Duelists of Millenia
Chapter 4
Hell's Gate Tournament Begins
"So, you've prepared the necessities for the Hell's Gate tournament?" A curt, cold voice asked.
"Yes, Master Kaiba. The boat will sail tomorrow..."
Domino High
"Here, you can have this card, and these." Hikaru Hiro said, handing his friend Izuki a few cards, including Injection Fairy Lily, Wingweaver, and Goddess of the Third Eye.
"Thanks, hopefully I can make a deck by this weekend and attend Honda's Kame Game tournament." Izuki said cheerfully.
"Well, Hikaru, I would call you a fool for giving away your valuables, but I do admit the girl needs a FEW good cards." A voice said, coming up behind the two. The voice belonged to Tyler Madison.
"What are YOU doing here?" Hiro shouted, startled.
"My parents in America thought it would be educational for me to spend a good year or two as an exchange student in Japan. So for the time being, we're schoolmates." Tyler replied unenthusiastically. "Your name is...Izuki?" Tyler asked.
"Yes," Izuki replied nervously.
"Take these," He said, handing her Guardian Angel Joan, Marie the Fallen One, and Forging Maiden.
"Thanks!" Izuki said kindly. The bell rang, and Tyler ran out of the room to his classroom.
Hiro was walking past the pier, where he had dueled Ganouchi, just two days ago.
He looked out into the evening sun, wondering what would happen next in the course of events that was his life. Afterall, his life had gotten more intense since he defeated Ganouchi Mutou.
Suddenly, a peice of paper flew by his feet. He grabbed it, and read it over.
Hell's Gate Tournament
Held at the "End of the Earth", Duelists will travel around to 3 different islands, and see who will become the new King of Games.
The boat will leave from Domino City, the last stop before the island itself, at 7:00 PM on the 5th of March.
Winner will receive the King of Games title, 1 000 000 Y, and any one wish that the Host can grant.
Hosted by Your Highness, Seto Kaiba.
"Woah...a million yen, and anything I want..." Hiro thought aloud. "Hey, the boat leaves tonight in exactly an hour! I think I'll try this out..."
"Oh, don't." Izuki said, walking up behind him.
"Izuki?" Hiro said, surprised she had come here.
"Your father told me you went for a walk...and there's no other place you would go then to this pier. You could risk your life at this tournament, like Yugi Mutou and Jounouchi Katsuya did 40 years ago." Izuki replied.
"Don't be silly, Izuki. I'll be fine." Hiro laughed, looking into the sunset.
"Oh yeah, one more thing." Izuki said, taking the paper and pointing out a small block of text near the bottom.
It costs Y 1000 to enter the tournament. Anyone who does not pay will not be allowed on the island.
"Gah! And I thought I had that tourney made!" Hiro shouted in agitation.
"Sorry Hiro, but I just had to point it out to you or else you'd make a fool of yourself on the island." Izuki told him, stifling a giggle.
She walked away, and he started walking as well, when a tall blonde boy beckoned him over from a wooden boat at bay.
"Hey, I hear you've got pretty good cards, can I take a look at 'em?" The boy asked.
"Sure." Hiro said, grinning as he handed over his deck. The kid look through the cards, and then slipped one into his jacket. He handed the deck back to Hiro, and walked off.
"Hey, get back here you stupid chump!" Hiro shouted. The kid just laughed, walking back into the main room of the boat.
Hiro grabbed a bike from a nearby bike ramp, and, using the pier railings as a sort of ramp, he jumped toward the boat on his bike. The boat started moving, but Hiro made it in time. He scrambled over the railing on the boat, and went to look for the kid that stole his card.
He found the tall, blonde boy standing with a few of his friends, talking.
"Hey, dog breath, hand over that card you nicked off me!" Hiro yelled, alerting everyone in the room.
"I don't have any idea what you're talking about." The kid said.
"Darn well right you do!" Hiro said angrily.
The kid pulled out Helpoemer from his jacker pocket.
"Oh, you mean this card?" He asked. He grinned, and said "I'll tell you what. We'll have a Duel. The winner keeps the card."
"Fine with me. Let's go." Hiro replied, placing his cards down on the table.
DUEL START
Kid: I draw, then summon 7 Colored Fish in ATK mode!
