Yu-Gi-Oh and the Soul Liberation chap 3 :
Yumi Roshi vs Seto Kaiba
« Welcome to the first K duel tournement ! The first serie of duel will begin in an hour. » annonced the voice in the stadium. « All of the constestant have to go to the central building to pick their number. The order of the duels will be definite that way. »
After picking her number, Yumi stood by, waiting for the annoncing of the order of the duels. She wandered who she was going to duel first. She felt deep inside her the presence telling her that there was nothing to be affaid of and they would win no matter who was the first victim. That thought scared her a little. She was affraid to lost control of that unknown presence and to hurt someone.
« Your attention, duelists ! I hope you are prepare to duel 'cause here comes the firsts participant. Wonda Lairo and Hiroshi Raidin are demanded in the arena number 1. Your duel start in 20 minutes. Prepare your decks and take place ! »
Wooo. she was not the first one to go. She would have the chance to watch some duel before her turn. Maybe she could learn some tactics. But still the voice inside said she didn't need it. She was the best around and she would have absolutly not difficulties winning her place into the finals. Still, she was worried. She listenned to the list of name. Her name soon came out :
« Yumi Roshi will duel. Oh my god ! Yumi, I wish you good luck, you'll need it, dear : You are going against. Seto Kaiba ! » the voice said. « What ? ! ? » yelled Yumi. « Kaiba ? ! ? How am I gonna beat him ? ? ? He's a champion and I'm just a beginner ! » she cried. « I'm gonna get kicked out in the first round ! » « Don't worry. »said the voice in her head. « Leave it all up to me. I will win this. I'll crush that Kaiba boy no prob ! » « I don't want him to get hurt ! If you do anything wrong. I. I will. » « Don't worry sweety ! I'm the girl of the situation. » « I don't know about this. I don't even know who you are and I should let you decided of my fate and the one of other people ? » « I am the queen of game. That's all you need to know. Trust me. everything will be fine. »
Yumi closed her eyes. Once again, the presence took over her body. Her eyes got a lot more determinate and as she looked at her deck, a smile appeared on her face. She could do it ! She knew she could ! Soon, it would be her turn and she would show everyone what she was capable of.
Two hour later, Yumi was at the stadium doors. It was her turn. Her duel. It was time to duel ! The doors openned and the crowd applaused so loud she couldn't heard the annocer present the participants. She didn't realized that Kaiba was already on the platform. When she got up there, her eyes were still close, not daring to look at her opponent. She felt like a little insect face to a big powerful hawk. She felt the same way Brian must have felt after their duel. Pityful. Yumi wanted to run away but she could no longer control her body. She was standing against her will. She openned her eyes. It was like if she was looking through a window. She could see the arena. She finally looked at her opponent.
« Huh ! ? ! » she shouted looking at Kaiba. « You ? you are Seto Kaiba ? ! ? » she asked, suprised.
Seto glared at her and blinked a few times. He then shook his head and replied.
« Of course I'm Seto Kaiba ! What do you think I am ? » he asked, angry. « Well to be honest, » she answered. « For a second, I thought I saw My friend Zakaresh. You two really look alike ! » « I don't care about your silly friend. I'm here to duel. I'm here to win ! » « That's a coincidence ! I'm here for the exact same reason ! » she replied with a grin. « You should know I'm the best duelist ever. You just can't win. You are just unlucky that you had to face me in the first round. You won't go any further ! » he souted, pointing at her.
In the crowd, Yugi and the gang were watching the scene. Yugi wasn't gonna duel until a couple of hour. He was pretty close to the platform. Since he was in the tournement, it was a special traitment that was offered to him and his friends.
« Poor Yumi ! » said Joey. «It's too bad she has to face Kaiba in the first round. She's gonna get kicked out at the start ! It's so unfair ! » « Your right. this tournenment is too big for a beginner. » replied Yugi. « But she is no ordinary girl, y'know ! » said a voice behind them.
They turned back to see who it was.
« Zakaresh ! ! ! » yelled Yugi. « Yugi. » he calmly said. « You know I don't like you very much but I don't want you to give up on her. She need ALL the support she can get. I want you to keep chearing for her no matter what. She would really appreciate it. I couldn't have help her more but if someone can bring her up, it's you, Yugi. » « Zakaresh. I. » « GO YUMI ! ! ! ! ! » Yelled Zakaresh in the playform's direction. « I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS ! » « yeah. » Yugi nodded then he got up himself and started shouting. « GO YUMI ! WE BELEIVE IN YOU ! »
Zakaresh and him looked at each other. He then saw something incredible : he smiled at him ! Yugi gave him back his smile and started chearing for Yumi as the others joined them.
Back on the platform, Yumi stared at Kaiba. She heard her name coming for the crowd. She tried to find who was yelling her name like that. She soon found out. She saw Zakaresh and Yugi, side by side, making big signs to her. She smiled and turned back to Kaiba.
« I've heard of you, Kaiba. » She said. « You are the Blue Eyes Master, the one who possesses all three legendary Blue eyes white Dragons. I also heard you fused them once to creat the Ultimate Blue eyes white Dragon. I look foward to this wonderful creature. » « You won't have the time to see it. I'll crush you within a minute. » he replied. « First, I must ask you a question : Do you know about the Curse Of Anubis ? » she asked with a grin. « The what ? ! ? » he said. « The Curse Of Anubis. It's an ensemble of rare cards. There are cards that you probably don't even know. But I got them. I can assure you it won't be any ordinairy duel we're gonna have. » « I'm waiting for the proves. » groanned Kaiba.
« The Curse Of Anubis ? » asked Joey. « Yugi ! What the heck is that ? ! » « It's a rare expention pack, Joey. » answered Yugi. « I wonder where she found it. » « When she signed up for the tournement, she contacted an old friend wich have travelled with us and was doing reserchs on the Curse Of Anubis. She borrowed him the cards and promised she would give them back if she lost the tournement. If she wins, she'll buy them. « So that's where you two went off ! » said Yugi
« Now ! ladies and gentlemen ! I hope you're ready 'cause. It's time to DUEL ! » Yelled the voice in the stadium.
