Hihi! The second chappie's up. As one of you requested, I tried making this chapter a little longer. As always, I hope that you like it. Poor Kasiya(whose real name is Katsuya), he seems to be abused a lot by his father. >. ... But no worries! He is soon saved by Yami and Seto, or in this case, Pharaoh Atemu and High Priest Seth! Enough chatting already, onwards to the story!
Chapter 2
As if time had stopped on its own accord, the trio just stared at one another for what seemed like eternity, which is of course, only a minute or less. It was as if that moment was meant to be, and it was fate that brought them together. When High Priest Seth finally regained his senses and was about to say something, a shout followed by another was heard. Kasiya, seeming to hear this, quickly got up on his feet and prepared to run again, but was soon caught by one of his chasers as soon as he tried to run. Kasiya struggled to break free of his captor's grasp but it was to no avail. Another one of Kasiya's chasers came and tried to help the other by holding Kasiya down.
The High Priest was not slightly amused by this ruse display, compared to the Pharaoh whom was really amused that Kasiya's chasers had not noticed that the High Priest and the Pharaoh were present. It was when one of the captor's hit Kasiya's head with a fist and a sickening crack sounded, that the Pharaoh lost his cool. Needless to say, Kasiya was dazed by that hit.
When Kasiya's chasers finally realized in whose presence they were in, it was too late. They were past forgiveness. When the Pharaoh was about to open his mouth and say something, the High Priest cut in instead. The crowd that was present held their breath and looked on to see what would happen, as the High Priest was known for his unforgiving nature when one was to cross him.
"What do you think you're doing in the presence of Pharaoh Atemu and me?" he boomed, gripping his Sennen Rod tightly.
The Pharaoh stood aside, knowing that the High Priest was more than enough to handle those that there to display this disgusting scene in front of them. He just glared at Kasiya's chasers from his corner and witnessed, knowing fully well what was about to happen when the High Priest was around.
"Well? Speak up worthless fools, or do I have to force it out from both of you?" the High Priest continued.
The two people who held Kasiya down were now cowering at the presence of the High Priest. They too know how powerful the High Priest and what he was capable of was. It certainly did not mean mercy, especially in the presence of the Pharaoh. Rumors had it that though the Pharaoh might be a kind and considerate ruler, he resembles a monster whenever he was furious.
"I beg for your forgiveness, my lord," answered the guy who had hit Kasiya.
"Why, pray tell, must I forgive you and your colleague here for your insolent behaviors in front of the Pharaoh and me," the High Priest questioned them.
"I…It's not our fault, my lord," the other one replied shakily. The High Priest raised his right eyebrow at that.
"Then who's is it then?" he asked sarcastically and clearly not amused.
"It's that boy, my lord. He's a runaway slave that's about to be sold at the market! We were ordered by our master to catch him and bring him back!" the first answered, while pointing at Kasiya.
"Really now?" the High Priest asked, a hint of amusement lacing under his words. He raised an eyebrow when he saw Kasiya edging away, broke into a full out run when he was noticed.
Everyone was surprised at first, but the other two chasers, who had just caught up, caught him, not noticing what was happening beforehand. One of them jumped and caught Kasiya by the waist and pushed him onto the ground. He then sat on Kasiya's back and held his hands behind his back. The other kicked him in the stomach and Kasiya screamed.
"Ha! How do you like that, huh? Just because you're the boss's son whose about to be sold off, doesn't mean I'm gonna be easy on you!" he shouted, while kicking Kasiya's stomach repeatedly, not seeming to notice everyone's shocked expression. The Pharaoh was really furious by now.
"Guards, arrest these men at once!" the Pharaoh boomed. Everyone nearly jumped out of their skin when they heard the Pharaoh. He was so quiet; witnessing what was unfolding until they forgot that he was there. The chasers immediately began to run.
Immediately, the royal guards obeyed the command and caught the four chasers who tried to escape. Kasiya, realizing that he was free, quickly got up and tried to run away again. But as he did so, he yelped as pain overwhelmed his senses and made him dizzy, as more bruises were added to his fragile body that was already covered in them. He tried taking a step forward, but his legs buckled under him and he fell.
But before his body could reach the ground, someone had caught him from behind. He felt his body lifted from the ground and he tensed. He tried fighting back the blackness that threatened to swallow him so that he could escape his captor's arms. But he could not summon any strength to do so. He was so tired and so hurt that he soon gave up and allowed the darkness to swallow his consciousness.
As the Atemu lifted Kasiya's body, he was amazed at how light Kasiya seemed to be. It was as if he weighed like nothing but a bag of feathers! He was worried whether the boy could survive or not, as he seemed to be burning up with a high fever. But as soon as worry was laced into his expression, it was soon replaced by that of anger.
"You!" he pointed at the first chaser. "You mentioned something about the boy's father, where's he now?" he demanded.
"Y…yes, your highness! He, the boy's father, was about to sell him at the slave market today, but he escaped. He's now at the market, waiting for us to return with his son," the chaser replied.
'What type of sick parent would do this to his own son?' Atemu thought as he gazed down at the fragile body in his arms. Then he locked gazes with Seth and the High Priest nodded, seeming to understand what the Pharaoh wanted. Seth then dug into his robes and threw out ten gold coins at the feet of the first chaser.
"There, that should be more than enough. Take this to your master and tell him that his son is no longer for sale and has been bought by the Pharaoh," he sneered, seemingly disgusted at the prospect of paying Kasiya's father.
The first chaser nodded almost too eagerly, not believing that he would be set free. But his hopes fell when the High Priest ordered that two of the royal guards were to follow him. And as soon as that was done, the Atemu immediately returned to the palace, with Seth in tow.
Kasiya's body was becoming warmer by the minute and Atemu was worried for the boy's health. As soon as they reached the palace and Atemu laid Kasiya's body down on the bed in his chambers, he immediately sent out a guard to summon the healer, Isis to his chambers. He then sat on a wooden chair pulled to the side of his bed, all the while worrying about Kasiya's health. Meanwhile, Seth just stood next to him, trying to calm his nerves down.
Did you like it? I hope you do. Please don't hurt me for hurting Kasiya in the story! You forgive me? Phew...I tried finishing this before going to sleep. So i was kind of in a hurry. I have school tomorrow...T.T... Story won't be updated fast now, as i'm gonna be very busy. I hope I can finish the third chappie by this week. So, until next time!