Sdrive: And here I am with yet another chapter of The Masters Tournament. If this deck seems oddly similar to Yugi's, well, it's because it's got a bit of everything in it. Also this deck will be in the finals. But I needed a deck for Yûko to use and I figured, ya know, she's the Space Time Witch, the Far East Witch, the Dimension Witch, so she should have a bit of every thing in it. It will be appearing again in the finals like I said earlier because I'm running low on decks for the finals and I thought this would be a good deck for Yûko to use. It's actually my deck for the Eternal Duelist Soul game. So, yeah, I was lazy. But hey, I have a lot of decks I have to create, heck, I took one of my brother's friends decks and it will be in the finals too. So, here we go.
Disclaimer: Disclaimer, disclaimer, how I hate you so, for the only person I can get to do you right now is Yugi OH! Whoa is me for he's dueling too. I don't know if he can handle dueling and doing the disclaimer. I mean, the disclaimer is worse than the Shadow Duels that Bakura, Marik, and Pegasus created combined! Oh well, GET TO WORK YA SLACKER!
Yugi: -Mumbling something about muses- Sdrive doesn't own it.
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"I told you it was not wise to pick a fight with me," a mysterious woman said. On her side of the field was the Black Magician Girl and a Total Defense Shogun. "And now, I have what I need to duel the Pharaoh, Total Defense Shogun, attack her!" The Total Defense Shogun ran up to the woman's opponent and took the last of her life points. The mysterious woman went up to her opponent. "It was nothing personal, but I think the Pharaoh should have a TRUE challenge. You're deck is ok, but in order for him to truly receive this card he needs to be pushed to his limits, or else he will never win."
"But, I was appointed by Is…" Her eyes glazed over and they fell to the ground.
"I know who you were, but your deck wasn't strong enough. The Pharaoh needs a true challenge," the woman said to the soulless body. She picked a card from the mess of scattered cards that had fallen out of her opponent's Duel Disk. She looked down at it in her hand and continued to speak. "My deck will be the true test of the Pharaoh's skills." She slid the Winged Dragon of Ra into her deck and walked off to find the Pharaoh.
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Yugi was walking down the streets of Perth looking at the two cards he had. "I have two Black Magicians and they both count as my rare cards. I have to hurry. I have barely done any dueling. I have to find an opponent." Suddenly Yami appeared in Spirit form next to Yugi.
"I agree Yugi," The ancient Pharaoh of Egypt said. "If we don't do any dueling then we will never make it to the finals."
"We have too. We have to beat Sayora so that we can bring back everyone who has been sent to the Shadow Realm."
"Agreed. Huh?" Yami said looking ahead. "Isn't that Isis who is coming up to us?"
Sure enough Isis was walking over towards them. "Ahh, my Pharaoh. It's good to see you again. I have news of urgent importance."
"Let me take over Yugi," Yami said. The Pyramid around Yugi's neck began to glow a bright golden yellow. Isis was now before the presence of the Pharaoh.
Isis bowed down before Yami, "My Pharaoh, it is tragic," she said while still on her knees.
"You may stand." Yami said.
"I thank you my Pharaoh," Isis said as she stood up.
"Now, what is the problem?"
"We have a thief in our midst," Isis said.
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Yamato and Sdrive were just a block away from the Hospital. Suddenly they heard the all to familiar sound of a card being destroyed. Sdrive looked towards the source of the sound and was surprised to see Mamimi dueling. "Check it out Yamato," he said.
"HA! You destroyed my Sinister Serpent!" Mamimi yelled at her opponent.
"Grr, I lay one card under the table," her opponent said.
"In response I activate Sleepy Sheep!" The four brightly colored sheep appeared. "Prepare to lose!"
"I doubt it. I have my Mirror Force under the table. Nothing you can do will stop me! I end my turn."
"One, you should never tell anyone your plans, and two, Mirror Force won't save you from this!"
"Oh yeah? Try it!"
"As you wish," Mamimi said without even bothering at looking at the card she was drawing. She picked a card from her hand and placed it on the field. "I summon Cannon Soldier!"
"Oh no!" her opponent yelled.
"Yes! Now, Cannon Soldier, fire the sheep and deplete his Life Points!" The sheep turned into energy which the Soldier fired in turn depleting the last of her opponents Life Points. "Now, hand over your cards," Mamimi said.
Sdrive stood there watching Mamimi. Something about her seemed to make him notice her more.
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Itonami was wondering the streets of Egypt, looking for Mahado. "Where could he have gotten off to?" Itonami asked himself. He looked around everywhere until he finally heard a voice calling him. He turned around to see Mahado running up to him. "Mahado, you had the Pharaoh worried."
"I need your help. I know I haven't always treated you well, but my only master is our god."
"I can forgive you. I know you have a very strong code that you High Priests follow. But now is not the time. What is the problem that you need help with?"
"The Pharaoh's royal cat has gotten loose from me. I do not want him to be displeased but I cannot find it. I must ask you to help me or else he might do the unthinkable. Please."
"Of course, come on, let's go."
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Suddenly Sdrive's eyes shot open. "Wha? Where am I?"
"We just got done watching Mamimi's duel and are about to finish taking Pandora to the Hospital. Are you ok?" Yamato asked.
"Huh? Oh, yeah! I just had another of those dreams. The one with the Silver Haired man," Sdrive responded sleepily.
"Really? What was it about this time?"
"Well, he found that Mahado man, but then Mahado told him that he had lost the Pharaoh's cat. So they ran off to find it. And then here I am now. It's strange, I feel as though I know Mahado from somewhere, As if I've seen him before."
