A / N: All the cards found in this duel are real, they're mostly from Starter Deck Kaiba and Starter Deck Yugi. However, I decided to not include the Tribute Summoning rules in this story because they would take some time to explain, even though they are part of the official rules.
"Sorry I'm late!" Kyara cried as she ran headlong into the dueling arena.
An immense holographic dueling station that had been provided by KaibaCorp stood in the center of the room. all around, spectators yelled impatiently for the duel to start. A judge approached Kyara. "You're just in time," he said. "A minute later, and you would have been disqualified."
Kyara sighed. "Oh good. So who's my opponent?"
The man pointed to a girl standing by the dueling station. "Yuka Niwa."
with a smile, Kyara strode over to her opponent. Yuka seemed bored. "About time."
"I was running late."
Yuka stared at Kyara for a long moment before holding out a hand. "Nice to meet you. But don't expect an easy match from me."
Kyara shook Yuka's proffered hand. "Then let's duel."
Over by the sidelines, the panel of judges nodded and waited as the two duelists mounted onto the dueling arena. "Duelists ready? This will be a competition duel, meaning each duelist has only 2000 life points, rather than the usual 8000. Ready? Then let the battle begin!"
The two girls shuffled their decks and drew five cards each. Yuka picked up a card from her hand. "Guess I'll go first." she declared. "I'll start off with Doma the Angel of Silence on attack mode! Also, I lay one face down card."
The holo generators hummed and produced a 3D image of a tall, brown-clad figure bearing some sort of staff. it's points read 1600 / 1400. Kyara bit her lip and considered this carefully. "Okay then. I'll play the Rogue Doll (1600 / 1000) in attack mode."
"What kinda move was that?" Yuka scoffed. "Our Monsters are evenly matched."
"Maybe." Kyara drew a card and placed it down on the field card zone. "But then I add this field card: Yami! It increases the attack and defense of all Fiend and Spellcaster type Monsters by 200 points. Also, it decreases the attack and defense of all Fairy type Monsters by 200 points. So, you're Doma has been reduced to 1400, while my Doll has been raised to 1800." Kyara jabbed a finger at Doma. "Rogue Doll, attack!"
Yuka's life points were now down to 1600.
Kyara's opponent grimaced as she drew a card. "Very nicely done," she said lowly. "But its my turn now. Go! Battle Ox, in attack mode! Then, I strengthen my Monster with the magic card, Invigoration, it raises the attack and defense of any Earth type Monster by 400 points. So it's at 2100, more than enough to take out that Doll of yours. Battle Ox, attack!"
Kyara sighed. She was down to 1700 LP. But perhaps there was a way to turn this all around. But it would require a little bluffing. She placed a Monster card face down in defense mode. "your Battle Ox is too strong for me, Yuka." she said. "So I'll just place this little critter face down."
Yuka took the bait. "Running scare, huh? Battle Ox, take out Kyara's defense Monster!"
The armored ox lurched forward and with a swing of its axe, flipped over the defense Monster Kyara had put down, the...
Yuka gasped. "The Man-Eater Bug!"
"That's right, Yuka! With your attack, not only did you flip over my Man-Eater Bug, but you activated it's special effect. Say good bye to your Battle Ox."
The field burst into lights as both the Man-Eater Bug and the Battle Ox were destroyed.
"My turn," Kyara said brightly. "I'll play one magic card face down and then send out Mystical Elf in defense mode. But, with the field card Yami still here, it's defense is raised to 2200."
Yuka considered her next move thoughtfully. Now she had a magic card to worry about, along with a powered up Elf. She decided to move to the offensive."I send Judge Man in attack mode. Its attack is 2200. But, I'll also add my own field card: Sogen! It raises all Warrior type and Beast-Warrior type Monsters points by 200 points. So, he's up to 2400. Judge Man, attack!"
"Minor setback." Kyara said lightly. "I don't have any Monsters strong enough to take down that Judge Man of yours yet, so I'll play one defense Monster, and two more magic cards."
Yuka raised a hand. "Judge Man, attack!"
As her Neo the Magic Swordsman was sent to the Graveyard, Kyara placed another card down. "Defense mode. Then," she picked up a card from her hand. "I activate the Magic card, Ookazi! It inflics 800 points of direct damgae to your LP. Now you're down to 800 life points."
Yuka scowled and threw down a card. "For my turn, I play this Trap card face down."
Kyara nodded and drew a card from her deck, then raised it to her eyes. A grin spread across her features when she saw it. "This Monster will finish this duel for me, Yuka. Go! Summoned Skull!"
