[ It certainly hadn't been for fun, no. It had been a life or death match, with Mahaad as determined to come out of the duel its victor just as much as Bakura had been. That damned claw trap would have taken his leg off if it hadn't had the fortune to catch the cuff he wore at his ankle. That had been too close a call.

And he hadn't technically gotten rid of the man completely, as Mahaad's last act was to fuse himself with his ka, and remaking himself as the Dark Magician that continued to serve the Pharaoh, even in modern times. Damned persistent Priest!

Raine's puzzlement left him wondering if there was any good way to eloborate... but there really wasn't. ]

When I was sealed in the Ring, I wasn't the only thing in there, seba-rekhet. You feel how dark it is, but you're only seeing part of the picture. I was never the worst thing bound to this Item.