At Duel Academy, Sho sits on the base of the lighthouse facing the ocean, knees curled up to his chest. He then starts to recall what happened a while ago, as he watched his brother's duel in the Pro League (episode 65). The opponent grounded and his brother standing tall and proud from the opposite side of the ring with a sinister smirk painted on his face as the announcer dazzles over Ryo's tremendous strength. His opponent was knocked down onto the ground, while Ryo was standing with a scary smirk. The reporter prised his tremendous and powerful strength that Ryo had never had before. He said "Amazing! He's overwhelmingly powerful! He's achieved a power like none ever seen! He downright crushed him to death! He's powerful! Really powerful! Ryo Marufuji, the one who returned from hell has risen right here! Hell Kaiser Ryo's strength is the real deal!".

Sho is snapped out of his melancholy memories by a familiar voice. "Hey, Sho!" calls Judai as he comes running up to Sho in a rush. "Sho, what the heck are ya doin'!?" he asks. "The Pro League is about to start on TV. Don't you wanna see Kaiser's duel today?"

"I don't wanna watch," Sho replies without second thought. He says that he doesn't want to watch a brother who has become so cold and dead on the inside. Judai takes a light sigh and takes a seat next to Sho. "I was surprised at first too. But you have to remember, Sho," says Judai. "We'll never forget Kaiser. It's an awesome feeling like none other, ain't it?"

Sho just sighs a disappointed sigh. Nevertheless, Judai keeps up with his upbeat banter. "And whatever that may be, you'll be sure you can see Kaiser but you can't see him right now."

They look at the blueness of the sky for a while.

"Somethin' like that!" Judai says to break the tension. "You feel the same?"

Sho smiles, "I hear you, Big Bro."

"Awright." Judai and Sho stand up simutaneously and face each other with new confidence.

Meanwhile, on another side of the world, the bright blue sky is now a darker shade and instead of clouds is filled with stars. At the Kaiba Dome illuminated by high-beamed spotlights, people of many creeds and cultures watch the duel on the ground floor in excitement and anticipation.

The opponent is a duelist no older than twenty dressed in a black tee-shirt, slacks and a yellow hat resting on his bandanaed head. His Field: full of semi high-level or powerful monsters. Blood Vorse, Whiptail Gargoyle, Swordstalker of Vengance, Morinphen, and Granadora. But they are suddenly engulfed in a sea of flames and explode instantly.

The source of these burning flames: Ryo's side of the field. "I'm not finished with my attack! Cyber End Dragon, a direct attack on the player!" he orders. "Eternal Evolution Burst!!" Cyber End Dragon's three energy beams combine into one. A single destructive force that is so strong, its force knocks the opponent's hat clean off his head and leaves a massive amount of smoke and soot in its wake.

The announcer and his partner beside him stare in the box above in total shock at Kaiser's victory. But he's no longer Kaiser. He's Hell's Emperor, Hell Kaiser Ryo, the duelist with a tremendous ten game winning streak. The announcer then asks "What in the world must have happened to make him an Anti-Respect Duelist!?"

As Ryo walks in through the backstage gates, the smirk on his Promoter, Saruyama's face becomes even wider.

In their limo, Saruyama has his hat taken off as he looks out his window. "Nice destroy," he praises. "Turning you into a heel was a big success, and you're in my debt for your spiral rise to fan-favorite."

That was right. It was at Kaiser's first underground duel versus Mad Dog Inukai where he first met up with the Promoter Saruyama. If it weren't for that, Kaiser never would have found that the road to victory isn't pathed by respect.

Kaiser remembers well. "Rest assured, I've needed your help thus far. But," he starts, "this is where you get off."

"Wh-What was that?"

The car comes to a halt. "Beat it."

And with a shove, Saruyama is forced out in disbelief as the car speeds off down the city streets.

The city is luminous, obscuring the stars. In the distance, an airplane takes flight while down below, cars speed down the highway. Ryo reads a note dillegently while his limo gets on a ramp. ("I'll be waiting at that place,") he repeats mentally as a plane zooms overhead. Ryo pulls out his cards and stares at the Cyber End Dragon on the top. ("Cyber End, you'll be there with me as I climb my next height!")

