Ancient Egyptian Magic
Completed
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I did, it wouldn't be as fun reading and writing fanfiction.
Notes:
I searched the Internet for an Ancient Egyptian God of Healing, and found many.
Yami is the spirit of The Millennium Puzzle, and doesn't have his own body.
This is my first piece of fanfiction! Please tell me what you really think about it.
This happens after Yugi and the gang defeat Dartz.
Italics is thinking
Please read and review!
Chapter 3
As they landed, Seto picked up Yami and the rest stood up. Mokuba was the first to step onto the beach and made his way to the holiday house, passing the table they had sat at earlier that day, Seto close behind.
As Seto stepped onto the veranda Mokuba put his hand into one of the pockets of his brothers' coat and pulled out a set of keys. Selecting one, he put it in the lock and turned it, then he turned the handle and opened the door.
"I'm going to take Yami to the spare room," Seto said as he stepped through the doorway past his younger brother.
"Okay," Mokuba replied as he went to the fridge and pulled out a bottle of lemonade and some cups.
Seto made his way to the spare room and opened the door with his elbow. He laid Yami on the bed and suddenly felt very tired; he couldn't keep his eyes open. Struggling to stay awake, he went to his room and collapsed on his bed, falling asleep before his head touched the pillow.
In the kitchen, Mokuba placed a cup of lemonade in front of each seat and then sat down.
"Thank you," Joey, Tristan and Téa said.
"Nice place," Téa said as she looked around.
"Thanks," Mokuba said as he took a drink. "We stay here often, usually on the weekends, but sometimes during the week as well."
"Where's Seto?" Joey asked, noticing the empty seat at the head of the table.
"He'll be here soon. He said he was taking Yami to the spare room." When he was finished Mokuba stood up and collected all their cups and put Seto's and Yami's in the fridge. Going to the sink, he rinsed the other four and left them. They were different colours, so they could all get a drink of water later.
Mokuba decided to see where Seto was, so he told the others and left them looking about the lounge room. He made his way to the spare room first, in case Yami had woken up and he and Seto were talking. When he didn't get any response to his knock, he opened the door and found Yami still asleep, but as he was going to close the door Yami looked up.
"Hello," Mokuba said, coming into the room. "Feeling better?"
"Very much thank you," said Yami, sitting up.
"Have you seen Seto?" Mokuba asked.
"No, not since we were flying to Egypt," Yami said, "but I've got a good idea of where he is and what he's doing."
Yami stood up and stepped outside. Walking down the hallway, he stopped outside Seto's bedroom door. "He'll be sleeping," Yami said, so Mokuba knocked. Getting no response, he opened the door to see Seto lying on his bed asleep, still in his white trench coat.
"How did you know he would be sleeping?" Mokuba asked.
"From past experience, and as you can see he was so tired he didn't change out of his coat."
"He usually does when we get home," Mokuba said, closing the door. "How long do you think he'll sleep for?" Mokuba asked when they were walking towards the lounge room.
"About two hours," Yami said as they reached the lounge room. Joey, Téa, and Tristan looked up at the sound of Yami's voice.
"Yami," Joey said, coming over and clapping Yami on the back. "Glad to see your better."
"Thank you," Yami said, smiling. Tristan commented on how well Yami looked when they shook hands. Téa and Yami exchanged a hug, and then Téa voiced a question she, Joey, and Tristan had been thinking about when Mokuba had gone to look for Seto.
She explained all that had happened, from the time Seto had sat down before shouting at Joey to when they had landed on the beach twenty minutes ago. "Can you explain the sandstorm, how Seto found his way through the pyramid, and why nothing happened from the time Seto laid you on the platform to the time he picked you up and led us out of that room?"
Yami knew the answers, though he had to decide whether to tell them that he didn't know or say that he couldn't tell, because he couldn't. He thought about the answers to Téa's questions, pondering why all had happened when this wasn't Ancient Egypt.
His train of thought was broken when Joey waved a hand in front of his face. Yami blinked and Joey stepped back. "I don't know the answer to your questions," Yami said, looking at Téa, but Joey broke in.
"You are one of the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, of course you would know." Yami looked at Joey as Téa spoke.
"Joey said pretty much the same thing to Seto."
"I'm sorry Joey, but I don't know the answers. They were closely guarded secrets."
Joey smiled. "Ok, but do you know anyone who knows the answers?" Yami laughed.
"Sorry but I don't."
Mokuba handed Yami his drink of lemonade and Yami sat at the table.
"How long did you say Yami?" Mokuba asked, looking at the clock.
"About two hours," Yami replied, swallowing a mouthful of lemonade.
"Does anyone want to play cards?" Mokuba asked, getting out two packs of cards.
