CHAPTER 6
DUELS AT DUELIST TOWER
"So this is duelist tower," Pang Tong said. They had finally gotten in view of the island, and standing clearly tall in the middle was a long tower. "Well, it definitely deserves the title of tower," Pang Tong said. "Preparing to land," said the pilot. "Finally," Kaiba said. "It's a shame I can't duel," Joey said to Pang Tong, "Somebody burned my deck last night. And I can only think of one person capable at such a dirty trick," he added, looking at Kaiba. "Yes, of course…" said Pang Tong, gripping his staff tighter.
After they finally landed, they walked straight for the tower. When they reached in, they went into separate elevators: duelists in one side, spectators in the other. There was a tense silence between the three duelists as the elevator went up. "Yugi," Kaiba said. "What is it, Kaiba?" Yugi asked. "After I'm through with Pang Tong, I will defeat you, and I will have that Egyptian God Card." "We'll see about that, Kaiba," Yugi said. Pang Tong was staring at Kaiba. "What's your problem," Kaiba asked annoyed. "You have some serious card issues, you know," Pang Tong said. "What," Kaiba said, "Now you listen here, Pang Tong. Once I get Yugi's Egyptian God Card, I will be the greatest duelist in the world!" "What you should get is a life," Pang Tong said. Kaiba growled. "Don't push it," he said. "Oh please," Pang Tong said, "It's just a stupid card game. It's not like our lives depend on it. Well, not anymore anyway." "We'll see how stupid it is once I defeat you," Kaiba said angrily. Just as he finished saying this, the elevator stopped. "Were here," Kaiba said.
The spectators watched as the duelists exited. "Whoa," Joey said. "What is it, Joey," Tea asked. "Just look at them," he said, "They look pissed. Especially Kaiba." Tea looked at them, and saw that it was true. There was hatred burning in Kaiba's eyes. "This could get messy," said Duke.
"The rules are simple," said the announcer, "Two duelists will battle first. The winner will have a ten-minute break before facing the next duelist." "Well, that is simple," Pang Tong said. "Duelists, begin," said the announcer.
Kaiba made the first move. "I'm going to destroy you, Pang Tong," Kaiba said. "What is your problem," Pang Tong said, "You've been making threats to me ever since I offed Marik." "What's my problem, you ask," Kaiba said, "You are my problem, Pang Tong." "Please, explain," Pang Tong said. "Ever since you got in my blimp, everything I planned went straight to hell," Kaiba said, "I never even heard of you, and yet you somehow managed to get all the necessary locator cards and make it to the finals. Then you destroy the Winged Dragon of Ra, the card that was supposed to be mine." "Oh yeah," Pang Tong said, "You definitely have some serious issues to attend to." Kaiba growled. "I place two cards face down and play the Luster Dragon in attack mode," he said. A blue dragon came out, with 1900 attack points. Pang Tong whistled. "Strong," he said. "Your move," Kaiba said. "All right," Pang Tong said and drew a card. "I place three cards face down and play one monster face down. I end my turn." "Do you honestly believe that that's going to work against me," Kaiba said, "I play Giant Trunade!" "Magic Jammer," Pang Tong said. "Hah, You fell for it," Kaiba said, "I play seven tools of the bandit, This card--" he began to explain, but Pang Tong interrupted, "Yeah, yeah, I know already," he said. "Good," Kaiba said. Pang Tong's cards went back to his hand. "Now I summon the Iron Golem," he said. The monster had 1100. "Now, Luster Dragon, attack his lone monster!" The Luster Dragon breathed fire from it's mouth, hitting Pang Tong's monster. When it revealed itself, it was a Man-Eater Bug. "What," Kaiba shouted. "That's right," Pang Tong said, "Now say good bye to your Golem." The bug fired it's claws at the Iron Golem before being destroyed. The golem was destroyed. "Guess that means you won't attack my life points, eh," Pang Tong said. Kaiba growled. "Your move," he said. "With pleasure," Pang Tong said.
"Wow, nice move," said Joey. "Yeah," Tristan said. "Pang Tong was sure that Kaiba would get past his plans," Yami said, "So he placed the bug as a fail-safe." "I guess Kaiba has his work cut out for him," said Duke.
"I place, once again, three cards face down," Pang Tong said, "And I play the Battle Ox in attack mode." "The Battle Ox may be strong, but it's still no match for my Luster Dragon," Kaiba said. "Will you let me finish," Pang Tong said, "Now I use the Axe of Despair," he said. "No," Kaiba said, "That increases it's attack by 1000!" "I knew that," Pang Tong said. "Now, attack," he said. The ox charged, and sliced the dragon in two. "Damn," Kaiba said. His life points dropped to 3400. "I end my turn," Pang Tong said. "I play the magic card Dark Hole," Kaiba said. "Oh shit," Pang Tong said. The dark hole destroyed his ox, leaving him wide open. "Now I summon the Celtic Guardian," he said. 1400 attack points. "You have that card," Pang Tong asked. "Attack," Kaiba said. It did. Suddenly, Pang Tong's warrior instincts told him to move out of the way, so he did. The guardian barely scratched his neck. He also lost a chunk of life points, with only 2600 left. Wait a minute, Pang Tong thought. He touched the part were he was attacked and realized he was bleeding. "It can't be," he said. Then he heard Kaiba laugh. "What's wrong?." he asked, "Don't you like the new innovations I made? I removed the safety features, you see." "What," Pang Tong said, surprised. "That's right," Kaiba said, in mock imitation to Pang Tong, "In other words, one of us will die before this is over." Kaiba laughed again. It was obvious that this was very personal to Kaiba. "Kaiba, stop this madness," Yugi said. "Stay out of this, Yugi," Pang Tong said. "But," Yugi started. "Really Kaiba, your nuts," Pang Tong said, "Did you honestly believe this will deter me?" "Huh," Kaiba said. "If I can kill Marik in cold blood, I can do the same to you. As for me, well, death is common in my life. So get ready." "Brother, stop it," Mokuba said, "This isn't like you," "Shut up, Mokuba," said Kaiba, "As you can see, this is personal."
