# Chapter 241: I, Marik, Have a Dream
"Marik, he wants to become the Pharaoh?"
Rishid, standing nearby, noticed Ishizu's questioning gaze and nodded: "Master Marik left the Tomb Keepers precisely because he wanted to become the Pharaoh."
Although Rishid had already "betrayed" the Tomb Keepers alongside Marik, as someone privy to and directly involved in Marik's patricide incident that year, a larger part of Rishid's reason for leaving the Tomb Keepers was his concern for Marik. Ishizu was aware of this.
That year, Marik had awakened his Dark Personality and committed patricide because Rishid was punished. Upon waking, he had lost all memory of that period, only seeing his father fallen in a pool of blood. Originally, to protect Marik's mental health, Ishizu and Rishid had agreed never to tell anyone else the truth of that year, not even Marik.
But now, not only did he harbor hatred towards the Pharaoh whom the Tomb Keepers were supposed to serve, but he even audaciously wanted to become the Pharaoh? What was going on?
Marik glanced at Ishizu and said disdainfully, "In my opinion, humans are born to be dominated, and I want to be the one who dominates them. Pharaoh, leader, marshal, consul... whatever the title, I want to stand above ordinary mortals!"
"Humans are like pigeons; as long as one flies to the right, the rest will follow. I want to be the lead pigeon!"
"Right here, right now, I will use this Card to prove my claim!"
Marik grinned sinisterly and activated a Card from his Hand: "Spell Card, Star-Calling Heavenly Instrument Platform! I Return the Level 6 Ojama King on my Field to the Deck, then Draw two Cards from my Deck."
After drawing two cards, Marik continued, "Also, because it left the Field, Ojama King's effect activates!"
"From my Graveyard, I Special Summon as many Ojama as possible to the Field!"
The giant marshmallow angel Ojama King dissipated. Replacing it on Marik's Field were three much smaller Ojama.
"All three Monsters on the Field will be Tributed!" Marik drew a Card from his Hand and held it high above his head. Accompanying his movement, the sea breeze by the Domino Pier suddenly intensified, and the already dark night sky became shrouded in black clouds.
"Don't blink, Kobayashi Hayato! Take in the full majesty of the God with your own eyes!" Marik excitedly slammed the Card with the special red border onto his Duel Disk. "When the heavens thunder in chaos, the ancient magic book is bound by chains, its power boundless and infinite!"
"Descend, Slifer the Sky Dragon!"
The heavy black clouds in the sky pressed closer to the ground, and a dazzling flash of lightning flickered within them. Aided by the lightning's glow, Hayato saw a long, serpent-like red figure moving within the black clouds.
Two golden points of light appeared in the pitch-black cloud layer. A terrifying aura, as if from an ancient era, swept over them. A dragon roar echoed from the sky, completely scattering the cloud layer and revealing the true form of the majestic god dragon!
Slifer the Sky Dragon/Level 10 / Divine
Divine-Beast Type
? / ?
"Is this... a God?" Hayato's expression was somewhat serious. Although he always joked about it being a "Traitor Dragon," now that Slifer the Sky Dragon was actually Summoned, Hayato couldn't help but take it seriously.
After all, even if its track record was a bit poor, the opponent was still a God.
Osiris's power depends on my Hand. Each Card in my Hand provides Osiris with 1000 points of power." Marik raised his hand proudly, showing the Cards he held. "My current Hand size is 5 Cards, therefore, Osiris's ATK and DEF will both become a full 5000 points!"
Slifer the Sky Dragon/? / ? → 5000 / 5000
"Since it's Main Phase 2, Osiris cannot attack this Turn. You've gotten a reprieve, Kobayashi Hayato." Marik said with an arrogant expression. "Set one Card. My turn ends. Begin your final struggle, Duel King!"
Marik: 4000 LP, Hand 4
Slifer the Sky Dragon/ATK 5000 → 4000
Set Card
"Just a mere Traitor Dragon. My turn, Draw!" Hayato drew a card and added it to his Hand. He pointed towards the Armed Dragon LV3 on his Field. "After one turn, the Armed Dragon LV3 on my Field will Evolve into LV5!"
Hayato caught the Armed Dragon LV5 Card that popped out of his Deck. Just as he placed it where Armed Dragon LV3 had been, Marik suddenly spoke up: "Then, because you Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned a Monster, Osiris's effect activates! Depending on the monster's battle position, its ATK or DEF is decreased by 2000 points!"
"If your Monster's ATK or DEF is reduced to 0 by this effect, that Monster is immediately Destroyed!"
"Crawl before the God and offer up your life! Thunder Force!"
The Armed Dragon LV3 on Hayato's Field was surrounded by the light of evolution. When its body had grown halfway, the upper mouth of the Slifer the Sky Dragon on Marik's Field opened, and an energy blast flickering with lightning struck the newly evolved Armed Dragon LV5.
Armed Dragon LV5/ATK 2400 → 400
Armed Dragon LV5's original ATK, which was equal to Red-Eyes Black Dragon's, was instantly weakened to a point even lower than Ground Star Soldier's mere 500 ATK.
