SkyeTrain: Helo folks. This is the sorta put-you-at-ease-now-that-your-very- confused note. Well, we all know that in ancient Egypt the monsters were not present in the forms of people, but in the forms of mental projections of people with strong Ka. This is still true in my fanfic.read on and see :D. Sorry for the lengthy nature of chapter two, I needed to lay the ground for all the cool stuff that's gonna happen later!

Syllabbus: What 'cool stuff'? You never told me about any 'cool stuff'!

SkyeTrain: Hush, you. Cool stuff such as the story continuing in two different time zones simultaneously, the reason why Freed and his army are duel monsters, the reason why priest Seto is all evil and crazy, the seven creatures of elemental stone.and a heap of other top secret stuff!

Syllabbus: Meh.

SkyeTrain: *sighs* Just read my story! Pleeeeease! *makes puppy dog eyes*

Syllabbus: Oh, all right. Let's have the bit with Shadah and Karim in it now, right?

SkyeTrain: Ok. And for all of you who don't know, (read the manga!) , the priests are Karim (holder of the Millennium Scale), Shadah (original prophet of Anubis bearing the Millennium Ankh or key, Forefather to Shadi), Isis (Millennium necklace, in my story not any more - you'll find out why later), Seto (Bearer of the Millennium rod), Mahado ( original bearer of the Millennium ring, now deceased becomes the Dark Magician tablet), Aknadean (bearer of the Millennium eye, in the past, father to Seto, in the future, father to Malik and Isis. He is now the puppet of Bakura and Zork Necrophedius). The Priests serve pharaoh Yugi with their powers.

Chapter 3 - The Darkness of Priest Seto

Shadah walked into the darkened chamber deep below the earth, his footsteps echoing as he passed the reliefs depicting the many great battles of the Egyptian race. He smiled as he walked past his favorite, a depiction of the sun God Ra fighting through darkness to bring sunlight to the world the next day. He was glad that when he died, he would be buried here, with his family. Death held no fears for Shadah - after all, being the prophet of Anubis, it was his specialty. Turning into the chamber carrying his future sarcophagus, he noticed that Karim was already there. Good - they could begin.

"My body belongs to the Pharaoh", began Shadah.

"And my mind also, may my soul serve him in the afterlife", Karim replied.

"It is good to see you again Karim, these are dark times."

"And they grow darker with each passing minute, like grains of sand in an unholy hourglass. I take it that you are here to ask me about the boy?"

"Yes. It is imperative that I intervene before priest Seto destroys him and takes his powerful Ka for himself. I am here to inform you of my plan", Shadah said decisively.

There was a moments pause before Karim replied, and a grey drop of water fell on Shadah's nose. He brushed it off with a robed sleeve.

" - You should not worry so much, Shadah. Although time is certainly not our ally, we would do well not to rush things. With the help of my scale I am able to determine two key factors which you cannot with your Ankh, as you require physical contact with him to probe his mind. These factors are crucial to our actions."

"May I ask you what these factors are?", Shadah asked, his voice calm except for an almost audible twinge of irritation.

"Certainly, my friend. This child's Ka is fused with his Ba, his better side, and it would be difficult for Seto to remove it with the dark powers he uses now. Secondly, the boys Ka is much greater than you think. Although he cannot channel it directly yet, he is capable of creating vast amounts of monsters with his mind, as well as magical items, traps and artefacts. He has been creating free standing monsters for years now, some even capable of speech."

"But - this is impossible! How can a boy sustain so many Ka entities without collapsing of exhaustion? And how can he summon them from his mind? This is truly a great wonder!", Shadah replied, the previous anguish in his voice changing to wonder.

"Not even I can tell that yet. Maybe when you meet him you can probe his mind for the answers, I can only judge the power of his Ka, not the reasons for its' being."

" When can I go to the boy? And have you been able to find out any more about the reasons for Priest Seto's present condition?"

Karim answered gravely. " It appears - " - Karim closed his eyes and focused -

"It appears that a Ka of immense evil has fused itself with the inner Ka of Seto himself, forcibly removing it from his Ba and transferring the power to his darker side."

Shadah also looked very grave, his face contorting into a jumble of worried lines.

"That, friend Karim, is a dark omen. If there exists an unholy force great enough to conquer the Ba of a priest.then the world and our Pharaoh are in great danger."

Karim looked at the scale, and gave a slight smile, passing so quickly that it could have simply been the spasm of his lips.

"Shadah, you must remember that for every bad there is an equal good. The greater the evil, the greater the good must be. Let us wait and see what becomes of the boy, then you may go to him. For now, we shall wait."

The two priests stood in the death chamber, candlelight playing about their solemn faces, and a third, shining face of the sarcophagus that would one day hold Shadah's body. Death was coming, but he was prepared for it. Out in the desert, Alexander was not so sure.