Chapter Eleven of New Professors, New Adventures
Disclaimer: In addition to not owing YGO or HP or anything else copyrighted in this fic, Hikari and her alter-egos also don't own Marie Blackfelt or Wendi. Marie is owned by Random Person number three and Wendi is owned by Torina Archelda. Both have given her permission in using their OCs in this fic. Both also made up the age and the description, and Random Person number three also made up Marie Blackfelt's history. Random Person number three also owns Arina Arono.
Harry checked the Marauder's Map (thinking of the irony of him using it) to make sure no one was on that floor. Snape was in the dungeons, Dumbledore in his office, the rest of the teachers and students in their proper places. The five professors were together. Sudden a dot labeled 'Nameless Pharaoh' appeared and started to pace.
Confusion ran through Harry. Nameless Pharaoh? Who in the name of Merlin…
But, almost as soon as it had appeared, it was gone. Harry blinked. Maybe I was imagining things…?
"Harry? What are you doing up?" Ron had come down the stairs, rubbing his eyes. Harry was prepared for this, just in case.
"Just brushing up on Snape's essay," he said. "Go to bed."
"Alright. Night 'Arry."
"Night Ron."
With Ron gone, Harry breathed a sigh of relief. He slipped on the invisibility cloak and took off. Around ten minutes later (he nearly ran into Filch, Mrs. Norris, and the Bloody Baron) Harry was in front of the pyramid-picture. He said the password, ("Discrepancy,") and quietly walked inside. He took off the invisibility cloak.
Suddenly, his mouth was covered. He struggled, but a familiar voice hissed in his ear. "Stop it Harry!" He stopped immediately.
Malik waited for a moment, and then dragged Harry backwards. Finally he let go. "Shh," he murmured. "Follow me."
Malik walked through the hallway, which seemed longer and darker. Harry took out his wand. "Lumos," he muttered.
"What the – put out the light!"
"Nox," Harry said quickly, and continued to follow Malik.
At long last (Malik had used a secret passageway somehow or another) they stopped.
"He's here."
"Good." This was Ryou's voice. "Anyone have a light?"
"Lumos," said Harry, and his wand tip ignited.
"Lovely," said Ceribi. "Now for the final part of the spell…"
Quickly, Yugi walked to the entrance and traced a patter. "There," he whispered. "Eavesdrop-proof."
"Excellent. Now… aha!" Ryou lit a lantern. Immediately their surrounds lit up some. Harry put his wand out.
"Er… Professors, you asked to speak to me, and it seemed urgent…"
"It is." Ryou sounded grim. "Now, without arguing, who's going to tell him?"
Silence fell among the professors. Harry looked at them nervously.
"We should start with the Millennium Puzzle," said Seto at long last. "That's really where it started."
"Then I have to start." Yugi rubbed his temples and sighed. "Sit down, Harry. This is a long story, and a shocking one to a lot of people." Harry did as he was told. Yugi was quiet. He stroked the Millennium Puzzle. "Harry… have you ever wondered about my pendent?"
"Um… yeah, actually," Harry muttered.
Yugi sighed again. He closed his eyes and said, as if from a memory so long ago…
(an: This is a bit of a mix between the anime and magna (up to the end of Monster World Arc in magna – damn it, WHY DID THE ANIME TAKE OUT THE FIRST SEVEN VOLUMES!) –cough-)
"Harry, long ago, over 3,000 years ago in fact, Duel Monsters were real in Ancient Egypt."
(an: before anyone objects and -SPOILERS I'M GONNA SPOIL DOOM/DOMA ARC- says that is was in Atlantis 10,000 years ago based on Professor Hawkins' discovery in the 'Waking the Dragons' Season, please note that that hasn't happened yet. –mutters- But it should've, they're older… OKAY, I GIVE UP! WHATEVER! IT HAS AND HASN'T HAPPENED! -breathes slowly-)
Anyway…
"They were… real?" Harry croaked.
"Lemme finish – Sis has only been able to explain Duel Monsters to you guys, but nothing more, really. Sooooo… Ra why me?" Yugi murmured, looking up. He looked down sharply at Harry. "Okay, Harry, listen up. In Ancient Egypt there was a kind of magic called Shadow Magic. It went haywire, thus releasing the Shadow Monsters, a.k.a. Duel Monsters. Now there was one man brave enough to face these creatures and the evil that was spreading through Egypt. He was Pharaoh at this time. With the help of the seven mystical Millennium Items – " Ceribi coughed. Yugi sweat dropped. "Well… technically there are nine, but she'll explain that later. So let's just say there are seven for now, but anyway, with their help, he locked them away… with a small price. His memories were forgotten, and his soul was sealed in this…" He held up the Puzzle. "The Millennium Puzzle."
Insert a wide-eyed Harry Potter here.
