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In Kul Elna ...
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In Japan...
Chapter 8 - Mahaado and Mana
In the meantime, in Egypt, more precisely around the Sennen Aitemu tablet in Kul Elna, there was a group of children who were distracted reading some books that Shaadii brought with him. The older Egyptian was talking to a sixteen-year-old orphaned young Egyptian man.
A few years ago, when that same young man was a child, he had located the Board that contained the Sennen Aitemu with the eldest realizing that he did not want to steal the items and that he found them by feeling the magical sources of the items and the magical vibration of them, making Shaadii surprised by the revelation because authentic magicians were rare in today's world while he was astounded to discover the youngest's magical potential and that he was self-taught in learning magic leaving him stunned.
Currently, this same young man wished to seek the source of his magical knowledge and to do so he decided to use a reversal spell because when he saw Shaadii for the first time, he had the impression of being strangely familiar and commenting on this impression to the Guardian of the Tomb , he is surprised because when he saw him, he also had the impression that he was a long-lost friend.
They quickly became friends and the oldest was fascinated with the level of magic that the youngest exhibited because it was an intense level and on the same level as the real magicians of the past.
If they were in Ancient Egypt, Mahhado would be the leader of all the magicians of the Egyptian court due to the level of magic he showed and equal mastery of him despite being young with him saying that he was self-taught because he learned everything for himself.
As a result, he became unofficially part of the Guardians of the Pharaoh's Tomb without a name.
The young Egyptian had performed the reversal spell a few hours ago and discovered the source of his knowledge and the magical techniques that popped into his mind despite the fact that many of them were nebulous with him believing that he would be able to decipher them over time . Mahaado had just told his friend everything.
"Are you sure about that, Mahaado?" Shaadii asks, showing surprise on his face at the information that the young man had revealed about his little foray into the past.
"Yes. I was a Shinkan of a Pharaoh whose name I don't remember. I also carried Sennen Ringu for being one of the Holy Guardians of his court. If I can hold him, I may be able to recover my memories completely."
"As for the item ..." Shaadii sighs causing the young man to arch his frown when he sees his friend looking at him after giving a quick look to another chamber where there were orphaned children that he welcomed. "Could you conjure a magic bubble around us so that the children won't hear us?"
Despite finding the request strange, Mahaado consents and conjures a magic bubble.
Then, the eldest sighs and explains everything that happened after resting his elbows on the table and then resting his chin on his closed hands while remembering the unpleasant events.
After Shaadii finished his story, Mahaado comments after digesting the terrifying information because he was stunned by the description of the power of a mysterious woman, with his friend commenting that she didn't seem to be a human making the young magician curious about the identity of the being that defeated five Sennen Aitemu and that even Ryoushi Kyuubu was unable to deal with her extraordinary power.
"That is..."
"Unbelievable. I am still assimilating what happened. I never imagined that there could be a being with the level of power that she demonstrated. She even said that that was not all of her power.
The young magician's eyes widen at the story.
"Do you want to know my honest opinion?" He asks after reflecting for a few minutes as he recalled the story.
Shaadii consents.
"I believe her words. She hasn't shown her true powers. If she had used all of her power, you would probably be dead."
"Yes. I believe that too. She even confessed that she spared me. Furthermore, she showed great control over her powers by being able to drastically reduce in a few seconds a counterattack whose power would be greater than that which perpetuated, in this case, the power of five Sennen Aitemu, demonstrating that his power was above what she manifested. "
"A man holds such a powerful being in his hands ... That is a frightening thought. After all, from what he heard from her, he would be able to do whatever that person asked. Therefore, he is someone we cannot have as an enemy because we would be shattered by that being. ""Yes. I confess that it is a scary thought if we stop to think about it. Furthermore, I believe that she is capable of manipulating her magical aura."
"Why did you say that?" Mahaado asks after arching his brow.
"I lost her magic trail after she left the skies of Kul Elna. The end of my screening was not because she suppressed her magical aura. That leaves a magical signature as you may know."
- "Yes. In fact there is a kind of signature in the air and it remains for a few minutes."
"Well, I didn't feel that signature when her magical aura suddenly disappeared."
Mahaado's eyes widen.
