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Domino City Buisiness Area.
The entire location was filled with skyscrapers and official-looking buildings, the orange afternoon sun reflecting off of every window. Drake had to grudgingly admit another of Kaiba's innovations; instead of becoming flickering, disrupted holograms, the monsters around them shielded their eyes, if possible, from the glare beamed at them.
"Everyone seems to be either sidelined or dueling." Drake commented, covering his own garnet eyes as they stepped from the shadows. "There doesn't seem to be anyone in sight ready to du- Roan!" He grinned, seeing the dark-haired duelist from a distance.
Roan blinked as his name was called, then sighed as the two ran to him. "Hey guys, what's up?"
"We've both won our first duels. Surprisingly, they weren't that eventful. No life stories or anything." Lara informed, tieing her boyfriend's jacket around her waist. "How about you? What's the total defeat count so far?"
"Zero." The Dagger-bearing duelist sighed out.
"Oh... I guess I can't duel you, then, since you'd most likely-"
"I've already lost, Drake!" He countered angrily. "I was beaten in my first duel!"
Silence conquered all for a few moments. Then, Drake suddenly felt a melancholy essence around him, as well. "Darn... well, I guess half of the duelists HAVE to lose their first duels, so..."
"Who was it that defeated you?" Lara asked tenderly, approaching a different angle. "Was he/she just really good? Or was it that 'other' side that always makes it into tier-less tournaments?"
"He didn't cheat...I think." The dragon-slayer style user admitted. "And luckily I had a rare card set aside, so I've still got my Blader... but whoever it was.... he, well...."
"Go on." Drake said eagerly, the thought of a tough challenge destroying empathy.
".... his name was Reuben. And he's a..."
Lara instinctively held a hand to catch Drake's jaw as the last two words came out. "Dragon user."
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He blinked, a quick flash of white glaring through his shades. Quickly closing his labtop, he looked up from his hiding point to view a brown-haired individual turning the corner, mere seconds after Drake had left the area. He was garbed in a long, white duster, and several others wearing Duel Disks backed away as he caught their eye.
He slowly re-opened his computer, and opened his e-mail folder.
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"0352 spotted in buisiness area."
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"Let's see..... rookie, rookie, dueling, stalker, rookie, dueling..." Seto Kaiba muttered as his piercing eyes darted between the other duelists around him. "There aren't any challengers here...or even excuses for challengers."
He casually glanced to the side again, smirking as several duelists currently free for the taking inched back, asked others to duel, or flat out ran. "Is this what would've happened in Duelist Kingdom? Cute, but I need to actually duel someone in order to go forward in this tournament. If worst comes to worse, I might have to mimic Pegasus-"
"And use your authority to force others into dueling you?" A new voice asked. The platinum-white duster whipped in the sudden breeze as it's owner glared at the newcomer, before blinking in surprise as he viewed the other's appearence.
Drake's hairstyle, replaced with a lime-green color. A similarly shaded duster, close in shape to his own, the Duel Disk protruding from where the stranger's arm was under the coat.
"Speaking of mimicking Pegasus, and you're not getting points for originality. And second, I can tell by your question you wouldn't back down from a fight." Kaiba remarked, his arm quickly moving to the duel position, the Disk launching into it's active form.
"Sogen. Sogen Ryu." The duelist did the same, a cocky scowl/grin forming on his face. "Master of the grasslands." LP:4000
"Your name needs some editing, too." Kaiba shot, drawing his first six cards. LP:4000 " I begin with the Des Feral Imp, in attack mode!" 1600/1800
Unlike it's Fiend-type counterpart, there was very little charm to be found as the Reptile appeared on the field. It was still green, but a hard, muscular, scaly form replaced the fur-covered, lithe limbs. It's face was pulled into a reptilian grimace, the cute teeth turning to deadly-looking fangs. It's yellow horn seemed to have ripped open as a new, ivory-shaded one appeared.
"I'll also place two cards facedown, and end my turn!"
"A standard move, for one claiming to be the greatest." The green-clothed one remarked. "I only need to play one card facedown, and summon a monster the same way." LP:4000
"One could call that an ill-prepared move, likewise." Kaiba smirked. "Especially now that I sacrifice my Imp to summon Kaiser Glider to the field!" 2400/2200
The 'glider' was actually a golden Dragon, reaching Kaiba's height as it landed near him on the ground. It's body was mechanical, and vaguely humanoid, with the large wings having a large emphasis on its name.
"Kaiser Glider, attack with Topaz Burst!"
