Marik! It's been so long since you last appeared to me. I knew that your good half took shelter within Téa's mind, but I also knew you were weak. And couldn't hold on for long.
MMarik
[speaking through Téa] That's true. As my dark side grows strong, I grow weak. But I've been in Téa's mind long enough to have learned the truth about our past. Through her ears, I listened to you tell the story of our family, and the emergence of the evil within me. I never knew that I was the one who sent Father to the Shadow Realm.
MTMarik/Téa
I know. It was the evil force within me that committed the act, so you came here to save me from myself. Despite everything I've done in my quest for power, you've had faith. You knew there was still good within me. However, that good is almost completely extinguished now.
Oh, no! If the evil force defeats the Pharaoh in the final battle, you will be gone forever, and the entire planet will suffer greatly!
MTMarik/Téa
Well, I can't allow one duel to decide the fate of the whole world! The time has come for me to step in and reclaim my body, sister!
MTMarik/Téa
I don't know, but I must banish that evil before it's too late! There's just too much at risk.
[As Yami Marik walks to the top of the duel tower…]
YMYami Marik
I must discover what happened up here, today. When the two Egyptian Gods clashed, something was released! The force created by these two behemoths caused my Millennium Rod to activate! According to the Pharaoh, he and Kaiba were shown a vision of the past. But what did they see? And why is my Millennium item serving anyone but me?! Only I should control the Millennium Rod! I command you to obey me now! Hear me?! Show me the ancient images that you showed the Pharaoh and Kaiba! [the Millennium Rod doesn't respond; growls angrily and it on the ground as it slides in front of Téa (under the control of his good side)]
MTMarik/Téa
You should be more careful with this! [picks it up]
Yugi! If you want to win this duel, you'll use that card…instead of counting on the support of your little fan club.
Doesn't he get that we're all fighting the same enemy?
He did give Yugi that card.
Yeah, but I don't trust him. If I were you, I'd toss that card right off the tower, Yug!
Look, Yugi. No one said you had to use that card, so feel free to give it back.
[Yami Yugi shuffles the Fiend's Sanctuary magic card into his deck]
No! What are you doing, Yug?!
Kaiba… We may not always agree, but I still trust you.
Attention! The last duel's about to begin! Duelists, prepare your cards! Marik Ishtar will face Yugi Muto, and the winner will receive the Battle City crown!
YMYami Marik
Pharaoh, I have been waiting for this moment for my entire life! Soon, your infinite power will be mine!
Marik, not only will I defeat you… I'll free you from the darkness that controls you!
YMYami Marik
[evilly laughs] Now that I'd like to see, SO COME AND GET ME!
For what? Just because I gave Yugi a good card doesn't mean he'll win. He'll have to figure out how to use it. And even if he does, he'll probably lose, anyway. Maybe then, you'll stop believing that fairytales come true! Yugi is no pharaoh, Ishizu. And he's not destined to save the world. So, wake up and stop living in the past! I realized a long time ago that the only way to succeed, is to look ahead!
That is not true. Just watch. I assure you that before this duel is over you will believe me, Kaiba. Mark my words.
[thinking] Yugi thinks I gave him that card is an act of friendship! That's ridiculous! Friendship is for the weak!
YMYami Marik
Here's your deck, Pharaoh. Now it's time! Time for the shadows to consume your soul! [laughs deviously]
Marik… destiny's on my side today! The whole world is counting on me!
YMYami Marik
Your foolish confidence shows me that you no comprehension of the true horror that awaits you in this duel.
Yugi, don't listen to him!
Yeah, he's just trying to psych you out, Yugi!
Wipe the floor with him! [thinking] And make him pay for everything he's done!
Duelists, take your places!
[thinking] The final battle is here, and the fate of mankind rests on your shoulders, my Pharaoh. The evil that now controls my brother must be expelled. And you are the only one capable of this task. If he prevails, the world as we know it will perish!
I will defeat you, Marik!
YMYami Marik
I'd like to see you try!
YMYami Marik
Let the fun begin, NOW! [activates the Millennium Rod, emerging shadow game blackness to surround the area]
I should have seen this coming!
Oh, no, it's another shadow game!
