bopdog111: Well Kaiba had some business with something in the past with the Kirijo Group.
Ulrich362: True, it would make sense two of the biggest companies in Japan had connections.
bopdog111: But what did Kaiba meant by special weapons that Gozaburo helped created?
Ulrich362: I have a pretty good idea what he meant. Let's see what happens, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Persona but we own the OCs!
Kaiba was at a lab at Kaiba Corp where he oversees scientists working on some machines as he watched with crossed arms. If the Kirijo Group are involved in these kinds of weapons, then if something big is being concerned over with there appearance, and Duel Monsters with the Power of Persona, then reviving this project he had disbanded is of the upmost importance. Well he never really disbanded it, he kept it up in secret for serious reasons, but most of the time wasn't really needed as what he's thinking haven't done much. But if the Kirijo Group is here, then it'll start getting interesting so he places more time into overlooking these machines. He had sent Mokuba to find SEES, and bring Mitsuru here to discuss the circumstances.
If he knows his brother, he should bring her here any second now...
As if on cue the door opened as Mokuba walked in with Mitsuru. Hearing the door opened Kaiba turned over seeing her.
"I was told you wanted to speak with me?" Mitsuru inquired calmly. "And that you're familiar with Personas."
"So your Mitsuru." Kaiba said turning over looking over her being a excellent judge of character. "Hmm..."
In Mitsuru's honest opinion he almost reminds her of her father. The only difference is that Kaiba is close to her own age, and is arrogant, she can feel his power.
Kaiba soon started off, "First off, let me start by saying, I'm sorry for your father's passing. He was a good man."
"It was... very sudden and unexpected, though I've managed to come to terms with what happened." Mitsuru nodded.
Kaiba nodded then saying, "Well listen Mitsuru... You do recall about the reasons why Kaiba Corp's contract with the Kirijo Group is broken when your father took over the business? Well now that we both are not like my step-father, and your grandfather, I figured the best course of action is to restore the contract."
"You're referring to the weapons that the Kirijo Group purchased from Kaiba Corporation in the past correct?" Mitsuru recalled. "I was under the impression you no longer dealt in military operations."
"I no longer deal with the actions my step-father have deal with. All but one." Kaiba gestured over towards the window where the scientists are working on the machines.
Mitsuru looked as her eyes widened slightly. "Are those..."
Now in clear view she sees the scientists working on what seemed like humanoid robots. They were testing for there eyes closing, and blinking seeing if there joints, and limbs can move right, and checking to see if there able to talk before being worked on more.
"Gozaburo had an aid in creating these weapons, and kept prototypes for his own purposes." Kaiba explained to Mitsuru. "Now that he's gone, I disbanded, and cease all actions around military baselines but these one weapons are the one thing from him I never ceased. The situation with what your own Corporation does is world threatening, and by ceasing this one project, I'll just be running away from it. And I aim to prove that I'm not a coward."
"Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapons." Mitsuru whispered before turning to Kaiba. "How many have you created?"
"I had slowed the progression years ago, but now I brought it up to speed. Currently 30 are in operation but only one is fully complete." Kaiba answered turning to her.
Mitsuru frowned hearing that. "I would suggest discontinuing this immediately."
Kaiba only shook his head, "Once I set my mind to something, I don't intend to change it. This is serious, and restoring both of our companies contract is the best course of action to take for us." He then closed his eyes, "Unless you still think KaibaCorp is gonna take advantage like before."
"Take advantage? What do you mean Seto?" Mokuba asked him curiously hearing that.
"I figured you were too young to remember." Kaiba said to Mokuba before starting, "It was 1 year after Mitsuru's Grandfather, Kouetsu Kirijo, had been killed following the incident where the time to recreate Death had been interrupted, and it was split was the time that Mitsuru's father, Takeharu had took over."
He had began the story why Kaiba Corp, and the Kirijo Group's partnership had split apart.
Flashback 10 Years ago...
A young man having a black eyepatch over his left eye was doing paperwork sighing rubbing his head over at his desk. This was Takeharu Kirijo, the CEO of the Kirijo Group, before Mitsuru succeeded over him. Right now he is doing all he can to prevent the world from being consumed by the Fall which is what his father tried to do for a long while before one of the best scientists in the project; Eiichiro Takeba, had interrupted killing almost everyone, and forcing Takeharu to take over so that he can deal with the consequences. Of course, he can't help but feel he's forgetting something...
A beep was sound on his phone which his secretary explained, "Sir, Mr. Gozaburo Kaiba, is here to see you."
Ah, that was what he was forgetting. The arrogant CEO of Kaiba Corp, Gozaburo, that bastard...
"Kaiba, alright send him in." Takeharu frowned.
After a minute the door opened, and he looked up seeing a older man with a mustache walking in with a young Seto who has on a yellow long sleeve shirt with a blue vest, and black jeans while the man carries a briefcase.
"Gozaburo, and who's this? I heard your son Noah was... in an accident." the man mentioned.
The older man, Gozaburo shook his head, "Let's not worry about Noah right now. This is my heir, Seto. I adopted him a while ago, and I am showing him the basics of running Kaiba Corp." He pats Seto's head, "He shows much more promise then Noah does, so I have faith in him running a successful business when I'm not around."
Seto bowed politely towards the man, "Pleased to meet you Mr. Takeharu Kirijo."
"I see, you're around the same age as my daughter, had I known you were coming I could have introduced you." Takeharu mentioned while looking over Seto. 'He has quite the fire in his eyes, I wonder if he has the potential... I have my doubts but still...'
"Well we're not here for heir talk, we're here for business." Gozaburo told Takeharu getting straight to the point.
The Kirijo Head looked over towards Gozaburo with annoyance clear in his eyes. "What the hell do you want, right now, Gozaburo? I'm really busy from dealing with all the bullshit, my father had done these past years."
