Master's Assassin
Chapter 2
The next morning Chandra woke to the sounds of someone knocking on her door.
"Who is it and what do you want?" She asked while staying in bed.
"It's Bakura. You need to get up now."
"Give me one more hour."
"I already gave you an hour more than normal. Now get out before I come in and get you out myself."
When Chandra didn't respond in a minute she heard the sound of a key being inserted in a lock. She quickly sat up. "Ok. Ok, I'm up!" She said.
Instead of discouraging Bakura like Chandra thought it would it seemed not to affect him. He stepped into her room and closed the door.
Bakura stepped into her room and closed the door. He wanted to see how she would react to a potentially embarrassing situation. Instead of screaming or yelling at him as he had expected she just raised an eyebrow.
"Do you mind?" she said in an even voice. "I need to get dressed and having you there seriously complicates things."
Bakura hesitated. 'What now' he thought. I was prepared to handle her if she freaked out but now.' He sat down on the chair. "Go ahead." He said indicating the bathroom, "I'll wait for you here."
Chandra steeled herself. She hated being in front of people when she was dressed in less than a shirt and pants. Without hesitation she slipped out from under the covers and walked to the closet. After gathering her clothes she went into the bathroom.
Bakura watched her until she was out of sight. He was impressed. Chandra had been put in a difficult situation and had handled in beautifully. 'Not to mention the fact that she was beautiful too.' Bakura stiffened. He was not the kind of person to think such thoughts. 'I'll just have to remember that she is a pawn. A servant to be used, no more.' With that he dismissed that thought from his mind and waited for Chandra to come out of the bathroom.
When Chandra came out of the bathroom she saw Bakura sitting where she had left him. He appraised her for a moment. "Good, the clothes fit." He said coolly. She raised her eyebrows in surprise, 'what had brought this mood on so quickly?' she wondered.
She followed him out the door and into the mess hall. They walked through it to a small door that Chandra hadn't noticed last night. In the adjoining room there was a small table. At this table sat Malik. He looked up as Bakura and Chandra entered.
"Mistress Chandra. How lovely it is to see you dressed in proper clothes."
"My Lord." She greeted him.
Malik gestured to the bench next to the table. "Please sit down, both of you."
They complied. Chandra was about to say something when she noticed that Malik was staring off into space. "Sir?" she began but Bakura's hand on her arm warned her to be silent. A minute later a servant came into the room with a tray of food. She set it on the table and left. After she was gone Malik blinked and sat up straighter. Seeing Chandra's curious look he explained.
"I am the owner of the Millennium Rod. With it I am able to control people's minds and bodies." As he explained he drew the Millennium Rod out of his robes. "See?" He handed it to her.
When Malik handed the Rod to Chandra, Bakura was surprised, Malik hadn't even let him hold the Millennium Rod and yet he had let Chandra hold it on her first day here. 'I bet it's because he knows I'm ambitious and he thinks she isn't so he isn't afraid of letting her hold the Rod.' Bakura smiled, yes that had to be it.
When Chandra first touched the Millennium Rod she was amazed at the power in it. It was filled with a power of such magnitude that Chandra had never seen before. She quickly looked it over and returned it to Malik. He waited for her to say something.
"It's powerful, My Lord, very powerful." She said at last.
Malik smiled. "Good. I'm glad you can feel its power. Who knows, maybe you will get one of the remaining Millennium items."
When she looked at Malik quizzically he explained. "There are seven Millennium items. The Millennium Puzzle, The Millennium Eye, The Millennium Ring, The Millennium Tauk, The Millennium Rod, The Millennium Anhk, and The Millennium Scale. These items are all very powerful and useful to the one who holds them. So far The Millennium Puzzle is owned by Yugi Moto, The Millennium Eye is held by our dear Bakura, as well as the Millennium Ring, The Millennium Tauk is held by Isis Ishtar, The Millennium Rod is held by me, The Millennium Anhk as well as the Millennium Scale is held by Shadii. Shadii is the protector of the Millennium items that do not yet have a person to belong to. I was saying that since you could feel the power in my item that maybe you are destined to own one of the items."
"You mean not everyone can feel the power in the items?" Chandra asked.
"No, only a select few."
"You said Bakura also owned two Millennium items." She turned to Bakura, "May I see them?"
Bakura was about to refuse when he saw Malik raise the Millennium Rod up. Bakura understood. If he refused to let Chandra see his items Malik would take control of his body and force him to let Chandra see them. He reluctantly handed over his Millennium Ring.
Once again when Chandra touched the Ring she felt an awesome sense of a great power in the Ring, but this Millennium item had an evil sense to it.
As Chandra looked the Ring over Bakura had a growing sense of unease, if she could detect the power of the items she might also discover that this item had a definite taint of evil to it. That could lead to unusual questions.
Chandra handed the Ring back to Bakura without saying anything. "He said you had two items, where is the other one?"
"I keep the other item locked up in my room for future use." Bakura answered curtly.
Chandra nodded and turned back to Malik.
"Shall we eat?" Malik suggested.
Both Chandra and Bakura nodded eagerly and reached for some food.
