Authoress Sana- It's chapter 4! Woot! And I'd like to introduce one of my best friends to you all... (smiles)

Jenn-chan- (waves)

High Priest Seth- Oh great... another baka...

Jenn-chan- (thwaps him)

Authoress- Wai!

Pharaoh Atemu- No! Koishii! (huggles Seth)

Jenn-chan- Kawaii...

Authoress- They are too clingy...

Jenn-chan- It's still cute though...

Authoress- Anyway... Jenn-chan influenced this chapter... so in her honor... I put a song that she told me went with this fic at the end.

Jenn-chan- Aww... (huggles Sana)

Priest Mahaado- (ahem) Sana doesn't own anything Yuugiou related in this story... nor does she own Evanescence...

Authoress- (throws him another cookie)

High Priest Seth- What is your thing with cookies?

Authoress- (shrugs)
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-Terms-

Asar- God of the Underworld; another name for Osiris

Per A'a- What the Ancient Egyptians called their Pharaoh (Atemu)

Hem Ntjr- High Priest (Seth)

Khemet- What the Ancient Egyptians called Egypt. It means the Black Land.

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Warnings- Shonen ai, yaoi (Seth x Atemu), some lemons, angst in some chapters, some blood and gore, character death (...your typical romance...) This chapter contains is very angsty.

A.N. Seth and Atemu have been reincarnated hundreds of thousands of times. In this life they have been reborn to look exactly as they did in Ancient Khemet.

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Chapter 4- Dreamtime in Salem, Part 2

Another scream was heard a few moments later. This time it was a young woman…a familiar young woman.

Seth's eyes filled with horror and he yelled out loud in that same language that Atemu could not understand, "No! Soaring Sky!" At that moment, he was not Seth…Atemu's Hem Ntjr, but Blue Creek…a native whose natural brotherly priorities lay with protecting his only sister. He jumped to his feet, not caring to put his top back on, picked up a bundle of arrows and a bow, and ran outside to fight whoever or whatever was harming his tribe.

Atemu covered his ears, so that the screaming would not go to his head or harm his sensitive hearing. He quickly got his feet, bundled up his blouse in his arms, and ran outside as well. What he encountered when he exited the tent was pure chaos.

Blue Creek was punching a white man; several other native men were firing arrows and fist-fighting with the other white men, while Soaring Sky and several other native women were huddled together in sheer terror. One of the white men grabbed Soaring Sky by her hair and stabbed her in the back with his sword; blood gushing around her fallen body. All of the other women were also murdered in the same way, while Blue Creek and the other men fought their best to prevail.

One of the men saw Atemu emerge from the tent and smirked in the most wicked way imaginable, as blood ran from his sword to the earth below, "Well, well, well… if it isn't the little witch that we've been searching for… what are you doing with savages?", he laughed cruelly when he saw that Atemu's shirt was in his arms, along with several rough-kiss-caused hickies and bruises all over his chest, "Bedding with savages, are we? My, my, my… what the little whore you are…"

Atemu growled, dropped his blouse and grabbed a nearby dagger, then running full throttle towards the ugly middle aged white man, he threw the dagger into the man's heart, instantly killing him. He pulled out the dagger, causing blood spray all over his body, and tried his best to fight off his pursuers, but they were too strong for him. Three white men grabbed him and pushed his small frame into the cold ground with their feet. He screamed to Blue Creek through their telepathic connection, ((Seth! Help me!))

Blue Creek heard the shrill cry for help bellow in his head. He clutched it in pain as all of his tribe were outnumbered and slaughtered. Enraged by the death of his people and angry at himself for not being able to save his sister, he made a final attempt to kill his attacker and succeeded, only to be swarmed by five white men and knocked to the ground as well. It was then that he remembered Atemu and made a final promise to himself that he would try his best to protect the teen, though he had his hands literally tied at the moment, (Hold on, my love. Please. I beg you to hold on.)

((I won't be able to for much longer!)), Atemu's face filled with a mix of fear and sorrow, as new tears formed in his eyes. The men tied him up too, one of them saying, "Get up, witch!", and forced him to his feet.

"Please! Let him go!", Atemu shouted, referring to Blue Creek, "You came only for me, right?"

