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Fanfic Chapter 164: The Final Battle Pt 2: Fiend Sanctuary Summons
Episode Basis: The Final Face-Off Pt 2

Joey: Having have been up against (and, yes, clobbered by, I admit it) the Winged Dragon of Ra, I have some experience in dealing with that big bird. It'll be more difficult for Yugi to summon his than it would be for Marik. You see, to summon Obelisk or Slifer, Yugi needs to sacrifice three monsters. But Marik could just use Monster Reborn and bring Ra onto the field as many times as he wants! Not only that, but when special summoned, Marik could invoke any one of who-knows-how-many special abilities that Ra has. Not only that but while it exists in the graveyard, Yugi can't get at it. Marik definitely has the odds stuck in his favor. But my bud won't give up so easily. Maybe the card Kaiba gave him could come in handy. Yeah, right, knowing Richie Rich, he gave Yugi that card to lower his chances instead of increase them.

Tea, Joey, Harold, Duke, Tristan, Mokuba, and Ishizu stared in horror at the Winged Dragon of Ra, enflamed by Yami-Marik. Kaiba just looked at it indifferently. "The Winged Dragon of Ra is definitely not a monster you should be messing with," Harold commented.

"Especially in its phoenix mode," Joey added.

"But Yugi has an Egyptian God Card too," Tristan pointed out. "Doesn't that mean they're even?"

"Not even close," Joey replied. "Ra is in a class all its own. And I should know when I went up against it I was knocked out cold."

"I don't mean to be a party pooper," Harold said. "But out of all the Egyptian God Cards, I think Slifer's actually the weakest. Slifer's attack points are determined by how many cards there are in the controller's hand. Which means that as Yugi uses cards, Slifer's power drops."

"I hope Yugi can get out of this," Duke said.

"You may have your Winged Dragon on the field," Yami was telling Yami-Marik. "But I have a dragon too and it'll destroy yours with its special ability. Slifer, destroy Ra with your second mouth!" Slifer unleashed an energy blast from its top mouth.

But Ra just held up one of its wings and absorbed the blast. "In this mode, my dragon's invincible and now my divine creature will unleash its fiery wraith!"

"Marik is about to invoke Ra's ability to destroy all of Yugi's monsters," Kaiba explained. Then realized something, "But Yugi has Slifer on the field does that mean that Yugi's God Monster will be destroyed by Marik's?"

(Y: 3300)
(M: 3000)

Light Marik's arm disappeared.

"Now behold the rage of Ra as it rids the field of Slifer!" Ra's flames grew to engulf the entire field burning everything except Yami-Marik. Both Yami and Yugi let out screams of pain.

"That's exactly what happened to me," Joey commented.

"Yugi, stay strong," Tea called.

Slifer roared once as it was destroyed. "Slifer's agony may have ended," Yami-Marik told Yami. "But yours is just beginning and I plan to prolong your suffering for as long as possible!"

"Are you all right?" Yami asked Yugi.

"Don't worry about me," Yugi replied. "Just concentrate on beating Marik or the entire world will suffer!"

Since Yami-Marik's turn was about to end, Ra returned to the graveyard, since magic cards only work on God Monsters for a turn. "But the worst is yet to come," Yami-Marik said. "I plan to obliterate your life points one by one as the darkness consumes the body of your partner! But before that happens, I need to activate this trap card, Zombie's Jewel. It lets me take a magic card from my opponent's graveyard. I think you can guess which one I want." Monster Reborn appeared in Yami-Marik's hand and he caressed it lovingly. "This will allow the Winged Dragon of Ra to continue its onslaught! But Zombie's Jewel also has another ability. It allows you to draw one card. But can it be a card that can help you? Maybe you'll draw the card Kaiba gave you. Of course, nothing can truly save you in the end."

Yami looked down at his deck.

Mokuba was thinking along the same lines, "Maybe Yugi can win if he draws the card you gave him, Seto."

"Probably not," Kaiba said. "But it'll be interesting to see him try."

"Yugi doesn't even have one monster on the field to protect him," Tea noted.

"But if Marik brings back Ra with Monster Reborn, Yugi will be crushed," Tristan added.

