Author's Note: Now let's all get jiggy with Ihami! Oh wait…that sounds dirty.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Ignite the Fires of Lust Within

Ihami couldn't possibly have been more bored than she already was. They had gotten off the jet earlier that morning in the Berlin International Airport. They had been wandering the city for the past seven hours with no sign of a priest popping up to challenge them. And of course her company was hardly exciting conversation.

The whole situation honestly bothered her. She understood why they were getting the Death-Sealing Spells, so that wasn't it. It was the fact that she was being forced to duel one of these priest idiots and was having to waste a lot of otherwise useful time waiting for the jerk. 'And so the wait continues…'

"You've actually come it seems. I've been looking forward to this actually." Ihami and Dalin turned and found a man wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt with German writing on it and a dark green set of cargo pants, cut off just below the knees.

Ihami looked him up and down; noting his muscular physique as he proudly displayed his bare arms and his legs. He wasn't as frighteningly large a person as Dalin, but he was still imposing. She made a quick note of the black armband on his left bicep where an infinity symbol could be seen. "Honestly I was expecting a mystery figure in a robe. Not a hunk like you."

The big man blinked, looking rather taken aback by her sudden compliment. His surprise quickly shifted into a scowl as he came to a realization. "I appreciate the compliment; however you're much too young. And unlike many of the other priests, I live a normal life when not serving my lord. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Finn Huber, also called High Priest of Flame."

Finn inclined his head to them and then after a pause he added a small bow to it. "I must apologize if I come across as rude, but I generally don't interact with Japanese people. I'm not entirely familiar with customs amongst your people."

Ihami giggled, again catching the priest off guard. She returned his bow, in doing so giving him a nice view down the front of her shirt. "No need to worry, despite my lack of current skin tone, a fact I miss, I'm actually Egyptian, not Japanese. My name is Ihami."

Two sets of eyes turned towards Dalin who was standing a few feet to Ihami's left with his bare arms folded over his chest. He met their gazes for several seconds in silence before responding. "I am Dalin Imaki Sumatin. I am not Japanese either."

Finn bit his bottom lip and came up out of his bow, and Ihami couldn't help but think that he was bothered by Dalin's curt manner. "Yes, well I was informed you would be here, but work detained me from coming to intercept you immediately after your arrival. If you'd come with me I'll take us to a place where we have room for our duel Mr. Sumatin."

When they started walking towards him Finn knew he was safe to proceed so he turned about and began to walk down the sidewalk with them following. Ihami walked up right next to him and smiled up at him. "Actually, your opponent is going to be me."

Once again her words surprised him, causing him to stare at her in confusion for a moment or two before he managed to think of a reply. "I see…I usually never duel people younger than myself. I'm afraid I can't go easy on you either. I apologize ahead of time."

The immortal girl giggled and walked up ahead of them, then turned so she was walking backwards and staring straight at Finn. "Don't worry; I'm older than I look. Oh, and I won't go easy on you either, so I guess I have to apologize as well."

With that she winked and then went back to facing in the right direction so she wouldn't bump into anyone. Finn watched her back for a moment before craning his neck back to speak to Dalin. "How old is she then?"

"Three and a half thousand years old." Finn met Dalin's gaze and held it for nearly a minute before jerking his head away and sighing.

"Why can't I get a simple answer out of these people? How awkward."

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Ihami took a look around their current setting, which was apparently nothing but Finn's backyard. It had a nice small garden in the far corner of the gated area and a tree at the other end. "Very pretty. But you know, since this will be a Darkness Game it could have been anywhere."

Finn nodded despite having his attention focused on strapping a simple second model duel disk to his left arm. He pressed a button on the side and it tightened on his wrist, locking it securely in place. "Perhaps, but I feel more comfortable out of sight and where none can get injured aside from ourselves."

Both duelists approached each other, exchanged decks and started shuffling their cards. "How sweet of you, caring about the innocent. That priest of thunder was a real jerk, while you seem to be a nice guy."

They returned their decks back to each other and returned to their positions at opposite ends of the garden. Ihami raised her left arm and a crystal duel disk shimmered into place on her wrist. She slid her deck into it, ignoring Finn's surprise. "Okay sweetie, let's get this started. And remember, you promised not to hold back." (ILP: 4000)

He put his deck into his deck holster and flicked his duel disk open. At the same time they started drawing one card at a time. "I must warn you, amongst the five High Priests I am the strongest duelist by far." (FLP: 4000)

She smiled and flipped her hand of cards open so that she had a clear view of each one. She gave them a once over and then looked back up at Finn. "Sure sweetie, I'm okay with that. I'm no slouch at dueling either. So, feel free to start us off and show just how strong you are."

