KKaiba
I have you exactly where I want you… trembling in fear before my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Yugi, I've played out this exact moment in my mind over and over and over again! And now, here we are at the top of my Duel Tower, face-to-face! And all you have to hang onto, is some rock from 5,000 years ago! But you're right, this duel is about the past.
KKaiba
I know. But it's not about some ancient battle you think we fought in another life, because you saw a picture on a stone. When I say this duel is about the past, I mean it's about burying the past for good! Yugi, once I defeat you and go on to win this tournament, I'll be number one, not you!
KKaiba
Yes, but there's more. I'll also be closing the book on my past so I can concentrate on my future! You see, ever since I was dropped off at the orphanage as a child, I've had to fend for myself! I had to toughen up to protect Mokuba. Then, we were adopted by a tyrant known as Gozaburo Kaiba! He taught me to crush my enemies and trust no one, but nothing I ever did satisfied him! So using the ruthless business techniques he taught me, I outsmarted him and took over his company! Now Kaiba Corp belongs to me! And he's long gone. But that's still not good enough for me! There's one conquest I need to fulfill! And that's where you come in, Yugi! So listen. I'm the best at everything that I do! But when it comes to being the best at Duel Monsters, you are in my way! So once I beat you, I can forget the past for good! That's why I'm here!
I never knew Seto felt so strongly about our past. I know things weren't easy back then, but we did have each other. I guess that wasn't good enough for him. He wants to forget everything, including the person he used to be. But I liked Seto back then. He actually used to smile. Now he wants to get rid of that smile forever! Seto needs to realize that reaching the top doesn't have to mean being miserable!
KKaiba
Face it, Yugi, your reign is over!
You never cease to amaze me.
KKaiba
Why? Are you astounded by my superior dueling skills, Yugi?
Not quite. It's your complete stubbornness and your lust for power that I fight so puzzling, Kaiba!
IT HOLDS YOU BACK, that's why! You'll never defeat me with a heart full of hatred and mistrust!
KKaiba
Ha! You're just trying to distract me because you're scared of losing!
Why don't I let my actions speak for me? Reveal facedown card! My Double Spell magic card!
KKaiba
Oh, no! Not Double Spell!
That's right, this card duplicates the effects of every magic card you used on your last turn, Kaiba! That includes Monster Reborn and Polymerization! So first, I'll bring Buster Blader back from the graveyard. Now, I'll use Polymerization, fusing my Dark Magician with my Buster Blader!
KKaiba
Fuse whatever you want, my ultimate dragon is still stronger! Your magic card didn't help you at all!
You're wrong, Kaiba, for my new fusion monster carries within every one of Buster Blader's special abilities! That means its attack strength increases by 500 points for every dragon on the field, that includes your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon as well as my Red-Eyes Black Dragon! Now, behold the power of Dark Paladin, the ultimate magical swordsman!
KKaiba
Good move, Yugi, but not good enough. Sorry. Look closer.
What's your point, Kaiba?
KKaiba
Your monster may be powerful, but it's still 600 attack points weaker than mine!
I wouldn't be so sure of that. Remember, I still have one facedown card left. Kaiba, you're done!
As you will soon see, I've been destined to defeat you for 5,000 years!
Enough! My Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon cannot be stopped, Yugi!
I'm afraid you're wrong! But I'll let my card speak for itself! So I play this, my De-Fusion card! This magic card splits up your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon into the three original dragons you fused to form it, thus stopping your attack!
No! I need my Ultimate Dragon to win the duel! This can't be happening!
Now, Kaiba, you have three dragons on the field instead of one! And since my Dark Paladin receives 500 attack points for every dragon on the field, he's now the strongest monster in play! Now it's time for my final move!
With pleasure, Kaiba! All right, the card in my hand will conquer the darkness that now surrounds your heart! So I play my final magic card-- Diffusion Wave-Motion! You're finished! All I have to do is give up 1,000 Life Points and this magic card will enhance the attack capabilities of my Dark Paladin! Now my monster can attack all three of your Blue-Eyes White Dragons at once!
[thinking] His Dark Paladin has enough power to wipe out my dragons AND my Life Points!
Yugi, I will not be defeated at my own tournament!
Kaiba, you're too late! Dark Paladin, ATTACK! [Dark Paladin destroys all three of Kaiba's dragons and his Life Points drop down to zero] You lose, Kaiba! I told you, your hatred and your lust for power would never prevail. [thinking] I did it! But my toughest battle is still ahead… when I face Marik in the final duel!
