Chapter 13: - White Dragons and Dark Magicians
Kaiba was all ready and waiting when the group reached the arena.
"About time Yugi, I thought you weren't going to show." Kaiba called. Kari saw Yami's quick dismissal of a rather ugly look and merely took his place.
"I had other things to think about Kaiba, but you wouldn't understand about worrying about for a friend."
Kaiba snorted, "Let's just get this over with. I have a company to return to after beating you."
Yami smirked, "After you lose to me you mean."
Kaiba glared as Roland called, "Are both Duellists ready?"
Yami and Kaiba nodded.
"Seto Kaiba to move first."
"Duel." Both shouted.
"I'm completely unsurprised a hack Duellist like Wheeler couldn't make the Semis." Kaiba stated as he played two cards face down and summoned Cave Dragon in attack mode, the huge green dragon with 2000 attack points appearing with a roar, "I always knew that last time was a fluke. Your move Yugi."
"Joey's a much better Duellist then you give him credit for Kaiba." Yami snapped, using the tone that Kari had only ever heard Yugi2 use with Xuan. He drew and played two cards face down himself, along with setting a card in defence mode. "He nearly had you in the play off last time, even with your Crush Card Virus. Your move."
"The Mutt lucked out." Seto drew, "I summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in attack mode." The genie smirked across the field. "And you'll be going back to the minor leagues when I'm done with you. I end my turn."
"Hi Kari!" Robyn seemed to appear from nowhere.
"Where did you go?" Kari asked, watching Yugi2 activate Polymerisation and summon Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast with it.
"I got fed up with the interrogation. I'm going to avoid Yugi, but I'll be watching your match."
"I attack your Cave Dragon!" The chimera launched itself across the field and chewed on Kaiba's dragon, which roared and died, costing Kaiba 100 points.
"I understand." Kari nodded, as Yugi ended his turn and Kaiba summoned Lord of D. and activated one of the face down cards, summoning one Blue Eyes White Dragon and Hyozanryu.
Blue Eyes blasted away Chimera, costing Yugi 900 points and Hyozanryu attacked the Berfomet that reappeared on the field in defence mode, leaving Yugi wide open.
"What do you think the odd of Kaiba actually winning are?" Kari asked her friend, "I mean Yugi never loses, but…"
Yugi2 drew and grinned, Kari knew that grin, it was the 'he he he, his opponent is about to lose a lot of life points' look.
"The problem is while Kaiba would love to dedicate all his time to Duel Monsters, he still has a company to run. Most of his new strategies are figured out by his underlings, while Yugi has an innate knowledge of all his deck is possible of doing."
"I play Swords of Revealing Light!" The light swords slammed down, blocking Kaiba's monsters from attacking and making the CEO look like he had just sucked a lemon. "And I summon Queen's Knight in defence mode. Your turn."
Kaiba knew exactly what Yugi was doing, he was trying to buy time to summon a God Card. Kaiba drew. Unfortunately that wasn't what he needed to break the swords. "I summon Kaiser Seahorse and end my turn." Kaiba called, the seahorse warrior appearing in attack mode.
Yami drew. "I summon King's Knight and because…"
"I know, I've seen you use this combination often enough, just summon Jack's Knight already." Kaiba snapped.
Kari tried to keep a straight face and failed at the look Yugi2 gave Kaiba as he summoned the extra knight onto the field.
"Your move Kaiba."
"You've only got two turns left Yugi and then I'm free to reign destruction down on your monsters… and this will help, I sacrifice my Kaiser Seahorse to summon my second Blue Eyes White Dragon!" It appeared on the field behind the swords, "Make your move."
Kari bit her bottom lip as Yugi2 drew. "I pass this turn, there's nothing I can do."
"Then I sacrifice La Jinn for Luster Dragon #2." The huge greeny dragon with bluey green gems appeared, also behind the swords, "Next turn it's all over Yugi. I end my turn." The swords faded.
Yugi2 drew and set one card, "Jack's Knight attacks Lord of D.!"
Kaiba was unworried by the destruction of his Spellcaster and loss of 700 points.
