Welcome to another chappie of L&D I would like to thank for all the reviews
and sorry for thee wait, crappy finals just finish. (Most of them anyways)
so I have SUMMER VACATION *You hear angels singing in the background*
finally some free time to fully become an Internet junkie mahaha! So I'll
be updating like drunken orangutan and now on with the fic!!
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Malik-sama, what is wrong?" Lisid ask with concern as he look at this master; he had been awake since he came from wherever he went. "Nothing" Malik replied hastily; Lisid wasn't buying into it.
"The plan wasn't successful?"
Malik jerked, hearing this "No, the plan went along perfectly!" He snapped at him and sprawled himself onto his bed letting out a heavy sigh. Lisid frowned at this; Malik usually wasn't so irritable it just wasn't in his character to get so easily aggravated. "Did something happen between you and the girl" He bravely ask and heard Malik snorted.
"Everything went along smoothly, Lisid" Malik exclaimed and buried his face in his pillow; why was he interrogating him all of the sudden? He wanted some sleep dammit and the last thing he wanted to talk about was his evening with the pharaoh's friend, Anzu. "Status report Lisid" He spoke from his pillow making a muffled sound inaudible.
"We have acquired twenty-five rare cards so far from battle city tournaments" Lisid reporting and Malik smirked at this. "Perfect" the more rare cards Malik would have the more pleasure he had of crushing the pharaoh in many ways. "Is that all?" Malik ask and Lisid nodded in reply.
"Now that has been settled; would you care to tell me about your date?"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT" Malik roared at him his face flustered holding his rod dangerously. "You can't hide nothing from me, Malik" Lisid spoke casually to him and Malik scowled at him "Why do you want to know?" he ask looking at the ceiling.
"You are troubled, I just want to know so I can relieve you of your frustration Malik" Lisid explain. "You could have said that, not--"
"Date?" He cut him off and saw Malik narrow his eyes at him dangerously "I'll tell you if it get you to shut-up" Malik exclaimed and cursed under his breath. Malik begin to explain to him what happen while Lisids listen to him patiently he smirked when he saw Lisid's eyes slightly widen in surprise when he told him about the bump and grind and could have sworn he rapidly blush three shades of red.
"Then Kaiba kissed her; she look like she was enjoying it" He spoke and felt blood boil and curse to himself why did that flashback piss him off so much? "Not like I care, she's just a pawn" he battled mentally while Lisid look with pensive thoughtfulness.
"Malik, are you that lonesome?" Lisid ask and Malik jerked his head towards him. "What nonsense do you speak now?" he retorted while Lisid remained unfazed. "Malik, as long as I could remember, you have always been alone. Father never gave you a life you were entitled to have" he explain and heard Malik sigh at this.
"Lisid, we have always protected that wretched king and for what? While we slave away he enjoys to our expense!" he spat at him. "I will have revenge for father and mother and gain Yami's power even using his beloved friends against him," he added with a malicious smirk.
"The why haven't you taken control of the girl, using the Millennium rod?"
Malik stopped at this and gripped the rod tightly " I would like to have a little fun with her; it's much more entertaining to manipulate someone than just to control their minds" he answered brazenly and Lisid snorted at this. "Malik, you play a dangerous game, but remember, you're still just a boy" he spoke before standing up and exiting the room.
Malik growled at this and buried his face in the pillow "I'm just a kid my ass, soon to be pharaoh of the world" he thought to himself. But what Lisid said caused him to think and it was true ever since he was a small child, he was always alone, he never talk or saw anyone else, except for Lisid and Isis, but mostly his father. "All my life I was told to protect the pharaohs tomb, until he one day come back, our family suffer because of it" he thought angrily and his thoughts went to his back he still remembered the hours of pain he endured as the ritual was burn into his flesh. "I was ten when the ritual was engraved onto me, then Lisid--" he stopped and remembered it well; Lisid approached him the side of his face scarred and bloody "Malik, I will not leave your side I have felt your pain" he spoke to the sniffling child as he embraced himself with his burn flesh still fresh.
"Yes Yami will pay for everything he put my family through, one way or another"
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Fingers busily clack on the laptop in the Seto Kaiba's room evident that like all day when he work he had insomnia except this time he wasn't working, he was searching. He wiped his forehead in exhaustion it was hard especially for a master hack as himself but he finally decrypted Isis files with a satisfied smirk he begin to write the name he searched for.
"Sethos, the high priest of Egypt and the pharaohs right hand man. Believe to be one of the most powerful sorcerers during that millennia. Legend says that he used people as sacrifices in order to obtain their ka to build the pharaohs army" Seto spoke to himself and shook his head in disbelief. "They expect me to believe that" he thought to himself who in truth was beginning to believe in some parts.
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His eyes trailed down his duel monsters deck as he picked them up and took out the first three cards on the top. He smiled at himself as he gazed at his three blue-eyes white dragons, his favorite monster. They represented power, pure power and strength and struck fear in the heart that anyone who opposed them just like him in a way in fact.
"It's hard to believe that I possessed such power when I was alive"
Kaiba jerked his head looked around "Who's there!" He demanded and receive no reply he cursed under his "Great now I'm having hallucinations" he muttered to himself and felt a cold shiver throughout his body.