After a pause he drew and a wave of darkness spread out around them, forming into the traditional dome of a Darkness Game. The duel was at last going to begin. "I set one monster and two cards face down. End."

She yawned and splayed out her hand to get a good look at the cards. "Ah, how perfect. I begin by placing one card face down. And now I activate Loki's Betrayal!"

Ihami chuckled and tapped the tip of her nose, contemplating something. Finally she spoke. "Loki's Betrayal lets me name one card and if it exists in your deck you have to activate it. I choose Cyclone."

Finn felt more confused than before but still searched through his deck for the named card and held it out. Immediately a blast of wind tore apart Ihami's set card. "What was the point of that?"

"Simple, you just destroyed Calling Magic and when it goes from the field to the grave I get to choose two magic cards from my deck and set them on the field. And then I'll activate them!" The first one lifted up and a cute young woman in white holding a staff appeared, her blue hair done in two long ponytails.

"Meet my continuous magic card, Goddess Skuld's Oracle, the card that represents the future! And next, the second of them!" Another woman, this one appearing much sterner than Skuld appeared. Her hair was long and pink as opposed to the blue of the first goddess.

"This one is Goddess Beldandy's Guardian! Of course Beldandy and Skuld don't want to remain alone, so I'll play this magic card from my hand!" Now a shorter woman with short blonde hair took shape. She was the sternest looking of the group.

"Meet the last of the trio, Goddess Urd's Altar. And now that Urd, Beldandy, and Skuld are together my next turn will certainly be interesting. Until then I'll just a monster in defense and end my turn." A reversed card appeared in front of the three goddesses and floated there, waiting for anyone to dare and attack it.

Finn drew and then pointed at his set monster. Immediately it took shape in the form of a man with bright red hair and a combination of silver and red armor. "Meet Soldier of the Flame Lord(1200/1400)! When flipped he lets me special summon copies of him from my deck!"

In seconds there were three soldiers where there had originally been one. "Now, since your continuous magic cards probably can't stop my attack I'll just steamroll over your defense monster. Terrible Magma Creature(1300/1000) is summoned!"

Finn's newest monster was a ten foot tall beast with flesh of lava, its long claws extending from its fingertips. It was hunched over and its mouth was a snarling mass of magma teeth. "Activate Terrible Magma Creature's effect. At a cost of destroying it during the end phase I can increase its attack points by its base attack."

It pumped up, its body growing in height to nearly twenty feet, its claws lengthening and becoming more threatening. "With its power boosted no defense monster can stop it, so he'll suicide attack your set monster!"

Ihami frowned as the claws of the magma monster tore through her defense monster. She picked it up and slid it into the grave. "Pity, I thought Valkyrie Randrigor(500/2500) would stop any attack, but it appears to not be the case."

The three soldiers raised their swords, waiting for the command. "Soldiers of the Flame Lord, triple direct attack! Sabers of Flame!"

Three swords landed just short of Ihami's skin, as a blue wall of light formed between them. Finn's eyes widened in shock as all three of his soldiers slid over to Ihami's side of the field with their eyes shining with what he could only identify with lust. "What…what have you done to my soldiers?" (ILP: 400)

She smiled prettily and batted her eyes. The monsters went all googly eyed at the sight. "Little ol' me? Well nothing but use my specialty. The power of lust, the power of my Duel Presence. A little something I call Lust Hypnosis."

"Lust…Hypnosis?" Ihami smiled and patted each soldier on the shoulder, offering them a sultry smile as she did so. One by one they offered her a deep bow, submitting to her will.

"Any time I receive damage from a monster that is capable of feeling lust for me, they do, and regret it immediately. In response they are overcome by the power of lust and join my side, coming under my control. Pretty cool isn't it?" Finn's confusion shifted into frustration, realizing that he was up against a more powerful opponent than he had thought.

"It seems I underestimated you by a large degree. So for the moment I'll end my turn." Ihami smirked and drew, and then Skuld raised her staff. The staff started glowing and so did the top of Finn's deck.

"Since it's my standby phase the Goddess Skuld's Oracle, representative of the future, shows me the top three cards of your deck. I can then rearrange them in any order I wish." Three cards floated off of Finn's deck and into Ihami's hand. She swapped their order and then let them float back to Finn's deck.

