[Marik has been defeated and Yugi Moto has control of all three "God cards." Yami is beginning to learn more and more about his past as he experiences life within his vessel, Yugi, who has now been challenged with having to learn how to harness the power of two Millennium Items. He has the Millennium Tauk that was once owned by Isis as well as the Millennium Puzzle he's had in his possession during the entire series.]
[Mokuba Kaiba mysteriously got ill soon after the "Duelists' Tower" incident and his brother, CEO of KaibaCorp, Seto Kaiba has been spending countless hours taking care of Mokuba. Seto has begun doing massive amounts of research, with money being no object, to discover what is wrong with his brother and to find a cure. He has even gone so far as to begin analyzing the Millennium Items. Seto has even called upon his greatest rival, Yugi, to see if any of his powers could help Mokuba. Yugi agrees with Seto that the Millennium Items have something to do with what is making Mokuba ill, but he can't exactly pinpoint the source himself.]
[KaibaCorp has obtained the rights to excavate the site where Duelists' Tower collapsed. Underwater diving teams have been working around the clock to find the Millennium Rod and have been given orders to not transport it anywhere if they find it. Seto Kaiba demanded that heavily armed guards remain within a quarter-mile radius of where the rod lies if it is found. He said that he would escort Yugi to the site for Yugi to harness the power. He felt that the Millennium Rod would not be safe in anyone else's hands.]
[Bakura has managed to become sick with something similar to what Mokuba has, but the evil spirit within Bakura's Millennium Ring is somehow keeping Bakura from being bed-ridden. Everyone is finding it strange that the evil spirit in the Millennium Ring is having a beneficial effect on Bakura, but they aren't complaining, even though those closest to him are still being very cautious, nevertheless.]
[The Duel Monsters craze has gotten so huge that the City of Domino has grown fivefold in size from three years ago. Yugi Moto, Seto Kaiba, and Joey Wheeler have become brand names all over the world. Yugi, Seto, and Joey have become such celebrities that random strangers on the street even ask for their autographs, or simply, ask them for dueling advice.]
[Along with the spotlight on the game and its players though is the added insight on conspiracy theories. People have gone so crazy about the game that they even are beginning to try to find the long, lost Maximillion Pegasus, who allegedly went into self-exile after having been defeated by Yugi at Duelist Kingdom. It is rumored that Pegasus has focused his energies on technology and has tried to develop something to aid his vision again, even if it doesn't have the same effect as the Millennium Eye that Bakura stole from him. It is also thought that Pegasus may soon come out of hiding, if a certain condition is met, but it appears nobody knows for sure what the condition really is.]
[Our story begins with Seto Kaiba working in the early hours of the morning, continuing his endless search for finding a cure for his brother.]
