Yu-Gi-Oh! Season Zero Chapter 9 part 4

Disclaimer. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 
(Based off manga. I’m not good with math. If I got something wrong please correct me.)

Kaiba started laughing, eyes wide with excitement. “Ahahaha. This is the ultimate game I’ve been looking for! The one who loses loses all? Interesting. Let’s continue.” Yami smirked. “Very well. From this attack you have taken damage. Your life points drop from 2000 to 1500. But just to warn you, the one who loses will know death as a penalty game.” Kaiba sweated. ‘Know death?’ Yami quirked an eyebrow. ‘Looks like the tensions settling in. I will win this game. I’ll get Blue Eyes White Dragon back and Jichan’s heart.’ “Continue the game Kaiba.” Kaiba drew a card, smiling a bit. He placed it down on the table, fog starting to pour out. “Ahaha. It’s forming! The card I drew was Battle Ox. Attack points 1700 and defense 1000. One of the strongest Beast Warriors.” An upright Ox appeared, wearing a spiked hat. Two muscled arms held a rather heavy looking double sided axe. It roared, showing its beastly vigour. Yami shifted in his seat, impressed. Kaiba glowered at Yami. “It beats your BlackLand Fire Dragon in both attack and defense! You can’t defeat it no matter how hard you try! Go! Battle Ox! Kill that dragon! Slay it! Ahahaha!” The Battle Ox roared and charged foward, swinging its axe. Yami’s BlackLand Fire Dragon tried to defend, wrapping its wings around itself, but the Ox jumped up and sliced its head off. The dragon’s form wavered before disappearing, card and all. Yami blinked. “Tch. Good move.” Kaiba didn’t respond, still glowering at Yami. Yami calculated the damage. “Your Ox’s power was 200 above my dragon’s. So I lose 200.” Kaiba smiled smugly. “It’s your turn Yugi. But it won’t be easy to beat my Battle Ox.” Yami drew a card. He placed it down sideways, meaning defense position. “My card is Mystical Elf. It has 2000 defense power. Try to beat that Kaiba.” A beautiful elf in a flowing green dress appeared, a serene smile on its face. Kaiba simply shrugged. “Mhmmm. Well if I attack carelessly I’ll only hurt myself. So I’ll assume defense position as well.” He turned his card sideways, making the Battle Ox kneel down defensively. Kaiba tsked. “Well. It looks like we’re in a stalemate.” Yami made a noise of agreement. Kaiba drew a card. “Looks like I can save this for later.” He placed it facedown, meaning it was either a spell or a trap. Yami gritted his teeth. ‘What kind of card was it? If he powers up his Ox any more I’ll be in trouble.’ He picked up his next card, growling. ‘It’s just a weak undead type. It can’t do anything....argh.’ Kaiba smirked, enjoying ‘Yugi’s’ predicament. “Are you done yet?” Yami waved, signalling the end of his turn. Wasting no time, Kaiba made his next move. “I play a spell on my Battle Ox! Giant’s Might! It raises my monsters attack points by 20%! Now grow my mighty beast!” The Battle Ox’s attack points rise up to 2040 and it’s defense to 1200. It roared, dashing towards Mystical Elf. “Now! Murder it! Bwahaha!” Yami frowned. ‘You didn’t need to put it that way.’ The Ox swung it’s axe and chopped off the Elf’s head. The Elf dissipated and so did the card. One by one, Kaiba defeated Yami’s attempts to defend and slaughtered his forces. Kaiba laughed manically. “Nothing you do will save you!” Finally, after the stream of fierce clashes ended, Kaiba still had 1500 life points, while Yami’s had dropped to 500. Yami growled to himself. He blinked, surprised as a worried voice spoke in his head. /Are you okay? You’re losing! Not like I’d be much help though./ Yami shifted in his seat again, trying to focus on both Yugi and the game. //That’s what I should be asking! And you’re awake. Are you alright? You know....after what Kaiba and his men have done to you...// There was a pained laugh. /Aha...I’m fine. I would cheer you on but that would be distracting./ Yami smiled slightly as he gazed at his cards, trying to form a plan. //I’d gladly accept your cheering Yugi. But if you don’t want to that’s fine. And I’m pretty sure you’re not fine. I can feel pain from you.// A pause. Then. /But you are taking the brunt of it right now. How are you not in pain?/ Yami licked his dry lips, glancing at Kaiba who was silently gloating to himself. //I’m tough Yugi. I might be in pain but I can’t let that distract me.// Admiration came from Yugi’s link, making Yami smile. Then he frowned. Knowing what he had to do. But it pained him. ‘I can’t let Yugi see the darker side of me. Although he is starting to catch on. Forgive me Yugi.’ Making sure Yugi didn’t notice, Yami sent pulses of sleepiness towards Yugi, feeling his waking mind fog over, falling into unconsciousness and deep slumber. He closed his eyes, sighing inwardly. ‘I feel so alone now.’ Opening his eyes, he stared at Kaiba. ‘Alright. The next card I draw will be...’ Drawing it, he smirked smugly, placing it on the field. “I drew the Summoned Skull Demon! Behold!” Kaiba gasped as a horrific skeleton rose from the table like a phantom, spreading its bat wings and letting out a bloodcurdling cry, raising it’s clawed hands above it’s head, sparks flitting around the demon’s hands. Kaiba blanched, speechless. He tried talking, his voice stuttering. “T-that’s....t-the strongest f-fiend type. Where did y-you get a card like that?!” Yami shrugged. “Who knows?” Kaiba narrowed his eyes. “You mock me.” Yami waved his hands. “No no. Merely a playful gesture.” Kaiba growled. “Enough. Make your move.” Yami nodded. “Very well. Summoned Skull Demon! Kill the Battle Ox! Demon Lightning!” The demon cried it’s bloodcurdling cry and called upon the power of lightning, yellow electrical streaks forcing the Ox down before blasting it to pieces, sparks and flashes still appearing over it’s charred corpse. It disappeared as well as the card. Kaiba harrumphed, slightly annoyed. Now, it was Yami’s turn for a counterattack. His Summoned Skull Demon obliterated Kaiba’s monsters one after another. At last, Kaiba’s life points reached 800. Yami leaned back in his chair, feeling proud. “Now Kaiba. We don’t know how this'll end up.” The man scoffed. “Yes we do. With me winning.” Yami chuckled darkly. “You think so huh?” Kaiba growled. ‘There are cards that can defeat Summoned Skull Demon in my deck....but the odds of drawing one are low. But I know what to do. My true trump card. It isn’t in my deck but of course I brought it with me. I can’t wait to see how he reacts.’ He dug into his pocket and curled his hand around the card he stole from Yugi. Yes. That card. Hiding the card in his palm, Kaiba raised his hand, placing it over his deck. He discreetly placed the card on the top of his deck, then drew it. He laughed. “Yugi! Nothing can face the might of the card I drew. NOTHING!” Yami frowned, stiffening. ‘Is it what I think it is?’ Kaiba put the card on the table, ferocious blue fog pouring out. A long white scaly neck appeared, majestic white wings flapping, long white tail trailing behind, powerful blue eyes glaring. Yami clenched his hands. ‘It is.’ Kaiba laughed for the millionth time. “Yes! BEHOLD! THE BLUE EYES WHITE DRAGON!” Yami growled. “How dare you use Grandpa’s card in this duel!” Kaiba glanced slyly at Yami. “What’re you talking about? It’s just my own card I brought along!” Yami’s eyebrow twitched. ‘How dumb does he think I am?’ Kaiba pointed at the Summoned Skull Demon. “Blue Eyes White Dragon’s attack point are 3000. Your Summoned Skull Demon only has 2500. My Dragon’s attack points are 500 higher. Your life points are 500. Meaning I win! Bwahahaha! GO BLUE EYES WHITE DRAGON! ATTACK!!!! FINISH HIM OFF!” But the dragon didn’t move. It roared faintly. Kaiba’s face contorted in confusion. “Why do you not attack?” The Dragon roared faintly again. Yami smiled. “Kaiba. You still don’t understand the true meaning behind this elaborate game. Blue Eyes won’t attack me....because your soul isn’t in Blue Eyes White Dragon.” Kaiba stared at him in shock. “W-what?” Yami gazed at the Dragon before him. A faint image of Sugoroku appeared above the Dragon. ‘Yes. I can see it. Grandpa’s heart is in this card.’ Kaiba blanched as the dragon fizzled and disappeared. “W-what? My Blue Eyes White Dragon is....” Yami shook his head. “Correction. It’s Grandpa’s Blue Eyes White Dragon. To him, that card was more than something to be collected. The Dragon was torn between it’s loyalty to Grandpa and it’s fate to destroy. So it chose to destroy itself to fulfill it’s duty.” Kaiba trembled. “That’s ridiculous. There’s no way that cards, cards! Can think.” Yami ignored him. “Now it is my turn. As you see before you, I have kept this spell card facedown. I choose now to use it.” Kaiba gasped. ‘When did he get that card out? What is it?’ Yami smirked, holding the card up so Kaiba could see it. “Monster Reborn! And of course, the card I choose to resurrect is...The Blue Eyes White Dragon!” Kaiba watched in silent shock as Yami declared his attack. “Go! Attack! Burst Stream!” The Dragon roared in all it’s ferocity, opening it’s mouth and shooting a crackling white beam of energy at Kaiba. He screamed. “Aaaaaggghhh! I lost!” Yami stood up, pointing at Kaiba. “And now. Your penalty game.” _Kaiba screamed again as a vision of him being trapped in a card flashed before his eyes. Suddenly, he was standing in a white space. Growling sounded nearby, and Kaiba turned, losing his mind in terror as all the monsters he had defeated stared down at him, murderous intent in their eyes._ Yami looked upon Kaiba’s twitching form on the floor. “You will experience death in that world. But don’t worry. It is only an illusion. Think of it as a nightmare. This is my wish. That by becoming a card, you will truly understand the heart of the cards. Then, just like my Grandpa, you will become a true game master.” He held up the Blue Eyes White Dragon Card. “As for this, I shall return it to it’s master. I’m sure the card will be happy as well.” He turned and walked away, leaving the classroom and walking down the hall towards the entrance. Kaiba’s men were waiting at the entrance. Seeing Yami walk out on his own, they cornered him. “Where’s Seto Kaiba?” Yami jerked his finger back towards the school. “He’s still in there. You better hurry. He’s not feeling well.” One man grabbed Yami by the shoulder, causing him to glare at the man. “You bastard. What did you do to Seto Kaiba?” Yami grabbed the man’s hand, roughly shoving him aside. “I did what I had to. Now excuse me.” He walked around them and started for home.


End Of Chapter 9 part 4