Sorry for taking so long with this chapter, I had no inspiration at all *blushes*, I'll make it up with an interesting chapter (I had to let my mind wander to make it this detailed)
Please read and review, writer's blocks are the worst, keep me motivated here!
[Free of Guilt]
"I'm Atemu, Pharaoh Atemu, ruler of all upper and lower egypt" he thought that he heard the boy scoff, but it was to soft to hear and instead, the boy answered to him, "why have you taken me with you, Pharaoh?" so the boy had some formality after all....
"Because you'll be my servant, you'll obey my every command" it was strange, but the boy did not even seem to object to such an answer....He, Pharaoh Atemu, was beginning to wonder more and more about his life image as they crossed the desert back to the royal palace.
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Yugi widened his eyes as he stood in front of the palace, unbelieving that he was standing in front of a huge stone building, bigger than he had ever seen before and he slowly cast a glance towards the Pharaoh who was giving some servants orders to bring his horse away.
"Pharaoh Atemu!" a man dressed in a royal cape strode forward to meet them, the staff he was wielding was vibrating from his shivering grasp on the object, anger was shining in his eyes but he seemed to keep it down firmly, "There were scribes at the gate yesterday, you were supposed to meet them! Where have you gone?! You did not tell me of anything!" the man stood halt in front of the Pharaoh who returned his glare with equal intensity, "I was ordered by Amun-Ra to travel out into the desert, so I went"
Yugi took note of the surprised and shocked look that the man showed on his face, he had blue eyes and brown hair, "Amun-Ra?!" the man was obviously shocked, "yes, he ordered me so in a dream" Pharaoh Atemu said through clenched teeth, his patience was wearing thin, very thin.
The tricolored boy stood silently, looking with a growing curiousity at the evident clash of power between the men, 'why shouldn't the pharaoh dream of Amun-Ra?'
"High Priest Seth, move aside and let your Pharaoh pass!" Atemu straightened and shouted the order, his crimson eyes sparkling with intense anger, Yugi took a step back, blinked and tilted his head slightly, 'owh, for that reason' he concluded, High Priests were supposed to dream and tell after all… he shrugged it off as the High Priest lowered his gaze and stepped aside, making clear way for his Pharaoh.
"And who is this?!" Yugi felt how a strong hand grabbed his shoulder in a crushing grip as he passed and he cried out in pain, looking up at the High Priest whose blue eyes locked with the violet of his own, digging deeply into his soul, "I.. I…" Yugi squeaked through his efforts of ridding himself of the grip.
"His name is Yugi, and he's my personal servant, release him" The hand removed as the Pharaoh stopped, "come, Yugi" Yugi immediately ran up to the Pharaoh and followed his steps, staying at one metre distance as he looked over his shoulder at the High Priest, noticing that the blue eyes were still trailing his figure and a cold shiver ran down his spine, "I don't like him…" He whispered very softly to himself.
"Then we can share that, because I don't like him either" Yugi quickly looked at the back of the Pharaoh who had responded to him, "I have very sharp ears, boy, I advise you to watch that tongue of yours; speak badly in my presence and I'll have it removed" The boy shivered a second time, "NO! eh!… please don't have it removed…. I need it" he meekly whispered, hoping that the Pharaoh would forgive his sudden outburst.
"Then watch what and how you say…" Atemu moved his head a little into the boy's direction as they strode into the throne room, "My will… is… the *law*" with that, he turned and sat down on his throne, the boy halted in front of him and for a moment, Atemu saw something shooting through the boy's innocent eyes, but the boy blinked once and it was gone.
Atemu cleared his throat sternly, "You obviously have no knowledge of your duties, I will tell you them personally, so you are unable to say that you were unknowing, listen carefully if you intend on living and staying healthy;…" Yugi nodded and averted his gaze from the Pharaoh's eyes, waiting for the lecture he knew he was going to get.
"1. You are my personal slave, that means that you will serve no other unless I give you the order to. 2. You will obey my command at all times, you will be punished if you fail to obey. 3. You will not wander out of hearing distance, and certainly never out of the palace grounds on your own, any attempt to escape will be seriously punished; I will have you impaled on a spear for the sun to eat from you flesh." Atemu stopped for a moment but soon continued; "the punishments can vary from lashes, to death, I will be the one who will give the order for your punishment, the guards will execute it"
Yugi nodded and inwardly frowned, 'wasn't I his servant?' he wondered, the word 'slave' held no good intentions but he had no further time to think about it as Atemu required his attention yet again; "now, Yugi, you may start your service by going to the palace kitchens and get me my evening meal" Yugi nodded and bowed before he turned to leave the throne room.
