Will they Listen?
Reonet was worried sick about The Pharaoh, no-one seemed to know what was wrong, other then he was sleeping a lot, and so hadnt said a single word, just seemed distant when asked any question.
Reonet waited until Sera said she could go, then she set off in search of more information, or anything, since she couldnt get any word out of the sapers about the pharaoh. She scaled the roofs, joining some young kids in a game there for a while. It helped ease her worry, but soon it came back full force -what was that thing....it seemed to posses him..i have to warn the palace somehow..but they wont let me anywhere near him..- as she was thinking, she was walking, though more like balancing, along the parapet of the roof, which was co-incidentally right above the pharaohs room.
One foot slipped on the baked earth, she gave a muffled screech, and started to fall....She thoguht she was doomed when her descent was tugged to a halt. She opened her eyes, seeing one foot was tangled in a silk drape pinned over the window of the room. She felt glad she'd worn some old shorts under sera's dress, which she'd been given.
"Oh boy..." she was just about to grab for the window sill when a voice asked "What are you doing out there Reonet? Wouldnt the door be easier?" Her face went scarlet as she looked back around from her twisted about position, coming face to face with Yami.
"uh..." she sweatdropped, one hand holding her skirt up. "I can explain...waii!" this last sqwuak came as the Pharaoh managed to balance on a box by the window, reach up, and untie the drape. Her eyes widened, but she didnt resume falling, he grabbed her wrist as she waved her arms about mid-plummet, and pulled her up onto the sill.
She sat there, wheezing, face red, partially from being upside down, and partially from embarassment that again she'd made an ass of herself in front of the ruler of egypt. Again.
"Gaahh...Arigatou Your Highness!" she wheezed "Im sorry!" He just gave her a slight nod, then sighed as he sat down on the neatly made bed. "What happened yestersay?" he asked abruptly. She blinked, looking up at him "ah..." she looked down, biting her lip. The Pharaoh frowned, sensing she was hiding something "What was it?"
She took a deep breath, "well, when the whole wall went to pieces, i remember, you went running towards it.." The ruler blinekd "eh..yes.." she looked up "Then, something went bad, you were going to say something, then the whole place went black, you were talking about...something evil..."
The Pharaohs eyes widened slightly "I was...what? All i remember is turning round and then blacking out.." She recited everything he'd said. When she finished, he'd gone a shade of white, and shock had replaced the usual regal demeanour of the king. "Oh no..." his voice was a shadow of its usual sound. She looked at him, she was shaking from just having to recount it, such darkness... The Pharaoh bolted up, wincing a little as he did, still a little pale.
Reonet blinked "Y-your Highness!" He whirled round to face her "Something has to be done to stop this!! We have to alert the high preists!" She blanched "B-but..theyll never believe me!" Yami grabbed her arm, pulling her towards the door "No, but they WILL beleive ME!"
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"He's not spoken?" "NO, and he suffering an illness we do not know-YOUR HIGHNESS!" This last sentance, made by one of the healers, was cut short by the arrival of the tired looking Pharaoh, Reonet trailing meekly behidn him.
"Sir! I Suggest you rest!" But Yami only glared at the healers, moving to the center of the room, where there stood an ornate table of stone. Reonet hung back, but he motioned her forward to beside him. She stood there, trying not to stare at the ground, but unable to help herself, helper or no, she was still only a commoner compared to such royalty.
"We are dealing with much more than an ordinary threat!" the Pharaoh barked, getting everyone's attention. He swayed a little on his feet and had to grip the table with hand to stop himself falling from the dizzy spell, "There is a much greater evil approaching here...."
The preists stared, one stepped forward, bowing before the Pharaoh "sir, i can asusre you nothing is here! We have been meditating to pick up on any evil that may have made you so ill..and-" Yami cut him off "I KNOW what amde me ill, or moreoever," he turned to Reonet "She does."
Everybody looked at reonet, who went red and stared at her shoes "her sir?" the ruler nodded "yes, she was the one who saved me twice now, and heard when i was talking by some means other than my own mind." The preists gasped "Possesion? A Spirit did this?" "You girl, is this true!!" She nodded, "Y-yes, s-sir.."
The Pharaoh motioned for her to tell the words of the chant. She proceeded to do so, her voice shaking as she did, but the shadows were gettign nervous, this girl was dangerous. So they surrendered one of their kind, who gave itself up with a silent scream to take brief possesion. It flowed into the mind of a mere servant, the body suddenly twitched, arms falling limply to its side, a manical cackle emerging softly from its lips, unheard by the busy room.
