The duel between Titan and Judai is continued. Judai has remained 2000 LP while Titan has remained full 4000 LP. In the previous turn, Titan could destroy all of Judai's monsters on the field. Due to shadow power of the millennium puzzle, Judai's body starts disappearing again following his losing LP. Thus, Judai is getting much exhausted.

Mirage of Nightmare Magic Card

Turn is still with Judai. He activates a magic card [Mirage of Nightmare - Akuma No Shinkiro], setting additional two reversed cards and ending his turn. Come to Titan's move. When time enters Titan's standby phase, Judai activates the effect of Mirage of Nightmare. By its effect, Judai can draw cards from his deck until he has 4 cards on hand in the opponent's standby phase. After that, Titan declares the attack of Terrorking Archfiend (2000) against Judai directly. At this moment, Judai opens his reversed trap card [Holy Barrier Mirror Force - Seinaru Barrier Mirror Force]. This trap affects every monster on Titan's field, so the special effect of Terrorking Archfiend, roulette dice, is invalid; Terrorking Archfiend isn't a direct target.

Genocide King Demon (4/2000/1500)
	If there are no Monster cards on your Field with [Demon] in their names, you can't Normal Summon or Reverse Summon this card. This card's controller pays 800 Life Points during each of his or her Standby Phases. If this card is targeted with a card effect controlled by your opponent, roll 1 six-sided die. If the roll is a 2 or 5, that effect is negated and destroyed. The effects of Effect Monsters destroyed by this one as a result of Battle are negated.

Desrook Archfiend Monster Card

In addition, by the effect of Holy Barrier Mirror Force, Terrorking Archfiend and Infernalqueen Archfiend are all destroyed. However, Titan hasn't been worried at all, claiming that his victory remains the same. Next, he plays the special effect of his monster [Desrook Archfiend ~ Death Rook Demon 3/1100/1800]. As a result of its effect, when Terrorking Archfiend is destroyed and put into the cemetery, Titan can put Desrook Archfiend into his cemetery to regenerate Terrorking Archfiend onto the field. In other words, putting Desrook Archfiend into his graveyard, Titan resummons Genocide King Demon onto the field in an attack mode. Meanwhile, Tian activates the effect of his field magic card, Pandemonium , that allows him to take a Demon-type monster from his deck into his hand.

Pandemonium
	Life Payments during the Standby Phase for Monsters with [Demon] in their names don't have to be paid. If a Monster card with [Demon] in its name is destroyed other than as a result of Battle and goes to the Cemetery, you can choose 1 Monster card with [Demon] in its name with a level less than that card from your deck and put it into your hand.

Then, Titan declares the attack of Terrorking Archfiend (2000) direcly to Judai, who has no wall monster left. At this point, Hayato is worried whether Judai (2000) will end up by this attack. Suddenly, Judai opens another reversed magic card [Emergency Provisions - Hijyoo Shoku]. By its effect, Judai can recover his LP by 1000 points for each trap or magic card sent into the cemetery. Sending his magic card, Mirage of Nightmare, into his graveyard, Judai's LP goes up to 3000 (2000+1000). Therefore, when he gets the direct attack of Genocide King Demon, his LP goes down to 1000 (3000-2000); Judai hasn't been defeated yet. Hayato is amazed by Judai's struggling. Also, Judai has just realized and accepted the real strenght of Titan. According to rule of the shadow game, some parts of Judai's body must be disappeared. Thus, Titan takes out his millennium puzzle and activates its power against Judai again. Now, Judai's right hand has been disappeared.

Turn is returned to Judai. Drawing a card, he plays a magic card [Return of Warrior - Senshi No Seika] that allows him to place a Warrior-type monster from his cemetery onto his hand. Therefore, he takes E-Hero Featherman from his graveyard into his hand. After that, he fuses E-Hero Featherman and Burst Lady from his hand to summon [E-Hero Flame Wingman 8/2100/1800]. Judai declares the attack of E-Hero Flame Wingman against Terrorking Archfiend at once. When Terrorking Archfiend is destroyed, Titan's LP decreases to 3900 (4000+2000-2100). As a result of the special effect of E-Hero Flame Wingman, it can deal direct damage to Titan equal to the attack points of Terrorking Archfiend. This means Titan has to receives the total 2000 attack points of Terrorking Archfiend. Thus, his LP more goes down to 1900 (3900-2000). Because this is the shadow game, some parts of Titan's body, right arm and left leg, are disappeared.

