Disclaimer: *sigh*and I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh...
AN:
Whoa, I'm already on the ninth chapter...oh and thanks for all your reviews, they really are a great support, and they make me write more. ^_^
Now, this story is mixed a bit - a part of it is from the ancient Egyptian mythology, and the part of it, I made up myself. So, what I wrote as a legend - don't take too seriously, it's just a product of my wild imagination, and most of the things never even happened...but then again, you never know...*maniacal laughter*
The legend of the three souls
Chapter IX - The legend
-by Alena S. Anigor
The atmosphere in the taxi was grim and almost dead. The taxi driver threw a few curious glances in the mirror to see his clients sitting on the back seat, and received one sorrowful and worried look from the spiky haired boy and one icy glare from the taller young man in a trench coat. He just shrugged and continued to drive, not wanting to risk the chance of not getting paid for the ride.
Yuugi felt horrible; his grandpa was laying in the hospital now, all sorts of tubes sticking out of his sleeves, and the younger brother of his taxi companion was still unconscious. He remembered how Kaiba almost made a ruckus in front of the doctors, demanding from them to make him conscious again. He was behaving like a wild animal let loose from the cage, and Yuugi barely managed to restrain him from punching the doctor when he said that they would have to wait for a while and make some tests first.
A heavy sigh escaped his lips, and he looked outside the window. The streets were mostly empty now, streetlamps still on. He looked at his watch and saw that it was past 3 am. He stiffened a yawn, and turned to look at the taller young man beside him.
Seto Kaiba was wearing his trade - mark frown, combined with a deadly glare that promised everyone bad consequences if someone dared to provoke him.
Yuugi already told the taxi driver where to drive to, and now the taxi slowed down, the museum visible already from the nearby. The driver parked the car in front of the museum and turned around. Kaiba stepped out without even blinking, so Yuugi had to pay for the ride back to the museum. The taxi driver smiled happily, showing him a row of yellow and golden teeth, and Yuugi smiled uneasily, thinking how the man had probably never seen a toothbrush. He stepped out as well, and walked away towards the entrance doors after Kaiba. His slow footsteps echoed across the stone steps, and Yuugi wanted desperately to say something, or to start a conversation about the whole incident, but lacked the words. And, as he thought, the CEO would probably glare at him, too...
Ishizu raised her head along with the others when they entered the main hall. Joey and Tristan, along with Ishizu and Mai rushed to them, surrounding them and started asking questions about the old grandpa. No one really bothered to ask about Kaiba's brother, except Serenity, who asked him timidly how Mokuba was. Kaiba just looked at her soberly and turned his head sideways.
"How is he?"
"Is he going to be all right?"
"Will he live?" Was Mai's question, on which Yuugi gave her a dirty look.
"Of course he will!" He yelled now, already fed up with everything and Mai backed away a bit, now realizing that she went too far. Ishizu tapped him on the shoulder, giving him one sympathetic look and smiled sadly. Joey and Tristan offered a few words of comfort and Yuugi smiled a bit now, although his smile was barely visible.
Shadi was the only one, except for Kaiba, who stood calmly by the large table, observing everything with keen eyes. Kaiba looked at him, almost accusingly and Shadi returned the look with seriousness, bluish eyes looking at him with determination and boldness. There was also something very similar to coldness in his eyes that resembled Kaiba's.
He coughed slightly, gaining everyone's attention as they turned around to look at him.
"All right, now tell us already," Joey demanded, crossing his hands across his chest, "what the hell is going on here?"
Tristan nodded sharply, leaning back to meet the cold wall of the hall. Yuugi and Ishizu were watching him intently, both of them waiting for some kind of explanation for the whole madness. Shadi sighed once, and uncrossed his hands. He moved to the table and sat on one of the chairs, inviting everyone else to join him with a movement of his hand. They all sat reluctantly at the table, chairs squeaking as they were pulled. No one really wanted to sit next to Kaiba, so Serenity decided to sit there since it was the last vacant spot she could sit on. The CEO didn't even pay attention to her, his eyes directed towards the man with a turban, sharp and piercing.
Shadi closed his eyes for a moment, before he opened them again, scanning each of them with a serious gaze. He put his hands on the table, crossing his fingers and coughed again.
"I will tell you now...all about the legend, and you will hear about how it all began, and-"
"Get to the point already!" Joey interrupted him, and Mai agreed silently. Shadi glanced at him for a second, before he lowered his head slightly.
"In order to hear and understand the legend, you may not wish to interrupt me, Joseph Wheeler."
Joey's eyes widened slightly and now he stared at him, almost in some sort of shock. Serenity looked at his brother questioningly, wondering briefly if he knew the man.
"How did he-"
"Shh..." Ishizu jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow and he closed his mouth, rolling his eyes in an irritated manner.
Shadi allowed the silence to take over again and then raised his head again to continue where he stopped.
"Five thousand years ago, when the Egypt was the land of Gods and pharaohs, there was a Pharaoh, young but mighty and strong. He ruled over his land with dignity and fair hand...he had his royal subjects, men who respected him and admired him, and all was right..."
