Disclaimer: See Chapter 35 for details
Chapter 36: Bakura v. Kaiba, Part 3: The Fated Last Turn
"I'll use my Raise Dead card to resurrect Diabound Carnal!" Bakura announced as a red Raise Dead symbol appeared on the field and then morphed into Diabound Carnal. "Next, I'll add this Afterimage of the Ghost magic card to special summon a Doppler Token!" he announced as an exact replica of his Diabound Carnal.
Kaiba growled, remembering the powers the new token possessed. "Now my Doppler Token is allowed to subtract 1800 attack points from your Blue Eyes White Dragon" Bakura pointed at his target, and explained his monster's ability.
"Guys, this is bad news for Kaiba! 1800 attack points are a lot!!" Joey pointed out, as the Doppler Token flew into Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon, who became surrounded in a dark-purple aura and its attack points drastically lowered to a pathetic 1200.
"Diabound Carnal, launch your attack! Your target is Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Bakura pointed at the target. Diabound Carnal gathered a yellow fireball in its hands, hurling it at Kaiba's dragon creating a small screen of smoke as the third of Kaiba's dragons finally hit the graveyard. (K's LP: 3550) Kaiba hissed in Bakura's direction.
"Don't worry, there's more suffering where that came from! I'll end my turn now, and leave you to see if you can come up with anything to beat my team of monsters! Remember, only something with 3700 or more attack points will withstand my team of monsters, and I highly doubt you'd pull something like that out of your sleeve, even being the high ranked duelist you are" softly chuckled Bakura while his opponent drew.
"Now I'll set one card face down and summon my Spear Dragon (1900/0) in defense mode!" he explained as his blue dragon with a white underbelly and small slits full of shining red eyes appeared on the field, using its wings before it as a shield from an oncoming attack. Bakura burst out laughing.
"No way in hell! These are the monsters I've reduced the all powerful Seto Kaiba to using? I bet the paparazzi would love to see this! However, desperate times call for desperate measures" Bakura held back his laughter as he drew. "Hmm. This card will be useful later" he thought, noticing the effect of the card, which he added to his hand. His hand now consisted of 4 magic cards and 1 monster.
"Just hurry up and finish your move" Kaiba retorted.
"Gladly! I'll summon Demonic Vessel (1200/1500) in attack mode!" An ancient, rusty, dusty, brown jar materialized on the field. Glowing eyes and a wicked smile could be noticed from inside the jar. Its stats were a mediocre 1200 attack and 1500 defense. Then, I'll use this card, Compensation of Pain to sacrifice my Demonic Vessel to draw 3 cards from my deck" Bakura explained, grasping the top 3 cards from his deck, and adding them to his hand which he now studied cautiously. "Ah perfect" he thought, noticing one of his favorite combinations. However, his eyes shifted from his hand to Kaiba's set card. He couldn't risk placing his monster on the field while that face down card seemed to be waiting patiently for that. Bakura decided it would be best to wait until he was absolutely positive Kaiba would have no traps waiting.
"Now my Demonic Vessel will return to the field!" Bakura thrust his arm in the air and corresponding to the height of his arm, his dirty, ancient jar burst from the earth on the field. This time, however, the jar doubled, creating a clone of itself, but the new jar was nowhere near as ancient or dusty. Instead, it seemed to be a newer type of jar, with a thick maroon color.
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"What do you think those weird jars could be?" Anzu questioned.
"I'm not sure, Anzu. However, I don't have a good feeling about the effects of those cards, I'm sensing an evil presence from within the jar" Yugi thought, the latter sentence to himself.
Kaiba let a small hiss seep out from his teeth. "Meet Necro Jar (1100/900), a result of the second effect of my Demonic Vessel! But the fun won't stop there! Activate magic card, Stolen Spell! This card allows me to name one spell card in your deck, and if I guess correctly, the magic card goes to my hand! I think I'll pick...your Reclaim of Spell card!" he declared as Kaiba took his deck from the deck holster, flipping through it before coming to the proper magic card.
"All's fair" shrugged Kaiba, throwing the card at a wicked grinned Bakura, who caught the magic card effortlessly.
"Yes, it is fair and now it's only fair that I activate Reclaim of Spell and discard these 2 spell cards from my hand to bring back one spell card" he explained to the observers of the duel as he slipped two cards into his graveyard slot. After doing so, a card was ejected from the slot. Bakura snatched it, showed it to all witnessing the duel, and chuckled evilly.
"Why'd he bring back that card?" Joey asked.
"Hmm. Defending Seal of Dead Spirits" pondered Yugi, over what his foe could be developing. Kaiba seemed unfazed by the return of the magic card.
