Nope, yugioh's not mine. I don't have a long chapter for this story, sorry.
Im not sure where I want it to go yet. I don't think I'll be able to update
again till after December 17th. If you wanna know why, read the authors
notes at the beginning of the last chapter in my new beginnings story k?
ok.
Seth sat at the slave action, feeling very irritated. Nubis had promised him quality slaves and he'd seen nothing but cowering ones. Plus it was taking him forever to bring out the next slave. He heard a shout and jerked to attention. He looked for the source of the yell and saw Nubis and another man struggling with a person. He couldn't see the person yet, so he stood up and walked over to them, curious. As he walked over, he got a better view of the struggling person. It was HER, the white haired slave that had escaped.
"NEVER!" she yelled and strained against her ropes and dug her heels into the sand to try and keep from being pulled. He saw red streaks on the back of her toga and realized she had been whipped recently. He felt his temper rise. He saw Nubis's assistant raise his hand. She hunched her shoulders and braced herself for the impact. That did it. She was a already beaten, small woman and he was a monstrous man. They should be able to control her without such violence. (I know back then they didn't really care, but it's my story. ^_^)
"ENOUGH!!" Seth roared. The three of them looked at him, startled. "You mean to tell me it takes two men to beat one woman into submission?" he growled.
The two men reddened and the girl smirked.
"High Priest Seth, we were, I mean we, um, and we just." Nubis's voice trailed off. "She won't cooperate sire." He ended lamely. Seth turned to the girl, who was trying to sneak off.
"Hold it," he ordered. She stopped at turned around to stare at him. She straightened herself to her full height and looked him square in the eye. Even as her posture showed no fear, he saw it in her eyes. He walked over to her and saw her trembling.
"I won't hurt you, but you must trust me." He whispered quietly. Her eyes widened and then narrowed. They stood there staring at each other. He turned on the two men.
"I will take her off your hands. Free of charge." He emphasized. Nubis looked upset, but Seth continued, "You have yet to show me what I have wanted of you, and then you abuse a healthy slave. Not a smart way to make a sale. If you wish to keep trading and selling here, I suggest you clean up your act." He said angrily. The two men trembled. They knew Seth was not the type of guy you wanted to tick off. Plus he was the pharaoh's high priest. Making him that much more powerful. The two men nodded and apologized.
"I will also take a child of my choice, free of charge." Nubis looked up. He looked like he was going to object but just nodded. Seth smirked. He loved being powerful. The cowards.
"I will go pick a child and you two can be done for the day. Take the rest of the day to think about the way treat healthy slaves." Seth turned and took the rope that held the woman. He started to walk away and felt resistance on the rope. He looked at the girl who was scowling at him. She looked ready to fight him for her freedom. She had already braced herself for a tug-of-war. He walked over to her. She looked ready to bolt.
"It's them or me." He stated. She stared at him wide-eyed. Her eyes narrowed.
"Neither." She hissed at him. Seth admired her, er, spunk, but wasn't about to let a slave girl push him around. He leaned toward her.
"You'll never escape if that's what you're planning. It's all desert and the river is over by the palace." He said nodding his head toward the palace in the distance. "And if you wish to go with those," he growled, "gentlemen, feel free. Or," he stated emphatically. "You can take your chances and go with me." He waited for her response.
She hesitated for a few moments and grudgingly motioned for him to walk. Seth turned and smirked. He knew he would win. He went to the slave tent and drew back the flap. Most of the children flinched. He began to walk down the tent looking at the children. 'Pitiful,' he thought to himself. 'They all looked half starved.' He turned to see the girl launch himself on the girl. He saw the boy had white hair also. 'Her son? Brother?' he thought to himself. He sighed and shook his head. He was supposed be a callous sort of guy. Not a big softie. He had a feeling he would regret this. He walked back to where they were standing.
"You know this child?" he asked her. She nodded.
