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Fanfic Chapter 155: The Long-Awaited Rematch Pt 3: Clash of the Gods
Episode Basis: Clash in the Coliseum Pt 3

Amara: To tell you the truth, this is the real reason why I joined the Battle City tournament, to see Yugi and Kaiba duke it out to see who's the best Duelist in the world. The whole Egyptian God Monster thing was a nice bonus though. It was a race to see who could summon his Egyptian God Card first. At first, it looked like Kaiba was going to summon his first, but thanks to King's Knight effect, Yugi was able to summon his first. But Kaiba wasn't too far behind. Now here's where the real fun begins. Just how good are Yugi and Kaiba at using their cards?

Just like the God Monsters that hovered over them in the cloudy sky, the two Duelists stared each other down, ready for a fight.

(Y: 3000)
(K: 2000)

"Your God Monster is no match for mine," Kaiba was saying.

"We'll see about that," Yami-Yugi returned. "Obelisk may be more powerful than Slifer now, but all that can change in an instant."

Mokuba ran through the holographic wall. "I hope I didn't miss any of the good stuff. Whoa, both Egyptian God Cards are out."

"Yeah, and they're about to clash," Amara commented.

"Amara, so you came to watch the duel too?"

"Yup."

"Just watch, my Big Brother's going to kick butt."

"We'll see," Amara said.

Mokuba wasn't the only one getting a first glimpse at Slifer and Obelisk together. In Domino the Duelists who didn't get to the Finals all stood around the giant monitor.

"What are those things?" Espa Roba asked, his siblings gathered around him.

"I've heard about them," Rex Raptor said. "They're called God Cards and they're said to be the strongest creatures in Duel Monsters."

"They're incredible," Mako said. "I've sailed the seven seas and I've never seen such beasts."

"Come on, how powerful could they be?" Aaron, one of the Four Horsemen that Harold dueled, asked. That earned him dirty looks from the others.

One of his comrades, Katy, swatted the back of his head with her palm. "Here's a hint, genius, they're called God Monsters," she said sarcastically.

"I've heard there were three of them," Chris, another of the Four Horsemen, said.

"So Yugi and Kaiba must each possess one of them," Weevil Underwood deduced. "I wonder who has the third one."

Yami-Marik licked his lips. Let the chaos and destruction begin, he mentally declared.

Tristan and Kevin ran into the Infirmary. "Good news, everybody," Tristan announced, "Mokuba got through."

"They're sending a helicopter for both Joey and Mai," Kevin added.

"Thank goodness," Serenity said hugging Joey's arm. "Did you hear that, Joey? You're going to be all right really soon."

"Guys, take a look at this," Duke called. He and Harold had been staring out a porthole window. Tristan joined them while Serenity, Tea, and Kevin found their own porthole.

"It's Slifer," Serenity realized.

"And I bet that's Kaiba's God Card," Harold said. "Obelisk the Tormentor."

"And it looks like they're about to clash," Duke added. "Let's just hope Yugi's is stronger."

"My Obelisk will destroy your Slifer," Kaiba told Yami-Yugi. "You have only two cards in your hand which means that Slifer's attack power is 2000 while Obelisk's is 4000."

"But Slifer has a special ability. Since you summoned a monster, Slifer's second mouth drains 2000 attack points." Slifer's top mouth opened and lightning came out of it. It struck Obelisk and the giant blue behemoth slumped.

(OT: 4000-2000)

"True, but the special ability only lasts for this turn. And once I end it, his power will be restored. Poor Yugi, out of all the Egyptian God Cards, you had to take the weakest one, a monster whose power is dictated by the number of cards in your hand." Kaiba placed two cards face-down.

Yami-Yugi just drew a card.

(OT: 2000-4000)
(SSD: 2000-3000)

The good news was Slifer's attack power was raised but so was Obelisk's. Yami-Yugi needed to increase Slifer's power as well. "I reveal my face-down card Pot of Greed which lets me draw two cards."

(SSD: 3000-5000)

"Now Slifer is more powerful than Obelisk. Slifer, attack Obelisk with Thunder Force."

