A few review responses, because you guys are the reason I stuck with this
story for seventy thousand words.
Blue-Eyes White Knight: Um, okay, don't take one of my numerous jobs during the show from me. I pay myself five cents a word to say that closing speech (What? You think I act that sappy for FREE?).
Time Mage: Yeah, I figured I needed a reason to get Giyan so worked up, so I looked and looked and eventually came up with what Gym Rat did: Yami always wins because of destiny! No fair!
The Helldragon: Sorry, but I'm not a good artist, especially not Japanese animation. I can do abstract or modern art, maybe, but not anime art. Plus, there's probably no other way I could help out.
Capito Celcior: If you were to read the reviews, you would find that Arkana (through Yoshimo's reviews) begged to be put into the story. Not wanting to put the Rare Hunters in the story, I ignored him. However, Arkana's efforts apparently doubled after I had Rebecca briefly mention getting a card from Rare Hunter (the Exodia guy). Thus, I shut him up by having him beat like a piñata.
Yoshimo: The one scene that I mentioned was in chapter 7 of Rise of a 2: Duelist Kingdom, Take 2! In said chapter, the scene is when Moria gets kidnapped by Yami Bakura and hung over a cliff. The rest of your stuff is covered up by comedy, even Moria's loss to Kaiba. (I took about five minutes of research to uncover that )...I'm getting addicted to smiley- faces, kill me now!
Tokyo Tournament
Chapter Twenty-One: Battle for the Blue Eyes
Also Entitled: (Kaiba-) WHY WON'T THIS GUY DIE!?
"Let's get this over with," said Kaiba silently as he walked onto the arena. Kevin did the same at the opposite end. "You might as well step out now, kid," sneered Kaiba as he activated his Duel Disk, "I have more important matters to deal with than to just play a simple game with the likes of you."
"Don't just brush me aside like some common duelist," Kevin shot back as he shuffled his deck before placing it in his Duel Disk, "you're the sole reason I came to this tournament, and I'm not about to leave this place without my prize."
Kaiba cocked an eyebrow and smirked a little, "You actually plan to walk away from this with a prize? There's no possible way you can win!"
"Don't get too confident, Kaiba," said Kevin with a grin as he drew six cards, "ever since I started playing Duel Monsters, I've wanted one card, the Blue Eyes White Dragon. That card is the single greatest Dragon is the entire game, but only four exist. I intend to get one here and now."
Kaiba chuckled as he drew his own hand, "Then let's get started."
Kaiba: 4000 Kevin: 4000
"Go get him, Seto!" cried Mokuba as he jumped up and down, cheering his brother on." Kaiba allowed himself to smile slightly as he watched his opponent take his turn.
"I'll start this duel off with a monster in defense mode," declared Kevin as he placed the card on his Duel Disk. He followed this action up by placing two more cards in the Spell/Trap slots, "Next, I'll place two cards facedown. Your move."
Kaiba grinned as he drew his card, "Just as I thought. You don't even have the nerve to put out a monster in attack mode."
"It's wiser to start in defense," said Kevin, "I know how strong your monsters are, I'm no fool."
"The words of a coward," said Kaiba as he placed a card on his Duel Disk, "now I'll destroy your monster! I summon Kaiser Sea Horse (1700/1650)!" The blue-and-purple-armored warrior of the sea appeared, trident held ready. "Kaiser Sea Horse," commanded Kaiba, "attack!" The armored beast threw its trident at Kevin's facedown monster, revealing it to be a purple beast with a horn growing from where its head should be. Twin dragon necks mounted on serpentine necks hung from its shoulders. The Kaiser Sea Horse's trident plunged into the beast's torso, causing it to cry out in pain and vanish.
"Looks like you didn't accomplish much," said Kevin with a slight grin, "the Twin-Headed Behemoth (1500/1200) will only be revived as soon as I draw my next card."
Kaiba frowned and placed another couple cards into his Duel Disk, "Not that it matters; your pathetic dragon will only be weaker when it comes back. Now I'll place two cards facedown and end my turn."
Kevin drew, and the Twin-Headed Behemoth (1000/1000) reappeared before him. "It's not the Twin-Headed Behemoth you should be worried about, it's the monster that I'm going to sacrifice for it!" The twin-headed dragon vanished from Kevin's field, and a large, black dragon that had red, armor- like scales on its wrists, ankles, face, neck, and wings appeared in its place. "Behold!" cried Kevin as his new dragon let out a bellow, "Death Volstgulf (2200/1700)! Now, my mighty dragon, destroy the Kaiser Sea Horse!" The long-limbed dragon opened its great maw, allowing a breath of black fire to come from its mouth and fly towards the armored sea warrior.