Kaiba, I didn't crush you on my own, Joey and I did it together, using the card he gave me. Red-Eyes is no ordinary card. Its strength comes from the bond of my friendship with Joey. That means I never duel alone, Kaiba.
[fueling up, lividly] You never duel alone?! WAKE UP! Don't you realize that every single of us is alone in this world, Yugi?! Look at me! I've never had to ask for anyone's help!
[thinking] That's not true. I've helped Kaiba plenty of times before and he's helped me, too! In fact, I wouldn't be the duelist I am today if he hadn't pushed me to be my best. He may be one of my toughest rivals, but I also consider him a friend. Deep down, I bet Kaiba feels the same way about me, he's just too caught up in his need for power to realize it! You don't consider anyone your friend, Kaiba?
Friendship is for fools. Didn't I tell you I duel alone?! Depending on others is for the weak, Yugi. My future is in my own two hands. So keep your friendships to yourself! I'm not interested in having any pals to slow me down.
The time has come to accept my defeat like a man, Yugi. Since there's no one else that I rely on, there's no one else that I can blame. As per the rules, take my rarest card! [gives Yami Yugi his Obelisk the Tormentor card]
I'll destroy you even without my Egyptian God card, Wheeler!
Take your best shot, Kaiba!
Trust me, it won't take my best to defeat and amateur like you.
Then take your worst shot for all I care, tough guy! All right, let's do this! I got a duel to win!
[Joey sends each one of his powerful monsters to the graveyard by Kaiba's Shrink and Crush Card strategy, the same way he did while dueling Ishizu]
I don't believe this! Jinzo! Gilford! Every one of my powerful monsters is toast! Later, guys. Thanks a lot!
A weak duelist should have weak monsters, right? I told you you couldn't handle an opponent like me.
Why don't you just admit it over your head, Wheeler, and leave now before you hurt yourself?
Forget it, pal! This duel just started and I got strategies you never dreamed of!
Don't you know when it's time to quit? My move. Now, since you have monsters to protect you…well, you figure it out. I summon La Jinn! Meet the mystical genie of the lamp! [summons La Jinn]
Aw, man! Joey's life points are wide open to an attack!
I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye to 1800 of your life points! Now, La Jinn, attack him directly!
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.
[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.
YYugi
[thinking] Joey's doing awesome against Kaiba! He's become one of the greatest duelists around! He could have won this whole tournament if it wasn't for Marik's shadow game. [Flashback to Joey's last duel with Marik as he passed out due to his energy being drained] All he had to do was yell "attack!" And Joey would have won the duel.
Mmm. But in his heart, Joey knows that he's a great duelist, worthy of the Battle City crown.
Joey's dueling pretty well against Seto. But he'll have to better than that to beat him.
KKaiba
Hmm. Well, congratulations on making one good move. There is a first time for everything.
KKaiba
I'm not your "pal", Wheeler. If I were, I'd be standing over there with the other geeks, cheering my pathetic heart out for the obvious loser of the duel! Did you forget that I destroyed every powerful monster in your deck?
[thinking] He's right! Thanks to his Crush Card, the only monsters I got left have less than 1,500 attack points! But I gotta keep fighting! If I let Kaiba get the best of me, he'll never let me live it down! And I gotta put that punk in his place!
Thanks, Yuge. I needed that.
KKaiba
Ha! You don't have a clue, do you? Now, let's duel!
[As Yami Marik walks to the top of the duel tower…]
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]
What do you want, Ishizu?
I would advise you to be present for the final duel of your tournament, Kaiba. Yugi will need your help to defeat Marik and fulfill his destiny.
No thanks, as far as I'm concerned, I'm done. Battle City's over for me, and the sooner I put this all behind me, the better. [starts to walk away again] I've had about all I can take of you people. So leave me alone and have a nice life.
Kaiba, wait! Walking away now is a huge mistake.
Really? And why is that, Ishizu? Let me guess, you read about it in on your ancient fairy tales? Come on, Mokuba!
Your future's at stake! And deep down, you know that as well as I do, right? I know you are able to read the ancient Egyptian text. And you're well aware of what is written on the stone. The sorcerer may have been the Pharaoh's rival, but he was also his friend! The sorcerer is you, Kaiba. And you must do for Yugi what you did for the Pharaoh 5,000 years ago--help your friend. Without you, he can't save the world from destruction!
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!
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!
[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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
[shocked in horror] Oh, no!
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!
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!
I just did! The Shadow Realm will claim an innocent soul no matter who wins!
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?!
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!
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.
