Tributeshipping (Kisara x Mahad)
(sorry for the wait, but I think I'm back on schedule now! :D)
Mahad was pretending to be interested in listening to the daily fiscal report by the head scribe – really, this was supposed to be Akhenaden's job, and Mahad was a little miffed that he had skipped for no real reason – when a strange, glowing presence caught his attention. Not in the room, of course, or everyone would have wondered why anyone was entering the archives without permission.
But Mahad was a magician, and he sensed her as soon as she came into the palace. Still pretending to listen to the report, he spread his mind outward, trying to determine where the source was coming from. Her aura was bright – a blinding white-blue, but soft, so he knew she was female. There was a strength that coursed through her, despite the chipped and fragmented edges of her soul, brought on by sorrow and hardship. This girl had not had an easy life, Mahad mused.
It was difficult, but he managed to wait until the scribe was done talking, and slipped away while the frazzled old official started haphazardly scooping up all his scrolls and materials.
Mahad glided through the myriad halls and corridors that made the maze of the Royal Palace, following the pointed spires of his Millennium Ring to the source of the blinding aura. To be honest, he didn't really have to use the Millennium Ring – her soul was so bright he could have tracked it from miles away.
The trail led him into the even more labyrinth-like servant's quarters at the back of the room. Could she be a servant? Not possible – he would have sensed her long ago. The light in his mind pulsed slowly and steadily – she was asleep, then.
His search led him to a small door-less archway. He hesitated, throwing his mind outward to make sure he was alone. There were three female servants in the hallway opposite, but they did not appear to be coming in his direction. The only other occupant of this area was the girl with the bright soul.
Mahad flicked his cape back and stepped into the room.
She lay on a servant's cot, chest rising and falling, slowly, steadily. Her fair skin practically glowed in the torch light, and her white-blue hair glittered like finely spun metal. Her eyes were closed, but Mahad could clearly imagine them being a startling azure blue.
This was no servant. She did not belong here – she could not even be from this country!
He vaguely remembered a long ago ambassador from Pelesat. He, too, had been fair skinned. Could she be from there, perhaps? But then why was she here now?
He moved his hand over her, feeling out her aura. It was powerful – the most powerful aura he had ever sensed. The edges were more fragmented that he had realized: she was badly injured, both physically and mentally. But a deadly beauty and strength coursed beneath: a Shadow Creature of the highest caliber. Seto must have brought her in – he had been looking for powerful Kas, after all.
Her eyes fluttered, and Mahad drew his hand back. Her lips moved, a desperate, silent plea – but for what?
"Dhalia," she murmured. "Falastin..."
The barest hint of tears shone at the edges of her eyes, and Mahad could only guess at the true identity of the names she whispered.
A soft tug pulled at his mind – the pharaoh had returned from his court hearings. Mahad would have to go to his side now.
He cast a last, sad glance at the unconscious girl.
"May Hathor alleviate your suffering," he murmured. "All gods be with you."
And, not without sorrow, he left her to sleep.
A/N: so I decided that Kisara is Palestinian, because it's the only country near Egypt that I can confirm had light skinned people. (Palestine was called Pelesat in Ancient Egypt). And I have no idea who the people's names she whispered are, but I looked up some random Palestinian names and threw them in there. I'm assuming they're family members that she lost in the raid in which she was captured, before Seto rescued her. I may work that more into her character in later oneshots. Next is Trendshipping (Anzu x Shizuka x Miho). And if you don't know who Miho is, she's from season 0 and had a brief appearance in the manga.
