The Price of a Shadow Game

"My turn. Draw!" Bakura looked at the card he had drawn, and his smile grew even more sinister.

"I activate the Field Spell, Temple of the Kings! While it's on the field, I can activate Trap Cards on the same turn I set them!"

"What?!" Boruto jolted.

Around them, the Duel Disk transformed their surroundings into an ancient temple.

"Then I reveal my face-down card—Dark Room of Nightmare!" The ghostly image of an ancient abacus appeared on the field.

"Each time a monster is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, it gains one bead. Once it has ten beads, you lose! Heh heh heh!"

"Next, I activate the Spell Card Card Destruction!"

"Both players discard their entire hands, then draw the same number of cards from their Decks."

Bakura discarded two cards and drew two. Boruto had four cards in his hand, so he drew four.

"Now I reveal my second face-down card—Call of the Haunted! Rise, Dark Necrofear, whom I just sent to the Graveyard! (DARK / Level 4 / ATK 2000 / DEF 1500)"

A ghostly monster with a deathly pale face appeared on the field, clutching a book of poetry.

"Since a monster was Special Summoned from the Graveyard, Dark Room of Nightmare gains one bead!" (Beads: 1)

"I'm not done yet!" Bakura sent a card from his hand to the Graveyard. "I discard Mezuki to activate its effect! I Special Summon a Zombie monster from the Graveyard! I choose Vampire Lord, whom I just sent there! (DARK / Level 5 / ATK 2000 / DEF 1500)"

An elegant, pale vampire noble descended amid a swarm of bats.

"Another bead!" (Beads: 2)

"Finally, I tribute both monsters!" Bakura's voice rose. "Come forth, absolute ruler of the Zombies—Caius the Dark Emperor! (DARK / Level 8 / ATK 3000 /