YMYami Marik
Now then… you've witnessed several of my shadow games before, but this one will be different! I've thrown in a few twists especially for you!
YMYami Marik
Meet my next victim!
[shocked in horror] Oh, no!
YMYami Marik
Do you understand what's at stake here!? Lose the duel and Yugi goes to the Shadow Realm!
Marik, this is about you and me, so leave him alone!
YMYami Marik
Not true. You're forgetting my weaker half. He's involved in this conflict as well, so if I lose the shadows will take him!
YMYami Marik
I just did! The Shadow Realm will claim an innocent soul no matter who wins!
YMYami Marik
You probably figured this out this, but my leech can attack instantly! You just lost five hundred of your life points, Pharaoh! And that's not all!
[Yugi groans in pain as small parts of his body fade away into the shadows]
Yugi! What have you done, Marik?!
YMYami Marik
When you lose life points, your friend will lose a piece of himself to the darkness, and the same rule applies to my former self. The shadows will claim an innocent soul, no matter who wins.
[enraged] You'll pay for what you've done!
YMYami Marik
I disagree! It's you who shall pay! [thinking] He may not realize this, but when Yugi's body is consumed by the darkness, the Pharaoh will cease to exist in this world. For without a body, he's nothing but a wandering spirit.
[thinking] Thank you, Kaiba. I knew your card would save me the moment you handed it to me. Whether you believe it or not, our spirits are connected. [speaking] All right, let the duel continue! I reveal…my magic card!
YMYami Marik
Oh, no, not Multiply!
Yes. This card allows me to increase the number of metal fiend tokens I have on the field from one...to three!
YMYami Marik
[thinking] Oh, no! He's going to sacrifice them!
Well, looks like Yugi did it. He figured out how to make the most of my magic card.
[thinking] Is the Pharaoh about to summon his second Egyptian God card?
I sacrifice my three metal fiend tokens… to play this, OBELISK THE TORMENTOR! Behold, the Egyptian God card I won from Kaiba! [thinking] Summoned with the help of two of my friends. [speaking] Stare into the face of defeat, Marik!
Obelisk will crush Marik!
I knew Yugi would turn things around!
Hey get a load of Marik, guys! He's so scared his hair's standing up! Oh wait, he always looks like that!
YMYami Marik
How could I let him do this?
All right, my Egyptian God monster, attack Marik's Life Points now!
YMYami Marik
[thinking] I WILL NOT BE DESTROYED!
My Obelisk the Tormentor has eliminated 4,000 of your Life Points! Now you're only one attack away from defeat! Marik, you shall never attain the power that you desire!
Yeah! Way to back that evil freak into a corner, dude!
See that? Marik didn't even know what hit him out there! He's in a complete daze!
Kinda like you are every day.
[amazed] Oh, that was so awesome!
KKaiba
[thinking] Something's not right. Why would Marik allow Obelisk to attack him so easily?!
[thinking] It seems as if Marik wanted this to happen! He must be planning to use his facedown card to somehow counterattack! Please be careful, my Pharaoh. My brother's evil side is extremely devious. He prefers to prolong his opponent's suffering for his own amusement, and the Pharaoh is no exception.
Hey, wait, Yugi's not looking so good, guys.
Yeah, you're right. But what does he have to worry about? He's one step away from defeating Marik and winning the Battle City Tournament!
YMYami Marik
[getting back up on his feet; groaning] Impressive, Pharaoh. But it will take more than that to keep me down! Perhaps you've forgotten who really suffers when I lose Life Points. Just look. [Marik's good side's body parts start fading away into the shadows] Thanks to you, my weaker side has almost completely lost himself to the Shadow Realm!
YMYami Marik
You're supposed to save mankind, but based on your actions in this duel, I'd say you're destroying it, and I'm sure my other half would agree with me… As he slowly slips away, thanks to you! And to think that poor soul was once your loyal servant! It's nice to see he's getting repaid by his exalted king! [evilly laughs] Feel free to attack us, Pharaoh, so my weak side can sacrifice more of himself!
You have nothing to protect you!
YMYami Marik
Ha! Is that so?! You seem to be forgetting about the facedown card that you activated with your last attack-- A TRAP WITH THE POWER TO STOP AN EGYPTIAN GOD!
