Episode 2-The Tablet's Secret
Domino Museum, Japan- Kai stepped back and threw off his cloak. He pushed a button on his watch and it transformed into a duel disc. Erika put out her hand and her duel disc activated. Kai pulled out his deck and put it in his pocket.
"Here's a deal for you," said Kai. "I just bought a box of Mage's Study. So, instead of using my deck, I'll open all twenty-four packs and take forty random cards from the total two hundred and sixteen cards. Deal?"
"Deal," replied Erika. Kai opened all twenty-four packs and put the cards into the pile. He shuffled them and drew the top forty cards; then he shuffled them.
"I wont even look at them," said Kai, placing the deck into the deck slot.
This kid's nuts! He's going to play me with a deck that he's never seen before! thought Erika. Kai placed the cards into the box.
"Let's duel!" yelled Kai.
"Holo-projectors activate!" yelled Erika. Holo-projectors shot from both player's discs. The two pieces of the duel discs became one and the duel started. Both duelists drew five cards.
"I'll start!" yelled Kai, drawing a card. "I summon Mage Knight (STAR/3 ATK/100 DEF/1000) in defense mode! Then play two cards facedown." Two cards appeared before him and a small knight in shiny, silver armor appeared in front of the cards, on a knee with its shield raised symbolizing that it's in defense mode. "Your move."
Erika drew and smiled, "I summon Ivy the Plant Princess (STAR/4 ATK/1800 DEF/1000) in attack mode!" yelled Erika. "Ivy attack his Mage Knight now!" The green woman wrapped in thorn plants put both of her hands out. Her fingers extended and grew thorns, then they wrapped around the almost defenseless knight.
"Not so fast! My knight has a special ability," said Kai. "By paying half of my Life Points (Kai's LP4000) I can negate your attack and destroy your monster!" The small knight drew out a staff just like the Dark Paladin's. He slashed the thorns in half, the pointed the staff at Ivy the Plant Princess. Ivy screamed and exploded. "Now, when I use this effect, it deducts half of your monster's attack points from your Life Points!" (Erika's LP7100)
"Your move," sighed Erika.
Kai drew, "I summon Twilight Mage by sacrificing my Mage Knight (STAR/6 ATK/2500 DEF/1000)!" yelled Kai. "When my Twilight Mage is summoned by sacrificing my Mage Knight, my Life Points are doubled! (Kai's LP8000) Now, Twilight Mage attack Erika's Life Points directly!" A mage clad in a black, starry robe appeared before Kai. It raised its staff and pointed it at Erika. Erika screamed and was sent soaring to the floor. (Erika's LP4600) She stood up and regained her composure. "Activate facedown card, Mage's Time Reversal!" cried Kai. "At the cost of twice of my Twilight Mage's attack points (Kai's LP3000) my mage can attack again! So go, my Twilight Mage, attack her directly again!" The mage raised its staff again and Erika's body slid across the ground. She jumped to her feet and smiled. (Erika's LP2100)
"I could use some help Seru!" she cried. A golden chain glowed around her neck and a small, golden ring was attached to the bottom. The glowing stopped, revealing a small, almost charm-like, Millennium Ring.
"Th… that looks like the Millennium Ring!" gasped Kai.
"Yes, my brother was a master thief and he picked this up when he raided the Ishtar family's home," she explained. "Now, back to the duel. But, before it continues, let's make another bet. If I win, you must let me steal the Tablet of the Gods."
"The Tablet of the what?"
"The Tablet of the Gods," sighed Erika, pointing to the behind Kai.
"Oh…"
"But, if you win, you may take my charm," said Erika.
"Why would I want to take your stupid charm?" asked Kai.
"You'll see. My turn?"
"Yeah."
Erika drew and instantly played the card. "I activate Vines of Destruction!" she yelled. "This magic card allows me to destroy one monster on your side of the field!" A dark hole opened in front of Erika. Thousands of green vines burst from the hole and wrapped around the Twilight Mage. It was jerked into the hole and then it vanished. "Now your Life Points are open for my Rose the Plant Queen (STAR/4 ATK/1900 DEF/100) to attack!" she yelled as she placed the monster onto her duel disc. "Rose, attack his Life Points directly!" A green woman wrapped in vines appeared in front of Erika. Atop her head was a small, golden tiara. She raised her hands and thousands of razor-sharp rose petals fell around her. They turned and pointed at Kai. In a second, they'd surrounded him.
"ACTIVATE FACEDOWN CARD!" cried Kai. "Mage's Study! This card allows me play one Mage on the field and I choose Solar Mage (STAR/4 ATK/2000 DEF/1500)! My mage is played in defense mode, unfortunately, but at least my Life Points are safe." The rose petals stabbed into the red clad mage and it exploded.