« Lets duel ! » shouted both of them.
They both draw five cards. Yumi smile at her hand. She had got everything she wanted. She started :
« I start with playing Three Headded Gidou (1200/1400) in defense mode ! » she shouted playing her card.
The monster appeared on the field. It was the first time Yumi duelled on a three dimensionnal platform. At the seek of the monster, she step back, suprised. Kaiba noticed it and started laughing.
« Hahahaha ! Don't tell me you've never experience my invention before. You must really be a beginner ! Don't worry, I'll finish you quickly. I play Mystic Clown (1500/1000) in attack mode. Mystic Clown ! Destroy her defense ! »
At Yumi's suprise, the Clown appeared on the field and attacked her monster wich disapeared. It looked so real ! Yumi felt the presence in her trembling.
« What's wrong ? » laugh Kaiba. « You just realized who you're up against or are you just too scared by the monster themself to continu ? » « You'll be the one who will be affraid of your deck ! I play a card face down and I place Rogue Doll (1600/800) in attack mode. Go ! Destroy his Clown, Rogue Doll ! » she shouted.
The counter rolled and Kaiba's life point went down of a hundred. He looked at her faced down card and started laughing again.
« Would you be trying to set a trap for the great Seto Kaiba ? » he asked. « Play ! and you'll find out ! » she replied with a smile. « He thinks it's a trap but it's actually a important part of my winning strategie ! » she though. « Come on Kaiba ! Show the world your card to eliminate my trap ! » she shouted to him. « If you insist ! » he said. « She IS just a beginner. She undirectly proved me it's a trap card. » he thought. He laugh again and played. « I play Trap Master (500/1100) in defense mode and it's effect allows me to destroy one trap card on the field. I'm destroying your faced down card ! » « I don't think so ! 'Cause if it's not a trap, it can't be destroyed. You fell for my bluff, Kaiba and now, I'll make you affraid of your own deck. Do you know how I'm gonna do that ? » « I'm not affraid of my deck and no matter what you say, you won't change anything ! » « Are you sure ? » she replied. « What if I play this card ? » she said showing him a monster card. « It's the Parasite Card. You probably never heard of it since it is part of the Curse Of Anubis ! I can shuffle this card in your deck and when you draw it, you have to play it in defense mode. » « What ? you are giving me a defensive card ? » he souted. « Not exactly. » she replied with a grin. « This is a pretty weak card and it won't be long that I'll have destroy it ! But this isn't the point. The point is that when you draw this card. You loose 1000 Life points ! Hahahaha ! » she laugh in an evil way. « What ? ! ? » « Are you affraid, Kaiba ? » she said to him looking in his eyes and putting the card in a small trap. The trap closed and the next second, the card appeared on Kaiba's side. He took it and shuffle it into his deck. « When you'll pull out this card, it will oblinerate half of your Life Points ! Cutting your chance of winning in half. » she declared in triomphe. « And to end my turn : Rogue Doll ! Destoy his Trap Master !
The Rogue Doll rushed to the Trap Master and detroyed it.
« Wow. » said Tristan. « Can she do that ? I mean, that Parasite is really dangerous ! She doesn't look much like a beginner to me ! » « She's so good ! I can't beleive she going up against Kaiba and is still standing. » added Thea. « I just hope Kaiba doesn't pull his Ultimate out ! That wouldn't be very good for her. » said Joey. « Hey, Yugi ! What do you think ? » « She's good ! » he said looking at Zakaresh. « Have she prepeared somehow ? » « I don't know. She didn't told me anything about it at home ! But she could have pass the whole night on it. »
The crowd applaused loudly. No one have ever done such a move on Kaiba. Still, she didn't stand a chance against the champion ! It was a nice try !
Kaiba took a deep breath. He look at his deck. The girl had tricked him well and there was nothing he could do to stop the Parasite. Soon he would loose 1000 Life points. All he could do, is hope not to draw the card until he wins. He drew a card. Luckly, it wasn't the Parasite. He made his move.
« I must say I'm impress. but not by you but by your deck. I didn't know such card existed. You are forcing me to use my ultimate weapon. Soon, you'll go down ! I play Battle Ox (1700/1000) in attack mode. Say good bye to your Doll, girly. » he said.
Yumi's life points got down by a hundred. They were both equals. But Kaiba was no longer playing nice. He would get her. He would force her to defense. No matter what, he couldn't loose to her. He noticed that Yumi was looking weird like if she was in pain. He found it vvery weird but didn't care.
« Your move » he coldly said. « Ok then lets see ! I'm gonna play this card face down and add Bird Man (1800/600) in attack mode. You loose another 100 Ponts. If I go on like that, you'll soon be in big trouble ! » « Another card face down. It may be another magic card. but it can also be a trap. I have no way of finding out. I'm just gonna have to wait. » he thought. « I play a card face down too and put La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000) in attack mode. But I won't attack this turn. Your move !»
The genie appeared. Yumi looked down at her hand and drew another card. She smiled and putted her card on the field.
« I play Machine Doll (1900/2200) in attack mode. Go ! destroy La Jinn ! » she yelled. « You fell into my trap ! » shouted Kaiba. « I activate my face down card. It's the Magical Lamp. My Genie is drawn in the Lamp for protection and the Lamp reflects your attack to your Bird Man ! » « You are a tricky boy, Kaiba. » she said as her life ponts went down of another hundred. « But if you think it's gonna stop me, you're wrong ! I have waisted my turn. Your move.»
Kaiba's hand went towards his deck. A sweat dropped for his forehead. He hoped it wasn't the Parasite. He pulled a card and. A Blue Eyes White Dragon ! ! ! He smiled. He already had one in his hand. Only one more and he'll be able to show who's really the master of duels ! Until then, he had to find a way to stop her from making damage his Life Points. Maybe he should play on the defensve for a while. No ! It wasn't like him to go into defensive mode. He was gonna attack no matter what !
