Yami Marik: Anaya's Creator isn't here at the moment, but please leave a message at the sound of the breaking computer. (Hold Millennium Rod above his head as if to actually break Anaya's Creator's computer.)

Kaiba: Better not do that psychoneurotic, she'll skin you alive.

Malik: Don't listen to him Yami, do it. Then I'll be rid of you, finally. Halleluiah!

Yami Marik: What's that supposed to mean?

Anaya's Creator: (Enters workroom and tries very hard to control her temper) Yami Marik, what are you doing by my computer with the Millennium Rod made like it's going to break it?

Yami Marik: My hikari told me to do it!

Malik: Only because I want you to kill him!

Kaiba: Why don't you kill him, yourself?

Anaya's Creator: Here, let's just get rid of that problem. (Picks up Malik and Yami Marik by the scruff of their necks and throws Yami Marik out the window. Then throws Malik out into the hall and locks the door.)

Mokuba: Wait for it... (There's a sudden crash outside the window and the Kaiba brothers laugh)

Anaya's Creator: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. And I have a second fanfic up, my Series of Unfortunate Events x Yu-Gi-Oh crossover one I promised. Oh yeah, Bluegrass Elf, yes, I have seen the Princess Bride.

Denied!

Akina couldn't believe what Yami just asked. How could he repay her? Well, there were several things he could do. He could set her friends and mother free and she could simply escape later, or even better: he could set them all free.

"Set my mother, and my friends free," she said firmly when she had finally made sense of all the possible requests clouding her brain.

Yami turned to Marik, "May I speak to her alone about this Marik?"

"Sure Yami," Marik said leaving the room.

"Your friends Kesi and Serenity are free to leave whenever they please;" he answered when he thought Marik was out of earshot. "They were only my prisoners until we reached Egypt, but your mother; however, is what is keeping you from running off again. Your mother may go if..."

Oh great, another one of his 'if and only if' statements, Akina thought grudgingly. Let me guess, I have to marry him right...

"If you will remain in the palace with me forever,"

"Never," she spat. I was close, she thought.

"Oh beautiful Akina," he purred. Yami moved to sit beside her on the bed and stroked her face. "It wouldn't be so bad, to be mine. You'd have a good life here. You wouldn't have to beg for food or money any longer. I don't want any other wives or concubines, unlike many pharaohs before me (1), so you will be the Great Royal Wife (2), and I will be completely loyal to you."

"According to our deal, I have given my word to serve you, Your Highness. The pact never said anything about marrying you." Akina replied darkly.

"Perhaps another few days will change your mind." Yami got off the bed and left.

After Yami had left, Marik came into the room once more. Akina shifted onto her side and noticed he looked slightly hurt.

He saw her disappointed look and asked, "He didn't grant your request then."

"You know he didn't, you were eavesdropping," she informed him in a matter-of-fact tone. There was a loud screech from the window and Aden flew over and sat on her upper arm. She reached up and gave him a soft welcoming tap on the head as landed.

"No, I wasn't," Marik lied.

"Don't deny it, I heard you out there."

"Okay, okay, I admit it, you caught me." He laid down beside her on the bed and put a hand to her hair, running his fingers through it.

What is this feeling when he's beside me? Akina thought. My heart's beating so loud I swear he can hear it. Is this what love is? It's so different from what I felt with my Father...

"Now you need sleep. Your friends and mother explained to us that if you do too much magic at once you collapse, and that was pretty big magic out there." He kissed her swiftly on the lips and left.

Aden flew over to one of the corners of the bed and screeched, letting Akina know he would keep watch so she could sleep in peace. Akina let out a grateful sigh and feel asleep once more.

Dream

She was in a land of swirling darkness, all around her blue and purple lightening cracked loudly. Where am I? Akina thought. (A/N: Shadow realm)

"Kesi... Serenity...Mother... Marik..." she called. "Where are you?" A small bluish creature with white hair quickly passed her by.

It turned to her. Follow me it said. There is no need to fear me.

"I'm not afraid of anything,"

You're a fool then, it replied turning around and walking away.

Akina followed the strange creature. It was like a desert lizard only much bigger. The creature was about two cubits long, about a half cubit wide and on its toes were white circular pads that stuck to the ground slightly as it walked.

"Umm... pardon me for asking, but what exactly are you and where are you taking me?" she asked after a while of walking.

I am a dragon, and if you keep following me you will find out.

They came to a clearing of solid black surroundings. "Why did you bring me here?" Akina asked exasperatedly.

You humans are so impatient. Just wait for a minute,

Suddenly the air upon the circle swirled around forming a clear vision of part the palace Akina recognized as the throne room. There she saw Seth and one of the palace guards whose name was Nathan. He had been a foreigner, like his brother Notono. (A/N: There Nthn5... happy now?) And on the throne wasn't the current pharaoh, it was Yami.

"As the Pharaoh's loyal servant I will duel you on his behalf," Nathan shouted

Nathan fought Seth and lost miserably. (A/N: You were never that good of a duelist anyway, Nthn5.)

Then Notono stepped up, claiming that he was going to avenge his brother, but Yami stood up.

"No, I will have no more people die on my behalf.

"My pharaoh I must object, if you were to die..." Notono opposed.

"That's enough, Seth I will duel you."

"Why did you bring me here?" Akina asked exasperatedly.

This is what is to come. This is what Jehovah wants you to prevent at all costs. Watch,

Akina watched in apathy as Yami and Seth dueled. It was an extremely close match, but near the end Seth summoned a large blue-white dragon and defeated Yami.

"Finish him off," Jahi ordered. The surviving dragon attacked Yami and in a blast of fire and smoke he was gone, so was the vision.

"There's one thing that confuses me," Akina said, turning to the creature. "Why would Seth do such a thing?"

Isn't it obvious? He was being manipulated, that is the only way a friendship like theirs could be shattered.

"Who? How?"

It matters not how or whom, just as long as this is prevented.

"You're telling me that I have to save Yami's sorry ass, despite the fact that I hate is guts."

It does not matter that you hate him. To Jehovah, hate means nothing.

"But why are you showing me?"

Don't you now see why you were brought back to Egypt and kept in the palace, Akina? This is what is to come; Jehovah wants you to prevent this at all costs. Since Kek lost the duel the entire world will crumble,

"How can the fate of the world rest on one duel?"

There is someone working through Seth who wishes to open the world of the dragons onto the world.

"Why?"

The creature left her and the vision began to fade into complete darkness. Thunder sounded and Akina awoke.

Reality

She was sweating and gasping for breath as if she had run a hundred miles. Her head pounded as if someone had been banging it with something.

Father, where are you, she thought in vain, knowing that her father was dead and would never return no matter how much she hoped he would. I need you here now more than ever...

I've done research on ancient Egypt and found that several pharaohs had more than one wife and not to mention countless concubines, but that won't happen here.

Also in my research, I have found that the pharaoh's principal (main) queen is called the Great Royal Wife.

Mokuba: And that's the chapter!

Anaya's Creator: Okay, before you all send me flames that you hate Yami, let me say one thing: Read the dream part again, thus there is a reason behind the jerk-ness. Hate me if you must, but that is how the story goes. All will make sense by the time the story's finished.

Kaiba: Which will be when?

Malik: She hasn't decided yet.

Anaya's Creator: How did you get back in here?

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