~ Chris's View ~
When we got to the Grand Hall, I saw six to seven men that are wearing cloaks. My human nose has started to twitch to the sensitivity of smell. That, I soon realized that they were from Earth. So, I have to keep myself together and don't bring out any signs of my original self to them. Or something bad would happen. I squeezed Serenity's hand as I pretended to be nervous. Serenity smiles gently at me, "It's alright," she spoke to me. "You don't have to be afraid of them, they are friends." I looked at them as we approach them. In front of us, is one of the men that whom Serenity is most comfortable. (I believe.) He has soil, black hair, normal skin, and light royal blue eyes. He is wearing royal navy armor, has a sword sheathed to his belt, and has a royal navy and red cape. Serenity smiles brightly, "I'm so glad to meet you, Prince Endymion."
"As do I, Princess Serenity." The prince of the Earth smiles brightly at her, "Princess, I want you to meet a friend of mine." He turns into a man who has spiky hair, a golden crown, a golden pyramid as a necklace, and a golden wing disk (I can tell that he plays "Shadow Games". Not good news.) He wears royal Egyptian clothes and a royal indigo cape. His eyes are royal scorch red and his skin is golden tan as the desert sun. "Princess, this is Atem. He is the Pharaoh of Egypt."
"It is a pleasure to meet you, princess," Atem spoke kindly to her as he bowed.
"It is nice to meet you too, Pharaoh." Serenity spoke, then Atem turned to me.
"And who's this little one right here?" Atem asked.
"Oh, this is Chris." Serenity answered, "Luna and I have found her wondering in our garden last night."
"Did she wander off from her parents?" Endymion asked.
"She probably has, but the other thing is. We do not know why," Serenity shrugged. "But later today, I'm going to take her home. So her family wouldn't get too worried."
"Now that is a good idea," one of the men spoke. Serenity turned to me.
"Chris," Serenity spoke to me gently. "These guests are from Planet Earth, Prince Endymion who is Guardian of Earth, and Atem the Pharaoh of Egypt."
"Hello little one," Endymion smiled.
I bowed nervously to reply. Then I saw Atem have looked at me with a kind smile on his face.
"It's nice to meet you, Chris," Atem raised his hand at me, knowing that means that I have to shake his hand. So I have let go of Serenity's hand, and I have reached out and touched his hand. As I touched his hand, I felt a sudden aura coming from him and I looked into his eyes. I can tell that he is feeling my aura in return. In the reaction with a mixture of self-defense, I let go of his hand and grabbed Serenity's dress again. Turning away from both him and Endymion, avoiding making any eye contact.
"Chris," Serenity spoke to me worryingly. "What's the matter?"
"Maybe having the same reaction as I am," Atem answered as he look at his hand.
"What do you mean by that Atem?" Endymion asked.
"I need a moment with my cousin, the priest." Atem changed the subject, "Excuse me," he excused himself away from us and walked toward one of the men near the entrance. I look at the corner of my eye in worry, nervously knowing that my secret will soon reveal to these beings without knowing how fate could be this cruel to both sides of a coin.
"What was that about?" Serenity asked.
"I have no idea," Endymion shrugged. But to me, I am still a little bit worried that my identity might be exposed here soon.
~ Atem's/Narrator's View ~
Near the door, Atem leans against the wall as he rubbed his forehead. What was that? Atem wondered. What have I just seen? He shook his head in disbelief, suddenly a familiar face approached him.
"Atem," a familiar voice spoke. Atem turned to the figure who have spoke to him.
"Seto," Atem spoke with relief.
"Are you alright?" Seto asked.
"Don't know, I'm not certain of what I feel right now."
"What do you mean by that Atem?"
"See that girl over there?" Atem pointed. "That is holding onto Serenity's dress?"
"Yes, why?"
"That little girl is named Chris."
Seto raised an eyebrow, "Is that supposed to be a boy's name?"
"I've believed so, but apparently it is short for some reason."
"So why are you worried? I saw you looked shocked after you shook her hand, I was wondering. Why are you both shocked and worrying?"
"When I shook her hand," Atem began. "I've felt some kind of aura...that is actually coming out of Chris."
"Seriously, an aura? Coming out from a child?"
Atem nodded.
"Okay," Seto has started to follow. "But...what kind of aura did you feel from her?"
"Something that does not equal into either world or in this universe," Atem turned. "And when I touched her, I...I saw something that lives within her or should I say, her soul. If that is."
"What did you see?"
"A dragon, that glows like an ember and it is made of fire, and it is surrounded by stars that live within this galaxy."
"Seriously? A child holding or carrying a monster from the darkness like that?" Seto looks at Chris; meeting the knights from Endymion's kingdom and smiles nervously as she held onto the moon princess's dress. Then he turned back to Atem, "Did...did you tell them about...?"