Two hours passed quickly.
"I'm going to take a break," Mokuba said, getting up and having a drink of water. He then went to his brother's room, wondering if he was awake or not. He was about to knock on the door when he heard a tap running in the bathroom. He looked in the bathroom to find Seto washing his face, now in his purple coat. Stepping up to his brother, he hugged him around the middle. Seto, who hadn't seen or heard him, looked down in surprise and then smiled. He ruffled Mokuba's hair then took a towel off the towel rack and started drying his face.
"Where are the others?" Seto asked as he hung up the towel.
"They're all sitting at the kitchen table playing cards," Mokuba said as they stepped out of the bathroom.
"How long did I sleep for?" Seto asked.
"About two hours. I was surprised; you didn't look tired in the helicopter."
I have to ask Yami about what I saw, and why I felt so tired afterwards. I wasn't the one being healed, Seto thought.
Yami was rinsing his cup and Joey, Téa and Tristan were playing a game of Go Fish when Mokuba and Seto walked into the kitchen.
"Hello," Yami said, turning around. He saw the puzzled look on Seto's face and knew there would be questions to answer. Seto motioned for Yami to follow him as the others went on with their game. Seto opened the door of his bedroom and sat on the floor, motioning that Yami could sit anywhere.
Yami sat on the floor opposite him and waited for Seto to speak.
"I have some questions to ask, and hope that you can answer these as best as you can." Seto cleared his throat before continuing. "Each time I was carrying you and stepped onto the sand outside the pyramid, a sandstorm started."
"This sandstorm," Yami said, "is said to be a sign from Nekhbet, the Egyptian god of healing, a sign that a Pharaoh had either come to be cured or had been cured. I believe that the sandstorm, this time, was caused by this," he said, touching the Millennium Puzzle hanging on the chain around his neck. Seto nodded and continued.
"After I had laid you on the platform near the wall and stood by the stone, it looked as if your soul rose, dressed in Egyptian clothes, and kneeled in front of the carving. I heard you reciting a prayer and the hieroglyphics on the stone glowed."
"That was my soul, praying to Nekhbet to heal me. The clothes my soul was dressed in are the clothes I wore as Pharaoh in Egypt. The hieroglyphics are the words that accompany the prayer."
Seto was surprised to learn that those clothes Yami's soul was wearing were the clothes that he usually wore as a Pharaoh. Now he as well as Yugi knew Yami's outfit.
"I have one more question," Seto said, after he had gotten over his surprise. "I put you on the bed in the spare room and suddenly felt very tired myself, so I came in here and slept. Why when I wasn't the one who had been healed?"
Yami smiled. This was the question he knew Seto would ask. "You have never experienced what you experienced today in the pyramid, is that correct?" Seto nodded and Yami continued. "As it was your first time, the same magic that got me ready to be healed made you feel tired and sleep so your mind could sort through and cope with what it had experienced. After you have made the trip several times, you're mind is used to what happens, so you don't need to sleep afterwards."
Seto thought about all this for a few moments. He wanted to ask one more question, but didn't want to make Yami think that he didn't want to help him out again. Yami saw the look on his face and smiled.
"There was one more question you wanted to ask me?" Seto nodded.
"Why did you pick me to take you in there?" Having thought about this before, Yami was ready with his answer.
"I picked you because you have qualities a head healer of Egypt needs to be able to take me to the pyramid's centre. I also picked you because you are a good friend, and I trust you."
"Thank you for answering my questions," Seto said, and Yami smiled.
"That's okay. It is better now that you know why what happened did happen."
Seto smiled and stood up, Yami following suit. They shook hands and then walked out to the lounge room.
Joey and Mokuba were playing against each other while Tristan and Téa were watching. Seto and Yami had a drink then Seto sat on the couch.
After telling Seto where he was going, Yami stepped outside and made his way to the table. Sitting down, he watched the sunset for a few minutes. Yugi appeared and sat in the chair next to him.
"Glad to see your better," Yugi said, and Yami smiled.
"You're the fifth person," he said, and Yugi laughed. "I'm going to go now," Yami said. "It's been a big day."
"See you later then," Yugi said, and Yami disappeared.
Seto walked out of the holiday house at that moment, his hands in his pockets, deep in thought. He passed Yugi without seeming to see him and continued down the beach.
Yugi looked after him until he disappeared into the distance. Unknown to Yami, Yugi had been there with him all that day. He had heard what Yami had told Seto he must do in the helicopter, and he had been there when Yami was being healed. He smiled. He could wait until Seto came back. He watched the sun dip into the ocean, its rays making the sky pink and purple, the clouds tinged, reflecting the sky.
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