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==Events==
===Prior===
After [[Death-T]], [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi]] had hoped to face Kaiba in a fair Duel.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|160|ref}}</ref> At the conclusion of the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament, Kaiba shared a similar sentiment, declaring his battle with Dark Yugi to be unfinished until he defeated Dark Yugi in a fair Duel.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|74133|ref}}</ref> With Dark Yugi as the only Duelist that Kaiba recognized as a rival,<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|89148|ref}}</ref> Dueling him became one of Kaiba's goals in the Battle City tournament.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|100159|ref}}</ref> Having seen the [[Tablet of Lost Memories|Tablet of Memory]] depicting himself [[Atem and Seto's Diaha (manga)|battling]] [[Priest Seto (manga)|Priest Seto]], Dark Yugi wondered if the tablet had predicted his present-day conflict with Kaiba<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|91150|ref}}</ref> and believed they were fated to battle.<ref name="d d 180">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|180239|ref}}</ref> Yugi entered Battle City, hoping it would give him the chance for the fair Duel with Kaiba.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|92151|ref}}</ref>
After translating the effects of [[Dark Marik (manga)|Dark Marik]]'s [[Egyptian God|God]] card, "[[The Sun Dragon Ra]]", Kaiba calculated the odds of his Deck defeating it as being 13%.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|177236|ref}}</ref> Among the factors to improve his chances, he figured he would need to win "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (manga)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]" from Dark Yugi<ref name="d d 180" /> and see "Ra" used in battle again. For these reasons, he decided he would need to face Dark Yugi in one semifinal and have Katsuya Jonouchi face Dark Marik in the other.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|184243|ref}}</ref> His actions in the [[Battle City battle royal (manga)|pairing-organizing battle royal]], contributed to achieving these match-ups.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|183242|ref}}</ref>
Kaiba regarded his semifinal with Yugi to be a Duel to determine the ultimate Duelist. As such he prepared a befitting setting, the "Sky Duel Coliseum", a [[Solid Vision]] virtual reality stage.<ref name="d d 193">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|193252|ref}}</ref>
Following Jonouchi and Dark Marik's [[Katsuya Jonouchi and Dark Marik's Duel (manga)|Duel]], Jonouchi was left unconscious and not breathing. He was considered dead by Dark Marik. With one hour until the next semifinal, Kaiba instructed Dark Yugi to overcome his friend's death and return in time for their Duel. Dark Yugi began to lose the will to continue fighting, until the [[Millennium Necklace|Millennium Tauk]] showed him a vision of him and Jonouchi Dueling in the future.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|191250|ref}}</ref>
Dark Yugi returned to the top of the Duel Tower to face Kaiba. Kaiba had been worried that Dark Yugi's anguish would make the Duel a walkover, but was soon relieved to see that he still had his fighting spirit.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|192251|ref}}</ref>
===Duel===
With three Sacrifices ready, Kaiba was able to Summon "The God of the Obelisk". As he announced what he was doing and put his fingers on the "Obelisk" card, Dark Yugi activated "[[Lightforce Sword (manga)|Lightforce Sword]]", taking it out of Kaiba's [[hand]] for 3 turns. He taunted Kaiba, telling him not to get too hasty, as the game had only just begun. Kaiba smiled and thought the same was true for the countdown to Dark Yugi's defeat.<ref name="d d 193" />
With the Summoning of "Obelisk" canceled, the Sacrifices remained on the field and the effect of "Soul Exchange" ended. Although Kaiba was unable to use "Obelisk" for another three turns, he was not bothered too much, since he still had a plan to Summon a God, making use of "[[Voice of the Heavens]]".<ref name="d d 194">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|194253|ref}}</ref>
'''Turn 5: Dark Yugi'''
'''Turn 6: Kaiba'''
Kaiba Summoned "[[Y-Dragon Head (manga)|Y-Dragon Head]]" and Dark Yugi noted its similar naming syntax to "X-Head Cannon". He wondered if they were magnet monsters with the ability to fuse. From the fear in Dark Yugi's eyes, Kaiba saw that he had figured it out and fused his monsters to form "[[XY-Dragon Cannon (manga)|XY-Dragon Cannon]]". He warned Dark Yugi that with the final part, "[[Z-Metal Tank(manga)|Z]]", he would achieve their ultimate fusion. Kaiba's fused monsters would be too strong for Dark Yugi's to overcome and after two turns would provide sufficient Sacrifice for "Obelisk". Dark Yugi realized that Kaiba had planned this from the beginning and thought it was a perfect strategy for Summoning God.<ref name="d d 194" />
"XY-Dragon Cannon" attacked and destroyed "Kuriboh". Although Dark Yugi was losing no Life Points in having his Defense Mode monsters destroyed, he worried that it would not matter, since "Obelisk" was capable of killing him in one shot with its 4000 [[ATK]].<ref name="d d 194" />