"I can see that perfectly. And it was also the reason why you didn't seem to have caught up with the contract me, and your father worked together out." Gozaburo stated to Takeharu at that. "But now that he's gone, we can talk further over a business proposal for both our futures alltogether."
"If you're referring to that, we have the most advanced model already, the seventh generation was completed already." Takeharu mentioned. "We don't need your assistance anymore."
"But of course from that Suppression Weapon we had supplied your corporation with. But that's not what I have in mind."
"If it isn't about the Anti-Shadow Weapons, then what do you want to talk about?" Takeharu asked now curious over what changed Gozaburo's tune but can feel it's anything but good.
Gozaburo only smirked before saying, "Well we both know how much trouble the Shadows, and the Dark Hour is. I had finished explaining everything about it to Seto including the potential laid on the powers of Personas. And I had been thinking that perhaps, now that your father is gone, you could assist us in developing a special kind of device."
"Depends on what kind of 'device'."
"A simple one with one function: Bringing the Shadows in to be elite soldiers."
This simple answer was certainly not what Seto, and Takeharu was expecting. Even if Gozaburo knows about everything along with how dangerous the Shadow's power is along with the Fall, then shouldn't Gozaburo disband all thoughts of them? Seto had to say something, "But the Shadows are too dangerous to experiment on. They won't let you command them."
"Oh they will. After all like what Kouetsu said before, death is a deliverance that must be embraced." Gozaburo stated simply with a smirk, "That foolish man with weak ideals merely delayed it but under Kaiba Corp's own operations it can be whipped back on track starting by employing the Shadows into my plans for military campaigns."
"Absolutely not, are you insane?" Takeharu questioned glaring at him.
"Hm?" Gozaburo raised an eyebrow towards him.
"My father was wrong." Takeharu stood up in his chair slamming his hands on his desk glaring at Gozaburo. "Death as deliverance... That is not an ideology anyone should ever embrace!"
"Oh come on. Your the son of the Kirijo Group's most ideal man. Don't tell me you don't see the same vision he has for this." Gozaburo glared at him hearing that not amused.
Takeharu stared at him before turning to a man in a suit. "Escort Mr. Kaiba and Seto out, our business is finished... permanently."
While Seto looked understanding Gozaburo glared harder before saying, "Your throwing away our contract for something like this Takeharu? Clearly Kouetsu had failed to teach you that death is something that we should we look forward too."
"You sound just as insane as he was when all he cared about was bringing the Fall." Takeharu stated coldly looking at Gozaburo. "After all the bullshit that had happened, I refuse to let something as insane as the Fall come to pass."
"You are aware that once word gets out, then the Kirijo Group will be forced to comply?"
"And are YOU aware, that because you lack the evidence, that everyone will see your crazy as the Dark Hour cannot be seen by normal people?"
Gozaburo glared deep at Takeharu seething but sighed in defeat grabbing Seto's shoulder roughly, "Let's go Seto... His father raised a failure." He practically pulled, and forced Seto off with a hard grip on his shoulder as the door closed while Takeharu stared off.
Now alone Takeharu sighed rubbing his head, "Oh this will be the death of me..."
Flashback End...
"Since then all dealings had been brought to a close, and Gozaburo tries to create these weapons to provide some truth towards the Dark Hour. But before it can be finished, we brought him down cause of our bond Mokuba." Kaiba finished his story of what had happened.
"I remember." Mokuba smiled.
Mitsuru frowned. "I was informed that business relations had soured, but I had no idea he was attempting to bring about the Fall."
"Your father had made the right choice. Breaking off the contract while someone like Gozaburo is the CEO is far too great a risk." Kaiba then turned over towards her, "But due to the circumstances involving Duel Monsters, and the power of Personas into it, the best course of action is too reinstate the contract, and work together to stop the Shadows."
Mitsuru frowned. "There's more to the situation that you..."
Suddenly she was interrupted by the power shutting off. Startled Mokuba looked around, "What's going on?"
Kaiba looked around before asking Roland, "Roland, what's the situation?" Roland was checking over a tablet to see what's happening.
Suddenly a voice they didn't recognize came over the intercom system.
"Seto Kaiba, you have something our master wants." mentioned a male voice. "And we'll be taking it from you."
Kaiba narrowed his eyes saying, "Show yourself."
"You want us, we're waiting on the roof. Of course if you do come not only will we claim your Egyptian God Card for master Marik, but well... let's just say I hope your little brother is able to run a company." the voice taunted.
Already scared for him Mokuba turned to his brother, "Seto..."
"Don't worry Mokuba, it'll take more then some clowns to scare me." Kaiba told him before turning to Mitsuru, "Right now there threatening all of us, so right now we need to work together to have some chance of victory Mitsuru. If there what Ishizu told me about, then your abilities will be beneficial."
"Very well, I'll follow your lead then." Mitsuru noted. "We can discuss more once this situation is dealt with."
They nodded before they ran together entering an elevator together, and Kaiba pressed the top button as it closed before it starts to raise up to there destination. Mitsuru closed her eyes at that thinking about what she had learned from Kaiba. His stepfather had tried creating Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapons, but as far as she was aware Kaiba Corporation didn't have access to any Plumes of Dusk. He said that only 30 of them were in development but only one is them is wholly complete. This would mean that Kaiba Corp must've acquired a Plum of Dusk somehow, and used it for that Shadow Weapon, but how did they get one?
As she thinks that the elevator dinged, and the door opened revealing the top of the building. The two of them walked out onto the roof as Mitsuru frowned looking around for who spoke before.
"So you two come..."
They looked seeing two purple cloaked men walking over with half masks on. The tall one has on a frowning black, and red demon mask that covers his left side of his face while the short one is wearing a smiling white clown mask covering his right side of his face.
