Yu GI Oh: Rise of Destiny

Chapter 2

Jounouchi Katsuya staggered down the streets of Domino in a blind rage.

Damn! Jounouchi thought angrily. He had many bruises on his face, and his eyes were cold and murderous. I let Shizuka down right when she needed me most! And now those Rare Hunter wannabes have her! There's only one thing I can do to save her: Go back to America.

FLASHBACK

Jounouchi's field: Red Eyes Black Hatchling in ATK mode, one card face down.
LP: 1000

Dark Duelist's field: Three monsters in f/d DEF mode, five cards face down.
LP: 4000

Jounouchi: I sacrafice my Red Eyes Black Hatchling(800/500) to Special Summon Red Eyes Black Dragon(2400/2000) from my hand! And now, I'll activate Dark Mega Flare, which allows my Red Eyes to attack your Life Points directly! Go now, Red Eyes, Dark Mega Flare Attack!

Dark Duelist: Not so fast, for I activate my Trap! Judgement of Anubis! It allows me to negate the effect of your Dark Mega Flare card, and then I get to destroy a monster, and deal some serious Life Points to you! Judgement of Anubis, destroy Red Eyes, and deal 2400 damage to his Life Points!

Jounouchi: Aw, no!

Jounouchi/0 Dark Duelist/4000

DUEL END

The Dark Duelist punched Jounouchi in the face, sending him reeling back. After a few more blows to the face, he walked away, and took Shizuka by the arm.

"The conditions of our duel said that when I defeated him, you were to come without protest. Break that rule, and I kill your precious brother." He told Shizuka in a quiet, menacing voice. And then he turned to Jounouchi, and said, "If you want her back, you will travel to America, and go to the Dimension Point. You'll know it when you see it."

"Damn you." Jounouchi muttered feebly. He could barely move, due to the wounds he had received.

"Come now." The Dark Duelist told Shizuka. She whimpered, and threw one last, hopeful look at Jounouchi, who couldn't do anything. The Dark Duelist lead her away.

/FLASHBACK

Mutou Yugi stood in his grandfather's Game Shop, packing his belongings into a large suitcase.

Anzu...what did you do to deserve this...? Yugi thought depressedly.

FLASHBACK

After his duel with Zabano, Yugi was sitting down on the roof, thinking, when the hum of a helicopter sounded. It approached the Kame Game Store, and hovered over it. The side-door opened. Three men stood there. Two of the men held Anzu back, covering her mouth. Her eyes brimmed with tears.

The tallest man spoke up.

"Mutou Yugi. If you want your little girlfriend here back, you'll come to America, and find the Dimension Point. When you defeat one of the Executioners, you will have her back. Understand?"

"Give her back now!" Atem shouted, surfacing from the Puzzle. "We will NOT play your sick little game!"

"Empty threats, Pharoah." The cloaked man said, laughing. The door closed, and the last thing Atem saw was Anzu's frightened look.

/FLASHBACK

I'm going to America. Yugi thought defiantly. And I'll find Anzu, and bring her back safely.

Seto Kaiba sat in the cockpit of his huge aircraft, the Battle Ship, recounting the events of the past few hours.

FLASHBACK

"If you want to duel, we'll duel on the roof, where we cannot disturb Mokuba." Kaiba said confidently to the cloaked man.

"Fine. But when I beat you, I'll take him as a hostage." The Dark Duelist said wickedly.

"Whatever."

/FLASHBACK
FLASHBACK
Kaiba's field: 3x Blue Eyes White Dragon, Vorse Raider, one card face down.
LP: 4000

Dark Duelist's field: One card face down, one monster in DEF mode, the Sanctuary in the Sky on the field
LP: 100

Kaiba: This is pointless. I'll defeat you next turn, when my Blue Eyes attacks!

Dark Duelist: Now, I tribute my face down card to summon Saturn, the Angel of Judgement(2400/0)!

