Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. I hope you all enjoy this one. This chapter has some of the flashbacks of ancient Egypt and some supernatural work comes into play. So please read and enjoy. Tootles.
It had been some days after the death of Malakye Taganoshi, actually somewhere close to the period of a week. Some things had changed for the better, such as the love between two people, namely a male and a female, but some things got worse. The man who killed Malakye Taganoshi had hoped that with the death of his arch enemy things would get better, but secretly he wished for the man to be alive. When Taganoshi was alive he had someone to focus his anger and pain on, but now he had no one to direct his anger toward. The young man felt empty. He wanted what was taken from him, two people that would be happy to see him and congratulate him on how successful he had become. It didn't matter now, they were dead, lost to him forever, that is if what Joseph had mentioned to him once before wasn't true. The Millennium Eye could bring back souls and if the young man was correct the last time he checked his parents were souls.
Two people stood with their heads down. They were surrounded by the ancient ancestors of the man. All the inhabitants at the meeting were in a dark cave lit with the glow of kerosene lamps. The ancestors mingled among themselves, looking at the two in the middle of the circle ever so often. The man and woman in the center continued to look at the ground, waiting for their punishment to be given.
"You have used the Millennium Items out of context, for this you two shall be punished. Do you understand?" The ancestor first looked at his son and then at his son's wife.
"Yes father."
"Yes Alekin."
"I hate to have to punish you two with such harsh a punishment, but the Shadow Realm is the decision that we have reached. You remain there until we fill it is time for you to leave. It will not be more than a year, but it will not be less than a month." Joseph looked at his father and sunk to his knees. Tatanya did the same looking to her husband in a silent form of an apology.
"I am sorry my boy, but if you do something you must be punished for it." Joseph nodded and grabbed Tatanya's hand. The two squeezed each others hand, watching as Alekin raised his hand to chant a spell.
"What the hell do you think that you are doing Alekin? Why is my grandson on the ground scared out of his life."
"Father, Mother."
"Yes it's us. We are a little late, but Senrue wanted to thank Tatanya for the food that she brought by. Seems like we made it in time."
"Get my grandson up. I swear you people act like a man can't make a mistake."
"But Father..."
"I already know the story Alekin. If I punished you for every mistake you made while guarding the Items, after a while the Shadow Realm would start to turn you away. You were hard headed as hell. Never listened to..."
"Father okay. Okay." Joseph looked at his father and smiled.
"Now get my grand baby and his wife from off of that filthy ground. Joseph and Tatanya do you two want to come with Senrue and me. We'll cook you some food and have you pampered and everything. Your father knows that he shouldn't frighten a child like that."
"But Grandmother, I'm..."
"Quiet you are still my little grandson, now come on." Joseph and Tatanya followed Senrue and his wife out of the ancient building smiling.
"Bye Father. You too Mother. Bye all the rest of you too." When his son and his wife left, Senrue looked to his wife and they both looked to the other Elders.
"He always gets out of punishment. Riva and I can't disobey my father's words, but I must admit that he is doing extremely well in protecting the items, so why don't we leave him alone for awhile." All the other Elders agreed and disappeared into a cloud of mist.
"Alekin, what just happened?"
"Our son has gotten the better of us again." When Joseph and Tatanya reached the outside they were greeted with the light of the moon.
"It is time Joseph."
"Yes, let the dreams begin."
The thoughts of his parents and the past week were not the only thoughts that went through a young man's head at night as he tossed and turned. What he experienced were not thoughts, but dreams of people in Egypt. He was never connected to Egypt, so he dismissed many of them to the far corners of his mind. In his dreams voices could be heard, but faces were blank. Not a feature showed, not even hair, the only way that some people could be categorized was by the body build and the voice, nothing more.
~Dream~
"Servant come to me." A male voice called gently. The servant, who was dressed in lavish robes walked over to the man who called him. The servant had white fabric surrounding his lower body in long layers. The fabric reached his ankles and on his feet the man wore sandals. Surrounding his waist was a wide sash of light gray and on his arms were silver armbands with pieces of white fabric hooked to them, the fabric flowing down his arms. The man's chest was bare, toned, and slightly tanned. On the man's neck was a silver necklace with the Egyptian god Horus engraved on a triangle in the middle.
