"This is bad, Robert tweaked the hell out of his deck last night but we didn't have time to properly play test it before he had to submit it for the Deck Verification." Sammantha spoke, implying that Robert may not have a chance with the revisions made to his deck.
"Come on guys, it's only been one turn no duel is ever decided on the first turn. Let's just let Robert play it out and give him out support." Yugi commented calmly, never taking his eyes of the field as Robert drew his card and shifted his hand around a bit.
"Alright Kaiba. You want to pull out the heavy hitters already? Fine. Two cards set and one face down. Done." Robert never even looked at the cards he was setting, his eyes remained locked on Kaibas the whole time, searching for any sign of weakness.
"That's all you've got? One sad little defense position monster? How did you even make it this far? Go! Blue Eyes White Dragon, Burst Stream!"
Kaibas great beast heeded its masters command and launched the blast of pure white energy at the defense mode monster. The impact sending up clouds of dust and whipping up incredible winds.
As the dust cleared Roberts face down monster came into view,
"CYBER JAR!?" Kaiba's expression was one of pure rage, his mighty Blue Eyes wiped out in one turn without Robert launching a single attack.
Both monsters vanished form the field and the two duelists were directed to draw five cards per the effect of Cyber jar.
Robert and Kaiba both looked over their new cards and per the second part of Cyber Jars effect set all of the level four or lower monsters onto the field. Robert had three set in defense mode and Kaiba had four in attack mode, Two Vorse Raiders and two Sapphire Dragons.
"Thanks, even though my Blue Eyes is gone I now have enough combined firepower to all but finish you off." Kaiba was smirking that obnoxious smile of his, already sure of his victory.
"Then attack." Robert shot back, his arms crossed,
"I think I'll end my turn, you're up to something." Kaiba replied the look of surprise on his face from Roberts comment already gone.
"Whoah, that really puts him at a disadvantage." Sammantha commented as she watched the duel.
"Yeah, Kaiba's got enough monsters to pull off some serious damage." Joey added.
"I can't believe you guys, Robert's twice the Duelist Kaiba is I'm sure he can pull this around." Kelly chided the two Duelists.
Robert looked over his new card and then at the field.
'Can't keep bluffing him, I need to do some damage.' He thought.
"Alright Kaiba I summon, Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands!" Robert declared, the grey multi armed creature appeared ont eh field and shot one of it's hands to Roberts deck.
"And per its effect I get to take either a Ritual monster or magic card from my deck and add it to my hand, I choose White Dragon Ritual!" Robert explained as the card appeared in Manju's hand.
Robert wasn't done yet though, "Now I activate my new magic card and special summon my Paladin of White Dragon. Then I'll activate it's effect to special summon again, My Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
The crowd went wild, most having been at the town area of the island when Robert had summoned his Dragon against Weevil Underwood and utterly decimated the insect duelist.
The huge beast looked around briefly and then locked eyes on Kaiba, and growled menacingly.
"You'd dare to use a Blue Eyes against me!? I'll destroy you for this!" Kaiba was livid, seeing his signature monster obeying someone else.
"Now I'll set two more cards and end my turn." Robert declared, leaving only one card in his hand.
Kaiba drew his card and began plotting.
"I'll set three cards face down and switch my monsters to defense mode. I'm done for now." Kaiba was grimacing at the possibility of losing to a no name Duelist.
"This is getting boring Kaiba. I thought you were one of the best." Robert tossed off as he drew his card.
"Damnit Robert this isn't the time to get cocky! Focus and stop being an ass." Sammantha called out, unfortunately the audience was cheering so loudly for both Duelists her voice was lost in the roar.
"He was like this as a kid too, always so cocky when he won at Chutes and Ladders." Kelly commented resting her chin on her left hand and taking a sip of her Diet Seven Up.
Robert shot a quick look at the audience, as if he'd heard something.