"Who are you two?" Kaiba questioned.
"I am Umbra." the tall one started.
"And I am Lumis." the short one added.
"And together we serve Master Marik..."
"Therefor it is our duty..."
"To take your Egyptian God." they declared pointing at Kaiba.
"You want my Egyptian God Card?" Kaiba asked before smirking. "Sorry, but that won't be happening."
Lumis noticing Mitsuru told Umbra, "So what he said is true. The Kirijo Group is involved."
Mitsuru frowned hearing that. "This Marik, he's the one Ishizu was talking about then?"
"So the traitor sister is here telling you is that it?" Umbra growled before saying, "But yes the very same."
Mitsuru's eyes narrowed slightly. 'Her brother?'
"Umbra your starting to say too much." Lumis said to his comrade before turning back, "No matter, it makes no difference since you both will be sent to the Shadow Realm anyway."
"The what?" Mitsuru questioned in shock hearing that.
She is thinking about a different Shadow Realm. Did they mean the Dark Hour? Kaiba only scoffed, "I heard all this before from Pegasus. I fought out of it. What makes you two think you can be different?"
"Why don't you duel us and find out?" Umbra challenged.
Kaiba turned over to Mitsuru, "Well now Mitsuru, this 'Shadow Realm' they speak of isn't like the Dark Hour, it's something that's different that can be accessed through Duel Monsters. It becomes a Shadow Duel like that where you feel pain everytime you take Life Point damage. Be ready."
Mitsuru frowned hearing that before nodding. "When this is over we have a lot to discuss."
All four readied before Lumis said to them, "One thing to go over first. Take a look here." Kaiba, and Mitsuru looked seeing what looks like a device that says 20:00 on it below the glass floor.
"What are those?" Mitsuru asked him.
"That is a bomb. In this duel otherside from being a Shadow Duel if it isn't over in 20:00 minutes we are dragging you two down with us." Lumis said with a smirk at them.
"It won't take half that time for us to crush you." Kaiba smirked.
"So confident. Let us see if you can back it up." Umbra smirked as they readied.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Unavoidable Battle)
Kaiba: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Mitsuru: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Umbra: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Lumis: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
Umbra 1st Turn:
"I go first." Umbra said before Mitsuru, and Kaiba noticed the time on the bomb had started following the duel beginning.
Mitsuru frowned at that. 'Twenty minutes, we can't afford to be too cautious.'
Umbra takes a card showing it, "To start I summon Shining Abyss!"
At that what rose up was a fairy that has on silver armor with yellow angel wings having some dark power.
(Attack Position)
Shining Abyss
LIGHT
Level 4
Fairy/Normal
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1800
This monster employs the powers of both Light and Darkness.
Mitsuru frowned seeing the monster.
"I end my turn with that."
Umbra's Hand: 4/Field: Shining Abyss (Attack Position)
Kaiba 1st Turn:
"If that's all your doing this won't take any time at all." Kaiba drew looking before saying, "I summon Vorse Raider in Attack Position!"
Vorse Raider like from Ken's duel with the Duel Robot rose in front of him growling.
(Attack Position)
Vorse Raider
EARTH
Level 4
Beast-Warrior/Normal
ATK: 1900
DEF: 1200
This wicked Beast-Warrior does every horrid thing imaginable, and loves it! His axe bears the marks of his countless victims.
"Your monster is more powerful, but fortunately you can't attack yet." Lumis noted.
"I set 2 cards to end my turn." Kaiba ends his turn.
Kaiba's Hand: 3/Field: Vorse Raider (Attack Position), Two Set Cards
Lumis 1st Turn:
"Now you both shall be ready for death." Lumis smirked drawing his card, "For starters I'll use Mask of Brutality!"
A green teethed mask having small arms as eyes appeared on Shining Abyss.
(Equipped to Shining Abyss)
Mask of Brutality
Equip Spell Card
The equipped monster gains 1000 ATK and loses 1000 DEF. During each of your Standby Phases, pay 1000 LP or destroy this card.
Shining Abyss: (Equipped with Mask of Brutality)
"In exchange for 1000 of it's defense points, Shining Abyss gains 1000 Attack Points."
Shining Abyss: (ATK: 1600 + 1000 = 2600/DEF: 1800 - 1000 = 800)
Mitsuru's eyes widened seeing the mask. 'I don't recognize that one, but when you combine that with what they were saying earlier it's clear this Marik is connected to the Shadows.'
"Next I summon Grand Tiki Elder in Attack Position."
Lumis placed the card as what rose was a blue skinned shaman wearing a gold, and blue mask with shaman like jewelry on it.
(Attack Position)
Grand Tiki Elder
DARK
Level 4
Fiend/Normal
ATK: 1500
DEF: 800
A masked monster that wields the most deadly of curses.
Kaiba frowned seeing that.
"With that, I placed 2 cards face-down to end my turn." Lumis ended his turn.
Lumis' Hand: 2/Field: Grand Tiki Elder Elder (Attack Position), Mask of Brutality (Equipped to Shining Abyss), Two Set Cards
Mitsuru 1st Turn:
Mitsuru drew her card before nodding. "I'll begin with three of my own facedown cards, and then I'll summon Arctic Empire: Snow Archer in attack position."
A female warrior made entirely out of snow and ice appeared holding a frozen bow.
(Attack Position)
Arctic Empire: Snow Archer
WATER
Level 3
Aqua/Effect
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1100
When this card is Summoned: Target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; that card's effects are negated while this card is face-up on the field. If that card is set, that set card cannot be activated while this card is face-up on the field. Spells/Traps cannot be activated in response to this effect's activation.
"That monster is weak." Umbra laughed seeing it.
