Secrets revealed! I'm so glad this fic is doing good...one of the reviews made me so happy the other nite...I was like, wow! I'm loved!:-) Well anyway...on with the chapter...R&R, I don't own Yu-gi-oh, yadda yadda! Enjoy- the end is a cliffie;-)
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"Welcome back, my good prince." Meera's mocking tone was like vinager in Yami's mouth. It had been two hours since he had been dragged to the main chamber, now, he was in her chamber. It was furnished beautifully with ancient pots filled with perfumes and red satin drapes which hung around a large bed. The golden walls were highly polished and the light reflected royally. A changing curtain was in the corner of the vast room and a statue of the ancient god Osiris had been erected near the bed. This bedroom would have been fit for a king. Yami had one of such calliber, but that was long ago.
Meera was seated on the satin bed, swinging her legs back and forth. The guards had tied Yami's hands together behind his back and left him alone on the cold floor of the room. He had not been fed, which was Meera's wish and was beginning to grow dizzy again. As of now the pharaoh was on his knees, at the entrance to the room. Meera stayed seated.
"I suppose you have questions?"
Yami stared at her and answered quietly, "Yes."
"They will be answered shortly. I just wanted to talk a little."
"What do you want with me? At least tell me that." Yami spoke slowly, with no hint of worry in his voice.
"Well, I have been resurrected for a reason. I took on the persona of Cara Far, but it was I whom you saw at the park. I was the cause of your period of weakness. Just thought you'd like a warning of what was to come. I have plans for you and the rest of this world. Did you like that kiss earlier? I felt it was fitting. We haven't seen eachother in SUCH a long time." She smiled contentedly to herself.
"Meera, we aren't lovers anymore. You were dead. I don't understand how you're back, but you are. Tell me."
"That is the last question that I will answer. It is the least important. To me, anyway."
"What is this place?"
"You don't recognize it?"
"A temple of ancient Egypt. But it never belonged to me."
"No, it didn't. It belongs to me now. But long ago, it belonged to your mother.
The great queen."
Yami had dim memories of his mother. He stayed quiet.
"Yes...your mother. But that was when I was merely the princess of the Scorpion tribe. Now I am above you. Now I am my own queen...but don't worry. I will explain my plans to you. I am now a sorceress. You will listen to me."
"You were a beginner in magic long ago...how did you perfect your skills?"
"After you exiled me, I got help from one of your preists. It seems that no one was loyal in your kingdom, Yami."
"You especially were traitorous. I trusted you, Meera."
"Pity that you did. You were always stupid."
Meera got off the bed and slinked over to the figure on the floor. She tilted his chin up and he roughly pulled his head away.
"Bow to me," she said, in a venomous tone.
This made Yami's blood boil. The hatred was rising.
"Bow to me."
"Never."
"Still stuck on believing that you are a king? You're not. I'm your master now. Bow."
Yami stared at her defiantly.
"BOW!"
"I thought you just wanted to talk?"
Meera hissed through her teeth.
"You will bend to me, Yami."
With this, she snapped he fingers and Yami was brutally pulled to the ground by an invisible force. He cried out and struggled to get back up but was crushed to the floor in a painful manner. Meera smiled and laughed. She reached down and seized his hands behind his back. Jerking him up she put him on his feet again. Staring into his fiery eyes she sighed.
"Please, don't resist me. It'll just hurt you."
He closed his eyes and stood firm. "Meera, I will resist you until the sun falls from the sky, so get used to it. You can pull me down with your magic but I will never go down by my own free will."
Meera nodded. "Exactly what I expected from a pharaoh. Now, let's go. I'll show you something that I think you will enjoy seeing."
With this she walked forward, and when Yami didn't follow, snapped her fingers and let her magic do it's work. Pushed by more invisible hands, the King of Games stumbled after her.
Meera led him out of her chamber and down many passageways, until at last, they had arrived in a vast arena, nearly as big as a football field, made of gray rock a hundred feet high. The two were standing in a sort of box, high above the floor.
"The wonders of Egypt are great, are they not?" asked Meera, looking back at her surprised victim.
"Yes..."
