I am incredibly excited for this because this is the chapter where things start to liven up a bit, YAY!
For those of you that do not watch YGO on a regular basis, here is your dictionary that might help you through.
Hikari - Light
Yami - Darkness
R&R PLEAAASEE
Chapter 3
ANCIENT EGYPT, 5000 YEARS AGO.
Yami Sennen, Crown Prince of Egypt, was in his bedroom, getting ready for his pre-coronation dinner with a sombre expression. 'I know I'm Crown Prince and all that; I know that I am fully prepared. I have gone through and succeeded at all the tasks my father has put me through in preparation for me being future Pharaoh. However, I still feel like I will somehow ruin my opportunity. I am not ready yet.' Yami sighed as he shuffled to the door. He then turned and smiled as he heard Marik and Bakura cursing at each other from the other end of the corridor as they approached him.
"Do you two ever stop arguing?" Yami exclaimed, slightly angered by the other boys incompetence.
"Well, we only argue because Blondie over here can never accept that I'm always right!" Bakura retorted.
"You're wrong, Bakura!" Marik laughed as he rolled his eyes.
"What are you wrong about?" Yami said as he switched his gaze between the two.
"Oh nothing…" Marik said, as his eyes sparkled with mischief.
Yami grabbed Marik by the arm. "Marik, tell me."
"And what if I say no?" Marik asked, confidently.
"Well," Yami said, letting go of the boy, "Then I might have to inform a certain Pharaoh of the cause of that fire in the Kitchens."
"You wouldn't dare." Marik said.
"Oh, but I would." Yami said, laughing.
"I did say he couldn't cook!" Bakura introverted.
"Fine Yami, Ra, you are so stubborn sometimes!" Yami just grinned at this, and made a face that said 'tell me or there will be consequences'. Marik then ushered Bakura.
"Basically, we had a small bet on our hands." Bakura said.
"Oh yeah, what kind of bet?" Yami asked.
"We may have bet on how long it would take you to mess up as Pharaoh." Marik said.
"Well it sure is good to know that I have the support of my good friends!" Yami said sarcastically.
Marik rolled his eyes and grabbed Bakura by the elbow. "Come on, Bakura. We should get going, it's Yami's fancy dinner thing tonight."
"That we're not invited to." Bakura added.
Yami laughed at this. "Sorry guys, Royalty only.
The boys then walked away slightly irritated, much to Yami's amusement.
'Brilliant, now I'm probably late.' Yami thought as he began to quicken his pace down to the dining chambers.
Down in the dining hall, Pharaoh Aknankanon, the Father to Yami and Atemu, sat on his throne as head of the table. Opposite him sat his wife; Yami and Atemu's birthmother, Amara Sennen. To the left of her sat the other Prince, Prince Atemu. He was getting impatient due to the fact he had not eaten anything yet.
Atemu then banged his fists on the stone table. "WHERE THE BLOODY HELL IS YAMI?! I SWEAR TO RA I WILL KILL THAT BOY IF HE DOES NOT HURRY UP." he spat.
Aknankanon raised his hands. "Calm down son," he said, "Yami will be here soon."
"For his sake, he better hope so!" Atemu said, calmer, rubbing his tembles with his pointer fingers.
A sudden interruption then startled them all. Yami had burst through the stone doors coughing and spluttering due to having to run up ridiculous numbers of stairs.
'Shit. I thought I could get in without them seeing me. Well done, Yami.' Three sets of eyes were now resting on him alone.
"I-I'm not late, am I?" Yami quietly muttered.
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. I AM SO HUNGRY YAMI. YOU ARE DENYING ME FOOD YOU BASTARD." Atemu screeched.
Yami winced.
"Watch your mouth, young man." Amara said sternly.
Atemu huffed and slumped back into his throne.
Yami laughed to himself before retaining a blank expression and walking over, joining his family for his last celebration as a Prince.
Yami's cousin, Seto, was there too; as well as his uncle, Aknaden. He also knew that there was every chance Marik and Bakura would be listening to every word from outside the doors. The family then made small talk whilst they ate. Suddenly from outside the door, there was a violent crash and an earpiercing scream.
"What is the meaning of this?" Aknankanon bellowed in disbelief.
"Pharaoh, there has been a disturbance. Your security has been breached, there is an evil force trying to invade the Palace walls. Priest Seto, as the head of Military forces, we would like you to come with." The servant said after dashing into the room, out of breath.
Seto then nodded and stood up, following the man out of the room.
"I thought we defeated him.." Aknankanon said under his breath.
'Defeated who?' Yami thought to himself. He was worried, the kingdom was nearly his, he was given the chance to rule, and that chance was slowly being dragged away from him.
Aknankanon then stood up. 'I know what we have to do here, but it won't be easy. It will kill them inside.' "Boys." Aknankanon then said.
"Yes, father?" Yami and Atemu said in unison.
He sighed, "I'd like you to go and get your friends Marik and Bakura, and then also fetch Seto. We need them, tell whoever they are with that the Pharaoh is requesting their presence."
The boys nodded and then hurried off to carry out their fathers' orders. They then returned shortly with the boys that his father had asked for.
"Get off, Atemu!" Marik yelled as he was dragged into the dining hall against his will.
"Dammit, Yami! Since when have you been so strong?!" Bakura spat.
"You wanted us, Pharaoh?" Seto said, trying to ignore the incompitence of his friends.
"Yes, I feel as if I owe you all an explination." The Pharaoh said.
"An explination about what, father?" Atemu said, worriedly.
