Chosen Pharaoh Chronicles Part 1: Longing Reunion & The Beasts Within
Based on the original Yu Gi Oh storyline. (Combination of anime & manga canon)
A/N (LOOK HERE): Holy s**t, I'm actually writing this thing again. After so many painful months of college and getting a new day job, I actually threw myself back into writing. I missed you guys and saw the plights for an update so here is one now. Had to rewrite a lot since this website deleted my previous progress after 90 days.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh it belongs to Kazuki Takahashi
Chapter 6: The Beast Within
Lykaon stood in the alleyway with his eyes fixated on the pharaoh before him. His sharp teeth revealed as his lips curved into a smile. A chuckle emerged from the transformed Greek. Atem was taken a back from the whole situation. In the beast's hand was an illuminated small tablet with a image curved on it.
"No need to fret. You see it is my responsibility to give you the abilities of this creature as soon as possible. Normally we would have a less invasive procedure for this but unfortunately we do not have that luxury tonight." He lifted the tablet closer to his face. "Now I have to do this the old fashion way."
With powerful jaws, Lykaon chopped down on the tablet and dark magic covered his fangs. Looking back at Atem, he gave the signal for him to come closer.
"I need to you to come to me Atem."
The pharaoh was already in the process of backing away and grabbed his cartouche. "Why would I follow the words of a beast such as yourself? Now be gone before I summon my loyal magicians!"
Lykaon chuckled again. "Mahad and Mana? We are all close friends at this point. But since you seem to be quite the hard head I'll have to make this quick."
Just as Atem's pendant started to glow, Lykaon lunged at full force knocking the king to the ground. With the man now pinned, the Greek proceeded with a bite to Atem's shoulder. Atem screamed out more from the shock then the pain. He felt the magic flow into his body and with an unknown strength then pushed Lykaon off of him. Lykaon got up from the ground and watched Atem carefully. He knew the next few moments were to going to be crucial. Atem sat up as best he could, holding his bleeding shoulder.
"Like I said before, please forgive me. You left me with little choice."
"Fuck off..." Atem groaned.
He wanted to say more but his own speech seemed to have left him. His body was surrounded with shadow magic and like Lykaon, he too began to turn into a dark creature. The dark colored waves of energy clouded his form for several moments before revealing the beast Atem had become. A black furred beast warrior with a fearsome snout aligned with sharp fangs, pointed ears, razor like claws, a large muscular body built for battle, and red lines running though the side of his face striking out his crimson eyes. A deep baritone growl escaped his throat as he met his gaze with Lykaon's. Atem had become the Pitch Black Warwolf. Normally adorned with armor, Lykaon felt fortunate that Atem had not learned that skill yet. Already he could sense the immense power coming from the new Ka wielder. Yet, a piercing scream sounded off from a short distance away. To Lykaon it was nothing more than another mortal but to Atem it was all too familiar. His fierce expression turned to one of concern as he leapt off into the alleyway, in search of the distressed individual. Lykaon rolled his eyes and huffed at the action.
'Oh shit here we go.' Lykaon thought. He ran after Atem to see where he was going and control any collateral damages.
Meanwhile Tea was packing up groceries in the back of her car for Yugi. Little did she know an tall stranger would grab her from beyond and drag the woman into the nearest dark alley. Tea bit his hand and screamed.
"Somebody Help Me Please!"
The criminal pinned her to the wall and once again covered her mouth.
"Listen bitch just be quiet! Do what I say and you'll make out of this alive. Perhaps a little knocked up but alive none the less."
Tea shrieked in horror. She could never fathom why these terrible events always happened to her. She mustered all she had to kick and wiggle out of the man's grasp but to little avail. He then pulled out a knife and threatened to inflict more harm than he intended. Not knowing how to react, Tea froze in fear, but thudding could be heard through out the alleyway. It was as if someone was running at a great speed and was bouncing off the brick walls. Deep baritone howls echoed and this now caught the criminal's attention. Yet he could not pinpoint where the sounds were coming from.
In a flash a large figure jumped down from above. Tea's eyes widen as she saw a board individual standing behind the harasser. It had the presence of shadow monster but something seemed vastly different about it. A familiar aura resonated with Tea but she couldn't completely figure out what it was about the beast. The wolflike creature grabbed the assailant and turned him around. The beast's crimson eyes glowed bright and it growled at the man. The harasser quickly moved out of the creature's grasp and held the knife to Tea's throat.
"C-c-come any closer and she'll get it!"
Tea winced from the proximity of the blade to her skin. She began to hyperventilate not knowing if she was coming out of this situation alive. The beast's eyes glared at the man with rage. Then the Eye of Horus appeared on its forehead. The wolfman roared as it lifted up its hand and shouted an infamous spell.
"Mind Crush!" cried out a deep baritone, commanding voice.
A wave of light energy blasted out from the creature's hand and hit the assailant with full force. He fell on the ground motionless. Tea knew that voice from anywhere but HE was nowhere to be seen. The beastly wolf came up to Tea and huffed at her. She was shaking in fear from the powerful being in front of her. It hunched down a bit and sniffed for a moment. Then locked eyes with the woman. It reached out a hand to Tea but she instinctively smacked it away. This time the creature stood up straight, the glow in its eyes dimmed and expression softened. From the roof of a building, Lykaon watched careful as the two met each other. He was completely shocked when Atem said the name of the woman.
"Tea it's me." He said in a husky struggling voice.
