The Millenia

Author's Note: Well, I took an awefully long time to update, and I apologize about that. I finally got a great idea and this idea took a while. So again I'm sorry. Here are the current results for the poll:

*That CANNOT be Yugi: 7 votes

*Damn, he's hot!: 16 votes

*Uh... What just happened?: 6 votes

*I didn't react to anything, I just went along with it: 11 votes

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Chapter 8: Once broken, now whole

Yugi and the group reached the nearby villages of the kingdom, only to find it once again a deafening silence. 'I guess it's true' Yuugi thought. Jou looked around the villages, empty and gone. "Yugi, did the pharoah did all this?" he breathed, eyes showing surprise and shock. That one man, who Yugi claimed he loved, was involved in this massacre. Yuugi nodded.

"Yes Jou, he did. And we are here to stop it." he answered. Shizuka's eyes roamed at the scenery before her. 'So this is what my brother faces all the time. He's brave to see blood tainting Egypt's holy sand and bringing justice' she thought. Yuugi turned to the group. "We should head up to the palace and try to speak to the pharoah. Any interference by the guards, you know what to do." he said. Everyone nodded and took out their weapons (a/n By the way on the last chapter, I spelt sais wrong on the weapons list. So the correct spelling is S-A-I-S. Sorry.)

The group marched toward the palace, only to find about 20 guards guarding the palace entrance, looking blank and bored. Yuugi walked up the stairs with grace and looked at one of the guards. "Excuse me, we have to speak to the pharoah." he announced. The guard looked down at him and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, the pharoah is ill. He has requested that no one from the outside disturb him or the High Priest." he replied. Jou then spoke up. 'Oh yeah, the High Priest, we need to speak to him also." The guard chuckled and looked at Jou. "Didn't you hear what I just said? No one is to disturb the pharoah or the High Priest!" he retorted. Jou growled at him. "Who is going to disturb the two royal idiots if all the people out here are dead?" asked Marik sarcastically. The guard just rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Look, I'm just commanding orders." he protested. Bakura snorted. "Do you always do what you're told, fool?" he sneered. Jou and Yugi turned to him. Then Yugi turned back to the guard. "Please let us pass. We really need to speak to the pharoah." he begged. The guards then pointed their spears at the group. "You'll have to get past us!" shouted another guard. Honda got his rod ready.

"Fine, fighting you guys is better than talking to you!" he retorted. Everyone got ready. The guards and the Millenia charged each other. Soon, everyone started fighting at least one guard. Yugi and the group tried their best not to kill the guards, even Marik and Bakura, even though their own style was kill whoever was in their path.

'I don't have time for this, I have to go find Yami and see him again' Yuugi thought. Yuugi punched away the last guy and turned to Jou. "Jou, I'm going inside to find Yami! Can the rest of you handle this?" he asked. Jou blocked the guard running toward hi and nodded. "Don't worry about us, Yugi." he said. Yugi nodded and ran to the palace, not seen by the guards, who were busy with the Millenia.

Meanwhile, Yami and Seto were in Yami's bedroom. Yami was sitting on the bed, still throwning inanimate objects all over. Seto was trying to calm the powerful pharoah. "Yami, please calm down. Yugi will come back. I'm sure he will." he reassured. Yami shook his head and looked at Seto with tearful eyes. Crimson orbs lost their brilliant light, replaced with dullness and salty tears of sorrow. "He will never come back Seto. He won't come back to a butcher." he sobbed, putting his head in his hands and sobbing some more.

Seto looked at Yami with nothing but hurt and pity. He knew that if Yugi wouldn't come back, then the puppy wouldn't come back either. Seto went over the balcony to look down at the kingdom covered in blood, and saw a most peculiar thing.

The guards that Yami ordered to keep intruders out were fighting with some people. Seto sighed, then went over to the pharoah with apologetic eyes. "I'm sorry, Yami, but I have to take care of something. I'll be back." he said. Yami nodded. Seto walked out of Yami's bedroom to see what's going on.

Seto walked to the platform and got the fight close up. He saw, what the pharoah thought were the most sophisticated guards, fighting a couple of teenagers from what he saw in the cloud of sand. And doing a very poor job. "STOP!!" he shouted.

The Millenia and the guards immediately stopped fighting and turned toward the voice. They saw Seto the High Priest standing there and looking very pissed. "What are you buffoons doing!" he demanded to the guards. Before the guards could even start, Seto caught the sight of Jou. 'Jou, I can't believe you returned. I'm so glad you did. But if you're here, then Yugi must be with you. But I don't care about that. I'm just glad you're here' he thought.

Seto knew that he was still the High Priest, meaning he couldn't show that he was glad that Jou returned. So Seto turned to Jou with a smirk. "Looks like the dog decided to crawl back to his master." he said. Jou looked at Seto with shock. 'He's here, he's looking at me, and that's all he has to say to me?' he thought. 'I thought he would at least say that he's glad to see me or something' Jou growled at Seto.

