*If anyone wishes to know who is doing who, please refer to the first chappie!*

Remember:

Marik is the Hikari, and Malik is the Yami!

Kisara and Ryou are siblings, not Amane and Ryou! Amane and Mai are. Just pointing that out :).

Disclaimer: We do not own Yugioh. Last time I checked, I wasn't Kazuki Takahashi. Yugioh belongs to him and all of its characters. OCs belong to Pippa and me, so no stealing! ASK!

*Warning*: proceed this story with extreme caution! There will be: Violence, gore, death, rape/non-con (whatever you want to call it), incest (this is Ancient Egypt. Get real!) A bit of OCCness due to the situations of characters, prejudice against skin colour and religion, depression, suicide tenancies, hate/love relationships.

Inspiration: This story was inspired by Jollybigsis' 'Enslaved'. I absolutely love that story. Great Casteshipping story! If you haven't checked it out, then do so!

Chapter Ten: Enhanced

(A week later…)

Otogi

I can't believe it's already been a week since Honda and I have lived here. I thought Malik was shitting me when he said we'd be protected against the guards and we'd learn everything there is to know about surviving, but damn, I was sure proven wrong. Bakura and Malik are… interesting. Bakura is some thief. He claims he's the 'King of Thieves'. Not sure what that's about, but apparently, we have to bow to him.

Malik is an ex-tomb keeper who decided he had enough living underground. Apparently, his escape caused him to meet up with Bakura, give him a good stab in the eye, and thus meeting Ryou.

Ryou is interesting for sure. Very pale skin. His sister as well. At first, I'll admit, I was scared shitless, but now it doesn't bother me too much. They're both really nice.

Every day we train with each other. We're paired up in groups. Sometimes, we have to train with Malik or Ryou. We train for an hour then break, train some more, eat, train some more, then break. It's what our lives have been so far. It's getting quite tiresome, but Bakura insisted that we learn everything there is to know before we can go to the next level; Ka summoning. I'm not sure why we can't do both at once, but whatever. I suppose we'll have to do what the thief brat says. He seems to be calling the shots around here. At least Malik will help us train. Bakura just sits on this throne chair he had someone make for him, sipping on some high class wine. When questioned, he just tells us that we'd die if we fought him.

Ennos and I trade blows, hitting our practice swords back and forth. There's plenty of room in Bakura's 'throne' room to spar. "You're quite good at fighting," I say. The boy seems really scared. I hope he'll warm up soon. I don't like seeing people afraid. "Perhaps you'll be able to fight King Bakura soon."

"Malik, stop staring at Mai's ass and train Kisara!" Bakura teases, taking a gulp of his wine.

"Who's the one staring at ass, Bakura?" Malik teases. "Don't make me come over there, and make your face symmetrical."

"Thanks," Ennos says softly. "You're a lot better though. Perhaps one day I'll be able to fight him, but that will take a long time."

"You better not ruin my beautiful face! I'll give you a scar to remember! Mai, don't let Malik intimidate you! If he does, kick him in the balls!"

"Okay... he's not bothering me though…" Mai says. "He's actually kind of nice."

"Nice? Oh please!" Bakura scoffs.

"Do they always do that?" Kisara whispers to her brother.

I roll my eyes. "Well, living on my own with Honda for most of my life definitely has taught me some skills," I say as we continue to trade blows. "Bet you're glad you're out of that place though. Sucks you were being used like that."

"Whatever you say, Bakura," Malik says shaking his head. "Ignore him, Mai; he's an idiot."

"Yes, they do; I think they call it flirting," Ryou giggles.

"That makes sense. I got used to it honestly. I had to deal with it for most of my life, so it became normal. This is weird honestly."

Mai laughs. "You guys are funny."

"Aww, so they're in love?" Kisara giggles.

"No!" Bakura snaps. "Aren't all of you supposed to be training anyway?"

"Well, we would if you'd let us," Kisara scoffs. "Um… sorry…" She mutters, looking down.

I sigh, shaking my head. I need to focus, not hear their bickering. "Yeah, I'm sure it is, but hey at least we have somewhere to live, and you're not getting beaten for making a small mistake," I point out. "So you have powers? I'm sure it wears you out. I've never met anyone with powers before. Honda said he's heard of people speaking of magicians, and about you, but you're the first person we've met that actually has any type of powers."