"You fool," said Kaiba with a cruel grin, "you've just sacrificed your dragon for nothing. I activate Rush Recklessly, boosting Kaiser Sea Horse's attack power by 700 points!" The Kaiser Sea Horse's eyes glowed red, and it leapt forward to meet the attack of the Death Volstgulf.
"Yeah, Seto!" yelled Mokuba as he leapt in celebration, believing his brother would soon take a major lead in the Duel.
"Looks like Kevin's screwed," observed Tristan as the Kaiser Sea Horse began to charge through the flames.
"You're the one who's a fool!" yelled Kevin as his own card flipped up, "I activate my facedown Imperial Order, negating the effects of all Spell cards at the cost of 700 Life Points at each of my standby phases!" The Kaiser Sea Horse's eyes immediately changed back to their normal yellow, and the black flames immediately burned through its armor, revealing green skin that was charred and roasted by the flames before the warrior was destroyed. "I'm going to let you in on something, Kaiba," said Kevin with a grin as Kaiba's Life Point Counter dropped significantly, "Every time a Spell card is activated, Death Volstgulf gains 200 attack (2400/1700) for a turn. In addition, every time it destroys a monster, you'll lose a further 500 Life Points!"
Kaiba: 2800 Kevin: 4000
Kaiba snarled as he pressed a button on his Duel Disk, "Before you can end your turn, I'll activate Dust Tornado, destroying Imperial Order and allowing me to place a card facedown." A whirlwind appeared in the center of the field, sweeping up dust around it as it blew the Imperial Order card away. Then a facedown card replaced the Dust Tornado that had been facedown. "Not only that, but now it's my turn." Kaiba drew and smiled as he activated the card he had played, "Now I activate Raigeki, destroying all of your monsters!" A lightning bolt struck the Death Volstgulf, causing it to bellow in anguish before it exploded.
"This isn't good," Kevin silently muttered as Kaiba continued.
"Now I summon the Lord of Dragons (1200/1500) and attack directly!" the dragon-summoner appeared on the field with a sweep of its long cape, then charged forth and punched Kevin in the face. Kevin fell backwards from the blow, and rubbed his jaw at the point of impact.
Kaiba: 2800 Kevin: 2800
"Yeah! You get him, Seto!" Mokuba continued his one-person cheerleading squad act as the others looked on.
"Go ahead and make your move, Kevin," Kaiba said with a growl, "you just aren't worth my time."
Kevin glared back and drew, "Now I'll increase my options by playing Pot of Greed," he declared as he drew two more cards. He smiled and placed both on his Duel Disk, "Now I play a monster in defense mode and another card facedown."
"My turn then," said Kaiba immediately as he drew a card and placed it on his Duel Disk, "and I'll play my OWN Pot of Greed." The CEO of Kaiba Corps grinned as he proceeded to empty his hand, "First, I play Flute of Summoning Dragon, summoning the first two of my Blue Eyes White Dragons (3000/2500)!" The Flute appeared in the Lord's hand. As the Lord of Dragons blew into the Horn, two of the four greatest dragons ever witnessed appeared above. Both had white scales that shone like diamonds, only slightly tinged blue. Their eyes were like sapphire, and glared intently at Kevin, the one who planned to capture one of them. "That's not all," continued Kaiba, "I also play White Dragon Ritual, sacrificing the Lord of Dragons to summon the Paladin of White Dragon (1900/1200)." A smaller, younger version of the two Blue Eyes White Dragons also appeared, mounted by a blue-armored man who carried a sword that glowed with a brilliant white light.
Kevin seemed in awe rather than fear, "Unbelievable..." he murmured as he gazed at the two large, powerful, fearsome, horrible, majestic, beautiful dragons that stared him down with eyes that glowed with power.
"Now prepare to lose!" cried Kaiba as he thrust out his arm, "Paladin of White Dragon, attack!" The Paladin urged its mount forward, and the blue dragon extended its wings and took flight. The dragon then dive-bombed Kevin's facedown monster, which was revealed to be a gooey purple ball. Multiple small black spikes extended from the ball.
