Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 155 The Cursed Bloodline ! , also known as " The Clan ' s Revenge ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the 155th chapter of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist manga and the 214th chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! in the Japanese version . Rishid Summons the guardian of the " Royal Temple , " the " Mystical Beast of Selket . " Jonouchi is driven back , but refueses to go down without a fight . His words cause Rishid to remember the days of his and Marik ' s childhood . Summary . Rishid declares that the great scorpion God has risen . Sweatdropping , Jonouchi protests that he ' s got to be kidding as he looks at the scorpion monster . Rishid thinks to himself that " Selket " is only a demigod who proects the true God within the shrine , " The Sun Dragon Ra . " The score stands with Jonouchi only on 50 Life Points compared to " Marik ' s " 1600 . He wonders how he can fight a monster this powerful , and what should he do . Honda is horrified , wondering how Jonouchi ' s going to get out of this one . Dark Yugi thinks that Jonouchi has three monsters , but none of them are a match for " Selket ' s " 2500 ATK . The effects of the " Swords of Revealing Light " will wear off on Jonouchi ' s turn , but if he doesn ' t have some sort of plan by then , " Selket " will mercilessly destroy his monsters . Mai tells Jonouchi not to be a wuss , and Shizuka cheers him on , telling her brother that " Selket ' s " not that tough . Jonouchi promptly asks if they know what they ' re asking . Look at that thing ! Mai gets serious and turns to Yugi , asking if he knows what ' s in the box that " Selket ' s " guarding . Dark Yugi admits he was wondering the same thing , and Mai asks " You don ' t think it ' s . . . " Dark Yugi finished by thinking " a God card . " But if his hunch is right , " Marik " shouldn ' t have that card . He muses on " something you can show , but can ' t see " as he looks at the box . Rishid himself asks Marik why he placed the God card in his Deck . Marik snickers , pointing out that Rishid is his shadow and double , that is why he ' s allowed to hold a God card . He needs it to pretend to be Marik . Rishid begins to ask if the card is . . . and Marik replies that it too is a double , a fake copy , a counterfeit " Sun Dragon Ra . " Rishid is shocked as Marik explains that with the Ghouls rare card duplication technology , even God cards can be mass produced . Of course , his " Ra " is the original card . Rishid is still uneasy , and Marik knows what he ' s thinking . Misfortune falls on anyone who dares use a counterfeit God card . A number of Ghoul Duelists experimented by playing with Decks of counterfeit God cards , but the results were not pretty . Some lost their minds , some were crippled , some even died the moment they Summoned God . Perhaps it was the Gods ' curse , who knows , Marik says . After more experiments , one fact became clear . Counterfeit God cards react to the hearts of their wielder . The were no Duelists in the experimental group with the strength of heart to control a copy of God . But a descendant of the Tomb Guardians might succeed . He tells Rishid that the strong heart he gained living with his family , living as one of the Tomb Guardians , will allow him to control the false God . Rishid is floored by his master ' s trust , but he doesn ' t believe that he needs God ' s help to win this Duel . He ends his turn ( unable to attack with " Selket " since he Special Summoned it . ) He reminds Jonouchi that it ' s been three turns , so the " Swords of Revealing Light " disappear . Dark Yugi yells his friend ' s name , and Mai asks if there isn ' t anything Jonouchi can do , a card that can beat " Selket ? " Jonouchi draws , but he doesn ' t have a high - level monster or a Spell Card to turn this around . He switches all his monsters to Defense Position and ends his turn . Rishid thinks that he must strike , and on his turn , attacks " Jinzo " with " Selket . " " Selket ' s " claws grab " Jinzo " and the scorpion monster gobbles " Jinzo " up , much to the horror of everyone present - even Dark Yugi is unnerved . Rishid admits to the unpleasentness of the attack , but it ' s " Selket ' s " special ability , it takes enemies inside of itself , and adds half of their attack points to its own . " Selket " rears up , the eye on its back elongating as its ATK increases to 3700 . Honda is surprised that " Selket " can absorb other monsters ' attack points , and Mai adds that Jonouchi better do something or it ' ll keep getting stronger forever . Dark Yugi begs Jonouchi not to panic , but Jonouchi ' s already panicking ; he can ' t do anything on this turn . He ends his turn , and Rishid orders " Selket " to eat " The Legendary Fisherman " and grow stronger . " Selket " gulps down the " Fisherman ' s " whale , while clutching the " Fisherman " himself in its claw , its ATK rising to 4625 . Jonouchi sadly apologizes to Ryota and Esper Roba for losing the cards they gave him . Honda yells Jonouchi ' s name , and Mai tells Jonouchi not to give up and to trust in his next card . Shizuka begs her brother to win , and she covers her eyes , thinking that she can ' t watch anymore . Jonouchi glances at her , and tells his little sister to look at him , and not to cover her eyes . He might lose , but watch until the