I know Marik fans may be disappointed with this chapter but bear with me please! You will be rewarded in the future, maybe.

Chapter Two: Marik's Demise

"I wish I could just, get rid of him. But how do you get rid of someone thousands of years old? If they aren't dead already dead, what could keep him alive? Show me a sign!"

BANG! Yugi found himself on the floor. He rubbed his head furiously, trying to soothe the pain. He looked up. A stop sign.

"Stupid poetic justice." He looked to his right seeing a book store. In the display, he saw an old-looking book. In the center, it had what appeared to be an upside-down triangle with an eye in the middle. Surrounding it were a scale, a necklace, a rod, and several other objects all with the same eye. The millennium items!

Yugi shot up and walked over to the store, pulling the door open. A bell rang, obviously triggered by the door.

"Welcome," the shopkeeper said, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Yes, actually there is. Can I see that book." He pointed to the book in the window display.

The shopkeeper walked over to it and picked it up from its stand. He handed it to Yugi. "This, my friend, is supposedly an ancient Egyptian book. It came in on a shipment from Kaiba Corporation. He was supposedly getting rid of his entire collection of books."

"Kaiba, huh? How much?"

"I was originally going to sell it for five hundred dollars, but sadly, there is a lock on it that none can break. So I'm selling it for sixty."

"Hmm. The price is a little steep, but I'll take it." He reached into his pockets and pulled out the proper change, thanking the man.

He brought it to the park and sat down on a wood bench. He ran his fingers over it. There was a lock, just as the man had said. It was small and pyramid shaped. He lowered the millennium puzzle into the slot. He turned it counter-clockwise. It was stiff, and at first wouldn't budge. It clicked open.

He opened up the book and glanced through the book. "Hieroglyphics, dammit! How am I supposed to read this?"

"You can start by handing over that book," a voice said.

Yugi looked up to see none other than Marik. "What do you want?"

"I already told you, must I repeat myself?"

"Yeah."

"Hand over that book."

Teach me how to use it and I will. We're both after the same thing."

"And what's that?"

"Yami."

"The pharaoh? Ha, I could care less about the pharaoh. I only want his power."

"Teach me to use this and I will give it to you."

"And how do you plan that?"

"Simple. I'll switch his deck with another and give you the god cards."

Marik looked at the boy. There has to be a catch. No idiot would simply hand over the Egyptian god cards. "What's the catch?"

"Partial rule of the world when you take it over."

This could be easier than I thought. All I have to do is beat the pharaoh, claim his power, and when I rule the world, simply turn little Yugi into one of my mind slaves. "Deal."

"Tell me how to use this puzzle."

Marik flipped through the ancient text. He already knew what to do, but he wanted to make it look convincing. "Here it is." He told him the chant and what he had to do in order to make the changes he wanted. He explained that in order to make the changes he wanted, that he had to visualize it in his head.

"Okay, let's try this." He began to repeat the chant Marik had told him.

Marik watched as Yugi grew taller, his eyes began to change to a shade of gray, and his hair became solid black.

"Well, I guess I can't call you little Yugi anymore now can I?" He laughed at the thought of this.

Yugi began to laugh with him, his voice had also gotten deeper. "No, you're right, but you can hand me your millennium rod."

"Huh?" at that, Marik reached for his millennium rod. He began to hand it to Yugi. He fought it, but it was no good. "What's happening?"

"You said this chant could be used for anything I thought up," he grabbed the rod from Marik's grasp, "I thought of you giving me your millennium rod."

No! I've been tricked!

"Now, mind slave," he said pointing his newly acquired rod at Marik, the eye appeared on his forehead, "allow me to absorb all your knowledge and then go jump off the tallest building you can find."