Atemu's Queen: YAY!!!! IM BACK!!!!!
Yami: what a horrible experience….
Atemu's Queen: oh in case you wanna know whats wrong w/ pharaoh here, he got sea sick on the way to Nova Scotia…..
Yami: so did you!!!
Atemu's Queen: I think almost half the passengers on the boat got sick….including pharaoh and myself….. oh well if you're interested to see what yami and I did on vacation, check my profile in a day or two!!! Oh and thank you Dark Mage of Sea 13, and Pharaoh Atemu's Angel!!!
Disclaimer: Atemu's Queen of Egypt does not own Yu-gi-ohAtemu's Queen: and now for the chapter that I worked so hard on; the fricken surprise I promised everyone!!! It depend if it's a good or bad surprise though….
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One day has past since Atem announced his engagement to Rena. Everything in the palace went back to normal, Atem continued with his royal duties, and Rena returned to her life as a servant. She also continued his studies in white magic and summoning Ka in secret. Most of the priests were pleased of the announcement of the future queen. Everyone except for Akunadin, who was now the head honcho of the Servant's Sanctuary, was pleased.
It was now early morning, Rena got up early to serve her love as usual. On her way out of the underground sanctuary, she found Akunadin waiting at the entrance. She kept her head down to make sure she wouldn't make eye contact with him, but then he stepped in her way and stopped her.
"Girl, if you're on your way to see the prince, he has a new servant." Sneered Akunadin.
"But sir…" said Rena, "I've served the prince for years now.. you can't change a servant's job once it has been given.
Akunadin glared at Rena and slapped her across the face. Then he grabbed her by the hair and yelled directly into her ears, "You will not speak unless I ask you to!! If you choose to disobey my orders.. I …will… punish…. You…"
He let go of Rena, who was now in pure shock. She was now separated from the one person that could protect her from Akunadin's power. She may have defeated him once in the cave, but now that she is in the palace, she wasn't allowed to summon Ka. She was afraid to find out what kind of job Akunadin would even give her.
"Girl, you are now to clean the floors in the dining hall and the baths. In the afternoon, you are to prepare midday meals. In the evening you are to serve me in the temple." Explained Akunadin.
Rena couldn't believe any of this. Akunadin gave her one of the hardest jobs in the whole palace. The maximum number of jobs a servant could have is two. She was going to work until she dropped dead at Akunadin's feet. To make things worse she had to serve him in the evening. She had to serve the man that killed her parents and her family.
"Oh, and if you ever slack off," said Akunadin slyly, "I shall have one of the guards report any kind of laziness to me. Then I will come over to wherever you are, and I will make your pathetic excuse for a life a living hell. As for you, I will personally beat you myself to repay the damages that were caused a few days ago…now get to work girl!!"
Akunadin slapped Rena one more as a warning of his power. This time he hit her harder, and the sheer force of the blow knocked her to the ground.
And so, Rena went down to the dining went down to the dining hall to scrub the beautiful marble floors. She was now being forced to work with a group of strangers, all of whom were twice her age, and she was being watched by a group of perverted guards who made horny comments about Rena's body.
"Put your backs into it bitches!!" commanded the guards.
Cleaning the floors was extremely hard. The dining hall was an extremely large room, and if it ever got dirty, the stains were hard to remove. All of Rena's co-workers slacked off in the corner, and glared at Rena while she worked. They all despised her because of her connection to the prince, so they all let Rena do all the work. Some of them would spit at Rena and curse at her. When Rena couldn't take any more of it, she collapsed just once, then one of guards brought Akunadin to the dining hall because of "laziness". Akunadin pulled out a whip, and beat Rena to the ground. All the servants who hated her so, watched the beating in fear. The floors that Rena worked so hard on were now stained with her blood. Now she was just lying there, with tears of sheer pain running down her face.
"This better teach you not to ever slack off!!" spat Akunadin, "Now clear up this floor from you dirty blood!!"
Rena cried and moaned in pain. She was so angry at Akunadin for the brutal murder of her family, and ruining her life even now. But since the use of magic was forbidden, she could not call on her father's spirit for aid. Even if she did, Rena would be banished from the kingdom for eternity, and be branded a criminal. She couldn't even heal the wounds on her back. Rena was forced to clean the floors alone in pain, she scrubbed the floors of her own blood. If she were to complain, the guards will once again summon Akunadin for another beating.
After that, she went down to the baths to scrub the floors once more. With blood dripping from her body, and no help at all, it took forever to clean the floors. After she finished, her back hurt so much. Then she went back to the dining halls to prepare the midday meals. She hoped that Atemu would come to see what Akunadin has done to her, but once she heard that he is out in the courtyard training in swordplay, she cried silently in despair. She saw her friends Mana and Mahado at the hall. She wanted to talk to them, and tell them what has happened, but then again she dared not to say anything. She could hardly hold her own with one beating, who knows if she could survive yet another one? Mana spotted her childhood friend and greeted her.
"Ah Rena!!" greeted Mana, "So nice to see you again!!"
Mahado turned around and greeted her as well, "Hello there Rena. What's wrong? You look hurt."
"Senpai's right Rena-chan." Agreed Mana, "You don't look too good."