"I'm beginning to think that that wasn't just a dream you had." Yamato said looking thoughtful.
"But then what was it?" Sdrive asked. Just then he heard Mamimi's opponent say one last thing before their eyes glazed over.
"I'll never get to challenge Yugi Moto and win his Black Magician now."
"Never get a Black Magician now, Get a Black Magician, Black Magician," The words Black Magician ran through Sdrive's mind. He pulled out his deck from his Duel Disk and shuffled through it.
"What are you doing?" Yamato asked. Suddenly Sdrive gasped. "What is it?" Yamato asked concerned.
"It's him," was all Sdrive could say.
"Who's him?" Yamato asked.
Sdrive stood holding his Black Magician in his hand. An image of Mahado flashed in his mind as he stared at it. "It's him, Mahado, Mahado is the Black Magician."
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"What do you mean a thief?" Yami asked Isis.
"As you are probably aware, I have been sending servants to test you and your friends. I sent Abiak to Sdrive to earn Osiris, and I sent Arukab to face Kaiba to earn Obelisk."
"Kaiba has Obelisk again?" Yami said in shock.
"Yes," Isis said.
"Isis, I still don't understand something. Why did you let Sdrive earn Osiris? It doesn't make any sense. If you are giving Obelisk to Kaiba then why would you leave Osiris with Sdrive?"
"Sdrive will need Osiris for the trials to come. And don't think that I had planned on leaving you in the dark my Pharaoh. I had planned on allowing you to earn the Winged Dragon of Ra."
"What happened?"
"That is where the thief comes in. I had dispatched my servant to find you and challenge you to a duel in order for you to try to win Ra, however, a woman stopped her before she got to you. The woman forced her into a duel and ended up defeating her. Once my servant went to the Shadow Realm, the woman took the Winged Dragon of Ra and walked off with it."
"Why didn't you stop her?" Yami asked.
"I was not present when these events happened. For all my servants I have had a second servant watching over the ones dueling so I can find out the outcome of the duel. This servant came back and told me of my dueling servant's failure. He also said that the woman was saying something about how my servant's deck wasn't strong enough for you to face in order to earn the Winged Dragon of Ra. So she was going to find you and challenge you with her deck."
"But, how could this woman know who I am and why would she want to help me?"
"I am unsure. There is a magic surrounding this mysterious duelist and I am unable to learn her reasons or methods. All I know is that she will be coming to find you. You must be careful my Pharaoh because…" Suddenly Isis was cut off.
"You must be careful my Pharaoh, because you never know who could show up?" A mysterious woman said as she approached both Yami and Isis. "Isn't THAT what you were going to say?" The woman asked Isis.
"Yes, but how did…" again she was cut off.
"But how did I know? It's simple, knowing ones name, one can find out so much about another person. When one is gifted with the knowledge of another's name, then that person's whole life can be laid out before them. It is not coincidence that I beat your servant Isis. Nor is it coincidence that I came here to participate in The Masters Tournament. It's all Hitsuzen."
"Hitsuzen?" Yami asked skeptical.
"Hitsuzen, a naturally fore-ordained event. A state in which other outcomes are impossible. A result which can only be changed by a single causality, and other causalities would necessarily create different results."
"What?"
"Pharaoh, I have traveled to many worlds before, and I knew that one day, I would have to come here to duel. And so, I made a deck that is the perfect deck to counteract yours. There was only one thing missing the whole time. And that was the Winged Dragon of Ra. That would be the card to defeat you. Although I have never met you, and yet, just by knowing your name, I know the entire course of your life. Even if you don't. The same goes for your Hikari, Yugi Moto. And for your friends, Tea, Tristan, Joey, Duke, Mina, Nari, Yamato, Sdrive…"
"That's enough!" Yami said sternly. "How do you know so much about me and my friends?"
"I told you, by having access to ones name; I have the outline of their entire life. By just having a name, I have a piece of your soul. Because I know your name, I know who your friends are, and by having access to their names, I know who they are. Although, that didn't just happen all now. I have been studying all of you. I have been learning all about you for a while, however, if I really had wanted the challenge, I could have learned everything I needed to know just now."
"That's enough!" Yami roared. "Tell me! Why did you feel the desire to steal the Egyptian God Card?"
"I didn't steal it. I won it according to the Masters Tournament Rules. I defeated the holder of it in a duel and I won the Rarest Card in their deck. And since they had an Egyptian God Card, nothing could be rarer seeing as how it is the only one of its kind in existence. Even if the 4 remaining Blue Eyes White Dragons were burned up and only one remained, the God Cards would still be rarer seeing as how they are far more powerful. A Winged Dragon of Ra with 1600 attack points due to sacrificing two Kuribohs and an Exodia Head would still be rarer than that one lone Blue Eyes."
"I'm afraid you are mistaking. There are only THREE usable Blue eyes White Dragons left."
"Ahhh, so Kaiba ripped up the fourth eh? Well, what if there were actually a total of 5 original Blue Eyes White Dragons?"
"That can't be!" Yami said in shock.
"Oh but it can, and it is. But you will find that out for yourself soon enough."
"Then you have it!"
"No, as a matter of fact I don't own it. But I know the one who does. I also know the one who owned it before him and the one who owned it before her."
"What do you mean?"
"The Blue Eyes has been in the hands of only three people. The original holder, the one who held it after, and the one who holds it now. Although, the one who holds it now doesn't use it."
"That's a lie! The person who has it would defiantly use it!"