"Oh well," He shrugged and continued, "Blue Eyes, wipe out his Vorse Raider ont he left!" The sapphire eyed beast complied with its masters wished and launched its attack at the axe wielding berserker.
"Not so fast, Activate Trap, MAGIC CYLINDER!" Kaiba shouted as the twin tubes appeared before his monsters and absorbed the Burst Stream from Roberts dragon, launching it back at him.
The wash of energy forced Robert to lift his hand before his face, the audience lost sight of him in the blast. When the light cleared Robert was on his hands and knees, wisps of smoke floating up from his form.
"Humbling isn't it? Having your own monsters power turned against you. It hurts doesn't it? Well get ready because the pain's just beginning." Kaiba warned and laughed as he drew his card for the turn.
Robert: 5000
Kaiba : 8000
"Oh, looks like luck isn't on your side. I activate the magic card Monster Reborn to bring back my Blue Eyes White Dragon." The massive dragon clawed its was back up from beneath the Earth, shaking it's huge frame free of the dirt covering it, opening its blue eyes it locked onto the dragon on Roberts side of the field and roared a challenge.
Robert Blue Eyes roared back and beat its wings a few times.
"But wait, there's more, now I activate my face down card, POLYMERIZATION!" Kaiba began laughing loudly as two cards in his hand began to glow the same white color as his Blue Eyes White Dragon was now glowing.
"Now prepare to face a monster of epic strength, my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Kaiba called loudly ad the huge beast appeared ont eh field in a blast of white light.
Robert took a step back, his mouth agape as the huge beast appeared on the field, its three heads all staring right at him, the luminous white color of it's hide glowing in the midday sun.
The audience was absolutely ecstatic at the appearance of Kaiba's huge beast. Many had seen the card in play on televised Duels in the past but with Kaiba being the only Duelist with three Blue Eyes White Dragons in his deck and very few other ways to summon the beast no one had ever seen it in person.
Yet here it was in it's glory, the three headed beast with almost unrivaled power, both offensive and defensive was now staring down Robert Marcus, the only other Duelist on the planet to ever have a Blue Eyes White Dragon in his deck.
"Still more Robert, I'll sacrifice both of my Vorse Raiders and a Sapphire Dragon to Special Summon yet another all powerful monster, My Immense Divine Soldier of Obelisk!" Kaiba slid the three cards into his graveyard and slapped the blue card onto his Duel Disk.
The Colosseum shook as the sky darkened over, lightning shot through the gathering storm clouds the thunder was deafening. A dense fog rolled into the field obscuring the vision of not only the Audience but of Robert and Kaiba as well.
Robert couldn't see anything before him, not even his Blue Eyes White Dragon could be seen through the thick fog. He couldn't see but he could very clearly feel the presence of something new, something powerful more powerful than Kaibas Ultimate Dragon, Much more powerful.
Suddenly the fog was gone, as if it hadn't ever been there and behind Kaiba in all it's glory stood Obelisk the huge Blue beast stood with its hugely muscled arms at its side, it's red eyes glowing brightly.
"Looks like it's the end for you Robert. I wish i could say you put up a decent challenge But I hate lying. Now they'll both attack you!" Kaiba commanded and his two beasts obeyed.
The Ultimate Dragon making a B-line for Roberts Blue Eyes and Obelisk slamming a fist down upon Roberts left most monster.
Roberts hand shot forward and activated a waiting trap card.
"WABOKU!" Robert shouted as the card flipped up and reduced all of the damage dealt that turn to zero his face down monster flipped face up to reveal a Spirit Reaper.
"You can't hide forever Once I get another monster on the field you're out of this Tournament and I'll have all of the Blue Eyes White Dragons in the world." Kaiba wasn't pleased about his monsters being turned back.
Robert drew his card and smiled. "Kaiba all I need is two more cards and your out of this Tournament and I'll have three Blue Eyes White Dragons and a God Card. I play the Magic Card, Pot of Greed!"