LazerWulf: MUHUHUHUHWAHAHAHA!

Joey: Uh, Laza? (pronounced Lay-Zah, best I could come up with using Joey's accent)

LazerWulf: Sorry, Jou. (I pronounce it Joe, but spell it like this in respect for the Manga. I don't care how you pronounce it.) Didn't mean to scare you. It's just that I am so exited to have material for my fanfic, with nothing better to do than to write it!

Joey: OHHH-KAY?

LazerWulf: Thanks to AmunRa's links, I got some more information on the Ancient Egypt Memory arc. All I read was 280-285 on Janime, because Jenniyah's scans page was down. But it was enough to get the juices flowing.

((Joey checks FFnet))

Joey: Hey! We got some reviews!

((LazerWulf double checks))

LazerWulf: Hey! You're right! I guess the polite thing to do is respond, hmm?

CrimsonEyedAngel99 – Thank you for being the first to review this! I got a few more after yours, and I think I might have developed a small entourage! Yes, Audio A rocks! I have all of their albums except Hit Parade, which my brother owns. I figure, why get the greatest hits album when you have all the CDs? I do have the 2 original songs they do for that CD on mp3, so I don't feel left out. I also have a LIVE version of "Big House" on another CD. Yeah, Priest Seth is definitely an interesting character. As for the girl... she is an OC that I haven't fully developed yet.

behind-cold-blue-eyes – No problem. I also read your OC's bio, and it looks like it's going to be an interesting series. I find the best way to get people to R&R your stuff is to R&R theirs. Update today? Well right now, I am starting this the same day you wrote your review (7/18/04) so you might get your wish. Like I said earlier, I have nothing else to do, so you could expect #relatively# quick updates. BTW, LazerWulf is spelled with a "Z".

Evil StormSister – It is to you that I owe this saga. If it wasn't for your #subtle# prodding, I might not have re-written "How? Why?" And turned it into this. As for your suggestions, I will keep her, I just need to develop her more, and don't be surprised if I add a "Romance" sub-genre to this fic. As for Seth, I had started off with how he was portrayed in the early Anime: evil. However, reading AmunRa's fic, "Intruders," as well as Manga 280-285, I have gotten some different ideas. Thus, I will keep your suggestion in mind. But since Seth has already appeared in the Anime, at least, the person I think is Seth, and has already been portrayed as evil, It will take some creativity to turn this all around.

LazerWulf: I cut out a bunch of stuff from the A/N of this chapter.

Joey: Yeah, maybe now this fic won't get deleted again!

LazerWulf: One more thing, Téa will be called Anzu, because without the accent mark (') over the "e," her name doesn't look right, and the "é" takes a lot of extra energy to write. And I think Anzu is a prettier name, anyway.

Joey: ((singsong)) Someone has a crush!

LazerWulf: ((smacks Joey on the head with an oversized mallet)) I take back what I said last chapter. Terriermon has MORE tact than you do.

Joey: ((rubbing his head)) Where'd you get da mallet, anyway?

LazerWulf: ((shrugs)) Borrowed it from Akane. Anyway, everyone else will have their US names.

Joey: Yeah, I'm not too comfortable calling my best friend a car.

LazerWulf: ((clears throat)) When we last left Seto Kaiba, he was gazing upon a beauty who had tapped into his soul. (Corny, I know, but deal with it.) Manga readers should appreciate that he was sitting in the same Karaoke Lounge where Yugi faced off against Sozoji in Duel 3: Hard Beat! BTW, this is the day after Battle City had ended.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! It belongs to Kazuki Takahashi, Shueisha, INC., Shonen Jump, 4Kids Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Konami, and Upper Deck.

Don't sue.


The Return of the Priest

Chapter 4: Who Are You?


Seto's POV

I have to find out who she is.

No one before has been able to move me like she has.

Her song ended, and she handed the mike to the next person. Walking off the stage, she took a seat on the other side of the room. I guess I'll have to go to her. I closed my computer and went over to where she had sat down.