"Yes my Lord?" The servant got down on both knees and lowered his head in front of a man with soft brown robes. The man who called the young servant placed his hands onto the dark, obscured mass that was now the servant's face.
"You have such flawless beauty. You are a very unique servant, different from all the others. I can see why my lover desires you so much. He wishes for you to join our bed tonight."
"My Lord, I do not wish too. I would prefer my own chambers as usual."
"You have a lot of freedom. Not many servants can disobey their master's without consequence, but I prefer to let mine speak their thoughts. You may sleep in your chambers tonight, I will tell my lover that you have refused his wishes yet again."
"I am sorry, my Lord."
"It is quite alright. My lover needs someone who won't give him what he wants. It seems that I have spoiled him. I always jump to please him. You may leave now."
"Thank you." The servant got up from his knees and went to finish his tasks for the day.
~Dream Ends~
Dark hair overlapped pale strands as the lover of the dreamer mentioned above listened to the voice of a woman. The faceless woman showed happiness in everything else, but in the area of love, she sighed in sadness. She loved a man that was attainable, but yet he wasn't. Such an odd choice of words, no?
~Dream~
"Come Sorcerer." A large tiger walked over to the woman's bed as she held her hand out to pet the animal. The tiger was very large with golden eyes. Around it's neck was a thick, gold band. Following behind the tiger were two white leopard cubs. They ran happily to the bed and jumped on top of it.
"Secret and Secreta." The woman picked up the cubs and squeezed them softly. She ran he hand over the head of the tiger, hearing it purr as she continued her ministrations.
"Such a headache to pick a king. They act as if I cannot run a kingdom on my own. I have been doing fine without a man by my side so why should I have one now." The young queen looked at the animals as if they would answer her. Giving up she answered her own question.
"Because they want to humble me like they did all the other queens that ruled their own kingdom. Make me second rate to a man. Even the Pharaoh sends a letter of courtship and he is my friend. I can see him as nothing else." The queen sighed and rubbed the tiger's stomach. As she was beginning to lose herself in her thoughts, one of her most trusted advisors entered her chambers.
"My Queen it is time to speak to your people. They wish to speak of concerns." The queen jumped out of her thoughts and smiled at the advisor.
"My people call me and I must come."
"Many rulers do not agree with the large amount of freedom you give to your people, my Queen."
"Yes I know, but when you meet these people who should voice such negative views, ask them why my kingdom is thriving and theirs are not. Also ask them why their people revolt and mine remain loyal even to death."
"I will make sure to relay your questions my Queen."
"Yes please do."
~Dream Ends~
Platinum hair rested on the chest of a dark other as the light threw his tanned arm over his other's shoulder. Considering some of the past dreams which were dark and vivid, the light now dreamed of a conversation between two friends.
~Dream~
Two were people sitting at a table and talking about the important matters of the kingdom. Strong, firm hands grasped the hands of a female sitting next to him.
"Isis..."
"Why do you call me Isis? I should not be referred to such a great Goddess."
"You are Isis to the people who you lead."
"Soon an Osiris will stand to my side, will that matter?"
"Yes, you should not give up all of your power to the new king when you choose. The best person I feel that will respect you more as a queen would be the Pharaoh. He is a friend and he understands you. Choose carefully and don't let the king rule. You know what is best for your people, not some newcomer. Prolong this marriage for as long as possible." While talking to the young lady the advisors identical twin walked into the room.
"My queen, our army is set up at the borders of our kingdom. Everything is in order."
"Thank you Head General."
"My Queen, if you don't mind me asking, why are we guarding the border. No one has tried to attack us since you have been queen."
"I had a vision. Dark clouds and torrent storms."
"Your signal for war or death."
"Yes or even both." The man bowed and left the advisor and the queen together.
"We shall keep you safe my Queen and your people."
"Yes, but what if in order to protect my people you must harm me?"
"We will think of that when it comes."
~Dream Ends~
Two pale haired males lay beside each other, they both were on their stomachs, with their faces turned toward each other. It was not known if the close contact that the two shared was the reason for the dream that the two shared.
