Between Angels and Demons
Chapter 13: Facing The Past
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Netanyahu looked over the shocked faces of his companions. "Yeah, it's all you, Marik and Bakura's fault, but so what?" He chuckled as he watched Yu-Gi-Oh growl angrily. "Now calm down Yu-Gi-Oh. It's not half as hideous as it seems.
"Your past ended up causing the assurance of the future, and helped ensure mankind's survival, but in order to do that, energy and power had to be focused. In order for it to be focused, something had to be created to hold the power. Thus the Sennen Items were created."
He stood up and stretched his wings, finally uncovering himself completely, revealing a glowing face. He had long flowing black hair that cascading in waves over his shoulders and down his back. His intense emerald colored eyes pierced through them and Yugi and Malik felt as if their hearts had stopped beating. Netanyahu's pale skin glowed constantly and his perfect cupid bow lips were a gentle pink shade and looked so soft and kissable that even Yugi licked his lips desirously.
Netanyahu blinked and looked around at them. "It's been years since I have seen with my eyes like this... yet you, Yami and Malik, haven't changed a bit." He smiled at them gently. "Enough of my sight's reminiscing. I shall tell you a long story, so bear with me, please."
He stretched his wings out and formed a large mirror out of pure energy. "This is what you're going to watch your past from. Hand me the Tauk." Malik handed him the Tauk and Netanyahu slipped it into the mirror. Suddenly the mirror glowed brightly, flashing for a moment before showing a live picture show to Netanyahu's story.
"It all started in ancient Egypt around 5000 years ago with the beginning of the reign of a certain Pharaoh. Pharaoh Yu-Gi-Oh." The mirror flashed a picture of a young man in his early teens. His long robe was made of silk and was such a deep shade of green that when it folded and was shadowed it appeared to be black. It was complimented by a long pure gold cord that looped around the back of his neck and crossed his front, wrapping around his waist twice, the second loop crossing low on his hips and tying in front of his crotch into a long thick piece that became several thin glimmering beaded strands. He had on a long velvet cape the color of blood. His hair was adorned with jewels and gold pieces and he wore an onyx gauntlet on his left arm. The garments pooled around the young pharaoh's body and on the floor around his feet. He carried with him a long pure white peacock feather which he kept fiddling with.
Yu-Gi-Oh looked at the human version of himself in awe. "Th-that's me..."
Netanyahu smiled and nodded. "This young boy pharaoh is more than he seems however. He holds great power with the ability to manipulate magic. He's of rather high intelligence and skilled at many games. He was a kind-hearted, respectful, honorable ruler who entrusted some powers to his priests rather than keep it all for himself. He also seems to be somewhat of a pacifist, trying to avoid physical wars whenever possible." He looked at Yu-Gi-Oh and laughed. "You were more likely to solve conflicts with contests, regular games, and if need be, Shadow Games. Since you were rather young, you had a 'right-hand man'. Marik's father, who was also your advisor and mentor."
Netanyahu showed them in the mirror a young Marik looking around the palace, his long white cotton outfit dragging on the marble floors around his feet. He had a simple golden circlet on and golden arm bands. He also had a silver belt like the pharaoh's golden one. He had a smile and a mischievous gleam in his eye. "Even though you were calm, cool, and suave, you often tested your leash as a boy prince and got into trouble such as goofing around in the palace, hiding in large vases from your father, etc. When you were a prince you and Marik would dress as commoners to sneak out of the palace and into the villages then sneak back into the palace before Seth or Marik's father could notice you were ever gone. Your key rivals were the lead priest Seth and the tomb robber Bakura."
"BAKURA?" Marik looked shocked. "But if Bakura was a rival... then why is he helping us?"
"I'm getting to that Marik, patience. Like I said, your key rivals were Seth and Bakura. Seth was the high priest and the leader of all the priests of Egypt. He possesses great power and his dueling abilities are matched only by the Pharaoh himself. He is power driven and is hungering for more on a routine basis. He doesn't care if he hurts people and things to attain or utilize his power and strength. He is fascinated by the pharaoh's ability to summon 'God' and wants it for himself. He has the strongest kaa of all the priests and was the first of the Pharaoh's 'loyal' subjects to turn against him." He showed them a tall boy of the same age as the pharaoh wearing tight satin pants and a shirt of the purest black color with silver shoulder covers that held a long purple colored cape that dragged behind him. He also wore a large purple hat with golden bands in the shape of a hawks head. It covered his eyes and most of his face. When he removed the hat Yugi and Malik gasped at the sight before them. Cold azure eyes stared out ahead and chocolate locks fell forward into his face as he knelt before the young pharaoh.
