Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
Chapter 11: Interlude II
"This dream again. . ." Sakura whispered as she stared at the large ancient temple before her. "Why do I keep dreaming of the same place?" Suddenly, the floor below her feet began to violently shake.
"Priestess!" A man shouted. Sakura recognized him to be the same spiky haired pharaoh in her previous dreams. "This is too dangerous!" He warned.
"I will not run from this rebellion." The priestess replied as she entered the temple. "Sebek, the leader of this mutiny, will fall under my powers once and for all. His sins will be accounted for!"
"You are right." The pharaoh agreed as he let out a small sigh. "We must stop him, but I fear for your safety."
"Fear not, my pharaoh." A large man shrouded in cloths rasped as he took his place by the priestess's side. "She will not be harmed."
"This is Kah'zeh, my bodyguard." The priestess introduced. "He will protect me from all of Sebek's dark magic."
Sakura watched as the three figures headed towards the inner temples. Instantly, they were surrounded by magnitudes of men clothed in dark robes, all who wore the emblem of a flaming crown.
"That's the same symbol as the tattoo on those Dark Monarch guys!" Sakura noticed. "Why are they here?"
Suddenly, a giant stone tablet appeared in front of the pharaoh. From the carvings of the tablet, a creature that had an uncanny resemblance to the Dark Magician stepped out and defended the pharaoh. Another tablet rose in front of the priestess, this one emitting a Dark Magician Girl. Finally, one last tablet stood before the bodyguard, Kah'zeh. A gruesome creature crept out, letting out a terrifying howl.
"That's. . ." Sakura started to stutter as she recognized the monster. "That's the Shadow Ghoul. . ."
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Sakura's Bedroom
Sakura opened her eyes, a bit scared to go back to sleep. She looked at her clock, which struck 3:57.
"Sebek. . ." Sakura whispered as she sat up from her bed. "Is that the name of the guy who's behind all this Dark Monarch stuff?"
She recalled another factor of her odd dream.
"The Shadow Ghoul. . ." She whispered. "That was Kazeyama-sensei's favorite card. Does he have anything to do with this? I wonder where he is right now."
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Ryo's bedroom.
"ZZZzzzzzz." Ryo's snore rivaled Joey's in loudness and rapidness. "Of course I'll go out with you, Sakura." He also talked in his sleep. "No need to fight girls, there's super plenty of Ryo to go around! ZZZzzzzzz." Much like Joey's, his dreams were of unlikely scenarios.
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4:32, city rooftops.
Shin groaned as he managed to open his eyes, only to involuntarily wince in pain. His body was definitely not doing well, seeing as it had lost much of its blood due to being caught not only in a single, but two explosions in one night.
"Clothes, act. . . as armor. . . lucky." Shin grunted to himself as he tried to stand upright. Leaning on a chimney, he managed place his weight back onto his feet. He noticed a trail of red stains that led far away from the building.
"Nagisa's already gone." He noted. "His masked apprentice. . . probably took his body. Wonder if Nagisa's *cough* still alive. Should probably. . . see where they went *cough*." But despite his instinct to pursue the two servants of the Dark Monarch, Shin decided that he should seek medical attention for himself first. Having regained stability, the shrouded duelist took what was left of his duel disk and headed for his residence, where he would properly care for his many injuries.
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4:32 Elsewhere.
"Nagisa-sama." The masked duelist softly called to his bleeding master as he laid him down on the bed before him. "Are you feeling better?"
The bloodthirsty servant of the Dark Monarch opened his eyes and glanced at his apprentice. "My chest. . ." He gritted as he tried to raise his body.
"Please do not try to move." The masked boy said as he placed his hand onto his master's chest. "You have not fully healed."
"Yuki." Nagisa called out to the boy as he rested his body back onto the bed. "The bandages on my chest, they restraint my movements."
The apprentice took off his mask, revealing the innocent face of a pale skinned boy with a soft smile. "That's because I made them so." Yuki replied. "I knew you would try to move despite what I say, so I made sure that you can't until your muscles regain their strength."
"You're annoying, but intelligent and cunning." Nagisa sighed. "That is the reason why I keep you around."
The boy smiled at his master and nodded, blushing a bit. However, his face turned impassive as he sensed the presence of another entering the room. A dark figure neared the two servants as he passed through the door.
"Master Sebek. . ." The first servant greeted.
"Nagisa, my loyal servant." The dark figure boomed. "It is unfortunate enough for my plans that Shin has been deemed a traitor, but now you disobey my orders to silence the pharaoh and attempt to take the traitor matters in your own hands? In addition, Nagisa, you failed to defeat him in a duel? You incompetent idiot!"
As the insult left Sebek's mouth, he instantly found his arm locked to his back, held by his servant's apprentice. The boy had also pulled a dagger out and held it parallel to Sebek's neck. "Do NOT insult Nagisa-sama!" The boy threatened as he locked Sebek's arm even tighter in the back.
"Unhand me, boy." Sebek ordered. The apprentice did not move an inch.
"Yuki!" Nagisa called out. "Stand down."
The boy looked at his bandaged master, and released his hold on Sebek. He then took his place by the bed once again.
"Teach the boy who his true master is." Sebek ordered to Nagisa as he headed for the door. "Instruct some respect in him, or our deal is forfeit."
As the head of the Dark Monarchs left the room, Yuki bowed his head down. "I know he is not our enemy yet, but I cannot bear to hear anyone insult my master."
Nagisa looked at his young apprentice, lifted his hand to the boy's hair and gave him a small nod of approval. "Good tool."
