Forever in Eternity
A solitary figure hidden in shadows, held in his hands a small clear bottle in his hands. The contents of the bottle glowed a dark purple color. There was a dread cold feeling in the air. The figure swirled it around and smiled.
"Soon, very soon,"
Yami walked quietly as he made his way to his father's chambers. It had been two weeks since they returned. Then all of a sudden his father became gravely ill, not but seven days ago. The healers didn't understand his father was a perfectly healthy man. They gave him healing herbs but he only seems to be getting worst.
He was bedridden four days ago; he was not the man his father should be. His father wasn't young but he wasn't old either, then why?
He stopped in front of the door and sighed, he father wasn't getting any better and it was tearing everyone apart.
The healers had informed Yami that his father did not have long.
Jono took it hard, saddened he couldn't protect the Pharaoh he had seen as an uncle, as his life essence slipped away.
He opened the door quietly, to see his father laying there on his bed quite and still.
Yami silently walked to his father's bed and kneeled down beside him.
He was sleeping; he looked worn and tired, not his age at all.
Yami placed his hand on his father's and noticed it was slightly cold.
"Yami," a soft voice called him.
Yami lifted his head to see his father had awakened.
"Father, you should be resting," Yami whispered as a single tear escaped his eye.
"Don't cry my little one. Everyone has to leave some time. It is my time to leave now," he whispered to his son.
"But you can't leave me," Yami whispered.
"I must, your mother is waiting for me to join her, and I wish to join her as well," Pharaoh Amun told him.
"I know, but I will miss you greatly," Yami replied.
"My son, I do believe it is getting colder," he whispered softly.
"Yes it is," Yami said through his tears.
"I'm tired my son, I think I will close my eyes for now, I will be with you always," Pharaoh Amun whispered before he closed his eyes.
Yami watch as his breaths became slower and shallower.
"Father," he stated.
"Father," Yami shouted as he touched his hands, they were very cold.
"No," Yami cried.
"Healers, someone come!" Yami cried as he let go of his father and ran out of the room.
Men in hoods and robes come running to the Prince, and rushed inside to his father's bedroom.
Yami watch as they hover around his father's laying body, and then they stopped.
"Why had you stopped? You must save him," Yami shouted.
"We are sorry my Prince, but he is gone," one of the healers sighed.
"No you're lying," the Prince cried.
Yami ran to his father, and hug his father.
"Father, please wake up, please," Yami cried.
"What happened?" Jono came rushing in followed by Marik and Caleb.
They stopped when they saw Yami was crying and hold his father who was not moving.
Then one of the healers confirmed their fears.
"Yami, I sorry," Jono said as he stepped forward and placed a hand on his best friend's shoulder.
Yami let go of his father and stood.
"I need to be alone," Yami whispered and rushed out of the room, finding the sight of his father more that he could bare.
Jono and the rest watched as their Prince ran out of the room.
Marik turned and said he needed to inform the people, but Caleb stayed.
He walked over to Jono and placed a hand on his arm and looked into his tear filled eyes.
Not long ago he had lost his father, and now he lost the man he saw as his uncle.
"Jono," Caleb whispered.
But Jono remained silent, he only turn to look at Caleb and brought him in to a warm embrace.
Caleb returned the hug and allowed the young Captain of the Guards to cry on his shoulder.
Yami ran until he reached his room and stopped before he entered.
He slide down the wall of the hall and continued to cry, asking the gods why his father had to die.
Setti had heard the cries and looked out of his chambers to the young prince of the floor crying. He heard him shout about his father and it became clear to him now.
Before Setti knew what he was doing he made his way to the prince and kneeled down beside him, laying a hand on Yami's shoulder.
Yami looked up to see a worried Dark Magician by his side.
"My father died. He's gone," Yami whispered.
Setti nodded and leaned in and hugged the weeping prince, who in turned wrapped his arms around his waist and held him for dear life.
Setti was being held tenderly when it was the prince who needed to be held, as Yami wept over his loss.
But there was a great comfort in holding the young boy in his arms.
Yami in all of the tears had not noticed that Setti's head was tucked underneath his chin and his hand was over his chest feeling his heart pound.
"I am sorry for your loss," a gentle voice called Yami.
Yami stopped crying and looked down at the young man who was looking up at him.
"Did you say something?" Yami asked as he looked down at him.
"Yes," Setti answered.
Yami stayed quiet as he looked down at the Dark Magician with a small smile.
"You know, I always wonder how your voice sounded." Yami laughed a little through the tears.
"You loved your father greatly?" Setti asked.
"With all of my heart" Yami answered as he ran his fingers lightly thru Setti's silky hair.
"What is your name?" Yami asked.
"Setti. My name is Setti,"
Caleb had let Jono cry on his shoulder until the young Captain said he needed to inform his troops. Caleb let him go, knowing why he truly left. Jono had been upset that he had seen him cry, he wanted to be strong for his troop and Caleb. But even the strongest of men cried.
Caleb walked to Marik's chambers to ask if he was ready to inform the people of their beloved Pharaoh's death.
As he walked into the doorway he noticed Marik was standing in the shadows of his room.
There hidden in a secret compartment, behind the case that held all of his scrolls, Marik held a small and thin bottle in his hands. The contents glowed in a dark purple aura; it sent chills down Caleb's spine. It was Shadow Magic, and the worst kind. Men were not allowed to use such magic. They were only allowed to use healer magic.
"What are you doing?" Caleb asked against his better judgment.
Marik quickly turned and narrowed his eyes at his assistant.
"What are you doing here?" Marik hissed.
"I came to see what you were doing," Caleb answered as he walked to the secretive advisor.
He stopped when he saw the herbs that they had been giving the Pharaoh to heal him. Then it became all to clear to him. Marik had poisoned the herds with the dark magic.
"You were…"Caleb stopped as he was about to back away.
Marik held an evil smirk on his face as he walked up to his assistant.
Caleb was about to run away, when Marik quickly told hold of his arm and pulled him closer.
"Let go of me, Marik, what you have done it treason and I will not let you get away with it," Caleb stated as he tried to pull away.
"Yes, I know, but hear me little boy, if you tell on me, I will make you pay. If I could easy kill the Pharaoh who was among the most powerful, imagine what I can do to someone like me dear little brother?" Marik smirked.
Caleb had stopped struggling when he heard Marik mention Jono.
"Why would I care?" Caleb lied.
Marik grin only widened.
"So if I killed him right now it wouldn't matter to you," Marik taunted.
"No, you wouldn't dare," Caleb stated.
"Yes, I would if it got me what I wanted," Marik smiled.
Marik let go of Caleb and pushed him to the door.
"Now remember a single word to anyone and Jono is dead," Marik laughed as closed the doors to his chambers in front of a frightened assistant. It took a lot to scare him, but thought of losing the only person who truly had his heart, shook him to the core.
He could let anything happened to Jono, he would die first.
I hope you like it. It's taken a little longer than I expected but some people thing that's good, so yah! I still haven't introduced some all of the characters, really just one more. I really haven't show how Setti and Caleb became friends that's next chapter.
Sorry about the chapter, I kind of feel that I rushed into the death of Pharaoh Amun, but I couldn't think of anything to do.
Like I said it's all worked out in my head, and unfortunately this part was a little hazy.
