Chapter 6 - The Darkness of a Heart/The Tears of the Forgotten Soul
"Who's there?! Who are you?"
"If you come with me, I'll show you."
"Let Keon go!" said Runi forcefully.
"Then come into the dark, and I will."
Runi sighs, what other choice did he have? He takes a deep breath and sighs, walking into the darkness. Suddenly, and again, he feels weak, faling into an unconcious state.
******
Once again he felt himself slide back into time. It was Anceint Egypt again, seemingly a few months before his ancient reflection was sentenced to death. This time, Runi was watching from a distance, instead of being right in it.
It seemed that the reflection was once again in the palace, sneaking around.
"Runihura?"
The Egpytian stops, turning towards the voice. It was the Queen of Egypt. She smiles.
"Runihura, what are you doing here? You might get thrown in the dungeons if the Pharaoh finds you here again."
"I had to come see you again."
"Don't you understand that you can't anymore?"
Runihura crosses his arms, "Say who?"
"I-"she sighs, "I haven't told you something. I should have told you a long time ago."
"Hm? What is it? I'll understand."
"Runihura, I-I," she tilts her head to the ground, "I am pregnant."
"You're what??"
"And that is with your child. I don't know what to do! If Pharaoh finds out that you are the father, he'll kill you!" she starts to cry, hugging Runihura tightly. Runihura puts his arms around her and sighs.
"Don't worry, I won't let them find out. I won't let them kill me."
~Days Before Runihura's Death~
"The Queen has been attacked, Pharaoh!"
"What??" he loks up quickly, and stands running out of the chamber heading towards the Queen's room. When he reaches it, he sees his wife on her bed, she was still alive, but only just, her sheets covered in blood. Next to her bed stood Preist Seto, who had been examining a knife that had been found on the floor.
Pharaoh runs to the queen's side and held her hand tightly and worrily.
"Pha-raoh, I c-can't believe wh-why he-why he would. I do-don't unders- stand."
"Who?" he asked softly.
"Runi, It-It was Ru-Runi-hu-h-ra." she fell faint and silent. Pharaoh yelled out her name and stares at her, putting his hand on her cheek. Priest Set, smirks, and holds the Millenium Rod tightly in his hand.
"I would like you to hunt down and find this 'Runihura' then bring him to me."
"Yes, Pharoah," Priest Seto nods and exits the room.
"I can't and won't let there be murder in my kingdom. Certainly, we will have to make an exception to our rules of death this time."
The two fade from view and Runi appears once again, surrounded by darkness.
******
"Wake up, Runihura, wake." said a vocie distant in his mind.
"Where?" his eyes were unfocused, and he was in an unlit room, "Where am I?"
"you are here. That's where you are."
"Who are you? Where's Keon?" he said glanceing around the room that was unseen because of the ever continuing darkness.
"She's here. My name's not important You do not need to know my name."
"Why not??"
"Because you don't need to know!"
Runi gets a sharp pain again, he trys to hold his head to ease the pain but realises that he can not move at all. "What's going on!? Why can't I move??"
"You can move because you're tied up, dimwit."
"But I don't feel any ropes!" Runi says, glancing around. He still didn't have to whom he was talking to nor where he was.
"That's becuase the ropes aren't really there."
"What do you mean, not there?"
"These ropes are spiritual, they are binding your soul, not you, physically."
"I still don't understand..."
"You will, some day. No listen to me, I want to help free your soul."
"I don't take advice from unknown sources."
"You might want my advice, or you'll have a nice trip to the shadow realm at midnight."
"How did you...?"
"Let's just say, I have connections." Though Runi could not see the people, he did seem to notice the insane smirk on the man's face. " Also know that you have something called the Book of Souls. It can grant your deepest desire. But is you give the book to someone else, you die."
"So? I know this already. It can't help me."
"Mind over matter. Use your mind to get you out of a situation." he laughs a bit."But that's not important. What is important is that your soul is not going to sucked from you.
"So you know a way to take this thing off?" Runi says, talking about the band.
"It's simple. Just wish for it to happen on your book." He smirks again, "But of course, then you would be at a loss of two thirds of your soul."
"But, I DON'T WANT to lose my soul."
"Then you have to do something for me."
"Anything."
"I want you to duel someone called Yugi Mutou. But, you will do it in a diguise; as a fellow of mine. As a rare hunter."
"A what?"
"A RARE HUNTER! DON'T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF!!!"
"Oh...If it's only a duel I will do it...I just don't have any cards..."
"Oh it isn't JUST a duel. I want you to duel Yugi for his millenium puzzle. If you win, take his puzzle and I will free you from that band. Lose, and you must first grant me a wish with that book. Then you can face eternity in the shadow realm!"
"I don't want to do this anymore! I don't want to hurt Yugi or his friends! I don't-"
"Is that so? Then how about I give you this offer." The lights suddenly turn on and a person in a purple cloak is holding a knive up to Keon's throat. Standing in front of him was a guy with light blonde hair and extremely psychotic purple eyes. He wore a light purple top and tan pants. "If you want your friend to live, I suggest that you do what I say."
"Keon!!"
"DO IT!"
Runi turns his head to the villianous person and gulps nodding. he must have taken it as a yes because he yelling for someone, and another person dressed in the same purple cloak entered from the door behind him. The Rare Hunter, as Runi assumed they were, placed a duel disk, a purple cloak, and a deck of card in front of him. The young man turned, "For the records, my name is Marik." He left, the rare hunter with Keon following. He could hear laughter from beyond the closed door.