Sogen's eyes narrowed instantly as the jet of flame rushed toward his facedown card. "I activate my trap, Negate Attack!"
The white-clothed one scowled as the air near his opponant rippled, the fire dissapearing before it struck. " A notably familier tactic."
"My apologies," was the sarcastic reply. "I summon another defense monster, and place another card facedown on the field."
The millionaire drew, and smirked. "Ryu-Kishin Powered, in defense mode!" 1600/1200
The gargoyle-like creature appeared, it's pale pink armor dulling the glare from the sun above.
"Then, Kaiser Glider will attack once again!"
"I activate Mirror Force!" Sogen shouted confidantly, but paled slightly as his noticed the grin widening on his foe's face." What is it?"
"My own attack may be coming at be, but it works in MY favor!" Kaiba called, flipping his two cards faceup. "Shrink and Crush Card! Both affect my Ryu-Kishin, which my attack will strike!"
In the course of two seconds, the fiend shrank to the size of a grotesque doll, before it was cremated by its comrade's fire. The ashes, however, turned into a purplish haze which blanketed the field in moments. Sogen cleared his throat impatiently as his disk pulled several cards from his deck into the graveyard. Both monsters on his field, however, remained unaffected. He glanced up as the smoke dissipated, only to stare down the gilded creature, still present near its master. "How did the Kaiser Glider survive my Mirror Force's repulsion?"
"If you're going to copy others, you should at least know their habits; Like Pegasus' spotless memorization of dragon cards! The Kaiser Glider is unaffected by attacks with the same level of strength as its own, so its own attack was useless against it." Kaiba informed, ending his explanation with a tone of obviousness.
As good as they said, so far. However, if he was the one we're searching for, he'd have at least been able to hit me by now. Regardless, I need to finish before he brings out his trump card, or I'm finished anyway.
"I'm about to do the one thing that makes your previous play useless, Seto Kaiba." Sogen called out. "I flip my facedown monster, Fiber Jar!"
Seto's reaction was controlled, but the shock was evident in the single twitch his mouth made. What looked like a tree wrapped in steel appeared briefly, sucking every card on the field into it with a gust of wind, then dissolving into greenish energy.
"We both start the duel over, drawing five cards from our decks after first returning our hands, graveyards, and the cards on the field to them." The active duelist described, shuffling his graveyard back into the deck, then drawing his new hand. "And that leaves you defenseless! Granadora!" 1900/900
A disgusting cross between a reptile's body and an oversized maggot appeared on the empty field, with sharp tusks for hands, and several similar spikes surrounding it's back.
"His special ability grants me 1000 points, though I lose 2000 points if he's destroyed. It's still an advantage, though, since I can attack you directly!" LP:5000
Seto flinched as several limbs slashed at him, the synthetic pain briefly occuring through his duel disk's systems. It stopped as the monster retreated to its starting point, however, not lingering on like the real deal would. LP:2100
"What's wrong, Kaiba? Couldn't turn my advantage against me this time?" The attacker asked as he played a final card facedown.
Pushing himself to his feet as he drew his next card, the beatdown expert smirked. "Actually, it was just a turn late, Sogen. I summon the Lord of Dragons!" 1200/1100
The human monster appeared, standing to the side of his summoner, the long blue cape flapping in the light wind of the disk's summoning process. His skin, though only visible at the face and hands, was a rich brown, contrasting his glowing yellow eyes. The skintight suit he wore was of a darker shade, And covered by white, bony armor that featured a dragon's skull as the frontal piece, with two claws curving up to hold the cloak. The helmet on his head seemed to be a skull from a smaller, eyesless dragon, the mouth opening to show his face.
"My Lord of Dragons' special ability will defend any dragon I play from all effects designating them, but furthermore, he can be very usefull with the right 'conductor'. I play the magic card, Flute of Summoning Dragon!"
A long, thin, golden tube appeared in the spellcastor's hand, ending in another dragon's head, open wide to let the sound flow through. A single loud, dull not erupted from the instrumunt as it was played, earning Sogen's skeptical glance." A Flute? It sounds like a horn!"
"Well, it wouldn't make sense to replace the word Flute with Horn, since the dragon isn't doing the summoning bit. "Kaiba joked, though he muttered something foul under his breath about censoring. "By the way, look up."