Kaiba asked if it scared Dark Yugi, knowing that his God card would be freed in three turns and what if he were to say that he did not have to wait. He declared that the God cards always wind up in the hands of the ultimate Duelist. Dark Marik agreed, but claimed that he was said "ultimate Duelist", rather than Kaiba. Kaiba then activated "[[Voice of the Heavens]]", paying 1000 Life Points (Kaiba: 3000 → 2000 Life Points) to declare "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (manga)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]", allowing him to take that from Dark Yugi's Deck. "Slifer" was near the bottom of Dark Yugi's Deck, with "[[Dark Magician Girl (manga)|Dark Magician Girl]]", being at the very bottom. Being that far down, Kaiba reckoned Dark Yugi would not have drawn it this Duel. He laughed and asked if Dark Yugi now understood that the God cards only obey him. However Dark Yugi smiled and replied "We'll see about that." He gestured to his [[face-down]], "[[Exchange (manga)|Exchange]]", and said that he had planned on activating it the moment that "Obelisk" went free.<ref name="d d 194" />
Dark Yugi reflected on [[Yugi Mutou and Brainwashed Jonouchi's Duel (manga)|the Duel]] against [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]], who was brainwashed by [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]] and how "Exchange" was used then to win back Jonouchi's friendship. He activated "Exchange", while thinking that he inherited a part of Jonouchi's Duelist spirit that day, and took back "Slifer the Sky Dragon".<ref name="d d 194" /> Kaiba, being able to a card from Dark Yugi's hand, took "[[Life Shaver (manga)|Life Shaver]]".<ref name="d d 195">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|195254|ref}}</ref>
Although Dark Yugi had gotten his God card into his hand, Kaiba was confident he could stop him Summoning it, by using his "XY-Dragon Cannon" to destroy Dark Yugi's monsters before he could gather three Sacrifices. Dark Yugi worried that even with "Slifer", the "Life Shaver" he had given Kaiba could render "Slifer" almost powerless.<ref name="d d 195" />
Dark Marik thought that Dark Yugi would have no chance of winning if Kaiba manages to Summon "Obelisk". He hoped that Dark Yugi would not disappoint him, since he would get no fun out of crushing someone who is already half-dead.<ref name="d d 195" />
Kaiba Set<ref name="d d 195" /> "[[Interdimensional Matter Transporter (manga)|Interdimensional Matter Transporter]]",<ref name="d d 196">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|196255|ref}}</ref> which Dark Yugi suspected was "Life Shaver". He Summoned his third magnet monster, "[[Z-Metal Tank (manga)|Z-Metal Tank]]". With "X", "Y" and "Z" on the field, Kaiba fused the three to form "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (manga)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]".<ref name="d d 195" />
[[File:King, Jack and Queen's Knight - manga.png|thumb|left|230px|Dark Yugi Summons the [[Three Musketeers of Face Cards]].]]
"Slifer" attacked "XYZ-Dragon Cannon", and Kaiba activated his face-down, "[[Interdimensional Matter Transporter (manga)|Interdimensional Matter Transporter]]", causing "XYZ" to disappear from the attack destination, causing "Slifer" to miss, and promptly reappear.<ref name="d d 196" />
Dark Yugi Set<ref name="d d 196" /> "[[Pot of Greed (manga)|Pot of Greed]]",<ref name="d d 197">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|197256|ref}}</ref> which surprised Kaiba, since it lowered the number of cards in his hand, and therefore the ATK of "Slifer" ("Slifer": 3000 → 2000 ATK, 3000 → 2000 [[DEF]]).<ref name="d d 196" />
'''Turn 10: Kaiba'''
'''Turn 12: Kaiba'''
"Obelisk" attacked "Slifer", but Dark Yugi activated "[[Pot of Greed (manga)|Pot of Greed]]", drawing two cards ("Slifer": 3000 → 5000 ATK, 3000 → 5000 DEF). Kaiba responded with "[[Life Shaver (manga)|Life Shaver]]", causing Dark Yugi to discard<ref name="d d 197" /> "[[Dark Magician (manga)|Dark Magician]]"<ref name="d d 199">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|199258|ref}}</ref> ("Slifer": 5000 → 4000 ATK), leaving the two God cards with the same ATK.<ref name="d d 197" />
[[File:Light of Memory - ball.png|thumb|right|250px|The Light of Memory, forming a sphere]]
As "Obelisk" and "Slifer" destroyed each other, a brilliant white light was emitted, forming a sphere, which engulfed Dark Yugi and Kaiba. The spectators in the Battle Ship saw the light and wondered if the Duel Tower was after exploding. The [[Millennium Rod]] began to glow; a phenomenon Dark Marik equated to its behavior during [[Seto Kaiba and Ishizu Ishtar's Duel (manga)|Kaiba and Ishizu's Duel]], leaving him conclude that another of Kaiba's memories was about to manifest. The Millennium Puzzle reacted similarly and Dark Yugi and Kaiba consciously found themselves floating min-air at the ruins of the [[pharaoh's palace]], in ancient Egypt, where they witnessed some of [[Atem and Seto's Diaha (manga)|the ''Diaha'']] between [[Priest Seto (manga)|Priest Seto]] and [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Pharaoh Atem]].<ref name="d d 198">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|198257|ref}}</ref>
[[File:D-198 Pharaoh VS Priest.png|thumb|left|250px|Dark Yugi and Kaiba witness [[Atem (manga)|Atem]] and [[Priest Seto (manga)|Seto]]'s ''[[Atem and Seto's Diaha|Diaha]]''.]]