"That's all you have to say to me, you bastard!" he shouted. Jou then started running toward Seto with anger in his honey orbs, but Shizuka grabbed his shoulders and attempted to hold him back. "Jou don't! This is the High Priest here! He can kill you in seconds." she whispered to him. Seto grinned sinisterly. "Who's that girl holding you back, dog?" he asked. Jou scowled at Seto.

"For the last time you fucking bastard I'm not a dog! And this is my sister!" he yelled. Shizuka looked fearfully at Seto. Seto took a quick look at Shizuka and turned back to Jou. "Maybe you should listen to your dear sister if you want to live." he said. Jou growled at him, then Teana and Ryou stepped up.

"Okay that's it, you asked for it! Fight us unless you're a coward!" Teana demanded, holding up her golden sais. Ryou got out his chucks. Bakura was watching Ryou from a little feet away and scoffed. 'He thinks he and that brunette girl can take him down. He can use Shadow powers!' he thought. So Bakura got out his throwing stars. Seto chuckled.

"Fine, if you two fools think you can take me down, come on up and get me." he said to Teana and Ryou. Teana looked at Ryou and they both nodded. Teana threw a sai and Ryou threw a chuck at the High Priest. Seto smirked, then the weapons hit a force field, redirecting the weapons back at their owners. Teana dodged out of the way when her sai hit the golden sand, while Ryou's chuck smacked him on the head. Ryou groaned and rubbed his forehead.

Seto chuckled, then saw a throwing star coming his way. Seto ducked and the throwing star was thrown into a pillar. Seto turned to the direction of the throwing star and saw Bakura ready to throw another one. Bakura glared at Seto. "Be careful who you mess with." he warned, then Bakura turned to Ryou. Ryou looked at Bakura, and Bakura glared at him. Ryou's eyes widened, but then he turned back to Seto. Marik rolled his eyes.

"So are you going to let us pass, or do we have to defeat an overdressed puppet?" asked Honda. Seto glared at Honda, then turned to Jou. "Yes, I will let you pass. On one condition." he answered. Everyone got ready. "He must come back with me as my pleasure slave." he added, pointing at Jou. Honda snapped.

"There is no way my best buddy will ever be your fuck buddy!" he snapped. But Jou looked at Honda. "No Honda. I have to go with him. Remember what Yugi said before we left to come here? I have to. Remember our mission." he told him. Honda grunted, then nodded, head down in defeat. Jou turned away from his buddy and walked up toward the High Priest.

Colbat met honey for a minute before Jou spoke. "I'll come back to you." he announced. Jou swore he saw happiness in Seto's eyes, but he ignored it. Seto nodded. "All right, follow me. I'll lead you to the pharoah. Be warned, he is not well." he told the group. The group withdrew their weapons and followed Seto and Jou. Jou looked at Seto. "There's something I forgot. Yugi's already in the palace looking for the pharoah." he said. "Hn." Seto replied. Jou just shrugged and followed him silently.

Meanwhile, Yugi was looking for Yami frantically. He checked the throne room, what he believed to be the conference room, the dungeons, anywhere a pharoah might be. Finally, Yugi came across the pharoah's bedroom. The door was closed, but Yugi could hear Yami crying and throwing objects.

In the room, Yami picked up his crown, the symbol of his power, and threw it across the room. Then he picked up a sword, the same sword Yugi used to threaten him. Yami thought it was a symbol of all the bloodshed he caused, and threw it across the floor. Then Yami saw the Millenium puzzle, remembering how Yugi picked it up to see it when they first met, tears rushing again, Yami picked it up and threw it toward the door.

At that moment, Yugi opened the door after much pondering, and saw the Millenium puzzle coming right at him. Yugi caught it in air, and held it in his hand. Yugi looked over and saw Yami crying on the floor. Yami was in a ball, letting his tears run freely. Yugi felt so sorry that he left, and knew that it was time that Yami can stop feeling pain.

Yugi slowly crept up toward Yami, quiet as air, holding the Millenium puzzle with the Eye of Ra facing away from him, and kelt down on his knees.

"Nobody likes murderers." whispered Yami, so soft only Yugi could possibly hear it. Yugi sighed softly, then slowely put the Millenium puzzle around Yami's neck, as best as he can.

Yugi tenderly hugged Yami's back, making Yami stop crying and look up. "Nobody likes murderers, but I do." Yugi whispered in his ear. Yami, so shocked and surprised, slowly turned around and saw Yugi, happily hugging his back, eyes closed and smiling. Yami, for the first time that week, smiled, tears still coming down his crimson orbs. Yami reached up a hand and wrapped his fingers around Yugi's slender arm, and allowing his legs to stretch, causing the Millenium puzzle to drop and swing from his neck.

Yami and Yugi, together in peace, made the world stop in place. Even Ra could seperate these two right now, because, they are finally whole again. Suddenly, the heavy doors opened. Both Yami and Yugi turned their heads toward the door, and saw Seto and the rest of the Millenia at the door. Both groups looked at each other with confused eyes.

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