Modern Day Pharaoh
Authoress' Notes: [in spooky voice] The unlucky chapter 13! BWUAHAHA- Ack! [coughs] [back to normal] Hi! [in News Reporter voice] Today I am here presenting Chapter 13 – Reality Turned Nightmare! [normal voice] Is it just me or in the Yu-Gi-Oh series in Duelist Kingdom, the episode where Yami Bakura "first appeared" was episode 13 but 13 being an unlucky number and all…so was it all just a coincidence? [shrugs] Could just be me…
Chapter 13: Reality turned Nightmare
¹: Ii-wy – [Kemetic/ Ancient Egyptian] Welcome! (from Ii-wy em hotep – Welcome in Peace)
"RESU!!!" Aniba yelled, standing in shock as the door closed behind her.
She was met with a rather…festive sight. There were duel monsters here and there currently in an Conga Line with Resu in the lead singing in Kemetic.
At her yell, Resu grinned and waved at Aniba as he walked past, "Ii-wy¹!"
"What do you mean 'Welcome'?! The place…oh, Holy Ra… how much magic have you used today?" Aniba asked in a stressed voice.
Resu detached himself from the Conga Line and shrugged, "Don't know…too high to count."
"What?!" She fell into the nearest chair rubbing her forehead, "Resu! You're a Ruler for crying out loud! I would've thought you'd be mature and not do anything crazy like this! This is just abusing your power privileges y'know!"
She sighed and muttered, "Well…too late to change things now…kind of…" Standing up and tapped the closest Duel Monster on the shoulder, it was Spirit of the Harp, "Hey…um…are you able to return to the Shadow Realm on your own?" She asked.
Spirit of the Harp just strung a few notes then shook her head indicating 'no'.
Nodding, Aniba started up a spell, within seconds there was a large black portal swirling in the center of the room, "Okay everyone…celebrations are over…hurry and return to where you came from."
All of the Duel Monsters packed up their instruments and jumped into the vortex, once all were in it disappeared without a trace.
Aniba slumped to the floor exhausted. "That took too much energy…"
"How'd you do that?" Resu asked, confused.
"Do what?"
"That…thing…I could see you using Shadow Magic and create that portal, but I couldn't sense it…You didn't give any aura off." He said, looking at her.
"Oh that…" Aniba sighed and watched as her Golden Crest returned to black markings, "I created a barrier that blocks out the 'aura' as you called it… It's very hard to accomplish and can drain you."
Standing up, she gave a loud sigh, "I need some rest…" Looking over at Resu she then made her way to the kitchen and started boiling some water.
"I thought you said you needed rest." He said, going over to stand next to her with his arms folded.
"I know. I need make dinner…it's early, I know…But I need to rest up and you need to eat." Going to the cupboard she grabbed some macaroni and poured the contents into the pot. "Oh…can you do me a favor and clean up your food sacrifice mess… The lamp doesn't need it."
Resu was about to protest but catching the exhausted look on her face, he decided against it.
Within ten minutes the apartment was relatively clean and dinner was served. Even Mafdet had some minced meat that was left over from the sauce mix. Aniba ate her dinner quickly then grabbed her plate and Mafdet's (who had finished within seconds) and started washing up.
"Resu, when you're done, can you just put your plate in the sink?" She asked, indicating it with a hand. Resu gave a nod and Aniba flashed him a grateful smile. "Don't be surprised if I sleep the whole night, okay?"
"Alright. Have a good night's rest." He called.
"Sleep well, young Pharaoh."
Closing the door behind her she grabbed her nightgown and went into the bathroom to change. Once she was finished, she laid down on the bed, drawing the curtains of her four-poster bed around her.
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"Lynex?" Aniba asked in curiosity from the top of the stairs in her soul-room. "What are you doing here?"
Lynex turned a cold glare in her golden eyes, "I don't need you. I don't need anyone."
She turned her back on Aniba and began to walk further down the stairs. "Lynex, wait!" Aniba cried out, running after her dark. "What's wrong?" She placed a hand on she shoulder and gasped when she was thrown painfully backwards.
"Damn, weak child. You're not good for anything!" She hissed.
"I don't understand!" She said trying to sit up, "What are you talking about?"
"Just leave me alone!" Lynex yelled, "I never want to see you again!" She disappeared in a fog of dark purple mist.
An amulet fell to the floor and glowed black.
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A chorus of voice could be heard in the darkness, light brown eyes strained to see through the darkness. The voices became louder to reveal a loud, haunting tune.
"Come, young child to the darkness…"
"No." Aniba gasped and took a step back.
"Come, young child, be embraced, by the darkness."