"Not if it went against their deck. But there is no time for this right now. I have something you want."
"Yes you do. But you never answered my first question. What caused you to take the Winged Dragon of Ra and duel me?"
"Simple, the one that Isis had holding it was too weak. She could never fully comprehend Ra's abilities, or rightfully control it. There are few who can truly command such a powerful monster, and I am one of them. For I have studied them quite well. That servant couldn't have any appreciation for that card. Nor could their deck help them use it in the right way. The deck of the duelist and the duelist themselves, they are what's needed in order to successfully hold the Egyptian god Cards. So no, let us begin our duel."
"Before we begin, why don't you tell me your name?" Yami asked her.
"Very well, my name is Yûko, Yûko Ichihara. But of course that is an assumed name."
"You lie about your name?"
"My real one, yes. People from different dimensions call me many things, but this is the name of which I am best known by. Besides, if I use a fake name, no one can really have any part of my soul."
Yami just gave his famous smile. "Very well Yûko Ichihara, prepare to lose that Egyptian God Card!" He inserted his deck and his Duel Disk unfolded.
"I may lose, I may not, but either way, I will go all out. You want this God Card? Then you are going to have to earn it. I can guarantee you that this will be one of your toughest duels ever." Yûko inserted her deck and her Duel Disk unfolded. Their Life Points rose to 8000 and the Holo Projectors were launched. "Oh, and one more thing."
"What?" Yami asked with a slightly annoyed tone in his voice."
"Since I have been playing by the Masters Tournament Rules for so long, we will duel using them. I have accumulated 10 rare cards, and I know that you have only 2. But that is all fine with me. It was destined to happen this way. For I was to take on the task of wining most of your cards for you. And you will receive them, if you win."
"I won't lose," Yami said with determination in his voice. –We can beat her- Yugi said to him through their mind link. -Yes, yes we can Yugi,- Yami responded. "Alright,"
"Let's Duel!" they both said.
"I'll let you begin the duel Pharaoh," Yûko said grinning.
"Alright!" Yami said drawing his cards. "I'll summon Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts in attack mode!" Yami cried out as the Gazelle appeared on the field. "And then I'll set two cards under the table and that will end my turn."
"And now, I begin," Yûko said smiling slyly. "I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior," Yûko said as she placed her card down. The magnetic warrior appeared while his stats appeared (1700/1600). "And now, Beta, attack Gazelle." The warrior began to charge up his power when Yami called out.
"You triggered my trap! I activate, Spell Binding Circle! This card will stop you from being able to attack with Beta!"
"Oh well, this is life, I end my turn."
"Very well!" Yami called as he drew his card. "Perfect! I activate my Ritual Card! I activate the Ritual of Black Magic! Now I offer up Gazelle and Obnoxious Celt Guardian from my hand in order to summon this!" Yami placed the card on the reader, "The Magician of Black Chaos!" The Mighty Mage that Yami had used to defeat Pegasus appeared on the field rising up from the circle that had formed on the ground. "Now I activate my face down card, Magic Formula. This will give my Magician an extra 500 attack points!" The Magician read the book and learned a new spell increasing his attack strength to 3300. "Magician of Black Chaos, attack with your Chaos Scepter Blast!" The Mage let out a blast of energy which was sent flying at Beta. The tiny monster was destroyed and Yûko lost a portion of her life points.
"Well, you seem to have good monsters," Yûko said watching her life points drop to 6400, "But it will take more than a few good cards to beat me."
"Fine, I end my turn," Yami said.
Yûko drew her card and smiled at it. "I place a monster on guard and end my turn."
"Very well!" Yami cried out. "I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior!" Yami said as his monster appeared on the field its stats being shown (1400/1700). "Go, Alpha, attack the monster!" Alpha went to slice the card but when it appeared it sucked up Alpha. "NOT CYBER JAR!" Yami cried.
"I told you it would take more than a few good monsters to beat me," Yûko said smiling. The Cyber Jar sucked up the Magician of Black Chaos and then it self destructed. "You attacked so you draw your cards first."
"Very well," Yami said. He drew his five cards and showed them to Yûko. (Black Magician Girl, Watapon, Jack's Knight, Kuriboh, Multiply) I summon Jack's Knight to the field in attack mode, and then I set Watapon and Kuriboh on guard."
"Very well, now let's see what I got," Yûko said grinning. She picked up her cards and showed them to Yami. (Man Eater Bug, Sinister Serpent, Black Magician, Heavy Storm, Pot of Greed) "I'll set both the Man Eater Bug and the Sinister Serpent on guard," she announced as the cards appeared on the field.
'If I attack the Sinister Serpent with Jacks Knight she'll just put it back in her hand next turn, and if I attack the Man Eater Bug, she'll probably destroy Jacks Knight,' Yugi thought. "I'll attack the monster on the left!" Yami announced destroying the Man Eater Bug.
"And in turn I'll destroy Jacks Knight!" Yûko called out. Jack's Knight was sent to the grave yard and Yûko flashed a wild smile. "Is it my turn?"
"No! I'll set one card under the table and end my turn."
"And now it's my turn," Yûko said. She picked up her card and placed it in her hand. She then picked up another card from her hand and placed it on the field. "I'll activate Pot of Greed. I get to draw two cards. Hmm, Greed is good." Yûko drew her two cards and flashed her wild smile again. 'I'll use this next turn, and then the fun can begin, as I watch to see if the Pharaoh is truly worthy of the Egyptian God Card,' Yûko thought. "I'll sacrifice my Sinister Serpent and play a monster on guard. "I'll then set two cards under the table and end my turn."
