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Chapter 36

The first 5-way duel was a magnificent sight. In it, it showed signs that everyone was after everyone. Bandit Keith was first eliminated. After a while, Mai finally was taken down. Then in a tag team effort, Joey and Noa took down Bakura. That left Joey and Noa at each others throats. The two dueled for what seemed forever, but was really only thirty minutes. After thirty minutes though, Joey finally took down Noa.

As the winner, Joey was granted an Intercontinental Title shot against whomever it was on day ten of the tournament, which meant he had only four more days to prepare. Also, the rankings changed. Suddenly, Joey was now 6th, Noa 7th, Bakura 8th, Mai 9th, and Keith 10th. This meant that Joey had leap-frogged most of the competition in just one duel.

Now it was time for the second 5-way duel. It would be Yugi vs. Illidan vs. Marie vs. Marik vs. Seto. The top five would also have a chance at both of Illidan's title belts, making the win that much more needed for everyone.

Having four opponents at once meant he had no choice but to fight with anything and everything he had. Before the duel, Yugi and Marik went off into an area on top of the tower alone, and returned about ten minutes later. Once returning, they smirked at each other. Finally, the duel was ready.

The judge gave the signal for everyone to step forward to the middle of the tower. All five opponents and the judge crowded onto the exact center of the tower, each seemingly having different mind sets.

In the stands, Joey was talking to Tea, Tristan, Duke, and Serenity about his win. He kept smiling and thinking back to how he actually did win his duel.

"Good job Joey. Now you can duel whoever is the Intercontinental Champion in 5 days." commented Serenity. Joey slightly blushed at his sister for the compliment.

"Oh yeah, watch out Mr. Champion! I'm coming to kick some tail!" exclaimed Joey.

All of them laughed at Joey as he struck a heroic pose, but he wound up laughing too. His laughter as well as the others was slightly ignored by everyone else though.

Tristan then turned to his friend and said "By the way Joey, what to do you think about this duel?"

Looking back at his pal Tristan, Joey kind of squinted at the field and said "Hard to tell Tristan. I believe Yugi can win it, but the thing is, there's a guy out there determined to win at almost any cost, and that's Illidan."

"You think he can actually beat Yugi?" asked Tea.

Looking over at Tea, he just gave a shrugging motion, as if saying silently "I don't know."

"Of course Yugi will win. He is after all the King of All Games guys." chimed in Duke, who for once said something positive.

"I know Yugi can do it. We all have faith in him big brother." Serenity said to Joey with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, I believe in Yugi too Serenity. I just hope he can win." replied Joey.

About that time, the judge then said "Duelists, the following is a 5-way duel for the Intercontinental and World Championships! Also, your ranks are on the line. The first loser will become ranked fifth, and so on up. Now, each of you will start with 8000 life points. The rules are you may help anyone you chose, if you like. Also, you can attack anyone you wish to. The rules are basically the same as a tag team duel. Finally, the turns shall proceed by your current rank, so Yugi Moto will start off the duel. With that said, shuffle your decks and move to the designated spots marked for each of you."

Each duelist then took out their decks and shuffled their deck. Once each finished, each stuck their decks in their Duel Disks and then went to their designated spots.

Once in his spot, Yugi cried out "Yu-gi-oh!" Suddenly, Yugi was transformed into the pharaoh, Yami.

The judge then stared at the field of five and said "Duelists, activate your Duel Disks and bring out your Deck Masters. Then draw your first five cards and begin!"

All five simultaneously fired their holo projectors. Once the projectors landed, their Duel Disks then unfolded and powered up.

Slightly smiling, Yami called out "I'll call forth my Dark Magician (2500/2100)." A mage wearing purple robes and wielding a powerful green staff then appeared beside of Yami.

Illidan then took a deep breath and said "Time for my Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500) to appear." Illidan's large soldier dressed in black shiny armor with a sword and shield in each hand then appeared beside of him.

With a lovely smile, Marie then said "That means it's time for Guardian Angel Joan (2800/2000) to come out." A large pink skinned angel with golden wings then appeared beside Marie.

Marik let out a small chuckle as he said "Meet the Deck Master that will be your alls doom: Puppet Master (0/0)!" An odd looking puppet like creature appeared beside Marik.

Lightly laughing with some small hint of evil, Seto called out "It's time for you chumps to meet a real Deck Master. Come forth my Kaiser Seahorse (1700/1650)!" A powerful looking light blue and purple sea horse warrior then appeared beside Seto.

All five then drew their first five cards, and then Yami drew his sixth card.

Staring at the field, Yami said "I'll summon Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (1500/1200) in defense mode." A lion like creature with a horn on it's head then appeared on the field, letting out a soft roar.

"Then I'll set two cards. That ends my turn." (Yugi 8000, Illidan 8000, Marie 8000, Marik 8000, Seto 8000)

Illidan drew his card to find his hand consisted of Thunder Nyan Nyan, Monster Reborn, Breaker the Magical Warrior, Waboku, and Spirit Reaper. He just drew his D.D. Warrior Lady.

Slightly smiling, he said "I'll summon Thunder Nyan Nyan (1900/800) in attack mode." The red headed monster with drumsticks and a leopard print leotard then appeared on the field as she bashed her drums loudly.

"Next I'll set one card face down and end my turn." (Yugi 8000, Illidan 8000, Marie 8000, Marik 8000, Seto 8000)

Marie then drew and said "That starts my move. I'll summon Shining Angel (1400/800) in attack mode." An angel with huge golden wings on his back then appeared on the field. He was wearing just a normal white looking shirt and white flowing shorts. Also, he had blonde hair that matched his wings.

"Now I'll set three cards. Finally, I'll play the field card Sanctuary of the Sky." The field suddenly transformed into a bluish sky with clouds all around, with a huge sanctuary behind Marie. Then angel then seemed to glow for a second, and then the glow was gone.

"I end my turn." (Yugi 8000, Illidan 8000, Marie 8000, Marik 8000, Seto 8000)

Illidan looked over at Marie and smiled, thinking "She started out pretty strong. I hope she can keep it up."

Marik then drew and seemed to scan the field for a moment before saying "I'll summon Drillago (1600/1100) in attack mode." A machine monster then appeared. The monster had many drills covering it's body, including a pair for it's hands and one for it's head, as well as a pair for it's feet.

"I set one card face down and end my move." (Yugi 8000, Illidan 8000, Marie 8000, Marik 8000, Seto 8000)

Chuckling evilly, Seto said "Now, watch as I take control of this duel. I summon first my Mystic Lamp (400/300) in defense mode." A golden lamp then appeared on the field. There was really nothing special looking about it.

"When this monster is summoned, it allows me to special summon my La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000) from my hand, which I'll now place in attack mode." A green genie then with a mustache and a small blue hat then appeared from the lamp. He crossed his arms and made a slightly "Hmm, hmm" sound.

"Now, I set two cards and end my move." (Yugi 8000, Illidan 8000, Marie 8000, Marik 8000, Seto 8000)

Back in the crowd, Joey just stared on and said "I guess now we'll see what they are really capable of."