Looks like I haven't abandoned this story yet...
Actually, I do plan to update this frequently, even if the chapters are
extremely short.
Just a bit of side info, I use the Japanese names of all the characters and the cards. Honda - Tristan Jonouchi - Joey (I will call him Joey to shorten it though) Anzu - Tea Ryouta - Mako I'll clear up anything else as we move on.
My thanks to the reviewers!
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh does not belong to me. But he plot, original characters and cards do.
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Chapter 1
A warrior's path can lead many ways, none returning.
The city was very busy at this particular time of day. Afternoon sun beat down upon pavement and cement, and all but the giant air conditioned skyscrapers and some cars were saved from the heat. The streets were crowded in a constant slow moving traffic jam. The sidewalks had numerous people bustling about, shopping or going to work, or whatever else people had on their agendas. A bank's clock read 1:00 PM and a blaring radio from an unknown location rang out "85 degrees".
But none of this mattered to Seto Kaiba.
Dressed in his usual silver overcoat with all black underneath, Kaiba paid no heed to whether nor person. He was wearing headphones attached to a small two by two inch metallic square attached to his belt. A little invention he made. Dangling from his right hand was his usual silver briefcase. His eyes were half closed as he listened to his music, heavy metal, and walked mechanically towards his destination.
His destination happened to be a local gaming and hobby shop. He stopped, took off his headphones and walked in. Six friendly greetings were called to him as he entered.
"Hey Kaiba." Katsuya Jonouchi was leaning against the wall to Seto's right reading a manga.
"Hi Seto!" Anzu was stacking shelves and smiled warmly.
"Hey Kaiba, how's it goin'?" Honda was having a practice duel with Mokuba.
"Hi brother!" Mokuba called cheerily.
"Hello, Seto, in for the new pakcs?" Trusdale Motou ws sorting something in boxes from behind the counter.
"Hello, Kaiba." Yami Yugi was in almost full concentration. He was dueling a girl with light brown hair with silver streaks off to Kaiba's right.
"Hello, everyone. Mr. Motou, I did happen to come in for the new packs. Five for me and five for Mokuba, please." Kaiba walked over to the counter and placed his money on the counter.
Kaiba had grown almost attatched to the group. They had been through a lot together, and all of them had earned his respect. Most recently, Trusdale had won the Guardian cards for all of them, and Jonouchi had defeated the spirits with Kaiba's help. Before that, Yugi had won back Kaiba's Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Honda had gained access to the Crypt Keepers, and Anzu won the Angel deck. They were all getting to be good.
"Here you go." Trusdale handed Kaiba his ten packs.
"Here, Mokuba." Kaiba handed Mokuba his five packs and then turned his attention to Yugi. It was turning into an interesting duel.
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Yugi was dueling a new duelist called Crystal. She was putting up a good fight. They were both at 5500 life points. Yugi currently had a Chaos Soldier and a Magician of Black Chaos on his field. Crystal had three traps. It was her turn.
"I lay this card facedown and end my turn."
Yugi didn't trust attacking Crystal. Her deck was at best described as a trap deck. She used traps and effect monsters that weren't a good idea to be messed with. His instincts told him not to attack, so he did the next best thing.
"I play Sealing Swords of Light." Yugi declared.
"And you activated my Magic Jammer." Crystal discarded a card as Yugi was forced to destroy his magic card.
"Damn. Your turn." Yugi said.
"I flip X E N O face up and take control of your Chaos Soldier. I attack you directly and end my turn."
Chaos Soldier returned to Yugi's side of the field. He was only at 2500 life points. He had no idea on what to play now. He drew. The card he drew gave him some hope. He had been saving his Careless Avarices for something like this.
"I play three Careless Avarices. I get to draw six cards, and since skipped phases cannot stack, I still only have to skip two draw phases. I play Skilled White Magician in attack mode and end my turn." Yugi had just bought himself some time. And with that Skilled White Magician in play, he might end up with a Buster Blader on the field soon.
"I play Oracle's Banishment." Crystal said.
Yugi hadn't seen this card before. Even in his current Yami state, he had never heard of it.
"All of your ritual monsters are destroyed. I'll lay one card in face down defense mode. Your move, Yugi." Crystal smiled deceptively.
Yugi drew his next card and grinned. "I attack your face down monster."
It was a Dice Pod. Crystal rolled a die that Yugi produced from his pocket. He knew he would win this. 'I am the King of Games, after all.' Crystal got a five. Yugi was pretty confident about this. He rolled the dice.
