The Eye of Horus
Neferi: A new chapter!
Tara: Perfect, now you're updating your other story.
Neferi: Yes, thanks to God.
Tara: Here it is, please enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own YGO, it belongs to Kazuki Takahashi and I'm thankful because he created it. I do however, own Tara and the Horus Items.
Chapter sixteen: To the Temple
Tara remained quiet as Yami Marik rode through the desert followed by some of his Rare Hunters. She had nothing to tell him and she still intended not to. But she knew that at some point she had to talk if she wanted Yugi safe.
"You're awfully quiet my dear" Yami Marik whispered on her right ear, making her shudder.
"I'm not in the mood to talk" she retorted, gazing ahead.
"Perhaps you are not now but you will soon need to speak" he replied.
The girl stayed quiet, gazing around. She had to locate herself in the desert so that if she escaped she would know exactly where she was and what way to go. If she escaped. From the side of her eyes she could see a horse approaching, Odion riding it. She noticed he carried Yugi, who was still unconscious.
'Oh Yugi, I'm sorry I got you into this, it wasn't my intention to make you get hurt' she thought guiltily, glancing at him.
Her gaze shifted to Odion as soon as she felt him looking at her. As her gaze met his for a brief moment, she thought she had seen something there. He then shifted his gaze away, leaving her to figure out what she had seen.
'I thought I saw a glint if sadness in his eyes, could I be wrong?' she thought, looking at Odion 'Maybe I'm not…maybe he wants Marik to return. That must be it! Don't worry Odion, somehow we'll free Marik from his psychotic yami'.
She looked ahead again and saw some ruins of what appeared to be a temple. Yami Marik rode towards them.
"We're in our hideout now" he told her as they approached.
"Ruins? Your hideout is between ruins?" Tara said incredulously as her abductor stopped the horse.
"Our hideout is underground and the entrance is located in these ruins" Yami Marik said as he dismounted his horse.
He then turned over to Tara and helped her dismount the horse since her wrists were bound to a rope. As she set foot on the ground, she quickly shrugged his hands off and took a step away from him.
"You can't get rid of me priestess, you'll be seeing my face for all eternity when I get my hands on the Horus Items" he smirked darkly as she glared at him.
'If, if you get your filthy hands on them' she thought as she was led towards a platform by two Rare Hunters.
She stopped before what looked like a well and waited for Yami Marik to approach. He walked past her, glancing at her evilly from the corner of his eyes, and made his way over to what looked like a trap door. It was relatively old, she knew not many people had knowledge of what it was. She saw Yami Marik open the door and she was pushed forward.
Tara breathed insults under her breath but kept on walking towards the door. Odion walked past her hurriedly, carrying Yugi. Tara observed him and saw that Yugi was beginning to move.
"Yugi!" she called, making all the Rare Hunters freeze on their steps, including Yami Marik.
The young boy opened his eyes slowly and focused his gaze to stare at Odion's.
He quickly narrowed his eyes "Odion!".
"Keep him steady and bring him down silently" Yami Marik ordered as he started walking down the steps of the trap door "And bring the girl to me".
Before Tara was pushed again, she had run over to Odion who was carrying Yugi. She looked at her friend worriedly.
"Oh Yugi, are you alright?" she asked him as the two Rare Hunters quickly ran and walked behind her.
"My head hurts but excluding that, I'm alright" he answered "I'm sorry that I didn't realize they were coming".
"It's okay Yugi, we were going to get caught sooner or later" Tara replied.
"Be quiet girl!" one of the Rare Hunters behind her said, after which he smacked her across the face.
After turning her head back again, she glared hatefully at him and murmured "Thank the gods I can't get my hands on you now…"
"You! You know you cannot hit her unless Master Marik gives you permission, I shall inform him if this infraction immediately" Odion told her attacker, herself turning her head to look at Odion.
She was led silently down the steps and into the underground chamber where the Ishtars used to live. An arm stopped her by grabbing her forearms and she turned her head to look at who had touched her. Odion had stopped her and he led her down another corridor, not the one the rest of the Rare Hunters where going down.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked, looking at him.
"To see Master Marik" he simply answered, still holding Yugi in his arms.
The boy preferred to remain silent, perhaps Tara could get some information out of Odion. After all, she knew him better than himself.
"You know he's not Marik, he's his evil yami, why are you serving him?" the girl questioned, still looking at him.
"I pledged I would serve him" Odion answered.
"You pledged to serve Marik, not Yami Marik! They're two different people! You know he's not Marik…he doesn't love me, he can't be Marik" Tara said, her tone turning to a sad one as she lowered her head.
She didn't hear a reply coming from Odion, so she decided to leave the matter the way it was. Odion needed to think about what she had told him and then make a decision about it. She just hoped he would be on her and Yugi's side at the end.
