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[[File:Yami Yugi (Ep163).PNG|thumb|200px|Yami giving his card, [[The Eye of Timaeus (anime)|The Eye of Timaeus]] to Ironheart.]]Yami and Téa are rescued by [[Ironheart]]. Ashamed of himself, Yami lets Ironheart hold onto his "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" which shocked Yami to the core and uses the strategy similar to Yami's from his Duel with Rafael. Yami tries to reason with him, but Yugi refuses to listen, declaring that Yami never cared about anyone else's lives that he has brought this upon himself. Yugi uses monster sacrifices to get through to Yami's doubts, but Yami prevails by using a trap card, "[[Divine Wind]]", to counter this strategy. Defeating Yugi, Yami is told by his partner that he had overcome his mistakes and, in doing so, defeated the darkness in his heart and eliminating the influence of the Orichalcos that corrupted him, meaning that Yugi planned this all along and was never under the influence of the evil card. 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 "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 "Timaeus", fuses his dragon with "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]" to Summon her evolved "[[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight (anime)|Dragon Knight]]" form, and uses it to defeat the Soldier.

Afterwards, [[File:Yami Yugi (Ep164).PNG|left|thumb|200px|Yami seeing a vision of the past showcasing the war between duel monsters and Téa meet up with the rest of their group and [[Seto KaibaGreat Leviathan]], who had just escaped a harrowing rematch with a vengeful [[Alister.]] atop his own jet. Kaiba takes them back to Domino CityAs Yugi vanishes suddenly, which has become overrun with Dartz conjures an 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 Soldier 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 soulYami immediately afterwards. Yami makes his way is unable to Duel Rafael, who tosses him Joeydefeat the Soldier's "[[Claw of Hermos|HermosOrichalcos Gigas]]" card. This time Rafael uses without "The Seal of OrichalosTimaeus" and allows his "Eatos" to fall under its evil power. However, after Yami uses "[[Amulet Dragon (anime)|Amulet Dragon]]" to destroy "[[Guardian Eatos (anime)|Eatos]]"so Ironheart, "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of OrichalosChris]]" begins to feed on Rafael's anger, just as "and [[Guardian Dreadscythe (anime)|Guardian DreadscytheSkye]]" is Summoned in place of "Eatos". Equipping his new Guardian with his "[[Reaper Scythe - Dreadscythe (anime)|Reaper Scythe - Dreadscythe]]" card, Rafael defies his sacrifice their own practice of letting his own monsters go to lives as they return the Graveyard in a vengeful attempt card to defeat Yami, stating that he hates imploring him more than to save this world. With the thought of having monsters in his Graveyard. Howeverdarkness within Yami's heart erased, after Yami Summons he summons "EatosTimaeus" back to the field under , fuses his control and equips her dragon with "[[Goddess Bow Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Goddess BowDark Magician Girl]]", he destroys Rafael's "Dreadscythe", ultimately managing to free him from Dartz's influence. To end the Duel, Rafael plays Summon her evolved "[[Soul Charge Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight (anime)|Soul ChargeDragon Knight]]" to revive his monstersform, but depletes his Life Points and loses on purpose. However, since Rafael overcame the darkness in his heart, there was nothing uses it to power defeat the Seal, thus allowing him to keep his soulSoldier.