"It just demonstrates her powers. Apparently, we will not be able to discover her identity. We only know that she came from another universe. This confirms the existence of other universes." He comments after being reflective for a few minutes.
"I do not believe that she returned to her home universe. I would have felt some magical disturbance in the air because she would be forced to open a portal or something similar to that, causing a magical disturbance."
"Yes. In addition, she must be close to this boy to protect him. You said that this being showed a very protective posture during your report."
"That's right."
"So this is another indication that she is still out there somewhere. I have the strange feeling that we are going to meet her someday."
"I have that impression, too."
They are silent for a few minutes while Mahaado thought about the fact that Sennen Ringu chose a child as its carrier. "
"How strange ... Why did Sennen Ringu choose a child?" He asks, breaking the silence between them.
"I have no idea. She didn't want to tell."
"So, did this being seem to know the reason for the item?" The young wizard asks in a confirmation tone.
"I have the impression that that woman knew. Well, considering the fact that she has visions of events from the past and the future, both from the original timeline and the one that had been altered, I do not doubt that she has this knowledge. "
"Considering what she told me, she seemed to know the location of Sennen Pazuru. It was a pity that she couldn't find out where the item was." The young magician comments after a few minutes.
"Yes. I'm even surprised to find that a person managed to get past all the ancient traps and protections in the unnamed Pharaoh's pyramid into the Pharaoh's chamber, managing to catch Sennen Pazuru. During the millennia, no one has managed to overcome all protections.. He or she managed to get through all the protections and nevertheless managed to follow the correct path to the chamber despite false leads to confuse tomb robbers.
"In fact, it must have been someone who was formidable. But he could also be the one who was chosen to carry the item or find it so that it would reach the hands of the chosen one. We all know that the items have a rudimentary conscience. They are not sentient. But they have the minimum conscience to choose their carriers judging them if they are worthy to manipulate them. "
"True. The item may have helped indirectly." " Shaadii speaks after being thoughtful.
"In my opinion, no ordinary bandit or tomb robber would have managed to cross the bridge of judgment made of stones containing sealed Ka´s as you know, the Guardians of the Tomb, both that of your clan and that of the Ishitar clan. Whoever crossed that bridge did not intend to get rich with the item and also did not enter the pyramid in search of its riches. That bridge would not let him pass even if he had managed to overcome all other protections and traps. It is the impression that I have because he managed to get across the bridge to get the item and then managed to get back without any major problems."
The elder is thoughtful and then consents.
"In fact, I hadn't thought from that angle."
"I believe it will not be long before we discover the one who was elected to be the holder of the most powerful and mysterious Sennen Aitemu."
"I also believe in this."
"I confess that I am very curious to know the bearer, in addition to the fact that I want to know what powers he has. After all, he was not assembled in millennia."
"I am also curious. Although, I believe that I will test the wearer to discover his powers. I know the powers of all items except this one and that being knew the power of the item. That was the impression I had." Shaadii comments thoughtfully.
Mahaado is surprised.
"Incredible ... Well, considering her powers and the familiarity she displayed with Sennen Aitemu, I wouldn't be surprised if in fact, she knew the skills of all items including the mysterious Sennen Pazuru. I just ask you to be careful . " He speaks the end with a serious face.
"Because?" The elder asks, arching his brow.
"Perhaps, that being has some connection with the bearer of Sennen Pazuru. Of course, we have no evidence of that because she gave no evidence of having any connection. But it is a hypothesis that cannot be rejected."
"I need to test the carrier and if I am forced to fight that being again, so be it."
"Do you promise to call me when you do this? I don't want you to face this being alone if my hypothesis is correct."
"I promise, my friend." Shaadii speaks after smiling.
"Speaking of Sennen Aitemu ..." The youngest speaks the end in a whisper while he is thoughtful.
"What happened?" The elder asks, arching his brow.
"I feel that Per'a'ah (Pharaoh) is close. Since I got some visions of my past as a Holy Guardian, I have felt it." Mahaado speaks thoughtfully.