~Dream~
"He has refused, yet again my love."
"How could you let him refuse."
"All of our servants speak freely. It is his body and I have no control over it."
"Can't we break the rules just once?"
"No I will not go against his wishes. I must admit that he would make a beautiful lover, but that is his choice."
"I want him now."
"Don't act childish."
"I have never been with one like him."
"And as long as he continues to refuse your offers you will not be with him." The other man who was dressed in dark chocolate robes huffed and turned away from his lover.
"I never get what I want."
"You always get what you want. I have spoiled you a little to much. Maybe you need to stop wanting and ask for something you need."
"I have everything I need."
"Exactly, so you should ask for no more."
"But I want him."
"I will continue to ask, but nothing more."
"Fine. Ask him again."
"But I already have."
"Ask him again." The other whined.
"Fine, my love. I will do so." The man exited the room to jump to his lover's wishes.
~Dream Ends~
A yami and hikari lay intertwined in each others arms. Black, magenta, and blond hair tickled the nose of the somewhat older spirit of the puzzle. The small vessel that housed the spirit moaned as the cold air hit his back and his yami squeezed him tighter and held him closer.
~Dream~
"I have sent the Queen a letter of courtship and she has not responded yet. I am one of her best friends, she should not keep me in waiting." A pharaoh paced the floors of his throne room as a small servant sat beside his throne with a bowl of grapes.
"Lord Pharaoh I am sure the queen does not mean to keep you waiting." The small servant walked over to his master and grabbed his hand gently. The Pharaoh followed the young slave and sat down on his throne. The slave massaged his shoulders as he felt the young pharaoh relax.
"Do you think that she will respond?" The slave had moved from the pharaoh's shoulders and was now holding grapes above the ruler's head."
"She will respond Master. She just needs time, but you should not worry so much. Here." The slave lowered the grapes to the Pharaoh's mouth and the Pharaoh ate them seductively.
"I am happy that I made you my personal servant." The Pharaoh took the grapes from the young boy and placed them back in the bowl that they were taken from.
"My Pharaoh, do wish for me to do anything else."
"Yes, meet me in my bed chambers when you have taken that bowl of fruit back to the serving area."
"Yes Lord Pharaoh." The young slave smiled and bowed, running out of the throne room to the serving area.
~Dream Ends~
The upper body of a young man with blond hair hung over the side of a bed that he and a brunet shared. The blond kicked the other man, waking him up, with his feet and rolled over.
"Dammit Joey. You are such a wild sleeper." The brunet said as he pushed the other man to the floor. A thud was heard, but the heavy breathing could still be heard.
"He'll sleep through anything." The brunet pulled the covers over his body and went back to sleep leaving his lover on the floor.
~Dream~
"Where is he? The queen is going to kill us." A man ran through the halls of a large palace looking for his best friend and partner in crime. The man ran down the hall until he reached the queen's chambers, here he tip toed by and hoped that luck was with him. Unfortunately it was not. The man who he was looking for, ran into him and they both tumbled into the queen's chambers. The queen was hugging a man, but quickly pushed him behind large curtains.
"Yes?"
"Nothing my Queen."
"What did you see?" The Queen asked the two gently.
"Truly we saw a man, but if you wish for it to remain secret then we saw nothing."
"Thank you." The queen smiled and hugged the two. The man's partner smiled and asked,
"So do you like him?"
"More than that."
"Then best wishes from the both of us, my Queen."
"Thank you."
~Dream Ends~
Tatanya pulled the covers around her husband and herself as she felt an abnormally cold breeze pass over her shoulders. The breeze stopped and Tatanya snuggled up closer to her husband. Across the room in a stand up mirror the reflection of flowing silver hair passed in an instant. Passing through the heavy door that separated the bedroom from the rest of the house was a man dress very elegantly. The spirits floated toward the couple that lay in the bed and surrounded the two. The female spirit brushed the strands of red hair away from the woman's face as she shivered. The spirit tried to speak, her words coming out in soft wisps.
"Help him." This caused Tatanya to move even closer to her husband and wrap her arms around him. The spirits continued to try and wake one of the people that still rested. The male spirit whispered in the man's ear,
"He's hurting."
