"Sam I get what you mean I, I heard what Yugi said but, I felt like I had absolutely no control while Ra was on the field. I mean I get a rush out of summoning my Blue Eyes but Ra..." Robert trailed off as he looked out over the ocean from the balcony he and Sammantha stood on.
"...I felt like I was losing myself." He finished.
"Honey, It's powerful I know, but maybe you should just sleep on it. I mean it could almost guarantee the Tournament for you." Sammantha was trying to convince him by attacking his insecurities about the end of the Tournament.
"Gee thanks, nice to know you have faith in my skill as a duelist without having to rely on a God card." Robert's expression was one of mild shock and pain.
'Damn, went too far.' Sammantha thought as Robert walked back into the room, grabbed his Duel Disk and walked out, slamming the door behind him.
Sammantha stood there in shock, wincing slightly at the sound of the door slamming, she'd never seen Robert angry before.
"Maybe I should let him cool down, He'll realize I didn't mean it and come back." She spoke aloud to the empty room, he voice echoing slightly as she stepped past the bathroom towards the door to the room.
As Robert slid his Duel Disk on he felt the distinct tingle of energy run up his left arm. 'Damnit, I forgot to take them out.' he thought to himself remembering that both Ra and Obelisk were still in his deck.
"Doesn't matter, no one around here needs to qualify so I shouldn't have to duel." He spoke aloud, not noticing the person following him, also wearing a Duel Disk.
As Robert made his way through the Resorts garden maze he found himself in the very center of the flower laden botanical wonder. The full moon shone down upon him and the large open area.
"Robert, if you truly intend to give up the Egyptian God cards, to never use them again in battle then I must insist you hand them over or they will be taken by force."
Robert spun around at the unexpected intruders words to be confronted by a man no older than himself. Long slightly spiked white hair and a sinister sneer on his face. But the thing that stood out most was the almost glowing golden Ring hanging from a leather cord around his neck.
"My name is Bakura, and I'll be taking those god cards from you now." Bakura commanded, his voice stern and hard beyond his apparent years. Whipping his arm around and locking his old model Duel Disk into place.
"Let's Duel." he sneered.
"Fine, I need to blow off some steam, Let's rock." Robert replied locking his Duel Disk and drawing five cards.
"Please feel free to go first, the condemned man should be given every chance." Bakura replied drawing his cards and smiling at Robert.
As Robert drew his sixth card an odd sensation came over him, a cold clammy feeling swept over his body. Looking around he noticed an odd fog rolling in, he could see Bakura and the duel field fine but everything around him seemed to dim.
"Welcome to my Shadow Game." Bakura smiled even wider.
Yugi and Joey's Room
Yugi shot straight up in bed. He'd been laying there watching a movie on the television, shuffling his deck when a sudden wave of energy had washed over him.
'Yugi! That energy!' The pharaoh cried out in Yugi's mind.
"A shadow game? Here?" Yugi had thrown on his jacket and Duel Disk and rushed out the door in mere moments.
One Floor Up, Three doors down.
Willem Spring stood upon his rooms Balcony looking out over the Garden. His arms crossed behind his back smiling. The near perfect sphere of purplish black energy formed in the very center of the Garden where Robert Marcus had been only moments before.
"This should prove interesting." He spoke softly, his eyes were closed but the golden image upon his forehead was shinning brightly.
Center of the gardens maze
"I'll set two face down cards and summon my Spear Dragon. That's all I can do for now." Robert declared. As his turn ended he noticed he was feeling slightly fatigued, almost as if he'd just finished a light work out.
"You're already feeling it aren't you? It takes a lot of power to participate in a shadow game. Let's see if you can handle it." Bakura remarked as he drew his card.
"I'll play the magic card Call of the Mummy and using it's effect special summon one Zombie monster from my hand to the field. And that one monster will be my Vampire Lord!" Bakura laughed as the Vampire appeared on the field bowing slightly while baring it's pointed Canines in a predatory smile.
"I don't think so, Activate Trap, Torrential Tribute!" Robert responded.
A wave of water washed over the field wiping Bakuras Vampire Lord out in the tidal rush.
Bakura's smile didn't fade one bit.
"You just lost your advantage Bakura, Most people wouldn't be smiling at that... Unless!" It dawned on Robert too late as Bakura's Vampire Lord re-appeared on the field at the end of his turn, it's fangs bared at Robert again.
"It's only a matter of time before you fall to my undead creatures Robert." Bakura shot back as Robert drew his card.
"But that time will have to wait as I can't do a thing more than set one face down card and end my turn." Bakura didn't seem the least bit tired.
Drawing his card Robert winced, 'Damn I wish I'd taken these out of my deck, now they're just slowing it down.' He mentally chastised himself for not locking the god cards away when he had the chance.
The shinning, golden form of Ra greeted him from his newest draws surface. Almost beckoning him to play it.
"I'll sacrifice my Spear Dragon for my Kaiser Glider!" Sliding the small blue dragons card form his Duel Disks monster field and into the graveyard while also setting the larger beasts card in one swift move Robert took note of a noticeable fatigue washing over him.
The large golden dragon forming in the Spear Dragons place in a blast of luminous energy.
"Is that all?" Bakura shot off nonchalantly.
"Not by a long shot pal, Now Kaiser Glider, MASTER FLAME!" Roberts voice seemed to fade as it impacted the walls of the swirling black cocoon of shadow energy.
Kaiser Gliders attack streaked across the field bringing an almost astounding amount of light to the darkened battle field. As it impacted with Bakuras Vampire Lord the undead creature vanished and Bakura bore the brunt of the attack himself.
As the Smoke cleared Robert could see why, the Interdimensional Matter Transporter trap card, the card Bakura had set before his turn ended, had been activated.
Robert: 8000
Bakura: 5600
"That was kinda stupid Bakura, if you'd only let your Vampire Lord go you'd still have over seven thousand life points left." Robert called across the field.
"Ah but then I wouldn't be able to finish what I started." Bakura answered back drawing his card and flashing that dark smile of his yet again as the Vampire Lord returned to his side of the field, Bakura's trap card having been used up.
"Now I'll sacrifice my Vampire lord to special summon my ultimate undead monster, VAMPIRE GENESIS!" As Bakura slapped the card down his Vampire Lord began to shake and convulse, it's skin turning a dark purple and it's ornate "batwing" like cloak flaring out behind it.
The creatures muscles bulged and grew its height climbing several feet in a matter of seconds, and the eyes, Robert couldn't look away from those deep menacing blood red eyes.
Once the transformation had finished the huge beast flexed it's muscles and folded its arms across it's massive chest, casting a grin at Robert showing off it's saber like teeth.
"Impressive isn't it? Vampire Genesis gains the returning effect of Vampire lord and, as long as I discard the appropriate card from my hand it can resurrect any Zombie monster in the graveyard." Bakura sounded very pleased with himself.
"Now, Let's show him what you can do Genesis. Vlads Torment!" Bakura's command rang out like a death knell for Roberts Kaiser Glider as thousands of hollow pikes shot out of the shadows in the great purple zombie monsters wings impaling the golden dragon and almost instantly draining it dry.
Robert: 7400
Bakura: 5600
"Thanks to my Kaiser Gliders effect that's not going to happen again Bakura, Vampire Genesis returns to your hand!" Roberts tone was triumphant but Bakura was still smiling that dark smile of his.