After eating, Malik led Bakura and Chandra to another room. There he settled himself on a comfortable chair.
"Please sit." Malik said waving to some more chairs.
Bakura and Chandra complied. "Now Mistress Chandra would you be so kind as to give us a demonstration of your fighting skills?"
Chandra sighed. She knew that it was going to come to this sooner or later. "Yes Master." She said as she rose. Malik gestured and the door opened to admit a woman. "I thought you'd be more comfortable fighting a woman." Malik told her.
Chandra almost grinned. Malik had underestimated her, big-time. By putting her against a weak opponent she could hide the true level of her skills. Chandra walked to the middle of the floor and faced the other woman. They both bowed slightly without taking their eyes off each other. "Begin" Malik called out. They both dropped into a crouch and began circling each other.
Chandra studied her opponent. She was quicker than other opponents Chandra had faced for a while but after doing a couple of feinted lunges Chandra was sure that the other woman was no match for her. But she didn't want Malik to know the extent of her abilities yet so Chandra decided to act like she was not as skilled as she really was. The other woman feinted and then came in for an attack.
Chandra blocked the kick aimed at her head and punched back at the other woman's stomach. The other woman dodged and Chandra skipped back out of range. They circled again waiting for an opening.
After ten minutes of acting like she didn't have any a fighting skills Chandra glanced over at Malik and saw him frowning and whispering to Bakura. She decided it was time to end this now. She quickly faked a punch to her left and as the other woman moved to block it Chandra came in with a triple move. She punch with her right and was barely blocked. Then Chandra gave a front kick that got halfway through the others block and then whipped her leg into a roundhouse kick that got her opponent on her ribcage.
The other woman fell to the floor gasping as the breath was knocked out of her. Chandra walked over to her. "Do you give?" she asked coldly.
The other woman nodded slowly. Chandra's whole demeanor changed. She smiled and helped the other woman up. "You fight really well." She told her.
"Thanks, so do you. I'm going to have a bruise." She winced as she walked away.
Chandra turned to Malik and Bakura and bowed. Bakura inclined his head and Malik just looked at her. Then Malik turned his head away and rested his head in his hands. Bakura straightened suddenly. He stiffly rose to his feet. "Come on Chandra it is time for training."
Chandra looked at him funny; she had just felt a surge of power from near where he was standing. She shrugged the feeling off and then went to follow him.
When they were gone Malik straightened up again. He had a faraway look in his eyes. His lips moved slightly as if he was whispering something. Then he shook himself and gasped. He gave a slight shake off his head and then laughed quietly and went to his chambers.
Chapter 2
The next morning Chandra woke to the sounds of someone knocking on her door.
"Who is it and what do you want?" She asked while staying in bed.
"It's Bakura. You need to get up now."
"Give me one more hour."
"I already gave you an hour more than normal. Now get out before I come in and get you out myself."
When Chandra didn't respond in a minute she heard the sound of a key being inserted in a lock. She quickly sat up. "Ok. Ok, I'm up!" She said.
Instead of discouraging Bakura like Chandra thought it would it seemed not to affect him. He stepped into her room and closed the door.
Bakura stepped into her room and closed the door. He wanted to see how she would react to a potentially embarrassing situation. Instead of screaming or yelling at him as he had expected she just raised an eyebrow.
"Do you mind?" she said in an even voice. "I need to get dressed and having you there seriously complicates things."
Bakura hesitated. 'What now' he thought. I was prepared to handle her if she freaked out but now.' He sat down on the chair. "Go ahead." He said indicating the bathroom, "I'll wait for you here."
Chandra steeled herself. She hated being in front of people when she was dressed in less than a shirt and pants. Without hesitation she slipped out from under the covers and walked to the closet. After gathering her clothes she went into the bathroom.
Bakura watched her until she was out of sight. He was impressed. Chandra had been put in a difficult situation and had handled in beautifully. 'Not to mention the fact that she was beautiful too.' Bakura stiffened. He was not the kind of person to think such thoughts. 'I'll just have to remember that she is a pawn. A servant to be used, no more.' With that he dismissed that thought from his mind and waited for Chandra to come out of the bathroom.
When Chandra came out of the bathroom she saw Bakura sitting where she had left him. He appraised her for a moment. "Good, the clothes fit." He said coolly. She raised her eyebrows in surprise, 'what had brought this mood on so quickly?' she wondered.
She followed him out the door and into the mess hall. They walked through it to a small door that Chandra hadn't noticed last night. In the adjoining room there was a small table. At this table sat Malik. He looked up as Bakura and Chandra entered.
"Mistress Chandra. How lovely it is to see you dressed in proper clothes."
"My Lord." She greeted him.
Malik gestured to the bench next to the table. "Please sit down, both of you."
They complied. Chandra was about to say something when she noticed that Malik was staring off into space. "Sir?" she began but Bakura's hand on her arm warned her to be silent. A minute later a servant came into the room with a tray of food. She set it on the table and left. After she was gone Malik blinked and sat up straighter. Seeing Chandra's curious look he explained.