"But if Marik does, it will have 0 attack points and won't be able to affect Yugi's life points," Duke commented.

"I'm sure Ra has a whole bag of tricks we haven't even seen yet."

"Draw your card, Yugi," Harold called.

"Pick wisely," Yami-Marik warned. "For you know what happens to those who lose to me in a Shadow Game. And in case you need proof…" Yami-Marik reached into his cloak and drew out the Millennium Ring.

"The Millennium Ring!" Harold gasped.

"Marik must've sent Bakura to the Shadow Realm like he did Mai," Tristan figured.

"You'll enter the Shadow Realm screaming just as he did and join the ranks of my other victims."

"We can do this," Little-Yugi coaxed. "We just need to draw the card Kaiba gave us. He put his trust in us now we need to put our trust in him." Yami closed his eyes and touched the top card of his deck.

Lightning flashed across the sky.

Ishizu was the only one to notice it, The Pharaoh's faith in Kaiba has triggered the ultimate power of the Millennium Puzzle: the Miracle Draw. He knows he will draw the card he needs.

Yami slid the top card out from his deck and without even looking at it, placed it in the magic/trap card slot. His next four words shocked everybody: "I end my turn."

"You what?" Yami-Marik asked astonished.

"What's going on?" Duke asked.

Once again, Tristan stated the obvious, "Yugi didn't even look at that card."

"Yeah, I've never seen him do something like this," Joey commented.

"Me neither," Harold agreed.

"What card do you think he drew?" Mokuba asked.

Kaiba just narrowed his eyes. This is ridiculous, there's no way he could know what card he put on the field.

"Time out," Roland called and then addressed Yugi. "You can not set a card without looking at it."

"Is that part of the Battle City rules?" Yami asked mockingly.

"It's common sense," Roland snapped. "How do you know you didn't just put a monster card down? Such a move is highly unorthodox and not becoming of…"

"Let them continue," Kaiba interrupted him.

"Huh?" Roland asked his boss.

"You heard me, let them duel. It's his own fault if he placed that card in the wrong slot."

"Uh… as you wish, sir."

Yami-Marik laughed, "The impending threat of the Shadow Realm must've clouded your senses why else would you play a card without looking at it?"

"Just go," Yami said.

Yami-Marik drew a card. It's time for my Egyptian God Card to return to the field in all its glory and wipe Yugi out for good! "I play Monster Reborn to bring back Ra from the graveyard once more!" The Winged Dragon appeared again, this time in its original form. "Next I'll activate Ra's most devastating ability making it invincible and sealing the Pharaoh's fate!" Most of Yami-Marik's and Light Marik's body disappeared.

(Y: 3300)
(M: 1)

(WDR: 0-2999)

Only a single eye remained. The rest of him was fused with the Winged Dragon of Ra. "Next I sacrifice my monster increasing Ra's attack points further!"

(WDR: 2999-4699)

"That monster's way too powerful now," Joey complained. "If he attacks Yugi now, Marik will win!"

Tea actually felt her breathing stop.

"Ra, attack him directly with your Blaze Cannon!"

"I reveal my face-down card," Yami announced as the card he didn't even look at was turned up.

It was Fiend Sanctuary.

Everyone gasped as the card came into view. The two who especially couldn't believe it were Kaiba and Yami-Marik.

This is impossible! Kaiba thought. There's no way Yugi could've known that was Fiend Sanctuary without looking at the card.

I knew it was the card the moment I laid my fingers on it, Yami thought. I could feel Kaiba's heart in it and knew it was the card I needed.

Yami-Marik was rendered speechless.

A magical symbol appeared on the field. From it a strange object made of reflective beads emerged

"What is that thing?" Yami-Marik asked.

"It's a Metal Fiend Token," Yami introduced.

"Thanks to my magic card, the Winged Dragon of Ra will now attack the token instead of Yugi's life points," Kaiba explained.

"Look closely at it, Marik," Yami said. "For whatever is reflected in it is the new target of your Winged Dragon of Ra's attack!"

With his eye on the ground, Yami-Marik stared directly at the Metal Fiend Token.

And saw his eye. Yami-Marik gasped.

