The Darkness Grows
It was a further two days before Reonet was well enough to be able to stay awake, and on her feet for a long while. On the third day, when Sera deemed her well enough, she found a message waiting from one of the guards. It was a reminder that she was to go see the Pharaoh in front of all the attendants and court. She hid the amulet down the collar of her new clothing, the nurse had been agast at the idea of her wandering off to see someone so important dressed in just her normal old raggedy clothing. She she walked to the pharaohs chamber, escorted by a gurard, feeling polished and scrubbed, her mind still a little off.
They stopped outside an ornate door, and reonet felt her heart catch in her throat, one hand touched the small bluge in her robes that was the hidden amulet. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she heard the man step in and announce: "Your Highness, the Reonet child to see you...."
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Yami leaned back and sighed, from where he sat upon an ornate chair in the rooms far end, with priests and scribes milling around him, fulfilling orders and returning for fresh ones. He looked up from reading his latest bit of parchment, hearing the guard mention the girl's name. He gave a brief nod "Yes, bring her in."
The scribes and the rest of the crowd parted as the shy girl, dressed in clean new robes, was brought up to the area where he sat. Both girl and guard bowed, thought she, he noticed, seemed inclined to stare at the floor, as if she couldnt look up.
"You may go." he said to the guard, who nodded, leaving only him and the girl, the rest of the room knew better than to listen in, and so simply bustled about doing the jobs they were there for.
"You can look up you know.." she blinked "what good is it to you to stare at the ground, you'll be forever bumping into things.." at the Pharaoh's joking tone she looked up at last, her own deep blue eyes meeting the serene dark violet of the rulers.
"Thats better.." he smiled, and she managed a tiny little nod, dark brown hair tied back in a plait by the nurse, Sera, before she was brought here.
Just as Yami opened his mouth to say something else to her, to actually thank her, there was an almighty explosion, and part of the wall blew up, showering them all with dust. Coughing and choking, Reonet saw the Pharaoh make towards the explosion, but it had served more than just a noisey hole in the wall. Cracks were appearing in the wall area next to it...Reonet, coughing badly, staggered up and ran towards the ruler in the chaos, people were screaming and theres was the smell of blood, lying thick upon the air.
"YOUR HIGHNESS!!" she screamed, he turned towards her, openign his mouth to speak, reachign otu towards her as if to tell her to stop. His eyes seemed to widen slightly in surprise..his arm fell loosely back to his side all of a sudden, and the whole area around just them turned black, mist flowed around their ankles, it was deathly cold.
She almost screamed as the pharoah began to speak, eyes blank, in a voice so cold she barely knew it as human:
"there will come a time, in
the last days,
when the Demon-Beasts will grow uneasy
and they will be dying out
like a sick wolf who must leave the pack
they will..
fight rather than die sick
and so they will find us
and they will kill us."
She felt her stomach churn, was it really the Pharaoh saying such things? No, one look at those cold, blank eyes told her this was something else, somethign far worse, what she had felt only last night..
"The end will come child,
the key is missing,
the heart is locked,
the great one shall die.."
And the most chilling words of all:
"The reign of new blood shall beguin.."
With these last words, Yami's eyes closed and his legs buckled, sending him towards the floor. Reonet dived forward and caught him, as the mist vanished and they were back in the screaming chaos in the same moment. She grabbed his cloak from the chair, wrapped it around him, and then, by some miracle, managed to pick him up in her arms and stagger forward, out of the hole...
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"What happened?!" "Where is his highness?!?!" This last question was followed by "LOOK!" all eyes turned towards the direction of the yell. One of the Sapers, a guard, was pointing towards the smoke. "Someones coming.." the levelled their spears towards it, all waiting....
From the smoke emerged a young woman, her hair flying loose about her face, her expression set in determination. In her arms was a person, whos appearence became recognisable as the smoke cleared. This woman had somehow gotten clear, and she was carrying the Pharaoh, wrapped in his cloak, in her arms as if he weighed nothing.
They all unfroze as the girls legs buckled slightly, and she knelt down, placing her precious, unconsious bundle on the ground. The Sapers ran towards them "HIS HIGHNESS?!" "what happened girl?!" "Are there others in there?!" she nodded numbly, her mind still full of the....she had no name for such a cold evil..but it words lingered, etched into her mind, she saw them when she closed her eyes...such bloodthirst...
Several of the sapers raced into the smoking area, one pulled Reonet to her feet, she blinked back tears, seeing one of them was carrying the Pharaoh. "He..there was...." but she got no further, as she passed out from fright and shock.
One of the sapers flung her over his shoulder, joining the other who was carrying the ruler, as they moved as fast as they could towards the palace doors, away from the mess...What had the girl meant?
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Again the darkness seethed, but it was happy this time, none would be the key for the pharaoh's closed heart, they would soon be avenged...take back their rightfull reign from the humans...