"Take him with us." he stated. He felt good to be helping someone out, but he didn't want to show he was soft. It would ruin his reputation. The woman's eyes widened. "Th-thank you." She whispered. She smiled at the boy and he looked gratefully at Seth as he took the girls hand. They followed him to the castle, and Seth was wondering how he was going to work this out. All the work he went through to get good, obedient slave girls. And what did he get? A rebellious slave girl and a whimpering boy. Great. Just great.
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Seth sat down to relax. What a day. He had sent the girl and boy to be cleaned up and taken care of by the other slaves. Or were they the servants? He could never remember which were the new ones and which had decided to stay after the pharaoh had given them the option to stay and work or go back to where they came from. Many stayed on. Who wouldn't? Food, shelter, treated halfway decently, nice sleeping quarters, and possibly pay. He would stay if he were a slave.
He heaved a sigh. He had a few moments to himself to think. He wondered if she would actually be a good worker or give him heck the whole time. He sighed. He already figured it'd be a fight the whole time. He didn't want to go through the rigors of a problem slave again. Maybe she was beaten badly before and just had to trust him. She was very pretty, if not a huge pain in the neck. Maybe he could pawn her off on the pharaoh if it didn't work out. He smiled. Oh Yami would LOVE that.
There was a knock at the door. The pharaoh's messenger informed him that the boy was ready to begin work, but the girl's back was still being cleaned and taken care of. He nodded and the boy was led into his chambers. He stood in front of Seth with his head down. He was trembling violently. He looked about the age of his brother. "What is your name?" Seth asked him gently.
"N-N-Namoh."(Nah-moe)The boy replied, blinking rapidly to keep the tears from spilling down.
"Namoh." Seth repeated. "Where are you from and how do you know the girl?" he asked.
"S-s-she is f-from my village in Suez*. She w-worked for our doctor there. Our village was r-r-raided and the villagers were able to c-chase most of them away. I got separated from my-my family and they had me cornered. She tried to s-save me, but they took us both. We were traded to a-a gross man and mean lady for a f-few weeks. Then they traded us to-to the guy you got us from today." His bottom lip quivered. "I-I-I wanna go home!" he wailed and began to cry. Oh great, Seth thought. He sighed. He wasn't good with crying kids. He hated to see them cry, especially the littler ones because they were so small and innocent.
"Hey, kid, don't cry. Please stop." He pleaded. The boy sniffed and looked at him.
"Will-will you h-help me go ho-home?" he sniffled, looking at Seth with his big, watery, emerald eyes. 'Oh no! Not the eyes!' Seth thought. His brother did the same thing. He sighed. For being such a big, bad, arrogant, all-around scary guy, he sure was a sucker for kids. He hoped this didn't get out to the people. The pharaoh new and he had to put up with his teasing already. But he teased Yami too. They had been friends since they were little, seeing as how they both were high-ranking children growing up in the palace, but they led separate lives. Seth looked back to the little boy in front of him. He sighed again.
"I will get you home. I promise." He said. He hoped word didn't get out that he helped a slave get back home. He would lose a lot of respect from the other officials. And he would get a reputation for being a softie, which he wasn't. Not really anyway.
"You're from Suez* right? By the Red Sea?" he asked. The boy nodded and flew over to him and wrapped himself around his legs.
"Oh thank you mister!" he smiled at Seth. "You're a nice man." Seth sighed and patted the kid on the head.
"Just don't tell anyone ok kid?" he said.
"Ok." The boy looked confused but didn't say anything else about it. Seth called for the messenger again and gave him instructions to see the boy home on the next ship out. Quietly. The messenger did as he was told and the boy hugged and thanked Seth again. The messenger gave him a knowing look, but kept quiet. Seth knew the messenger would keep his mouth shut. Seth had already warned him, and the others, of the consequences of talking about what went on there. And he had kept his word to a few that thought they could get away with telling. Besides the pharaoh let them know the same thing too. Seth flopped back down in his chair and closed his eyes. He didn't realize what kind of day he was in for. And he had a feeling it was only going to get worse when the girl was ready.
