Kaiba Group, headquarters.
The rain was pouring lightly outside the window, like a transparent curtain hanging down the window, flowing downward with a gushing sound.
Kaiba Mokuba was walking alone in the empty staircase. He wore a meticulously tailored suit, and carried a pile of documents under his arm. Although he had only the stature of an elementary school student, his young face exuded a maturity beyond his years. He was the spitting image of a little grown-up.
Mokuba wasn't in a good mood right now.
Because his brother had gone out again with that officer named Fujino from the military to discuss company matters.
Mokuba was starting to feel that this Fujino character was a bit off. He's been coming to Kaiba Company way too frequently these days.
Last week he said there was a small loophole in their cooperation contract that needed discussing with the president, a few days ago he said they had made some research progress in developing a new card and wanted to invite the president to see it, and now he claims to have discovered a loophole in Kaiba Company's new generation Duel Disc, and once again he wants to invite the president to take a look...
Mokuba instinctively started to feel that there was something wrong with this guy.
This Fujino, who seems to mimic his brother in every move and mannerism, is definitely problematic!
Mokuba had already been suspicious when this Fujino offered such big concessions to collaborate with Kaiba Company back then, and now his suspicion was only getting stronger.
He felt certain that Fujino was after something that the Kaiba Group possessed.
But he just hadn't figured out what it was yet.
However, when he brought it up with Kaiba, the latter didn't seem to take it seriously at all, simply thinking Mokuba was overthinking it.
Mokuba felt a bit troubled.
Should I... ask Youyu bro?
Besides Kaiba, the person Mokuba trusted most was Youyu. He liked to confide in Youyu about everything big and small, even his adolescent troubles.
And even though my brother doesn't listen to me, he might pay attention if it's coming from Youyu bro...
Mokuba thought to himself.
Lost in his thoughts for a while, he suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing an important question.
This corridor... isn't it unusually long?
Why hasn't he reached the end after walking for so long?
It was then that Mokuba noticed that the surrounding environment seemed strangely dim. Black mist faintly roiled on the floor, gradually engulfing the long corridor. The ceiling's fluorescent lights tried their best to emit incandescent light but were unable to penetrate the dense fog.
Mokuba began to feel uneasy.
This wasn't the first time he'd experienced a supernatural event like the Darkness Game. Back in the Duelist Kingdom, he had been captured by Pegasus, and his soul was sealed into a card by the power of the Millennium Eyes.
Because he'd experienced it once, he was more sensitive than the average person.
His body's instincts were telling him that he was once again caught at the center of a Darkness Game!
A human figure began to form in the black mist ahead of him. A man in a black cloak stood in the shadow, lifting his head, his eyes under the hood filled with a crimson glow.
It was Amir from Doma, now one of the highest-ranking members remaining in the dwindling Doma Organization.
But he was different from before.
Now he had come into contact with a new Evil God, gained new dark powers, and achieved a personal transformation!
Amir had already learned that within the Millennium Ring resided an Evil God as powerful as... no, perhaps even more powerful than the God of Orichalcos.
And now, he had accepted the Evil God's gift and surpassed himself!
He had completely discarded Dartz and Orichalcos from his mind.
Now, he had fully transformed into the form of the new Evil God's messenger!
Mokuba instinctively stepped back two paces, "Who... who are you?"
"Me?" Amir sneered, "I am the executor of the Evil God. The Evil God wishes to see you, so you'll have to come with me."
Although he didn't quite understand what Amir meant by "Evil God" at every turn, Mokuba understood immediately.
He was here to take him hostage again!
After all, Mokuba was an old hand at being a hostage, with plenty of experience in this area. He felt a sense of dread the moment he noticed the atmosphere wasn't right, realizing he was about to be taken hostage again...
But he certainly wasn't going to be captured so easily.
Mokuba didn't bother to talk more. He turned around and ran, even leaving the pile of documents behind.
At the same time, he quickly pulled out his phone and urgently dialed his brother's number.
Brother! Help! Come quickly!
...Unfortunately, he couldn't get through.
Some specific Darkness Games are like this. Once initiated, nothing can come in or out, not even light or signals.
This means it's impossible to view the situation inside a Darkness Game from outside.
"Hahaha!" Amir laughed, "It's useless, this is already a realm of darkness, no matter how you run, you can't escape this space!"
He activated the special Duel Disc from Doma and raised a card in his hand.
"Let me show you the new power that the great lord has bestowed upon me!"
A beastly roar echoed through the endless corridor, and a huge black shadow filled the corridor! Its body was mostly hidden in the black mist, only a vague outline visible, but its form was like obsidian, with strands of light blue lightning coiling around it.
The pitch-black demon suddenly blocked Mokuba's path, frightening him so much that he fell to the ground.
There was nowhere to run.
Mokuba couldn't help but clutch his head, closing his eyes.
"Hahaha!" Amir was full of pride, "Seize him for me!"
Yet, at this critical moment, the surrounding black mist was torn apart. A beam of golden light, like blazing fangs, dominantly tore a rift in the darkness, flooding it with blinding light.
The beam of light transformed like a shining sword, slicing through the darkness and cleaving the massive shadow behind Mokuba into two!
The giant shadow let out a wretched scream, its body exploded and instantly turned to dust.
"Who is it!?" Amir was stunned.
Once a Darkness Game starts, nothing can get in or out... But, of course, that's not absolute.
If someone's extraordinary power level greatly surpasses the game initiator's capabilities, brute force cracking isn't impossible.
Like what just happened.
The dazzling light condensed into form, transforming into a golden tight-fitting armor, gem-like blue eyes, and razor-sharp fang-like blades on its wrists.
Masked Hero Koga!
Seeing the back of the Hero, Mokuba was instantly overjoyed, "Youyu bro!"
Youyu immediately appeared by his side.
"Doma, huh?" He glanced at the Duel Disc in Amir's hand and frowned, "You have the audacity to come here, you're quite bold."