Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A New Path ❯ The Duel In Luca Part 1: Kaiba vs. Yuna! ( Chapter 15 )

Here a chapter, but first: The reviewers:

Lady D 10290() - Will Rikku go with Tea and the gang back to Domino? You'll just have to wait and see…

PROTOTYPE Uber Rei Model 00 - On Kaiba getting his butt kicked? Very unlikely, but there is a high chance of him getting humiliated. Just to let you know, in the sequel Pegasus will hold a tournament that'll take place in both Spira and Domino, but a familiar evil will return and he won't be alone…

Magicman/Smokegirl - While the thought of Kaiba getting killed is a bit intriguing, but it won't happen. However, Kaiba will pay for his insensitivity…soon.

"A-hem!" Rikku cleared her throat. "I have an announcement to make."

"What now…" Kaiba muttered.

"I just like to say that after a record of 8-1-1, you're favorite thief/alchemist is going on a brief hiatus from Dueling!" Rikku announced which cause Brother to whine.

"Stop your whining…" Kaiba muttered. "Grow a set, will you!"

"Calm down Kaiba." Serenity advised.

"No, I won't calm down!" Kaiba said. "I have had enough of Spira, much less their ridiculous fairytales! I mean Aeons? High Summoners!? Sin!? The Hymn of the Faith!? Come on!"

"Seto…" Mokuba tried to get his brother to stop, but Kaiba ignored him.

"What kind fool do you take me for?"

"How about when Bakura's Yami trapped us in the Shadow Realm, Kaiba?" Joey reminded.

"Please Wheeler, that who thing was just an illusion created by Bakura to play with our heads." Kaiba stated as he gave a glare towards Bakura's direction.. "I mean let's be serious, how can anyone souls become spirits of duel monsters. That's just as ridiculous as dead people still living…wait a minute, there are dead people living isn't that right Yuna? Oh wait, they're called 'the unsent,' consisting of pyroflies of one's memories to make them still able to interact with the living. Fiends!? Aeons!? Please! I haven't seen either one of them since I got here! The only fairytale that I've seen that came true was the fact that you could actually bring a game like Duel Monster's to a place like this. I bet you all believe in the Tooth Fairy, or even the Easter Bunny!"

"Seto…remember-" Mokuba tried to remind his brother, but Kaiba cut him off.

"I remember what you told me Mokuba." Kaiba glared at Rikku. "I would appreciate it if you didn't fill my brother's head with that nonsense about this 'Sin!' That ranks as much crap as this whole High Summoner garbage! A big giant monster that killed civilizations defeated by one Summoner!? Come on! What kind of idiot do you take me for? I'll believe that Yugi was a Pharaoh and I was a High Priest in a past life before I even question if that was real or not!"

Yuna's eyes narrowed, "You will take those words back…"

"Or what, you'll summon one of your so-called Aeons against me? Ha! To these superstitious nitwits you may be the 'High Summoner that defeated Sin,' but to me you're just like everyone else: Beneath me…"

At that moment, Yuna felt like taking out her pistols and firing a few rounds at Kaiba. Mocking what Rikku went through was one thing but to make a joke out of all the sacrifices she's made, all the lives lost through the crusade to stop Sin, was going too far. But then a smile formed on her face. "Okay, let's play something you're 'number one' at: Duel Monsters!" She suggests.

Kaiba scoffed, "You must be kidding. I've already duel someone from Spira and she didn't even last that long against me. Even Wheeler lasted longer than that against me, and he's a 3rd-rate amateur who relies on luck to win!"

'Must not kill Kaiba…' Joey said to himself mentally. 'Must not kill person that should be silenced….MUST NOT KILL OR I WOULD GO TO JAIL FOR KILLING SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BE SILENCED!'

"Then why don't you accept my challenge that is unless of course, you're afraid that a 'duelist from Spira' could beat you, eh?" Yuna challenged.

Kaiba smirked, "You actually think that you can beat me? What a joke."

"No Kaiba…I know I can beat you."

"Alright then, but why don't we duel somewhere other than the top of this airship. Somewhere a bit more interesting! Somewhere like, say, Luca Stadium!"

"Luca?"