"Now comes the part where someone screws the thing up, right?" Joey asked again, and Tristan smacked him on the head vehemently.
"Will you be quiet for a second?"
"Oww...sorry..." He mumbled and scratched his head, sulking.
Shadi sighed and continued, never the less.
"Joseph is right - there was someone who," there he stopped, choosing his words carefully, "wanted to ruin everything."
"I knew it," Joey whispered, satisfied that his theory was correct. Tristan and Ishizu were already on the move to shut him up, but Shadi continued with his story so they gave up.
"There was a priest, a very powerful one. He served the Pharaoh for a long time, when he was still very young...he was well respected and admired as well, but...unfortunately, his real intentions were hidden and mean.
You see, trough the years he had developed a plan, a perfect one - he would kill the young Pharaoh, but before that, he would make him write a testament that he would be his direct heir so he could sit on the throne as the next Pharaoh. And he succeeded - he threatened to kill the Pharaoh's wife to be, so the young ruler was forced to write a testament.
Amukh, as his name was, killed the girl anyway, and weakened Pharaoh's will by doing so. Friends and subjects who were still devoted to the Pharaoh stepped on his side, while Amukh and a few others were already gathering the army to take over the throne. When the battle came, Pharaoh died by his hand, and the three of the last friends of the Pharaoh called the ancient Gods - Horus, Osiris and Anubis. The Gods responded, and unleashed their wrath at the priest...
He and his followers were banished from this world, while the three men who called upon the Gods couldn't channel the power of them enough to survive...The Gods took their souls then, and sealed them into three statues - an animal like busts, representing each of the Gods...Falcon, representing Horus, Scarab, representing Osiris and the Jackal, representing Anubis.
The bodies of those three were buried somewhere where no one managed to find them after that...no one really bothered to look, since no one believed in the legend...Unfortunately, Amukh swore his revenge upon all who dared to disobey him, and swore he would come again...And now...he has come again..."
Shadi finished his story, and uncrossed his fingers on the table, leaning back into the chair. Silence followed after that, in which seven faces stared at him, some of them in shock, and some of them in awe. Kaiba was the first to speak after he regained his composure.
"And what does that have to do with us?"
Shadi smiled slightly, the gesture seeming so odd suddenly. He leaned back on the table, watching the young CEO with something very similar to mischief in his eyes.
"Seto Kaiba...it has everything to do with you...especially with you," there he turned to look at the young boy whose face was still frozen from hearing the story, "and you, Yuugi Mutou."
Yuugi jerked slightly, snapping out of his stupor and he stared at him for a while, before he looked at Kaiba, who glared at the man with turban.
"Excuse me?" He asked, not quite comprehending what Shadi meant with that.
The man smiled softly again, looking at them both, almost with pride.
"There is a reason for all this...there is a reason for everything that has been happening by now...Ishizu's interest in the legend, her finding the bust, your arrival here Yuugi Mutou, your interest in ancient Egyptian mythology Seto Kaiba...those cloaked men wanting to kill you two only...all this is happening for a reason..."
Ishizu shook her head. "I don't understand."
"Me neither," Joey added, frowning at the whole thing.
Tristan, Mai and Serenity were simply staring at them all with their mouth agape. Kaiba crossed his hands and snorted. "I don't believe a thing you just said."
Shadi smiled again, which surprised him a bit. "I wasn't expecting you to believe in that...but can you explain the things that occurred tonight? Can you find an explanation for the men in cloaks, and can you comprehend the extent of the seriousness of the situation, which brought your brother in danger?"
Kaiba wanted to say something but then decided against it, not knowing really how to explain everything that happened. Shadi nodded almost understandingly and put his hands on his lap now. He frowned for a second and then took a deep breath.
"What I will tell you right now...is something I believed in for a long time, but until recently, I wasn't certain. Now I am positive in my visions and my knowledge."
"Uh - oh, I sense something bad coming," Joey commented and Mai put her hands around her shoulders protectively.
"You, Seto Kaiba, and you, Yuugi Mutou...are the ones."
Silence followed again, in which everyone simply looked at them like they've grown another head. Yuugi was confused again, and Kaiba let out an annoyed sigh.
"What do you mean by that?" Mai asked and Ishizu let out a gasp that startled everyone around her.
"What?" Tristan asked immediately. "What?"
"You...are you saying that..." she started, looking at Shadi in fright, her blue eye wide and filled with fear and recognition. Shadi nodded slowly, affirming her suspicions.
"What? What is it?" Joey asked and Yuugi swallowed hard.
"What is it?" He asked, wanting to know just what he got himself into. Shadi sighed heavily, closing his eyes to open them a moment later. His eyes revealed an almost regretful gaze, as if he was sorry he had to deliver the news to them.
"Yuugi Mutou, and Seto Kaiba..." He started, and both of them looked at him, one of them questioningly, the other one with dread.
"Oh, my..." Ishizu whispered, clasping a hand over her mouth.
Shadi got up and supported his weight on his hands, resting on the table.
"I must tell you, that you are them...you are the reincarnations of the souls."
