Chapter 5: Yugi versus Lee! Part 1!!!

Announcer: "Now, the moment you all have been waiting for! The final match- up will now commence!! Our very-own Lee Gilford, versus Yugi Mutuo, King of Duelists!!

Lee: "Hmm...I've been waiting a long time for this Yugi. Let us have an honorable match. I feel you will truly test my capabilities as a duelist."

Yami: (He smirks slightly) "I understand and you won't be disappointed."

They both step into the arena and shuffle their decks as everyone is looking at them full of anticipation.

Joey: "Go you guys!! Give us a show to remember!!"

Seto: "Crush this maggot Yugi...the lucky bastard just got lucky, but I have something for him!"

Announcer: "Now duelists, BEGIN!!"

Lee: "Finally....let us begin, so I'll take the initiative." (He draws his starting hand of five and one for his turn.) "I'll play Pot of Greed to draw two more cards." (He activates his magic card and he draws two extra cards into his hand.) "Now, I'll set this monster in face-down defense mode, and set one card face-down on the field and end my turn." (His cards appear on the field.)

Yami: "I'll draw!" (He draws his hand.) "I'll summon "Breaker the Magical Warrior" in attack mode! (He summons his monster in attack mode with 1900 ATK.) "I'll activate his effect of destroying a magic or trap card on the field by removing his spell counter, lowering his attack to 1600!!" (Breaker absorbs a magical force into his sword as he sends a shockwave to Lee's face-down card, destroying it, as his ATK lowers to 1600.) "Now, I'll attack your face-down monster with Breaker!" (Breaker attacks the set monster, destroying a "Pyramid Turtle" with 1400 DEF.)

Lee: "Heh...you activated the special effect of my Pyramid Turtle! When this monster is destroyed in battle, I can special summon one Zombie-type monster from my deck with 2000 DEF or less!! With its effect, I'll special summon my Vampire Lord from the deck!!" (His monster appears on the field in attack mode with 2000 ATK.) "Thank you for summoning my superior monsters for me Yugi."

Yami: "Tch...I'll set two cards face down and end my turn." (His cards appear in the arena.)

Lee: "It's my turn now..." (He draws for his turn.) "Hmph...I'll activate "Heavy Storm" to destroy all magic and trap cards on the field!" (He activates his magic card as a heavy wind descends on the field wiping out all of Yugi's face-down cards, which were Mirror Force, and Soul Rope.)

Yami: "Damnit...my traps!"

Lee: "Hmph...now, I'll summon "Sangan" in attack mode." (He summons his monster in attack position with 1000 ATK.) "I'll have my Vampire Lord slay your Breaker dealing 400 damage to your life points!" (Vampire Lord ravages Breaker to death reducing Yugi's LP to 7600.) "Now, my Sangan will attack you head on!" (Sangan scratches Yugi directly reducing Yugi to 6600 LP.)

Yami: "Arggghhhh...damnit, you're really good Lee. You've broken my opening strategy so easily...you really are a true duelist..."

Lee: "Hmph...Vampire Lord effect is also activated! If he does battle damage to you, I can make you lose a monster, magic, or trap card from your deck immediately! Now, select one Trap card from your deck to lose!"

Yami: (He looks through this deck, selects "Solemn Judgment" from his deck and puts it in the Graveyard.)

Lee: "Now, I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn Yugi." (His cards appear in the arena.)

Yami: "It's my move now..." (He draws a card into his hand.) "I must say Lee...your skills are uncanny, but I've been testing you myself. Your dueling skills are superb...but it's time for me to get serious."

Lee: "I must take that as an insult...if you can't take me seriously from the beginning of this duel, then I must defeat you here, and tarnish your name as the King of Duelists...the time for a new King is at hand, which should rightfully be me."

Yami: "..."

Lee: "I'll activate my trap card, "Non-Aggression Area"! By discarding one card from my hand, you cannot summon at all during this turn!" (He discards his "Mystical Knight of Jackal" to the graveyard for his trap card to take effect.)

Yami: "Tch...I'll activate "Graceful Charity" to draw 3 cards from the deck and discard two from my hand! (He draws 3 cards and immediately discards two cards from his hand.) "I got rid of my "Sinister Serpent" monster and "Dark Magician". Now, I'll activate my "Snatch Steal" to take control of your Vampire Lord!" (His magic card takes his effect on Lee's monster as he moves over to Yugi's side of the field.)