"Next the representative of the present, Goddess Beldandy's Guardian, lets me name the type of card that is on top of your deck. If I guess right it's set on your field. I name monster, so go ahead and set it." Finn drew his top card and scowled at what he saw. It was a good monster, and he had a bad feeling about how she was going to use it. But still he set it without a choice in the matter.

"Last but not least the representative of the past, Goddess Urd's Altar, lets me guess the name of a card set on your field. If I guess right it gets removed from the game. I name Bounty Huntress of the Inferno, and of course I'm right. So remove it." Finn sighed and picked the card up off his duel disk and placed it into his pocket.

At long last Ihami looked at the card she had drawn. She smiled and held it up, showing a knight in full armor with long blonde hair flowing down his back. "Nobleman of Extermination lets me target a set card on your field to remove and destroy. If it's a trap any copies in your deck are removed from the game. So say goodbye to your card on the right!"

Finn's rightmost set card shook and then blew apart. His duel disk ejected it from the slot it had been placed in. Finally Finn added it to his pocket. "It was a trap, specifically my Fire Backlash. However there are no copies of it in my deck."

Ihami smiled, satisfied at her success and picked up one of the soldiers and tossed it to Finn. "I sacrifice one of your soldiers to summon Jotun Hymir(2300/2000). When this monster is summoned I gain life points equal to the number of magic cards on my field and in my grave times 300. Obviously that's six." (ILP: 2200)

Her monster was sixteen feet tall, hairy, and ugly. The very image of what people imagined as giants. "Now, Jotun Hymir attacks your life points directly!"

"Inferno Barrier is my face down quick-play. It negates any attack on my life points this turn by a non water monster. So I'm safe." Hymir's club lowered to his side mere seconds after it had risen. He couldn't attack now that a spinning vortex of flame was surrounding Finn and protecting him.

Ihami still didn't seem upset though and quickly tossed the sacrificed Soldier over to Finn, who placed it into his cemetery. "Whenever a monster controlled by my Lust Hypnosis goes to the grave I gain half its attack or defense points as life. I choose its defense." (ILP: 2900)

The immortal fiddled with the last card in her hand, but finally sighed and with a wave of her hand passed the turn to Finn. The priest of flame drew, worried about the arrangement of cards that Ihami had made. "My turn!"

Finn immediately played his drawn card. "Go magic card, Cube of Summoning! To start with I choose an element. My choice is fire. Now I roll a die!"

A red die bounced across the ground, spinning about until it came to rest showing four dots face-up. "Finally the cube itself will begin its countdown. In three turns I get to summon level four or less fire monsters from my deck equal to the number I rolled minus one."

A giant rubix cube took a position above and slightly behind Finn and began to solve itself, the sides shifting constantly. "Next I set one monster and one card face down. End."

Ihami snatched a card off her deck and placed it with her other card. "Let's see what you've got."

She glanced at the next three cards, rearranged them, and then replaced them in her own chosen order. "I name monster, so set it down."

When the monster appeared on Finn's field face down Ihami was already on it. "Remove Firestarter from the game!"

Once Finn had placed the removed monster into his back pocket Ihami raised her right hand and pointed at Finn's face down monster. "Hymir attacks the set monster!"

Her giant raised his club and smashed it down on her monster. It shattered and then a fireball flew out of it and struck one of the two Soldiers, blowing it apart as well. "You destroyed Pyromaniac LV3(900/1300) who when flipped lets me destroy a monster on the field."

"Ah, but remember, since one of the monsters under control of my Lust Hypnosis went to the grave I now gain even more life points." She smirked as her life points trickled upwards, nearly bringing her back to her starting point. (ILP: 3600)

Finn extended his right hand over the field and a burst of flame introduced something entirely new. Dressed in a silver jacket with a black shirt underneath as well as black pants was a smirking red haired youth with a lighter with a skull on it in one hand. "Since it destroyed a monster I now get to special summon Pyromaniac LV4(1400/1400) into play."

Ihami frowned for a moment, and then burst out laughing. "How completely perfect! Soldier of the Flame Lord, attack that Pyromaniac!"

Soldier ran straight up and slashed its sword at the Pyromaniac, but instead the teen opened his light and gathered a fireball from it. Pyromaniac then engulfed the charging soldier with the ball of flame. "And of course, since I took damage from your monster, Lust Hypnosis gives me control of it!" (ILP: 4100)

The immortal girl grinned as the card was transferred over to her duel disk. She examined its effect and seemed even happier. "Perfect! Since he gains seven hundred attack points during the battle phase I'll have Pyromaniac LV4 attack you directly! Blazing Fireball!"