end . Shizuka uncovers her eyes , and Jonouchi tells her she found a light in the darkness , a light called courage , so don ' t hide in the dark anymore . Shizuka agrees , and Jonouchi gives her the thumbs up . Jonouchi ' s words have touched Rishid , and he muses on them , thinking that it is the story of his life too . It began in a deep , dark place . It was the Ishtar couple who found him abandoned near a well 25 years ago . They raised him deep underground out of the sight of the common people , staring at one point of unreachable light . When he was four , he accidentially overheard the Ishtar family secret , the reason why they lived underground . It was their duty to protect two Millennium Item s lying deep in the darkness , and the king ' s secret , guarded for 3000 years . Mrs . Ishtar suggested to Mr . Ishtar that if they are not blessed with a boy , perhaps the rite of the Tomb Guardians could be performed on Rishid . She suggested that they accept him as their own child when he became ten . Ishtar remained silent , breaking his bread , and Rishid wondered what they meant . A year later , the Ishtar couple was blessed with a daughter , their disappointment intense . Then , four years later , Master Marik was born , though his mother died giving birth . Marik is shown being raised towards the moon by his father , as Rishid reflects that he was the last heir of the Tomb Guardians , that lineage of darkness . And so , time passed . . . Marik is shown sitting , reading his books , when he suddenly asks Rishid ( his face still unscarred ) if he knows what the " Rite of the Tomb Guardians " is . Rishid admits that he doesn ' t , and Marik replies that of course he doesn ' t , cuase he ' s never seen Marik ' s father ' s back . The Rite of the Tomb Guardians is a ritual performed on the eldest son . The heir to the bloodline has the secrets of the king ' s memories carved into their backs . From that day forward , they protect the secret with their life . Next week is Marik ' s tenth birthday , and they ' re going to perform the ritual on him . He asks if Rishid knows how much it hurts . They say the pain is so bad , you scream for a month . He angrily wonders why he has to go through it , he doesn ' t want to . He asks Rishid if he ' ll do the ritual in Marik ' s place , as he ' s always taken care of him . Plus then , he ' ll be accepted as part of the family . Rishid agrees to do so . Later he went to Ishtar , requesting to do the ritual and vowing to protect the honor and traditions of the Tomb Guardians . Ishtar asks if Marik talked Rishid into this , but Rishid claims that it was his own decision . Ishtar states that Rishid is just a servant , but Rishid continues , he has one wish , when the ritual is done ; may he call Ishtar " father ? " Ishtar yells at him to shut up . Rishid is not the rightful heir of the Ishtar family . He could never perform the ritual . And if he ever speaks of their family ' s secreat again . Ishtar will cut off Rishid ' s tongue and kill him . Rishid is horrified at the words . Rishid remembers that the day of the ritual arrived , as a knife was heated in a candle flame to sterilize it , and the images were cut into Marik ' s back as he begged them to stop , biting down on a leather - wrapped dowel . As Marik continued to scream , Rishid heated his own knife , thinking his master ' s name . After the ritual was complete , Marik , his torso wrapped in bandages , staggered to the room where Rishid sat , angrily asking Rishid who to hate for this . Then he gasped in horror as he saw Rishid ' s face , dripping with blood from the scar he ' d carved over the left side . Rishid states that if he cannot take Marik ' s pain , then at least allow him to swear his allegiance to Marik ' s family with this scar . Marik , with blood leaking through his bandage , calls it good , and he likes it ( even as his eyes fill with tears ) . Because even before Marik was born , Rishid ' s always been his shadow . As the KaibaCorp airship soars through the sky , Marik tells Rishid that they will eliminate Yugi and everyone who stands in their way . This is the revenge of the clan of the Tomb Guardians . Featured Duels : Katsuya Jonouchi vs . Rishid . Turn 20 : Rishid < br > Rishid has just Summoned " Mystical Beast of Selket . " ( 2500 / 2000 ) Turn 21 : Jonouchi < br > Jonouchi draws , then switches " Jinzo " to Defense Position . Turn 22 : Rishid < br > Rishid draws , then attacks and destroys " Jinzo " with " Selket . " The effect of " Selket " increases its ATK by half of the destroyed " Jinzo ' s " ATK . ( ATK : 3700 ) Turn 23 : Jonouchi < br > Jonouchi draws , and passes . Turn 24 : Rishid < br > Rishid draws . He attacks " The Legendary Fisherman " with " Selket " and destroys it . The effect of " Selket " increases its ATK by half of the destroyed " The Legendary Fisherman ' s " ATK . ( ATK : 4625 ) " Duel continues in the next chapter . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Production history . The Cursed Bloodline ! is the 155th chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist . In the Japanese manga it is the 214th chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! . It was first printed in Japanese in the V Jump magazine . It was reprinted in volume 24 of the Japanese graphic novels and volume 17 of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist graphic novels in English .