The Revelation
The reached Marks house. It was small and a little run down. The picket fence had paint chipping away and weeds grew just on the inside of it. The grass looked healthy but had its brown spots of dead grass.
They walked onto his patio and to the front door. Wood beams squeaked under each footstep. Finally they walked inside. The house was beautifully decorated. You wouldn't be able to think that a house that looked run down outside was so nice inside.
Mark disappeared to his kitchen while Yugi looked around. He saw a large bookshelf filled with trophies and awards. He looked at several.
"He isn't a bad duelist." Yugi whispered under his breath. All of his awards were first place. He never finished second in anything. To Mark, winning was everything.
"Mark come here." Yugi spoke, his eyes locked on a photo.
"Yeah?" Mark asked coming back out of the kitchen. He was holding two cups of coffee in his hands.
"This photo." Yugi said trailing off.
"Yeah?" Mark asked raising a brow.
"Was it taken at Duelist Kingdom?" He asked.
"Yup. I'm headed there in two months to compete for five million dollars." He spoke, while taking a sip of his black coffee. He sat down in his favorite chair. All of his furniture, the couch and two chairs were solid leather. His tables were solid maple wood. He took care of his things and this impressed Yugi.
Mark pulled his deck out and placed it on his award shelf. He grabbed the remote to the television and clicked it on. Immediately his attention was drawn to it. There was a broadcast of a dual going on.
"We are here at the Intercontinental Championships, were Mokuba Kaiba and Lance Dengo are about to go at it." A news broadcaster spoke.
"You watch duels?" Yugi asked Mark.
"Only when I am about to face someone. I have been studying Mokuba for a while now. I know most of his strategies." Mark replied. His eyes locked on the screen.
"Do you think you can win?" Yugi asked.
"I lost to you so easily, I have no clue." Mark replied.
"Here, let us start by looking at your deck." Yugi spoke before the voice on the television boomed over his.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of today's match not only wins the Intercontinental title but will also claim the Millennium Ring, an ancient Egyptian artifact." The voice spoke.
Yugi's attention went to the television.
'The Millennium Ring?' Yugi thought.
"What's wrong?" Mark asked, breaking his stare to the television.
"Nothing. Nothing. Let me see your deck."
Mark walked over and pulled his deck off of the trophy shelf and handed it to Yugi. He shuffled through it and was amazed.
"This is a pretty good deck." Yugi spoke, but I think this will help. He pulled out a small envelope and handed it to Mark. Mark opened it and looked at two cards. Spell Binding Circle and Mystical Space Typhoon.
"Man, these are super rare." He spoke. He looked up at Yugi.
"I know, but they are yours now. Let us start the training. In Duel Monsters there is more to the battle than just power. When you make a deck, you put your heart into it and therefore, you have put your heart in the cards. When you draw a card, you either get a good draw or bad draw. A good draw is when you believe in your cards and a bad draw is when you don't." Yugi explained.
"Heart in the cards?" Mark asked skeptically.
"Yes, heart in the cards. How do you think I became the King of Games?" He asked Mark.
"Luck?" Mark said sarcastically.
"Ha Ha Ha. No. I believed in my cards and they came through for me." He said. He handed Mark his deck. "Lets dual right here on your table, and this time believe in your deck. The rules will be the same as any other time, but this time believe. What do you say?" Yugi asked.
'How can I refuse? Yugi Moto, the King of Games, is in my home and wants to dual me, teach me what he knows. I have to say yes.' He thought.
"O.k." He spoke. They shuffled their decks and placed them on the table. Mark drew his hand and was astonished. He drew all three of his Summoned Skulls, a Dark Elf and a Man-Eater Bug.
"You will go first this time." Yugi said.
He drew his card, believing in his deck and drew a Raigeki. He placed a Summoned Skull down and placed Raigeki face down. Yugi drew his card and placed a card face down in defense mode and three cards face down. Mark drew his next card, which turned out to be a Pot of Greed. He placed his second Summoned Skull down and then attacked, destroying his Mystical Elf. Yugi drew a card and placed a Celtic Guardian in attack mode. Mark drew a card and placed his third Summoned Skull down. He attacked with all three and brought Yugis lifepoints down to 900. Yugi drew a card and placed his Silverfang with Horn of the Unicorn attached to it in attack position. Mark drew a card and placed Dark Elf in attack mode. He attack again to bring Yugis lifepoints down to 300. Yugi drew and played his Dark Magician. He attacked the Dark Elf doing only 500 damage. Believing as much as he could, he drew and to his astonishment played Malevolent Nuzzler. He attached it to a Summoned Skull and attacked taking all of Yugi's lifepoints.
"I. I. I. beat you!" Mark stuttered. His eyes were big, he mouth open.
"You believed and your cards came through for you." Yugi replied.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Mokuba Kaiba is your new Champion!" The voice on the television boomed.
Both mens attention went to the television to see Mokuba Kaiba hands raised in victory.
"He only won cause he has his big brothers three Blue Eyes White Dragons!" Mark spoke in anger; "He'd be nothing without them."
"He may have been given the three rarest cards but he is still a good duelist." Yugi replied.
"I can beat him." Mark spoke confidently.
"We will see. we will see." Yugi spoke as they continued to watch other duels take place.
