And now, Chapter 12
************* Kaiba fell to his knees. 'How? How could I lose?' He said aloud. He had just been defeated by Leon Illusion. He had used a magic card that was impossible for Kaiba to stop. Thinking back, he went over his defeat.
Flashback
Kaiba had Illusion on the run. He had Obelisk out and his opponent's life points down to 500, while he was at 3000. He had just ended his turn. Leon drew a card. 'Ha! Kaiba, this is the card that will end this duel!' Kaiba frowned. 'Impossible!' Leon Grinned. 'Not Really! I play the Destiny Board!' Kaiba gasped. 'What the hell is that?' Leon laughed. 'The Destiny board allows me to search my deck for a spirit message card at the end of each of your turns. Once all five letters are in play and in order, I automatically win!' Kaiba watched in horror as three turns passed, he was helpless. He had just begun his final turn. If he didn't do something, the final letter would appear and it would be over. He would lose Obelisk and be out of his own tournament. When he saw the card he drew, he grinned. 'I'll play the magic card Heavy Storm!' Leon then flipped a card over. 'I'll activate Solemn Judgement! I pay half of my Life Points to negate the activation of a trap or magic card!' Kaiba was filled with disbelief. 'I end my turn.' Kaiba said. Leon searched his deck and found the final Spirit Message. 'Final letter! Go!' He played the last letter. The five letters together spelled FINAL. A beam shot from the board and struck Kaiba. His life points then dropped to zero.
End Flashback
'Impossible.' Kaiba thought. 'I've defeated you Seto Kaiba. Now hand me the God card Obelisk.' Leon said. 'Who are you? I know there is no such duelist as Leon Illusion.' Kaiba asked. Leon grinned. 'I am Kyoji! I am here to capture the god cards and conquer the world!' Kyoji then took Obelisk out of Kaiba's deck and Kaiba vanished.
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Kaiba materialized back in the tournament headquarters. One of Daniel's friends was waiting. 'Well. I never thought I'd see the day you'd lose to someone other then Yugi or Daniel. This is a surprise.' Kaiba scowled. 'Shut up and take me to the control room!' Moments later, they entered the control room. 'What's the tournament status?' DM asked. 'About half of the duelists have been defeated.' Someone replied. 'At this rate, the finals will be able to be held two days.' DM picked up his cell phone. He punched in Daniel's number. When Daniel picked up, DM said 'Finals are two days. Kaiba lost.' The only word DM heard was 'I see. Get the arena ready.' Daniel then hung up. The finals would arrive quickly.
********* The day passed quickly. It was evening when the final four duelists were teleported out of the shadow realm and taken to the arena where the finals were to take place. 'This dungeon is where tomorrow's finals will take place. For now however, we shall stay in the hotel across the street.' A Kaiba Corp employee said. They walked across the street to the hotel where they were treated to a huge Buffet. The four duelists who had made it to the finals talked while they ate. 'So you two made it also. I wasn't worried about you Yugi. It was Joey I was worried about. With you, me and Kaiba and the God cards, he wouldn't have stood a chance.' Daniel said. 'Yeah, But Kaiba doesn't have Obelisk any more. I do.' Leon said. 'Wow! It must have been hard having to duel Kaiba!' Yugi said Leon grinned. 'Not really. All it took was a simple combo, and that was it.' Daniel didn't say anything to Leon. 'I know that's you Kyoji. Once I defeat you, then perhaps you'll come to your senses.' Daniel thought.
