"Well, when we duel, I promise I won't go easy on you!" Kyara chirruped.
Seto smirked. "I expect no less."
"Good."
Kyara sighed again as she approached her room. "I'm so glad that my first match is over!" she remarked. "Hey! I think Yugi's first duel is in like ten minutes. Wanna watch?"
Kaiba thought about this notion for a moment. Finally, he nodded. "I don't see why not." he answered. "But, then why did we walk up here again?"
Kyara shrugged. "I was just following you!"
"Me?" Kaiba placed both of his hands on his chest. "I thought you needed to go upstairs!"
After a moment, Kyara burst into a fit of giggles. "Never mind." she laughed, and headed back down the hallway. "C'mon, let's get going."
* * *
"My god, this crowd is atrocious."
"Maybe." Kyara scanned the rows for someplace to sit. She tugged Kaiba along as she spotted an empty row. "We can sit over there."
"Just a second." Kaiba scowled as he peered off into another direction. "I just spotted a certain blond-haired dueling aqquaintence of yours."
Kyara stopped. "You mean Joey?"
"Maybe." Seto allowed a rare smirk to arise on his lips. "Then again, how many dueling monkeys like him are out there?"
"You're so harsh sometimes, Seto." Kyara commented lightly as they headed towards Joey's vicinity.
"Hey!" Kyara waved at her friends. "Te'a! Over here!"
Kyara's friend returned her wave. "How's it going, Kya?" she asked as the two sat down.
"Me? I'm okay."
"That's-"
"Big brother!"
A little boy emerged from beside Tristan and Ryo. Seto brightened at once at the sight of his little brother. "Mokuba!" he grinned as he sat down beside him.
"Did ya win your match, Seto? Did ya?"
Kaiba nodded. "Yep. And without breaking a sweat."
Kyara soon shushed them all from any further conversation. "Shh!" she cried. "Yugi's just gotten onto the dueling station!"
"That's right!" Joey got up and shouted as loud as he could. "Go Yugi! I know you can do it, man! Go Yugi!"
Te'a sighed. "If anyone asks, I don't know him."
Tristan shrugged. "Aw, c'mon, Te'a." he said. "He's just letting Yugi know that he's got our support."
"Quiet, everyone!" Ryo shouted. "The duel is about to start!"
Down on the dueling station, Yugi smiled and greeted his opponent. "Hi!" he said cheerfully. "I'm Yugo Muto."
"The name's Kale." his opponent replied. "Ready to lose?"
Yugi's smile faded slightly. "Uhh..."
Kale smirked. "Just so you know, I placed second in my district finals. Don't expect me to go easy on ya."
"Uh...okay then."
A judge stepped forward. "Duelists ready? You'll be playing with the regulation 2000 LP (Life points). Shuffle your respective decks, and let the match begin!"
"Guess I'll go first." Kale remarked as he drew five cards from his deck. "And I'll send Octoberser out in attack mode!"
After a moment, a holographic image of a strange blue and purple octopus-like creature emerged onto the field. It's points read 1600 / 1400. But Kale wasn't finished yet.
"To finish my turn, I'll lay one card face down."
Yugi picked up a card from his hand. He threw it down onto the Monster card zone of his board. "Go! Curse of Dragon!" he cried. "Then, I lay one card face down also. Lastly, I'll attack. Curse of Dragon! Attack with Dragon Flame!"
The yellow dragon screeched and flapped it's wings eagerly as it's fanged jaws open wide to release a giant plume of fire. The straem of fire struck its target, which disappeared in a burst of crimson and blue. Kale's LP was down to 1600.
"Well then," Kale said. "I guess the first round goes to you. But, let's see what I can do. First, I'll draw. Then, I'll throw one Monster face down in defense mode. Hmm...I guess that's all I can do against that Dragon of yours."
"If I can get rid of his defense Monster, I'll be able to attack his LP directly." Yugi thought. "So...I'll use my Dragon to attack his defense Monster, and one to work on his lifepoints..."
"Go! Summoned Skull!"
Kale grimaced. "Oh no, it's the Summoned Skull." he said dully.
Yugi pointed at the glowing square on the field which indicated a face down Monster. "Curse of Dragon, attack that face down card!"
"Just what I was waiting for." Kale cried as he flipped the Mosnter card over. "You attack my Labyrinth Wall! It has a defense of 3000, so your little Dragon wasn't powerful enough to destroy it. That means, you get 1000 points deducted from your LP! I believe the score is now 1600 to 1000, in favor of....me!"
"This looks bad." Ryo said from up in the audience. "That Labyrinth Wall's defense is too strong!"