"Your deck will shrink even more now! I'll use Defending Seal of Dead Spirits to place your Spear Dragon in attack mode!" Bakura pointed at Kaiba's defending dragon, which soon was encased in a pink aura. The dragon instantly unfolded its wings and stood upright, ready to battle any monster who dare strike it.
"Necro Jar, attack Spear Dragon!" Bakura instructed as his monster gathered dark energy, launching it in a sphere-form at the dragon. However, Kaiba's Spear Dragon responded by unleashing a small, but powerful, blue cyclone, effortlessly smashing the energy sphere apart. The assault didn't end there, however. The cycle of wind continued until it had destroyed the source, Necro Pot. The jar was easily smashed apart by the strength of the winds. (B's LP: 1000)
"Seems to me like my deck stayed the same" Kaiba remarked.
"Or has it? When Necro Jar is destroyed, it takes 1 card from your deck for every 300 life points I just lost! Since I lost 800 life points, 2 cards are gone from your deck" Bakura chuckled while Seto slowly drew the top 2 cards from his deck, saw what they were, and shoved them into his graveyard slot, which was now becoming quite full.
"The damage won't stop there! Demonic Vessel, attack Spear Dragon!" Bakura once again commanded an attack. The rusty jar beamed yellow and launched a stream of light at Spear Dragon, who once again released the cool blue cyclone, simply coursing through the light stream and shattering a second jar. (B's LP: 300)
"Guys, Bakura just flushed 1500 life points!" Tristan pointed out.
"Yeah, but I wonder why. He must have somethin' better than this planned if he flushed all those points just to have Kaiba discard a couple of cards from his deck" Joey revealed.
"Very perceptive of you Joey! First, Kaiba here discards 2 cards for each star of his monster that destroyed my Demonic Vessel, cutting him short 8 more cards" Kaiba once again un-holstered his deck, counted the top 8 cards and sadly added them to his cards in the graveyard.
"Next on my list is to activate this trap! Prayer Treasure gives me 100 life points for each card in the graveyard! I count 51, so that means my life point total will raise tremendously!" Bakura grinned as his duel disk skyrocketed in life point count (B's LP: 5400)
"Now here comes my favorite part! Doppler Token, infect his Spear Dragon!" demanded Bakura as his demon flew inside Spear Dragon, a deep purple aura emitting around it and weakening it's strength to a pitiful 100. "Diabound Carnal, attack!" his monster gathered up a ball of fire, hurling it at Spear Dragon, eliminating the monster as well as over half of Kaiba's life points. (K's LP: 1750) Smoke flooded Kaiba's half of the arena. However, the master duelist could hear Bakura chuckling in the background.
"Deck, show me a miracle" silently hoped Kaiba.
"Guys, Kaiba's really going to need some faith this turn!" Anzu pointed out. Kaiba slowly drew from his deck, and for the first time in the duel, he flashed Bakura a grin.
"Prepare to feel the real power of my deck, Bakura-kun! I'll set two cards face down and summon Saggi the Dark Clown (600/1500) in defense mode!" Kaiba declared as his brown backed card appeared on the field, followed by an evil clown with black make-up over one of its eyes, a star on its face, wearing two long socks and pointed-end brown shoes. It let out a sinister laugh.
"Heh" Bakura shrugged off the summoning. "Whatever you do, time for you to discard 12 cards!" Kaiba obeyed, placing 12 cards into his graveyard. (K's LP: 4150)
"Interesting match, huh?" one of two more finalists asked his companion, both of them dressed up exactly like the ace and joker in a set of playing cards.
"Not too interesting. Something that will be interesting, however, is when it's our turn" the second one smiled evilly, as did the first. Miranda turned briefly, glaring at them. They simply shrugged the look off.
"My move!" Bakura drew. "Have fun, Doppler Token! Have fun infecting Saggi the Dar..."
"What Doppler Token?" cut off Kaiba.
"Don't be a fool! You know damn well what..." Bakura surveyed the field, but could find no trace of his Doppler Token.
"Hey look! Doppler Token's missing..." Yugi said.
"What have you done with my token..." hissed Bakura.
"I've destroyed it along with every other one of your magic and trap cards, using this card! Atomic Blast!" Kaiba explained as his trap revealed itself, letting off an explosion, engulfing the entire dueling arena in smoke. The smoke quickly lifted itself off the field, resulting in Bakura's entire magic and trap row destroyed, along with a dent in his score: (B's LP: 3400)
"But...how" disbelieved Bakura.
"Easy! My trap not only destroyed your entire magic and trap row, it also caused you 500 points of damage for every one of them I destroyed. All I'm required to do is give up 1000 life points, a payment I look forward to making (K's LP: 3150)
Bakura growled. "It doesn't save your dark clown from this! Diabound Carnal, attack Saggi!" he angrily forced, his monster obeying by launching the red fireball.