Yami glanced down at a flat floor that reminded him very much of a duel monsters arena. Obviously this temple was immense. There were two openings onto the floor, from the left and right sides of the arena, which were shrouded in darkness. Torches lit the walls,ceiling and floor. It was quite a site.
"Ready for the entertainment?"
Meera called out to someone in ancient Egyptian, but Yami understood. She spoke the words, "bring them in."
A slight tremor started as something roared far off. Then a young girl ran onto the floor. Hapsheti whistled loudly and the thudding started. Large feet made thunderous rumblings as the beasts moved down both tunnels. Yami was still held by the magic but he leaned further over the box and stared down at the floor.
Suddenly, something lept from the right tunnel. A huge beat of white wings and a deafening roar sounded from the Blue Eyes White Dragon which took flight out of the tunnel. Hapsheti went for cover. Next, from the left tunnel, the Red Eyes Black Dragon catapulted into the air, screeching a piercing song and swiveling it's head to stare at the Blue Eyes. It careened upwards and lashed out with a fireball attack which rippled the air with unseen heat. The Blue Eyes struck back fiercely with it's claws, leaving a huge gash across the Red Eyes's shoulder. The black dragon plummeted towards the ground and then pulled itself out of it's descent gracefully, skimming the dirt floor. Then it whirled around again and landed a fireball right in the Blue Eyes's chest. The white beast roared in pain and fury and then powered itself up for its white lightning attack.
Yami's mouth had fallen open. "What have you done?" he whispered.
"Yami, don't you see?! They are beautiful! I have brought back the shadow games, resurrected some of the creatures. This is just the beginning!"
"No, you've lost your mind! They'll kill you!"
"I am their savior. They could not touch me."
Yami pulled his wide eyes away and closed them tight, trying to imagine that none of this was real. So she was the cause of the Feral Imp, the Dragon, all the others...she was the cause of the attack on Yugi and Joey...
Meera saw him and walked slowly over, talking over the din of the fighting dragons.
"Shhhh...let me prove to you that they obey me..."
With that she raised her hand and with a stifled scream, Yami was flung off the balcony, hurtling towards the ground below. He closed his eyes and thought, this is the end...
Just then, Meera shouted, "Catch!" in ancient Egyptian and the mighty Blue Eyes pulled itself out of the battle and swooped down with lightening speed to catch Yami on it's back. The Pharaoh was still tied and was unable to hold on, but the dragon flew him back to Meera on the balcony. Yami leapt off of the beast and hit the ground hard. He lay there, not wanting to get back up.
"See? They listen. More obediant than dogs. Much more obediant then you. Have you seen enough?"
Yami groaned. His whole body was racked with pain and he made no move to get up.
"Alright, let's go answer some more of your questions."
With that, Meera again used her magic to lift Yami to his feet and then dragged him out of the arena.
Hapsheti watched them go before she shouted to the dragons. They flew down to her...the battle was ended. Obediantly they marched off to their tunnels and dissapeared. Hapsheti sighed. When would it stop?
****
"Check the airports," said Tea, flipping through the phone book.
"Why? He's not out of the country," argued Tristan. "You guys better not be yankin' our chain about this guy."
"No, I assure you, they aren't." Bakura had made himself comfortable on the couch and was not at all surprised by what Joey had told them. After all, both he and Yugi had had some evidence of spirits inside them for a while now. It was only a matter of time
before everyone knew.
"I have one inside me as well, which you all have seen. Are you really that shocked?" asked Bakura.
"Welllll, no." Tea was the first to admit that she too had always sensed something different about Yugi when he dueled. Yugi smiled at her.
"Sooo, back to searching...I'm still very shocked...but the doesn't mean I can't help. Here are the list of airports that I've looked at." Tristan kicked back on a fat armchair and guzzled a sip of soda as he passed the papers to Yugi.
"And??"
"Well, everyone has had normal takeoffs. The only thing is, the old airport just outside of Domino had a newly scheduled takeoff."
"Did they say to where?"
"They said that they couldn't give the destination. I dunno. You can call 'em back if ya want." Tristan shrugged. He took another sip of soda.
"Aren't you worried?" asked Tea.
Tristan turned around. "Of course! But it's kinda hard to be worried when you've never seen the guy. I mean, if it was one of us..."
"He is one of us."
"Yeah, but..."
