NOTE: Okay peoples, I need serious help with Part Three! I have no idea what to write, and this is the last chapter in Part Two! Help me! Please! I'm open to all suggestions!

Disclaimer: I'll own Yu-Gi-Oh! when Seto Kaiba kisses me. Ha! Never…shoot….

Chapter 18: First Sacrifice

"He's…he's my brother," Seto stated.

Teana looked at him, "You're…brother?" Actually, it made a lot of sense. He ate in the palace. He had servants (Mokou and Naoh). He was never tortured for insulting doing who knows what to Yami. It all made sense. But there was just one part of the picture missing….

"Why would you be Pharaoh if Yami wasn't here?"


(Now we look at Seto's story…hmmm…I seem to have many Kaiba stories in this fic…)

"Yami and I are twins. Strange as it may seem…and no one sees any similarities between us…it's true. Technically though, I was born first. I was originally going to be Pharaoh; had two reasons not prevented that: Yami was my brother, and I betrayed myself.

Had Yami never been born, I could've still betrayed myself and lived to be Pharaoh. But that was the one time my smarts had and would betray me.

When we were younger, Yami and I were taught many things…including magic. It seemed I had a talent for this. It was then that my parents suggested I become a mage, and Yami take on as Pharaoh. After all, they thought, it could work. They did have two sons.

So it was then that my fate was sealed. I went off, regretfully, to become a mage, and Yami got everything. Only if something fatal happened to Yami would I be able to take the throne. But alas, it never happened, until today.

Nevertheless, I was brought to the temple and visited home on the weekends, as I was still a child. But one day, my parents were taken from me. They passed on. Then, Yami became king. I watched the crowning ceremony in disgust, thinking that it could've been me up there.

However, Yami did grant me special privileges, to make me feel more like my royal self. I only agreed to it on one term: we were to never speak of our relationship. I came to the palace less often when Yami became Pharaoh. Heishin began acting as a father to me. I appreciated it and returned the favor by acting as a son.

So that's my story…what I have and what I should have gotten. It's my life. I steered it in that direction. I received what I deserved, I suppose. But now…the power is back in my grasp…and it was Yami's own decision to give up his life. Don't blame me."


"Well, that does explain it…" Teana replied, after briefly hearing his story. Seto couldn't help but to think, he got everything…even her heart. Don't get him wrong, he loved his brother, but there was hate against him, for everything Seto wished he should have had.

"But…power is no reason not to help him! He's your brother! That's even more of a reason to help him!" Teana protested.

Seto said nothing. She had point…but still…he wanted that power…badly. Of course, that wasn't the only reason he couldn't help.

"Still, if I were to help him, someone would have to sacrifice their life for his. I may be his brother, but I'm not going that far. Personally, I don't think anyone should have to go that far," Seto explained.

Teana stared at him straight in the eye, "I will."

"Excuse me?" Seto looked at her strangely.

"Take my life…for his," Teana stood firmly behind this.

"What? But…"

"DO IT!" Teana commanded. Seto couldn't. That would practically be killing his own love. He couldn't do that to her…but he wanted to make her happy…but it was at Yami's expense…or maybe he could just stall and find a better way…no, he'd looked previously, hadn't he?

Teana was growing impatient, "I told you, take my life for his!"

"I-I can't," Seto replied.

"Why not?" Teana softened a tad and looked at him.

"Because…" he couldn't bring himself to say it in front of her. Not that it mattered…she already knew…or had she forgotten?

Teana's eyes widened, "Oh…it's because you care…for…." Seto just nodded quickly. Teana looked down at the ground and blushed slightly. It was sweet…he cared for her like that. But she had to do it…or did she?

Teana's eyes widened. Great, now she was rethinking her feelings. Did she really love Yami…or did she care for Seto more? She shook her head. Definitely Yami…right? Yes. She had shared more time with him. After all, Seto and her kiss was pure accident…wasn't it?

She fell to her knees and clutched her head. Seto saw the controversy swimming in her head. Wonderful…maybe she'd choose differently.

"Just…just do it now!" she cried out. She wanted it done with before her second thoughts overpowered her.

"I-I can't!" Teana sighed. How could she change his mind? Teana suddenly lifted her head. Of course…the way to a man's heart was…

Through his lips.

The princess stood up and walked over to Seto. She looked up into those ice-blue eyes.

"Maybe I can change your mind," and with that, she stood on her tiptoes (because Seto was so tall) and kissed him. Seto was surprised at her reaction, but he liked it nonetheless. He dropped the Rod, and held her by the waist.

