The robed person was revealed to be...
"Shadi!" shouted Yugi. "Why are you dueling me?"
"I am not Shadi, foolish one," said Shadi, whose voice sounded in unison with an unknown voice and on his forehead was the millennium symbol illuminating gold. "This weakling is my pawn and I have total control over him."
"How are you controlling him?" Yugi asked.
"You may remember this little thing called the Millennium Rod, correct?" he asked. "Well I stumbled upon it and it has given me nothing but great success ever since I got it.
"You monster! Release Shadi at once!" Yugi shouted again.
"You are in no position to tell me what to do," he said. "How about we finish our duel then we'll start talking business. If I recall you ended your turn dealing that devastating display of raw power, well now it is my turn and I draw."
Yami Yugi: 1900 Shadi/?????: 1200
He did so and looked at his cards and to the Magician of Black Chaos and smirked.
Shadi's/????? turn
"I play Gravekeeper's Cannonholder (1400/1200) in attack mode and because of Necrovalley, his stats grow to 1900/1700 and I play one magic or trap card facedown, ending my turn."
-Yami Yugi's turn-
'He's awfully sure of himself,' thought Yugi. 'He probably has another Charm of Shabti in his hand and that facedown card is probably something to counter my magician's attack and so, I'd better switch to the defensive.'
"I draw my card and switch my Magician of Black Chaos to defense mode and play one magic or trap card face down and end my turn playing one card face down in defense mode."
-Shadi's/????? turn-
"So, your fear got the best of you and your waste of a turn was all I needed." He said as he drew his card. "I play one card face down in defense mode and end my turn thanks for that, you little coward."
-Yami Yugi's turn-
"Nice try, but you can't manipulate me to attack, now that I know you have a trap card face down. First I draw and then I play De-Spell, destroying your Necrovalley," with that, the rock and desert scenery vanished as well as the dead bodies of all the fallen monsters.
"And now I play the magic card, Monster Reborn reviving my monster Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700/1500) and I sacrifice it to bring out my Summoned Skull (2500/1200) in attack mode, ending my turn."
-Shadi's/????? turn-
"You were correct about one thing, my face down card was a trap, Call of the Haunted and I revive my Gravekeeper's Chief (1900/1200) and flip my face down card, Gravekeeper's Spy (1200/2000) and with his effect I take from my deck and special summon another Gravekeeper, the Gravekeeper's Watcher (1000/1000) but I don't need his effect to wipe you out. I'll sacrifice three of my gravekeepers to wipe out all your remaining life points."
The soul of the Gravekeeper's Spy went into the cannon but before it could fire, Yugi activated his face down card.
"I activate my trap card, Horn of Heaven destroying my Summoned Skull, but even more, it also destroys your Cannonholder." Yugi said.
"No! This can't be! I left my monsters open for a direct attack!" he shouted.
-Yugi's turn-
"You'll never claim my puzzle and now I'll switch my Magician to attack mode and destroy your remaining life points." Yugi said firmly and then pointed with his hand towards Gravekeeper's Watcher. "Go Magician of Black Chaos! Chaos Scepter Blast!"
The Magician fired blast of energy that reduced the Gravekeeper's Watcher to dust. And as the duel ended the duel monsters faded leaving Yugi and the controlled Shadi in the dark Shadow Realm.
Yami Yugi: 1900
Shadi/?????: 0
"Now that you lost, release Shadi from your grasp!" Yugi shouted.
"Sorry, that wasn't part of the deal," he answered back. "Seeing that display of a duel was most impressive if you want him back come to my tournament!"
"What?" Yugi was now confused.
"I might as well tell who I am," he said. "I am Vincent Salazar and it will only be a matter of time until that puzzle will be around my neck."
"Salazar!" Yugi was now even more confused. "What do you want with my puzzle?"
"Silence," Shadi/Salazar told him. "I am in control here. Now you will come to my tournament, and..."
Suddenly, Salazar began to lose control over Shadi and an uncontrolled Shadi gave a message to Yugi.
"Yugi..." Shadi said with a struggle. "You must help... not just for me, but for the people this man will surely torture. He wields terrible power, and with it, he has enough power to control any duelist in his tournament but what you must know is that he has... ugh, ack—"
"Shut up!" shouted Salazar retaking control over Shadi again, "he told you too much, but anyway, yes you'd had better come to the tournament and bring with you that puzzle and the Millennium Tauk (called Necklace in the US version) or I well send people to take it and kill the ones you know and care for. This will all be clear to you soon I'll see you in a few months. But in the meantime, here's an old friend of yours, it belonged to you but I'll win it's a matter of time until its mine again." He threw him a card and Yugi instantly recognized it.
