Life as Pharaoh
Chapter Five
Me: It's about 10:45 p.m. here. Why I am up that late? Do YOU know???
Yami: Nope. But maybe someone around here knows.
Yami: Him??
Me: Sure, why not. Yugi, why am I up so late sticking around with you two?
Yugi: Ahem..*gets reading glasses on* According to my calculations. I have no idea -______-
Me: Good, cause I don't either.
Yami: Just do the story.
~*~
Yami slowly walked through the Sphinx. It was damp, dark, and cold. He heard a sound that echoed through the Sphinx. It was a small, high pitched, muffled voice.
He recognized it immediately.
"Lashiza!" he cried
Yami quickly ran through the puddles of the Sphinx.
Lashiza, I can hear your anxious calls for help and I will assure you, they will be answered. I will die before I see you dead. Do not worry, Lashiza. I will be there for you.
A two way path.
Yami sighed and dropped to his knees. Which way was he to go? Soon, sunset would come and he would be too late. His hearing was going. Fear. Yes it was fear clogging his hearing. He screams were still muffled, but Yami didn't know where they were coming from.
Left or right?
Which was he to go?
He sat down and concentrated. Meditated. This helped him, but he was still lost.
Suddenly, his eye lids flew open.
"I must go left." He whispered to himself. He ran through the long tunnel. A ray of light shone above him. He heard voices in front of him.
Yami took a deep breath and held it. He kept down low and crawled slowly and quietly.
"No!" he heard a girl scream. "Please! Leave me alone!"
Yami knew who the voice belonged to.
"It must be done." Rasped a scratchy voice.
"No! Leave me alone!" the little girl screamed.
Yami looked forward. He saw shadows moving back and forth, but there was only 2 shadows. He knew one was the kidnapper and one was Lashiza. But where was Yugi?
Yami hid behind a rock. The larger shadow twisted its head. Yami pressed his back against the rock. Beads of sweat poured down his face. His heart raced. It was dark inside the Sphinx.
He could hear his own heavy breathing echoing off the walls. He looked at the reflection in the water. He studied his own fear though his eyes. Tears streamed down his face.
A single tear landed in the muddy water. Yami observed. The mud in the water started to dissolve and Yami could see his reflection clearly. The fear in his eyes left. He had courage regained in his heart. He looked around and saw little Yugi sitting in a corner tied and gagged.
Yami crawled slowly on his knees towards Yugi. Yugi's eyes lit up, but he didn't say anything. Yami slid beside Yugi and put his finger against his mouth. He removed the gag and Yugi took a few deep breaths.
"What are they doing back there?" whispered Yami. He looked ahead to see Lashiza tied to a chair crying and a large man. The man Yami saw when the children were kidnapped.
He had messy black hair and dark brown eyes. He had broad shoulders and wore a black outfit.
"I d-don't know." Yugi managed to stammer out. Yami hugged Yugi.
Yami let go and closed his eyes as a cold breeze went through the Sphinx. He looked over the rock that was blocking his view. He saw that the large man was doing nothing. He leaned against the wall and smirked evilly. Yami looked beside him and saw Lashiza sitting in the chair. Her head bowed down. Her blonde hair dangled down like rags. All wet and soggy. It was matted on her head.
Suddenly, Lashiza raised her head and blinked once. Twice. And one more time.
Yami leaned closer.
As Lashiza blinked, her eyes became a slight red. Yami gasped. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes. He looked again and he saw that Lashiza's eyes had become normal again. The red had faded from her eyes. But Yami's glance was cut off as Lashiza closed her eyes. Her head swayed down and her body lay limp.
Yami widened his eyes. "Lashiza!!" he cried out loud.
Yugi shut his eyes tightly and leaned to his right to make it look that he was sleeping.
Yami stood up and looked at the man straight in the eyes. He fixed him with a cold, icy glare. Yami swallowed, but backed away in shock as the man in front of him let out a laugh. A loud, cruel, deep laugh. He stopped and looked at Yami with a smirk on this face.
"So." He said flashy a toothy grin. "The Pharaoh has finally decided to resign. Such a pity. We'll miss you." He waved good bye with two of his fat fingers, then lunged at Yami.