"Your attack won't reach my dark clown! Reveal trap, Ring of Destruction!" shouted Kaiba as his trap flipped up. A metal ring with flames erupting around it instantly appeared around Diabound Carnal's neck, disintegrating it and Diabound's fireball up. (K's LP: 1850) (B's LP: 2100)
Bakura was in a state of shock. Kaiba managed to destroy every single card he had on the field in just one turn. His entire strategy of decking Kaiba out was ruined and he barely had any more cards he could count on. However, he was determined not to show Kaiba his weakness. He stood firmly. "Don't count me out until my life points reach zero" stated Bakura, setting two magic or trap cards on the field.
"Don't worry" reassured Kaiba. "I'll make sure that'll happen."
Kaiba drew. "Now I summon a second Lord of Dragons (1200/1100) in attack mode! Then, I'll use a magic card, Flute of the Summoning Dragon to special summon Cave Dragon (2000/100)!" he explained as his second wizard protected by thick bones appeared on the field. This time, however, a golden flute carved into a dragon's neck appeared in his hand. He sounded the instrument, calling forth an orange and green dragon. It seemed old, but powerful.
"Then I'll summon Clone Dragon!" Kaiba added.
"But you've already summoned a monster this turn!" countered Bakura.
"Yes, but Clone Dragon's a special kind of monster! Whenever I summon a monster, I can also summon Clone Dragon who takes on the same attack and defense of the monster I summon! Clone Dragon, appear and become Cave Dragon!" commanded Kaiba, slapping the card onto his monster zone. A holographic egg appeared on the field, then cracked, revealing a bright light. The light died down to reveal a second Cave Dragon on the field (2000/100).
Bakura could barely believe his eyes. He was completely open for a direct attack, and his opponent had more than enough power to destroy his life points.
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"Oh yeah! Kaiba's got this match in the bag!" cheered Kevin.
"Don't be so sure" warned Yugi. "Bakura's no amateur, he's got to have some kind of plan, but let's just hope it's nothing too big."
"Lord of Dragons, attack him directly!" commanded Kaiba.
"Activate trap! Cry of Darkness! This card lets me special summon one monster from your graveyard and use it as a shield against you! The monster I choose to be reborn is none other than the infamous Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Bakura declared as a thin, black mist emerged from his card. The mist cloud grew thicker and began to move in a circle. The speed of the winds picked up drastically, until the blackness created a shield around something no one could view. The mist died down to reveal its secret: Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500).
"No..." Kaiba shouted, witnessing his prized monster being used in battle against him. Lord of Dragons then cast a spell to use against the dragon, but the magic attack was easily absorbed by the shell of the dragon, and then reflected onto Lord of Dragons, sending him flying backwards. (K's LP: 550) Kaiba hissed at Bakura, who chuckled as a reply.
"Now I'll chain with this card!" Bakura raised his index finger in the air, triggering the activation of his trap. "Let's go, Devil Twister!" From the air, three ghastly, transparent, purple demons formed. They were purple blobs, often switching shapes and sizes, attempting to frighten all except Bakura. "See, I can pay 2000 life points to destroy all monsters on the field with 2000 or less attack points on the entire playing field!"
"No! It's not possible" gasped Kaiba, knowing his army of monsters would be reduced to nothing.
"Oh, but I'm afraid it is possible and it will happen! Devil Twister, eliminate all 3 of Kaiba's monsters!" commanded Bakura as one of his three demons flew into Lord of Dragons, Cave Dragon, and Clone Dragon. In unison, all three demons exploded, causing the monsters themselves to detonate as well. A brief wave of smoke covered the arena.
"Have you FINALLY figured out that I will win our little duel? And you, well, you will be trapped within the walls of the Shadow Realm struggling for breath and life? If not, you'd better realize your inevitable fate soon. I grow impatient" slyly smiled Bakura.
Kaiba ignored his threats. "I've only got one card in my deck to save me now" he thought. "Let's go deck" he placed his hand on the top card and slowly drew it out. "This may help" he activated it. "First, I'm activating the magic card, 7!" he announced as a mahogany slot from a slot machine appeared on the field. At the top flashed a vivid red seven with an Eye of Horus background, which was the in the center of several brown streaks distributing from it, covering up almost all traces of its original white background.
"Hmm. A 7 card. When combined with the other 2 "7"'s in a player's deck, it can be quite the useful card, but I wonder what Kaiba plans to do to get the others out" carefully noticed Bakura. His hand was almost next to worthless, but he noticed a few magic and trap cards he could use in combinations together. All he needed was for Kaiba to provide the perfect set-up.
"Kaiba's playing a risky move with those 7 cards. He could be defeated within the next turn if he should not happen to get his other two 7 cards" Miranda pointed out.
