Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 158 Darkness Awakens ! , also known as " Awakening Darkness ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the 158th chapter of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist manga and the 217th chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! in the Japanese version . With Rishid falling comatose , Marik ' s dark side emerges , while the outcome of the Duel is still to be decided . Summary . Marik hunches over in pain , clutching his head . Rishid , his eyes barely open , begs Marik not to awaken that side of himself , and he slumps to the ground , whispering " no . . . " Marik ' s body glows as the top layer of his hair spikes up , and he lowers his arms with a neutral expression on his face , the Eye of Wdjat glowing on his forehead . Rishid sees Ishtar and the younger Marik , both clad in the garb of the Ghouls . Ishtar comments that Rishid failed to command God . He never had the blood of their clan . The two figures walk away . In Jonouchi ' s dreams , he hears his voice . Anzu yells at him to wake up , while Honda tells Jonouchi to get up . Bakura , Otogi , and Yugi are also standing above Jonouchi , all in school uniform as Jonouchi snoozes at his desk . He sleepily asks if it ' s time for his paper route , to Anzu ' s confusion , and Honda yells that he ' s been sleeping since fifth period . He tells Jonouchi to stop sleep talking . School ' s already over . Yugi asks Jonouchi if he forgot what day it is . Today ' s the day of the Duel Monsters tournament at Domnio Toysaurus . Jonouchi freaks , remembering as he digs in his bag . Anzu snidely comments that he ' s been talking about being the best Duelist in town . Jonouchi brings out his Deck and shows the group his Duel Disk , stating that he didn ' t forget . Honda sweatdrops , asking if Jonouchi has anything in his schoolbag besides his lunch and collectable card game gear . Jonouchi angrily retorts that a real Duelist travels light . Right on cue , he sees Kaiba , also in uniform with his own Duel Disk and his briefcase , who smirks , calling Jonouchi a scrub Duelist . Jonouchi lunges after Kaiba , but Yugi manages to hold him back . Jonouchi thinks that he ' ll beat Kaiba one of these days . His friends tell him they don ' t have much time , startling Jonouchi and causing him to drop his cards . Jonouchi quickly starts picking them up , and his friends share looks of embaressment , with Anzu calling him a klutz . They all pitch in , and Jonouchi checks his Deck to make sure that ' s all of them . His friends tell him to hurry up , and Jonouchi agrees ; he ' ll be right there . He rises from his desk , getting to his feet as his friends smile . . . . . . Jonouchi stands on his feet atop the Duel field , looking at the still comatose Rishid . Honda and Dark Yugi cheer , and Mai observes that Jonouchi ' s back on his feet , while Shizuka calls out her brother ' s name . Dark Yugi tells Jonouchi that he did it , and Jonouchi looks over at everyone in confusion ( not noticing Marik ' s change in appearance ) . He asks them why they aren ' t at Domino Toysaurus , and Mai calls Jonouchi a moron - he was talking in his sleep . Jonouchi wonders what happened , and he looks over at Rishid , wondering why he ' s on the ground . Then he remembers - when Rishid Summoned " Ra , " it was like an explosion . They both got attacked . Isono then interrupts ; the Duel is over . The winner is Katsuya Jonouchi . Jonouchi ' s friends cheer the shocked Duelist on . Kaiba isn ' t happy that Jonouchi won , thinking that it ' s a disgrace , but he wonders why " Ra " didn ' t materialize . Instead , both players were struck down as if a raging storm stirred the heavens . He wonders if the God card could have been a fake . Jonouchi dashes over to Rishid , telling him to wake up . Rishid is roused , and he tells Jonouchi that he is proud to have fought against Jonouchi . Jonouchi replies in kind , as his friends rush up . Jonouchi tells Rishid to hang in there ; he ' s not Marik , is he ? Who is Rishid ? Rishid replies that he is a shadow . He begs Yugi to stop " that man ' s other , " but falls unconscious before he can complete the sentence . Dark Yugi is floored , and Jonouchi begs Rishid to hang in there , but to no avail . He sadly thinks that Rishid wouldn ' t brainwash anybody , and he furiously yells , asking the real Marik where he is , the real Marik who made Rishid fight in his place . He and Dark Yugi looks over at " Namu , " and " Namu " replies that Rishid is Marik , or at least Marik ' s shadow . But the one who casts that shadow is " him . " Dark Yugi observes that " Namu " is Marik . Jonouchi is furious , and he yells that Marik is dead meat . Kaiba observes that this is Marik , the possesor of " Ra . " Marik speaks slowly , claiming that he no longer needs a shadow . When Rishid is around , Marik is hidden . Compared to him , the other Marik is a child . That ' s why he can never finish a Duel properly . As he speaks , a faint image of his face begins to distort the rigth side of his head . Dark Yugi realises in shock that he ' s talking to another Marik , a split personality . The Dark Marik admits that if he had to mention one obvious difference , Marik is afraid of the dark . But Dark Marik loves it . He chuckles darkly , and states that a shadow is just a shadow . Rishid may have lost , but now there ' s one thing Dark Marik ' s sure of . Only those who are connected to a Millennium Item can control the God cards . Kaiba butts in , calling the theory rubbish . He has no interest in their Millennium nonsense , but the God card " Obelisk obeys him . Dark Marik chuckles softly . So Kaiba says , comments Dark Marik . But perhaps his memories also stretch back 1000 years . Kaiba is surprised by the statement , but not as much as Dark Yugi , who wonders if the figure on the mural could be Kaiba . Dark Marik states that he ' s sure they ' ll find out soon enough . He turns and begins to leave , laughing to himself . As the blimps flies through the air , Ishizu thinks that finally , Marik ' s dark side has awakened . No - one can change the course of their destiny . They are headed to a future of despair , the last flickering light has been lost . Dark Marik contines to walk away , and an image of his face stretches out from the left side . The Eye of Wdjat glows on Dark Yugi ' s forehead in response as Dark Marik thinks that the Millennium Battle has finally begun . They are headed for the true darkness , and none of the can turn back . And as he says this , the image of " Ra ' s " massive head appears in the sky , revealing its unobscured , beak - like jaws and the feather - like structures on its head . Featured Duels : Katsuya Jonouchi vs . Rishid . Turn 28 : Rishid < br > Jonouchi rises to his feet before Rishid does , disqualifying Rishid from the tournament . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Production history . Darkness Awakens ! is the 158th chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist . In the Japanese manga it is the 217th chapter of Yu - Gi - Oh ! . It was first printed in Japanese in the V Jump magazine . It was reprinted in volume 25 of the Japanese graphic novels and volume 18 of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist graphic novels in English .