"I am not an illusion, High priest Sethos" the voice spoke again and Kaiba stood form his seat, following the origin of the voice until he looked at his bed. "I'll ask one more time; show yourself" He repeated scowling. His bed begin to glow a bluish white as it begin to take form Kaiba took a step back in surprise as the aura took form of a person, more so a girl. She brushed her white hair to her right shoulder and her icy blue stare never left Kaiba.
"Who the hell are you!? You're trespassing!" Kaiba snapped threatening to take out his cell phone "Don't you recognize me? I'm the blue eyes white dragon," she answer which cause Kaiba to drop the phone in disbelief. "You're--" he stop and begin to laugh, much to the girls annoyance "You expect me to believe that!?" he exclaimed with disgust.
"If this is another one of Isis tricks." he began and the girl eyes began to glow an eerie blue, which cause him to gulp slightly. She stood from the bed and began to descend to him slowly her icy expression never leaving him. She finally stop in front of him and their blue eyes met causing a shiver to go down his spine. "You're him yet you're not" she finally spoke and Kaiba huffed at this "Great, don't tell you believe I'm that high priest; I'm not an reincarnation of anything!!" He spat and she remained unfazed.
"You killed me to gain the ka of you're faithful blue-eyes dragon; don't you remember? Sethos?"
"SHUT-UP!! I'VE NEVER KILLED ANYONE!!" Kaiba found himself shouting at her his blood boil of all the things people could accuse him killer he would not tolerate. The girl began to laugh at this "Oh please, you are a killer; how many people did you sacrifice to build up the pharaohs army? You even killed--" she stop at this and a look of pity swept through her blue eyes and Kaiba noticed this.
"Why did you stop? You seem to be indulging in my anger" he spoke and she look him her eyes immediately hardened. "I came with a warning to you Sethos" she replied.
"Don't call me Sethos!" he spat. "You are who you, you cannot deny it" she replied. "Well I know who I am, I'm Seto Kaiba! He exclaimed. The ghost seem to become aggravated "I have not much time, you are in danger, Sethos, he will come for you" she spoke and Kaiba walked from her his back facing.
"Why are you telling me this? I killed you according to what you believed" he said. "I know, but I am the blue eyes white dragon, your blue eyes white dragon, and I will always be faithful, to you"
Kaiba turned around but saw nothing. "She's gone..." he thought and slump to the ground tired "What the hell is happening" he muttered before going to a dreamless sleep.
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"Akila, is this a good idea?"
"Scared Yami"
"For your safety, then yes I am" The pharaoh replied and Akila just sighed; he just worried too much for his own good. "Yami, I will win; these daggers never let me down before" Akila assured and Yami just frown.
"Akila....I ask you to be careful; you're going against a beast from the shadow realm for Ra's sake!" Yami exclaimed as they walked along the polish floors coming closer to their destination. Akila just twirled her daggers casually while Yami continued to worry.
"My pharaoh if this displeases you so then I won't do it"
"Liar"
"I know, but if I am to prove myself to be able to be one your guards to your council than I must" she replied and looked up as they were greeted by Joset, another of Yami's close friends. Joset just grinned at her "So the little girl is gonna play with the big boys is she" he teased and Akila shot him a dirty look while Yami sighed, these two always gotten into an argument.
"Joset, I have no time for your pitiful taunts," Akila snapped and Joset sighed and hugged her unexpectedly "Akila, you are as hard headed as they come so be careful" he warned. "I will" she assured and the doors opened and Yami's council; the priests and priestesses greeted them. Akila immediately bowed to them waiting for her task in hand.
"Pharaoh is this the women who wishes to be your protector?" on the priests ask and Yami nodded in reply "Yes" he answered. The priests murmured to themselves while Akila began to feel nervous, she stole a quick glance and noticed that Sethos was along with the others and he look at her with indifference.
"Then let the test began"
The councils began to chant in unison as Akila gripped her daggers tightly was she ready for this? "Well If I die then I wasn't" she notion to herself and noticed the stone tablet began to rise and a dark energy began to surround it. Everything began to grow dark around them as the spirit emerge and the dark energies engulfed it. One of the servants led Yami to his seat while Joset followed.
"This will be most entertaining won't it?" Sethos ask and Yami just scowled; how dare the high priest mock such a dangerous situation, especially the life of one of his closest comrades. "I summon you, battle ox," Sethos shouted and Yami look at him shocked. Akila readied herself as she saw the monster materialized and let out a beastly roar, "Here goes"
The monster stepped and turned to her it thirsted for blood, hers. With another roar it began to charge at her with full speed. Akila ready herself in a position that would allow her to dodge at a moments notice. The battle ox raised it's axe and attack her, Akila dodged out of the way, rolling on the ground under the concealment of the dust that was uplifted during the ox's assault. She threw her dagger straight at it's but it didn't go through it's armor "Shit, It's armor stronger than I thought" she thought to herself. The ox just snorted and began to unleash a barrage of attacks upon her and Akila was barely dodging out of the way. She hissed in pain as the axe cut through the flesh of the arm. It roared in instinct as the blood scent cling to it as an aphrodisiac.