"You've got a point there, Kaiba really does have a gutsy move awaiting him, I just wonder how he'll get those other two cards on the field" Kevin added.
"Hmm..." sighed Yugi. "Knowing the strategic thinker Kaiba is, I doubt he'll have to worry little about that part. The true obstacle is what Bakura will do to clash with that" Yugi thought.
"Trust me, you fool, you won't win this, thanks to this card! The power of this card will allow me to summon the two remaining 7 cards and finally defeating you! Behold the power of my Magic Mimicking Machine!" A blue version of the Interdimensional Matter Transporter card could now be seen on the playing field. In the front end went the "7" card. The machine brightly glowed a vivid, blinding beige light, streaming in all directions. The light simmered down quite quickly and shot out the original 7 card, and then two clones before dispersing from the field.
Bakura was flabbergasted. "How can this be? Now, not only does he get to draw 3 cards from his deck, he also gains 2100 life points on top of that. But that's alright. I still have one monster in my deck I can count on to wipe this nuisance from the tournament."
"Alright guys! Kaiba's back in the game, and he's got a new shot at defeating Bakura!" Tristan cheered.
"Yeah, I can't believe I'd say this, but go Kaiba!" Joey agreed, somehow...
"That one's very strong by himself. Combined with his Ka, it could become a great deal of energy" a figure on the opposite side of the arena told his apparent "partner".
"Got a point there, but I'm more interested in the Pharaoh" the other figure, speaking with a British accent, slyly licked his lips, thinking of the pain and struggles the Pharaoh would face if they were to face each other. Yugi briefly turned that way, meeting eyes with the figure with the British accent. The figure cracked a wicked smile at Yugi as if luring him to come fight him. Only Kaiba's words broke their staring match.
"Next up, I'll tribute my 3 magic cards to draw 3 cards from his deck!" Kaiba declared as all three cards transformed into small white orbs which then flew into the top 3 cards on Kaiba's deck. His duel disk's life point counter changed from 550 to "Draw Three", which he did, but had yet to view his newly drawn cards, as if he knew he would jinx himself. "Following that up, my life points take a serious increase" (K's LP: 2650)
"Oh no! Now Kaiba's way ahead of me in life points, and I barely have anything on the field to protect me. His Blue Eyes White Dragon may be on my side of the field for now, but during the next turn it is destroyed. There has to be some way I can resurrect Diabound Carnal and finish him off before he does the same to me!" Bakura thought, glaring and snarling towards Kaiba.
"Nice! Kaiba's got this freak-show reject beat bad!" Kevin smiled.
"Next, I summon Familiar Knight (1200/1400) in defense mode" Kaiba declared as his monster appeared on the field. He was a knight with a spiky silver mask covering his face. His entire body was clothed in reflective, glistening silver armor. He wielded a weak but powerful sword and had a red cape that flew in the holographic wind around him. He bent down onto one knee and placed his metallic shield before him. "Next, I'm setting this card face down."
"Do whatever you want. The darkness will still envelop you, pathetic mortal" spat back Bakura.
"Whatever. Are you another one of those "I was involved in an Ancient Egypt power struggle 5,000 years ago people?", because if you are, you should know that I highly doubt that's even possible. I am Seto Kaiba, not some ancient priest. I know that I play to win for power and money, not for magic and ruling kingdoms. Really, all this Ancient Egypt talk is getting on my nerves. None of it's true! How could you people know if I was even involved with this power thing? None of you have even lived that long!" protested Kaiba. At that moment, the Millennium Ring began to glow brightly.
"You should know things aren't always what they seem!" defended Bakura. Kaiba's soul felt like it was being ripped from his body. He began to see brightly colored dashes and streams of light. He was in a long hallway, and he began to run for the exit, wherever it may be. He could see something in the distance. As he ran closer to the mysterious figure, it seemed to be coming closer to him as well. When he met it, he instantly remembered what it was.
"No! It can't be. It's that damned tablet! What is going on here!?!" screamed Kaiba. The tablet glowed a mystic blue and dragged Kaiba deep within its surface. He found himself in a blue sorcerer's outfit, wielding a golden rod with the Eye of Horus on the top of it. He was kneeling on the ground before a flower and a tombstone. Kaiba couldn't make out the writing on the tombstone however; he was not within reading distance. His eyes shifted from the tombstone to the man.
