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YamiKITG: Hey! Hikari why it take so long for you to update?
Yami Seirei: Erm well I got a job and now have less time for writing :( but don't worry I will update as soon as possible.
Yugi &Yami: You better cause we gotta rescue Seth!
Seth: I am still wondering round this Ra damn maze! when is the dweeb patrol coming to get me?
Everyone: As soon as the damn authoress gets her ass in gear and writes the chapter!
Yami Seirei: I'm on it!
Chapter 11 (Now officially my longest ever fic yayy!)
Yugi had the time of his life in the week running up to the banquet that Yami had arranged to introduce him officially as a pharaoh next to him. He had had a crown made very similar to his own and Yugi would be presented with it at the banquet. There was to be music, dancing and entertainment from various places and the royalty from the countries surrounding Egypt had been invited for the occasion.
Both boys had ceremonial clothes to wear, which were made of the purest silks and golden belts and collars had been made. Yugi found it very heavy to wear and this worried him a little. Yami noticed his discomfort and reassured him that he often felt the same way when wearing the heavy gold jewellery. One thing Yugi strongly declined was having his ears pierced and so golden clip earrings had been made for him that were identical to Yami's. As it was, they dressed virtually the same and sometimes people got them mixed up as from the back they looked almost the same and from the front in dim light the mistake was easily made. It caused the brothers a great deal of amusement between themselves.
Yami hadn't got round to having an extra bed made for Yugi. As pharaoh, Yugi would have to have a bed specially made and carved for him but the brothers for the moment were content to share Yami's huge bed. They both enjoyed the closeness and warmth their bodies provided and so were content at least for the time being, to keep this arrangement.
As the time for the celebration drew near, The atmosphere in the palace heightened as it was decorated and preparations were made for the banquet. Only the best calves and lambs were selected for the feast and carefully prepared. Guest-rooms were made up with fresh silken sheets for the honoured guests and everyone was busy.
The day of the feast arrived and Yugi and Yami were in their room getting ready to go down and greet their guests. Yugi's menservants were fixing his golden collar in place and he looked across to Yami who seemed lost in thought and was staring vacantly into space.
"Uh, Yami?" Yugi said tentatively wondering what was wrong. There was no reply. He tried again.
"Yami!" he said more loudly this time, still no response.
"YAMI!" He yelled at his brother who jerked out of his reverie and looked surprised at Yugi.
"No need to yell aibou I am not deaf.," he said affronted. Yugi giggled.
"I called three times brother." This time it was Yami's turn to smile.
"Oh sorry aibou, I was just thinking about Seth."
Yugi became serious immediately.
"I'm sorry Yami, I didn't think. Do you suppose he is alright? Will we ever find him?"
"I hope so Yugi, if we find Nephiris, we find him and his soldiers."
"Hai, we must find a way to save them all. There must be a way we can locate Nephiris."
"I believe she is going to come to us, I just don't know when."
"I agree." Yugi said "But together we make a great team don't we?"
"The best." Yami grinned and hugged Yugi
Together they finished being dressed and went down to where the banquet was being held. As one, they seated themselves on their thrones and waited for their guests to be introduced and enter to be greeted by both pharaohs.
Some of the guests had not yet heard that Egypt now had two pharaohs, Yami having not told their guests why he was having a banquet planning on surprising everyone.
It took a long time to receive all the guests but it was done eventually and everyone sat down to eat the feast that was prepared for them. Servants waited on everyone and there was much merriment though several of the guests were very curious as to the presence of two pharaohs.
After the meal was done, Yami stood and held up his hands for silence. Immediately total silence fell over the tables as everyone waited with baited breath to see what the pharaoh would say.
"My honoured guests, I am quite sure you have noticed that there are two pharaoh's present here tonight. May I introduce to you Yugi my brother." A ripple ran round the company of people as this announcement was made before silence fell again and Yami could continue.
"I only recently made the discovery that I have a brother and as pharaoh of Egypt, I saw fit to grant him the privilege of ruling by my side also as pharaoh. Henceforth Egypt will have two pharaohs and he is equal to me in every respect." Yami ended his speech and there were bowed heads around the room as the royal guests paid their respects to the new pharaoh.
Yami beckoned to one of the servants who came forth bearing a plush cushion with Yugi's crown set on it. The servant approached Yami and bowed low. Yami took the crown off the cushion and placed it reverently on his brother's head. Yugi bowed his head showing respect to Yami who returned to his own throne and seated himself on it.
