[ Epsiode 204 ] Desparate Struggle! Mahado VS Bakura

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Inside Yami Yugi's memory world is the Egypt world 3,000 years ago. The priest Mahado alone is facing the thief Bakura in a king's tomb. Outside the tomb, the soldiers close the entrance by rocks, so the theif Bakura's followers can't get in to help him. Then a soldier makes his order to the others to lift up a plain stone tablet. The priest Mahado previously gave his words to the soldier that if there was Ka appearing on the tablet, this tomb had to be sealed forever. People know that their master has prepared to fight until the death, so they intend to response to his will by getting rid of any disturbance. Then the soldiers step down from the hill and battle against the theif Bakura's followers. All of them also bet this fight by their lives.

In the tomb, the priest greets Bakura that he has been waiting for him here. Bakura feels pleasure for this coming and claims for the millennium ring from the priest Mahado. However, Mahado refuses to submit it, also claiming that Bakura can't definitely get out off this tomb. He will use all of his power to beat Bakura here. Then both of them summon their Ka, Diabound and Illusive Magician (Genzou No Majyutsushi - First form of Black Magician). Mahado sees that Diabound looks more dreadful than before. Bakura explains that his Diabound is evolved because of increase in his hatred. On the other side, Illusive Magician of Mahado obtains greater power and grows up than before. This is because Mahado can freely release his power here without care. After that both of them declare a word "Diaha" (Ancient term of "Duel") to open the battle. Bakura begins his attack first, letting the bottom snake part of Diabound strike Illusive Magician. Anyway, Illusive Magician seems to have faster speed. It can avoid the whole Diabound's attack, and move to stay behind Diabound and Bakura. Next, Mahado lets its Illusive Magician counterattack by magic. Thus, Diabound gets the first hit and then falls down. After that, Mahdao activates the next spell of Illusive Magician which can continuously release its magic strike. Diabound is getting hit again. Bakura feels that Mahado now isn't the same magician whom he's seen before. In other words, he can feel the real strength of Mahado. For Mahado, he intends to use everything he has to defeat Bakura in this battle for his Pharaoh, no matter what.

[The Priest Mahado ]	I have been waiting for you, Bakura!
[ The Thief Bakura]	Hora...how delightful! Well...are you complying to give me your millennium ring?
[The Priest Mahado ]	I won't definitely let you touch my millennium ring. Also, it is impossible for you to live and leave here.
[ The Thief Bakura]	Ha Ha Ha! Isn't that pretty good act from a spell teacher?
[The Priest Mahado ]	I will repeat that again...IMPOSSIBLE! I will use all of my power in this fight and release my real Ka.
[ The Thief Bakura]	This guy...
[The Priest Mahado ]	This is the place where spell teachers have polished their spell from a generation to another generation. Bakura! This place will become your grave.
[ The Thief Bakura]	Are you sure that it will be as you think...!?... Diabound!
[ Bakura summons Diabound ]
[The Priest Mahado ]	That guy's Ka...Diabound's form is changed...!?
[ The Thief Bakura]	When my hatred level is increased, Diabound is evolved.
[The Priest Mahado ]	Well.. I will also release my Ka freely without care. Summon Illusive Magician (Genzou No Majyutsushi)!
[ The Thief Bakura]	Ho...your Ka also seems to have greater power than before. Anyway, it isn't still the opponent of my Diabound.
[The Priest Mahado ]	That's what I have to try.. Bakura!
[ The Thief Bakura]	Diaha! (Duel)
[The Priest Mahado ]	Diaha! (Duel)
[ The Thief Bakura]	Diabound Attack! Poison Fang Wave (Doku Ga Ren Ha - I am sorry if I didn't translate properly T_T)
[ Illusive Magician turns away from the attack and moves behind Bakura and Diabound ]
[ The Thief Bakura]	(It took a short time to move behind us)
[The Priest Mahado ]	Illusive Magician Attack! Magic Wave (Madou Ha - I am sorry if I didn't translate properly T_T). Also, increase power to Illusive Magician! Next attack it Spell Bomb! (Marendan)
[ Diabound is strongly attacked by Spell Bomb of Illusive Magician ]
[ The Thief Bakura]	(Shi.. this guy isn't the same magician I have seen before)
[The Priest Mahado ]	(Bakura, I will use all spell power I have to defeat you for Pharaoh, no matter what!)

