PROLOGUE
Seto Kaiba was one of the most well known people in the world. He was the second richest person alive, CEO of the world's largest gaming corporation, and the second ranked duelist on Earth. And that last detail was the thing that really cheesed Kaiba off.
Yugi Moto. That was the one name that could cause Kaiba to go mentally berserk. It was not as if he hated Yugi in anyway, but he truly resented his rival's superior dueling skills. When Yugi had dueled the Pharaoh, Yami, five years previously, Seto had decided that the only reason Yugi had been able to beat him was because of Yami's help, and because of the Egyptian God Cards. But then came the World Championship.
Flashback Three years previously, Los Angeles, World Championship finals Yugi Moto: LP 1500 One face up Dark Magician of Chaos (ATK 2800/ DEF 2600) Two magic/trap cards face downSeto Kaiba: LP 1100
One face up Lord of Dragons (ATK 1200/ DEF 1100)
One magic trap card face down
Kaiba scoffed as he drew his card. "This duel is over, Yugi!" Yugi simply said, "My Dark Magician of Chaos has 2800 attack points, more than enough to finish this duel. Just make your move!" "With pleasure," Kaiba sneered.
The crowd around them was uproarious, many placing bets on who was going to win the duel.
"I activate the magic of Monster Reborn to bring back the Blue Eyes White Dragon (ATK 3000/ DEF 2500) that you sent to the Graveyard three turns ago." The massive pearly white dragon appeared, glaring at Yugi, attempting to strike fear in his heart. He grunted, knowing full well his mage stood no chance against the powerful dragon. Meanwhile, Kaiba's fans began to cheer as his trademark monster appeared on the field.
"Then I activate the magic of Polymerization!" Yugi gasped, knowing full well what Kaiba was about to do. "This let's me fuse the dragon I have on the field with the two in my hand!" "Oh no!" yelled Yugi. "Meet me Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (ATK 4500/ DEF 3800)!" As Kaiba began to laugh dramatically as a huge three-headed behemoth of a Blue Eyes White Dragon appeared on the field. It roared at the Dark Magician of Chaos appeared on the field. The mage glared back, knowing full well that it stood no chance against the opposing monster. The crowd was going absolutely wild as Kaiba summoned one of his most powerful monsters. "However…" Kaiba chuckled. "Do you really think that I'm going to use this monster to defeat you?" "Oh no!" whispered Yugi. Kaiba laughed. "I hereby sacrifice my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to summon the ultimate creature!" He held a card aloft and continued to laugh.
The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon began to shine. Cracks began to appear in its body and pieces of its scales began to fall off. Suddenly, there was an explosion and Kaiba slapped a card down on his Duel Disk. "Meet my Blue Eyes Shining Dragon (ATK 3000/ DEF 2500)!" A metallic, futuristic-looking dragon flew down into the stadium. It was well known that the Blue Eyes Shining Dragon was Kaiba's most powerful monster. This was proved by the fact that the hundreds of Yugi's fans let out groans of frustration. "Now my Shining Dragon's special ability activates!" The dragon began to glow. "It gains 300 attack points for every dragon in my graveyard! And since I have six dragons in my graveyard……" He smirked. The dragon's attack points shot up to 4800! "Now, destroy his Dark Magician of Chaos! Shining Neutron Blast!" The Blue Eyes Shining Dragon (ATK 4800) let out a massive blast of energy that crashed into the mage, reducing it to a pile of cinders. Gasping Yugi managed to say, "I………activate Wabuko… which reduces……… the damage I take to… zero!" He fell onto one knee. Kaiba frowned and said huffily, "All right! I end my turn. You're finished Yugi!"
Yugi stared at the next card on his Duel Disk. Was it possible? Could he do it? Would he be able to do this? Suddenly, he heard one of his fans yelling, "Go on, Yugi. We're all rooting for you!" Kaiba smirked. "You can have all the support in the world and you won't overcome my dragon!" Yugi stood up, and for a moment, by the look in the eyes, Kaiba thought that he was looking at the Pharaoh Atem. "No, Kaiba," he said simply. "I will win!" Kaiba laughed arrogantly. "Bring it on!" "All right then, I will!" Yugi drew his next card and looked at it. Gradually, a smile formed on his face. "What are you waiting for?" sneered Kaiba. "Go ahead and make your move so that I can destroy you with my dragon and win this duel!" "Fine!" shot back Yugi. "I activate the magic of Double Spell!" "No, not Double Spell!" gasped Kaiba. "Double Spell allows me to copy every magic card that you played in your last turn," said Yugi confidently, "Namely, Polymerization and Monster Reborn!" The two cards slipped out of his Duel Disk and appeared in front of Yugi. Monster Reborn glowed first. "First I activate Monster Reborn," bellowed Yugi. "And I know just the card I want! Be reborn, Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (ATK 4500/DEF 3800)!" The massive dragon flew up from the ground before Yugi and let out a roar at the other more powerful dragon. Kaiba looked absolutely livid. "How dare you steal my dragon!" he roared. He slowly calmed down and then said, "It still doesn't matter. My dragon has 300 more attack points then yours! It's over!"