Kaiba: So what? Next turn, I'll attack you with my Blue Eyes White Dragon, and wipe out your Life Points once and for all.

Dark Duelist: And, I'll tribute it to activate it's effect, meaning you lose Life Points equal to the difference between our Life totals. Goodbye 3900 Life Points!

Kaiba/100 Dark Duelist/100

Kaiba: Wha...!

Dark Duelist: Next, I'm going to activate my final card: Sparks! To deal 200 damage to your Life Points! That means you lose, Kaiba!

Kaiba: What the hell? I cannot lose to a whelp like him!

DUEL END

The Dark Duelist jumped down the hatch, into the KaibaCorp main building. Kaiba followed, and ran to Mokuba's room. The window was open, and the bed was empty.

"Mokuba..." Kaiba muttered silently, as he fell to his knees.

/FLASHBACK

Once I reach America, I will find this kidnapper, and kill him. Then, I will take Mokuba home. Kaiba told himself. He lifted off...

DOMINO CITY AIRPORT, 10:00 AM

Yugi Mutou, suitcase and traveling cloak handy, was boarding a plane for New York City, where he would begin the search for the "Dimension Point" that the Dark Duelists had mentioned. He spotted a bruised and battered young man staggering into the airport, and it took him a moment before he realized that it was Jounouchi.

Yugi rushed over to his friend.

"Jounouchi!" Yugi exclaimed. "What happened to you?"

"No time...I've got to make it to America...Shizuka's been taken..."

"Taken? By any chance, the guys who took her wouldn've been wearing black cloaks...?"

"That's them." Jounouchi muttered, his scowl growing darker.

"Those must be the same guys that kidnapped Anzu!" Yugi exclaimed.

"Whatever their goal is, Yugi, we've gotta stop them. Let's roll!"

"Wait a minute, how do you plan to get to America? The tickets are a lot of money, and I don't think you have much."

"Damn!" Jounouchi swore loudly. The people around them turned to look at the raging street punk. "I forgot about the money..."

"Don't worry, I'll buy you a ticket. The most important thing now is to save your sister and my friend."

"You're always a real friend, Yugi. Even when I bullied you, you stood up for me and faced that bully. I have to repay you somehow..."

"Don't worry about that now." Yugi said humbly. "C'mon, we've gotta hurry, the next plane leaves in 10 minutes!"

DIMENSION POINT

The man called the Dimension Lord sat atop his throne. The girl called Kazumi stood in front of him. The door behind them opened, and two men walked in.

One of them was Ryuza, the white-haired man with chocolate brown eyes and bangs that fell over his face. The other was Gavon, the huge tanklike man with black sideburns and a cowlick.

Kazumi turned on her heel, and faced Ryuza, an irritated look in her eyes.

"You're late." She said.

"Not everyone can be perfect like you!" Ryuza shot back.

"But not everyone has to be an unemployed slacker like you!" Kazumi retorted.

"Stop bickering." Gavon said shortly. "We are supposed to be working toward one common goalthe Haven."

"Yeah, but how can I live in peace when there are people like Kazumi jumping down my throat every second?" Ryuza asked the larger man.

Kazumi blushed, scoffed, and turned away. Ryuza did the same. Gavon sighed with irritation.

The Dimension Lord spoke.

"Let us go over the plan again. We cannot have arguing, especially not among us." He said coldly. "We will collect exactly 100 souls, and use them in combination with the God of World Creation to create a new realm where lost souls like the four of us can live in harmony. And I will be the king of this realm, which is to be called the Haven."

"Stop it, Auros, you're only making me more eager to kill those innocent Duelists." Kazumi said, smirking.

A cloaked man walked in. "Sorry to disturb you, sir, but I have news that Yugi Mutou, Seto Kaiba, and Jounouchi Katsuya are approaching America. The hostages have arrived as well."

Auros threw his head back and laughed. "Excellent," He said. "So the end begins, and the Haven is three steps closer to being created."