« Your move ! » he said. « First I'm gonna play Remove Trap to eliminate your Lamp and attack with Machine Doll ! Seems like you loose another hundred points. You know, this is getting boring. I'll finish my turn by placing this card face down.» « What are you planning with all of those face down card ? Why don't you play them ? » « Why should I ? Maybe I'm waiting for something. » she replied.
Kaiba groanned. He had to ensemble the Blue Eyes. But he could always destroy the damn Doll. It wasn't such a powerful monster after all.
« I'll show you ! » he groanned. « I play Judge Man (2200/1500) in attack mode. Your little Machine Doll is no more ! » he declared as three hundred points were deducted from Yumi's Life points and as she tried to stay up. « And I place a card face down. »
Yumi lost her stability for a moment. It was like if she had felt the attack herself. But she managed to stay on feet and looked at her hand.
« Well ! It seems I'm gonna have to go on to the defensive. But be careful ! If I happen to draw a powerful monster and that you draw my Parasite, you're done for. » she said. « I draw one card. » she looked at her card and smiled. « .and I put Mr. Borukeano (2100/300) in defense mode. » « I'm gonna send all of your monsters to the Graveyard ! « he said drawing a card. Finally ! it was the thirth Blue Eyes White Dragon ! All he needed now was a Fusion card to put them all together. « Go ! Judge Man ! » « You can destroy my monsters all you want, Kaiba. I just want to buy time. I've got almost all the element for my perfect strategie. » she thought drawing a card. « I play Androids Psycho Shocker (2400/1500) in attack mode ! » she add as the creature appeared on the field and destroyed the Judge Man.
They were both so concentrated that they were not hearing the comments of the annoncer.
« Ladies and gentlemen, I've never seen such a thing. You should know that this is the first tournement that miss Yumi Roshi have ever been in. We all though this match would be predeterminated but I wouldn't say it's over yet. Kaiba haven't played his legendary Blue Eyes White Dragons yet but I'm sure she got something in store for him ! This duel is actually far from over ! »
« Prepare to meet your demise, Yumi Roshi ! » he said drawing a card. « Yes ! » he thought. « It's the Fusion ! Next turn, I'll be able to creat my ultimate beast ! » then he added : « I play the Blue Eyes White Dragon ! Blue Eyes, GO ! ! ! »
As the Blue eyes White Dragon appeared on the field, the crowd got quiet. They've never seen such a beast before ! The silence made both of the player realise they were on an official duel. Kaiba groanned. He didn't realize how he looked loosing Life points like that. Luckly for him, it was Yumi who had lost the more Life points. The Blue Eyes took her 600 points. She was down to 900 Life points left. She almost fell on her knees. She painfully looked at Kaiba's dragon with an dertermine glare. It seemed like she was adoring the sight of the creature but also fearing it. Kaiba knew there was nothing she could do to destroy it. Wait 'til she sees the Ultimate one !
« You are such a beautiful creature, my friend. » she said with a mysterious cloudy expression in her eyes. « What are talking about ? ! ? » shouted Kaiba. « Wake up girly, it's just an illusion ! » « My friend. » she continued not listenning to him. « Where are your brothers ? You must be lonely like that. What ? Your brothers are coming ? » « What is she doing ? ! ? » thought Kaiba. « Has she gone crazy ? » « Oh ! I see ! He got your brothers in his hand and he will play them in the next turn. » she said. « How ! ! ! ? » he yelled. « What do you think you're doing ? » « I am too hurt to think strategickly. » she said looking at him. « It's my turn and I play one of my faced down card. » she add about to faint as she turned her thirth faced down card. « Dian Keto the Cure Master ! »
Yumi's Life counter got up and rose to 1900. She then looked like she was more healty and grinned again.
«And since I got nothing that can defeat the Blue Eyes White Dragon, I'll defend with a dragon on my own ! I call upon the Koumori Dragon (1500/1200) ! in attack mode. »
Kaiba stayed quiet for a while. She had recovered with her Life Points. She now had the advantage. But as long as she play on the defensive, he couldn't get to her Life points. He had to make sure she couldn't defend anymore ! He drew another card. « Perfect ! » he thought as he played the card.
« I play this magic card : Stop Defense ! It turns all of your defensive monster into attack mode. Plus, I'll play Lord of Dragons in defense mode and play my faced down card : Flute Of Summoned Dragon ! it lets me play up to two dragon type monster on my turn. I summon the two Blue Eyes White Dragons and I fuse them with the thirth one to creat. The Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon ! » he shouted as the Dragons fused to become the ultimate beast. « Now, Yumi. you'll see what the master of Dragons can do ! Go Ultimate Dragon ! Destroy her monster ! ! ! » « Activate Trap Card ! » yelled Yumi.
The Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon blasted the dragon and smoke appeared all over the platform. Kaiba looked at his life points and at Yumi's.
« What ? ! ? » he shouted seeing that her Life points haven't change. « My attack should have oblinerate her Life points ! » « Not when I play this ! » she replied showing him the second faced down card. « I knew I was no match for a direct assault from the Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. So I placed that card few turns ago : Wakobu ! It turns all attacks againts my monster to zero. Your attack was blocked and I'm still standing, Kaiba. » she said with determination. « Now it's my turn. »
She drew a card and then looked at the Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. Her grin disapeared and instead, tears appeared in her eyes.
« Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. I shall not let you destroy me once again. I'll get my revenge and I'll get it right now. » she calmly said. Then she looked down at Kaiba. She started laughing. She laught so loud the crowd shut up.