"It's ok!" shouted Yugi. The last thing he wanted was an argument. "Back to
checking. So basically, nothing out of the ordinary except a new departure?"
"Pretty much. So I doubt he took a plane out of here. There are so many places that he could have gone...but not without ID or money. Do you think that he is in trouble?"
"I think so." Joey spoke up suddenly. "Yeah, that guy, when I saw him, he saved me and Yugi. Wouldn't let us out of his site. He even walked me home! So there is no way that he would have just "up and left" Yugi without being forced to. He cares too much."
Everyone nodded.
"Ok, so he's in trouble...we've gotta retrace his steps," said Tea in a stern tone.
"Easier said than done..." mumbled Yugi. He glanced outside. The sun was already setting, the group had been thinking all day. He sighed in desperation and slid into the chair. Despite the cheery remarks from his friends he knew that this could be a lost cause....Yami...where are you?
****
Back in Meera's bedroom chamber, after the duel between the dragons, a vicious exchange of words was in progress. Yami was again kneeling on the floor, tied by the ropes and Meera's magic. She was pacing the room.
"You've gone insane Meera. The shadow games nearly destroyed the earth!"
"Who are you to lecture me?"
"I know what happens when power gets in the wrong hands."
"I should kill you now."
"Do it. Spare me."
"I would never spare you Yami. Did you appreciate the battle?"
"You were cruel to those creatures. They'll turn on you eventually."
"Never. I am like a mother to them. But listen, they were magnificent, were they not?"
"Will you answer my question if I answer yours?"
"What is your question?"
"How did you come back?"
Meera sighed and shook her head. "So stubborn." Then she walked over to him, bent down and whispered in his ear.
"Do you really want to know?"
Yami pulled away. "Stop playing."
"Fine." With this the sorceress stood up and called gently, "He wishes to see you now."
Someone, stepped lightly from the shadows in a far corner of the vast chamber. He was dressed in a white robe and dark pants. A large amount of brown hair cascaded in front of his blue eyes and he brushed it back with a smile. Stepping forward into the light he raised his arms and laughed loudly, "Miss me?"
Yami stared in complete shock at Seto Kaiba, standing smugly in front of him.
**
Muahah! Cliff hanger! Stay tuned for the next chapter:-)
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"Welcome back, my good prince." Meera's mocking tone was like vinager in Yami's mouth. It had been two hours since he had been dragged to the main chamber, now, he was in her chamber. It was furnished beautifully with ancient pots filled with perfumes and red satin drapes which hung around a large bed. The golden walls were highly polished and the light reflected royally. A changing curtain was in the corner of the vast room and a statue of the ancient god Osiris had been erected near the bed. This bedroom would have been fit for a king. Yami had one of such calliber, but that was long ago.
Meera was seated on the satin bed, swinging her legs back and forth. The guards had tied Yami's hands together behind his back and left him alone on the cold floor of the room. He had not been fed, which was Meera's wish and was beginning to grow dizzy again. As of now the pharaoh was on his knees, at the entrance to the room. Meera stayed seated.
"I suppose you have questions?"
Yami stared at her and answered quietly, "Yes."
"They will be answered shortly. I just wanted to talk a little."
"What do you want with me? At least tell me that." Yami spoke slowly, with no hint of worry in his voice.
"Well, I have been resurrected for a reason. I took on the persona of Cara Far, but it was I whom you saw at the park. I was the cause of your period of weakness. Just thought you'd like a warning of what was to come. I have plans for you and the rest of this world. Did you like that kiss earlier? I felt it was fitting. We haven't seen eachother in SUCH a long time." She smiled contentedly to herself.
"Meera, we aren't lovers anymore. You were dead. I don't understand how you're back, but you are. Tell me."
"That is the last question that I will answer. It is the least important. To me, anyway."
"What is this place?"
"You don't recognize it?"
"A temple of ancient Egypt. But it never belonged to me."
"No, it didn't. It belongs to me now. But long ago, it belonged to your mother.
The great queen."
Yami had dim memories of his mother. He stayed quiet.
"Yes...your mother. But that was when I was merely the princess of the Scorpion tribe. Now I am above you. Now I am my own queen...but don't worry. I will explain my plans to you. I am now a sorceress. You will listen to me."