Lee: "...Continue."

Yami: "Now, I'll activate my "Demon's Wrath" magic card! By offering a monster as a sacrifice, I can destroy a monster on the field and negate any effects it may have! Now, I'll sacrifice your Vampire Lord, to negate and destroy your Sangan, killing both your monsters!"(His magic card takes effect as Lee's monsters are sent to the graveyard.)

Lee: "Trap card activate! "Curse of the Mummy!!" (His trap card activates as a coffin appears on the field.) "This card can only be activated when one of my zombies are destroyed! I can special summon another Zombie- monster from the deck instantly!"

Yami: "What?!"

Lee: "By the effect of my trap card, I'll special summon my "Patrician of Darkness" to the field in attack position!" (An older-looking vampire appears on the field with 2000 ATK.)

Yami: "Another strong monster...and by Non-Aggression Area...I can't summon or set this turn..."

Lee: "Patrician of Darkness's continuous effect is now in play. While he is on the field, I can now re-direct all your attacks to different monsters on my side of the field! I'm now in control of what you attack! Also, the second optional effect of "Curse of the Mummy" is activated! If the Zombie- monster destroyed was "Vampire Lord", I can special summon Vampire Lord back to the field in attack position!" (Vampire Lord appears out of the coffin back on the field next to Patrician of Darkness as the coffin disappears.)

Seto: "Yugi...." (He watches their duel, studying both their dueling strategies.)

Yami: "What a play...now I'll set one card face-down and end my turn." (His card appears on the field.)

Lee: "I'll draw..." (He draws for his turn.) "Now, I'll attack with my Vampire Lord head on!" (Vampire Lord closes in on Yugi.)

Yami: "Thank you...by your attack, you activated my trap card "Magician's Revival"!"

Lee: "A trap card huh...? Uh huh..."

Yami: "By the effect of my trap, I can revive one Spell caster-type monster from my graveyard, and force your attack to continue to the revived monster! I'll select to revive my Dark Magician from my graveyard!" (His Dark Magician arrives on the field in attack position with 3000 ATK.) "Also, the selected monster is powered up by 500 attack points permanently! Now your Vampire Lord must continue its attack to my mage!" (Vampire Lord runs into his Dark Magician as it counter-attacks and destroys Vampire Lord in battle, dealing 1000 damage to Lee.) Lee: "Hmph...I'll activate my magic card, "Self-Sacrifice"! (His magic card is activated as Vampire Lord revives back on the field immediately, as Lee's LP now stands at 6000.) "By the effect of this magic, I can revive a monster destroyed in battle this turn by losing 1000 life points."

Yami: "Hmm...you respect your monsters and their abilities to serve you. I respect that."

Lee: "Yugi...I will defeat you and claim your title as King of Duelists...I'll prove my power today!"

Yami: "Well, you won't get it without a fight!"

Lee: "I know...now, I'll activate the magic card "Dark Core"! By discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy a face-up monster and remove it from play!" (A small block hole absorbs Dark Magician removing it from the field instantly.) "Now, your key monster is removed from this game Yugi."

Yami: "No! My Dark Magician is gone!!"

Seto: "Yugi, you better have this under control!! Only I can defeat you and claim your title!! Not this chump off the streets!!! Show me the glamour and power of being the King of Duelists!! Destroy this damn maggot now and stop wasting time!!! (He bangs his hand into the wall with anger)

Lee: "I sense hostility towards me Seto...upset you lost to me so quickly...maybe...it's your skill level...you just weren't up to par with me."

Seto: "Damn you..."

Yami: "Enough Kaiba. I'll handle this now...this is my game."

Lee: "Yes..., now, by the effect of Dark Core, I'll discard my "Graveyard Ghoul" to the graveyard, to activate its special effect! When this card is discarded in any way, it is immediately special-summoned to the field in face-up defense mode!" (His monster appears with 2300 DEF points.) "Also, by the effect of Graveyard Ghoul, I can select one card in my graveyard and return it to my hand, so I'll select the magic card, "Pot of Greed" to return to my hand!"

Yami: "For more drawing power to replenish your hand..."