But how?! That's impossible!
Yeah, right! There's no way Marik has a trap card powerful enough to stop Obelisk!
YMYami Marik
It's time for me to unveil my secret weapon, Pharaoh! By causing me to lose more than half of my Life Points, you've allowed me to play this card! It's both a trap and a monster! Say hello to Metal Reflect Slime!
YMYami Marik
It's a creature made of plasma, giving it the ability to take on the shape of the monster that just attacked me! So my slime monster will now morph into the likeness of Obelisk the Tormentor!
No! A clone of an Egyptian God?!
[Yami Marik's trap starts morphing into the form of Egyptian God Slime]
Whatever it is, that thing is gross!
That thing's gonna be a big slimy Obelisk!
That giant booger's gonna become and Egyptian God?!
Hey, guys, don't look now, but I think it's working!
YMYami Marik
Pharaoh, meet my Egyptian God Slime! YOU'LL NEVER STOP HIM!
Marik made an exact copy of Yugi's Obelisk the Tormentor!
Does that mean they're equal in strength?
No! Marik's is just a cheap copy of the original! His wannabe Obelisk only has 3,000 defense points, so the real Obelisk can knock it into next week with one blow!
Yugi's gonna destroy that fake next time he attacks, right, Seto?
KKaiba
Not quite. I'm sure there's more to Marik's monster than meets the eye, Mokuba. Just keep watching.
Your carbon copy pales in comparison to the original, Marik!
YMYami Marik
My Egyptian God Slime is more powerful thank you think, Pharaoh, but you'll find that out soon enough. Now finish your move so my assault can continue!
Fine, I'll place one card facedown. It's your move!
YMYami Marik
Very well, fool! [draws; thinking] That's the exact card I needed to make my Egyptian God Slime unstoppable. Nothing will be able to destroy it! My Life Points will be protected indefinitely! Not even the mighty Obelisk will get through! [speaking] Pharaoh, it won't be long now. Soon, my Winged Dragon of Ra will return to the field and wipe you out! And in the meantime, I have my Egyptian God Slime to serve as a wall between you and my Life Points. And now for the card that will make that all possible-- the indestructible Revival Jam! I see you recall your last encounter with my Revival Jam, when you faced my mind slave, Strings! [Flashback to Yami Yugi's duel with Strings] Now I have one more card to play-- Polymerization! This allows me to fuse my Egyptian God Slime with my Revival Jam!
So what do you think Marik is cooking up now, guys?
Unfortunately, we're about to find out!
YMYami Marik
And now the fusion of my two creatures is complete!
YMYami Marik
I assure you my Egyptian God Slime has transformed into a new more powerful beast. It's your move, so go ahead and attack it, if you dare!
Marik's fusion monster is regenerating itself!
YMYami Marik
Precisely! That's because my monster has the combined power of Egyptian God Slime and Revival Jam! My plan's complete. Thanks to my invincible defense monster, my Life Points can no longer be damaged. Therefore, defeating me is impossible, Pharaoh! Don't you see? This was my plan from the start, and you fell for it! How naive of you!
I'm not worried about a thing, Tristan. Yugi will figure out how to take that big slime ball down!
Well, it doesn't look too promising from where I'm standing!
KKaiba
[thinking] I knew this was all part of Marik's strategy all along! He let Yugi's Obelisk the Tormentor attack him on purpose! That allowed Marik to create an unstoppable Obelisk clone! Now whenever Yugi attacks it, Marik's Egyptian God Slime will absorb the blow and then regenerate itself!
YMYami Marik
All right! I place one card facedown, and then I summon Bowganian in defense mode!
YMYami Marik
A creature with the ability to remove 300 of your Life Points each turn, causing you-know-who to suffer!
YYugi
I'll be fine, I promise.
YMYami Marik
How touching!
All right, my move. I shall place one card facedown, and then I'll sacrifice my Big Shield Gardna in order to summon… Dark Magician Girl!
YMYami Marik
Summoning her was pointless, Pharaoh, and you'll understand why soon enough!