* I'm putting this story in modern day Cairo, and Suez is almost straight to the right from Cairo by the red sea. I'm not really giving this an era or dynasty or anything. just in case u wanted to know!
Seth sat at the slave action, feeling very irritated. Nubis had promised him quality slaves and he'd seen nothing but cowering ones. Plus it was taking him forever to bring out the next slave. He heard a shout and jerked to attention. He looked for the source of the yell and saw Nubis and another man struggling with a person. He couldn't see the person yet, so he stood up and walked over to them, curious. As he walked over, he got a better view of the struggling person. It was HER, the white haired slave that had escaped.
"NEVER!" she yelled and strained against her ropes and dug her heels into the sand to try and keep from being pulled. He saw red streaks on the back of her toga and realized she had been whipped recently. He felt his temper rise. He saw Nubis's assistant raise his hand. She hunched her shoulders and braced herself for the impact. That did it. She was a already beaten, small woman and he was a monstrous man. They should be able to control her without such violence. (I know back then they didn't really care, but it's my story. ^_^)
"ENOUGH!!" Seth roared. The three of them looked at him, startled. "You mean to tell me it takes two men to beat one woman into submission?" he growled.
The two men reddened and the girl smirked.
"High Priest Seth, we were, I mean we, um, and we just." Nubis's voice trailed off. "She won't cooperate sire." He ended lamely. Seth turned to the girl, who was trying to sneak off.
"Hold it," he ordered. She stopped at turned around to stare at him. She straightened herself to her full height and looked him square in the eye. Even as her posture showed no fear, he saw it in her eyes. He walked over to her and saw her trembling.
"I won't hurt you, but you must trust me." He whispered quietly. Her eyes widened and then narrowed. They stood there staring at each other. He turned on the two men.
"I will take her off your hands. Free of charge." He emphasized. Nubis looked upset, but Seth continued, "You have yet to show me what I have wanted of you, and then you abuse a healthy slave. Not a smart way to make a sale. If you wish to keep trading and selling here, I suggest you clean up your act." He said angrily. The two men trembled. They knew Seth was not the type of guy you wanted to tick off. Plus he was the pharaoh's high priest. Making him that much more powerful. The two men nodded and apologized.
"I will also take a child of my choice, free of charge." Nubis looked up. He looked like he was going to object but just nodded. Seth smirked. He loved being powerful. The cowards.
"I will go pick a child and you two can be done for the day. Take the rest of the day to think about the way treat healthy slaves." Seth turned and took the rope that held the woman. He started to walk away and felt resistance on the rope. He looked at the girl who was scowling at him. She looked ready to fight him for her freedom. She had already braced herself for a tug-of-war. He walked over to her. She looked ready to bolt.
"It's them or me." He stated. She stared at him wide-eyed. Her eyes narrowed.
"Neither." She hissed at him. Seth admired her, er, spunk, but wasn't about to let a slave girl push him around. He leaned toward her.
"You'll never escape if that's what you're planning. It's all desert and the river is over by the palace." He said nodding his head toward the palace in the distance. "And if you wish to go with those," he growled, "gentlemen, feel free. Or," he stated emphatically. "You can take your chances and go with me." He waited for her response.
She hesitated for a few moments and grudgingly motioned for him to walk. Seth turned and smirked. He knew he would win. He went to the slave tent and drew back the flap. Most of the children flinched. He began to walk down the tent looking at the children. 'Pitiful,' he thought to himself. 'They all looked half starved.' He turned to see the girl launch himself on the girl. He saw the boy had white hair also. 'Her son? Brother?' he thought to himself. He sighed and shook his head. He was supposed be a callous sort of guy. Not a big softie. He had a feeling he would regret this. He walked back to where they were standing.
"You know this child?" he asked her. She nodded.
"Take him with us." he stated. He felt good to be helping someone out, but he didn't want to show he was soft. It would ruin his reputation. The woman's eyes widened. "Th-thank you." She whispered. She smiled at the boy and he looked gratefully at Seth as he took the girls hand. They followed him to the castle, and Seth was wondering how he was going to work this out. All the work he went through to get good, obedient slave girls. And what did he get? A rebellious slave girl and a whimpering boy. Great. Just great.