"You won't beat me!" Yami said as he drew his card, "I have too much to lose. I'll set one card under the table and then I sacrifice Watapon for my Black Magician Girl!" Yami's Black Magician Girl came out with a twirl and winked at Yûko. "Now Black Magician Girl, attack the face down monster!" The Black Magician Girl went over to the monster and sent out a pink blast of energy. Suddenly a large golden shield appeared. Black Magician Girl's attack reflected off the shield and struck Yami. His life points dropped down to 7000.
"You attacked my Millennium Shield. It may not have any attack strength but it has 3000 defense points."
"Grrr, I'll find a way to get past it."
"But will you get past it in time to stop me from summoning the Winged Dragon of Ra?" Yûko asked mockingly.
"We'll soon find out," Yami said.
"Yes, we will soon find out," Yuko said looking down at the Winged Dragon of Ra in her hand.
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"What do you mean?" Yamato asked Sdrive.
"That man from my dream. The one called Mahado, he's the Black Magician. His face is exactly like the one that's on the picture of the Black Magician. What could it mean?"
"I don't know. You said that these visions had to do with Yami earlier right?"
"Well, he was there, but this time, it just had Itonami and Mahado in it, and Mahado looks like the Black Magician.
"Maybe, just maybe, you are having visions of things that happened in the past when Yami was still alive."
"But, why would I have them?" Sdrive asked himself. Sdrive watched Mamimi pick up Tak-Kun and when she spotted the two boys she walked over to them.
"Well, well, well, intrigued by my dueling abilities?" She asked the two mockingly.
"It was impressive," Sdrive said, "but do I shake in fear? No, not really."
"I didn't ask if you shook in fear; I asked if you were intrigued."
"One of our friends plays almost the same as you," Yamato said. "Well, from what we have seen anyway."
"So, who's the loser on your back?" Mamimi asked crudely.
"His name is Pandora," Sdrive said. "He was a Black Magician user until I beat him."
"Well congratulations," Mamimi said. Sdrive looked a bit shocked at Mamimi's congratulations, but then Mamimi started up, "maybe you're not as big a loser as I thought you were." Sdrive narrowed his eyes and prepared to turn away. "Then again, this guy looks like he couldn't even tie his own shoes. You probably just got lucky."
"You are impossible!" Sdrive said as he stomped away into the hospital.
"Heh, looks like I hit a spot on him," she said chuckling as she watched Yamato follow after Sdrive. Suddenly Tak-Kun jumped off of Mamimi and ran throughout the streets. "Tak-Kun! Come back!" Mamimi called as she rushed off after the cat.
Sdrive was storming about in the middle of the hall. Yamato came up to him after he had delivered Pandora to his room. "Don't let her get to you; she's just trying to get a reaction out of you."
"I know, but for Pete's sake she could chill out," Sdrive said annoyed.
"True, but still, she's not worth our energy."
"Yeah I guess," Sdrive said. He looked down the hall at Kelly's room. "If you don't mind?"
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you."
"Thanks," and with that Sdrive went down the hall into Kelly's room.
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"And now, it's my turn," Yûko said smiling as she drew her card. "I'll set a monster on guard, and that will end my turn."
"Now, it's my turn!" Yami called out. "I'll set one card under the table. And then, I have my Black Magician Girl attack your new monster!" The Black Magician Girl shot a pink ball of energy at the card. A monster that looked like a blown up bacteria cell appeared on the field. "A Giant Germ!" Yami gasped.
"Yes," Yûko said smiling. The Germ blew apart and some of it hit Yami. His life points dropped to 6500. "Now I'll summon another two from my deck. And in turn, I activate my face down Trap Card!"
"A trap?" Yami asked sounding worried. Yûko was a mysterious woman with even more mysterious motives. She could have anything down there.
"Yes, I activate Crush Card!" Yûko said smiling wildly.
"Not that!" Yami exclaimed.
"Yes, now I tribute my Giant Germ and now your hand and field is infected for three whole turns! So say goodbye to all high powered monsters."
'Oh no, if we don't have strong monsters, we'll never be able to beat the Winged Dragon of Ra,' Yugi thought. The Black Magician Girl looked sick and then blew to pieces. Yami gave out a growl and ended his turn.
"Now, it's my turn!" Yûko cried out. She drew her card and smiled. "I'll sacrifice my Millennium Shield for Total Defense Shogun in attack mode!" A monster with a large sword and many shields all over his body appeared. His stats appeared (1550/2500). Suddenly he bent down with his main shield in front of him. "Now, if I remember correctly, that's a Kuriboh right there. So here is what I'll do, I'll send my Total Defense Shogun to attack that Kuriboh." 'Knowing the Pharaoh, he has something to try to stop me. Try to that is.' Yûko chuckled in the back of her head. The monster ran forward and slashed the face down card.
"It's time for your Total Defense Shogun to go down!" Yami cried out. "I activate Mirror Force! This card will destroy all monsters in attack mode, leaving you with a clear field." The multi-colored mirror appeared before the Total Defense Shogun. He thrust his sword through and it penetrated the mirror. "What's going on?!" Yami asked shocked.
"The Total Defense Shogun is placed on guard the moment it is summoned. And it can attack even while it's on guard, and since your Mirror Force destroys monsters in attack mode, my Total Defense Shogun is spared from your trap."
Total Defense Shogun went towards Kuriboh and began to slash it. "I activate my Spell Card, Multiply!"