"SERU!" yelled Erika. The charm glowed again but, this time so did Erika. The silhouette of her body started to change. She grew taller and her hair grew to her waist. The light faded revealing a much older woman. Her long black hair swayed easily at her waist.
"Wait a minute, you've lost me! What happened to Erika?" asked Kai.
"I am Erika, sort of," said the woman. "Like Yugi's puzzle, this charm has my spirit living within it. So, Erika can call upon me, Seru, whenever she pleases," she explained.
"Evidently not," muttered Kai. "She called you earlier."
"Well I'm sorry Mister Fancypants, but a girl needs her beauty sleep. I can't tend to Erika's needs all the time," she said, "it'd be too stressful."
"Who are you Seru?"
"When I was living, in my own body, I was a servant to Master Marik and Mistress Ishizu after Odion passed away."
"Why do you serve that bratty girl?" asked Kai. "Her brother stole from the Ishtar's tomb!"
"Never mind that," she said. "Let's finish this."
"OK."
"I activate my monster's special ability! By paying half of my Life Points (Seru's LP1050) Rose may attack again!" The petals surrounded Kai again and slashed around him. They, then, flew in front of him and formed into a large rose. A green beam flew out of the rose and flew at Kai. It hit him and he was sent flying into the tablet's case. (Kai's LP1100) The glass shattered and Kai slammed against the ancient tablet. A large crack formed up the tablet and from it burst a golden light. The rest of the tablet shattered into grains of sand and in its place was a new, solid gold tablet. In the center was a silver bracelet made from seven medium-sized rings. Around the bracelet were seven engravings; each shaped like a Millennium Item. Kai looked at Seru's charm and then at the engraving shaped like her charm. "Hurry up!" cried Seru. "Your move."
Kai leapt from the glass catastrophe and drew a card. "This card will seal your fate!" yelled Kai. "By removing three spellcaster-type monsters in my graveyard from play, I can special summon my Trio Mage (STAR/12 ATK/3200 DEF/3000)." Three magicians clad in sapphire blue robes appeared before Kai. "Trio Mage, attack Rose the Plant Queen!" The three mages raised their staffs and pointed them at Rose. Three beams of blue magic poured from their staffs and engulfed Rose. They lowered their staffs and Rose the Plant Queen was gone.
"NO!" cried Seru. (Seru's LP0000) She fell to her knees and transformed back into Erika. She removed the charm from its necklace and tossed it to Kai. "Pull out the bracelet, after you read the scriptures, and attach that charm to on of the rings. You need to collect all seven to seal away the power of the Millennium Items. Good luck." Erika closed her eyes and vanished.
Kai removed his deck from the deck slot and placed it into the box. The duel disc split and slid back. The holo-projectors flew back to the disc and Kai sighed. "Man!" he said. "She was a lot of help!" He walked over to the tablet and attempted to read the hieroglyphics. "Lion, bird, water…" he whispered, "what does it mean?" He ran his fingers across the pictures and they immediately became readable. "Woah! Long ago, when the pyramids were still young, a war raged in the peaceful land of Egypt between the Pharaoh and the Priest," read Kai. "To aid his victory, the Pharaoh summoned the three Gods of Light; Slifer, Obelisk, and Ra. But the Priest countered with the four Gods of Darkness. Their names were never recorded but, supposedly, they resembled ancient, almost mythological, creatures. With the combine might of the Gods of Light, the Pharaoh found a way to defeat the Priest and lock the Gods of Darkness into the very sands of Egypt. Five thousand years later, the Ishtar family obtained the seven Millennium Items and melted each one down into a liquid form. During the melting process, an ancient thief, Ryuu Bakura, stole a piece of each Millennium Item. He melted them down and created tiny, charm-like replicas of the items. Each contains the same powers as the original items but, when Bakura created these 'charms' he angered and released the Gods of Darkness into the world. The creator of a popular card game known as Duel Monsters, Maximillion Pegasus, created card replicas, like the Gods of Light, and hid them in his palace. Many evil souls heard of the cards and attempted to steal them. Only one was successful… Kiren, an evil sorcerer from an ancient land. Upon hearing this news, the Ishtars completed the Tablet of the Gods and engraved carvings shaped like the charms into its golden surface. Some day, when all seven charms are collected, they shall be placed into the carvings and the magic of the Millennium Items will be locked away forever."
Next time- Hi, this is the one and only Mokuba Kaiba. In the next episode, I open a new tournament that takes place all over the world! That's just for starters, because this Kiren guy has entered my tournament! Well, see you next time on Yu-Gi-Oh! eXtreme- Episode 3- The Kaiba Corporation World Tour