Meanwhile, Pharaoh Yugi suddenly gets up from his sleep at his room. He feels some presentiment and doesn't understand what it means. So, he walks out to the terrace, seeing that Mahado's Ouiju shrine is glowing. Also, noticing that there is no wind, he wonders whether the glowing means a signal of fire. On the other side, the priest Isis is looking the battle of Mahado through her millennium tauk. She is also very worried about his duel now.

Back to the battle, Mahado starts getting tired while Bakura says that this warm-up time is enough. Then both of them keep on the duel. Mahado summons another Ka quitely into his Dia Diank (Duel Disk). After that, a monster is climbing on the wall and then disappears through it. Bakura hasn't realized that this is another Ka hiding itself on the wall. Next, Mahado declares the attack of Illusive Magician. While Diabound is ready for counterattack, there is another Ka coming out from one side of the wall. It attacks Diabound very quickly and then disappears into another wall. Mahado explains that this is special ability of his Ka, Shadow Gul, which can move and hide itself inside the wall (Kabe Nuke). Then he goes on the move of Illusive Magician and Shadow Gul. Both Ka together attack Diabound but Diabound finally can turn itself away from the strike of Shadow Gul. Bakura claims that Mahado can't use the same trick against him, letting Diabound catch Shadow Gul and destroy it. When Ka is destroyed, Mahado gets hurt and loses his power (Similarly, it is as if a player lose his LP in the duel). Anyway, he still declares his attack of Ilusive Magician. This time, he wonders whether he can beat Diabound. Seeing nothing, he thinks that Diabound should be survive. Yet, he sees that Diabound's diappeared. Bakura laughs and orders Diabound to attack Illusive Magician at once. Suddenly, Diabound comes out from the wall behind Mahado and Illusive Magician, hitting Illusive Magician strongly. Thus, Mahado gets more hurt and falls down on his knees by this great hit. Anyway, he is amazed by that Diabound can use special ability of Shadow Gul, movement inside the wall. Bakura explains that Diabound also has a special ability that can use ability of Ka destroyed. Mahado is very shocked by this power while Bakura is laughing with pleasure.

At Mahado's Ouiju shrine, Mana is trying to get inside while two soldiers are stopping her. They can't let anybody get in when the priest Mahado is away. So, Mana is pushed back and falls down. At the same time, Pharaoh Yugi 's reached there, giving his order to let him and Mana get in. When both of them are inside the shrine, Pharaoh asks why Mana is coming here. Mana tells her prince that she dreamed of her master. Her master seems to get hurt and is in pain, so she comes here because she would like to feel her master. Then Maha and Pharaoh see a tablet of Illusive Magician Ka glowing on the wall. Pharaoh wonders whether it means that Mahado is summonning Ka. Meanwhile, Illusive Magician of Mahado is getting a strong hit again. It seems that Diabound is stronger by special ability of Shadow Gul. When Mahado screams wih pain, Illusive Magician Ka tablet glowing at his Ouiju shrine starts cracking. Thus, both Mana and Pharaoh are very worried about Mahado and believe that something is happenning to him.

[ Mana ]	Please! Let me get inside!
[ Soldiers ]	No way! If the priest Mahado hasn't come back yet, no one can enter.
[ The soldiers push Mana until she falls down ]
[ Mana ]	Ah... What did you do!?
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Let us get in now!
[ Mana ]	Prince...!?
[ Soldiers ]	Pharaoh!... as you wish...
[ Both Mana and Pharaoh Yugi are inside Mahado's Ouiju shrine ]
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Why...Mana? What are you going to do at the Mahado's Ouiju shrine...
[ Mana ]	I have just dreamed of my master and seen that he is getting hurt and pain. When I think about his, I am too worried to sleep. So I think that if I come here, I can at least feel my master.
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Mahado is in pain..!?
[ Both Mana and Pharaoh Yugi see a tablet with Illusive Magician Ka on the wall glowing ]
[ Mana ]	The tablet!
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Does that mean...Mahado is summoning Ka?
[ Mana ]	Prince!