"That's right!" Kaiba explained, "A duel this big deserves a bigger audience then the one here. An audience the size of…let's say, all of Spira? After all, who wouldn't want a seat at a special even of seeing the 'High Summoner who defeated Sin' up against the World Champion of Duel Monsters?" His then gave a dark smile, "Plus it'll be an opportunity to prove once and for all that people like you are a waste of time and could never be a duelist at a status as mine!"

"Champion? I may not have been around in Domino, much less Battle City, but weren't you the one who lost in the Semi Finals of your own tournament?" Shinra reminded.

Kaiba glared at the young Al Bhed boy, "That wasn't an official championship match so technically I'm still World Champion!" He turned his attention to Yuna. "So Lady Yuna. Are we going to Luca or not, or are you going put your tail between your legs and back down." Kaiba asked saying "Lady" with a cold and harsh manner.

"Alright!" She said before turning to Brother and Buddy. "Set course for Luca!"

Brother's eyes went wide, "Fryd!? Yuna yna oui lnywo!? (What!? Yuna are you crazy!?)"

"E's caneuic Brother! Cad luinca vun Luca ruf! (I'm serious Brother! Set course for Luca now!)" She replied in Al Bhed, much to Tea's shock.

'And before everyone got here I thought she and I were the only ones who couldn't speak Al Bhed…' She thought. Tea at one point has heard Paine speak Al Bhed in an argument with Rikku but never heard Yuna speak the language. But then again, her cousin was an Al Bhed

"Yunie!" Rikku ran up to Yuna. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah…" Tea added. "The only one who has ever actually beaten Kaiba is Yugi."

"I'm up to it." Yuna assures. "It may be hard, but I'm always up for a challenge."

"Even though ya still sorta just gotten into dueling?" Joey asked.

"Yep."

"And Kaiba's a pro?" Tristan added.

"Yep."

"And probably has cards that you've never seen or heard of?" Serenity added as well.

"Yep."

Mokuba walked up to Yuna. "Yuna, no disrespect, but Seto's really good. I don't think it's a good idea to take on my brother."

"I have too…" Yuna said. "My honor and pride depends on it."

"Hmph…Honor and pride?" Kaiba scoffed. "You should've listened to Mokuba. Because once I've crushed you, your honor and pride will be the least of your worries."

Pegasus, meanwhile was being amused. "Lady Yuna, please allow me and my company, Industrial Illusions to promote this duel, as this is a perfect opportunity to make a Spira branch. And I like to offer a partnership with the Gullwings since they had a part of bringing Duel Monsters to Spira after all."

"And what if we don't trust you, Mr. Soul-Stealer?" Rikku asked.

"Hmm…" Pegasus thought before reaching into the pocket of his red sports jacket and gave her five cards: Blue Eyes Toon Dragon (x3), Toon World, and Blue Eyes Ultimate Toon Dragon. "I think these may persuade you."

"Ooohh…" Rikku looked at the cards as she then kissed them. "So cute!"

"I'll take that as a yes…" Pegasus grinned. "Now

"She's easy to please…" Kaiba muttered as Rikku responded by sticking her tongue out at him. "Very mature Rikku…"

"Now it's time for me to go to work. After all, what great duel would it be without the proper promotion? Lady Yuna, the High Summoner who defeated Sin, taking on the World Champion of Duel Monsters, Seto Kaiba!" Pegasus promoted while smiling. 'Plus, this should give me a huge lead over Kaiba-Boy, business-wise.'

At Luca, ships were coming at ports as crowds were forming at the ticket booths as well as some cards made exclusively for this event were being sold. A huge banner was being put up which read:

Industrial Illusions presents: The Duel of the Century - High Summoner Yuna vs. CEO of Kaiba Corp and World Champion of Duel Monsters Seto Kaiba.

The people knew nothing about Industrial Illusions, let alone Kaiba Corp, and could care less about Seto Kaiba, especially having hearing about what he's been saying about Spira. But most of the people who have arrived only came to see "Lady Yuna duel and beat that son of a shoopuff Kaiba." Others were curious about the new cards made exclusively for this special event.

As for Yuna and Kaiba? Each of them were in a locker room specifically reserved for the Blitzball tournaments, taking this time to plan strategies and combos to use against each other.

Mokuba walked into one of the locker rooms as he saw Kaiba leaning on the lockers, arms crossed.

"Seto, aren't you going to prepare for your duel with Yuna?" He asked.