Yami let out a loud gasp, but then he realized that it wasn't this man's voice he heard with Lashiza.
But it was too late.
The man had grabbed Yami by the shoulders and lifted him.
Yugi's eyes opened. "Uncle Yami!" he cried. "Please! Don't do it!"
"Lashiza!!" screamed Yami. "Wake up!"
I want to say good bye, he thought wincing in pain. They won, he thought, lost in his thoughts as the man squeezed harder at Yami's shoulders.
Yami closed his eyes and didn't bother to resist. The man squeezed harder, harder, until Yami was knocked unconscious.
~His dream~
Yami floated on a cloud. He lay silently on his back, and then he slowly opened his eyes and sat up. He looked around. I am dead. I am dead and I am no longer alive.
Is this what death looks like?
This isn't right, he thought. The view was beautiful. Clouds of pink, blue, orange. A sun setting from the distance.
A relaxing breeze ran through Yami's hair.
"I don't want to go back." He though out loud. "I want to be here."
Suddenly, the clouds turned black and grey. It started to rain and the sun disappeared.
He looked ahead and saw a girl. Her face twisted in horror. Her teeth were knocked out and the remaining teeth were brown and chipped off. Her face was green and purple. Decaying with her grey skull showing. Her eyeballs had sunk back into her sockets. Soggy black hair clung onto her skull and laid on her shoulders.
Yami looked closer to her mouth, or what used to be a mouth, now was just a chunk of meat and bone. He saw a big fat brown worm wiggle out. Yami screamed in fear. He looked at her empty eye sockets. Then looked back at her mouth.
He gasped as he saw the mouth started to move.
"Go back.." she mouthed. "Go back.." She reached her fingerless hands out and floated back. Further and further.
From a distance, Yami could recognize her.
"Lauretta!" he screamed. "LAURETTA!!"
"Go back.." she rasped as blood spewed from her mouth.
"What do you wish to tell me?" he yelled. "WHAT?"
"Go.."
Tears sprouted from Yami's eyes. "Lauretta! Is this what you have become?"
"Back.."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
~End of dream~
Yami opened his eyes. He looked around to see Lashiza, softly sleeping beside Yugi. Her head against Yugi's shoulders. Tears spurted from Yugi's eyes.
Then, Yami saw the man. Squeezing at his shoulders. Pain ran through this body.
"Owwww." Yami howled with pain.
"I'll kill you!" screamed the man. "I'll kill you!!!!"
Yami looked back at Yugi. He saw Yugi study his face. Fear showed in his eyes. Yami looked at Yugi's eyes. More fear. Everyone will die. He looked longer as let out a yell as he heard a sickening crack in his shoulders. He looked at Yugi's small lips.
He saw them move.
He saw them move, but no sound came out.
"Keep going." He mouthed. "Keep going."
Yami screamed. He started to punch the man in the chest.
"Stop." He said with a deep chuckle. "It tickles."
But Yami kept punching. He landed a punch on his nose. A stream of blood steadily ran out.
"I'll kill the kids first." He rasped, ignoring the blood, still having Yami by the shoulders.
Yami let out a cry of protest. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" His hands shot up, then forward.
Into his eyes.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed the man. He dropped Yami and backed away, with a hand over his left eye. Yugi shut his eyes and hugged Lashiza.
Yami didn't blink. He was in shock. He looked at his hands. Drenched in blood and what was that?
An eyeball.
The man's eyeball.
It felt mushy in his hand. Blood poured out from it and the brown eye stared up and Yami accusingly. He dropped it looked around and saw a knife.
Yes, he thought. I can kill him and I can be safe, everyone will be safe.
He picked it up and it trembled in his hands. He walked behind the blind man and plunged the knife.
Deep into his back.
~*~
Yugi: Excuse me *BARF*
Me: Sorry, I had to make the ending a little gruesome.
Yami: A little? A LITTLE MY ASS!
Me: Fine!! A lot.
Yugi: Thank you.
Me: If it's anyone to blame, go blame R.L.Stine.
Yugi: Umm..I'm fine.
Me: And I'll try not to make the other stories so gross.
Yami: If you do, I will rip your eye out.