"I activate Shrink!" cried Kevin as one of his remaining facedown cards flipped up, revealing a convex mirror that made the Paladin of White Dragon appear to be only half its true size. The Paladin of White Dragon then shrank to half its size. "That will cut your Paladin's attack strength in half (950/1200)!" As the dragon nearly collided with the sphere, the Paladin swung its glowing sword, ripping a hole in the bulbous thing. Globs of gunk then flew everywhere as the sphere burst.
"It seems that your little plan to protect your pathetic excuse for a monster failed," mocked Kaiba, "and now you'll pay for your monster's weak defense. The Paladin of White Dragon deals damage even when your monsters are in defense mode."
"Maybe," consented Kevin as a grin crossed his face, "but YOU take 500 Life Points from the Giant Germ's (1000/100) effect! Plus, I get to summon two more from my deck in attack mode!" Two more of the bulbous spheres appeared in front of Kevin.
Kaiba: 2300 Kevin: 1950
"You're a fool!" cried Kaiba as he pointed at Kevin, "You've simply provided some more targets for my Blue Eyes to attack! Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack with White Lightning!" One of the two immense dragons opened its great maw, and white electricity crackled between the jaws before launching at one of the twin Giant Germs.
"I activate Waboku!" cried Kevin as a trio of blue-robed priestesses suddenly appeared between the dragons and the germs. The White Lightning crackled to stop before them.
"You truly are a fool," said Kaiba with a frown, "you could have activated Waboku at the beginning of my turn and protected your Life Points."
But Kevin grinned back, "Yeah, but I got two more Giant Germs for it, didn't I?"
Kaiba scowled, realizing Kevin had used him. Still, he had just dealt 850 Life Points and he could just keep attacking with the Paladin of White Dragon. Plus, with the Paladin back at its original strength, it would take a maximum of two turns to finish Kevin off completely.
Kevin drew and smiled as he set the new card into his Duel Disk, "I set a card facedown, and then switch both my Giant Germs to defense mode. That's all for now."
Kaiba smirked as he drew. It was over now! As soon as the two Germs were gone, any of his monsters could attack directly and finish Kevin off. "Prepare to lose! Paladin of White Dragon, attack the Giant Germ on the left!" The Paladin once again spurred its dragon mount forward. This time, however, a barrier sprung up in the Paladin's path, causing its mount to bounce backward.
"Negate Attack," Kevin said briefly as he watched Kaiba's frustration surface.
[This kid should have lost by now!] Kaiba mentally screamed, [How can some obvious amateur like this possibly be able to survive two of my Blue Eyes?] Angrily, he grabbed the Paladin of White Dragon off of his Duel Disk and tossed it into the graveyard, "You asked for it, Hunter!" He then searched through his deck until he found what he was looking for, and placed it on his Duel Disk, "Allow me to introduce you to the Paladin of White Dragon's second effect! By sacrificing it, I am allowed to Special Summon a Blue Eyes White Dragon to my field directly from my deck!" The third and final Blue Eyes White Dragon appeared between its brethren with a mighty bellow. The three dragons then lowered their heads to Kevin's level and glared at him menacingly. Kevin stared back with a look of eagerness. "Now, prepare to face the ultimate dragon!" Kaiba continued as he slapped the final card in his hand into his Duel Disk, "I play Polymerization, fusing all three of my Blue Eyes White Dragons to summon the unstoppable Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (4500/3500)!" The three great dragons began to merge together, the central dragon remaining where it stood as the other two melded into it. When the fusion was done, a single Dragon's body remained, and atop it were the three heads of the dragons fused into it. "You may have survived the first assault, Hunter," declared Kaiba, "but on my next turn, my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon will wreck your defense and strike you down!"
"Talk is cheap, Kaiba," said Kevin calmly, despite the fact that a three- headed monstrosity was on the verge of blasting right into him, "a true duelist speaks with his actions. It was those actions that got me here. I worked hard to have this opportunity to get a Blue Eyes White Dragon. You, on the other hand, bought and traded your way to get three of them. To me, that doesn't seem all too fair. But now I'm going to win one of those dragons. And here's how I'll do it." Kevin placed a card into his Duel Disk, and a strange bronze object appeared before him. It seemed to be a small trophy. Extending from opposite ends of the stand were claw-like decorations. Near the top of the award a round blue gem was set. An orange depiction of a dragon's head being stabbed by a sword decorated the gem.