"Do you really think that I'm going to use this monster to defeat you?" smirked Yugi, copying the CEO's line. "There's no card in you deck that can stand up to my Shining Blue Eyes White Dragon!" shot back Kaiba. But then he froze. "Unless……No, you wouldn't!" Yugi simply said clearly, "I activate Polymerization to fuse the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the field with the Black Luster Soldier (ATK 3000/ DEF 2500) in my hand, to summon……………… the MASTER OF DRAGON SOLDIER (ATK 5000/ DEF 5000)!" Kaiba was shaking. Yugi held the Black Luster Soldier card aloft and bellowed, "Come forth!" A powerful warrior appeared, hovering over the three-headed dragon. It was dressed in green and gray armor and was clutching a massive sword. "COMBINE!" commanded Yugi. A massive vortex appeared behind them. The entire crowd gasped. Both monsters were sucked into the vortex, and there was a blinding light. Kaiba grunted and shielded his eyes.
When the light was over, a new monster had appeared. It was similar to the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, except that the Black Luster Soldier was standing on the middle head. "Behold, the most powerful dragon in all of Duel Monsters! The Master of Dragon Soldier!" Kaiba gasped. "No… no… this can't be! My dragon is unstoppable!" "My dragon already has five thousand attack points, more than enough to destroy your dragon! And if that isn't enough, then I activate his special ability! Now he gains 500 attack points for every dragon on the field… including himself!" Suddenly, the Master of Dragon Soldier's attack points shot up to 6000! Kaiba glared at him and the simply said, "Finish it." "It's been a good duel Kaiba," said Yugi quietly. "The Master of Dragon Soldier! Attack his Shining Dragon now! Dragon Saber Blast!" The dragon opened all three mouths and let out three blasts of energy. The soldier raised his sword and sent a massive blast of energy. The four blasts of energy melded into one enormous blast that crashed into the Shining Dragon's chest. It roared in pain, and was finally destroyed. Yugi smiled appreciatively as the Master of Dragon Soldier disappeared. The crowd held their breath. "It's over," said Yugi simply and loudly. The crowd burst into applause.
Kaiba simply grimaced, turned on heel and strode off.
End Flashback
Kaiba banged his fist down on his desk as he remembered that duel. Yugi had used his own dragon against him. It had been the most humiliating defeat he had ever experienced. Since then, he had retired from dueling, choosing to spend his time running Kaiba Corp back in Domino instead. Currently, Yugi was in his last year in a course of Egyptology. He was on a trip to Egypt, and was due back in a month. Kaiba couldn't take it. He couldn't bear being second best! The memory of the Master of Dragon Soldier sending it's attack towards his shining dragon had been haunting him till that date. He would never forget it. Yugi Moto had defeated him yet again! He had to defeat Yugi. He had to. He would do anything.
Five thousand years ago, Anubis was gazing at the Pyramid of Light. The most powerful ancient Egyptian artifact to ever exist. It's power knew no limits. Neither did the power of it's owner, the God of the Dead.
Anubis was formerly a servant of the owner of the Millennium Eye, Aknadin. Aknadin was one of the guardians of the Pharaoh, and undoubtley commanded great power. Eventually, Anubis wanted this power for himself. Using the most ancient arcane sorceries, he managed to forge a power that paralleled the Millennium Items. The Pyramid of Light. Entombed in it were ninety-nine human sacrifices, giving it unspeakable power. With it, Anubis set out on a rampage. No one stood against him. He had tapped into the true power of the Pyramid of Light and destroyed the entire Egyptian army. His Shadow powers rivaled that of Zorc the Dark One himself. And now the Pharaoh and his guardians had arrived. Anubis gave a feral grin, as he flexed his large muscles. He shook his large mane of golden hair. The Egyptian desert was soon to be the battlefield of the Shadows.