"Osiris!" Yugi eyes lit up but only faded when he looked back at the controlled Shadi. "Why are you giving this back to me?"
"Because like a fool you gave this ultimate power back to that foolish woman so technically you never really lost this card in a duel so it should still be yours... but I will win it from you in a duel." Shadi/Salazar told him.
"Woman?" Yugi questioned but then gasped. "Ishizu! You better not have harmed her."
"Relax, she's fine but that is a different matter." He told Yugi. "You better conserve your energy and prepare for the tournament and don't forget to bring your two millennium items with you. This dream is over."
"Dream?" With that, Yugi fell into the darkness that was around him only to wake up in a cold sweat and not in his clothes anymore but his PJs again.
"Huh? Was that all a dream?" Yugi asked himself but he saw that the Millennium Puzzle that was originally on his nightstand was now around his neck and the Egyptian god card, Saint Dragon, God of Osiris was placed next to deck face up. "No it wasn't... that means Salazar has Shadi under his control and he must have the other Egyptian God cards..."
Yugi couldn't go to sleep after that, he stayed awake and was in deep thought over this.
~Meanwhile... At Kaiba Corp, it was 2:30 AM~
Seto Kaiba was busy on his computer typing up a business report but then he received an e-mail.
"What? Oh, it's him," Kaiba answered it with great interest and he began to read it.
Dear Mr. Kaiba,
I am glad to see you kept your end of the bargain and because of that, the possession you've so desired will now be yours once more. But along with the deal, you must enter the tournament as well.
Sincerely,
Vincent Salazar
President of Salazar Enterprises
Kaiba was really suspicious about this whole ordeal but in only an hour later, in his mail was delivered an envelope, in it was the Egyptian God Card, The God of Obelisk. Kaiba wanted to know who he was dealing. Then, his little brother Mokuba popped him a question that same day. "Seto, I know you haven't been in the best mood lately but could you just tell me why you didn't enter the world tournament?"
Seto deeply sighed and faced his little brother sitting in his chair, "Mokuba, I am not proud of what I did, but Salazar had the Egyptian God Card, The God of Obelisk... and he entered my office with ease somehow, passed all the security, he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. He held out Obelisk, from his briefcase and told me he'd give it to me on one condition: I'd have to pull out of the world tournament... at first I refused but then he did something that swayed my decision, he pulled out a lighter and held the flame really close to Obelisk, less than an inch away, almost burning a corner. I was so weak. I instantly folded, he put the lighter away and placed the card back in the briefcase and told me I'd get the card a few days after the tournament. Those were the hardest days ever in Kaiba Corp history and for me. News reports were talking all about me and amateur duelists laughing at me but even worse, the company had lost billions of dollars in advertising and endorsements in only three days. I'm still losing money today, but there's still enough to get by so don't worry. But still, Salazar used me and I fell for it. I will have my revenge on him and send him and his company into the dust! The only problem with his plans was that he just threw himself into the lion's den by giving me back Obelisk that is the worst move he could make."
"You can do it Seto, you're my brother and there hasn't been obstacle in your way you haven't taken care of, remember Noa and the Big 5?" said Mokuba trying to cheer his brother up.
"Yeah, you're right," said Seto as he stood up. "I can't allow myself to wallow in pity, when Yugi defeated me, I worked hard and beat him back, Salazar may have won this round but he picked the wrong guy to mess with."
"That's the spirit Seto!" Mokuba told him.
Then, Seto pulled out a key and unlocked a drawer in his desk bringing out his deck and from the other side of his desk he opened up another drawer holding his Egyptian God Card and placed it into the center of his desk and walked out of the room. "Excuse me little brother but I need to practice."
~Duelist Kingdom, Midnight, 1 week before the Tournament~
Salazar was busy conversing with several shadowy men when they arrived by helicopter to the island.
"Welcome gentlemen, I've brought you all from around the world since you are the greatest duelists each of different skill and you six shall become my elite duelist eliminators. I will pay each and every one of you handsomely to weed out the weaker duelists and to give the stronger ones quite a challenge. However, if you are to come across Yugi Muto, you are obligated to duel him at any cost."
"Grrrrrrrrrr," one of the men said. "I'll crush that insolent little worm for what he did to me."
"Not before I eradicate him," said one of the shorter men. "His victory against me was a damn fluke!"
"I am pleased to see there are no objections," Salazar said with a smile. "Very well then you all shall reside here until the big day then you all shall duel like there is no tomorrow!"
After that, Salazar and his hired men let out an evil laughter throughout the island...
