Blue Savage: Thank you every one for the reviews I appreciate it! Okay, can everyone a read a very special story that I really treasure. The title is Bright Nights and Starry Days, by Boy Crazy Magician Chick! I really love this fic! Please can everyone also read the story of my cousin, The Eternal Light, by diamond kid? I helped him with it, so he allowed me to do anything with Bakura and Malik. And I did! Bwahahahahaha! Also, special thanks to the ff.
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Chapter 3?: Sword of Amen-Ra
As Safiya looked deep into the eyes of her lover she couldn't help but smile. He came, he finally came! Her one true love has finally come, to save her, to protect her, to hold her in his arms again. 'Oh, Bakura how I missed you!' she thought.
As Safiya stood up she locked her eyes on his. Her eyes started to water with shiny, crystalline beads swelling in her eyes. "Bakura, Bakura…………" she whispered as she started to walk towards him.
Bakura looked at her, 'Safiya!' He suddenly saw her stand up and walked towards him. As she was walking, Safiya suddenly stopped by the shackling sounds of the chains tied around her ankles.
Safiya stopped and fell back down on the floor, as the silver diamonds still kept flowing down her face. Bakura stared at her as he saw her fall. What has happened to her? Her face was no longer holding that gleeful smile she always held. Her eyes were not filled with the shining glimmer Bakura used to treasure. Where was the Safiya he used to know?! He used to hold?! He used to love?!
But, this was still her, this is still Safiya. But what has happened to her that she is like this? What has that Ra damned Malik done to her?!
Bakura's anger was starting to build up. If Malik has done anything with her, oh he would enjoy bringing him to hell! Then suddenly Safiya started pounding the stone floor.
"Safiya, Safiya! Please stand up! Stand up!" Bakura said sympathetically.
"I-I-I can't Bakura! I can't do it anymore! I-I'm too weak to continue! I can't do it anymore! I just can't!" she shot back as she kept pounding the cold, hard floor.
"Safiya you can do it." Bakura whispered back, softly.
"No, I can't!"
"Yes, you can."
"No, I can't!"
"Yes, you can………………"
"I said, I can't do it, why can't you just see that!" Safiya suddenly snapped as she hardly pounded the floor as a river of tears streaked down her face.
"Ever since that bitch, Malik kept manipulating me, my mind has become weak! My body has become limp! He made me a weaker person! He changed me! He ruined my life!"
Bakura looked at her sensitively and sighed "What," he said "What has happened to the Safiya I used to know, huh? The Safiya, who said, she never gives up no matter what? The Safiya who would always smile at anything that happens? The Safiya who I used to treasure? The Safiya I used to know? The Safiya I used………to love…………?"
Safiya opened her eyes and stopped crying and pounding the floor. He was right! What has happened to her? She was never like this. She always did smile. She rarely gives up that easily. She was better than this.
Suddenly Safiya looked up at Bakura and realized……………realized that Bakura was there. This man traveled all the way here to save her and now she was acting like a weakling. No, she would not waste the hard work Bakura has done to come here. Not here, not right now, not ever.
Then Safiya slowly stood up and looked deep into the eyes of the Tomb Robber. There she found a glint of brown that was screaming for her name. She stood up completely and whispered, "Bakura"
Bakura grinned and took out the keys that he stole from the guard and opened the door of the cell. As he crouched down to unlock the silvery-black shackles he heard Safiya sigh.
Just as Bakura was unlocking the last chain he heard silent footsteps, but before he could continue unlocking the final shackle he heard Safiya yell in deep worry.
"Bakura, watch out!"
And when Bakura turned around he saw the guard that led him here, holding a sharp sword above his head with a sinister look in his eyes.
Bakura's eyes widened and he was left with a gasp. Just as the sword swung in the air, a loud *cling* sound was heard. When Safiya opened her eyes he saw the man, repeatedly slashing Bakura. But he wasn't actually hitting him, he was more rather hitting a wall. It was like Bakura was being protected by an invisible barrier. Every time the man swung the sword, sparks just seemed to keep flying in the air.
Bakura looked at the man with unbelief. 'Wha-What the hell is happening?' Bakura blankly thought.
The both of them kept staring at the man. No matter how much he kept hitting and hitting Bakura he just seemed to fail, the invisible barrier just kept opposing his attack.
"You will not hurt them!"
Just then the man flew back after a shining light sprung at him. The couple looked around the room, searching for the origin of the voice. It was of a woman's that's for sure.
Suddenly, Bakura and Safiya started to here footsteps from the dark oblivion of the corner of the room, "Who-who's there?" Bakura stuttered.
Then just like magic a figure was covered by the darkness.
"I have been waiting for you, Princess Safiya………"
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Yami and Malik kept glaring at each other, panting for air. "I never knew you were this good, Pharaoh." Malik smirked.
"Yeah, but I always knew you were a weakling." Yami shot back.
Malik scowled by this comment and stared defiantly at him. He suddenly went forward and slashed his sword toward Yami but the young, Egyptian boy just blocked him with his sword.