"Yes Yugi and Malik, this is Seto. Seto is the reincarnated spirit, though he has gained power and is not a mere human as you saw earlier." Suddenly in the mirror before them the high priest Seth whistled and out trudged a young male slave. This slave was tall and lean, but muscled well and had long honey blonde hair. He only wore a long cotton pleated skirt that ended at his ankles and a simple golden snake armband. Seth reached out and pulled the young man close to his hip, his hand staying on the slave's bottom almost constantly.
"Jou!"
"Yes Yugi, Jou is reincarnated as well. He was Seth's own personal slave, and despite appearances, they both are in love with each other."
Yugi collapsed against Yami, sitting on the ground in front of him. Malik seated himself gently on Marik's lap after the found a comfortable chair. Netanyahu continued.
"Bakura... Well... Bakura's a long story in and of himself, but the important things are that Bakura was a skilled tomb robber, foiling every trap set in tombs to thwart raiders like him. He's skilled at dueling as well, possessing a very strong monster that took 'God' to defeat courtesy of the Pharaoh himself. Bakura sought possession of all of the pharaoh's powers and wealth. He even had the nerve to show off his tomb robbing skills to the court of the pharaoh by dragging the mummified remains of the late pharaoh as well as all the valuables from his tomb right into the palace throne room for all to see."
Netanyahu chuckled at this as the mirror reflected this, showing a young pale skinned Bakura sitting on the throne wearing crimson silk pants and shirt with a white cloak watching as Yu-Gi-Oh walked into the throne room with the court to see his Father's remains laying out on a table. The valuables from his fathers tomb were surrounding him on the table glittering for all to see. Bakura's smirk grew as Yu-Gi-Oh turned a fiery gaze on him.
Suddenly Netanyahu turned serious. "He began systematically killing one priest at a time to obtain his power however. He sought the mighty dark power that was stated on a tablet in his village. Because of this he sought to destroy all who had power in order to have it for himself."
Marik growled. "But that's not what happened! I swear it!"
Yu-Gi-Oh's eyes glowed and then he closed them. "He's right. Marik and I were able to stop him. And then the war... It's Seth's fault! Bakura stopped Seth and saved us!"
Malik and Yugi looked at their lovers in shock. They backed away as with a sudden gust of power the two spirits glowed, one a brilliant golden, the other a deep black. The powers seemed to mix and suddenly, with an explosive power their shirts ripped and they laid on their bellies panting as their wings flapped silently, the tips glowing. Blood dripped from the edges but evaporated without a trace once it left their bodies. The blood on their wings crystallized leaving them as pure rubies.
Netanyahu nodded.
"You remember. Nice rebirth by the way you two."
They glared at him from their bellies.
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Bakura cradled his lover gently, his wings rubbing gently against Ryou's. Ryou curled up on his lap, his feet dangling down and off the tree branch they were perched in.
"We should go back."
"I know Ryou."
"So why don't we?"
"I'm not ready."
"How so?"
Bakura rolled his eyes. "Because I know already. I know what I have to do, but I don't want to."
Ryou stayed silent. Bakura sighed and hugged him gently.
"I just don't want to lose you."
Ryou nuzzled him gently. "You won't."
"But Ryou... you are the chosen one. I can't let you sacrifice yourself like that."
"Just call my name and save me then. I'm sure that once I do what must be done, it'll be fine."
"Ryou..." Bakura closed his eyes and leaned in, his wings forming a privacy shield around them as he let his tongue slip across Ryou lips and in to taste the sweet cavern of Ryou's mouth gently. His lips sealed themselves to Ryou's as they kissed deeply, savoring each other. Ryou's heart pounded wildly as he gripped Bakura's arm to steady himself and his tongue filled with the desert spice of Bakura's taste. He broke the kiss gently.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
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Bakura: @_@
Ryou: @_@
Yami and Marik: *whistling and cheering for Bakura*
Yugi and Malik: *smiling teasingly at Ryou and making kissy faces*
Fox: *rolls eyes*
*giggling*
Seto: *sighs* I hate being the bad guy sometimes... Oh well. "Kaa" means power so you know. Please review if you like it!