"Anyway… the Puzzle was broken up and put in a box, not to be solved except for the destined person. 3,000 later, after 8 years of trying, a boy solved the Millennium Puzzle. That boy was me, Yugi Motou, the pushover of Domino High who looked like an eight year old." Seto and Malik sniggered, as well as Mariku and Bakura in their soul rooms. Yugi glared. "So I released the spirit of the Pharaoh, who is one of my closet friends. And believe me, ever since then people have been after the Puzzle. And… the other Items had found their destined owners. A guy named Shadi is the keeper of the Millennium Scales, which weights a person's heart, and the Millennium Key, which allows him to enter and change people's soul rooms, which is the home of your soul, and tells your true nature. And from there Ryou shall tell his story."
"My father bought me the Millennium Ring at an Egyptian bazaar," said Ryou softly. "It has the ability to lock people's souls into anything, locate other Items, and it contains the spirit of the King of Thieves in Ancient Egypt…"
"The Thief King was one of the people after my Puzzle, because he wanted all seven Millennium Items," explained Yugi. "But there was another person too…"
"I have the Millennium Rod," said Malik shortly. "It allows me to manipulate people to do what I want them to, and they won't remember."
Like the Imperious Curse, Harry thought.
"In Ancient Egypt, Kaiba was High Priest Set, and he was the barer of the Millennium Rod, but now it's mine, so ha." He was smug as he said this. "Anyway, my family, the Ishtar clan, had the responsibility of carrying the Pharaoh's memories. On my tenth birthday that secret was carved into my back. I had a strong hatred for the Pharaoh, and wanted his power for myself. In order to unlock the powers of the Pharaoh, I needed the have three very powerful cards, known as the Egyptian God Cards, and the Millennium Puzzle. I tried to get the three Egyptian God Cards, and the Puzzle, but failed."
"The maker of Duel Monsters, Pegasus, had the Millennium Eye. He wanted the Millennium Items because he thought it would revive his dead wife. The Millennium Eye allows the holder to read another's mind… at the cost of an eye. The spirit of the Ring stole it. So I have it now," said Ryou sheepishly.
"I have the Millennium Necklace, which allows the destined person to see the past or the future. It was originally Malik's sister's, Isis, but she gave it too me. Stupid thing doesn't work anymore," muttered Yugi. "But anyway…"
"I'll explain the last two items." This was Ceribi. "The Pyramid of Light was the eighth Item. Technically, it WASN'T a MILLENNIUM Item, but it WAS an Item of magic. Anyway, it belonged to the Lord of the Dead, Anibus. He came back for revenge on the Pharaoh. You know how cliché that is nowadays? Anyway, after Yugi and the Pharaoh defeated him, it was shattered."
"However… there was a ninth Item made, or eighth Item, whatever, and it was known as the Millennium Locket. That's my Item. The Locket is quite similar to the Scales. There are two halves. The Right Half has the power to make any person tell only truth things, and if that person's soul is true. It Left Half has the exact opposite power of the Right Side; it can make lies seem true. Both can tell lies apart from truths; they can both locate the other Half, and they cancel each other's powers out.
"I was the Protector in Ancient Egypt, youngest sister to the Pharaoh, and sworn protector to the Pharaoh and the High Priest, hence the name. The Protector was owner of the Right Side of the Locket. The Pharaoh's – and thus the Protector's – eldest sister owned the Left Side; her name was Myarra – also known as the Murderess. She wasn't good or evil; she killed people whose souls were untrue, so that could be people for the Pharaoh or against him. She also killed those who she thought indecent. She married the infamous Thief King – together they were invincible, never caught.
"You know, the funny thing is, although at most times we were on different sides, Myarra never once harmed me, as I never harmed her. There was a time that she killed a bodyguard, because he wasn't a decent person, and when I confronted her, she didn't do anything. She just… walked away… and I let her. There was an agreement between us… I wouldn't harm her, and she wouldn't harm me, one of the two only people she ever loved, the other being the Thief King. She had no respect for her father, the former Pharaoh. She had a single ounce of respect for her eldest brother, the Pharaoh that we've been talking about. But she did not love him." Ceribi gazed out into space for a moment. "Now allow me to relate this back to what I meant to say – when the Pharaoh was sealed into the Puzzle and the Thief King into the Ring, The Protector and Murderess were sealed into the Locket. When both sides came together, it was to unlock the second spirit… I am that same Protector. I received the Right Side of the Locket when I was very young, not knowing the true nature, and then when the Left Side of the Locket was given to me, I unlocked Myarra, my sister… who died, again. Her death signified that the Protector's and Ceribi Motou's souls be presently fused." Ceribi looked sadly at her Locket.
"Let's recap," said Seto. "The Millennium Items, check, who's been after them, check, the yamis, check… so what's left?" Seto tapped his chin. "Ah yes, the appearance of the yamis, using Shadow Magic, the Shadow Realm and what Harry has to do with all of this." Seto smirked. "Whenever any of them use Shadow Magic, the Eye of Horus shines on their forehead. I admit, I'm not very in tune with my Shadow Magic, but the others are. A demonstration…?"