She then looked deeply into his eyes and saw who he was. It was HIM not an illusion. Then a shiny object caught her attention. Embedded in the black fur was a platinum cartouche with HIS name carved on it. This was the last piece of proof she needed. She couldn't help but gasp in joy and screamed.
"Atem it is you! You came back to… save me again! Oh by the Gods I've missed you so much!" Tea squealed out as she hugged the fur cover man tightly.
Atem wanted to say 'I know' but a few names and a spell was all he could muster for tonight. This new form was taking its toll on his mind. In response to Tea he gently huffed at her again and returned the hug. She tilted her head and asked.
"Atem w-what happened to you? Why are you a… werewolf?" She took a better look at his form. "Surprised to see you have clothing on you."
Atem shrugged and then nuzzled against Tea. He too had missed her greatly. It did not help that he now knew of all the unrequited love between them. She ran her hand through his surprisingly soft fur and looked ahead.
"C'mon I'm going to have to take you to my car. You should be able to fit in the back. Can't have people panicking at the sight of you."
Atem nodded and followed Tea's lead. Lykaon on the other hand followed from a distance. He had to keep track of their destination. If his hunch was right they should be heading to the home of the former vessel. There was a lot of explaining to do after all. As Tea approached her blue Honda, it began to lightly snow. Her grocery bags were on the ground and she did her best to salvage what she could. Atem tired to keep his profile low and quickly squeezed himself into the back seats of the vehicle. His now large head poked out of the back car door window to make sure Tea did not get into anymore trouble. The woman was practically a magnet for it. Closing the hood of her car she rushed to the driver's seat.
"Please keep your head in the car. You are way too big to act like my dog." Tea started the ignition.
Atem followed her orders and bowed his head inside the vehicle, ears folded back. Inside he leaned forward poking his snout in Tea's direction. Her eyes met his and even in his current form, she could never resist his gaze. Tea gave him a warm smile but quickly shook her head.
'This is not the time Tea' She though to herself. Before driving off she decided to give Yugi a call. Surely he would be the first person to want to know that his best friend has returned to the world of the living. Meanwhile, Yugi was at home waiting for Atem to get back. Not to mention he was wondering what was taking his girlfriend so long to get groceries. It had been like two hours and he started to get a little worried about them. Then his phone started ringing. Tea's number showed up on the caller ID and he picked it up.
"Hey, Tea where are you?" Yugi asked concerned.
"Yugi you won't believe who I bumped into!" Tea replied joyfully.
"Who Jesus?" Yugi said sarcastically. Although he had a feeling Atem probably ran into her by now.
"Well, you're close but no. It's Atem he's back! But there is one little issue."
"Wow you compared Atem to Jesus that's something new. Uh, what would you say if I told he was your surprise when you got home? Oh well I guess he bumped into you during his stroll into town."
Tea gasped and couldn't believe that he was her surprise. She'll defiantly have to thank Yugi for this tonight.
"Well you said he was walking… so do remember him looking like a lycanthropy?"
"A what?"
Tea sighed at the statement and explained. "Yugi that's just another word for a werewolf! "
Yugi froze not knowing how to react.
"The hell a werewolf? I don't remember him telling me he was one. Honestly don't know what to say about this. I'm guessing you want me to come over there and help you?"
"No, I got him in the car safe and sound. Well, he actually saved me from some mugger."
Yugi panicked a bit. "The fuck? You got mugged? Are you alright?"
"Yes a bit shaken but I'm fine. I honestly think I'm desensitized from this shit by now. I'm gonna make my way to you now. Love you." Tea then hung up the phone and looked back at Atem.
"You might want to sit back if you can. I've been told I'm a fast driver." She zoomed off to Yugi's house and Lykaon was not far behind.
Upon arrival, Tea parked in the shop's small driveway. "You mind helping me with the groceries?"
Atem nodded and helped gather the numerous plastic bags. Yugi was watching television when he heard his door open. Tea walked through the shop and into his living space. Right behind her was the newly transformed Atem. Yugi yelped at the sight of the creature and landed on the floor from the couch. Tea laughed.
"I warned you about this you know."
Yugi got up quickly. "That doesn't make him look any less terrifying."
Atem groaned as he strolled forward and placed the bags in the kitchen.
"Oh c'mon he doesn't look that scary. Just think of him as a giant dog or something. We have seen way worse you know."
"I'm glad you can be so calm about this." Yugi followed Atem in the kitchen. The guy was putting away the objects and functioning like a regular human being. Nothing from what he expected. "How the hell did this happen to him?"
Tea shrugged. "Hell if I know. He rescued me like this. I'm surprised he is mostly clothed. Maybe he isn't a werewolf."
Yugi gave her a confused expression. "Gee he has a wolf head, human body and lots of fur. Seems like a werewolf to me."
"No Yugi, like not an ordinary one." Tea folded her arms. "He was able to perform a Mind Crush on the guy trying to hurt me."
"Seriously?" Yugi took a closer look at Atem. "This monster does look pretty familiar to me come to think of it."
At that moment the doorbell rang. Atem's ears perked up and he growled in the direction of the door. Tea rushed to open the it and a six foot tall man wearing a trench coat greeted her.
Feels good to be back. As I always say I'm not making any promises on my updates but take advantage that I've been in a good mood to write lately. I removed the bit with Joey from the previous version, felt it was unnecessary and I didn't make him a cop in this version. Also made it sound less silly. So yeah you guys should totally review asap hehe XP see ya!