"My Pharaoh! Source of my existence!" suddenly, a woman dressed in a common Egyptian robe dashed into the room, shoved Yugi aside so the boy landed on his butt on the hard floor and she knelt down in front of Atemu, "I am so happy with your return, O Great One! How may I serve you? Your commands are my greatest desire to fulfil" Yugi frowned and dared a nervous glance between the two forms, however fast the girl had entered and shoved him onto the ground, Yugi had managed to see the shining gold slave-necklace around the girl's neck, bearing the Eye of Horus… A worried feeling awakened in the boy's stomach as he watched the ongoings between the man and the girl.
"Mastani" Atemu proclaimed the girl's name "how good of you to show up… You're just in time to meet Yugi" Atemu made a hand gesture towards Yugi who immediately hastened himself to get up, the girl named Mastani looked at him blankly, "Yugi, is my personal servant from now on" The girl widened her eyes and with a shocked squeak, she looked at the Pharaoh, "but! But *I* am you personal servant, O Great One!" she raised herself halfly from the ground, to shocked to say anything.
A devilish smirk slid over Atemu's face, "you were, Mastani… you are no longer my personal servant anymore; you may take you upkeep with the other servant girls in the servant quarters, I do not want to see you again" he snapped his fingers, motioning for the girl to leave him.
Mastani slowly raised from the floor, her body shivering as she turned to leave the room, she began making her way through the room, her eyes caught sight of the tricolored boy, a startling resemblance of the Pharaoh himself and her eyes narrowed to slits, her glare taking in every feature of the boy; the innocent eyes, the neat form and curves of his body, concealed behind his villager clothes and she locked eyes with him, not letting go until she was past him.
The moment she moved past Yugi, she raised her face firmly into the air, paying no attention to him again.
The door of the servant entrance slammed shut, leaving an icy silence behind as the man and the boy stood in the room…
Please read and review, writer's blocks are the worst, keep me motivated here!
[Free of Guilt]
"I'm Atemu, Pharaoh Atemu, ruler of all upper and lower egypt" he thought that he heard the boy scoff, but it was to soft to hear and instead, the boy answered to him, "why have you taken me with you, Pharaoh?" so the boy had some formality after all....
"Because you'll be my servant, you'll obey my every command" it was strange, but the boy did not even seem to object to such an answer....He, Pharaoh Atemu, was beginning to wonder more and more about his life image as they crossed the desert back to the royal palace.
~~~~~~~
Yugi widened his eyes as he stood in front of the palace, unbelieving that he was standing in front of a huge stone building, bigger than he had ever seen before and he slowly cast a glance towards the Pharaoh who was giving some servants orders to bring his horse away.
"Pharaoh Atemu!" a man dressed in a royal cape strode forward to meet them, the staff he was wielding was vibrating from his shivering grasp on the object, anger was shining in his eyes but he seemed to keep it down firmly, "There were scribes at the gate yesterday, you were supposed to meet them! Where have you gone?! You did not tell me of anything!" the man stood halt in front of the Pharaoh who returned his glare with equal intensity, "I was ordered by Amun-Ra to travel out into the desert, so I went"
Yugi took note of the surprised and shocked look that the man showed on his face, he had blue eyes and brown hair, "Amun-Ra?!" the man was obviously shocked, "yes, he ordered me so in a dream" Pharaoh Atemu said through clenched teeth, his patience was wearing thin, very thin.
The tricolored boy stood silently, looking with a growing curiousity at the evident clash of power between the men, 'why shouldn't the pharaoh dream of Amun-Ra?'
"High Priest Seth, move aside and let your Pharaoh pass!" Atemu straightened and shouted the order, his crimson eyes sparkling with intense anger, Yugi took a step back, blinked and tilted his head slightly, 'owh, for that reason' he concluded, High Priests were supposed to dream and tell after all… he shrugged it off as the High Priest lowered his gaze and stepped aside, making clear way for his Pharaoh.
