When vengeance goes too far
Chapter 7: Kaiba VS Kaiba
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from Yu-Gi-Oh. They are owned by Kazuki Takahashi, Shonen Jump, Konami and Shueisha comics.
Kaiba stared down his evil side, who just smiled back. Kaiba didn't believe, or at least didn't want to believe that the person standing before him was the side of him that Yugi got rid of, but he did accept that this person had been the impostor at Duellist Kingdom and that in order to leave this place wherever it was, he had to defeat him in a duel.
"Poor deluded fool," Evil-Kaiba, said, "Even when faced with the truth, you refuse to believe it. I am your darker side. I am part of you."
"Get a life," Kaiba, said, "You'll pay for that stunt you pulled at Duellist Kingdom."
Kisara said, "Seto, in order to leave you must defeat him and return him to the Shadow Realm. You see when Yugi banished him to the Shadow Realm, his influence over you didn't cease. You're still the power-hungry and heartless person you were before, though I'll admit that after your first defeat, it toned down a bit. The reason is because it was Yugi and not you that defeated him. To be rid of him for good it's you that'll have to defeat him."
"Yeah right," Kaiba, said, "I told you that I don't believe in those fairytales."
"But you and I do agree that you have to defeat him whether you believe it or not."
Kaiba smiled and said, "Yeah. One way or another, this impostor is going down."
A duel disk appeared on his left arm along with his deck.
Evil-Kaiba said, "I hope you're ready for this my weaker-half. I know all about you. In fact, I know more about you than you know about yourself."
"Let's just get this over with," Kaiba, said, "The sooner I defeat you, the sooner I can leave this place
Both Kaibas activated their duel disks.
"LET'S DUEL!" they both yelled in unison.
(Kaiba's LP: 4000, Evil-Kaiba's LP: 4000)
"I'll start," Evil-Kaiba, said, "I summon a monster facedown in defence mode and end my turn. Now it's your move."
A facedown defence mode monster card appeared on the field.
"Pathetic," Kaiba, said, "You claim to be me, yet you make such a foolish opening move. Even Wheeler had a better opening move against me than you."
Evil-Kaiba growled, proving that he was part of Kaiba since Kaiba hated anyone suggesting that Joey could do something better than him.
"I summon Vorse Raider (1900/800) in attack mode and place two cards facedown on the field," Kaiba said.
Vorse raider appeared on the field along with two facedown mystery cards.
"Vorse Raider, attack this impostor's facedown monster now," Kaiba ordered.
Vorse Raider lunged at the facedown monster and slashed at it.
"My facedown monster was Vorse Raider as well," Evil-Kaiba said.
Another Vorse Raider appeared where the facedown card was before shattering and disappearing.
Kaiba growled.
"Nice try," he said, "But are you trying to tell me that you've imitated my deck? Vorse Raider's quite a common card. I can probably guess that sixty other duellists have a Vorse Raider in their decks."
"I am a reflection of you," Evil-Kaiba, replied, "And so is my deck. It is the same as yours with a few improvements."
"Just make your move," Kaiba said.
Evil-Kaiba said, "Fine. I use the magic of Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your crush card, which you have facedown on the field and I summon Battle Ox (1700/1000) so I can sacrifice it in order to summon Swordstalker (2000/1600) in attack mode."
Evil-Kaiba activated the Mystical Space Typhoon card, which destroyed the facedown card of the left on Kaiba's side of the field and Battle Ox appeared just to be sacrificed and Swordstalker appeared in its place.
"Oh, and you know that Swordstalker gains four hundred attack points for every monster in my graveyard," Evil-Kaiba said.
(Swordstalker: 2400/1600)
"Now attack his Vorse Raider now," Evil-Kaiba said.
Swordstalker lunged at Vorse Raider.
"Not so fast," Kaiba, said, "I activate my facedown magic card, Shrink. It cuts the attack points of any monster I choose in half and I choose your Swordstalker.
He activated his Shrink card and Swordstalker shrunk till it was half the size of a person's pinkie finger.
(Swordstalker: 1200/1600)
"Vorse Raider," Kaiba, said, "Counterattack."
Vorse Raider lunged at Swordstalker and destroyed it.
(Evil-Kaiba's LP: 3300)
"I m not have been planning to do that," Kaiba, said, "But it helps to have a backup plan." The truth was, Kaiba was shocked. All the cards his evil counterpart had played, he had in his hand.
"Yes," Evil-Kaiba, said, "Our hands are identical "
"Impossible," Kaiba, thought, "There's no way this overrated wannabe has the same cards I have, it's just impossible."