"No!" Aniba yelled more forcefully and took off and ran in the opposite direction, her hands over her ears in an attempt to block out the sound. "I made a promise!" She yelled, "I promised that I would never give in to the darkness, ever!"
There was a flash of white blinding light and an amulet hung in front of her glowing a bright white, it flashed again and the scene changed.
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"Aniba!" A female voice called from over the courtyard. "You got lessons!"
"Coming Mama!" Aniba called back, she stood up from her spot and bit farewell to a brown haired boy, "See you at lunch okay, Mahaado?"
He gave a smile and a nod, "Lunch then. I'll tell the prince that we'll meet him there."
Aniba grinned and ran off to join the woman, running forward she saw her beautiful crimson eyes, her black hair with crimson tips. "Aniba, you're all dirty!" She scolded and dusted off her clothes.
Aniba blushed, "Sorry Mama." The scene began to darken and the amulet appeared once more, its shape more distinct.
It was a scarab beetle with its wings spread, the body made of a shimmering opal that was slowly darkening. There was a woosh sound and the scene began engulfed in darkness.
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Aniba looked around, fire and destruction reflected within her eyes. She was smaller then usual (looking to be about six years of age) and her dress was torn and smeared with blood, "Mama!" She cried, "Papa! Where are you?"
She shuddered as she saw the Nile river ahead of her, down the centre of it was a deepening streak of red, it was blood. She whimpered and backed away, running off. She squinted to see in the darkness and saw the amulet was back again, and it was a black colour slowly brightening into white.
The Nile was blue once more, however the flames and destruction still remained. Looking around she saw a golden shape fly above her and there was a yell. A figure in a black cloak leapt down and pushed Aniba out of the way as a large blast hit the spot where she last stood. The figure jumped back dusting their robes off. Aniba looked up with wide eyes as she saw a golden monster circling over ahead, it was the Winged Dragon of Ra, "The phoenix…" She said in awe as the figure leapt up and landed on its back, disappearing in a swirl of darkness. She saw the amulet before her eyes, swinging back and forth, glowing white, reaching out, she tried to touch it but it always seemed to be too far away…
… A woman backed away, holding the child in her arms close, she flinched and gasped as she heard a yell of pain, "No! Chris!" She yelled as she watched with wide crimson eyes, her husbands form fall and disappear in a spear of blue light.
"Papa!" Aniba screamed, burying her face in Seshen's shoulder.
"Oh, Aniba." The woman cried, hugging the girl even tighter, "Please look after yourself."…
… Aniba stood up shakily, stumbling as she latched onto her mothers' leg, only to be pulled back by the dragon, "No! I want to be with Mama and Papa!" She cried, straining to get out of the dragon's claws…
…Aniba's eyes grew wide as she saw her mother fall into her own pool of blood from the wound in her chest. Seshen coughed and murmured some soft words and the amulet appeared before Aniba's eyes, glowing a blinding bright light tinged with red, the light then swelled up in a flash.
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Aniba sat there sobbing to herself. Vivid flashes of the dream still haunting her mind.
Golden eyes looked on in sympathy then Lynex kneeled down beside her light and encircled her arms around her, humming softly.
Aniba gave a cry and turned in the hug, burying her tear-stricken face in her dark's black clothing. "Oh, Lynex! It was so horrible!" She cried. "Everyone was gone! I was all alone… and…and…you left me." She gave another sob as Lynex rocked her back and forth, humming soft.
"Don't cry Hikari," She cooed softly, "Everything will be alright." She then drew her tighter into the hug, rocking her softly and humming that soft tune.
Lynex winced at the memory of how she first heard the song. Aniba had been hurt badly and it had been her fault. Lynex's. Aniba had comforted herself by singing the exact same tune to herself and Lynex had overheard it. When Aniba did open up and tell her about it, she found it was the song Aniba's dead mother had always used to calm her.
"No, everything won't be alright!" Aniba protested, crying again as a vivid image of her parents' death flew before her eyes. "They're gone!"
Lynex knew exactly who 'they' was. She hardly ever talked about them, whenever people would ask her about her parents, Aniba would just wave the topic off or have something to do.
"Don't worry. I'm here." Lynex whispered softly.
"Really? Really?" Aniba cried out as she backed away then looked at her directly in the eye. "I saw you leaving me. Please don't leave me…"
"Don't worry light. I'll stay by you. I'll protect you." She promised. "Come here, Aniba." She said softly, and Aniba crawled over, crying into Lynex's kimono-cloak.