Chapter 13: Facing The Past
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Netanyahu looked over the shocked faces of his companions. "Yeah, it's all you, Marik and Bakura's fault, but so what?" He chuckled as he watched Yu-Gi-Oh growl angrily. "Now calm down Yu-Gi-Oh. It's not half as hideous as it seems.
"Your past ended up causing the assurance of the future, and helped ensure mankind's survival, but in order to do that, energy and power had to be focused. In order for it to be focused, something had to be created to hold the power. Thus the Sennen Items were created."
He stood up and stretched his wings, finally uncovering himself completely, revealing a glowing face. He had long flowing black hair that cascading in waves over his shoulders and down his back. His intense emerald colored eyes pierced through them and Yugi and Malik felt as if their hearts had stopped beating. Netanyahu's pale skin glowed constantly and his perfect cupid bow lips were a gentle pink shade and looked so soft and kissable that even Yugi licked his lips desirously.
Netanyahu blinked and looked around at them. "It's been years since I have seen with my eyes like this... yet you, Yami and Malik, haven't changed a bit." He smiled at them gently. "Enough of my sight's reminiscing. I shall tell you a long story, so bear with me, please."
He stretched his wings out and formed a large mirror out of pure energy. "This is what you're going to watch your past from. Hand me the Tauk." Malik handed him the Tauk and Netanyahu slipped it into the mirror. Suddenly the mirror glowed brightly, flashing for a moment before showing a live picture show to Netanyahu's story.
"It all started in ancient Egypt around 5000 years ago with the beginning of the reign of a certain Pharaoh. Pharaoh Yu-Gi-Oh." The mirror flashed a picture of a young man in his early teens. His long robe was made of silk and was such a deep shade of green that when it folded and was shadowed it appeared to be black. It was complimented by a long pure gold cord that looped around the back of his neck and crossed his front, wrapping around his waist twice, the second loop crossing low on his hips and tying in front of his crotch into a long thick piece that became several thin glimmering beaded strands. He had on a long velvet cape the color of blood. His hair was adorned with jewels and gold pieces and he wore an onyx gauntlet on his left arm. The garments pooled around the young pharaoh's body and on the floor around his feet. He carried with him a long pure white peacock feather which he kept fiddling with.
Yu-Gi-Oh looked at the human version of himself in awe. "Th-that's me..."
Netanyahu smiled and nodded. "This young boy pharaoh is more than he seems however. He holds great power with the ability to manipulate magic. He's of rather high intelligence and skilled at many games. He was a kind-hearted, respectful, honorable ruler who entrusted some powers to his priests rather than keep it all for himself. He also seems to be somewhat of a pacifist, trying to avoid physical wars whenever possible." He looked at Yu-Gi-Oh and laughed. "You were more likely to solve conflicts with contests, regular games, and if need be, Shadow Games. Since you were rather young, you had a 'right-hand man'. Marik's father, who was also your advisor and mentor."
Netanyahu showed them in the mirror a young Marik looking around the palace, his long white cotton outfit dragging on the marble floors around his feet. He had a simple golden circlet on and golden arm bands. He also had a silver belt like the pharaoh's golden one. He had a smile and a mischievous gleam in his eye. "Even though you were calm, cool, and suave, you often tested your leash as a boy prince and got into trouble such as goofing around in the palace, hiding in large vases from your father, etc. When you were a prince you and Marik would dress as commoners to sneak out of the palace and into the villages then sneak back into the palace before Seth or Marik's father could notice you were ever gone. Your key rivals were the lead priest Seth and the tomb robber Bakura."
"BAKURA?" Marik looked shocked. "But if Bakura was a rival... then why is he helping us?"
"I'm getting to that Marik, patience. Like I said, your key rivals were Seth and Bakura. Seth was the high priest and the leader of all the priests of Egypt. He possesses great power and his dueling abilities are matched only by the Pharaoh himself. He is power driven and is hungering for more on a routine basis. He doesn't care if he hurts people and things to attain or utilize his power and strength. He is fascinated by the pharaoh's ability to summon 'God' and wants it for himself. He has the strongest kaa of all the priests and was the first of the Pharaoh's 'loyal' subjects to turn against him." He showed them a tall boy of the same age as the pharaoh wearing tight satin pants and a shirt of the purest black color with silver shoulder covers that held a long purple colored cape that dragged behind him. He also wore a large purple hat with golden bands in the shape of a hawks head. It covered his eyes and most of his face. When he removed the hat Yugi and Malik gasped at the sight before them. Cold azure eyes stared out ahead and chocolate locks fell forward into his face as he knelt before the young pharaoh.
