An Egyptian Tale
A beautiful slave girl's heart is taken by a certain pharaoh. They'll get married and live happily forever, right? Wrong. Her drunken master betroths her to a slimy man, and with her sister, they run away to find the pharaoh. Problem is, will he love her in return?
A/N: Heh...it took me three months to update...oshmigoh...so anywho, this chapter is not very long because I couldn't really bother and it's almost my bedtime anyways. Enjoy!
FAQ: Who's related to who?
Erm…good question. All right, here's the answer. Serina and Liana are twins and Serina's older because as you know she was born eight hours before Liana. Serina and Liana's mother was Mistress Sariiah and Mistress Sariiah was married to Master Garo Serina and Liana's master and therefore Master Garo is father to Serina and Liana.
When Serina and Liana were nine and their mother was dying she had to give them away and Master Garo forced her to sell them, so she did. But Master Garo stole the children away without paying and turned them into slaves. All Mistress Sariiah had left was Isis who refused to leave her mother and was only 11 years old and able to summon her KaAnzu explains it in this chapter. She defended herself and her mother so Garo, to weak to fight Isis ran away before Isis could get her sisters back. She hated Garo forever after that.
Mistress Sariiah did not want Isis to serve the Pharaoh and become a priestess and so Isis loved her mother but from then on held a grudge against her for attempting to stop Isis from becoming a priestess.
Lady Leciana was Master Garo's lover while he was out and about and not at home with Mistress Sariiah. Lady Leciana had a child named Anzu. No one knows about Master Garo's affair. The reason why Anzu looks so much like Liana is because Lady Leciana and Mistress Sariiah are sisters. I know, a cruel thing for a sister to do but eh, the world was never perfect.
FAQ: Can we have more of the Pharaoh/YamixSerina?
The pharaoh is going to be in this chapter, only a little bit but good enough, OK? X3 And of course there will be bits of Y/S next chapter because this chapter's becoming wwwaaayyyy too long.
FAQ: Can you stop being lazy!
Sorry people, you can never cure me of that…XP
Ouji-sama means Prince.
Amun-Re is basically/kinda/the same as Ra.
Nehep means in this "making love"
Where We Left Off...
Serina's attention was suddenly given to her swaying master, who had just managed to stand up with some help. Everyone knew he was drunk. But no-one knew what he was going to say next was going to change everything. There was silence in the room as everyone awaited for him to say something. "I...hicbetrotthhhhheddd...hichic...my deer fwiend...Shonii...hic...too my hic...loverly daughtered, Serina." as soon as he said that, he collasped back in his chair.
There were gasps from everyone except Garo and his friends, and especially Shonii, who looked quite pleased with himself. A stunned silence was suddenly followed by someone falling off of their seat and a burst of tears.
Serina had fallen off her seat and was sobbing into her palms.
Now Read on...
Serina crawled into bed, tears flowing down her face. Everyone had gone home already and Liana, Anzu and Isis were in the room with Serina trying to comfort her.
"Don't cry dear sister...I'm sure we'll find a way to get around this-"
"But there is no way around this!" Serina shouted at Liana angrily.
Liana bit her lip and lowered her head and Isis stepped forwards. "Are you going to really let this stop you?" she demanded. Serina looked up at her sister and wiped her face furiously, but she did not answer. "Serina? Serina?" repeated Isis.
Sniffing, Serina looked back down at the cover of her bed.
"Just…don't let it get to you…" muttered Anzu, sitting down beside Serina at the edge of the bed. "Father was drunk anyways…there's no need to worry because…father may not have been serious Serina. So do not cry, and dry your eyes…" She lowered herself into a lying position and reached over and wiped the remaining tears on her half sister's face. "…sister…" Anzu corrected out loud. Serina just smiled and Anzu grinned back sheepishly.
"You are…right…sister…" Serina said, feeling a tad bit more confident. She lifted herself off the bed, so sure that her father had not meant a word he had said.
But he had.
It was morning and breakfast had just ended and Serina and Liana were cleaning away the pots and plates. Yesterday night's events were not spoken of throughout the whole morning and Serina did not dare to breathe a word about it for she feared her father may have been truthful.
"I am off to the roof slaves. Do not disturb me." said Master Garo.
"We shan't." answered Anzu.
As soon as Master Garo was out of the room Anzu immediately began to talk. "Father told me not to tell you of this, but mother has been paying for me to learn how to read and write." explained Anzu.
"Is that true? That is truly fascinating!" gawked Liana, her eyes like their encounter with the pharaoh, wide and attentive.
"I shall teach you some." continued Anzu. "What do you want to learn?"
"Light!" Liana shouted out excited, Serina nudging her once again in the ribs causing Liana to glare at her.
"All right, but do keep your voice down. Pesedj." Anzu said, grinning.
"Pardon?"
"Pesedj means 'light'."
"Wow…" mumbled Liana.
"It does also mean 'the back'." added Anzu. Suddenly Anzu's face lightened up. "You are able to summon your Ka, are you not?" she asked.
"Ka? What is this Ka which you speak of?" asked Serina with a blank expression.
"Ka, is energy in a pure state. It is the vital energy that is found in everything—the moon, the stars, everything! In people, it is a spirit double, a powerful being that can leave the body and defend us even! We are bonded with these double spirits, they are beings that represent us in a different form and if they are hurt then we shall be in pain too." explained Anzu.
"E-everyone has it?" questioned Liana, her face showing her amazed expression.
"Everyone. We even have Bastoo." continued Anzu. "Ba is one soul—our life force that simply perches onto our bodies like birds—and without it we are empty."
"That is…" Serina didn't finish her sentence because Master Garo walked back in with two people. Shonii and Inoshi.