"What do you call that thing?" Kaiba said in a bored tone.
"It's the Emblem of Dragon Destroyer," said Kevin as he pulled his deck from his Duel Disk and searched through it.
"It doesn't seem to be doing anything to destroy a dragon," Kaiba taunted.
"It's purpose is not to destroy, but to create," said Kevin as he picked a card from his deck and added it to his hand before replacing his deck. "More specifically, it will create the mighty slayer of dragons," he held the card up for Kaiba to see, and the millionaire gasped as he saw that Kevin held, "the Buster Blader!" Kevin then plucked his two Giant Germs off his Duel Disk and replaced them with the more powerful warrior, "Now, Buster Blader (2600/2300), come forth and strike down the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" The mighty armored warrior stepped forward, light glinting off its purple armor as well as the bronze lining. The Buster Blader's (4600/2300) sword glowed as the energy from Kaiba's four dragons on his field and in his graveyard were transferred through the multiple blue gems that were set into the warrior's immense sword. The Buster Blader leapt forward and swung the huge blade, cleaving off one of the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon's heads and bringing the hydra-like dragon to the ground. The dragon then exploded in a huge burst of light.
Kaiba: 2200 Kevin: 1950
"No..." moaned Mokuba softly as he saw his brother's dragon fall.
Kaiba himself fell to one knee in shock. Sweat was beaded on his forehead and locks of his neatly-combed brown hair stuck to the now heavily- perspired surface. "You'll pay for my dragon's death," Kaiba growled as he pulled himself to his feet and grabbed a card off his Duel Disk. "Now I play Graceful Charity, which will allow me to draw three cards at the cost of discarding two immediately afterwards."
"I know what it does, Kaiba," Kevin said with a glare, "I'd think you'd have learned not to underestimate me by now."
Kaiba scowled back and drew his three cards. After a bit of consideration, he took two of them and slipped them into his graveyard, "One of the cards I discarded is coming right back. I remove Kaiser Sea Horse and the Lord of Dragons from my graveyard to Special Summon the Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End (3000/2500) (Buster Blader-5100/2300)!" The immense, green- plated dragon appeared in front of Kaiba before immediately disappearing, "But that's not all. I then sacrifice Chaos Emperor Dragon to summon a monster in defense mode."
"Oh my Lord!" yelled Joey as he saw the horizontal card appear before Kaiba, "Kaiba just played defense! Hell musta froze over!"
"Things do look grim for Kaiba," said Yugi, "but there is a way he could win."
"I summon Luster Dragon (1900/1000)!" yelled out Kevin as the sapphire- coated dragon appeared, "Now, I'll destroy you defense monster and then attack directly with Buster Blader to win the duel!" The human-sized dragon emitted a blast of energy from its mouth, striking Kaiba's facedown monster.
"Say hello to Twilight Zone Dragon (1200/1500) (Buster Blader (5600/2300)!" Kaiba cried as his monster was revealed to be a plump green dragon with a serpentine neck and head and four wings. "Twilight Zone Dragon might appear weak, but it is invulnerable to attacks by monsters with 1900 attack or more!" Kevin simply frowned as Kaiba drew, contemplating how to get around the dragon. However, Kaiba laughed aloud and played the card he drew immediately, "I play Monster Reborn, reviving the second monster I discarded to Graceful Charity!" The great blue monstrosity that rose from the ground caused Kevin to gasp as he realized it was all over. "Obelisk the Tormentor (4000/4000), destroy his pathetic Luster Dragon!" Obelisk swung forth his immense fist, crushing the Luster Dragon into the ground. As the holograms faded, Obelisk began to lift its fist back up, revealing the crushed scales and bones of the dragon it had slaughtered. The dragon's strange internal fluids were pooled at the area.
Kaiba: 2200 Kevin: 0
Kevin dropped to his knees and pounded the ground with his fist. He had been so close! Kaiba had been locked into a corner, and the Buster Blader had been moving in for the kill. He should have won. Now all his work had been for nothing, all because he had put out the weak dragon.
Kaiba stepped out of the arena without a word, and Kevin got to his feet and left after him.
Cerberus called up the next duel without pausing, "The fourth match of the Tokyo Duel Monsters Tournament Finals will begin now! Term and Shaun, please report to the dueling arena!"
Well, it took me long enough to post this thing. Now, I am going to go sleep, as it is nearly 11 now. Stick around for the next chapter, where the aggressive Term takes on the mysterious Shaun.