Joey shook his head. "Don't worry, man," he assured him. "Yugi knows what he's doin!"
"Well, Kale, your defenses are now impenetrable." Yugi said as he drew another card. "So I'll just play another card face down."
Kale grinned as he reached down to the board. "All right then! I flip over this Equip card, Magical Labyrinth! By equiping Labyrinth wall with this, I get to Special Summon this..." he threw a card down onto the field in attack mode. "The Wall Shadow! Oh, and to finish my turn, one face down card."
On the once empty Wall, a shadowy specter appeared. With it's red gem studded green skin and reaping claws, the Wall Shadow made a almost fearsome sight. It would have been more fearsome if it's attack wasn't a mere 1600.
Yugi raised his hand. "You've made a fatal mistake, Kale! That Wall Shadow's no match for my Summoned Skull! Attack!"
Yugi's Skull raised it's arms. The air around it began to crackle with electricity. Kale laughed as the lightning came towards his Monster. "You fell for my Trap, Yugi. I activate this Trap, Waboku! It reduces all damage done by you to zero for one turn!"
Yugi sighed. Kale had had a Trap card prepared. Across the field, Kale drew another card. He reached down for his Wall Shadow card. "I'll switch this baby into defense mode." he said. "And power up with another Magic card, Horn of Light! It raises it's defense by 800 points. So, his defense is up to 3800. Your move."
Yugi groaned. Kale's defense was too strong. Unless...
Yugi drew a card and brought it eye level. He smiled. It was a Ritual Card. But this would be used later. He picked up two cards. "I'll throw Ancient Elf in defense mode and also play my De-Spell card. So, Wall Shadow's defense is down to 3000 again."
Kale shrugged. "Nicely done. But I can do much better. Now watch as I destroy that Summoned Skull!"
"My Skull?" Yugi looked perplexed. "Your Wall Shadow couldn't possibly be powerful enough!"
"Maybe not right now," Kale threw down a card. "But he will be once I turn him back into attack mode and activate this very powerful Magic card. Go, Shield and Sword!"
On the field, the images of all the present Monsters blurred for a few seconds before re-focusing. Though their bodies hadn't changed, the Monster's points had been swapped. The Summoned Skull was at 1200 offensive points while the Wall Shadow's had become 3000, strength equal to a Blue Eyes White Dragon.
"Now, Shadow!" Kale barked. "Attack the Summoned Skull! Reaping Claw Slash!"
"Not this turn." Yugi cried. "I play, Waboku!"
"Dang!" Kale banged the board bad temperedly. "If that attack had suceeded, I would have won!"
"But it didn't." Yugi showed Kale his next card. "And now, I play this Ritual Card, Black Luster Ritual!"
Kale gasped. "What?!"
"That's right, the Black Luster Ritual card requires me to sacrafice two Monsters with level points equal to or higher than eight. So, I'll use my Curse of Dragon and Ancient Elf as tribute."
The two Monsters disappeared. The Black Luster emblem appeared on the field. It glowed and sent forth a bright spark of light.
"The offering has been accepted." Yugi nodded. "I bring forth this! The Black Luster Soldier!"
A fearsome knight in black armor appeared beside the Summoned Skull, his long curved blade gripped in one hand. Kale shook his head. "You're nuts, Yuge. Wall Shadow's attack is 3000. But so it the Soldier's!"
"Not for long." Yugi placed a card down, I play this card, Sword of Deep-Seated! It powers up any Monster by 500 points. So now he's mightier than that Shadow. Black Luster Soldier, Chaos Blade attack!"
The knight swung his blade and struck it down on the ground. A stream of energy erupted from the blade and struck the Wall Shadow. Kale's eyes widened. This couldn't be happening. The score was now 1000 to 1100.
"Oh, man!" Joey leapt to his feet. "It's like Yugi versus Mai all over again! I never thought I'd be seeing that kick butt card again! It looks even cooler the second time around!"
Te'a, however, wasn't so focused on the Black Luster Soldier. "Look at Kale," she said. "He's got that look on his face."
"What look?" Joey asked.
"Watch."
Kale sighed heavily. He didn't have any card that could go up against that powerful warrior. Even if he could its power back down to 3000 by De-Spelling the Sword of Deep-Seated card, it would be useless for no matter how many times it was destroyed, the Sword of Deep-Seated card would always return to the top of Yugi's deck. That was it's special effect. Kale reached over and placed a hand over his deck. His gaze lowered. "I surrender, Yugi." he shouted.
All around, gasps ran through the crowd. Joey nodded. "I see. You meant THAT look, huh, Te'a?"