A tall, blue-winged skeleton with long curved claws emerged onto the field. Because of the Yami card, it's attack was raised from 2500 to 2700. Kyara turned over one of the card she had placed previously. "Then, to strengthen my Fiend even further, I use the Magic card Dark Energy, now he's 3000 points strong. Skull, attack the Judge Man! Lightning Strike!"
The Summoned Skull reared back and raised it's hands. The air around it crackled with lightning, which shot straight at the Judge Man. Yuka hurriedly turned over her face down card. "Activate Trap!"
Before the electricity could hit the Judge Man, three women appeared before him. They negated the onslaught. Kyara smiled thinly. "Very clever, playing Waboku."
"Yes." Yuka said smugly. "For my turn, I switch my Monster to defense mode. I'll also lay one card face down."
"Bad move." Yuka's opponent held out a card. "I now turn over my Trap: Defense Paralysis! Now that your Judge is back in attack mode, I power up my Skull with the equipment card, Sword of Dark Destruction! It raises his attack to 3400. Nothing can save him now. Summoned Skull, Dark Blade attack!"
As the Judge Man dissappeared, so did Yuka's life points.
The crowd broke into cheers, and the judges nodded in approval. "The match is over," one said. "Kyara Nayako is the winner!"
"YES!!" Kyara cried as she leapt down from the dueling platform.
On the other side, Yuka slumped down. She had lost. She pounded the board angrily before striding over to Kyara. "Good match." she said with a forced smile.
Kyara grinned and accepted her compliment. "Yea."
* * *
As Kyara emerged from the dueling arena, she couldn't help but give a deep sigh. Thank goodness that was over. Across the lobby, she found Seto already waiting for her. She joined him by the fountain.
"Well," Seto commented. "By the looks of that grin on your face, I say you won?"
"Yes. How did your duel go?"
Seto scowled. "Pathetic."
"What happened?"
The World Champion explained as they walked back upstairs. "My opponent, I forgot his name, he starts out and plays the Claw Reacher face up in defense mode."
"Hmm..." Kyara said thoughtfully. "It has an attack of 1000 and a defense of 800, right?"
"Yes. But I took a look at my hand. I had drawn a Blue Eyes, along with the Defense Paralysis card."
"Wow, thats a great combo."
"Indeed. So, I play the Blue Eyes, activate the Trap, and attack. His life points are gone." Kaiba shook his head sadly. "One of the judges told me that I broke the world record for fastest duel."
"Hey!" Kyara cried. "I wanted that title!"
Kaiba shrugged. "I just hope not ALL my opponents will be this easy."
"Sorry I'm late!" Kyara cried as she ran headlong into the dueling arena.
An immense holographic dueling station that had been provided by KaibaCorp stood in the center of the room. all around, spectators yelled impatiently for the duel to start. A judge approached Kyara. "You're just in time," he said. "A minute later, and you would have been disqualified."
Kyara sighed. "Oh good. So who's my opponent?"
The man pointed to a girl standing by the dueling station. "Yuka Niwa."
with a smile, Kyara strode over to her opponent. Yuka seemed bored. "About time."
"I was running late."
Yuka stared at Kyara for a long moment before holding out a hand. "Nice to meet you. But don't expect an easy match from me."
Kyara shook Yuka's proffered hand. "Then let's duel."
Over by the sidelines, the panel of judges nodded and waited as the two duelists mounted onto the dueling arena. "Duelists ready? This will be a competition duel, meaning each duelist has only 2000 life points, rather than the usual 8000. Ready? Then let the battle begin!"
The two girls shuffled their decks and drew five cards each. Yuka picked up a card from her hand. "Guess I'll go first." she declared. "I'll start off with Doma the Angel of Silence on attack mode! Also, I lay one face down card."
The holo generators hummed and produced a 3D image of a tall, brown-clad figure bearing some sort of staff. it's points read 1600 / 1400. Kyara bit her lip and considered this carefully. "Okay then. I'll play the Rogue Doll (1600 / 1000) in attack mode."
"What kinda move was that?" Yuka scoffed. "Our Monsters are evenly matched."
"Maybe." Kyara drew a card and placed it down on the field card zone. "But then I add this field card: Yami! It increases the attack and defense of all Fiend and Spellcaster type Monsters by 200 points. Also, it decreases the attack and defense of all Fairy type Monsters by 200 points. So, you're Doma has been reduced to 1400, while my Doll has been raised to 1800." Kyara jabbed a finger at Doma. "Rogue Doll, attack!"
Yuka's life points were now down to 1600.
Kyara's opponent grimaced as she drew a card. "Very nicely done," she said lowly. "But its my turn now. Go! Battle Ox, in attack mode! Then, I strengthen my Monster with the magic card, Invigoration, it raises the attack and defense of any Earth type Monster by 400 points. So it's at 2100, more than enough to take out that Doll of yours. Battle Ox, attack!"
