"Elemental Hero Inferno, destroy the Dark Jeroid! Wildheart, attack the Worm Drake!"
[Marik, LP 4000 → LP 2800]
It's well-known that the rules of the Darkness Game are generally quite fair, with equal conditions for both sides. Since Xue Lang's monsters forget someone when destroyed, the same condition applies to Marik.
For example, right now, with a fireball from the Elemental Hero, Marik hits the jackpot, forgetting the whole game, leading to the end credits with everyone having a Happy Ending...
...Okay, that's impossible of course.
Marik only forgets about the Ghouls Group's grunts outside gateguarding—those he'd have to concentrate hard and think for a long time to even slightly recall their faces, so forgetting them makes no difference.
When it was Marik's turn again, he put on another round of exaggerated facial expressions, then floated into a hollow laugh, and followed up with more expressions.
"You have some luck," Marik sneered with a grimace, "Originally, dealing with a Duelist like you didn't require this. But since it has come to this situation... I'll let you have a taste."
Upon saying this, his expression suddenly changed, showcasing a pose with one eye bigger than the other with facial theatrics.
"...Prepare to witness the strongest Egyptian God!"
"What!?" Yugi was shocked in the audience, "Is he calling The Winged Dragon of Ra under these circumstances?"
President Kaiba was also secretly focused intensely: "Is it finally happening? Let me properly verify the power of Ra!"
"It's all thanks to that Hand Obliteration that sent this guy to the grave successfully..."
Marik chuckled, then raised a card in his hand high.
"...Activating the Magic Card - Monster Reborn from my hand, to resurrect a monster from the grave! My choice would certainly be—
—the mightiest Egyptian God, The Winged Dragon of Ra! Descend as the Phoenix form!"
The mark of Monster Reborn appeared behind Marik. The dark green symbol started to ignite, as if some great entity was preparing to come through a mighty magic medium.
Marik crossed his arms and closed his eyes, starting to murmuring ancient, mysterious incantations.
It was Ancient Priestly Texts.
The Winged Dragon of Ra is the most prestigious and the most temperamental of the three Egyptian Gods, requiring its controller to correctly speak the Ancient Priestly Texts for it to be obedient.
Otherwise, even if you can successfully summon Ra, it'll shrink itself into a golden egg-like form hovering in the sky, ignoring any of your pleas no matter what.
With the incantation finished, the mark of Monster Reborn burned away in the flames. The soaring blaze transformed into a substantial great bird, beating its wings as it descended onto the dueling field.
It was a blazing firebird, emitting a sacred golden light, yet its body was completely shrouded by searing flames, rendering its true form elusive.
The burning wings spread wide, and a scorching wave seemed to instantly drain all air from the entire field. Even the audience not directly facing it could feel the hellish heat.
Xue Lang gulped, "Wow, I didn't know the resurrected bird could be this cool..." (Seems like his focus is a bit off)
In the animation, Ra's revival from the grave has a potent quick-attack effect, but it returns to the grave after one turn, so Marik's strategy always revolves around repeatedly transitioning Ra between the field and the grave.
Because of this, The Winged Dragon of Ra is nicknamed the "resurrection bird" by many players...
"The Winged Dragon of Ra's attack and defense points equal the combined attack of the monsters sacrificed for its summoning," Marik chuckled, "But of course, the Ra revived from the grave has no tributes."
[The Winged Dragon of Ra, ATK 0]
Kaiba, nearby, furrowed his brow: "Attack 0, which means there must be a powerful special ability hidden..."
"Mokuba! Immediately call in Kaiba Company's satellites to capture Marik's Duel Disc from Earth orbit. I want to see the text on Ra's card!"
Youyu beside him squinted at Kaiba.
Never expected it, President, for you with the thick brows and big eyes to play this trick?
Are you bullying country bumpkin Marik with high-tech tricks?
"Hahaha, prepare to witness one of Ra's hidden abilities!" Marik laughed, "God Phoenix, activate the ability! Pay 1000 LP, obliterate all enemy monsters on the field!"
Given its portrayal in the animation, this should be the third ability described on Ra's card, only activatable when Ra is specially summoned, transforming into the "God Phoenix" form.
However, this effect is not clearly described in the animation. But from the portrayal, it seemingly allows destroying all enemy monsters simply by paying 1000 LP.
Yet during the final battle between Marik and Yugi, when there was another Egyptian God on Yugi's field, this effect only destroyed one Sky Dragon. Yugi's other monsters, including the Giant Soldier and Dark Magician Girl, remained unharmed.
This could suggest that perhaps when the opponent's field also contains an Egyptian God-level monster, the God Phoenix can only destroy one Egyptian God, reflecting the typical animation-style effect...
Of course, Xue Lang's field obviously had no Egyptian Gods, so the outcome here is expectedly indisputable.