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Seth sat down to relax. What a day. He had sent the girl and boy to be cleaned up and taken care of by the other slaves. Or were they the servants? He could never remember which were the new ones and which had decided to stay after the pharaoh had given them the option to stay and work or go back to where they came from. Many stayed on. Who wouldn't? Food, shelter, treated halfway decently, nice sleeping quarters, and possibly pay. He would stay if he were a slave.
He heaved a sigh. He had a few moments to himself to think. He wondered if she would actually be a good worker or give him heck the whole time. He sighed. He already figured it'd be a fight the whole time. He didn't want to go through the rigors of a problem slave again. Maybe she was beaten badly before and just had to trust him. She was very pretty, if not a huge pain in the neck. Maybe he could pawn her off on the pharaoh if it didn't work out. He smiled. Oh Yami would LOVE that.
There was a knock at the door. The pharaoh's messenger informed him that the boy was ready to begin work, but the girl's back was still being cleaned and taken care of. He nodded and the boy was led into his chambers. He stood in front of Seth with his head down. He was trembling violently. He looked about the age of his brother. "What is your name?" Seth asked him gently.
"N-N-Namoh."(Nah-moe)The boy replied, blinking rapidly to keep the tears from spilling down.
"Namoh." Seth repeated. "Where are you from and how do you know the girl?" he asked.
"S-s-she is f-from my village in Suez*. She w-worked for our doctor there. Our village was r-r-raided and the villagers were able to c-chase most of them away. I got separated from my-my family and they had me cornered. She tried to s-save me, but they took us both. We were traded to a-a gross man and mean lady for a f-few weeks. Then they traded us to-to the guy you got us from today." His bottom lip quivered. "I-I-I wanna go home!" he wailed and began to cry. Oh great, Seth thought. He sighed. He wasn't good with crying kids. He hated to see them cry, especially the littler ones because they were so small and innocent.
"Hey, kid, don't cry. Please stop." He pleaded. The boy sniffed and looked at him.
"Will-will you h-help me go ho-home?" he sniffled, looking at Seth with his big, watery, emerald eyes. 'Oh no! Not the eyes!' Seth thought. His brother did the same thing. He sighed. For being such a big, bad, arrogant, all-around scary guy, he sure was a sucker for kids. He hoped this didn't get out to the people. The pharaoh new and he had to put up with his teasing already. But he teased Yami too. They had been friends since they were little, seeing as how they both were high-ranking children growing up in the palace, but they led separate lives. Seth looked back to the little boy in front of him. He sighed again.
"I will get you home. I promise." He said. He hoped word didn't get out that he helped a slave get back home. He would lose a lot of respect from the other officials. And he would get a reputation for being a softie, which he wasn't. Not really anyway.
"You're from Suez* right? By the Red Sea?" he asked. The boy nodded and flew over to him and wrapped himself around his legs.
"Oh thank you mister!" he smiled at Seth. "You're a nice man." Seth sighed and patted the kid on the head.
"Just don't tell anyone ok kid?" he said.
"Ok." The boy looked confused but didn't say anything else about it. Seth called for the messenger again and gave him instructions to see the boy home on the next ship out. Quietly. The messenger did as he was told and the boy hugged and thanked Seth again. The messenger gave him a knowing look, but kept quiet. Seth knew the messenger would keep his mouth shut. Seth had already warned him, and the others, of the consequences of talking about what went on there. And he had kept his word to a few that thought they could get away with telling. Besides the pharaoh let them know the same thing too. Seth flopped back down in his chair and closed his eyes. He didn't realize what kind of day he was in for. And he had a feeling it was only going to get worse when the girl was ready.
* I'm putting this story in modern day Cairo, and Suez is almost straight to the right from Cairo by the red sea. I'm not really giving this an era or dynasty or anything. just in case u wanted to know!