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Mokuba: Wah-ness! (climbs into Anaya's Creator's arms and cries)

Anaya's Creator: (Puts arm around Mokuba) Poor Mokie-chan,

Kaiba: (Tries to put an arm around Anaya's Creator's shoulders)

Anaya's Creator: Hey, back off!

Nthn5 --your new name is too long so I'm just going to use that--: Hi cuz!

Malik: What the hell are you doing here?

Nthn5: I want to read her story!

Kaiba: We'll have to kick you out at the lemon scene.

Nthn5: Don't care.

Malik: Suit yourself; Anaya's Creator does not own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Coronation and Marriage

The day before Yami's coronation, the palace was practically in shambles with chaos. Servants were running around everywhere, giving orders and patching up details. Akina was spending most of this day outside with Joshua and Aden.

Sometime near mid-morning Mokuba came out to join her.

"Lady Akina," he said, touching her arm gently. "It's Mokuba,"

"Hello,"

"This may be just be rumor, but I over heard Marik talking about marrying you tonight,"

"No Mokuba, that's true. Tonight's the night for us."

"You must be excited,"

"I am a bit,"

"Can I ride your unicorn?" At this Joshua came over and stood by Akina.

"You just changed the subject, but yes, you may. He loves children."

Mokuba walked over and put a hand on Joshua's nose.

"If you want to ride him I suggest you mount on."

"I'm too short."

"I'll give you a leg up." Akina walked over to Joshua's side and linked her fingers together.

Mokuba put a foot on her fingers and she helped him over the horse. As he entwined his fingers onto Joshua's mane and got ready to ride, Akina held Joshua in place and gave him instructions. "He's not going to go at top speed because if he did you'd be out of here in about three or five seconds. Let him have control, but if he goes too fast pull back gently on his mane. I'm going to let go in three... two... one." Akina's hand left Joshua's neck and he and Mokuba were off.

At first Joshua started off at a fast walk, but slowly quickened to a bouncy trot then a wild, but less bouncy canter.

As the rode off, Akina heard Mokuba give a little yell of excitement. "Don't go too fast Joshua. You may scare the poor kid," she shouted sarcastically after them.

This made Joshua go faster, speeding up to a gallop, nearly at his top speed.

As the unicorn went more rapidly, Mokuba felt his adrenaline rise. Riding was the best feeling he had ever experienced. He felt that if Joshua dared to go any faster, they would fly off the ground. He could feel his blood racing in veins and his heart pounding in his ears and brain. The beat of Joshua's hooves hitting the sand seemed to match the pulsing of his own heart

As Akina heard them pass her, she shouted "Start slowing down there Joshua. Don't tire yourself out too much."

After two more heart-racing laps past Akina, Joshua came to a gradual stop by circling Akina several times then coming to a halt in front of her, tossing his mane wildly. Mokuba dismounted with some help from Akina, his feet hurting a bit as they hit the ground.

"How was that?" Akina asked him.

"Fun, but my butt and feet hurt now."

"That can happen," she said chuckling and rubbing his head gently. "You seem rather windswept," she added as her hands reached his flushed cheeks.

"I'm more hungry, than windswept. Want to go get some food Akina?"

"Of course, I'm starving."

A long while later everyone was preparing for Yami's coronation. Seth had gone through the orientation to become the new high priest in the early morning, so he would perform the rituals needed to make Yami the new pharaoh. Marik was pacing in his room, occupied with the thoughts of the next ceremony Seth agreed to perform after the coronation while everyone was feasting. Akina and her mother were busy getting her ready for the night ahead. Even though marriage was strictly a legal ceremony for the Egyptians, it was a big religious deal to the Hebrews.

"You ready Akina?" Terentina asked.

"Mother, before we go to the coronation, I need you to do something for me," Akina requested.

"Sure dear, what is it?"

At the coronation ceremony everyone had dressed in their best. The ceremony was long and, for Akina rather dull, because she had absolutely no idea what was supposed to be happening during the ceremony.

After the ceremony everyone was celebrating in the throne room, four souls were out in the Temple of Ra.

"Do you vow to take this man as your legal husband and remain loyal to him and our new pharaoh above all others?" Seth asked.

"I do," was Akina's unshakeable answer. The sun had set and she and Marik were standing under the light of the stars. Seth was performing the marriage ceremony, and her mother and Jonouchi were the two required witness.

"Marik, do you say the same?"

"I do."

Seth took out a marriage license and a reed pen he had gotten from one of the palace scribes and handed them to his brother.

Marik signed his name and handed the pen to Akina then, guiding her with his hand, she signed, next Seth signed for Terentina, who didn't know hieroglyphics, and finally Jonouchi. "You are now legally husband and wife," Seth told them.

Then slowly... hesitantly, Marik placed a gentle kiss on his new wife's lips and then led her away.

"My 'Mighty Sea' is now all grown up," Terentina said solemnly and walked to her room.

(A/N: WARNING: here comes a lemon scene! –Anaya's Creator and Malik push Nthn5 out of her workroom-- And Nthn5: if you're reading this, you aren't allowed to read this!)

Marik took Akina to what was now their room then suddenly wrapped both his arms around her waist, pulled her to him, and began kissing her passionately.

