Marik's Initiation
By: cHiBi MiDnIgHt AsSaSsIn
Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh! or it's respective characters. *breaks down crying and after a while, composes herself* Yeah, life's tough, deal with it.
CMA: Yes, I've finally decided to right at least one more chapter for this story.
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*Normal POV*
"Please sister," pleaded Marik. "I want to go outside."
"No Marik!" Ishizu said firmly. "You know it is forbidden."
"Go ahead," said Odion. "Shani and I will cover for your absences."
"See?" asked Marik. "Let's go! Let's go!"
"Well…" said Ishizu uncertainly.
"C'mon, Marik deserves to see the outside world," insisted Shani.
"Oh all right," Ishizu smiled warmly.
Ishizu took Marik outside, while Odion went to go fix up Marik's bed so that it looked like it Marik was sleeping in it. Shani did the same for Ishizu in her room.
Shani and Odion went to go wait by the room closest to the exit.
A few minutes later, a loud alarm sounded. Shani and Odion looked at each other in horror. They quickly rushed to their masters' rooms.
There, a handful of guards were waiting for them along with Marik and Ishizu's pillows and sheets scattered on the floor. The guards had discovered that Marik and Ishizu were missing.
Shani and Odion were captured by the guards and led to the Room of the Items. There, they found Marik's father with the Millenium Rod in his hands.
"Shani! Odion!" he barked.
They both cringed.
"I am most disappointed at your poor decision making. Now, my son and daughter are outside. Do you have any idea of what could happen to them out there? Do you?"
They shook their heads.
"What do you have to say for yourselves?"
"Please take your all your anger out on me. Shani, Ishizu, and Marik did nothing. It was all my fault," said Odion.
"No! That is not true! I am to be blamed equally for this. Ishizu and Marik went out at our urging. Do not punish them," objected Shani.
"Quiet!" roared Marik's father. He backhanded Shani, who hit the ground with a loud thud.
Odion began to protest, but was silenced when Marik's father pointed the Millenium Rod at Odion.
The Millenium Symbol appeared on his forehead as the Millenium Rod began to glow. Marik's father lifted Odion in the air, and slammed him against the wall.
"Odion," Shani gasped out weakly.
Marik's father turned back to Shani and pointed the Rod at her. He lifted her as well and pressed her against the wall, just keeping her there.
Odion tried to get up and when he did, Marik's father sent him crashing into the wall again. Odion was knocked unconscious and stayed slumped on the floor.
"Odion!" screamed Shani, after seeing Odion's still form.
"Quiet!" and with that, he sent her crashing to the opposite wall.
Shani promptly passed out.
Marik's father waited for his children to return.
Thirty minutes later, Marik and Ishizu both rushed into the room. "Odion! Shani!" they gasped.
"Marik! Ishizu!" yelled their father. "I am highly disappointed of you two. Now, because of your foolishness, Shani and Odion have to be cast out. They are no longer welcome in our midst."
"No! Please father!" cried Ishizu.
"Silence!" he roared.
"NO!!!" shouted Marik. The Millenium Symbol shone on his head, and he turned into his evil side. He walked over to where the Millenium Rod lay.
"Marik? What are you doing?" asked his father.
Marik spoke in a deeper voice. "From this day forward, I am claiming the Millenium Rod."
"Marik? Put that down!" ordered his father.
At this, Odion and Shani started to regain consciousness.
Marik simply pointed the Rod at his father and grinned evilly. "Goodbye, father. Have fun in the Shadow Realm," said Marik, and with that, he slammed his father against the wall and sent him to the Shadow Realm.
Marik's father slumped on the ground.
"Father? Father!" screamed Ishizu. "Marik! What have you done?"
Marik blinked a few times and returned to normal. Odion quickly wrapped his arms around his young charge.
Ishizu knelt on the floor next to her father and wept.
There was a bright flash of light and Shadi appeared. "Take heed," he said to Marik. "You have begun on the road to becoming evil. Please, you must turn back now and receive the Pharaoh, as is your duty." With that warning, he slowly faded away.
*Marik's POV*
What? What happened? The last thing I remember is seeing Odion and Shani lying on the floor.
Why is Odion hugging me?
Ugh. I have a terrible headache.
What did that guy mean? And did he kill Father?
*Normal POV*
"Marik? Are you alright?" asked Shani, getting up.
Marik nodded.
Then, guards came into the room, and took Marik's father away.
"Father's dead," whispered Ishizu. She solemnly stood up and went over to the case holding the Millenium Necklace. Ishizu put it on. "Now is the time to take my role and become the owner of the Millenium Necklace." Then, she went to her room. Shani anxiously following.
"Odion? What happened?" asked Marik, holding his head.
"Nothing, nothing," murmured Odion, and with that, he led Marik to his room.
*Odion's POV*
I sense a growing evil within Marik. I must help to stop it from taking him over and consuming him.
*Normal POV*
Shani attended to Ishizu, and Odion attended to Marik.
Then, Odion went to the enormous library, and began to research on how to help Marik, and Shani went to go see if Marik was okay.
Shani knocked on Marik's door. "Is it okay to come in?"
"Of course Shani," replied Marik, sitting on his bed with shoulders slumped over.
"Oh Marik, I'm sorry about your father," she told him. When she saw that this had no affect, she tried to hug him, but Marik pushed her away.
At her hurt look, Marik said, "It's alright," and looked at his Millenium Item.
"Oh Marik!" said Shani, starting to cry. "I was so scared when you…"
"What did I do?" asked Marik, set on getting an answer, since Odion didn't tell him a thing.
Shani shook her head. She, Odion, and Ishizu had promised to never tell Marik what had actually happened.
"Come on, I deserve to know!" demanded Marik, but then blinked as he realized that Shani was crying. "What's the matter? Don't cry." Marik wiped away her tears and pulled her into his arms.
Shani's tears slowly dwindled to tiny occasional sniffles. "Thanks Marik."
"You know I'll always be here for you," said Marik, giving her a smile.
"I know…" she trailed off.
*Shani's POV*
What had happened to Marik back there?
I know I shouldn't be, but I'm afraid of Marik right now.
That's absurd. How can I be afraid of Marik?
Oh well, what's done is done, and Marik seems to be normal, but I still sense that something is wrong.
Whatever it is, Marik, we'll meet the problem head-on and solve it together…I promise.
*Normal POV*
"Let's get some sleep, okay?" suggested Marik.
Shani nodded, and said, "Goodnight," before falling asleep next to Marik on his bed.
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The next day, everyone attended the funeral of Marik's father. Ishizu and Marik both gave eulogies.
For the next week, everyone wore black, and mourned the death of the two children's father.
*Evil Marik's POV*
Damn that Odion. He knows what I'm up to, and he's trying to suppress me.
I laugh at his pitiful attempts.
No one can stop me, no one. Odion can't be there forever.
I'll win…eventually, and when I do, the Pharaoh's power will be mine!
Fini
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Sorry about the wait, I got lazy. If you don't like this fic, don't judge my other ones just by this one. Please review, and tell me what you think.