"Not so fast, Yugi, I activate one of my face-down cards, Command Silencer." A metal totem pole with speakers appeared. High-pitch sonic waves came out. Yami-Yugi covered his ears as Slifer's attack sizzled and stopped. "Command Silencer prevented Slifer from hearing your command so it didn't attack. Plus it gives me the ability to draw a card from my deck. Now finish your turn so I can end this."

"I place two cards face-down and end my turn."

(SSD: 5000-3000)

Kaiba was surprised, what was Yugi thinking by lowering Slifer's attack power by 2000.

Rex was thinking the same thing. "Kaiba has to attack now."

"But those face-down cards are definitely trap cards," Todd, another member of the Four Horsemen "If Kaiba attacks, he could lose his advantage."

"A tough decision no doubt," Mako commented.

"My move," Kaiba announced and drew a card.

"Activate magic card: Card Destruction," Yami-Yugi commanded. "Now we both have to discard our hands and draw the same number of cards from our decks."

"What a waste," Kaiba said.

"Not after I activate my other face-down card, Disgraceful Charity!" A blue-skinned angel appeared and nuzzled Yami-Yugi's Duel Disk. "This trap card allows us to redraw the cards we discarded." Now Yami-Yugi's hand contained six cards.

(SSD: 3000-6000)

"An impressive move, Yugi," Kaiba complimented. "But you'll have to do better than that."

"And you can do better?"

"Watch," Kaiba said drawing a card. "I play the magic card Thirst for Compensation. This lets me summon two monsters from my hand, so come forth, Sword of Soul (1) and Blade Knight!" Sword of Soul was precisely what its name suggested, a sword with a demon face.

"You're wasting your time. Slifer can easily destroy those weak monsters. Slifer, attack them with your second mouth!" Once again, Slifer's top mouth opened

"My monsters aren't going anywhere, because I'm activating Card Guard. Now by discarding one card from my hand, my monsters remain on the field. Now I sacrifice my two monsters to activate Obelisk's special ability delivering 4000 points of damage to everything in its path including you!" Obelisk's fist gathered lightning. "Obelisk, attack with Fist of Fury!"

"All right," Mokuba cheered.

Amara's face was neutral but she was thinking, Poor Yugi, at least he'll be destroyed by a powerful monster.

Yami-Yugi slid a card into his graveyard as Obelisk's fist struck.

Yugi's friends saw a flash of light come from the Duel Tower.

"What's going on?" Kevin asked.

"Looks like one of the Egyptian God Cards just attacked," Harold guessed.

"I hope Yugi's all right," Tea muttered.

Kaiba laughed joyously, "I've done it, finally, I get the glory and prestige I des… huh?" As the smoke cleared, Kaiba saw that Yami-Yugi was still standing. "How… how can you still be standing?"

"Simple, I discarded Kuriboh (2) from my hand."

"Are you kidding me?"

"No, I am not, when Kuriboh is discarded to the graveyard, all damage is neutralized." Yami-Yugi looked down at his graveyard. "Kuriboh, thank you, I would've lost this duel without you."

For a moment, he could see Kuriboh who cooed happily before fading.

"How dare you insult me by countering my powerful God with that puny Kuriboh!" Kaiba shouted.

"You, of all people, should be wary of Kuriboh's potential, Kaiba," Yami-Yugi scolded. "After all, Kuriboh was able to beat back your attack before, and it has done so again."

Growling, Kaiba set two cards face-down.

Yami-Yugi drew a card and Slifer's attack power went up.

(SSD: 5000-6000)

Slifer wrapped its coils around Obelisk and squeezed the blue monster tight.

"Oh no!" Mokuba gasped.

"Kaiba is about to lose," Yami-Marik announced.

"I activate my trap card," Kaiba said. "Power Balance, now you have to discard half of your hand while I get to draw the same number of cards."

(SSD: 6000-3000)

"I'm not through yet, I activate the magic card Necromancy."

