Sands of time and Shadows of Old

Disclaimer: Nope, sorry to disappoint, Yu-Gi-Oh ain't mine, Sette and Nahkat are but you have full permission to use them, just credit me ^.~ Umm NARDS and SKTS are mine too, members welcome ^_^ Anyone may join ^.~

Hmmm oh yeah! Don' sue me, I have nothing of use, even this computer that I type my stories on, tis ancient! Wheeeee as old as Yami (Yami: ~.~0) (YYC: ^.~)

Well the battle is done! Naziruth is dead and that evil villain is creepy no? Heheheheh him so funky! Ahem! Anyway, so Yami knows where to head next, I wonder what happened to Seto? Hmmm let's go see, ne? (Chichiri: She read too much FY manga no da?) (YYC: NO DA!! ^_^) (Both: ^_____^)

Oooooh before I forget to mention, it looks like I'm gonna go over 20 chappies eh? This is chappie 19 and we haven't even begun to duel with Y. Bakura!! Ok ok, we'll see but I'm guessin' that I don't make it in 20 chappies, THE SAGA GOES ON!!

(On to dat ficcie starin' Sette, Nahkat and some other peeps!)

Seto looked around himself, Yami and demon girl thing had just faded in to thin air, leaving him in the dark prayer room, he walked over to the stone doors and tried to push them, nothing would budge, he was locked in. Seto growled and sat on the cold stone floor, glaring at it as he thought to the trap that lay beneath the cold marble like ground. Finally he sighed and hugged his knees out of boredom […….. I keep.. . getting feelings? For Yami?] He frowned, even to himself these were hard things to admit to. Seto looked up, at the dome shaped ceiling, it had nothing covering it so Seto could look directly up at the stars. They twinkled and glowed, which calmed Seto a little until he began to think to Yami again [H-how? Why do I feel so weird when he is near?…….. I….. I surely can't…. love him?] Seto chuckled with a snort [No…… I'm just being silly because of this stupid predicament I'm in! I can't love that freakish runt! I can't! I just can't! Grrrrr….. I know I don't!] Seto sat there just denying his love, eyes closed. Soon he began to lie on the marble, shrugging out of his jacket and curling it up in to a pillow. He laid on the purple coat and closed his eyes tightly [I DON'T!! I CAN'T!! I WON'T!!……..] His mind was whisked off in to a dream, or more a memory, nostalgia whirled through him.

(Egypt, roughly 5,000 years ago.)

Sette stood in his room, gazing out "Nahkat….. how I miss you….. I just want to be by your side, I may be your strongest rival…. But it is that competition that makes me love you." He chuckled softly to himself "I? Admitting to love? What powers the Pharaoh Nahkat must have, to get me to proclaim love is like forcing water from the desert sands." Sette turn to his bed and sat on it, smoothing out the soft silken sheets with his hands, wishing that this were his lovers silky skin that he was caressing. Sette closed his eyes and sighed deeply "…….. Nahkat……. I will give you the Millennium Rod soon I think, as a token of my undying love…."

Suddenly a knock at the door invaded his privacy, he looked up sharply, ice eyes scanning the doorway, it was one of his Visors "Yes Maluki? What is wrong?"

Maluki walked in to the room and looked to his Pharaoh, he bowed "My lord….. I bring you news of the kingdoms, not all is going well through out."

Sette looked up "Oh?"

Maluki shook his head "No my king, it seems many tombs are being robbed, at a very alarming rate! They are absolutely cleaned out as well!"

Sette growled "A tomb robber? Have those wretches no respect for our dead?" Sette arose "Who is it? Are there any clues?"

Maluki shook his head "No my lord…. However one thing was found." He held it up in his head, it was a strand of hair.

"Hair?" Sette rose an unamused eyebrow "A single hair?"

Maluki shook his head "Look at the colour my lord, it's white…… none except old people have white hair."