"Shadi!" shouted Yugi. "Why are you dueling me?"
"I am not Shadi, foolish one," said Shadi, whose voice sounded in unison with an unknown voice and on his forehead was the millennium symbol illuminating gold. "This weakling is my pawn and I have total control over him."
"How are you controlling him?" Yugi asked.
"You may remember this little thing called the Millennium Rod, correct?" he asked. "Well I stumbled upon it and it has given me nothing but great success ever since I got it.
"You monster! Release Shadi at once!" Yugi shouted again.
"You are in no position to tell me what to do," he said. "How about we finish our duel then we'll start talking business. If I recall you ended your turn dealing that devastating display of raw power, well now it is my turn and I draw."
Yami Yugi: 1900 Shadi/?????: 1200
He did so and looked at his cards and to the Magician of Black Chaos and smirked.
Shadi's/????? turn
"I play Gravekeeper's Cannonholder (1400/1200) in attack mode and because of Necrovalley, his stats grow to 1900/1700 and I play one magic or trap card facedown, ending my turn."
-Yami Yugi's turn-
'He's awfully sure of himself,' thought Yugi. 'He probably has another Charm of Shabti in his hand and that facedown card is probably something to counter my magician's attack and so, I'd better switch to the defensive.'
"I draw my card and switch my Magician of Black Chaos to defense mode and play one magic or trap card face down and end my turn playing one card face down in defense mode."
-Shadi's/????? turn-
"So, your fear got the best of you and your waste of a turn was all I needed." He said as he drew his card. "I play one card face down in defense mode and end my turn thanks for that, you little coward."
-Yami Yugi's turn-
"Nice try, but you can't manipulate me to attack, now that I know you have a trap card face down. First I draw and then I play De-Spell, destroying your Necrovalley," with that, the rock and desert scenery vanished as well as the dead bodies of all the fallen monsters.
"And now I play the magic card, Monster Reborn reviving my monster Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700/1500) and I sacrifice it to bring out my Summoned Skull (2500/1200) in attack mode, ending my turn."
-Shadi's/????? turn-
"You were correct about one thing, my face down card was a trap, Call of the Haunted and I revive my Gravekeeper's Chief (1900/1200) and flip my face down card, Gravekeeper's Spy (1200/2000) and with his effect I take from my deck and special summon another Gravekeeper, the Gravekeeper's Watcher (1000/1000) but I don't need his effect to wipe you out. I'll sacrifice three of my gravekeepers to wipe out all your remaining life points."
The soul of the Gravekeeper's Spy went into the cannon but before it could fire, Yugi activated his face down card.
"I activate my trap card, Horn of Heaven destroying my Summoned Skull, but even more, it also destroys your Cannonholder." Yugi said.
"No! This can't be! I left my monsters open for a direct attack!" he shouted.
-Yugi's turn-
"You'll never claim my puzzle and now I'll switch my Magician to attack mode and destroy your remaining life points." Yugi said firmly and then pointed with his hand towards Gravekeeper's Watcher. "Go Magician of Black Chaos! Chaos Scepter Blast!"
The Magician fired blast of energy that reduced the Gravekeeper's Watcher to dust. And as the duel ended the duel monsters faded leaving Yugi and the controlled Shadi in the dark Shadow Realm.
Yami Yugi: 1900
Shadi/?????: 0
"Now that you lost, release Shadi from your grasp!" Yugi shouted.
"Sorry, that wasn't part of the deal," he answered back. "Seeing that display of a duel was most impressive if you want him back come to my tournament!"
"What?" Yugi was now confused.
"I might as well tell who I am," he said. "I am Vincent Salazar and it will only be a matter of time until that puzzle will be around my neck."
"Salazar!" Yugi was now even more confused. "What do you want with my puzzle?"
"Silence," Shadi/Salazar told him. "I am in control here. Now you will come to my tournament, and..."
Suddenly, Salazar began to lose control over Shadi and an uncontrolled Shadi gave a message to Yugi.
"Yugi..." Shadi said with a struggle. "You must help... not just for me, but for the people this man will surely torture. He wields terrible power, and with it, he has enough power to control any duelist in his tournament but what you must know is that he has... ugh, ack—"
"Shut up!" shouted Salazar retaking control over Shadi again, "he told you too much, but anyway, yes you'd had better come to the tournament and bring with you that puzzle and the Millennium Tauk (called Necklace in the US version) or I well send people to take it and kill the ones you know and care for. This will all be clear to you soon I'll see you in a few months. But in the meantime, here's an old friend of yours, it belonged to you but I'll win it's a matter of time until its mine again." He threw him a card and Yugi instantly recognized it.