He did so, just in time to jump back as two dragons flew down, curving out of the dive to land next to their master, for which they were so aptly similar to. Each one was three times as tall as the one who had called them, with pure white, scaleless skin that looked as smooth as steel, and no less durable. Several patterned ridges were visable as the the dragon's boy reached higher, including the long tail, which was only slightly shorter than the monster was tall. Two similarly lengthed wings flapped rhythmatically, making a loud, foreboading sound with each movement. The picture ended with two small horns coming from the sides of the creatures' mouths, which were as perfectly slanted as the rest of them, giving emphasis on the large number of small, sharp teeth and bright blue eyes that were just as puncturing.
"I have called two of my Blue Eyes White Dragons to the field, and this duel is mine!" Seto shouted, pride and arrogance mixing as his own eyes matched his creatures' in terms of anticipation. "Burst Stream of Destruction!"
A/N: At times, I find the original Japanese names cooler for attacks, and since they didn't change the name in the spell card of recent booster sets, Burst Stream works just fine anyway.
"I activate Sakurestu Armor, which destorys one of your dragons!" Sogen countered. However, that didn't stop the effects of his Granadora evaporating on contact with the single remaining dragon's attack. LP:1900
"You were spared for one more turn, but I'm not done here!" Kaiba retorted. "Lord of Dragons, attack with Dragonsoul Summons!"
The mage raised a hand, and a swirling vortex of white mist appeared near it. Then, a yellow-green dragon's head, roughly shaped like like a skin-toting version of his breastplate, thrust outward, and breathed out a large amount of fire before being pulled back in, the vortex vanishing with it. Sogen seemed to react like his name would to the flame, grunting loudly as counterfeit burning rushed over him. LP:700
"I end my turn by placing a card facedown, now make your last move count!"
"I will, loudmouth!" The forest-based one barked back, standing up and drawing a card. "Graceful Charity! I draw three cards, and discard two!"
"When I said 'count', I didn't mean for you to boast your latest academic abilities." The dragon-user sighed, a hilarious tone of exhasperated seriousness in his voice.
Sogen ignored him, looking at the card he had drawn with slight surprise, before grinning darkly. " I place three-card facedown, and play a magic card, one that you'll find very interesting, Kaiba! Fiend's Sanctuary!"
The card appeared, it's depiction of a demonic statue in the center of a circle of blue-fire-filled bowls completely foreign to the advantageous duelist. "I've never even heard of that card....."
"That might be because you don't look for cards based on specialized themes, outside of your usual method of using monsters as stick to slam into your opponant." The green-themed attire-wearer jeered. "Back to our duel, however; this allows me to summon a Metal Fiend Token to the field!" 0/0
The creature that appeared was a vaguely humanoid form, made from several small, metal ovals. Kaiba shielded his eyes; every single factor of the area around them suddenly shone back from the token monster, making it like a living mirror. Key among this was the sunlight that seemed to burn small bits of paper on the ground near them.
"If you're trying to blind me, I know of an overpriced doctor in town that can correct that, if he's done with a certain mutt's sister yet. But I think you just went into an overkill way of forfeiting the duel; your token has no attack points, yet it's in attack mode!"
"Do you make a living stating the obvious? Anyway, my turn's over, so do your worst."
"I don't HAVE a worst." Kaiba growled. "I play Monster Reborn, summoning my other Blue Eyes back to the field, in attack mode!" 3000/2500
The creature burst through the ground, flipping in midair to once again grace the area adjacent to Seto. "And this time, it's not being inturrupted! Burst Stream of Destruction!"
This time, Sogen was able to eagerly watch as a large beam of perfectly cylindrical blue-white fire energy rushed toward him. "I activate all three of my trap cards at once, NUTRIENT Z!" LP:12700
Kaiba smirked as his opponant's life points soared. "You're still forstalling the inevitable?"
At that point, the light from the Metal Fiend Token was replaced with his smug face, which quickly turned to shock." WHAT!?"
"The Metal Fiend Token reflects your attack right bacl at you, Seto Kaiba! Now, feel the destruction of your own monster!"
Sogen was still smirking as his token shattered, and the beam hit him full force. The fake sensations of his body being struck by an attack that could easily sublimate him caused him to scream loudly as he was forced to the ground. LP:9700
"I told you, didn't I? The Lord of Dragons prevents his soldiers from being affected by anything that specifies them, including your token affecting their attack." Kaiba repeated, his face calmed done, now into his mode of seriousness that only a deep bind brought out." In any event, my other monsters continue the assault! BURST STREAM OF DESTRUCTION! DRAGONSOUL SUMMONS!"
The green-coated duelist hadn't even pushed himself up before the two attacks knocked him back down. LP:5500
"Y-you....still have no chance!" The still energized duelist boasted, rubbing the small bruise on his hand that the last strik had dealt him. "I have enough life points to hold back until you give in!"