"Who's there?! Who are you?"
"If you come with me, I'll show you."
"Let Keon go!" said Runi forcefully.
"Then come into the dark, and I will."
Runi sighs, what other choice did he have? He takes a deep breath and sighs, walking into the darkness. Suddenly, and again, he feels weak, faling into an unconcious state.
******
Once again he felt himself slide back into time. It was Anceint Egypt again, seemingly a few months before his ancient reflection was sentenced to death. This time, Runi was watching from a distance, instead of being right in it.
It seemed that the reflection was once again in the palace, sneaking around.
"Runihura?"
The Egpytian stops, turning towards the voice. It was the Queen of Egypt. She smiles.
"Runihura, what are you doing here? You might get thrown in the dungeons if the Pharaoh finds you here again."
"I had to come see you again."
"Don't you understand that you can't anymore?"
Runihura crosses his arms, "Say who?"
"I-"she sighs, "I haven't told you something. I should have told you a long time ago."
"Hm? What is it? I'll understand."
"Runihura, I-I," she tilts her head to the ground, "I am pregnant."
"You're what??"
"And that is with your child. I don't know what to do! If Pharaoh finds out that you are the father, he'll kill you!" she starts to cry, hugging Runihura tightly. Runihura puts his arms around her and sighs.
"Don't worry, I won't let them find out. I won't let them kill me."
~Days Before Runihura's Death~
"The Queen has been attacked, Pharaoh!"
"What??" he loks up quickly, and stands running out of the chamber heading towards the Queen's room. When he reaches it, he sees his wife on her bed, she was still alive, but only just, her sheets covered in blood. Next to her bed stood Preist Seto, who had been examining a knife that had been found on the floor.
Pharaoh runs to the queen's side and held her hand tightly and worrily.
"Pha-raoh, I c-can't believe wh-why he-why he would. I do-don't unders- stand."
"Who?" he asked softly.
"Runi, It-It was Ru-Runi-hu-h-ra." she fell faint and silent. Pharaoh yelled out her name and stares at her, putting his hand on her cheek. Priest Set, smirks, and holds the Millenium Rod tightly in his hand.
"I would like you to hunt down and find this 'Runihura' then bring him to me."
"Yes, Pharoah," Priest Seto nods and exits the room.
"I can't and won't let there be murder in my kingdom. Certainly, we will have to make an exception to our rules of death this time."
The two fade from view and Runi appears once again, surrounded by darkness.
******
"Wake up, Runihura, wake." said a vocie distant in his mind.
"Where?" his eyes were unfocused, and he was in an unlit room, "Where am I?"
"you are here. That's where you are."
"Who are you? Where's Keon?" he said glanceing around the room that was unseen because of the ever continuing darkness.
"She's here. My name's not important You do not need to know my name."
"Why not??"
"Because you don't need to know!"
Runi gets a sharp pain again, he trys to hold his head to ease the pain but realises that he can not move at all. "What's going on!? Why can't I move??"
"You can move because you're tied up, dimwit."
"But I don't feel any ropes!" Runi says, glancing around. He still didn't have to whom he was talking to nor where he was.
"That's becuase the ropes aren't really there."
"What do you mean, not there?"
"These ropes are spiritual, they are binding your soul, not you, physically."
"I still don't understand..."
"You will, some day. No listen to me, I want to help free your soul."
"I don't take advice from unknown sources."
"You might want my advice, or you'll have a nice trip to the shadow realm at midnight."
"How did you...?"
"Let's just say, I have connections." Though Runi could not see the people, he did seem to notice the insane smirk on the man's face. " Also know that you have something called the Book of Souls. It can grant your deepest desire. But is you give the book to someone else, you die."
"So? I know this already. It can't help me."
"Mind over matter. Use your mind to get you out of a situation." he laughs a bit."But that's not important. What is important is that your soul is not going to sucked from you.
"So you know a way to take this thing off?" Runi says, talking about the band.
"It's simple. Just wish for it to happen on your book." He smirks again, "But of course, then you would be at a loss of two thirds of your soul."
"But, I DON'T WANT to lose my soul."
"Then you have to do something for me."
"Anything."
"I want you to duel someone called Yugi Mutou. But, you will do it in a diguise; as a fellow of mine. As a rare hunter."
"A what?"
"A RARE HUNTER! DON'T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF!!!"
"Oh...If it's only a duel I will do it...I just don't have any cards..."
"Oh it isn't JUST a duel. I want you to duel Yugi for his millenium puzzle. If you win, take his puzzle and I will free you from that band. Lose, and you must first grant me a wish with that book. Then you can face eternity in the shadow realm!"
"I don't want to do this anymore! I don't want to hurt Yugi or his friends! I don't-"
"Is that so? Then how about I give you this offer." The lights suddenly turn on and a person in a purple cloak is holding a knive up to Keon's throat. Standing in front of him was a guy with light blonde hair and extremely psychotic purple eyes. He wore a light purple top and tan pants. "If you want your friend to live, I suggest that you do what I say."
"Keon!!"
"DO IT!"
Runi turns his head to the villianous person and gulps nodding. he must have taken it as a yes because he yelling for someone, and another person dressed in the same purple cloak entered from the door behind him. The Rare Hunter, as Runi assumed they were, placed a duel disk, a purple cloak, and a deck of card in front of him. The young man turned, "For the records, my name is Marik." He left, the rare hunter with Keon following. He could hear laughter from beyond the closed door.