Me: O_o
Me: It's about 10:45 p.m. here. Why I am up that late? Do YOU know???
Yami: Nope. But maybe someone around here knows.
Yami: Him??
Me: Sure, why not. Yugi, why am I up so late sticking around with you two?
Yugi: Ahem..*gets reading glasses on* According to my calculations. I have no idea -______-
Me: Good, cause I don't either.
Yami: Just do the story.
~*~
Yami slowly walked through the Sphinx. It was damp, dark, and cold. He heard a sound that echoed through the Sphinx. It was a small, high pitched, muffled voice.
He recognized it immediately.
"Lashiza!" he cried
Yami quickly ran through the puddles of the Sphinx.
Lashiza, I can hear your anxious calls for help and I will assure you, they will be answered. I will die before I see you dead. Do not worry, Lashiza. I will be there for you.
A two way path.
Yami sighed and dropped to his knees. Which way was he to go? Soon, sunset would come and he would be too late. His hearing was going. Fear. Yes it was fear clogging his hearing. He screams were still muffled, but Yami didn't know where they were coming from.
Left or right?
Which was he to go?
He sat down and concentrated. Meditated. This helped him, but he was still lost.
Suddenly, his eye lids flew open.
"I must go left." He whispered to himself. He ran through the long tunnel. A ray of light shone above him. He heard voices in front of him.
Yami took a deep breath and held it. He kept down low and crawled slowly and quietly.
"No!" he heard a girl scream. "Please! Leave me alone!"
Yami knew who the voice belonged to.
"It must be done." Rasped a scratchy voice.
"No! Leave me alone!" the little girl screamed.
Yami looked forward. He saw shadows moving back and forth, but there was only 2 shadows. He knew one was the kidnapper and one was Lashiza. But where was Yugi?
Yami hid behind a rock. The larger shadow twisted its head. Yami pressed his back against the rock. Beads of sweat poured down his face. His heart raced. It was dark inside the Sphinx.
He could hear his own heavy breathing echoing off the walls. He looked at the reflection in the water. He studied his own fear though his eyes. Tears streamed down his face.
A single tear landed in the muddy water. Yami observed. The mud in the water started to dissolve and Yami could see his reflection clearly. The fear in his eyes left. He had courage regained in his heart. He looked around and saw little Yugi sitting in a corner tied and gagged.
Yami crawled slowly on his knees towards Yugi. Yugi's eyes lit up, but he didn't say anything. Yami slid beside Yugi and put his finger against his mouth. He removed the gag and Yugi took a few deep breaths.
"What are they doing back there?" whispered Yami. He looked ahead to see Lashiza tied to a chair crying and a large man. The man Yami saw when the children were kidnapped.
He had messy black hair and dark brown eyes. He had broad shoulders and wore a black outfit.
"I d-don't know." Yugi managed to stammer out. Yami hugged Yugi.
Yami let go and closed his eyes as a cold breeze went through the Sphinx. He looked over the rock that was blocking his view. He saw that the large man was doing nothing. He leaned against the wall and smirked evilly. Yami looked beside him and saw Lashiza sitting in the chair. Her head bowed down. Her blonde hair dangled down like rags. All wet and soggy. It was matted on her head.
Suddenly, Lashiza raised her head and blinked once. Twice. And one more time.
Yami leaned closer.
As Lashiza blinked, her eyes became a slight red. Yami gasped. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes. He looked again and he saw that Lashiza's eyes had become normal again. The red had faded from her eyes. But Yami's glance was cut off as Lashiza closed her eyes. Her head swayed down and her body lay limp.
Yami widened his eyes. "Lashiza!!" he cried out loud.
Yugi shut his eyes tightly and leaned to his right to make it look that he was sleeping.
Yami stood up and looked at the man straight in the eyes. He fixed him with a cold, icy glare. Yami swallowed, but backed away in shock as the man in front of him let out a laugh. A loud, cruel, deep laugh. He stopped and looked at Yami with a smirk on this face.
"So." He said flashy a toothy grin. "The Pharaoh has finally decided to resign. Such a pity. We'll miss you." He waved good bye with two of his fat fingers, then lunged at Yami.