"Then why are you the one who looks like you tripped in a Kuriboh nest?" Kaiba asked, before going on. "I play Pot of Greed, which gives me two more cards.....and end my turn."
"Nothing that can help you, how typical." Sogen grumbled out. "Now, I summon a monster in defense mode, and place one card facedown.
"Then it's my turn....and your life points are ashes, this time for sure..." Kaiba added as he drew his next card. First, I flip Polymerization, fusing the Blue Eyes in my hand with the two on my field, to create-"
A massive burst of light later, and Sogen stared down a dragon four times taller than Kaiba. It was still smooth, covered in perfectly ridged, white, armor-like skin, but it's legs had doubled in girth to support the new frame. The wings, too, had doubled in size, now seeming large enough to cover the body like a cloak. The most intimidating feature, however, was not the increased size of the powerful head attached to a medium-size (for dragons) neck, but rather the duo of necks and heads that had joined it, one on either side.
"-the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" 4500/3800
"You'll still have to get to me, Kaiba, and I can guarantee you won't make it through my facedown cards! Besides, by your OWN rules, you can't attack this turn!"
"Then make YOUR last turn, and I'll show you! I place two cards facedown!"
"Gladly! I flip the magic card, Dark Hole!"
Every monster on the field was suddenly destroyed, sucked into a raging whirlpool of black energy.
"Now, to end this! I summon Grey Wing to the field!" 1300/700
The monster was slightly shorter than Sogen, and obviously a dragon, by appearance, though with slightly longer limbs than most. Aside from it's name-based color, there were no significant differences between it and the standard view of dragons.
"I discard a card from my hand, and Grey Wing can attack twice directly, ending the duel!"
"I flip my magic card, Dark Revival, you bring back my Ultimate Dragon in defense mode!" 4500/3800
"NO!" Sogen yelled, more to his monster than in disbelief, but it was too late. The monster rammed itself into the hyrda-like creature twice. LP:500
Kaiba smirked as the creature collapsed near its owner, large mark on the area its head had slammed into the Dragon. "And now I flip my trap card, Ring of Destruction!"
Sogen hasped as the bomb-covered ring enclosed his creature's neck, then turned away as they detonated. LP:0
"That's that; I've won." LP:800
He strode to the defeated duelist, his smirk remaining. "Now, I'll take that Fiend's Sanctuary card, since it's obviously the rarest you have. You can take some satisfaction in knowing I already have an idea of how to use it."
Sogen stared at the outstretched hand as though it were more of a bomb than the card that had finished him, before angrily storming through his graveyard, then thrusting it into his victor's palm.
Light applause came from the crowd, though it ended quickly; most seemed to back away as Kaiba acknowledged their existance, afraid that he was still ready for a duel. "Weaklings...."
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Quickly dashing through the crowd, Sogen had slipped out unnoticed, or so he thought.
"You know the rules, Sogenryu.... Makiba Bokusouchi." The teenage voice came from nowhere. "What do you want, more than anything else, enough to end an innocent life for, and crush OTHER peoples' dreams?"
"I want to LIVE, Umiryu!" He answered, malice heavy in his tone. "Ha! You can't use your little glove's power on me when I want to stay alive!"
"On the contrary," the other said, walking into plain view; where Sogen's hair was green, his was dark blue, and we wore an even deeper shaded duster. His eyes were a deep red, much like the one whose appearance they mimicked," my 'glove' as you call it, doesn't kill people at all."
A swift flash of pale gold light, and Sogen's body hit the floor. Umiryu looked at the card that appeared in his hand, which was still glowing golden. "It merely steals their souls."
Looking to the side, he found a small, thin slit in the alleyway wall, and grinned. He swiftly slid the card into the crack, then glared at the unconscious form at his feet. "That's what happens when you wish for this item's power to be used for selfish purposes...."
He slid the hand into his duster's pocket, where it made a metallic sound against the change from the cafe he had sat at earlier. "After all...only the true owner can do that."
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Agent -0006, Makiba Bokusouchi, Codename: Sogenryu, lost the duel against target 0352, and was dealt with as per regulations. I have returned to my investigation of target I2, although I saw from my vantage point of the duel with 0352 the helicopter that M3I1 always travels in, and supposedly also carries agent -0001. Will assist if neccessary, and will deal with I2 if needed.
Agent -0002, Codename: Umiryu.
