The Protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Might Be the Same Person

King: It's hopeless...

"This is the end of my turn, and during my End Phase, the effect of [Summoned God Exodia] activates, adding [Exodia the Forbidden One] from the Graveyard to my hand."

[Yugi Muto Hand: 0 → 1]

[Summoned God Exodia: ATK 5000 → 4000]

"My turn, draw!"

[Dark Marik Hand: 0 → 1]

"Heheheh, I drew a good card!"

Upon seeing the card he drew this time, Dark Marik's expression became extremely ferocious.

He immediately inserted the card into his Duel Disk: "I activate the Spell Card [Card of Demise] from my hand. Both players can draw cards until they have six in their hand."

"What!?"

Yugi thought Dark Marik had no more plays left, but he never expected him to get the strongest draw card at such a critical moment.

It seemed that to quickly defeat his opponent, he would need to exert more effort.

Soon, both players drew cards until they had six in their hands.

[Dark Marik Hand: 1 → 6]

[Yugi Muto Hand: 1 → 6]

"Hahahaha, I've drawn the card to retrieve [Monster Reborn]!"

Dark Marik licked his lips, then picked up three cards from his hand.

"I discard two cards from my hand as cost to activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed], adding one Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my Graveyard to my hand."

[Dark Marik Hand: 6 → 4]

This way, he could revive the Sun God again, but before that, he placed another card from his hand onto his Duel Disk.

"I Normal Summon [Slifer the Sky Dragon] in Attack Position from my hand."

After a flash of light, a metallic demon wielding a large scimitar was projected in front of Dark Marik.

[Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 1800]

[Dark Marik Hand: 4 → 3]

Only then did he activate the card he had retrieved.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn], revive once more, [The Winged Dragon of Ra]!"

Accompanied by a strong gust of wind, the Sun God reappeared behind Dark Marik, though its form was different from before.

A giant eagle-headed dragon, seemingly made of pure gold, appeared before everyone's eyes.

[The Winged Dragon of Ra: ATK 0]

[Dark Marik Hand: 3 → 2]

Immediately after, Dark Marik flipped over a Set card on his field.

"And at this moment, I reveal my face-down card, [Magic Capture]."

When I activate a Spell Card, I discard 1 card from my hand and activate this card in chain. When the chained Spell Card is sent to the Graveyard, add that card to your hand.

He sent a card from his hand to the Graveyard and retrieved [Monster Reborn] once more.

This way, he could use it again, but it also consumed a lot, which was good news for Yugi.

At this moment, Dark Marik began chanting ancient incantations again, though the content was different from before. Of course, Yugi couldn't understand it; only King could.

"Watch closely, power granted by ancient spells, hahahaha..."

As he laughed maniacally, his body began to disappear rapidly.

"Yugi, I will now let you properly witness the hidden special ability of [The Winged Dragon of Ra]."

"Open your eyes wide and let this sight be deeply imprinted in your mind! Hehehehe..."

Laughing wildly, Dark Marik was soon reduced to only one eye.

"What!?"

Everyone was stunned by the scene before them.

"Marik's body is disappearing..."

Yugi watched the scene with a grave expression.

"[The Winged Dragon of Ra]'s special ability is to merge with its player, reducing the player's Life Points to just 1, and converting the reduced amount into Attack Power!"

At this moment, Dark Marik's body was embedded in a jewel on top of the Sun God's head.

[Dark Marik: LP 3000 → 1]

[The Winged Dragon of Ra: ATK 0 → 2999]

"So that's it, converting Life Points into Attack Power, that's your strategy."

Yugi wasn't surprised by this effect, as its real-life counterpart had a similar ability.

"That's not all. I can also sacrifice other monsters on my field to let the God absorb their ATK!"

The Slifer the Sky Dragon beneath the Sun God was instantly engulfed in flames.

[The Winged Dragon of Ra: ATK 2999 → 4799]

"This is The Winged Dragon of Ra's one-turn kill ability, hahahaha!"

Of course, this ATK couldn't clear Yugi's Life Points.

However, Dark Marik's words still made Yugi frown.