"Please heal him. He is confused." Tatanya opened her eyes and slowly turned around to find out who the voices belonged too. When she saw who they belonged to, her eyes widened and she shook her husband.
"Joseph wake up."
"What is it Tatanya?" Joseph said sleepily.
"Look."
"Huh?"
"Look, it's Vanessa and Michael."
"Why are you playing jokes at this time of night."
"But I'm not. Look." Joseph turned to look at his wife and his mouth fell open.
"What the f..." Tatanya smacked her husband's arm and he immediately stopped talking.
"Vanessa." The spirit smiled and nodded.
"Is that really you." The spirit nodded and twirled around slowly, so her best friend could see her. The smile that had been on the spirits face suddenly disappeared and her husband came and joined her.
"Help him. He is lost." As his wife spoke to Tatanya, Michael glided to Joseph's side of the bed.
"Take the eye of gold."
"What?"
"Take the eye of gold."
"Do you mean the Millennium Eye?" Both spirits looked at Joseph and nodded.
"He wants to remove us from the realm of the dead."
"But he doesn't know about the Eye's power." Vanessa shook her head and brought up an image of her body being torn in half.
"Pain."
"Stop him." The two spirits disappeared leaving the husband and wife in the bed to decipher what the spirits wanted to tell them.
"We must go back to the island. Max does not understand that he will upset the balance if he brings his parents back."
"Will it do major damage?"
"Yes, the Shadow Realm will begin to leak into this realm and after awhile it will consume it all."
"Meaning no more of this realm?"
"Yes, the only thing that will remain will be the eternal darkness of the Shadow Realm."
"That does not sound nice at all. But how can bringing back two spirits cause so much damage?"
"As shadow powers run through a body that is not trained to control them they take over the body and spread the negative energy. Since Max cannot control the energy it's like he is inviting the dark energy to enter into this world. So we have to stop him immediately. Now get dressed."
"Yes Sir."
"Quiet."
When everyone had awoke , they were surprised by the two extra people sitting at a table sipping coffee.
"How have you been Max."
"I have been fine, but what brings you here?"
"Max have you been experimenting with the Millennium Eye?"
"I don't understand what you mean."
"Have you been using the powers to try and bring back your parents?"
"I have no idea..."
"Max."
"Yes."
"Max you can't do that."
"But you said that it could be done."
"Yes it can be done, but not without consequence."
"Fine I will suffer the consequence."
"The thing is that you don't suffer. The ones that you try to bring back do. You are hurting them Max."
"How would you know?"
"Let's just say hat we had a little visit. That is how I found out about you trying to use the Eye to release your parents. And I will not let you do it."
"That is not your choice to make." Max said strongly.
"Neither is it yours." Joseph said just as firmly.
"You will not stop me when I am so close!" Max yelled at the man across from him.
"You are close to nothing, but sending this world into darkness."
"Then so be it."
"You are being selfish. Now give me the Eye, Max." Max looked at Joseph and clenched his teeth.
"Never."
"Max."
"I said never!" Such venom was thrown into the statement that Joseph backed away.
"Give it to me now Max or I will take it by force." Joseph held out his hand and waited for Max to place the Eye inside of it.
"Bring your force." Joseph retracted his hand and did a summoning spell for the Eye. The Eye immediately started to levitate toward the Egyptian man as the spell continued.
"Give it back!" Joseph shook his head and Max charged at him with a fist. His fist connected with Joseph's jaw and the Millennium Eye fell to the ground.
"Max what are you doing. My father is going to kill you." Max raced toward the Eye only to have his body yanked from within its reach. Max looked back to see the symbol on his Millennium Eye glowing on Joseph's forehead.
"You shall not have it." Joseph picked Max up from the ground and threw him into one of the small glass tables. Max stood up, cutting his hand on a piece of glass and swung at Joseph again.
"Stop it you two or the guards will come." Just as Deston finished her sentence armed guards walked into the room. They aimed their guns at Joseph who currently had their employer by the throat.
"You will not interfere." Joseph waved his hand and all of the guns turned on their holders.
