Isis sits in her room worries as she looks to her necklace. Things were getting just too out of control here.

'My necklace doesn't allow me to see the future regarding the thief. It's all clouded when it comes to him. Seems he knows more about these millennium items than we do.' She closes her eyes and touched the eye of the jewelry. 'He seems to know how to block and access another item through his. Something we can't seem to do.'

Isis stands and starts her walk from her room. Her necklace has been showing her the same vision more and more about Yugi. He wasn't safe here and it was getting to the point where even Atem couldn't protect him.

But Yugi was strong and he could stand on his own two feet. She always knew Yugi would make a great Pharaoh when the day came. He was proving her right too.

'But still, that vision of Yugi is still there and it seemed to be getting more detailed.' She leaves her room, taking to a speed walk. She had to find Yugi.

~XxX~

Aknadin runs a wet cloth over his face and around his eye, clearing the blood up. He then hands the clay bowl and cloth over to the guard standing with him.

"We will send a search team after the thief."

"We will worry about the thief later. I have more important things to do." Aknadin only shakes his head. "Bring me the Pharaoh and the keeps of the Millennium Items, and bring me Yugi as well. Make sure he comes last. I have important matters for him."

~XxX~

Bakura smirks as he comes across the Millennium stone. He calls forth his DiaBound to lug it out of the palace by smashing through the dungeon walls. He wasn't worried about anyone seeing or hearing. He had his distraction. Yugi's mind was going to be scrambled soon and Atem will probably fall into his own darkness. This would make the Pharaoh's item even stronger when he got it, which would help him unleash the ultimate dark lord.

Of course he wanted them to notice the stone gone, this would lead them out of their comfort of the main city and into his own known territory. With the souls of the dead still wandering the lands on Kul Elna, this would help the dark one become more empowered on his first arrival.

Everything takes time, still he wished to see what kind of creature they would pull from the boy.

~XxX~

Isis makes her way down the halls looking for Yugi. Atem would be the best one to see after these matters but only the gods themselves knew where he was.

Probably arguing with Seto again about something. Those two never saw eye to eye but always had one another's back.

They were like brothers. No matter what the difference was, they always came through with one another.

Isis smiles to herself when she stops and look to a doorway. There standing on the balcony was Yugi.

He held the most confident of smiles and stood very well straight, he had the most dignified posture. No one could ask for anyone better to rule by Atem's side. Although she couldn't help but notice, and would never say anything to spare the boy's feeling, he was still lean and thin. Not as tones as his beloved, but still in good physical shape.

Except, Yugi kind of had a belly starting. Just a little bump but nothing major. Could be stress. Having Atem's life and his threatened could do that.

Before she can approach the young teen, feels a hard around her arm, pulling her back. Another guard walks past her and grabs the young boy very forceful. The guard pretty much dig his fingertips into the arm of the young tan Phaorah.

If he leaves a mark… Atem is going to be PISSED.

"What are you doing? The hell is wrong with you?"

The guard holds a tone of disapline as he looks at Yugi. "You two were ordered to be brought to the throne room for a meeting."

"Two? What do you mean-" He looks through the door frame as his eyes fall on Isis. Who is held in almost the same way as he was. He looks at her confused and worry. More for her safety than his.

Isis reaches for Yugi's hand, to give him reassurance. Only to be yanked back into her spot next to her captor. He then forces her to turn and pulls Isis's arm hard, indicating she better start moving or more forcible measured would be taken. Yugi is forced to follow with his captor still gripping arm uncomfortably tight.

"Move it! Both of you!"

~XxX~

"You did what!?"

"I did what I had to keep this city safe!"

"You played into his hand! Created fear and he's feeding off it! His monster is feeding off it!"

Seto and Atem are in one another's face, glaring and yelling. Atem was short, but still taller than his beloved. Seto, who stand at 6 foot 2 inches just glares down at the king who stands at 5 foot 7 inches.

Yugi stands at a 5 foot 3 inches but isn't the shortest. Shimon is actually the smallest, standing an even 5 feet.

"Listen, Pharaoh!" Seto gets more into his face. "I did what I had to protect you and your little 'boy toy'. While I was out there finding a way to fix things, you were here doing… gods know, everyone knows what you were doing! It's no secret on what the two of you do on your spare time!"

"That's none of your business!" Atem glares at him, gritting teeth. "And don't you DARE bring him into this! He did nothing wrong!"

