Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Duellist League ❯ Battle Stage 0; The Decision ( Prologue )

Author's Note: Welcome to the Duellist League, I hope everyone enjoys. I've recently updated the story correcting mistakes and changing the names to the Japanese, I hope it's better now.

 

Disclaimer: Linkin-Phoenix does not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

 

Note: Special Thanks to www.yugiohcardguide.com & Spike & Barron's Duel Monster Comet (www.dmcomet.net) for the Japanese & English card information for this story.

 

Battle Stage 0: The Decision

 

 

 

Location: Domino, Japan Date: April 25 2005

 

“We'll be on in a minute Mr. Crawford.” A voice in the blackness beyond the stage lights called out to the silver haired man sitting in front of a desk with a large plasma screen behind it.

 

Pegasus J. Crawford smiled, “That's fine, just fine.”

 

“Thirty seconds.” Another voice called out.

 

“Are you ready Mr. Pegasus?” A familiar voice called from beyond the darkness.

 

“Yes Croquet, in fact I find this most invigorating.” Pegasus responded with a knowing smile.

 

“We are live in, 5, 4, 3…” The director said counting silently the last two numbers throwing to Pegasus.

 

Location: Central Business District, Domino Japan

 

A teen no older than 18 years of age strolled confidently down the streets of Central Domino towards home. He was happy with his life; he had great friends, great family and a great future. All in all, things were looking up for the Tri-colour haired man dressed in a black coat, black leather shirt and pants and a black neck belt named Yuugi Mutou.

 

Yuugi walked down the street not really paying attention to anything until he saw a large group of people gathered around the TV display in the window of a department store. Using his size to his advantage Yuugi squeezed his way to the front to see what everyone was looking at.

 

“Pegasus?” Yuugi asked curiously.

 

Indeed it was Pegasus J. Crawford; his hair was as usual descending down to form a tent that almost completely hid his head. His brown eye gleamed from behind the hair as a mysterious smile played across his face.

 

“Good evening ladies and gentleman, and particularly Duellists around the world, I come before you tonight to announce an exciting new tournament. But first, this new tournament will make the title of world's greatest duellist, completely, irrelevant.”

 

The words had immediate effect, every duellist watching across the world, from world class like Seto Kaiba to beginner duellist like Judai Yuki looked at their screens intently. A murmur went through the crowd behind Yuugi as he thought how Yami would react to the news.

 

“This new competition will take place on the 10 million acre land expanse known as the Shuba Region; this tournament will be like nothing that you have ever experienced. Only the most elite 200 hundred duellists will be permitted to enter, as well as some specially selected Duellists invited for their skills both inside, and outside the Duelling arena. Bring your decks and your wit and prepare, for the Duellist League!”

 

The crowd broke murmuring excitedly to their friends about the mystery tournament; Yuugi stood thinking for a moment before resuming his walk home.

 

Yuugi's head buzzed with the news of the Duellist League. He was excited to know he could compete again in Duel Monsters, no evil whack jobs trying to steal the Puzzle or cast the world into darkness. But Yuugi's sudden high was brought down with the realization that Yami would want to duel. After Yugi lost the Ceremonial Battle to Yami he was granted his own body which made Yuugi's grandfather happy, because the man was not as young as he once was.

 

`Grandpa's probably going to want me to stay behind and mind the shop, and let Yami go and duel. But I want to go; I might even be able to become closer with.' Yuugi stopped his line of thinking shaking his head, `She loves Yami, not me, even if I went I don't think she'd come.'

 

Yuugi was still silent as he entered the games shop, “Hikari did you hear the news?” Yami called out.

 

“Yes Yami.” Yugi responded despondently entering the store room.

 

“Well I guess, Hikari what's wrong?” Yami asked.

 

“Well Yami, I ah.” Yuugi said not quite finding the right words to use.

 

“Say what you have to say Hikari.” Yami said.

 

“I, I want to do this on my own!” Yuugi blurted out loudly, the room was quiet until Yami smiled.

 

“Hikari, did you think I would be angry if you said you wished to compete on your own terms?” He asked.

 

“Um.” Yuugi responded, if he'd been honest with himself that was exactly what he thought.

 

“With or without my guidance Hikari you are the best duellist in the world, I have said it before and I will say it again Hikari in Egypt, you could have been Pharaoh.” Yami said placing a hand on Yuugi's shoulder.

 

Yuugi smiled and nodded to his friend, “Thanks Yami, you're the best.”

 

“Thank you Hikari, oh there was a phone call for you earlier, and a package.” Yami said walking with Yuugi into the lounge room.

 

On the coffee table, a red box sat with an Industrial Illusions icon on the side, Yuugi walked over and removed the lid. Inside a duel disk and duellist glove sat with oddly shaped indents laid empty. Yuugi held the duellist glove up to Yami puzzled, Yami shrugged and looked equally as puzzled as Yuugi.

 

“The duel disk is red.” Yuugi observed however Yuugi was only partially correct, the duel disk was infact a deep crimson colour, it made Yuugi shudder slightly because it looked as the same shade as blood.

 

Yuugi's examination of the Duel disk was interrupted by the phone ringing, Yami answered and after a moment he spoke to Yuugi.

 

“Hikari, its Anzu.”

 

“Hey Anzu.” Yuugi said brightly taking the phone from Yami

 

“Hi Yuugi, did you hear about the tournament?” Anzu asked excitedly.

 

“Ah, yeah.” Yuugi answered.

 

“It sounds like heaps of fun, are you going?”

 

“Yeah, I, uh I am.” Yuugi responded tentatively.

 

“Yugi, what's wrong?” Téa asked sounding concerned.

 

“Well, I'm going to the tournament…” Yuugi began looking at Yami who nodded, “But Yami's not.” Yuugi said closing his eyes tightly.

 

“Oh, that's to bad,” Anzu began sounding only slightly disappointed, “Well we'll just have to have twice as much fun for him.” She finished happily.

 

Yuugi felt all feeling leave his body for a moment, “You, you mean you're going come Anzu?” Yuugi asked excitedly.

 

“Of course I'm coming Yuugi don't be silly I wouldn't let you go on an adventure like this without me.” Anzu responded laughing slightly what she wasn't aware of was that Yuugi was grinning like the cat that had swallowed the canary. Yami smiled coldly at his Hikari which Yuugi mistook as an approving smile.

 

As Yuugi and Anzu continued to talk happily of the coming tournament Yami wandered away smiling, but this wasn't a smile of happiness, this smile was different.

 

`Soon, soon it will begin.'

 

To Be Continued…