As soon as he looked at the man, the man stood up, looking in the same direction Kaiba was. However, the man could not see Kaiba, but Kaiba studied him closely and carefully. "That face, he reminds me of...myself. No! I refuse to believe any of this!" Kaiba grabbed his head, trying to make the vision in his head vanish. He regained self-control just in time to see the man stand before a statue. Kaiba studied its features carefully and concluded that it must be the Blue Eyes White Dragon. He was right. However, the sorcerer raised the rod high into the air, which then reacted by emitting a bright light centered on the Blue Eyes statue. The dragon burst to life and roared a roar that sounded all too familiar to Seto Kaiba's ears. The mage hopped onto the dragon. The dragon then took off into the evening sky. Kaiba felt his soul tingle again. This time he was being dragged quickly back through Ancient Egypt, back through the tablet, back through the hallway, back to his own body. He gasped for oh-so-precious breath.
"Have fun?" Bakura inquired.
"Oh yeah, too bad I forgot to write" Kaiba sarcastically responded, now up on his feet. "What were those visions and how can I stop them from happening. First, I meet that Isis lady at the Domino Museum, and then later, when I duel on my blimp during Battle City, those were the first sign of these visions. Even more so, when I faced Yugi at the top of my Duel Tower on Alcatraz, even stranger visions occurred. I thought it may have something to do with that Malik fool, but when Yugi faced him and defeated his "evil half" everything returned to normal...or did it. And now, when I face Bakura, even more visions come to life. It has to do something with those "Millennium Items". Every time my vision occurs, someone with a Millennium Item is my opponent in a duel. I'll just have to uncover these secrets when I get time. But that comes second, because right now I've got a duel to win."
Bakura drew his next card. At that moment, Blue Eyes White Dragon self-destructed in a bright explosion, but left no smoke behind.
"Looks like my Blue Eyes bailed on you" smiled Kaiba.
"Don't worry. Your Blue Eyes was only the opening act, and its now time to bring out the star of our show! I'll use this Dimension Jump card to revive the all-powerful Diabound Carnal! Be reborn!" called Bakura as a black Raise Dead symbol hovered in the sky. It stretched out to form the grey snakelike lower body, gray horns, gray face, and gray torso of the Diabound Carnal, who levitated before Bakura. He cracked an evil smirk.
"Diabound Carnal, prepare to attack! Your target is his shameful Familiar Knight!" Bakura instructed as his monster obeyed, firing a yellow fireball at the Familiar Knight.
"Your attack has triggered my trap card! Activate, Nightmare Illusion!" retorted Kaiba as his trap flipped-up. Purple and black chains sprang to life from the card, effortlessly smashing through the fireball and wrapping around Diabound's neck, wrists and snakelike leg. The chains dragged and slammed the monster upon a slab. Half of the chains then melted into the slab, locking Diabound Carnal in place.
"No, this can't be!" Bakura detested.
"I take it you're disappointed. But I feel I should let you know my trap card removes from play Diabound Carnal until your next turn" Kaiba pointed at his opponent's monster and then his opponent.
"Very well. I'll set this card face down on the field, and end my turn" sighed Bakura.
"That face down card is probably a trap, but just what kind of trap could it be?" said Yugi, mostly to his alter-ego, but he did realize he was speaking to his friends as well.
"I don't know, but knowing the traps Bakura's already used, I doubt Kaiba should attack" suggested Joey.
"Actually, Kaiba probably should attack. One, Bakura might be bluffing anyway and have set a magic card. I doubt it, but it could happen. Then, if Kaiba discovers Bakura's hidden trap cards, he could find a way to defeat them, but Kaiba's taking an extremely risky chance here. Let's just hope it pays off" corrected Kevin, fascinated by his idol's performance.
"My move" declared Kaiba, snatching a card from the top of his deck. "Still no monster" he grumbled and then decided what play he would execute this turn. "I'll switch Familiar Knight into attack mode. Strike his life points down!" commanded Kaiba as his knight unsheathed his sword and darted across the arena, slashing Bakura holographically, horizontally, before gliding back to his normal position. (B's LP: 900) Bakura slightly groaned as he slowly sank to his knees, impressed with the force of the attack. However, he quickly gathered enough energy to stand back on his feet, waiting for Kaiba to officially declare the end of his turn.
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"Augh yeah! Bakura's face down card wasn't a trap at all! Kaiba's one attack away from winning this duel" cheered Joey, watching from the sidelines. He changed his opinion after hearing Anzu groan slightly. "Hey what's wrong Anzu?"
"It's just I don't think Kaiba's going to win this as easily as you think" Anzu stated.
"She's right, Joey" chimed in Yugi. "Look at Bakura's face, something's definitely up. Plus, Diabound Carnal is free on Bakura's next turn, and he can wipe out Kaiba's remaining defense. Even more so, I bet that face down card IS a trap, but Bakura's just not ready to spring it on Kaiba quite yet.
"I'll set three cards face down, just in case I may need them" thought Kaiba, as he placed three cards onto the field, in his magic and trap row. "Now I'll end my move"
Bakura chuckled as soon as he heard those words. "Now I'll end this duel" he slyly picked up the card from his deck, and gasped at his result. It was the perfect card to help him win. He chuckled even more ghostly. "I've drawn the card I need to finish you off! Activate magic card, Centennial Swap!"