Blue-Eyes White Knight: Um, okay, don't take one of my numerous jobs during the show from me. I pay myself five cents a word to say that closing speech (What? You think I act that sappy for FREE?).
Time Mage: Yeah, I figured I needed a reason to get Giyan so worked up, so I looked and looked and eventually came up with what Gym Rat did: Yami always wins because of destiny! No fair!
The Helldragon: Sorry, but I'm not a good artist, especially not Japanese animation. I can do abstract or modern art, maybe, but not anime art. Plus, there's probably no other way I could help out.
Capito Celcior: If you were to read the reviews, you would find that Arkana (through Yoshimo's reviews) begged to be put into the story. Not wanting to put the Rare Hunters in the story, I ignored him. However, Arkana's efforts apparently doubled after I had Rebecca briefly mention getting a card from Rare Hunter (the Exodia guy). Thus, I shut him up by having him beat like a piñata.
Yoshimo: The one scene that I mentioned was in chapter 7 of Rise of a 2: Duelist Kingdom, Take 2! In said chapter, the scene is when Moria gets kidnapped by Yami Bakura and hung over a cliff. The rest of your stuff is covered up by comedy, even Moria's loss to Kaiba. (I took about five minutes of research to uncover that )...I'm getting addicted to smiley- faces, kill me now!
Tokyo Tournament
Chapter Twenty-One: Battle for the Blue Eyes
Also Entitled: (Kaiba-) WHY WON'T THIS GUY DIE!?
"Let's get this over with," said Kaiba silently as he walked onto the arena. Kevin did the same at the opposite end. "You might as well step out now, kid," sneered Kaiba as he activated his Duel Disk, "I have more important matters to deal with than to just play a simple game with the likes of you."
"Don't just brush me aside like some common duelist," Kevin shot back as he shuffled his deck before placing it in his Duel Disk, "you're the sole reason I came to this tournament, and I'm not about to leave this place without my prize."
Kaiba cocked an eyebrow and smirked a little, "You actually plan to walk away from this with a prize? There's no possible way you can win!"
"Don't get too confident, Kaiba," said Kevin with a grin as he drew six cards, "ever since I started playing Duel Monsters, I've wanted one card, the Blue Eyes White Dragon. That card is the single greatest Dragon is the entire game, but only four exist. I intend to get one here and now."
Kaiba chuckled as he drew his own hand, "Then let's get started."
Kaiba: 4000 Kevin: 4000
"Go get him, Seto!" cried Mokuba as he jumped up and down, cheering his brother on." Kaiba allowed himself to smile slightly as he watched his opponent take his turn.
"I'll start this duel off with a monster in defense mode," declared Kevin as he placed the card on his Duel Disk. He followed this action up by placing two more cards in the Spell/Trap slots, "Next, I'll place two cards facedown. Your move."
Kaiba grinned as he drew his card, "Just as I thought. You don't even have the nerve to put out a monster in attack mode."
"It's wiser to start in defense," said Kevin, "I know how strong your monsters are, I'm no fool."
"The words of a coward," said Kaiba as he placed a card on his Duel Disk, "now I'll destroy your monster! I summon Kaiser Sea Horse (1700/1650)!" The blue-and-purple-armored warrior of the sea appeared, trident held ready. "Kaiser Sea Horse," commanded Kaiba, "attack!" The armored beast threw its trident at Kevin's facedown monster, revealing it to be a purple beast with a horn growing from where its head should be. Twin dragon necks mounted on serpentine necks hung from its shoulders. The Kaiser Sea Horse's trident plunged into the beast's torso, causing it to cry out in pain and vanish.
"Looks like you didn't accomplish much," said Kevin with a slight grin, "the Twin-Headed Behemoth (1500/1200) will only be revived as soon as I draw my next card."
Kaiba frowned and placed another couple cards into his Duel Disk, "Not that it matters; your pathetic dragon will only be weaker when it comes back. Now I'll place two cards facedown and end my turn."
Kevin drew, and the Twin-Headed Behemoth (1000/1000) reappeared before him. "It's not the Twin-Headed Behemoth you should be worried about, it's the monster that I'm going to sacrifice for it!" The twin-headed dragon vanished from Kevin's field, and a large, black dragon that had red, armor- like scales on its wrists, ankles, face, neck, and wings appeared in its place. "Behold!" cried Kevin as his new dragon let out a bellow, "Death Volstgulf (2200/1700)! Now, my mighty dragon, destroy the Kaiser Sea Horse!" The long-limbed dragon opened its great maw, allowing a breath of black fire to come from its mouth and fly towards the armored sea warrior.