The same plane flies off into the darkness of the night.

Frigid and cold, the bitter cold of the Tibetan Mountains is unforgiving. Scaling its mighty structure is Ryo, adorned in ice-climbing gear complete with a set of twin picks. After what seems like a quick journey, he finally finds "that place," nested upon a scar. He advances towards it, making his way up the side and takes a moment to catch his breath. Then, he looks forward to see it, an isolated tibetan temple marked with a rather Asianic-style Cyber End Dragon on its front.

Ryo stands in front of the gate. The giant doors mystically open and as Ryo steps inside they close behind him. The temple's interior is olden but mellow, probably from the glare emanated by the torches which kept it lighted. Ryo nostalgically looks around as he upzips and removes his bulky hike-wear. From the opposite side of the room, a familiar voice can be heard addressing him.

"It's been a while, Marufuji Ryo."

Even though this man in front of the Cyber Dragon [Tanka] wears different clothes, his face and build are unmistakable. It is the man who won a kiss from Ms. Tome and made Prinicpal Ichinose from the North Duel Academy extremely jealous. It is the man who, after Judai Yuki beat Superintendent Kagemaru, sealed the Three Legendary Demon cards back into their underground hiding place. It is the man who shed tears of joy at the passionate duel between Maeda Hayato and Professor Chronos de Medici before the start of the new school year. And it's the man who had a twinkle in his eye as he watched Ryo's duel with Judai.

"Long time no see, Principal Samejima." Ryo catches his mistake. "No. Master Samejima." (Samijima Shihan = Master or Teacher Samejima)

They approach and stop a good four meters apart from one another. Samejima says he's heard about Ryo's success in the Pro League. Ryo replies by saying he didn't come all this way for idle chit-chat. Samejima agrees. They both equip and activate their Duel Disks. Each draw five cards and each of their Life Points are set at an equal 4000.

"DUEL!"

The duel begins. Samejima goes first and sets two cards face-down, ending his turn. Ryo ponders about Samejima not summoning a Monster but instead, just setting two cards. Ryo starts his turn, playing the Equipment Magic card [Future Fusion ~ Mirai Yuugou - Equipment Magic Card: Send Fusion Component Monsters from deck into your Cemetery in order to Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster with the corresponding components from your Fusion Deck to your Field with this card Equipped on it. The Equipped Summoned Monster cannot participate in battle in the turn it was Summoned. {If the Equipped Monster is removed from play, this card is removed from play. If this card is removed from play, destroy the Equipped Monster???}]. With it, he can send Fusion Material Monsters to the Cemetery in order to Special Summon a Fusion Monster. So, flipping open his deck like a second hand, he pulls out three Cyber Dragon cards and loads them into his Card Cemetery to summon [Cyber End Dragon - 10/4000/2800: When this Monster attacks a Monster in defense mode with a defense strength lower than this Monster's attack strength, do Battle Damage to your opponent equal to the difference] in an attack position. Although, now Ryo's monster must take a one-turn hiatus because of Future Fusion's effect.

"Cyber End Dragon..." Samejima repeates. "It is the card that has been passed on to he who has mastered everything there is about Mind, Technique, and Body and has also served as proof of the initiation into the secret arts of our Cyber-style Dojo for generations upon generations. You were a mere nine years old when you obtained it. It's 'Cyber-style' for a reason. The only one who the name must be passed on to is..." he pauses, "Ryo, you're our dojo's rightful successor."

Samejima remarks that it brings back memories. "It was in this very hall...ever since you were a child, you would literally sink in your blood, sweat, and tears by training day in and day out." Samejima remembers looking at a much younger Ryo with a smirk as he followed in his drawing excersizes with the other students and how he crushed his opponents in exhibition matches.

On one day, Samejima and Ryo perform one-on-one training. Ryo draws his card with enthusiasm. "That's it!" Samejima orders, Ryo passing the card to his master and his master giving him a confirming nod after he checks it. "Your deck," he orders again.

Samejima reports that he's only invisioned his own deck coming this far. Ryo blushes at his teacher's remark and states he thinks he's happy when Master Samejima thinks of his dueling so, and that he built his deck with those kinds of thoughts. Samejima smiles in the way a teacher would smile to his student and says, "Respecting your opponent means you'll be able to see yourself in your opponent's heart."