And got one.
Not even his Kuribo could help him here. Yami Yugi had been defeated. "Impossible..........how........."
"Yugi, you must upgrade your monsters before they come, or you'll be defeated." Crystal said with a pained type of urgency and grabbed his hand.
"What do you mean....?" Yugi was confused.
"Not here......... I must go......." She turned around and walked out of the store.
"What the hell was that all about?" Joey asked, staring dazed through the glass door at Crystal's retreating form.
"I have no idea, Joey." Yami had swithched back with normal Yugi.
"She means your deck isn't good enough. Isn't it obvious? Someone is out to get you again, Yugi." Kaiba said. "Maybe this one is strong enough to beat you. If she did..."
"Yugi, what type of deck did she have?" Grandpa asked.
"It was almost like Rishid's trap deck.... but it had alot of monsters too, all with effects..." Yugi was still trying to figure out how he lost. "I guess my deck's strategy is always evident and clear, and hers was.... well, mysterious and treacherous..... my deck's weakness I guess..."
Suddenly, a raven flew out from a corner of the store.
"Good, good, Yugi, you have passed your first trial. Now for the others." A man, cloaked in black with long black hair and a pale face was sitting on a crate in the corner. He was sitting hunched up so that his eyes were covered. "You two will be tested in the same way as Yugi has been. You will all ---"
"If you are saying that we will all be defeated, then you have another thing comming." Kaiba was slightly angered at the mystery man's statement.
"That is precisely what I am saying. It is in the fates." The man said, absentmindedly.
"I will defy the fates then. I won't lose." Kaiba declared defiantly.
"My fight is not with you, Seto Kaiba." The man raised his head. His eyes were blood red. "I have come to test you," he pointed his finger, "Katsuya Jonouchi."
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"Shadow Guild Guardian, attack!"
Ryouta was currently dueling a spiky, silver haired duelist. He had never seen the short guy before, which Ryouta thought, was strange because he was so good. He used some things that Ryouta had never seen before, and currently one had just lay waste to his Legendary Fisherman. Ryouta was defeated, abut the kid only had 150 life points left.
"That's game." The silver haired kid grinned.
"Your deck is the exact opposite of mine, kid. You can plow right through the opponent's life points without any heed of your own life points. I slow it down, but protect my life points. Good duel." Ryouta was accustomed to congratulating his opponent, and was always quick to find out why he lost or won.
"You have passed your test, Ryouta. Now......" The kid had turned to walk away, but when he turned and waved, Ryouta noticed a small black string attached to the strange kid's left hand.
Ryouta had been at they city docks fishing when the kid challenged him. He had made a real good catch. Currently, his catch was in a net, wrapped up expertly. With a black string attached to the top of it........
".........the hell?" It took Ryouta a second or two to realize what was going on, as the silver haired kid took off at a run, Ryouta's net of fish trailing behind him.
"You little bastard, get back here!" Ryouta sprinted after the kid.
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About twenty minutes before all this happened, Ryou Bakura had walked into a little pawn shop on a crowded street. He was hoping that he could find the new Duel Monsters packs cheap in this new place.
Bakura was challenged to a duel the second after he walked in. He had let his Millenium ring take his body over, so his Yami form could go all out on his opponent. His opponent happened to be a girl, about his age, with long azure hair tied in a ponytail. SHe had pulled off some spectacular moves so far, but Bakura thought he had this duel. He had Death Messages D, E, and A out already, and it was her turn.
"I set one monster in defense mode, and flip up my Shadow Guild's Wraith." Yami Bakura was stunned once more as she played another card he had never seen before. "It gets shuffled face up into your deck." she said as she shuffled his deck. "I'll end my turn."
"And that summons T out onto the field. You better watch out." Bakura sneered as he drew his next card. "I play Jar of Greed, then Angel's Gift." He was soon very sorry for this. The last card he drew was the face up card Shadow Guild's Wraith.
"Now it is special summoned to my side of the field and your turn is ended." She said. "I play Oracle's Judgement. You can't use that last magic trap zone. I flip up my Gemini Elf and attack your direct life points with both the Wraith and Gemini Elf. Your turn."
Bakura winced. He had only 1900 life points left. He had only one hope left. "I play Fusion Gate and sacrifice these two monsters to summon Final Soldier from Another World. I attack your Gemini Elf and end my turn."
"Too bad, Bakura, if you see, I have no magic or traps on my side of the field." The girl's voice hid something.
"Yeah, what of it?" Bakura retorted defensively.
