The Eye of Horus
Neferi: I updated! Here's chapter five.
Tara: NeferNeferi doesn't own YGO but she does own a few things.
Chapter five: What's happening?
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Tera walked down a corridor of the temple of Horus, which was set on the capital in Egypt, for her father had called for her. She walked past many statues of the god and past some depictions on the walls and columns. The young priestess, around fourteen years old, stopped before two giant wooden doors. She pushed them aside and entered the chamber, where her father was waiting for her.
"What may I do for you oh father?" she asked looking deep into her father's yellow-green eyes.
"My dear daughter, there is something important that you must do but that I can't, I'm getting old by the passing time and it requires a young one to do it" answered Tera's father, smiling gently at her.
"What is it?" asked Tera.
"For starters you may greet me my beloved Tera" whispered a male voice hot on her ear.
There was only one person that would do that to her. Tera turned around and faced her grinning Pharaoh.
"You can't help doing that, can't you?" she smiled at him.
"No, I can't my dear Tera" smirked Yami.
"I will leave you two alone, you need to discuss the matters" said the priest walking away.
He closed the doors behind him.
"What do I have to do for my Pharaoh?" asked Tera looking at him.
"Something very important, it has to be kept secret" answered Yami grabbing her hand and walking towards the shadows of the chamber.
They stopped behind a column and Tera noticed there was a package on the floor.
"Listen carefully Tera, this is supposed to be between you and me" said Yami as he picked up the package "Yesterday, while I was back from my journey, I felt dark energies around me".
"Energies from the Shadow Realm" said the priestess.
"They were from the Shadow Realm but they were more powerful" said the young Pharaoh.
A concerned face appeared on Tera. That was bad.
"I managed to lock the energies on other Items" added Yami opening the package.
As the girl looked inside she noticed there were different Items there. There was a golden ring, which had no depictions so it meant it was plain a golden armlet, which only had a sapphire stone in the center, a crystal orb with a thin golden ring around it. A golden bracelet that had a ruby on the center, a golden scarab, simple golden earrings, and a golden chain with an ankh shaped pendant.
"These are the Items" said Yami.
"I see…you put the energies on jewelry that looked normal so nobody would suspect" replied Tera "But what do you want me to do?".
"I need a keeper and a god that can protect these Items, I was thinking of you for I trust you with my life" answered the young Pharaoh.
"Very well, I'll be your keeper but only if Horus allows me" accepted the priestess taking the Items.
She walked towards the statue of the god followed closely by her Pharaoh and stopped before an altar. The priestess laid the Items on the altar and knelt before it.
"Oh my god Horus to whom I have and will devote my life, please give us your help, grant us some of your precious time" said Tera as she put her palms together.
Suddenly light filled the room and prevented both teens to see but as soon as it faded, the divine god was there before them.
"My loyal and wise priestess, Pharaoh of Egypt, what may I do to help?" asked the falcon headed god observing both individuals.
"Oh great Horus, who has protected the Pharaohs since many years past, we invoke your help in such a delicate situation. The Pharaoh has locked dark energies in the Items that are present in your altar and he needs a god to protect them, a divine being that can watch over them" answered Tera. "He has also need of a human creature to watch over them from the living plane, and I have offered for this task".
"Great and wise Pharaoh of Egypt, I will grant your wish, I will watch over these Items from the divine skies and my priestess shall take care of them in the living plane" answered the god. "But they require something precious from the priestess in order to accept her as their rightful keeper".
Yami looked with concern at his beloved priestess. He didn't want her to risk her life.
"Other than my life, my other precious possession is my blood" said Tera "What shall I offer my great god?".
"Offer some of your blood my priestess, your life is still of use to some here" answered the god.
Tera nodded and turned to Yami "Do you have a dagger?".
Yami nodded and handed it to her. She made a slight slit on her left hand and let some drops of the crimson liquid fall upon the altar. Suddenly the Items began to shimmer and they levitated.
"These will now become my Items and will be well-kept by my priestess" said the god "She must take the Chain for with it she may have control over the Items".