Approaching the shrine, he opens the chest there and pulls out a card. "Ryo Marufuji, you've done well. This card is yours." Samejima hands Ryo the Cyber End Dragon card, the same card on the field in the present day, and he looks at it in newfounded glory.

It was a small time later--three years to be exact--that Samejima and Ryo met once again. Not as master and desciple in the Cyber-style Dojo, but as principal and student in the Duel Academy High School. Samejima says that he wouldn't have expected to see him again but seeing him grow up has made him happy and entrusting him with that card was not a mistake. But...

"I recieved your invitation, but I only came here for one reason alone," Ryo declares smoothly. "And that's the other card that's linked to the Cyber-style. Cyber End's the yang, or heads, so its the twin to the yin. I came here so you would pass on the 'Tails deck' to me."

Note: Ura Deck = Tail Deck or Reversed/Opposite/Back deck. The concept of Yin and Yang (Black and White) of famous methodology is applied to the concept of Cyber End Dragon. If Cyber End Dragon is Yang, the reversed deck that Ryo would like to obtain should be the dark side that represents Yin.

"The Tails deck!?" Samejima reitterates. "That deck certainly exists. But, that's our school's rebelious tyrannical deck. It's the forbidden deck that the original master and founder sealed away the same time of its creation." There, unseen before in the background of the Cyber End Tanka, is a second dragon shrounded in shadows with glowing green eyes.

Ryo states that he'll defeat his master and inherit that deck. "That's the reason I'm dueling you!"

Cyber Shadow Guardna Trap Card

"Ryo!" Samejima calls, but Ryo cuts him off by reminding him that his turn is not yet over with a snide smirk; he wants to get back to the duel. "I'll make sure you open your eyes," he pledges, and then activates his Trap card [Cyber Shadow Guardna - Trap: This card cannot be activated outside your opponent's Main Phase on their turn and this card will become a Monster and be Special Summoned to a Monster Card Zone. (Machine Sub-Type, Earth, 4 Stars, Attack: ?/Defense: ?) This card's ATK and DEF are the same as the ATK and DEF as a Monster on the opponent's Field in attack mode. At the opponent's next End Phase, set this card back in a Magic/Trap zone]. It's a card that activates in the opponent's Main Phase, making a Shadow Monster with the exact same offensive and defensive stats as an opponent's monster in attack mode until the End Phase. A Shadow Cyber End Dragon appears behind Samejima just as Ryo's original copy stands behind him. (Attack: 4000).

But Ryo is wise to this. He activates [De-Fusion ~ Yuugou Kaijyo - Instant Magic: Split apart 1 Fusion Monster during this turn] to de-fuse his one Cyber End Dragon back into three Cyber Dragons. (Attack: 2100 x 3). Master Samejima scowls. He realizes that since the fusion was cancelled, his Cyber Shadow Guardna will morph into a 2100 attack point Cyber Dragon. Apparently, so does Ryo. He says that it's a dried-up shadow after all; it's befitting that it wouldn't be able to keep its stats. And since Ryo's Cyber Dragon's were De-Fusioned, Future Fusion doesn't work on them. "Cyber Dragon, attack the Shadow! Evolution Burst!!" Cyber Dragon's energy attack triggers the Shadow Dragon to mimic since their attack powers are identical, and their game of Evolution Burst Tug-o-War ends in a draw. Both are destroyed. Now Ryo has 2 Cyber Dragons left.

"This isn't like my master if this is the end."

"Oh? Does this mean you're showing concern for me?"

"Hmph. Maybe it is."