"Now I will play Death Message A on my last slot, and play Zone Switch. I get your magic and trap cards, and you get mine.But they stay in the same order, so yours is destroyed. Now I play Death Message H. I win." She handed him back his Deth Messages. "Can you tell me why you lost?"
Bakura was angered over this loss. "Luck."
"No, Bakura, can't you see how I won?" She was serious now.
"Luck. Luck is all it takes to win." He answered in an angered tone.
"You fool, you don't even know your own deck's weakness?!" She was slightly angered.
But Bakura was more than slightly angered. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the ground. "Don't play games with me, my deck's only weakness is the fact that all my opponents draw the cards they need when they need them. Luck."
But the girl stared levely at him, showing no signs of discomfort. "You fool, you can't admit your own weaknesses. You've failed." With and expert twist, she was out of his choke hold and had left the shop.
Yami Bakura slammed his fist into the wall. "Dammit!" He knew why he had lost.
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At a giant corporate building, one of many in the city, was a secret meeting. A small band of duelists had been called to floor 32. the sat around a long table in a room that had all windows on one side, and a door on two of the non windowed walls. The wall without the door was the one they were facing.
Many well known duelists were present, Insector Haga, Dinosaur Ryuzaki, and Keith Howard, to name a few. There was mild chatter, mostly about who had cheated and stole from who. Keith, Bandit Keith, as he called himself, was gloating on and on about how he had stolen a young kid's Newt.
"Hmmm, hmmmm, your attention please." A large monitor lowered from the wall they were facing. A hooded man appeared on the screen. "All of you have been defeateded in duels before, correct? Well, now is your chance to take revenge. Myself and a few of my associates are looking to take out a few duelists, who, in particualr, have beaten you all. You will be highly rewarded when we are finished." His cold voice had captured the duelists.
"Like Yugi Motou?" Haga piped up.
"Yes. I guarantee that with our supplies, you will be able to beat even Yugi Motou and Seto Kaiba." His voice was wrapping around the duelists. They were entranced with the chance to destroy their greatest rivals.
"What do we have to do?" Ryuzaki asked. He was ready for some revenge.
"Simple, when this meeting is done, all who agree to do this will stay for ten minutes. You will leave the building in groups of two, with an aproximate time lapse of five minutes in between you. You will walk five blocks west of here, then seven north. after you have finished walking, you will see a small, broken down laundromat across the street. Don't look too conspicuous, just cross the street and casually slip in. Don't draw too much attention. From there you will recieve your instructions. After you accept, you cannot decline. Any takers?" The man's instructions were instanly memerized by all the duelists.
Keith spoke for them all. "Just have our paychecks ready."
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"What?! Why do ya wanna duel me?!" Joey was taken aback by the mysterious guy's statement.
"I have to. I have come to test you." He said, as if it were nothing of importance.
"Forget Jonouchi. Duel me." Kaiba said. This guy was getting on his nerves.
"Kaiba, calm down. Joey, you must duel him." Yami Yugi was back.
"Well, I trust ya, Yugi, but why? This guy's creepin' me out." At this, the man grinned.
"I can feel it. Something else is comming, and it's evil. And strong." Yugi's expression was grave.
"Alright, scary guy, let's duel." Joey took Yugi's place at the dueling table.
"Good. Now prepare to duel my Death Deck." The man smiled wickedly and sat down.
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That didn't take as long as I thought it would. As promised, I will list my original cards right here.
Oracle's Banishment Magic Destroy all ritual cards on the field. Ritual cards may not be used for the remainder of the duel.
Shadow Guild Gaurdian Dark - Level 6 - Warrior/High Guard If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. If any effects prevent this monster from attacking an opponent's monster or life points, this card may attack as if they weren't there. 2250/1600
Shadow Guild's Wraith Dark - Level 5 - Warrior/High Guard If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. Reverse: This card is shuffled face up into your opponent's deck. When your opponent draws this card, it is special summoned to your side of the field in attack mode and your opponent's turn is ended. This effect can only be used once per duel. 2000/1100
Oracle's Judgement Magic Select 1 of your opponent's magic trap card slots. It cannot be used for the rest of the duel. Any magic or trap card put into that slot is destroyed.
Zone Switch Magic You and your opponent exchange all magic and trap cards on the field. They stay in the same order when they are switched over. When the cards are sent to the graveyard, they return to the correct owner's graveyard. Skip your main phase 2 this turn.
That's it for this chapter. Remember, more reviews = faster update.
