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====Waking the Dragons====
[[File:Yamiyugiwakingthedragons.jpg|thumb|left|Yami Yugi in during the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc.]]After the Battle City tournament, Yugi goes to the museum, where Yami Yugi attempts to regain his memories by holding the Egyptian Gods up to the tablet, but is interrupted by real life Duel Monsters appearing outside.
Later that day, a group of perpetrators break into [[Kame Game]] and steal the God Cards. Yami Yugi meets up with them and duels Duels one, known as [[Gurimo]], who, during the Duel activates a [[Field Spell Card|Field Magic Card]] called "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]", which entraps himself and Yami Yugi inside an unexplained magical force field. Gurimo explains that by using his new Magic Card, he and Yugi are cut off from the outside world and only he who wins the Duel can escape the full power of the [["The Seal of Orichalcos|Seal]]", as it will extract the loser's soul to awaken [[the Great Leviathan]]. Gurimo Summons the stolen "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]", who is even affected by the "Seal". Yami Yugi manages to destroy "Obelisk " and defeat Gurimo, sealing Gurimo's soul, but does not recover the God cards.
The next night, when Yugi falls asleep, he and Yami awaken inside the Millennium Puzzle, where "[[Kuriboh]] " guides them to a portal into the [[Duel Monsters Spirit World]]. Here, they meet [[Dark Magician Girl (character)|Dark Magician Girl]], who explains about the Leviathan and urges them to pull a sword from a crystallized dragon. In doing so, Yugi, revealed to be 1 of 3 chosen Duelists, releases the [[Legendary Dragons|Legendary Dragon]] known as Timaeus, who becomes a card in Yugi's Deck. Together, he and Yami use this card (dubbed "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]") to fight the [[Paradius]] organization, who are trying to awaken the Great Leviathan with the power of "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]".
Afterwards, Pegasus sends Yugi and his friends a videotape, inviting the group to [[Industrial Illusions]] Headquarters headquarters in America to collect a card needed to defeat Paradius.[[File:158 yami yugi orichalchos shocked.jpg|thumb|left|202px|Yami uses "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" during his duel against [[Rafael]] ]]
[[File:158 yami yugi orichalchos shocked.jpg|thumb|right|202px|Yami uses "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" during his [[Duel]] against [[Rafael]] ]]
Believing Yami Yugi was an evil Pharaoh, [[Rafael]] targets him to try and take his soul. He manages to lure Yugi into a Duel, but tells him he won't be using "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]". Rafael later plays the card "[[Exchange]]", forcing Yami to take that very Magic Card. Yugi instructs that they must not play that card, no matter what. Unfortunately, Yami reaches a point in the Duel where he cannot win without playing it. While he does consider playing it, Yugi objects, to no avail. However, upon playing the Seal, Timeaus automatically leaves Yami's side of the field, as it doesn't co-operate with the Orichalcos. The energies from the Orichalcos cause Yami to turn into a corrupt form of himself that no one's ever seen before, which is revealed when he begins [[tribute|tributing]] his own monsters in a careless attempt to damage Rafael's Life Points and win, despite Yugi's objections. Rafael uses Yami's strategy against him when he summons "[[Guardian Eatos]]", whose [[ATK]] increases according to the amount of monsters in the opponent's Graveyard, and defeats Yami. "The Seal of Orichalcos" begins to take Yami's soul, but Yugi decides to sacrifice himself in Yami's place, since the Seal only needs one of their souls.
[[File:YamiYugiOrichalcos.jpg|thumb|rightleft|200px|Yami Yugi before losing against Rafael]]
Yami falls into depression and guilt over what he let happen to Yugi. As he continues his travels, he and Téa are split from Joey and Tristan on a train hijacked by Rex and Weevil. Weevil, seeking revenge for his loss in [[Duelist Kingdom]], duels Duels Yami on the roof, using "The Seal of Orichalcos". "Timaeus" refuses to assist Yami when he plays it because of his actions in the last duel. When Weevil tricks Yami into thinking he's permanently lost Yugi's soul, Yami goes berserk and recklessly attacks him by using the combo "[[Breaker the Magical Warrior]]" with "[[Berserker Soul]]". Téa stops his constant and vengeful attacks, pointing out he's already won the Duel, but not in time for them to escape the out-of-control train, as after the Duel, it derails itself and falls off a cliff.
Yami and Téa are rescued by [[Ironheart]]. Ashamed of himself, Yami lets Ironheart hold onto his "[[The Eye of Timaeus|Timaeus]]" card. Ironheart leads Yami to a place of lost souls, where, after confronting several evil spirits of Duelists he has faced (most of them originated in the [[Duelist Kingdom]] arc of this series), he finds Yugi's spirit. Yugi convinces Yami to engage him in a Duel, stating that this is the only way that Yami can prove he's sorry for his recent misdeeds. During the Duel, Yugi uses "The Seal of Orichalcos" and a strategy similar to Yami's from his Duel with Rafael. Defeating Yugi's strategy, Yami is told by his partner that he had overcome his mistakes and, in doing so, defeated the darkness in his heart. As Yugi vanishes suddenly, Dartz conjures an Orichalcos Soldier to duel Yami immediately afterwards. Yami is unable to defeat the Soldier's "[[Orichalcos Gigas]]" without "[[The Eye of Timaeus|Timaeus]]", so Ironheart, [[Chris]] and [[Skye]] sacrifice their own lives as they return the card to Yami, imploring him to save this world. With the darkness within Yami's heart erased, he summons "[[The Eye of Timaeus|Timaeus]]", fuses his dragon with "[[Dark Magician Girl]]" to summon her "[[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight|Dragon Knight]]" form, and uses it to defeat the Soldier.
