Yugi and the others enter the palace to search for clues about the Pharaoh's real name. Mahad is finally able to defeat Diabound, with help from the former Pharaoh, and Bakura's physical body is destroyed. However, Akunadin betrays the priests, taking the Millennium Items, giving him the power to resurrect the Dark God Zorc from the Millennium Stone. Akunadin is reborn as the High Priest of Darkness. Bakura reveals the true nature of the Shadow Game - it is simply a board game, played by the present-day versions of Dark Bakura and the Pharaoh.