Yami no Game: Death's Awakening Chapter 16: Duel with Seto, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Zypher: Hey hey everyone and welcome to the next chapter of Yami no Game: Death's Awakening. Glad you all enjoyed the last chapter and threw your hatred at Hayama for what he did. Gotta love the feel of beating up people for the stupid things they do. Anyways, hope you'll enjoy this one like you did the last.

Yami no Game: Death's Awakening

Chapter 16

Late at night on top of the Domino High school roof, a kid was running from two burly suits. He was cut off as he got closer to the fence and looked back, seeing them blocking his way. A figure appeared from behind them and looked to him. "Alright kid, just hand over the card and we won't have to do this the hard way." he murmured. "But...but I can't. It's a memento of my dad's." The kid whispered. "He doesn't care and neither do I." The person said and nodded to the two men who walked over to the kid and soon beat him until he couldn't stand and the other walked over and took the card from him.

"Seto should be happy with this." The male murmured, the clouds drifting apart to reveal the ruby red male in the moonlight.

The next morning Yugi walked into class with his friends and sat down at his desk. "So guys, do you want to learn how to play Duel Monsters cause I can help you out." Yugi said with a smile. "Sure! I would love to learn how to play this game!" Zella replied happily. "Ok then. First thing you need to know is how to summon monsters which is pretty easy but some monsters can have a field power advantage. What you need to really know is which one acts to which field." Yugi explained as he brought out a field map and placed it on his desk. Jounouchi looked down at it and sighed. "Man, this game may not be too fun." he grumbled and Yugi looked up to him. "Why not? I think it is." he said. Honda snickered. "Probably because the game contains too much strategy and analyzing which he can't keep up with." Honda said and Jounouchi growled, holding him up by his shirt. "That isn't true!" he growled. He then saw the sash and looked back to him, letting go of his shirt. "Hey, Honda, what's with the sash?" he questioned.

"Oh this? Well, as a member of the Student Committee, it's my duty to watch over the student populace. Rumors have been going around about guys stealing rare cards from people using inhumane methods. The game had gotten popular so quick and it seems whoever is taking them is targeting the students." Honda explained. "Wow, I never knew that." Yugi murmured, tucking his cards and field map away. Honda continued to boast about his duty, never noticing the others weren't listening to him by that point. Soon, the bell rang and Yugi's friends took their seats just as the teacher walked in. They did the traditional bow before sitting down. "Good morning, students. Today we have two new students coming into our class. Please welcome Seto Kaiba and Ruby Jewelstone." he said as the two walked in. Students started to murmur to each other about them, knowing them both to be very rich and powerful people. Seto smiled as he looked to them, greeting them friendly.

"This is surprising. Having two rich students in our class. They look better suited for a private school or even homeschool. What would ever bring them here..." Zella murmured as Honda nodded in agreement while the teacher assigned their seats right next to Yugi. They walked over, Ruby already taking his seat but Seto spotted a card sitting on the floor by Yugi's desk and picked it up. He held it up to him and he looked up in astonishment. "Is this your card?" Yugi nodded. "Yes, that's mine. Must've dropped it." Kaiba smiled and handed it back to him. "It's no problem. You must like the game as much as I do." he said. Yugi perked up as he said that. "Really? You like Duel Monsters?" he asked and Seto nodded. "Sure. Ruby and I love the game." he replied and Yugi knew this was the start of a great friendship between him, Kaiba and Ruby.

After school, Yugi was talking with Kaiba and Ruby who invited him to come over to their house to look at their card collection. He agreed happily and soon, they were off and Yugi's friends arrived at the gate. Seeing the car drive off, they looked back to Yugi. "See you're already becoming good friends with those two. Should've known since you two share the same hobby." Zella said with a smile. "Yeah, maybe they'll become friends with Yami and Aqua too." Yugi said then got an idea. "Hey, why don't we all go to Kaiba's? Since he invited me and all, I bet you guys would like to come as well." Yami and Aqua took the time to walk up to them. "Go where, little one?" Yugi looked to them and smiled happily, running over to wrap his arms around Yami's waist. "Two new students came in today and they share the same interest in Duel Monsters like me. They invited me to come over to their house and I wanted to see if you two and my friends would like to go. Please say yes." Yugi pleaded, looking up to him with shimmering amethyst eyes. Yami laughed softly and pat his head. "We would love to come." Yugi smiled and nodded.

