----------------------------------------------------------------- Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga Summary Volume 34: The Ruler of Darkness!! By Edo (ehrzic@yahoo.com) http://www.stormpages.com/edhrzic/Yugioh.htm This summary is copyright (c) 2004 by Edward T. Hrzic III. Yu-Gi-Oh! is a trademark and copyright of Kazuki Takahashi. No challenge to that copyright and trademark is intended. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BATTLE 297: BAKURA'S REVIVAL!! In the city, Seto and the priests return the girl to the palace. The real Yugi and company decide to follow them to enter the palace, but they are prevented from doing so. Normally they can pass through objects, but not through the walls and doors of the palace - which Jounouchi painfully realizes. In the palace, Pharaoh Yugi feels like someone is calling him. In the city, the "future" Bakura (not the one of Egypt) floats above the city, looking for "himself." The thief Bakura staggers into a restaurant, demanding food. He pays for it with a golden bracelet. This, of course, attracts the attention of other thieves in the establishment. They demand "their share" of it, at knifepoint. Next thing you know, they're all dead. And the future Bakura finds his Egypt self. BATTLE 298: SHRINE NIGHT ASSAULT!! In the Wegde Shrine, Seto talks to Akunadin about the number of people with notable Ka that they had taken from the city. Though Akunadin asks for them to be let go, since the fear is people's hearts give rise to the power of darkness, Seto feels otherwise. He feels that he has found something to surpass the gods. Akunadin feels that Seto, his son, might be falling down the same path that he is. Outside of the shrine, Bakura sneaks his way in, and confronts Akunadin. He tries to summon a Monster, but Diabound's unseen image destroys the wedge, and several more, before Akunadin can do anything about it. Bakura gives Akunadin the case to die, or live. BATTLE 299: IMPERIAL ATTACK!! In the palace, Seto watches the young woman as she sleeps. He thinks to himself: "I will definitely make the white dragon my servant... Even if I have to sacrifice you in the process..." In the throne room, Pharaoh Yugi's Puzzle glows, signaling that something is wrong. Bakura tells Akunadin that Akunadin himself will become the ruler of darkness, and it all concerns Kul Elna's forest. Yugi looks over the grounds of the palace from his balcony and sees Bakura making his way out of the castle. In the wedge shrine, Seto and the priests attend to Akunadin. Bakura tried to remove the Millennium Eye from Akunadin, but was unable to. Bakura exits the palace on horseback. Guards try to stop him, but Diabound decimates them. Yugi is quick to follow, summoning Osiris. BATTLE 300: OSIRIS VS. DIABOUND!! The real Yugi and the group have been sleeping outside of the palace, when a lot of commotion wakes them up. Pharaoh Yugi seeds passed them on horseback, with Osiris following. The chase commences, with Diabound starting to attack Osiris. Diabound displays the ability of using the attacks of creatures it has defeated, which includes Mahaado's Magician of Illusion's "Magic Wave" attack. Osiris quickly dodges. Osiris gets in a good shot. Just then, Bakura gets the idea for a "game" with the Pharaoh. BATTLE 301: LIGHTNING OF HEAVEN VS. DARKNESS OF HEAVEN! Diabound begins to obliterate the town and people. Yugi uses Osiris as a shield to prevent the town from being destroyed. Diabound tries to finish Osiris off, but Osiris pulls itself together, and drags Diabound off into the sky to prevent more damage to the city. Unfortunately, Diabound can control the darkness, and evades Osiris' attacks easily. A well-placed blast from behind dazes Osiris. BATTLE 302: SURPRISE ATTACK!! STRONG ATTACK!! Yugi finally catches up with Bakura. Bakura states his goal" the items to resurrect the hellish evil waiting in Kul Elna's forest. Bakura wants the puzzle, in return for the lives the townspeople. Yugi tries to assault with Osiris from above, but Diabound is already within close striking distance of the Pharaoh. Just as Diabound is about to kill him... ...Seto's Dyuosu Ka cuts Diabound's arm off. The priests have come to the rescue. Their Ka tries to find Diabound, but its invisibility prevents them from finding it, and taking damage in the process. BATTLE 303: THE POWER TO CUT THROUGH THE DARKNESS!! Bakura escapes and watches from the sidelines, and the priests continue their hunt for Diabound. They suggest that the Pharaoh leave the area, but Yugi states otherwise. Yugi uses Osiris for bait, enough for Diabound to attack. Osiris is destroyed, severely wounding Yugi. Seto's quick wit sees the area where the attack comes from, and has Dyuosu throw his sword there. He thinks it hits, but it's actually a "false" Ba, in the place of Diabound. Yugi finally figures out what can dispel the light - Ra. At that moment, Yugi and company has caught up with them. Suddenyl, Ra's head appears from the sky, showering the town with light, and illuminating the town. BATTLE 304: RA DESCENDS!! Ra full descends from the clouds, turning night into day. Bakura tries to take the initiative to destroy Ra with Osiris' Thunder Force, but Seto's Dyuosu uses its sword to deflect the attack. Yugi then turns Ra into the God Phoenix to attack. In the palace when Akunadin recovers, Akunadin's other self awakens and speaks to him. Diabound is then incinerated. BATTLE 305: THE RULES OF DARKNESS!! Yugi and the group explain that they are currently in the world of the Pharaoh Yugi's memories. They are there to hunt down his name. Bakura is dead. The "future" Bakura isn't very pleased, but it not concerned; Zork Necrophades is making his move. In the palace, Akunadin's other self states that this world is not real - it is actually a world within the Millennium Puzzle. Akunadin is destined to become the ruler of darkness. After an immense battle with Kul Elna's forces of the dead, the Pharaoh sealed his soul within the Millennium Puzzle, and used the powers of the Items to seal Akunadin's other self away as well. At this time, the future Bakura appears, stating that the thief Bakura has been defeated. Zork is not concerned. Above the town, Zork appears, whereupon he reverses time to before Diabound was destroyed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fin.