Sette blinked "So you're telling me some old dried up crone is committing thievery? You mean to say one whose legs cannot even support his own pathetic body mass is robbing our royal tombs clean?" Sette's eyes flashed with anger "Why is this ancient fool not found?"

Maluki blinked "My king, the accounts from soldiers say that this is a stealthy boy, a boy with grey/ white hair."

Sette blinked "There is a kid with an old mans head running around?" He snarled "Would you make sense Maluki, how can there be a child with an old mans head? Is it some kind of mutation by the gods?"

Maluki frowned "No my king, his hair IS white but he is meant to be a young and very cunning boy!"

Sette nodded slightly "I see…. Which tombs has he robbed?"

Maluki reported "Several, on both upper and Lower Egypt territory!"

Sette looked up "Both areas of Egypt? My this thief is thorough!" He turned to a balcony and looked out "Is there any clue as to where this fool is now?"

Maluki nodded "Yes, my king, he was last reported in King Nahkats realm!"

Sette turned "Then we must travel to Nahkat and hold a meeting…… call forth the council! We move tonight!"

Maluki bowed "At once my lord!"

(Back in the Temple)

Seto opened his eyes and gasped [A-a another vision?] He sat up and looked around [Hmmm…. Still no runt…. And I'm still in here alone!] He blinked then stretched, yawning softly. He sat staring at his hands "….. What is becoming of me? First those dreams, then the visions now this? … Can I really care about that runt?" Seto shook his head "Maybe I was once Sette…. A Pharaoh but not anymore!"

(Meanwhile)

Yami wandered in the dark swirling world, he aimlessly walked, no clue of where to go or how to return to the waking world, the only thing he thought about was how Seto was doing? He wondered what Naziruth had done to him, was he all right and more importantly was he hurt? Seto may have been a moany, grumpy creep for as long as Yami had known him in this present time, but Seto was only mortal after all. No human deserved to be hurt by a demon! Yami walked on, his wounds ached and bleed, soon his steps were clumsy and painful. Soon Yami fell to his knees, gasping [Wh…. What is…. Wrong? Usually these wounds would…. They would heal fast….] Yami looked around [Why? Why do they continue to bleed?] Yami closed his eyes against the pain and sighed "…… I.. I have to live for Yugi's sake!!" with a grunt of pain Yami began to walk fast, suddenly with a gasp he began to cough up blood, the crimson eyed teen slid to his knees shaking and whimpering softly, his stomach burned. Sweat clung to his brow and made him shiver, he could feel a cold fever crawling up his body. Yami crawled along the floor, blood smearing the floor, he strained and shook with deep burning pain! The world around him twisted and winds howled and hissed in his ears, the roar of the wind met the roar of blood in his ears, for once in his life Yami was sure that death was coming to him. Yami stared dead ahead in the twisted realm of darkness and shadows, he rose an arm up and looked at the cuts, blood slowly pooling and dripping. A sigh escaped his lips then he muttered "…. How? How is it that I can lose?"

{You cannot lose my child, you are merely fighting within} Said a soft, regal voice.

Yami's head darted up and he looked around with narrowed eyes "RA? Is that you? What is it this time? Come to tell me one thing, only to say another?"

There was a pause then finally Ra appeared and looked at the fallen pharaoh, he shook his head {…… Nahkat, you have demons within, that much is true … but even the Gods cannot see the full picture until time has passed….. Now, as for these wounds? They are wounds marked deep in to your soul, they have opened up ancient feelings, of pain, that you must shed… or else you will surely die and fail.} Ra turned his back on Yami {Of course, it won't be easy to forget that which pains you…. Even though you must!!}

Yami glared up "So you are asking me to forget who I was? To give up on those memories? I will not lose my identity Ra! I was Pharaoh Nahkat, I always will be!! I am now Yami Yugi, the guide of Yugi Motou I won't give up on these feelings, I won't forget that which I once was!! You cannot sway my soul on that much!"