In the distance, six figures were charging forward on their horses. On each one, a golden light gleamed through the mist. Anubis roared in anticipation and activated the power of the Pyramid of Light. He began to fly upwards slowly, his black cape splaying outwards. He continued to do so until he reached about one hundred feet. With that, a white blast of pure energy flew out of his item towards the riders. One of them raised a hand, and a blue shield appeared around the six of them, absorbing the blast. Anubis smirked, and landed back on the ground. The horses stopped some distance away. The Pharaoh got off his and growled at his enemy. "Anubis," he said. "This has gone far enough." "Oh, no Pharaoh," answered Anubis lazily. "In fact, this has just begun." He threw his arm back dramatically. "Let the battle begin!"
One of the guardians suddenly yelled an incantation, and his Millennium Key glowed. The Curse of Dragon appeared, a massive yellow dragon. "As you wish," said Shada confidently. Suddenly, the holder of the Millennium Ring, Mahad, bellowed his own incantation, and the Illusion Magician appeared, a small but powerful purple spellcaster. Karim, the holder of the Millennium Scale, summoned Bastet, a large, cat-like monster, with massive claws. Seto, the holder of the Millennium Rod, brought forth Duos, a gruesome fiend wielding a massive sword. Isis, holder of the Millennium Necklace, unleashed Spiria, a winged fairy. The Pharaoh himself yelled an incantation, and summoned a sleek knight on a purple horse, wielding twin lances. "Gaia the Fierce Knight!" he said confidently. "Duos," bellowed Seto. "Attack! Aura Sword!" Duos raised his sword and fired a massive yellow blast. The other guardian's also commanded their creatures to attack. Anubis simply chuckled and fired a massive white blast from his Pyramid of Light and countered the monsters. "Don't give up!" said Yami angrily. "Too late," roared Anubis. The blast from his artifact suddenly quadrupled in size, wiping out every one of the monsters except Curse of Dragon, Duos, and Gaia. The various guardians cried out in pain, as they fell to the ground. Yami looked grimly at Anubis and growled. "Very well. If that's the way you want to play it!" roared Seto. He lifted his Millennium Rod and commanded, "Mighty destroyers of darkness! Combine now!" Duos and the Curse of Dragon melded together in a massive storm of light. The resulting monster looked like a bipedal dragon with two horns sticking out of it's head. Gaia leapt onto it and readied it's lances. "Now," said the Pharaoh, "we've tripled our strength!" "Go," commanded Shada. "Duos Dragon! Attack with Dark Flare Burst!"
The dragon roared and began to charge up a blast in its mouth. Meanwhile, the knight's lances began to shine. Anubis simply laughed and said, "Andro Sphinx! Come out and help me crush these fools!" A giant armored lion appeared. It was dressed in a blue armor, with spikes on it's shoulder's and knees. It roared in defiance. "Such power," whispered Mahad. "Counterattack!" bellowed Anubis. Andro Sphinx did just that. It rushed forward and with one blow punched straight through the Dark Flare Blast. It's fist continued on until it did Duos Dragon, causing an explosion and annihilating the latter. Shada, Seto and Yami fell to the ground in pain. "Pathetic," roared Anubis in sick amusement. "You'll don't stand a chance!" Seto got up in anger. "I've had just about enough of you and your comments!" The guardians also heaved themselves upward and growled in anger. "The time has come!" said Yami, as his Millennium Puzzle began to glow. "Come out and help the forces of light end this madness!" A tall spellcaster appeared. He was dressed in purple armor. "Meet my most powerful servant! The Dark Magician!" He threw his staff outward. Shada's Key began to glow. "Wingweaver!" A tall six-winged angel appeared, glaring at Anubis. "Blue Eyes White Dragon!" called out Seto, holding up his Rod. The deadly white dragon appeared, roaring loudly. Mahad threw his hand forward and bellowed, "Archlord Zerato! Come on out and aid me to destroy this menace!" Isis, in her calm voice said, "Skull Knight! Come and cleanse the world of this evil!" A warrior wielding a deadly scimitar and wearing skulls for armor fell down out of the sky. Karim heaved his large frame forward and his Scale shone. "Seiyaryu!" he said confidently. A large metallic dragon with razor sharp claws appeared.
Yami closed his eyes and the puzzle began to shake. When he opened his eyes, they were shining with righteous anger. "Sphinx Teleia!" commanded Anubis. A large, female creature, similar to Andro Sphinx appeared, except it didn't have armor and was quadruple. Also, it's head was human with long, purple hair. "Attack!" commanded Anubis. "Go, our monsters! Destroy them!"
The Dark Magician charged up a blast and fired it towards the two sphinxes. The Blue Eyes fired a massive ball of blue lightning. Archlord Zerato slashed its sword forward, generating a beam of energy, and so on. The monsters continued to release their power until the blasts combined into one massive ball of energy, which crashed into the sphinxes, destroying them. It continued on and struck Anubis, destroying him.