The man chuckled and kicked his small frame, "Aye! We can for you, but these savages have been bugging us as well, so we thought that we'd eliminate them. Though we weren't expecting to find you with them…especially not messing around with this savage", one of the other men punched Blue Creek in the stomach, causing him to cough violently. Whom by the way couldn't understand anything that they were saying, so he didn't say anything.

"The slaughter of an entire tribe! You monsters!"

"Us, monsters? If I recall correctly…you're the witch!", the man laughed.

Atemu knew that this wasn't the time to be denying to the ridiculous claim, but something deep inside caused him to blurt it out anyway, "I'm not a witch!"

"The man laughed again, "That's what all of you vermin say… but we know better!"

Atemu growled and blurted out another statement, "You can take me, but please let him go!", tears streamed down his face, "I… I love him…"

The man continued to show no compassion and punched Atemu's pale-skinned chest, "Well isn't that touching? The witch loves the savage!", the other men laughed in amusement, "What a whore! You just met this savage!"

"No…", Atemu started, knowing that his next statement would convince them that he was a witch but he knew that he had to say it, "I've loved him for two thousand, six hundred years…"

The man's face dropped, "You are insane! You must be a witch!", he yanked Atemu's hair, "Ha! You and your savage so-called 'lover' will both be hanged. But since we are so nice, we'll hang you two at the same time, so that neither of you will have to watch the other die", and with that the men lead both Blue Creek and Atemu back to the settlement from where Atemu had fled the night before.

They were thrown into a small room together in one of the cabins near the church. Settlers came by ever-so-often and claimed that they had seen Atemu conversing with Satan himself. Atemu rolled his eyes at all of time, not giving a damn what they said. Blue Creek on the other hand remained silent; his only concern was for Atemu.

((I'm sorry, Seth. I have doomed us both.)), he sat on the warm hay in the corner like an animal would have, but he didn't care; at least it was warm. His crimson eyes filled with sorrow and loss. He had officially lost hope, and wondered if Blue Creek…no…Seth had too.

(I accept my fate, Atemu… I am going to die…), he then smiled, (But at least I have the satisfaction of knowing that we found each other...), he coughed, the blow that he had received earlier still aching his gut, (I consider it a blessing to die with you, and I know that Asar is with us. I love you.)

The emotion in Atemu's eyes changed. The sorrow disappeared and completely different and unexpected emotion replaced it; the tears in his eyes weren't ones of sorrow, but of joy. These tears ran down his face and he trembled, ((I…I love you too, my dear Seth.)), he started sobbing again, ((I hope that you can forgive me.))

Seth snuggled close to Atemu and kissed his forehead affectionately, (I already have.)

((Oh Seth!)), he sobbed and leaned his trembling body against Seth's. After another hour of crying from Atemu and assuring from Seth that everything was going to alright in the end, they both fell asleep, awaiting the demise that was fated to happen.

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The next morning, they woke to the sounds of both shouting and cheering. Four men grabbed them – two for each of them – and dragged them outside to the platform in the center of Salem. They were both marched up those short stairs and the men put the nooses around their necks. The Reverend stood at the edge of the stage and quickly read a verse from the Bible, ending with the words, "May the Lord have mercy on your souls."

Atemu was not afraid anymore nor was Seth. In fact, Atemu even smiled at the crowd.

(Are you ready?), asked Seth.

((Yes. I am ready. Farewell Seth, my dear Hem Ntjr. I will be seeing you again.)), he replied.

(As will I, Per A'a. As will I.), he said one last time.

And with a final breath, the wood floor below them dropped and they hung…united as one. This was the end of their current incarnates, but they knew that they were going to be together. Yes, they were going to be together, even in death.

-Even In Death-

Give me a reason to believe that you're gone
I see your shadow so I know they're all wrong
Moonlight on the soft brown earth
It leads me to where you lay
They took you away from me but now I'm taking you home

I will stay forever here with you
My love
The softly spoken words you gave me
Even in death our love goes on

Some say I'm crazy for my love, Oh my love
But no bonds can hold me from your side, Oh my love
They don't know you can't leave me
They don't hear you singing to me

I will stay forever here with you
My love
The softly spoken words you gave me
Even in death our love goes on

And I can't love you, anymore than I do

People die, but real love is forever.

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I actually cried when I wrote this chapter. I hope that you all liked it… well… found it touching at least. After you blow your noses and dry your tears, please review.