"I don't know," Ryou replies with a laugh. "Anyway, we should probably get to training before Bakura throws a fit."

"I'm glad for that," he says. Though it's clear he still worries he will be. He reaches up rubbing his right eye, which is covered by his bangs. "No one in my town had magic. My brother does, but I haven't seen him in years. Either way, it's an interesting power I suppose, but I wish I didn't have it. It's only caused more trouble than it's worth."

"You have a brother? Honda had an older sister, but she died from illness in our village. I'm an only child. Hm. I can imagine. I can't blame you for being scornful of your magic, but I'm sure there's a reason you have it. You shouldn't just give up on it. You have it, and you have to make use of it in a way that's comfortable and beneficial for you," I say.

"Yeah, but I haven't seen him in years. I barely got to see him at all honestly I was really young when he came around, and he and Mother didn't get along very well, so he didn't stay very long." He pulls his hand away and continues to spar with me. "I suppose, but it takes a lot of energy to do use. I guess there is a reason I have it, but I can't imagine why. I'm sorry about your home though."

"That sucks. I'm sorry. I hope you'll see him someday. I can imagine. There is; you just have to find it. Perhaps you'll find out here? It's alright. I'm just glad they're suffering is over with. It's been hard living on the streets, but you do what you have to do, I suppose."

This kid has a lot of spirit, but it's so broken. I hope being around people who won't be cruel to him will help bring his self-esteem and confidence back up. Everyone here seems so sad. I suppose we'll have to stick together, and support each other if we're going to make it in this cruel, harsh world.

XXXX

Amane

Being here wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Everyone was very nice, and even though Mai and I did cleaning work and cooking, it was nothing like before. We weren't mistreated at all. It was very nice. Ryou and Kisara are strange looking, but that's alright I know everyone, including me, was scared of them at first, but they are actually very nice. Ryou is a great healer, and has made us all heal up as fast as he could.

Right now I'm training with Kisara. I'm not sure about all this stealing and killing stuff, but I welcome the chance to be able to protect myself. That way I won't have to be hurt anymore.

"So you're from some other place?" I ask looking at Kisara.

"Yes, but I'm not quite sure where. It took my brother and me quite a while to pick up on the language here. I'm glad we had each other for a while, and we were young when we first heard the language," she says as we trade blows with practice swords.

"That's a shame. I'm sure both of you want to go home; though I'm glad I got to meet both of you. I mean, I know we've just met, but you two seem really nice," I say. "So do you know your old language too?"

"I do, but it's nice to have met friends. I thought everyone was an ass, but that's not the case. Ever since I was saved, then such good things have been happening. The horse I was given lead me right here. Right to my brother, can you believe that? I hope that one day I'll be able to meet the boy who saved my life. Yes, I don't remember what it's called, but I can speak it pretty well. I don't know how to write or read it though. I can teach you what I know if you'd like?" Kisara says. "Your life hasn't been easy though. I'm glad you had your sister though. She's very protective of you."

"That's cool. I'm glad you got to see him again. How old were you when you were separated?" I ask. "I'm sorry I'm asking so many questions. I would be nice to learn your language. I'm sure it's pretty just like you. Yes, Mai and I have been through bad things, but having each other helped. Ennos has been through some hard things as well. I think Malik and King Bakura have as well. I can see it in their eyes. Mai is a great sister. I want to be able to protect her as well."

"Eight? I believe? It's hard to remember exactly. The last thing I remember was being in a cage with my brother, and these bandits coming into this village and burning it down, taking everything. This man took Ryou and the bandits took me. I was with them for a while before I was sold. I've been sold all my life. It's fine. I don't mind. You're pretty as well, and so is your language," Kisara says, smiling. "It's always good to have support. What kept me going is the hope of seeing Ryou again. I always kept that in my prayers and my dreams. So what happened with you? Were you always at the house King Bakura and Malik saved you from? Yes, everyone seems to have been through a great deal, but maybe we can all help each other to heal? I hope so. It's so amazing to be welcomed and cared for. I don't remember the last time I felt this way. I feel the same way about my brother." She says something in her native language suddenly.