"You were a beginner in magic long ago...how did you perfect your skills?"
"After you exiled me, I got help from one of your preists. It seems that no one was loyal in your kingdom, Yami."
"You especially were traitorous. I trusted you, Meera."
"Pity that you did. You were always stupid."
Meera got off the bed and slinked over to the figure on the floor. She tilted his chin up and he roughly pulled his head away.
"Bow to me," she said, in a venomous tone.
This made Yami's blood boil. The hatred was rising.
"Bow to me."
"Never."
"Still stuck on believing that you are a king? You're not. I'm your master now. Bow."
Yami stared at her defiantly.
"BOW!"
"I thought you just wanted to talk?"
Meera hissed through her teeth.
"You will bend to me, Yami."
With this, she snapped he fingers and Yami was brutally pulled to the ground by an invisible force. He cried out and struggled to get back up but was crushed to the floor in a painful manner. Meera smiled and laughed. She reached down and seized his hands behind his back. Jerking him up she put him on his feet again. Staring into his fiery eyes she sighed.
"Please, don't resist me. It'll just hurt you."
He closed his eyes and stood firm. "Meera, I will resist you until the sun falls from the sky, so get used to it. You can pull me down with your magic but I will never go down by my own free will."
Meera nodded. "Exactly what I expected from a pharaoh. Now, let's go. I'll show you something that I think you will enjoy seeing."
With this she walked forward, and when Yami didn't follow, snapped her fingers and let her magic do it's work. Pushed by more invisible hands, the King of Games stumbled after her.
Meera led him out of her chamber and down many passageways, until at last, they had arrived in a vast arena, nearly as big as a football field, made of gray rock a hundred feet high. The two were standing in a sort of box, high above the floor.
"The wonders of Egypt are great, are they not?" asked Meera, looking back at her surprised victim.
"Yes..."
Yami glanced down at a flat floor that reminded him very much of a duel monsters arena. Obviously this temple was immense. There were two openings onto the floor, from the left and right sides of the arena, which were shrouded in darkness. Torches lit the walls,ceiling and floor. It was quite a site.
"Ready for the entertainment?"
Meera called out to someone in ancient Egyptian, but Yami understood. She spoke the words, "bring them in."
A slight tremor started as something roared far off. Then a young girl ran onto the floor. Hapsheti whistled loudly and the thudding started. Large feet made thunderous rumblings as the beasts moved down both tunnels. Yami was still held by the magic but he leaned further over the box and stared down at the floor.
Suddenly, something lept from the right tunnel. A huge beat of white wings and a deafening roar sounded from the Blue Eyes White Dragon which took flight out of the tunnel. Hapsheti went for cover. Next, from the left tunnel, the Red Eyes Black Dragon catapulted into the air, screeching a piercing song and swiveling it's head to stare at the Blue Eyes. It careened upwards and lashed out with a fireball attack which rippled the air with unseen heat. The Blue Eyes struck back fiercely with it's claws, leaving a huge gash across the Red Eyes's shoulder. The black dragon plummeted towards the ground and then pulled itself out of it's descent gracefully, skimming the dirt floor. Then it whirled around again and landed a fireball right in the Blue Eyes's chest. The white beast roared in pain and fury and then powered itself up for its white lightning attack.
Yami's mouth had fallen open. "What have you done?" he whispered.
"Yami, don't you see?! They are beautiful! I have brought back the shadow games, resurrected some of the creatures. This is just the beginning!"
"No, you've lost your mind! They'll kill you!"
"I am their savior. They could not touch me."
Yami pulled his wide eyes away and closed them tight, trying to imagine that none of this was real. So she was the cause of the Feral Imp, the Dragon, all the others...she was the cause of the attack on Yugi and Joey...
Meera saw him and walked slowly over, talking over the din of the fighting dragons.
"Shhhh...let me prove to you that they obey me..."
With that she raised her hand and with a stifled scream, Yami was flung off the balcony, hurtling towards the ground below. He closed his eyes and thought, this is the end...
Just then, Meera shouted, "Catch!" in ancient Egyptian and the mighty Blue Eyes pulled itself out of the battle and swooped down with lightening speed to catch Yami on it's back. The Pharaoh was still tied and was unable to hold on, but the dragon flew him back to Meera on the balcony. Yami leapt off of the beast and hit the ground hard. He lay there, not wanting to get back up.
