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This fic a joint project with one of my friends, Comic Master Alpha.
EPISODE 1-38
Roar! The Legendary Dragon's Wrath!
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Saito: 1900
Gozaburo: 900
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Saito stood with five cards in his hand and his Felgrand Dragon (ATK/2800 DEF/2800), Tyrant Dragon (ATK/2900 DEF/2500), and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (ATK/2800 DEF/2400) on the field. His opponent, Gozaburo Kaiba, had six cards in his hand as well as Five God Dragon (ATK/5000 DEF/5000), Shinato, King of a Higher Plane (ATK/3300 DEF/3000), and Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord (ATK/? DEF/0) who now stood at nine thousand attack points thanks to the eight Normal Monsters that lay in the graveyard as well as Right Leg of the Forbidden One, which was sent there by Exodius' effect.
"Let's see you try to get out of this one," Gozaburo challenged, "I end my turn."
"I draw!" Saito drew his card and looked at the field. There was currently no way he could take down Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord with his current hand. The best he could do was to prolong the duel and the best way to do that at the moment was to reduce the number of powerful monsters his opponent had out. He nodded with affirmation and played two cards from his hand. "I play Fissure and Smashing Ground. The former destroys the monster with the lowest attack points on your field while the latter destroys the highest defense." A large crack appeared in the ground under the feet of Shinato, King of a Higher Plane and swallowed him up. Shortly after that, a giant fist came down from the heavens and smashed into Five God Dragon. "I now use Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon's effect to resurrect one my Darkblaze Dragon in defense mode. Next I'll switch all my dragons into defense mode. That ends my turn."
"It doesn't matter what you do, grandson!" Gozaburo sneered as he drew, "Once all five pieces of Exodia are in my graveyard, I will win! Exodius, attack Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon! Lightning Fire Flash!" He took out Left Leg of the Forbidden One from his deck and placed it in his graveyard, boosting Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord up to ten thousand attack points. The massive behemoth clenched its fists and launched another blast of fire that destroyed Saito's black metallic dragon, reducing it to ash. With that done, he ended his turn, causing him to discard one card since he had seven upon drawing, and Saito drew his card. With two pieces of Exodia now in Gozaburo's graveyard, he only had three more turns to destroy the monstrosity that imposingly bore down on him like Darth Vader bearing down on a rebel prisoner being interrogated only more so due to Exodius' ridiculously large size.
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon was dead and without it he could not resurrect dragons. For the time being, he decided to just end his turn and see where things took him. At that moment, Gozaburo drew his card. He commanded Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord to attack Tyrant Dragon next. After sending Right Arm of the Forbidden One to the graveyard and boosting up his monster to eleven hundred attack points, Exodius attacked and destroyed Tyrant Dragon. He discarded another card at the end of his turn and the duel returned to Saito. The teenager drew and scowled. After this, he only had one more turn to save himself. He ended it and waited. As predicted, Gozaburo ordered Exodius to attack and boosted it to twelve hundred attack points by sending Left Arm of the Forbidden One to the graveyard from his deck. Felgrand Dragon was completely obliterated soon afterwards.
"On my next turn, this duel is mine!" Gozaburo declared.
"Only if you can attack!" Saito took in a deep breath and drew his card. He looked at it and a glimmer flash across his eyes. "I play Enemy Controller and input the command Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select, start!" A giant game controller appeared and after the command had been entered, the cord plugged into Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord and brought it down to his knees.
"What have you done?" demanded Gozaburo.
"I switched his battle position," answered Saito as he switched his Darkblaze Dragon into attack mode, "Darkblaze Dragon, destroy Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord with Black Searer!" Darkblaze Dragon roared and unleashed a torrent of orange and black flames on the target. Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord let out a loud moan before it was destroyed and removed from play by its own effect.
"Your strategy is done for," Saito said.
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch, boy!" Gozaburo drew his card, "I still have Exodia's power on my side."
"And how do you plan to do that? You have four Exodia pieces in the graveyard."
"And that is where I plan to summon Exodia from. The grave!" Gozaburo played a card. "I'll start with Tribute to the Doomed. And to use its effect, I'll be discarding Exodia's head to the graveyard." He discarded Exodia the Forbidden One from his hand and a mummy's hand reached up, grabbed Darkblaze Dragon by the ankle, and dragged it underground.