PBC Report, Day 1, Section 3. Following the brief events mentioned earlier, I2 and I3 have began wandering around, with no clear destination recognized. Will follow until neccessary to intervene.
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Domino City Buisiness Area.
The entire location was filled with skyscrapers and official-looking buildings, the orange afternoon sun reflecting off of every window. Drake had to grudgingly admit another of Kaiba's innovations; instead of becoming flickering, disrupted holograms, the monsters around them shielded their eyes, if possible, from the glare beamed at them.
"Everyone seems to be either sidelined or dueling." Drake commented, covering his own garnet eyes as they stepped from the shadows. "There doesn't seem to be anyone in sight ready to du- Roan!" He grinned, seeing the dark-haired duelist from a distance.
Roan blinked as his name was called, then sighed as the two ran to him. "Hey guys, what's up?"
"We've both won our first duels. Surprisingly, they weren't that eventful. No life stories or anything." Lara informed, tieing her boyfriend's jacket around her waist. "How about you? What's the total defeat count so far?"
"Zero." The Dagger-bearing duelist sighed out.
"Oh... I guess I can't duel you, then, since you'd most likely-"
"I've already lost, Drake!" He countered angrily. "I was beaten in my first duel!"
Silence conquered all for a few moments. Then, Drake suddenly felt a melancholy essence around him, as well. "Darn... well, I guess half of the duelists HAVE to lose their first duels, so..."
"Who was it that defeated you?" Lara asked tenderly, approaching a different angle. "Was he/she just really good? Or was it that 'other' side that always makes it into tier-less tournaments?"
"He didn't cheat...I think." The dragon-slayer style user admitted. "And luckily I had a rare card set aside, so I've still got my Blader... but whoever it was.... he, well...."
"Go on." Drake said eagerly, the thought of a tough challenge destroying empathy.
".... his name was Reuben. And he's a..."
Lara instinctively held a hand to catch Drake's jaw as the last two words came out. "Dragon user."
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He blinked, a quick flash of white glaring through his shades. Quickly closing his labtop, he looked up from his hiding point to view a brown-haired individual turning the corner, mere seconds after Drake had left the area. He was garbed in a long, white duster, and several others wearing Duel Disks backed away as he caught their eye.
He slowly re-opened his computer, and opened his e-mail folder.
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"0352 spotted in buisiness area."
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"Let's see..... rookie, rookie, dueling, stalker, rookie, dueling..." Seto Kaiba muttered as his piercing eyes darted between the other duelists around him. "There aren't any challengers here...or even excuses for challengers."
He casually glanced to the side again, smirking as several duelists currently free for the taking inched back, asked others to duel, or flat out ran. "Is this what would've happened in Duelist Kingdom? Cute, but I need to actually duel someone in order to go forward in this tournament. If worst comes to worse, I might have to mimic Pegasus-"
"And use your authority to force others into dueling you?" A new voice asked. The platinum-white duster whipped in the sudden breeze as it's owner glared at the newcomer, before blinking in surprise as he viewed the other's appearence.
Drake's hairstyle, replaced with a lime-green color. A similarly shaded duster, close in shape to his own, the Duel Disk protruding from where the stranger's arm was under the coat.
"Speaking of mimicking Pegasus, and you're not getting points for originality. And second, I can tell by your question you wouldn't back down from a fight." Kaiba remarked, his arm quickly moving to the duel position, the Disk launching into it's active form.
"Sogen. Sogen Ryu." The duelist did the same, a cocky scowl/grin forming on his face. "Master of the grasslands." LP:4000
"Your name needs some editing, too." Kaiba shot, drawing his first six cards. LP:4000 " I begin with the Des Feral Imp, in attack mode!" 1600/1800
Unlike it's Fiend-type counterpart, there was very little charm to be found as the Reptile appeared on the field. It was still green, but a hard, muscular, scaly form replaced the fur-covered, lithe limbs. It's face was pulled into a reptilian grimace, the cute teeth turning to deadly-looking fangs. It's yellow horn seemed to have ripped open as a new, ivory-shaded one appeared.
"I'll also place two cards facedown, and end my turn!"
"A standard move, for one claiming to be the greatest." The green-clothed one remarked. "I only need to play one card facedown, and summon a monster the same way." LP:4000
"One could call that an ill-prepared move, likewise." Kaiba smirked. "Especially now that I sacrifice my Imp to summon Kaiser Glider to the field!" 2400/2200
The 'glider' was actually a golden Dragon, reaching Kaiba's height as it landed near him on the ground. It's body was mechanical, and vaguely humanoid, with the large wings having a large emphasis on its name.