Akila grabbed her arm and shook off the pain, she look at it in anger; she was now pissed off. Without warning she ran towards it at full speed not noticing the look of horror and incredulity on Joset's and Yami's face. "I WILL DESTROY YOU" She cried to it and begin a barrage of attacks at it. She couldn't cut through the armor and curse under her breathe "How can I defeat a creature with armor like this, there has to be a way" she thought to herself and had the wind knock out of her all of the sudden as she hit against the wall.
"AKILA!!" Yami cried out suddenly standing up. "Calm yourself, pharaoh" Sethos replied coolly but in truth he himself began to worry a little. Akila lick the blood that dribbled down on her lip and look up; The battle ox took it's time walking towards her enjoying it's ever close victory, it's ax gleaming with some of her now dried blood. "How do I defeat a beast like this" she motioned to herself and noticed something.
"His armor....." She thought; some cracks became evident on it as it walk closer to her his belt look especially worn from the barrage of attacks she tied on it earlier. "My daggers may not penetrate through his armor but perhaps his own weapon" she thought and look up and saw the Ox looking at her with blood lust as he raised his ax ready to cut her head in half. With a blast of strength she stabbed at his torso putting all he strength concentrating on the belt to break the ox snorted in aggravated and brought down the axe. Akila sense this and moved out of the way causing the ox to cut through it's own torso. It screamed out in pain and look up and saw the girl look at him with determination and rage as she plunge both her daggers into its eyes. It roared in pain dropping its axe and grabbing the daggers, pulling them out of its eyes.
Akila panted and grabbed a hold of it's axe it was so heavy but she knew to only kill the beast was by it's own weapon. "You're life ends" She spat before she swing the axe right into it's neck, silencing it, for the last time. The ox fell to the ground and its body disappeared, returning back to the shadow realm. She panted heavily and dropped to her knees supporting herself with her arms. "Akila!" Joset shouted and ran to her "You're stupid you know that!" he shouted to her. "Joset, I just fought a hell-beast from the shadow realm, I am stupid" she retorted and look to the council; she saw that Yami's face was incredibly pale and she regretted her decision to do this.
"You have past" one of them spoke solemnly and Akila let out a long sigh "Akila!" she heard Yami cry out and look up seeing the pharaoh giving her a worried yet pissed off look. "You--" he began and Akila shook her head "Yami, I survived, that's all that matters" she spoke and picked herself up; leaning on Joset for support "If Tishiusu witness this he be cutting you're head off by now" Joset exclaimed and heard Akila laugh at this.
"Pharoah I want to talk to her alone if you mind" Sethos broke in and Joset jumped in surprise "When you get down here" He cried out holding his chest. "High priest she been through enough can it wait?" he ask and Sethos just shook his head. "He's probably going to sacrifice you because you killed his monster" Joset whisper and Akila elbowed him in the torso "Joset, shut- up, don't scare me like that!" she whispered back to him.
"If we may" Sethos ask and Akila nodded giving Yami and Joset an assuring glance. "Oh yeah, he's definitely going to sacrifice her for his monster she killed" Joset spoke and Yami step on his foot "Shut-up Joset"
"WHAT!?? You don't believe those rumors about him sacrificing the people for their ka to summon more monsters?" Joset exclaimed. Yami remained silent at this.
"What is it that you wanted to speak to me, high priest?' Akila ask and Sethos snorted at this "You killed my monster" he stated and Akila felt herself shiver "Great, the only time Joset could be right and I'm going to get sacrificed" she thought to herself. "I still feel nervous around him; I guess the fact last time I saw him we were stark naked and he was peeping on me" she notion.
"I wasn't peeping I was caught off guard"
O_O
Sethos look at her slightly amused "You're facial expressions are easy to read," He explained to her and Akila began to grow angry "Sethos what is the meaning of this!?!" she demanded bravely and Sethos looked at her coldly.
"Usually no one speaks to me like that"
"Well, you're pissing me off after I almost face the afterlife with your monster" she retorted to him. "I just wanted to congratulate you on your success, nothing more" he answered. "Is that so?" she spoke and noticed something out of the corner of her eye and her eye's widen in surprise "BACCHUS!??" she thought as she saw the thief she had met once before stealing more trinkets of the pharaoh. Bacchus noticed her and put a finger over his mouth while Akila look at him with an angry glare; didn't he learn his lesson before?
Sethos noticed this "What is it?" he spoke and began to turn "Oh it's nothing" Akila quickly said and grabbed his arm turning him away from where Bacchus hid. "Why are you nervous?" he ask with suspicion "O-Oh it's nothing" she replied leading him to another way. All of the sudden Sethos grabbed a hold of her arm and blue eyes met each other "You should know better than to hide anything from me or from the pharaoh for that matter" he spoke harshly. He let go and began to walk away Akila sighed in relief
"Bacchus, you idiot" she thought to herself. As she walk to where she last saw them. "Bacchus" she begin to call and met cold steel against her throat. "You seem to have lost your touch, dagger woman" she heard a low voice said. "Why are you back?" she spoke with no hesitance "Unfinished business" he began. Akila's eye glance at his hand, they were blood stain "Did he kill someone?" she thought a bit frightened and her eyes widen when she saw that his torso had a gape with.
"You're hurt" she exclaimed. "Nothing but a minor step back" he replied. "She begin to struggle as he grip the dagger tighter to her throat "Do you want to die?"