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AN: I was playing "Morning Musume - Motto Miracle Night" on repeat when i wrote this lol, excelllent j-pop song
It was a further two days before Reonet was well enough to be able to stay awake, and on her feet for a long while. On the third day, when Sera deemed her well enough, she found a message waiting from one of the guards. It was a reminder that she was to go see the Pharaoh in front of all the attendants and court. She hid the amulet down the collar of her new clothing, the nurse had been agast at the idea of her wandering off to see someone so important dressed in just her normal old raggedy clothing. She she walked to the pharaohs chamber, escorted by a gurard, feeling polished and scrubbed, her mind still a little off.
They stopped outside an ornate door, and reonet felt her heart catch in her throat, one hand touched the small bluge in her robes that was the hidden amulet. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she heard the man step in and announce: "Your Highness, the Reonet child to see you...."
------
Yami leaned back and sighed, from where he sat upon an ornate chair in the rooms far end, with priests and scribes milling around him, fulfilling orders and returning for fresh ones. He looked up from reading his latest bit of parchment, hearing the guard mention the girl's name. He gave a brief nod "Yes, bring her in."
The scribes and the rest of the crowd parted as the shy girl, dressed in clean new robes, was brought up to the area where he sat. Both girl and guard bowed, thought she, he noticed, seemed inclined to stare at the floor, as if she couldnt look up.
"You may go." he said to the guard, who nodded, leaving only him and the girl, the rest of the room knew better than to listen in, and so simply bustled about doing the jobs they were there for.
"You can look up you know.." she blinked "what good is it to you to stare at the ground, you'll be forever bumping into things.." at the Pharaoh's joking tone she looked up at last, her own deep blue eyes meeting the serene dark violet of the rulers.
"Thats better.." he smiled, and she managed a tiny little nod, dark brown hair tied back in a plait by the nurse, Sera, before she was brought here.
Just as Yami opened his mouth to say something else to her, to actually thank her, there was an almighty explosion, and part of the wall blew up, showering them all with dust. Coughing and choking, Reonet saw the Pharaoh make towards the explosion, but it had served more than just a noisey hole in the wall. Cracks were appearing in the wall area next to it...Reonet, coughing badly, staggered up and ran towards the ruler in the chaos, people were screaming and theres was the smell of blood, lying thick upon the air.
"YOUR HIGHNESS!!" she screamed, he turned towards her, openign his mouth to speak, reachign otu towards her as if to tell her to stop. His eyes seemed to widen slightly in surprise..his arm fell loosely back to his side all of a sudden, and the whole area around just them turned black, mist flowed around their ankles, it was deathly cold.
She almost screamed as the pharoah began to speak, eyes blank, in a voice so cold she barely knew it as human:
"there will come a time, in
the last days,
when the Demon-Beasts will grow uneasy
and they will be dying out
like a sick wolf who must leave the pack
they will..
fight rather than die sick
and so they will find us
and they will kill us."
She felt her stomach churn, was it really the Pharaoh saying such things? No, one look at those cold, blank eyes told her this was something else, somethign far worse, what she had felt only last night..
"The end will come child,
the key is missing,
the heart is locked,
the great one shall die.."
And the most chilling words of all:
"The reign of new blood shall beguin.."
With these last words, Yami's eyes closed and his legs buckled, sending him towards the floor. Reonet dived forward and caught him, as the mist vanished and they were back in the screaming chaos in the same moment. She grabbed his cloak from the chair, wrapped it around him, and then, by some miracle, managed to pick him up in her arms and stagger forward, out of the hole...
-------
"What happened?!" "Where is his highness?!?!" This last question was followed by "LOOK!" all eyes turned towards the direction of the yell. One of the Sapers, a guard, was pointing towards the smoke. "Someones coming.." the levelled their spears towards it, all waiting....
From the smoke emerged a young woman, her hair flying loose about her face, her expression set in determination. In her arms was a person, whos appearence became recognisable as the smoke cleared. This woman had somehow gotten clear, and she was carrying the Pharaoh, wrapped in his cloak, in her arms as if he weighed nothing.
They all unfroze as the girls legs buckled slightly, and she knelt down, placing her precious, unconsious bundle on the ground. The Sapers ran towards them "HIS HIGHNESS?!" "what happened girl?!" "Are there others in there?!" she nodded numbly, her mind still full of the....she had no name for such a cold evil..but it words lingered, etched into her mind, she saw them when she closed her eyes...such bloodthirst...
Several of the sapers raced into the smoking area, one pulled Reonet to her feet, she blinked back tears, seeing one of them was carrying the Pharaoh. "He..there was...." but she got no further, as she passed out from fright and shock.
One of the sapers flung her over his shoulder, joining the other who was carrying the ruler, as they moved as fast as they could towards the palace doors, away from the mess...What had the girl meant?
------
Again the darkness seethed, but it was happy this time, none would be the key for the pharaoh's closed heart, they would soon be avenged...take back their rightfull reign from the humans...
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AN: I was playing "Morning Musume - Motto Miracle Night" on repeat when i wrote this lol, excelllent j-pop song