Finn groaned and dropped to one knee as soon as the fireball hit him in the chest. He rose to his feet unsteadily, his body smoking from the impact. "Very impressive…" (FLP: 1900)

"Why thank you. Now, I think I'll end my turn right there." Her smile was wiped off of her face when her entire field was engulfed in a massive fireball. It blew her several feet backwards, and when the smoke cleared her monsters were gone.

Finn smirked as a card was spat out of his deck, which he caught. "You obviously forgot about my set card. It was the trap card Volcanic Eruption, which destroys all monsters on the field and lets me add Molten Destruction to my hand. Also it deals six hundred damage to a player for every monster they lost." (ILP: 3600)

The priest drew and smirked at whatever he saw. "Unlucky you, you arranged this without realizing what I had set on the field. So now I get to play my Level Upgrade! By removing a level monster in my grave I can special summon a level monster of two levels higher. So meet Pyromaniac LV6(2100/1800)!"

His newest monster was a taller and older version of the previous Pyromaniac, and instead of a lighter he had a flame thrower strapped to his right arm. "This monster gains one hundred attack points for every fire monster on my field and in my grave, so he gains five hundred attack points!"

Pyromaniac shot flames into the air as he attack points rose to twenty-six hundred. Finn lifted his arm and flipped open the side slot of his duel disk and laid a card into it. "Activate field magic card, Molten Destruction! All fire types gain five hundred attack points and lose four hundred."

The fire grew even larger as once again Pyromaniac gained attack points, this time rising up to thirty-one hundred. "Now, I activate the card that you failed to see that remained in my hand. Treasure of Slashing Life!"

According to his card's effect he drew five times, obviously not worried about the side effect that would force him to discard his hand in five turns. "Hmm….pity. Either way, this will do just fine. Supreme Fireball Level Six!"

Ihami threw up an arm to defend herself against the massive ball of fire that exploded from the tip of Pyromaniac's flamethrower. Her defenses were good, but her life points still took a massive hit. "Heh…impressive but…did you forget about Lust Hypnosis?" (ILP: 500)

Pyromaniac LV6 floated over to Ihami's side of the field, looking just as obsessed with her as the other monsters had. "No, I didn't. However, I know what I'm doing. First, I play Fire Sweep! This clears the field of all magic and trap cards!"

The immortal sighed as a wave of fire swept over the three goddesses and vaporized them. Her combination had been finished, meaning she couldn't arrange his cards to her whim anymore. "Pity, I like that combo."

"Whether or not you like it doesn't matter to me. I'll play two cards face down and bring my turn to a close. Then I'll show you just how tough I really am." Ihami raised an eyebrow, obviously curious about how he was going to pull that off.

She gave her newest card a cursory glance, and then snapped her fingers. "Supreme Fireball Level Six!"

Finn smirked and pointed to one of his set cards. "That's exactly what I was waiting for, for you to waste your battle phase! Open face down card, Remove Brainwashing!"

Ihami frowned, disappointed to see the lustful look fade from her newly acquired monster's eyes. It stopped its attack and turned around, facing her again. "Got your monster back huh? Lucky draw."

"Perhaps, or perhaps not. But regardless, the advantage belongs to me now." Ihami nodded, able to accept that she had lost her advantage and now had a completely blank field.

She glanced at the three cards in her hand again, and then casually slipped one of them into her crystal duel disk. "I set this card face down. And then of course I'll set a monster in defense mode. End."

Finn drew and suddenly a loud click could be heard. Ihami's gaze was drawn upwards, and she saw that the giant rubix cube had solved itself, showing red as its primary color. "Time's up I see."

"That's right, and now I special summon three of these monsters. Meet the mighty Balrog(1000/1000)!" His three monsters were red skinned demons with fiery wings extending out of their backs. As well they each held a sword of flame.

"For every fire monster in play, including themselves, the Balrog gain five hundred attack points. So with the combined power of that and Molten Destruction I have an army of three monsters with thirty-five hundred attack points!" Ihami frowned as the burning swords began to burn even brighter as their attack points more than tripled in seconds.

"Also, since I have more fire monsters in play my Pyromaniac gains three hundred more attack points, so he nearly evens out with them at thirty-four hundred attack! Quite an impressive force I have, isn't it?" Ihami said nothing, for the first time in the duel looking concerned about her chances. Dalin was also just as silent, though that was a constant for him.

