"Three," Bakura echoed, and a whirl of shadow coalesced on the 'field' between them. "Then it seems you'll get to meet the Patrician of Darkness even sooner than expected," he announced, as the duke-like creature stepped out of the portal. "And his ability allows me to choose whom your target will be-- and it won't be him, and it certainly won't be me."

With Patrician in play, Bakura could direct any of Valdis' attacks toward the Kitty, which its own ability prevented her from attacking, leaving her in a perpetual loop, unless she could find a way to outsmart it.