"Kaiser Glider, attack with Topaz Burst!"
Sogen's eyes narrowed instantly as the jet of flame rushed toward his facedown card. "I activate my trap, Negate Attack!"
The white-clothed one scowled as the air near his opponant rippled, the fire dissapearing before it struck. " A notably familier tactic."
"My apologies," was the sarcastic reply. "I summon another defense monster, and place another card facedown on the field."
The millionaire drew, and smirked. "Ryu-Kishin Powered, in defense mode!" 1600/1200
The gargoyle-like creature appeared, it's pale pink armor dulling the glare from the sun above.
"Then, Kaiser Glider will attack once again!"
"I activate Mirror Force!" Sogen shouted confidantly, but paled slightly as his noticed the grin widening on his foe's face." What is it?"
"My own attack may be coming at be, but it works in MY favor!" Kaiba called, flipping his two cards faceup. "Shrink and Crush Card! Both affect my Ryu-Kishin, which my attack will strike!"
In the course of two seconds, the fiend shrank to the size of a grotesque doll, before it was cremated by its comrade's fire. The ashes, however, turned into a purplish haze which blanketed the field in moments. Sogen cleared his throat impatiently as his disk pulled several cards from his deck into the graveyard. Both monsters on his field, however, remained unaffected. He glanced up as the smoke dissipated, only to stare down the gilded creature, still present near its master. "How did the Kaiser Glider survive my Mirror Force's repulsion?"
"If you're going to copy others, you should at least know their habits; Like Pegasus' spotless memorization of dragon cards! The Kaiser Glider is unaffected by attacks with the same level of strength as its own, so its own attack was useless against it." Kaiba informed, ending his explanation with a tone of obviousness.
As good as they said, so far. However, if he was the one we're searching for, he'd have at least been able to hit me by now. Regardless, I need to finish before he brings out his trump card, or I'm finished anyway.
"I'm about to do the one thing that makes your previous play useless, Seto Kaiba." Sogen called out. "I flip my facedown monster, Fiber Jar!"
Seto's reaction was controlled, but the shock was evident in the single twitch his mouth made. What looked like a tree wrapped in steel appeared briefly, sucking every card on the field into it with a gust of wind, then dissolving into greenish energy.
"We both start the duel over, drawing five cards from our decks after first returning our hands, graveyards, and the cards on the field to them." The active duelist described, shuffling his graveyard back into the deck, then drawing his new hand. "And that leaves you defenseless! Granadora!" 1900/900
A disgusting cross between a reptile's body and an oversized maggot appeared on the empty field, with sharp tusks for hands, and several similar spikes surrounding it's back.
"His special ability grants me 1000 points, though I lose 2000 points if he's destroyed. It's still an advantage, though, since I can attack you directly!" LP:5000
Seto flinched as several limbs slashed at him, the synthetic pain briefly occuring through his duel disk's systems. It stopped as the monster retreated to its starting point, however, not lingering on like the real deal would. LP:2100
"What's wrong, Kaiba? Couldn't turn my advantage against me this time?" The attacker asked as he played a final card facedown.
Pushing himself to his feet as he drew his next card, the beatdown expert smirked. "Actually, it was just a turn late, Sogen. I summon the Lord of Dragons!" 1200/1100
The human monster appeared, standing to the side of his summoner, the long blue cape flapping in the light wind of the disk's summoning process. His skin, though only visible at the face and hands, was a rich brown, contrasting his glowing yellow eyes. The skintight suit he wore was of a darker shade, And covered by white, bony armor that featured a dragon's skull as the frontal piece, with two claws curving up to hold the cloak. The helmet on his head seemed to be a skull from a smaller, eyesless dragon, the mouth opening to show his face.
"My Lord of Dragons' special ability will defend any dragon I play from all effects designating them, but furthermore, he can be very usefull with the right 'conductor'. I play the magic card, Flute of Summoning Dragon!"
A long, thin, golden tube appeared in the spellcastor's hand, ending in another dragon's head, open wide to let the sound flow through. A single loud, dull not erupted from the instrumunt as it was played, earning Sogen's skeptical glance." A Flute? It sounds like a horn!"
"Well, it wouldn't make sense to replace the word Flute with Horn, since the dragon isn't doing the summoning bit. "Kaiba joked, though he muttered something foul under his breath about censoring. "By the way, look up."