"Do you? You're hurt!?!" she replied and Bacchus laugh at this, "I have endured much more pain than this" he boasted as his eyes begin to grow heavy and he let the dagger slip "Too much blood..." he spoke before he fell to the ground.
"Bacchus!!"
Anzu opened her eyes and look up it was morning she look down from the bed and saw Yuugi was no longer there. "Yuugi? Yami?" she called out. She got from the bed and rubbed her eyes she was quite surprise "I took on a monster..no, Akila took on a monster" she thought to herself.
"I wonder what happen to that boy? Bacchus was it?" she thought. She wanted to tell Yami about it also, if she could find him. She found herself in the kitchen with her mother slightly drinking coffee "Mom? Where are Yuugi and everyone else?" She ask and her mother looked up. "Oh Anzu, they left some while a go, something about battle city and duels. I tried to wake you p but you were so sound asleep" she explain and Anzu muttered an o under her breathe.
"What time is it?"
12:30
"I slept that long!?!?!" She exclaimed and her mother nodded. "Yes Jou was planning to do something to you in your sleep, it involved warm water" she spoke and Anzu growled at this.
"You were going to make me pee in my sleep huh Jou," she thought angrily. She let out a yawn "We'll I'm going to take a walk to help wake up, is that ok mom?" she ask and her mother nodded. "Oh yes Yuugi left you something, it's a picture, he said he forgot to give it to you when you last met" she spoke as she handed her a photo and Anzu took it and she smiled. It was a picture of everyone making peace signs to the camera she was right by Yuugi as she let out a toothy grin show with an eye winking. They took this picture shortly after the Millennium puzzle was solved and Jou and Honda decided to become friends with her and Yuugi.
"Thanks mom" she said and she just smiled at her "Don't thank me thank Yuugi; I can't believe how he and you have grown.." she trailed off with a pensive look on her face.
"It's been nine years, since your father died, hasn't it?" she spoke and Anzu nodded in reply. Her other suddenly smiled at her "He would be so proud of You Anzu, you were always his little ballerina, and know you're a beautiful young woman"
"Mom...." Anzu began as pain memories resurface. "I remembered after he died you changed, you were so distant and cold you were young but it sill affected you so much, but you met Yuugi and then the cheerful little girl came back, but I wonder."
"Mom, it's no one fault it happen and that's it" Anzu cut her off. She took her in an embraced "Mom, it's ok Dad, dad wouldn't want us to live in the past, he would want us to keep living because that was his dream, see us live" Anzu said with tears streaming down as she gently rocked her mother back and forth.
"Thank you, Anzu" her mother sniffled and wiped her tears "oh my look at me, I'm such a wreck and I go to work in a few minutes" she exclaimed and begin to get read.
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Anzu walk for god knows how long holding the picture close to her chest "Yuugi, he's always been their for me..." she thought as so many memories flash through her mind. She let a sad smile show "And I've never told him or anyone about how I felt when he died...even though I wanted to, I couldn't" She let out a sigh while walked through the great wall of people as she became oblivious to her surroundings. Despite her friends she begin to feel so lonely lately she assumed that everyone was wrapped up in their business especially Yuugi and the spirit. She spied a couple walking together holding hands and quickly look to the ground well it made sense she was at the age where she wanted someone more than just a friend get close to.
"Damn hormones" she cursed to herself and noticed she was near the arcades and saw DDR a grin showed as she ran into the arcades. She saw a big crowd and noticed Joe steps was once again showing off his moves he noticed her and let a smile show "Anzu, wuzzup? Care to take a beating?" he challenge and Anzu smirk at him "Isn't it the other way around?' she teased and a big group of people begin to mutter evident that some where their to witness the last time Anzu went against Joe steps.
Anzu went to the platform and slipped in a coin as the game begin. As soon the music started she lost herself as she followed the arrows the music and she was lost in her owned world oblivious to the people. As she danced to the steps she began to have flashbacks. She was a small girl and she danced with a tall man whose eyes sparkled full of warmth and light. The memory changed again as she found herself staring at the lifeless body before her she didn't understood why he wouldn't wake up even though she called fro him over and over again.
The music began to grown louder and she continue to dance to it as more memories resurface and she felt her eyes water. She then saw Yuugi as a little kids then he changed into Yuugi as he was "Anzu" he begin then his eyes widen and he outstretch to her as he disintegrated before her very eyes.
"YUUGI!!" she screamed suddenly and dropped to her knees while everyone stop to look at her "Anzu, are you alright?' Joe steps ask and begin to reach towards her "STAY AWAY!!" she cried and ran from the people from the arcade. She continued to run until she ran out of breathe and reluctantly stop she covered her face with her hands "No, he's not going to die, he's not going to die" she repeated to herself she was near hysteria.
"No he won't die he won't die like my dad; he won't..." she cried to herself leaning against a wall for support. "Namu, I have to find him, he had to know something about all this," she thought to herself or that strange woman Isis. She supported herself and noticed she was right by the museum where she and Yami went the one time on their date Yuugi set them up with. She begin to walk towards it she was going to get answers now about everything she was going to find out one way or another.