Everybody has been looking for the real door inside Yami Yugi's maze mind. Anyway, no one seems to get any clue of it yet. Then Jyonouchi starts complaining, telling everybody that he or she is moving in circle. Pointing to a smile face mark he did on a door, Jyonouchi claims that he has already entered it. Honda admires Jyonouchi's intellect while Anzu seems not to please with that because Jyonouchi wrote his mark inside Yami Yugi's mind. Anyway, it is apparent that people are walking around without exits. So Jyonouchi starts knocking a door, calling Yami Yugi's name. He is trying to let Yami Yugi answer him where the real door is while Anzu is trying to stop his act. At the same time, little Yugi feels something from another door behind. Seeing Yugi moving to the door, Honda asks what Yugi is going to do. In fact, Little Yugi doesn't this feeling either. He says that he feels painful when he comes closer to this door. Thus, little Yugi decides to open that door and then Jyonouchi tries to call Yami Yugi's name from outside. People see a shadow of a person behind the door. Little Yugi is shocked when he sees that the guy is Bakura. Bakura turns back with his kind face, then he turns into Yami Bakura's face, and finally transforms into a monster. Jyonouchi and Honda are very shocked by that. The monster starts releasing its fire, so people have to step out from the door quickly. When they return to the door again, behind the door is full of usual door maze. Shadi explains that the guy, Bakura, is the real enemy of Pharaoh. Little Yugi looks amazed by this real enemy.

Back to the battle, seeing that Mahado is getting more tired, the theif Bakura tells that this duel should be finished. The spell master like Mahado isn't his opponent by that level. Then Bakura starts moving to to attack by himself. Suddenly, he steps in a trap of Mahado that locks his one of his leg. Mahado tells him back that it is the actual trap which has been instailled since the beginning. Bakura's eyes are deceived by Mahado's spell. In order to defeat Bakura, Mahado has to choose the best expedient way for him. After that, Mahado activates another trap that releases many big blades into the battle. One blade destroys the trap at Bakura's leg. When released, Bakura sees that this is very dangerous. However, it means nothing to him. Bakura steps on the blades and lets them attack Mahado instead. So Mahado is in a tough situation by his own trap. Although Mahado can turn away from the blades, he has to face Diabound suddenly coming out from the wall. Then he is strongly attacked by Diabound again. Mahado screams with pain and calls Pharaoh.

On the other side, Mana and Pharaoh Yugi are riding a horse to see Mahado at the king's tomb, getting worried a lot about Mahado. Then they see thunder at far distance. Pharaoh wonders whether Mahado is there not the king's tomb. Mana remembers that the direction of the thunder is the way to the training place of spell casters. So both of them suddenly change their direction from the king's tomb to the thunder's direction instead. In front of the entrance where the soldiers are fighting against Bakura's followers, there is only a soldier left. Suddenly, Pharaoh and Mana have reached this place. Pharaoh Yugi picks up a sword on the ground, attacking one of the followers at once. He asks the soldier where Mahado is. The soldier replies that Mahado is inside the spell training place (Shuurenjyo) with Bakura. Thus, Pharaoh tells Mana to contact people at the royal palace at once. Then Mana uses a hawk fly to the royal palace. After that, Pharaoh sees that the person whom he attacked is getting up. He wonders whether these people can't die. So, he lets Mana get down from the horse, beginning to fight against Bakura's followers alone.

[ Mana ]	Prince..
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Please...Mahado. Don't push yourself too much.
[ Mana ]	Prince! That way!
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	That is...couldn't it be where Mahado is? Isn't he at the king's tomb?
[ Mana ]	That is the way to the training place of spell casters.
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Hold on yourself well...Mana!
[ Both of them continue riding according to the thunder's way ] [ They reach the entrance of the training place ]
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Where is Mahado?
[ Soldier ]	He is fighting against Bakura inside this spell training place.
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	What?
[ Mana ]	Master-Sama!
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Mana, tell people at the royal palace at once!
[ Mana ]	Hai! (Yes, Sir)
[ The Bakura's follower attacked is getting up ]
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Are they immortal? Mana...get down! .... Come on to your opponent!

