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: This is another group of chapters that have major changes from the original version. Naturally I like how I'm setting up these next couple of filler chapters. It feels more nature and to the point.

Based on the original Yu Gi Oh storyline

Rated M

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh it belongs to Kazuki Takahashi

Chapter 7: Revelations and Confessions

"Good evening Ms. Gardner." Lykaon greet Tea with a charming smile.

"Uh who are you?" Tèa asked a little hesitate.

Lykaon tried to act coy."Is Atem here I'm a friend of his. Oh where are my manners? The name is Lykaon, I was former king of the Arcadian Greeks."

"Um you mean the same Lykaon from Greek mythology. The one about a man turned into a wolf from 4,000 years ago?"

He chuckled and looked at the girl. He saw why Atem has such an appeal for her. She's young, beautiful, smart, and those sapphire eyes are quite legendary.

"Ah yes, I see you know your mythology and like Atem I've been around for quite a while. Well here's my badge I am one of the first Duel Monster shape shifters. I'm here to assist you with Atem's new condition."

Tea grabbed the golden badge and examined it. A carving of a wolflike monster and Greek letters surrounded the object. Flipping the badge around the back was adorned with a symbol of a Horus eye inside a pentagram. The metal looked authentic but she still kept her guard up. Lykaon saw the worried look on her face. 'She must really care about him a lot. I can't blame her the pharaoh's record is full of him also getting himself in deep shit.' He thought understandingly.

"Wait a minute you mentioned you were the first Duel Monster shape shifter? Did you do that to Atem?" She asked firmly.

Before Lykaon could respond, Atem walked to the door and placed on hand on Tea's shoulder. He motioned for Lykaon to come inside but not before giving the man a growl. Tea seemed puzzled.

"You trust him?"

The pharaoh sighed deeply and nodded. From their previous conversation, he guessed Lykaon was a friend of his father. They all walked into the living room. Yugi saw the tall man and he could instantly sense the powerful aura he had.

Atem gestured and allowed the man to introduce himself. Before he could do so Tea explained.

"Yugi this is Lykaon. He's a 4000 year old, Greek king and is known as history's first werewolf. He says he can help us with Atem's new ability."

"Spot on Ms. Gardener and now to address Atem here."

Yugi, Tea, and Atem took a seat on the sofa. Lykaon pulled a wheelie chair from Yugi's desk.

Lykaon continued his thought. "He is not a werewolf as he may appear. Well in Ka terms he is a known as a warwolf. The Pitch Black Warwolf to be exact. I have transferred this Duel Spirit into his body and have enabled him with the powers of a beast Ka. We call people with this ability Ka shifters. Or you might know them in his era as Duel Monsters."

"Wait a sec. If you could make him shift into a Duel Monster why not make him a dragon or something along those lines?" Yugi interrupted.

"Because I one I happen to like my own kind. Two, I was told to select a beast that was fairly inconspicuous. A warwolf is a lot easier to control than having him fly around as a dragon wouldn't you say?" Lykaon looked at fairly irritated Atem. "I apologize for the inconvenience but it had to be done.

"Why does Atem need to be a beast monster? Doesn't he have a enough power?" Tea questioned.

"As you know the pharaoh is still human and had the weakness of one. Now with a Ka in his flesh he is no longer vulnerable to those weaknesses. You cannot be too careful with an individual like him. Now this form takes a toll on new users more than humanoid Kas, which is why he cannot speak too much at the moment. He might also have some behavioral changes. Beasts tend to show more a person's true colors."

"Well is there anything major we need to worry about?" Tea asked.

"Oh no Atem is functioning well for his first turn and he will be talking again by tomorrow. He'll revert back to human as he sleeps."

Yugi scoffed. "Alright thanks for this information but you can't possibly expect me to believe that you only came here to give my friend some Twilight bullshit. Why the hell else are you here? You said someone told you to give this ability to him."

The Greek nodded. "Yes, I and several others were assigned to accomplish a mission of establishing the pharaoh back on this Earth. We also had to clean up some loose ends."

