Battle for the millenium. Chapter one: Mokuba's peril. The insect beast Beezil
"Where are they?"
The shadowy figure sat in his chair as he sipped his tea. The cloaked figure stooped before him. The seated figure looked up too the walls of his reading room, around him were ancient relics and artifacts collected from every corner of the world. In one lonely corner sat an empty case with seven vacant spots. The figure sipped his tea again.
"Did I stutter? Where are the millenium items?"
"Well… Mr. Ohm," The hooded figure wheezed as he nervously kneaded his decayed hands, he knew that if his answer displeased his master, his life would be denied."
"Well what?"
"We have determined that all the millenium items are in the possession of 5 different individuals?"
"Which individuals?"
"Well… that's where it gets complicated, we determined the item you wanted over all others, the millenium eye, was in the possession of one Maximillion Pegasus."
"Ah yes, Pegasus, the man who adapted the shadow games into its modern form. It figure's he would have the millenium eye."
"Correction my lord, he had it. Our informants tell me that he lost the eye at the duelist kingdom tournament."
"Do you know where it ended up?"
"Yes sir, it is now in the possession of a Bakura Ryo, the young boy who owns the millenium Ring."
The seated figure lifted his hand, suddenly a large crystal ball that was seated in a stand on the far table began too glow and levitate, floating over too the seated figure. In the ball appeared an image of Bakura ripping the millenium eye from Pegasus' face. The scenes brought a cruel smile too the seated figure's face.
"Now, this kid I like, where is he."
"Domino city my lord, its amazing that most of the millenium items are gathered there."
"Really?"
"Yes, my lord. For example, the millenium tauk is in the ownership of one Isis Ishtal, curator of the Domino City museum of history."
The Ball's image shifted, showing Isis in the museum, dusting off a portion of wall with hieroglyphs on it, she suddenly looked up as if she was being watched, the shrouded figure gasped.
"She knows we are watching?"
"She is the owner of the millenium Tauk you fool, of course she knows we are watching, but thanks too my magic, that is all she knows, now who else?"
"Ah, yes sir. The owner of the millenium puzzle is Yugi Mutoh. A young high school student who is nearly undefeated in duel monsters."
The orb shifted, showing Yugi playing duel monsters with Joey in school, Bakura, Tea and Tristan watching on as Yugi handily beat Joey.
"Which one is Yugi?"
"The small one with the weird hair."
"Him? He looks like a S&M midget with too much hair gel."
"Regardless of his looks, he is almost undefeated in duel monsters."
"Right, now you said almost all the millenium items were in Domino city, what about the rest."
"Umm… yes sir, the owner of the Millenium Ankh and scale is Shaadi."
The seated figure gritted his teeth. "Oh, him"
The crystal shifted, showing the cloaked figure treading through the desert, surrounded by the ruins of long dead civilizations.
"Unfortunately, Shaadi is a tough act too follow, he is fluent in nearly every spoken language, familiar with most customs, he travels extensively, too put it bluntly sire, if he doesn't want too be found, he isn't found."
"Don't worry, once we collect a few of the items, he will come too us. Now, what about the last item?"
"Ah yes, the millenium rod. For that we go back too Domino City."
The crystal shifted showing a tall brown haired young boy, playing a game of capsule monsters with his brother.
"The original owner of the millenium rod was Malik Ishtal. He was the leader of the ghouls a group of card thieves. Kinda like us, only they steal duel monster cards, not magic relics."
"Go on."
"Well sure, six months ago, during the battle city tournament, Malik Ishtal lost the millenium rod too this man, Seto Kaiba. President of Kaiba corporation."
"I see, and this kid is Kaiba."
"Yes sir, but don't be fooled, he's only this nice with his brother, he's all business with everyone else."
The seated figure sighed and stood up.
"So, if you know where they are, then why are you STILL HERE?"
The cloaked figure stumbled back.
"It's not that simple sire, there are ancient laws in place that prevents us from stealing the items."
"Elaborate."
"If we try and take them without permission, we would be unable too touch them. There are only three ways to get them. They have to be given freely, or their owner must be beaten in a duel for them, or their owner must be killed."
The figure smiled and picked up his cane. "Lucky thing that I'm so well versed in the shadow games, and that I can create minions that can duel with my skill."