"Actually, this monster will freeze your Mask of Brutality." Mitsuru stated as her monster shot an arrow freezing the mask solid.
Mask of Brutality: (Effects Negated)
Shining Abyss: (ATK: 2600 - 1000 = 1600/DEF: 800 + 1000 = 1800)
"It can what?" Lumis asked shocked seeing this that his spell's effect is now gone.
"With that I'll end my turn." Mitsuru mentioned glancing at the timer.
The timer is at 18:30 now while Kaiba stares at her with his eyes not turning his head, 'Her Dueling Skill is still too early to judge. So far she used a weak monster to freeze one of there cards to prevent it's effect.' He turned his eyes back towards the masked duo.
Mitsuru's Hand: 2/Field: Arctic Empire: Snow Archer (Attack Position), Three Set Cards
Kaiba: 4000
Hand: 3
Field: Vorse Raider (Attack Position), Two Set Cards
Mitsuru: 4000
Hand: 2
Field: Arctic Empire: Snow Archer (Attack Position), Three Set Cards
Umbra: 4000
Hand: 4
Field: Shining Abyss (Attack Position)
Lumis: 4000
Hand: 2
Field: Grand Tiki Elder Elder (Attack Position), Mask of Brutality (Equipped to Shining Abyss), Two Set Cards
Umbra 2nd Turn:
"Tch, you two are brats." Umbra growled seeing this before he drew looking before showing a card, "And I pick to summon the monster Rogue Doll in Attack Position!"
A purple cloaked doll having a wooden mask on wielding a staff rose up beside Shining Abyss.
(Attack Position)
Rogue Doll
LIGHT
Level 4
Spellcaster/Normal
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1000
A deadly doll gifted with mystical power, it is particularly powerful when attacking against dark forces.
Mitsuru frowned again seeing that move. Now smirking Umbra hold up a card, "If you would please Lumis."
"Granted it's yours." Lumis smirked back knowing what Umbra is thinking.
Umbra at that held a card before in front of Kaiba, and Mitsuru, Shadows appeared taking Shining Abyss, and Mechid from below pulling them down while Mask of Brutality's card shattered on Lumis' field.
"What's happening?" Mitsuru questioned seeing that.
"The arrival of Masked Beast Des Gardius!"
A large sludge of dark mass with red eyes appeared before transforming into a new monster. It is a large brown skinned monster that has four silver claws with horns on it's head, and has 3 blue masks on it's form with a skeletal like exoskeleton armor.
(Attack Position)
Masked Beast Des Gardius
DARK
Level 8
Fiend/Effect
ATK: 3300
DEF: 2500
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by Tributing 2 monsters, including at least 1 "Grand Tiki Elder" or "Melchid the Four-Face Beast". If this card is sent from the field to your GY: Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; equip 1 "The Mask of Remnants" from your Deck to it.
Mitsuru's eyes widened. "Incredible."
Kaiba only stares before he narrowed his eyes seeing the monster. It's stronger then his powerful Blue-Eyes White Dragons, and if this is what these two can do then maybe this match should be worth his time to see what he can do now. Overall this could be interesting...
"And now Des Gardius rid us of that Vorse Raider! Agidyne!"
Des Gardius charged a large fire attack firing it at Vorse Raider who stand guard against the attack. Seeing Mitsuru reaching to use a card Kaiba told her, "Keep your card Mitsuru!"
Hearing that she frowned but nodded only to look at Des Gardius suspiciously. The fire attack struck Vorse Raider as it roared loudly from the burning, and was turned to ash while Kaiba stumbled on his feet grunting. (Kaiba: 2600/Hand: 3)
"Hahaha, you kept her from helping you. Not much for working together now is it?" Lumis laughed seeing this.
Kaiba closed his eyes. "'Not working together'? Don't make me laugh." That confused the masked duo before Kaiba stared at them with a stern will, "She shouldn't waste her resources, cause I know she has what she needs to shut you two up. Besides I want this opportunity to see what she can do in these types of scenarios."
"Go ahead, she'll only fail you." Umbra smirked.
Meanwhile Mitsuru stared at Kaiba. He definitely reminds her of her father in terms of having a intimidating aura but also cares for others rather then for himself but the way he shows it...
It reminds her of her deceased teammate, Shinjiro.
"And while your at it try saying it when your not in danger!"
Rogue Doll at that charged towards Kaiba who stared not afraid before calling, "I activate Call of the Haunted!"
A trap popped up showing coffins with black smoke above as seen to be reviving something.
(face-up)
Call of the Haunted
Continuous Trap Card
Activate this card by targeting 1 monster in your GY; Special Summon that target in Attack Position. When this card leaves the field, destroy that monster. When that monster is destroyed, destroy this card.
"This trap card searches my graveyard for a monster it can revive back to the world of the living. Revive Vorse Raider!"
Rogue Doll kept charging only to come to a stop when Vorse Raider appeared in front of it so suddenly.
Vorse Raider: (Attack Position/Call of the Haunted)
Call of the Haunted: (Vorse Raider)
"So that was your plan." Mitsuru noted calmly.
Umbra grunted from this annoyance that popped up. Vorse Raider is one of the really good monsters that is level 4 or lower with high attack points without any sort of restriction, and getting rid of a monster like that is somewhat hard if you don't have the right cards. He had Des Gardius to rid of it, and deal with Kaiba but he revived it just as easily as he summoned it! This could be more trouble then he, and Lumis thought...
Not minding it for Umbra turned, "Then Rogue Doll attack that Archer of the Kirijo Group's head!" Rogue Doll changed the courses for it's attack heading towards Arctic Empire: Snow Archer.
Mitsuru frowned as her monster shattered in a flurry of ice and snow.