"Who are you?" That question came out rougher than I intended, but I couldn't help that now. She didn't seem to notice.

"Just a girl who saw a boy who was hurting."

Hurting? Gozuboru had taught me better than that. I #never# let my emotions show like that. Well, maybe a few times, but I had been under control until I heard her voice. How could she have known?

"How did you know?"

"I kinda figured it out by the lack of emotion emanating from you. Usually that's a sign of hurt. Would you like to talk about it?"

Every part of me screamed 'YES!' I wanted so much to just spill out everything, but when I tried, all that came out was two words.

"Not really."

I mentally kicked myself. No one had cared for me like that since my parents died and I was sent to the orphanage. Except Mokuba, but he had inside knowledge. He knew about his past. Here was some complete stranger who wasn't pushed away by this rough exterior. She looked crushed.

"I understand. I have some things I'd rather not talk about either..."

She stood up. She was not much shorter than I was, and her piercing blue eyes met mine.

"...but you have to let it out sometime. If you keep it all inside, you'll eventually destroy yourself."

She pulled a marker from the purse she had left on the table, and wrote something on my hand.

"If you ever want to talk, don't be afraid to call me. My name is Lynae..."

She leaned in, and brushed her lips against my cheek.

"...but you can call me Lyn"

She walked out the door, and I wondered if I would ever see her again.


Lyn's POV

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

Why did I have to kiss him?

ARGH!

I try not to be overly affectionate, it tends to push people away, but I can't help it. It's the way I naturally am.

I flagged down a taxi.

I hope he wasn't pushed away that time.


Reader's POV

Marik was running. He didn't know what he was running from, but it wanted to take what he had. He could feel the spirit returning to the Rod. The pharaoh had sent it to the Shadow Realm, but it still had a connection to the Millennium Item he possessed. His sister wanted to give it to the pharaoh, but some part of him still wanted to keep it. It was that part that eventually won. When the blimp had returned to Domino, he took the Rod and ran.

He had been running ever since.

The man following him was not running. Rather, he was hovering, using the powers bestowed to him.

This was Shadi, keeper of the Millennium Key, and temporary guardian of the Millennium Scales. He mutters a shadow spell under his breath, and instantly appears in front of Marik.

Marik, not seeing this, ran into him and hit the ground hard. Shadi was unfazed.

"Give up the Rod, Marik. It is not yours."

Shadi had never thought of taking the Rod before, because the spirit inside was too strong. Now that the spirit was in the Shadow Realm...

"Never! The Rod responds to me. I am its rightful owner."

"You were a guardian of the Rod. It responds to you because you have ancient magic. While you might have been destined to carry it for a time, that time is now up."

There was a flash from the Rod, and a translucent Malik appeared. He was not strong enough to take over Marik, now that Odion was awake, and he did not have his full powers back, so this was the only form he could take.

"This host suits me fine Shadi. I have no desire to have another."

Shadi turned to the apparition.

"Are you sure you don't want your true master, Seth?"


Joey: Why do ya torment your readers?

LazerWulf: Because I want to get this done before I go to bed. This seemed like a logical point to stop.

Joey: A cliffhanga is logical?

LazerWulf: It is to me. Cliffhangers usually get reviews. Plus, I still need to work on Lyn before I can put her in another scene.

Joey: So Malik is really Seth?

LazerWulf: It makes sense. Atemu was the keeper of the Puzzle, and he wound up being the spirit of the puzzle. Seth was the keeper of the Rod, so it makes sense that he would be the Spirit of the Rod.

Joey: What about Bakura and Abukom? Dey weren't keepers of da Items.

LazerWulf: All in due time, All in due time.

((Joey refreshes reviews page))

Joey: Hey! Ya got anotha one!

LazerWulf: Just in time. I was about to post this.

C.R.D. SpAzZz – I "like your ficcy" too! This chapter should answer your questions somewhat.

LazerWulf: It's a well known fact that FanFic writers like reviews, and who am I to break tradition. Review!

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