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===Prior===
[[File:Your host Marik is also here.png|thumb|left|250px|The portion of [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik]]'s consciousness, alongside [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]]]]
A portion of [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]]'s consciousness remained in the bodies of [[Ryo Bakura (manga)|Ryo Bakura]]<ref name="d d 174">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|174|ref}}</ref> and [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu Mazaki]] from when he had brainwashed them. Through Anzu, he learned from [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu Ishtar]] that [[Dark Marik (manga)|Dark Marik]] had been the one killed [[Mr. Ishtar (manga)|his father]]. Marik then made a deal with [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]]; Dark Bakura could take the [[Millennium Rod (manga)|Millennium Rod]] and see the [[Seal of Memories]], if he helped him protect [[Rishid (manga)|Rishid]] and kill Dark Marik. To improve their chances, Marik told Dark Bakura about his Deck, which he understood Dark Marik would be using.<ref name="d d 175">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|175|ref}}</ref>
The night after the quarterfinals of the [[Battle City]] tournament, Dark Marik proceeded to Rishid's room on the [[Kaiba Craft 3|Battle Ship]], with the intention of killing him, while he lay unconscious. However, he was interrupted by Dark Bakura and Marik. Marik refused to let Dark Marik kill Rishid and while Dark Bakura had no interest in Rishid's life, stated his intentions to take the Millennium Rod.<ref name="d d 174" />
Dark Marik was unwilling to hand over the Millennium Rod and used its powers to pin Dark Bakura to the wall. He resumed his plan to murder Rishid, with the unsheathed Millennium Rod, but Dark Bakura was able to use the Millennium Ring to free himself and prevent Dark Marik from moving his hand, which held the rod. The two agreed to a [[Shadow Game]] and made their way to the [[Stratos Dueling Arena|Aerial Dueling Platform]]. Dark Marik stipulated that the loser of the game would disappear.<ref name="d d 174" />
[[File:Dark Bakura flung to the wall.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Dark Marik (manga)|Dark Marik]] and Dark Bakura, battling with their [[Millennium Items (manga)|Millennium Items]]]]
Since Dark Bakura was absent for Dark Marik's [[Mai Kujaku and Dark Marik's Duel (manga)|Duel]] with [[Mai Kujaku (manga)|Mai Kujaku]], Dark Marik was satisfied that he would not know the abilities of the "[[The Sun Dragon Ra]]". He suspected Marik may have told Dark Bakura about his Deck, but was not worried, since he had changed its contents, after taking control of Marik's body. He was also confident that he knew Dark Bakura's strategy, having seen him [[Dark Yugi and Dark Bakura's Duel (manga)|Duel]] [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]].<ref name="d d 175" />
===Aftermath===
Since Dark Bakura lost the Shadow Game, his body was to be consumed by the darkness. The portion of Marik's consciousness that existed in Bakura's body also disappeared. Before vanishing completely, Dark Bakura warned Dark Marik that he would revive and kill him and explained that he had originally came from the darkness. Dark Marik picked up the [[Millennium Ring (manga)|Millennium Ring]], which Dark Bakura had left behind and said that defeating darkness was interesting.<ref name="d d 177" />
With a portion of his consciousness still existing in [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]], Marik possessed her and approached [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu]], to enlist her help in hiding Rishid's body from Dark Marik.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|178|ref}}</ref>