Again, Titan still has some Demon-type cards on his hand. Thus, he discards Desrook Archfiend from his hand into his graveyard to regenerate Terrorking Archfiend from the cemetery onto the field. Of course, Judai is getting very annoyed. No matter how much he has tried to destroy Genocide King Demon, it could still be regenerated. Anyway, his turn hasn't finished yet. He summons normally [Dark Catapulter 4/1000/1500] into a defense mode, ending his turn.

Swift Lightning Demon Skull Monster Card

Come to Titan's turn. He declares confidently that he will let Judai see a hell in this turn. Drawing a card, Titan sacrifices Terrorking Archfiend to summon [Swift Lightning Demon King - Jinrai No Maou Skull Demon 6/2500/1200]. Continuously, he declares the attack of Swift Lightning Demon King against E-Hero Flame Wingman at once. Therefore, when E-Hero Flame Wingman is gone, Judai's LP decreases to 600 (1000+2100-2500). Again, Titan activates the shadow power of the millennium puzzle, so some parts of Judai's body are more disappeared. At this moment, Judai starts fainting and can not stand straight. Although his friends try to call him, he is still losing his consciousness. Finally, Judai falls on his knees and his consciousness is gone. Then, his deck begins to glow.

Inside darkness, Judai hears the voice of Hane Kuriboh. A small light comes out from his deck, flying around and lighting the duel field. The light recovers Judai from fainting. As Judai gains his consciousness back, noticing that both his and Titan's bodies haven't been disappeared. However, when Judai opens his eyes and returns to the normal field, he doesn't understand when he sees that some parts of his and Titan's bodies are still missing. Thus, he asks Hayato to confirm whether their missing parts of the bodies are on the opposite site of each other. When Hayato agrees to it, Judai has seemingly realized everything.

Understanding the trick that Titan has used, Judai draws a card and continues his turn. Meanwhile, Titan is surprised by that Judai can still go on the duel. Judai activates the special ability of Dark Catapulter. Removing E-Hero Featherman from the game, he can destroy a magic or trap card on the field. Certainly, Judai decides to destroy Titan's field magic card, Pandemonium . When Pandemonium is destroyed, the field returns to the normal ground. After that, Titan tries to activate the power of this millennium puzzle again. Suddenly, Judai throws his E-Hero Featherman, which was removed from the game, toward the activated millennium puzzle. The card pierces into the millennium puzzle. When the millennium cracks, Judai's and Titan's bodies return normal.

Sho and Hayato don't understand what is going on, so Judai explains the entire truth. Titan is, in fact, a liar and a cheater. That he can use the shadow power and that their bodies were disappeared weren't real. Perhaps, Titan may use some tricks to create many fake things, and the trick , perhaps, relates to the roulette trick. Titan tries to argue that he is the real player of the shadow game; thus, Judai would like to test him by asking how many millennium items there are. Seemingly, Titan can give the correct answer of 7 items, yet he still misses. Titan accidently says that he holds one of the seven millennium puzzles. At this point, Judai can catch him that Titan is, in fact, the cheater. Although there are seven millennium items, not every item is the millennium puzzle. Judai had seen them by his own eyes through the images on the wall previously. In other words, each millennium item is different, so that Titan said "the seven millennium puzzles" shows that Titan doesn't know exactly about the fact of the seven millennium items. When everything has been revealed, this game means nothing anymore. Thus, Titan thinks to run away while Judai tries to catch him up. There is no doubt for Judai that the millennium puzzle is fake, so Judai starts running after Titan. Suddenly, there is a lot of light shining from surrounding statues toward the middle of the duel field. When the light is combined together, there appears a big light sign of millennium eye [The Wedjet Eye of Ra] on the ground. Both Judai and Tian are very amazed by what is going to happen.

