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The pharaoh sighed as he sat on his throne, listening to his counsel bicker amongst themselves. His high priest put a hand on his wrist.
"are you alright my pharaoh?" The pharaohs purple eyes looked at his friend who was in a white turban with a blue sash around his waist and hanging neatly in front. He also had blue armor on his chest and shoulders; a hat with a gold serpent around the rim, some gold arm bands on his upper and lower arms, a dark blue cape draped around his shoulders and millennium rod in hand.
"I'm fine thank you for asking" the pharaoh replied. The priest nodded and got back to his spot. Then he thought
'Atem are you sure your ok? It has been a long day and Ra has set some time a go.'
'yes you are right about that Set, I just wish they would come to a conclusion already, they have been bickering for so long I think my brain may melt' Atem thought back rubbing his forehead in the process. Set smiled slightly at this
'You are the pharaoh remember, you can do something about their constant ranting.' Atem thought a minute, 'you're right as usual cousin, I've had enough of this' then he literally shouted "ENOUGH!"
At that the counsel quieted and looked at him. "That's enough for today, once you actually have something to present to me, we will continue another time. Now is there anything else you need to present to me?"
"yes" said one of the council men, getting glares from the others, Atem raised an eyebrow
"well?"
"you see my pharaoh we have had several attacks by demons on our population, we think it in your best interest to destroy these demons and outcast the half-breeds out of Egypt."
"oh and how may I be doing this?" Atem asked simply.
Thinking that they won one the councilman smiled and said with a little more confidence " Well you my pharaoh put out a law saying that if a demon is spotted he is to be killed instantly, and any half-breads will either be enslaved or banished from the kingdom."
Atem pretended to think about the suggestion then said "No, demons, half-breeds, or humans no matter what they are they are still my people, and I won't go abandon even a few of them just because they are slightly different."
"But my lord…."
"No, buts I won't abandon my people just because they look and act different."
"Yes, my pharaoh"
"good"
"What do you want us to do with the demons?"
Atem thought a moment, "The demons seen by others to attack another of my people you my treat them as they were a criminal, but if a witness or evidence doesn't come forward then the charges will be dismissed."
"Very well sire."
"Is there anything else of great importance?" Atem asked slightly irritated for sitting in one place for so long.
"No my Pharaoh" one of the priests said seeing his irritation.
"Very well dismissed" Atem said with a wave of his hand, and every one minus Set left the room. Atem visually deflated as soon as they were alone, and Set chuckled at his cousin. Atem looked at him with a small smile
"I'm so glad that's over with." He said standing up and stretching.
"What will you do now Atem?" asked Set
Atem thought a moment " I think I will go to my quarters for a good night's rest."
"Would you like me to accompany you?" asked Set
"yes, I wouldn't mind the company." replied Atem walking towards the door with Set on his heels. The two walked down the hallway in silence until Set asked
"Atem are you going to something about the demons?" Atem sighed
" no, Set there isn't much I can do without restricting some of the freedom of my people. I wish there was a way I could talk with them and see if we could compromise." Set placed a hand on his shoulder
"it's all right we will talk more tomorrow." Atem nodded as Set left to his own quarters two doors down. Atem sighed, and then opened the door to his room taking a deep breath of fresh air as it blew in from the open balcony doors. Atem then after taking off his gold bands of jewelry stepped out on to the balcony to take in the garden under it. But what was in the garden is what caught his eye. There in the middle of the garden was a man in white long hair and a mask over his eyes and nose, only showing hazel eyes with a tint of red around the irises, draining a dead elderly man of his blood.
"Hey you!" shouted Atem, which made the man look up at him. "What are you doing!" Atem demanded.
The man looked at him and said one word that made shivers go up his spine
"food"
Just as he said that he dropped the already drained man and jumped up to the three story balcony, making Atem back up. Taking the puzzle, this was still around his neck, in to his hands making the eye of Horus light up on his for head.
"Why are you killing my people! They have done nothing to you!" The person evilly smiled
"I have no quarrel with them, I have a quarrel with the one leading them."
Atem slightly shocked said "what have I done to you?!" The man bore his fangs
"You sent your troops and killed almost every one of my kind in a village about a half a day travel from here by hoarse." Atem's eyes went wide
"I made no such order."
"Then how come I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!!" The guy shouted as he charged Atem. Before Atem realized it he was back in his room, on his back, puzzle on the floor sliding towards the door, broken strap tied to it. Atem looked at his puzzle, then back at the guy who was now standing over him. Grasping Atem by the neck he lifted him off the floor,
"I heard you hate demons, now let's see how you like the way you treat us." Then he bit into Atems neck, making him scream for a second before he collapsed unconscious.
Set herd the scream and ran towards Atems room. Flinging the doors open he found a vampire with his fangs in Atems neck, and wings popping out from Atems unconscious body.