"Let's get going then before it gets late!"

When they arrived, they were appalled at the sheer size of it. "There should be a law ta have such a house." Jounouchi grumbled. "Don't be like that, Jou." Zella reprimanded as she and Honda arrived on his bike and Jounouchi snickered. "Giving free taxi rides now, Honda?" Honda's face flushed and his eyes narrowed at him. "Shut up! I decided to give her a ride here since it was so far and she was walking along the same street when I was riding by!"

"Ah, Yugi. Glad you came. Please, come in." Kaiba's voice echoed through the speaker as the gates opened. They walked up to the door and Ruby opened it, many maids standing behind him. He smiled warmly to them as he invited them in. "Come. Seto's waiting for us." he spoke as he led them to where their card collection was. When they walked inside, they all, except for Yami and Aqua, were impressed by the many cards, common and rare, that they held. Kaiba turned to them and beamed brightly. "Glad you all could come!" he greeted happily as he walked over to them. His eye caught that Yami and Aqua were interested little by the collection. 'I wonder...could they have been the ones that defeated those three sisters that night?' But he didn't speak his thoughts as he heard one of them ask a question about the trophies. "Oh those? They were trophies that Ruby and I won in tournaments. I personally have been crowned as Duel Monster champion."

"Duel Monster champion? Wow, you sound like you're pretty much unbeatable." Jounouchi only snorted. "Yeah, if they wanna gloat 'bout it." he hissed under his breath and Zella nudged him. "Shush, Jou." she whispered before looking to Kaiba. "Don't mind him. He's just a little hotheaded sometimes." Kaiba waved his hand. "It's alright." he spoke, looking to him. 'Hmm, he doesn't look all that interested in the game. Maybe I could change that and perhaps his interest in something more than Duel Monsters.' he thought then turned his attention back to Yugi. "Well, Yugi. Tell me, do you have a rare card that you could show me?" he questioned. "No. I didn't bring them with me." Yami took this time to speak up. "But his jii-chan does hold many rare cards. Maybe we can head over to his shop and see some." Yugi's eyes brighten and he nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah! My jii-chan has a lot of rare cards that he sells. Maybe he can also show us the ultimate rare one that he has!" Yugi spoke happily, thanking Yami so much for the idea.

'Ultimate rare one? Could it be?' he wondered and looked to Ruby who was thinking the same. With that, Kaiba gave a heartfelt nod; smile still plastered on his face. "But of course. Let's get going then." They all nodded and left the mansion to head over to the game shop.

When they reached the store, they entered inside and Sugoroku looked up to them. He gave a heartwarming grin to them all. "Ah, I see you brought your friends, Yugi. What brings you all here today?" he asked. "Jii-chan, can you show us your rare card. Pretty please?" Yugi begged. He laughed heartily and nodded. "But of course." He reached down, digging past a few boxes of assorted things before pulling out one that was meant to hold a card and came back up to the counter. He opened it and his friends all gasped at the card the rests within the confines of the box.

"Here it is. My rarest and most treasured card. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

His friends all could see the value the card held, all but Kaiba and Ruby. "Seto, that's the card. That's the card you've been looking for." Ruby whispered. "I know." he spoke, unaware that Aqua's ears flicked back as he heard them speaking and his eyes narrowed. 'What could they be up to?' Kaiba pushed past the others and looked at the card in amazement. The one card he has searched for and he finally found it. "This is it. The one I've been looking for! You must let me have it!" The brunet put his briefcase onto the glass counter and opened it, showing them all the rare cards that was known in existence right there. "Wow! And I thought his collection was great! He might actually have doubles of every rare card possible except for the Blue Eyes White Dragon." Jounouchi looked down to Yugi curiously as he spoke.