"Loose ends? Just tell me if there is a new bad guy we gotta worry about." Yugi was started to become frustrated.

"I'm sorry I wish I could answer that with full certainty but it was rumors passed around the parallel universe. I'm sure you two are aware of this universe of Duel Monsters from your run in with Darts." He saw the couple give surprised expressions at the name drop. "Oh yes I know everything about all of you here. Anything and anyone associated with Atem has be debriefed to all those involved in this mission."

"Debriefed? Okay what the hell is going on here?!" Yugi gestured his hands.

The wolf king sighed. "I wish I could tell you everything I know but that is up to your friend here." He motioned at Atem. "Have you told them yet about what we discussed earlier?"

Atem perked his ears up before folding them back. He shook his head before displaying saddened eyes.

Tea looked at him. "Tell us about what?"

"Like I said I can't really say." Lykaon looked eyes with Atem. "You have to tell them by tomorrow alright? This whole thing is going to swing into motion very quickly."

The pharaoh appeared hesitant and grunted. Lykaon huffed.

"Fine you want me to tell them for you."

"NO!" Atem growled out in a distorted voice. Everyone in the room flinched in shock.

"Well glad you can speak when needed. You better keep your promise come tomorrow, alright?" Lykaon returned his gaze to Yugi and Tea. "Now what I can reveal to you is definitely entitled knowledge. I was the one who adopted Hanna Yuki Mutou."

"What?!" The couple yelled out in unison.

"Yes. I have your daughter, safe and sound. I was told about what happened and took the child into my care. I and several others have been raising her for the past four years."

A tear suddenly dropped from Tea's eye. "How... is she?" Her voice was becoming shaky.

"She is doing well Tea. Quite a smart child for her age, but what can I say, she has had amazing caretakers."

Yugi stood up. "I want to see her."

"Oh of course. She will be returned here tomorrow. Well, if you two are willing and ready to have the little one. I'm not going to return the child if you two are still working out whatever issues you had."

Yugi laughed and looked at Tea. He gently grabbed her hand. "No I think we've worked out the kinks over the years haven't we?

"Yeah." Tea wiped her cheek and felt a type of reluctance she was not expecting. "But are we really ready for a child here?"

"Why not? We don't have to worry about diapers, formula, and carriages this go round. I think after a day of cleaning up we can make a home for her. She can have Gramps old room."

Atem looked on and listened to Yugi give optimistic points to Tea about becoming parents. The woman looked incredibly concerned. Atem did not blame her. Anyone would be nervous especially in their situation. Perhaps the question was their relationship ready for this. Lykaon could also sense that one party was being more hesitant than the other. The last thing he wanted to do was force anyone into raising a small child.

"How about this, I will let you two think it over night and you can call me tomorrow morning." He brought out a smartphone and displayed his personal number before handing the device over to Yugi. "If you are truly ready I can then have her belongings packed up and by tomorrow night she will be moved in here. Sound fair? Or do you two need more time."

Tea gave a smile. Finally someone thinking this through. "Yes, that would be best. I think Yugi and I need to have a long conversation."

Yugi opened his mouth to respond to but he decided the conversation was better to have in private. "I agree and..." Yugi got up from his seat and extended a hand. "Thank you so much for taking care of her all these years."

"Anytime." He chuckled. "You are considered close to royalty so your bloodline is as important as the man behind you. Now it is getting quite late and I have to go to my other obligations. Tomorrow is going to be a big day."

Just as Lykaon was about to leave, he turned around and directed himself at Atem. "You better tell them about what you and I discussed earlier. And if not I'm spilling the beans myself you got it?"

Yugi and Tea looked back at Atem with curiosity. He nodded his beastly head as a promise to the Greek. With the reassurance, Lykaon left the shop. Once they were alone, Yugi walked to Atem's side. He looked at him with stern eyes, "So you got something to tell us?"

Atem pointed a clawed finger to his mouth indicating that he still could not speak in complete sentences. Although Yugi was not having it. He had a feeling the topic Lykaon brought up has to do with the princess Atem mentioned in the morning.