Tears were running down Teana's cheeks. Now, she was confused. Who was she in love with? She had just kissed Seto, again. But wasn't it to help out Yami? Or deep down did she really just want to kiss him?

Seto had made up his mind. If she was willing to kiss him and make him happy, he'd make her happy and switch the two's lives. However, there were two sides to this. This would only happen if she didn't change her mind about Yami. The second side…he was going to prolong her death…as a stalling time for him to find a way to keep her alive as well.

They stopped kissing. Teana looked up at Seto. She was so confused….

"Do you still wish to go through with this?" Seto asked her softly, fingering her hair.

"Y-…N-…I don't…" she suddenly put her head against him. Teana couldn't decide anymore. Why hadn't he just taken her life while she was positive? Finally, she answered, with hardly any confidence to back it up, "Yes."

Seto was a tad disappointed, but he'd let it pass in time, "Fine. But, I'm going to give you twenty-four hours to spend with him. By this time tomorrow…" he couldn't finish the phrase; but he didn't have to.

"I understand…and thank you," Teana backed up.

Regretfully, Seto began murmuring the spell. The Millennium Rod began glowing (he had just picked it up). An aura formed around Teana's body. Within it, a mysterious wind blew; blowing her brown locks this way and that. It made her look beautiful….

The aura then flew over to Yami and surrounded him. The Millennium Puzzle, still hanging around his neck glowed that blue (remember?) Suddenly, Seto stopped the chant. The aura disappeared. Teana stumbled slightly. It felt like almost all of the life had been taken out of her.

Yami stirred and sat up, "Huh? What's this? I should be…." Teana fell down and hugged him.

"Yami! Thank the gods, you're alive!" she cried. Seto turned and walked away briskly. He had work to do, and only twenty-four hours to do it.

Yami stood up shakily, "But how?"

"Oh…" Teana looked down. She didn't want to reveal the whole reason just yet, "Seto helped."

"Seto?"

"Yes," she paused, "Umm…why don't we go do something?" she dragged him towards the square. Yami thought she was acting a tad suspicious. However, it would be the perfect time to ask…. He fingered the Necklace in his pocket.


Seto poured over scrolls in the mages' library. Nothing. He had found nothing. There were hundreds of books in there about the dead, and none of them had the answer he was looking for.

"Seto, what are you looking for?" Heishin suddenly entered.

"Do you know of any other ways, besides sacrifice, on how to revive the dead?" Seto inquired. Heishin was surprised. That was unexpected. He figured that Seto wouldn't try reviving his brother. Interesting….

"No, Seto, I know of no other ways. I swear, that is the only one. However, I don't know everything, so you may come across something. May I ask why?" Heishin questioned.

"I'd rather not say," Seto declared.

"Very well," Heishin looked at him strangely. But, he turned and left.

Seto continued to look. Only seventeen hours left….


Teana and Yami walked through this one special hall of the palace. It was a grand hall indeed. On one side, large pictures were depicted of the male Pharaohs. Technically, you could see a trend moving. The first dated Pharaoh only had spiked hair. Eventually, this hair evolved into Yami's style. Interesting….

On the opposite side were the queens. They came to where Yami's picture had been carved. The wall opposite him was blank. No duh. Here, though, Yami took Teana's hands there.

"Teana, I wanted to ask you something."

"Yes?"

This wasn't easy for Yami to do, but he had to do it. He slowly put his hand in his pocket and brought out the Millennium Necklace. Teana stared at it. What was it for? What was he asking?

"Teana…I was wondering…if you…would marry me?" he proposed. Teana gasped. She temporarily forgot her love conflicts. She couldn't believe it. He had asked her to marry him! But…she couldn't…. Tears formed in her eyes, and she suddenly fell to her knees.

Yami knelt down, "Teana, what's wrong?"

"Oh Yami…I would marry you, but…" the tears streamed out.

"But what?" Yami inquired, concerned.

"But unless you want a dead wife…I can't marry you," she fell into his arms and continued to cry.

"Dead? What do you mean?"

"Yami…I traded my life so that you could regain yours. I only have a few minutes left."

Yami held her out, "WHAT? But…"

"Yami, it was my own choice. I finally convinced Seto to go through with the spell. What's done is done."

"Seto?" This angered Yami. He stood up.

"Where are you going?"

"I need to have another chat with a certain someone…" Yami ran off. Time was wasting.