Yami let out a loud gasp, but then he realized that it wasn't this man's voice he heard with Lashiza.
But it was too late.
The man had grabbed Yami by the shoulders and lifted him.
Yugi's eyes opened. "Uncle Yami!" he cried. "Please! Don't do it!"
"Lashiza!!" screamed Yami. "Wake up!"
I want to say good bye, he thought wincing in pain. They won, he thought, lost in his thoughts as the man squeezed harder at Yami's shoulders.
Yami closed his eyes and didn't bother to resist. The man squeezed harder, harder, until Yami was knocked unconscious.
~His dream~
Yami floated on a cloud. He lay silently on his back, and then he slowly opened his eyes and sat up. He looked around. I am dead. I am dead and I am no longer alive.
Is this what death looks like?
This isn't right, he thought. The view was beautiful. Clouds of pink, blue, orange. A sun setting from the distance.
A relaxing breeze ran through Yami's hair.
"I don't want to go back." He though out loud. "I want to be here."
Suddenly, the clouds turned black and grey. It started to rain and the sun disappeared.
He looked ahead and saw a girl. Her face twisted in horror. Her teeth were knocked out and the remaining teeth were brown and chipped off. Her face was green and purple. Decaying with her grey skull showing. Her eyeballs had sunk back into her sockets. Soggy black hair clung onto her skull and laid on her shoulders.
Yami looked closer to her mouth, or what used to be a mouth, now was just a chunk of meat and bone. He saw a big fat brown worm wiggle out. Yami screamed in fear. He looked at her empty eye sockets. Then looked back at her mouth.
He gasped as he saw the mouth started to move.
"Go back.." she mouthed. "Go back.." She reached her fingerless hands out and floated back. Further and further.
From a distance, Yami could recognize her.
"Lauretta!" he screamed. "LAURETTA!!"
"Go back.." she rasped as blood spewed from her mouth.
"What do you wish to tell me?" he yelled. "WHAT?"
"Go.."
Tears sprouted from Yami's eyes. "Lauretta! Is this what you have become?"
"Back.."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
~End of dream~
Yami opened his eyes. He looked around to see Lashiza, softly sleeping beside Yugi. Her head against Yugi's shoulders. Tears spurted from Yugi's eyes.
Then, Yami saw the man. Squeezing at his shoulders. Pain ran through this body.
"Owwww." Yami howled with pain.
"I'll kill you!" screamed the man. "I'll kill you!!!!"
Yami looked back at Yugi. He saw Yugi study his face. Fear showed in his eyes. Yami looked at Yugi's eyes. More fear. Everyone will die. He looked longer as let out a yell as he heard a sickening crack in his shoulders. He looked at Yugi's small lips.
He saw them move.
He saw them move, but no sound came out.
"Keep going." He mouthed. "Keep going."
Yami screamed. He started to punch the man in the chest.
"Stop." He said with a deep chuckle. "It tickles."
But Yami kept punching. He landed a punch on his nose. A stream of blood steadily ran out.
"I'll kill the kids first." He rasped, ignoring the blood, still having Yami by the shoulders.
Yami let out a cry of protest. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" His hands shot up, then forward.
Into his eyes.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed the man. He dropped Yami and backed away, with a hand over his left eye. Yugi shut his eyes and hugged Lashiza.
Yami didn't blink. He was in shock. He looked at his hands. Drenched in blood and what was that?
An eyeball.
The man's eyeball.
It felt mushy in his hand. Blood poured out from it and the brown eye stared up and Yami accusingly. He dropped it looked around and saw a knife.
Yes, he thought. I can kill him and I can be safe, everyone will be safe.
He picked it up and it trembled in his hands. He walked behind the blind man and plunged the knife.
Deep into his back.
~*~
Yugi: Excuse me *BARF*
Me: Sorry, I had to make the ending a little gruesome.
Yami: A little? A LITTLE MY ASS!
Me: Fine!! A lot.
Yugi: Thank you.
Me: If it's anyone to blame, go blame R.L.Stine.
Yugi: Umm..I'm fine.
Me: And I'll try not to make the other stories so gross.
Yami: If you do, I will rip your eye out.
Me: O_o