"No, I didn't." Atem nodded, "If I have, we don't have the rest of our Millennium Items and the trusted priests with us to proof for what I have just seen."
"Hmm...you do have a point about that," Seto crossed his arms. "We should have let them come so we could be able to prove it."
"Now that's not the time for playing doubts Seto, we cannot change the past. But we can tell and see what the future must hold for us, that is our legacy. Remember?"
"Yes, I remember."
Atem smiled gently at his cousin and laid his hand on Seto's shoulder, "I'm glad that you understood Seto," he let go of his cousin. "But right now, let's keep this conversation between us. We don't know for sure if my suspicions are right or not."
"I understood," Seto nodded.
Atem smiles.
"Atem," a familiar voice spoke from behind them. Atem turned to see his friend from the Golden Kingdom of Elysion.
"Endymion," he spoke kindly to the prince.
"Is everything alright Atem?" Endymion asked.
"Everything is fine Endymion," Atem spoke. "There's nothing to worry about, we both are just taking."
Endymion examines for a bit and sighed in relief, "Alright," he smiles. "Please come to join us for a walk in the castle, we don't want them to think that are going to be suspicious."
"Yes, of course," Atem replied as Endymion went to Serenity's and Chis's side, Atem turned to his cousin. "Would you like to join us, Seto?"
"No thanks," Seto nodded. "I prefer staying out here and waiting for you to come out when it is over."
"Suit yourself," Atem has started to walk inside. "But if anything goes wrong, you know what to do."
"Count on it," Seto nodded.
Atem smiles, "Be back in a bit."
"I'll be waiting," then Atem re-enters the palace and rejoined the group.
As Atem enters, he eyed at Chris. For whatever you are Chris, Atem thought. I will find out what or who you are...but the main question still remains in the shadows until I find into the light. It is now a game for all of us to play now. Then he has brought his attention towards the group, that are in fact, his new allies.
~ Seto's/Narrator's View ~
While Seto is outside, he waits patiently for his cousin to come back out when he's finished. So they could head back to Earth. To their kingdom. Egypt. But he has started to wonder about the dragon and the little girl named "Chris" that Atem is talking about. Could Atem be right? Seto wondered. Could the child be a host to a monster that we never have seen before? Or is it something else that has just tricked him to think so? As he began to think a little more, a small black spider crawled onto his back. Seto tried to reach over his back to sweep it off. Suddenly, he felt a pinch on his skin, and his world turned dark.
As he stands numbly, his right arm glowed purple with a mark of a spider. He opened his eyes. His blue eyes are cloudy and seemed to be in some far distance that couldn't be seen. Seto chuckled a bit, "Now," his voice echoed. "Let's go to work, so we will please our master." He turned and entered the palace as the mark become visible to all to fear him.
~ Kunzite's/Narrator's View ~
As Kunzite and his team are watching over their prince as he's watching over the little girl named Chris carefully when she is holding Serenity's dress. As the leader of his team, he has started to develop some abilities of his own. But he kept on wondering why he is feeling some vibes from Chris, yet, his mind kept on drawing to a blank error. Then Zoisite, Nephrite, and Jadeite have started to keep up with the group. Suddenly, Zoisite has turned to Kunzite. "Are you alright, Kunzite?" Zoisite asked, "You seemed to be...disturbed."
"Yes, I'm alright." Kunzite answered, "Thank you for asking me."
"Are you sure that you're feeling alright?" Zoisite is more concerned with his leader as well as his prince.
"Yes, I'm sure. Just go with the others, I'll catch up with you all later."
"Alright, don't take too long."
"Don't worry, I won't." The Zoisite has started to catch up with the rest of the group.
Kunzite smiled as he tried to clear up his head. Suddenly, a familiar sound of footsteps approached him from behind.
"You have started to sense it too, didn't you, Kunzite?" A woman's voice asked him from behind, Kunzite turned to the woman with a kind smile on his face.
"Venus," he spoke as he smiled gently at her. "It's been a while."
"It sure has been a while, hasn't it?" Venus smiled as her cheeks brighten up with a pink blush as they are the color of roses. Before they could do anything, they both have felt something has crawled up on the back of their necks. As they are going to rub their necks, a sudden pinch has touched their skin. All at once, their world has turned black.
As they stand numbly, their right arms have begun to glow purple with a mark of a spider. They opened their eyes. Their blue eyes are cloudy and seemed to be in some far distance that couldn't be seen. Suddenly, Seto appeared at their side. "Now," Seto's voice echoed. "Let's get to work."
"So we could please our masters," Kunzite's voice echoed.
"The Earth-Bound Immortals," Venus's voice too echoed in a deep harsh tone of voice. Suddenly, they all started to walk towards the location of the group. Where their own battle would begin.
