The fifth chapter of the Dominion Season One is now underway! As Relinquished is going after the Protectors, who could the ruler be, and why does he want the Protectors, anyway? Read on, and find out!
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Silent Magician, Dark Magician, and the Dark Magician Girl guided the Protectors to where Relinquished requested them to meet. It was in the middle of a large meadow, where the mutant was waiting. He bowed before them before speaking.
"My master wishes for you to come with me," he muttered. "Along with these humans." The three mages nodded, and they all proceeded through the forest path towards the castle. Kairi looked over at Mahad, her sapphire eyes glancing at their surroundings.
"Where is this pathetic monster taking us?" she wondered, Mahad looking over at her. "I mean, why did he say that you guys have to come with us?" The Dark Magician shrugged as they continued on their way. The medieval structure loomed over them, its shadow covering the forest. When they reached the doors, Relinquished pushed them open, ushering the Protectors and the three mages inside.
"The throne room is straight ahead," Relinquished stammered, quivering in fear. "I must warn you, my master can get quite nasty." Behind them, the cloaked figure walked into the castle, closing the giant oak doors. When they finally entered the room, a figure was seated on the throne, shrouded in shadows. All they could see from the ruler were a pair of indigo eyes.
"Is that who I think it is?" Brian inquired, jaw dropped. The figure stood up from its perch, still remaining in shadows. Yugi's eyes brightened, but the figure laughed evilly.
"Welcome to my domain, Protectors," the ruler hissed, a familiar voice filling their minds. "In this world, you will be trapped here, just as you trapped me within the Pharaoh's mind ever before he finally left for the Spirit World. Now, I am free to do my own bidding!" The figure stepped out of the shadows to reveal a mutated creature. It had a spiked tail, demonic wings, indigo eyes, and ebony/crimson hair with blonde bangs. It wore the same Egyptian clothing that Atem wore in Egypt. He snapped his clawed fingers, and a figure with a white mask on its face stepped near the Protectors, holding a long rope.
"Take these insolent humans to the dungeon," Demon Atem commanded. "And make sure that they don't escape. Find out what they know about this world, and then report it back to me." The interrogator nodded, and tied the rope around the Protectors' wrists. Chihiro rested her head upon Haku's shoulder as Brian looked back at Demon Atem, blowing a raspberry.
-Dungeons-
The interrogator tossed the Protectors into a cell, untying the rope around them. He then shackled them to the wall, pulling out a whip. Yugi looked into his eyes before being whipped on the shoulder. He screamed out in pain, feeling blood rushing down his arm. As the man whipped him over and over again, Yugi screeched out in pain, blood rushing down his entire body like small crimson streams. Brian was furious as the interrogator continued to whip only Yugi, none of the others.
"STOP!" Brian shouted. "Can't you see that you've tortured him long enough?" The interrogator placed the whip back at his belt, unchained them, and ran off, tears streaming down his face, which was red from screaming.
"You okay, Yuge?" Joey asked, but Yugi just whimpered in reply. "Who was that guy? And why was the Pharaoh's dark side here?"
"If Demon Atem is here," Kairi muttered. "Then that must mean…"
"That Atem is here," Brian finished. "But, if he is here, why hasn't he shown up?" Haku placed a hand upon Yugi's shoulder, but the boy cringed in pain. He took off his jacket, revealing the painful marks from where the whip had struck. Blood ran down his arm, his shoulders, and his back. The Protectors drew back from him as he cradled himself like a child. The interrogator came back in, opening the cell's door. Brian stood up, preparing to punch the interrogator in the face before it held up a hand.
"Go on, be angered at me if you wish," it whispered in an all too familiar voice from beneath the mask. "I had to do it in order to please Demon Atem." The man lifted a hand, and lifted the mask from his face. Yugi's eyes widened, even though he was still in pain. The man had indigo eyes, tan skin, ebony/crimson hair with blonde bangs, and wore a cartouche around his neck, which revealed his name in ancient hieroglyphics.
"Pharaoh Atem!" Kairi and Brian shouted, embracing him. He was shocked a bit, and then smiled lightly. He knelt down near Yugi, noticing the wounds.
"I'm sorry," he apologized, Yugi burying his face into Atem's chest, sobbing. "I didn't mean to go that far. Can you forgive me, aibou?" Yugi lifted his head, nodded, then leaned back against the wall, blood flowing down the grey stone.
"Now, we need to get out of here," Kairi muttered.
What will happen as the Protectors try to escape? Find out in chapter six, Fury Fire.
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