"I end my turn."
"It's all over Yugi. Blue Eyes, Hyozanryu attack his knights!"
"I activate Mirror Force!"
"What?"
All of the monsters on Kaiba's side of the field exploded.
Kaiba's death glare would have wilted Kari but Yugi2 actually looked bored. "How did you not see that coming?" Yugi2 asked, "How long have I had that in my deck?"
Kaiba grumbled something but no one caught what it was.
"Is it my move yet?" Yugi2 asked.
Kari was surprised Kaiba didn't blow his top, but merely nodded.
"Then I'll end it." Yami smirked. "Knights attack Kaiba directly!"
"I activate Duplicate Trap, allowing me to copy any trap in either player's graveyard!" Kaiba returned, smirking as Yami's eyes widened with the implications, "And if you haven't guessed I'm borrowing your Mirror Force!"
Yami's Knights blew up too.
"What?" Yami echoed, "But…"
Kaiba's smirk told the story.
"Kaiba deliberately walked into it." Kari breathed, "He sacrificed his best monsters to get Yugi to use Mirror Force."
"He's not stupid Kari, just a jerk."
"I end my turn." Yugi2 growled.
"But… but… two Blue Eyes!" Kari stammered.
"And he has a third, guess where it is."
"No way." Kari shook her head, "He can't have…"
"I activate Soul Release, removing five of my monsters from play." Kaiba sent almost of his monsters away. "And play Monster Reborn to bring back Lord of D." Yami was certain the turn wasn't over and wasn't disappointed, "I activate my second Flute of Summoning Dragon to bring my third Blue Eyes to the field."
The move didn't make sense unless he had something else planned.
"Lord of D. attack Yugi!"
Yami took the 1200 hit, taking him down to 1900.
"Now, finish him off Blue Eyes!"
Yugi discarded Kuriboh.
"Damn Fuzzballs!" Kaiba exploded for a second before putting his game face back on.
"Kaiba just lost his temper… why am I surprised?" Kari asked.
Robyn giggled, "Isn't Boh ever so cute?"
"Boh?" Kari asked. Robyn had never called her Kuriboh by a nickname. "And yes, Kuriboh is."
Robyn nodded, her mood lifting enough that she was once again almost bouncing.
"Guess you're safe for one turn Yugi."
Yami drew, "I sacrifice half my life points to activate Dark Magic Curtain." Yugi's points hit 950, "To summon the Dark Magician. Attack his Lord of D. with Dark Magic Attack!"
The Spellcaster blew up but Kaiba didn't look worried.
"Your move Kaiba, I'm not done yet."
"Yet." Kaiba replied, "I play a card face down. Blue Eyes take out the Dark Magician." Yugi's points dropped to 450. "Now what are you going to do? Make your last move Yugi."
"Why do you think Yugi always fights better when his life points are low?"
"Because he likes to annoy Kaiba?"
"I summon Mystical Elf in defence mode." Yugi2 called. "And end my turn."
Kaiba smirked, I activate Dimension Fusion." Kaiba paid 2000 points to bring his two Blue Eyes White Dragons back into play along with Hyozanryu and Luster Dragon #2, "And play Polymerisation to fuse my three dragons into Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
The 4500 attack point monster glowered at Yami who actually gulped.
"It's all over. I attack your elf with Hyozanryu!"
"Magical Hats!" Yami called.
There was something rude said under Kaiba's breath as Hyozanryu's attack revealed nothing.
"Fine, Blue Eyes Ultimate, Luster Dragon #2 attack!"
Two more hats exploded, two more misses revealed.
"I end my turn." Kaiba snarled.
With one hat left on the field, Yami didn't have many more tricks left up his sleeve. "I set a card face down and end my turn."
"Hyozanryu attack the last hat!"
Yugi's hat and elf exploded.
"Blue Eyes Ultimate, end this!"
I activate Divine Wind!" Yami bellowed over the noise of the attack.
The attack reflected off a windy barrier and sent Kaiba sprawling, his life points hitting zero.
"You lose Kaiba."
