GF: Rrrrgh... Sorry about the lateness. I was being nasty to my bratty
brother, so I was banned from the internet. In other news, Slink traded me
her Scapegoats card! *huggles fluffy Scapegoats*
CD: *rides around on blue Scapegoat's back* Wheeee!
Donovan: -_-;; Anyway... We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
GF: Alright, some of this chapter might not make sense if you haven't read Millennium Slinky's "Daughter of Anubis", or at least "The Sound of Silence." If you haven't, here's the basics.
The first you need to know is that, according to Slink, there are two sides of High Priest Seth - Yami Seth and Hikari Seth. The latter is in love with Inhatenankh Paidr, the half-Greek street urchin who became the High Priestess of Anubis.
So, Yami Seth locks everybody in the dungeon, including Ankh, then sticks everyone EXCEPT Ankh into the Millennium items. (Slink uses Marik as spirit of the Rod.) Hikari Seth and Ankh have a mushy scene, and Yami Seth curses her with immortality. Remember, she is a priestess of ANUBIS.
Ankh sits around in a tomb for a couple thousand years, until she senses Seth returning in the person of Seto Kaiba. She goes and tries to kill Kaiba, but can't do it, and we get another mushy scene.
Then we have random minor happenings in the middle, and THEN they have to stop Yami Seth from taking over the world and/or the Millennium Items.
I don't want to give away the ending, and I think that's all you need to know...
By the way, did anyone figure out who Amaranth is? Tell me if you did, but don't cheat!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter VII
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The next morning (If you could call it a "morning" in the Shadow Realm), nine people emerged from the castle, yawning and stretching. However, all woke fully when they saw a Blue Eyes White Dragon in the courtyard. Kaiba sat down hard, and the others backed away quickly.
"You don't recognize me?" the dragon asked in Amaranth's voice.
The seated teenager slapped himself on the forehead. "I thought something seemed familiar about that girl," he muttered.
Amaranth grinned, showing sharp teeth. "I would hope so. My brother and his friends are in your deck."
Kaiba looked confused. "But you - Oh."
The dragon nodded. "It took you long enough." She turned her blind eyes toward Yugi. "I belong to your grandfather, little one."
* * * * *
Half an hour later, two dragons - one of which was Merlin, who had revealed this talent rather late - and eight human were moving speedily through what passed for a sky in the Shadow Realm. Alvis, Ryou, Malik, and Kaiba were perched on Amaranth's back, while Mordred, Yugi, Isis, and Shadi were spread out along Merlin's.
Unlike the other six, Mordred and Alvis were completely at ease on dragonback. The latter kept turning around to tease Ryou - his eyes were shut and his hands were firmly clamped around a large scale. Yugi and Kaiba were in similar situations, and the three Egyptians weren't exactly comfortable, either. Shadi and Isis seemed to have lost much of their usual dignity, and Malik was simply hanging on for dear life.
They passed over two more fortresses - Bakura's and Marik's, the latter guarded by a large golden dragon - and the ruins of another, surrounding a huge blue something. Kaiba opened his eyes long enough to glimpse Obelisk the Tormentor, and quickly shut them again.
* * * * *
Around mid-morning, judging by Ryou's watch, they landed outside another fortress. Both dragons returned to human form, and the group cautiously approached the circular stone structure. Patrolling the walls was, appropriately enough, a Crimson Sentry. She spotted them, and yelled down into the courtyard. A Flame Champion appeared beside her and called out to them.
"Who are you and what do you want?" he demanded.
Merlin answered him. "We're looking for Lucifer."
"You've found him."
"Does Morgan le Fay live here?"
"Maybe."
"Would you tell us if we told you that Miles sent us?"
Lucifer paused. He scanned the rest of the group. He started in surprise when he saw Mordred, and again when he saw Kaiba.
"All right... Come in."
The portcullis lifted, and the group of ten entered.
The courtyard was round, like the outside of the fortress, and two towers were positioned near the back.
Duel Monsters everywhere - Penguin Soldier, Fire Princess, Hysteric Fairy, Shadow Ghoul, Protector of the Throne, Invader of the Throne, Princess of Tsurugi, three Wingweavers, and a man with brown skin and dark green hair no one recognized.
Kaiba thought he had seen all these monsters in the same deck before, but he couldn't think where.