"Yes Yugi and Malik, this is Seto. Seto is the reincarnated spirit, though he has gained power and is not a mere human as you saw earlier." Suddenly in the mirror before them the high priest Seth whistled and out trudged a young male slave. This slave was tall and lean, but muscled well and had long honey blonde hair. He only wore a long cotton pleated skirt that ended at his ankles and a simple golden snake armband. Seth reached out and pulled the young man close to his hip, his hand staying on the slave's bottom almost constantly.
"Jou!"
"Yes Yugi, Jou is reincarnated as well. He was Seth's own personal slave, and despite appearances, they both are in love with each other."
Yugi collapsed against Yami, sitting on the ground in front of him. Malik seated himself gently on Marik's lap after the found a comfortable chair. Netanyahu continued.
"Bakura... Well... Bakura's a long story in and of himself, but the important things are that Bakura was a skilled tomb robber, foiling every trap set in tombs to thwart raiders like him. He's skilled at dueling as well, possessing a very strong monster that took 'God' to defeat courtesy of the Pharaoh himself. Bakura sought possession of all of the pharaoh's powers and wealth. He even had the nerve to show off his tomb robbing skills to the court of the pharaoh by dragging the mummified remains of the late pharaoh as well as all the valuables from his tomb right into the palace throne room for all to see."
Netanyahu chuckled at this as the mirror reflected this, showing a young pale skinned Bakura sitting on the throne wearing crimson silk pants and shirt with a white cloak watching as Yu-Gi-Oh walked into the throne room with the court to see his Father's remains laying out on a table. The valuables from his fathers tomb were surrounding him on the table glittering for all to see. Bakura's smirk grew as Yu-Gi-Oh turned a fiery gaze on him.
Suddenly Netanyahu turned serious. "He began systematically killing one priest at a time to obtain his power however. He sought the mighty dark power that was stated on a tablet in his village. Because of this he sought to destroy all who had power in order to have it for himself."
Marik growled. "But that's not what happened! I swear it!"
Yu-Gi-Oh's eyes glowed and then he closed them. "He's right. Marik and I were able to stop him. And then the war... It's Seth's fault! Bakura stopped Seth and saved us!"
Malik and Yugi looked at their lovers in shock. They backed away as with a sudden gust of power the two spirits glowed, one a brilliant golden, the other a deep black. The powers seemed to mix and suddenly, with an explosive power their shirts ripped and they laid on their bellies panting as their wings flapped silently, the tips glowing. Blood dripped from the edges but evaporated without a trace once it left their bodies. The blood on their wings crystallized leaving them as pure rubies.
Netanyahu nodded.
"You remember. Nice rebirth by the way you two."
They glared at him from their bellies.
~*~
Bakura cradled his lover gently, his wings rubbing gently against Ryou's. Ryou curled up on his lap, his feet dangling down and off the tree branch they were perched in.
"We should go back."
"I know Ryou."
"So why don't we?"
"I'm not ready."
"How so?"
Bakura rolled his eyes. "Because I know already. I know what I have to do, but I don't want to."
Ryou stayed silent. Bakura sighed and hugged him gently.
"I just don't want to lose you."
Ryou nuzzled him gently. "You won't."
"But Ryou... you are the chosen one. I can't let you sacrifice yourself like that."
"Just call my name and save me then. I'm sure that once I do what must be done, it'll be fine."
"Ryou..." Bakura closed his eyes and leaned in, his wings forming a privacy shield around them as he let his tongue slip across Ryou lips and in to taste the sweet cavern of Ryou's mouth gently. His lips sealed themselves to Ryou's as they kissed deeply, savoring each other. Ryou's heart pounded wildly as he gripped Bakura's arm to steady himself and his tongue filled with the desert spice of Bakura's taste. He broke the kiss gently.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
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Bakura: @_@
Ryou: @_@
Yami and Marik: *whistling and cheering for Bakura*
Yugi and Malik: *smiling teasingly at Ryou and making kissy faces*
Fox: *rolls eyes*
*giggling*
Seto: *sighs* I hate being the bad guy sometimes... Oh well. "Kaa" means power so you know. Please review if you like it!
