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Chapter 17: Yami's True Power, Pharaoh's Downfall
Yugi, Marik, and Varon walked to Pegasus's castle in complete silence. Yugi had defeated Kaiba, but Kaiba was sent to the Shadow Realm along with his other friends. They reach the castle doors and went in. They then see a very long passage way. They walk down the hallway that has many paintings and armors. They kept walking for hours until they reached a fork.
Yugi: This must have been added because I don't remember this.
Marik: Ryo probably added this to throw us off.
Varon: Well, if we split up one or two of us will most likely die or something along those lines.
Marik: We should stay together. Hey, there's the Millennium Puzzle!
Marik pointed to the gold object on the floor right where the paths separated.
Yugi: Finally I found my Millennium Puzzle!
As Yugi approached the artifact, it released a shadow that engulfed Yugi's body.
Marik and Varon: Yugi!
The shadow left Yugi and returned to the puzzle. In a minute the shadow returned in the form of Yami.
Yami: Hello Yugi. I think that we should duel so that I may relieve you of your stress and sorrow.
Yugi: Yami, I'm your friend, remember?
Yami: Yes, I do remember. But my destiny is close at hand so I must defeat you.
Varon: Yugi, Yami's crazy!
Marik: For once, he's right!
Yami: I suggest you begin this duel little one, or else your friends will cease to exist! [puts on Millennium Puzzle]
Yugi: I don't have to agree to duel you know. I can just walk past you.
Yami: I may seem like a spirit right now, but I'm not.
Yugi: I know that you're Pharaoh Atem, but you died long ago.
Yami: I never died. I just sacrificed my self. Now let's get rid of your friends, shall we?
Marik and Varon get chained to a wall. Then they get gagged.
Yugi: All right, I'll duel you.
Varon: Mmmmm!
Yami: Save it, Varon. You can't do anything to help your friend.
Yugi: Alright, I'll duel you. I'll go first and summon Celtic Guardian in defense mode and end my turn.
Yami: I summon Celtic Guardian in defense mode and end my turn.
Yugi: You think that you have the same hand as me? Ha you're only kidding yourself. I place this face down and summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in defense mode. Copy that!
Yami: Fine. Just to tell you, I do have the same hand as you, Yugi, and to prove it I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in defense mode. Then I set this face down to end my turn.
Yugi: I hope that you're ready for this next move, Yami, because I play Rageki! It will wipe out all of your monsters. Now both of my monsters, attack Yami directly now!
Yami: Activate Mirror Force! I am protected from your attack while your monsters are destroyed. Are you ready for my turn?
Yugi: Go ahead.
Yami: I draw and summon Komori Dragon in attack mode. Now direct attack now!
Yugi: 'I can't activate my face down card on such a weak monster. I'll have to save it.'
Yugi's LP: 2500 Yami's LP: 4000
Yugi's Hand=4 Yami's Hand=4
Yugi: I play Shuffling; it shuffles my deck and allows me to draw three cards from my shuffled deck. Out of the three cards I may summon any monster on the field. Now our hands won't be the same after my turn.
Yami: Good, job Yugi, but I suggest you not summon the Komori Dragon in your hand.
Yugi: How did you-? 'Oh, yeah he had the same hand as I did awhile ago, but now he doesn't.' I summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior and Ultimate Bladder.
Yami: How did you summon Ultimate Bladder? Oh, that's right; your magic card allows you to summon any monster you just drew.
Yugi: Right, and now I regularly summon Komori Dragon! Komori Dragon, destroy yourself along with Yami's dragon!
Yami: You think that that will stop me? Ha! You better think again!
Yugi: Now, Beta the Magnet Warrior, attack his life points directly!
Yami: I activate Deluxe Defense. At the cost of 1000 life points I avoid all attacks for five turns.
Yugi's LP: 2500 Yami's LP: 3000
Yugi's Hand=4 Yami's Hand==4
Yugi: No. But wait. How could you activate Deluxe Defense when it was my turn and when you didn't have any cards face down on the field?
Yami: When I lose a monster I can activate this card from my hand.
Yugi: Fine, make your move.
Yami: Gladly, I draw and summon Wannabe Master Swordsman (700/1500) in attack mode and end my turn.
Yugi: I summon Kuriboh in attack mode and end my turn.
Yami: You should have attacked my monster.
Yugi: What, why? I couldn't because your trap card prevents me from doing so.