"See? They listen. More obediant than dogs. Much more obediant then you. Have you seen enough?"
Yami groaned. His whole body was racked with pain and he made no move to get up.
"Alright, let's go answer some more of your questions."
With that, Meera again used her magic to lift Yami to his feet and then dragged him out of the arena.
Hapsheti watched them go before she shouted to the dragons. They flew down to her...the battle was ended. Obediantly they marched off to their tunnels and dissapeared. Hapsheti sighed. When would it stop?
****
"Check the airports," said Tea, flipping through the phone book.
"Why? He's not out of the country," argued Tristan. "You guys better not be yankin' our chain about this guy."
"No, I assure you, they aren't." Bakura had made himself comfortable on the couch and was not at all surprised by what Joey had told them. After all, both he and Yugi had had some evidence of spirits inside them for a while now. It was only a matter of time
before everyone knew.
"I have one inside me as well, which you all have seen. Are you really that shocked?" asked Bakura.
"Welllll, no." Tea was the first to admit that she too had always sensed something different about Yugi when he dueled. Yugi smiled at her.
"Sooo, back to searching...I'm still very shocked...but the doesn't mean I can't help. Here are the list of airports that I've looked at." Tristan kicked back on a fat armchair and guzzled a sip of soda as he passed the papers to Yugi.
"And??"
"Well, everyone has had normal takeoffs. The only thing is, the old airport just outside of Domino had a newly scheduled takeoff."
"Did they say to where?"
"They said that they couldn't give the destination. I dunno. You can call 'em back if ya want." Tristan shrugged. He took another sip of soda.
"Aren't you worried?" asked Tea.
Tristan turned around. "Of course! But it's kinda hard to be worried when you've never seen the guy. I mean, if it was one of us..."
"He is one of us."
"Yeah, but..."
"It's ok!" shouted Yugi. The last thing he wanted was an argument. "Back to
checking. So basically, nothing out of the ordinary except a new departure?"
"Pretty much. So I doubt he took a plane out of here. There are so many places that he could have gone...but not without ID or money. Do you think that he is in trouble?"
"I think so." Joey spoke up suddenly. "Yeah, that guy, when I saw him, he saved me and Yugi. Wouldn't let us out of his site. He even walked me home! So there is no way that he would have just "up and left" Yugi without being forced to. He cares too much."
Everyone nodded.
"Ok, so he's in trouble...we've gotta retrace his steps," said Tea in a stern tone.
"Easier said than done..." mumbled Yugi. He glanced outside. The sun was already setting, the group had been thinking all day. He sighed in desperation and slid into the chair. Despite the cheery remarks from his friends he knew that this could be a lost cause....Yami...where are you?
****
Back in Meera's bedroom chamber, after the duel between the dragons, a vicious exchange of words was in progress. Yami was again kneeling on the floor, tied by the ropes and Meera's magic. She was pacing the room.
"You've gone insane Meera. The shadow games nearly destroyed the earth!"
"Who are you to lecture me?"
"I know what happens when power gets in the wrong hands."
"I should kill you now."
"Do it. Spare me."
"I would never spare you Yami. Did you appreciate the battle?"
"You were cruel to those creatures. They'll turn on you eventually."
"Never. I am like a mother to them. But listen, they were magnificent, were they not?"
"Will you answer my question if I answer yours?"
"What is your question?"
"How did you come back?"
Meera sighed and shook her head. "So stubborn." Then she walked over to him, bent down and whispered in his ear.
"Do you really want to know?"
Yami pulled away. "Stop playing."
"Fine." With this the sorceress stood up and called gently, "He wishes to see you now."
Someone, stepped lightly from the shadows in a far corner of the vast chamber. He was dressed in a white robe and dark pants. A large amount of brown hair cascaded in front of his blue eyes and he brushed it back with a smile. Stepping forward into the light he raised his arms and laughed loudly, "Miss me?"
Yami stared in complete shock at Seto Kaiba, standing smugly in front of him.
**
Muahah! Cliff hanger! Stay tuned for the next chapter:-)