Yami nodded to Yugi who was to give his first official command as pharaoh and Yugi clapped his hands.
"Let the entertainment begin." he said loudly and clearly and with authority. Yami felt immensely proud of his brother and he was looking forwards to spending many happy days with his brother at his side sharing in the decisions and day to day running of a country.
The entertainment was going well and both pharaohs were enjoying a string of belly dancers. Yami quite liked the look of a couple of them and felt sure he could arrange a little private visit with two of them into his and Yugi's room for a little 'fun' to introduce Yugi to the finer points of bedroom life when you're a pharaoh. As the dancers left the floor to appreciation from the watchers, Yami beckoned a servant and told him to arrange for two of the dancers whom he described to be brought to his room to await them.
This done, he settled down to enjoy the rest of the entertainment.
Suddenly the throne room grew dark and foreboding. Purple and black clouds of mist swirled round and laughter could be heard echoing round the hall.
"I have come!" a disembodied voice said and Yami frowned.
"Nephiris." he snarled
"Very good pharaoh." the voice said. "I have come to finish what I started and destroy you."
"Oh no you won't Nephiris." Yugi said standing up. "I would rather die than see my brother destroyed."
"That can be arranged." Nephiris said and a form began to materialise in front of them. It grew solid until she was standing in front of the two pharaohs. She looked very different to the last time they had met. In front of them now stood a very powerful and very beautiful sorceress.
"So lovely to see the two of you again." She said her voice dripping with sarcasm. Both pharaohs growled at her under their breaths.
The honoured guests were looking at the newcomer with a mix of fear and interest after all it was not every day that an evil sorceress gate crashed such an important party.
"Leave Nephiris or I will be forced to deal with you now." Yami growled out through gritted teeth.
"I think not pharaoh."
"I thought all you wanted was to see Yugi on the throne as pharaoh?" Yami asked watching Nephiris' every move like a hawk.
"Hai this is true I did but I also want you dead so that I will have my power!"
The other guests in the room gasped in shock as Nephiris spoke and she smirked.
"Do you wish to protect those present pharaoh? If so I suggest you do as I say."
Yami looked round the packed hall and at the shocked faces of those present. He knew he had no choice but to do as she said. He sighed and turned to Yugi.
"I have no choice hikari, I cannot allow her to harm innocent people just to protect myself," then he turned to Nephiris away from Yugi's devastated face. "Very well Nephiris do as you will but be warned, in trying to destroy me you also shall be destroyed."
"Ha! I don't think so pharaoh what can you possibly do to me if you are dead?"
"You'll see." Yami snarled "but first I ask you one thing."
"And what is that?"
"That you release Seth and his soldiers to return to their bodies and bring them back here and allow the people in this room to leave. I have given my work that you can try whatever you have planned on me and I will not go back on that so please let them go."
Nephiris pondered this for a few moments and decided to grant the pharaoh his dying wish and restore Seth and the others and allow the royalty in the room to leave.
"Very well it shall be done." Nephiris said and waved her hand. Several bodies appeared on the floor in the middle of the room lying perfectly still.
Nephiris waved her hand again and the eyes on the prone figures flickered then opened. Seth and his guards looked around them in bewilderment at all the people present. The last thing they remembered was riding over the desert and then fighting with creatures. Seth looked over and saw Yami and Nephiris and also Yugi who had a crown on.
"My pharaoh, what's going on?" he asked completely at a loss as to the situation.
Yami looked at him sadly.
"It is time for me to depart this world Seth, please guide Yugi as the pharaoh in my place." Seth's jaw dropped in shock.
"No, you can't!"
"I must." Yami said and turned to Yugi "Rule well my brother."
Tears were streaming down Yugi's face and in the background the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, who had been watching the events from the Shadow Realm as it was thought better for them not to attend the party as some of the guests didn't know about Duel Monsters and might be a little concerned. The both of them were silently weeping over Yami's fate.
The other guests had by now all departed the room in rather a hurry. Some left the palace, the events proving too much, but the rest stayed and returned to the rooms provided for them.
Back in the throne room Nephiris began to raise her hand to point at Yami and deal the final fatal blow to him.
There was a flash of light and a blur of black red and gold as a pair of hands pushed Yami out of the way and a cry was heard as the owner of the pair of hands was blown backwards across the room to land in a crumpled heap on the floor.
Yami took only a second to recover from the shove and realise the horrible truth. Yugi had pushed him out of the way and taken the full force of the blast.
Yami got up and dashed over to his fallen brother. He fell down by his side and scooped him into his arms.