"Yami, wait! Come back! There's nothing you can do! Stop!" But Yami didn't heed her. He kept on running. There had to be a way to reverse this.


Seto stood up, joyously. He had found the answer! He looked out through the pillars to see the sun and calculate the time. Oh no, he thought, there was only a good ten minutes or so left. He took the book with him and dashed out of the library, shoving his fellow mages aside.

"Out of the way you morons! Imbeciles, move!" could be heard in the temple, constantly. Seto ran off the mage grounds and towards the palace. He hoped they were there. Otherwise, he'd never find and restore Teana.


Yami turned a corner and ran smack-dab into someone. He fell backwards, yet again, but quickly stood back up. He saw that it was Seto he had run into.

"Seto! Why'd you let her go through with that? You didn't have to…" Seto cut off his sudden outburst.

"Yami, do you have the Necklace?"

"Yes, but…"

"Come on! We only have a few minutes left to save her!"

"Save her? You found a way?"

"I think so," and with that, Seto ran off towards the palace, with Yami right behind. They found Teana kneeling down in that same hallway they had left her in. She was breathing in heavy gasps.

Seto ran over to her and knelt down beside her, "Teana."

She looked up at him, "W-W...h...at?" Yami then ran over there. He knelt down as well.

"You're not going to die, Teana. We're going to save you…don't worry," Yami comforted, as Seto flipped quickly through the book. Two minutes left….

Teana was paling and swerving dangerously back and forth.

"Seto! Hurry up!" Yami exclaimed.

"Hand over the Ra-forsaken Necklace!" Seto demanded. Yami tossed it to him. Seto handed it to Teana, "Hold this, right now." He began saying some foreign sounding words. The eye on the Necklace began to glow.

"You're only going to transfer her spirit? I thought you had something else planned!" Yami cried out, outraged.

"What? It'll save her at least!" Seto replied, trying to concentrate on the spell.

"But what's the use if we're not going to see her again, anyway?" Yami inquired, quickly, holding up Teana. The eye on his Puzzle began to glow, just as the Rod's eye did.

Sure, Seto knew that this would only transfer her spirit. She couldn't come back into her body once his first spell had brought about her death. After all, one can live without a spirit, but it's a pitiful sight. Teana would be as good as dead, because they would never see her again…but at least they could save her in some way.

He ended the spell. Teana's eyes dulled into a blue and black mix. She swayed and fell into Yami's arms. The eye on the Necklace glowed brighter, then dimmed into what it once was. Teana's time struck. Her body was useless, but her spirit lived on.

Yami took the Necklace and held it up. Then, he put his head to hers and cried. He couldn't help it. He let out all his tears.

Seto stood up, not being able to take the sight. He walked back down the hall. When he reached the end of it, he turned to the right and stopped, leaning against the wall. Even though she hadn't completely loved him, he had loved her. And, he had lost her. Seto slid down the wall into crouching position, put his head in his arms, and sat, while two tears rolled down his own cheeks.


Epilogue

Seto walked into the throne room. It was just past midnight. Using his magic, he had concealed himself into the shadows and bypassed the guards. He walked up to the middle. There was a table in the middle. Green sparks of magic bounced around it. In the middle lay Teana.

She was set there, ready for burial. Seto didn't want to think about it. He just needed one thing before he himself had to help lock her body up forever. He walked up to the table, bent down, and one last time, kissed her lifeless lips.


Yugi noticed something. He looked up from his crouching position. That strange eye in their section…it was glowing again.

"Guys…guys!" he shook Tea and Joey awake. They had been sleeping, crouched next to him, to pass the time. "Guys…everyone, WAKE UP!" Suddenly, everyone jumped in the room. They hadn't expected that alarm clock.

"Yugi…you could at least let us sleep while we get the chance!" Seto called out.

"But…that eye…it's glowing again!" This woke Seto up. Last time it had glowed, Tristan had seen someone who looked a lot like himself kissing someone who looked a lot like Tea. He didn't want anyone to see that again.

He stood up and ran over to it. But why did Yugi care if it was glowing? Unless…Tristan had begun to fall through it last time…. Marik had said it was a way out!

Seto pushed his hand through it. Just as he had expected, it phased through.

Joey jumped up, "Hey! Let's finally get outta here!" He ran up to the eye, but Kaiba held him back.

"Last I checked, mutts were last," he sneered.

