Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! It belongs to Kazuki Takahashi. If you're really nice, maybe he'll give it to you. But most likely, I think he may want to keep it, after working on it for so long and all.

"If your need to win is greater than that of your opponent's, then there's no way that you can lose"

-Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters)

Prologue: One Decision

Ten-year-old Seto stared down at the chessboard, waiting for his opponent to make his move. It seemed to have been forever since he had last positioned his Bishop, waiting. However, before he got the chance to express his frustration, his opponent picked up his knight, and began to move it.

"Knight to B4" Said his opponent finally said. I was none other than Gozaburo Kaiba, CEO of the Kaiba Corporation and World Chess Champion.

Seto had challenged Gozaburo in hopes that he may adopt him and his younger brother. Ever since their parents had died, Seto had been the only person to keep Mokuba safe. Now, he wasn't so sure if he even wanted to beat Gozaburo. He seemed like a very cold man.

"Boy, are you going to make a move?" The older man asked, "or do you forfeit?"

Seto shook his head. He was beginning to get upset with Kaiba, but he couldn't let his emotions get the better of him. After all, both he and Mokuba's future rested on this one game. He couldn't doubt his decision to play against Gozaburo, if he wanted to win.

"Bishop to C6" Seto said, not hesitating to move.

Gozaburo looked down at the board. Seto could tell he was trying to contemplate every possible move. Quite abruptly, Gozaburo looked up at Seto, and for the first time since the game had begun, he actually spoke to him in a non-professional manor.

"Boy, I will admit that you are good." Gozaburo remarked.

Seto looked away. Looking directly at the CEO made him quite nervous.

"Thank you very much Mr. Kaiba."

"But I'm afraid you're not good enough. Knight to E5." He smirked.

Seto mentally cursed himself. He hadn't seen that move until it was too late. Gozaburo had won.

"Check and mate," sighed Gozaburo, "I suppose I won't be adopting you and your brother after all. It was foolish to even dream of challenging me. You stood no chance even from the beginning." He said, swiping the chess pieces off the board before turning to leave.

"Mr. Kaiba?" Seto said as the older man reached the door.

"What?" He asked.

"Congratulations."

Gozaburo said nothing as he stiffly walked out of the room they had been playing in, leaving the door open. Mokuba, Seto's five year old came in to join him.

"You didn't win the game against Mr. Gozaburo, right Nii-Sama?" asked Mokuba.

Seto frowned. The only reason he had even challenged Gozaburo in the first place was to give Mokuba a better life. Now that he had lost, he felt like a failure of an older brother.

"No Mokuba, I didn't win." He sighed.

"Nii-sama?" The younger boy asked.

"What Mokuba?" He said, barely able to face Mokuba.

"I'm glad that you didn't win that chess game against Mr. Gozaburo. He didn't seem like a good man."

Seto smiled at his younger brother.

"If you're glad I didn't win Mokuba, than I'm glad as well."

Outside, Gozaburo stepped into his limousine. He really had thought that the boy might just be up to the challenge. If he was to have total control, he would need an heir, someone he could trust. They would be the one to carry out the mission after he died. But, alas it seemed that no such person existed. Gozaburo would have no choice but to begin his plans early. Scilently, he whipped out his cellular phone. Oda had better have the Bomb ready, he thought to himself.

"Hello?" asked a voice from the other end of the line.

"Is this Oda?" asked Gozaburo.

The voice appeared to be annoyed.

"Of course. Who else would it be? Would you tell me your name and business? I'm a very busy man, you must know."

"Oda, you fool this is Gozaburo Kaiba!" snapped Gozaburo.

Oda was horrified. What could he want?

"M-Master Kaiba! I'm so terribly sorry! I didn't know it was-"

"SCILENCE!" Gozaburo snapped, "I've called for a very specific reason. I need to know if the Bomb is ready."

"Yes sir. It is. Just as you requested, sir." Murmured Oda.

"Excellent. I want you to deploy it at the country of Egypt."

Oda was dumbstruck.

"Master Kaiba, isn't that a little rash? I mean, surely Egypt will strike back. It will not sit idle as we launch the Bomb."

The CEO laughed.

"There will be no time for Egypt to strike back Oda. Nearly everyone in the country will be dead with the impact of the Bomb. How will they fight back?" he asked.

"But surely other nations-"

"No other nation will do anything about it. They will be too terrified. The world will revert to confusion and turmoil. In suspicion, countries will turn against countries. We will be the ones to bring the peace. No one will ever suspect anything."

"But how can you be so sure Master Kaiba?" asked Oda nervously.

Gozaburo once again laughed out loud.

"I can be sure Oda because I know human nature. People are stupid. They'll believe anything anyone says because they want it to be true, or because they're afraid of it being true. They'll never find out."

Oda was still sceptical about the whole plan, but if this worked, it would make him a very rich man. All the riches of the world could be at his disposal. He would launch the Bomb.

"Very well Master Kaiba. The Bomb will be launched. By this time tomorrow, the world will be at war." With that Oda hung up.

Gozaburo smirked to himself.

"Soon.. Soon everything will belong to me."

To be continued..

Endnote: Well, here it is: the start of an AU fanfiction. In case you're wondering what's going on, Kaiba Corp. started out as a military company, so I figured that Gozaburo just might have had some kind of terrible plan to get Seto involved in.. but it could be just me. Also, Oda is the Japanese name for Nezbit, the machine man that took Honda's (Tristan's) body in the virtual world. The first chapter will take place six years in the future, when everyone is the age they are in the Anime/Manga. As always, constructive criticism is loved, so feel free to Review. And don't forget to check out my other fic, "The Ways of Turmoil." The next chapter of it should be updated soon.