« HA hahahahaha ! oh Kaiba. you have no idea of how I feel right now. I'm gonna make you see your worst nighmare ! I finnally have all of the elements to my perfect strategie. Do you know why it's perfect ? Because it starts with this ! » she said as she turned up her first faced down card with an evil look in her eyes. « Dark Hole ! ! ! » « A Dark Hole ? ! ? It can't be ! The Dark Hole destroys all the monsters on the field ! » shouted Kaiba. « That means you can say Bye Bye to your dear Dragon ! » « NOOOO ! ! ! » he yelled as a Dark Hole appeared on the field and sucked in his Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. « Yes ! but luckly for you, playing Dark Hole prevent me from putting any monster on the field. That means it's your turn ! » « How dare you. no one has ever defeated the Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. You just wait ! » He groanned as he drew a card. « NO ! ! ! » he shouted seeing the card. « Damn you ! » he yelled throwing a card on the field.
The holograme of a strange insect appeared in defense mode. Yumi laugh again.
« Haha ! It seems you're out of luck Kaiba ! You have drawn my Parasite and for that, you pay 1000 Life Points ! But wait ! this isn't over ! I play a trap card called Ultimate Offering ! It alows me, at the cost of 500 Life points each, to play an extra monster ! so I choose to play two monster. » she said as her Life points were deducted of 500 points. « I play Dark Muting Monkey (500/1800) in defense mode. » « You can't ! My Stop Defense card is still on the field ! » « Wrong again, Kaiba. » she replied. « Dark Muting Monkey is a card from the deck of the Curse Of Anubis. It has a special ability ! » « What kind of ability. ? » asked Kaiba in fear. « Do you know how magic works ? You have to prononce an incantation to use magic. That's how the Magic cards work. They do the incantation. But my Dark Muting Monkey is muting us for as long as it's in play. That means as long as this card is on the field, no magic card have effects ! »
Kaiba groanned again.
« But wait ! I'm not finish ! I still have a monster to play. » she added. « You may be the master of the Blue Eyes but take a look at this ! » She said playing her card.
A giant dragon appeared on the field. It was a copy of the Blue Eyes but it was green and had deep dark eyes. It's dark claws shined as it groanned loudly. Yumi was laughing in an hysterical way. She soon calmed down.
« I present to you the missing brother of the four, now because of you, three Blue Eyes White Dragon : The Dark Eyes Green Dragon (3000/2500) ! Behold his powerful breath of dark fire. Go ! Dark Eyes Green Dragon ! Destroy the Parasite ! » she yelled.
The crowd who have been keeping the silence 'til then, started yelling and sceaming ! What a duel ! Seto Kaiba being beat by a near beginner ? What a scoop ! Joey blinked a few time, not beleiving what he just saw. Yumi was winning ! She was winning 1400 to 500 and by such a monster ! Kaiba was trap !
« Alright ! » he shouted. « Did you see that ? She's totally having him in a corner ! Kaiba's gonna loose ! ! ! » he almost had tears in his eyes. « I got to hand it to you, Joey. » said Yugi. « I don't see any way Kaiba can get out of this mess. Since her Dark Muting Monkey stops all magic, he can't use Reborn the Monster to bring his Ultimate Blue Eyes back. And there are not much monster that can beat a beast that powerful ! She had prepared that move from the very start ! »
« It is your turn Kaiba. You should surender. even if you keep playing in defense, there is always a way I can get to your Life points. Even if it's not by my Dragon... » « There must be a way. » « There isn't. » « It can't be. » « It can. Seto Kaiba, you are defeated ! You have lost to Yumi Roshi. A beginner at her first tournement kicked you out in the first round. Even your cards don't beleive in you now. They know you are no longer the best. You have lost the duel and. you dignity. » « . » « Surender. » « I. » « Surender. » « I. » « Surender Seto Kaiba. » « I won't surender ! ! ! ! » he yelled in rage. « Then it's your turn. » she calmly said.
Kaiba drew a card. He was trembling. No matter what he played, he didn't know how he could turn the duel over. He place a monster on the field.
« I. I play Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200/1000) in defense mode. » he said so quietly that almost nobody heard it.
Yumi looked at him. There were a cold expression on her face. Like if she did not care about Kaiba anymore. She gave him a chance to surrender and he had refused. It was his bad. She pulled out a card from her hand and placed it on the field.
« You know that as long as you are playing in defense, I can not attack your Life points. Thats why I wont attack your monster. Dark Eyes Grreen Dragon! Attack Dark Muting monkey, NOW! »
The Dark Muting Monkey disapeared and Yumi smiled. Kaiba blinked. « Why did she attack her own monster? He thought. He looked at his hand. He had a Monster Reborn. Next turn, he could revive his dragon no problem! What a stupid move! »
But Yumi was not over.
« I now play my last Trap card : Just Dessert. It cost you 500 hundred points by monster you have on the field. It's over, Kaiba. » she coldly said.
The crowd stayed quiet as Kaiba's Life Points counter went down to zero. Then, the annoncer's voice took over.
« . Hum. Ladies and gentlemen. the winner is. the winner is Yumi Roshi ! ! ! » clamed the voice in the stadium. « Please ! a good hand for Yumi ! Congradulation ! »
The crowd applaused so loud, Yumi's cries were covered. She won. and she didn't hurt anyone. She got down from the platform and crashed down on the floor. Kaiba was still standing over the field, shaking. He couldn' t beleive what happenned. How could he have lost ? was he getting a worst and worst player after each duel ? After several minutes, he got down too and went away without saying anything. On her side, Yumi walked through the door she came in by. The door closed behind her and cut off the noise of the crowd. Suddenly it was all silence. She then heard hands clapping. She turn back. There was a young girl surounded by body guards. She was the one who was slowly applauding her.
« Congratulation, Yumi Roshi ! I'm happy to see you again. » Kaori said with a grin.
To be Continued.
What does Kaori has to do with the tournement. Will Yumi get to the finals ? How about Yugi and Zakaresh ? Find out on the next chapter of Yu- Gi-Oh and the Soul Liberation part 4 !
Note of the author : Exempt for the Dark Muting Monkey and the Dark Eyes Green Dragon, all of the cards are real. Those are the real effects and power points. I want to thank the owner of the site e, man ! Thank you !