Tera took the Chain on her hands and let Yami put it around her neck.
"Now it is time to hide these Items, hide them in - "
Tara groaned and opened her eyes. She saw a white ceiling just above herself and felt a towel on her forehead.
"I see that you're awake" said a male voice.
The girl moved her face and saw an unknown man beside her.
"I am Odion, Master Marik's loyal servant" said himself as he retired the towel from her forehead "I have been watching over you since three days ago".
"Where am I?" asked Tara.
"In Master Marik's room" answered Odion.
"I'm where?!?" yelped Tara narrowed-eyed.
"Don't you worry Miss Kasuki, if you're worried that he might have made you his, nothing happened, I was here since you were brought" said Odion.
Tara raised the white sheets that were covering her and noticed she was only wearing a bra.
"Where's my shirt?" she asked while lowering the sheets.
"It's being washed" answered the man.
'Washed?…Yes I remember, I had a wound on the stomach and before that…' "OH MY GREAT LORD!" yelled Tara.
She had remembered what had happened to Yugi. She didn't know about him, his condition or that he might be…dead.
"Miss Kasuki calm down, everything's alright" said Odion trying to prevent her from sitting on the bed.
"No, there's something I must know" she said as she tried to ignore the pain and also to sit on the bed.
Suddenly the door was opened carefully and in came Marik. As he set his eyes on Tara some concern left his face.
"You're awake" he said closing the door behind him.
"Master Marik, she's trying to sit" said Odion as he pushed Tara down gently.
"Tara, you must stay as still as possible in order for you to get better" said Marik approaching the bed.
Tara simply surrendered to the pain and to the desperation, letting herself fall on the bed and covering her face with her hands.
'Oh my god Horus please let my Pharaoh be alright' thought Tara.
Some footsteps were heard and also a door opening and closing. Tara withdrew her hands and noticed that Odion had left the room, she was alone with Marik.
"He left to bring you some breakfast" said Marik as he glanced at her.
Tara closed her eyes and looked into the future, hoping to see her Pharaoh. She saw a room in the hospital and Yugi was lying on the bed sleeping peacefully. Everything was alright, his pulse was normal, and his heartbeat was alright. That meant the he would be okay. The Puzzle was lying on a table beside the bed.
Tara sighed in relief. Yugi and the Pharaoh were alright.
"How are you feeling?" asked Marik's voice.
Tara opened her eyes and looked at Marik who was standing beside the bed.
"I'm feeling better than before although I'm in a little pain" answered the girl looking at him.
Marik nodded and pulled a chair beside the bed, in which he sat.
"Who took care of my wound?" asked Tara as she stared at the ceiling.
"I did" answered the boy.
"Thank you" she said softly.
Marik looked out the window of his room for he could feel his face grow a little hot.
"What happened?" asked Marik looking at her again.
"I…don't know" answered Tara putting a hand on her forehead.
That was giving her a headache. This time she had no idea of what had happened with her.
Suddenly she felt a warm hand taking hers and Marik's voice said "It's alright, don't press yourself, just rest".
Tara squeezed the hand gently and looked at the young man. He was acting very…caring.
'Maybe he's worried because if I die he won't have the information' thought Tara 'Oh well, at least I'm not dead yet'.
Suddenly the door opened and Odion entered with a small table. The breakfast was there. Marik stood from the seat and looked down at Tara.
"I'm helping you to sit down" he said.
He leaned forward and wrapped his arms around her waist carefully and pulled her up gently as she put her arms around his neck. She finished sitting on the bed, leaning against the wall and with a slight blush crossing her face.
'Oh Horus' she thought moving away and lowering her head.
Odion placed the table on Tara's legs and looked at her.
"Are you expecting me to eat all of this?" asked Tara eyeing Odion.
He nodded. She had an oatmeal, a glass of milk, orange juice, a plate with a great variety of fruits and so on…
"Um, I think I'll just eat the fruits and the orange juice" said Tara "I'm not that hungry".