Yami: You could have attacked me at a price.
Yugi: What must I have done to attack you?
Yami: That is something you must fine out by yourself, Yugi. I draw and play the ritual card, True Destiny of the Swordsman! In five turns, my monster will under go a transformation in which he becomes the most powerful warrior in the world.
Yugi: The only problem in that plan of yours is that in four turns, I can attack again.
Yami: I've already thought ahead of you. Now I play Reality of Darkness. Reality of Darkness causes my monster to lose all of its power.
Yugi: That was just plain stupid.
Yami: No, my ritual card would usually make my monster be summoned as part one but since I've already done that, it goes on to faze two which is losing all of its power. As you can see, I've taken care of that as well. So now, phase three is for my monster to go up to level five, with 2100 attack points and 1400 defense points. Make your move Yugi.
Yugi: 'Why didn't he attack?' I sacrifice Beta and Kuriboh for Red Eyes Black Dragon!
Yami: Hm, wasn't that Joey's card?
Yugi: Yes, it was but I took it because of Ryo's rules.
Yami: You listen to Ryo?
Yugi: No, I-
Yami: If you do not listen to Ryo, then why did you take Red Eyes?
Yugi: I-
Yami: That is what I thought you would say. Don't you see? You're working for Ryo.
Yugi: No, I'm not! I only took it because Joey told me to!
Yami: How could you hear Joey when he was in the Shadow Realm?
Yugi: Through our friendship. We've been through so much together; we can practically sense each other's feelings.
Yami: Sure, that is so truthful.
Yugi: Shut up. Now I play Armor of Scarification to transform Red Eyes to the Black Armor! Now I equip it to my Ultimate Bladder to increase his attack power by 1200 and his defense by 1000.
Yami: Time for me to make my move. Now, my Wannabe Swordsman goes to level eight with 3900 attack points and 2900 defense points. Attack Yugi's monster now!
Yugi: Activate Mirror Force!
Yami: Ha.
Yugi: How is your monster still on the field?
Yami: I'm not going to tell you. I end my turn there.
Yugi: I summon Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress and transform it into the Little Blue Wings; which add 700 attack points and 600 defense points. Now I end my turn.
Yami: Now my monster will transform into the Legendary Swordsman (7000/5900)! I must end my turn there but I highly doubt you'll defeat my monster.
Yugi: I switch all my monsters into defense mode and end my turn.
Yami: Destroy his monster now! Only two monsters remain on your field little Yugi.
Yugi: First I play Triumphant Royalty; it allows me to summon King and Queen Knight from my deck specially. Now my monster's special ability allows me to summon Jack Knight! I offer them all for Slifer the Sky Dragon (4000/4000)! I also play Ultimate Magic; it allows me to summon a magician monster from my deck and send the others into the graveyard.
Yami: What good will that do you?
Yugi: The magicians I send to the graveyard will increase my last magician's attack and defense points by their own attack and defense points.
Yami: So who's your monster?
Yugi: Dark Magician Girl! Not only does she gain the attack and defense points of all of my magicians, she also gains 300 attack and defense points for each Dark Magician and Magician of Black Chaos in my graveyard. I transform Slifer into the Red Armor, using God's Gift, to increase my magician's attack and defense by 3000 points.
Yami: Your monster is unbeatable!
Yugi: That's right, Yami. Now, Dark Magician Girl (12600/14400), destroy the remainder of Yami's life points!
Yami: No! I lost.
The Millennium Puzzle falls to the ground and another Shadow emerges from it. Varon and Marik are freed from the chains.
Varon: Good job, Yugi. You really showed him.
Marik: Yeah, you are unbeatable.
Yugi: Thank you, guys. I really appreciate it.
Varon: Hey, what's that?
The Millennium Puzzle lifts itself off the ground and flies into the right pathway.
Yugi: We have to follow it.
Yugi runs after his puzzle.
Marik: Yugi, wait up!
Varon: Yeah, slow down!
All three run down the right pathway following the somehow, floating Millennium Puzzle. They finally come to a room with a pathway in the back. The Millennium Puzzle is right in front of the pathway, still floating. As Yugi, Marik, and Varon step closer to the artifact, Yami comes out once again.
Yugi: Yami! You're okay!
Marik: Yeah, we thought you were a goner.
Varon: Now give Yugi, his Millennium Puzzle.
