Mai Kujaku and Dark Marik ' s Duel ( manga ) Mai Kujaku and Dark Marik faced each other in a Shadow Game of " Duel Monsters " in the third Battle City quarterfinal . Events . Prior . Having been told she did not appear alongside Katsuya Jonouchi ' s friends , in a dream he had , Mai felt isolated and convinced herself that she did not need friends . At the Ultimate Bingo machine , she was annoyed by Dark Marik and Ishizu Ishtar ' s absence and wondered if the Duel meant anything to them . When she was selected as a participant in the next quarterfinal , she advanced to the Aerial Dueling Platform , without waiting to hear who her opponent was . She said that she would win regardless and told Dark Yugi and Jonouchi that she would see them in the semifinals . Jonouchi said he would cheer for Mai , but she ordered him not to come . Insisting that she fights alone , she claimed to not need anyone cheering for her . While mocking Jonouchi ' s friendship ideologies , she declared that she was not a soft Duelist like him . Jonouchi grew furious , but was held back by Anzu Mazaki . Dark Marik assumed control of Marik Ishtar ' s body , following Rishid ' s knockout in the previous quarterfinal . Cautious that Rishid could wake up again and suppress him into the darkness , Dark Marik considered killing him , but after being selected as a participant for the next quarterfinal , decided to wait until later . On seeing her opponent , Mai became interested at the prospect of winning a God card through the ante rule . Dark Marik exclaimed that the darkness was hungry and Mai would be the first sacrifice . He then used the power of the Millennium Rod to surround the field in a dark cloud , turning the Duel into a Shadow Game . As Mai began to feel afraid , Jonouchi , Shizuka , Dark Yugi , Anzu , Honda and Ryuji Otogi arrived and began cheering for her . She seemed relieved at first , but scolded them for interfering when she asked them not to . Dark Yugi realized that Dark Marik was holding a Millennium Item and had turned the Duel into a Shadow Game . He pleaded with him to not go through with it , but Dark Marik equated the dark cloud to his desire for revenge and said it would not lift until he had killed Dark Yugi . Dark Yugi warned Mai that she die if she lost the Duel and urged her to walk away . However Mai was too proud to back down and asserted that she would win the Duel regardless and see Dark Yugi and Jonouchi in the later rounds . Duel . 1st turn : Mai Mai Summoned " Amazoness Swords Woman " and Set " Amazoness Archers " . A life line appeared , which ran from Mai ' s chest to that of " Amazoness Swords Woman " . Rather than explaining the nature of the line , Dark Marik felt she would understand it quicker , after feeling it for herself . He informed her that this would be a game of fear , pain and also pleasure , which would be unlike anything she has ever experienced . Mai grew slightly concerned and noted that Dark Marik had the eyes of a madman . 2nd turn : Marik Dark Marik Summoned " Makyura the Destructor " and also gained a life line connecting him to his monster . " Makyura " attack ed " Amazoness Swords Woman " , a monster with lower ATK . Mai was happy that Dark Marik had fallen for her Trap and activate d " Amazoness Archers " . However Marik laughed and watched his monster be weakened by the Trap ( " Makyura " : 1600 → 1100 ATK ) and decapitated by the " Swords Woman " . Mai was shocked to see Dark Marik ' s head also falling off . He complimented her on a nice hit and while picking his head back up , clarified that it was nice for him . Since " Makyura " was destroy ed , Dark Marik was able to activate a Trap Card from his hand . From the perspective of the spectators , Dark Marik ' s body had remained intact . They could see that Mai was disturbed and wondered why she was screaming . Dark Yugi figured she must have been seeing an illusion . With the effect of " Makyura " , Dark Marik activated " Rope of Life " to revive " Makyura " , with an additional 800 ATK at the expense of all the cards in his hand ( " Makyura " : 1100 → 1900 ATK ) . As he reattached his head , he asked why Mai was afraid , when she was the one who cut off his slaves head . He informed her that the injury did indeed hurt and that he was about