"4799 ATK... what an interesting effect. If I hadn't activated Causality Cut earlier, Summoned God Exodia would have been defeated by this ability."

Fortunately, Yugi had reacted quickly enough before.

Next, Dark Marik, having made his preparations, launched his attack.

"Take this, Yugi! I attack with The Winged Dragon of Ra!!"

The Sun God's dragon mouth gathered divine flames and then shot towards Summoned God.

Yugi, who was already prepared, immediately clicked the button: "Activate Trap Card..."

Dark Marik interrupted him without thinking: "It's useless. Gods are unaffected by Trap Card effects!"

But would Yugi really not consider that?

Of course not, so...

"Nani!? Impossible!"

Dark Marik saw a shocking sight before him: the Sun God's divine flames were caught by Summoned God with one hand.

"Nothing is impossible, because the Trap Card I activated is the Continuous Trap, Dark Production Factory."

You can activate this by sending 1 monster from your hand or field to the Graveyard. Draw 1 card from your Deck.

[Summoned God Exodia: ATK 4000 → 5000]

So, Exodia the Forbidden One had already been sent back to the Graveyard by Yugi.

If this battle went through, Dark Marik would be finished, but was it really that simple?

Chapter 61: Although This Card Doesn't State It

"Counterattack, Exodia!"

Under Dark Marik's panicked expression, Summoned God pushed back the Sun God's divine flames with demonic flames.

"Damn it, then I activate..."

Before he could finish speaking, the attack had already arrived.

Bang--!!

The demonic flames instantly engulfed Dark Marik and the Sun God.

"Hooray--! Yugi wins!"

"Awesome!"

His companions watched this scene with excitement.

Before long, the demonic flames gradually dispersed.

"Huh!? What's going on?"

Yugi was confused because he saw Dark Marik's body standing opposite him again, and the Sun God was unharmed behind Dark Marik.

"Hmph hmph hmph, hahahaha..."

Dark Marik couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"The moment The Winged Dragon of Ra attacked Summoned God Exodia, I activated a Spell Card from my hand..."

The face-down card beneath his feet was flipped over--

--Polymerization Release!

"My fusion with the God can be dissolved with this card, Polymerization Release. My Life Points recover by the God's ATK value, and the Battle Phase also forcibly ends."

[The Winged Dragon of Ra: ATK 4799 → 0]

[Dark Marik: LP 1 → 4800]

Dark Marik: "Although this card doesn't state it, it has these effects!"

"Damn it, he dodged a blow!"

Jonouchi felt sorry for Yugi.

"What a shame, AIBO..."

The King also expressed some regret.

"It is indeed a shame, but Marik has no answer for Exodia. Even with Monster Reborn, he won't last long."

Yugi didn't care at all.

"Plus, he only has two cards left in his hand..."

But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly frowned because he noticed something was off with Dark Marik's hand size.

"Hahahahaha, you noticed the number of cards in my hand!?"

Dark Marik also noticed Yugi's gaze fixed on his hand.

"Why are there four extra cards!?"

Including the [Polymerization Release] he activated earlier, Dark Marik should only have one card in his hand.

"Could it be..."

At this moment, Yugi glanced at the ground beneath the opponent's feet and discovered that his face-down card had disappeared at some point.

"It's just as you suspected. The moment I activated [Polymerization Release], I also activated the Trap Card [Pot of Duality]."

Can be activated only when your Life Points are less than 100. Draw 2 cards from your Deck. If your Life Points are less than 10, draw 2 more cards from your Deck.

Before Dark Marik could recover his Life Points, his Life Points were only 1, allowing him to draw four cards at once.

[Dark Marik Hand: 2 → 1 → 5]

Yugi nodded, thinking, "So that's how it is... However, I can see that Marik's Deck is basically built around the Gods, fighting by constantly reviving them."

"Although the Gods' abilities are very strong, he relies on them too much. This is his most fatal flaw; without the Gods, he is nothing."

Moreover, the difference between both sides was quite large now.

"I'll set one card, and end my turn."

At this point, Dark Marik had already set a card. If nothing unexpected happened, that card must be [Monster Reborn].

[Dark Marik Hand: 5 → 4]

"My turn, draw!"