Ryou turns to her and says something back.

"Oh, I'm sorry you were that young. It must have been horrible. No. Our mother loved us, but once she died our father sold us to him to pay off some debt he had. I'm sure we can. It is amazing to be welcomed and appreciated. What did you two say?"

"It was. I was so scared, but I can imagine you were as well. That's horrible! Why are people so cruel?" Kisara sighs. "We were talking about the hideout and the beautiful Nile. The waterfall seems so… familiar…" She trails off. She smiles. "Well, I'm just glad I have you and the others."

"I can imagine. We were both really scared. I was only seven when we were sold. Mai was thirteen at the time. I wasn't treated too badly at first. I think it was because Mai was taking the beatings for me, but after a while, he turned against me as well. It is beautiful. Though I wonder why it's familiar to you. I'm glad I have everyone as well." I wonder where she could be from thinking the waterfall reminds her of her home. There aren't many of those around here for sure.

"That's awful. I'm glad you got out of that place though," Kisara says. She shrugs. "Not sure."

"Alright, time to make food and take a break," Bakura says. "Everyone did excellently. Very proud of all of you."

"Thanks, King Bakura," we say, bowing.

XXXX

Kisara

After about an hour of making food with Mai and Amane, we sit at the large table. Bakura had been told by Ryou that he could start eating small amounts of 'real food' as he called it. Apparently, this means stuffing his face.

"You're going to choke," Mai says.

"I'll be fine," Bakura scoffs as he shoves more food in his mouth. He gasps suddenly, covering his face. "Shit!" he curses. He takes his hand away, blood soaking into the bandage.

"You should be more careful," I say softly. "Didn't Ryou say for you to eat soft foods and the more solid ones to take it easy?"

"I'm tired of eating fucking soup! It's annoying! I've been eating it for almost two months now!" he exclaims, standing up. He rips his bandage off and storming out of the room.

"Umm… did I say something wrong?" I ask, looking at everyone.

"Bakura…" Ryou sighs.

"I'll go talk to him," Malik says standing up, and going after the thief.

"I don't think you have to worry," Amane says. "Bakura's just stubborn. It's hard to convince him to sit still, and not strain himself too much. Good thing is he should be able to get back to normal in a week or two if he stops doing things like that. Malik really tore his face up."

I nod. "That's good. Poor guy. I hope he's going to be alright. I'm sure Malik feels horrible about it," I say.

"No doubt. They seem pretty close," Mai says.

"They're a pretty incredible team together. They got you two out of that house, convinced Honda and me to join them, and evaded a pack of wild guards. They seem to really enjoy each other's company, but hate it at the same time as well," Otogi says.

I look around. It's so strange being here. I never thought I'd actually be accepted anywhere in my life. But I am, amongst these criminals. These people don't know a thing about me, and yet, they're willing to help me get stronger. They're willing to protect me. It's an incredible feeling to be cared for.

"Are you guys excited about finding out your Ka?" I ask, taking a sip of the wine. It's the best I've ever had. Bakura always makes sure we have the best.

"It'll be interesting for sure," Amane says. "I mean… to think that we have this creature that lives inside of us to protect us. Bakura's Ka is really cool! It took down a lot of people at once."

"It'll be interesting for sure," Honda says.

"I already know about my Ka," Ennos says softly.

"I know about mine as well," Ryou says. "Bakura and Malik taught me while I was here. They both have really impressive Ka."

"I'm excited to meet mine. Oh? What Ka do you have, Ennos, Ryou?" Mai asks. "It's amazing to get a decent meal, isn't it? Bakura's Ka is rather impressive for sure."

"Yes. Understandable he isn't someone to mess with," Otogi says. "I have to agree, Mai. I have to wonder about my Ka as well. I suppose we'll find out soon enough."

"Does anyone ever blank out sometimes and feel a loss of energy?" I wonder out loud. I turn to my twin. "I'd like to see your Ka, Brother."

"It's really nice to have a good meal," Amane replies. "I don't remember the last time I had food this good."

"Mines a bit… strange," Ryou says. "Though I can show you if you really want to see."