(Mitsuru: 3700/Hand: 2)
"Anything you like to do little girl?" Umbra smirked to her.
Mitsuru stared before she called, "Yes in fact I do have some words to share."
"Huh?"
"The trap, Accepting the Absolute End!" Mitsuru called activating the same trap Minako used against Rex Raptor.
Accepting the Absolute End
Normal Trap Card
If a monster you control is destroyed by battle: Special Summon 1 "Persona" monster from your Deck or your Hand, then both players take 800 damage. If your LP is lower then your opponent's when this card is activated: You can add 1 card from your GY to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Accepting the Absolute End" per turn.
"When a monster on my field is destroyed in battle, I can summon a monster from my hand, or my Deck!" Mitsuru called as her Evoker appeared in her right hand.
Closing her eyes at the familiar feeling she held the gun to her temple. "Come, Penthesilea."
She pulled trigger, and from the sound of the gun shot something rose above her which is a blue skinned woman wearing a iron mask with a gold small crown at the head with a rapier, and small dagger in her hands with ironed armor on readying.
(Attack Position)
Empress Persona Penthesilea
WATER
Level 6
Aqua/Effect
ATK: 2400
DEF: 2000
(This card is always treated as a "Arctic Empire" card.)
Cannot be targeted to Spells & Traps. When this card declares an attack, your opponent cannot activate Spells & Traps until the end of the Damage Step. Once per turn, if a Spell & Trap is activated: You can target 1 other Spell & Trap on the field; negate that card's effects until the End Phase.
"What the heck is that?" Lumis asked surprised from seeing the monster.
Kaiba stares at this with narrowed eyes, "So... this is your Persona, Mitsuru."
"It's also the start of my trap's effect." Mitsuru voiced.
"What?" Lumis questioned.
"Now we take 800 points of damage."
The shockwave hit them all.
(Kaiba: 1800/Hand: 3)
(Mitsuru: 2900/Hand: 2)
(Umbra: 3200/Hand: 3)
(Lumis: 3200/Hand: 2)
"And as my Life Points are lower then both of you, I take Snow Archer back to my hand." Mitsuru said taking the card showing it to the both of them.
Umbra frowned seeing that.
"Fine it doesn't matter. I end my turn." Umbra ends his turn.
Umbra's Hand: 3/Field: Masked Beast Des Gardius (Attack Position), Rogue Doll (Attack Position)
Kaiba 2nd Turn:
"Now the REAL duel can begin." Kaiba smirked drawing.
Mitsuru frowned only to glance at the timer again. The time just hit 16 minutes. Still far from detonation but still things are starting to look tedious for them but Kaiba doesn't seem to care. Kaiba places his drawn card in his hand, and shows a card, "I use the spell card, Ancient Rules!"
Ancient Rules
Normal Spell Card
Special Summon 1 Level 5 or higher Normal Monster from your hand.
"With it, I can summon any Level 5 or higher Normal Monster from my hand!" Kaiba said taking the card, and raised it up as it glowed.
Mitsuru's eyes widened turning to that. 'This feeling, it can't be...'
(Cue Theme: Will Power)
"Come forth, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
A white light occurred before white scaled wings emerged, and flapped up readying a large white scaled blue-eyes dragon with small arms, and horns at the sides of it's face roaring loudly.
(Attack Position)
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
LIGHT
Level 8
Dragon/Normal
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500
This legendary dragon is a powerful engine of destruction. Virtually invincible, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale.
Mitsuru looked at the dragon before pausing as she looked between the dragon and Kaiba. 'Wait, that isn't his Persona?'
"So... this is the famous Blue-Eyes..." Umbra trailed off seeing it.
Kaiba smirked before calling, "You'll have every intention of seeing it first-hand. Blue-Eyes attack Des Gardius! White Lightning!" Blue-Eyes charged a blast opening it's mouth determined to attack the biggest threat which was Masked Beast Des Gardius which is stronger then Blue-Eyes which didn't made any sense towards everyone.
"Have you lost your mind?" Lumis questioned.
Soon Umbra mumbled something which Lumis then blinked before grunting, "Alright fine, I use Mask of Weakness!" A trap that has a mask that is blue, and a bottom half connected with strings was flipped.
Mask of Weakness
Normal Trap Card
Target 1 attacking monster; that target loses 700 ATK until the end of this turn.
"It takes 1 attacking monster, and lowers it's attack points by 700!"
The mask appeared on Blue-Eyes to weaken it but Kaiba smirked, "Please you think I'm THAT gullible? Activating Spell, Shrink!"
Shrink
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 face-up monster on the field; its original ATK becomes halved until the end of this turn.
"Shrink is a quick-play spell that halves the attack points of one of your monsters!"
In addition to that Mitsuru made her own counter, "And in addition, I use the effect of Penthesilea!" Her Persona at that glowed using an effect.
"What?" Lumis questioned.
"When a Spell or Trap card is activated, it can negate the effects of that card! Tentarafoo!"
The Persona charged an attack freezing Mask of Weakness. With that the chain resolves with only Des Gardius' points lowering.
Masked Beast Des Gardius: (ATK: 3300 / 2 = 1650)
With that Blue-Eyes fired the attack blasting away Des Gardius while Umbra takes a step back. (Umbra: 1850/Hand: 3)
Kaiba turned to Mitsuru's direction. "...Thanks." Yep definite Shinjiro vibes from how he said that.
She nodded calmly.
"You idiot!" Lumis suddenly snapped at Umbra. "I knew it was a bad idea to use it, and now Mask of Weakness is gone cause of you not anticipating that counter!"
"That attack was really fishy, so I had to make sure it's used!" Umbra argued to Lumis.
"Which is now gone thanks to you!"
This confused Mitsuru. What exactly are they on about? Why is Lumis yelling at Umbra about using Mask of Weakness at the wrong time when it's his responsibility at the right time it's used?