"What do you mean? If he possibly have doubles of every rare card then why would he need another Blue Eyes?" he questioned. "Because," Sugoroku spoke. "Since the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is so powerful, it was told that only four copies were made of the card. Any duelist or collector would sell everything they own to possess such a card. But this copy right here is dear to me as a good friend gave it to me. No matter the price or its rarity, not even the highest bidder could claim this card from me." He then looked up to Kaiba. "Not even the rarest of cards will part me from this one." Kaiba looked angry and closed the briefcase with a snap. "Fine. I'm sorry to have bothered you then." He then walked past them and called to Ruby who followed him out. They watched them go before Honda complimented Sugoroku on his speech, hoping that it taught them that the rarity of a card wasn't important.

The next day, Honda was dueling with Jounouchi who now got himself interested in the game again, Yugi standing before them to judge the game. "Alright, I'll play Zombi in attack mode." Honda said, placing the monster over the graveyard field. Jounouchi looked at his hand and grinned at his luck. "Alright! I'll play Blackland Fire Dragon in attack mode!" he spoke, placing the 1500 attack monster onto the field. "Hah! I win!" he cheered. "Not really." Jounouchi looked baffled and turned to Yugi. "What do ya mean I didn't win?"

"Well, Jou-kun, even though your dragon has more attack points than Honda's zombie monster, he played his monster on a graveyard field which is good for the undead so its attack increased just enough to beat Blackland Fire Dragon." he explained and Honda cheered again as Jounouchi sulked. "No fair." he whined and looked up as he heard Kaiba walking over to them. "Yugi, hello. I was wondering, did you bring the Blue-Eyes White Dragon like I asked. I really wanted to see it again." Yugi nodded as he pulled the card from his bag. "Yeah but be extremely careful. My jii-chan wants it back just the way it was."

"Yugi, are ya sure 'bout this? I have my doubts 'bout him and his buddy." Jounouchi whispered. Yugi sighed lightly and looked to him. "I know, Jou-kun. Yami and Aqua were telling me the same but I told them to not worry too much. He and Ruby are friends and they couldn't steer me wrong." he whispered back. Kaiba smiled as he looked at the card. "This is great. Thanks to that riveting speech your jii-chan gave to me, I now admire my cards." he said, reaching into his back pocket discreetly. 'Now, all I need to do is switch this with the fake I made and it will be mine.' After admiring the card more, he was about to hand it back but let it slip and apologized, kneeling down to pick it up. While near the floor, Kaiba shifting the cards while he was there but didn't know Jounouchi and Yugi saw him switching the cards. He got up and handed Yugi the card, fake smile still upon his face. He took it, not mentioning a thing about him switching the cards so as to not rouse any suspicion.

After school, Yugi was walking home, gazing at the fake card with thought. Zella ran up to him and tapped his shoulder. "Hey, Yugi. Glad I found you. I was starting to wonder why you weren't with Jounouchi and Honda." At that, he looked to her. "Why's that?" he questioned. "They said they were going to challenge Kaiba to a duel and I thought you had gone with them."

"Really? They never told me that." Having a feeling of dread, Yugi gave a quick goodbye to Zella and ran back to school.

"So, why did you call me up here?" Kaiba questioned, looking to them. "Enough games, Kaiba. I saw ya switch Yugi's card. Now give it back." Jounouchi growled. "Why would you think such a thing? I would never switch Yugi's card." Jounouchi sneered and charged in, ready to punch him but two guards appeared, holding him back. Ruby came up behind Kaiba and looked to him. "Glad I came in time, Seto. Don't want to mess up your million dollar face now." Ruby reprimanded with a chuckle. "Oh don't worry about that. Even if you didn't come, I could take him." The two guards, by Kaiba's command, knocked Jounouchi out, because he didn't want him hurt, and beat Honda until he fell unconscious from the blows. At that time as Honda hit the ground did Yugi arrive up onto the roof and gasped at Honda's condition.