"I already have my strategy planned." He said. "I'm about to attack her with a bunch of cards that the so-called 'High Summoner' has probably never seen before."

"But you don't know about how good Yuna is!" Mokuba reminded. "What if she has some cards you have never seen?"

"Preposterous…"

"What if she has a Blue Eyes, let alone three of them!?" Kaiba then shot a glare towards Mokuba, who then explained. "Back in Domino there are only four Blue Eyes White Dragons. In Spira who's to say that Rikku isn't the only one to have a Blue Eyes."

"Hmph, there's only one person and one person alone who is worthy enough to hold a Blue Eyes White Dragon in his deck, regardless of what world we're in, and you're looking at him."

"Well…good luck Seto." Mokuba said as he left the locker room.

A grin came to Kaiba's face. 'Yuna will learn first hand what happens when you challenge a duelist a superior as me when I bring her down to her knees.'

In the other locker room, Yuna was looking over her cards. Most of them were light monsters but also have a few dark monsters, not to mention a few handy spell or trap cards.

"Yunie!" Rikku, who has just changed back into "Thief" clothes, walked up to the preparing Yuna. "So…are ya ready?"

"I am…" She replied as Rikku took a look at the cards. "Whoa…Setty's gonna have a tough duel with you!"

"If this is what it takes to inflate that ego of his, I'm looking to make this a duel Seto Kaiba will never forget." She said as she gathered her cards.

"Oh and Yunie, Wakka and Lulu couldn't make it. But it's understandable with the baby and everything!" Rikku hugged herself, "Oooh I just can't wait until the baby's born! It'll be a baby girl!"

"Rikku, the baby could be a boy!" Yuna reminded.

"Well a girl can hope can she?" Rikku sighed as she smiled. "I'll see ya on the stage, oh and Yunie?"

"Hmm?"

Rikku gave Yuna five cards,"Tear a new one in Kaiba for me?"

Yuna giggled as she took out some of the cards she knew she wasn't going to use from her deck and replaced them with the cards Rikku gave her, "Don't worry, I will…"

At Luca Stadium, the crowds were being seated as Yugi and Company, along with their Al Bhed friends, took a seat in the front row.

"Big crowd…" Tristan observed.

"Of course it's a big crowd, considering who's dueling." Bakura nodded. "After all, Yuna's a major celebrity in Spira."

"I hope Yuna knows what she's doing." Serenity said.

"I hope Yuna beats the snot outta Kaiba!" Joey said, wanting Kaiba to be humiliated.

Brother, meanwhile, was hoping that there would be a Pre-show dance from Yuna and Tea. That in a second Tea would be called to the center and join Yuna as they put on the dance of a lifetime.

"Dancing Yuna and Tea, Dancing Yuna and Tea…" He chanted, hoping that his wish would come true.

"Oh give it up, you pervert!" Rikku muttered, disgusted at her brother's constant lusting over her cousin and friend.

"Look, there's Pegasus!" Buddy pointed out as Pegasus then rise standing on a platform with a smile on his face.

Pegasus saw the huge crowd in the stadium as he thought about his future clients once the Spira branch of Industrial Illusions was established. Since Duel Monsters has become such a hit, he'd be making double the money he did back home. And it would be all thanks to Kaiba. After all, it was his invention that led to this opportunity.

"Ladies and gentlemen…" He began. "Now for the moment you have all been waiting for! A duel which I've been waiting for in this case…"

"Whatever, just bring out Lady Yuna!" A voice from the crowd shouted.

"Yeah, we want Lady Yuna!" Another voice shouted which lead to a big "Yuna" chant from the crowd.

'These people don't know anything about being a showman…' Pegasus sighed, "Now, to introduce first! The current World Champion of Duel Monsters…even though some would disagree… His rarest card is Blue Eyes White Dragon, Seto Kaiba!"

Kaiba walked out to the stage with his duel disk on his arm, ignoring the boos and jeers from the crowd which infuriated Mokuba.

"Hey, don't treat my brother like he's the anti-Christ!" He shouted at the crowd, which cause the booing to go into his direction.

"Don't tell us what to do kid!" One of them shouted back!

"You have a scumbag of a brother!" Another added.

Mokuba felt like choking them as he was about to get up, but Rikku grabbed him by the sleeve of his shirt.