********* An air of excitement was in the air on the day of the finals. As the four duelists entered the main area, a Kaiba Corp employee said 'Finalists and guests, we shall now determine the matches for the tournament finals!' The Employee then punched a few buttons on a keypad. The tournament ladder appeared. 'The first match will be Yugi Mutou versus Daniel Kawamoto! And the second match will be Joey Wheeler versus Leon Illusion! Let the first match commence!' Daniel and Yugi faced each other. 'You know I'm gonna win this duel.' Daniel said. 'No way. This duel's mine.' Yugi said. 'We'll let our decks decide that.' Daniel said. The millennium sword then began to glow as Daniel's Yami took over. 'Ready?' Daniel's Yami asked. 'Almost' Yugi said. The millennium puzzle began to glow. Yami emerged from the puzzle. 'I don't know who you are, yet you seem familiar to me.' Yami said. 'I should my Pharaoh. You may not remember, but I was your bodyguard Yami. I am Anubis. It has been 5000 years since I have seen you Yami, and it removes my worry to see you.' Yami grinned. 'Then I hope any ties we have will not hold you back.' Anubis laughed. 'I'm the one who taught you to duel Yami! Don't think I'll go easy on you! Now let's begin!' Anubis looked at his hand. 'Blackland Fire Dragon, Winged Dragon #1, Mountain, Crawling Dragon, Lord of D. and a Blue Eyes White Dragon.' Anubis thought. 'I'll play the field magic card Mountain, which increases the attack of my dragons by 200 points. Then I'll summon the Blackland Fire Dragon in attack mode! I'll also play one card face down!' Yami drew a card. 'That Mountain terrain gives him the advantage. I'll have to be careful.' Yami thought. 'I'll play one card face down and play one monster face down in defense mode.' Anubis drew a card. I'll summon the Koumori Dragon in attack mode! And I'll activate the magic card Dragon treasure, increasing one of my dragon's attack points by 300! Bringing its attack to 2000! I'll use it on my Blackland Fire Dragon! Now my Dragon, attack!' The dragon attacked the monster and the Mystical Elf appeared. 'Sorry Anubis, but because my Mystical Elf's defense points are equal to your dragon's attack points, neither of them is destroyed.' Yami drew a card. 'I'll sacrifice my Mystical Elf to summon the Summoned Skull in attack mode! Now attack the Koumori Dragon! Lightning Strike Attack!' In a flash of light, the Dragon was gone. Anubis' life points dropped by 800. Anubis drew a card. 'I'll play the lord of D. in attack mode, and play the Flute of Summoning Dragon to play the Red Eyes Black Dragon and the Blue Eyes White Dragon! Now attack Blue Eyes White Dragon! White Lightning!' With a roar, the dragon attacked, wiping out the Summoned Skull. Yami's life points dropped to 3500 'I'm not going to attack your life points directly. I'm going to prolong this duel as long as I can. It's your move.' Yami drew a card. I'll lay this card face down, and play a monster in defense mode.' Anubis drew. 'White Lightning! Attack!' The dragon roared. 'Not so fast! I'll activate the trap card Spell Binding circle! It prevents your dragon from attacking!' Yami said. 'Regardless. Attack Red Eyes Black Dragon! Inferno Fire Blast!' The blast incinerated the monster. Before it was destroyed, Anubis saw a mechanical jar that had a large smile on its face. 'The Cyber Jar!' Yami laughed. 'That's right. I suppose you know what it does?' All the monsters on each side of the field were destroyed. Anubis drew five cards. 'I'll play two monsters in defense mode.' Yami drew five cards. 'I'll play three in defense mode.' Anubis scowled. 'Damn that cyber jar.' He thought. 'I'll end my turn by playing one card face down.' Yami drew a card and grinned. 'This has been a good duel, however this is where it ends. I'll use my three monsters as sacrifice to summon the Sky Dragon Osiris! And because I have three cards in my hand, his attack is 3000! Now Osiris, attack! Lightning Blast!' Osiris roared and destroyed the monster. Turn after turn, Yami had Anubis on the run. From the sidelines, everyone watched in amazement. 'Whoa! Daniel doesn't even stand a chance!' Tristan said. 'Yeah. Osiris is just too powerful!' Bakura said. 'So that's the true power of Osiris.' Serenity thought. Daniel said to Anubis 'We gotta get a good card or else we'll lose!' Anubis said 'Don't worry. I have a strategy.' Daniel laughed. 'Don't worry? The last time you said that, we almost got killed!' Anubis laughed. 'Good point, but I really do have a plan.' Daniel gave in. 'Fine.' Anubis drew a card. 'Like you said earlier Lord Yami, this has been a good duel. However, it ends here and now!' Everyone wondered what was going to happen. It's got to be a pretty good card if it's gonna win this for Daniel.' Joey said. Anubis activated two cards on his duel disk. 'I'll activate these two magic cards, Dian Keto the cure master and Goblin's Secret Remedy! Each card increases my life points by 1000, bringing my life points to 5500. Then, I'll play the magic card Scapegoat! I'll then use three of the Scapegoats to summon The God of the Sun Dragon Ra!' Yami was visibly shook. 'No!' Anubis grinned. 'Well, in case you don't know what Ra does, I'll explain. I sacrifice all of my life points but one. These points become Ra's attack and defense. So Ra's defense is 5499. And because you only have five cards in your hand, Osiris has only 5000 attack! However, the second part of Ra's effect removes my worries about Osiris.' Yami gasped. 'How?' Anubis laughed. 'It's simple. The card text says that Ra transforms into a fiery phoenix and destroys all my opponent's monsters!' As Anubis spoke these words, Ra became wreathed in flames. 'Now Ra, annihilate Osiris with the Phoenix flare! Then attack Yami's life points!'
