Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 164 The Depths of Darkness ! , is the 164th chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist in the English version and the 223rd chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! in the Japanese version . Dark Marik takes control of " The Sun Dragon Ra , " and prepares to use it to kill Mai . Unable to watch his friend die , Jonouchi intervenes . Summary . Dark Marik , arms crossed , continues to chant in Hieratic as light shines from the cracks in the golden sphere hovering about him . As claws and feather - like fronds unfold , Jonouchi cries out that the sphere ' s opening up as Marik chants . Kaiba whispers " Ra ' s " name inside his head , and a thoroughly drained Mai looks up wearily . As the massive golden dragon stands behind him , Dark Marik declares that only those who can decode the Hieratic Text can command the God . He chants " Awaken and bring me victory ! Sun Dragon Ra ! " " Ra " stands with 3900 ATK and 4200 DEF . Jonouchi cries out Mai ' s name , and Dark Yugi , the Eye of Wdjat still glowing on his forehead , thinks that on Marik ' s turn , he ' ll attack , and Mai will take 3900 points of damage . If this is a Shadow Game , she ' ll really die . Dark Marik laughs , calling Mai a perfect sacrifice . Tied to the torture wheel , unable to move her arms and legs , she can ' t even place her hand on her Deck to surrender . He ' ll make it quick . Just one shot from " Ra . " Mai looks up , the strain evident on her face . Dark Marik tells Mai to become ash and spread into darkness . Jonouchi is horrified , knowing that if Marik doesn ' t stop , Mai ' s dead . Dark Yugi interrupts , yelling at Marik to stop . The Duel is over , he wins . There ' s no need to keep going . Dark Marik grins , and veins stand out on the edge of his face . He tells Yugi to keep his eyes open . Dark Marik will sacrifice the woman to the shadows , and draw out all of Yugi ' s hatred . Dark Yugi furiously calls Marik scum . Dark Marik muses that on his back is carved the Seal of Memories . It tells the location of the Pharaoh ' s memories that his family has protected for thousands of years . All so that one day , it can be presented to the resurrected soul of the king . Dark Yugi is surprised as Dark Marik continues , covering his face . For that purpose , and that purpose only , countless generations of his ancestors lived and died . Their only birthright was darkness , the depths of darkness , and a deep scar . Despair and pain , that is all . Then he suppresses a chuckle , before bursting out in mad cackles , asking if Yugi likes it . That is the trauma that dominates his other self . Darkness robbed his of his freedom , and even more darkness was born in his self - pitying heart . The pain and hatred that exists within his dark heart , these things belong to Dark Marik . Dark Yugi thinks that he knew it - Dark Marik is Marik ' s split personality . Dark Marik explains that he was born when Marik was ten years old , on the day when the rite of the Tomb Guardians was performed on him . Marik ' s father filled him with pain and sadness , until all he wanted was to die . So in order to survive , in order to keep going , Marik had to create another self - Dark Marik ( a flashback shows Marik , weeping as blood runs from the fresh scar on his back , while his shadow is that of Dark Marik . ) Dark Marik claims that from the moment he was born , he knew he would take Marik over , given time . He thinks that there was one thing that stood in his way . He can only come out when Marik is filled with rage , but that man Rishid , he calmed Marik ' s anger , and without even knowing , he sealed Dark Marik away with the carving on his face . Dark Marik was confined deep inside Marik ' s heart . Veins stand out on Dark Marik ' s face again as he states that now Rishid is gone , Dark Marik is finally the ruler of this body . Dark Yugi angrily asks what Dark Marik " wants " . Does he want the God cards ? Dark Marik replies , what does he " want " ? He has no needs . But if Yugi really wants an answer , Dark Marik wants to destroys , all light , all order , and all life besides his own . He wants to destroy everything . Destruction is his only pleasure ! Destruction gives birth to his world . The dark world ! Dark Yugi can only think Marik ' s name in cold fury . Jonouchi loses it , and dashes for the elevator to the platform , thinking that before Marik can attack , he ' ll get Mai out of there . Dark Marik declares that he will sacrifice this miserable woman . Jonouchi dashes around the corner to Isono , and grabs him by the tie , telling him to lower the Duel stage . Isono refuses , protesting that they can ' t let a third party interfere with a Duel . Jonouchi swears and pushes Isono aside , telling him to get out of his way . Isono warns him that he ' ll be disqualified , but Jonouchi isn ' t listening , and he desperately examines the switches , screaming Mai ' s name inside his head . Trapping in " Viser Des " and " Viser Shock , " Mai apologizes to Jonouchi . It ' s over for her . Dark Marik orders " Ra " to burn that woman , and the mighty Egyptian God roars . Dark Yugi screams Mai ' s name silently . " Ra " rises into the air , hovering over the field as a fireball builds under the arch connecting its shoulders , then fire flows into its mouth . With its 3900 ATK easily eclipsing Mai ' s 1300 Life Points , Dark Marik orders " The Sun Dragon Ra " to attack with " God Blaze Cannon . " Anzu and Shizuka cry out Mai ' s name , while Kaiba watches impassively . Dark Marik tells Mai to die as Mai grits her teeth in frustration . Jonouchi , having made his way up , leaps in front of Mai , yelling at her yo get out of here . Mai is shocked to see Jonouchi , and Anzu and Shizuka are both horrified to see Jonouchi up there . Mai angrily asks Jonouchi what he ' s doing , telling him to move ; he ' ll get hit . Jonouchi tells her to shut up ; he can ' t just watch his friend get killed . Mai states that she still has Life Points left , and she can ' t turn her back on an opponent . Jonouchi asks if she ' s crazy , telling her to hurry up and get out of there . Mai sadly states that it ' s no use . She can ' t move . Jonouchi tries removing Mai from the torture monsters , but he can ' t . He protests that he knows the torture thing isn ' t real but a virtual reality , but Mai ' s body won ' t budge . He wonders if this is Marik ' s Shadow Game . Then he gulps as the light of " Ra ' s " flames grows larger behind him , and Mai yells at Jonouchi that he needs to get out of here , he still has a Duel to fight . Jonouchi yells that he doesn ' t care . Mai is touched by his statement , thinking that he came back to get her , just like the last time . It made her happy that he called her a friend . She begs Jonouchi not to throw his life away and run , thanking him mentally . Jonouchi doesn ' t budge , and Mai thinks that the reason she entered this tournament was so she could fight Jonouchi once again . That ' s the only way she knows to let Jonouchi know how she fells . . . " Ra " finally attacks , a cannon - blast of flame erupting from its terrible jaws and striking - Dark Yugi . As Jonouchi and Mai cry out their friend ' s name , Dark Yugi , having taken the full force of the " God Blaze Cannon " on his back , grits his teeth in pain . Dark Marik laughs loudly at seeing Yugi in pain , and Dark Yugi turns his head to look at Marik , telling him that he ' ll take all of Marik ' s hatred and anger on his back . But he swears , he ' ll send Dark Marik back to the darkness ! Featured Duels : Mai Kujaku VS Dark Marik . Turn 8 : Dark Marik < br > Dark Marik has just taken control of " The Sun Dragon Ra . " ( 3900 / 4200 ) Dark Marik attacks Mai directly . Even though Dark Yugi blocks the attack itself , Mai still technically loses . ( Mai : 0 ) Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Production History . This chapter was originally printed in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in Japanese . Its first English release was in the Shonen Jump magazine . It has been reprinted in Japanese in volume 25 of the tankōbon . It has been reprinted in English in volume 18 of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist tankōbon .