:When this card was activated and there were face-down monsters on the opponent's field, all of those monsters were flipped face-up.
:As long as this card remained in the Spell & Trap Zone, the opponent's monsters could not declare attacks.
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["Marik Ishtar" Hand: 3→2]
As this card was activated, the three monsters on Jonouchi's field were instantly sealed away by countless swords of light.
"It's Swords of Revealing Light..."
Jonouchi was immediately startled.
That meant his monsters would be unable to move for the next three turns.
However, "Marik" froze for quite a while, as if he were still hesitating over something.
"Hey, are you done with your turn or not?"
Jonouchi grew increasingly impatient.
"No, I haven't declared the end yet. I'm going to seal this card inside the sacred chest of the temple."
At that moment, "Marik" placed a card from his hand face-down into the card slot in the Field Zone.
He placed it together with Temple of the Kings.
["Marik Ishtar" Hand: 2→1]
"Sealing a card..."
Once again, Jonouchi had no idea what he was talking about.
Very soon, a card appeared above the box inside the temple behind "Marik."
It slowly descended into the box.
"This sealed card will not be affected by any effects. I'll set one final card, and then my turn is over."
After adding another card to his back row, he ended his turn.
["Marik Ishtar" Hand: 1→0]
"What was that card...?"
"Marik's" mysterious maneuver left Jonouchi completely bewildered.
"Tch, you're making it look pretty intimidating. Whatever..."
Jonouchi decided not to overthink it. He would deal with it once his turn began.
"My turn!"
[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 0→1]
After looking at the card in his hand, the corner of his mouth curled upward.
"Heh, that sealed card may be unaffected, but the face-down card isn't necessarily safe."
As he spoke, he slapped the card onto his Duel Disk.
"I tribute Flame Swordsman to summon Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker!"
Flame Swordsman vanished, and a tall figure with a long neck and bulging veins on its head was projected onto the field.
[Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker: ATK 2400]
[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 1→0]
"This monster is..."
"Marik" apparently did not recognize this card.
"Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker has an effect that can destroy Trap Cards on my opponent's field. Therefore, I activate Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker's special ability—Trap Search!"
Red beams shot from Jinzo's eyes toward "Marik's" back row.
Yet under the beams' piercing light, the face-down card did not react at all.
"Nani!? Why wasn't it destroyed?"
Seeing no response from the other side, Jonouchi froze.
"How naive, Jonouchi. Although most of my face-down cards are Trap Cards, unfortunately, that one is a Spell Card. Therefore, Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker's effect is useless."
"Marik" explained to Jonouchi with a regretful expression.
"Tch, but I've sealed away your upcoming traps. Let's see what other tricks you have. End turn."
Jonouchi decisively ended his turn.
Lightning Warrior
"My turn!"
["Marik Ishtar" Hand: 0→1]
"Marik" glanced at the card he had drawn and placed it in his left hand.
"My turn is over."
There was still nothing he could do this turn.
"What was with that smug look just now? I thought you were about to pull off something amazing... and this is all you've got?"
Jonouchi spoke with a disdainful look on his face.
"..."
"Marik" continued to look at Jonouchi calmly.
At that moment, Jonouchi drew another card.
"My turn!"
[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 0→1]
He looked at the card, but did nothing.
"My turn is over."
The effect of Swords of Revealing Light needed one more turn before it expired.
"My turn!"
["Marik Ishtar" Hand: 1→2]
"Hmm..."
"Marik" nodded lightly.
"Everything is ready now. I have gathered all three cards. These three special cards conceal the mysterious power needed to summon the guardian god of the temple."
At that moment, he held two cards from his hand in his right hand.
"You said the temple's guardian god..."
Hearing that, Jonouchi began to feel uneasy.
"Watch closely! The Spell Card Graveyard of the Pharaohs, then I activate the set card Serekhet's Emblem, along with Temple of the Kings! When these three Spell Cards appear at once, the sacred ritual to summon the Guardian Sphinx shall begin!"
["Marik Ishtar" Hand: 2→0]
A golden chalice spewed black mist, and a pair of eyes lit up within it.
"A Guardian Sphinx..."
Jonouchi became somewhat nervous.
"That's right! Invader of the sacred domain, your monsters shall become prey for the guardian god! Reveal your true form—summon Guardian Sphinx!"
Roar—!!
As the smoke cleared, a massive crimson scorpion stood guard atop the temple behind "Marik."
[Guardian Sphinx: ATK 2500]
"So this is the so-called guardian god..."
Although its attack power was not particularly high, Jonouchi still felt pressured.
"Guardian Sphinx is the guardian god of the sacred card sealed within the sacred chest of Temple of the Kings!"
"Marik" continued.
"A sacred card... Could the card inside Temple of the Kings be..."
Jonouchi suddenly realized something.
"That's right. It is the God Card, The Winged Dragon of Ra!"
As "Marik" said this, the Guardian Sphinx roared along with him.
Upon hearing that name, cold sweat immediately broke out across Jonouchi's face.
"Guardian Sphinx cannot attack on the turn it is Special Summoned. However, as a guardian god, it can be sacrificed within Temple of the Kings along with half of my Life Points, awakening the God Card slumbering in the sacred chest!"
As he spoke, "Marik" turned toward the box inside the temple.
"What did you say...?"
Jonouchi was utterly shocked.
This meant that a God Card, which originally required three tributes, could now be summoned by "Marik" with only one monster.
"But I won't do that yet. To allow the god to descend in a better state, I will continue evolving the Guardian Sphinx. End turn."
"Marik" turned back around and declared the end of his turn.
"I see..."
Jonouchi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. That meant he still had time to prepare his defenses.
"My turn!"
[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 1→2]
He put away the card he had drawn, then turned two cards on his Duel Disk one after the other.
"I change Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker and Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight to Defense Position. End turn."
He quickly ended his turn again, and all the swords of light sealing the monsters vanished.
[Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker: DEF 1500]
[Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight: DEF 1600]
Dueling against a heavy-trap player was truly torture.
"Then, my turn!"
["Marik Ishtar" Hand: 0→1]
"Marik" could finally make his move, so he entered the Battle Phase directly.
"Here I come, Jonouchi! Guardian Sphinx, attack Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker!"
With his attack command, the Guardian Sphinx's scorpion claw instantly lunged at Jinzo.
Once Jinzo was gone, Jonouchi would lose his means of dealing with heavy traps. To protect the card, he hurriedly flipped over his set card.
"Not a chance! I activate the Trap Card Monster Reborn!"
Can only be activated when an opponent's monster declares an attack. Return 1 monster on your field to your hand, then Special Summon 1 Level 4 monster from your hand.
"Of course, I'll return Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker to my hand, then Special Summon Amazoness Fighter from my hand."
Jinzo instantly vanished from his field, and a blonde female warrior wearing a hat and a tattered cloak was projected onto the field.
[Amazoness Fighter: ATK 1100]
"Although you saved Man-Made Person - Psychic Shocker, the monster you switched in is in Attack Position. How careless of you, Jonouchi!"
"Marik" said, shaking his head.
"Uh, oh no!!"
Jonouchi looked utterly panicked.
"Then devour her, Guardian Sphinx!"
The Guardian Sphinx's scorpion claw instantly grabbed the female warrior, stuffed her into its mouth, and swallowed her.
""Eek—!""
Jonouchi and the audience below were both startled by the scene.
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