MMarik
Help me, Téa. [takes control of Téa's body]
MMarik
[speaking through Téa] Hold on. Listen, please. You must overpower my dark side at all costs, and don't worry about protecting me.
Say what? You're losing your marbles, Tea. Snap out of it!
MTMarik/Téa
There's no time. I have borrowed your friend's body in order to reason with you. Destroy my evil half and let the shadows take me!
YMYami Marik
[thinking] It appears my weak side doesn't know when to give up. Well, soon he'll be out of my way for good.
MTMarik/Téa
Please forgive me, Pharaoh. My family and I were charged with protecting your tomb until your return. And I always resented this task. [points to his evil half] So he was born as a result of my anger! Now, he must be destroyed, and I shall go with him!
You'll what?! Is Téa home?
YMYami Marik
[chuckles sinisterly] What a pathetic sight! You've rejected the Pharaoh for your entire life and now you beg for his forgiveness? I'm afraid it's a little too late for that, you fool. You've already created me and now your body belongs to me, and you barely exist! Just look at yourself! You're a mere shadow of the person you once were. You can never stop me! So let me finish what you started!
She's under Marik's control!
But she must be in there somewhere!
Marik, don't do this! Please don't.
MTMarik/Téa
Do what?
Surrender your own life to stop him!
MTMarik/Téa
Sorry, sister, but there isn't another way. All right! You must take down the evil force that now controls my body, Pharaoh! And if destroying him means destroying me, then so be it!
YMYami Marik
Isn't that poetic? My weaker self would rather be swallowed by the shadows than see me win. However, I'm afraid this is all just a waste of time. There's no way I can lose! Now, then, let's get back to your defeat, shall we? My move! [draws] STAND BACK! [thinking] Now I can bring back Monster Reborn! Then Ra will follow! [speaking] I activate the magic card, Mining for Magical Stones! That's right, Pharaoh! This card allows me to transfer any magic card from my graveyard to my hand, and all I have to do is discard two cards. Of course, I've chosen this card-- Monster Reborn! You know what's next. In just one more turn, I'll bring back my Winged Dragon of Ra!
YYugi
I thought so! But his Egyptian God card is impossible to destroy!
No. There's one chance left, but it won't be easy.
YMYami Marik
You're done. VICTORY IS MINE NOW, AND WITH IT WILL COME ULTIMATE POWER!
YMYami Marik
One more turn! That's all I need in order to activate my Monster Reborn card! I'm sure you're aware of what happens after that, isn't that right, Pharaoh? My Winged Dragon of Ra will return to the field. And once this Egyptian God card makes its appearance, you're done! My plan was foolproof!
You may have build a powerful defense by creating a clone of my Obelisk the Tormentor, but I'll break through!
Yes! And not only will I defeat you, but I'll spare your good side from the Shadow Realm!
YMYami Marik
That's impossible! You know that when I lose Life Points, my weaker half loses a piece of himself to the darkness. I shall place one card facedown. Then…
YMYami Marik
I summon my Swallowtail Spike Lizard! [thinking] As long as it remains in defense mode, I receive 1,000 Life Points each turn! And since I plan to use my Life Points to strengthen my Winged Dragon of Ra, this is just the boost I need to crush his Obelisk the Tormentor! And once his Egyptian God card is gone, I'll use mine to finish him off!
Wait, hold on a sec. Can't you see guys see that Yugi's got himself a dilemma here?
Just think, if Yugi beats Marik, then Marik's good side goes to the Shadow Realm. As if a creep like Marik can actually have a good side. [turns to Marik, still controlling Téa's body] This is all your fault!
MTMarik/Téa
It's all right. I've done nothing but cause them pain and they should be angry with me.
Got that right! You'd be nuts to think we trust you! Now, get out of my friend, Téa's head so Yugi can crush your evil butt once and for all, Marik!
MTMarik/Téa
I was trying to help Yugi defeat my dark side, and I needed Téa's body to speak to him because I'm unable to.
Haven't you done enough?! If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't be in this mess!
MTMarik/Téa
You're right, and for that, I am truly sorry. But there is still a way for Yugi to prevent my dark half from winning this duel. I hope he finds it.
He better, or we're all gonna be heading to the Shadow Realm soon.
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