(SSD: 3000-2000)

Four of Kaiba's monsters, Blade Knight and Sword of Soul as well as Kaiser Sea Horse (3) and X-Head Cannon all appeared in defense mode. "Necromancy selects four monsters from your graveyard and summons them to the field in defense mode. And when any of these monsters are destroyed, your Obelisk loses 600 attack points." Slifer's special ability kicked in and all four of the monsters were destroyed.

(OT: 4000-1600)

"Slifer, continue with your attack." As Slifer tightened its squeeze over Obelisk, Obelisk began pushing back.

(OT: 1600-2600)

Yami-Yugi was astonished. "How did your monster's attack points increased?"

"Simple when Sword of Soul is sent to the graveyard, it increases one of my remaining monster's attack points by 1000 so once again Obelisk is more powerful." Obelisk slammed its fist into Slifer. Sliver opened its lower mouth and let out a burst of energy that separated the two monsters.

Now it was Kaiba's turn to be confused. "Why are both monsters still standing?"

"When you activated your Power Balance trap card, one of the cards I discarded was Electromagnetic Turtle (4). When it was destroyed it left a small electrode attached to my Slifer allowing Slifer to end the battle at will. Now I set one card face-down and end my turn."

(SSD: 2000-1000)

"This duel could take all day," Rex complained.

"Neither God Card can be destroyed," Katy said making a fist and holding it at her chest.

"It is a whale of a duel," Mako agreed.

This is precisely the duel I've been waiting for, Kaiba thought giddily. The ultimate battle of intellect and power. Every time I duel Yugi, I'm pushed to my limit in every way. Even though I defeated him at Duelist Kingdom, he's known as the world's greatest Duelist.

A/N: Should I mention again that in addition to dropping out of the tournament, Kaiba basically threatened to commit suicide if he didn't win or should I just shut up… yeah, I should probably just shut up.

But that title doesn't belong to him, it belongs to me. And when I win the Battle City tournament, I'll finally get it back.

Yami-Yugi now had only one card in his hand meaning Slifer's attack power was at 1000. Kaiba drew a card, "It's time to show the world just who the best really is. Obelisk, annihilate his Slifer with Fist of Fury!"

"I activate my face-down card Spell Textbook," Yami-Yugi announced. "Now by discarding my entire hand, I'm able to draw a card. I can then activate that card as long as it's a magic card." His final card was slid into his graveyard.

(SSD: 1000-0)

If I don't draw the right card now, it's over, Yami-Yugi thought. Joey, all my friends, I need you, give me your strength. He drew a card. "Yes, I play the magic card called Card of Sanctity! With Card of Sanctity, we each draw from our decks until we're holding six cards."

(SSD: 0-6000)

"I'll activate my own face-down card," Kaiba said. "The card I got from you, Life-Shaver. Now you have to discard two cards."

(SSD: 6000-4000)

Obelisk's fist collided with Slifer's emerging energy blast. The two attacks pushed against each other.

"It's a tie," Yami-Yugi gasped.

"What's going on," Kaiba wondered as the ball of energy in between the two Egyptian Gods started to glow brighter. "Kaiba Corp. holograms aren't supposed to do this." The blast grew brighter and brighter until the spectators who gathered on the roof had to shield their eyes.

The large screens showing the duel suddenly exploded. The group watching ducked their heads to protect themselves from falling glass and circuitry.

"What was that all about?" Chris, one of the Four Horsemen asked.

"I'm not sure," Espa Roba replied.

The blimp started to shake as a bright light shone from on top of the Duel Tower.

"What's that?" Serenity asked.

"I don't know but it's heading this way," Harold said raising his Armlet. "Everyone brace your selves." The blimp shook wildly as the light covered it.

To Be Continued

Duel Monster Database

(1)
Name: Sword of Soul
Level: 3
Type: Fiend/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 900
DEF: 1000

(2)
Name: Kuriboh
Level: 1
Type: Fiend/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 300
DEF: 200

(3)
Name: Kaiser Sea Horse
Level: 4
Type: Sea Serpent/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1650

(4)
Name: Electromagnetic Turtle
Level: 4
Type: Machine/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 0
DEF: 1850