TbC
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What will happen? Will Anzu find out more then she wanted to know? What did her last vision mean Yuugi's death or something else? And will Malik be able to succeed to manipulate Anzu through his lies? To find out you must read and review but I'll try to post this up ASAP since I kind of experiencing a writer's block but I'll do it for you the reviewers.
fOX
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Malik-sama, what is wrong?" Lisid ask with concern as he look at this master; he had been awake since he came from wherever he went. "Nothing" Malik replied hastily; Lisid wasn't buying into it.
"The plan wasn't successful?"
Malik jerked, hearing this "No, the plan went along perfectly!" He snapped at him and sprawled himself onto his bed letting out a heavy sigh. Lisid frowned at this; Malik usually wasn't so irritable it just wasn't in his character to get so easily aggravated. "Did something happen between you and the girl" He bravely ask and heard Malik snorted.
"Everything went along smoothly, Lisid" Malik exclaimed and buried his face in his pillow; why was he interrogating him all of the sudden? He wanted some sleep dammit and the last thing he wanted to talk about was his evening with the pharaoh's friend, Anzu. "Status report Lisid" He spoke from his pillow making a muffled sound inaudible.
"We have acquired twenty-five rare cards so far from battle city tournaments" Lisid reporting and Malik smirked at this. "Perfect" the more rare cards Malik would have the more pleasure he had of crushing the pharaoh in many ways. "Is that all?" Malik ask and Lisid nodded in reply.
"Now that has been settled; would you care to tell me about your date?"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT" Malik roared at him his face flustered holding his rod dangerously. "You can't hide nothing from me, Malik" Lisid spoke casually to him and Malik scowled at him "Why do you want to know?" he ask looking at the ceiling.
"You are troubled, I just want to know so I can relieve you of your frustration Malik" Lisid explain. "You could have said that, not--"
"Date?" He cut him off and saw Malik narrow his eyes at him dangerously "I'll tell you if it get you to shut-up" Malik exclaimed and cursed under his breath. Malik begin to explain to him what happen while Lisids listen to him patiently he smirked when he saw Lisid's eyes slightly widen in surprise when he told him about the bump and grind and could have sworn he rapidly blush three shades of red.
"Then Kaiba kissed her; she look like she was enjoying it" He spoke and felt blood boil and curse to himself why did that flashback piss him off so much? "Not like I care, she's just a pawn" he battled mentally while Lisid look with pensive thoughtfulness.
"Malik, are you that lonesome?" Lisid ask and Malik jerked his head towards him. "What nonsense do you speak now?" he retorted while Lisid remained unfazed. "Malik, as long as I could remember, you have always been alone. Father never gave you a life you were entitled to have" he explain and heard Malik sigh at this.
"Lisid, we have always protected that wretched king and for what? While we slave away he enjoys to our expense!" he spat at him. "I will have revenge for father and mother and gain Yami's power even using his beloved friends against him," he added with a malicious smirk.
"The why haven't you taken control of the girl, using the Millennium rod?"
Malik stopped at this and gripped the rod tightly " I would like to have a little fun with her; it's much more entertaining to manipulate someone than just to control their minds" he answered brazenly and Lisid snorted at this. "Malik, you play a dangerous game, but remember, you're still just a boy" he spoke before standing up and exiting the room.
Malik growled at this and buried his face in the pillow "I'm just a kid my ass, soon to be pharaoh of the world" he thought to himself. But what Lisid said caused him to think and it was true ever since he was a small child, he was always alone, he never talk or saw anyone else, except for Lisid and Isis, but mostly his father. "All my life I was told to protect the pharaohs tomb, until he one day come back, our family suffer because of it" he thought angrily and his thoughts went to his back he still remembered the hours of pain he endured as the ritual was burn into his flesh. "I was ten when the ritual was engraved onto me, then Lisid--" he stopped and remembered it well; Lisid approached him the side of his face scarred and bloody "Malik, I will not leave your side I have felt your pain" he spoke to the sniffling child as he embraced himself with his burn flesh still fresh.
"Yes Yami will pay for everything he put my family through, one way or another"
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Fingers busily clack on the laptop in the Seto Kaiba's room evident that like all day when he work he had insomnia except this time he wasn't working, he was searching. He wiped his forehead in exhaustion it was hard especially for a master hack as himself but he finally decrypted Isis files with a satisfied smirk he begin to write the name he searched for.
"Sethos, the high priest of Egypt and the pharaohs right hand man. Believe to be one of the most powerful sorcerers during that millennia. Legend says that he used people as sacrifices in order to obtain their ka to build the pharaohs army" Seto spoke to himself and shook his head in disbelief. "They expect me to believe that" he thought to himself who in truth was beginning to believe in some parts.
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His eyes trailed down his duel monsters deck as he picked them up and took out the first three cards on the top. He smiled at himself as he gazed at his three blue-eyes white dragons, his favorite monster. They represented power, pure power and strength and struck fear in the heart that anyone who opposed them just like him in a way in fact.
"It's hard to believe that I possessed such power when I was alive"
Kaiba jerked his head looked around "Who's there!" He demanded and receive no reply he cursed under his "Great now I'm having hallucinations" he muttered to himself and felt a cold shiver throughout his body.