The reached Marks house. It was small and a little run down. The picket fence had paint chipping away and weeds grew just on the inside of it. The grass looked healthy but had its brown spots of dead grass.
They walked onto his patio and to the front door. Wood beams squeaked under each footstep. Finally they walked inside. The house was beautifully decorated. You wouldn't be able to think that a house that looked run down outside was so nice inside.
Mark disappeared to his kitchen while Yugi looked around. He saw a large bookshelf filled with trophies and awards. He looked at several.
"He isn't a bad duelist." Yugi whispered under his breath. All of his awards were first place. He never finished second in anything. To Mark, winning was everything.
"Mark come here." Yugi spoke, his eyes locked on a photo.
"Yeah?" Mark asked coming back out of the kitchen. He was holding two cups of coffee in his hands.
"This photo." Yugi said trailing off.
"Yeah?" Mark asked raising a brow.
"Was it taken at Duelist Kingdom?" He asked.
"Yup. I'm headed there in two months to compete for five million dollars." He spoke, while taking a sip of his black coffee. He sat down in his favorite chair. All of his furniture, the couch and two chairs were solid leather. His tables were solid maple wood. He took care of his things and this impressed Yugi.
Mark pulled his deck out and placed it on his award shelf. He grabbed the remote to the television and clicked it on. Immediately his attention was drawn to it. There was a broadcast of a dual going on.
"We are here at the Intercontinental Championships, were Mokuba Kaiba and Lance Dengo are about to go at it." A news broadcaster spoke.
"You watch duels?" Yugi asked Mark.
"Only when I am about to face someone. I have been studying Mokuba for a while now. I know most of his strategies." Mark replied. His eyes locked on the screen.
"Do you think you can win?" Yugi asked.
"I lost to you so easily, I have no clue." Mark replied.
"Here, let us start by looking at your deck." Yugi spoke before the voice on the television boomed over his.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of today's match not only wins the Intercontinental title but will also claim the Millennium Ring, an ancient Egyptian artifact." The voice spoke.
Yugi's attention went to the television.
'The Millennium Ring?' Yugi thought.
"What's wrong?" Mark asked, breaking his stare to the television.
"Nothing. Nothing. Let me see your deck."
Mark walked over and pulled his deck off of the trophy shelf and handed it to Yugi. He shuffled through it and was amazed.
"This is a pretty good deck." Yugi spoke, but I think this will help. He pulled out a small envelope and handed it to Mark. Mark opened it and looked at two cards. Spell Binding Circle and Mystical Space Typhoon.
"Man, these are super rare." He spoke. He looked up at Yugi.
"I know, but they are yours now. Let us start the training. In Duel Monsters there is more to the battle than just power. When you make a deck, you put your heart into it and therefore, you have put your heart in the cards. When you draw a card, you either get a good draw or bad draw. A good draw is when you believe in your cards and a bad draw is when you don't." Yugi explained.
"Heart in the cards?" Mark asked skeptically.
"Yes, heart in the cards. How do you think I became the King of Games?" He asked Mark.
"Luck?" Mark said sarcastically.
"Ha Ha Ha. No. I believed in my cards and they came through for me." He said. He handed Mark his deck. "Lets dual right here on your table, and this time believe in your deck. The rules will be the same as any other time, but this time believe. What do you say?" Yugi asked.
'How can I refuse? Yugi Moto, the King of Games, is in my home and wants to dual me, teach me what he knows. I have to say yes.' He thought.
"O.k." He spoke. They shuffled their decks and placed them on the table. Mark drew his hand and was astonished. He drew all three of his Summoned Skulls, a Dark Elf and a Man-Eater Bug.
"You will go first this time." Yugi said.
He drew his card, believing in his deck and drew a Raigeki. He placed a Summoned Skull down and placed Raigeki face down. Yugi drew his card and placed a card face down in defense mode and three cards face down. Mark drew his next card, which turned out to be a Pot of Greed. He placed his second Summoned Skull down and then attacked, destroying his Mystical Elf. Yugi drew a card and placed a Celtic Guardian in attack mode. Mark drew a card and placed his third Summoned Skull down. He attacked with all three and brought Yugis lifepoints down to 900. Yugi drew a card and placed his Silverfang with Horn of the Unicorn attached to it in attack position. Mark drew a card and placed Dark Elf in attack mode. He attack again to bring Yugis lifepoints down to 300. Yugi drew and played his Dark Magician. He attacked the Dark Elf doing only 500 damage. Believing as much as he could, he drew and to his astonishment played Malevolent Nuzzler. He attached it to a Summoned Skull and attacked taking all of Yugi's lifepoints.
"I. I. I. beat you!" Mark stuttered. His eyes were big, he mouth open.
"You believed and your cards came through for you." Yugi replied.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Mokuba Kaiba is your new Champion!" The voice on the television boomed.
Both mens attention went to the television to see Mokuba Kaiba hands raised in victory.
"He only won cause he has his big brothers three Blue Eyes White Dragons!" Mark spoke in anger; "He'd be nothing without them."
"He may have been given the three rarest cards but he is still a good duelist." Yugi replied.
"I can beat him." Mark spoke confidently.
"We will see. we will see." Yugi spoke as they continued to watch other duels take place.