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It's all in the eyes
Chapter Five
"HERA!"
Yami forced himself by sheer willpower to remain standing before the awesome power of his god's mighty voice.
"Ra… you're looking good." The most beautiful woman Yami had ever seen appeared in a cloud of smoke beside him. "Oh, look, a mortal. Not married though…" The goddess lost interest in Yami and disappeared to reappear behind Ra. "You're tense…" She began to massage his broad shoulders. "You should relax more."
"Get off, vixen."
The goddess disappeared and reappeared lounging on a pure white throne to Ra's left. "Such a party pooper. Really, you should have more fun, Ra." She stretched luxuriously.
Yami could feel the power emanating from her, could feel Ra helping him stay on his feet. All he wanted to do was touch the goddess… give anything… but he couldn't. Ra had not moved, and Yami could feel the god helping to withstand Hera's charm.
"Hera. You remember the soul – " Here Ra uttered a name, but Yami could only hear a roaring in his ears. Obviously this was Seto's soul's true name, and if he knew that, he could control Seto – a temptation that would be hard to resist. He offered a silent prayer of thanks to Ra. The god inclined his head slightly.
"Of course I remember…" Hera flew up into the air, growing until she was, Yami estimated, about sixty times his height. "What fun." She laughed malevolently. Her long black hair swirled around her head as she shook it. "Good times, weren't they? But I can tell you're not here to reminisce. Shame." She sighed and rested her head on her elbows. Her eyes rested on Yami. "I suppose this is why…" she hissed, shrinking to about six feet tall. She wrapped herself around Yami. "Speak, O silent one," she whispered mockingly.
Yami felt the compulsion of the goddess' words, and before he could react his tongue obeyed. "I am here to speak with Ra on the matter of the one called Seto Kaiba," he babbled. "I want to rectify his life, for I think – "
"Shut up." Hera giggled. "Ra, Ra, Ra… so silly. You're just prolonging it, so I got my answers my own way. He's due to go back any minute now, anyway." Hera pulled Yami to the throne, which had appeared again, and seated him on it. "So sweet… I wanted a mortal to take my mind off the long days. We have no one to worship Us," she informed him sadly, clasping his hand in her own. "No mortals means nothing to do ALL DAY… you'll comfort me, won't you?" she cooed and smiled maliciously at Ra.
"Hera. ENOUGH."
Yami felt the goddess' will unravel from around him as she pushed him off the throne and blushed in shame as he thought of what he had almost done.
"Hera. You have committed a grave injustice. No mortal or god may interfere with this most sacred of things, love. You should know better."
"Ra. You have encroached on my territory. We had an agreement! You fall back on those obsolete rules to support your insubstantial argument. I spared the mortal Seth, and in return I was allowed the mortal Seto." Hera was suddenly dead serious, and her manner no longer playful and seductive. She looked all a goddess was meant to be, a long silver wand held regally in her left hand, the ring on the top glowing slightly.
"Hera, the Pharaoh here intervened personally – I think we can reach an agreement."
Yami glanced nervously at Ra, but the god was focussed on Hera – the battle was evidently one of wills as well as words.
"For shame, Ra… the little one despairs." Hera smiled at Yami. "I see you, you have much potential. YOUR marriage will be… reasonably happy."
Yami's eyes widened. He was about to ask the burning question, 'Who?', but Ra overrode him.
"Stop allowing yourself to be distracted, Hera." His falcon face was inscrutable.
"The mortal needed comforting. I am still Hera, though I may be a bored and unwanted Hera." Hera scowled, her expressive face twisted in a mask of anger.
"Pax, Hera. I am appealing to you as goddess of marriage – would you let true, everlasting love be extinguished? Such love is rarely found in this age."
"True?" Hera's fiery eyes froze to ice, and narrowed. "Everlasting?"
Yami shivered. He could feel his mortal home in Yugi's body pulling on him. Would they hurry up already?
Hera sniffed contemptuously. "You and your little pharaoh think you know it all… ha! A mortal and his god… how sweet. RA!" The ice blazed with white fire. "ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE?"
Ra was stoic. "I am."
"FINE. Take your foul promise and leave me to my misery!" Hera swirled up in a huge cloud of blue smoke and vanished.
"Go back, son of the sky." Ra seemed to have shrunk in the echoing emptiness Hera's departure had caused. "Your mortal body calls. The one called Seto will find his decree reversed."
"Thank you," was all Yami could say. Ra looked drained. What was the price that he had to pay?
"Think not of it, Pharaoh." The god smiled. "Be gone. Peace to you."
"Peace." Yami let go, and felt himself falling, falling through utter blackness until…
CLIFFY! -laughs- -ducks rotten fruit thrown by readers- Okay, okay...
STILL A CLIFFY! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! -gets hit in the face by rotten peach-
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