Yami: [grins] Never! If you want this item them you'll have to defeat me. [puts puzzle on his neck] All of you!
Yugi: Why must we always fight?
Yami: Because you need to be taught a lesson. Now prepare for my true form!
Yami begins to glow gold and then in a bright flash, he is Pharaoh Atem.
Marik: It's the pharaoh!
Varon: So that's Atem, eh?
Yugi: Yami-
Atem: My name is Atem, not Yami, little fool.
Varon: Don't call my friend a fool, you fat ass bitch!
Atem: Call me that again and you'll die.
Varon: You probably can't even defeat us in a duel!
Atem: Speaking of duels, how bout we get this one started?
Marik: Fine. You may be the pharaoh, but you're also an evil bastard.
Atem: You all dare to disrespect me? You fools; I will punish you after I defeat your pathetic decks.
Yugi: You won't defeat us all.
Atem: I will. Now let's begin. I play the magic card, Forced Union; it combines all of your life points together while my life points grow to the same total as yours. I place this in defense mode and end my turn.
Y, M, and V's LP: 12000 Atem's LP: 12000
Y, M, and V's Hand=6(each) Atem's Hand=4
Varon: I'll go first for our team. I summon Armored Warrior (1800/2300) in attack mode and set a card face down.
Yugi: I'll summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in attack mode and also set a card face down.
Marik: I summon Grillavo in attack mode and end my turn.
Atem: I summon Summoned Skull by offering my defense monster. Now attack Grillavo with Electric Strike!
Yugi: I activate Spell Wish; it reduces your monster's attack power to zero, so that you destroy your own monster.
Y, M, and V's LP: 12000 Atem's LP: 10400
Y, M, and V's Hand=4, 4, 5 Atem's Hand=4
Atem: How lucky.
Varon: Armored Warrior, attack Yami's life points directly. Then, I summon a Psychic Armor Head in attack mode.
Yugi: I summon Gazelle the King of Mythical Beast in attack mode, now; both of my monsters will attack Yami directly!
Marik: I attack you with Grillavo!
Y, M, and V's LP: 12000 Atem's LP: 4100
Y, M, and V's Hand=4, 4, 6 Atem's Hand=4
Atem: I specially summon Revenging Knight (3700/2700) in attack mode.
Yugi: How could you summon that?
Atem: When I lose more than 6000 life points before my turn, then I can special summon this creature. Now I regular summon Protection Unit A (1400/2000) in attack mode. Then, is set this face down to end my turn.
Varon: I draw and summon Psychic Armor Head in defense mode, switch all of my monsters to defense mode and end my turn.
Yugi: I switch all my monsters to defense mode, set this face down, and end my turn.
Marik: I sacrifice this from my hand to summon Rock Demon (2600/0) in defense mode. I switch Grillavo to defense mode and end my turn.
Atem: I draw and specially summon Loyal Knight (3400/2900) in attack mode. Now I end my turn by destroying Rock Demon!
Marik: My monster can never be destroyed or controlled, so my monster remains on the field unless you attack with a certain monster.
Varon: My turn and I summon Psychic Armor Head in defense mode. I activate Brain Wave; it equips a Psychic Armor Head to Yugi's, Marik's, and my head. Now we have something interesting.
Yugi: 'What is Varon doing?'
Varon: 'Hi, Yugi.'
Marik: 'Explain yourself, Varon.'
Varon: 'Through my Psychic Armor Heads, we can tell strategies to each other, so we know what the other is doing. Good plan, huh? Oh, yeah, if he attacks us directly we won't lose life points unless attacked directly at least twice.'
Yugi: 'Yeah, that's really smart; you should finish your move now, Varon.'
Varon: Now I set this card face down to end my turn.
Yugi: Now, I offer both of my monsters for the Knight-Koro (2900/2400) in attack mode and end my turn.
Marik: I summon Aquatic Mask (600/2300) in defense mode and end my turn.
Atem: I wonder if I were to summon this, Technique Commander (2700/2800) in attack mode. Now, attack Armored Warrior, with Kung-Fu Chop!
Yugi: Activate Deal of Darkness, which allows Varon and Marik to specially summon a monster from their deck to the field. Varon can then use his new monster to block you Commander's attack.
Varon: I choose Obelisk the Tormentor (4000/4000) in attack mode, now, block the attack and cause the commander to destroy himself!
Marik: I choose to summon Brutal Fear (2700/3000) in defense mode.