************* Kaiba fell to his knees. 'How? How could I lose?' He said aloud. He had just been defeated by Leon Illusion. He had used a magic card that was impossible for Kaiba to stop. Thinking back, he went over his defeat.
Flashback
Kaiba had Illusion on the run. He had Obelisk out and his opponent's life points down to 500, while he was at 3000. He had just ended his turn. Leon drew a card. 'Ha! Kaiba, this is the card that will end this duel!' Kaiba frowned. 'Impossible!' Leon Grinned. 'Not Really! I play the Destiny Board!' Kaiba gasped. 'What the hell is that?' Leon laughed. 'The Destiny board allows me to search my deck for a spirit message card at the end of each of your turns. Once all five letters are in play and in order, I automatically win!' Kaiba watched in horror as three turns passed, he was helpless. He had just begun his final turn. If he didn't do something, the final letter would appear and it would be over. He would lose Obelisk and be out of his own tournament. When he saw the card he drew, he grinned. 'I'll play the magic card Heavy Storm!' Leon then flipped a card over. 'I'll activate Solemn Judgement! I pay half of my Life Points to negate the activation of a trap or magic card!' Kaiba was filled with disbelief. 'I end my turn.' Kaiba said. Leon searched his deck and found the final Spirit Message. 'Final letter! Go!' He played the last letter. The five letters together spelled FINAL. A beam shot from the board and struck Kaiba. His life points then dropped to zero.
End Flashback
'Impossible.' Kaiba thought. 'I've defeated you Seto Kaiba. Now hand me the God card Obelisk.' Leon said. 'Who are you? I know there is no such duelist as Leon Illusion.' Kaiba asked. Leon grinned. 'I am Kyoji! I am here to capture the god cards and conquer the world!' Kyoji then took Obelisk out of Kaiba's deck and Kaiba vanished.
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Kaiba materialized back in the tournament headquarters. One of Daniel's friends was waiting. 'Well. I never thought I'd see the day you'd lose to someone other then Yugi or Daniel. This is a surprise.' Kaiba scowled. 'Shut up and take me to the control room!' Moments later, they entered the control room. 'What's the tournament status?' DM asked. 'About half of the duelists have been defeated.' Someone replied. 'At this rate, the finals will be able to be held two days.' DM picked up his cell phone. He punched in Daniel's number. When Daniel picked up, DM said 'Finals are two days. Kaiba lost.' The only word DM heard was 'I see. Get the arena ready.' Daniel then hung up. The finals would arrive quickly.
********* The day passed quickly. It was evening when the final four duelists were teleported out of the shadow realm and taken to the arena where the finals were to take place. 'This dungeon is where tomorrow's finals will take place. For now however, we shall stay in the hotel across the street.' A Kaiba Corp employee said. They walked across the street to the hotel where they were treated to a huge Buffet. The four duelists who had made it to the finals talked while they ate. 'So you two made it also. I wasn't worried about you Yugi. It was Joey I was worried about. With you, me and Kaiba and the God cards, he wouldn't have stood a chance.' Daniel said. 'Yeah, But Kaiba doesn't have Obelisk any more. I do.' Leon said. 'Wow! It must have been hard having to duel Kaiba!' Yugi said Leon grinned. 'Not really. All it took was a simple combo, and that was it.' Daniel didn't say anything to Leon. 'I know that's you Kyoji. Once I defeat you, then perhaps you'll come to your senses.' Daniel thought.