Finn smirked and held up one of the cards in his hand. "It's time to increase that army, so I play Flames of Life and Pain! This destroys all magic and trap cards on each player's field and gives them a thousand life points for each they lost!"

Twin pillars of fire exploded from underneath their individual magic and trap cards, annihilating any chance Ihami had of defending herself. But she remained fairly quiet. "You destroyed Apple of Freya, so I draw one card." (ILP: 1500, FLP: 2900)

The priest held up his destroyed card, seemingly happy about something. "Since I destroyed my set Fire Twister I get to activate the effect of a monster in my hand. When a card with 'volcano', 'volcanic', or 'fire' in its name is sent from the field to the grave I can special summon it. Meet Demon Shackled in the Volcano(2400/1500)!"

A huge red skinned beast with serrated claws and huge horns coming out of his head burst free from the ground and let out a terrible roar that shook the entire area they were dueling in. Its attack points shot upwards thanks to Molten Volcano. "Not only that, but Demon Shackled in the Volcano has a trample ability, making him perfect for this situation."

Finn took a deep breath, preparing himself for the upcoming assault. He saw no reason why the attack shouldn't succeed, but he was pulling out all the stops to make sure that it did. "This is the end Ihami! Demon Shackled in the Volcano, annihilate her defense monster!"

The demon raised one clawed hand and then stabbed its sharp claws into the set card. It shimmered for a second and then a mighty howl split the air. Finn's eyes went wide as a twenty foot long wolf exploded up from the card, its huge jaws opening wide to swallow the demon whole. "What…what in the hell was that?"

Ihami smirked, finally showing emotion again. "You made a poor choice in deck when facing off against this monster. Meet the might Skoll, Eater of the Sun(2000/2000)! When this monster is flip summoned I negate any battle damage and destroy all fire and light types on the field. So say goodbye to your precious army!"

One by one the wolf made the mighty monsters into a light snack, finally letting out a tremendous burp when it had finished consuming them. "No….my army!"

"Oh don't fret, that's hardly the worst of it. When he successfully destroys at least two monsters, whether through battle or his effect, I get to special summon his brother. Meet the second of the mighty wolf brothers, Hati, Eater of the Moon(2000/2000)!"

Another giant wolf pounded onto the field. As soon as they saw each other the brother wolves tilted their heads back and howled, filling the endless darkness with the sound. Finn shivered, unable to shake a sudden fear from crawling up his spine. "What…what is this madness?"

"This is the madness of the power of the Norse. Although I myself am a worshipper of Set, in my many years of life I've come to appreciate and have a close connection with Norse mythology. So my deck represents that, unleashing the full strength of Norse myth. Are you afraid of the big bad wolf Finn?" Finn growled, but was soon drowned out by the responsive growling of the two wolves.

Without another word he slid one card from his hand onto his duel disk, which appeared face down in front of him. He let out a deep breath and nodded to her. "I end my turn."

Ihami drew and suddenly Finn felt a massive flow of power coming from her and her duel disk. "What…what in the world is that power?"

"Power? Oh that's easy; it's the power of destruction, the power of these two wolves father! By discarding a magic card from my hand while both are in play I can special summon their mighty father!" She deposited one of the cards she was holding into the grave and immediately a terrifying howl split the darkness.

Finn stumbled backwards, his heart beating intensely as first one paw descended from above, then another, and another, and finally the last. Slowly the monstrous creature lowered itself, showing itself to be at least a hundred feet in length, its jaws so massive that Finn was certain a single fang was as large as he was. "Such a monster!"

"You're right; he is a terrible monster isn't he? In fact, his power is so tremendous that even the gods themselves trembled before him. Let me show you his might, the power of the Fenrir, Destroyer of the Gods(4000/4000)!" Fenrir howled, the sound knocking Finn off his feet. Terrified the priest began to back away on his butt.

"Scared of my little wolf pal here? Well you should be, because this monster is going to eat you alive! And to be fair, he's not the only terrifying monster that lurks in my deck. Not the only god! Fenrir, devour him!" Fenrir lunged, its huge jaws open enough to sweep up Finn.

"No! I'll not be eaten by that beast! Activate trap card, Pyre Eruption! This trap destroys any attacking monster and deals five hundred damage to its controller's life points!" Flames surrounded Fenrir, but the two sons titled their heads back and howled. To Finn's horror the howling put out the flames.

Ihami snickered as Fenrir's mouth completely encompassed Finn's body, not yet closing. "Poor fool. As long as his sons are on the field Fenrir is completely immune to magic and trap cards, as each one protects him. And now…your fate is sealed! Eat him Fenrir!"