Samejima activates a Trap card, [Byroad Sacrifice - Trap: You can only activate this card when a Monster on your Field is destroyed as a result of battle. You can Special Summon 1 Monster in your hand], which activates when his monster is destroyed as a result of battle. He can then, Special Summon 1 Monster from his hand. And the card he chooses is the level 5 card [Cyber Ogre - 5/1900/1200: {By sending this card to the Graveyard from your hand, Battle Damage recieved by the involvement of a Cyber Ogre existing on your field being in battle to both players and their monsters is reduced to 0. When this effect is used, the ATK of the Cyber Ogre that was in battle is increased equal to the ATK of the opposing monster that it battled. The increased ATK from this effect will return back to its original value at the end of the next battle with an opposing monster.}]. A metallic cross between demonspawn and technologic wonder appears with a mighty roar. (Attack: 1900)

Byroad Sacrifice Trap Card	Cyber Ogre Monster Card

But, an attack power of 1900. That would inevitably end up futile in direct combat...which is obvious to Master Samejima. But unwittingly, Ryo plays his game and sends Cyber Dragon in for the bait. Just before the Evolution Burst hits Cyber Ogre, Samejima sends another Cyber Ogre in his hand to the Cemetery to reduce damage to player and monster to 0. The attack hits, but it hits an inpenatrable Cyber Ogre. It's now that Samejima reveals its second effect. The Cyber Ogre just affected by the effect will have its attack increased by the attack power of the monster it battled until the next time it battles. (Attack: 1900 + 2100 = 4000).

"Impressive, Master." Ryo sets a card to end his turn.

("Ryo, you do remember the person you used to be. Those childhood memories...")

The field is still the same. Samejima VS Ryo (S: 4000/R: 4000). Samejima pleads inside his head for Ryo to remember how he felt when he was a child: his concern for his cards and his opponent. It's now Samejima's turn and Ryo activates a card as soon as he goes into his Standby Phase. The Trap card [Attack Reflector Unit - Trap: Sacrifice 1 Cyber Dragon on your Field. Special Summon 1 Cyber Barrier Dragon from your hand or deck]. It'll sacrifice Ryo's Cyber Dragon to Special Summon the more advanced [Cyber Barrier Dragon - 6/800/2800: When this Monster is in attack mode, you can negate 1 of your opponent's Monster's attacks. This effect can only be used once per turn] from his deck. And of course, once per turn, when this dragon is in attack mode, it can negate the attack of an opposing monster.

This stops the 1900 attack point Cyber Ogre's attack for this turn, but Samejima has another plan. He uses [Monster Reincarnation ~ Shisha Tensei - Magic: Discard 1 card from your hand. Add 1 Monster Card from your Graveyard to your hand], discarding a card--a Trap--so he can add a Monster to his hand. Then, he sets a card face-down, ending his turn.

Ryo begins his turn, drawing, and summoning the rather scraggily makeshift [Proto Cyber Dragon - 3/1100/600: If this card is face-up on the Field, its card name is treated as Cyber Dragon] in attack mode. And next, he uses his Instant Magic, [Photon Generator Unit - Instant Magic: Sacrifice 2 Cyber Dragon on your Field. Special Summon 1 Cyber Laser Dragon from your hand or deck], which will sacrifice 2 Cyber Dragons--but that's right, when Proto Cyber Dragon is face-up on the field, it can count as a Cyber Dragon. The gun-tailed [Cyber Laser Dragon - 7/2400/1800: Once a turn, you can destroy 1 of your opponent's Monsters on the Field with an attack strength or defense strength higher than this Monster's], is summoned in attack mode. Once per turn, it can destroy a monster with an attack or defense power equal or greater than its own. Cyber Laser Dragon's tail opens up and a pin-point laser beam shoots from it, splitting Cyber Ogre square down the middle.

This is Samejima's chance. He activates [Scrap Fusion - Instant Magic: Select the Monsters necessary for a Fusion Monster card in your opponent's Graveyard and remove them from the Game. Special Summon that Fusion Monster on your Field but from your opponent's Fusion Deck instead of your own], which will let him choose Monster cards in his opponent's Cemetery that will compose a Fusion Monster and Special Summon it to his field. And the cards that he chooses are...the three Cyber Dragons! A few dazzling display of lights later and Cyber End Dragon--the real Cyber End Dragon--stands on Master Samejima's field.

And to make things worse, Ryo can no longer use his Cyber Laser Dragon's effect. "I'll be taking back the Cyber End Dragon I passed down to you." Ryo is unaffected and simply sets a card, ending his turn.