"And now I activate the spell card Contract with Exodia! This card can only be activated when all five pieces of Exodia are in my graveyard. With this spell, I summon Exodia Necross in attack mode!" Gozaburo held a hand out toward the field and a black seal appeared on the ground out of which arose a black Exodia emanating with an aura of pure darkness (ATK/1800 DEF/0). "Exodia Necross, attack directly! Exodia Necross Extinction Fist!" Exodia Necross moaned as it threw its fist forward and slammed it into Saito.
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Saito: 100
Gozaburo: 900
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"THIS is the true power of Exodia!" Gozaburo gloated, "As long as I have him on the field, he cannot be destroyed in battle or by the effects of spell or trap cards. In addition, he gains five hundred attack points during each of my Standby Phases."
"Exodia Necross only stays as long as all five pieces of Exodia are in the graveyard," Saito reminded his opponent, "If even one is removed in any way, Necross dies."
"That's why I'm also playing a field spell. Necrovalley!" The entire field suddenly transformed and turned into the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. "Now all cards that affect the graveyard will be negated." Saito swore under his breath. He only realized now that Gozaburo had planned on using Exodia Necross from the very beginning. The use of Exodia's traditional strategy and Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord were just distractions from his real objective and a means for Gozaburo to attain his goal.
Saito growled. This was not going well. Here he was facing an indestructible monster that would only grow stronger as time went on with its only weakness well protected while he was down to his final one hundred Life Points. He drew his card. For now, he could only stall until something came up. He set a monster facedown and concluded his turn.
"You seem desperate," Gozaburo said mockingly as he drew and Exodia Necross gained five hundred attack points, now having a twenty-three hundred attack power, "Maybe this will ease your pain. I play Upstart Goblin to draw one card while giving you a thousand Life Points."
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Saito: 1100
Gozaburo: 900
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Gozaburo grinned when he drew his card and set it down before ordering Exodia Necross to attack. The undead Forbidden One punched the facedown and revealed it to be Masked Dragon (ATK/1400 DEF/1100).
"I use Masked Dragon to summon a second Masked Dragon in defense mode!" Saito searched his deck and brought out a second dragon which he placed on his duel terminal sideways.
"Defend all you like, grandson! You're only delaying the inevitable!" When his turn came up, Saito drew his card. When he laid his eyes on it, they widened. This was just the thing he needed. However, now was not the time so he decided to hang onto it. He ended his turn and discarded a card. Gozaburo drew and as soon as he entered his Standby Phase, Exodia Necross rose up by another five hundred points to twenty-eight hundred attack points. With its power increased once more, it drew back its fist and slammed it into Masked Dragon, prompting Saito to summon a third Masked Dragon in defense mode.
"Just give up already, grandson!" Gozaburo called out, "This duel is almost as good as over."
"The duel isn't over until the final card has been drawn." Saito shouted across the arena.
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Sammie, Mikey, Coltyn, and Max continued down the hall but then stopped. Their path split into multiple corridors. There was one hallway heading to the left, one to the right, one straight ahead, and a staircase that lead upstairs.
"Which way now?" asked Max.
"We split up," answered Coltyn. "I'm taking the right one."
"I'm going straight!" Max said cheerily.
"Like that'll ever happen," Sammie replied jokingly, "I'm going left."
"Guess that leaves me with up." Mikey looked at the stairs.
"If anyone finds anything, text the rest of us," Sammie instructed, "Now go! Move!"
As Mikey ascended the stairs, he couldn't help but wonder whether or not he had just made a big mistake. But there was no turning back now and Sammie certainly was not going to let him turn back either.
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Saito drew the top card from his deck and looked at it. "I set one monster facedown and end my turn!"
"It doesn't matter what you do, boy! Nothing can destroy Exodia Necross and at this point he's far too powerful for you to apply damage calculation anyway." Gozaburo drew and Exodia Necross rose to thirty-three hundred attack points. "Exodia Necross, attack now! Exodia Necross Extinction Fist!" Exodia Necross launched its attack and destroyed Masked Dragon.
"With Masked Dragon's effect, I summon Troop Dragon in defense mode!" Saito searched his deck and pulled out a card. He played it immediately and called out a small green dragon dressed like a foot soldier (ATK/700 DEF/800). He shuffled his deck afterwards and placed it back on his deck zone.
"I'll end my turn," declared Gozaburo.
"My move." Saito drew his card and growled. Still nothing. He set a card facedown and concluded his turn.