"Kaiba, hurry up! What if it closes soon, like last time?" Tea walked over. Seto felt himself shiver slightly, at seeing her, but he heeded her. He phased all the way through. Next, Joey went, then Tea, Yugi, Duke, Tristan, Marik, Mai, Ishizu, Ryou, Shadi, Mokuba, Noa and lastly Serenity. Just after Serenity phased through, the eye dimmed.


Want to know what happened after Teana's death? Here's a brief description for you:

Seto, having been known to overreact on emotions, blamed Yami for the loss of Teana. He had, as we know, loved her very much. He called the mages, (as second in command) on a full out attack against the Pharaoh: his own brother. This is what started the Mage's Revolt (You know that turning of the mages against the Pharaoh? Yeah, in the show, it really happened, if you didn't know.). (Also, the Nubian princesses had left as soon as the war had started.)

Eventually, the Millennium Items that Yamiryou had stolen were recovered. And Seto now wished to possess them. He also corrupted Heishin into agreeing with his revolt. With this power, battles raged on. Eventually, the palace was destroyed.

But Yami was not. Malich had helped his master (after being a spy, thus finding out about the attack). He performed the same spell (without the help of mages, of course) on Yami, trapping his spirit into the Puzzle.

Seto then came looking for his brother. He found Malich instead, and inquired where Yami was hidden. At that time, Malich had been in the process of trying to hide the Puzzle, so he had it hidden behind his back. Seto demanded to know what he was hiding. Malich refused to show him. When Seto was just about to grab it, Malich took the Puzzle and smashed it into pieces.

Seto was outraged at this, and threatened Malich's life. This had been done while Malich was backed up into one of the few standing pillars in the rubble. The Millennium Rod was held out in front of his face, glowing dangerously.

Malich didn't care at that point anymore. He was going to die soon anyway, he thought. So, he took his chances. He suddenly grabbed the Rod and pulled it out of Seto's surprised hands.

Malich had never held a Millennium Item, or even touched one. HE felt power surging through himself as he held the Rod. Greed overtook him, and Yami Marik was formed. Using his new power, Malich contained Seto's spirit in the Rod (a.k.a banishing him to the Shadow Realm). Thus, Seto fell backwards, "lifeless."

Suddenly, Malich, realizing what he had done, tried fighting the new greed. In doing so, he dropped the Rod, and was freed instantly. Then, the servant saw the pieces of the Puzzle and gathered them up. In the rubble, nearby, he saw a golden case. He inserted the pieces into the case and closed it.

At that minute, Shait had come over. He ran to Malich, wanting to know where Yami was and what had happened. Malich briefly told him and handed the box over to Shait, for he and his future family to guard. Shait didn't notice the Rod lying behind Malich.

So, Shait left. Malich turned around and picked up the Rod again. That spirit hadn't come back…yet. He then put his hand in his pocket and pulled out the Necklace, which he had taken from Yami when his spirit was sealed. He had promised the Pharaoh that it would be watched over by his family for generations. But then, Malich began wondering if he should have given Shait the Rod to look after. After all, it was his job and heritage. But, a strong desire to keep it overcame that thought, and he dismissed it.

Then, Malich noticed Seto lying on the ground. He felt guilty for what he had done, and felt that brothers ought to be together to the end. So, he hoisted Seto up onto his back and carried him through the rubble, outside the skirts of the city. He eventually came to a destroyed temple. There, hidden among this rubble, was a door, leading underground.

He entered the doorway and carried Seto down. Passing through many chambers, he found the Pharaoh's actually tomb, and laid Seto on a separate coffin, though near to Yami. After he had used magic on Yami, Malich had decided to study it, as the mages had turned away from the Royal Family. Thus, he put a confining spell on Seto, so that like his past family, he too would remain as was, for eternity. Then, he closed the coffin, and left, to begin the heritage of guarding the Pharaoh (and his brother's) tomb.


Wowy…Part Two is done! Did you like it? Did you like the whole concept of an Egyptian story in the fic? How was it? Did you understand the epilogue? Again, don't flame me for getting facts wrong…it's a fanfic, I made it up because I like it and I don't know any better. Well, did you like how I tied those facts in though? In the epilogue that is…. Well, Part Three comes after my five days in Chicago, so you probably won't here from me then…but you might…I don't know. Anyway, in your reviews, please help me with some ideas for Part Three. I really need them! Thanks! Oh, and sorry if the chapter seems a little rushed or messed up or what not. I kinda did it in a hurry, and my heart wasn't wholly into it…you know those feelings, right?