to double it for her . " Makyura " attacked and destroyed " Amazoness Swords Woman " , by slashing her torso with his butcher knives ( Mai : 4000 → 3600 Life Points ) . Mai felt her own body suffer a similar slash and saw her blood squirt out . She immediately dropped to her knees and held her hand to the perceived laceration . Dark Marik explained that players would suffer the same damage as their monsters and while it was an illusion , the pain was real and when a player loses all their Life Points , they die . Seeing Mai struggle , Dark Yugi informed her that she was seeing illusion , fueled by the fear in her heart . He told her that willpower is the key to success in a Shadow Game and advised her to not let Dark Marik break her . Taking his advice and further encouragement from Jonouchi and Anzu , Mai allowed her illusory wounds to disappear . 3rd turn : Mai Mai Summoned " Amazoness Chain Master " and Set " Grave Arm " . She hoped Marik would attack destroy " Chain Master " , with " Makyura " , hence activating the effect of " Chain Master " . 4th turn : Dark Marik Dark Marik planned on teaching Mai that the pain was not just an illusion . He Summoned " Viser Des " , which he used to attack " Chain Master " . Despite having lower ATK , its effect preventing it being destroyed for three turns . For its attack , it clamped its vise onto the head of " Chain Master " and began to slowly crush it . Mai was overwhelmed as she suffered the same sensation and Dark Yugi made unsuccessful demands to Dark Marik to stop hurting her . Regaining her composure , Mai asked that Dark Yugi stay out of her fight and activated " Grave Arm " . Dark Marik suspected " Viser Des " was the target and pointed out it would not work . However Mai used it to pull " Amazoness Chain Master " into the Graveyard , activating her " Brink of Death Chain Dance " effect . At the cost of 1000 Life Points ( Mai : 3600 → 2600 Life Points ) , Mai got to take a card from Dark Marik ' s Deck and chose " The Sun Dragon Ra " . Dark Marik laughed and declared that torturing to death would now no longer be enough . Seto Kaiba remembered Dark Marik saying that only those connected to the Millennium Items can control the God cards . Although he did not believe that , he still wondered if " Ra " would obey Mai . 5th turn : Mai Mai Set " Amazoness Spellcaster " and " Dramatic Rescue " and Summoned " Amazoness Fighter " . 6th turn : Dark Marik Dark Marik drew " Card of Last Will " and Set it . " Makyura the Destructor " attacked " Amazoness Fighter " . Mai activated " Amazoness Spellcaster " , switching the ATK values of two monsters . ( " Makyura " : 1900 → 1500 ATK , " Amazoness Fighter " : 1500 → 1900 ) , leading to " Amazoness Fighter " destroying " Makyura " ( Dark Marik : 4000 → 3600 Life Points ) . Dark Marik exclaimed that it felt good when an enemy falls into your trap and activated " Card of Last Will " , drawing five cards . With " Makyura " destroyed , Marik was able to activate another Trap Card from his hand and chose " Nightmare Wheel " . " Amazoness Fighter " was strapped to a torture device , which was to strip Mai of 500 Life Points each turn . However Mai was thankful that Marik had attempted to trap her , as it allowed her to activate " Dramatic Rescue " . She explained that it returns a trapped monster to her hand and Summon another monster in its place . Dark Marik asked if she planned on Summoning " Ra " . Having seen Jonouchi and Rishid ' s Duel , Mai knew the ATK and DEF of " Ra " were determined by the monsters Sacrificed to Summon it , so this type of Summon would give it 0 ATK . Instead she Summoned " Harpy Lady " . 7th turn : Mai Mai activated " Kaleidoscope " , Summoning two duplicates of " Harpy Lady " and Sacrificed the three to Summon " The Sun Dragon Ra " . " Ra " appeared in its " Sphere Mode " , which seemed unusual to Mai , Jonouchi and Dark Yugi . Although Kaiba could feel its overwhelming presence . Dark Marik reiterated that only Duelists chosen by the God could control it and invited Mai to another look at the card , whose Hieratic inscription was now visible in the light emitted by " Ra " . He explained that she would need to decipher the Hieratic script in order to unlock the card ' s true powers . Kaiba then ordered Mokuka to use their satellite ' s orbital camera to zoom in on Mai ' s Duel Disk to get a look at the text . With Hieratic text only taught to a very niche group and second nature to only chosen Duelists , Mai was unable to read it and figured Dark Marik had let her steal the card , knowing this . With no way of controlling " Ra " , Mai Set " Mirror Wall " to at least protect herself from Dark Marik ' s attacks . 