Master Samejima's turn comes and he draws and immediately plays it. Pot of Greed allows him to draw two cards from his deck, and from one of those cards, he summons [Cyber Esper - 4/1200/1800: {As long as this card is existing on the Field, you must verify the contents of every card your opponent draws.}] in attack mode. Its a rather lazy, lanky-looking creature with a violet shaded hint in its cybernetic exo-skeleton that has half the face of man and half the face of a robot. Now, he can evade the effect without having to move Cyber End.

Scrap Fusion Magic Card	Cyber Esper Monster Card

"Cyber Esper, attack Cyber Barrier Dragon! Cybernetic Shock!!" The Cyber Esper disappears in a flash and reappears right in Cyber Barrier's face, launching an electrical attack from its crab-leg-like wings. And just like Samejima predicted, Cyber Barrier's effect activates. It reels its head into its octangular shaped head and deploys its four barrier prongs to quickly set up a semi-transparent shield. So he follows up with Cyber End Dragon's attack, which wipes out Cyber Laser Dragon since its effect can only be used on Ryo's turn. "Eternal Evolution Burst!!"

Cyber Laser Dragon is destroyed and Ryo takes the first drop in LP either player's recieved since the duel started (Ryo's LP: 4000 - 1600 = 2400). Master Samejima ends his turn by setting a card. It isn't until Ryo draws the card for his turn that Samejima reveals his Cyber Esper's effect to verify the contents of all cards the opponent draws. The card is Ryo's own Pot of Greed, which he quickly activates. His drawn cards are shown to be Forced Transfer and Limiter Removal.

Troy Bomb Trap Card

With those two cards, Ryo could double Cyber Laser Dragon's attack power to destroy Cyber Esper...and based on that, he could use Forced Transfer to put his Cyber End Dragon back on his own field again. However, Samejima's face-down card is the Trap card [Troy Bomb - Trap: You can only activate this card when the control of 1 Monster on your side of the Field is switched to the opposing player. Destroy that Monster and inflict damage to the player equal to its ATK]. A trap that will activate as soon as one of his monster switches control. That monster will be destroyed and damage will be dealt to the opponent. With it, this game's outcome will be decided by one single blow.

"Ryo...you used to respect your opponent, your deck, and Cyber End Dragon once upon a time ago." He then recalls a bright-eyed Ryo practicing his draw in front of the Tanka of the Cyber End to find his opening five cards to be 'Fusion', 'Cyber Dragon' x 3, and 'Power Bond'. He remembers him being so proud that his feelings were able to tap into Cyber End Dragon's, and how he watched the whole thing from afar like a guardian angel.

("You've made me proud, Ryo. A heart that has some respect will compel the heart of your cards and Cyber End Dragon.")

But now, Samejima believes that Ryo has betrayed the heart of Cyber End Dragon as he stares at the much older Ryo's cold and demeaning face. Ryo lifts his hand and activates his Trap card [Lost Pride - Trap: Send 1 Magic card in your hand to the Cemetery in order to add 1 Magic card that is in your opponent's Cemetery to your hand. When you play that card, you will recieve 1000 points of damage]. With it, he can send a Magic card in his hand to the Cemetery in order to add a Magic card in the opponent into his hand. And to Samejima's imminent surprise, the card he holds between his fingers is [Forced Transfer ~ Kyousei Teni - Magic: Both Players select 1 monster from their respective sides of the field and switch control of those monsters with each other. The selected monsters cannot change their battle positions this turn]. But why!? Why wouldn't he retrieve Cyber End Dragon!?

Lost Pride Trap Card	Forced Transfer Magic Card

A card slides out from Master Samejima's Cemetery and transports to Ryo's hand, Scrap Fusion. Ryo reveals the drawback to Lost Pride. When the card he adds to his hand is played, he recieves 1000 points of damage to his LP. So next, he plays a Magic card called [Ruthless Extermination ~ Mujou No Massatsu - Magic: Choose 1 Monster card on your field at random and send it to the Cemetery in order to choose 1 card in your opponent's hand at random and send it to the Cemetery]. A Monster on his field is randomly chosen and sent to the Cemetery so that a card in his opponent's hand is randomly chosen and sent to the Cemetery. And since its obvious to anybody paying attention, Ryo automatically knows the single card is the second Cyber Ogre.

