~Sabrina~
I now know how Yugi felt when the Puzzle was shattered by Bandit Keith. I feel lonely inside, and the fact that I lost Ari the way I did doesn't help either. Kaiba gave Yami Obelisk, but with much hesitation. Ishizu showed up a few minutes ago. The duel between Yami and Marik is only moments away now. Marik wears the Millennium Ring and Pendant around his neck, which just makes me more angry and saddened.
"Yugi, take this. You'll need it." Kaiba says throwing him a card.
"What's the meaning of this Kaiba?" Yami asks.
"That's for you to figure out. If you want to win this, then use it, and don't rely on your pathetic fan club."
"What?! Yugi, toss that card right off the tower! It ain't worth your time!" Joey yells.
Yami places the card in his deck and begins the shuffle it. "Kaiba, we might not always agree, but I trust you." He says.
"Attention, the last duel of the Battle City tournament is about to begin, the match is Marik Ishtar versus Yugi Muto! Duelists, prepare your cards!" Roland announces.
They begin to shuffle their decks, "I've been waiting for this moment my entire life Pharaoh!" Marik says.
"Yes, but I will reign victorious. The entire world, and the fate of my friends, relies on it." Yami says.
"Let's let the fun begin now Pharaoh!" Marik lifts up his Millennium Rod and the Shadow Realm appears above us. "You've seen many of my Shadow Games, but this one will be much different. Time to meet my next victims!"
A cloud of shadows appears next to Yami and Marik. The cloud disappears, "Yugi?!" Yami says. He's binded in mid-air next to Yami.
"Lose and he goes to the Shadow Realm. But, he's not the only one. My weaker self is involved in this too. Now let's start this duel, I summon Vampiric Leach in attack mode, and then use it to attack you directly!"
Yami is down to 3500 Life Points. "As you've probably figured out, my Leach can attack instantly. And when you lose Life Points, your other self loses a portion of himself."
Yugi yells in pain as a part of his right leg disappears. "And it's still my turn, so I use my Leach's other ability to discard one card from my hand to put him into defense mode. So I choose this one, and then I play one card face-down. Now go."
"Don't worry Pharaoh, we can go this together!" Yugi says.
Yami nods, "Alright I play my Queen's Knight in attack mode! Now attack his Leach! And then I'll play two cards face-down and end my turn." He says.
"HA! I've drawn just what I need! But before I use it, I summon Juragedo in attack mode! Now destroy Queen's Knight! And as my final move, I place another two cards face-down."
Yami is down to 3300, making Yugi lose part of his right arm. Yami draws, "Activate trap; Left Arm Offering!" Marik says, "This card allows me to add one magic card from my deck to my hand. So I'll take Monster Reborn!"
"Activate Exchange! So choose a card and hand over Monster Reborn!" Marik takes De-Fusion, "Now I continue my turn by using Monster Reborn to bring back Queen's Knight! Then I summon King's Knight in attack mode! By having both of them on the field, I can summon this; Jack's Knight! I end my turn."
"I'm not impressed. My move, I activate Card of Sanctity allowing both of us to draw until we hold six cards. Then I switch Juragedo into defense mode. Then I'll set one card face-down."
"I'll sacrifice all three of my monsters, so I can summon Slifer the Sky Dragon! And since I'm holding six cards, it gains 6000 attack points. Now attack my beast!"
"Reveal Dark Spell Regeneration! And I choose to take Monster Reborn from your Graveyard, allowing me to summon my Winged Dragon of Ra! Arise my beast, show them your mighty Phoenix Form!"
"But you forget about Slifer's ability! Since you summoned a monster, its second mouth activates, allowing it to destroy Ra!"
"Nice try Pharaoh, but Ra is too powerful for Slifer! Now by giving up 1000 Life Points, I can rid the field of Slifer! And now Ra returns to my Graveyard. Then I play Zombie's Jewel, now I can place Monster Reborn back into my hand. But this card also allows you to draw one card, so go ahead."
Yami draws his card and then sets it, and ends his turn. "My move," Marik says, "I play Monster Reborn! Now I can bring Ra back to the field once again! Now I shall activate his most devastating ability! Now I transfer all by one of my Life Points to Ra, and by sacrificing Juragedo, I can add his attack power to Ra, giving it a power of 4699! Now, attack him directly my almighty creature!"
"Not so fast Marik, I activate the card that Kaiba gave me, Fiend's Sanctuary! Now meet my Metal Fiend Token, this can take any damage that I would've taken and then send it right back to you Marik!"
Ra charges up its attack and fires, leaving a cloud of smoke behind. Is it over? "Nice try Pharaoh, but you've failed!" Marik appears with 4700 Life Points, "By using my De-Fusion magic card, I separated myself from Ra and canceled my attack. And now Ra returns to my Graveyard and then I set another face-down card."