Afterwards, Yami and Téa meet up with the rest of their group and [[Seto Kaiba]], who had just escaped a harrowing rematch with a vengeful [[Alister]] atop his own jet. Kaiba takes them back to Domino City, which has become overrun with Orichalcos Soldiers. After Joey beats Valon, he loses his own soul in a Duel with [[Mai Valentine|Mai]]. On that note, Mai, who realized she made a mistake leaving Joey for "a madman who promised me power" (according to her), and who was filled with rage over losing Joey (as he was "the only one who ever cared about" her), challenges Rafael in a duel to avenge Joey (believing that Joey would've done the same thing for her if their roles had been reversed), but also loses her soul. Yami makes his way to Duel Rafael, who tosses him Joey's "[[The Claw of Hermos|Hermos]]" card. This time Rafael uses "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" and allows his "[[Guardian Eatos]]" to fall under its power. However, after Yami uses "[[Amulet Dragon]]" to destroy "[[Guardian Eatos|Eatos]]", "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" begins to feed on Rafael's anger, just as "[[Guardian Dreadscythe]]" is summoned in [[Guardian Eatos|Eatos']] place. Equipping his new Guardian with his "[[Reaper Scythe - Dreadscythe|Reaper Scythe]]" card, Rafael defies his own practice of letting his own monsters go to the Graveyard in a vengeful attempt to defeat Yami, stating that he hates him more than the thought of having monsters in his Graveyard. However, after Yami summons "[[Guardian Eatos|Eatos]]" back to the field under his control and equips her with "[[Goddess Bow]]", he destroys Rafael's "[[Guardian Dreadscythe|Dreadscythe]]", ultimately managing to free him from Dartz's influence. To end the Duel, Rafael plays "[[Soul Charge]]" to revive his monsters, but depletes his Life Points and loses on purpose. However, since Rafael overcame the darkness in his heart, there was nothing to power the [[The Seal of Orichalcos|Seal]], thus allowing him to keep his soul.
[[File:YamiYugiWTD.jpg|thumb|leftright|200px|Yami at the final duel [[Duel]] against Dartz]]In the final Duel with Dartz, Yami and Kaiba teamed up to defeat the former King of Atlantis, but Dartz revealed that "The Seal of Orichalcos" had more than one level, and proved it when he activates "[[Orichalcos Deuteros]]" and "[[Orichalcos Tritos]]". Using his "[[Orichalcos Kyutora]]" to protect his Life Points from being depleted and the magic of "[[Orichalcos Deuteros]]" and "[[Orichalcos Tritos]]" to increase his Life Points and disrupt his opponent's strategies with every passing turn, Dartz seemed almost unbeatable. Kaiba lost his soul after some time, due to the immense ATK of "[[Orichalcos Shunoros]]", but not before using "[[Wish of Final Effort]]" to increase Yami's [[Life Points]] by the ATK of his destroyed "[[Mirror Force Dragon]]".
Afterwards, Yami continued the Duel and activated the seemingly useless card that Pegasus created back at Industrial Illusions to battle Dartz and the Paradius Corporation—"[[Legend of Heart]]", which allowed [[The Eye of Timaeus|Timaeus]], [[The Fang of Critias|Critias]], and [[The Claw of Hermos|Hermos]] to assume their human forms as the Legendary Knights. Sending them into battle against Dartz' "Orichalcos Shunoros" and later, his infinitely strong "[[Divine Serpent]]", Yami was able to eke out his victory—but not before the Leviathan seemed to swallow Dartz whole. The Legendary Knights opened a tear in reality, returning the souls of the Chosen Duelists to their proper vessels.
[[File:YamiFacingHisDarkness.png|thumb|left|200px|Yami Yugi facing the Orichalcos's essence and his darkness.]]
The final episodes of this arc brought Yugi, Joey, and Kaiba into battle with Dartz, who seemed to have merged with the Leviathan. Joined by the inhabitants of the Dominion of the Beasts, they call forth their strongest monsters, as well as the Legendary Knights, to battle the Great Beast. However, the Leviathan is too strong, despite their best efforts, and absorbs the three Chosen Duelists into its own body. Yami convinced all the people whose souls' dark feelings fueled the Leviathan's power to remember all the good things in their lives. In turn, the Chosen Duelists—as well as the Egyptian Gods, whose souls Dartz offered as a tribute to accelerate the Leviathan's awakening—were released, and Yami left Yugi's body to join them in the battle. Through the power of the light of everyone's souls fueling the Gods, Yami was able to defeat the Leviathan, and Dartz was restored to his human form. However, the Leviathan's essence still existed, and Yami knew that the only way to defeat the Great Beast was to face his own evil and step into its darkness. Using the power of his light, Yami's spirit was able to destroy the Leviathan (in the English version, it is banished to the [[Shadow Realm]]). With the Beast permanently eliminated, Dartz seemed to act differently, as it was revealed in a flashback during the [[Tag-Team Duel]] with him that he had also fallen under the control of the Orichalcos.
====Grand Championship====