"This might not be easy to explain, follow me." The boys then did as they were told. Aknankanon lead them to the part of the palace that none of them were allowed in, not even the princes. It was a long dark tunnel, which appeared to be leading to nowhere. Aknankanon then raised his arm to the sky and balled his fingers up into a fist he then opened his fist, muttering a strange language under his breath. All of a sudden, there was a glow of light, and the entire corridoor was illuminated.
'How did father do that?' Atemu thought to himself, now becoming extermely intreguied yet worried by his fathers action and his misunderstanding of the fact that he and his trusty friends were journeying into the unknown.
At the end of the corridoor, there was a giant golden door, with hyrogliphics indented onto the metalwork. The only person that understood this was Yami, as he had been given extra tuition so that he knew how to read in preparation for him being pharaoh.
Aknankanon then spoke, in a sombre tone of voice that sent shivers down the spines of the youngers. They couldn't quite translate what he had said, but they knew whatever it was, it must have been important. The doors then opened, to reveal a burst of light. "Ra, our almighty leader, I come bearing the chosen ones." Aknankanon boomed.
'Chosen ones? What is going on here?' Yami wondered.
There was then a glow of pure light which burst through the ceiling with so much force that the boys were sent plumiting to the floor. "You requested me Pharaoh, I am here to help. What do you need?" a forshadowed voice asked.
"It's time. I need you to save them, so that they can fulfil their destinies."
There was a condouling pause.
"Very well. How long do you need, Pharaoh?" The voice requested.
The Pharaoh's were then damp with tears, "I-I just want to say goodbye, t-to my boys."
"As you wish." And then the light went out, and the room was lit by candles only.
"Ok Dad, what's going on here?" Yami said.
"Yeah, and what does it have to do with us?" Marik asked, scared. Bakura then put a hand on his shoulder, and shook his head at him, inferring that he should be quiet.
"Boys, you are the chosen ones." Aknaden said.
"The what now?" Seto asked, confused.
"The chosen ones. You are the 5 chosen ones. You have been chosen by Ra to be the only ones that survive this catastrophic event and are able to save the future."
"Ok, this is just wierd." Bakura scoffed.
"Shut it, Bakura!" Yami muttered. "Dad, what do you mean save the future?"
"My son, an evil force has been awakened. The only people that can save us are the five of you."
"Indeed, what do we have to do now though?" Marik asked.
"Boys, please bear with me when I tell you. You can't back out of this, the decision is not your own."
"Ok. We understand. What do we need to do, Pharaoh?" Seto said.
"Boys, you are Yami's." Aknankanon said.
"Yami's? Atemu stated.
"Correct. This means that your life purpose is to protect your Hikaris." Aknankanon answered.
"Ok, and who are our Hikari's exactly, Pharaoh?" Bakura asked.
The Pharaoh tried to smile, but his face drooped with age and wisdom. "Your Hikari's don't exist. They will be born in just under 5000 years."
Seto shook his head. "Forgive me for misunderstanding Pharaoh, but you are making no sense."
"I know, but it will all make sense soon. Boys, promise you will forgive me, but I have to do this. It is for the greater good."
Yami's expression turned stern. "We understand Dad, whatever it is you need us to do, we will do it."
"Thank you boys. Remember, protect your Hikari's, at all costs. Make sure they come to no harm." Aknankanon said, tears running down his face.
"My sons, you wait here. I need to take Marik, Bakura and Seto first." Aknankanon said.
The boys did as they were told, and waited in the dim cold. They could sense eachothers fear, but decided to remain silent.
When Aknankanon returned, he was alone. Marik, Bakura and Seto were no longer with him.
"Where are-" Atemu began to ask, but Aknankanon stopped him.
"Do not worry boys, you will be with them soon." The Pharaoh said, welling up.
He dragged them away into the other room.
"Why is it so dark, Father?" Yami questioned.
"Because I don't want you to see, Yami."
The boys nodded.
"Yami, Atemu-" You could hear the tears in his voice as he spoke. "I love you boys so much, I hope you know. This is your destiny. Protect your Hikari's with your life. Do you understand?"
"We do, Dad." The brothers answered.
Their father then hugged them, tight. "Atemu, you first." Atemu nodded.
His father then raised his hand, and started to speak in the language they did not understand once more, all of a sudden a glow of light surrounded Atemu. He started to panic, but then his eyes shut, so he looked at peace. His body lifted up and then gravitated towards a golden panel on the wall. Then there was a glow of white light, and Atemu was gone.
"What was that?!" Yami said, flabberghasted.
"Yami, let me explain. Your brothers body and soul has been encased in a metallic panel upon Ra's tomb. In 5000 years, your Hikari's will come and unrealisingly release you. They will be in grave danger, and you will devote your life to saving them, even if it means killing yourself. If you do not do so, their entire world will be in grave danger. Do I make myself clear Yami?" Aknankanon asked.
Yami gasped, sighed and felt so many emotions all at once. He had no idea what was going on, and he had never been more frightened for not only himself, but his friends as well, in his entire 17 years of existance. However, he trusted his father with his life; he understood that anything he would do, he would do to save him and his brother. So he gulped and nodded at his father.
Aknankanon was crying hard, "I love you, my son."
Yami smiled and tears filled his eyes, "I love you too, Dad."
Aknankanon then raised his hands and started to speak the misunderstood language.
Yami then felt his entire body turn cold, the white light surrounded him and white started to fill his eyes, consuming his vision. His eyes then shut, and Yami's previous fears faded. He then thought one thing strongly before he became unconcious. "Protect my Hikari."