He did so, just in time to jump back as two dragons flew down, curving out of the dive to land next to their master, for which they were so aptly similar to. Each one was three times as tall as the one who had called them, with pure white, scaleless skin that looked as smooth as steel, and no less durable. Several patterned ridges were visable as the the dragon's boy reached higher, including the long tail, which was only slightly shorter than the monster was tall. Two similarly lengthed wings flapped rhythmatically, making a loud, foreboading sound with each movement. The picture ended with two small horns coming from the sides of the creatures' mouths, which were as perfectly slanted as the rest of them, giving emphasis on the large number of small, sharp teeth and bright blue eyes that were just as puncturing.
"I have called two of my Blue Eyes White Dragons to the field, and this duel is mine!" Seto shouted, pride and arrogance mixing as his own eyes matched his creatures' in terms of anticipation. "Burst Stream of Destruction!"
A/N: At times, I find the original Japanese names cooler for attacks, and since they didn't change the name in the spell card of recent booster sets, Burst Stream works just fine anyway.
"I activate Sakurestu Armor, which destorys one of your dragons!" Sogen countered. However, that didn't stop the effects of his Granadora evaporating on contact with the single remaining dragon's attack. LP:1900
"You were spared for one more turn, but I'm not done here!" Kaiba retorted. "Lord of Dragons, attack with Dragonsoul Summons!"
The mage raised a hand, and a swirling vortex of white mist appeared near it. Then, a yellow-green dragon's head, roughly shaped like like a skin-toting version of his breastplate, thrust outward, and breathed out a large amount of fire before being pulled back in, the vortex vanishing with it. Sogen seemed to react like his name would to the flame, grunting loudly as counterfeit burning rushed over him. LP:700
"I end my turn by placing a card facedown, now make your last move count!"
"I will, loudmouth!" The forest-based one barked back, standing up and drawing a card. "Graceful Charity! I draw three cards, and discard two!"
"When I said 'count', I didn't mean for you to boast your latest academic abilities." The dragon-user sighed, a hilarious tone of exhasperated seriousness in his voice.
Sogen ignored him, looking at the card he had drawn with slight surprise, before grinning darkly. " I place three-card facedown, and play a magic card, one that you'll find very interesting, Kaiba! Fiend's Sanctuary!"
The card appeared, it's depiction of a demonic statue in the center of a circle of blue-fire-filled bowls completely foreign to the advantageous duelist. "I've never even heard of that card....."
"That might be because you don't look for cards based on specialized themes, outside of your usual method of using monsters as stick to slam into your opponant." The green-themed attire-wearer jeered. "Back to our duel, however; this allows me to summon a Metal Fiend Token to the field!" 0/0
The creature that appeared was a vaguely humanoid form, made from several small, metal ovals. Kaiba shielded his eyes; every single factor of the area around them suddenly shone back from the token monster, making it like a living mirror. Key among this was the sunlight that seemed to burn small bits of paper on the ground near them.
"If you're trying to blind me, I know of an overpriced doctor in town that can correct that, if he's done with a certain mutt's sister yet. But I think you just went into an overkill way of forfeiting the duel; your token has no attack points, yet it's in attack mode!"
"Do you make a living stating the obvious? Anyway, my turn's over, so do your worst."
"I don't HAVE a worst." Kaiba growled. "I play Monster Reborn, summoning my other Blue Eyes back to the field, in attack mode!" 3000/2500
The creature burst through the ground, flipping in midair to once again grace the area adjacent to Seto. "And this time, it's not being inturrupted! Burst Stream of Destruction!"
This time, Sogen was able to eagerly watch as a large beam of perfectly cylindrical blue-white fire energy rushed toward him. "I activate all three of my trap cards at once, NUTRIENT Z!" LP:12700
Kaiba smirked as his opponant's life points soared. "You're still forstalling the inevitable?"
At that point, the light from the Metal Fiend Token was replaced with his smug face, which quickly turned to shock." WHAT!?"
"The Metal Fiend Token reflects your attack right bacl at you, Seto Kaiba! Now, feel the destruction of your own monster!"
Sogen was still smirking as his token shattered, and the beam hit him full force. The fake sensations of his body being struck by an attack that could easily sublimate him caused him to scream loudly as he was forced to the ground. LP:9700
"I told you, didn't I? The Lord of Dragons prevents his soldiers from being affected by anything that specifies them, including your token affecting their attack." Kaiba repeated, his face calmed done, now into his mode of seriousness that only a deep bind brought out." In any event, my other monsters continue the assault! BURST STREAM OF DESTRUCTION! DRAGONSOUL SUMMONS!"