Yumi Roshi vs Seto Kaiba
« Welcome to the first K duel tournement ! The first serie of duel will begin in an hour. » annonced the voice in the stadium. « All of the constestant have to go to the central building to pick their number. The order of the duels will be definite that way. »
After picking her number, Yumi stood by, waiting for the annoncing of the order of the duels. She wandered who she was going to duel first. She felt deep inside her the presence telling her that there was nothing to be affaid of and they would win no matter who was the first victim. That thought scared her a little. She was affraid to lost control of that unknown presence and to hurt someone.
« Your attention, duelists ! I hope you are prepare to duel 'cause here comes the firsts participant. Wonda Lairo and Hiroshi Raidin are demanded in the arena number 1. Your duel start in 20 minutes. Prepare your decks and take place ! »
Wooo. she was not the first one to go. She would have the chance to watch some duel before her turn. Maybe she could learn some tactics. But still the voice inside said she didn't need it. She was the best around and she would have absolutly not difficulties winning her place into the finals. Still, she was worried. She listenned to the list of name. Her name soon came out :
« Yumi Roshi will duel. Oh my god ! Yumi, I wish you good luck, you'll need it, dear : You are going against. Seto Kaiba ! » the voice said. « What ? ! ? » yelled Yumi. « Kaiba ? ! ? How am I gonna beat him ? ? ? He's a champion and I'm just a beginner ! » she cried. « I'm gonna get kicked out in the first round ! » « Don't worry. »said the voice in her head. « Leave it all up to me. I will win this. I'll crush that Kaiba boy no prob ! » « I don't want him to get hurt ! If you do anything wrong. I. I will. » « Don't worry sweety ! I'm the girl of the situation. » « I don't know about this. I don't even know who you are and I should let you decided of my fate and the one of other people ? » « I am the queen of game. That's all you need to know. Trust me. everything will be fine. »
Yumi closed her eyes. Once again, the presence took over her body. Her eyes got a lot more determinate and as she looked at her deck, a smile appeared on her face. She could do it ! She knew she could ! Soon, it would be her turn and she would show everyone what she was capable of.
Two hour later, Yumi was at the stadium doors. It was her turn. Her duel. It was time to duel ! The doors openned and the crowd applaused so loud she couldn't heard the annocer present the participants. She didn't realized that Kaiba was already on the platform. When she got up there, her eyes were still close, not daring to look at her opponent. She felt like a little insect face to a big powerful hawk. She felt the same way Brian must have felt after their duel. Pityful. Yumi wanted to run away but she could no longer control her body. She was standing against her will. She openned her eyes. It was like if she was looking through a window. She could see the arena. She finally looked at her opponent.
« Huh ! ? ! » she shouted looking at Kaiba. « You ? you are Seto Kaiba ? ! ? » she asked, suprised.
Seto glared at her and blinked a few times. He then shook his head and replied.
« Of course I'm Seto Kaiba ! What do you think I am ? » he asked, angry. « Well to be honest, » she answered. « For a second, I thought I saw My friend Zakaresh. You two really look alike ! » « I don't care about your silly friend. I'm here to duel. I'm here to win ! » « That's a coincidence ! I'm here for the exact same reason ! » she replied with a grin. « You should know I'm the best duelist ever. You just can't win. You are just unlucky that you had to face me in the first round. You won't go any further ! » he souted, pointing at her.
In the crowd, Yugi and the gang were watching the scene. Yugi wasn't gonna duel until a couple of hour. He was pretty close to the platform. Since he was in the tournement, it was a special traitment that was offered to him and his friends.
« Poor Yumi ! » said Joey. «It's too bad she has to face Kaiba in the first round. She's gonna get kicked out at the start ! It's so unfair ! » « Your right. this tournenment is too big for a beginner. » replied Yugi. « But she is no ordinary girl, y'know ! » said a voice behind them.
They turned back to see who it was.
« Zakaresh ! ! ! » yelled Yugi. « Yugi. » he calmly said. « You know I don't like you very much but I don't want you to give up on her. She need ALL the support she can get. I want you to keep chearing for her no matter what. She would really appreciate it. I couldn't have help her more but if someone can bring her up, it's you, Yugi. » « Zakaresh. I. » « GO YUMI ! ! ! ! ! » Yelled Zakaresh in the playform's direction. « I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS ! » « yeah. » Yugi nodded then he got up himself and started shouting. « GO YUMI ! WE BELEIVE IN YOU ! »
Zakaresh and him looked at each other. He then saw something incredible : he smiled at him ! Yugi gave him back his smile and started chearing for Yumi as the others joined them.
Back on the platform, Yumi stared at Kaiba. She heard her name coming for the crowd. She tried to find who was yelling her name like that. She soon found out. She saw Zakaresh and Yugi, side by side, making big signs to her. She smiled and turned back to Kaiba.
« I've heard of you, Kaiba. » She said. « You are the Blue Eyes Master, the one who possesses all three legendary Blue eyes white Dragons. I also heard you fused them once to creat the Ultimate Blue eyes white Dragon. I look foward to this wonderful creature. » « You won't have the time to see it. I'll crush you within a minute. » he replied. « First, I must ask you a question : Do you know about the Curse Of Anubis ? » she asked with a grin. « The what ? ! ? » he said. « The Curse Of Anubis. It's an ensemble of rare cards. There are cards that you probably don't even know. But I got them. I can assure you it won't be any ordinairy duel we're gonna have. » « I'm waiting for the proves. » groanned Kaiba.
« The Curse Of Anubis ? » asked Joey. « Yugi ! What the heck is that ? ! » « It's a rare expention pack, Joey. » answered Yugi. « I wonder where she found it. » « When she signed up for the tournement, she contacted an old friend wich have travelled with us and was doing reserchs on the Curse Of Anubis. She borrowed him the cards and promised she would give them back if she lost the tournement. If she wins, she'll buy them. « So that's where you two went off ! » said Yugi
« Now ! ladies and gentlemen ! I hope you're ready 'cause. It's time to DUEL ! » Yelled the voice in the stadium.