Sho	Big Brother's body has totally been recovered.
Judai	As I have thought, this guy is a cheater using the fake shadow game. He might use some trick/magic to confuse us. That we saw the body disappearing wasn't exactly true. Thus, we could see agony. Perhaps, it was because of some mechanism about the roulette.
Titan	What a measure! I am exactly the shadow game....
Judai	So, you should know this exactly, right. How many millennium items are there?
Titan	The number of the millennium items!?
Judai	Why don't you try to answer?
Titan	That is..seven.
Judai	He....
Titan	Seven!
Hayato	He got it right.
Titan	Hi hi hi...well...you should have already understood by now. I am the real user of the shadow game. I am also the only one in this world who holds one of the seven millennium puzzles.
Judai	Hi...I am sorry to you. Although there are, in fact, the seven millennium items, not every item is the millennium puzzle. You dug a grave for yourself. You are actually a cheater who confuses people.
Titan	My start doesn't seem effective. Also, to continue dueling against you seems to mean nothing.
Judai	As I have thought, it is the fake millennium puzzle. Wait!

Titan and Judai are pulled into a shadow realm. Judai thinks that Titan is playing some trick again, yet Titan refuses and claims that he hasn't done anything. A large number of scary small monsters come closer, trying to attack them. Then these monsters try to consume Titan's body while Titan is frightened and asks for help. As Judai is surprised, he is getting attacked by the monsters, too. Suddenly, Hane Kuriboh comes out from Judai's duel disk and defends him. Judai has just realized that these monsters are afraid of Hane Kuriboh that also previously saved him from the fake shadow game of Titan. However, Titan has already been consumed by the dark monsters. His personality was then totally changed. As Judai is worried about him, Titan says that the real shadow game is going to start from now on. Judai is wondering whether Titan, who was previously trying to run away, is still playing the fake shadow game agian. Nevertheless, Titan tells him that after the shadow game is activated, nobody can run away and until it is finished. Then Titan's Swift Lightning Demon Skull, and Judai's Dark Catapulter reappear on their sides of the fields. Anyway, Judai is worried by going on the duel at all, claiming that this turn is still his. He plays a magic card [Monster Reincarnation - Shisha Tensei]. It allows Judai to discard a card from his hand into the graveyard and to take back a monster from his cemetery onto his hand. Thus, Judai selects to take back [E-Hero Sparkman 4/1600/1400] from his graveyard and summons it in a defense mode. After that, he ends his turn.

When time goes to Titan's standby phase, Judai claims that without the ability of Pandemonium , Titan has to pay his LP to remain his Demon monster. Therefore, Titan pays 500 LP for the tribute, and his LP goes down to 1400 (1900-500). Then Titan declares the attack of Swift Lightning Demon Skull against Dark Catapulter. Setting a reversed card and summoning [Desrook Archfiend ~ Death Rook Demon 3/1100/1800] in an attack position, Titan ends his turn.

Time is back to Judai. Hane Kuribou turns to look at Judai, so Judai tells it not to be worried. No matter what, he will win this game. Drawing a card, Judai starts considering the situation carefully. He has only 600 LP left. If Titan attacks in the next turn, Judai will be defeated definitely. Then he changes the position of E-Hero Sparkman into an attack position. Next, he plays an equipment magic card [Spark Gun] and equips it with Sparkman. By its effect, Judai can change the mode of 1 a monster on the field. This effect can be used more than once; however, if used 3 times, this card is destroyed. Titan understands that Judai is going to play this effect against Swift Lightning Demon Skull to change it into a defense mode with 1200 defense points. As a result, he prepares to play the special ability of Swift Lightning Demon Skull; if it becomes a target, a dice can be rolled to negate the effect.

Skull Archfiend of Lightning 6/2500/1200
	This card's controller pays 500 Life Points during each of his or her Standby Phases. If this card is targeted with a card effect controlled by your opponent, roll 1 six sided die. If the roll is a 1, 3 or 5, that effect is negated and destroyed.

Nevertheless, Judai says that his target isn't Swift Lightning Demon Skull. He then declares the normal attack of Sparkman (1600) against Desrook Archfiend (1100). Therefore, Titan's LP goes down to 900 (1400+1100-1600). After that, he activates the effect of Spark Gun to change his own monster, Sparkman, into a defense mode again. Titan has just realized that Judai was trying to defend himself. Once time goes into Judai's end phase, Titan's face-down permanent trap card [Battle Scarred - Chi No Kokuin] is activated.

