Chapter 2: Marik
Kashigi began directing Adam to the site of the first spirit, Marik. After a three day trek into the Egyptian desert, they stumbled upon the ruins of an ancient Egyptian village which, as legend told, held a family of grave keepers that protected the tombs of the pharaohs. One of the children of the family, Malik, was said to have killed his father with the Millennium Rod and thus released the evil spirit of Marik into his body. Marik used Malik's body as a puppet. It was Marik and the Rod, not Malik, who killed Malik's father. News had come to Kashigi that Marik/Malik had been seen back in his home, and so Kashigi decided that was the prime place to defeat Marik, the Spirit of the Rod. Adam searched the ruins for a secret entrance to the underground complex until he found a stone door hidden by the sand. Adam would never have found it if a gust of wind had not blown through the village at the very moment he was walking to the door. Adam and Kashigi slowly entered through the stone door. A rickety wooden ladder was their only way into the complex and they moved as slow as possible in order to quiet the squeaks and be as discrete as possible. This way, they would not alert Marik, and would have the element of surprise.
Adam and Kashigi quietly tiptoed through the rooms searching for Marik. One room. No Marik. Another Room. Still no Marik. They searched through twelve rooms with no sign of evil spirit number one until finally, by accident, they stumbled into a treasure chamber. Kashigi was tired and leaned on a wall causing a switch to be pushed. The opposite wall then began to create an opening in which one could enter. Pining over some of the gold was a grey haired man. This was Marik. He was dressed in a black silk cape and dueling garb. He meant business.
"What do you want?" Marik said in a coarse voice.
"I want your soul," Adam replied with incredible gusto.
"Then you'll have to duel me for it."
Adam agreed and the two entered in a shadow duel with the winner getting the loser's soul. After a coin toss, it was determined that Adam would go first.
"I'll place my Celtic Guardian in attack mode and place three face down cards on the field. Now you."
Marik then placed a face down defense monster and one face down magic/trap card. The battle went back and forth until Adam had 200 life points and Marik had 1300.
"I bet you regret ever challenging me Adam. Did you really think you could beat me?"
"I haven't lost yet." Adam said.
He then played Dark Hole and Harpie's Feather Duster to destroy every card Marik had on the field. He then used the last card in his hand, the one he just drew with the heart of the cards and resurrected the monster he just destroyed. Summoned Skull rose from the grave and had a stare of revenge set on Marik's face. Marik shivered and shook for he knew it was over. "SUMMONED SKULL. ATTACK!" Adam shouted.
Summoned Skull then released a large bolts of electricity that hit Marik head on. Marik screamed and his life pointrs dropped to zero. Kashigi handed Adam a soul jar to capture Marik's soul.
"I've won, so now give me your soul. It is rightfully mine."
Marik was flung into the jar in a spiral motion. Malik then awoke in a daze.
"What am I doing here?" he said.
"We just saved you from your evil counterpart, Marik."
Malik was dazed and confused about the whole situation and while Adam was consoling poor Malik, Kashigi slipped the Millennium Rod in his coat. He now only needed 2 more Millennium Items. He had already stolen the Millennium, Necklace, Millennium Key, Millennium Scales, and the Millennium Eye. With all seven items he, not Adam, would be the one to take over the world. After Malik had recovered, Kashigi and Adam head off to their next destination, and the spirit of Bakura. What Kashigi had his eyes on though was the Millennium Ring.