"Umm…Mokie? It's best that you don't get on the crowd's bad side." She suggested. "You should've seen them when the fiends came during the Blitzball tournament. You think that they were unruly? Whoa!"

Mokuba sighed, "Okay…"

"And now…his opponent: A lady who needs no introduction!" Pegasus said. "She's the High Summoner who defeated Sin, and she leads a Sphere Hunting group: The Gullwings!"

The latter statement infuriated Brother. "HEY! I'M THE LEADER OF THE GULLWINGS! NOT HER!" He screamed loudly.

"Will ya pipe down?" Joey shouted, checking his ears to see if they're bleeding from Brother's yelling.

"And she's a pretty good singer too…" Pegasus added, ignoring Brother's comments. "Now, I present to you: Lady Yuna!"

The crowd went into a uproar as Yuna walked to her side of the field, receiving a reaction which was completely the opposite from their reaction to Kaiba, who just smirked.

'Enjoy those cheers Yuna.' He grinned. 'Because after I've crushed you in this duel, those fools will have nothing to cheer about.'

Yuna then activated her duel disk as Pegasus spoke once again.

"And now the participants shuffle each others decks before the duel will begin." He said as the guards walk over and took Kaiba and Yuna's decks. The guards then walked over to the duelists with their opponent's decks.

One guard gave Yuna Kaiba's deck. "Thank you." Yuna said politely as she began to shuffle the deck.

The other guard approached Kaiba with Yuna's deck. "It's fine as it is…" Kaiba muttered as the guards then took back the decks and gave them to their respective owners.

"And now…" Pegasus announced. "Let the dueling begin!"

"Let's duel!" Kaiba and Yuna shouted in unison.

Kaiba: 8000

Yuna: 8000

"Losers first, Amateur!" Kaiba said to Yuna, which caused the crowd to boo, as they each drew five cards.

"Okay…" Yuna drew a card. "First I summon Dark Elf [2000/800] in attack mode!" She announced as a pair of pyroflies formed a woman who looked familiar to the Mystical Elf aside from the tanned skin color and purple hair. I end my turn.

Kaiba drew a card. "My move…" He then played a Spell Card. "First, I'll play Block Attack which I'll use to change your Dark Elf's position from attack to defense!"

Yuna watched as her Dark Elf go into a defensive stance." Why is he putting my Elf in attack mode? It's not like he'll inflict damage to my Life Points, right?"

Kaiba continued, "Now I summon Spear Dragon [1900/0] in attack mode!" He announced as the blue, spear-mouthed dragon was summoned to the field. "Spear Dragon's special ability allows me to inflict damage for destroying a monster, even if it's in defense mode." He grinned. "That includes your Dark Elf."

Yuna gasped, as Dark Elf's defense points of 800 was nothing compared to Spear Dragon's attack power of 1900. "Oh no!"

"Spear Dragon, attack Yuna's Dark Elf!" Kaiba ordered as Spear Dragon attacked, taking out the Dark Elf as Yuna's Life Points began to drop.

Kaiba: 8000

Yuna: 6900

"After it attacks, Spear Dragon automatically goes into defense mode. But who said that you're going to even touch a scale, as I place one card face down!" He said as he then concluded his turn.

Yuna drew. "Alright then, I summon Opticlops [1800/1700] in attack mode!" She announced as a one-eyed giant was summoned to the field. "Opticlops, attack Kaiba's Spear Dragon!" She ordered. As Opticlops prepared to attack…

"Hmph, I don't think so! Activate facedown card Negate Attack!" Kaiba announced, as the giant's attack was negated. "That was a nice try, but you just came up short. Just what I thought, you people from Spira couldn't duel out of a paper bag!" His comments had once again angered the crowd as they were now booing him. "What's wrong? Are you angry that your hero can't cut the mustard?"

"Just get back to the duel!" Yuna shouted as she concluded her turn. "I'll place one card face down and end my turn."

Kaiba drew a card. 'Perfect, just the card I need to end this duel quickly.' He thought as he placed a card in the Spell/Trap zone on his duel disk. "I now play the spell card Enemy Controller, which at a cost of 1000 Life Points, I can either destroy or take control of one of your monsters for one turn!" A white controller which resembled a Sega Genesis controller appeared as a cord attached to Yuna's Opticlops. Kaiba's Life Points then dropped.