"This is rediculous, you cant seriously beleive the word of a common child your highness sir!!!" Yami snapped round, still gripping the table as he growled "you fools you do-" he cut off, and he an Reonet both froze. The crowd of priests parted, some uttering curses, as a horrible sight was moving towards them. The Servant, giggling like a loonatic, arms hanging loosely by his side. He lifted his head, revealing his face was now nothing more than a skull, made of shifting shadows. Reonet gasped, and the Pharaoh went white, both of them frozen.
The thing spoke "Ph..Pharaoh..its...over..heehee.....you cannot stop us.....you do not have..the key!!" Its laughter rose to a fever pitch, and cracks appeared in the ceiling, shadowy blood flowing to the floor, "YOU CANNOT STOP OUR REIGN OF BLOOD!"
Reonet screamed in sheer terror, and the thing laughed, the body falling to the ground as the shadow relinquished its hold, at the same time it shot a last, desperate dart of twisted black shadow right at yami. The guards tried to hit it away, but it passed right through them, dragging them out cold, their spells useless. Reonet gasped, for the second time in one week, grabbing the Pharoah and yanking himside. It missed by mere inches, dispersing into pieces as it hit the wall.
The both gaped, Yami had a shocked and fearful expression on his face, "W-what....reign of blood...what key?" reonet shook her head, she did not know. She realised then, she was still holding onto him, one hand had grabbed his arm, and the other the collar of his robes so she could pull him away. She went bright red and let go of him, babbling apollogies as she stared down at the ground again. Yami blinked, relaising he hadnt noticed, or if he had, some part of him hant minded having someone close. He shook his head "Are you alright?" he asked regaining his usual tones. She nodded, still gazing floorward.
He was silent for a monet "This isnt good....if we dont do something soon.." she nodded, still staring at the floor. Yami made to walk off, then turned back, placing one hand under her chin and making her look up, dark violet eyes burning into hers, "thats better, you can stop staring at the floor. Now, we have work to do." He turned and walked, the bright red Reonet behind him.
She stares at his back as they walked along, sighign sadly, for that brief second she dgotten to hold onto him, shed felt warm and happy, but, even if he DID need her help, he would never care for a common girl like her. That felt like the darkest part of her...brightened only by the feeling and reminder of the necklace he had given to her. A bit of hope...
She smiled again, running a little faster to keep up with him.
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KC: Yayyy! -Thank You- for the reviews, im really enjoying writing this, YGO's my faveourite anime! More chapters soon, sorry this one took so long, PC misbehaving. xX
Reonet was worried sick about The Pharaoh, no-one seemed to know what was wrong, other then he was sleeping a lot, and so hadnt said a single word, just seemed distant when asked any question.
Reonet waited until Sera said she could go, then she set off in search of more information, or anything, since she couldnt get any word out of the sapers about the pharaoh. She scaled the roofs, joining some young kids in a game there for a while. It helped ease her worry, but soon it came back full force -what was that thing....it seemed to posses him..i have to warn the palace somehow..but they wont let me anywhere near him..- as she was thinking, she was walking, though more like balancing, along the parapet of the roof, which was co-incidentally right above the pharaohs room.
One foot slipped on the baked earth, she gave a muffled screech, and started to fall....She thoguht she was doomed when her descent was tugged to a halt. She opened her eyes, seeing one foot was tangled in a silk drape pinned over the window of the room. She felt glad she'd worn some old shorts under sera's dress, which she'd been given.
"Oh boy..." she was just about to grab for the window sill when a voice asked "What are you doing out there Reonet? Wouldnt the door be easier?" Her face went scarlet as she looked back around from her twisted about position, coming face to face with Yami.
"uh..." she sweatdropped, one hand holding her skirt up. "I can explain...waii!" this last sqwuak came as the Pharaoh managed to balance on a box by the window, reach up, and untie the drape. Her eyes widened, but she didnt resume falling, he grabbed her wrist as she waved her arms about mid-plummet, and pulled her up onto the sill.
She sat there, wheezing, face red, partially from being upside down, and partially from embarassment that again she'd made an ass of herself in front of the ruler of egypt. Again.
"Gaahh...Arigatou Your Highness!" she wheezed "Im sorry!" He just gave her a slight nod, then sighed as he sat down on the neatly made bed. "What happened yestersay?" he asked abruptly. She blinked, looking up at him "ah..." she looked down, biting her lip. The Pharaoh frowned, sensing she was hiding something "What was it?"
She took a deep breath, "well, when the whole wall went to pieces, i remember, you went running towards it.." The ruler blinekd "eh..yes.." she looked up "Then, something went bad, you were going to say something, then the whole place went black, you were talking about...something evil..."
