XVIII. True facts

Atemu and the others were finally back at the palace with a sleeping Yugi on their side. All the priests that were back at the palace were glad that they were alright but not the pharaoh.

"Son, are you alright?" Aknamkanon asked, looking very worried.

"Uh... I don't think it's time to talk now your highness" Mahaado stated sadly.

In the palace, Atemu carried Yugi all the way to the bed chamber. Despite the protest of his servants, he still wants to let him carry that burden. All the priests watched miserably when at times the young pharaoh slipped but he still continued to do it. Aknamkanon and Aknadin can only watch and of course they never seen him like this before. Finally, Atemu put Yugi's body to bed but he still has his fever.

"How are we gonna help him anyway? Simple healing is not enough" Mana said, studying Yugi's face.

"My apprentice is right not even high-level healing is possible" Mahaado added.

"There's only one way left but unless I do it now, his soul and body will..." Atemu said, his voice trailing off.

"But..." Mana protested but her master held his hand.

Atemu began to close his eyes and concetrated all his energies to the Millennium Puzzle. The Puzzle began to glow a brillant light that most of the occupants of the roomhave to shield themselves to the light. Yugi slowly opened his eyes when he saw the pharaoh focusing his hands to the Puzzle. He wonders what he was doing but it was no time to say anything. Seto recognizes that power before, it was the power that healed their land but he wonders that if it would work on him.

"Millennium Puzzle, please hear my cry and healed the lost strength of the fallen beside me" Atemu chanted and Puzzle began to glow with much brighterlight. Waves of power were flowing on Yugi's boby as his illness began to subside As healing process goes on, Yugi fell into a slumber, deep inside his consciousness. Everything was black until he saw someone that looks like him only that he was wearing a black Egyptian garb.

"Who are you?" Yugi asked.

"I am you and you are me. Do not despise me for I'm the source of you. Being the 'reincarnated pharaoh' is not a bad thing so please don't agitate yourself" the Yugi lookalike said.

"...But I... nearly killed mou hitori no boku no...I don't think he'll forgive me for that" Yugi protested.

"You know better than that, I'm sure the pharaoh will forgive you and don't letit get over you. Just accept that the fact that you are you and you are me" the Yugi lookalike said with a smile.

"Well, if you put it that way alright but...who are..." Yugi said and wondered.

"Oh that well I'm a part of you inside your heart. Do you really wonder why the Millennium Puzzle of Pharaoh Atemu glowed when the guards were trying to get you and that gruddy mage was trying to kill you." the Yugi lookalike grinned.

"It was you all along!" Yugi gasped. "I can't believe it I did all that?"

"Yes, because you were actually the 'previous bearer' right?" the Yugi lookalike said.

"Okay now I understand thanks" Yugi said smiling.

"Oh, don't thank me,I'm just your inner self" the Yugi lookalike said then he disappeared.

Back at the bed chamber, the healing process was finished and Atemu looked very tired. He hopes that this power will be enough to heal Yugi's outer and inner injuries. All the occupants of the room were waiting patiently but so far Yugi hasn't woke up yet.

"Did it work?" Mana asked indignantly.

"I don't know" Seto answered when Yugi opened his eyes.

"Huh? What in the world...?"Yugi said, looking around as he gets up.

"Yugi, you jerk you made me worried sick" Atemu said worriedly,tears welled on his face.

"Since when did the pharaoh cry for me eh?" Yugi said, teasing him

"Shut up, you nearly died" Atemu said, angrily but Yugi fell silent.

Yugi tries to get up to comfort the pharaoh but he slips instead and fell to the floor. Mahaado caught him just in time.

"I'm sorry but at that time I... nearly killed..." Yugi said, his voice rasped and still held by Mahaado.

"No, it's fine I know that you're not the type of person who kills their most important friend of their life"Atemu said, helping Yugi get back to bed.

"How did you healed me? and I don't feel hot anymore" Yugi said and asked.

"The pharaoh healed you with the power of the Millennium Puzzle somehow but I don't think it has the power to recover your strength" Mahaado explained.

"The Millennium Puzzle huh? I see"Yugi said, comtemplating his thoughts.

"Now that's settled, would you mind tell us what's going on and who the heck are those mages aftering you. I mean they said that you're the 'reincarnated pharaoh' that would mean you held something special but I don't see anything from you" Seto said, leering at Yugi.

"We can answer that" Shimon and Aknamkanonsaid, just came in the room.

"That person is High Mage Heishin. He was one of my faithful servants before the reign of my son. After my brother Aknadin created the Millennium items, we divided it among Heishin's servants for a while because at that time we're still searching for the person to be truly chosen by the items themselves but it was a big mistake to give Heishin the items." Aknamkanon said.

Flashback: Heishin gathers all the high priests and were planning their plot to overrule the present pharaoh to take over Egypt and so disaster strike as Heishin and his servants used the power of the items to wreck hovoc and mayhem. All the servants were panicking in the palace and Aknamkanon comfronts Heishin.

"What are you doing, Heishin? Are you mad for what youare doing!" Aknamkanon said angrily.

"I have tasted true power and these items will lead me to victory Mwahahahahaha!" Heishin laughed nastily.

"Give it up and surrender your place as pharaoh!" Kepura added.

"Never!" Aknamkanon said.

"So who are those servants anyway?" Isis asked.

"They are High Mage Kepura, Atenza, Martis, Anubisius, Dark Nite and the most powerful one is Nite Mare that rumors said that he has the same powers as Zork Necrophades." Shimon said gravely.

"WHAT! ZORK NECROPHADES IMPOSSIBLE!" Atemu and Yugi gasped at Shimon.

"I'm afraid it is true. Six of the items are already in Heishin's hands all except one" Aknamkanon said

"And that is?" Seto asked curiously

"The Millennium Puzzle" Aknamkanon replied, grinning

"The Puzzle?" Yugi wondered.

"Yes and at the last moment I use the puzzle's power to destroy Heishin and his men but..." Aknamkanon said, his voice trailing off.

Flashback: Aknamkanon used the puzzle's power to destroy Heishin but unfortunately Nite Mare was able to absorbed all the powers of the six items and disappeared in a spark of light telling him that they may not have all the seven items but he was able to absorbed a portion of the six items powers.

"One day, the 'reincarnated pharaoh' will be the symbol and the key to open the portal of the Shadows! Mwahahahaha!" Nite Mare said laughing as they disappeared.

"What? The 'reincarnated pharaoh'?" Isis gasped even the others.

"At first, I didn't understand what he meant that time so I took it aside but..." Aknamkanon said, still his voice is more grave.

"But..." Aknadin asked.

"I never thought it would happen to this day. When I sensed this boy's presense I knew that someday he would come back" the ex-pharaoh added referring toYugi, his voice more grave than ever.

"Mou iyo, Aknamkanon-sama(That's enough,Aknamknon)" Yugi said sternly. The others gasped and Atemu wonders if Yugi is using Japanese again.

"Aibou? Doshite? (Partner, Why?)" Atemu asked while Seto was getting annoyed with the language barrier.

"It's more than that" Yugi added also.


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