Anthy: People like me!
Anshi: We'll see about that.
Anthy: Readers! Watch out. I am not responsible for her.
Anshi: *goes through weapons*
Anthy: Mew?
Anshi: Ph33r 7h3 ph1r3
Anthy: Mew…
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Firebird
Flame Three: A Mother's Rage
I…I know it now…
My child…
I know why I was drawn to him…
And he, to me…
I wondered where…
The pharaoh didn't want to bring about the purification of the world…
He stole my son from me…
He stole the sacred ash…
Stole from the sacred fire…
I will get my son back…
He will learn…
I am…
I am that is…
I will awaken…
Yugi and Yami left Anthy's apartment that night. Yugi couldn't help but wonder about the Firebird. The following day, he went to the library…trying to find all information on the Firebird. He ran into Anshi, the thief-queen, while wandering through the shelves of books.
"Looking for the truth?"
Anshi jumped, climbing the shelves like a ladder. She pulled a large leather-bound book off the shelf and landed safely beside Yugi. She set the book down on the table and began paging through it. Anshi reached over and grabbed Yugi by the arm and pulled him over.
"This is what you're looking for."
Yugi looked from Anshi to the book, and then at Anshi again. She suddenly pushed him away as the book burst into flames. It died into ashes and the two hurried out of the library. Yugi stuck close to Anshi, she knew things that he didn't.
"Hikari, do you know why I hate your yami so much?"
Yugi shook his head.
"He killed me. That is why I hate him. I want revenge."
They walked in silence. Anshi led him back through the alleys, back home. She wouldn't tell him. If the Firebird didn't want her to tell…she wouldn't.
Thank you theif… You are wise not to tell him…
Ryou walked into the clearing where the Firebird was. He stared at the stone form of the bird for almost ten minutes. He couldn't remember where he had seen it before. In his dreams maybe. But…
He is one of the pure
Ryou started to leave but stopped. He turned around and looked into the eyes of the Firebird. He walked up to it, sheltered under its giant stone wings. He caressed its cold stone beak in his hands. He felt tears slipping out of his eyes for reasons that he didn't understand.
When he stopped crying and looked up, only then did he realize what he had done.
The stone shell crumbled and broke away, starting at the Firebird's beak. There was a pile of dust forming as the Firebird awoke, stretching her great red wings and raining embers all around Ryou. Her eyes focused on Ryou for a brief moment and he stood, paralyzed by her magnificence.
Then…she was gone…
Ryou Bakura whirled around and ran.
"Calm down Ryou!! What happened?!" Anshi cried.
"It-It-it---!!"
"What happened?! Say something Ryou!!"
A silence hung over the two for a mere moment. Anshi looked into his eyes and jumped back. She knew.
"This is bad." Anshi grabbed Ryou's wrist.
"Where are we going?"
"We've gotta warn them!"
I am free… I have been awakened… I am… I am……alive…
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Anthy: This was short.
Anshi: Review!