The Eye of Horus
Neferi: I'm back people! Excuse my late update, I was busy painting my room.
Tara: But now she's over and she can write again.
Neferi: Correct, now here's the disclaimer: I don't own YGO nor Edfu but I do own the Horus Items, Tara Kasuki and a few other things. By the way, thanks Minor Arcana for telling me about my errors at writing. I appreciate that.
Chapter twelve: Starting the Quest
"Are you ready to go?" asked Tara as she packed a few things to eat for the trip.
"Yep" answered Yugi after he finished drinking his orange juice.
Both stood up and walked out of the dinning room silently, a few people around watching them since they were alone without the supervision of adults. Tara ignored them.
"So where's your friend?" asked Yugi as they made their way to the lobby.
"He's on his house, which is not far from here" answered Tara as they approached the doors.
They looked around carefully, hoping not to find Yami Marik nearby. The street was crowded with people walking around and cars passing down the road but there was no sign of Yami Marik around.
"Good, now let's go" smiled Tara rather pleased by the fact they were not being followed.
The two teenagers started walking down the sidewalk silently, each submerged in their own thoughts. Tara led the way to Nyan's house taking in her surroundings carefully, expecting a stalker any moment. Yugi was doing the same but he shifted his attention from the matter when they neared an urbanization at the end of a street. It had controlled access and currently the gates that allowed people in or out were closed.
"Tara you know how to get in, right?" asked Yugi as they walked over to the guard that stood outside of his booth.
"Yes" smiled the priestess.
"Where are you going?" asked the guard looking at them suspiciously.
"Good morning, we wish to visit the residence number 514" answered Tara "I'm Tara Kasuki".
The guard eyed both teenagers and entered his booth.
"Don't let him bother you Yugi, he's always like that" Tara told him.
"So I've noticed" replied Yugi.
"You may come in" the guard told them as he opened the sidewalk gate.
The teenagers entered the urbanization and waited for Nyan to pick them up since walking to his house would make them lose around 45 minutes of their precious time. A few minutes later a white BMW parked in front of them.
"Here's our ride" smiled Tara as she opened the back seat and hoped on.
Yugi hoped in next to Tara and closed the door.
"Hello Nyan" she greeted.
"Hello Tara, how are you? It's been so long since I've seen you" replied the sixteen-year-old boy riding the BMW.
"Yes" smiled Tara "I'm alright. Meet my friend, Yugi Mutou".
"He's the King of Games?!" exclaimed Nyan as he rode over to his house.
Tara nodded as Yugi blushed in embarrassment.
"Pleased to meet you, I'm Nyan Basaam" said himself as he turned on a corner.
"Pleased to meet you too" replied Yugi, though he hadn't seen the boy yet.
The car parked on the last house of the street they were in. The house was rather big, it had two floors and around three luxurious cars. Yugi saw a stable behind the house as the three of them got out of the car.
"Please follow me" said Nyan, a tall boy with tanned skin, black hair tied on a ponytail and penetrating bright yellow eyes.
Yugi followed him and Tara silently, submerged in his thoughts. It was not until Tara had called him around three times that he realized they were already inside the stable.
"This is quite a big stable you got here Nyan" commented Yugi as he looked around.
Nyan chuckled "Nah, my father owns it, he raises and sells horses, racers like to buy my father's horses, they are very good at running".
Tara smiled and then said "So where are our horses?".
"These two you see before yourselves" Nyan motioned to a brown horse and a yellow one "The brown one is called Wood and the yellow one is called Sand Mist".
"Why such…names?" asked Tara.
"You don't wanna know" Nyan replied "They're yours for the taking".
"Nyan, what happens if I lose the horses for some reason?" asked Tara slowly.
He shrugged "Nothing, they're my horses and I've got plenty of them. Why should you lose them?".
"It's a rather complicated and long story to tell" answered Yugi as he looked at the horses.
"I shall tell you when we return" added Tara as she chose Sand Mist for her horse.
The girl climbed it and smiled.
'It has been long since I've experienced the feeling of riding a horse' she thought.
Yami took over and approached his horse. He climbed it and looked at it.
"Nyan, is there a path in your stable that may lead to the desert?" asked Tara sounding casual.
"Yeah there is, you have to ride north and the second entrance you find it is the one you seek" answered Nyan.
"Thank you" replied Tara. She glanced at Yami and said "Ready?".
The former Pharaoh nodded and so both parted. (A/N: Yeah Hutchy, he does know -) They rode on a green field for quite some time and passed the first entrance. Then the vegetation changed drastically to the desert.
"There's the entrance" said Yami looking ahead.
A few feet away from them the open entrance was seen. They passed through and entered the hot desert. Tara looked back and saw Cairo disappearing as they kept on advancing. As she looked at her right she noticed that away from them and hardly visible was the road.
Then her favorite view appeared before her and she revealed a grin. The sphinx appeared before them, standing proud and looked over at Cairo. And behind the sphinx, the three pyramids of Giza made their appearance. The priestess smiled as they passed by the four historical monuments she liked so much.
"Tell me Tara, do you remember everything about your past?" asked Yami as he rode beside her.
"Nope" answered Tara "I remember a few things but there are some that are unclear to me still".
The rest of the ride until noon was silent. When the sun settled itself at its highest point the both teenagers decided to make a stop and let their horses rest. While the horses rested they would eat lunch. Luckily, they found an oasis, in which they made a halt.
Sitting under the shade of some palm trees, Tara and Yami ate their lunch while both horses drank some water.