"You haven't eaten in three days" debated Odion.
"That's correct but I have a wound on the stomach and I can't force myself to eat too much and I am not that hungry, as I said before" replied Tara.
With that the debate ended, Tara winning.
"You can eat anything from here" said Tara motioning to Marik.
He shrugged and took the plate full of oatmeal. Odion bowed and left them. As Marik started eating he noticed Tara had her eyes closed and hadn't touched her breakfast.
"Tara?" he asked looking at her.
The girl didn't answer but some seconds later she opened her eyes.
"Sorry, I was praying, my family has a costume of praying before eating" said Tara.
Then she advanced to eat her plate full of fruit. They finished their breakfast silently and after a while Odion came and took the table and dishes.
"Now that I'm awake you can put me back in the other room, there's no need to be bothering you here" said Tara eyeing Marik for a mere moment.
"You won't be returning to that room for a long while Tara, I'm keeping you here so I can have you under observation since your condition is a little delicate" replied Marik as he sat down on his desk and picked up a book.
"And where will you sleep?" asked Tara.
"On the floor" answered Marik opening the book.
'Okay…' thought Tara.
"Sorry, I didn't lay you back on bed" said Marik standing up.
"No, stay there, I have to meditate for a while, I'll let you know when I'm ready" replied Tara looking at him.
"Meditate?" asked Marik.
"Yes, it helps me clear out the stress I'm in" answered Tara as she crossed her legs in a meditating position.
"You're stressed?" asked Marik.
"Yeah, probably because you have me kidnapped, I haven't seen my father, I'm injured and I'm staying in your room and I don't have a shirt on" answered Tara as she closed her eyes.
"That was a little…harsh" said Marik.
"Sorry, I'm stressed, I need to meditate for a while" replied Tara.
Marik went back to his desk and picked the book. A silence filled the room for around thirty minutes. Then Tara spoke up.
"Sorry for the interruption but I'm done" she said as she opened her eyes.
Marik marked the book and closed it, then he walked towards his bed. With a little of his help Tara lay down comfortably.
"Thanks" she replied after she had put her hair behind her ears.
"No problem" said Marik looking down at her and…smiling?
'Am I looking at an illusion for some reason?' thought Tara looking at her kidnapper 'He's…smiling?'.
It wasn't an illusion, Marik was indeed smiling. Without caring what would happen Tara reached out a hand and stroke his face softly with two fingers.
'It's so soft and warm, it reminds me of…someone back then but I can't remember who' thought Tara as suddenly her eyes softened.
Marik was surprised by her change and actions but he touched the caressing hand with one of his and moved it away. Tara's hand was taken by both of his as he looked down at her with much care.
"Now rest, I will be here should you need anything" he said softly.
The young girl nodded as Marik settled her hand beside her gently. Then he walked up to his desk and picked up the book to read after glancing at the girl a few times.
'There's something definitely wrong with me not to mention him' thought Tara as she stared at the ceiling 'Could it be that…Tara Kasuki how dare you think that! Discard that from your mind for there's no time to waste, you must achieve your task of protecting the Horus Items and giving them to their rightful owners!'.
But things were going to change very much around there.
'Just when I think I have my prey my plan betrays me, I think I'm about to develop some feelings for Tara or perhaps I already have but they shouldn't be felt, I must keep them inside. She mustn't know' thought Marik who, apparently, was reading.
Odion opened the door a little and looked inside just to make sure everything was alright. First he saw Tara lying on the bed while staring at the ceiling and also rather pink on her cheeks, then he saw Marik that had a book on his hands, using it to cover up his face, the fact that he was thinking and also blushing.
Odion simply smiled and closed the door behind him 'Marik will find a little peace with Miss Kasuki, well…I think not only peace'.
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Neferi: End of the chapter! Things are starting to change!
Tara: I see that well but I'm still worried about Yami and Yugi but also…how did I get that wound?
Neferi: Calm down, things will be known at their rightful time. Anyway, please review and keep reading!