"That's right," Yami confirmed Yami-Marik's suspicions. Now the Winged Dragon of Ra will attack you instead and with only one life point left, you'll lose the game!"

His friends cheered.

I must stop the Winged Dragon of Ra's attack before I lose the duel. Yami-Marik activated a magic card. Smoke covered the field.

"I've finally won," Yami announced. But as the dust cleared, he saw that the Metal Fiend Token was still on the field.

So was the Winged Dragon of Ra.

So was Yami-Marik.

Joey swore, "Yugi should've won that hands-down."

"Well what happened?" Duke asked.

"To be honest, I have no idea."

(Y: 3300)
(M: 4700)

"How did you escape?" Yami demanded to know.

"With some help from you," Yami-Marik countered. "I activated the magic card I got from you when you played Exchange: De-Fusion. It separated the fusion of the Winged Dragon of Ra and myself and transformed all of its attack points back into life points. Now I am stronger than ever!"

Kaiba grunted, "I knew Yugi couldn't do it," he muttered. "But Fiend Sanctuary can be used another way. Let's see if Yugi can figure it out."

Now that he regained his life points, Light-Marik regained his body from the Shadow Realm. But both Duelists knew it would only be temporary. This is my toughest opponent, Yami-Marik thought. No question about it that is the Ancient Pharaoh who defeated the great evil three thousand years ago! But soon, that infinite power will be mine!

Imprisoned, Light-Marik called out in his mind, "Odion, help me!"

Ra returned to the graveyard again. "I place one card face-down and end my turn."

"Marik must be trying to get Monster Reborn back so he can resurrect the Winged Dragon of Ra," Joey guessed.

"I know," Harold agreed. "It's like his entire deck is based around reviving the Winged Dragon of Ra. Yugi has to make it so that it's impossible for Marik to use Monster Reborn."

"How can he do that?" Tea asked.

"Tea, your guess is as good as ours," Joey answered.

"In order to maintain Metal Fiend Token, I must pay 1000 life points per turn," Yami said drawing a card to start his turn. He cast a side glance at Yugi. But if I do, I'd be risking Yugi losing more of his self to the shadows.

"Do whatever you have to do," Yugi told Yami nodding. "You must stop Marik!"

"I'm sorry. I pay 1000 life points to keep Metal Fiend Token on the field."

(Y: 2300)
(M: 4700)

Yugi's stomach and mid-section slowly faded away.

"It's Little-Yugi who suffers just so you could maintain a worthless creature," Yami-Marik pointed out to Yami. "But if that's what you want to do, who am I to stop you?"

"It is worth it," Yami said cryptically.

Maybe Yugi does know the second use of Fiend Sanctuary, Kaiba thought.

"I activate the magic card Multiply increasing the number of tokens on my side of the field from one to three." The single Metal Fiend Token became three of them.

"Oh no," Yami-Marik gasped. "He must be planning on sacrificing them!"

So he does know, Kaiba confirmed.

The Pharaoh is going to summon his second Egyptian God Monster, Ishizu realized.

Yami cast a side-glance at Kaiba this time, Kaiba, thank you, I knew the moment you gave me that card that it would be a big help to me. "I sacrifice my three tokens in order to summon the Egyptian God Obelisk the Tormentor!" Once again the ground started to shake. An explosion behind Yami took the form of the giant blue monster.

Congratulations, Yugi, you managed to use Fiend Sanctuary to the max of its abilities, Kaiba thought. Though I'll never say it out loud, I acknowledge you as a good Duelist.

I couldn't have summoned this monster without the help of my two friends, Yami thought. Yugi, Kaiba, I thank you.

On the side of the field, Yugi's friends let out a cheer. To celebrate, Tristan got Duke into a choke hold. Tea, Harold, and Joey all ignored them.

"With no monsters on the field, Yugi can attack Marik directly," Harold said excitedly.

"I knew Yugi could turn this around," Tea said.

"Look at Marik, he's so scared his hair's standing on ends… oops, my bad, he always looks like that."

It was true, Yami-Marik did look apprehensive as he stared up at Obelisk.

"Obelisk, attack Marik directly with Fist of Fury!" Obelisk wound up and let loose a punch directly at Yami-Marik.

The punch connected.

To Be Continued