"So that explains it, if you're going to cheat you might as well not make it so painfully obvious." Kaiba told them.
"Cheat?" Mitsuru questioned.
"Those masks must be hiding a headset of some kind so they can communicate. That's how Umbra could tell Lumis what to do." Kaiba explained.
"Shit you moron!" Umbra grit his teeth from how there founded out.
"Bah whatever, it doesn't matter it changes nothing." Lumis said to them not caring that there founded out. "Anything we do is for Master Marik! Even since Des Gardius has an ability you two aren't aware of!"
"What now?" Kaiba questioned.
"When Masked Beast Des Gardius is destroyed, it allows me to take equip the spell, the Mask of Remnants from my Deck to one monster on your field! And when this card is equipped onto a monster by this effect, I take control of that card!" Umbra smirked to them at that.
"What?" Mitsuru questioned.
'Now we can use that monster of her's to our advantage.' Umbra thought with a smirk staring at Mitsuru's Persona.
Before he can declare his move he heard Kaiba saying to himself, "If that clown takes control of Blue-Eyes that could be a problem..."
'Oh really? Depending on his Blue-Eyes' only? Then again taking that monster would do no good if it's weaker.' Umbra thought before calling, "I equip the Mask of Remnants on Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
A deformed mask appeared before attaching onto Blue-Eyes who flew up above Umbra.
(Equipped to Blue-Eyes White Dragon)
The Mask of Remnants
Normal Spell Card
When this card is activated: Shuffle this card from the field into the Deck. While this card is equipped to a monster by the effect of "Masked Beast Des Gardius", take control of that monster.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon: (Equipped with The Mask of Remnants)
Kaiba smirked seeing this, "They bought my bluff... Talent yes, but smarts far from being geniuses..."
Mitsuru frowned seeing that.
"You were bluffing?" Umbra asked hearing that.
Kaiba only sets a card. "Vorse Raider attack that!" Vorse Raider charged in slashing down Lumis who stepped back. (Lumis: 1200/Hand: 2) "With that I end my turn."
Kaiba's Hand: 1/Field: Vorse Raider (Attack Position/Call of the Haunted), One Set Card
Lumis 2nd Turn:
"How dare you treat us like a couple of fools!?" Lumis demanded frustrated before drawing, "I draw! And now I activate my face-down, Dark Designator!"
Dark Designator
Normal Spell Card
Declare 1 Monster Card name. If the declared card is in your opponent's Deck, add 1 of that card to your opponent's hand.
"This spell allows me to declare the name of a monster card in one of your Decks, and if that card is in it, that card is added to that player's hand!" Lumis said to them.
"What are you planning now?" Mitsuru questioned.
Lumis turned to Umbra, "The card I declare from you is the Masked Beast!"
"I already know what your thinking." Umbra found the card quickly showing it is a Ritual Monster card.
Mitsuru frowned seeing that card.
"Then I use the spell, Pot of Greed!"
Lumis uses a card.
Pot of Greed
Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 cards.
"I draw 2 cards!" Lumis drew two cards before adding, "Next Exchange!"
Exchange
Normal Spell Card
Both players reveal their hands and add 1 card from each other's hand to their hand.
"Me, and Umbra exchange a card in our hands." Umbra walked over as Lumis takes the Masked Beast before showing his hand which Umbra takes a card walking back to his spot before Lumis then called, "Next I use the Ritual Spell, Curse of the Masked Beast!"
Curse of the Masked Beast
Ritual Spell Card
This card is used to Ritual Summon "The Masked Beast". You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal 8 or more.
"In order to use this card, I have to sacrifice the Ritual Raven in my hand that counts as the entire Tribute for a DARK Ritual Monster!"
A black feathered raven with two yellow smiling masks for eyes appeared before being swallowed by Shadows. Suddenly the entire field froze solid.
"What's going on?" Umbra asked looking around while Lumis also looks around, and Kaiba does the same only with his eyes but then turns to Mitsuru.
"I simply activated my trap card, Empress's Frozen Execution." Mitsuru stated calmly. "This trap can only be activated if Penthesilea or Artemesia are on my field and it freezes every other card in play, automatically destroying them."
Empress's Frozen Execution
Normal Trap Card
If you control 1 "Empress Persona Penthesilea" or 1 "Empress Persona Artemesia" face-up on the field: Negate the effects of all other face-up cards on the field, and if you do, destroy them. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects when this card is activated. During your Standby Phase, you can banish this card from your GY: Special Summon 1 "Empress Persona Penthesilea" or 1 "Empress Persona Artemesia" from your GY. You can only activate 1 "Empress's Frozen Execution" per turn.
Penthesilea was the one summoning the ice.
Call of the Haunted: (Effects Negated)
The Mask of Remnants: (Effects Negated)
Curse of the Masked Beast: (Effects Negated)
"But as Vorse Raider, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and Rogue Doll are Normal Monsters they have no effects so the trap's effect doesn't destroy them." Kaiba added at that as all cards besides the three Normal Monsters are destroyed. "But as Call of the Haunted left the field, Vorse Raider goes with it."
Vorse Raider growled shattering just as Blue-Eyes no longer under the effect of the mask flew back under Kaiba's control.
"Lumis you idiot!" Umbra growled. "Now we're practically defenseless!"
"Not quite, we still have that bargaining chip." Lumis reminded him.
"Bargaining chip?" Mitsuru asked hearing that while Kaiba raised an eyebrow.
Suddenly Mitsuru's eyes widened sensing something. 'No, Shadows inside the building?'
"Hahaha looks like it's settled." Lumis laughed snapping his fingers. At that a monitor appeared which they turned as it's turned on revealing Mokuba is cornered in the room he was in by Shadows.