"I am not an illusion, High priest Sethos" the voice spoke again and Kaiba stood form his seat, following the origin of the voice until he looked at his bed. "I'll ask one more time; show yourself" He repeated scowling. His bed begin to glow a bluish white as it begin to take form Kaiba took a step back in surprise as the aura took form of a person, more so a girl. She brushed her white hair to her right shoulder and her icy blue stare never left Kaiba.
"Who the hell are you!? You're trespassing!" Kaiba snapped threatening to take out his cell phone "Don't you recognize me? I'm the blue eyes white dragon," she answer which cause Kaiba to drop the phone in disbelief. "You're--" he stop and begin to laugh, much to the girls annoyance "You expect me to believe that!?" he exclaimed with disgust.
"If this is another one of Isis tricks." he began and the girl eyes began to glow an eerie blue, which cause him to gulp slightly. She stood from the bed and began to descend to him slowly her icy expression never leaving him. She finally stop in front of him and their blue eyes met causing a shiver to go down his spine. "You're him yet you're not" she finally spoke and Kaiba huffed at this "Great, don't tell you believe I'm that high priest; I'm not an reincarnation of anything!!" He spat and she remained unfazed.
"You killed me to gain the ka of you're faithful blue-eyes dragon; don't you remember? Sethos?"
"SHUT-UP!! I'VE NEVER KILLED ANYONE!!" Kaiba found himself shouting at her his blood boil of all the things people could accuse him killer he would not tolerate. The girl began to laugh at this "Oh please, you are a killer; how many people did you sacrifice to build up the pharaohs army? You even killed--" she stop at this and a look of pity swept through her blue eyes and Kaiba noticed this.
"Why did you stop? You seem to be indulging in my anger" he spoke and she look him her eyes immediately hardened. "I came with a warning to you Sethos" she replied.
"Don't call me Sethos!" he spat. "You are who you, you cannot deny it" she replied. "Well I know who I am, I'm Seto Kaiba! He exclaimed. The ghost seem to become aggravated "I have not much time, you are in danger, Sethos, he will come for you" she spoke and Kaiba walked from her his back facing.
"Why are you telling me this? I killed you according to what you believed" he said. "I know, but I am the blue eyes white dragon, your blue eyes white dragon, and I will always be faithful, to you"
Kaiba turned around but saw nothing. "She's gone..." he thought and slump to the ground tired "What the hell is happening" he muttered before going to a dreamless sleep.
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"Akila, is this a good idea?"
"Scared Yami"
"For your safety, then yes I am" The pharaoh replied and Akila just sighed; he just worried too much for his own good. "Yami, I will win; these daggers never let me down before" Akila assured and Yami just frown.
"Akila....I ask you to be careful; you're going against a beast from the shadow realm for Ra's sake!" Yami exclaimed as they walked along the polish floors coming closer to their destination. Akila just twirled her daggers casually while Yami continued to worry.
"My pharaoh if this displeases you so then I won't do it"
"Liar"
"I know, but if I am to prove myself to be able to be one your guards to your council than I must" she replied and looked up as they were greeted by Joset, another of Yami's close friends. Joset just grinned at her "So the little girl is gonna play with the big boys is she" he teased and Akila shot him a dirty look while Yami sighed, these two always gotten into an argument.
"Joset, I have no time for your pitiful taunts," Akila snapped and Joset sighed and hugged her unexpectedly "Akila, you are as hard headed as they come so be careful" he warned. "I will" she assured and the doors opened and Yami's council; the priests and priestesses greeted them. Akila immediately bowed to them waiting for her task in hand.
"Pharaoh is this the women who wishes to be your protector?" on the priests ask and Yami nodded in reply "Yes" he answered. The priests murmured to themselves while Akila began to feel nervous, she stole a quick glance and noticed that Sethos was along with the others and he look at her with indifference.
"Then let the test began"
The councils began to chant in unison as Akila gripped her daggers tightly was she ready for this? "Well If I die then I wasn't" she notion to herself and noticed the stone tablet began to rise and a dark energy began to surround it. Everything began to grow dark around them as the spirit emerge and the dark energies engulfed it. One of the servants led Yami to his seat while Joset followed.
"This will be most entertaining won't it?" Sethos ask and Yami just scowled; how dare the high priest mock such a dangerous situation, especially the life of one of his closest comrades. "I summon you, battle ox," Sethos shouted and Yami look at him shocked. Akila readied herself as she saw the monster materialized and let out a beastly roar, "Here goes"
The monster stepped and turned to her it thirsted for blood, hers. With another roar it began to charge at her with full speed. Akila ready herself in a position that would allow her to dodge at a moments notice. The battle ox raised it's axe and attack her, Akila dodged out of the way, rolling on the ground under the concealment of the dust that was uplifted during the ox's assault. She threw her dagger straight at it's but it didn't go through it's armor "Shit, It's armor stronger than I thought" she thought to herself. The ox just snorted and began to unleash a barrage of attacks upon her and Akila was barely dodging out of the way. She hissed in pain as the axe cut through the flesh of the arm. It roared in instinct as the blood scent cling to it as an aphrodisiac.
Akila grabbed her arm and shook off the pain, she look at it in anger; she was now pissed off. Without warning she ran towards it at full speed not noticing the look of horror and incredulity on Joset's and Yami's face. "I WILL DESTROY YOU" She cried to it and begin a barrage of attacks at it. She couldn't cut through the armor and curse under her breathe "How can I defeat a creature with armor like this, there has to be a way" she thought to herself and had the wind knock out of her all of the sudden as she hit against the wall.