Malik backed up again and waited, just then he leaned forward again and thrust his rod towards Yami, but Yami just twirled his sword once the Millennium Rod touched the blade allowing Malik to let go of his weapon.
The Rare Hunter cursed under his breath, 'Not to self, do not repeat the same tactics and strategies with the rod!' When Yami gave off a triumphant smirk, the dark-skinned boy just smirked with him. Then, just like the speed of light, Malik ran to the side and made way for his rod. But before he could bring it up, Yami used his sword and pointed his blade towards the gold scepter and moved its way up to Malik's neck.
"Not so fast, Rare Hunter." Yami continued smirking. Malik, once again, cursed while clenching his teeth and grimaced at the young prince.
Malik slowly stood up locking his eyes at the Pharaoh and sharp sword touching his throat. Just then, Malik tightened his grip on his sword and tapped the rod farther away from him. Then with no hesitation, he rushed to his rod and took hold of it once again.
He chortled devilishly and looked at the Pharaoh, "You almost had me there, Yami. But I'm just too good for you." He snickered.
Then after enjoying the moment of mocking the Pharaoh he went forward again in high speed and plunged his sword toward Yami, but the amethyst-eyed boy just blocked it with his sword. But the next thing that came was not expected. When Yami blocked his attack, Malik's rod turned into a dagger and made its way to Yami's arm.
Yami screamed in pain as the sharp point slashed his arm leaving a bleeding gash to appear. Malik laughed malevolently and smirked as malicious as ever "You never thought of that, huh, Pharaoh." Pharaoh Yami gritted his teeth and scowled at the blonde-haired boy.
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The both of them looked at the silhouette of the figure and were left speechless. "Who are you?" Bakura demanded. The silhouette just seemed to keep staring at them though. Then suddenly the figure came out of darkness, revealing its true face.
Slowly, step-by-step, Bakura and Safiya finally saw it. It was an old woman, hunched so low, wearing a black dress and was using a cane.
"You," Safiya screeched, seeing the face of the woman, "You-you're the old woman who gave me the amulet."
Bakura turned to her and blankly stared at her "What amulet?" he asked.
Safiya took out the amulet that was tucked under the rim of her dress, and showed it to Bakura "This amulet, she gave it to me when I went to town."
"When did you get into town?"
"I sneaked out."
"I thought your brother didn't allow you to go out from the palace."
"Yeah, well I passed him and got to town. But after I got the amulet, one of your thugs, Adom is it, kidnapped me."
"Oh!"
The woman just looked at them like a married couple for about 2? years and laughed.
Bakura and Safiya looked at her and furrowed their brows, "And what may I ask is so funny?" Safiya asked.
"Bo-both of you look like a married couple." She laughed.
The two just turned their backs and blushed real mad. "Yeah, whatever. We're like that anyway." Safiya said, crossing her arms above her chest.
"Anyway, who are you and what do you want?" Bakura asked.
"Well, your little princess already knows me, but I'm afraid you don't."
"Little Princess?! What kind of a hell name is that?!" Safiya yelled hearing the nickname the old lady gave her.
"Well, actually," she continued not paying any attention to the princess "wait just one minute, I'm just going to change my form."
'Change form?' Bakura cocked an eyebrow.
Then suddenly an arousing white light surrounded the old lady and then everything just seemed to change. The old lady's gray hair became a jet black color and became smoother, longer and shinier. Her crippled, wrinkly skin became smooth and pale and her crouched position became a straight posture.
"Wow," Bakura gasped.
"Wha-what just happened?" Safiya asked.
"I changed forms." She simply said. Even her voice changed! Instead of an old, eerie voice, her voice changed into a low voice of a woman's.
"Bu-but how?" the Tomb Robber spluttered.
"You see," she started, "I have the power of a priestess. And having the powers of a priestess I can do a lot of spells. One of them is this, shape-shifting. Or reforming, or changing forms, or morphing to a different form, or-"
"Okay we get the point!" Bakura cut-in, "So what you are saying is that you have the powers of a priestess and one of your powers is shape-shifting or whatever you may call it."
She nodded and looked at them again. "So what is your name?" Safiya asked.
"My name," she pointed to herself "the time is not right for me to reveal my name, but,"
"But?" the two chimed.
"I will tell you why I am here."
Then she took out a sharp sword out of thin air and slashed the space above her, leaving a *whoosh* sound to be heard. Once the two saw the sharp sword Bakura hugged his lover tightly not thinking that the woman might slash them.
"Easy, easy, I won't hurt you." The woman said softly, "I am but here to instruct you."
"Instruct us?" the princess questioned.
"About what?" Bakura asked slowly letting go of Safiya.
"About, the new beholder of the, Sword of Amen-Ra."
Woohoo, I'm finally done with this chapter! I hope you all liked it! Was it long? I hope it is because it took me 8 pages! I think this is my longest, yet. Well anyway, gotta go and to always remember to READ & REVIEW!