The green-coated duelist hadn't even pushed himself up before the two attacks knocked him back down. LP:5500
"Y-you....still have no chance!" The still energized duelist boasted, rubbing the small bruise on his hand that the last strik had dealt him. "I have enough life points to hold back until you give in!"
"Then why are you the one who looks like you tripped in a Kuriboh nest?" Kaiba asked, before going on. "I play Pot of Greed, which gives me two more cards.....and end my turn."
"Nothing that can help you, how typical." Sogen grumbled out. "Now, I summon a monster in defense mode, and place one card facedown.
"Then it's my turn....and your life points are ashes, this time for sure..." Kaiba added as he drew his next card. First, I flip Polymerization, fusing the Blue Eyes in my hand with the two on my field, to create-"
A massive burst of light later, and Sogen stared down a dragon four times taller than Kaiba. It was still smooth, covered in perfectly ridged, white, armor-like skin, but it's legs had doubled in girth to support the new frame. The wings, too, had doubled in size, now seeming large enough to cover the body like a cloak. The most intimidating feature, however, was not the increased size of the powerful head attached to a medium-size (for dragons) neck, but rather the duo of necks and heads that had joined it, one on either side.
"-the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" 4500/3800
"You'll still have to get to me, Kaiba, and I can guarantee you won't make it through my facedown cards! Besides, by your OWN rules, you can't attack this turn!"
"Then make YOUR last turn, and I'll show you! I place two cards facedown!"
"Gladly! I flip the magic card, Dark Hole!"
Every monster on the field was suddenly destroyed, sucked into a raging whirlpool of black energy.
"Now, to end this! I summon Grey Wing to the field!" 1300/700
The monster was slightly shorter than Sogen, and obviously a dragon, by appearance, though with slightly longer limbs than most. Aside from it's name-based color, there were no significant differences between it and the standard view of dragons.
"I discard a card from my hand, and Grey Wing can attack twice directly, ending the duel!"
"I flip my magic card, Dark Revival, you bring back my Ultimate Dragon in defense mode!" 4500/3800
"NO!" Sogen yelled, more to his monster than in disbelief, but it was too late. The monster rammed itself into the hyrda-like creature twice. LP:500
Kaiba smirked as the creature collapsed near its owner, large mark on the area its head had slammed into the Dragon. "And now I flip my trap card, Ring of Destruction!"
Sogen hasped as the bomb-covered ring enclosed his creature's neck, then turned away as they detonated. LP:0
"That's that; I've won." LP:800
He strode to the defeated duelist, his smirk remaining. "Now, I'll take that Fiend's Sanctuary card, since it's obviously the rarest you have. You can take some satisfaction in knowing I already have an idea of how to use it."
Sogen stared at the outstretched hand as though it were more of a bomb than the card that had finished him, before angrily storming through his graveyard, then thrusting it into his victor's palm.
Light applause came from the crowd, though it ended quickly; most seemed to back away as Kaiba acknowledged their existance, afraid that he was still ready for a duel. "Weaklings...."
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Quickly dashing through the crowd, Sogen had slipped out unnoticed, or so he thought.
"You know the rules, Sogenryu.... Makiba Bokusouchi." The teenage voice came from nowhere. "What do you want, more than anything else, enough to end an innocent life for, and crush OTHER peoples' dreams?"
"I want to LIVE, Umiryu!" He answered, malice heavy in his tone. "Ha! You can't use your little glove's power on me when I want to stay alive!"
"On the contrary," the other said, walking into plain view; where Sogen's hair was green, his was dark blue, and we wore an even deeper shaded duster. His eyes were a deep red, much like the one whose appearance they mimicked," my 'glove' as you call it, doesn't kill people at all."
A swift flash of pale gold light, and Sogen's body hit the floor. Umiryu looked at the card that appeared in his hand, which was still glowing golden. "It merely steals their souls."
Looking to the side, he found a small, thin slit in the alleyway wall, and grinned. He swiftly slid the card into the crack, then glared at the unconscious form at his feet. "That's what happens when you wish for this item's power to be used for selfish purposes...."
He slid the hand into his duster's pocket, where it made a metallic sound against the change from the cafe he had sat at earlier. "After all...only the true owner can do that."
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Agent -0006, Makiba Bokusouchi, Codename: Sogenryu, lost the duel against target 0352, and was dealt with as per regulations. I have returned to my investigation of target I2, although I saw from my vantage point of the duel with 0352 the helicopter that M3I1 always travels in, and supposedly also carries agent -0001. Will assist if neccessary, and will deal with I2 if needed.
Agent -0002, Codename: Umiryu.
