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"Demonic Voice"
The Sealing
The sky was an ebony darkness. Uncontrollable lightning sped through it like crawling vines clawing onto anything it can grasp. Each flash towards the ground shook the earth and left gaping holes in its wake.
Another blast, another force so powerful that it sent what was left of the Egyptian army scattering in many directions either from the impact of the blast or from the overwhelming fear that was threatening to conquer them.
Ashes fell from the sky like rain. Lightning and flaming boulders continued to bombard the battered kingdom mercilessly. Earthquakes continued to shake the surface, shattering the ground, and taking down any standing structure.
A cold chilling laugh echoed throughout the apocalyptic night as the demon savored his last stretch towards victory. He let out another laugh as he summoned a dark ball of energy and blasted it towards Ancient Egypt's last standing defense...The Pharaoh of Egypt himself
"You are a fool, Pharaoh" Zorc boomed as he watched the already injured pharaoh get hurtled towards a rock from the shock of the attack. "You will never defeat me..." He laughed again.
Pharaoh Atem struggled to his feet, only to fall down on his knees. The once brilliant clothing and adornments, only reserved for royalty, were now dull and tattered. His handsome face and entire form was marred with injuries and blood. The natural, vibrant, and highly unusual tricolored hair was now dull and stained with blood and filth. His gorgeous amethyst eyes, an unusual color for a human being, often a breathtaking sight for anyone to gaze into its depths, were dull and pained, reflecting all the hardships he had to endure in his young life.
He looked around, saddened upon noting the defeated state of his kingdom.
The mighty walls of Egypt lay in rubble. Smoke and raging fire consumed the houses of his people. The admirable architecture lay in the ground, broken. The crops and livestock, Egypt's food supply, lay burned and useless. The land was raised and broken like a pile of shattered vases. Bodies were everywhere, screams filled the air while explosions and crashing debris further doomed his already battered kingdom.
His heart fell when he noted the still forms of his companions, either dead or unconscious from the demon's overwhelming power.
He closed his eyes as he struggled against his tears. The memories of how his loyal priests fell one by one because of the fact that they risked their lives for him made his heart ache further.
A chilling laugh made him snap his eyes open to gaze at the entire cause of such devastation.
"You know..." Zorc sneered as he narrowed his grotesque eyes. "You just got what you deserve...for resisting me..." He then readied himself to fire another dark energy ball at the poor king.
Atem continued taking deep breaths as he watched the death ball forming in the demon's claws. He then gazed behind him. His heart became so heavy as he absorbed the crushing sight. I'm sorry... I have no choice... With his eyes tightly shut, he turned away from the remnants of his kingdom. He balled his hands in tight fists while tears fell from his closed eyes. There's only one way to end this... He slowly opened his eyes as he struggled to his feet. He watched as the demon's fiery blast was now taking shape.
He took a deep breath and held his arms in front of him. For the people... He then closed his eyes. His body then started emitting a tricolored aura.
"What?" The demon snarled in surprise, eyes widening in shock.
The petrified forms of the three Egyptian Gods behind the demon were engulfed in respective lights of blue, gold, and scarlet. The forms then disappeared into the lights. The three lights then shot towards the pharaoh, who continued to glow fiercely.
Atem then snapped his eyes open and swiped his right hand over his left. Immediately after the gesture, a tri colored spinning ring of light emitted from him, encircling him horizontally. It then emitted a powerful white light that started expanding until it incarcerated the demon in the same spinning ring of lights.
The Puzzle around his neck started glowing. It then levitated off its master's neck and flew in between the encircled beings.
"What do you think you're doing?" Zorc gasped as he struggled against the ring of light that had now locked him, binding him, making his dark energy ball fizzle out.
"I know my limits, monster..." Atem stated calmly, the aura around him growing more vibrant. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I can't destroy you..." He paused for a while when he heard the demon's distinct chuckle. He then snapped his eyes open and faced the demon confidently. "But I can imprison you..."
Zorc narrowed his eyes before throwing back his monstrous head in a fit of laughter "Are you really that willing to give such a sacrifice" He growled. He then smirked when he noticed the pharaoh fidget uncomfortably. "To save your pathetic kind from me?...you are not even completely one of them" He then advanced on the tiny form of the king in front of him. "Even if you are willing to give such a sacrifice...how can you be sure that what you will give will be strong enough to seal me?"
Atem closed his eyes and let out an amused chuckle much to the demon's bemusement. "Simple..." He then opened his eyes and raised his Dia Diankh clad arm.. "I'm going to sacrifice..." He took a deep breath. "MYSELF"
The demon's eyes widened in shock. "YOU WOULDN'T" He then struggled against the ring of light that was now tightly pressing against him.
"UPON MY DEATH... MY SOUL SHALL BE SEALED IN THE PUZZLE ALONG WITH THE LORD OF DARKNESS AND ITS REALM... TO KEEP THE SHADOWS FROM ENGULFING THE WORLD IN ITS EVIL" Atem bellowed, his voice thundering against the gale noise of the sudden wind that whipped around them, incarcerating them in the eye of its gigantic tornado form.
The demon roared as he felt himself being pulled into the spinning puzzle at the center. "YOU'LL PAY" He roared as he eyed the pharaoh menacingly. He then stretched his gigantic claw out, trying to grab the small king.
"...I SACRIFICE MY BA, KA, AND REN..." Atem called. "TO SEAL THE EVIL FORCE UNWITTINGLY UNLEASHED" He then held his hand out. "BEGONE"
With that cry, the vortex was pulled into the eye of the puzzle, along with the demon.
The lightning immediately ceased the moment the demon was imprisoned. The dark shadowy clouds faded into murky purple mists, revealing the clear blue sky it swallowed. The sun's rays slowly illuminated the battered kingdom, revealing to the Pharaoh its highly critical state in a far more clear and painful view.
Atem sighed. He then limped towards the puzzle that lay on the ground, picking it up and gazing at the unusual lights radiating from it.
The Millenium Puzzle's eye was blinking as it struggled to contain the evil force within.
Atem sighed again, his exhaustion threatening to send him into a world of unconsciousness. My item alone can't seal in the demon and its realm for long...
"MY PHARAOH"
The Pharaoh slowly spun around the moment he heard the angelic but worried voice of his childhood friend. His eyes softened as he watched Mana and Priest Seto rushing towards him. "Mana...Seto..." His legs gave way as extreme exhaustion and all his injuries took its toll.
Before he hit the ground, two pairs of hands caught him and gently supported him to his feet.
"My Pr-I mean- My King...you did it..." Mana gasped as she gently hugged her best friend, careful not to offend his injuries.
"We did it..." Atem gasped weakly as gazed at Mana and his cousin. "Together..."
Sudden cheers and happy calls made the trio snap their heads towards the battered kingdom.
The survivors of the horrible battle were all gathered in front of the battered kingdom. They were cheering and crying out in joy as they celebrated the triumph over Zorc Necrophades. They gladly welcomed the sun's rays as they cheered and thanked their brave king and his allies.
Mana and Seto slowly led their injured king towards the cheering people, intent on letting him rest after the ordeal.
The people immediately gave way as the trio passed, paying their genuine respects and expressing their gratitude in many forms.
Atem sighed as he watched the palace looming over them as they neared it. It was battered and scarred from the epic battle against the darkness but it was not completely destroyed and reduced to rubble like its surroundings
He closed his eyes.
Finally...
It's over...
But this was just the beginning.