Just a bit of side info, I use the Japanese names of all the characters and the cards. Honda - Tristan Jonouchi - Joey (I will call him Joey to shorten it though) Anzu - Tea Ryouta - Mako I'll clear up anything else as we move on.
My thanks to the reviewers!
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh does not belong to me. But he plot, original characters and cards do.
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Chapter 1
A warrior's path can lead many ways, none returning.
The city was very busy at this particular time of day. Afternoon sun beat down upon pavement and cement, and all but the giant air conditioned skyscrapers and some cars were saved from the heat. The streets were crowded in a constant slow moving traffic jam. The sidewalks had numerous people bustling about, shopping or going to work, or whatever else people had on their agendas. A bank's clock read 1:00 PM and a blaring radio from an unknown location rang out "85 degrees".
But none of this mattered to Seto Kaiba.
Dressed in his usual silver overcoat with all black underneath, Kaiba paid no heed to whether nor person. He was wearing headphones attached to a small two by two inch metallic square attached to his belt. A little invention he made. Dangling from his right hand was his usual silver briefcase. His eyes were half closed as he listened to his music, heavy metal, and walked mechanically towards his destination.
His destination happened to be a local gaming and hobby shop. He stopped, took off his headphones and walked in. Six friendly greetings were called to him as he entered.
"Hey Kaiba." Katsuya Jonouchi was leaning against the wall to Seto's right reading a manga.
"Hi Seto!" Anzu was stacking shelves and smiled warmly.
"Hey Kaiba, how's it goin'?" Honda was having a practice duel with Mokuba.
"Hi brother!" Mokuba called cheerily.
"Hello, Seto, in for the new pakcs?" Trusdale Motou ws sorting something in boxes from behind the counter.
"Hello, Kaiba." Yami Yugi was in almost full concentration. He was dueling a girl with light brown hair with silver streaks off to Kaiba's right.
"Hello, everyone. Mr. Motou, I did happen to come in for the new packs. Five for me and five for Mokuba, please." Kaiba walked over to the counter and placed his money on the counter.
Kaiba had grown almost attatched to the group. They had been through a lot together, and all of them had earned his respect. Most recently, Trusdale had won the Guardian cards for all of them, and Jonouchi had defeated the spirits with Kaiba's help. Before that, Yugi had won back Kaiba's Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Honda had gained access to the Crypt Keepers, and Anzu won the Angel deck. They were all getting to be good.
"Here you go." Trusdale handed Kaiba his ten packs.
"Here, Mokuba." Kaiba handed Mokuba his five packs and then turned his attention to Yugi. It was turning into an interesting duel.
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Yugi was dueling a new duelist called Crystal. She was putting up a good fight. They were both at 5500 life points. Yugi currently had a Chaos Soldier and a Magician of Black Chaos on his field. Crystal had three traps. It was her turn.
"I lay this card facedown and end my turn."
Yugi didn't trust attacking Crystal. Her deck was at best described as a trap deck. She used traps and effect monsters that weren't a good idea to be messed with. His instincts told him not to attack, so he did the next best thing.
"I play Sealing Swords of Light." Yugi declared.
"And you activated my Magic Jammer." Crystal discarded a card as Yugi was forced to destroy his magic card.
"Damn. Your turn." Yugi said.
"I flip X E N O face up and take control of your Chaos Soldier. I attack you directly and end my turn."
Chaos Soldier returned to Yugi's side of the field. He was only at 2500 life points. He had no idea on what to play now. He drew. The card he drew gave him some hope. He had been saving his Careless Avarices for something like this.
"I play three Careless Avarices. I get to draw six cards, and since skipped phases cannot stack, I still only have to skip two draw phases. I play Skilled White Magician in attack mode and end my turn." Yugi had just bought himself some time. And with that Skilled White Magician in play, he might end up with a Buster Blader on the field soon.
"I play Oracle's Banishment." Crystal said.
Yugi hadn't seen this card before. Even in his current Yami state, he had never heard of it.
"All of your ritual monsters are destroyed. I'll lay one card in face down defense mode. Your move, Yugi." Crystal smiled deceptively.
Yugi drew his next card and grinned. "I attack your face down monster."
It was a Dice Pod. Crystal rolled a die that Yugi produced from his pocket. He knew he would win this. 'I am the King of Games, after all.' Crystal got a five. Yugi was pretty confident about this. He rolled the dice.
And got one.
Not even his Kuribo could help him here. Yami Yugi had been defeated. "Impossible..........how........."