"I believe that it's your move," Evil-Kaiba said.
Kaiba smirked. He drew a card from his deck and smiled.
"I'll save this for later," he thought.
"I summon Battle Ox in attack mode and then I place this card facedown."
Battle Ox appeared along with a facedown card on Kaiba's side of the field.
"Attack his life points directly," Kaiba said.
Battle Ox lunged at Evil-Kaiba and slashed him with his axe, but Evil-Kaiba was unharmed.
(Evil-Kaiba's LP: 1600)
"I'll end my turn now," Kaiba said boastingly. He could've had Vorse Raider finish him off, but he enjoyed seeing this impostor, as he saw him as squirm. He wanted him to suffer and decided to prolong the duel.
"Big mistake," Evil-Kaiba, said, "You're so predictable. No wonder you're such a loser."
"Say what?" Kaiba said annoyed.
"Come on," Evil-Kaiba, said, "You knew that you could've used Vorse Raider to finish me off, but you decided to prolong my so-called suffering. I knew you'd do that, after all, I'm part of you and you fell right into my trap."
Kaiba growled.
Evil-Kaiba drew from his deck and smiled.
"First I summon Lord of Dragons (1200/1100)," he said.
The Lord of Dragons appeared on his side of the field.
"Next I equip him with the Flute of summoning Dragon so I can summon two dragons from my deck directly to the field and I knew exactly what two dragons I want."
When he played the Flute of summoning Dragon, the Lord of Dragons grabbed the flute and blew on it and Evil-Kaiba shuffled his deck and took out two cards from his deck.
"Behold, my Blue Eyes White Dragons (3000/2500)," Evil-Kaiba said as two Blue Eyes White Dragons appeared on the field.
"Impossible," Kaiba, said, "I have the only three Blue Eyes White Dragons in existence."
Kisara cringed and Noah just looked at Evil-Kaiba in disgust.
"Wrong," Evil-Kaiba, said, "There were once four, but you, or should I say I tore the last one all because that old coot used it against me and I couldn't stand the thought of that card ever being used against me."
"You destroyed part of me that day," Kisara, said, "My ka is the Blue Eyes White Dragon and the modern-day cards represent a part of me and when you tore that card, you destroyed part of my soul."
"Get used to it," Evil-Kaiba, said, "The fourth was inadequate. Anyway, on with the duel."
Kaiba growled. Though he refused to believe any of the mystical mumbo-jumbo, he could tell that Kisara was hurt over what happened and this impostor was making fun of her. Normally he wouldn't have cared, but something about Kisara made him want to stick up for her.
"Enough already," he said, "Just get on with it."
"With pleasure," Evil-Kaiba, said, "Blue White Dragon, destroy his Vorse Raider with your White Lightning attack."
The Blue Eyes White Dragon on the right fired a ball of what looked like white energy with white lightning surrounding it. The ball slammed into Vorse Raider and Vorse Raider was destroyed.
(Kaiba's LP: 2900)
"Now Blue Eyes number two, do the same with his Battle Ox."
The other Blue Eyes followed suit and Battle Ox was destroyed.
(Kaiba's LP: 1600)
"I then switch my Lord of Dragons into defence mode. Our life points are even now," Evil-Kaiba, said, "Once I beat you, I'll be free once again. I'll have your body and I'll get revenge on Yugi for robbing me of my status, I'll finish what you started with the Wheelerette and I'll get revenge on Mokuba for deserting us."
Kaiba growled.
"You leave them all alone," he said, "Your fight is with me and me alone. You'll pay for that stunt you pulled at Duellist Kingdom and using my deck."
Evil-Kaiba said, "Just make your move."
Kaiba said, "Gladly. I'll just mimic your last turn since you seem to have somehow duplicated my deck and have the same cards in my hand as I do.
Kaiba mimicked his evil counterpart's last turn and in the end up, he had the Lord of Dragons and two Blue Eyes White Dragons on the field in addition to the facedown card already there.
"We're at a stalemate," Evil-Kaiba, said, "We both have the same monsters opposing each other and due to Lord of Dragons' special ability, our dragons are invincible."
"The irresistible force meets the immovable object," Kaiba, said, "It seems that something has to be done."
Evil-Kaiba said, "Yes, so I play Tribute to the Doomed and all I have to do is discard one card from my hand to activate it."
He discarded a card from his hand into the graveyard slot and Kaiba's Lord of Dragons was suddenly wrapped in bandages and a giant mummy's hand came out of the ground and pulled the bandaged monster down and it vanished.