Chapter 11: Interlude II
"This dream again. . ." Sakura whispered as she stared at the large ancient temple before her. "Why do I keep dreaming of the same place?" Suddenly, the floor below her feet began to violently shake.
"Priestess!" A man shouted. Sakura recognized him to be the same spiky haired pharaoh in her previous dreams. "This is too dangerous!" He warned.
"I will not run from this rebellion." The priestess replied as she entered the temple. "Sebek, the leader of this mutiny, will fall under my powers once and for all. His sins will be accounted for!"
"You are right." The pharaoh agreed as he let out a small sigh. "We must stop him, but I fear for your safety."
"Fear not, my pharaoh." A large man shrouded in cloths rasped as he took his place by the priestess's side. "She will not be harmed."
"This is Kah'zeh, my bodyguard." The priestess introduced. "He will protect me from all of Sebek's dark magic."
Sakura watched as the three figures headed towards the inner temples. Instantly, they were surrounded by magnitudes of men clothed in dark robes, all who wore the emblem of a flaming crown.
"That's the same symbol as the tattoo on those Dark Monarch guys!" Sakura noticed. "Why are they here?"
Suddenly, a giant stone tablet appeared in front of the pharaoh. From the carvings of the tablet, a creature that had an uncanny resemblance to the Dark Magician stepped out and defended the pharaoh. Another tablet rose in front of the priestess, this one emitting a Dark Magician Girl. Finally, one last tablet stood before the bodyguard, Kah'zeh. A gruesome creature crept out, letting out a terrifying howl.
"That's. . ." Sakura started to stutter as she recognized the monster. "That's the Shadow Ghoul. . ."
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Sakura's Bedroom
Sakura opened her eyes, a bit scared to go back to sleep. She looked at her clock, which struck 3:57.
"Sebek. . ." Sakura whispered as she sat up from her bed. "Is that the name of the guy who's behind all this Dark Monarch stuff?"
She recalled another factor of her odd dream.
"The Shadow Ghoul. . ." She whispered. "That was Kazeyama-sensei's favorite card. Does he have anything to do with this? I wonder where he is right now."
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Ryo's bedroom.
"ZZZzzzzzz." Ryo's snore rivaled Joey's in loudness and rapidness. "Of course I'll go out with you, Sakura." He also talked in his sleep. "No need to fight girls, there's super plenty of Ryo to go around! ZZZzzzzzz." Much like Joey's, his dreams were of unlikely scenarios.
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4:32, city rooftops.
Shin groaned as he managed to open his eyes, only to involuntarily wince in pain. His body was definitely not doing well, seeing as it had lost much of its blood due to being caught not only in a single, but two explosions in one night.
"Clothes, act. . . as armor. . . lucky." Shin grunted to himself as he tried to stand upright. Leaning on a chimney, he managed place his weight back onto his feet. He noticed a trail of red stains that led far away from the building.
"Nagisa's already gone." He noted. "His masked apprentice. . . probably took his body. Wonder if Nagisa's *cough* still alive. Should probably. . . see where they went *cough*." But despite his instinct to pursue the two servants of the Dark Monarch, Shin decided that he should seek medical attention for himself first. Having regained stability, the shrouded duelist took what was left of his duel disk and headed for his residence, where he would properly care for his many injuries.
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4:32 Elsewhere.
"Nagisa-sama." The masked duelist softly called to his bleeding master as he laid him down on the bed before him. "Are you feeling better?"
The bloodthirsty servant of the Dark Monarch opened his eyes and glanced at his apprentice. "My chest. . ." He gritted as he tried to raise his body.
"Please do not try to move." The masked boy said as he placed his hand onto his master's chest. "You have not fully healed."
"Yuki." Nagisa called out to the boy as he rested his body back onto the bed. "The bandages on my chest, they restraint my movements."
The apprentice took off his mask, revealing the innocent face of a pale skinned boy with a soft smile. "That's because I made them so." Yuki replied. "I knew you would try to move despite what I say, so I made sure that you can't until your muscles regain their strength."
"You're annoying, but intelligent and cunning." Nagisa sighed. "That is the reason why I keep you around."
The boy smiled at his master and nodded, blushing a bit. However, his face turned impassive as he sensed the presence of another entering the room. A dark figure neared the two servants as he passed through the door.
"Master Sebek. . ." The first servant greeted.
"Nagisa, my loyal servant." The dark figure boomed. "It is unfortunate enough for my plans that Shin has been deemed a traitor, but now you disobey my orders to silence the pharaoh and attempt to take the traitor matters in your own hands? In addition, Nagisa, you failed to defeat him in a duel? You incompetent idiot!"
As the insult left Sebek's mouth, he instantly found his arm locked to his back, held by his servant's apprentice. The boy had also pulled a dagger out and held it parallel to Sebek's neck. "Do NOT insult Nagisa-sama!" The boy threatened as he locked Sebek's arm even tighter in the back.
"Unhand me, boy." Sebek ordered. The apprentice did not move an inch.
"Yuki!" Nagisa called out. "Stand down."
The boy looked at his bandaged master, and released his hold on Sebek. He then took his place by the bed once again.
"Teach the boy who his true master is." Sebek ordered to Nagisa as he headed for the door. "Instruct some respect in him, or our deal is forfeit."
As the head of the Dark Monarchs left the room, Yuki bowed his head down. "I know he is not our enemy yet, but I cannot bear to hear anyone insult my master."
Nagisa looked at his young apprentice, lifted his hand to the boy's hair and gave him a small nod of approval. "Good tool."