"Gods, the heat is unbearable" murmured Tara as Yami drank some water from the bottle he carried for himself.
Even though she had a high ponytail keeping her hair up, had a white lace half sleeve shirt and some loose jeans she felt like she was being boiled on a pot. The heat started making her a little dizzy.
"Tara are you alright?" asked Yami looking at her.
"Yeah I'm fine, just a little…" answered the girl slowly "Dizzy".
Her vision blurred suddenly and just as sudden she passed out.
-Flashback-
"High Priestess why are you giving this to me?" asked a young priestess as she held in her hands a plain golden armlet.
"Because the Armlet has chosen you Nehet" answered Tera.
They were both in Edfu, one of the temples of Horus. Currently they were standing in the second section of the temple and a few priests were walking around cleaning. The designs on the walls and the columns depicted aquatic plants and reliefs that had to do with the watery abyss out of which the universe was created.
The High Priestess of the temple, succeeding her father in the charge, was standing next to a column across of which a chamber was located. A young priestess stood before her, holding one of the seven Horus Items on her trembling hands.
"There is no need to be scared Nehet" said Tera "Our God is the protector of these Items".
Nehet looked up at Tera relieved.
"What does it do?" asked Nehet after she had placed it on her right forearm.
Tera smiled "Why don't you tap into its power and find out".
Nehet closed her eyes and concentrated. The Armlet glowed slightly of a golden color and suddenly faded. Nehet opened her eyes, a hazy expression on her face.
"Nothing happened" said the priestess, rather confused.
"Are you sure of that Nehet?" questioned Tera as she grinned.
Nehet saw the shadow of something standing behind her and decided to turn around. As her eyes landed on what was behind her she let out an exclamation, which caught the attention of all the priests around them. A round of murmurs was heard coming from all the priest that were observing.
"Go back to work if you may" said Tera to the priests as she glanced at them.
The priests returned to their work as soon as they heard the priestess's remark. After making sure they were working, Tera turned her attention back to the scared Nehet, who looked shocked as she observed what had happened when she had tapped into the powers of her Armlet.
"It's moving" said Nehet as she gaped at the statue of Horus before her "The statue is moving".
"Yes it is" smiled Tera "That is the power of your Armlet".
"You mean that I can give life to lifeless things?" asked Nehet, still shocked.
"Correct" nodded Tera "That is its main power, but it can also do other things that the rest of the Horus Items do".
"May I know what?" asked Nehet as the statue of Horus looked around the temple.
"Well, for example, they can absorb energy from the Millenium Items" answered Tera.
"I see…" murmured Nehet "But that would make the Horus Items more powerful than the Millenium Items".
"Yes, if you know how to use the Item correctly" replied Tera "There are many things you must find out about your Item Nehet".
Concentrating again, Nehet returned the statue to its normal state.
"The power is awesome" smiled Nehet.
"It is, but use it correctly" warned Tera "I will be watching you Nehet, I now know every single thing you are doing".
"May I ask how?" questioned Nehet turning to look at the High Priestess.
"You've already asked so I better ease your curiosity" answered the High Priestess "I am the mortal keeper of the Horus Items and as long there is someone using one of them I am able to know what the person is doing, by means of my own Item".
"I see…" murmured Nehet. Then she said "I shall retire for I still have to clean up the first section of the temple. Thank you High Priestess for giving me such a gift".
"It is not a gift, it is a responsibility" replied Tera.
-End of Flashback-
"Tara wake up!" called a distant voice.
Tara opened her eyes to gape at crimson ones, showing worry. She sighed and sat down while rubbing her forehead.
"Are you alright? You were eating and suddenly passed out" asked Yugi's ghost form.
"Yes, I'm alright but I had a flashback" said Tara "I know what the Horus Armlet does".
Meanwhile Yami Marik sat on a chair, running his fingers down the Millenium Rod as his eyes fixed upon the door of the small room he was in, apparently waiting for someone to show up. The door burst open and a Rare Hunter entered.
"Master Marik I've located the girl" said the tall man as he looked down at the floor.
"Where is she?" asked Yami Marik as he looked at the man standing before him.
"She's in the Nesu oasis, with the company of Yugi Mutou" answered the man.
Yami Marik grinned evilly "Good".
He stood up and walked past the Hunter and out of the room.
'I'm coming for you Priestess and I assure you that you shall not escape from me again' he thought as he walked down some stairs and into a much bigger room, where many Hunters were present.
"Rare Hunters we shall hunt down two people soon so prepare yourselves for a ride on the desert" announced Yami Marik.
"Yes Master Marik" came many replies as the men walked away.
Yami Marik laughed coldly and evilly as Odion stood behind him silent and thinking 'Master Marik what has happened to you?'.
Yami had made Tara sleep for a while since she seemed exhausted after she had woken up from having the flashback. He sat silently leaning against a palm tree as Tara slept peacefully next to him. He let Yugi take over again and retired to his soul room for a while, saying that he wanted to think about what Tara had told them.
So Yugi sat there silent, taking in their surroundings. Soon the heat made him feel drowsy and then he drifted off to a peaceful slumber. Suddenly Tara woke up and gasped. She swore she had heard the coldest and evilest laugh in all her life while she was asleep. Then her eyes narrowed as she realized what had that been.
'He's coming for us' she thought.
Neferi: End of another chapter people! I hope you enjoyed it. What do you think of the Horus Armlet? Please review and keep reading!