"I then return my Lord of Dragons back to my hand," Evil-Kaiba, finished, "That ends my turn."
Evil-Kaiba's Lord of Dragons returned to its card and Evil-Kaiba picked it up.
Kaiba said, "I activate my facedown card, Dragon Treasure. This magic card increases the attack points of any dragon type monster by three hundred and I use it on my Blue Eyes on the left."
(Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon: 3300/2500)
"Now attack the opposing Blue Eyes now," he ordered.
The Blue Eyes attacked the opposing dragon facing it. Normally they would've destroyed each other, due to their attack points being equal, but Kaiba's Blue Eyes had three hundred extra points due to Dragon Treasure and therefore, it destroyed the other dragon.
(Evil-Kaiba's LP: 1300)
"That ends my turn," Kaiba said.
Evil Kaiba smirked and said, "So predictable. Anyway, like I said before, my deck is the same as yours, only with a few improvements. You saw one of them with my Tribute to the Doomed magic card and now it's about time you saw another one."
Kaiba said, "So you have a few cards I don't, I'll still beat you."
"It's that attitude that led to our fall from grace," Evil-Kaiba, said, "Which is why I return, I'm planning on doing away with both Yugi and Wheeler permanently. I cannot allow duellists with the potential to beat me be allowed to live."
Kaiba was shocked. Was this freak serious? Was he truly planning on murder? Kaiba remembered a time when he would've done away someone and not lose any sleep over it, but since he lost to Yugi, he didn't fancy the idea of killing someone. Even he saw that that was going too far. He already felt sorry about driving the owner of the second Blue Eyes card to commit suicide and hiring the mafia to assassinate the third. However, up until now, he'd never admit it openly. His excuse was that it was better for those he stepped on to live with humiliation and devastation he inflicted on them. Basically to make a long explanation short, compared to the methods of payback he used, murder was being generous.
"You're insane," he said.
"Am I?" Evil-Kaiba, said, "You felt like this at one point. In fact, you wanted you kill Gozaburo yourself. If it wasn't for the fact that Mokuba was present when Gozaburo was ousted from power, you would've done it yourself and perhaps have prevented him from downloading his mind into Noah virtual world and that whole virtual episode of the Battle City tournament could've been avoided."
Kaiba said, "Just make your move."
"Very well," Evil-Kaiba, said, "I equip my surviving Blue Eyes with Dragon Nails, which raises its attack points by six hundred, double the number of Dragon Treasure."
A pair of what looked like metal gloves with spikes on then appeared and they slipped into the Blue Eyes' hands.
(Evil-Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon: 3600/2500)
"Now my Blue Eyes White Dragon," Evil-Kaiba, said, "Destroy the dragon that destroyed your fallen comrade."
The Blue Eyes fired its White Lightning attack at the Blue Eyes that destroyed Evil-Kaiba's first dragon and it was destroyed due to the fact that Evil-Kaiba's dragon was equipped with a magic card that gave it more attack points than the magic card that was equipped to Kaiba's dragon.
(Kaiba's LP: 1300)
"Our life points are even once again," Evil-Kaiba boasted.
Kaiba said, "Not for long."
Evil-Kaiba said, "Make your move then."
Kaiba looked at his hand and said, "I activate the magic of Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Dragon Nails card, reducing your Blue Eyes' attack points back to their original value."
He played the card and a tornado appeared and went over to Evil-Kaiba's Blue Eyes and destroyed the Dragon Nails that it was wearing.
(Evil-Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon: 3000/2500)
"I end my turn," Kaiba said. "I have no options," he thought, "How is this possible? How could he know about my strategies and my past?" he added in his thoughts.
"I am you, dimwit," Evil-Kaiba, said, "It was Gozaburo's beatings and gruelling lessons on business that spawned me and unlike you, I know everything about you."
Kaiba growled.
"When I send you to the Shadow Realm," Evil-Kaiba, continued, "Tell Gozaburo that I said thank you for creating me."
Kaiba said, "Just go and make your move."
Evil-Kaiba, said, "With pleasure. I play Graceful Charity, which allows me to draw three cards so long as I discard two."
He drew three cards and then discarded two of them.
"I then sent my last Blue Eyes White Dragon to the graveyard," Evil, Kaiba, finished, "So I can summon this, the Black Eyes Dark Dragon (3000/2500)."