"My move, I pay 1000 Life Points to keep my Metal Fiend on the field. Now I reveal Multiply! Using this magic card, I can gain two more Metal Fiends. Then I sacrifice all three of them in order to summon my second Egyptian God Card; Obelisk the Tormentor! Obelisk, attack Marik directly!"
Marik is down to 700 Life Points. "Impressive Pharaoh… but it will take more than that to stop me! I guess you've forgotten who really suffers when I lose Life Points; my weaker half. So feel free to attack us again Pharaoh! But you've gotten yourself into more danger, for letting me lose more than half of my Life Points, you allowed me to play this; my Metal Reflect Slime! Now this card will transform into Obelisk and get equipped with 3000 defense points! Now meet Egyptian God Slime!"
Yami sets a card, its Marik's turn now. "Now I summon Revival Jam in defense mode! And by using my Polymerization card, I can fuse it with Egyptian God Slime! It's your move, so go ahead and attack it."
"Very well, I play Big Shield Gardna in defense mode! Now Obelisk, destroy his Egyptian God Slime!"
"Nice try, but like Revival Jam, it can't be destroyed! How naïve of you to fall for such a thing! Now it's my turn again, I set one card face-down and then summon Bowganian in defense mode! And while this card is on the field, you lose 300 Life Points during the end of each of your turns."
"Alright, I place a card face-down and then I sacrifice Big Shield Gardna in order to summon Dark Magician Girl! Now, attack Bowganian!"
"Not quite, now observe as I activate Jam Defender! As long as this card is in play, my Egyptian God Slime will take the hits and then this one will backfire!" The attack fails and Yami is down to 1300 Life Points. Bowganian's effect then drops him to 1000.
Tea shakes for a moment, "What's wrong Tea?" I ask.
"Hold on, listen, please." She says, "You must destroy my dark side at all costs, don't worry about protecting me."
"What are ya talkin about Tea?" Joey says.
"There's no time, I've borrowed your friends' body in order to reason with you. So I beg of you, destroy my evil half and let the shadows take me! Forgive me Pharaoh; I resented my duties as a Tombkeeper, thus creating my darker self. "
I look over to the good Marik, whose body is more than halfway gone, and his eyes are slightly open, different from when he was unconscious moments ago. "Marik, please don't do this!" Ishizu says.
"Too late, sister. Alright, win this duel and destroy him, no matter the cost!"
"How pathetic, you really think he'll forgive you? I've already been created and now your body is mine! Time to continue this duel Pharaoh, so I activate Mining for Magical Stones! Now I can discard two cards to add Monster Reborn to my hand!"
"Just make your move Marik. But it won't make a difference, I'll still defeat you!"
"Or so you say, I play one card face-down and then summon Swallowtail Spike Lizard in defense mode!"
"Yugi better hurry if he wants to end this before Ra is played." Duke says. "But he still has the dilemma of weather to risk Marik's good side or not."
"If that creep even has a good side! Now get out of Tea's body, so Yugi can destroy both sides of ya!" Joey says.
"Joey, stop." I say.
"It's alright. I deserve it. I was only trying to persuade Yugi to destroy me, since my body is in no shape to do so. I just hope he can find a way to defeat my dark side." Tea turns back to normal, "Hey, did I just doze off?" We all ignore her as the duel continues.
"My turn, I summon Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts in defense mode! Then I set two cars face-down and end my turn." Yami says.
"And your Life Points also drop to 700 due to my Bowganian. First, my Spike Lizard gives me 1000 Life Points with its ability. Next, I activate Monster Reborn to bring back Winged Dragon of Ra! Then I give up 1000 Life Points to destroy Obelisk the Tormentor!"
"Wrong! I activate my Monster Reborn to bring back Slifer to shield Obelisk from your attack!"
"Humph, well now Ra will return to the Graveyard. But he's going to return right away, with this card; Surprise Attack from Beyond! Now I can repeat the attack I just did. It's now locked in his sphere form so stand back as I recite the ancient chant! Great beast of the sky, please here my cry. Transform thy self from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight. Envelop the deserts with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe. Unlock your powers from deep within so that together we may win, appear in the Shadow Game as I call your name; Winged Dragon of Ra!"
"Now I transfer all but 1 of my Life Points to merge with Ra! Next, I transfer all the power of my monsters to Ra. "
"I activate Soul Taker! This card gives you 1000 Life Points, but allows me to sacrifice one of your monsters, so I choose Egyptian God Slime! And since it's made up of two monsters, I can use both of them to give to Obelisk as a source for infinite power! Obelisk, destroy all of his monsters, and destroy Marik with it!"
"Well, I sacrifice Bowganian and Spike Lizard and 1000 of my Life Points to transfer their power to Ra! And then I activate Class System! And now, only monsters with more stars than Ra can destroy it, and Obelisk is no exception. And now that Obelisk loses its infinite power, I can attack it and win!"
