Atemu's Queen: thank you all!!! Thank you for the review Black Mage if Sea 13!!! AND THANK YOU FOR RESUPPLYING MY SUGAR INTAKE!!!!!!!! ::eats cookie::
Yami: hey, since theres a certain relationship between me and Rena, can you turn this into…
Atemu's Queen: in case you were going to ask me to turn this story to a lemon, the answer is NO!!!!!
Yami: why not??
Atemu's Queen: DON'T SAY THE FORBIDDEN WORD!!!!!!!!!!
Yami: Atemu's Queen of Egypt does not own Yu-gi-oh….
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"I summon thee, Black Luster Soldier!!!"
Akunadin amazed that Rena could control such immense poor. But the Ka that he sought so desperately for was now to be used against him. Akunadin stared at the warrior that he killed thirteen years ago. The memory of Taknori's murder began to haunt him. He looked at Takanori or the Black Luster Soldier with fear.
"It can't be… servants are not allowed to use magic!!!" yelled Akunadin.
"Black Luster Soldier, attack the man that killed you thirteen years ago!!"
The Black Luster Soldier launched an attack directly for Akunadin. His Ka stood in the way of the attack, but in the end it could not even defend against it. Upon the attack, Akunadin felt great pain in his body.
He pointed his finger at Rena and said, "Girl, don't think you have seen the last of me. That power you now possess will soon be now, and I swear on my dead body that you will never control the power Takanori left behind for you!!! Your are a fool just like your father!!!"
Akunadin fled the cave. After he left, Rena ran to her mother's side to tend to her wounds. She tried to use the healing magic she's learn in the past to heal Yukina's wounds, but in the end, the damage done to Yukina's body was dire. And Rena's white magic skills were not strong enough to cure injuries that critical.
"Rena…don't waste your time trying to heal me… you must let me go now…" said Yukina weakly.
"No!!! I will save you!!" cried Rena, "You can't leave me here all alone… I don't want to be alone.."
"Rena, before I depart for the afterlife.. let me ask you something…" said Yukina.
"What is it mother??" asked Rena.
"Do you love Atemu?" asked Yukina, "When you were born, I felt that you were meant to be with him. For the past thirteen years I've seen you. The both of you have become very close…"
"I…me?? With a person who is bound to become the next pharaoh?" asked Rena, "I have no place at all in this kingdom let alone the palace. I am not even worthy to even touch the prince…" She remembered what happened earlier that day, when she touched Atemu's hand, and his hand touch hers. The mere thought of the prince gave Rena an eager desire. She began to blush madly just thinking about him.
"Rena… one day he will confess his feelings to you. That is when you must choose the person you bound yourself to for the rest of your life. You can continue living the life as a servant, and serve the man you love most. Or you can trust what you feel inside your heart, and become something that you could never be."
Saying those lasts words, Yukina gave her wish to her daughter. She sighed deeply for one moment, and took her last breath. Rena lay down next to her mother, and wept, mourning for the person that protected her from the harshness of the world. She said a small prayer to the gods for her mother, and left the cave.
When she reached the surface, she hoped to reunite with her aunt, her only living relative. But all she found was Miu's lifeless body with a dagger through the heart. If one death hurt Rena, another death broke her heart. Now she was all alone in the cold hearted world. She continued to weep for her family. Her heart was filled with sorrow… and anger.
"What sort of priest would do this….what sort of person would do this!!!" cried Rena.
Rena wandered in the desert, following the tracks Akunadin, the man she hated the most, left behind. She found out that the he stole the horses, and he wanted her to die in the desert with sorrow. As she wandered endlessly, she began to think about Atem, and what her mother said before she departed. She remembered her final words: "You can continue living the life as a servant, and serve the man you love most. Or you can trust what you feel inside your heart, and become something that you could never be…"
After hours of walking, Rena reached the city. She begged some of the merchants for food or water, but none listened to her plight. She continued to beg the townspeople for help, but none heard her begging. When she reached the town square, the heart of the city, she collapsed. She was tired, hungry, and had no place to go. She was alone.
Her eyes began to tear, "Mother…Miu…"
Then Rena collapsed in the middle of the city. The people who saw this, either pretended to not see her, or just stare at her. Suddenly, there was a crowd of people in the town square, staring at the motionless girl.
"Who is she?" asked a merchant.
"She's a priestess from the palace…" said a man, "She's only faking it just to put a curse on all of us!!"
The crowd caused such a ruckus that the people of the palace became concerned. Word spread quickly of the girl who has fallen in the city in the palace. However, when the rumor reached the prince, he was the only one who realized who she was. Prince Atem was walking through the palace looking for Rena. He made his way quietly to the Servant's Sanctuary until he heard a conversation between two guards.
"Hey have you heard?" asked the guard, "There's a young girl bout the age of thirteen out in the city."
"What's she look like?" asked the other.
"She a young girl with short brown hair… she wears a white cloak… and if I heard correctly she has a fine body too. Maybe I'll go down and try to get my share of pleasure…"
Atem heard this and walked quickly towards the guards, "You two… where is she now??"
"She's in the town square… prince… you want a piece of that girl's body too??"
"Hold your tongue knave!!" exclaimed Atem, "You call yourselves soldiers of my father, and yet your lust has blinded your wisdom!!! How long has this girl been lying in town??"
"About a day…" said the guard. He shook in fear at the prince's anger.
"The two of you are dismissed… if I see any soldier touch any female in this kingdom, unless its your wife, I will have your head…"
Atem motioned the guards to be on their way. The two perverted guards left quickly without looking back. Then, Atemu ran to the stable as fast as he could and got himself a horse. He mounted it quickly and rode off into the city. Shimon witnessed the prince's heroic effort.
"Prince!!! You must not go into the city !!!! Its dangerous!!!"
Atem didn't look back. Shimon sighed and said, "Akunumkanon… how on earth could you raise this boy to be so reckless??"
Atem rode as fast as he could into the town square. When he reached there he found dozens of people crowding around Rena. There were a few people poking at Rena's body with sticks, or throwing rocks at her just for the fun of it.
"Stand aside!!!" commanded the prince, "Let me through!!"
The people did as they were told. There was no one who would defy the prince's orders. Even if he wasn't a pharaoh yet. Atem dismounted his horse, and glared at the people who beat Rena's body. The people who beat Rena had a look of regret when the prince looked at them. They kept their head down in shame.
"Well make some room for her to breathe!!" cried Atem.
The people stood back, and obeyed the prince's orders. He ran to Rena's side, and saw her twitching. She began to cry and little and moaned in pain.
"Rena…its all right…I'm here now…"
Rena looked up slowly at the man who saved her, the man whom she loved.
"I….I…."
She didn't have the strength to confess her love. Atem held her in his arms and placed her on the horse, and rode back to the palace.
"Rena…" said Atem, "I love you…"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atemu's Queen: ::sniff:: writing this chapter touched my heart!!!!
Yami: why did you put two perverted guards in this chapter….
Atemu's Queen: don't worry…. They were only minor characters… any way…. Review before I go into an emotional breakdown!!!!