Aknadin only watches as the scene unfolds before him. It was pretty amusing watching the two fight over power. He crosses his arms and smirk, as Atem… tried his best to level his high with Seto, however his efforts are futile. He couldn't rise up to Seto.

He takes his eyes from the scene as he sees Isis and Yugi brought in by the guards silently as everyone just watches his horror as Atem and Seto go at one another. Unkind words and insults are basically spit into one another's face and person information that was once trusted to one another was now heard through the court.

As he looks at the two standing there in silence, his smirks fade into a frown of disappointment. He wasn't going to lie, he wished the two came just a few minutes later.

Seto and Atem were playing very dirty and he was enjoying what the king was getting from his advisor.

Sick of the bickering and flying insults from both men, she yanks her arm free from the guards holding her and speaks up. Gaining the attention of both men of power.

"The hell is wrong with you two. You are men of power, wisdom and guidance. This isn't what we need right now." Her gaze shifts between the two men, glaring at both. "Throwing person information that was entrusted between the two of you isn't the way to do this. You have a problem? Work together to find a solution, instead of blaming others. Now, why are we here?"

"I called the meeting." Aknadin motions to the guards as each grip Yugi's arms and bring him forward. They then kick the back of Yugi's knees, forcing him to fall to the ground before his court.

Yugi doesn't show worry, doesn't voice any disproval. He was determined not to show weakness. He now had a pretty good feeling about who set him up for this.

It was the keeper of the Millennium Eye. Aknadin. And whatever happened he would accept his fate with honor. Atem wouldn't fail Egypt, just like if anything happened to Atem, Yugi wouldn't fail either. The agreement they made when their vows were exchanged.

Aknadin smirks as he approaches the young teen, whom now is forced to kneel before his court. He was going to break him and show everyone how weal Atem was. With Yugi gone, Atem would fall into his own darkness and just might leave Egypt to Seto.

The thief king had actually made sense. Seto, his son, needed to take over.

Aknadin motions for the guards to leave the teen. When it's just the two of them face to face, Aknadin leans down to speak, making sure Yugi is the only one who could hear.

"I'm going to expose you for the person you are. Everyone will see that you are nothing but trouble, and with you gone Atem will fail. Egypt will fall into the hands of Seto, and you will be gone forever."

"I can promise you, in the name of the Gods and mine, Atem wont fail Egypt in my absence." Yugi glares at the man hovering over him. "You don't scare me."

"We will see about that, wont we?"

~XxX~

The thief king smirks as he brings the tablet to the ruins of his home village. Kul Elna. It was best to bring the stone here. The darkness of the souls those who died here still lingered.

There were things that people didn't know about the village attack. Like the fast that they knew about it. So before they all passed for the ninety-nine sacrifice, they used their Ka to conjure up a being of pure darkness. This being would feed of the fear, hate, and anger of the people.

And a part of this beast rest inside him, the other parts rested inside the items. To gather all seven would be the key to unlocking hat darkness, and this stone tablet would be the portal to bring this being from a realm of darkness.

The Shadow Realm they called it.

He uses the power of the ring to see how everything was playing out. With Aknadin's own darkness under the thief's control, he could make him say and do anything if it fueled his anger and rage. By the looks of things, it was working. Atem and Seto arguing, Yugi about to put through the ultimate test, Aknadin was just slowly closing into his own demise.

Of course the old fool would never realize that when The Thief King was done with Egypt, there wouldn't be anything left to rule. The world will be plummeted into the Shadow's and everyone would face the same fate his family did. No survivors.

However, there was one person that put a rift in his plan. That Isis girl. The keeper of the necklace. She always seemed to cool the fires that was set ablaze by each of her fellow friends. She always seemed to put the puzzle back together, after he just demolished it. She was a thorn in his side and he wanted her gone.

She would be the first to go. Take her out, and the rest would fall. It was the oldest rule in the book when it came to gameplay. You keep the healer alive, the others you take out will sure to come back. Take the healer out, the rest have no safety net to fall back on. When they are down, they stay down.

The items will be his, his family would be avenged, Aknadin would pay for his crimes, Atem and his court would be dead.

All would be right with the world. Just a matter of time when they would come for him at his fallen home. This was where they would all fall and the items would be his.