The mysterious figure walked over too a cabinet and snapped his finger. The cabinet opened up, revealing a huge collection of duel monster cards. The figure reached out and grabbed a basic insect card. Then began too chant. He threw the card too the floor. The card turned bright green and began releasing smoke. Suddenly a man with green hair and red eyes was standing before him. He was dressed in a green business suit, and was bowing.
"Beezil reporting for duty. What is your bidding?"
"Beezil, I have an assignment for you. Go and defeat Seto Kaiba and bring me his millenium item."
The hooded figure looked up, his dead eyes wide with shock.
"You're going after Kaiba sir? But he's one of the greatest duelists too ever live."
"He also is the duelist who has owned his millenium item for the shortest amount of time. he is the best choice for our first victim."
"But he has three blue eyes white dragons, and the god of obelisk."
"Irrelevant, there is no card that is unbeatable, not even obelisk. Beezil shall defeat Kaiba."
The figure pulled out a deck of cards and handed it too Beezil.
"Use this, it has demon and insect monsters. Kaiba will be defenseless."
"Yes Mr. Ohm."
Beezil took the cards and vanished. The mysterious figure sat back down and looked at the cloaked figure.
"You have been most useful Eye Bane."
"Thank you Mr. Ohm."
"It's just so sad…. That you are of no more use too me."
Suddenly, the cloaked creature screamed in pain and crumbled too dust, leaving only his cloak. The figure leaned forward near the crystal, revealing the face of a bald man in his late 40's."
"Soon Seto Kaiba, soon your millenium rod, and all the other Millenium items, will be the property of Hercule Ohm."
"I win again!"
Mokuba Kaiba jumped up and down on his seat on the chair. Seto Kaiba just sighed and laughed too himself, he just couldn't bring himself too beat his brother. Not that he had too try hard not to win: Seto may have been a master of Duel monsters, but Capsule monsters were the game of choice for his younger brother.
"Oh, Mokuba, I lose face every time I play this game."
"Oh come on Seto, I know you only let me win, I wish you'd play me seriously for once."
Seto laughed, 'Can't keep anything from you little brother.' He thought too himself as his small bald butler came in.
"Uh, Master Kaiba, you have a visitor."
Seto looked up, his features turning soft as he got up from his seat.
"Who is it?"
"I'm not sure, he's a duelist, and he came too challenge you."
Mokuba got up and ran over, "Is it Yugi?"
"No, young master Kaiba, Ive never seen this duelist before."
Seto laughed and pulled out his deck. "Tell this stranger that it's far too late for a duel, but Ill be happy to grind him into the dirt first thing in the morning."
Seto sat down again and stretched, he then began counting mentally, 'Five…. Four…. Three…'
"Oh come on Seto!" Mokuba said, jumping up on the booth chair his brother was sitting on, "I want too see you duel this guy."
Seto smiled and nodded, "All right. Let's see the meat. Send him in."
The butler nodded and turned, before he could reach the door, it opened and a strange man walked in, he was dressed in a green three-piece suit, and was wearing shades, this did not bother Kaiba much.
The fact that his hands were covered with blood did.
"What are you doing here? What happened to the guards?" The butler said in a huff.
The man smiled, "They had an… accident. Sad, but you know what they say, good help is so hard to find these days."
Suddenly, the man leaped forward, with blinding speed he made it all the way across the room and broke the butlers neck with a well placed kick. He then leaped up on the ceiling, crawled across it, and landed behind Seto and Mokuba. He grabbed Mokuba and leapt back too his starting position.
"MOKUBA!" Seto yelled in shock, suddenly, the expression of shock on his face turned to a expression of anger. "Let him go creep."
"I will, once we have a duel. You and me, with two stipulations."
"I'm listening."
"If you win, I will release your little brother, and if I win, I shall take your millenium item."
"My Millenium item?" Seto pulled out the millenium rod and looked at it, then looked up too the stranger.
"You said something about a second stipulation?"
The stranger smiled, "I want too duel in the shadow world."
Mokuba struggled in the strangers grip, "Seto don't do it! It's a trap!"
The stranger clasped his hand over Mokuba's mouth. "Shut it munchkin, or ill rip your tongue out."