"Yugi, you must upgrade your monsters before they come, or you'll be defeated." Crystal said with a pained type of urgency and grabbed his hand.
"What do you mean....?" Yugi was confused.
"Not here......... I must go......." She turned around and walked out of the store.
"What the hell was that all about?" Joey asked, staring dazed through the glass door at Crystal's retreating form.
"I have no idea, Joey." Yami had swithched back with normal Yugi.
"She means your deck isn't good enough. Isn't it obvious? Someone is out to get you again, Yugi." Kaiba said. "Maybe this one is strong enough to beat you. If she did..."
"Yugi, what type of deck did she have?" Grandpa asked.
"It was almost like Rishid's trap deck.... but it had alot of monsters too, all with effects..." Yugi was still trying to figure out how he lost. "I guess my deck's strategy is always evident and clear, and hers was.... well, mysterious and treacherous..... my deck's weakness I guess..."
Suddenly, a raven flew out from a corner of the store.
"Good, good, Yugi, you have passed your first trial. Now for the others." A man, cloaked in black with long black hair and a pale face was sitting on a crate in the corner. He was sitting hunched up so that his eyes were covered. "You two will be tested in the same way as Yugi has been. You will all ---"
"If you are saying that we will all be defeated, then you have another thing comming." Kaiba was slightly angered at the mystery man's statement.
"That is precisely what I am saying. It is in the fates." The man said, absentmindedly.
"I will defy the fates then. I won't lose." Kaiba declared defiantly.
"My fight is not with you, Seto Kaiba." The man raised his head. His eyes were blood red. "I have come to test you," he pointed his finger, "Katsuya Jonouchi."
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"Shadow Guild Guardian, attack!"
Ryouta was currently dueling a spiky, silver haired duelist. He had never seen the short guy before, which Ryouta thought, was strange because he was so good. He used some things that Ryouta had never seen before, and currently one had just lay waste to his Legendary Fisherman. Ryouta was defeated, abut the kid only had 150 life points left.
"That's game." The silver haired kid grinned.
"Your deck is the exact opposite of mine, kid. You can plow right through the opponent's life points without any heed of your own life points. I slow it down, but protect my life points. Good duel." Ryouta was accustomed to congratulating his opponent, and was always quick to find out why he lost or won.
"You have passed your test, Ryouta. Now......" The kid had turned to walk away, but when he turned and waved, Ryouta noticed a small black string attached to the strange kid's left hand.
Ryouta had been at they city docks fishing when the kid challenged him. He had made a real good catch. Currently, his catch was in a net, wrapped up expertly. With a black string attached to the top of it........
".........the hell?" It took Ryouta a second or two to realize what was going on, as the silver haired kid took off at a run, Ryouta's net of fish trailing behind him.
"You little bastard, get back here!" Ryouta sprinted after the kid.
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About twenty minutes before all this happened, Ryou Bakura had walked into a little pawn shop on a crowded street. He was hoping that he could find the new Duel Monsters packs cheap in this new place.
Bakura was challenged to a duel the second after he walked in. He had let his Millenium ring take his body over, so his Yami form could go all out on his opponent. His opponent happened to be a girl, about his age, with long azure hair tied in a ponytail. SHe had pulled off some spectacular moves so far, but Bakura thought he had this duel. He had Death Messages D, E, and A out already, and it was her turn.
"I set one monster in defense mode, and flip up my Shadow Guild's Wraith." Yami Bakura was stunned once more as she played another card he had never seen before. "It gets shuffled face up into your deck." she said as she shuffled his deck. "I'll end my turn."
"And that summons T out onto the field. You better watch out." Bakura sneered as he drew his next card. "I play Jar of Greed, then Angel's Gift." He was soon very sorry for this. The last card he drew was the face up card Shadow Guild's Wraith.
"Now it is special summoned to my side of the field and your turn is ended." She said. "I play Oracle's Judgement. You can't use that last magic trap zone. I flip up my Gemini Elf and attack your direct life points with both the Wraith and Gemini Elf. Your turn."
Bakura winced. He had only 1900 life points left. He had only one hope left. "I play Fusion Gate and sacrifice these two monsters to summon Final Soldier from Another World. I attack your Gemini Elf and end my turn."
"Too bad, Bakura, if you see, I have no magic or traps on my side of the field." The girl's voice hid something.
"Yeah, what of it?" Bakura retorted defensively.
"Now I will play Death Message A on my last slot, and play Zone Switch. I get your magic and trap cards, and you get mine.But they stay in the same order, so yours is destroyed. Now I play Death Message H. I win." She handed him back his Deth Messages. "Can you tell me why you lost?"