"Be Gone!" Set shouted holding up the millennium rod ceiling the vampire into the extra stone kept in the store house. "Atem!" he shouted running over to the body now on the floor. Set picked up Atem and ran towards the healing ward.
"Ishizu!"
"yes, what's all the commotion……." She stopped when she saw Atem
"Quickly bring him over to the bed, how did this happen!"
"He was alone in his chambers when a vampire came by and bit him." Set explained as he gently set Atem down being carful of his wings. Ishizu quickly rapped Atems neck with some herbs to stop the bleeding
"Set I need you to turn him."
"Turn him? Now what do you mean by that?" he answered with confusion. She turned to him and said quite harshly
"Don't you give me that Set! I know you are half-demon dog, and if you don't turn him he will be vulnerable to light and the scent of blood. If you turn him the dog demon in you and the vampire demon already in him will balance each other out so he won't crave blood, and the people won't get suspicious why he won't come out during the day." Sets eyes were wide
"How did you know I am half-demon dog?" Ishezu sighed
"I am half-demon as well but I am half-wolf not dog, I can smell dog on you even though you're around the cats of the Basset temple. Please do this for your pharaoh, don't let the sun he has loved become his disease." Set stared at her for a moment then nodded in agreement
"what do I need to do?" she smiled
"just turn him like you would a human except instead of letting the blood drip in to his mouth he will lengthen his fangs and bite into your arm, when you feel slightly light headed pull your arm away, he should wake up after that."
He nodded again and removed the bracelet around his right wrist, the bending down he lengthened his own fangs and bit down into Atems neck that Ishizu uncovered and drank a little before releasing. Then after wiping his mouth, he stuck his wrist into Atem's mouth and winced when Atems fangs dug deep into his wrist. After a minute he became slightly light headed so he ripped is wrist out of Atems mouth to let Ishizu wrap it lightly with a cloth knowing it would heal quickly. Atem then moaned, and opened his eyes, getting a gasp from the other two in the room. Atem rubbed his forehead muttering,
"What happened….. I feel as if a pyramid landed on me….. twice." Set chuckled caching Atems attention.
"Set? What happened? Where am I?" he asked looking around.
"what was the last thing you remember, my pharaoh?" asked ishezu. Atem looked at her,
"The last thing I remember is being bitten……by that vampire." His hand went to his neck. Ishizu nodded
"My pharaoh you were bitten by a vampire, but I had Set counter the vampire blood with his half-demon blood, so you should be able to walk outside in the sunlight. There is some bad news, once a month you need to drain a living human to stay alive and sane, otherwise you will go into bloodlust and you will kill more then what you need to survive." Atem nodded slowly saying he understood, and then slowly sat up on the bed, flexing his wings a little too un-cramp them.
"Oh and my pharaoh?" asked Ishizu
"yes?" your eyes are no longer purple they are red." She handed him a mirror and sure enough blood red eyes were staring rite back at him."
"I assume there is no way to fix this?" she shook her head, and he nodded "I expected as much." He looked out the window at the coming dawn, his life just got a bit more interesting. Little did he know he wasn't the only one.
(Meanwhile a 100 miles from the palace)
"Come on!" shouted the salve driver as he jerked on one of the slaves' ropes making said figure fall flat down on his face, black hair falling around his shoulders. The figure got up out of the sand brown eyes glaring at the head man only to get a whip in his face and a cut across his fairly tanned cheek.
"Don't be glaring at me dog boy, or you will get worse than that." The figure growled all the same.
"Inuyasha" asked a blond next to him "you alright?" Inuyasha looked at the blond
"yes Joey, I'm fine I've had worse than this." Joey gave him a lopsided smile
"hey cheer up man, we could be in a worse condition then we are now." It was Inuyasha's turn to give him a lopsided smile
"yea and it also could be raining"
just then…..
it started raining.
Joey groaned, "man you had to jinx it didn't you." Inuyasha snickered.
"Quiet Back There!" shouted the guard, once again jerking on Inuyasha's rope to once again make him fall face flat in the wet sand. Grumbling he stood up again, wiping his red clay colored kilt, off with is bound hands.
"I so wish I had my demon powers right now" Joey chuckled again and elbowed Inuyasha in the side
"you know I bet every half demon here is wishing that, but with these stupid collars on that wish is out of our grasp." He tugged on the leather collar around his neck for emphasis.
"yea I know, it's just if I had my claws for a second this collar would be sheds in the wind."
" Don't gets your hopes up, Inuyasha, they will just be dragged through the dirt."
As he said this the master tugged hard on both of Joey's and Inuyasha's ropes, dumping both face first in the sand.
"Joey you say that one more time I'm going to hurt you." Inuyasha threatened as he got out of the sand once again.
"Yea, yea, yea" Joey said spitting sand as he got up as well. Inuyasha looked towards the palace thinking 'where are you?'
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