Seto gritted his teeth. It was one thing to threaten him, but when someone threatened Mokuba, then there was a piper to be paid.
"You're on creep, by the way, what's your name?"
The stranger smiled, then took off his glasses, revealing his eyes, which were red and insect like.
"I am Beezil, your executioner."
Seto laughed then rose his millenium item, suddenly the area around them turned dark, and they were in the shadow world.
"All right Beezil, its time to… duel?"
Seto and Mokuba watched in horror as Beezil began to transform, he grew large and turned green, hie clothes burst off as his skin grew a chitinous shell, in a matter of seconds, he had changed into a huge insectoid monster.
"Ah," Beezil said, as he released Mokuba, "It's so nice too be back in my natural form."
Seto looked and saw Mokuba was free, "Mokuba, come to me!"
Mokuba ran too Seto, but before he could reach his brother, the ground beneath the elder Kaiba ripped itself out of the ground, and rose into the air. Seto tried to jump off, but a invisible force field prevented him.
"MOKUBA!" Seto yelled as he watched his brother on the ground, he looked up too Beezil, who was on his platform.
"What kind of monster are you?"
Beezil laughed, "I am a collector of rare magic items, I was created too take your millenium rod. But to do so, I must beat you in a duel."
Seto laughed, "Well that's unfortunate then, since you will be unable to beat me, you wont be able too take my millenium item."
Beezil laughed, "There's one problem though," Beezil pointed down, "Your younger brother is on the battle field."
Seto looked down on his brother, then realized what Beezil meant: Here in the shadow world the monsters were real, and while he and Beezil were out of harms way of their monsters, Mokuba wasn't and was a viable target for Beezil's monsters.
"So Kaiba, do you think you can duel me and protect your brother at the same time?"
Seto glared at the monstrous insect beast before him.
"I'll make you pay for doing this too Mokuba."
"I'm sure you'll try Seto Kaiba."
Seto and Beezil together: Its time too duel!
Seto: 8000 LP
Beezil: 800 LP
Seto: I hope you don't mind we use the new tournament standard for life points.
Beezil: Oh no worries, I was expecting it.
Seto looked down at his brother,
Seto: Mokuba, just hang tough, Ill protect you.
Mokuba looked up at his brother with hope in his eyes,
Mokuba: Don't worry about me Seto, just beat this sicko!
Beezil: oh how cute, I think I'm gonna throw up, I better start this duel off.
Suddenly, table with two rows of five squares etched on it appeared before Seto and Beezil, instinctively Seto placed his deck face down and drew five cards, Beezil did the same.
Mokuba: Do it Seto, beat this loser.
Beezil chuckled evilly, and placed a card down, summoning a huge fat demonic clown on a ball.
Beezil: I start with the murder circus (4/1350/1400), a little something too keep your brother occupied, I hear human children adore clowns!
Mokuba started too back away as the hideous beast began inching towards him, cackling evilly and twirling his scythe. Seto placed a card down summoning smaller thinner clown.
Seto: as long as we're showing off clowns, I may as well bring in Sagi the dark clown, (4/600/1500) and Ill combine it with the negative energy generator, which will triple its attack power! (1800)
A black hole opened beneath Sagi, bathing him with negative energy,
Seto: Sagi! Dark lighting attack!
Sagi obeyed his master, throwing the energy bolt at the Murder circus, utterly obliterating it. Beezil howled in pain as his monster died.
Seto: 8000
Beezil: 7550
Mokuba looked up too his brother and smiled,
Mokuba: Great move Seto!
Mokuba felt a tap on his shoulder; he looked up and saw Sagi.
Mokuba: Oh, and you did well too Sagi.
Sagi nodded and gave Mokuba thumbs up.
Seto looked at his opponent.
Seto: do you give up yet Beezil?
Beezil laughed then drew a card.
Beezil: The first move is yours, but the duel shall be mine.
Beezil placed a card down and a large mantis like humanoid with a sword appeared.
Beezil: Permit me too introduce you too The Locust Knight. (4/1400/1200) and Ill combine it with the forest card, increasing its attack and defense power!