Mitsuru's eyes widened drawing her evoker. "Artemesia, protect him!"
"Ahahaha you think your Persona can reach him in time?" Umbra smirked to her laughing, "Besides we have it where you try anything else that benefits you'll regret it."
"What we want is simple. You surrender this duel now, and give us Obelisk... And you all will be allowed to live." Lumis smirked offering his hand, "So now what's it gonna be Kaiba?"
Mitsuru growled at this. Even if she can summon Artemesia to protect Mokuba, there right her Persona might be powerful but it won't be fast enough to reach where Mokuba is. Best thing at this point is listen to there demands. But strangely rather then being panicked or angry, Kaiba looked... calm.
"What's wrong with you, have you decided your brother doesn't matter anymore?" Lumis questioned.
Kaiba only started laughing confusing them more before he asked, "Hahaha you two don't know what you just done do you?"
"What?" Lumis asked confused.
"You only laid down a perfect field test for something." Kaiba didn't turn to the screen, "Roland. If you can hear me from there... Activate it."
"Yes, Mr. Kaiba." they hear Roland's voice from the screen which they don't see him which meant he's off-screen keeping his distance.
"What was that, what did you do?" Umbra asked demanding to Kaiba.
"Now see the birth... of a new Persona." Kaiba said as behind Mokuba a sliding door starts to open which Mitsuru soon realized what this meant.
"What?" Umbra questioned hearing that.
"Impossible!" Lumis cried.
Meanwhile...
(Cue Theme: Awakening)
"The time has now come."
Hearing the door Mokuba turned around seeing the door opening, and grinned knowing what's going on.
"From the creation of life, there is the will for all that too live. Life's mission is to guide the path of enlightenment to others. But now humanity is in danger of extinction, and need assistance in that regard. That is the mission, you must take for humanity to be on enlightenment. I am thou, thou art I..."
What was shown was a black armored humanoid robot with mechanical limbs as hands, and legs with short black hair with a brass visor on his head along with gold fittings around his body having closed eyes. He also has the logo for Kaiba Corp at the left breast plate of his armor.
"Now awaken, and arise. It is time for your path to guiding humanity to begin!"
Just then the robot's eyes shot open showing glowing blue eyes. "All systems online!" He quickly detached in front of Mokuba defending him from the Shadows.
"What is that?" Umbra questioned.
The robot scanned the Shadows, "System Scanning... Shadows in vicinity. Threat Level: Medium. Exterminate all Shadows." With that the visor lowered before he brings an arm to his chest calling, "I summon you! Charon!" A large blue shockwave happened on them forcing Mokuba, and Ronald to brace themselves.
(Cue Theme: Will Power)
They looked over seeing floating above the robot was a robed skeleton holding a paddle on a rowboat above with the skeleton having jewelry on it's hands, and a gold tooth on it's top row.
"Kaiba, we have a lot to discuss." Mitsuru told him seeing that.
"After we handle these two and the Shadows." Kaiba mentioned. "Status report Roland?"
Roland at the area typed. "All systems are stable right now Mr. Kaiba. It's ready to begin the test."
Umbra seeing the lack of movement ordered, "What are you idiots waiting for! Destroy it!"
Several Shadows transformed into several monsters which Mokuba called, "Here they come Noah! Get ready!"
"Acknowledged. Commencing extermination." the robot known as Noah said readying a chained scythe from his arms staring ready to begin the battle.
The Shadows begin by charging to attack which Noah dodged the attacks swinging his scythe while spinning his body using the chain to his advantage to get every direction striking several Shadows while they moved using Agi Skills while also using status buffs which Noah jumped up throwing his scythe, and landed on the ground before spinning it making the Shadow hit it's allies swinging it around like a rag doll before finishing up dodging an attack before swinging the other half of his weapon which strikes several Shadows hitting them repeatedly before striking more with his scythe but the Shadows started to use Bufu Skills.
Jumping back Noah lowered his visor, "Come Charon! Tarukaja!" Charon appeared above before raising his padel with both hands as a orange glow enveloped Noah increasing his attack strength. While jumping to dodge Noah raised his arm again, "Persona! Megido!" Charon raised it's padel again as a light attack struck the Shadows before the visor went up which Shadows started to attack more in groups.
With that the Shadows begin to use de-buffs on Noah while others tried to attack using there weapons but Noah blocks each attack, and swings his scythe using his speed, and the chain of his weapon to his advantage swinging it around to strike at several Shadows at once which works in a fluid like manner commencing several attack patterns switching at different fighting styles making him unpredictable to the Shadows as they tried to fight Noah off but it was clear the awakened Robot is too much for them as he summoned Charon again with it using Maragi to strike several.
"Amazing... The weapon's performance is more astonishing then what I can possibly imagined..." Roland trailed off in disbelief seeing how effective Noah is against the Shadows.
"Yeah get them! Get them!" Mokuba cheered on for the robot who kept fighting the Shadows expertly.
Back at the duel...
Mitsuru closed her eyes before turning to the duel. "Where were we?"
"T-There is still too many Shadows!" Umbra argued trying to calm himself from feeling panicked.
"And? Strength in numbers is what he is mowing down." Kaiba pointed out while they kept watching.
Noah flipped his scythe making a pointed blade before throwing it stabbing the chest of a Shadow. "Get over here!" He pulled forcing the Shadow over before kicking it's jaw making it land hard on the group vanishing just as he attached a blade at the other half of his chain before moving stabbing, and slicing Shadows with both blades evading, and block there attacks while spinning his weapons slashing, and dicing the Shadows while they tried fighting back against him with tackles, or Garu skills but Noah jumped to avoid before calling, "Persona! Maragi!"
