Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 024 " Swords of Light " , known as " Pursuit of Light ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - fourth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " manga and the eighty - third chapter of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " in the Japanese version . It was first released in the " Weekly Jump " magazine . It has been reprinted in volume 3 of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " and volume 6 of the bunkoban . Summary . Dark Yugi has just played " Swords of Revealing Light " , preventing the Player Killer of Darkness ' monsters from attack ing and also removing the darkness , allowing him to see the monsters . Dark Yugi said that the Player Killer no longer had anywhere to hide and asked if he was ready as his life ended in two turns . The Player Killer worries that Dark Yugi will attack his exposed monsters , but compares Yugi ' s one monster " Curse of Dragon " to his three , " Barox " , " King of Yamimakai " and " Dark Chimera " , which despite being trapped by the swords were still powerful . He thinks Dark Yugi ' s prediction of him losing in two turns was ridiculous . Regardless he opts not to let his guard down . In preparation for the chance that Dark Yugi might Summon a more powerful monster , he activates the card he just drew , " Yellow Luster Shield " , creating a defensive barrier around monsters . He got it to surround " Castle of Dark Illusions " and subsequently all his monsters underneath it , raising their DEF by 600 . The DEF of " Castle of Dark Illusions " , " Dark Chimera " , " King of Yamimaki " and " Barox " rose to 3100 , 2500 , 2900 and 2800 respectively . He laughed and asked if Dark Yugi still believed he could win in two turns . While his friends worried about what he would do , Dark Yugi smiles and asks if the Player Killer realizes that he just exposed his weakness . Having analyzed his strategy since the beginning of the Duel , Dark Yugi has concluded that the Player Killer is a coward , who cannot do anything without first making sure that it is safe . The Player Killer furiously asks Dark Yugi if he just called him a coward . Dark Yugi confirms and elaborates that he cowers in the dark and when that does not work , he uses a shield . He is not surprised that the Player Killer managed to beat the Duelists whom he ambushed in their sleep and forced into battle . The Player Killer issues a death threat , but Dark Yugi is unfazed and claims to have predicted that the Player Killer would use a shield . He stands by his prediction that the Player Killer will die in two turns and tells him that he cannot escape that fate . Dark Yugi Summons " Gaia the Fierce Knight " and activates the face - down card he played earlier , " Polymerization " . He fuses " Gaia " with " Curse of Dragon " , creating " Gaia the Dragon Champion " . He then ends his turn , vowing that " Gaia " will defeat the Player Killer on his next turn . Since " Gaia the Dragon Champion " has only 2600 ATK , the Player Killer suspects that Dark Yugi is bluffing as it is not strong enough to defeat his defensive monsters . However , he still finds it unsettling that Dark Yugi is smiling . He thinks that he just needs to survive Dark Yugi ' s next attack , then " Swords of Revealing Light " will disappear , allowing his monsters to attack for the win . Still cautious , he decides to strengthen his defense even further , so he Summons " Metal Guardian " in Defense Mode outside the shield . It has 2800 DEF and he now believes his monsters to be untouchable . Dark Yugi calls him pathetic for only worrying about being safe from attack . The Player Killer angrily calls him a fool and says that after he lives through Dark Yugi ' s next attack , he will attack him with everything . However Dark Yugi says that it is too late ; he is already caught in his trap . He explains that security can be a trap and the more the Player Killer has protected himself , the more he has cut off escape . Dark Yugi begins his turn , which he says will be the last turn . He Summons " Catapult Turtle " and mounts " Gaia the Dragon Champion " on its catapult to be fired towards a target . He says that the speed of the catapult will increase the ATK of " Gaia " , meaning this will be a mighty blow . The Player Killer of Darkness claims that it is no use ; his monsters are protected by " Yellow Luster Shield " and " Metal Guardian " and that " Metal Guardian " should be enough to stop the catapult . However Dark Yugi points out that he did not say he was firing at those monsters and his true target is the castle . With 3100 DEF , the Player Killer thinks it is impossible for anything to break through it . As " Gaia the Dragon Champion is fired , its ATK becomes 3100 . " Gaia " hits " Castle of Dark Illusions " directly , but is killed in the process , causing Dark Yugi to lose Life Points equal to half his ATK , dropping him to 300 . The flotation ring around the castle is shattered , while the castle itself remains unharmed . The Player Killer laughs that Dark Yugi could not do it after all , as he failed to beat him this turn . He gets ready to attack on his turn as the " Swords of Revealing Light " disappear . However Dark Yugi laughs and asks if the Player Killer realizes why his castle is still floating without its ring . He says that the reason he played " Swords of Revealing Light " was not to see the Player Killer ' s ugly monsters , causing the Player Killer to realize that the swords are what is keeping the castle afloat . As he ends his turn , the swords fade away , causing the castle to fall . The Player Killer urges his monsters to run . However they are barricaded by the " Yellow Luster Shield " and the castle drops onto them . The monsters are destroyed as a result and the Player Killer ' s Life Points drop to 0 . Dark Yugi inflicts a Penalty Game on the Player Killer , causing him to believe he is standing on the trapdoor of gallows . The trapdoor opens and he is hanged . Dark Yugi exclaims that it is said that pride comes before the fall and tells the Player Killer to fall into true darkness . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards that debuted here are in italics .