Kari found herself with a note in her hand and minus her best friend.
"About time Yugi, I thought you weren't going to show." Kaiba called. Kari saw Yami's quick dismissal of a rather ugly look and merely took his place.
"I had other things to think about Kaiba, but you wouldn't understand about worrying about for a friend."
Kaiba snorted, "Let's just get this over with. I have a company to return to after beating you."
Yami smirked, "After you lose to me you mean."
Kaiba glared as Roland called, "Are both Duellists ready?"
Yami and Kaiba nodded.
"Seto Kaiba to move first."
"Duel." Both shouted.
"I'm completely unsurprised a hack Duellist like Wheeler couldn't make the Semis." Kaiba stated as he played two cards face down and summoned Cave Dragon in attack mode, the huge green dragon with 2000 attack points appearing with a roar, "I always knew that last time was a fluke. Your move Yugi."
"Joey's a much better Duellist then you give him credit for Kaiba." Yami snapped, using the tone that Kari had only ever heard Yugi2 use with Xuan. He drew and played two cards face down himself, along with setting a card in defence mode. "He nearly had you in the play off last time, even with your Crush Card Virus. Your move."
"The Mutt lucked out." Seto drew, "I summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in attack mode." The genie smirked across the field. "And you'll be going back to the minor leagues when I'm done with you. I end my turn."
"Hi Kari!" Robyn seemed to appear from nowhere.
"Where did you go?" Kari asked, watching Yugi2 activate Polymerisation and summon Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast with it.
"I got fed up with the interrogation. I'm going to avoid Yugi, but I'll be watching your match."
"I attack your Cave Dragon!" The chimera launched itself across the field and chewed on Kaiba's dragon, which roared and died, costing Kaiba 100 points.
"I understand." Kari nodded, as Yugi ended his turn and Kaiba summoned Lord of D. and activated one of the face down cards, summoning one Blue Eyes White Dragon and Hyozanryu.
Blue Eyes blasted away Chimera, costing Yugi 900 points and Hyozanryu attacked the Berfomet that reappeared on the field in defence mode, leaving Yugi wide open.
"What do you think the odd of Kaiba actually winning are?" Kari asked her friend, "I mean Yugi never loses, but…"
Yugi2 drew and grinned, Kari knew that grin, it was the 'he he he, his opponent is about to lose a lot of life points' look.
"The problem is while Kaiba would love to dedicate all his time to Duel Monsters, he still has a company to run. Most of his new strategies are figured out by his underlings, while Yugi has an innate knowledge of all his deck is possible of doing."
"I play Swords of Revealing Light!" The light swords slammed down, blocking Kaiba's monsters from attacking and making the CEO look like he had just sucked a lemon. "And I summon Queen's Knight in defence mode. Your turn."
Kaiba knew exactly what Yugi was doing, he was trying to buy time to summon a God Card. Kaiba drew. Unfortunately that wasn't what he needed to break the swords. "I summon Kaiser Seahorse and end my turn." Kaiba called, the seahorse warrior appearing in attack mode.
Yami drew. "I summon King's Knight and because…"
"I know, I've seen you use this combination often enough, just summon Jack's Knight already." Kaiba snapped.
Kari tried to keep a straight face and failed at the look Yugi2 gave Kaiba as he summoned the extra knight onto the field.
"Your move Kaiba."
"You've only got two turns left Yugi and then I'm free to reign destruction down on your monsters… and this will help, I sacrifice my Kaiser Seahorse to summon my second Blue Eyes White Dragon!" It appeared on the field behind the swords, "Make your move."
Kari bit her bottom lip as Yugi2 drew. "I pass this turn, there's nothing I can do."
"Then I sacrifice La Jinn for Luster Dragon #2." The huge greeny dragon with bluey green gems appeared, also behind the swords, "Next turn it's all over Yugi. I end my turn." The swords faded.
Yugi2 drew and set one card, "Jack's Knight attacks Lord of D.!"
Kaiba was unworried by the destruction of his Spellcaster and loss of 700 points.
"I end my turn."
