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Chapter 12
Next Morning, Before Ra Rose, Keket's POV
Keket was nervous. There were lords and ladies all over the Hall and they were having a good time. She had no idea what she was supposed to do. I hate crowds…And so she did. She kept her happy mask in place though, barely keeping her disgust at the happiness away from her eyes. Why is it so hard to hide my emotions today? Keket had a feeling she knew why. Today, she was going to tell Atemu about her past. The Millennium Items… She clenched her fist. Why, Bakura? I can feel your heka running through the palace. I know you're going to try something. But what? I tried to warn Seto but he's too love struck to actually listen. Kisara's ignoring me for things I didn't do, and Atemu's trying to avoid foreign princesses and noble's daughters. I've warded the Hall as well as I could without alerting Atemu, Set, and Mahado but she couldn't do much more. If they felt it they would be suspicious of her, being the 'sister' of Bakura. They had all been on edge since Ahknemkhanen died. Kisara reappearing didn't help Keket's stress. Seto was floating, seeing his 'long-lost love.' Atemu was stressed from his Father's death and Mahado was worried about Mana. Keket seemed the only one really worrying about Egypt. And she was worried about everyone else. She raised her hands to rub her temples before she stopped, seeing a familiar face. "Kisara?" Keket asked, slightly shocked, "What are you doing without Seto?"
"I don't think everything's right." Kisara mumbled. "The energies don't feel right…"
"What do you mean?" Keket ventured, hoping beyond hope that she could feel it.
"You can feel it can't you?" Kisara almost exclaimed, "The power coursing through the walls." She quieted suddenly, "It's dark…"
"Kisara…" Keket asked quietly, "Do you have your necklace on you?" Keket pulled out her own from under her dress.
"Of course." Kisara pulled out her own. "There's a presence in there… It's familiar."
"Excellent." Keket almost smiled. "That means your ka is in there. That's very good." She pursed her lips at a new problem. "Do you know what your ka is?"
"Um…" Kisara was a bit uncertain about what she meant. "My soul?"
"No, the creature!"
"I think… I'm pretty sure it's a dragon…" Kisara was a bit afraid the power that might be in her.
"I knew it!" Keket murmured to herself, remembering Seto's memories. "He was right." There was a scream and the voices of the guards rushed over them. It had begun! An arrow flew towards them but Keket blocked it with a wave of her hand. "I'm going to teach you to summon it." She pulled her behind the nearest pillar. "Stop." Kisara paused. "Be Quiet." Her breathing slowed and the panic faded from her eyes. "Make a Connection."
"What?" Kisara hissed. "What in the name of the Pharaoh does that mean?"
"I'm just joking." Keket told her quickly. "Search yourself. Find the…" Keket paused. Summoning Fukayna was natural for her, so how did she help Kisara? "Do you like Seto?"
"Keket…"
"Answer me!"
"Well, yeah…"
"Do you love him?" Keket asked, more urgently.
"I think so…" Kisara replied slowly, unsure what this had to do with summoning.
"Would you give your life to protect him?"
"Yes." Kisara was a bit fed up now.
"Good!" Keket was actually excited. "Pretend that you're protecting Seto! Summon your ka to fight for him."
"Alright!" The white dragon burst in with a flash of light. With a thundering roar, Fukayna appeared alongside it. They were nearly equal in power, with the White Dragon slightly weaker. Fukayna! Destroy all those tainted with Bakura's power!
"Kisara." Her head snapped toward Keket. "Go. Command your ka." She ran through the fray, ducking and dodging like she had been doing it her whole life.
"Bakura." Keket's voice rang through the entire hall. "Come out here and face me."
"Not a chance little girl." His voice cackled. "This palace will burn to the ground!"
AN: I can't believe this chapter is so short. Honestly, I have no idea how to continue on with the plot right now... My beta's out of town for a while so there might be a bunch of mistakes. Honestly, I think I might discontinue this fic to start a new one. Keket is really a Mary-Sue... What do you think? Review please!