Kaiba: 7000

Yuna: 6900

"Enemy Controller, take control of Yuna's Opticlops! Left, Right, A, B!" Kaiba's commands were imputed into the controller as Opticlops slid over to Kaiba's side of the field. "And that's just the beginning, as I now sacrifice Spear Dragon and Opticlops to summon my great beast!"

"No way!" Joey shouted.

"You gotta be kidding!" Tristan exclaimed.

"That quickly!?" Rikku blinked.

Kaiba began to laugh manically as the two monsters on his side of the field disappear to be replaced… "Behold…The Blue Eyes White Dragon!"

"Oh no!" Yuna exclaimed.

"Oh yes!" Kaiba then ordered. "Now my great beast, attack Yuna directly with White Lightning!" The Blue Eyes fired its White Lightning directly at Yuna, who shielded herself from its blast as her Life Points began to tremendously drop.

Kaiba: 7000

Yuna: 3900

"I end my turn!" Kaiba concluded. "There's not a card in your deck that can defeat my Blue Eyes!"

"We'll see…" Yuna said as she drew a card and smiled. "Now it's time for you to be put in your place, Kaiba!"

"I'd like to see you try!" Kaiba retorted as Yuna placed a card in the Spell/Trap zone.

"First I'll play Premature Burial which at a cost of 800 life points I can bring back any monster that was sent to my graveyard!" Yuna announced as her Life Points dropped.

Kaiba: 7000

Yuna: 3100

"Dark Elf, return to the field!" Yuna's command was followed by the return of the Mystical Elf's stronger, darker counterpart onto Yuna's side of the field.

"So Yuna just flushed 800 Life Points just to bring back a monster which Kaiba's Blue Eyes is still superior to it by 1000 Life Points?" Joey asked, confused.

"Wait Joey, it may be a part of Yuna's!" Yugi reminded. "True, Guardian Angel Joan fails in comparison to Blue Eyes White Dragon, but maybe she has another card that'll take down Blue Eyes."

"Don't worry!" Rikku assured. "Yunie has this all figured out!"

"I hope so…" Tea sighed. "Because if her plan fails now, Kaiba may win this duel on his next turn."

"Hmph, you expect that monster to do you any good?" Kaiba asked in an annoyed tone.

"Who said that Dark Elf was the monster I'm going to use against your Blue Eyes?" Yuna continued by placing another card in the Spell/Trap zone. "I now activate the Spell Card Cost Down, which will reduce a monster card's level by two stars! Now, I will reduce a 7-star monster into a 5-star monster!"

Kaiba crossed his arms, "You're wasting your time and mine…"

"We'll see!" Yuna responded to Kaiba's remark. "I now sacrifice my Dark Elf to summon the now-5-star monster Guardian Angel Joan [2800/2000] in attack mode!" Dark Elf was sacrificed in favor for the stronger Light Fairy monster. "Guardian Angel Joan was the first card I got when I got into dueling and I know she'll play a key role of taking you down!"

"So you did all of that just to summon a monster with lower attack points than my Blue Eyes? Hmph, you're just delaying the inevitable! This duel is all over for you Yuna! Your biggest mistake was challenging me to a duel! Because next turn, I'll have another monster on the field, and it'll be all over!" Kaiba said. "You're finished, Yuna!"

"Face it Yuna, You never had a chance! The reason why you challenged me was to what? Humble me?" Kaiba laughed. "I don't think you're in any position to do so. You know, I actually expected better from the High Summoner who defeated Sin! But then again, you probably needed help to-"

"I did, from my friends!" Yuna cut off Kaiba, who just scoffed. "For me to defeat Sin, it took friends! Friends, Aeons, being able to rely on them all!

"Save it Yuna!" Kaiba hissed. "Friends? Ha! Friends are worthless! Nothing more than people who just get in the way of success! I never needed friends to get where I am now, and I sure as hell don't need them now!"

"I don't understand you!" She cried. "Even now, the bonds of friendship are my strength. And I will not let you call that strength worthless! So why don't you take that talk of worthlessness, and can it Kaiba!"

Chapter 16: The Duel In Luca Part 2: Blue Eyes White Dragon vs. Guardian Angel Joan.