"What are you doing, Kaiba! Why are you hurting my friends?!" Kaiba turned his gaze to him and laughed. "They are trying to claim I took your card and switched it with a fake." Yugi looked up to him solemnly. "But you did. I saw you switch them and thought you would give it back. You know how important that card is to jii-chan." Kaiba only laughed again. "Oh really~ Well, Yugi, it doesn't matter anymore. I have what I want and I'm not giving it back." Yugi's eyes teared up as he ran over to him. "Seto, please. Give me the card back. I promise my jii-chan I would return it." he whispered but cried out as he was pushed back. "No matter. An old man shouldn't even have a powerful card such as this. "Loving the cards", such rubbish." He walked off with Ruby trailing behind him and Yugi was about to run after them if one of the guards didn't pick him up by his shirt collar. "Where do you think you're going, punk?" The guard growled, raising a fist in preparation to punch him. Yugi's eyes widened and he mentally called for the demons who appeared just before the blow could be made. With a splatter of blood and a gurgle from the guard, he dropped Yugi to the ground before falling back, large bloody claw marks upon his chest.

Yami's cerise eyes glowed with anger as he turned to the other guard who tried to run off and he soon joined the fate of the other. After the deed was done, he turned to Yugi. "What happened, love?" he questioned, looking to Yugi's tearful expression as he explained what happened.

Kaiba and Ruby were about to get into the limo when they heard footsteps and turned, Ruby gasping when he saw the two demons. "Kaiba and Ruby, you have tried to hurt our love and you will pay the price for it." Yami hissed, eyes narrowing. "What is this? Do you two think you can scare me with fake wings and fangs?" Seto chortled. "You think this is fake? Only if you knew, Seto Kaiba." Yami snarled eyes gleaming and blood dripping from his claws. "Why don't you take a look at this." he hissed, showing them a view of his dead guards. "Seto...I don't think this is a joke. I think we're about to play with magic here." Ruby started but he only laughed again.

"I told you before, Ruby, there's no such thing as magic." Yami only chuckled and looked to him. "So, you think magic isn't real. Fine, I'll give you a fine example of the magic we possess. If you don't want to believe your guards are dead from the blood on my claws, then I will show you the magic and demonic strength I possess in a duel." he spoke darkly before the shadows engulfed them and they appeared in an empty classroom.

On the roof, Jounouchi and Honda were waking up from the blows they took and cried out as they saw the dead guards in front of them. "What the hell happened here?!" Yugi walked up to them and placed a hand on their shoulders, making them turn their gazes away from the bodies and to him. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you but let's get going. Yami and Aqua came while you two were unconscious and is confronting Kaiba about jii-chan's card now." They nodded and got up, heading to the game shop to at least patch up Honda's bruises.

Back in the classroom, Kaiba and Yami were now seated at a table. A field map lay before them and a deck of cards off to the side. "You must have a lot of courage to duel me. You should know that I'm a Duel Monsters champion and can't be defeated like some common peon." Kaiba gloated. "We will see about that." Soon, the game started and Kaiba looked at his hand, agreeing to go first. "I send out Ryu Kishin in attack mode." he said, placing the card onto the field. To his surprise, the card comes to life and roared as it stood upon the field. Yami chuckled as he drew a card and looked at his hand. "Fine then. I'll send out Blackland Fire Dragon onto the field." Yami spoke as the dragon appeared and burned Ryu Kishin to ashes. Kaiba watched as his monster was destroyed but was more appalled as the card disappeared as well. "What's the meaning of this?!" he demanded as his life points decreased down to 1500. "This is more than a simple duel, Kaiba. As the monster is defeated, so is the card." Yami explained, looking to him but all he saw was a satisfied grin. "I finally found it. The battle I've been looking for. You must be it. The one who defeated those witch sisters in the alley." Kaiba looked to them and Yami chuckled. "So, you came upon them. Yes, we defeated them in a duel. They weren't powerful enough to beat my deck and you are just the same without heart."

