My Darling My Love My Life

Your Belief In Me Is What Keeps Me Going

"I plan to prolong your anguish for as long as I can! until the Shadow Realm has claimed everything that you now possess!"  Yami Marik tells Atem and Atem feels Isra place her hand in his he could feel the warmth of her love surround him calming him and somehow he knew that everything was going to be alright he could feel her protect Yugi and their friends with every bit of strength that she possessed and was grateful that her and her sister were working together to do what they could to help him in their own way he also knew that they were sad because they couldn't do anything for the human side of Marik without giving everything away "my Winged Dragon has completed it's task so I shall return it to my graveyard!"  Yami Marik says he chuckles then continues "that was a small taste of what lies ahead! but I assure you the worst is yet to come! I'll destroy your life points one by one as the darkness slowly consumes those you love! sorry pharaoh but I'm afraid you haven't seen the last of my Egyptian God card! Ra will return to me! I activate my face down card a trap known as Zombies Jewel this card allows me to take a certain magic card from your Graveyard and place it in my hand! and I have a feeling you know exactly what card I'm taking! don't you? it's the one card you possess with the power to bring back Ra!"  Atem exclaims "no not that!"  Yami Marik replies "if you know know then tell me! I'm afraid you'll have to speak up! weeeell? I can't hear you!"  he starts laughing then says "I'll tell you! I'm permitted to reclaim control of your Monster Reborn magic card!"   he starts laughing again then says "your precious magic card will allow my Winged Dragon of Ra to continue his onslaught! but since I just played my Zombies Jewel trap you may now draw one card perhaps this is the card that can save you-- the one Kaiba handed to you when our duel began of course in the end there's nothing that can truly save you but perhaps you can delay your demise for a bit so draw! the Shadows grow impatient! frankly.... so do I! pick wisely.... for you know what becomes of those I defeat! their souls are banished for eternity.... and their treasures become mine to keep! just like this does it look familiar pharaoh! it's the Millennium Ring!"  Yami Marik pulls out the Millennium Ring from under his shirt and shows it off as he speaks "this item is my trophy for eliminating your friend! and when I win this game.... I'll be adding your Millennium puzzle to my collection!"  Yami Marik continues "does that mean he has the Millennium Eye as well!?!.... the spirit of the ring stole that from Pegasus during Duelist Kingdom"  Isra whispers softly into her heart Atem's eyes widen and he gasps as he replies "that's right!.... I remember.... it was the reason Yugi and I met Shadi to begin with.... he was looking for a thief and found us instead!"  Isra smiles as Atem says out loud "never!"  Yami Marik asks "have you ever wondered what your defeat will be like?"  Qetesh teases sarcastically "Seto has!"  Atem chuckles as Yami Marik continues "you'll face the same downfall as your friend Bakura!"  he laughs then says "you'll enter the Shadows screaming just as he did! and then you shall join the ranks of my other victims pharaoh! no one has been able to stop the destructive rampage of my Winged Dragon of Ra! and when it releases it's rage upon you.... you'll be cast into the dark abyss while I receive the ultimate prize-- the boundless powers of the pharaoh!!"  Isra says under her breath in a dark tone "I wouldn't be so sure of that!"  Atem squeezes her hand as he looks at her through the corner of his eye "now then draw your card so the suffering can continue!"  Yami Marik says Atem could feel both Isra and Qetesh help him draw his next card as he speaks with Yugi in his mind and without even looking at it the three of them slide it into his duel disk together then Atem says "I've placed my chosen card face down my turn is over!"  Seto's eyes widen as a vision of Isra and Qetesh helping Atem chose the card he gave him before the duel even began flashes through his mind Yami Marik laughs then says "it seems that the impending threat of the Shadow Realm has clouded your thought process! you must have given up! why else would you place a card on the field without looking first pharaoh?!"  Atem replies "Marik! you wouldn't understand!"  Yami Marik says "hmm alright back to the duel!!"  then he takes his next card from his deck and plays Monster Reborn once again to yet again bring WDoR back out onto the field "he must be getting really sick and tired of this.... asleep awake asleep awake maybe he'll use his fiery inferno on his own "master" to MAKE him make up his mind!"  Atem hears Qetesh joke sarcastically and he smiles but instead of that happening Yami Marik turns his life points into the dragons attack points and all that could be seen of him now is one beady little eye and the rest of his body shows up on the head of Ra "I have become one with my Egyptian God card! this is the same tactic I used to destroy your friend Bakura! I've created a beast that can wipe you out with one blast by transferring all but one of my life points to Ra!"   Yami Marik says "that poor dragon!"  both Isra and Qetesh whisper a smirk slides up the corner of Atem's lips as Yami Marik continues "now my Egyptian God card has almost 3000 attack points! oh but there's more! next I'll sacrifice my Juragedo and transfer it's strength to my Winged Dragon of Ra as well! watch its power grow! Ra now has 4699 attack points-- more than enough to destroy you! just one attack and this duel is over!"....