Next, time enters Titan's standby phase. Titan once activates the ability of Battle Scarred. Selecting a Demon-Type monster on the field, Titan can make Judai pay his LP equal to the amount that Titan has to pay for his Demon monster. In other words, Titan has to pay 500 LP to remain his Swift Lightning Demon Skull, so does Judai. Therefore, Titan's LP goes down to 400 (900-500) while Judai's LP goes down to 100 (600-500). Seeing fewer LP of Judai, surrounding scary monsters are trying to keep on their attack against him. However, Hane Kuriboh still blocks them for Judai. Judai tells Hane Kuriboh not to be worried again. He hasn't given up yet. After that, Titan declares the attack of Swift Lightning Demon Skull to destroy Sparkman. Continuously, Titan sets up another reversed card, playing a magic card [Double Magic]. By its effect, Titan can discard a magic card from his hand into the cemetery and plays a magic card from Judai's cemetery. Thus, Titan decides to select Emergency Provisions from Judai's graveyard. By its effect, Titan can gain 1000 per magic card discarded into the graveyard. As a result, Titan sacrificed the face-down magic card on field to recover his LP; his LP now goes up to 1400 (400+1000). At this moment, Titan says that Judai has no card left on his hand. If Judai is attacked by Swift Lightning Demon Skull, his LP will decrease to 0, Judai has to sacrifice his soul as a loser.

E-Hero Bubbleman Monster Card

Judai understands the situation very well, so he has to bet by his last draw. Turn is back to Judai. He draws the final card and gets [E-Hero Bubbleman 4/800/1200]. By its effect, it can be summoned specially onto the field in an attack mode if it is the only card on his hand. Also, when it is summoned and becomes the only card on the field, Judai can draw additional 2 cards. Accordingly, summoning E-Hero Bubbleman specially and drawing two cards, Judai plays a magic card [Bubble Shuffle]. By its effect, Judai can change the position of E-Hero Bubbleman and a monster on Titan's field. Then, sacrificing Bubbleman, Judai can summon a E-Hero monster from his hand. Anyway, when Swift Lightning Demon Skull becomes a target, Titan activates its special effect. The roulette dice is rolled. If the result is 1, 3, or 5, any effect against Swift Lightning Demon Skull is invalid. Meanwhile, Judai is getting worried about his fate. The propability is 50% (chance to get 2, 4, or 6). Then, Judai gets it. The result of the roll is 2, so the effect of Bubble Shuffle is valid. Certainly, Titan is getting surprised. Bubbleman and Swift Lightning Demon Skull turn into the defense position with equal 1200 defense points. According to another ability of Bubble Shuffle, Judai sacrifices E-Hero Bubbleman to summon [E-Hero Edgeman 7/2600/1400]. By the special effect of E-Hero Edgeman, when it attacks a monster in a defense position with lower defense points, it can deal damage equal to the difference directly to the player. Thus, when E-Herp Edgeman destroys defending Swift Lightning Demon Skull, the difference of 1400 (2600-1200) deals directly to Titan; Titan's LP decreases to 0 (1400-1400).

When Titan is defeated, his body is swallowed by the surrounding monsters. At this moment, Titan has just gained his own consciousness, and realized the real existence of the shadow game. While Judai is getting amazed, Hane Kuriboh shows him the way out from the shadow realm. Hayato and Sho are glad to see that Judai is safe. Meanwhile, Hayato suddenly feels that he can hear the voice of Hane Kuriboh. While he is getting amazed by the voice, the shadow realm starts disappearing. Judai tries to hold the casket of Asuka so that Asuka won't be absorbed into to the shadow realm. Then everything is absorbed into the dark hole of the shadow realm. Judai understands that everything was the miracle trick of Titan, getting very impressed. Hayato is still wondered by the duel monster voice that he just heard. Sho asks Judai what was happenning to him. Judai doesn't understand either. He thinks that Titan has already returned after he was defeated.

Asuka wakes up and finds herself safely with Judai and the others outside the dorm. Judai tells her not to be worried at all, returning Akuka her card and the picture of her brother. Judai says sorry to Asuka since he could find only one thing relating to her brother. Asuka is amazed by that Judai, in fact, observed the dorm to find some clues about her brother. Then the sun rises. Judai, Hayato, and Sho say good bye to Asuka and hurry to return to their dorm. Asuka just appreciates Judai's act and looks at her brother's memorable picture

to be continued...

[ Judai's deck list]
[ Titan's deck list]