At the battle, Mahado is too tired to continue the duel while Bakura knows that this should be the end of the battle. He asks for the millennium ring to end this game. Mahado thinks that he would like to see the newly ideal world of Pharaoh. I won't regret to sacrifice his body for that purpose. At the same time, the priest Seto, Akunadin, Shada and Karim, are riding their horse from the royal palace after getting the message from the hawk. However, only the priest Isis remains at the royal palace. She is crying because she sees from her millennium tauk what kind of Mahado's future will be. As she thought, Mahado is going to sacrifice himself for Pharoah. He tells Bakura that he will show him the secretly prohibited spell, sacrification his life to combine Ba and Ka together. Bakura is surprised whether Mahado can do such that thing. Then, Mahado reminds himself of his past with Pharaoh. He remembered Pharaoh's kindness very well. Before performing the last move, he gives his last message that his spirit will become Pharaoh's servant forever (Waga Tamashi, Anato No eien No Shimobe Nari). After that, his Dia Diank (Duel Disk) is broken and a blade cuts his body. The millennium ring is blown into Bakura's hand now. Even Pharaoh and all priests can feel what is happenning to Mahado. Bakura hasn't imagined that Mahado by himself would go to the death. Anyway, he is very shocked when he sees that Ka of Mahado, Illusive Magician can remain despite the fact that its own was dead. Illusive Magician, in fact, has already become Black Magician (Mahado's Life + Illusive Magician). For peace of this world and for Pharaoh, Mahado can't let Bakura alive, so he continues his last attack while Diabound is also counterattacking. This time, power of Mahado, Black Magician, seems to be greater. Both Bakura and Diabound get such a strong hit and this is the end of the battle.

At the entrance, the ground is trembling. Mana is screaming and calling her master while Bakura's followers decide to leave the place. Meanwhile, the plain stone tablet on the hill is falling down to the entrance, so Pharaoh has to pick Mana up from that way. Then both Pharaoh and Mana are very shocked when they see that an image appearing on the tabet is the image of Mahado in form of Black Magician. Mana starts crying and calling her master. Also, Pharaoh feels painful to the death of Mahado. At the same time, little Yugi can also feel sorrow of Yami Yugi. After that, all priests have just reached and see the stone tablet of Mahado. Pharaoh seems to hear Mahado's last messages "Pharaoh! I will be your servant forever".

Little Yugi can feel that Yami Yugi's heart is trembling. Shadi explains that it it because this is a maze inside Yami Yugi's mind. Thus, people get an idea how to reach Yami Yugi. They hold their hands together, close their eyes, and think of Yami Yugi in order to see where Yami Yugi is and hears Yami Yugi's voice in this maze mind. Then Yami Yugi's picture come up on their minds. People can see and feel Yami Yugi now. So they keep on thinking in order to find the real door again. Their strong feeling that they would like to see Yami Yugi finally gives them the answer. Suddenly, there is light shining up around the maze mind of Yami Yugi...

[ The Thief Bakura]	This should be the end, Mahado. Give me your millennium ring !
[The Priest Mahado ]	(Pharaoh..I would like to see your newly ideal world. For that purpose, I rejoice to give this body.)
[ The Thief Bakura]	This guy... he can still move!?
[The Priest Mahado ]	Not yet... my Ka still has something left. I will show you secret of prohibition (Kindan No Ouki). Sacrificing my own life, I can fuse Ba and Ka together.
[ The Thief Bakura]	What!?
[The Priest Mahado ]	(Mahado thinks about his past with Pharaoh) Pharaoh! My spirit will become your servant forever!
[ The Thief Bakura]	Hi! Finally, he killed himself. Ah...What? That is impossible. Why Ka of that guy...? Could he really fuse Ka and Ba together?
[The Priest Mahado ]	Bakura! For peace of people in this world and for the new ideal world of Pharaoh, you must be destroyed!
[ The Thief Bakura]	Just do it if you can! Diabound! Give the finishing blow to the death!!
[ Mahado/Black Magician ]	Magic Wave! (Madou Ha)
[ The Thief Bakura]	Spiral Wave! (Ra Sen Ha Do - I am sorry if I didn't translate it properly T_T)

To be Continued...

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>> This episode's story matches that of comic episode 293
>> Japanese scans of comic episode 293
>> Story Digest