"It's all over Yugi. Blue Eyes, Hyozanryu attack his knights!"
"I activate Mirror Force!"
"What?"
All of the monsters on Kaiba's side of the field exploded.
Kaiba's death glare would have wilted Kari but Yugi2 actually looked bored. "How did you not see that coming?" Yugi2 asked, "How long have I had that in my deck?"
Kaiba grumbled something but no one caught what it was.
"Is it my move yet?" Yugi2 asked.
Kari was surprised Kaiba didn't blow his top, but merely nodded.
"Then I'll end it." Yami smirked. "Knights attack Kaiba directly!"
"I activate Duplicate Trap, allowing me to copy any trap in either player's graveyard!" Kaiba returned, smirking as Yami's eyes widened with the implications, "And if you haven't guessed I'm borrowing your Mirror Force!"
Yami's Knights blew up too.
"What?" Yami echoed, "But…"
Kaiba's smirk told the story.
"Kaiba deliberately walked into it." Kari breathed, "He sacrificed his best monsters to get Yugi to use Mirror Force."
"He's not stupid Kari, just a jerk."
"I end my turn." Yugi2 growled.
"But… but… two Blue Eyes!" Kari stammered.
"And he has a third, guess where it is."
"No way." Kari shook her head, "He can't have…"
"I activate Soul Release, removing five of my monsters from play." Kaiba sent almost of his monsters away. "And play Monster Reborn to bring back Lord of D." Yami was certain the turn wasn't over and wasn't disappointed, "I activate my second Flute of Summoning Dragon to bring my third Blue Eyes to the field."
The move didn't make sense unless he had something else planned.
"Lord of D. attack Yugi!"
Yami took the 1200 hit, taking him down to 1900.
"Now, finish him off Blue Eyes!"
Yugi discarded Kuriboh.
"Damn Fuzzballs!" Kaiba exploded for a second before putting his game face back on.
"Kaiba just lost his temper… why am I surprised?" Kari asked.
Robyn giggled, "Isn't Boh ever so cute?"
"Boh?" Kari asked. Robyn had never called her Kuriboh by a nickname. "And yes, Kuriboh is."
Robyn nodded, her mood lifting enough that she was once again almost bouncing.
"Guess you're safe for one turn Yugi."
Yami drew, "I sacrifice half my life points to activate Dark Magic Curtain." Yugi's points hit 950, "To summon the Dark Magician. Attack his Lord of D. with Dark Magic Attack!"
The Spellcaster blew up but Kaiba didn't look worried.
"Your move Kaiba, I'm not done yet."
"Yet." Kaiba replied, "I play a card face down. Blue Eyes take out the Dark Magician." Yugi's points dropped to 450. "Now what are you going to do? Make your last move Yugi."
"Why do you think Yugi always fights better when his life points are low?"
"Because he likes to annoy Kaiba?"
"I summon Mystical Elf in defence mode." Yugi2 called. "And end my turn."
Kaiba smirked, I activate Dimension Fusion." Kaiba paid 2000 points to bring his two Blue Eyes White Dragons back into play along with Hyozanryu and Luster Dragon #2, "And play Polymerisation to fuse my three dragons into Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
The 4500 attack point monster glowered at Yami who actually gulped.
"It's all over. I attack your elf with Hyozanryu!"
"Magical Hats!" Yami called.
There was something rude said under Kaiba's breath as Hyozanryu's attack revealed nothing.
"Fine, Blue Eyes Ultimate, Luster Dragon #2 attack!"
Two more hats exploded, two more misses revealed.
"I end my turn." Kaiba snarled.
With one hat left on the field, Yami didn't have many more tricks left up his sleeve. "I set a card face down and end my turn."
"Hyozanryu attack the last hat!"
Yugi's hat and elf exploded.
"Blue Eyes Ultimate, end this!"
I activate Divine Wind!" Yami bellowed over the noise of the attack.
The attack reflected off a windy barrier and sent Kaiba sprawling, his life points hitting zero.
"You lose Kaiba."
Kari found herself with a note in her hand and minus her best friend.