged forward and hit Gladiator Beast Bestiari. Kyle's life points dropped from 4000-3700.
"Now my Gladiator Beast Bestiari's effect activates!" shouted Kyle. "He will return back to my deck."
"Well the effect of my Prophet of Doom activates!" interrupted Ryan. "Any monster he battles is removed from play!"
"Crap," muttered Kyle as he removed his monster from play.
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." said Ryan.
Kyle drew a card. "I summon Gladiator Beast Laquari in attack mode (1800/400). Then my Gladiator Beast Laquari will wage a suicide attack on your monster!" Gladiator Beast Laquari charged towards Prophet of Doom and both monsters were destroyed. "Then I place two cards facedown and end my turn."
Ryan drew a card. "I summon Dark Infiltrator in attack mode (0/0)." A small, black, shadowy mass appeared on the field. "Now my Shadow Infiltrator will now attack your life points directly." A mass moved forward and slammed into Kyle. "Now the effect of Dark Infiltrator activates!" Ryan walked over to Kyle and handed him the card. "You have to shuffle it into your deck. Then once you draw it, you have to discard your hand and shuffle it back into your deck." Ryan walked back to his side of the field. "I end my turn."
Kyle drew a card. "I summon Gladiator Beast Dimacari in attack mode (1600/1200). Now my monster will attack your life points directly!"
"I activate the trap Negate Attack!" shouted Ryan. "This stops your attack and ends your battle phase."
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." said Kyle.
Ryan drew a card. "I summon Dark Blader in attack mode (1700/900)." An evil looking man holding a large black sword appeared on the field. "Now he will attack your Gladiator Beast Dimacari!" Dark Blader charged forward and destroyed Gladiator Beast Dimacari and Kyle's life points dropped from 3700-3600.
"Now the effect of my Dimacari activates!" shouted Kyle. "It gets sent back to my deck and I can special summon another Gladiator Beast from my deck. I chose to special summon my Gladiator Beast Alexander in attack mode (2400/600)."
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." said Ryan.
Kyle drew a card. "My Gladiator Beast Alexander will attack your Dark Blader!" Gladiator Beast Alexander charged forward and destroyed Dark Blader. Ryan's life points dropped from 4000- 3300
"The effect of my Dark Blader activates!" said Ryan. "When it is destroyed, the monster that destroyed it is destroyed." Gladiator Beast Alexander was destroyed.
"I set one monster and end my turn." said Kyle.
Ryan drew a card. "I summon Dark Slayer in attack mode (1800/1300)." An evil looking man holding a very large Sword appeared on the field. "My Dark Slayer will destroy your facedown monster." Dark Slayer ran towards the facedown card. "The effect of my monster activates. When it attacks a monster in defense position, the monster is instantly destroyed and I take no battle damage." Dark Slayer plunged his sword into the facedown card and destroyed it.
"The effect of my Gladiator Beast Hoplomus activates!" shouted Kyle. "It gets sent back to my deck and I get to special summon my Gladiator Beast Spartacus in attack mode (2200/1600)."
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." said Ryan.
Kyle drew a card. "My Gladiator Beast Spartacus will destroy your Dark Slayer!" Gladiator Beast Spartacus destroyed Dark Slayer and Ryan's life points dropped from 3300-2900. "I end my turn."
Ryan drew a card. "I activate the spell card Monsters for Life! Now I draw cards until I get three monsters. The monsters go to the grave, the other cards go to the bottom of my deck, and I gain 1500 life points." Ryan drew a total of 6 cards before he got three monsters. His life points rose from 2900-4400. "Next, I activate Graceful Charity! This allows me to draw three cards and discard two." Ryan drew three cards, and discarded two. "Next, I remove 7 dark type monsters from play to summon Rainbow Dark Dragon in attack mode (4000/0). Now my Rainbow Dark Dragon will destroy your Gladiator Beast Spartacus!" Rainbow Dark Dragon shot a bright beam of light at Gladiator Beast Spartacus and Kyle's life points dropped from 3600-1800. "I end my turn."
Kyle drew a card. "Oh crap!" he shouted. The card he drew was Dark Infiltrator.
"Too bad." taunted Ryan. "Now you have to discard your hand." Kyle discarded his hand and shuffled Dark Infiltrator back into his deck.
"I end my turn." said Kyle.
Ryan drew a card. "Rainbow Dark Dragon, end this duel!" Rainbow Dark Dragon attacked Kyle, reducing his life points to 0. "I win."
Kyle swore under his breath. "Now what?" he asked.
"Just like I said earlier." replied Ryan. "You are now my servant. And if you are thinking of backing out, let me give you a very good reason why you should." Ryan stretched out his right arm. A transparent heart appeared on his hand. "All I need to do is squeeze my hand and she dies."
"No! Please don't!" begged Kyle.
"Good." said Ryan. "We understand each other then. Now come!" Ryan walked away and Kyle followed him into the night.
--End Flashback--
Kyle sighed and he laid back on his bed. "I hate my life."
Prophet of Doom
Type: monster/dark/spellcaster-effect
Level: 4
Stats: (1800/250)
Effect: When this card attacks or is attacked by an opponent's monster, the monster is removed from play.
Dark Infiltrator
Type: monster/dark/fiend-effect
Level: 1
Stats: (0/0)
Effect: When this card attacks your opponent's life points directly shuffle this card into your opponent's deck. When your opponent draws it, they must discard their hand and shuffle this card back into your opponent's deck.
Dark Blader
Type: monster/dark/warrior-effect
Level: 4
Stats: (1700/900)
Effect: When this card is destroyed as a result of battle, destroy the monster that destroyed it.
Dark Slayer
Type: monster/dark/warrior-effect
Level: 4
Stats: (1800/1300)
Effect: When this card attacks a monster in defense mode, destroy that monster and any battle damage is reduced to 0.
Monsters for Life
Type: normal spell
Image: A deck with cards flying off the top and landing in the graveyard, or sliding back into the deck. There is a life point counter in the background.
Effect: Pick up cards from the top of your deck until you have three monsters. Send the monsters to the graveyard. All other cards are placed at the bottom of your deck. Increase your life points by 1500.