Suddenly the terrain changed, turning into a giant forest, and the knight's attack and defense power increased. (1900/1700) The Locust knight grew wings and flew toward Sagi, chopping him in half. Seto fell too one knee as he felt the cut go through him.
Seto: 7900
Beezil: 7550
Mokuba looked up too his brother.
Mokuba: SETO!
Seto got up and looked down too Mokuba.
Seto: Mokuba run! Hide in the forest!
Mokuba nodded and made a run for it, but the Locust knight landed before him, shaking his finger too the younger Kaiba.
Beezil: Ah, ah, ah. You're not going anywhere.
Seto growled and drew a card. He then placed a card, causing a cloaked figure to appear between Mokuba and the knight.
Seto: Dark Hypnotist Lucifer, in defense mode! (5/1500/1800)
Beezil laughed,
Beezil: That monster is no match for my knight in its own habitat you fool! Locust knight! Attack!
The Knight did not move.
Beezil: What? Why won't it obey me?
Seto laughed
Seto: my Dark hypnotist has hypnotized him. Giving my little brother ample time too flee.
Mokuba nodded to his brother and ran off into the forest. Seto waited until he couldn't see his brother too end his turn.
Beezil: Your brother may be hidden, but he won't stay hidden, at least not for long!
Beezil placed another card, then set a trap card, the card turned into a huge green grub.
Beezil: Meet the imperial Grub. (3/1100/1300)
Seto looked at the grub,
Seto: is this a joke? What kind of monster is that?
Beezil: You'll see,
Seto: No I wont. I switch my dark hypnotist to attack mode, and attack!
Beezil laughed as Lucifer charged the Grub, suddenly the trap card activated, wrapping around Lucifer and destroying him.
Beezil: Hahaha! Poor Seto, you should have known better, now that your hypnotist is gone, my monsters are free to act, and my grub gets a field power bonus from the field (1600/1800), but since your brother is hidden, Ill just attack you instead!
The two monsters leapt up and attacked Seto.
Seto: 4400
Beezil: 7550
Seto fell to one knee, but against all odds, was laughing.
Beezil: what's so funny?
Seto continued laughing as he drew a card,
Seto: you fool, do you really think I would be stupid enough to attack after I clearly saw you lay a trap card, unless I had a reason?
Seto played a card, summoning a huge white form,
Seto: I summon the blue eyes white dragon (8/3000/2500) and Ill combine it with giant growth, which will double its attack points if my life point total is less than my opponent. (6000)
Beezil stood shocked.
Seto: WHITE LIGHTNING ATTACK!
The blue eyes, which had grown to mammoth proportions from the magic card, unleashed his magical strike. Obliterating the Locust knight.
Seto: 4400
Beezil: 3050
Beezil nearly fell over, but then looked at the devastation around them, the blue eyes had not only destroyed the Knight, but also a good deal of the forest. Beezil smiled.
Beezil: somewhat careless eh Kaiba? What if your brother was in there?
Seto: I know he wasn't, You see me and Mokuba share a special bond, but I doubt a freak like you would know anything about that.
Beezil snorted
Beezil: I consider my Inhumanity a great honor, Now prepare too lose.
Beezil drew a card, smiled, and played it, summoning a Humanoid female bug like creature.
Beezil: Say hello too the Moth Gypsy princess! (2/400/500)
Seto laughed,
Seto: What can that monster do against my mighty blue eyes?
Beezil: On its own, nothing, but when it is fed the royal Jelly from my imperial grub, its will transform into the insect scion!
The grub then slithered over too the Moth princess, and stuck its tail into her mouth, the Moth princess began to suck calmly on the tail, her body swelling and fattening out.
Beezil: Face it Kaiba, you can't beat me now.
Kaiba: Oh really? Lets see how those two bugs like being squished by my Blue eyes.
Beezil: I think not Kaiba, remember your precious giant growth? Now that my life points are lower than yours it halves our monsters attack points (1500)
Seto's eyes narrowed as he watched the Moth princess continue to grow and bloat, meanwhile, from a hollowed out tree, Mokuba watched the duel with eagerness.
Mokuba: Seto…. I know you can beat this guy.
Will Seto beat Beezil and save his brother? Who is this mysterious wizard Hercule Ohm? And why does he want the millenium items? Tune in next time, same duel time, and same duel channel to find out!