"There was fire…" She mumbled. "And blood. It was everywhere. The Nile was red with blood…" She stuttered through her sobs, "Lots of people died… and there was a dark feeling. It wasn't like anything I can remember… Nothing like the Shadows! It was cold…" She stopped, not wanting to go on.
"It's okay Hikari. You don't have to say a thing."
"Arigatou." She mumbled.
"Just know Aniba, that I'll stay by you no matter what happens. Not even death can separate us."
"You would make a great sister." Aniba mumbled, then gave a yawn. "I tired." She said drowsily.
"Then sleep." Lynex said getting up to leave.
"Please…stay…" Aniba said looking up at her with pleading eyes.
Lynex gave a small smile and sat down beside her light's scrunched up form. Aniba gave a shiver and pulled the sheets closer around her.
Lynex rose an eyebrow in question, "Cold?"
"A bit." She admitted, getting sleepier by the second.
'Under normal circumstances, Aniba would have not requested anything, and just given an 'I'm fine'.' Lynex thought to herself, 'It must have been a really bad nightmare…or worse, memory.' She then took of the top bit of her kimono-cloak and draped it over her light's sleeping form. Aniba snuggled closer into its warmth and Lynex could've sworn that she had heard, 'Thanks for caring, Onnesama.' She gave a soft sigh, then concentrated on her physical form to appear in Aniba's room. She wanted to make sure she was there in case she had another bad dream, this way, no matter what, if Aniba woke in her physical or spiritual form, she would be there.
Lynex was now in her physical form and in Aniba's bedroom. Her ears pricked up at a soft 'meow' sound and suddenly a bundle of fur leapt into her arms.
"Hey Mafdet. Come to sleep with us?" Lynex asked, scratching the silver cats' ears.
Mafdet just gave a soft purr then leapt onto the bed and walked over and planted herself on Aniba's chest. Aniba stirred slightly in her sleep and cracked an eye open. "Oh, hey Mafdet." She said groggily and stoked the cats' fur. "Lynex too." She noticed. "I thought you were just going to stay in my soul room?"
"I am. But just doing both at once." She responded, then walked over to Aniba. "Sleep now. You need it." And with that, Aniba gave a nod and closed her eye again. Lynex drew the covers tightly around her, then lay down on the left side of the double bed. Drawing the curtains closed once more, she gave a contented sigh at the comfort of her hikari's bed. Lynex's own having worn out long ago, but just too lazy to conjure up a replacement.
Closing her eyes, she also allowed her spiritual form to take rest much in the same way as the physical form. "Night Hikari." She mumbled, before drifting into a comfortable sleep.
Authoress' Notes: Sorry if the nightmare/ memory flash thing was confusing… I had to cut out a lot of it, otherwise the chapter would end up being six to eight pages! Just to let you know, part of that dream thing was real while the other wasn't. I would just like to point out that Aniba sees Lynex as a sisterly/ motherly figure and Lynex sees herself as her lights' guardian.
Thanks to the reviewers!
Pharaohs Angel: Hey again! I think everyone who has reviewed loved he Muffin Man scene! Yeh, I re-wrote that 'Ra's Revival' scene at least twice, so I'm glad you loved it! Thanks for reviewing! PS. Have you updated your fic yet?
Ente: [Waves] Hi! Don't worry about it too much, I'm just glad you reviewed! :-D LOL, just wait until Resu goes to Heq's house! Let's just say… Heq loves his modern technology… Oh, and just to let you know, Aniba knows of Bakura and Bakura knows of Lynex, Ryou thought he was hallucinating when he first saw Lynex is still thinks it… [sweatdrop] Thanks for the applause! Arigatou for reviewing!!Glitnir-Gebo: Hehe… Latin is always fun. :) I was reading a Latin Document the other day (yes, again!) and this time my sister walked in the room. Said 'hi' to her in Latin and she yelled at me to speak English, just shrugged and said sorry in Latin, LOL. Who wouldn't love Resu/ Atemu? He's awesome! I almost had a break-down when I found out that the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga had ended… but got over it as soon as Yu-Gi-Oh! R came out (is it just me or does anyone else suspect Tenma to be a sibling of Pegasus?) Anyway, Thanks for reviewing!Millennium: [looks around] [can't see anyone] Hello? Where is everyone?!
Aniba: [appears] [glaring]
Y.M.: [grinning]
Aniba: [glares at Y.M.]
Millennium: [sweat-dropping] Where is everyone else?
Aniba: [without moving glare from Y.M.] Elsewhere.
Millennium: Where?
Aniba: [simply] Elsewhere. They'll be back. [shrugs then glares even more at Y.M.]
Millennium: [looks at Y.M. who glares back] Riiight… um… reviews?
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