'''Turn 13: Dark Yugi'''
With no monsters on Kaiba's side of the field, Dark Yugi wondered if he could make a successful attack and Summoned "[[Baphomet (manga)|Baphomet]]". Kaiba then activated "Clone Reproduction", Summoning a copy of "Baphomet" to his side and reminded Dark Yugi that a battle would result in the destruction of both monsters. Dark Yugi switched "Baphomet" to Defense Mode and Set<ref name="d d 199" /> "[[Magic Formula (manga)|Magic Formula]]".<ref name="d d 200">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|200259|ref}}</ref> Kaiba commented that it was a wise move, but that he was going to Sacrifice the clone.<ref name="d d 199" />
'''Turn 14: Kaiba'''
Dark Yugi Summoned "[[Beta the Magnet Warrior (manga)|Beta the Magnet Warrior]]", in Defense Mode. Since "Lord of D." had thrown off his plan, he attacked it with "Dark Magician"; a move which Kaiba had predicted. Kaiba activated "[[Magical Trick Mirror (manga)|Magical Trick Mirror]]", allowing him to play "Monster Reborn" from Dark Yugi's Graveyard, which he used to revive "The God of the Obelisk" in Defense Mode. "Obelisk", acted as a shield, becoming the target of the attack. Having a higher DEF than the ATK of "Dark Magician", Dark Yugi took the difference as damage (Dark Yugi: 4000 → 1500 [[LP|Life Points]]).<ref name="d d 200" />
Dark Yugi Set<ref name="d d 200" /> "[[Magic Cylinder (manga)|Magic Cylinder]]".<ref name="d d 201">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|201260|ref}}</ref> Since "Monster Reborn" can only affect a God card for a single turn, "Obelisk" returned to Kaiba's Graveyard at the end of the turn.<ref name="d d 200" />
'''Turn 18: Kaiba'''
The third "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" attacked and destroyed "Beta the Magnet Warrior".<ref name="d d 201" />
Although the emergence of "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" interfered with his plan, Kaiba remained confident he would win.<ref name="d d 201" /> He suspected Dark Yugi would try to outlast him by playing in Defense Mode and in preparation Set "[[Final Attack Orders (manga)|Final Attack Orders]]" and "[[Polymerization (manga)|Polymerization]]".<ref name="d d 202">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|202261|ref}}</ref>
[[File:Jonouchi, you're alive.png|thumb|left|250px|Jonouchi reawakens.]]
'''Turn 19: Dark Yugi'''
Dark Yugi drew "[[Double Spell (manga)|Double Spell]]" and Set it along with<ref name="d d 202" /> "[[De-Fusion (manga)|De-Fusion]]<ref name="d d 203">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|203262|ref}}</ref>
Dark Yugi switched "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" to Defense Mode, but Kaiba activated "Final Attack Orders", forcing all monsters into [[Attack Position|Attack Mode]]. Its other effect caused each player to send all but three cards of their choosing to their Graveyards. Kaiba affirmed that he did not need three turns to win, but Dark Yugi could place his futile hope in the cards he choose. "Monster Reborn" was among the cards chosen by Kaiba. Wondering what cards Kaiba choose, Dark Yugi noted that he had not played "Monster Reborn" yet and worried that he could have it and "Polymerization".<ref name="d d 202" />
===Aftermath===
Kaiba was stunned and reflected on his goals; rising above hatred for [[Gozaburo Kaiba (manga)|Gozaburo]], defeating Dark Yugi and claiming the title of King of Duelists, as he watched the [[Solid Vision]] projections of his destroyed "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]s" fade away. When the reality of his loss hit him, he briefly re-evaluated his strategy and saw no flaws in his Deck, combos or tactics.<ref name="d d 204">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|204263|ref}}</ref>
Dark Yugi professed that although one of them lost and the other won, there was no difference in their abilities, but Kaiba was insulted, as he interpreted this as pity. Dark Yugi acknowledged Kaiba's talent as a Duelist and accredited his defeat to the demon, "hatred". He explained that by having sadness, hatred and anger in his heart, Kaiba was also fighting his own inner enemies and once all of them are defeated, Kaiba would open himself to the road of true Duelists.<ref name="d d 204" />