"I'm not very good at summoning mine, but I can try," Ennos says closing his eyes a bit. A three-headed dog-like monster appears It's coat is black, and each of the heads has a different eye colour. One of them has blue eyes, one of them has silver eyes, and the other has gold eyes. Ennos then looks at me. "You have a lot of power from your Ka; you probably use it without knowing it because of how much power your Ka has."

"We'd love to see it," Mai says. "You'd think Amane and I would have a decent meal because we lived with the richest man in the village we lived in, but apparently not. He'd make us cook all this great food, and we'd get the scraps-if we were good."

"Oh. That's strange," I say. "Your Ka is really cute, Ennos."

"I think it's pretty badass. Wonder if I have a badass Ka, too," Otogi says. "Yes, this food is great. Never thought I'd get a decent meal in my life."

"Thanks," Ennos says stroking one of the heads. "He's a very good Ka. He's helped me out a lot. He'd very protective."

"I probably have a cooler Ka than you, Otogi," Honda says sticking his tongue out.

"Alright," Ryou says. he closes his eyes for a bit as well. He summons a monster, but shortly after that, another monster comes out as well.

"You have two Ka monsters?" Amane asks.

"Sort of. I'm not really sure how that works, but Bakura and Malik were surprised as well," Ryou says.

"As if!" Otogi scoffs. "My Ka could blast you into next week, Honda!" He looks at Ryou's Ka's. "Bad ass. Like the one holding the doll. It gives off the creepy, motherly vibe my mother used to give off."

"Wow. Very impressive, brother," I say. Huh. Wonder why there's two. Do I have two as well?

"So, do you know which one your Ka is?" Mai asks. "Can you summon just one at a time, or do you have to summon them both because they're linked together?"

"You only wish your Ka could do that!" Honda exclaims.

"Thanks, guys. I'm not sure exactly. I think I can summon them one at a time though," Ryou says.

"The one with wings is your actual Ka from what I can tell. The other one I'm not sure how it's connected to you, but it is," Ennos says.

"How do you know that?" Honda asks.

"Magic," he says.

"Magic?" Amane asks.

"Yeah, some power I've had since I was really young. I can see the energy a Ka gives off, and in some cases, I can summon another person's Ka, but that takes energy," Enno says.

"We shall see, Honda. We shall see. So you could summon our Ka right now?" Otogi asks.

"The one with the wings fits you the best, Ryou," I say. "I'd like to see my Ka, but I wouldn't want to use you to do so if it'll upset you. I'm sure people have taken advantage of your powers."

"Everyone seems to want something from us," Mai sighs. "What do you suppose Bakura wants with us? I mean, he and Malik haven't done anything to us, but…"

I'm wondering the same thing. They had no problem that I came to their hideout. Admittedly, they were shocked at first, but after finding out I'm Ryou's sister, they welcomed me in. Why build up a clan of misfits-people who are treated so poorly? What purpose do we serve? Why make us stronger? Will we be used as weapons? Weapons for what?

"I could summon most of your Ka, though yours Kisara, is too powerful. It hurts just looking at it for too long. Bakura has a really powerful Ka as well. Malik's would be hard to summon, and he isn't even as tough as yours and Bakura's," Ennos says. "Yeah, people have wanted the power. Who wouldn't?"

"When I met Bakura and Malik, it was to heal Bakura's wound. Malik was surprised at my appearance, but he warmed up quicker than most people. Bakura, on the other hand, seemed almost disappointed that I was human. I'm not sure exactly what Bakura is planning, but I have a feeling they actually want to help."

"Malik said if we went with them then they would make sure we're fed, clothed, and that we will be protected," Honda says.

"They haven't hurt us, or done anything. They haven't even made us do anything. Back where we came from we were forced to clean and all that, but not here," Amane says.

"Still, I do wonder what they want from us," Honda says sipping his drink. "I mean, what is the point in all of this?"

"Oh. I'm sorry, Ennos. I don't mean to cause you pain," I say.

"That's a good question, Honda," Mai says, biting into a piece of fruit. "I mean, they're protecting us, giving us a home, and working on strengthening us. Surely, they want something from us."

"My advice would be to keep a sharp eye out. We have to stick together. There's a reason that we were chosen to be taken under their wing. Never withdraw your guard for even a moment," Otogi says.