The sun's rays shined down on the glittering sand, making it shine and glisten. A particular Egyptian was standing on the sand, leaning against a car, arms crossed and eyes narrowed in thought. He sighed and turned to the two people standing next to him
"Sister, I have to go check! They've been in there for hours!"
the woman sighed "Marik, you are still as impatient as ever. Regaining the Pharaohs memories isn't something that will take a few minutes to complete" the blonde groaned and looked toward the tomb's entrance.
He furrowed his eyebrows, staring at it "Yes, I know. But even you have to agree that it shouldn't be taking this long, they should have been out by now. Please just let me check!"
The woman looked down at the sand thoughtfully, he was right, they should have been out by now, and there's no harm in checking, right? She sighed and looked up at the teen "Fine, but you can't do anything to disturb them. We have to show the Pharaoh how to regain his memory, not accompany him along the way" she gave him a firm stare.
Marik smiled and nodded "Yes, thank you sister, I won't take long" he said, before quickly rushing off to the tomb's entrance.
He stopped at the first step, looking down into it. The closed in stone walls and dark atmosphere made a chill run up his spine, he's had too many bad memories in places like this. The teen took a deep breath and put his foot on one of the steps, hesitating slightly before moving to the next. As he continued it got much darker, he could feel his heart speed up and sweat dripping from his brow.
He stopped for a moment, squeezing his eyes shut and clenching his fists "Father's dead, father's dead" he thought "he's not in here, you won't get punished. He's dead, he's dead, he's dead!"
As he opened his eyes he swore he could see something white, something fluffy, lying on the ground. Marik's eyes narrowed as he slowly made his way towards it, slowly seeing that it was actually someone passed out on the steps.
The blonde's eyes widened, looking down at the person "No…it couldn't be…" he muttered, kneeling down and grabbing them. He turned the person around, eyes wide in shock as he saw who it was "B-Bakura?" he stuttered "…no, this is Ryou! But how did he…" he stopped as he saw what was hanging around the boy's neck.
Marik gently put the boy down and stood up, running down the stairs. The teen gasped at what he saw once he reached the bottom, a tri coloured haired boy was laying on the ground passed out, along with four other people. He ran up to the boy and started to shake him
"Yugi! Yugi get up! What's going on? Where's the Pharaoh?!" he stopped and looked up, eyes widening.
Marik stood up and slowly made his way around the five, stepping up to the large stone tablet. The stone seemed to be glowing, showing the carvings on the stone clearly. He slowly put his hand out, reaching for it. He then felt the cool stone under his skin, feeling a small vibration. A miraculous light then suddenly burst from the stone, making him scream in surprise and stumble back, covering his eyes. The teen felt the light envelop him, pulling him into the stone.
He then screamed as he felt himself falling, keeping his eyes squeezed shut "I'm going to die" he thought "I'm going to fall to my death, my bones will be crushed and I can't do anything about it." He suddenly hit the ground, not as hard as he thought he would, but hard enough to make him bounce and slide in the dirt.
The teen lied there for what felt like ages, feeling his heart beating rapidly. Lavender eyes then slowly fluttered open.
Groaning, he sat up, rubbing his head "Wh-what just happened? Am I dead? Why was I falling?" Marik looked around, eyes widening at the sight. He quickly stood up, not being able to believe the sight in front of him.
There were small buildings made out of sandstone and pyramids that looked brand new. He stumbled back in astonishment "I…am I in Ancient Egypt?" he muttered to himself "But…that's impossible!" Marik looked up to see the sun covered by a large, round object. He then heard screaming from behind and turned around, gasping at the sight.
A giant demon seemed to be walking up to the town, throwing balls of fire at all the screaming people. The blonde could feel himself shaking "Wh-what the hell is that? How did I even end up here? I was just in the Tomb a few seconds ago, this is impossible!" Marik then felt something thump inside him, he recognized the feeling immediately. It wasn't his heart, but his soul.
In the distant past he had the Millennium Rod, and would enter people's minds with its power. If there was a person around that he had controlled or looked into, he could sense them instantly. The stronger the connection with that person, the stronger the thump of his soul, and this was a very strong thump, stronger than any other he had ever felt.
He looked around, trying to find that person, to see if they could help him, but to no avail. He looked back toward the demon and felt the thump once more, making him clench his chest.
He stared at the demon, eyes wide with terror "I-it must be huge! It's so far away yet I can hear it's footsteps from here! But why is it that I can feel this sensation when I look at it? I never took control of something like that! I have never even met a demon before!" he clenched his fists, thinking rapidly.
He could feel himself shaking, not knowing what to do, what connection did he have with this demon?
And that's when he remembered, "Bakura!" he yelled out. It seemed to make sense, the thief had told him he had a part of a demons soul inside of him, he had also gone into the spirits soul multiple times. The only part he couldn't figure out is why the connection with his former partner was so strong. Bakura's connection seemed to be as strong as his older brother's, maybe even stronger.
Marik clenched his jaw and broke into a run, speeding toward the demon. He had to know, even if it killed him, he just had to! He had to know what that thump really meant, and he had to know if it really is Bakura, he owed the thief so much.
Marik ran past countless people, trying to avoid them. They were all running in the opposite direction, screaming and crying, begging for the gods to save them. He then heard "The gods cannot save us now, Zorc has destroyed them! We are all doomed!" the blonde's eyes widened, immediately stopping
"Is that true!" he yelled out, looking for the man that had spoken "Did Zorc really destroy them?!"
He looked in front of him to see a mother and her son running straight toward him, he gasped and braced for impact. He then felt his whole body tingle, opening his eyes. He started to choke as he realized they ran straight through him, making his legs shake "Th-they can't see me" he muttered, looking at his hands, clenching them a few times.
He stood dead still, feeling person after person run through him. Marik then felt a large rumble and a loud growl. He shook his head and continued to run, trying to block the sounds of the screaming people
"Bakura, stop, please. I know you're not that demon, I know it! Zorc forced its way into your soul, you are its prisoner, you can't take control. Yet…that doesn't mean you can't fight it! You helped me in battle city, now I am going to help you!"
To be continued...