"Centennial Swap..." wondered Kaiba, never even hearing of the card before.
"I take it you haven't seen the effects of this card" inferred Bakura, by viewing the look on his opponent's face. "Well let me enlighten you, because as soon as I give up 100 life points, this card discards our hands, and we draw the first five cards out of our graveyards, and they become our new hand. So, now I'll use its all powerful magic to switch hands!" he declared as his life point total lowered (B's LP: 800) and both opponents discarded their hands, and then snatched the 5 cards their respective graveyards spat out and glanced over them.
Kaiba was extremely cautious about his new hand. It consisted of Mystic Horseman, Trap Lv. 4, Blade Knight, Life Shortening Treasure, and Cost Down. "Nothing too great" he mumbled.
Bakura didn't even bother to glance over his hand. All he did was simply speak his next statement. "Don't get too comfortable, because that hand is about to reenter the graveyard again, since I'm activating my trap, Multiple Destruction!" he smiled as both Kaiba and Bakura knew the effect of the card. They both re-deposited their hands into the graveyard and drew 5 new cards. (B's LP: 300)
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"What do you think Bakura's up to with all this card discarding?" Kevin questioned.
"I don't know, but it must involve Diabound Carnal somewhere in the cycle, and it seems Bakura has a plan to end the duel this turn. I just hope Kaiba can defend himself against it" responded Yugi.
"Nervous Kaiba?" an evilly-toned Bakura pondered.
"Oh yes, quite. Can't you tell" an unenthusiastic Kaiba replied.
Bakura growled. "Charming" he mumbled. "I think it's time to send the great Seto Kaiba to hell, and I have the ultimate magic card to combine with Diabound Carnal to do so! And speaking of Diabound Carnal, my demon doesn't enjoy being locked up for too long, so lets let him out!" he shouted as his monster struggled, but eventually broke free from the chains binding him to the slab. He rotated his wrists and levitated down to the field, opposite Kaiba, but facing him as well.
"I'm so impressed" a monotone Kaiba yawned. "I think I could find a better prize in a cereal box, but I guess I am impressed by how badly you've been dueling and how big you think you really are with all this "I'm going to win" and "prepare to die" speeches. Sometimes, you Millennium Item psychos are way too much for me"
Bakura didn't budge at Kaiba's comments. Instead, he continued his turn. "You won't be smart-mouthing for long, since I'm using the magic card that will end this duel! Reveal, Spiritualistic Medium!" Kaiba and Yugi simultaneously gasped at the powers Bakura could now use to his benefit.
"So that's why he discarded all those cards" thought Yugi.
"I'd better help nothing in his hand can destroy my face down cards. I just need him to attack and he loses" a half-nervous Kaiba remembered. "Attack me" he stated to himself.
"As you seem to be well aware, Spiritualistic Medium raises Diabound Carnal's attack strength by 500 points for each card I've discarded within my turn, and I count a mighty total of 11, strengthening Diabound Carnal by a whopping 5500 points" Bakura screamed as 11 ghosts entered Diabound Carnal's body, who gasped, twisted, and turned by the sudden possession of his body, as if like it were some rag doll being passed around. Kaiba noticed Diabound Carnal's strength indicator increase rapidly, until it halted at 7300 attack points. "You lose" declared Bakura.
"This is it" Kaiba glued his eyes on his opponent and his super-sized monster.
"I've been setting you up for this play the entire match! Everything else was a decoy. Dark Necrofear, each time Diabound battled your Blue Eyes, my removing cards from your deck strategy, all of it! I've set you up and you fell for it. Of course, this action could NEVER have succeeded without your help, so I do applaud you on that note" chuckled Bakura.
"Help you?? The hell are you talking about?" retorted Kaiba.
"You've done the one thing I thought you'd never do. You left a completely weak monster on the field in attack position. The attack points of our monsters differ by over 6000! Diabound Carnal, win the match for me by attacking Kaiba's pitiful warrior!" instructed Bakura as his monster gathered fire in his hands and created an enormous fireball, which he hurled at the Familiar Knight.
"Don't count me out quite yet! I can still use my magic card, White Dragon Descent! This card will let me sacrifice Spear Dragon from my hand, and my Familiar Knight to revive a card from my graveyard! Be reborn, Blue Eyes White Dragon!" declared Kaiba as his Familiar Knight was enveloped in a bolt of pale blue lightning. Kaiba then received the Blue Eyes from his graveyard, which he slapped onto his card plate, creating a chain reaction. Electricity cackled from the mighty dragon's card and from the skies descended the mighty dragon, which unfolded its wings to full length and roared its signature roar. Bakura seemed puzzled.
