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Chapter Nine - Bounding a Burnt Spirit
Yugi gently scooped Atem back into his arms, being careful of the open wounds. He was unnaturally hot but from the look on Ishizu's face it was nothing normal but something when worse. Yugi could feel the shaking coming still from Atem. He couldn't help but start to panic slightly, Ishizu knew what was wrong with Atem but was not telling him. He looked at her with pleading eyes, in his arms he could feel Atem literally getting hotter. Ishizu was whispering something to Odion and Marik, quiet words which the others couldn't hear. Yugi attention was changed as Ryou awoke and the others began to explain to him what had happened, as he had no memory of anything that had happened.
As the story was explained to him, Ryou felt more and more guilty. He looked over at Yugi and the Pharaoh. Crawling over he took in the Pharaoh's appearance before looking at Yugi.
"I'm so sorry Yugi. I didn't mean to cause you two any pain or suffering."
Yugi smiled, "It's alright. It wasn't you, none of this was your fault, blame the evil Bakura."
"I'm so sor-" Ryou started
"Ryou, this wasn't your fault. Please don't blame yourself." Yugi said.
Ryou smiled briefly before he accepted Joey's help to get to his feet.
Yugi gazed back down at Atem, he was so hot and was still shaking.
"I-I'm so s-s-sorry Yugi."
"Why? What's going?"
Yugi tightened his hold on Atem in a very brotherly embrace before he looked at Ishizu again.
"Please Ishizu, what's going on?"
Ishizu glanced at the others before she bent down in front of Yugi and Atem.
"If we are correct then, when the shadows where destroyed by Gandora and the Egyptian Gods it destroyed the link to the Afterlife. It's been the magic from the Afterlife that has supported the Pharaoh but now that the link is gone... he can't survive."
Tears formed in Yugi's eyes. "What's going to happen to him?"
"He'll.." Ishizu started, but couldn't finish.
"He'll burn up." Marik continued, "But instead of returning to the Afterlife, he'll .. well just be nowhere."
Yugi couldn't stop the tears from falling as he held Atem, if possible, even closer to him. Yugi's tears slid back his face and dropped onto Atem's face and merged with his tears. They had all heard what Marik had said, but all kept respectfully quiet, they just gazed at the pair. Yugi calmed himself before wiping Atem's tears away.
"Don't you worry, you're not going anywhere. You're going to stay with me." Yugi said, softly "I won't let anything happen to you."
Atem said nothing but pulled himself closer to Yugi, burying his face in Yugi's shirt. Yugi, in return, rubbed his back in a comforting manner all the time reassuring Atem that nothing would happen to him. But that was a vain as Yugi saw Atem turning to sand, starting from his feet and working its way up. Atem's grip on Yugi tightened even more but a moment later he was gone. Atem had burnt up.
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Mana collapsed to the floor, crying. All of the Pharaoh's loved one and friends stood in silence, the only sound was Mana's crying. Aknamkanon had tears in his eyes, he remembered his son telling him that the Gods had come to him and asked him to return to the mortal world to save that world from the Thief. They had sent him off with pride, telling him that he could do it. But now, the only way that turned out to work when defeating Bakura and the Shadows was for Atem to sacrifice himself and his rest. Here he was at peace in the afterlife while his son was nowhere. He was stuck with no way back. Unconsciously, a tear fell down Aknamkanon's face. Atem.. my boy. I wish I could somehow I could help you. His breath caught and more tears. My son, I-I'm never going to see you again.
Aknamkanon had to leave the room, he found a balcony. Once confirming no one was there, he cried. A Pharaoh never cried but he was never going to see his son again.
"Mighty Gods, Please help him. Don't let him be alone."
He fell to his knees and cried. My son, my precious boy.
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Tears were continuously falling from Yugi's eyes. In his hand was some of the sand which had previously been Atem. He hadn't moved since Atem had burnt up, not even responded when someone had asked him if he want to go home and change, as he was covered in Atem's blood. He looked up at the Ishtars.
"Please. There has to be something we can do."
Ishizu opened her mouth but thought for a few moments before answering, "I don't think there is anything we can do."
More tears fell, "No. Don't say that. There has to be something we can do. Please."
No one spoke so Yugi continued, "He's alone and not where he should be. Help me. There has to be a way that we can get him back."
Marik looked to Ishizu, "Sister, there is a way."
Ishizu looked back at Marik, she simply stared at him from a while, Yugi was looked between the two of them.
"Marik, there's a chance that it wouldn't work."
"Yes and the chance that it won't is getting bigger the whole time we're arguing."
She looked at Marik and opened her mouth to speak but Marik continued, "Think about it, he's all alone right now and certainly not where he should be. We have the power to change that. I would rather know that we tried to save him rather then we never tried. Yugi where is your house?"
A matter of moments later they were all running to Yugi's home. Grandpa was taken by surprise when so many people entered his house. In the living room the three Ishtars stood in front of Yugi.
"Yugi, for this to work it will depend on you." Marik said.
"What do you mean?"
"To hopefully bring the Pharaoh back we will need to give him something to support him. If you are willing we can try to bound his spirit to yours again. This would mean your mind link would return and he will be completely dependly on you. In others words if you die he will to but he will have his own body and be as real as you or me but he can't die unless you do."
Yugi didn't need time to consider, "I'll do it."
"But Yugi!" Tea broke in, "This is a huge decision."
"I don't care it's for Atem. Grandpa do you have any objections?"
Grandpa shook his head, "He can be my other grandson."
Yugi smiled at him before turning back to Marik. "Do it."
Marik and Ishizu spoke words and used the hands to perform this bounding spell. As this continued Yugi began to feel a prickling feeling, he was sure it was nothing. All that mattered here was Atem, they would get him back. It happened. A few minutes later. Atem, all of a sudden, appeared in the centre of the room. Yugi jumped to his feet and caught him as Atem fell. He was crying again and hugged Atem, who was unconscious, tightly. He looked up at Marik and Ishizu and thanked them. It didn't matter that Atem was still bleeding and in bad shape. All that matter was that he was here with him and he wouldn't be alone. He was here with Yugi, where he was meant to be.
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I am so sorry for the delay. I've suffered a huge lack of motivation with this but I hope I have got over it. College work is starting to pile up as well which doesn't help.
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The next chapter will be an epilogue which I hope you enjoy!
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