Chapter Five

Decisive Battle: Kaiba Vs. Yugi

As darkness fell Kaiba approached the city of Edo. He walked in the shadows and made his way to the back of Yugi's castle. As he crept around the corner he stopped at the sight of two guards. Kaiba slowly withdrew one sword and approached the two men from the shadows.

He quickly slashed the right man and then brought his sword around to the left before he could draw his sword. Both bodies fell in a puddle of blood. Kaiba seathed his sword and slowly entered the castle.

Ha made his way up the stairs untill he reached a level where they stopped. He entered a hallway that was lined with torches. He walked down the hallway the clanking of his armor could be heard." Hey there one eye" came a voice.

Kaiba turned to see Tristan in brown armor behind him near the stairs." Taylor" Kaiba answered. Tristan walked forward and drew a katana." This time I'll take more than your eye" Tristan said smirking.

He grasped his sword and charged. There was a quick slice faster than Tristan could see. Kaiba smirked as he watched Tristan's head slide off his shoulders.

" A head for an eye" Kaiba laughed. He then seathed his sword again and continued down the hall letting Tristan's head roll near his decapitated body that was spilling out blood.

Near Edo

Serenity sat on her horse on a ridge overlooking Edo." Kaiba is down there, I just hope hes okay" Serenity said. She then grabbed the reins and guided her horse down near the castle.

She rode towards the back to avoid the guards and gasped at what she saw. Two bodies laid motionless on top of a puddle of crimson blood. Serenity dismounted her horse and quickly ran inside.

" Please be safe Seto" she said to herself.

Kaiba drew back the shoji screen door and entered the small outer chamber of Yugi's room." What are you doing here Kaiba" came a voice rich in a foreign accent." Wheeler" Kaiba said.

As if on cue, a blond haired boy came out carrying a long spear." Why have you come here" he asked. Kaiba turned his head and smirked." To kill Yugi, why else" Kaiba laughed.

He then drew a sword and pointed it towards Joey." Get out of my way or end up like Taylor" Kaiba said coldly. Joey grasped his spear and charged. He thrusted it forward towards Kaiba's chest, but that attack was pushed away with ease.

Joey lost his balance and soon got a roundhouse kick in his face. The kick sent him back a few steps, but he recovered and charged again.

He quickly thrusted again and Kaiba blocked, but Joey saw this and brought the butt of his spear hitting Kaiba in his left cheek. Kaiba stepped back and raised his hand to his cheek which was now red.

" How ya like that, hey Kaiba" Joey laughed. Kaiba straightened up." Too early to celebrate Wheeler" Kaiba said. He then drew his sword back and quickly charged at Joey. Joey brought his spear up to counter attack but Kaiba's attack never came.

Joey then quickly turned around to see Kaiba behind him.' He moves like lightning, never has he been this fast' Joey thought. Kaiba quickly thrusted his sword stabbing Joey in his shoulder. He then grabbed Joey by his left arm and his head." Sleep" Kaiba said.

He then forcefully slammed Joey down knocking the young warrior out. Kaiba smirked and kicked away Joey's spear." Too bad you didn't even get to see my special technique" Kaiba laughed.

He then turned towards the door separating him from Yugi's inner chamber." Here I come Yugi, you shall pay for Mokuba's death" Kaiba said and approached the door.

Kaiba slammed open the shoji door and looked forward to see Yugi in front of him in deep meditation." Kaiba I see you've come" he said not even openeing his eyes. Kaiba walked in and looked around the room.

It was similar to his with the exception of the girl in the corner. Kaiba narrowed his eye to make out the form of Tea Gardner, Yugi's wench. Yugi slowly rose from his sitting positon and drew a katana from his seath. Kaiba slowly drew his and the two stood their in a stare off.

The two then quickly charged at eachother clashing their swords together and creating sparks. Kaiba then brought his fist back and swung it missing Yugi's face and causing Yugi to swing at him connecting with Kaiba's already swollen cheek.

Kaiba broke their stand off and backed away. He then brought his sword back and charged forward disappearing before Yugi's eyes. Yugi quickly turned and ducked dodging Kaiba's sword aiming for Yugi's head. Yugi then came back up giving Kaiba a uppercut under his chin.

This sent Kaiba up in the air, Kaiba quickly countered by doing a flip in mid air and bringing his foot into Yugi's chest knocking him back. Kaiba landed and as his feet hit ground he charged forward aiming the tip of his blade for Yugi's neck.

Yugi brought his sword up and knocked this attack, but he then felt a stinging sensation. He looked down to see a second Katana drawn and inlodged in his side." Ha meet my special, Double Katana Doho Justso" Kaiba yelled ripping his second katana out of Yugi's side causing blood to spill out over the shoji screens.

Yugi fell to the ground and Kaiba luaghed." Look at the mightly Lord Yugi on his knees" Kaiba laughed. He then brought both katanas up," time to die" he smirked. All of a sudden a small dagger was swung and entered into where Kaiba's left eye was.

Kaiba slowly turned to see Tea standing next to him." Ha that won't hurt me, I've already lost that eye" Kaiba laughed. He pulled the dagger out causing blood and mucus to drain out from under his eye patch. He tossed the dagger away and struck Tea with his fist causing her to fall away unconscious.

Kaiba smirked and turned to see Yugi already up. Kaiba brought his swords up quickly but was to late. Yugi brought the butt of his katana to Kaiba's chest knocking the man back. Yugi then charged forward and kicked Kaiba causing him to go back and out the shoji window.

Yugi fell to one knee and put his hand over his deep wound." Goodbye Kaiba" he said. He then slowly limped over to the broken window expecting to see Kaiba's body on the ground below, but instead he saw nothing.

All of a sudden two feet came flying in a hit Yugi in his chest knocking him back. He then looked up to see Kaiba reentering through the window." It'll take more than that to kill me" he laughed. Yugi grasped his sword with one hand. His vision began to blur due to the loss of so much blood.

' I'll have to use my Dark Magic Attack to end this quickly, if I do it right I should be able to bring Kaiba down' Yugi thought.

Kaiba grasped both of his swords and charged." Time to die Yugi, White Dragon Rush" he yelled. His pace sped up and he was in front of Yugi in no time. He brought both swords up and then down. Kaiba thought he had won but he quickly felt pain in his side.

He looked to see Yugi's sword flipped upside down with the dull side hitting Kaiba's side. Kaiba heard a few ribs break and then he was flipped into the air. He came down with a loud thud causing the wooden floor to break. Yugi fell to his knees and dropped his sword.

The Dark Magic Attack had zapped all of his energy, but it had also knocked Kaiba out. That was untill he heard the sound of someone getting up. Yugi looked up and saw Kaiba using one of his swords as a crutch. Kaiba stood there trying to gather his breath.

' What was that attack, it was so fast and painful' Kaiba thought.' No matter, Yugi has no energy left, all I have to do is give the final blow' Kaiba said to himself. He slowly limped over near Yugi and brought his sword up." Now you die" he said.

Serenity quickly ran up the stairs untill she reached the top. When she reached it she ran down the hall untill she came to a headless body. She slowly inched her way around it and continued. She ran through a open shoji door and camr to another body. The young boy seemed to be only knocked out so Serenity continued.

She then reached the last door and threw it open. She watched as Kaiba brought his katana up over the head of a kneeling man. She then watched as he dropped his katana and fall back." Seto" she yelled.