[[File:YamiYugiWTDYami Yugi (Ep168).jpgPNG|thumb|right|180px200px|Yami at the final and Kaiba engaging [[DuelDartz]] against Dartzand the Great Leviathan for the first time.]]In the final Duel with DartzAfterwards, Yami and Kaiba teamed Téa meet up to defeat with the former King rest of Atlantis, but Dartz revealed that "The Seal of Orichalcos" had more than one level, their group and proved it when he activates "[[Orichalcos DeuterosSeto Kaiba]]" and ", who had just escaped a harrowing rematch with a vengeful [[Orichalcos TritosAlister]]"atop his own jet. Kaiba takes them back to Domino City, which has become overrun with Orichalcos Soldiers. Using After Joey beats Valon, he loses his "own soul in a Duel with [[Orichalcos Kyutora (anime)Mai Valentine|Orichalcos KyutoraMai]]. On that note, Mai, who realized she made a mistake leaving Joey for " to protect his Life Points from being depleted and the magic of "Orichalcos Deuteros" and "Orichalcos Tritosa madman who promised me power" (according to increase his Life Points her), and disrupt his opponent's strategies who was filled with every passing turn, Dartz seemed almost unbeatable. Kaiba lost his soul after some time, due to rage over losing Joey (as he was "the immense ATK of only one who ever cared about"[[Orichalcos Shunoros (animeher)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]", but not before using "[[Wish of Final Effort]]" challenges Rafael in a Duel to increase Yamiavenge Joey (believing that Joey would's [[Life Points]] by ve done the ATK of his destroyed "[[Mirror Force Dragon (animesame thing for her if their roles had been reversed)|Mirror Force Dragon]]", but also loses her soul.

Afterwards, [[File:Yami Yugi (Ep174).PNG|left|thumb|200px|Yami vs Rafael.]]Yami continued the makes his way to Duel Rafael, who tosses him Joey's "[[Claw of Hermos|Hermos]]" card. This time Rafael uses "The Seal of Orichalos" and activated the seemingly useless card that Pegasus created back at Industrial Illusions allows his "Eatos" to battle Dartz and the Paradius Corporation—fall under its evil power. However, after Yami uses "[[Legend of Heart Amulet Dragon (anime)|Legend of HeartAmulet Dragon]]", which allowed Timaeus, to destroy "[[Fang of CritiasGuardian Eatos (anime)|CritiasEatos]]", and "[[Claw The Seal of HermosOrichalcos (anime)|HermosThe Seal of Orichalos]] " begins to assume their human forms feed on Rafael's anger, just as the "[[Guardian Dreadscythe (anime)|Guardian Dreadscythe]]" is Summoned in place of "Eatos". Equipping his new Guardian with his "[[Legendary KnightReaper Scythe - Dreadscythe (anime)|Reaper Scythe - Dreadscythe]]s" 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. Sending them into battle against Dartz' However, after Yami Summons "Orichalcos ShunorosEatos" back to the field under his control and later, his infinitely strong equips her with "[[Divine Serpent GehGoddess Bow (anime)|Goddess Bow]]", Yami was able he destroys Rafael's "Dreadscythe", ultimately managing to eke out his victory—but not before free him from Dartz's influence. To end the Leviathan seemed Duel, Rafael plays "[[Soul Charge (anime)|Soul Charge]]" to swallow Dartz wholerevive his monsters, but depletes his Life Points and loses on purpose. The Legendary Knights opened a tear However, since Rafael overcame the darkness in realityhis heart, returning there was nothing to power the souls of the Chosen Duelists Seal, thus allowing him to their proper vesselskeep his soul.

[[File:YamiFacingHisDarknessYamiYugiWTD.pngjpg|thumb|200px|Yami at the final [[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 (anime)|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 (anime)|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 (anime)|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 (anime)|Legend of Heart]]", which allowed Timaeus, [[Fang of Critias|Critias]], and [[Claw of Hermos|Hermos]] to assume their human forms as the [[Legendary Knight]]s. Sending them into battle against Dartz' "Orichalcos Shunoros" and later, his infinitely strong "[[Divine Serpent Geh]]", 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:Yami Yugi (Ep183).PNG|left|thumb|200px|Yami Yugi facing with his Egyptian Gods fighting against the Oricalchos Stones' dark essence Great Leviathan and his own inner darknessDartz.]]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.  [[File:YamiFacingHisDarkness.png|thumb|200px|Yami Yugi facing the Oricalchos Stones' dark essence and his own inner darkness.]]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. 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.