Seto, Ryou, Ceribi and Yugi turned to Malik. "Me!"
"Yes Malik, you. Now summon the Shadow Realm…" Yugi smirked.
Malik sighed. "Fine." He whipped out his Millennium Rod. The Eye of Horus shone on both the Item and on Malik's forehead. Harry gasped; the room grew colder and darker.
"Harry… welcome to the Shadow Realm."
(an: it a miracle! For the first time in this story, its gonna be in someone's POV!)
HARRY'S POV
I might have… well, perhaps… noooo, I couldn't… well, yeah, maybe… I think I screamed. The darkness was just so cold…
All that they have told me… well, I guess I didn't really believe it. That's why it didn't really "shock" me, as the female Motou said it would. I mean, it partly explains their nicknames, Motou's pendent and his twin's locket, and maybe their telepathy, but still… unless I can really see more proof, I doubt it's real.
Still, this darkness scares me. And this place has a name too! Or at least that's what Ishtar said… The Shadow Realm? What kind of name is that? It sounds like something out of Voldemort's book. Speaking of which, if what they say is true, if Voldemort ever finds out about it, we'll all be doomed.
"Harry, in this realm certain individuals have the abilities to conjure up Shadow Monsters." Kaiba went through his Duel Monsters deck and plucked a card. "It's one of the few things I can do." He held the card towards me. It was of a very weird looking person/clown. It was an effect monster, based on the orange background. "Now I summon Peten the Dark Clown!" The card glowed and came to life, but after seeing that duel, I wasn't surprised.
(an: I wanted a weak monster. Now I shall quote my friend Julia: "Don't question my logic!")
The male Motou smirked. "If we have a duel in the Shadow Realm, you feel your monster's pain if it's destroyed. Celtic Guardian, I summon you!" The card he held out also glowed and an Elf in odd armor appeared. "Go! Destroy his Peten!" The Celtic Guardian swung his sword and sliced Peten. Kaiba gripped his chest and went on one knee.
"Did you have to demonstrate?" he said through breaths. He got up. "Let's leave Malik."
That eye thing glowed on Ishtar's head and on his 'Millennium Rod.'
"And now for the final two parts… let's tell Harry what he has to do with all of this." Bakura rubbed his eyes. "Harry, just as I am in incarnation of the Thief King, Yugi of the Pharaoh, Seto as the High Priest and Ceribi of the Protector or whatever she counts as," the female Motou grinned, "you too, are an incarnation of someone in Ancient Egypt."
"I am?" I asked, surprised. But suddenly I became skeptical. "Really."
"Yes, really," continued the male Motou. "You were the Pharaoh's son, Prince Leo. He never became Pharaoh, but he aided his father in the fight against evil. He could use Shadow Magic to some extent. Have you ever heard of the warrior Achilles in the Battle of Troy?" I nodded. "Prince Leo was the same way. He was a brave warrior, invincible except for one part, and he died fighting a powerful lord of the evil his father fought against; with his death came the death of that lord. In fact…" He paused and looked straight at me. "This is the moment of truth Harry – Prince Leo died fighting against the person whom wizards fear today – Voldemort is the incarnation of that same lord." I had no time for shock, because he continued. "Leo's 'Achilles' Heel' was a specific spot on his forehead – a single cut, that, if cut in a lightning bolt shape, would kill him. Don't ask me why." My… scar… "Harry… because of your scar today you can use Shadow Magic if trained; Voldemort unknowingly unlocked your powers the day he gave that scar to you; unfortunately, he also unlocked his own powers, unknown to him."
I still stared at him in shock. But then I snapped my mouth closed. "This is…" I began. I was going to say that it was ridiculous, but suddenly I remembered something. "Who's the Nameless Pharaoh?" I asked. Suddenly Motou's 'Millennium Puzzle' glowed. Not even a second later Bakura's 'Millennium Ring' glowed as well.
"I am," said a deeper voice from Motou. I looked at him and went cold when I saw what I saw.
This man was definitely not Yugi Motou. He was taller; he was wearing leather pants, a muscle shirt, and a leather jacket. His hair was just as wild, but had more blonde in it. And his eyes…
"Taking the spotlight as usual, I see," sneered a voice from Bakura. This Bakura was definitely not Ryou Bakura either. His white hair was definitely spikier. He was also taller, and this was an albino… "I am the Thief King, also known as Dark Bakura, Yami Bakura or more commonly known as Bakura. That is the Nameless Pharaoh, the Pharaoh we've been talking about, also known as Dark Yugi, Yami Yugi or more commonly Yami."
I don't know what came over me as I stared at these two spirits. Proof of what they had said… it was before my eyes… and it was their eyes, those spirits' eyes, which made me do it… their crimson eyes…
I ran.
Me: When I first wrote this, I had just read the episode guide to the VERY LAST episode of YGO. It was so sad, I was sobbing. I saw the episode in Japanese, I started to cry again. AND THEN I saw the English version.It's so DAMN SAD.