Atemu's Queen: I had a problem logging on, so I'm going to post this final chapter before the week's end.
Yami: ::eating Pocky:: mmm….this is good…..do you have any more of them?? I finished this box already…
Atemu's Queen: well I was in a hurry writing the last two chapters so I could take a break.
Yami: mm..is there any strawberry pocky left??
Atemu's Queen: you…..you ate my final supply for sugar!!! How am I supposed to write the sequel now???
Yami: umm….
Disclaimer: Atemu's Queen of Egypt does not own Yu-gi-oh.
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Mahado and Atem were now running through the palace halls, making their way towards the Pharaoh's chamber. Atem hoped that his father would hold on a bit, so that he could have a word with him before he departs into the nirvana known as the afterlife. They made their way into the golden halls of the Pharaoh's Sanctuary; all was quiet in this hall. All the Sacred Servant's and priests have all gone to their quarters for the rest for another day. The continued down the golden hall until they reached the large door with the symbol of the eye of Amon-Ra. Mahado panted and opened the door for the prince. Atem ran inside where he found his father, lying in bed, pale, and dying. Atemu ran to his father's side to comfort him in his final hours on earth.
"Father…" said Atem, "I am here now…" He held onto his father's hand and stroked it gently.
"Atem…", said Akunumkanon weakly, "…before I go….i want you to have something….I want you to have my Millennium Puzzle…" Akunumkanon reached out towards the table besides him where the triangular puzzle now lay.
Atemu turned towards the table and held the Millennium Puzzle in his hands. The gold shined even in the darkest of nights, the eye of Amon-Ra glowed as Atem took it up. His father smiled at him, he was giving his son the item he treasured most, and the treasure he regrets ever having. Atemu put the puzzle around his neck, it seemed kind of heavy, considering that the entire item was made completely out of gold.
"Atem… your time has come….now you must take my place…" said Akunumkanon, "Rule this country with the woman you care for most of all… carry out my legacy….keep the peace within the kingdom…. Atem…"
"Father…" said Atem, "I will carry out your will…I will ensure peace within the kingdom…. Father I promise you!!!" Tears were now flowing down Atemu's cheeks. He would miss his father so much when he would rule as pharaoh. He knelt down by Aknumkanon's side and wept. Akunumkanon stroked his hands through Atemu's angular hair, and comforted his son…for the last time.
"Atem… take care of Rena when she becomes queen…" said Akunumkanon, "Take…care…of… her…"
Those words were the last words ever spoken from Pharaoh Akunumkanon, the king who kept a long period of peace. The great ruler breathed the air of the earth one last time and died. Atemu continued to weep over his father's dead body; Mahado came to Atemu's side and comforted him.
"Father…" cried Atemu, "I will carry out your will!!" He wiped the tears from his eyes and got up. He knelt down and kissed his father on the forehead to say good-bye. Mahado mumbled a small prayer to the gods for the pharaoh's departed soul.
"Good-bye….father…." said Atem quietly.
Atem spent the night in the pharaoh's chamber, lying at the bedside, spending his final days as prince with his father who has now departed. He cried a little during the night, remembering the good times they had together. They had such a strong father son relationship together. Atem remembered when his father helped him to first walk on his own. He remembered his first fall, and how Akunumkanon went to his side to comfort him. All the rushing memories made Atem feel sick to his stomach, causing him emotional distress and insomnia; he couldn't sleep for the entire night.
The next morning, Rena went out early in the morning to do her daily things. She found that Atem spent his night with his father, so she made her way to the Pharaoh's Chamber, where she discovered the death of a noble leader. She found Atem, sleeping at the departed pharaoh's bedside. When Atem awoke, she found him weeping so she went over to his side and comforted him.
"Father…I promise you…"
"Atem…its all right now…Pharaoh Akunumkanon can rest now…" said Rena.
"I have to carry out his will…" said Atem, "I have to…"
"Atem… we all have our time here on this earth…" said Rena, "Someday I will have to leave the world, but when I die, only my body shall die, not my soul… whether it would be by the sword or the decay of time… we will all die someday…. That is when you wait for the people you love on the other side…"
Atem hugged Rena as a sign of thanks. Then, there was a knock on the door, it was the priests who served Pharaoh Akunumkanon. Akunadin was also present amongst the priests, he dared not to say anything to Atem or Rena. Shimon came forward and spoke to Atem.
"Dear Prince…." Said Shimon, "Is it time??"
Atem nodded and replied, "Yes…I have spent enough time with him throughout the night…"
"Very well…." Said Shimon gravely. He motioned to the guards, who carried out Akunumkanon's body so that it could be mummified. He turned to the prince and asked him, "Prince…do you wish to be present at the ceremony??"
"No Shimon…" replied Atem, "I have spent enough time with him last night…I do not wish to see the mummification ritual being done on my father's body…"
"I understand…" said Shimon, "Good day Prince Atem…"
Shimon and the others have left to proceed to the mummification process. Rena held onto Atemu's hand. Atem walked out of the chamber with Rena. As they walked through the Pharaoh's Sanctuary hall, all was quiet. There was no sound made by the sparks of the torches or the sound of the wind. When the announcement was made to the people about Akunumkanon's death, all that was heard throughout the land of Egypt was cries of sorrow. The body was placed into a casket, and carried off into the Valley of the Kings, the eternal resting place of great Pharaohs. Atem didn't join the priests when they delivered Akunumkanon to his final resting place. He said he spent enough time with him the other night.
"Atem?" asked Rena.
"What is it?" asked Atem quietly. He was still distressed of the death of his father.
"Did I ever tell you how my family came here?"
"No…"
"Well…my mother told me this years ago when I got my first job here," explained Rena, "She told me how she used to live in a village with my father and Miu, and that it was attacked by a band of thieves. The three of them escaped into the desert. When all seemed lost, when the sands were about to claim their lives, they were saved by one man. Atem, it was your father who saved my family from the desert. If it wasn't for him then, I wouldn't be here telling you this tale…"
"Rena…"
Atem held her body close to his own. He placed his wet lips on hers, and kissed her slowly. He moved his way into her mouth tasted the juices inside. Rena felt him clutching her so tight that he would never let go in a million years. Both of them knew what was going to happen soon. The long awaited engagement has finally come to an end…the engagement that lasted for almost four years has come to a close. A new king is about to emerge from the palace, a new queen shall rule with him. As they romanced away, little did they know that a vast darkness was approaching. Events that would soon partake in their lives that would affect them for eternity, events that are triggered by fate and destiny, events that can never be undone.
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Atemu's Queen: AHHHHH!!!! YAY!!!!!!! ITS FINISHED!!!!! ::jumps off walls::
Yami: yay…..
Atemu's Queen: all right then!!! I shall work on the sequel right away!!!! I thinks its gonna be called something like "Sands of Time Part Two: War of the gods"…or something like that…. So if you want me to write the sequel gimme lotsa reviews!!!!