"Ah…" Rena kept her head down. She wanted to talk to her friends so badly, but knew she couldn't. Just then, Akunadin walked into the dining hall with a whip. Rena turned around and stared at him with fear. All she wanted was to be with her friends and nothing else, she didn't want to be hurt anymore.
Akunadin turned to Rena and asked her slyly, "Girl, you are not talking to anyone are you?"
Rena quickly shook her. Akunadin's hideous glare then turned into a hideous grin. He turned to Mana and asked her, "Apprentice mage, have you spoken to this servant?"
"Ah yes Mr. Akunadin, sir." Replied Mana, "Miss Rena and I are friends."
"Priest Akunadin," interrupted Mahado, "What has happened to Rena?"
Akunadin ignored Mahado's question and ordered him, "Mahado, this break for you and your student is over. As for your apprentice, you need to discipline her more. We need strong mages for the future."
"Very well…" said Mahado quietly, "Mana… lets go…"
Mana and Mahado left to continue Mana's training. After they left, Akunadin pulled Rena by the hair to a corner. "So, you have disobeyed me yet again by talking to one of the palace mages.." said Akunadin, "I guess one punishment is not good enough for the heir of Takanori…"
Rena backed against the wall in fear. Akunadin grinned and beat Rena once more. He kicked her against the dining hall floor. No one was there to witness the beating, so Akunadin had so much pleasure in beating.
"Heh heh…" thought Akunadin to himself, "After I beat his girl to her death, that Dark Warrior which so possesses will be mine!!"
"Stop!" cried Rena, "Please!! No more!!"
Akunadin laughed and kicked her once more. He grabbed her hair and yelled directly into her ear, "YOU WILL NOT SPEAK UNTIL YOU ARE SAID TO!!!"
Rena continued to cry in pain as he continuously beat her. After that, Akunadin dragged her out of the hall, and brought her to one of many shrines not far from the palace.
[ The shrines were called Ouji Shrines. Its were a person's Ka is stored. Very much like a duelist's deck.]
He dragged her inside , and threw her against the wall. Rena cried because of the bruises and scars from being dragged; because of all that, she has been made weaker. She didn't have enough strength to even stand on her own two legs.
Meanwhile, Prince Atem was having a hard time with his new servant. Every time he said a word to her, she kept on giggling. She couldn't make the bed, and she was very much of a klutz. When Atem couldn't take anymore of it, he dismissed her. He walked out on his balcony to watch the daily sunset, but this time he was alone. He wanted Rena standing right next to him watching the sun rest in the valley.
"Rena…" said Atem, "I miss having you around… what's happened to you?"
As the prince looked onwards into the distance, he heard screams coming from a shrine. He noticed that it was coming from Akunadin's Shrine. Then he saw Akunadin drag a young girl into the palace. The girl was beaten badly, and she cried in pain. Atem squinted to see who the girl in dire need was. He saw something sparkle on the girl's neck. Atem gasped and realized that it was Rena.
"Rena!!" cried Atem. He rushed out of his chamber, but his way was blocked by two guards.
"Let me through!" demanded Atem.
"Forgive me prince, but we are under strict orders by Lord Akunadin." Said one of the guards, "Recently there has been a dangerous sorceress around in the palace, and we need you to stay inside."
Prince Atem couldn't believe any of this. Everything that day was all wrong, everything was all Akunadin's doing. Akunadin dragged Rena to the darkest part of the entire palace, the basement, also known as the dungeon.
"From now on you need not worry of checking into the Servant's Sanctuary…" sneered Akunadin, "This is your new home!!!"
Akunadin opened the door to one of the dungeon cells, and threw Rena against the stone cold wall. Rena let out a loud cry of help , but no one answered to her plea. Akunadin laughed, "Foolish girl!! If you think crying out to the prince will help you, you're more of a fool than Takanori was!! From this day forward, you are forbidden to ever see him again!!"
He kicked Rena hard and continued to beat her. He yelled into her delicate ears once more, "That foolish prince will never become pharaoh!! Only my son!! Only my son will become pharaoh!!"
Akunadin brought Rena close to him, and licked the blood on her neck. He tried to touch her, but Rena fought him off. He could beat her all she wanted, but he will never touch her. Just then Rena remembered a spell she learned recently, it was a spell of holy magic that fought off all dark forces.
She whispered the words to the spell, "Spirit of the heavens, grant me the power to rid darkness and bring forth light…"
"Hold still foolish girl!!" yelled Akunadin, "Bear my son so he could become the next pharaoh!! If Seto wont do it, then I will do it myself!!"
Rena continued the spell, "…on the bonds I share with the light let our powers combine and strike down the foe before me…"
A bright light came forth in the dungeon, and Akunadin looked up to see what it was. Rena yelled out, "Holy Rail!!" The light took form of rails and struck Akunadin. Akunadin ran out of the dungeon to avoid further damage. Casting the Holy Rail spell exhausted Rena for it was an advanced spell of white magic. Now she laid in the dungeon, half alive, alone in the dark.
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Atemu's Queen: the surprise chapter doesn't end here…lots more romance comes soon!!
Yami: you put a rape scene? What about a lemon?
Atemu's Queen: that's the closet thing to lemon I can ever go…
Yami:oh crap
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