"You fool," said Kaiba with a cruel grin, "you've just sacrificed your dragon for nothing. I activate Rush Recklessly, boosting Kaiser Sea Horse's attack power by 700 points!" The Kaiser Sea Horse's eyes glowed red, and it leapt forward to meet the attack of the Death Volstgulf.
"Yeah, Seto!" yelled Mokuba as he leapt in celebration, believing his brother would soon take a major lead in the Duel.
"Looks like Kevin's screwed," observed Tristan as the Kaiser Sea Horse began to charge through the flames.
"You're the one who's a fool!" yelled Kevin as his own card flipped up, "I activate my facedown Imperial Order, negating the effects of all Spell cards at the cost of 700 Life Points at each of my standby phases!" The Kaiser Sea Horse's eyes immediately changed back to their normal yellow, and the black flames immediately burned through its armor, revealing green skin that was charred and roasted by the flames before the warrior was destroyed. "I'm going to let you in on something, Kaiba," said Kevin with a grin as Kaiba's Life Point Counter dropped significantly, "Every time a Spell card is activated, Death Volstgulf gains 200 attack (2400/1700) for a turn. In addition, every time it destroys a monster, you'll lose a further 500 Life Points!"
Kaiba: 2800 Kevin: 4000
Kaiba snarled as he pressed a button on his Duel Disk, "Before you can end your turn, I'll activate Dust Tornado, destroying Imperial Order and allowing me to place a card facedown." A whirlwind appeared in the center of the field, sweeping up dust around it as it blew the Imperial Order card away. Then a facedown card replaced the Dust Tornado that had been facedown. "Not only that, but now it's my turn." Kaiba drew and smiled as he activated the card he had played, "Now I activate Raigeki, destroying all of your monsters!" A lightning bolt struck the Death Volstgulf, causing it to bellow in anguish before it exploded.
"This isn't good," Kevin silently muttered as Kaiba continued.
"Now I summon the Lord of Dragons (1200/1500) and attack directly!" the dragon-summoner appeared on the field with a sweep of its long cape, then charged forth and punched Kevin in the face. Kevin fell backwards from the blow, and rubbed his jaw at the point of impact.
Kaiba: 2800 Kevin: 2800
"Yeah! You get him, Seto!" Mokuba continued his one-person cheerleading squad act as the others looked on.
"Go ahead and make your move, Kevin," Kaiba said with a growl, "you just aren't worth my time."
Kevin glared back and drew, "Now I'll increase my options by playing Pot of Greed," he declared as he drew two more cards. He smiled and placed both on his Duel Disk, "Now I play a monster in defense mode and another card facedown."
"My turn then," said Kaiba immediately as he drew a card and placed it on his Duel Disk, "and I'll play my OWN Pot of Greed." The CEO of Kaiba Corps grinned as he proceeded to empty his hand, "First, I play Flute of Summoning Dragon, summoning the first two of my Blue Eyes White Dragons (3000/2500)!" The Flute appeared in the Lord's hand. As the Lord of Dragons blew into the Horn, two of the four greatest dragons ever witnessed appeared above. Both had white scales that shone like diamonds, only slightly tinged blue. Their eyes were like sapphire, and glared intently at Kevin, the one who planned to capture one of them. "That's not all," continued Kaiba, "I also play White Dragon Ritual, sacrificing the Lord of Dragons to summon the Paladin of White Dragon (1900/1200)." A smaller, younger version of the two Blue Eyes White Dragons also appeared, mounted by a blue-armored man who carried a sword that glowed with a brilliant white light.
Kevin seemed in awe rather than fear, "Unbelievable..." he murmured as he gazed at the two large, powerful, fearsome, horrible, majestic, beautiful dragons that stared him down with eyes that glowed with power.
"Now prepare to lose!" cried Kaiba as he thrust out his arm, "Paladin of White Dragon, attack!" The Paladin urged its mount forward, and the blue dragon extended its wings and took flight. The dragon then dive-bombed Kevin's facedown monster, which was revealed to be a gooey purple ball. Multiple small black spikes extended from the ball.