Ra turns back, making an almost annoyed sigh {…. So you would jeopardise all of Heaven, Earth and even Hell for YOUR single identity? You would risk thousands of Souls, lives and inspirations…. Just for your own feelings?}

Yami glared with venom in his voice he snarled "What do you mean, jeopardise?"

Ra looked down {……. Yami Bakura has….. he has throw all of the natural ways off balance with his summonings…. His ability, through that ring, to bring back those that once wandered is upsetting an ancient balance…..}

Yami blinked, a cold realisation began to burn in to his mind "So…. So you are asking me to throw my self to him? Let him have as he wishes? The chance to kill, torture and maul my body to death? Is that what you ask of me?"

Ra merely nodded then turning he muttered "If not for you…. Then for Yugi…."

Yami yelled out "IF I DIE THEN WHO WILL PROTECT MY LIGHT!!?"

But the yell was in vain for Ra had already faded away from Yami's mind, Yami stood, shaking he looked up at the black, twisting skies and muttered "…. Never…. I will not quit!! For Yugi, his friends and even for Seto! I must not fail anyone of them!! I DEFY YOUR ACCURSED DESIRES, I WILL NOT GIVE IN!!" The sky seemed to groan and growl in disapproval of Yami's words, the black clouds began to swirl like a mini tornado, the thick mass began to turn crimson red, and then before Yami a shadowy door formed. His hand slowly, reached out, sweaty, bloodstained fingers gripped the knob shaking slightly with blood loss. He opened the door and slowly passed through it, in to blinding white light.

Seto looked around, not at anything, more inside he was reflecting, which he usually did but only about the company. For once his reflection was on Yami and himself, rarely did he dwell upon himself, it seemed so trivial to worry about how he felt, his work seemed to make him feel… "Happy". Seto sighed and muttered "……. Why? If I feel nothing for the runt, why do I think about him.. and our, "relationship"… Bah! I cannot really accept it! How could we be lovers? It sounds so stupid…. But….. I wonder…." Seto shook his head "No more wondering! I have lived without these worthless feelings for a long time, they are annoying. How stupid, I need no one I can depend upon myself just fine…" Seto closed his eyes […. But then why did those dreams make me feel so…. ARRRGH!! Stop thinking or talking about him!!] Seto sighed then whispered "Sette… Nahkat…. It makes the strangest sense yet the greatest ambiguity.. This better all end very, VERY soon!!" ………..

End of Chapter 19

Ooookaaay this took ages!! Man! And it isn't even that long!! ~.~;;;; Oh well…. Me also thinks I'll be going over the "20 Chapter Estimation!!" ~.~;;;; Third estimate lucky? Maaaah anyways, 96 reviews ^.^ I'm so glad that you all like it!!

Hopefully I'll have it wrapped up soon ^.~

Yugi: ~.~;;; When will I be saved?

Yami: Mmmm I like butterfingers

Y. Bakura: Naaaah I prefer Mars or Snickers ^.^ Mmmmm

YYC: ~.~0

Seto: WHEN WILL ALL THE AMBIGUITY GOOO AAAWWWWAAAAY!? @_@

YYC: ¬_¬ You so suck Sette-Chan!

Seto: @_@ Waaaaaah I don' wanna be no guy from tha paaaaast!! ;_; I wanna be Seto Kaiba the MIGHTY BUSINESS TYCOON!! MWAAAAHHAHHAHAHA

YYC: (Picks up a pin and pops his Ego) Well ya can't even be that!! Mwaaaahahahhahah

Seto: (Groans) When will this end?

YYC: CIAO ^.^

Yugi: RESSSCUE ME HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS

YYC, Yami and B. Bakura: ~.~;;;;;;

Seto: ~.~;;;;;

Ciao!!

--YYC-- "Ummmm dang this plot is like a very heavy elephant…… that B*tch ain't movin'!!"