There was ma large explosion. The guardians were on their knees, exhausted. "Well done, my friends," said Yami. "We were able to banish that evil once and for all!" Suddenly, the ground began to shake. The sands were shifting. It was as if ten giants were strolling across the desert. A voice called, "FOOLS!" It was as if it was coming from all directions, and yet from nowhere. "Who are you?" said the Pharaoh angrily. A laughing sound was heard. Then all of a sudden, a massive winged-jackal began to rise from the sands. It's build was as massive as Obelisk the Tormentor, with black scales. A massive horn grew out of it's head, and two huge wings extended from its shoulders. It was at least three hundred feet tall.
"HOW FOOLISH TO THINK YOU COULD EVER DEFEAT ME!" Anubis roared. Yami looked at it in astonishment. "NOW DIE!" A massive ball of black fire appeared in it's mouth. With a flick of it's neck, the blast crashed into the monsters, destroying them with ease. The last monsters to go down were the Blue Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician. They were destroyed struggling against the forces of darkness, before they crumbled too. Everyone cried out in pain. Yami collapsed onto his knees, while the other guardians lost consciousness. "IT'S HOPELESS! GIVE UP NOW!" "No," said Yami softly. "I can't let you destroy the world and all the innocent souls out there!" Anubis roared in reply, "I'VE HEARD ENOUGH! DIE NOW!" "NO," thundered the Pharaoh. "I will defeat you." His Millennium Puzzle began to glow as he started chanting in Egyptian. The black fire formed in Anubis' mouth. Yami continued to chant relentlessly.
"DIE, YOU FOOL!" Anubis fired the blast of fire at Yami. Even as it engulfed him, he continued to chant. Anubis began to laugh, when suddenly, three massive forms exploded out of the fire, destroying it.
One was a massively built, blue skinned, humanoid like creature. It had massive arms, with spikes coming out of its shoulders. Its eyes glowed red. The second was a long, red serpentine dragon. Its coils seemed to extend for miles and miles. It had two massive jaws. It roared at Anubis. The third was a bird-like golden dragon. It seemed very machine-like, and it's two giant wings fanned out behind it. A blue sapphire was embedded in its forehead. Behind them, the Pharaoh was standing upright, a grim look on his face. "Allow me too introduce the three gods of Egypt! Obelisk the Tormentor, Slifer the Sky Dragon, and the Winged Dragon of Ra!" The three divine creatures roared at Anubis, who growled back at them. He knew this would be a difficult fight, but he was fairly confident of his power to crush them. On the other hand, even Obelisk, the weakest of the three, didn't seem the least bit intimidated by him.
"Now, to end this madness! Go now, my God monsters! Attack!" Obelisk roared even as Yami bellowed, "Fist of Fury!" Slifer screeched and began to power up a blast, as it's master commanded, "Thunder Force attack!" Ra glared at Anubis and obeyed its master, who roared, "Blaze Cannon!" At the same time, Anubis' black flame was being charged up as well. "GO NOW! END IT!" commanded Yami. They did just that. Obelisk smashed it's fists together and then fired a beam out of each. They melded together to form one gigantic blast of energy. Slifer spat a single beam from each of its mouths, while Ra released the untold power of the Sun into one huge blast of energy. The yellow, red, and blue attacks coalesced into one, giant, translucent blast of power, which shown with a thousand faucets of light and color. At the same time, Anubis countered with his evil black flames. The two attacks crashed into one another. Anubis roared in anger as the three Gods immediately gained an advantage. He attempted to push them back, but it was to no avail. The divine blast finally crashed into Anubis, engulfing him in a wild ball of energy. As bits of his body began to disintegrate, a voice was heard, "NO, NO, NO! THE LOST POWER!!!" before he was engulfed by the energy. Surprisingly, there was no explosion. There was just a very bright shining light, and then all four of them were gone. The Pharaoh collapsed, utterly spent. "What lost power," he thought, before he passed out.
Pegasus shot up from his bed, looking around frantically, his forehead poring with sweat. "What a dream!" he thought, as he calmed down. He had dreamed about Anubis being defeated by the three Egyptian God Cards. But he had learnt from the tomb keepers that Yami had destroyed him five thousand years ago. But what was that lost power that Anubis had screamed about? Shaking his head, he fell back on his pillow, falling asleep while pondering about his strange dream. Little did he know that the dream was meant to decided the fate of the entire world in some time to come.