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"Hey look, Kaiba just brought back his Blue Eyes, but I don't get why. Diabound Carnal still has over 4000 more attack points than your little dragon" Bakura smirked, shifting his eyes at his no-longer attacking Diabound Carnal. "You fool! Don't let this stop you! Continue your attack!" commanded an angry Bakura. Diabound Carnal instantly obeyed and fired his yellow fireball at the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Kaiba wasn't moved by the assault.
"Kaiba's done for" declared Joey.
"Don't think too quickly" Kevin thought to himself.
"Reverse set trap, Soul Energy Alteration! This card will allow me to summon any monster that hasn't been already summoned by offering one monster and paying half of the difference in life points between my two monsters, but I'm already well ready for that!" Kaiba responded.
"But what will you do!? The Blue Eyes White Dragon is your strongest monster! Sacrificing it to summon something is suicidal!" strongly retorted Bakura.
"I'll give you some credit, he announced, raising the card he was going to summon in the air. My strongest beast IS the Blue Eyes White Dragon, but in a different form!" shouted Kaiba.
"Different form!?!?!" repeated Bakura.
"Oh yeah, I think Kaiba's going to really teach this guy a lesson!" cheered Anzu.
"I hope so, but no monster in the entire game has 7300 attack points on its own. That final face down card of Kaiba's must be the key card in his strategy" Yugi told his comrades, whose faces had finally flashed a smile during the dark duel. Yugi's other personality also seemed cheerful.
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"Ooh. I'm sensing strong energies being released from Kaiba" Mystery Figure #1 (the ace) stated.
"Yeah, but if we push him to his limit, he'll grow stronger, giving us more power when we triumph over him" Mystery Figure #2 (the joker) responded.
"Now I give up my Blue Eyes White Dragon, and 750 life points (K's LP: 1900) to summon my ultimate creature! I call upon you, Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, come forth!" Kaiba slapped the card over his Blue Eyes White Dragon. In a surge of white and blue energy, the Blue Eyes was taken high above the dueling arena into the sky. Energy exploded from its body, oozing from its pores. The Blue Eyes White Dragon then exploded, and its body parts rearranged themselves to form a stronger beast, this one with three Blue Eyes White Dragon heads all mounted upon one body. Its eyes had no pupils, and a strange insignia could be located on each of its three heads. All three heads roared simultaneously.
"Yeah!!!" cheered Joey, Kevin, Anzu, and Tristan on the sidelines. Joey then noticed Yugi's solemn behavior.
"This is good, right Yugi? I mean, you're kind of killing the mood here" Joey became worried.
"Joey, even though Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon is one of the strongest monsters in the game, its strength still doesn't match that of Diabound Carnal's. Plus, its still Bakura's turn, so he can activate magic cards from his hand to wipe out that face down card of Kaiba's, and I bet Kaiba's last card is the most important to his entire strategy" solemnly warned Yugi.
"Interesting plays, Kaiba, but this where they all end! I know that final face down card of yours is extremely important to you, so I'm going to wipe it off the field using this magic card, Power Strain! This card destroys all magic and trap cards on your side of the field, and causes you to lose 500 life points for each one destroyed" happily explained Bakura as yellow rings transformed Kaiba's face down card into energy, which then smashed into Kaiba before vanishing. (K's LP: 1400)
Kaiba burst out laughing. "Fool, that is the play I expected you to make, for you have allowed me to win the duel!"
"I think you're the fool here! Your last trap is gone and you have no monsters that can protect your life points. It ends here! Prepare to enter an eternal hell, and I promise you, this is no illusion you fool! Diabound Carnal, attack the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon along with Kaiba. No offense Kaiba, but I love to win. But you know what, I love it even more when other people...lose!" Diabound Carnal launched the fireball at the Ultimate Dragon, but it began to shrink in size, along with its fireball. Diabound Carnal reverted all the way back to its normal size as the fireball made impact with the dragon, creating a terrible screen of smoke.
All the contenders' eyes were glued to the screen. The first thing anyone noticed was Diabound Carnal...and nothing else.
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CARDS PLAYED:
Raise Dead: MAGIC/Desc: Select one monster in either you or your opponent's graveyard and special summon it to the field in face-up attack or defense position.
Afterimage of the Ghost: EQUIP MAGIC/Desc: Special summon one "Doppler Token" to the field. The "Doppler Token" has the same attack power as the equipped monster. The "Doppler Token" may also subtract attack points from one of your opponent's monsters equal to the attack points of this monster.
Spear Dragon: Level 4/ 1900/0/ Dragon/Desc: When this monster attacks with an attack higher than your opponent's monster's DEF, subtract the difference to your opponent's life points as battle damage. When this card attacks, it is placed in defense mode at the end of the battle step.