Charon appeared again raising it's arms again as a large fire blast struck the Shadows finishing them off, and ending the battle. Noah raised his visor, "Threat Level: Nothing. Mission successful. Extermination Complete."
"Ah yeah, that was awesome!" Mokuba called out excited.
"Impossible!" Lumis cried in shock seeing this robot destroyed all the Shadows they planned to use to threaten Mokuba.
"Now with that done..." Kaiba turned to Lumis who flinched from the eye Kaiba is giving him. "I believe it's still your turn..."
Lumis starts shaking looking at the Masked Beast in his hand. "I... I end my turn..."
"Finish this Mitsuru." Kaiba told her.
Lumis' Hand: 1/Field: Nothing
Mitsuru 2nd Turn:
Mitsuru drew her card. "I play the spell Arctic Castle!"
A massive palace made out of ice appeared behind her.
(Field Zone)
Arctic Castle
Field Spell Card
Aqua monsters you control cannot be targeted for attacks, but does not your opponent from attacking you directly. All "Arctic Empire" monsters you control gain ATK equal to it's original DEF, also those monsters can attack directly, but when attacks using this effect, any battle damage it inflicts to your opponent is halved. Once per turn: You can target 1 Set card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone; while this card is in the Field Zone, that Set card cannot be activated until the End Phase.
"Then, I'll summon Arctic Empire: Snow Archer once again and thanks to my palace his attack increases by his defense."
Arctic Empire: Snow Archer: (ATK: 1300 + 1100 = 2400)
Empress Persona Penthesilea: (ATK: 2400 + 2000 = 4400)
"Then, all Aqua monsters I control can attack you directly. I attack you both."
The Persona charged in attacking Umbra while Archer fired an arrow at Lumis which struck them crying out.
Kaiba: 1800
Hand: 1
Field: Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Attack Position), One Set Card
Mitsuru: 2900
Hand: 2
Field: Arctic Palace (Field Zone), Arctic Empire: Snow Archer (Attack Position), One Set Card
Umbra: 0000
Hand: 3
Field: Rogue Doll (Attack Position)
Lumis: 0000
Hand: 1
Field: Nothing
Kaiba & Mitsuru wins!
Dark portals appeared below Umbra, and Lumis sucking them in which surprised Mitsuru but Kaiba stared on before shrugging, "Most likely being punished for failure." He then turned around walking to the elevator, "Let's go Mitsuru, there is much to be discussed."
She frowned before turning and following him. They entered the elevator as it lowered down. Mitsuru frowned. "Kaiba, how long have you had a working Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon?"
"Since you gave the call. It's progress was mostly on halt most of the time but ever since you gave the call, I gave my most upmost attentions toward there development, and now we finally managed to complete the weapon that you seen." Kaiba explained to her as the elevator lowered down.
"And the Plume of Dusk? Noah seemed to not have a very powerful personality from what I saw." she mentioned.
"It was rather small but it can be developed well if given time." Kaiba answered before saying, "It was a small gift from your Grandfather to my Step-Father following there 4 years into work together. Gozaburo did hesitate using it so he tried creating weapons without one but as you can expect they failed at progressing like the real ones."
As he said that the elevator opened where they see Mokuba, Noah, and Roland where there which they turned over to them.
"Well, under normal circumstances I would say your tournament needs to be canceled immediately." Mitsuru told him.
"Which won't happen. I aim to claim all three of the Egyptian Gods, and nothing would stop me from doing so not even all this Shadow Business." Kaiba stated to her walking over with her following before he told, "Your performance was well, I expect you to keep up that performance in the future."
"Understood Mr. Kaiba." Noah bowed politely. He then turned over to Mitsuru, "Mitsuru Kirijo, I presume?"
"One moment." she mentioned to him before turning to Kaiba. "I said under normal circumstances, but since it's clear that this Marik is the one controlling the Shadows and he's after your card this may be our only way to draw him out of hiding and stop him before innocent people end up hurt or worse. In short, these are far from normal circumstances."
Kaiba turned to her, "Well do you get that reinstating the contract between Kaiba Corp, and the Kirijo Group is what we need to do for us to stop Marik?"
Mitsuru closed her eyes at that. "You may have a point."
Kaiba offered a hand for her for her agreement for the business contract to be renewed. She chuckled taking it with a small smile.
They shake hands which Roland nodded, "I'll get started on informing both groups the business deal is renewed." He walked off calling on a phone.
"Well Mitsuru. If we're back on terms now, then this is Noah. He's Kaiba Corp's first fully operational real deal Anti-Shadow Robot!" Mokuba introduced to Mitsuru with a excited grin gesturing to Noah who bowed.
"Noah... I've heard that name before." Mitsuru mentioned thoughtfully.
"You are referring to the deceased biological heir of Kaiba Corporation before Mr. Seto Kaiba took over." Noah explained in detail what she's thinking.
"Oh that's right, my grandfather mentioned him once." Mitsuru nodded.
"If we are to discuss things then he would stand by too as it concerns him too." Kaiba stated to Mitsuru with crossed arms.
Mitsuru nodded. "Alright, then I suppose we should both start from the beginning."
With that they began talking with each other.
bopdog111: Well that's a new Persona User revealed.
Ulrich362: True, and quite a lot to discuss... not only with Mitsuru and Kaiba but also Yugi, Ishizu, and the rest of the Shadow Operatives too.
bopdog111: Please express your thoughts on what you all think on the new character.
Ulrich362: True, see you in the next chapter. Oh, and what's the Trivia this time?
bopdog111: The Trivia for this chapter is...
Trivia: At first in the Sacred Shadows, Ulrich362 initially took over for the Investigation Team in duels as he had known more about Persona 4 at the time but while slowly catching on bopdog111 took over sometimes starting at chapter 47: A Hassleberry Hounding.