Atem: No, I lost another monster!
Yugi: As well as some life points!
Y, M, and V's LP: 12000 Atem's LP: 2800
Y, M, and V's Hand=3, 4, 4 Atem's Hand=2
Varon: Now, Obelisk attack Atem's monster now!
Atem: When any of my monsters are attacked, I am allowed to gain 6000 life points and block your attack!
Yugi: But how?
Atem: If Technique Commander is destroyed because I made it attack something stronger, I can activate the ability I just explained.
Atem's LP: 8800
Yugi: Guess I'll summon Gaia the Dragon Champion by fusing Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon from my hand.
Marik: I activate my Aquatic Mask's special ability, it allows my partners and I to fuse any monster together with out having to use a fusion card. It also adds 1000 extra attack points!
Yugi: Gaia (3600) is my strongest monster on the field. I end my turn.
Marik: I offer Grillavo, Brutal Fear, and Rock Demon for the Winged Dragon of Ra (6900/4000)! I offer 1000 life points to wipe out all of your monsters on your side of the field. Now go God Cannon Fire!
Atem: I activate this from my hand, Dark Form; it destroys all magic and trap cards on the field. It also allows Yugi to summon Slifer the Sky Dragon from his deck, then it allows everyone to draw until they have five cards in their hand.
Yugi: What's the point of all this?
Atem: It allows me to summon Dark Slifer the Sky Dragon, Dark Obelisk the Tormentor, and the Dark Phoenix by offering all monsters on my field. All my monsters have the exact same attack and defense power as their light counterparts. I don't lose life points when they are destroyed. Now, Dark Slifer, destroy Obelisk the Tormentor with Electric Darkness!
Marik: I now let Ra take the hit! Your monster destroys itself!
Atem: I should have known that! But know, Dark Phoenix, destroy the Winged Dragon of Ra!
Marik: No!
Varon: I offer my Psychic Armor Head to allow Marik to specially summon a monster from his hand.
Marik: And I choose to summon Masked Knight (2100/2200) in attack mode.
Atem: No matter, Dark Obelisk destroy your counter part now!
Varon: I may have lost my monster but I also offer the Yugi's and Marik's Psychic Armor Heads for Armored Dragon (2000/2400) in attack mode. When this is played along side Armored Warrior, I can transform them into Metallic Armor (0/0)! This equips to me and its attack and defense power is determined by the power of the monsters in my graveyard. Remember that Armored Warrior and Armored Dragon are unaffected by magic, trap, and effects so Metallic Armor will always have at least 3800 attack power and 4700 defense power. I gain the power of Obelisk the Tormentor as well!
Yugi: I offer, Slifer the Sky Dragon for Dark Magician Girl! I place this face down to end my turn.
Marik: I play Brutality Claws; it adds 1000 attack points to any monster on my side of the field. Now my masked Knight has 3100 attack points!
Atem: I draw and summon Puppet Man (7000/7000); any time any of you summon a monster I can summon this all powerful beast onto the field. Now, destroy Masked Knight, with Zombie Control!
Y, M, and V's LP: 7100 Atem's LP: 8800
Y, M, and V's Hand=5, 5, 4 Atem's Hand=5
Varon: I will destroy your monster by discarding Armored Lizard to increase my attack by 1500! I now attack your monster!
Yugi: I also play this!
Atem: A gold blank card?
Yugi: My grandfather gave me this, before he got sent to the Shadow Realm. Time for me to transform it into the last Millennium Item, the Millennium Puzzle. I equip it to my Dark Magician Girl to increase her attack and defense by 4500 points. Attack him directly!
Atem: I activate the trap card, Endurance; it leaves me with one life point if I was originally supposed to lose all of my life points.
Marik: I play Monster Reborn to Reborn my Masked Knight. Go, Masked Knight, destroy Pharaoh Atem!
Atem: [puzzle falls of and breaks into the small pieces]
Y, M, V: The Millennium Puzzle broke!
Atem: Ah! [room collapses and Atem disappears]
Varon: Let's get out of here!
Yugi: The Millennium Puzzle!
Marik: Don't worry, it'll be okay. Shadi can bring it to you later.
Varon: Now let's go!
The three run out and reach the fork once again. The right passageway is completely destroyed.
Marik: Let's go to the left now.
Varon: Come on Yugi.
The three walk down the left passageway, ready for their duel against Ryo.