"I thought as much," Yûko said giving a sly smile.
"I offer my Kuriboh to put up 5 Kuriboh Tokens," Yami said as the Total Defense Shogun slashed a token. "Now you have to get through my Kuriboh Tokens in order to get to my Life Points," Yami said smirking.
"I suppose so, I'll end my turn from here," Yûko said.
"Good, and now I begin my turn," Yami said. He drew his card and then placed a card face down. "I'll lay one card under the table and that will end my turn."
"And now it's my turn," Yûko said. She drew her card and smiled. "I activate Harpies Feather Duster! So say good bye to your face down cards," Yûko said watching as the face down cards were blown to pieces. Yami stood in awe as his cards were destroyed. "Now, I summon Dunames the Dark Witch!" Yûko said as the Monster appeared. Her stats appeared (1800/1050). "Next I'll activate my face down card, my Axe of Despair and I'll equip it to my Total Defense Shogun, raising my Total Defense Shoguns attack power to 2550. Now, Total Defense Shogun and Dunames the Dark Witch, attach those tokens!" The two monsters went towards the tokens and blasted them away. "That ends my turn," Yûko said smiling.
'We have to pull something strong right now,' Yugi thought. 'I know we can do it, we just have to believe in the Heart of the Cards.' "Perfect! I activate Card of Sanctity, this allows us to draw until we each have 6 cards in our hands. Yami drew his 5 cards while Yûko drew one. "I have to send my Baffomet and my Buster Blader to the Graveyard due to your Crush Card. Now I set one monster on the field on guard and then I activate Monster Reborn, bringing back Buster Blader. Due to the fact that it was special summoned it can overpass the Crush Card virus."
Yûko looked a bit annoyed but remained her cool. "It won't matter once I summon Ra."
"Now, go Buster Blader, attack her Dunames the Dark Witch!" The large warrior swung its sword at the monster. Dunames got destroyed and the rest of the attack went to hit Yûko. Yuko placed a card in her Graveyard and a Kuriboh appeared blocking the attack for her. Yami growled and ended his turn.
"Oh, this is great fun; I must say I haven't gotten this big of a challenge in a long time. However, for you, it won't last. If you remember, I still have a Giant germ on the field. I activate Change of Heart to take one of your Kuriboh Tokens and then I sacrifice Both of them in order to summon Black Magician!" Yûko's Black Magician appeared on the field looking at Yami sinisterly. "Next I'll equip it with the Black Pendant, giving it an extra 500 attack points. Now Black Magician, attack Buster Blader!" The Black Magician sent its wand forward and blasted the Buster Blader. Yami's Life Points dropped to 6100. "Go, Total Defense Shogun, attack the face down monster!"
The Total Defense Shogun attacked the card. A muscular man holding a big shield appeared. "You attacked my Big Shield Gardna," Yami said dramatically. "Now, you lose 50 Life Points."
Yûko's life points dropped to 6350 as she smiled. "I may have lost a few number of Life Points, but remember, your monster switches to attack mode and I have a Black Magician on the Field with 3000 attack points. It isn't looking very good for you."
"Maybe not, but I will not give up," Yami said.
"I like your attitude, very well, I'll set one card under the table and end my turn."
Yami drew his card and began his turn. "I activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards. Yami said. 'That's it!' Yugi thought. –Yes- Yami said to him through their mind link. –If, we can get a monster strong enough- "I Place a monster on guard and then I end my turn."
"And now, prepare! It's my move and I activate my face down Trap Card Call of the Haunted!"
"Please, only certain duelists can use the Egyptian God Cards," Yami pleaded.
"It's no use now! I bring back Dunames the Dark Witch!"
"Please no," Yami again tried to plead. 'I was afraid of this,' he thought in his mind.
"I sacrifice Total Defense Shogun, Black Magician, and Dunames the Dark Witch, in order to summon the mighty, Winged Dragon of Ra!" Yûko placed the card on the field and sparks erupted from her Duel Disk. The card appeared on the field and then shot a blast of energy from itself. The whole field erupted in a bright golden light as the Orb which contained the Winged Dragon of Ra descended from the sky. "And now, I get to recite the ancient Heradic text printed on the Winged Dragon of Ra. Now, prepare."
"She can read the text?" Yami said astounded.
"Great beast of the sky, please hear my cry," Yûko began chanting.
"She really can read the ancient text," Yami said wide eyed as the Winged Dragon of Ra began to unfold itself from the Orb.
"Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight. Envelope the desert with your glow, and cast your rage upon my foe. Unlock your powers from deep within, so that together we may win. Appear in this Shadow Game as I call your name, THE WINGED DRAGON OF RA!!" Ra finished its transformation and roared at Yami angrily. Its stats were shown as (7350/5650).
"Oh no," Yami said as he stared horrified at the great beast looming before him.
"And now, It's time to show Ra's most devastating ability," Yûko said. Suddenly her Life Points dropped down to 5350 and Ra began to burn in fire. "This is Ra's true form, Egyptian God Phoenix! With Ra in this form he can automatically take out any monster on the field. And I choose to take out your Big Shield Gardna." Ra went towards the Big Shield Gardna and incinerated it in its fire. Yami stared horrified as his monster was destroyed. Ra then flew back over to Yûko and landed on her side of the field. "And now, Winged Dragon of Ra, destroy whatever pitiful monster the Pharaoh placed on guard." Ra let out a blast of fire from its mouth and a Magician of Faith appeared and then was destroyed.
"I take back Pot of Greed!" Yami said as the graveyard slid out his Pot of Greed card.