"Hmph, it actually survived?" Looking at the battered and weakened Armed Dragon LV5 on Hayato's Field, Marik sneered. "But it's already this fragile. What can your Monster possibly do now? Use Armed Dragon's effect to Destroy a God?"
"Useless! Gods are unaffected by the effects of lower-Level Monsters! Traps are negated, and Spell Cards only last for one Turn! This is the Invincible God Card! Hahahaha!"
Hayato glanced at the Card in his Hand. "I really don't know what you're so proud of, it's just a mere God Card,"
"I Activate my Set Card, Ojama Pajama Party! I use its first effect." Hayato placed his hand by his Deck and caught a Card that popped out. "This can only be Activated during either player's Main Phase. Add one Ojama card from my Deck to my Hand, then discard one card from my Hand."
After sending a card to the Graveyard, Hayato continued, "Then I Activate the effect of Ojama Delta Hurricane!!, which I just added to my Hand. Send Ojama Red from my Hand to the Graveyard. Add Ojama Blue and Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 from my Deck to my Hand, then I can Summon one of them."
"Attack Position Ojama Blue!"
Marik burst into laughter upon hearing that Hayato chose to Summon Ojama Blue. "You don't think Osiris's effect is only once per Turn, do you, Duel King? Idiot! As long as it's on the Field, Osiris's effect can be Activated infinitely!"
"Osiris, send that lackey to the Graveyard! Another Thunder Force!"
The lightning energy sphere fired again, hitting the Ojama Blue that had just appeared on Hayato's Field, causing it to let out a mournful wail. Listening to the pained cries of Hayato's Monster, a look of pleasure appeared on Marik's face.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
Wasn't the wailing lasting a bit too long?
The smoke and dust kicked up by the Thunder Force gradually dissipated, revealing Ojama Blue still wailing, butt sticking up, lying prone on Hayato's Field. Seeing this, Hayato gave Armed Dragon LV5 a look, signaling it to kick Ojama Blue.
"How is that possible! Why wasn't that Monster Destroyed by Thunder Force?!"
"Huh? How come I'm okay-nya?"
Hayato calmly explained, "Osiris's effect looks quite powerful, but the prerequisite for it to Destroy a Monster with Thunder Force is that it must reduce the Monster's ATK or DEF to 0."
"In other words, only Monsters with room to decrease their stats can be Destroyed. Ojama Blue's ATK is an undroppable 0, therefore, the prerequisite for Thunder Force to Destroy the Monster doesn't exist at all!"
Ojama Blue/0 / 1000
"Tch, so what!" Marik looked at the two Monsters on Hayato's Field, annoyed. "A Normal Monster lackey with 0 ATK, and a piece of trash with only 400 ATK left! You're not seriously thinking of using Monsters of this level to defeat my Invincible Osiris are you!"
"Heh heh, if I don't try, how will I know if I can?" Hayato drew the Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 from his Hand, which he had just added via Ojama Delta Hurricane!!'s effect. "I Tribute the two monsters on the Field! Tribute Summon! Armed Dragon Thunder LV7!"
"Useless! Thunder Force Activates again!" Marik's expression was ferocious. "No matter what kind of Monster you Summon, you won't escape the Divine Punishment brought down by Osiris!"
However, Marik on the Field didn't notice, but Rishid off the Field noticed the Card Hayato had just used.
"Armed Dragon Thunder LV7?" As Marik's most trusted person, Rishid naturally had seen a lot of information about famous Duelists collected by the Ghouls. In Rishid's impression, Hayato frequently used Armed Dragon, and there should only be four such Monsters: LV3, LV5, LV7, and LV10. At most, there was also a Fusion Monster, Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon, which rarely appeared.
Where did this Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 come from? Is it different from Armed Dragon LV7?
Bathed in the blue lightning of Slifer the Sky Dragon, the brand new Armed Dragon Summoned by Hayato revealed its true form. The rampant power of lightning was gradually absorbed by the lightning rune on its chest. With a robust body and tough armor, the steel giant dragon wielding lightning, Armed Dragon Thunder LV7!
Armed Dragon Thunder LV7/2800 / 1000 → 800 / 1000
"Hmph hmph hmph, Marik, my Monster's path of evolution has just begun!" Hayato interrupted the words Marik was about to speak. "Don't blink! See the power of this Monster that is about to defeat a god!"
"I Activate Armed Dragon Thunder LV7's effect! Send one monster from my Hand and this Card to the Graveyard, and Special Summon one Armed Dragon with Level 10 or lower from my Deck!"
"All the ripples of the heavens are my shield! All the lightning of the heavens are my blade! Pisces, cough cough, come forth, Armed Dragon Thunder LV10!"
(End of this chapter)
(Translator: We lost a hero, not any hero, but a hero who had sacrificed his free time to search for the correct cards name. A hero for 240 chapters, continuously checking the cards' Name. His effort and time shall be remembered. his name is ( TheOneThatNeverWas) we should all thank him for his effort and time . )