"According to the meager fragments of memory that you managed to obtain in your little foray into the past, you have looked after the young Per'a'ah since he was a child when he was the iry-pat (crown prince) and then served him in his court as a of the Holy Guardians in your court along with the fact that you already had a Sennen Aitemu. That may be why you can sense it. "
"Probably."
"Since you are not officially a Guardian of the Tomb, you are free to leave and search for Per'a'ah when you can feel his power."
"It is what I intend to do. Until the day comes to find him again, I will improve my studies. My foray into the past has given me access to new memories of enchantments."
"This is good ... I think you can override this field around us both. Children can be suspicious of our apparent silence."
"Truth." He consents smiling
Then, the young magician snaps his fingers and the field disappears with them talking about other matters.
After a few minutes, Mahaado is embraced by a five-year-old Egyptian child who smiles at the young magician who pats him paternally on the head making her smile even more.
It was a girl he rescued from an abusive father after seeing the man assault her discovering the routine of violence that the little girl lived in a hut on the outskirts of the village where she found herself after her mother died of an illness.
The young magician rescued her and she started to stick to him, referring to the young man as a father with him feeling that he was too young to use that title.
"Why aren't you with the other kids, Mana?"
Mahaado had also questioned the reason for finding her familiar, in addition to discovering that she had magical powers and when he saw the magical power in her body, even though he was a young magician he decided to train her in the magical arts.
"You are not leaving, leaving me with Uncle Shaadii, right?" She asks with tears in her eyes as her lips tremble.
The young magician had considered this hypothesis, since she was small. But when he saw her tearful eyes and the despair in the child's voice, remembering the fact that she had heika and that she needed him to learn to master that power, he changed his mind at the same time he started to see her as a daughter.
"I won't leave you with Uncle Shaadii. Besides, who's going to teach you heika (magic) if I'm not around?" He responds while smiling.
"It is true?" She asks, drying her tears with her arms and then looking at him with expectant eyes.
"Yes. Did I ever lie to you, by any chance?" He asks as he smiles.
"Not." The little girl nods.
"Now, go play with the other kids because tomorrow we are going to leave."
"Yes Dad!" She exclaims and runs excitedly to the other room.
Shaadii smiled gently at seeing their interaction. In fact, they were like father and daughter.
In addition, he had also had the impression that he knew that child from somewhere with the feeling being similar to what he had in relation to Mahaado.
"It is incredible that we have yet another magician. She will be a great magician in the future."
"Certainly. But I have the impression that it will take work to study Heika." He speaks in a sigh massaging his forehead.
"Why do you say that? She has a natural talent." Shaadii displays surprise on his face.
"She has great natural talent. But I have a feeling that Mana will work to study Heika. You can call it intuition or a feeling, whatever you want.
Then, after the young wizard sighs again, they return to talk about other matters.
In Japan, more precisely in front of Domino City's Kame Game, Yukiko observed everything from a distance and was relieved to see that Yuugi could no longer fit the pieces, knowing that it was Atemu's work.
She notes that her friend was discouraged by not being able to progress further in assembling the puzzle, mistakenly believing that it must have been due to sleep on hearing what Yuugi said to himself due to his keen hearing.
Then, he carefully keeps the pieces inside the kind of golden urn, placing it lovingly in a corner of the table.
After doing this, the boy went to his bed and in a matter of minutes he fell asleep.
After Yuugi falls asleep, Yukiko is in a reflective state remembering everything that happened in the past of that universe.
The albino agreed that Atemu was a true hero in his efforts to save Egypt and the world, not bothering to condemn himself to a life without any memory and without knowing his name while living with his soul confined to an object getting stuck in that world.
After all, Yukiko knew better than anyone what it was like to live without any recollection of her past because she spent several years without remembering anything except her name, besides being able to perform magic along with general knowledge that came to her mind when it was necessary, adding the fact that he was aware that it was a sacred snow dragon.
Living without memories was too painful and in Atemu's case it was worse because Pharaoh did not even remember his name which was used as a seal to stop Zorc Necrophades while the albino always knew his name.
However, even knowing the sacrifice he made she still carried her own memories of Egypt from another universe and knew that she would have to endure Pharaoh's unshakable self-confidence that would have made the Titanic sink in the world in that world and not the opposite when using one of the various knowledge he acquired from that universe.