"Joseph stop it you are going to hurt him."
"He wishes to challenge me then he shall do so." Joseph slammed Max to the ground and then picked him up again, repeating his action. Max grabbed Joseph hair and kneed him in the face. Joseph fell on his back and shook his head. Max stood from the ground and reached for the Eye, but was pulled from it once again.
"Joseph please stop."
"Quiet Yugi." Seto and Joey ran toward Joseph, but Joseph muttered something and the two flew to the opposite wall. Deston and Ryou immediately ran to help the two, but then they were shielded by Tatanya's force field spell. Everyone looked through the force field as Joseph and Max fought. The guards were useless and Tatanya was trying to pull her husband away from Max.
"Joseph please stop." Tatanya went to pull her husband away, but he lifted her and threw her on one of the random sofas. Another spell was about to be said, but Tatanya kicked her husband in the face. Joseph grabbed his face and stumbled back to a wall for support. Max in the meantime had been reaching for the Eye. Joseph regained his footing and went back toward Max, ignoring his wife and muttering a spell.
"Shadow Realm!" Joseph yelled as he and Max were enveloped in a black cloud and sank through the floor. Tatanya being to late to leave with the two chanted her own spell and disappeared into the Shadow Realm.
The two men landed in a remote part of the Shadow Realm and continued to fight.
"Why won't you let me bring them back!"
"Because they are dead! If you bring them back you will upset the balance!"
"I don't care I just want my parents back!"
"You are so selfish!"
"Stop calling me that! I am not selfish."
"Or maybe you are extremely blind."
"I see that you don't want me to bring back my parents."
"Then you see the wrong thing!"
"What should I see then!"
"You should see all the love that you get from us now! You completely disregard everyone else's love to look for a love that you no longer have!"
"But if you would let me bring them back..."
"No I can't let you bring them back. They are dead. They still love you and they visit you everyday!"
"I don't see them!"
"Because you are so filled with rage and yourself that you overlooked any signs that they are trying to tell you!" Max screamed and charged at Joseph. Joseph dodged and grabbed Max by the shoulders harshly. He shook him violently and turned Max to face him, still gripping his shoulders.
"None of my children have ever hit me before!"
"You only have Deston!"
"You missed the point Max! I consider you one of mine and you overlook the attention you get to settle on something that you cannot have! Tatanya always wanted a son, but when she found out that she could have no more children she settled for helping those that needed her and adopting them as hers. No we didn't go through some agency to call you a son, but if you ask any one of your friends out there who their father is do you know what they would say!" Joseph stopped talking long enough for Max to answer. Max shook his head and Joseph looked down.
"They would say it was me. Yugi's father ran out on him. Ryou's father is never home and when he is the boy doesn't even call him father. Seto killed his father, he had just that much hatred for the man. Joey's father is some bum that would rather get a drink rather than food for his son. So now you sob about your parents, but at least you know that yours loved you. I loved all of them as if they were my own and I feel the same for you. Why the hell do you think that I would risk time in the Shadow Realm for you." Max looked away now feeling guilty and ashamed for what he had been doing.
"But I want them back."
"I know." Max began sobbing and sunk to his knees. He buried his head in his hands and Joseph knelt down beside him. Joseph hugged Max and Max returned the gesture by wrapping his arms around the other man. Joseph could hear his wife call in the background as the two sat holding each other. A few minutes later she stumbled onto the two holding each other and smiled.
"It looks like my two boys made up." However only one heard her. Joseph chanted a spell and Max transformed into a five year old child. Joseph held him in his arms and then gently gave the small boy to his wife.
"Here take our son so we can get out of here."
"With pleasure."
When Max woke up he had a splitting headache and his entire body was killing him. 'Joseph must have beat my ass really bad.'
"Yes I did." Max followed the voice to one of the corners in his room. Joseph stood there with a smile on his face. Max looked at him strangely noticing that he showed no evidence of ever getting into a fight.
"I know that I got a few licks off of you."
"Yes you did, but that is what healing spells are for." Max tried to laugh, but pain shot all through his body.
"What did you do to me? Did you try to kill me? I have never seen you become so violent."