"I draw!" Gozaburo drew and Exodia Necross rose up to thirty-eight hundred attack points. "Attack Troop Dragon!" Exodia Necross punched Troop Dragon and effortlessly destroyed it. With its effect, Saito summoned another Troop Dragon in defense mode.
"I end my turn."
"My draw." The son of Seto Kaiba drew another card. Still nothing. For the time being, he decided to set a card just in case things suddenly took a different turn. "My turn ends."
"And mine begins." Gozaburo drew and Exodia Necross' attack points rose to forty-three hundred. "Attack Troop Dragon with Exodia Necross Extinction Fist!" The undead Forbidden One threw its fist forward and destroyed Troop Dragon.
"I activate Troop Dragon's effect to summon my third Troop Dragon!" Saito declared as he brought out his final Troop Dragon.
"This concludes my turn," announced Gozaburo.
"And now begins mine." Saito drew his card and looked.
This is the one! he exclaimed mentally.
"I set two facedowns and end my turn." Two more facedown cards appeared on Saito's field, totaling three.
"Spells and traps won't help you, boy!" said Gozaburo as he drew and Exodia Necross grew to forty-eight hundred attack points, "I'm growing tired of these games. I play Stop Defense on Troop Dragon!" Troop Dragon was suddenly forced to stand upright and lower its shield as it was changed into attack mode. "Exodia Necross, attack Troop Dragon!"
"Reveal trap card!" Saito flipped one of his facedowns over, "Shift. When you choose one of my monsters as a target, this card lets me change the target and I'm changing it to my facedown monster." An invisible force suddenly jerked Exodia Necross sideways and his fist collided with the facedown card, which turned out to be Twin-Headed Behemoth (ATK/1500 DEF/1200).
"When Twin-Headed Behemoth is destroyed in battle, it returns to the field at the End Phase with one thousand attack and defense points," Saito explained.
"I'll get you next time, grandson," Gozaburo declared as he ended his turn and Twin-Headed Behemoth returned to the field in defense mode.
"Oh, I'm afraid there won't be a next time for you, grandfather."
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Mikey ran down the hall toward the sounds he had heard. "Why do narrow blank hallways always have to be so long?" he asked himself.
"Do not get distracted, Mikey," Kuraz the Light Monarch cautioned, "Keep alert." As per usual, Mikey just thought he was hearing voices again but he couldn't let that stop him as he continued running. Finally, he emerged into an open area to see a massive black Exodia. He looked around and realized he was in a dueling arena. His eyes turned to the man behind the black Exodia and stared before he recognized him.
"That must be Gozaburo Kaiba. I've seen his picture on Wikipedia." He took out his cell phone and began typing out a text message.
I found Gozaburo Kaiba. Come up quickly. I think I'm on the sixty-fifth floor.
He selected Sammie, Max, and Coltyn from his contacts list and then sent it off before turning back to the arena and looked at the other end. "Is that…Saito Kaiba?"
Saito drew his card and glared at Gozaburo with a gaze of pure ice. "Grandfather, it's time to show you that I'm more than just some kid. I'm a true Kaiba! I sacrifice Troop Dragon and Twin-Headed Behemoth." The two dragons vanished from the field and Saito selected a single card from his hand and placed it onto his duel terminal.
"I summon…the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" A column of light shot up from Saito's field and the form of an enormous dragon appeared. Its scales were as white as snow and its eyes like sapphires as the creature of majesty and magnificence spread out its wings and let out a bloodcurdling roar that shook the heavens (ATK/3000 DEF/2500).
"Kaiba has a Blue-Eyes White Dragon?!" Mikey gasped. He had never seen one before in his entire life and now he could only stare up on awe with his jaw hanging open as the sight before him.
"Is this some kind of joke?" laughed Gozaburo, "Your dragon is no match for my Exodia Necross!"
"My dragon is more than a match," replied Saito, "And you're about to find out why. I now activate a trap card. Behold the power of Skill Drain!"
"Skill Drain?" Gozaburo gasped.
"Hey, that's my card!" Mikey realized.
"I give up one thousand Life Points to negate the effects of all monsters on the field!" Saito announced.
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Saito: 100
Gozaburo: 900
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Exodia Necross moaned loudly as its body began to smoke. The dark aura that surrounded it faded and it collapsed onto one knee. Slowly, the black color of its body faded away until it had turned a dull blue.
"NO! This can't be happening!" Gozaburo shouted.