That's not all. He plays the stolen Magic card'Scrap Fusion for Lost Pride's price of 1000 damage. (Ryo's LP: 2400 - 1000 = 1400). Next, he removes the Cyber Ogre's resting in his master's grave to Special Summon [Cyber Ogre-2 - 7/2600/1900: A Fusion Summon of this Monster can only be conducted with the above Fusion Material Monsters. When this card is in battle, half of the ATK of the opposing Monster is added to this card's ATK] from his master's deck. The larger, more ferocious member of the 'Cyber' family arises on Ryo's field, letting out a single ripping roar. Samejima is in shock.

Ruthless Extermination Magic Card	Cyber Ogre-2 Monster Card

Cyber Ogre's effect activates, adding half of the attack power of the opponent to its own. (Attack: 2600 + 2000 = 4600). Ryo adds even more power by using the Instant Magic [Limiter Removal ~ Limiter Kaijyo - Instant Magic: Double the attack strength of all of your face-up Machine Sub-Type Monsters on the Field. Destroy all Monsters affected by this effect at the end of the turn], which doubles the Ogre's attack power. (Attack: 4600 x 2 = 9200). With its attack at almost 10,000, Ryo sends it in for the kill. The two collide, the Ogre burning Cyber End with flames.

Samejima tries to make Ryo stop because Cyber End Dragon should be important to him. Ryo starts to walk towards his master, saying that he currently can still see the heart of Cyber End Dragon. However, there is no respect. Whatever he thinks is to crush down the opponents and obtain the victory by tremendous power. Ryo looks up at his burning monster and says, "Cyber End! I already surpassed it!". Then, Cyber End Dragon explodes and blows Cyber End Tanka away.There appears a secret box behind the tanka. Samejima gets the tremendous hit, so his LP becomes 0 at a time (4000-9200). He falls onto his knees while Ryo moves to to the box. Ryo opens the box and takes out the secret deck. He becomes very impressed before telling his master that he would take this Cyber Dragon Tail deck (Cyber Ryu Ura Deck) with him. Before Ryo is leaving, Samejima stops him and gives him a silver medal with [GX] sign on it.

Samejima says he's recently been looking for superb duelists for several months. Everything is for the Duel or World Tournament (Sekai Taikai). The GX medal is the proof for the participants, and Samejima would like Ryo to join it. Ryo hasn't agreed yet. He thinks that it may be a good stage to test this new Tail deck, so he may think about it. Then, Ryo turns back and leaves. Samejima insists that he still needs Ryo to join. He doesn't want to give up, thinking that he still has Yuki Judai and Sho-kun, Ryo's dear brother, left. Samejima believes that both of them will be able to bring back Ryo's respect heart. Ryo then walks out and looks up into the red sky. On the other side, Sho is looking at Hell Kaiser Ryo's duel article in a duel magazine, feeling downtrodden and disappointed.

to be continued...

Judai	Principal Samejima has already returned?
Sho	Professor Chronos and Vice Principal Napolean become very confused as well!
Judai	How great! He also seems to bring back some souvenir.
Sho	Ah, I don't need this kind of souvenir! Next, [Genex Opening Game! The first target!].
Judai	Oh! Members are very great - Pro and Prince. Prince? The prince will also duel?

[Cyber Ogre-2]
Star/Atk/Def| 7/2600/1900
Type/Family | Earth/Machine-Fusion/Effect
Effect | [Cyber Ogre] + [Cyber Ogre]

A Fusion Summon of this Monster can only be conducted with the above Fusion Material Monsters. When this card is in battle, half of the ATK of the opposing Monster is added to this card's ATK.
Eng OCG Code | N/A
JP OCG Code | N/A

[Tanka]
A tarp in Tibetan Buddhism with a picture depicted on it.

[Ryo's deck list]
New cards played | Lost Pride (T), Forced Transfer (S), Ruthless Extermination (S)

[Samejima's deck list]
New cards played | Cyber Ogre (M), Cyber Esper (M), Cyber Ogre-2 (M), Byroad Sacrifice (T), Cyber Shadow Guardna (T), Troy Bomb (T), Monster Reincarnationi (S), Pot of Greed (S), Scrap Fusion (S)

M=monster, S=Spell, T=Trap