« Lets duel ! » shouted both of them.
They both draw five cards. Yumi smile at her hand. She had got everything she wanted. She started :
« I start with playing Three Headded Gidou (1200/1400) in defense mode ! » she shouted playing her card.
The monster appeared on the field. It was the first time Yumi duelled on a three dimensionnal platform. At the seek of the monster, she step back, suprised. Kaiba noticed it and started laughing.
« Hahahaha ! Don't tell me you've never experience my invention before. You must really be a beginner ! Don't worry, I'll finish you quickly. I play Mystic Clown (1500/1000) in attack mode. Mystic Clown ! Destroy her defense ! »
At Yumi's suprise, the Clown appeared on the field and attacked her monster wich disapeared. It looked so real ! Yumi felt the presence in her trembling.
« What's wrong ? » laugh Kaiba. « You just realized who you're up against or are you just too scared by the monster themself to continu ? » « You'll be the one who will be affraid of your deck ! I play a card face down and I place Rogue Doll (1600/800) in attack mode. Go ! Destroy his Clown, Rogue Doll ! » she shouted.
The counter rolled and Kaiba's life point went down of a hundred. He looked at her faced down card and started laughing again.
« Would you be trying to set a trap for the great Seto Kaiba ? » he asked. « Play ! and you'll find out ! » she replied with a smile. « He thinks it's a trap but it's actually a important part of my winning strategie ! » she though. « Come on Kaiba ! Show the world your card to eliminate my trap ! » she shouted to him. « If you insist ! » he said. « She IS just a beginner. She undirectly proved me it's a trap card. » he thought. He laugh again and played. « I play Trap Master (500/1100) in defense mode and it's effect allows me to destroy one trap card on the field. I'm destroying your faced down card ! » « I don't think so ! 'Cause if it's not a trap, it can't be destroyed. You fell for my bluff, Kaiba and now, I'll make you affraid of your own deck. Do you know how I'm gonna do that ? » « I'm not affraid of my deck and no matter what you say, you won't change anything ! » « Are you sure ? » she replied. « What if I play this card ? » she said showing him a monster card. « It's the Parasite Card. You probably never heard of it since it is part of the Curse Of Anubis ! I can shuffle this card in your deck and when you draw it, you have to play it in defense mode. » « What ? you are giving me a defensive card ? » he souted. « Not exactly. » she replied with a grin. « This is a pretty weak card and it won't be long that I'll have destroy it ! But this isn't the point. The point is that when you draw this card. You loose 1000 Life points ! Hahahaha ! » she laugh in an evil way. « What ? ! ? » « Are you affraid, Kaiba ? » she said to him looking in his eyes and putting the card in a small trap. The trap closed and the next second, the card appeared on Kaiba's side. He took it and shuffle it into his deck. « When you'll pull out this card, it will oblinerate half of your Life Points ! Cutting your chance of winning in half. » she declared in triomphe. « And to end my turn : Rogue Doll ! Destoy his Trap Master !
The Rogue Doll rushed to the Trap Master and detroyed it.
« Wow. » said Tristan. « Can she do that ? I mean, that Parasite is really dangerous ! She doesn't look much like a beginner to me ! » « She's so good ! I can't beleive she going up against Kaiba and is still standing. » added Thea. « I just hope Kaiba doesn't pull his Ultimate out ! That wouldn't be very good for her. » said Joey. « Hey, Yugi ! What do you think ? » « She's good ! » he said looking at Zakaresh. « Have she prepeared somehow ? » « I don't know. She didn't told me anything about it at home ! But she could have pass the whole night on it. »
The crowd applaused loudly. No one have ever done such a move on Kaiba. Still, she didn't stand a chance against the champion ! It was a nice try !
Kaiba took a deep breath. He look at his deck. The girl had tricked him well and there was nothing he could do to stop the Parasite. Soon he would loose 1000 Life points. All he could do, is hope not to draw the card until he wins. He drew a card. Luckly, it wasn't the Parasite. He made his move.
« I must say I'm impress. but not by you but by your deck. I didn't know such card existed. You are forcing me to use my ultimate weapon. Soon, you'll go down ! I play Battle Ox (1700/1000) in attack mode. Say good bye to your Doll, girly. » he said.
Yumi's life points got down by a hundred. They were both equals. But Kaiba was no longer playing nice. He would get her. He would force her to defense. No matter what, he couldn't loose to her. He noticed that Yumi was looking weird like if she was in pain. He found it vvery weird but didn't care.
« Your move » he coldly said. « Ok then lets see ! I'm gonna play this card face down and add Bird Man (1800/600) in attack mode. You loose another 100 Ponts. If I go on like that, you'll soon be in big trouble ! » « Another card face down. It may be another magic card. but it can also be a trap. I have no way of finding out. I'm just gonna have to wait. » he thought. « I play a card face down too and put La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000) in attack mode. But I won't attack this turn. Your move !»
The genie appeared. Yumi looked down at her hand and drew another card. She smiled and putted her card on the field.
« I play Machine Doll (1900/2200) in attack mode. Go ! destroy La Jinn ! » she yelled. « You fell into my trap ! » shouted Kaiba. « I activate my face down card. It's the Magical Lamp. My Genie is drawn in the Lamp for protection and the Lamp reflects your attack to your Bird Man ! » « You are a tricky boy, Kaiba. » she said as her life ponts went down of another hundred. « But if you think it's gonna stop me, you're wrong ! I have waisted my turn. Your move.»
Kaiba's hand went towards his deck. A sweat dropped for his forehead. He hoped it wasn't the Parasite. He pulled a card and. A Blue Eyes White Dragon ! ! ! He smiled. He already had one in his hand. Only one more and he'll be able to show who's really the master of duels ! Until then, he had to find a way to stop her from making damage his Life Points. Maybe he should play on the defensve for a while. No ! It wasn't like him to go into defensive mode. He was gonna attack no matter what !