Kaiba studied the new monster that appeared on the field. It was totally black and was in the shape of the Blue Eyes White Dragon. The only part of it not black was its eye balls. The irises and pupils were so black that they overlapped with each other
"What is that thing?" Kaiba said.
"This?" Evil-Kaiba, said, "This is the dark side of the Blue Eyes White Dragon. It can only be summoned to field when all Blue Eyes White Dragons in its wielder's deck are sent to the graveyard and it gets an extra five hundred attack points for each Blue Eyes either on the field or in the graveyard. So that's three in my graveyard, one in yours and you have another on the field, so that's an extra twenty-five hundred attack points right off the bat."
(Black Eyes Dark Dragon: 5500/2500)
"Hold on," Kaiba, said, "You only played two Blue Eyes White Dragons. So it should only have five thousand attack points."
"True," Evil-Kaiba, said, "But I sent my third one to the graveyard when I played Graceful Charity. However, luckily for you, my new dragon can't attack this turn and if you play your last Blue Eyes White Dragon, you'll only make Black Eyes Dark Dragon stronger."
Kaiba growled.
"This was my plan all along," Evil-Kaiba, said, "You're no match for my creature of darkness. It hurts to be on the receiving end of your own logic, doesn't it?"
"Hold on," Kaiba, thought, "This is how I duel."
Evil-Kaiba said, "How does it feel to face someone who is your double personality wise, not to mention your negative side?"
"Great," Kaiba, said, "Now I'm at the receiving end of my own duelling methods."
Kaiba suddenly realised that perhaps the reason why he was so angry with Yugi for beating him was because he had been so used to winning all the time. Since he started playing Duel Monsters right up until he lost to Yugi, had had won every match he'd been in, devastating his opponents, scaring them into early retirement and in very few cases, sending them off to hospital. He'd never experienced what it was like to lose and therefore didn't know how to handle it. He remembered watching one of Mokuba's favourite shows with Mokuba. In it, a martial arts teacher had said that it was best to teach his students humility when they were still new at it, therefore, if they ever lost in future, they'd know how to handle it. Of course at the time, he thought nothing of it, but now he realised that the same logic could be applied to any sport or game. He remembered when he defeated Joey at Battle City. Joey may have been humiliated, but not to the point that Kaiba had wanted. Unlike Kaiba, Joey knew what it was like to lose and though Kaiba would never admit it, if it had not been for his final trap card, Joey would've won and who knows what that would've done to him. To be beaten by one person was enough, but two, especially when you had defeated the second person once before would've probably have been unbearable and probably would've driven Kaiba insane and knowing Joey, he probably would've rubbed it in, which would've only have contributed to his insanity. Kaiba was sure that if he were to duel Joey again then he'd have an even more difficult time at beating him than in Battle City.
"Forgive me for interrupting your vacation to La-La Land," Evil, Kaiba, said, "But it's your move."
Kaiba said, "Alright, I activated the magic card, Raigeki, which destroys all monsters on your side of the field." He activated the card and a beam of energy struck the Black Eyes Dark Dragon, but when the smoke cleared, it was still there. Evil-Kaiba had discarded a card from his hand to the graveyard.
"Nice try," Evil-Kaiba, said, "But another of Black Eyes Dark Dragon's special abilities makes it indestructible so long as I discard a card from my hand to the graveyard. Basically, it can't be destroyed."
Kaiba growled.
"I place one card facedown and switch my Blue Eyes White Dragon to defence mode and that ends my turn," Kaiba said.
A facedown card appeared on the field and the Blue Eyes White Dragon went into a defence position.
"That's it," Evil-Kaiba, said, "Oh well, Black Eyes, attack with Dark Lightning."
Author's notes: Wow, great cliffhanger huh? Will Kaiba be able to find a way to destroy the Black Eyes Dark Dragon and win the duel? Can he last long enough to find a weakness? Anyway, I thought that I would make this duel a mixture of the duel between Yugi and Yami in the Orichalcos Saga in which both Yugi and Yami started off with an identical hand and the duel between Yami and Rafael in the same saga in which a card from the player's hand had to be sacrificed in order to keep a monster on the field whenever it was attacked. By another monster, magic card or another monster's special ability. However, unlike Yami's duel with Rafael, Kaiba doesn't have a Legendary Dragon to help him out, so it only makes his predicament even harder to get out of. I knew I said that I would end the dream sequence this chapter, but as I was writing, I noticed how it seemed to be dragged out, so I decided to end it with a cliffhanger, but fear not because next chapter will definitely end the dream sequence and then Kaiba can get to apologising to Serenity and winning her heart. Anyway, till next time.