"Well, I know you are fully functioning." Yugi walked to his desk and grabbed the nearest pen and notepad. Opening to some blank pages, he handed the pad to his former alter ego. "You can always write down what you have to tell us. I'd like to know now."

Tea came up behind him. "C'mon Yugi we should at least eat first before interrogating the guy. Besides I'm sure whatever he has to tell us isn't so bad..."

Yugi interrupted Tea's sentence. "It is because I asked about this earlier and he passed it off. He is hiding something. If a random stranger comes into our home and demands this guy to spill the beans then I think the subject matter is extremely important for us to find out ASAP."

Atem rose from the sofa. His beastly form overshadowed Yugi but his features remained docile. He took the pen and paper, then gestured toward the kitchen. Both Tea and Yugi followed him to the table. He took a seat on the left end. Atem wrote a single sentence to start the conversation. He passed the notepad to where Tea was seated across from him. She and Yugi read the written message,

We are more alike than you know, because I too had a family.

Tea gasped and placed a hand over her mouth. Yugi sighed and walked over to his fridge. Pulling a magnet off he retrieved a menu.

"Let's order take out tonight. This is going to be a heavy talk."

Tea and Atem nodded in agreement. She slide the pad back to Atem as Yugi made the phone call.

"It's okay Atem, you can tell us more."

He wrote below the first sentence and passed the object again.

"Yes make everything a large please. Thank you." Yugi put down his iPhone and leaned over to read the new message with Tea.

I was wedded to one of my servants at a young age. She was also one of the royal court's dancers. Her name was Teana.

Yugi nodded. "I remember you told me about her. I'm guessing this all happened before you became pharaoh."

"Well, this is the first time I'm hearing about this." She looked over the statement again. "A dancer with a name similar to mine huh?"

The pharaoh's ears flattened out almost as if he was embarrassed. He had a hard time looking at Tea in eyes after revealing this information.

"He thinks you are just a bodily reincarnation of her. However, he isn't completely sure about that." Yugi passed the paper. "Unless Lykaon gave you some more information."

Atem wrote again.

Lykaon mentioned that I should start to think of Tea as the future Teana. That they share the same soul. Missing memories. We aren't sure.

"You got any proof for this? Like could you give her those memories?"

Atem shook his head in a definitive no.

Tea sat back in the chair. She was unsure how to handle this new information. "So I had a past self. But if I was technically a princess of Egypt, then why was I not there when we went to help Atem in his memories?"

Atem wrote some more.

A year before I became king, Teana had a child. My daughter Keanna.

"Oh my gosh, you had an heir." Tea said aloud.

Yugi's expression softened. "So that's what you were hiding. You were trying to protect her weren't you."

A soft groan emerged from Atem, almost sounding like a whimper. His crimson eyes appeared glazed over but he did all could to fight back the tears.

"Atem, what happened to them. Why weren't they recorded in history or in your memory world?"

He was reluctant to answer, but he had to write down something for now.

I will just say we were separated. I do not want to discuss the details at this time. I promise another day I will fully explain.

Yugi pursed his lips together forming a thin line. "C'mon you can tell us, we won't judge you."

Atem shook his head vigorously. Not another detail was being revealed. He has already told them enough sensitive information.

"Let him be Yugi. I think we have a lot to think about with what he has already told us." Tea got up and walked over to Atem.

She embraced him with a warm hug. Atem rested his head against her shoulder. He certainly needed the gesture. Even writing about the subject to his best friends nearly drove him over the edge. The more the subject was brought up, the more Atem started to wonder if what Lykaon said was true. That Tea was Teana's reincarnation. Not just in body but also in soul. He resonated in the embrace for as long as he could.

'If we are destined to meet each other in this time period, then fate has been all too cruel to us.' Atem thought to himself.

Getting into the swing of things again. Hopefully I can keep this pace for a while before I disappear again lol. Anyway, things are getting heated and emotional very quickly here! Please review when you guys get the chance! Reading them keeps me going further!