Hiro: Draw, lay 2 cards face down, and summon Gemini Elf, and attack your fish!
Kid/3900 Hiro/4000
Kid: Aww man. I set 1 monster in DEF mode, and lay 3 m/t's face down, and end my turn.
Hiro: I would attack, but his face down cards worry me. I'll just pass this turn. I draw, set a card, and end my turn.
Kid: I sacrafice my face down Sangan to summon Dark Driceratops! And I'll take my Morphing Jar with Sangan's effect. Your move.
Hiro: I equip my Gemini Elf with Axe of Despair, raising her to 2900. Lastly, I attack Dark Driceratops with my Gemini Elf!
Kid/3500 Hiro/4000
Kid: Oh well, I'm still in the game. It's my turn, so I'll set a monster in DEF mode, law one more m/t face down, and end my turn.
Hiro: I'll equip my Wicked Breaking Flamberge to Gemini Elf by discarding a card from my hand.
Kid: So what? That card doesn't even raise your ATK power!
Hiro: Now, Gemini Elf, attack his face down monster!
Kid: You fell for it, and attacked my Morphing Jar! Now, both os us discard our hands and draw 5 new cards.
Hiro: Wrong, chump. My Flamberge gives my Gemini Elf the power to negate the effect of any monsters it attacks.
Kid: Ha, I always have a backup plan! I activate my secret rare Ring of Destruction trap card, destroying Gemini Elf and inflicting 2900 points of damage to both our LP!
Hiro: Bzzzzzt! Wrong again, chump. I counter, with Barrel Behind the Door, switching the damage I received to you!
Kid/0 Hiro/4000
DUEL END
The kid dropped his deck on the floor in shock of actually losing a duel, and Hiro picked up his Helpoemer, and walked out of the room.
Farther down the hall, near the dock, two figures jumped down in front of him.
"See, I told you he was here." A light, British accented voice said.
"Blimey, that really is the brat who beat me." A gruff, Australian accented voice muttered.
The two figures were Tyler Madison and Don, the Master of Dark Scorpions.
"What are you guys are doing here?" Hiro asked. "I mean, you two aren't the type I'd expect to see on a rinky-dink cruiseliner like this...this IS a cruisline, isn't it?"
Don and Tyler laughed.
"This is no cruiseline. This is the Hell's Gate Tournament. The biggest Duel Monsters tournament thrown in 5 years." Tyler informed him.
"What the bloody hell were ya doin here if ya didn' know there was a tournament?" Don asked suspiciously.
"Some kid stole a card, so I jumped onboard and duelled him back for it." Hiro said.
Don pulled a card out of his pocket, and handed it to Hiro. It was Shinato's Ark, the card that he had stolen from Hiro when they met.
"Take this back. I did owe you, as you won our duel." Don muttered sullenly.
"Thanks." Hiro replied, putting Shinato's Ark inside his dueling deck.
"Don't be expectin' any more favors any time soon." Don said, shoving his hands in his pocket and walking away.
"Don't mind him. He has a dent in his pride." Tyler said, shrugging.
Hiro walked on...
Ganouchi Mutou was leaning on a wall near the dock.
"I lost once, but in this tournament I'll erase that blot on my record by winning ten times for that loss!" Ganouchi said to himself. "And I'll probably never see Hikaru Hiro again..."
He started to walk around the corner and head toward his bunk room, but when he did, Hiro walked by. Ganouchi sped back behind the wall.
"Hey, what's up?" Hiro asked Ganouchi, who was leaning flat against the wall, looking as if he was hiding.
"Oh, so you are here! Of all the lousy luck..." Ganouchi muttered. He had changed since Hiro last saw him. His dark brown hair no longer was filthy with grease and hair gel, but was spiked up a bit like the hair of his father, the Legendary Duellist King Yugi Mutou. He wore a sleeveless red turtleneck, with black jeans and boots.
Hiro shifted through his deck, and found Tyrant Dragon.
"Here, take this back. I know you slipped it into my deck after we dueled." Hiro said.
"Thanks, I guess. We're almost there, get your money ready for the entrance fee."
"Oh, crap, I forgot the fee!" Hiro realized.
The boat approached Hell's Gate, the sun rising slowly...