Seto smirked. "I expect no less."
"Good."
Kyara sighed again as she approached her room. "I'm so glad that my first match is over!" she remarked. "Hey! I think Yugi's first duel is in like ten minutes. Wanna watch?"
Kaiba thought about this notion for a moment. Finally, he nodded. "I don't see why not." he answered. "But, then why did we walk up here again?"
Kyara shrugged. "I was just following you!"
"Me?" Kaiba placed both of his hands on his chest. "I thought you needed to go upstairs!"
After a moment, Kyara burst into a fit of giggles. "Never mind." she laughed, and headed back down the hallway. "C'mon, let's get going."
* * *
"My god, this crowd is atrocious."
"Maybe." Kyara scanned the rows for someplace to sit. She tugged Kaiba along as she spotted an empty row. "We can sit over there."
"Just a second." Kaiba scowled as he peered off into another direction. "I just spotted a certain blond-haired dueling aqquaintence of yours."
Kyara stopped. "You mean Joey?"
"Maybe." Seto allowed a rare smirk to arise on his lips. "Then again, how many dueling monkeys like him are out there?"
"You're so harsh sometimes, Seto." Kyara commented lightly as they headed towards Joey's vicinity.
"Hey!" Kyara waved at her friends. "Te'a! Over here!"
Kyara's friend returned her wave. "How's it going, Kya?" she asked as the two sat down.
"Me? I'm okay."
"That's-"
"Big brother!"
A little boy emerged from beside Tristan and Ryo. Seto brightened at once at the sight of his little brother. "Mokuba!" he grinned as he sat down beside him.
"Did ya win your match, Seto? Did ya?"
Kaiba nodded. "Yep. And without breaking a sweat."
Kyara soon shushed them all from any further conversation. "Shh!" she cried. "Yugi's just gotten onto the dueling station!"
"That's right!" Joey got up and shouted as loud as he could. "Go Yugi! I know you can do it, man! Go Yugi!"
Te'a sighed. "If anyone asks, I don't know him."
Tristan shrugged. "Aw, c'mon, Te'a." he said. "He's just letting Yugi know that he's got our support."
"Quiet, everyone!" Ryo shouted. "The duel is about to start!"
Down on the dueling station, Yugi smiled and greeted his opponent. "Hi!" he said cheerfully. "I'm Yugo Muto."
"The name's Kale." his opponent replied. "Ready to lose?"
Yugi's smile faded slightly. "Uhh..."
Kale smirked. "Just so you know, I placed second in my district finals. Don't expect me to go easy on ya."
"Uh...okay then."
A judge stepped forward. "Duelists ready? You'll be playing with the regulation 2000 LP (Life points). Shuffle your respective decks, and let the match begin!"
"Guess I'll go first." Kale remarked as he drew five cards from his deck. "And I'll send Octoberser out in attack mode!"
After a moment, a holographic image of a strange blue and purple octopus-like creature emerged onto the field. It's points read 1600 / 1400. But Kale wasn't finished yet.
"To finish my turn, I'll lay one card face down."
Yugi picked up a card from his hand. He threw it down onto the Monster card zone of his board. "Go! Curse of Dragon!" he cried. "Then, I lay one card face down also. Lastly, I'll attack. Curse of Dragon! Attack with Dragon Flame!"
The yellow dragon screeched and flapped it's wings eagerly as it's fanged jaws open wide to release a giant plume of fire. The straem of fire struck its target, which disappeared in a burst of crimson and blue. Kale's LP was down to 1600.
"Well then," Kale said. "I guess the first round goes to you. But, let's see what I can do. First, I'll draw. Then, I'll throw one Monster face down in defense mode. Hmm...I guess that's all I can do against that Dragon of yours."
"If I can get rid of his defense Monster, I'll be able to attack his LP directly." Yugi thought. "So...I'll use my Dragon to attack his defense Monster, and one to work on his lifepoints..."
"Go! Summoned Skull!"
Kale grimaced. "Oh no, it's the Summoned Skull." he said dully.
Yugi pointed at the glowing square on the field which indicated a face down Monster. "Curse of Dragon, attack that face down card!"
"Just what I was waiting for." Kale cried as he flipped the Mosnter card over. "You attack my Labyrinth Wall! It has a defense of 3000, so your little Dragon wasn't powerful enough to destroy it. That means, you get 1000 points deducted from your LP! I believe the score is now 1600 to 1000, in favor of....me!"
"This looks bad." Ryo said from up in the audience. "That Labyrinth Wall's defense is too strong!"