"I activate Shrink!" cried Kevin as one of his remaining facedown cards flipped up, revealing a convex mirror that made the Paladin of White Dragon appear to be only half its true size. The Paladin of White Dragon then shrank to half its size. "That will cut your Paladin's attack strength in half (950/1200)!" As the dragon nearly collided with the sphere, the Paladin swung its glowing sword, ripping a hole in the bulbous thing. Globs of gunk then flew everywhere as the sphere burst.
"It seems that your little plan to protect your pathetic excuse for a monster failed," mocked Kaiba, "and now you'll pay for your monster's weak defense. The Paladin of White Dragon deals damage even when your monsters are in defense mode."
"Maybe," consented Kevin as a grin crossed his face, "but YOU take 500 Life Points from the Giant Germ's (1000/100) effect! Plus, I get to summon two more from my deck in attack mode!" Two more of the bulbous spheres appeared in front of Kevin.
Kaiba: 2300 Kevin: 1950
"You're a fool!" cried Kaiba as he pointed at Kevin, "You've simply provided some more targets for my Blue Eyes to attack! Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack with White Lightning!" One of the two immense dragons opened its great maw, and white electricity crackled between the jaws before launching at one of the twin Giant Germs.
"I activate Waboku!" cried Kevin as a trio of blue-robed priestesses suddenly appeared between the dragons and the germs. The White Lightning crackled to stop before them.
"You truly are a fool," said Kaiba with a frown, "you could have activated Waboku at the beginning of my turn and protected your Life Points."
But Kevin grinned back, "Yeah, but I got two more Giant Germs for it, didn't I?"
Kaiba scowled, realizing Kevin had used him. Still, he had just dealt 850 Life Points and he could just keep attacking with the Paladin of White Dragon. Plus, with the Paladin back at its original strength, it would take a maximum of two turns to finish Kevin off completely.
Kevin drew and smiled as he set the new card into his Duel Disk, "I set a card facedown, and then switch both my Giant Germs to defense mode. That's all for now."
Kaiba smirked as he drew. It was over now! As soon as the two Germs were gone, any of his monsters could attack directly and finish Kevin off. "Prepare to lose! Paladin of White Dragon, attack the Giant Germ on the left!" The Paladin once again spurred its dragon mount forward. This time, however, a barrier sprung up in the Paladin's path, causing its mount to bounce backward.
"Negate Attack," Kevin said briefly as he watched Kaiba's frustration surface.
[This kid should have lost by now!] Kaiba mentally screamed, [How can some obvious amateur like this possibly be able to survive two of my Blue Eyes?] Angrily, he grabbed the Paladin of White Dragon off of his Duel Disk and tossed it into the graveyard, "You asked for it, Hunter!" He then searched through his deck until he found what he was looking for, and placed it on his Duel Disk, "Allow me to introduce you to the Paladin of White Dragon's second effect! By sacrificing it, I am allowed to Special Summon a Blue Eyes White Dragon to my field directly from my deck!" The third and final Blue Eyes White Dragon appeared between its brethren with a mighty bellow. The three dragons then lowered their heads to Kevin's level and glared at him menacingly. Kevin stared back with a look of eagerness. "Now, prepare to face the ultimate dragon!" Kaiba continued as he slapped the final card in his hand into his Duel Disk, "I play Polymerization, fusing all three of my Blue Eyes White Dragons to summon the unstoppable Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (4500/3500)!" The three great dragons began to merge together, the central dragon remaining where it stood as the other two melded into it. When the fusion was done, a single Dragon's body remained, and atop it were the three heads of the dragons fused into it. "You may have survived the first assault, Hunter," declared Kaiba, "but on my next turn, my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon will wreck your defense and strike you down!"
"Talk is cheap, Kaiba," said Kevin calmly, despite the fact that a three- headed monstrosity was on the verge of blasting right into him, "a true duelist speaks with his actions. It was those actions that got me here. I worked hard to have this opportunity to get a Blue Eyes White Dragon. You, on the other hand, bought and traded your way to get three of them. To me, that doesn't seem all too fair. But now I'm going to win one of those dragons. And here's how I'll do it." Kevin placed a card into his Duel Disk, and a strange bronze object appeared before him. It seemed to be a small trophy. Extending from opposite ends of the stand were claw-like decorations. Near the top of the award a round blue gem was set. An orange depiction of a dragon's head being stabbed by a sword decorated the gem.
"What do you call that thing?" Kaiba said in a bored tone.