8th turn : Dark Marik Dark Marik Summoned " Viser Shock " , which returned " Mirror Wall " to Mai ' s hand . He then attacked her directly with " Viser Des " and " Viser Shock " . The two cards ' clamps held Mai in place , while they attacked ( Mai : 2600 → 2100 → 1300 Life Points ) . Dark Marik sadistically laughed , watching her being tortured and said that he would now begin preparations for the shadow sacrifice . Dark Marik asked if Dark Yugi knew that " Ra " had three special powers , one of which he was about to reveal . He then recited an Egyptian chant , causing " Ra " to transform into its Battle Mode . With Mai still strapped to the torture cards , immobilized and unnamed to surrender , Dark Marik remarked that she made the perfect sacrifice . Dark Yugi again pleaded with Dark Marik to stop , saying that the Duel was over and he did not need to continue , but Dark Marik was keen to make the sacrifice and draw out Dark Yugi ' s hatred . Fearing for Mai ' s life , Jonouchi tried to intervene . He demanded that Isono lower the Duel stage , but he refused to allow for third - party interference . Jonouchi pushed him aside and attempted to lower the stage himself , despite the threat of disqualification . He then climbed onto the stage , rushed over to Mai and tried to free her . Although the torture devices were a simulated reality , Mai ' s body would not move , despite his efforts . As " Ra " began to attack , Mai urged Jonouchi to get to his own safety . She thanked him for calling her a friend and admitted that she had entered the tournament to face him again , since it was the only way she knew of letting him know how she felt . Before the attack from " Ra " struck Mai and Jonouchi , Dark Yugi jumped between them and " Ra " and took the blast to his back . He said that he would take Dark Marik ' s hatred and anger onto his back and swore to send him back to the darkness . Dark Yugi collapsed from the attack . Although his actions saved Mai ' s life , her Life Points dropped to 0 ( Mai : 1300 → 0 Life Points ) , making Dark Marik the winner . Aftermath . Dark Marik pointed out that he had won and reminded Isono to declare him the winner . He then advanced towards Dark Yugi , unsheathed the knife in the Millennium Rod and teased at the prospect of tearing him apart . Katsuya Jonouchi tried to fight back , but found his body immobilized by Dark Marik ' s powers . Dark Marik told him not to worry , as he would kill Dark Yugi in a Shadow Game , befitting those chosen by the Millennium Items , but could however kill Jonouchi whenever he pleased . Dark Marik turned to Mai to retrieve " The Sun Dragon Ra " . He expressed that she had been lucky to get away with her life , but that she would regret it and wish she had died painlessly . Since she had lost a Shadow Game , she was to receive a Penalty Game . Dark Marik took Mai ' s consciousness to her soul room , where he trapped her in the the bottom half of timer glass . The top half was filled with " Brain Insects " , which would devour her tissue and slowly kill here over the course of 24 hours . He then removed his " The Sun Dragon Ra " card from the middle of the glass , causing the insects to begin falling into Mai ' s section . Marik returned to the world outside of Mai ' s mind , where Mai ' s body fell unconscious . Jonouchi cursed Dark Marik and demanded to know what he did to Mai . Dark Marik replied that she had chosen to seek out the darkness and knew the risks involved when she fought him . He explained that unless Jonouchi could kill him in the next 24 hours , Mai would never regain consciousness . Having sacrificed a soul to the darkness , Dark Marik ' s powers became strengthened . Dark Yugi regained consciousness and was informed of what happened to Mai , before Honda and Ryuji took her to the hospital wing . Cards used . The following cards appeared in this Duel :