********* An air of excitement was in the air on the day of the finals. As the four duelists entered the main area, a Kaiba Corp employee said 'Finalists and guests, we shall now determine the matches for the tournament finals!' The Employee then punched a few buttons on a keypad. The tournament ladder appeared. 'The first match will be Yugi Mutou versus Daniel Kawamoto! And the second match will be Joey Wheeler versus Leon Illusion! Let the first match commence!' Daniel and Yugi faced each other. 'You know I'm gonna win this duel.' Daniel said. 'No way. This duel's mine.' Yugi said. 'We'll let our decks decide that.' Daniel said. The millennium sword then began to glow as Daniel's Yami took over. 'Ready?' Daniel's Yami asked. 'Almost' Yugi said. The millennium puzzle began to glow. Yami emerged from the puzzle. 'I don't know who you are, yet you seem familiar to me.' Yami said. 'I should my Pharaoh. You may not remember, but I was your bodyguard Yami. I am Anubis. It has been 5000 years since I have seen you Yami, and it removes my worry to see you.' Yami grinned. 'Then I hope any ties we have will not hold you back.' Anubis laughed. 'I'm the one who taught you to duel Yami! Don't think I'll go easy on you! Now let's begin!' Anubis looked at his hand. 'Blackland Fire Dragon, Winged Dragon #1, Mountain, Crawling Dragon, Lord of D. and a Blue Eyes White Dragon.' Anubis thought. 'I'll play the field magic card Mountain, which increases the attack of my dragons by 200 points. Then I'll summon the Blackland Fire Dragon in attack mode! I'll also play one card face down!' Yami drew a card. 'That Mountain terrain gives him the advantage. I'll have to be careful.' Yami thought. 'I'll play one card face down and play one monster face down in defense mode.' Anubis drew a card. I'll summon the Koumori Dragon in attack mode! And I'll activate the magic card Dragon treasure, increasing one of my dragon's attack points by 300! Bringing its attack to 2000! I'll use it on my Blackland Fire Dragon! Now my Dragon, attack!' The dragon attacked the monster and the Mystical Elf appeared. 'Sorry Anubis, but because my Mystical Elf's defense points are equal to your dragon's attack points, neither of them is destroyed.' Yami drew a card. 'I'll sacrifice my Mystical Elf to summon the Summoned Skull in attack mode! Now attack the Koumori Dragon! Lightning Strike Attack!' In a flash of light, the Dragon was gone. Anubis' life points dropped by 800. Anubis drew a card. 'I'll play the lord of D. in attack mode, and play the Flute of Summoning Dragon to play the Red Eyes Black Dragon and the Blue Eyes White Dragon! Now attack Blue Eyes White Dragon! White Lightning!' With a roar, the dragon attacked, wiping out the Summoned Skull. Yami's life points dropped to 3500 'I'm not going to attack your life points directly. I'm going to prolong this duel as long as I can. It's your move.' Yami drew a card. I'll lay this card face down, and play a monster in defense mode.' Anubis drew. 'White Lightning! Attack!' The dragon roared. 'Not so fast! I'll activate the trap card Spell Binding circle! It prevents your dragon from attacking!' Yami said. 'Regardless. Attack Red Eyes Black Dragon! Inferno Fire Blast!' The blast incinerated the monster. Before it was destroyed, Anubis saw a mechanical jar that had a large smile on its face. 'The Cyber Jar!' Yami laughed. 'That's right. I suppose you know what it does?' All the monsters on each side of the field were destroyed. Anubis drew five cards. 'I'll play two monsters in defense mode.' Yami drew five cards. 'I'll play three in defense mode.' Anubis scowled. 'Damn that cyber jar.' He thought. 'I'll end my turn by playing one card face down.' Yami drew a card and grinned. 'This has been a good duel, however this is where it ends. I'll use my three monsters as sacrifice to summon the Sky Dragon Osiris! And because I have three cards in my hand, his attack is 3000! Now Osiris, attack! Lightning Blast!' Osiris roared and destroyed the monster. Turn after turn, Yami had Anubis on the run. From the sidelines, everyone watched in amazement. 'Whoa! Daniel doesn't even stand a chance!' Tristan said. 'Yeah. Osiris is just too powerful!' Bakura said. 'So that's the true power of Osiris.' Serenity thought. Daniel said to Anubis 'We gotta get a good card or else we'll lose!' Anubis said 'Don't worry. I have a strategy.' Daniel laughed. 'Don't worry? The last time you said that, we almost got killed!' Anubis laughed. 'Good point, but I really do have a plan.' Daniel gave in. 'Fine.' Anubis drew a card. 'Like you said earlier Lord Yami, this has been a good duel. However, it ends here and now!' Everyone wondered what was going to happen. It's got to be a pretty good card if it's gonna win this for Daniel.' Joey said. Anubis activated two cards on his duel disk. 'I'll activate these two magic cards, Dian Keto the cure master and Goblin's Secret Remedy! Each card increases my life points by 1000, bringing my life points to 5500. Then, I'll play the magic card Scapegoat! I'll then use three of the Scapegoats to summon The God of the Sun Dragon Ra!' Yami was visibly shook. 'No!' Anubis grinned. 'Well, in case you don't know what Ra does, I'll explain. I sacrifice all of my life points but one. These points become Ra's attack and defense. So Ra's defense is 5499. And because you only have five cards in your hand, Osiris has only 5000 attack! However, the second part of Ra's effect removes my worries about Osiris.' Yami gasped. 'How?' Anubis laughed. 'It's simple. The card text says that Ra transforms into a fiery phoenix and destroys all my opponent's monsters!' As Anubis spoke these words, Ra became wreathed in flames. 'Now Ra, annihilate Osiris with the Phoenix flare! Then attack Yami's life points!'