"AKILA!!" Yami cried out suddenly standing up. "Calm yourself, pharaoh" Sethos replied coolly but in truth he himself began to worry a little. Akila lick the blood that dribbled down on her lip and look up; The battle ox took it's time walking towards her enjoying it's ever close victory, it's ax gleaming with some of her now dried blood. "How do I defeat a beast like this" she motioned to herself and noticed something.
"His armor....." She thought; some cracks became evident on it as it walk closer to her his belt look especially worn from the barrage of attacks she tied on it earlier. "My daggers may not penetrate through his armor but perhaps his own weapon" she thought and look up and saw the Ox looking at her with blood lust as he raised his ax ready to cut her head in half. With a blast of strength she stabbed at his torso putting all he strength concentrating on the belt to break the ox snorted in aggravated and brought down the axe. Akila sense this and moved out of the way causing the ox to cut through it's own torso. It screamed out in pain and look up and saw the girl look at him with determination and rage as she plunge both her daggers into its eyes. It roared in pain dropping its axe and grabbing the daggers, pulling them out of its eyes.
Akila panted and grabbed a hold of it's axe it was so heavy but she knew to only kill the beast was by it's own weapon. "You're life ends" She spat before she swing the axe right into it's neck, silencing it, for the last time. The ox fell to the ground and its body disappeared, returning back to the shadow realm. She panted heavily and dropped to her knees supporting herself with her arms. "Akila!" Joset shouted and ran to her "You're stupid you know that!" he shouted to her. "Joset, I just fought a hell-beast from the shadow realm, I am stupid" she retorted and look to the council; she saw that Yami's face was incredibly pale and she regretted her decision to do this.
"You have past" one of them spoke solemnly and Akila let out a long sigh "Akila!" she heard Yami cry out and look up seeing the pharaoh giving her a worried yet pissed off look. "You--" he began and Akila shook her head "Yami, I survived, that's all that matters" she spoke and picked herself up; leaning on Joset for support "If Tishiusu witness this he be cutting you're head off by now" Joset exclaimed and heard Akila laugh at this.
"Pharoah I want to talk to her alone if you mind" Sethos broke in and Joset jumped in surprise "When you get down here" He cried out holding his chest. "High priest she been through enough can it wait?" he ask and Sethos just shook his head. "He's probably going to sacrifice you because you killed his monster" Joset whisper and Akila elbowed him in the torso "Joset, shut- up, don't scare me like that!" she whispered back to him.
"If we may" Sethos ask and Akila nodded giving Yami and Joset an assuring glance. "Oh yeah, he's definitely going to sacrifice her for his monster she killed" Joset spoke and Yami step on his foot "Shut-up Joset"
"WHAT!?? You don't believe those rumors about him sacrificing the people for their ka to summon more monsters?" Joset exclaimed. Yami remained silent at this.
"What is it that you wanted to speak to me, high priest?' Akila ask and Sethos snorted at this "You killed my monster" he stated and Akila felt herself shiver "Great, the only time Joset could be right and I'm going to get sacrificed" she thought to herself. "I still feel nervous around him; I guess the fact last time I saw him we were stark naked and he was peeping on me" she notion.
"I wasn't peeping I was caught off guard"
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Sethos look at her slightly amused "You're facial expressions are easy to read," He explained to her and Akila began to grow angry "Sethos what is the meaning of this!?!" she demanded bravely and Sethos looked at her coldly.
"Usually no one speaks to me like that"
"Well, you're pissing me off after I almost face the afterlife with your monster" she retorted to him. "I just wanted to congratulate you on your success, nothing more" he answered. "Is that so?" she spoke and noticed something out of the corner of her eye and her eye's widen in surprise "BACCHUS!??" she thought as she saw the thief she had met once before stealing more trinkets of the pharaoh. Bacchus noticed her and put a finger over his mouth while Akila look at him with an angry glare; didn't he learn his lesson before?
Sethos noticed this "What is it?" he spoke and began to turn "Oh it's nothing" Akila quickly said and grabbed his arm turning him away from where Bacchus hid. "Why are you nervous?" he ask with suspicion "O-Oh it's nothing" she replied leading him to another way. All of the sudden Sethos grabbed a hold of her arm and blue eyes met each other "You should know better than to hide anything from me or from the pharaoh for that matter" he spoke harshly. He let go and began to walk away Akila sighed in relief
"Bacchus, you idiot" she thought to herself. As she walk to where she last saw them. "Bacchus" she begin to call and met cold steel against her throat. "You seem to have lost your touch, dagger woman" she heard a low voice said. "Why are you back?" she spoke with no hesitance "Unfinished business" he began. Akila's eye glance at his hand, they were blood stain "Did he kill someone?" she thought a bit frightened and her eyes widen when she saw that his torso had a gape with.
"You're hurt" she exclaimed. "Nothing but a minor step back" he replied. "She begin to struggle as he grip the dagger tighter to her throat "Do you want to die?"
"Do you? You're hurt!?!" she replied and Bacchus laugh at this, "I have endured much more pain than this" he boasted as his eyes begin to grow heavy and he let the dagger slip "Too much blood..." he spoke before he fell to the ground.