Joey shook his head. "Don't worry, man," he assured him. "Yugi knows what he's doin!"
"Well, Kale, your defenses are now impenetrable." Yugi said as he drew another card. "So I'll just play another card face down."
Kale grinned as he reached down to the board. "All right then! I flip over this Equip card, Magical Labyrinth! By equiping Labyrinth wall with this, I get to Special Summon this..." he threw a card down onto the field in attack mode. "The Wall Shadow! Oh, and to finish my turn, one face down card."
On the once empty Wall, a shadowy specter appeared. With it's red gem studded green skin and reaping claws, the Wall Shadow made a almost fearsome sight. It would have been more fearsome if it's attack wasn't a mere 1600.
Yugi raised his hand. "You've made a fatal mistake, Kale! That Wall Shadow's no match for my Summoned Skull! Attack!"
Yugi's Skull raised it's arms. The air around it began to crackle with electricity. Kale laughed as the lightning came towards his Monster. "You fell for my Trap, Yugi. I activate this Trap, Waboku! It reduces all damage done by you to zero for one turn!"
Yugi sighed. Kale had had a Trap card prepared. Across the field, Kale drew another card. He reached down for his Wall Shadow card. "I'll switch this baby into defense mode." he said. "And power up with another Magic card, Horn of Light! It raises it's defense by 800 points. So, his defense is up to 3800. Your move."
Yugi groaned. Kale's defense was too strong. Unless...
Yugi drew a card and brought it eye level. He smiled. It was a Ritual Card. But this would be used later. He picked up two cards. "I'll throw Ancient Elf in defense mode and also play my De-Spell card. So, Wall Shadow's defense is down to 3000 again."
Kale shrugged. "Nicely done. But I can do much better. Now watch as I destroy that Summoned Skull!"
"My Skull?" Yugi looked perplexed. "Your Wall Shadow couldn't possibly be powerful enough!"
"Maybe not right now," Kale threw down a card. "But he will be once I turn him back into attack mode and activate this very powerful Magic card. Go, Shield and Sword!"
On the field, the images of all the present Monsters blurred for a few seconds before re-focusing. Though their bodies hadn't changed, the Monster's points had been swapped. The Summoned Skull was at 1200 offensive points while the Wall Shadow's had become 3000, strength equal to a Blue Eyes White Dragon.
"Now, Shadow!" Kale barked. "Attack the Summoned Skull! Reaping Claw Slash!"
"Not this turn." Yugi cried. "I play, Waboku!"
"Dang!" Kale banged the board bad temperedly. "If that attack had suceeded, I would have won!"
"But it didn't." Yugi showed Kale his next card. "And now, I play this Ritual Card, Black Luster Ritual!"
Kale gasped. "What?!"
"That's right, the Black Luster Ritual card requires me to sacrafice two Monsters with level points equal to or higher than eight. So, I'll use my Curse of Dragon and Ancient Elf as tribute."
The two Monsters disappeared. The Black Luster emblem appeared on the field. It glowed and sent forth a bright spark of light.
"The offering has been accepted." Yugi nodded. "I bring forth this! The Black Luster Soldier!"
A fearsome knight in black armor appeared beside the Summoned Skull, his long curved blade gripped in one hand. Kale shook his head. "You're nuts, Yuge. Wall Shadow's attack is 3000. But so it the Soldier's!"
"Not for long." Yugi placed a card down, I play this card, Sword of Deep-Seated! It powers up any Monster by 500 points. So now he's mightier than that Shadow. Black Luster Soldier, Chaos Blade attack!"
The knight swung his blade and struck it down on the ground. A stream of energy erupted from the blade and struck the Wall Shadow. Kale's eyes widened. This couldn't be happening. The score was now 1000 to 1100.
"Oh, man!" Joey leapt to his feet. "It's like Yugi versus Mai all over again! I never thought I'd be seeing that kick butt card again! It looks even cooler the second time around!"
Te'a, however, wasn't so focused on the Black Luster Soldier. "Look at Kale," she said. "He's got that look on his face."
"What look?" Joey asked.
"Watch."
Kale sighed heavily. He didn't have any card that could go up against that powerful warrior. Even if he could its power back down to 3000 by De-Spelling the Sword of Deep-Seated card, it would be useless for no matter how many times it was destroyed, the Sword of Deep-Seated card would always return to the top of Yugi's deck. That was it's special effect. Kale reached over and placed a hand over his deck. His gaze lowered. "I surrender, Yugi." he shouted.
All around, gasps ran through the crowd. Joey nodded. "I see. You meant THAT look, huh, Te'a?"