"Take back whatever you want. Only your true strength will be able to get you out of this. I end my turn."
'I have to trust in the Heart of the Cards,' Yami thought as he drew his card. "I activate the Sealing Swords of Light!" Yami cried as the magical swords rained down and gave Yami some time to defend himself. "Now I will activate Pot of Greed to draw two cards from my deck." Yami drew his cards and smiled. I activate Premature Burial which will allow me to bring back one monster from the grave yard to the field for a cost of 800 life points." Yami's Life Points dropped to 5300 as he chose his card. "And I chose to bring back Buster Blader!" Yami said as his monster appeared. "I'll set one card under the table and that ends my turn," Yami said.
"Hmm, I could destroy that monster right now, but I would rather wait," Yûko said as she drew her card. "I'll set one monster on guard and end my turn."
-This is it, it's either now or never- Yugi said to Yami. 'But, we have two more turns,' Yami protested. –If she pulls something to destroy the Swords of Light, we are through. We have to pull the right cards now!- 'You're right, as long as we trust in the Heart of the Cards we will be seen through.' Yami closed his eyes as he drew his card.
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Sdrive was in Kelly's room. He was holding her hand. "I don't know what to do. Everything seems to be falling apart. I feel as though something really bad is going to happen soon. And I don't know how much longer I have to wait."
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Itonami and Mahado were running through the streets trying to find the Pharaoh's cat. Suddenly Mahado called out to Itonami, "Itonami, there it is, its paw is stuck in that crack, and that carriage is out of control, it's about to hit it!"
Itonami rushed over to the cat, got its paw out of the crack, and then rolled out of the way of the carriage just in time. "There ya go," Itonami said, petting the cat.
Mahado ran up to Itonami. "You could have gotten hurt, why did you do that?"
"I didn't want you to get in trouble with the Pharaoh," Itonami answered simply.
"Thank you. I owe you a tremendous debt. From now on, if you need anything, I would be more than happy to help."
"I don't want you to think you owe this to me. I did it because it was right."
"Very well, I will not consider it a debt payment, but either way, if you ever need my help. I will help you. It will be an appreciation of my thanks, not something that's required, but something I wish to do."
"I thank you. Come, the Pharaoh is waiting for us."
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Sdrive woke up with a start. He looked around the room and familiarized himself with his surroundings. He noticed he was still holding Kelly's hand. He looked down at her soul less form. "I'll get you back. I promise." Sdrive then started thinking about his dream. "They continuously call the silver haired figure Itonami. But…I'm Itonami. I've never revealed my true name to anyone, not to Yamato…
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"So, you're new here at the Orphanage huh? What happened to you?" Sdrive asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it," the boy said.
"Same here, I don't like talking about how I got thrown into this hell hole. So, what's your name?"
"My names Yamato. What's yours?"
"Just call me Sdrive,"
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Nor to Ryou…
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"Whoops, sorry," Sdrive said to a white haired boy he had just run into.
"No problem. I don't remember seeing you around these parts before. Are you new here?"
"Actually, I just ran away from an Orphanage."
"Why did you do that?"
"Because I was thrown in there for such a stupid reason. Something about not letting me stay out here on my own because I was too young. I went with it for a few years and I finally decided today that I was going to take action with my life. So I left."
"Wow, so, where do you plan on going to live."
"I don't know. I was going to head back to where I was living before I got thrown in there but when I got there it was already sold out to someone else."
"Would you like to come live with me? My father is never around due to his archeological digs but since I'm still under the care of my father in a sense they can't do anything about it."
"Are you sure, I wouldn't want to intrude."
"It's no problem. It often gets lonely at home and I could use the company. My father wouldn't mind, he's such a nice man. Plus you could go to Domino High school if you live with me. It's a very good school. The best in Domino."
"Thank you so much."
"I'll just warn you now, sometimes I may act a bit, strange, but it has nothing to do with you. It has to do with…a problem I have," The white haired boy looked down at the golden pendant that was around his neck when he said problem.
"It's no problem, I won't take any offense. Hey, if I'm going to be rooming with you I might as well know your name."
The white haired boy chuckled a bit. "I guess your right. My names Ryou. What's yours?"
"Just call me Sdrive."
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"I have always kept my painful past a secret, it's something I have always done. But I get a feeling, that by the end of this tournament, I will tell it all. But, this dream, if Yamato's right, and this isn't just a dream but visions from the past, then, could he be me?"
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Yami picked up his card. "Perfect! And now! I activate my face down card! Megamorph!"
"That card won't help you. It will double your monsters overall attack power. Even then it won't be enough for you to beat my Winged Dragon of Ra. It's a 7350, and your Buster Blader is now increased to 5200. It's still far too weak."
"Oh really, what happens when I activate my next card? I activate Mage Power!"
"Not that!"
"By your reaction I guess you know what it does. It gives my monster an extra 500 attack points for every Spell abd Trap card on my side of the field. And I have 5! That means, my Buster Blader's attack power is increased by 2500 attack points!" The Buster Blader's attack power rose up to 7700. "Now my mighty Buster Blader, attack the Winged Dragon of Ra!" The Buster Blader went towards the Winged Dragon of Ra and slashed it's sword across the Winged Dragon of Ra. Ra blew to pieces and Yûko's Life Points dropped down to 5000. Suddenly Buster Blader's attack points dropped to 3800.
"Because your Life Points are now higher than mine, your monster's attack power was cut in half. But it still has the extra 2500 from Mage Power."