The Pharaohs eyes widened slightly "I was...what? All i remember is turning round and then blacking out.." She recited everything he'd said. When she finished, he'd gone a shade of white, and shock had replaced the usual regal demeanour of the king. "Oh no..." his voice was a shadow of its usual sound. She looked at him, she was shaking from just having to recount it, such darkness... The Pharaoh bolted up, wincing a little as he did, still a little pale.
Reonet blinked "Y-your Highness!" He whirled round to face her "Something has to be done to stop this!! We have to alert the high preists!" She blanched "B-but..theyll never believe me!" Yami grabbed her arm, pulling her towards the door "No, but they WILL beleive ME!"
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"He's not spoken?" "NO, and he suffering an illness we do not know-YOUR HIGHNESS!" This last sentance, made by one of the healers, was cut short by the arrival of the tired looking Pharaoh, Reonet trailing meekly behidn him.
"Sir! I Suggest you rest!" But Yami only glared at the healers, moving to the center of the room, where there stood an ornate table of stone. Reonet hung back, but he motioned her forward to beside him. She stood there, trying not to stare at the ground, but unable to help herself, helper or no, she was still only a commoner compared to such royalty.
"We are dealing with much more than an ordinary threat!" the Pharaoh barked, getting everyone's attention. He swayed a little on his feet and had to grip the table with hand to stop himself falling from the dizzy spell, "There is a much greater evil approaching here...."
The preists stared, one stepped forward, bowing before the Pharaoh "sir, i can asusre you nothing is here! We have been meditating to pick up on any evil that may have made you so ill..and-" Yami cut him off "I KNOW what amde me ill, or moreoever," he turned to Reonet "She does."
Everybody looked at reonet, who went red and stared at her shoes "her sir?" the ruler nodded "yes, she was the one who saved me twice now, and heard when i was talking by some means other than my own mind." The preists gasped "Possesion? A Spirit did this?" "You girl, is this true!!" She nodded, "Y-yes, s-sir.."
The Pharaoh motioned for her to tell the words of the chant. She proceeded to do so, her voice shaking as she did, but the shadows were gettign nervous, this girl was dangerous. So they surrendered one of their kind, who gave itself up with a silent scream to take brief possesion. It flowed into the mind of a mere servant, the body suddenly twitched, arms falling limply to its side, a manical cackle emerging softly from its lips, unheard by the busy room.
"This is rediculous, you cant seriously beleive the word of a common child your highness sir!!!" Yami snapped round, still gripping the table as he growled "you fools you do-" he cut off, and he an Reonet both froze. The crowd of priests parted, some uttering curses, as a horrible sight was moving towards them. The Servant, giggling like a loonatic, arms hanging loosely by his side. He lifted his head, revealing his face was now nothing more than a skull, made of shifting shadows. Reonet gasped, and the Pharaoh went white, both of them frozen.
The thing spoke "Ph..Pharaoh..its...over..heehee.....you cannot stop us.....you do not have..the key!!" Its laughter rose to a fever pitch, and cracks appeared in the ceiling, shadowy blood flowing to the floor, "YOU CANNOT STOP OUR REIGN OF BLOOD!"
Reonet screamed in sheer terror, and the thing laughed, the body falling to the ground as the shadow relinquished its hold, at the same time it shot a last, desperate dart of twisted black shadow right at yami. The guards tried to hit it away, but it passed right through them, dragging them out cold, their spells useless. Reonet gasped, for the second time in one week, grabbing the Pharoah and yanking himside. It missed by mere inches, dispersing into pieces as it hit the wall.
The both gaped, Yami had a shocked and fearful expression on his face, "W-what....reign of blood...what key?" reonet shook her head, she did not know. She realised then, she was still holding onto him, one hand had grabbed his arm, and the other the collar of his robes so she could pull him away. She went bright red and let go of him, babbling apollogies as she stared down at the ground again. Yami blinked, relaising he hadnt noticed, or if he had, some part of him hant minded having someone close. He shook his head "Are you alright?" he asked regaining his usual tones. She nodded, still gazing floorward.
He was silent for a monet "This isnt good....if we dont do something soon.." she nodded, still staring at the floor. Yami made to walk off, then turned back, placing one hand under her chin and making her look up, dark violet eyes burning into hers, "thats better, you can stop staring at the floor. Now, we have work to do." He turned and walked, the bright red Reonet behind him.
She stares at his back as they walked along, sighign sadly, for that brief second she dgotten to hold onto him, shed felt warm and happy, but, even if he DID need her help, he would never care for a common girl like her. That felt like the darkest part of her...brightened only by the feeling and reminder of the necklace he had given to her. A bit of hope...
She smiled again, running a little faster to keep up with him.
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KC: Yayyy! -Thank You- for the reviews, im really enjoying writing this, YGO's my faveourite anime! More chapters soon, sorry this one took so long, PC misbehaving. xX