Bakura was angered over this loss. "Luck."
"No, Bakura, can't you see how I won?" She was serious now.
"Luck. Luck is all it takes to win." He answered in an angered tone.
"You fool, you don't even know your own deck's weakness?!" She was slightly angered.
But Bakura was more than slightly angered. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the ground. "Don't play games with me, my deck's only weakness is the fact that all my opponents draw the cards they need when they need them. Luck."
But the girl stared levely at him, showing no signs of discomfort. "You fool, you can't admit your own weaknesses. You've failed." With and expert twist, she was out of his choke hold and had left the shop.
Yami Bakura slammed his fist into the wall. "Dammit!" He knew why he had lost.
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At a giant corporate building, one of many in the city, was a secret meeting. A small band of duelists had been called to floor 32. the sat around a long table in a room that had all windows on one side, and a door on two of the non windowed walls. The wall without the door was the one they were facing.
Many well known duelists were present, Insector Haga, Dinosaur Ryuzaki, and Keith Howard, to name a few. There was mild chatter, mostly about who had cheated and stole from who. Keith, Bandit Keith, as he called himself, was gloating on and on about how he had stolen a young kid's Newt.
"Hmmm, hmmmm, your attention please." A large monitor lowered from the wall they were facing. A hooded man appeared on the screen. "All of you have been defeateded in duels before, correct? Well, now is your chance to take revenge. Myself and a few of my associates are looking to take out a few duelists, who, in particualr, have beaten you all. You will be highly rewarded when we are finished." His cold voice had captured the duelists.
"Like Yugi Motou?" Haga piped up.
"Yes. I guarantee that with our supplies, you will be able to beat even Yugi Motou and Seto Kaiba." His voice was wrapping around the duelists. They were entranced with the chance to destroy their greatest rivals.
"What do we have to do?" Ryuzaki asked. He was ready for some revenge.
"Simple, when this meeting is done, all who agree to do this will stay for ten minutes. You will leave the building in groups of two, with an aproximate time lapse of five minutes in between you. You will walk five blocks west of here, then seven north. after you have finished walking, you will see a small, broken down laundromat across the street. Don't look too conspicuous, just cross the street and casually slip in. Don't draw too much attention. From there you will recieve your instructions. After you accept, you cannot decline. Any takers?" The man's instructions were instanly memerized by all the duelists.
Keith spoke for them all. "Just have our paychecks ready."
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"What?! Why do ya wanna duel me?!" Joey was taken aback by the mysterious guy's statement.
"I have to. I have come to test you." He said, as if it were nothing of importance.
"Forget Jonouchi. Duel me." Kaiba said. This guy was getting on his nerves.
"Kaiba, calm down. Joey, you must duel him." Yami Yugi was back.
"Well, I trust ya, Yugi, but why? This guy's creepin' me out." At this, the man grinned.
"I can feel it. Something else is comming, and it's evil. And strong." Yugi's expression was grave.
"Alright, scary guy, let's duel." Joey took Yugi's place at the dueling table.
"Good. Now prepare to duel my Death Deck." The man smiled wickedly and sat down.
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That didn't take as long as I thought it would. As promised, I will list my original cards right here.
Oracle's Banishment Magic Destroy all ritual cards on the field. Ritual cards may not be used for the remainder of the duel.
Shadow Guild Gaurdian Dark - Level 6 - Warrior/High Guard If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. If any effects prevent this monster from attacking an opponent's monster or life points, this card may attack as if they weren't there. 2250/1600
Shadow Guild's Wraith Dark - Level 5 - Warrior/High Guard If [Shadow Guild Council] is removed from play, this card is automatically removed from play when drawn. If [Shadow Guild Council] is on the field when this card is summoned, your opponent must destroy this card before [Shadow Guild Council]. Reverse: This card is shuffled face up into your opponent's deck. When your opponent draws this card, it is special summoned to your side of the field in attack mode and your opponent's turn is ended. This effect can only be used once per duel. 2000/1100
Oracle's Judgement Magic Select 1 of your opponent's magic trap card slots. It cannot be used for the rest of the duel. Any magic or trap card put into that slot is destroyed.
Zone Switch Magic You and your opponent exchange all magic and trap cards on the field. They stay in the same order when they are switched over. When the cards are sent to the graveyard, they return to the correct owner's graveyard. Skip your main phase 2 this turn.
That's it for this chapter. Remember, more reviews = faster update.