Lee: "Of course, now I'll activate it to draw 2 more cards." (He plays his magic card and sends it to the graveyard.) "Now, I'll play the magic card "Magic Shard Excavation"! As a cost of playing this card, I must discard two cards from my hand, and I'm allowed to select one magic card in my grave to return to my hand, which is "Pot of Greed" once again!"

Yami: "..." (He simply nods his head acknowledging Lee's move.)

Lee: "Also, one of the cards I discarded was another "Graveyard Ghoul", so its effects are activated! It will now come to my side of the field in defense mode, and I'll select one card from my graveyard to return to my hand, which will be "Magic Shard Excavation"! (His magic card is returned to his hand.) "Now, I'll draw two more cards from my Pot of Greed." (He draws his cards and smirks.) "Not the cards I needed at this point, so I'll activate "Magic Shard Excavation" once again, to retrieve Pot of Greed from the graveyard by discarding two cards from my hand." (He discards two cards, activates Pot of Greed, and draws two more cards into his hand as his eyes widen to the two cards he drew.)

Yami: "Hmm...? He must have gotten something...I better be ready."

Lee: "I hope you are ready to face one of my strongest servants...I wanna see if you are really worthy to be called the "King of Duelists"...I never had the opportunity to use this monster, but I'll make an exception for you Yugi..."

Yami: "Hmm...continue your turn Lee."

Lee: "Now, behold one of the strongest servants in Duel Monsters!! The one and only monster of its kind!!! Activate my magic card, "Rise of the Pharaoh"!! (He activates his magic card as an Egyptian priest appears in front of Lee.) "Now, to satisfy the Pharaoh, I'll offer three monsters as a sacrifice!!" (The priest chants an Egyptian spell as Lee's Vampire Lord, and two Graveyard Ghouls are sacrificed for the magic, as a huge Egyptian coffin appears on the field.)

Joey: "What in the heck is that?!"

Seto: "No...it can't be THAT monster...

Lee: "Also, I'll sacrifice 2000 Life points as the second activation cost of my magic card, dropping me down to 4000 Life points. (His LP now standing at 4000.) "Come forth my servant..."Menes, the Almighty Pharoah!!!" (His monster ascends on Lee's field in attack position with 3100 ATK.)

Yami: "I've never seen nor heard of this card before..."

Seto: "Menes...the all-powerful Menes...this maggot has it?!"

Joey: "What is it exactly?" (He asks with a confused look on his face.) "It just has high attacking strength, and it does beat your Blue Eyes Kaiba...

Lee: "Now, "Menes the Almighty Pharaoh's" summoning effect is activated! When summoned, both players must discard their hands to the graveyard, and my opponent will take 500 points of direct damage for every card sent to the graveyard!! You currently have 3 cards in your hand, and I have 4 cards in my hand, for a total of 7 discarded cards, dealing 3500 direct damage to your life points!!! (They both discard their hands to the graveyard by the effect of "Menes".)

Yami: AAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!! (He howls in pain from the damage done to his LP.)

Seto: "Menes...one of the most game-breaking monsters...he wasn't mass-produced by the sheer power of its special effects...Yugi lost the duel...he...nor...we...we can't beat Lee...impossible..." (He shudders in horror to the power of Lee Gilford, the man he now believes are more powerful than both him and Yugi.)

Lee: "Now, I'll activate the second effect of Menes, by paying half of my life points, I can attack with Menes the turn of summoning, even if I already conducted my battle phase for the turn!!!" (Lee's LP now decline to 2000.)

Yami: "What?! My life points now stand at...3100!!"

Lee: "Exactly!! Menes will now destroy you and claim your title, fall down in shame and admit your defeat!! Now my servant, destroy Yugi and grant me victory!! (Menes begins its attack as he shoots a huge blast of dark energy directly at Yugi.) "It's over!!!"

Joey: "Yugi!!!!"

Seto: "Lee...you...!!"

The crowd all watch in suspense to the outcome of this intense duel.

Yami: "No...!! This...this can't be happening...I...can't lose here..."

Lee: "This is your fate Yugi!!! Accept it!!

Well, it's been a lot of things going on, but I finally got around to writing another chapter after almost a year. Hope you all enjoy it. Take care and hope you all review well.

Ken