"It's the Emblem of Dragon Destroyer," said Kevin as he pulled his deck from his Duel Disk and searched through it.
"It doesn't seem to be doing anything to destroy a dragon," Kaiba taunted.
"It's purpose is not to destroy, but to create," said Kevin as he picked a card from his deck and added it to his hand before replacing his deck. "More specifically, it will create the mighty slayer of dragons," he held the card up for Kaiba to see, and the millionaire gasped as he saw that Kevin held, "the Buster Blader!" Kevin then plucked his two Giant Germs off his Duel Disk and replaced them with the more powerful warrior, "Now, Buster Blader (2600/2300), come forth and strike down the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" The mighty armored warrior stepped forward, light glinting off its purple armor as well as the bronze lining. The Buster Blader's (4600/2300) sword glowed as the energy from Kaiba's four dragons on his field and in his graveyard were transferred through the multiple blue gems that were set into the warrior's immense sword. The Buster Blader leapt forward and swung the huge blade, cleaving off one of the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon's heads and bringing the hydra-like dragon to the ground. The dragon then exploded in a huge burst of light.
Kaiba: 2200 Kevin: 1950
"No..." moaned Mokuba softly as he saw his brother's dragon fall.
Kaiba himself fell to one knee in shock. Sweat was beaded on his forehead and locks of his neatly-combed brown hair stuck to the now heavily- perspired surface. "You'll pay for my dragon's death," Kaiba growled as he pulled himself to his feet and grabbed a card off his Duel Disk. "Now I play Graceful Charity, which will allow me to draw three cards at the cost of discarding two immediately afterwards."
"I know what it does, Kaiba," Kevin said with a glare, "I'd think you'd have learned not to underestimate me by now."
Kaiba scowled back and drew his three cards. After a bit of consideration, he took two of them and slipped them into his graveyard, "One of the cards I discarded is coming right back. I remove Kaiser Sea Horse and the Lord of Dragons from my graveyard to Special Summon the Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End (3000/2500) (Buster Blader-5100/2300)!" The immense, green- plated dragon appeared in front of Kaiba before immediately disappearing, "But that's not all. I then sacrifice Chaos Emperor Dragon to summon a monster in defense mode."
"Oh my Lord!" yelled Joey as he saw the horizontal card appear before Kaiba, "Kaiba just played defense! Hell musta froze over!"
"Things do look grim for Kaiba," said Yugi, "but there is a way he could win."
"I summon Luster Dragon (1900/1000)!" yelled out Kevin as the sapphire- coated dragon appeared, "Now, I'll destroy you defense monster and then attack directly with Buster Blader to win the duel!" The human-sized dragon emitted a blast of energy from its mouth, striking Kaiba's facedown monster.
"Say hello to Twilight Zone Dragon (1200/1500) (Buster Blader (5600/2300)!" Kaiba cried as his monster was revealed to be a plump green dragon with a serpentine neck and head and four wings. "Twilight Zone Dragon might appear weak, but it is invulnerable to attacks by monsters with 1900 attack or more!" Kevin simply frowned as Kaiba drew, contemplating how to get around the dragon. However, Kaiba laughed aloud and played the card he drew immediately, "I play Monster Reborn, reviving the second monster I discarded to Graceful Charity!" The great blue monstrosity that rose from the ground caused Kevin to gasp as he realized it was all over. "Obelisk the Tormentor (4000/4000), destroy his pathetic Luster Dragon!" Obelisk swung forth his immense fist, crushing the Luster Dragon into the ground. As the holograms faded, Obelisk began to lift its fist back up, revealing the crushed scales and bones of the dragon it had slaughtered. The dragon's strange internal fluids were pooled at the area.
Kaiba: 2200 Kevin: 0
Kevin dropped to his knees and pounded the ground with his fist. He had been so close! Kaiba had been locked into a corner, and the Buster Blader had been moving in for the kill. He should have won. Now all his work had been for nothing, all because he had put out the weak dragon.
Kaiba stepped out of the arena without a word, and Kevin got to his feet and left after him.
Cerberus called up the next duel without pausing, "The fourth match of the Tokyo Duel Monsters Tournament Finals will begin now! Term and Shaun, please report to the dueling arena!"
Well, it took me long enough to post this thing. Now, I am going to go sleep, as it is nearly 11 now. Stick around for the next chapter, where the aggressive Term takes on the mysterious Shaun.