"Not exactly. I activate Magical Dimension! Now I sacrifice Gazelle and Obelisk to summon my Dark Magician! Now for my final card; Ragnarok! Now watch as every monster within my deck comes forth to destroy every monster you control, including Ra who at the moment is fused with you!"
"HAHAHAHAHA! You forget that my weaker side will take the price! So go ahead and break your promise to Ishizu and destroy him as well!"
Master Marik! I shall protect you!"
We look over to see Odion standing by the staircase. How did he wake up? "Master Marik, don't give up! There's still time!" he says
"Just look at you! You can barely stand! And you expect to overpower me? Not a chance! Now stay out of this!" Marik says as the Millennium Rod sends Odion backwards.
Odion gets right back up though, "Master Marik, we overpowered him before and we can do it again!"
"AH!" Marik yells. The spot where his right eye is missing is filled in with one of the good Marik's eyes. "No! I won't go down like this! I am the true Marik!" the good Marik takes over, "Pharaoh, attack now! Do it! I can't hold him back much longer!"
"Don't listen to that fool!"
"Do it!
"Shut up!"
"Please, Pharaoh, save the world!"
"Alright, Marik, I'll fulfill your wishes. Now Ragnarok, destroy all of his monsters!" Yami says.
The sky lightens and all the monsters in his deck appear. Obelisk and Slifer grab a hold of Ra and lift it into the sky. Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl then both deliver the final blow. A blast of light appears and a cloud of smoke appears around Marik.
The smoke disappears and the good Marik is left standing there shaking. "It's over Marik, your evil side has been destroyed." Yami says.
"Pharaoh, one task is left." Marik says as he throws off the cape he was wearing, "I still have 1 Life Point left."
The eye of evil Marik appears next to him, "Marik please, we can rule the world together! You wasted your life serving this fool and now we can change that! We'll rule this world as the new Pharaoh with all three Egyptian God Cards!"
"I'm sorry Pharaoh. I can't change my past, but I can reshape my future. I'm proud to be a Tombkeeper now. So, with that said, I will forfeit."
His evil side is destroyed and the Shadow Realm disappears. Yugi goes back into his own body, but Yami still takes over. "The duel has ended; therefore the Championship Crown goes to Yugi Muto!" Roland says.
The dueling field lowers and we all jump u there to greet Yami. "Great job Yugi, and now you get your opponents rarest card." Mokuba says.
Marik walks up to us, "Yes, here, take the Winged Dragon of Ra. And everyone I have sent to the Shadows is now free. And Sabrina, I believe this is yours." He says holding up the Pendant.
~Ari~
"Thanks Marik." I say as the Pendant is around my neck.
"Your back!" Yami says as he hugs me.
"Pharaoh," Marik says. Yami separates from me as we look back at Marik, "There's one thing left I need to show you." He takes off his shirt and turns around to reveal the same markings that were on that tablet at the museum, "These markings were passed down my family for generations."
"We were taught that when the Pharaoh saved the world, he wiped his memory clean. His wife followed him in order to protect him. They both knew that the same evil would return and would need their memory back one day. So the Pharaoh entrusted the Ishtar family with the powers he needed." Ishizu says.
"It's time for us to leave now. Take my Millennium Rod, I have no use for it now. And also take the Millennium Ring."
"Alright geeks, the Battle City tournament is over!" Kaiba says, "So if you want a free ride home, then you better board my aircraft! In one hour, this island will blow up, and the Kaiba Corporation is not responsible for your deaths if you're left behind!"
"But the engines are damaged!" Tea says.
"Not anymore. Right Roland?" Mokuba says.
"I.. err… well."
All of us exit the tower and head over to the blimp. We decide to go straight to Mai's room. Joey opens the door, "Serenity, is Mai awake?" he asks.
"No. She still hasn't said a word."
"Come on Mai! Wake up! I'd do anything to have ya back!"
I then notice one of her eyes open. She and Serenity then burst out laughing. "That face was priceless Joey! Great acting Serenity!" Mai says.
"Thanks!"
"Eh, I'm hungry, let's go to the kitchen." Joey says.
We all head over to the kitchen and open the door. We walk inside to see Bakura sitting on the floor eating, "Oh hey guys, sorry but we're fresh out of donuts."
"Bakura, how did you even get on the blimp in the first place?" I ask.
"Hmm… you know, I don't remember." He says as he stuffs his face with a banana.
"Attention passengers, we're unable to take off due to engine failure. Please remain calm; we're working as fast as we can." Roland says.
You mean, we're stuck here?
Oh gosh, that took forever. But hey, I'm done with it. More cliffhangers, yay! And this chapter is probably crazy long isn't it?