Fenrir's mouth snapped shut, and Finn's brief screaming was cut off as the monstrous wolf gulped. Ihami smirked as the wolf patiently spat out a tiny clear orb with red flames within, which Ihami gladly took. "Thank you Fenrir, you've given me the item I needed."

The wolf howled one last time before he and his sons vanished, the Darkness Game coming to an end. With that finished Dalin approached, and she casually tossed him the Death-Sealing Spell of Flame. "Well, my part is done. So what say you? Shall we go celebrate our victories with a nice dinner? Heck, I'll even hold it in your honor."

Dalin paused for a moment, but after a few seconds of consideration he nodded. "Very well, I find that acceptable. Despite how bothersome it is, I am hungry."

She smiled broadly and clapped the big man on the shoulder. "Good thing too, I was starved. I've no idea what sort of food these Germans eat, but I certainly hope it's good."

Together they strolled out of the man's yard, seemingly unworried about the fact that Ihami had just had a man eaten by a giant wolf. Dalin looked down at the pseudo-teenager and let a small smile touch his lips. "I think you'll like Bratwurst."

Five minutes later, while still walking, she finally responded. "You said I'd like Bratwurst. Why do you think so? Is it like Egyptian food?"

Dalin paused to consider his answer, and then finally came up with one that made sense. "It is…phallic."

Ihami burst out laughing and slapped the big man on the back. "Whaddya know! You do have a sense of humor after all. Here I was thinking you were a cold and hard stone shell of a man."

Without missing a beat Dalin gave his response. "I am."

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Thirty minutes later they were finally sitting in a nice restaurant at a table together with food placed in front of them. Dalin was eating something that even he couldn't name, while Ihami was eating Bratwurst. And to her delight it was indeed phallic. "So far, I am enjoying this food."

Dalin said nothing, merely continued to eat. Ihami smiled slyly and looked up over her food at her companion. "So, you haven't asked me yet. I know you want to ask me that all consuming question."

"Perhaps to you that is the question of biggest importance, but to me it is of only minimal consequence. It is secondary. However, if you truly must have me ask, then I shall. Tell me, what do you want?" Ihami grinned and placed her chin in her hand, smiling up at him with her fork wavering in her left hand.

"Good question, yes indeed. Of course since you know what you want, I think I'll answer you. I want something very important. I want to live forever and enjoy the pleasures of life for all time. Which really, that's why I drugged your food." Dalin's deep green eyes widened and he tried to raise his right arm, but found that it felt like lead.

Ihami dropped her fork onto her plate and stood up. She strolled around the table and placed a hand on his shoulder, smiling in that seductive way she always did. "Really, you should have seen this coming. And also…don't you find this ironic?"

Dalin found that he couldn't respond, as even his tongue felt like led. His eyes felt heavier by the second and he found consciousness was slipping away from him. "Yes, ironic indeed. After all…I represent Set in this world and you represent Osiris."

Dalin's vision went black and he knew nothing else until at last he was able to open his eyes again. When he did he felt weak, and he felt something cold against his legs and his wrists. Looking down he saw that he was shackled down, and on his sides were walls, including behind him. "What is this?"

Ihami continued to smile as she marked something on his chest. Dalin looked at it as closely as he could, seeing that it looked like an intricate design painted in something that felt much like blood. "Oh, I'm just making sure that everything goes like I want it to. This is a blood seal, which seals away your power. We're on the Nile by the way."

He noted the sound of moving water and tried to reach within for his power, but find himself unable to even touch it. "I see."

Ihami smiled as she picked up something from the side and slammed it down over him. It was a metal top, leaving only a small glass mirror that Dalin could see out of it. It was then that Dalin realized he was in a coffin. "I can't kill you Sumatin, so I'm doing exactly what my patron god did to yours. Goodbye Dalin."

He felt the coffin moving, and suddenly he heard a rushing sound and then a crash. Water rushing all around him, completely covering the coffin. He knew without a doubt that he was under the water. His last sight of anything but darkness was Ihami waving happily to him.

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Author's Notes: Hmmm….

Next Time: At last only one Death-Sealing Spell remains and it is guarded by the final of Eikyuu's High Priests, the leader of them all. The task falls upon Takuya to defeat this priest and gain the final Death-Sealing Spell, but shaken as he is by his own near death and the death of Kai the duel may prove more difficult than he imagines.

See it all in, Master of the Elements!