"And who is this?!" Yugi felt how a strong hand grabbed his shoulder in a crushing grip as he passed and he cried out in pain, looking up at the High Priest whose blue eyes locked with the violet of his own, digging deeply into his soul, "I.. I…" Yugi squeaked through his efforts of ridding himself of the grip.
"His name is Yugi, and he's my personal servant, release him" The hand removed as the Pharaoh stopped, "come, Yugi" Yugi immediately ran up to the Pharaoh and followed his steps, staying at one metre distance as he looked over his shoulder at the High Priest, noticing that the blue eyes were still trailing his figure and a cold shiver ran down his spine, "I don't like him…" He whispered very softly to himself.
"Then we can share that, because I don't like him either" Yugi quickly looked at the back of the Pharaoh who had responded to him, "I have very sharp ears, boy, I advise you to watch that tongue of yours; speak badly in my presence and I'll have it removed" The boy shivered a second time, "NO! eh!… please don't have it removed…. I need it" he meekly whispered, hoping that the Pharaoh would forgive his sudden outburst.
"Then watch what and how you say…" Atemu moved his head a little into the boy's direction as they strode into the throne room, "My will… is… the *law*" with that, he turned and sat down on his throne, the boy halted in front of him and for a moment, Atemu saw something shooting through the boy's innocent eyes, but the boy blinked once and it was gone.
Atemu cleared his throat sternly, "You obviously have no knowledge of your duties, I will tell you them personally, so you are unable to say that you were unknowing, listen carefully if you intend on living and staying healthy;…" Yugi nodded and averted his gaze from the Pharaoh's eyes, waiting for the lecture he knew he was going to get.
"1. You are my personal slave, that means that you will serve no other unless I give you the order to. 2. You will obey my command at all times, you will be punished if you fail to obey. 3. You will not wander out of hearing distance, and certainly never out of the palace grounds on your own, any attempt to escape will be seriously punished; I will have you impaled on a spear for the sun to eat from you flesh." Atemu stopped for a moment but soon continued; "the punishments can vary from lashes, to death, I will be the one who will give the order for your punishment, the guards will execute it"
Yugi nodded and inwardly frowned, 'wasn't I his servant?' he wondered, the word 'slave' held no good intentions but he had no further time to think about it as Atemu required his attention yet again; "now, Yugi, you may start your service by going to the palace kitchens and get me my evening meal" Yugi nodded and bowed before he turned to leave the throne room.
"My Pharaoh! Source of my existence!" suddenly, a woman dressed in a common Egyptian robe dashed into the room, shoved Yugi aside so the boy landed on his butt on the hard floor and she knelt down in front of Atemu, "I am so happy with your return, O Great One! How may I serve you? Your commands are my greatest desire to fulfil" Yugi frowned and dared a nervous glance between the two forms, however fast the girl had entered and shoved him onto the ground, Yugi had managed to see the shining gold slave-necklace around the girl's neck, bearing the Eye of Horus… A worried feeling awakened in the boy's stomach as he watched the ongoings between the man and the girl.
"Mastani" Atemu proclaimed the girl's name "how good of you to show up… You're just in time to meet Yugi" Atemu made a hand gesture towards Yugi who immediately hastened himself to get up, the girl named Mastani looked at him blankly, "Yugi, is my personal servant from now on" The girl widened her eyes and with a shocked squeak, she looked at the Pharaoh, "but! But *I* am you personal servant, O Great One!" she raised herself halfly from the ground, to shocked to say anything.
A devilish smirk slid over Atemu's face, "you were, Mastani… you are no longer my personal servant anymore; you may take you upkeep with the other servant girls in the servant quarters, I do not want to see you again" he snapped his fingers, motioning for the girl to leave him.
Mastani slowly raised from the floor, her body shivering as she turned to leave the room, she began making her way through the room, her eyes caught sight of the tricolored boy, a startling resemblance of the Pharaoh himself and her eyes narrowed to slits, her glare taking in every feature of the boy; the innocent eyes, the neat form and curves of his body, concealed behind his villager clothes and she locked eyes with him, not letting go until she was past him.
The moment she moved past Yugi, she raised her face firmly into the air, paying no attention to him again.
The door of the servant entrance slammed shut, leaving an icy silence behind as the man and the boy stood in the room…