However, a band of crooked underground duelists known as the Rare Hunters found two of the Egyptian God Cards and stole them. These cards were so powerful and so dangerous that Pegasus had them buried.

Kaiba, still sore about losing his title as the number one duelist in the world to Yugi, is confronted by the mysterious Ishizu who tells Kaiba about the existence of the three most powerful cards in Duel Monsters – the Egyptian God Cards. She reveals to Yugi that he is in fact the brave and powerful Pharaoh who saved the world 5,000 years ago from the evil of the Shadow Games! Ishizu warns that history will repeat itself and Yugi must once again save the world! Possessing her own Millennium Item -the Millennium Necklace - Ishizu is able to see into the past and predict the future. Shortly after Marik emerges, a mysterious woman named Ishizu also shows up. With direct ties to ancient Egypt, Marik is plotting to take over the world by acquiring the three all-powerful Egyptian God Cards and the seven Millennium Items with the help of his henchmen - the Rare Hunters! These feelings are further fueled when a new enemy emerges - the mind-controlling Marik! Armed with another Millennium Item, the Millennium Rod, Marik is able to control the minds of those around him to do his bidding. After defeating Pegasus and winning back his grandfather’s soul, Yugi and the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle begin to feel that this was not the end of their journey and that destiny has something more in store for them.

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