"I'll give you three breaths to bring your 'true body' out to meet me."
On the first breath, Marik's screams rang through the chamber.
On the second breath, Shadi's phantom began to turn transparent, and ancient runes appeared on the stone walls.
The instant the third breath ended, the entire chamber shook violently. A golden light more brilliant than the sun shot out from within.
Tetsuhiro looked up. Within that golden light, there seemed to be a figure wearing a golden mask.
But before he could get a proper look-
In a rage, Marik unleashed an all-out attack, sending a massive surge of dark energy at Tetsuhiro.
"Your Dark Personality is still you, Marik. You're just running away from reality!"
"Hmph! Trying to awaken my original personality to defuse my attack? Ridiculous!"
"Ridiculous?" Tetsuhiro pressed his palms together, and wooden planks surged from the ground to enclose him.
Wood Release: Foo!
The energy struck the semicircular shield formed from wooden planks with a deafening boom, scattering fragments of energy all around.
Refusing to give up, Dark Marik raised the Millennium Rod and kept pouring energy into his attack...
"Argh! Break already!"
"It's no use. That little bit of energy you've got doesn't even measure up to Samehada."
A short while later, Dark Marik had exhausted all the energy in his body, yet he still hadn't broken through the shield. All he had left on it were black marks and a wisp of smoke.
"Is that it? Young man, your attacks are weak, and your stamina isn't much better. My turn~"
The shield fell away, revealing Tetsuhiro standing in the center with his palms still pressed together. Not even the edges of his armor were damaged.
"Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees!"
Dark Marik reached inside his clothes, thinking,