"I am the owner of the Millennium Rod. With it I am able to control people's minds and bodies." As he explained he drew the Millennium Rod out of his robes. "See?" He handed it to her.
When Malik handed the Rod to Chandra, Bakura was surprised, Malik hadn't even let him hold the Millennium Rod and yet he had let Chandra hold it on her first day here. 'I bet it's because he knows I'm ambitious and he thinks she isn't so he isn't afraid of letting her hold the Rod.' Bakura smiled, yes that had to be it.
When Chandra first touched the Millennium Rod she was amazed at the power in it. It was filled with a power of such magnitude that Chandra had never seen before. She quickly looked it over and returned it to Malik. He waited for her to say something.
"It's powerful, My Lord, very powerful." She said at last.
Malik smiled. "Good. I'm glad you can feel its power. Who knows, maybe you will get one of the remaining Millennium items."
When she looked at Malik quizzically he explained. "There are seven Millennium items. The Millennium Puzzle, The Millennium Eye, The Millennium Ring, The Millennium Tauk, The Millennium Rod, The Millennium Anhk, and The Millennium Scale. These items are all very powerful and useful to the one who holds them. So far The Millennium Puzzle is owned by Yugi Moto, The Millennium Eye is held by our dear Bakura, as well as the Millennium Ring, The Millennium Tauk is held by Isis Ishtar, The Millennium Rod is held by me, The Millennium Anhk as well as the Millennium Scale is held by Shadii. Shadii is the protector of the Millennium items that do not yet have a person to belong to. I was saying that since you could feel the power in my item that maybe you are destined to own one of the items."
"You mean not everyone can feel the power in the items?" Chandra asked.
"No, only a select few."
"You said Bakura also owned two Millennium items." She turned to Bakura, "May I see them?"
Bakura was about to refuse when he saw Malik raise the Millennium Rod up. Bakura understood. If he refused to let Chandra see his items Malik would take control of his body and force him to let Chandra see them. He reluctantly handed over his Millennium Ring.
Once again when Chandra touched the Ring she felt an awesome sense of a great power in the Ring, but this Millennium item had an evil sense to it.
As Chandra looked the Ring over Bakura had a growing sense of unease, if she could detect the power of the items she might also discover that this item had a definite taint of evil to it. That could lead to unusual questions.
Chandra handed the Ring back to Bakura without saying anything. "He said you had two items, where is the other one?"
"I keep the other item locked up in my room for future use." Bakura answered curtly.
Chandra nodded and turned back to Malik.
"Shall we eat?" Malik suggested.
Both Chandra and Bakura nodded eagerly and reached for some food.
After eating, Malik led Bakura and Chandra to another room. There he settled himself on a comfortable chair.
"Please sit." Malik said waving to some more chairs.
Bakura and Chandra complied. "Now Mistress Chandra would you be so kind as to give us a demonstration of your fighting skills?"
Chandra sighed. She knew that it was going to come to this sooner or later. "Yes Master." She said as she rose. Malik gestured and the door opened to admit a woman. "I thought you'd be more comfortable fighting a woman." Malik told her.
Chandra almost grinned. Malik had underestimated her, big-time. By putting her against a weak opponent she could hide the true level of her skills. Chandra walked to the middle of the floor and faced the other woman. They both bowed slightly without taking their eyes off each other. "Begin" Malik called out. They both dropped into a crouch and began circling each other.
Chandra studied her opponent. She was quicker than other opponents Chandra had faced for a while but after doing a couple of feinted lunges Chandra was sure that the other woman was no match for her. But she didn't want Malik to know the extent of her abilities yet so Chandra decided to act like she was not as skilled as she really was. The other woman feinted and then came in for an attack.
Chandra blocked the kick aimed at her head and punched back at the other woman's stomach. The other woman dodged and Chandra skipped back out of range. They circled again waiting for an opening.
After ten minutes of acting like she didn't have any a fighting skills Chandra glanced over at Malik and saw him frowning and whispering to Bakura. She decided it was time to end this now. She quickly faked a punch to her left and as the other woman moved to block it Chandra came in with a triple move. She punch with her right and was barely blocked. Then Chandra gave a front kick that got halfway through the others block and then whipped her leg into a roundhouse kick that got her opponent on her ribcage.
The other woman fell to the floor gasping as the breath was knocked out of her. Chandra walked over to her. "Do you give?" she asked coldly.
The other woman nodded slowly. Chandra's whole demeanor changed. She smiled and helped the other woman up. "You fight really well." She told her.
"Thanks, so do you. I'm going to have a bruise." She winced as she walked away.
Chandra turned to Malik and Bakura and bowed. Bakura inclined his head and Malik just looked at her. Then Malik turned his head away and rested his head in his hands. Bakura straightened suddenly. He stiffly rose to his feet. "Come on Chandra it is time for training."
Chandra looked at him funny; she had just felt a surge of power from near where he was standing. She shrugged the feeling off and then went to follow him.
When they were gone Malik straightened up again. He had a faraway look in his eyes. His lips moved slightly as if he was whispering something. Then he shook himself and gasped. He gave a slight shake off his head and then laughed quietly and went to his chambers.