"Yugi, Yugi please don't be dead." The pharaoh of Egypt pleaded. Yugi's eyes opened, his face contorted with pain and his voice barely a whisper.
"I…will…always be…with…you…brother." And he closed his eyes breathing his last and laying still in Yami's arms.
Yami threw his head back and howled out all his pain, sorrow, grief and loss as the others in the room watched in shock.
Nephiris was in shock herself, she hadn't meant to kill her son. She wanted him to be the pharaoh, that had been her plan all along. She only wanted Yami gone and now she had killed him. A tear rolled down her cheek.
Yami felt absolute fury well up inside of him as he lay Yugi gently down. Now it was time he knew. Now it was time to use his full power and lock this evil threat away. He knew the consequences of his actions and he was prepared for it. It was the only way. He stood and looked at Seth.
"Rule wisely my friend, you are the new pharaoh." Seth looked at his life-long friend in shock. He knew the teachings, had read and studied every manuscript on Yami's true name and he knew what his friend was planning.
"Yami, please don't." Seth said, tears springing to his eyes.
"Don't worry my friend, if the prophesies are true one day I will return."
"I know." Seth said, his heart heavy.
"One last thing my friend, my brother also deserves a pharaoh's burial." He said indicating the body of Yugi at his feet.
"It shall be done my pharaoh." Seth said tears streaming down his cheeks. He didn't want Yami to do this but deep down he knew that he must.
Nephiris had by now recovered her shock over Yugi and was once again pointing at Yami.
"What a touching little scene pharaoh." She said "Too bad I am going to kill him when I am done with you."
"I think not Nephiris, you see there in an ancient magic in Egypt more powerful than you could ever imagine. This power resides round my neck in the form of my Millennium Puzzle and I am going to use it's power to destroy you."
Nephiris laughed.
"Don't give me that, the so-called Millennium Items are no more powerful than the rats that run round the palace." She scoffed.
Yami growled low in his throat.
"Do NOT underestimate the power I hold in my hands for when I use my name you will see the meaning of true power."
"Your name?" Nephiris looked confused. "Your name is used every day without effect.
"Ah that is because Yami is not my real name. Now behold! I unleash all my powers to destroy you." Yami held up the puzzle which began to glow as it sensed what he was about to do. "My name is ATEMU!" he shouted and the Puzzle glowed with a brilliant white light. A beam of pure light shot out from the eye on the front of the Puzzle and straight through Nephiris' heart. She screamed in agony as it burned her evil black heart to nothing and she collapsed to the floor dead.
Now the Puzzle sent another beam to Yami but this one did not burn him, instead it drew his soul out from his body. Yami started to collapse as his body died and Seth rushed forwards to catch him as he fell.
"I've got you my pharaoh." He said still crying and he grabbed Yami's hands to hold them on the Puzzle so they didn't let go of it. Yami's soul had to go into the Puzzle completely so that it would be preserved until such time as he could return.
Yami's soul went into the puzzle, which shook and glowed fiercely. Seth let go of Yami's hands and the Puzzle fell to the floor where it continued to shake for a moment or two before laying still.
Seth went to pick it up but before he could it glowed again and shattered into the small intricate pieces that made the puzzle up.
Seth gathered the pieces up and held them close to himself.
"I will carry out your wishes my pharaoh and I will do my best to rule in your place." He vowed and taking the pieces of the Puzzle and giving orders for the two pharaoh's to be prepared for their funerals, Seth went to his chambers to place the pieces in a box he had had made the other day. They would fit inside it perfectly and remain there ready to be solved.
A few days later, the mummified remains of two pharaohs were placed in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings and Seth placed the box with the puzzle in it on a shelf at the back. With a heavy heart he left the tomb which was sealed and returned to Egypt to begin his reign as pharaoh.
Owari
Yugi & Yami: I thought this was going to have a happy ending Yami Seirei!
Yami Seirei: well it was going to but due to a dream I had, I saw the ending and this way it sort of ties into the main story.
Yami: Humph well I think you could have let us live a bit before killing us off!
Yugi: Yeah!
Yami Seirei: I'm sorry!
YamiKITG: So you should be! I thought you were doing a happy ending too!
Yami Seirei: It official, Sad endings are much easier to write than happy ones
Everyone: Humph
Marik & Bakura: Yayy the baka phraoh's dead!
Yami shut it you two! Oh well if you're done this fic Yami Seirei you can update the rest that are waiting.
Yami Seirei: Yup!