« Your move ! » he said. « First I'm gonna play Remove Trap to eliminate your Lamp and attack with Machine Doll ! Seems like you loose another hundred points. You know, this is getting boring. I'll finish my turn by placing this card face down.» « What are you planning with all of those face down card ? Why don't you play them ? » « Why should I ? Maybe I'm waiting for something. » she replied.
Kaiba groanned. He had to ensemble the Blue Eyes. But he could always destroy the damn Doll. It wasn't such a powerful monster after all.
« I'll show you ! » he groanned. « I play Judge Man (2200/1500) in attack mode. Your little Machine Doll is no more ! » he declared as three hundred points were deducted from Yumi's Life points and as she tried to stay up. « And I place a card face down. »
Yumi lost her stability for a moment. It was like if she had felt the attack herself. But she managed to stay on feet and looked at her hand.
« Well ! It seems I'm gonna have to go on to the defensive. But be careful ! If I happen to draw a powerful monster and that you draw my Parasite, you're done for. » she said. « I draw one card. » she looked at her card and smiled. « .and I put Mr. Borukeano (2100/300) in defense mode. » « I'm gonna send all of your monsters to the Graveyard ! « he said drawing a card. Finally ! it was the thirth Blue Eyes White Dragon ! All he needed now was a Fusion card to put them all together. « Go ! Judge Man ! » « You can destroy my monsters all you want, Kaiba. I just want to buy time. I've got almost all the element for my perfect strategie. » she thought drawing a card. « I play Androids Psycho Shocker (2400/1500) in attack mode ! » she add as the creature appeared on the field and destroyed the Judge Man.
They were both so concentrated that they were not hearing the comments of the annoncer.
« Ladies and gentlemen, I've never seen such a thing. You should know that this is the first tournement that miss Yumi Roshi have ever been in. We all though this match would be predeterminated but I wouldn't say it's over yet. Kaiba haven't played his legendary Blue Eyes White Dragons yet but I'm sure she got something in store for him ! This duel is actually far from over ! »
« Prepare to meet your demise, Yumi Roshi ! » he said drawing a card. « Yes ! » he thought. « It's the Fusion ! Next turn, I'll be able to creat my ultimate beast ! » then he added : « I play the Blue Eyes White Dragon ! Blue Eyes, GO ! ! ! »
As the Blue eyes White Dragon appeared on the field, the crowd got quiet. They've never seen such a beast before ! The silence made both of the player realise they were on an official duel. Kaiba groanned. He didn't realize how he looked loosing Life points like that. Luckly for him, it was Yumi who had lost the more Life points. The Blue Eyes took her 600 points. She was down to 900 Life points left. She almost fell on her knees. She painfully looked at Kaiba's dragon with an dertermine glare. It seemed like she was adoring the sight of the creature but also fearing it. Kaiba knew there was nothing she could do to destroy it. Wait 'til she sees the Ultimate one !
« You are such a beautiful creature, my friend. » she said with a mysterious cloudy expression in her eyes. « What are talking about ? ! ? » shouted Kaiba. « Wake up girly, it's just an illusion ! » « My friend. » she continued not listenning to him. « Where are your brothers ? You must be lonely like that. What ? Your brothers are coming ? » « What is she doing ? ! ? » thought Kaiba. « Has she gone crazy ? » « Oh ! I see ! He got your brothers in his hand and he will play them in the next turn. » she said. « How ! ! ! ? » he yelled. « What do you think you're doing ? » « I am too hurt to think strategickly. » she said looking at him. « It's my turn and I play one of my faced down card. » she add about to faint as she turned her thirth faced down card. « Dian Keto the Cure Master ! »
Yumi's Life counter got up and rose to 1900. She then looked like she was more healty and grinned again.
«And since I got nothing that can defeat the Blue Eyes White Dragon, I'll defend with a dragon on my own ! I call upon the Koumori Dragon (1500/1200) ! in attack mode. »
Kaiba stayed quiet for a while. She had recovered with her Life Points. She now had the advantage. But as long as she play on the defensive, he couldn't get to her Life points. He had to make sure she couldn't defend anymore ! He drew another card. « Perfect ! » he thought as he played the card.
« I play this magic card : Stop Defense ! It turns all of your defensive monster into attack mode. Plus, I'll play Lord of Dragons in defense mode and play my faced down card : Flute Of Summoned Dragon ! it lets me play up to two dragon type monster on my turn. I summon the two Blue Eyes White Dragons and I fuse them with the thirth one to creat. The Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon ! » he shouted as the Dragons fused to become the ultimate beast. « Now, Yumi. you'll see what the master of Dragons can do ! Go Ultimate Dragon ! Destroy her monster ! ! ! » « Activate Trap Card ! » yelled Yumi.
The Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon blasted the dragon and smoke appeared all over the platform. Kaiba looked at his life points and at Yumi's.
« What ? ! ? » he shouted seeing that her Life points haven't change. « My attack should have oblinerate her Life points ! » « Not when I play this ! » she replied showing him the second faced down card. « I knew I was no match for a direct assault from the Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. So I placed that card few turns ago : Wakobu ! It turns all attacks againts my monster to zero. Your attack was blocked and I'm still standing, Kaiba. » she said with determination. « Now it's my turn. »
She drew a card and then looked at the Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. Her grin disapeared and instead, tears appeared in her eyes.
« Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. I shall not let you destroy me once again. I'll get my revenge and I'll get it right now. » she calmly said. Then she looked down at Kaiba. She started laughing. She laught so loud the crowd shut up.