"Yeah well I don't exactly tell all my secrets."
"How is everyone else doing?"
"Everyone is fine, but I think that we will have busted eardrums when Tatanya finds out that you are awake. She didn't want to disturb you and I saw her arguing look and told her that I would watch over you until you got up."
"You got out of the yelling."
"Hell yeah. Sit up, I'll do some healing spells on you." Joseph preformed the spells and when he finished Max looked as if he had never been in a fight in his life.
"Well let's go hear Tatanya yell and down rate us for fighting."
"Joseph did you mean everything that you said in the Shadow Realm about all of us being your children and the stuff about loving me?"
"I meant every word of it."
"Thank you, but I still miss them."
"Who wouldn't miss such wonderful parents." Max stood up and Joseph grabbed his arm to help steady him.
"You know you could get out of it."
"Huh?"
"The arguing."
"How?"
"Well my father used to use sex and when I didn't know what it was I always wondered why it worked, but now that I know what it feels like, sex alone should be able to rule the world." Joseph smiled and they both walked out of the bedroom to the dining area.
"I am so mad at you two....? The arguing stopped as Joseph lifted Tatanya up and tossed her over his shoulder.
"Put me down this instant." Joseph ignored his wife and continued on a path heading to a bedroom.
"Joseph where are we going?"
"To a bedroom."
"Bedroom? Ohh no you are not getting out that easily. Joseph. Joseph!" Joseph walked into a bedroom and closed the door locking it. Max and the others ran up to the door to see what was going on. From inside the room they could hear Tatanya screaming at her husband and Joseph was laughing.
"Joseph give me back my underwear."
"For what we are about to do you won't need them."
"Joseph let go of those. I can't argue at you when you play with them."
"That's the point."
"I know you and Max set this up."
"Yes we did now come on."
"When we finish I will..."
"Take you little ass to sleep."
"I wasn't going to say that."
"Doesn't matter because that is what you are going to do."
"I hate when you win."
Another finished chapter. I hoped you all liked the chapter. The story is winding down only two chapters left. How did you guys like the dream sequences. I didn't mention any names because I thought that it made everything sound more mysterious, so did it work? Also everyone should be able to guess who everyone is, I gave clues and stuff. Anyway people I am thinking of names for my characters in the prequel. I want you guys to help me out a bit because some names I might change if I get better ones, so when you review could you please leave suggestions. I will give you my list and in your review I want you to write the character's original name and then put the name that you thought of. I want them to be as Egyptian sounding as possible. Names with stars by them will not be changed, but the others are up for grabs. You can leave as many names for a character as you want.
*Deston- Destonia
Seto- Seto
Yugi-
*Max- Maxim
*Malik- Malik
*Yami Malik- Marik
Ryou- Ryoune
Yami Bakura- Bakiren
Yami Yugi- Pharaoh Yami
Joey-
Okay people there is the list. All names without stars are up for grabs. Blank ones mean that I could not come up with anything and the others were ideas. So help me out, but remember that before the prequel I will be putting a humor story out and then doing the prequel when I have everything planned out.
Seto: *is surrounded by cops* Serena threatened Sweetcandie so you have to protect us and she said something about having my heart. That is a threat.
Me: But Seto, Serena was joking I don't think that she would kill me if I didn't write the prequel.
Seto: Better safe than sorry.
Me: But Seto...
Seto: Come on beef up this security.
Ryou: Seto don't you think that you are over doing it a bit? I mean Sweetcandie doesn't need three police departments protecting her.
Me: What if someone needs help?
Seto: Then they will have to deal with it until the threat of Serena is over.
Yugi: It's not that serious Seto.
Malik: *looking around suspiciously* Uhh Seto man I really don't want to go to jail. I just needed a little extra money. I'll give it all back to the gas station owner when I get it. I promise.
Everyone, but Malik: 0_0u
Malik: I think that I spoke a little too much.
Me: Yes you did. Now quiet before you go to jail.
Malik: Zipping it now.
Ryou: Everyone read and review.
Yugi: Don't forget about the name game.
Me: Bye everyone.
Seto: If anyone by the name of Serena shows up shoot her on sight and show no mercy.