"Osiris!" Yugi eyes lit up but only faded when he looked back at the controlled Shadi. "Why are you giving this back to me?"
"Because like a fool you gave this ultimate power back to that foolish woman so technically you never really lost this card in a duel so it should still be yours... but I will win it from you in a duel." Shadi/Salazar told him.
"Woman?" Yugi questioned but then gasped. "Ishizu! You better not have harmed her."
"Relax, she's fine but that is a different matter." He told Yugi. "You better conserve your energy and prepare for the tournament and don't forget to bring your two millennium items with you. This dream is over."
"Dream?" With that, Yugi fell into the darkness that was around him only to wake up in a cold sweat and not in his clothes anymore but his PJs again.
"Huh? Was that all a dream?" Yugi asked himself but he saw that the Millennium Puzzle that was originally on his nightstand was now around his neck and the Egyptian god card, Saint Dragon, God of Osiris was placed next to deck face up. "No it wasn't... that means Salazar has Shadi under his control and he must have the other Egyptian God cards..."
Yugi couldn't go to sleep after that, he stayed awake and was in deep thought over this.
~Meanwhile... At Kaiba Corp, it was 2:30 AM~
Seto Kaiba was busy on his computer typing up a business report but then he received an e-mail.
"What? Oh, it's him," Kaiba answered it with great interest and he began to read it.
Dear Mr. Kaiba,
I am glad to see you kept your end of the bargain and because of that, the possession you've so desired will now be yours once more. But along with the deal, you must enter the tournament as well.
Sincerely,
Vincent Salazar
President of Salazar Enterprises
Kaiba was really suspicious about this whole ordeal but in only an hour later, in his mail was delivered an envelope, in it was the Egyptian God Card, The God of Obelisk. Kaiba wanted to know who he was dealing. Then, his little brother Mokuba popped him a question that same day. "Seto, I know you haven't been in the best mood lately but could you just tell me why you didn't enter the world tournament?"
Seto deeply sighed and faced his little brother sitting in his chair, "Mokuba, I am not proud of what I did, but Salazar had the Egyptian God Card, The God of Obelisk... and he entered my office with ease somehow, passed all the security, he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. He held out Obelisk, from his briefcase and told me he'd give it to me on one condition: I'd have to pull out of the world tournament... at first I refused but then he did something that swayed my decision, he pulled out a lighter and held the flame really close to Obelisk, less than an inch away, almost burning a corner. I was so weak. I instantly folded, he put the lighter away and placed the card back in the briefcase and told me I'd get the card a few days after the tournament. Those were the hardest days ever in Kaiba Corp history and for me. News reports were talking all about me and amateur duelists laughing at me but even worse, the company had lost billions of dollars in advertising and endorsements in only three days. I'm still losing money today, but there's still enough to get by so don't worry. But still, Salazar used me and I fell for it. I will have my revenge on him and send him and his company into the dust! The only problem with his plans was that he just threw himself into the lion's den by giving me back Obelisk that is the worst move he could make."
"You can do it Seto, you're my brother and there hasn't been obstacle in your way you haven't taken care of, remember Noa and the Big 5?" said Mokuba trying to cheer his brother up.
"Yeah, you're right," said Seto as he stood up. "I can't allow myself to wallow in pity, when Yugi defeated me, I worked hard and beat him back, Salazar may have won this round but he picked the wrong guy to mess with."
"That's the spirit Seto!" Mokuba told him.
Then, Seto pulled out a key and unlocked a drawer in his desk bringing out his deck and from the other side of his desk he opened up another drawer holding his Egyptian God Card and placed it into the center of his desk and walked out of the room. "Excuse me little brother but I need to practice."
~Duelist Kingdom, Midnight, 1 week before the Tournament~
Salazar was busy conversing with several shadowy men when they arrived by helicopter to the island.
"Welcome gentlemen, I've brought you all from around the world since you are the greatest duelists each of different skill and you six shall become my elite duelist eliminators. I will pay each and every one of you handsomely to weed out the weaker duelists and to give the stronger ones quite a challenge. However, if you are to come across Yugi Muto, you are obligated to duel him at any cost."
"Grrrrrrrrrr," one of the men said. "I'll crush that insolent little worm for what he did to me."
"Not before I eradicate him," said one of the shorter men. "His victory against me was a damn fluke!"
"I am pleased to see there are no objections," Salazar said with a smile. "Very well then you all shall reside here until the big day then you all shall duel like there is no tomorrow!"
After that, Salazar and his hired men let out an evil laughter throughout the island...