"I have come home sweetheart!" announced Shonii to Serina in particular, making her feel the urge to slap him. He stumbled a bit drunkenly over to her and knowing that Master Garo was watching she allowed Shonii to pull her towards him and plant his filthy lips on hers. Serina kept her lips tightly shut and almost choked from the unbearable stench of sweat and alcohol and having the urge to vomit she viciously pushed him away from herself.
"A wild one ay?" said Shonii, his smiling faltering a bit. "Then I can not wait till I get you alone…when we are nehep…" he whispered in Serina's ear, his arms snaking around her waist.
Serina slapped his hands away angrily. "Don't touch me." she said through gritted teeth.
"Serina! How dare you treat my friend—your betrothed—this way!" shouted Master Garo. "Treat him with respect! Now apologize to him!"
Breathing in to calm her heart a bit, Serina glared at her father defiantly. "I have no betrothed, and I will not marry Shonii for my heart is with another!"
"What did you say?"
Master Garo's voice was dangerously low. Serina lifted up her chin. "Yes, you heard father, I am in love with Ouji-sama!" she shouted.
"YOU LITTLE WRETCH!" bellowed Master Garo, stalking towards Serina.
"NO!" cried Anzu, jumping in Master Garo's way, spreading out her arms to defend Serina. "Please father, she does not—"
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Master Garo's roared, shoving Anzu aside and suddenly a beast came out of him.
"Father's Ka…" whispered Anzu in horror.
"Makyora!" yelled Master Garo. "Attack her!"
The one-eyed beast charged towards Serina. Serina tried to focus her energy and suddenly…
"Oh…" gasped Liana as a monster with a blue flowing robe came out of Serina.
Though Serina had never seen this monster before, she already knew its name. "Mahavailo!" Serina shouted. Mahavailo shot lightning from the sky onto Makyora, and Master Garo winced as Makyora dodged but still got hit by a bit of the lightning.
"Makyora, get rid of her feeble Ka!" ordered Master Garo. Makyora stabbed Mahavailo with his claws. Mahavailo disappeared and Serina fell to her knees, feeling pain that she had never felt before and while she held her stomach she coughed out a small amount of blood.
"Oh no! Serina!" cried Liana, tears clouding her vision.
Finally, Serina fell to the ground exhausted, darkness shrouding her…
Yami sat there on his mare, simply looking up at the sky. His brow was creased in concern and he mumbled things incoherently to himself. A browned-haired, icy blue-eyed Priest on a horse near him noticed the strange way the Pharaoh was acting.
"My Pharaoh, what is of the matter?" asked the Priest.
Snapping out of his trance, the Pharaoh turned his gaze towards the Priest who had spoken and when he caught his eye, the Pharaoh gulped nervously. "Nothing Seto-kun." Yami replied, looking straight ahead and trying to keep a blank expression.
"Hmm…perhaps my Pharaoh is in thought of someone?" asked the Priest called Seto, rather slyly, a smirk appearing on his face.
Blushing, Yami coughed into his hand. "My dear Priest, 'tis a hot day is it not?" Yami quickly asked, changing the subject.
Seto's smirk grew. 'My Pharaoh should know by now that I am not easily steered off of a subject once I become interested in it.' he thought before he asked, "Who is she my Pharaoh?"
Eyes suddenly wide, Yami glanced over at Seto who was looking straight ahead rather calmly but still with his smirk on which annoyed Yami very much. "She is the Princess."
"You lie."
"I do not Seto-kun."
"My Pharaoh is a terrible liar."
"Why do you think of such things?"
"Because, the other day my Pharaoh mentioned he did not agree with marrying another to bring peace and not for love." answered Seto, the smirk still plastered onto his face.
Yami cursed in his mind. Seto had gotten him dare and Yami was trapped in his own trap. "Forget it. Just a fantasy." He mumbled, hoping against hope that his voice had been quiet enough and that Seto had not picked it up. 'Damn him…' Yami cursed in his mind once again.
"Get rid of it. We shall be arriving soon at the Princess's palace." said Seto.
Yami sighed and looked ahead, praying that he could disappear at that moment and run away and marry the person he did love. Not a Princess who was surely spoilt. Not just to bring peace between two countries.
But for love.
A/N: OK, now just as I promised I shall reply to all the people who reviewed the 4th chapter.
peachi goddess: Sorry it took me an age for this one too…once again I had no internet, so I apologize.
Spirit Seer: :giggle: Well sorry but that's how the story goes. And yes, I also do dislike Master Garo but he is an important character in my story so I can't get rid of him…yet…
Lara Chubb of Deephollow: Yeeesss….the evil cliffhangers! MUAHAHAHAHA!
Bourei no Hikari: Sowwy, I am so extremely lazy…please forgive me…thank you.
Starlet36: Thank you!
kaibaslilgirl: OK, I'll try to remember to give you an update news every time. Thanks.
diinamichelle: Everything seemed clear to you? Thank goodness! I re-read the chapter and I was totally confused…but eh, I'm ditzy anyways. Thanks.
Bunnie: Sorry if everything confused you and it confused me too but I hope everything is cleared up with the answered question, Who's related to who? at the top. Thank yah.
purple psycho: Errr you psycho:giggle: What's up girlfriend? Yeesh, I can't believe you read this even! Oshmigoh…you know there's a mental institution that's being built… Jokes! Thanks and peace and love!
sweetmidnight: Yeah, I know, I got everybody confused except diinamichelle and yet I am totally confused myself yet I am writing the story! Dang I am sssoooo ditzy…
That whole chapter and explaining and replying was ssoooo tiring and llloooonnnngg… the next chapter's definitely not going to be that long yeah right, it might take me two-three pages…not long to you but long to me! Anyways, this chapter was particularly hard to write because I tried to fix it myself so yah…
Anywho, PLEASE REVIEW! THANK YOU!