Demonic Vessel: Level 4/1200/1500/ Demon/Desc: When this card is tributed or destroyed due to a magic or trap effect, special summon it back to the field in any position. When this card is special summoned, you may special summon one "Necro Jar"
Necro Jar: Level 4/1100/900/ Demon/Desc: When this card is destroyed as a result of battle, your opponent discards cards from his or her deck equal to one-third of the battle damage.
Stolen Spell: MAGIC/Desc: Declare the name of one magic card. If that card is in your opponent' s deck, add that card into your hand.
Reclaim of Spell: MAGIC/Desc: Discard 2 magic cards from your hand. Select one magic card in your graveyard and add it to your hand.
Defending Seal of Dead Spirits: MAGIC/Desc: Switch one of your opponent's monsters into face-up attack position.
Prayer Treasure: TRAP/Desc: Gain 100 life points for each card in both players' graveyards.
Atomic Blast: TRAP/Desc: Pay 1000 life points. Destroy all magic and trap cards on your opponent's side of the field. Inflict 500 points of direct damage for each card destroyed by this card's effect.
Ring of Destruction: TRAP/Desc: Destroy 1 face-up Monster Card and inflict Direct Damage equal to the destroyed card's ATK to the Life Points of both you and your opponent.
Lord of Dragons: Level 4/ 1200/1100/ Spellcaster/Desc: As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all dragon type monsters are unaffected by monster effects, magic effects, or trap effects.
Flute of the Summoning Dragon: MAGIC/Desc: By activating this card when you have a face-up "Lord of Dragons" on your side of the field allows you to special summon 2 dragon-type monsters from your hand to the field in face-up attack position.
Cave Dragon: Level 4/ 2000/100/ Dragon/Desc: If there is a monster on your side of the field, you cannot Normal Summon this monster. In addition, if there are no Dragon-Type monsters except this card on your side of the field, this monster cannot attack.
Clone Dragon: Level 4/ ?/?/ Dragon/Desc: This card may be special summoned when you summon a monster. This monster's ATK and DEF become the same as the monster that has been summoned.
Cry of Darkness: TRAP/Desc: When your opponent attacks, you may select one monster in your opponent's graveyard and special summon it to the field in face-up defense position. That monster becomes the new target of the attack.
Devil Twister: TRAP/Desc: Pay any amount of life points. All monsters with attack points equal to or lower than the amount of life points you paid are destroyed. When this card is sent to the graveyard, you may select one "Diabound Carnal" in your deck or graveyard and place it in your hand.
7: CONTINIOUS MAGIC/Desc: When there are 3 face-up "7" cards on your side of the field, draw 3 cards from your Deck. Then destroy all "7" cards. When this card is sent directly from the field to your Graveyard, increase your Life Points by 700 points.
Magic Mimicking Machine: QUICK-PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Select one face-up magic card on the field. You may play any magic card from your deck or graveyard that has the same name as the magic card you selected.
Familiar Knight: Level 4/ 1200/1400/ Warrior/Desc: When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle, each player can Special Summon 1 level 4 monster from their hand.
Dimension Jump: QUICK-PLAY MAGIC/Desc: Special summon one monster from your graveyard to the field in face-up attack position. Remove from play one monster card in your deck.
Nightmare Illusion: TRAP/Desc: When your opponent attacks, negate the attack and remove the attacking monster from play until your opponent's next standby phase.
Centennial Swap: MAGIC/Desc: Pay 100 life points. Both players discard their hands to the graveyard. In addition, the first five cards in both players' graveyards are added to the players' hands.
Multiple Destruction: TRAP/Desc: Both players discard their hands and draw the same number of cards they discard. Pay 100 life points times the number of cards you discarded.
Spiritualistic Medium: EQUIP MAGIC/Desc: Increase one monster on your side of the field's attack power by 500 points for each card you've discarded during the turn this card is activated.
White Dragon Descent: Tribute monsters from your field or your hand whose level stars are equal to 8. Special summon one "Blue Eyes White Dragon" from your hand, deck, or graveyard to the field.
Blue Eyes White Dragon: Level 8/3000/2500/ Dragon
Soul Energy Alteration: TRAP/Desc: Sacrifice one monster on your side of the field. Special summon one monster from your deck or fusion deck to the field. Half of the difference between the two monster's attack strengths are subtracted from your life points as direct damage. Place 3 counters on the special summoned monster. During each of your End Phases, remove one counter from the monster. When the monster has no counters on it, it is destroyed.
Power Strain: MAGIC/Desc: Destroy all magic and trap cards on your opponent's side of the field. Inflict 500 points of direct damage to your opponent's life points for each card destroyed by this card's effect.