"Bacchus!!"
Anzu opened her eyes and look up it was morning she look down from the bed and saw Yuugi was no longer there. "Yuugi? Yami?" she called out. She got from the bed and rubbed her eyes she was quite surprise "I took on a monster..no, Akila took on a monster" she thought to herself.
"I wonder what happen to that boy? Bacchus was it?" she thought. She wanted to tell Yami about it also, if she could find him. She found herself in the kitchen with her mother slightly drinking coffee "Mom? Where are Yuugi and everyone else?" She ask and her mother looked up. "Oh Anzu, they left some while a go, something about battle city and duels. I tried to wake you p but you were so sound asleep" she explain and Anzu muttered an o under her breathe.
"What time is it?"
12:30
"I slept that long!?!?!" She exclaimed and her mother nodded. "Yes Jou was planning to do something to you in your sleep, it involved warm water" she spoke and Anzu growled at this.
"You were going to make me pee in my sleep huh Jou," she thought angrily. She let out a yawn "We'll I'm going to take a walk to help wake up, is that ok mom?" she ask and her mother nodded. "Oh yes Yuugi left you something, it's a picture, he said he forgot to give it to you when you last met" she spoke as she handed her a photo and Anzu took it and she smiled. It was a picture of everyone making peace signs to the camera she was right by Yuugi as she let out a toothy grin show with an eye winking. They took this picture shortly after the Millennium puzzle was solved and Jou and Honda decided to become friends with her and Yuugi.
"Thanks mom" she said and she just smiled at her "Don't thank me thank Yuugi; I can't believe how he and you have grown.." she trailed off with a pensive look on her face.
"It's been nine years, since your father died, hasn't it?" she spoke and Anzu nodded in reply. Her other suddenly smiled at her "He would be so proud of You Anzu, you were always his little ballerina, and know you're a beautiful young woman"
"Mom...." Anzu began as pain memories resurface. "I remembered after he died you changed, you were so distant and cold you were young but it sill affected you so much, but you met Yuugi and then the cheerful little girl came back, but I wonder."
"Mom, it's no one fault it happen and that's it" Anzu cut her off. She took her in an embraced "Mom, it's ok Dad, dad wouldn't want us to live in the past, he would want us to keep living because that was his dream, see us live" Anzu said with tears streaming down as she gently rocked her mother back and forth.
"Thank you, Anzu" her mother sniffled and wiped her tears "oh my look at me, I'm such a wreck and I go to work in a few minutes" she exclaimed and begin to get read.
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Anzu walk for god knows how long holding the picture close to her chest "Yuugi, he's always been their for me..." she thought as so many memories flash through her mind. She let a sad smile show "And I've never told him or anyone about how I felt when he died...even though I wanted to, I couldn't" She let out a sigh while walked through the great wall of people as she became oblivious to her surroundings. Despite her friends she begin to feel so lonely lately she assumed that everyone was wrapped up in their business especially Yuugi and the spirit. She spied a couple walking together holding hands and quickly look to the ground well it made sense she was at the age where she wanted someone more than just a friend get close to.
"Damn hormones" she cursed to herself and noticed she was near the arcades and saw DDR a grin showed as she ran into the arcades. She saw a big crowd and noticed Joe steps was once again showing off his moves he noticed her and let a smile show "Anzu, wuzzup? Care to take a beating?" he challenge and Anzu smirk at him "Isn't it the other way around?' she teased and a big group of people begin to mutter evident that some where their to witness the last time Anzu went against Joe steps.
Anzu went to the platform and slipped in a coin as the game begin. As soon the music started she lost herself as she followed the arrows the music and she was lost in her owned world oblivious to the people. As she danced to the steps she began to have flashbacks. She was a small girl and she danced with a tall man whose eyes sparkled full of warmth and light. The memory changed again as she found herself staring at the lifeless body before her she didn't understood why he wouldn't wake up even though she called fro him over and over again.
The music began to grown louder and she continue to dance to it as more memories resurface and she felt her eyes water. She then saw Yuugi as a little kids then he changed into Yuugi as he was "Anzu" he begin then his eyes widen and he outstretch to her as he disintegrated before her very eyes.
"YUUGI!!" she screamed suddenly and dropped to her knees while everyone stop to look at her "Anzu, are you alright?' Joe steps ask and begin to reach towards her "STAY AWAY!!" she cried and ran from the people from the arcade. She continued to run until she ran out of breathe and reluctantly stop she covered her face with her hands "No, he's not going to die, he's not going to die" she repeated to herself she was near hysteria.
"No he won't die he won't die like my dad; he won't..." she cried to herself leaning against a wall for support. "Namu, I have to find him, he had to know something about all this," she thought to herself or that strange woman Isis. She supported herself and noticed she was right by the museum where she and Yami went the one time on their date Yuugi set them up with. She begin to walk towards it she was going to get answers now about everything she was going to find out one way or another.
TbC
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What will happen? Will Anzu find out more then she wanted to know? What did her last vision mean Yuugi's death or something else? And will Malik be able to succeed to manipulate Anzu through his lies? To find out you must read and review but I'll try to post this up ASAP since I kind of experiencing a writer's block but I'll do it for you the reviewers.
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