Lucifer stepped around a Niwatori Chicken and spoke to Merlin. "If you wish to speak to Morgan, follow me. But only four of you." He began to walk through a door in the base of one of the towers.
Merlin indicated that Mordred, Alvis, and Kaiba should go with him. The young executive looked surprised, but complied. They followed Lucifer into the tower.
The stair would around the inside of the tower, seemingly endless. Alvis groaned. "The very top of the tallest tower. I should have guessed." They started upward.
* * * * *
When they finally reached the top, Mordred and the two teenagers were gasping for breath. Alvis looked around in confusion. The stairs ended, but there was nowhere else to go. A dead end.
The Flame Champion knocked on the stone ceiling with the butt of his sword. A small window slid open, and a pair of bright green eyes peered down at them. Mordred shifted uncomfortably.
"They're here to see you, Morgan." Lucifer told the eyes.
"Obviously," Morgan snapped, glancing at Mordred. The eyes disappeared. A short, spiraling stairway folded out of the ceiling, revealing an opening. The four climbed up, Alvis surprisingly calm.
When they emerged, they found themselves in a small study, a desk in one corner and bookshelves filled with thick volumes covering the walls. Standing across the room from them was a woman in dark robes. Her long hair was raven-black streaked with purple, her skin slightly tanned, and her eyes the same startling green they had seen before. Morgan le Fay nodded toward her son. "Mordred."
"Mother."
Kaiba spoke up suddenly. "Those aren't your monsters, are they?" He jerked his thumb in the general direction of the courtyard.
The sorceress's eyes narrowed. "No, Seto Kaiba, they are not. They were my sister's."
"And who was your sister?" Kaiba's voice trembled slightly. He already knew the answer.
"Inhatenankh Mharin Cunarel Diajii Paidr."
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GF: Mwahahahaha! Almost-cliffhanger!
Donovan: How is that anything like a cliffhanger?
GF: Well, as Morgan IS the villain, she could randomly kill everybody, ne?
Donovan: So where am I?
GF: You're safe... For now. *smiles vampire smile*
Donovan: -_-;; Great.
CD: Am I in dis stowwy?
GF: No... Go feed the Scapegoats.
CD: ^_____^ Otay! *skips off to feed the Scapegoats*
Donovan: *sigh* Review!
CD: *rides around on blue Scapegoat's back* Wheeee!
Donovan: -_-;; Anyway... We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
GF: Alright, some of this chapter might not make sense if you haven't read Millennium Slinky's "Daughter of Anubis", or at least "The Sound of Silence." If you haven't, here's the basics.
The first you need to know is that, according to Slink, there are two sides of High Priest Seth - Yami Seth and Hikari Seth. The latter is in love with Inhatenankh Paidr, the half-Greek street urchin who became the High Priestess of Anubis.
So, Yami Seth locks everybody in the dungeon, including Ankh, then sticks everyone EXCEPT Ankh into the Millennium items. (Slink uses Marik as spirit of the Rod.) Hikari Seth and Ankh have a mushy scene, and Yami Seth curses her with immortality. Remember, she is a priestess of ANUBIS.
Ankh sits around in a tomb for a couple thousand years, until she senses Seth returning in the person of Seto Kaiba. She goes and tries to kill Kaiba, but can't do it, and we get another mushy scene.
Then we have random minor happenings in the middle, and THEN they have to stop Yami Seth from taking over the world and/or the Millennium Items.
I don't want to give away the ending, and I think that's all you need to know...
By the way, did anyone figure out who Amaranth is? Tell me if you did, but don't cheat!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter VII
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The next morning (If you could call it a "morning" in the Shadow Realm), nine people emerged from the castle, yawning and stretching. However, all woke fully when they saw a Blue Eyes White Dragon in the courtyard. Kaiba sat down hard, and the others backed away quickly.
"You don't recognize me?" the dragon asked in Amaranth's voice.
The seated teenager slapped himself on the forehead. "I thought something seemed familiar about that girl," he muttered.
Amaranth grinned, showing sharp teeth. "I would hope so. My brother and his friends are in your deck."
Kaiba looked confused. "But you - Oh."
The dragon nodded. "It took you long enough." She turned her blind eyes toward Yugi. "I belong to your grandfather, little one."