"You know, 'grandfather'," Saito said, "you think you know me. You think I am a punk like my father used to be. You think that because I grew up in the lap of luxury I never had to work for anything. But you are wrong. I had to work for one thing. I worked to break free of the shackles of my father! He is the only man I will ever admire and I shall surpass him to honor his legacy!"
"Legacy?" Gozaburo scoffed, "Don't make me laugh! That fool took over my empire. The empire that I created!"
"You are the fool! You never worked for anything like my father did! Like I did! I will show you the strength of the blood that runs in my veins! THE BLOOD OF SETO KAIBA! Blue-Eyes White Dragon, show this fool the true power of my father's legacy! My legacy! BURST STREAM OF DESTRUCTION!"
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon stepped forward and snarled as it looked down on the crippled Exodia Necross. It was almost as if the prey that had been laid out before it was not even worth the effort to kill it. It sneered in a Kaiba-esque fashion and spread its wings. A loud roar ripped from its throat as energy gathered up in its mouth in the form of a sphere. It shone brightly and crackled with life as it built up. The majestic beast flapped its wings and took flight. It flew high into the air and then, with another roar, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon fired a massive energy beam straight down. Exodia Necross was engulfed by the attack and its body crumbled into a pile of rubble under its power.
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Saito: 100
Gozaburo: 0
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But it did not stop there. The Burst Stream of Destruction continued on and engulfed Gozaburo, as well. The man let out a scream as the overwhelming power of the dragon consumed him.
"NO! ….MY…COMPANY…MY…LEGACY…" His face suddenly changed to a much younger look and his short grey hair and moustache disappeared only to be replaced by long silky purple hair as the soul and mind of Gozaburo Kaiba were purged from the body of Siegfried von Schroeder.
The Burst Stream of Destruction subsided and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon landed back on the ground with a thunderous crash and let out a deafening prolonged roar.
"I AM SAITO KAIBA! HEAR MY DRAGON ROAR!"
Mikey could only stare up at the dragon in awe as its cry reached every corner of the Kaiba Corp. headquarters. About that time, his friends arrived.
"Mikey, what's going on?" Sammie demanded.
"Kaiba's got a…Blue-Eyes White Dragon…" Everyone else turned to look and they all gaped at the majestic creature that stood over them. Its roar slowly died down and as its mouth closed, its eyes seemed to connect with Mikey's as if the hologram was acknowledging his presence.
The dragon faded away soon after as the holographic projectors in the arena deactivated and the duel terminals pulled back to their respective ramps. Saito gathered up his cards and as he picked up the last of them, his eyes fell on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon he had played. He picked it up and looked at it.
"The torch has been passed. I shall carry on the Kaiba family legacy." He placed the card into his deck and his deck into his pocket before descending down the ramp. He didn't care about the fact that there was an unconscious man at the other terminal. So while Coltyn and Max went to deal with Siegfried, he went upstairs to his father's office. Sammie and Mikey followed suit. They watched as he rummaged through the drawers and cabinets until he found what he was looking for: the documents certifying Schroeder Corp.'s takeover of Kaiba Corp. Once he found the, he sat down behind the desk and flipped through them before picking up the phone. He turned to a screen on the wall and it flickered to life, revealing the face of Seto Kaiba.
"I'm in the office, father," he said emotionlessly.
"And the papers?" asked Kaiba.
"Right here." Saito held up the folder containing the documents.
"Good. You know what to do."
"Yes I do." Saito turned to the paper shredder and took the documents from the folder. "As of this moment, Kaiba Corp. once again belongs to you." He dropped the papers and watched as they were reduced to little more than confetti.
"Well done, Saito."
"It's just business, father."
"I've raised you well. You are now free to do what you wish."
"Already taking care of it." Holding the phone up to his ear with his shoulder, Saito typed away on the computer. "Funding has been fully restored to Duel Academy." Seto Kaiba nodded and signed off. Saito got up from the chair and proceeded to the door.
"If you want a ride back to school, meet me on the roof." That was all he said and then he left.
"So that was Seto Kaiba," Mikey thought out loud as he and Sammie followed after him, "Not much of a father figure, is it?" Saito overheard this and closed his eyes.
"Power through conquest, conquest through determination, determination through strength, strength through family," he recited to himself. That was the way of the Kaiba family.
That was the way of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Next Week on Yu-Gi-Oh! GNext
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The legacy of the Kaiba family. See the passing of the torch from father to son next Friday on Yu-Gi-Oh! GNext!