« HA hahahahaha ! oh Kaiba. you have no idea of how I feel right now. I'm gonna make you see your worst nighmare ! I finnally have all of the elements to my perfect strategie. Do you know why it's perfect ? Because it starts with this ! » she said as she turned up her first faced down card with an evil look in her eyes. « Dark Hole ! ! ! » « A Dark Hole ? ! ? It can't be ! The Dark Hole destroys all the monsters on the field ! » shouted Kaiba. « That means you can say Bye Bye to your dear Dragon ! » « NOOOO ! ! ! » he yelled as a Dark Hole appeared on the field and sucked in his Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. « Yes ! but luckly for you, playing Dark Hole prevent me from putting any monster on the field. That means it's your turn ! » « How dare you. no one has ever defeated the Ultimate Blue Eyes White Dragon. You just wait ! » He groanned as he drew a card. « NO ! ! ! » he shouted seeing the card. « Damn you ! » he yelled throwing a card on the field.
The holograme of a strange insect appeared in defense mode. Yumi laugh again.
« Haha ! It seems you're out of luck Kaiba ! You have drawn my Parasite and for that, you pay 1000 Life Points ! But wait ! this isn't over ! I play a trap card called Ultimate Offering ! It alows me, at the cost of 500 Life points each, to play an extra monster ! so I choose to play two monster. » she said as her Life points were deducted of 500 points. « I play Dark Muting Monkey (500/1800) in defense mode. » « You can't ! My Stop Defense card is still on the field ! » « Wrong again, Kaiba. » she replied. « Dark Muting Monkey is a card from the deck of the Curse Of Anubis. It has a special ability ! » « What kind of ability. ? » asked Kaiba in fear. « Do you know how magic works ? You have to prononce an incantation to use magic. That's how the Magic cards work. They do the incantation. But my Dark Muting Monkey is muting us for as long as it's in play. That means as long as this card is on the field, no magic card have effects ! »
Kaiba groanned again.
« But wait ! I'm not finish ! I still have a monster to play. » she added. « You may be the master of the Blue Eyes but take a look at this ! » She said playing her card.
A giant dragon appeared on the field. It was a copy of the Blue Eyes but it was green and had deep dark eyes. It's dark claws shined as it groanned loudly. Yumi was laughing in an hysterical way. She soon calmed down.
« I present to you the missing brother of the four, now because of you, three Blue Eyes White Dragon : The Dark Eyes Green Dragon (3000/2500) ! Behold his powerful breath of dark fire. Go ! Dark Eyes Green Dragon ! Destroy the Parasite ! » she yelled.
The crowd who have been keeping the silence 'til then, started yelling and sceaming ! What a duel ! Seto Kaiba being beat by a near beginner ? What a scoop ! Joey blinked a few time, not beleiving what he just saw. Yumi was winning ! She was winning 1400 to 500 and by such a monster ! Kaiba was trap !
« Alright ! » he shouted. « Did you see that ? She's totally having him in a corner ! Kaiba's gonna loose ! ! ! » he almost had tears in his eyes. « I got to hand it to you, Joey. » said Yugi. « I don't see any way Kaiba can get out of this mess. Since her Dark Muting Monkey stops all magic, he can't use Reborn the Monster to bring his Ultimate Blue Eyes back. And there are not much monster that can beat a beast that powerful ! She had prepared that move from the very start ! »
« It is your turn Kaiba. You should surender. even if you keep playing in defense, there is always a way I can get to your Life points. Even if it's not by my Dragon... » « There must be a way. » « There isn't. » « It can't be. » « It can. Seto Kaiba, you are defeated ! You have lost to Yumi Roshi. A beginner at her first tournement kicked you out in the first round. Even your cards don't beleive in you now. They know you are no longer the best. You have lost the duel and. you dignity. » « . » « Surender. » « I. » « Surender. » « I. » « Surender Seto Kaiba. » « I won't surender ! ! ! ! » he yelled in rage. « Then it's your turn. » she calmly said.
Kaiba drew a card. He was trembling. No matter what he played, he didn't know how he could turn the duel over. He place a monster on the field.
« I. I play Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200/1000) in defense mode. » he said so quietly that almost nobody heard it.
Yumi looked at him. There were a cold expression on her face. Like if she did not care about Kaiba anymore. She gave him a chance to surrender and he had refused. It was his bad. She pulled out a card from her hand and placed it on the field.
« You know that as long as you are playing in defense, I can not attack your Life points. Thats why I wont attack your monster. Dark Eyes Grreen Dragon! Attack Dark Muting monkey, NOW! »
The Dark Muting Monkey disapeared and Yumi smiled. Kaiba blinked. « Why did she attack her own monster? He thought. He looked at his hand. He had a Monster Reborn. Next turn, he could revive his dragon no problem! What a stupid move! »
But Yumi was not over.
« I now play my last Trap card : Just Dessert. It cost you 500 hundred points by monster you have on the field. It's over, Kaiba. » she coldly said.
The crowd stayed quiet as Kaiba's Life Points counter went down to zero. Then, the annoncer's voice took over.
« . Hum. Ladies and gentlemen. the winner is. the winner is Yumi Roshi ! ! ! » clamed the voice in the stadium. « Please ! a good hand for Yumi ! Congradulation ! »
The crowd applaused so loud, Yumi's cries were covered. She won. and she didn't hurt anyone. She got down from the platform and crashed down on the floor. Kaiba was still standing over the field, shaking. He couldn' t beleive what happenned. How could he have lost ? was he getting a worst and worst player after each duel ? After several minutes, he got down too and went away without saying anything. On her side, Yumi walked through the door she came in by. The door closed behind her and cut off the noise of the crowd. Suddenly it was all silence. She then heard hands clapping. She turn back. There was a young girl surounded by body guards. She was the one who was slowly applauding her.
« Congratulation, Yumi Roshi ! I'm happy to see you again. » Kaori said with a grin.
To be Continued.
What does Kaori has to do with the tournement. Will Yumi get to the finals ? How about Yugi and Zakaresh ? Find out on the next chapter of Yu- Gi-Oh and the Soul Liberation part 4 !
Note of the author : Exempt for the Dark Muting Monkey and the Dark Eyes Green Dragon, all of the cards are real. Those are the real effects and power points. I want to thank the owner of the site e, man ! Thank you !