~XxX~

"I supposed we all know about Seto's hasten actions with trying to build an army of darkness to protect our country. He has taken the most powerful of monsters and locked them away to be used at our disposal." Aknadin smirks as he looks at the teen boy, still on his knees as he looks back to the six keepers. "I know we all had suspicions of the Pharaoh's chosen love, which is why it is best to see if he holds darkness in his heart."

Atem eyes go wide in shock and horror. He looks over to Yugi who locks eyes with him. "No one is touching him! He's not-"

"Atem, Stop! I'll be fine, I can handle this." Yugi smiles to his love. "Just trust me, ok?"

"I had almost forgot just how strong you actually are." Atem closes eyes and smiles back. "I trust you."

Still, that sting of doubt was sitting in his mind. None the less, he had to trust his better half. Yugi would find a way around this.

"He will be fine."

He looks next to him at Isis, who watches closely as Aknadin looks to the keeper of the items, deciding who he wanted to pin against the young boy. "How do you know?"

"I've seen this. My necklace had told me of the trial Yugi would face." She shakes her head in shame. "I didn't think it meant anything. Guess now we know the necklace shows of events of the future are inevitable."

"How does this end? In his favor I hope."

"I'm not sure." She looks to Atem in worry. "I've only seen flash of light and then nothing. I don't know how this ends, but I know Yugi is pure. He won't find anything… I hope."

Aknadin motions for Shada to step forward with his key, as he uses the eye to look into the soul of the small teen. His smirk melts into a look of frustration as only he could was a bright white light.

No monster, no darkness.

"Shada! Open his mind to us! Show us what he is hiding!"

Shada approaches the young Pharaoh cautiously. He removes the ring from around his neck and places it against Yugi's head, and turns it.

At that moment a bright light surrounds Yugi and forces those watching to cover their eyes. As light dims a bit, all eye lay on Yugi, still surrounded by his own divine light, and somehow floating. The Eye of Horus glowing on his crown. The light was reabsorbed back into the teen.

Then he fell. He never hit the ground though, for Shada caught him.

Aknadin now holding a look of disgust, as he falls to his knees, looks over the teen as he starts to wake. "What did you do!?"

"He didn't do anything." Atem walks by the elder as he kneels down to take the boy into his arms, helping him sit up and get on his feet. "He passed your little test. He holds only light in his heart which means no creature could manifest from his inner hate. You just proved what I knew all along. Yugi has no ill intentions for me or Egypt."

Aknadin falls to his knees in defeat. This was the only way to over throw both men and have Seto take over. Now what was he to do?

What would the thief king do to him for failing?

Yugi looks at the man who sits on his knees clutching his head in pain, mumbling something about failure, regret, and shifting from hating Atem as the king but then saying he was the true king. Then something about his lost son being the true king. It seemed he was fighting with someone in his head.

Atem, approached the man kneeling. He places a hand over his forehead as his puzzle started to glow. He closes his eye and a few second later he pulls his hand away.

Aknadin faints as Atem glares at the fallen body. He looks to his chosen priests. "These actions that were done by this man are to be forgot. He's being controlled by the thief from the Item he wears. These actions are not his own."

"how do you know?" Isis asked.

"I saw him, he let his location slip. Tomorrow we set out for the fallen Village of Kul Elna. He will pay for his acts of crime and treason."

They all nodded in agreement as they ready to leave. Shada and Karim take Aknadin to his bed chambers. Isis Follows to tend to the man.

Seto leaves in a completely different direction than anyone was going. Which peaked Yugi's curiosity. "Where are you going."

"Personal business." He snaps. "Something that needs to be taken care of."

Like that he's gone.

Yugi starts his walk back to the room he and Atem share. He was a little weak from the trials that was put on him but he could still walk. He takes a shaky step then feels his stomach lurch in the mot uncomfortable way.

Not knowing what to do, he grabbed the closes vase and let his stomach empty into it. He falls to the floor as Atem help him back to his feet. Making the slow walk back to their room. Yugi groans. "I don't think I feel so good."

Atem only chuckles as his lover's observation. "Really? I couldn't tell."

~XxX~

I have to say, i think very highly of Isis. The reason is, in the Anime and the manga she seems very wise and makes people see where things need change and how to look at the bigger picture. No matter how many times Yugi and Kiaba argued, who was there to set things right make them both set aside the differences? Helped them see the bigger picture of what was more important? Ishizu, who is the incarnation of Isis. Isis also holds the same personality, even though she not very big in the past. She's the main key in holding everyone together, and thats how I see her. which is why shes such a big part in these

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