I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters and plots.
However the following characters (their powers and such) used in this fan fiction ARE mine:
Lady Aurora Phoenix
Lady Natara Fear
Lady Sapphira Star
Blaze
Chaos
Havoc
So just what was Atem's reaction to her story? Read on and see for your self...
"Shocking Reaction"
Lady Phoenix took another sip from the glass she held. She remembered those long practices. It was when she and the prince had the opportunity to get to know each other more. The next three years were hard on them all. She told Atem of their coming of age; the day they were informed it was time to return to the clan. The series of trials and tests they had to pass as they made their way to the temple to retrieve the rings they needed. She cringed and shivered as she recalled the reason she wore the scar on her neck.
"My father had been lost to us when we returned. He was so mad with Power that he promised my hand to Lord Theron. Lord Theron by then had figured out that I was a chosen one. He could only imagine what he could do with my Powers on his side. So he promised my father everything he could ever have just for me. I guess my father thought I was like him. He gave me away without a second thought. He did not care for it when I told him I would not go. We fought and he took a dagger to slice my throat. My anger took over. Not only did it heal the wound but I used it to put my father in his place. I left the clan for good that day. I left them all. My friends went searching for me. Found me in the woods. We stayed there using the tunnels Reno had shown me to get around. We came out to fight and then we would disappear again. Eventually Reno and I felt the only way to escape the future my father had laid out for me, was for us to marry. The king was happy with the arrangement. The wedding proceeded without incident, but the night before, I was plagued with visions. I saw the final battle. I knew it was near. I only wish I had known just how near it was."
"You have visions, too?" Atem interrupted. Lady Phoenix nodded her head.
"Yes. Normally I have to touch someone to get a glimpse into their past or future. But sometimes I do not require direct contact. I was foreseeing my own future with those visions. The wedding day went without incident. The night as well. By noon, however of the next day, Lord Theron staged his final attack. It was the battle that killed everyone and everything. It was the battle you saw. I was a bride for one day and then I was a widow." She blinked back her tears as the memory of the last battle flooded her mind." They were both silent for a moment while Atem allowed her words to sink in.
"So you have visions. You have the ability to heal yourself and others. You were a warrior first and a friend second..."
"No," Lady Phoenix interrupted vehemently. "I was always a friend first. No matter what happened. I looked after them. If I could help it, I made sure they were safe." Atem nodded.
"Ok, then I only have one question." Atem looked out over the balcony again. "About your immortality. You can never die?"
"No," Lady Phoenix answered, shaking her head. "I can die yes. But only if I am killed. I will live my life always looking this young."
"What about children?" Atem asked as he faced her again. "Will you ever find yourself as a mother? Will they be immortal?" She raised an eyebrow at the cup in her hands and a light smile touched the corner of her lips.
"I can have children. I have seen myself as a mother. As for the immortality in them, if I paired off with another member from my clan then any children born would continue to have immortality as long as our blood line was pure. Being there are only five of us left and we are here on your planet, there is a higher chance of mixed blood. Meaning any children born directly of myself, Lady Star, Lady Fear, Chaos, and Havoc will be immortal, but any born from those children will not. They will live longer than most, but they will not be immortal. As the blood line gets weaker, the less they will live. Say a third generation Striker may live to be well into their hundreds, while a tenth generation may only live till their nineties. I know it sounds strange, but it is how it works with us." She waited silently as he thought about all this. Lady Phoenix expected him to turn his back on her after all that. The immortality should be enough to push him away. She was prepared for that. She was not, however, prepared for what he did do.
Atem moved forward and took the cup from her hands and placed it on the tray. He took her hands in one of his while the other lightly caressed her chin forcing her to look up at him. She was lost in the crimson sea of his eyes as he looked deeper still into the windows of her soul. Her breath became rapid as her emotions threatened to lose control.
"Thank you for telling what you did. I did need to know all that, you were right. However, I will not turn you away, if that is what you were thinking. My feelings run too deep to just turn you out of my life right now. With Blaze's Powers within me, we share a magical bond. My heart tells me we share an emotional bond as well. I want you to trust in my feelings for you. Allow me to help you when it comes to helping your friends. You said it yourself, or I did, it does not matter, either way it was said. We can help each other."
"After all I have told you, you can still accept me?" She asked him, still confused. "Why?" Atem closed his eyes for a brief moment before looking into hers again.
"Is it not obvious? Aurora," Atem paused for a moment. He knew he was about to take a really big chance with this. His lips were inches from hers. "Aurora, I love you," he whispered as their lips met in a sizzling kiss.