"That's fine; I only needed it to be that strong so that it could defeat the Winged Dragon of Ra. And it's still plenty strong being a 3800. You have quite a force to be dealing with. That ends my turn"
"I don't have too much to worry myself with," Yûko said drawing her card. "She showed it to Yami and said, "I have the powers of Monster Reborn!"
"No!"
"Yes, but first, I will finally return my Sinister Serpent to my hand. And then, I activate Monster Reborn! So now, come back to me my Winged Dragon of Ra!" Fire erupted from the Graveyard in the Duel Disk and the Winged Dragon of Ra returned in its Phoenix mode.
"Oh no," Yami said.
"Since this is an effect, my Winged Dragon can surpass the powers of your Sealing Swords of Light. Now I sacrifice 1000 Life Points to have Ra destroy your Buster Blader!" Yûko's life points fell to 4000 and Ra flew towards Buster Blader. It was incinerated in the fire and then Ra returned to Yûko. "And that is the power of an Egyptian God Card," Yûko said smiling. "I'll set one monster on guard and that will end my turn. Ra returns to the Graveyard now." The Winged Dragon of Ra returned to the Graveyard in a splendor of fire.
"Now it's my move!" Yami said as he drew his card. "And I summon Queens Knight to the field in attack mode. "Go, my Queens Knight, attack her monster!" The Queens Knight power was displayed as (1600/1200) before it slashed the card. The Sinister Serpent appeared on the field and was destroyed. "Now, since I still have a remaining Kuriboh token, it attacks you!" The Kuriboh token went towards Yûko draining her Life Points down to 3700. "That ends my turn," Yami said smirking.
"And begins mine, I'll bring back Sinister Serpent from my hand, Set one monster and end my turn. And by doing so your Sealing Swords of Light are done."
"Maybe so, but I have still got you right where I want you," Yami called out. "I sacrifice Queens Knight in order to summon the Summoned Skull!" Yami cried as his monster appeared before him. Now, summoned Skull, attack that monster!" The Summoned Skull sent a charge of lightning towards Yûko and blasted her monster. A Magician of Faith appeared and Yami gasped.
"That's right," Yûko said. "I'm taking back my Monster Reborn Spell Card."
"I switch my two Kuriboh Token back to guard my Life Points and that ends my turn."
"Here we go!" Yûko said smiling as she drew her card. "Ahh this will help later, but for now I summon Time Wizard!"
"NO!" Yami said stunned."
"Yes, it's time that controls our destiny, so now, Time Wizard, begin the Time Roulette, and I call it Tails." The Time Wizard's staff started spinning and in the center was an image of a coin. The coin was flipping when it came to a stop.
(Tails)
"No!" Yami said as the Time Wizard's spinner landed on a Castle. A Time Warp was created on the field and the Yami's monsters were sucked into it.
"Now I activate Monster Reborn!" Arise my great beast of the sky!" The Winged Dragon arose from the Graveyard in its original form. "Now, I sacrifice all but 1 of my Life Points to Ra to give it strength." Yûko's life points dropped down to one and the Winged Dragon of Ra's attack power grew to 3699 Now, Ra, absorb my Time Wizard and gain his strength. The Time Wizard disappeared and Ra's attack power became 4199. "Now, my Egyptian God Card, attack the Pharaoh with all your rage!"
The Winged Dragon created a ball of fire in its mouth. It fired the fire blast at Yami and he was engulfed in the fire. He screamed in pain as his life points fell to 1101. Yami stood up breathing hard but still managed to speak, "You have left yourself open for a direct attack. All I have to do is pull a strong enough monster, and you're defeated."
"Maybe, but for now, I end my turn." Ra returned to the Graveyard and Yami drew his card.
"I summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior. This monster has 1500 attack points. It is far superior to you. Now, Gamma, attack Yûko directly, finish her off!" Gamma went towards Yûko and prepared to punch her with its magnetic hand. Yûko sent a card from her hand to the Graveyard and a Kuriboh appeared before Gamma could attack Yûko. Gamma attacked Kuriboh and it blew to pieces. "No, I was so close."
"Close, but so very far behind. Now, end your turn."
"Fine, I'm done."
"Now, it's my turn!" Yûko said. "I'll lay one monster on the field to guard my life points and set one card under the table. That ends my turn."
"Now, it's my move!" Yami declared. "And now I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior!" Go, Gamma, attack the face down monster!" Gamma went towards the monster and it appeared to be a Man Eater Bug. "No!"
"Yes, and now I chose to destroy your Beta."
Beta blew to pieces and Yami gave out a growl. "You can't protect your one last Life Point forever, I end my turn."
"I'll lay one monster on guard, and then end my turn."
"Now, it's my move! This will work perfectly; I activate Double Spell discarding a Spell Card from my hand in order to use your Monster Reborn card!"
"No!" Yûko said stunned.
"And the card I choose to return is the Winged Dragon of Ra!" The fiery beast appeared on the field. "And now I sacrifice 1000 Life Points dropping me to 101 Life Points, but it is well worth it to activate the Special Ability of Ra. Now, Winged Dragon of Ra, destroy the face down monster!" Ra went towards Yûko's monster. The Sinister Serpent appeared and then blew to pieces. "And now, you have no defense against an attack!" Gamma the Magnet Warrior, attack the player!" Gamma went towards Yûko and punched her in the stomach. Yûko fell backwards and her Life Point dropped to 0.
The Images went away and Yûko stood up. "Congratulations Pharaoh, it seems that you are worthy of possessing the Winged Dragon of Ra. Now, I hand you my 10 rare cards, as well, as the Winged Dragon of Ra." Yami took the cards and then took the Winged Dragon.