Kyara sighed. She was down to 1700 LP. But perhaps there was a way to turn this all around. But it would require a little bluffing. She placed a Monster card face down in defense mode. "your Battle Ox is too strong for me, Yuka." she said. "So I'll just place this little critter face down."
Yuka took the bait. "Running scare, huh? Battle Ox, take out Kyara's defense Monster!"
The armored ox lurched forward and with a swing of its axe, flipped over the defense Monster Kyara had put down, the...
Yuka gasped. "The Man-Eater Bug!"
"That's right, Yuka! With your attack, not only did you flip over my Man-Eater Bug, but you activated it's special effect. Say good bye to your Battle Ox."
The field burst into lights as both the Man-Eater Bug and the Battle Ox were destroyed.
"My turn," Kyara said brightly. "I'll play one magic card face down and then send out Mystical Elf in defense mode. But, with the field card Yami still here, it's defense is raised to 2200."
Yuka considered her next move thoughtfully. Now she had a magic card to worry about, along with a powered up Elf. She decided to move to the offensive."I send Judge Man in attack mode. Its attack is 2200. But, I'll also add my own field card: Sogen! It raises all Warrior type and Beast-Warrior type Monsters points by 200 points. So, he's up to 2400. Judge Man, attack!"
"Minor setback." Kyara said lightly. "I don't have any Monsters strong enough to take down that Judge Man of yours yet, so I'll play one defense Monster, and two more magic cards."
Yuka raised a hand. "Judge Man, attack!"
As her Neo the Magic Swordsman was sent to the Graveyard, Kyara placed another card down. "Defense mode. Then," she picked up a card from her hand. "I activate the Magic card, Ookazi! It inflics 800 points of direct damgae to your LP. Now you're down to 800 life points."
Yuka scowled and threw down a card. "For my turn, I play this Trap card face down."
Kyara nodded and drew a card from her deck, then raised it to her eyes. A grin spread across her features when she saw it. "This Monster will finish this duel for me, Yuka. Go! Summoned Skull!"
A tall, blue-winged skeleton with long curved claws emerged onto the field. Because of the Yami card, it's attack was raised from 2500 to 2700. Kyara turned over one of the card she had placed previously. "Then, to strengthen my Fiend even further, I use the Magic card Dark Energy, now he's 3000 points strong. Skull, attack the Judge Man! Lightning Strike!"
The Summoned Skull reared back and raised it's hands. The air around it crackled with lightning, which shot straight at the Judge Man. Yuka hurriedly turned over her face down card. "Activate Trap!"
Before the electricity could hit the Judge Man, three women appeared before him. They negated the onslaught. Kyara smiled thinly. "Very clever, playing Waboku."
"Yes." Yuka said smugly. "For my turn, I switch my Monster to defense mode. I'll also lay one card face down."
"Bad move." Yuka's opponent held out a card. "I now turn over my Trap: Defense Paralysis! Now that your Judge is back in attack mode, I power up my Skull with the equipment card, Sword of Dark Destruction! It raises his attack to 3400. Nothing can save him now. Summoned Skull, Dark Blade attack!"
As the Judge Man dissappeared, so did Yuka's life points.
The crowd broke into cheers, and the judges nodded in approval. "The match is over," one said. "Kyara Nayako is the winner!"
"YES!!" Kyara cried as she leapt down from the dueling platform.
On the other side, Yuka slumped down. She had lost. She pounded the board angrily before striding over to Kyara. "Good match." she said with a forced smile.
Kyara grinned and accepted her compliment. "Yea."
* * *
As Kyara emerged from the dueling arena, she couldn't help but give a deep sigh. Thank goodness that was over. Across the lobby, she found Seto already waiting for her. She joined him by the fountain.
"Well," Seto commented. "By the looks of that grin on your face, I say you won?"
"Yes. How did your duel go?"
Seto scowled. "Pathetic."
"What happened?"
The World Champion explained as they walked back upstairs. "My opponent, I forgot his name, he starts out and plays the Claw Reacher face up in defense mode."
"Hmm..." Kyara said thoughtfully. "It has an attack of 1000 and a defense of 800, right?"
"Yes. But I took a look at my hand. I had drawn a Blue Eyes, along with the Defense Paralysis card."
"Wow, thats a great combo."
"Indeed. So, I play the Blue Eyes, activate the Trap, and attack. His life points are gone." Kaiba shook his head sadly. "One of the judges told me that I broke the world record for fastest duel."
"Hey!" Kyara cried. "I wanted that title!"
Kaiba shrugged. "I just hope not ALL my opponents will be this easy."