* * * * *
Half an hour later, two dragons - one of which was Merlin, who had revealed this talent rather late - and eight human were moving speedily through what passed for a sky in the Shadow Realm. Alvis, Ryou, Malik, and Kaiba were perched on Amaranth's back, while Mordred, Yugi, Isis, and Shadi were spread out along Merlin's.
Unlike the other six, Mordred and Alvis were completely at ease on dragonback. The latter kept turning around to tease Ryou - his eyes were shut and his hands were firmly clamped around a large scale. Yugi and Kaiba were in similar situations, and the three Egyptians weren't exactly comfortable, either. Shadi and Isis seemed to have lost much of their usual dignity, and Malik was simply hanging on for dear life.
They passed over two more fortresses - Bakura's and Marik's, the latter guarded by a large golden dragon - and the ruins of another, surrounding a huge blue something. Kaiba opened his eyes long enough to glimpse Obelisk the Tormentor, and quickly shut them again.
* * * * *
Around mid-morning, judging by Ryou's watch, they landed outside another fortress. Both dragons returned to human form, and the group cautiously approached the circular stone structure. Patrolling the walls was, appropriately enough, a Crimson Sentry. She spotted them, and yelled down into the courtyard. A Flame Champion appeared beside her and called out to them.
"Who are you and what do you want?" he demanded.
Merlin answered him. "We're looking for Lucifer."
"You've found him."
"Does Morgan le Fay live here?"
"Maybe."
"Would you tell us if we told you that Miles sent us?"
Lucifer paused. He scanned the rest of the group. He started in surprise when he saw Mordred, and again when he saw Kaiba.
"All right... Come in."
The portcullis lifted, and the group of ten entered.
The courtyard was round, like the outside of the fortress, and two towers were positioned near the back.
Duel Monsters everywhere - Penguin Soldier, Fire Princess, Hysteric Fairy, Shadow Ghoul, Protector of the Throne, Invader of the Throne, Princess of Tsurugi, three Wingweavers, and a man with brown skin and dark green hair no one recognized.
Kaiba thought he had seen all these monsters in the same deck before, but he couldn't think where.
Lucifer stepped around a Niwatori Chicken and spoke to Merlin. "If you wish to speak to Morgan, follow me. But only four of you." He began to walk through a door in the base of one of the towers.
Merlin indicated that Mordred, Alvis, and Kaiba should go with him. The young executive looked surprised, but complied. They followed Lucifer into the tower.
The stair would around the inside of the tower, seemingly endless. Alvis groaned. "The very top of the tallest tower. I should have guessed." They started upward.
* * * * *
When they finally reached the top, Mordred and the two teenagers were gasping for breath. Alvis looked around in confusion. The stairs ended, but there was nowhere else to go. A dead end.
The Flame Champion knocked on the stone ceiling with the butt of his sword. A small window slid open, and a pair of bright green eyes peered down at them. Mordred shifted uncomfortably.
"They're here to see you, Morgan." Lucifer told the eyes.
"Obviously," Morgan snapped, glancing at Mordred. The eyes disappeared. A short, spiraling stairway folded out of the ceiling, revealing an opening. The four climbed up, Alvis surprisingly calm.
When they emerged, they found themselves in a small study, a desk in one corner and bookshelves filled with thick volumes covering the walls. Standing across the room from them was a woman in dark robes. Her long hair was raven-black streaked with purple, her skin slightly tanned, and her eyes the same startling green they had seen before. Morgan le Fay nodded toward her son. "Mordred."
"Mother."
Kaiba spoke up suddenly. "Those aren't your monsters, are they?" He jerked his thumb in the general direction of the courtyard.
The sorceress's eyes narrowed. "No, Seto Kaiba, they are not. They were my sister's."
"And who was your sister?" Kaiba's voice trembled slightly. He already knew the answer.
"Inhatenankh Mharin Cunarel Diajii Paidr."
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GF: Mwahahahaha! Almost-cliffhanger!
Donovan: How is that anything like a cliffhanger?
GF: Well, as Morgan IS the villain, she could randomly kill everybody, ne?
Donovan: So where am I?
GF: You're safe... For now. *smiles vampire smile*
Donovan: -_-;; Great.
CD: Am I in dis stowwy?
GF: No... Go feed the Scapegoats.
CD: ^_____^ Otay! *skips off to feed the Scapegoats*
Donovan: *sigh* Review!