"It was an honor to duel you Pharaoh, and I know that you will see me again soon. Take care Pharaoh." And after she had said that, she walked away.
"Congratulations my Pharaoh, you succeeded," Isis said walking up to Yami. "You now have 12 rare cards. All you need is one more duel and you will be in the finals."
"Yes, that was a tough duel. She was one of the toughest duelists I've seen in a long while. That reminds me Isis, are you in this tournament yourself?"
"I am not, but I also know that I don't have to be. You will prosper my Pharaoh, and you will be the one to defeat my brother."
"But how did Malik's dark half resurface?"
"When the last portion of evil was scattered when Malik forfeited the duel, the evil presence took hostage in the Sennen Rod. There it grew in power and took over my brother. This time, we have to actually defeat it. I know you can do it my Pharaoh, I trust you. Now, I must take my leave."
"Good bye Isis, hopefully I will see you again soon." Yami waved good bye to Isis and let Yugi take over again. Yugi looked down at the Winged Dragon of Ra. He then inserted it into his deck and walked off to find his last opponent for the Masters Tournament.
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Sdrive: And, that my friends, is how Yami gets the Winged Dragon of Ra back. Wow, 9 full pages before the actual duel started. This whole thing was 26 pages exactly on Microsoft Word minus this last muse. Well, I would personally like to thank Yûko Ichihara for being the duelist that Yami faced.
Yûko: It was my pleasure. Will I be seeing you again in this story?
Sdrive: Maybe, I mean you did do such a great job on the disclaimer.
Yûko: Just give me a call when you need me to do another disclaimer.
Sdrive: I will, and now, it's time for the reviewers!
High-Elf Swordsman: I like that, you point out my mistakes just like I do to you lol. Thank you for reviewing. You have to update the Sequel to Amature Duelist soon, I'm looking forward to it. Yeah I had a feeling that Dais was spelt wrong a few times, I have to go back and fix that. And ya know what's funny, I actually thought I had gone back to check the Judgment of Anubis thing but I guess I didn't, darn. Yeah, I use the Japanese terms a lot of the time. On guard is defense mode, Under the table is face down, yeah. But thank you for reviewing, that was nice of you.
Reaver of Heaven: -takes out dagger- DIE EXODIA DIE! -stabs Exodia many times- I hope you liked Yûko, she's based off of Yûko Ichihara from XXX Holic and she can also be found in Tsubasa, they're both Manga's if you didn't know and I also HIGHLY recommend both of them. Yeah, Greed is Good is one of my favorite lines, it's under my favorite Quotes in my Bio. Thanks, keep reviewing.
Silver Dragon Iron Claws: Let's see, you are going to duel tomorrow of never lol just joking. Umm, actually, I'm saving you for the finals. And hopefully if I can avoid it you won't lose in the first round, but I'm not sure. I still need just a few more decks for the finals. And then I plan on figuring out how the finals are going to go, whose going to win them, and whose, well, I already know the last 4 duelists for the finals. And I know whose going to win which duel, and who the overall winner of the entire tournament is going to be. I just have to figure out the rest of the other miscellaneous things, like how the duels are going to go, who's going to win those, stuff like that. But you will be dueling in the finals. See that? You ask a question and you get an long answer that could have been avoided lol. Yeah probably a typo. Don't know where but I'll find it later. Thanks for the compliment.
Otaku Sarri: it wasn't 4 chapters it was 3 or 2. Not 4, and there ya go, there ya are, dueling your brains out. I hope you read it. Well, I'll talk to you later. –winks-
Zenryo: Now Yamato, it's not nice to make fun of Peace, but make fun of the Exodia freak all you want. Well, I hope you get it done soon, unknown to everyone on FFN I have known about this fic of yours the longest out of everyone you told, ahh, being the friend of another author and going to the same school as them, gotta love it. Makes Co-Writing a story so much easier. And yes, I know you are talking about the Tournament fic.
Peace Writer: I just didn't want to keep saying 'and then He lost a card' 15 times. If you want I'll go fix it later. Oh, and let me tell you this, the witch is restricted to 1 huh, yeah well I have something to say to that, IT'S COMPLETELY BANNED!!!!You think I care though? No. It's stupid that it's banned at all. Just keep them restricted. But whatever. Your welcome. And I'm glad your interested because people I need DECKS from certainly aren't –staring at reviewers that I know are out there-. On a lighter note, you know some of what's going to happen in the finals, but luckily I have sworn myself to secrecy about some and you won't know what they are until they come. Thanks again for the compliment.
Sdrive: Hmmm, no Mina huh? Well, I know you are going to review for it, so I'm going to make up a fake response.
Mina: Thanks for the compliment. Yeah, Peace cheated in a way, but who cares. Ya know what, I think Cheese is good too, especially with eggs yum. Tell Kaiya to stop saying Pump up the Volume! GEEZ. On another note, thanks for sending the deck to me (SCREAMING FAKENESS NOW) That was really nice of you. (FAKE-O-METER IS BLOWING UP. OVERLOAD OVERLOAD) Well, thanks again.
Sdrive: Ok, and there we go. Well, I think I'm going to update this and then continue to work on To Worship is to Suffer. And then I plan on writing another story, not sure when I can get it started but it's going to be about a girl who finds her dad's old Magician Deck and gets constantly challenged to duels in a school that hates the Magicians trying to defeat her. Well, that's all. Please R&R.
Power to the Hikari's