As night reach its limit Hotaru has been very quiet lately and mysterious that no one has not payed any attention to her. Of course she has been wandering about the millennium items that Marik, Yami, and Bakura hold in they're hands that somehow she has a weird connection to them and those Egyptian God cards she heard about. As a girl at her age, no one hasn't notice the power that she holds inside and out for them to see in their eyes. The only problem is that she has to control it or things will fall into a disaster for her and the other's that she is afraid of.

In Hotaru's bedroom, she was looking at her book of spells to practice her magic and no one has any idea that she's doing this on the blimp! As Hotaru concentrated she sense an evil approach somewhere on the blimp that had to be some evil spirit lurking around and she wasn't afraid. The last time she summoned an evil spirit it took about a week to get it back into it's shell and not let it return where it came from.

'I sense an evil presence near by.' She thought as she exit her room to go investigate.

She walked down the hallway to see anything unusual which she thought it was normal as always. She was wrong. The dark spirit she sensed grew stronger as she clutched onto her chest trying to breathe that it only made her grow more curious to where this dark energy is coming from and why is it causing her pain? Hotaru went inside the elevator to press the top button to see what's going on top of the roof and when she arrived a dark purplish cloud was formed in the duel arena. 

"Why is this dark cloud forming around the duel arena?" She asked herself and remembered that this wasn't any ordinary cloud...it was a shadow game.

"Marik must be behind all this and I need to stop this or he'll cause another problem like he did the same way with Mai." Hotaru said.

The shadow game only began and it was only a matter of time before Marik will send someone to the shadow realm. Hotaru decide it was for the best if she goes in to for fit the duel match that Marik is dueling.

Marik  Pov

Bakura won't stand a chance when I have the Egyptian God card to help me win this duel. My weak self has also joined his side to get his body back and i'm afraid he won't when I took control over it with the rage and jealousy he used to create me. I watch as the two argue back and forth as I chuckle evilly to see how blind the two are doomed for their end. 

"You both seem to having a bit of trouble. No worries, your time has come to an end." I grinned with an evil smile on my face.

"Marik!" I heard Hotaru's voice as I look shocked to see her enter inside without being shocked back? 

"What do you want?" I snapped.

"What are you doing dueling somebody this late?" She asked.

"Its none of your business for a devil like you to come here. Go back to your room and don't bother coming out or you'll be sent to the shadow realm." I said as Bakura looked over at her.

"I see what's going on here Marik. You've seem to grow soft of the girl haven't you?" He grinned as my left eyebrow twitched in rage that he thinks i'm in love with this devil.

"Enough! I plan to take your soul and leave it in the shadow realm where you belong. Now I play polymerization to use my monster in order to summon the Wing Dragon of Ra!" I shouted as they looked at me shocked. 

I was merge with my Wing Dragon of Ra that I soon will plan to do this with the Pharaoh in order to become the new Pharaoh in his place. I look over to see my evil grin fade away as Hotaru began to breathe heavily as I acted fast to send Bakura and the other me into the shadow realm. Once that was done I ran off the duel arena and went over to Hotaru staring at her in worry kind of a way.

"Hotaru..." I whisper as she sucked in all the oxygen for her body to act normal.

"I-I'm fine. Mar-" She then fainted into my arms as I cover her up in my cape.

'Why am I feeling so...gentle with this mortal? She doesn't have any attention on me whatsoever.' I thought holding her in a tight frame.

"Marik!" I heard the voice of the Pharaoh ringing in my ears.

"Your too late Pharaoh." I said.

"What have you've done? Why are you hold Hotaru?" He growled as I snickered.

"It's none of your concern when she is in my hands and you have nothing to worry about. Although, I wouldn't be too sure how Bakura is when we finished our duel." I snickered away from him and carried Hotaru bride style to take her back into her room.

When I arrived there I place her under the sheets and she was...smiling. The ugly facial expression I do not want to see and to her its seems to fit her. What am I saying??? This mortal is not my type and will never be. I'm only focusing on becoming the Pharaoh and the world will bow down to me.