Akina let her staff fall to the floor and wrapped her arms around his neck. She felt his hands run up and down her sides. A gasp escaped her as she felt the back of her thighs hit something and fell backwards, but all she fell on was the bed.

Marik climbed on top of her and slid his tongue into her mouth as he began to pull off her dress. He felt her hands move to his shoulders as she arched against him. As her hands moved his tunic began to slide off. He stopped kissing her for a moment and took off the upper part of his tunic, then bent back down to her, put a hand on the side of her face, then started biting and kissing her neck. Noticing her breathing had accelerated to short hard gasps. He chuckled against her neck, then traveled to her ear and whispered to her seductively. "Settle down, my dove, we have barely even begun to play." Then he nipped at her earlobe and ran his tongue over it, smirking as she shivered beneath him. He removed the rest of her dress, as well as his tunic.

Akina felt his hands move to the sides of her breasts and his face move between them. Her head tipped back and she moaned as her kissed and caressed them; her hands moved to his hair and tangled her fingers in it as her sucked on a nipple. She felt him leave her chest and part her legs, then slowly fill her. As he pumped into her, her hands seemed to take on a mind of their own as the moved to his chest and massaged him lovingly. She felt them both weaken as they drove each other to climax.

Marik fell over Akina and placed a kiss in the crook of her neck. "That was wonderful, my kitten," he purred as he pulled a sheet over them. He got off of her and wrapped himself around her. After a few minutes, he felt Akina crawl on top of him and whisper softly into his ear.

"More please, my love."

Marik gently grabbed her arms and turned her over. "Gladly darling," he muttered, climbing over her again.

(End of lemon scene –Nthn5 comes back into workroom. )

Very late that night, long after everyone had gone to sleep two souls were still awake, Terentina and Seth.

Terentina was lying on the soft warm bed in her room holding a papyrus letter in her hand. She tried to put the letter down and think about the joy Akina must be feeling this night, but her thoughts always wandered back to that letter. She let out a long exhausted sigh and stared at it forlornly. No matter how hard she tried the same ominous thoughts kept continuously racing through her mind: What is the meaning of the letter, my daughter? Why did you ask me to write such a sorrowful message? What do you know that we don't?

At the same time, Seth was in his room making the potion to cure Akina's eyes. "Add three pits of pomegranate soaked in oil from sunrise to sunset," he muttered as he read from a scroll his father had possessed. There was a soft plop then a low sizzling sound as the ingredients left his hand and were added to the mixture within the vast cauldron. Yellowish steam began to rise from the surface of the lime-toned medicine. Suddenly, he put his hands over his nose as a ghastly smell arose with it.

Gods, this stuff reeks, he thought disgustedly, as he backed up from his cauldron. But as long as it cures Akina it's worth it. He approached again as the stench died down and continued reading from the scroll. "Let the potion sit, undisturbed until the next full moon. When this time has come, using the index and middle fingers spread the mixture over the patient's injured eyes. This will gradually revive his sight as the moon wanes. When the moon is completely gone from the heavens, his sight will be completely restored. Perfect, if it is the Gods will, Akina's sight should be completely healed within the next month."

"But the only plan that will be completed shall be mine, my son," a deep hostile voice echoed throughout Seth's dark room.

"Who's there?" Seth demanded as he grabbed the Millennium Rod. He turned and looked around his room, puzzled. By the light of his lamps, he saw his bed, the incense burners, and a table covered in scrolls, blank papyrus, and reed pens. "Show yourself!" His voice had become dangerously low, but still he saw no one. Then he felt the dragon skeleton Terentina had given him to study leap onto his shoulder. "Get off me you vile ghost of a creature."

"Now, now, is that the kind of welcome you give your father?" said the haunting voice once again.

"Father?"

"Did you honestly believe that vagabond's spell finished me off? Now join me my son, and together we will take the throne that should have been ours from the very start."

"No, I will never join you father! No matter what you say," Seth shouted as he struggled to get the skeleton off his back.

"You think I'm going to give you a choice in the matter? Such a foolish boy thou art!" Without warning the skeleton plunged its fangs into Seth's neck, spilling blood.

Seth screamed in anguish and frantically tried to pry the skeleton off of him, but he felt the skeleton begin to melt into his body. The pain felt as if it would tear him apart from the inside out; blood spilled everywhere as it merged with his back. The spine of the creature molded to his. Then the leg and wing bones framed the top and bottom of his back, followed by the skull of the creature sinking into his neck, leaving a few vertebras of the skeleton visible at the nape of his neck.

"Now my son, what do you say to my proposal?"

Seth let out a low mirthful laugh, quite unlike his own. He slowly stood up; his eyes had changed to a glowing shade of whitish indigo. MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA! You are right Father. With my strength and abilities along with your intelligence, the new pharaoh will fall and all Egypt will kneel before us. MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!" In the midst of his laughter, Seth threw back his arm and knocked over the cauldron containing the medicine for Akina's eyes. The potion sizzled and smoked as it hit the floor, and then it evaporated into nothingness.

End Chapter

Anaya's Creator: Another cliffhanger!

Mokuba: (still crying) Only one more chapter,

Anaya's Creator: Don't worry; there'll be a sequel when this is done, if the reviewers want one.

Mokuba: (cheers up) !!

Malik: Review People!

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