"We'll see about that." Kaiba growled, drawing another card and laughed. "Ah, this shouldn't take long. I send out Battle Ox in attack mode. Just enough to beat your dragon." The large beast warrior appeared from under the desert sand which was the field it was played on and slashed at Blackland Fire Dragon, instantly defeating it. The attack lowered Yami's life points down to 1800 but such a meager loss hardly phased him. Yami tutted to himself as he took his turn, drawing Mystical Elf and placed her in defense mode. 'With her high defense, it would take him a while to defeat her.' he thought. Kaiba took his turn, placing a card off to the side and Yami believed it to be a magic card. "Trying to prolong the duel, Kaiba?" Yami started, tutting to himself. "You shouldn't do that, especially dueling against me. I am not a very patient demon and prolonging things will not only make my win a sweet one but will give me the chance to crush you and rid you of your undefeatable title." he finished.

Kaiba growled as he placed Battle Ox into defense and gave the turn to Yami. He drew a card and hissed in disdain as it was Skull Servant, definitely not a card that could defeat Battle Ox. He passed the turn and Seto drew his card. He smirked and flipped over his magic card, Giant's Might. "Let see you take him now." Seto flipped Battle Ox, who now had 2040 attack points due to Giant's Might effect, into attack mode once more and had him attack Mystical Elf who was easily destroyed. Seeing as he was at a disadvantage, he started to go on the defensive, Seto easily crushing his monsters as each turn passed. He finally drew a card to help and grinned, showing sharp canines as he looked to him. "You won't win so easily, Kaiba. I play Summoned Skull in attack mode. Just enough to defeat your rampaging beast." The large demon roared as it collected lightning in its claws and soon shot them at Battle Ox, destroying it and decreasing his life points.

"No!"

"Yes. I told you prolonging things will make your defeat come closer." Seto growled, knowing he would lose if he didn't get rid of Summoned Skull. He pulled out the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from his pocket and placed it discreetly on the top of the deck before drawing it. "Now, to defeat you once and for all." he said, placing the card on the lake field and the large white dragon appeared from the depths of the lake, roaring in its battle cry. Yami snarled, looking to him. "Do you really think you can win with the Blue-Eyes?" he questioned and Seto laughed. "I know I'll win. Blue-Eyes, attack!"

But the Blue-Eyes didn't do a thing, only stayed there. "What's going on?" he demanded once more. "It doesn't attack because your soul is not in the card. Jii-chan's soul is and he doesn't want his dragon to attack me." Yami explained as the dragon disappeared from the field. Kaiba looked on in astonishment as his most powerful beast destroyed itself. 'No, this duel would've been mine.' he thought and looked to Yami, giving the turn to him. He smirked and drew his card and played it. "I now use Monster Reborn to bring back the very same Blue-Eyes. I'll give this turn to you." The dragon appeared on the field on his side and roared, blue eyes looking at Seto with a great intensity of malice. "I won't lose like this." he said, drawing a card and placing it down. "I play Gremlin in attack mode on his field." he said, placing the 2000 attack point monster on the volcano field. Soon, an earthquake started upon field and due to the surroundings being a yami no game, the table that acted as their battlefield cracked as well and the game ended in a draw with no field to battle on. "We'll meet again and the next time, I won't lose." Kaiba hissed before leaving out with Ruby. Yami watched him go before sighing. "He will never learn, will he?"

"I guess not." Aqua picked up the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "But at least we got the card back." Yami nodded and they soon left to head back to the game shop, everything that was resulted from the yami no game gone from the classroom.

In the mansion, Kaiba was in a rage, trophies scattered across the floor. 'He was a worthy opponent but I will not be upstage but some person that considers himself a demon. I can see his illusions are no joke but I know that soon, he will be defeated and I'll have my title back the way it was.'

Zypher: And that's all for this chapter. Yes, if any of the info for the duel confuses you, just look on janime under the third episode for season zero and that should help a bit. Almost got myself lost too but I figured out most of it and got the rest of the duel finished. Also before you ask, the deck Yami used will technically be the deck that Aqua may use if I have him duel which he probably will in the next chapter.

I just had him use that one since I was reading the summary at the same time and didn't feel like doing a lot of searching for monster cards that would match up to the ones used in the episode. The deck that Yami uses is the one from chapter 14 which is basically a demon monster formed deck. Anyways, hoped you all liked the chapter and will be waiting for more. See you soon.