"Well, I do believe it's my turn," Pang Tong said. He drew a card. "I summon the Ryu-Kishin Powered," he said. The monster came out with 1600 attack points. "Attack," Pang Tong shouted. The Ryu-Kishin charged, but Kaiba activated a trap card. "I activate The Ring of Destruction," he shouted. A ring appeared out of nowhere and destroyed Pang Tong's Monster. "Damn," Pang Tong muttered. "I take this chance to activate Ultimate Offering," said Kaiba. "I end my turn," Pang Tong said. "I summon Sagi the Dark Clown," Kaiba said. "I also use my Ultimate offering to summon three more monsters," he said. "Wow, that's a lot of life points lost," Pang Tong said. It was true. Kaiba lost 1500 life points, leaving him with 1900.
"Why would Kaiba take such a risk," Yugi said to himself, "Unless… No," Yugi said in realization. "Could he be planning to summon Obelisk?"
"Now, attack, Celtic Guardian," Kaiba shouted. The monster attacked, once again hitting Pang Tong, this time in the leg. "Your move," Kaiba said. "All right, then." Pang Tong said. He drew a card, then said, "I play the Cyber Soldier, in defense mode." The monster came out, with it's arm in front of it to defend itself. "I also equip it the Last Will. I end my turn." "You fool," Kaiba said, "Finally, I have all the cards in place. I summon Obelisk the Tormentor!" Three of Kaiba's monsters vanished, replaced by the Obelisk. "Whoa," said Pang Tong. The monster was huge. It was blue too, and ugly. Just the card for Kaiba, he thought. "Now watch as I sacrifice two more monsters to increase it's attack." Kaiba said. The Obelisk grabbed the two remaining monsters and absorbed them. "Now," Kaiba said, "Attack, Obelisk!" The Obelisk attacked with it's fist, destroying the soldier with one punch. The explosion was so great that Pang Tong nearly lost his footing. Kaiba laughed. "How do you like it," he said, "My Obelisk is unstoppable." "Whatever Kaiba," Pang Tong said, "It's my turn." He drew a card. "Now, the last will allows me to summon a fairly weak monster, so I summon Jinzo #7," Pang Tong said. The monster came out, with only 500 attack points.
"What is Pang Tong thinking," Duke asked, "There's no way that card could hold up against Obelisk." "That's all right," Joey said, "He probably has some plan cooked up." Yugi remained silent. "I hope your right, Joey," said Yugi, "Pang Tong's life is in danger."
"Kaiba," Pang Tong said. "Yeah," Kaiba asked. "First of all, you are one crazy bastard," Pang Tong said, "And secondly, I would like to thank you for being so predictable." "What," Kaiba asked, "Are you blind? Can't you see that I have been manipulating this entire duel?" "Just shut up and watch, Kaiba," Pang Tong said. "First, I equip my Jinzo #7 with the Conveyor Belt, which increases it's attack by 500," he said. "Hah," Kaiba said, "That's still not enough to defeat me." "That would be true," Pang Tong said, "If I didn't have this. Megamorph!" "No," Kaiba shouted. He only has 200 life points, Kaiba thought, He has less, which means that his monster gets twice the attack. "Boy, you people think too much too," Pang Tong said. His Jinzo's attack increased to 2000. "Now to end this," Pang Tong said, "Jinzo, attack!" Kaiba watched in horror as the Jinzo #7 went right by Obelisk and attacked him, firing him on the shoulder. Kaiba fell back, his face a portrait of shock. The Obelisk disappeared. The duel was over.
"Whoa," Joey said, "Talk about a comeback." "Kaiba thought that he was manipulating this round," Yugi said, "But in truth it was the other way around. Pang Tong had been manipulating this duel from the very beginning."
"But…why," Kaiba asked, still in shock, "I… was supposed to defeat Yugi." "You were too arrogant," Pang Tong said, "And overconfident." He took the Obelisk. "These cards bring too much misery to exist," he said. The orb in his staff turned dark purple. "Vorpal," Pang Tong said. The dark energy hit the card, making it vanish. "I hope you've learned a lesson from all this," Pang Tong told Kaiba. "The winner of this round: Pang Tong," said the announcer. I wonder what'll happen now, Pang Tong thought, Well, whatever it is, I better be ready for it.