They stopped before a door, on which Odion knocked. She heard Yami Marik's voice admitting entrance and Odion opened the door.
"Master here is the priestess as you requested" he said, bowing before the yami.
"Ah yes, well done Odion, you may retire now" Yami Marik said, looking at him.
Odion nodded, bowed and then turned around. He closed the door behind himself, leaving Tara and Yami Marik alone. He stood up and walked over to her, a wicked smile forming on his lips.
"I will tell you the rule so you may follow it" he told her, circling her "You are to do whatever I tell you, if not then Yugi dies".
"I am well aware of that but there is one thing I must impose: you are not putting a hand on me. If you do, you might as well say goodbye to the knowledge of the location of the Temple" Tara said, staying unnerved.
"And how do you expect to kill yourself priestess? I am going to keep you bound inside a chamber all by yourself" Yami Marik replied, standing in front of her.
"It's quite easy, I can either, hold my breath or tell my god to kill me" Tara said "He listens to me".
"Very well but you have to lead me to the temple" he told her.
"I will" she said.
He looked at her, making sure she was not lying. He determined she wasn't and so he led her away to her chamber.
'I am leading you to the temple Yami Marik, but that's not the same as leading you to the Items' she smirked inwardly as she was led away by him.
They soon arrived at a chamber and he pushed her in, then locked the door behind him. She fell hard on the ground.
"Oh great, it's dark in here, I can't even see my hands" she murmured as she tried to sit down.
She sat down on the ground and waited patiently to see if someone was going to bring some light into the room, even if it was a candle. Soo after, she heard the door open and saw Odion walk in carrying a candle.
"Thanks Odion" she said, standing up and walking over to him "Where is Yugi anyway?".
"In a chamber, just like you are, though, he is not bound by rope" he answered, placing the candle on a table next to the bed.
"I see…" she said, sitting down on the bed "Well, I hope to see you soon".
Odion didn't reply as he walked out of the chamber and locked the door behind him. Tara sighed.
"I wish Marik was around instead of Yami Marik, things would've been different, even if Yugi and I had to travel here" the girl murmured.
The silence was making her feel much lonelier than what she felt but she couldn't complain. So she decided to submerge herself in her thoughts. Her thoughts first drifted to her father, wondering how was he. Was he alright? Was he drinking as always? She sincerely hoped he would be safe. Then she thought about Yugi and Yami. She was worried for both, especially for Yami since she hadn't seen him in quite a while. Her mind flooded with thoughts as she lay back on her bed, staring at the ceiling silently. She soon felt sleepy and let the feeling come over her.
Tara woke up as soon as she heard the door of her room open. Her eyes landed on Odion, who was carrying a tray with food.
"What time is it?" she asked, holding back a yawn.
"It's already morning, seven o'clock to be exact" he answered, placing the breakfast on the table next to her bed.
"I see…when are we parting?" she asked as he unbounded her wrists in order to let her eat.
"Soon, Master Marik is preparing himself and so are the rest of the Hunters" Odion answered "Now eat your breakfast, I doubt we will halt to eat lunch".
And before she could reply he had walked out of the room.
'Oh well…' she thought.
So she ate everything that Odion had brought her, except the glass of water. Then she waited for someone to appear. After what seemed an eternity, which were actually fifteen minutes, the door opened to reveal Yami Marik, smirking at her.
"Today is the day my dear" he told her, walking over to her "You shall lead me to the temple".
He pulled her up by the forearms and quickly bound her wrists again. Then he led her outside. The girl walked silently through the corridors and then up the steps to the outside world. As she stepped outside, she breathed in the air and let it out, a smile forming on her lips. It was good to be outside again. She suddenly felt herself being picked up and set on a horse. Yami Marik then sat down behind her.
"Which way priestess?" he asked her, taking the reins of his horse.
"Keep on riding the way we were doing last night, I will tell you when we are near" Tara answered "Is Yugi coming?".
"Unfortunately he has to since he's the guarantee you will take me to the temple" Yami Marik answered.
He then kicked his horse and rode forth, followed by the Rare Hunters. Tara was silent until the first ride of the day ended at noon. Food was given to her, which she ate and she was allowed to see Yugi. She was satisfied to find out that her friend was safe although not free from scrapes, which angered her.
"Did any of them hit you?" she asked him, feeling herself grow more angry.
"No they didn't, I was just pushed into my room and fell onto the ground hard. Unfortunately there were a few stones and stuff" Yugi answered "Don't go angry or the situation might turn out worst".
The girl let out a sigh and tried to calm herself down. Soon Yami Marik announced it was time to part and she was off with him again.
"How long to get to the temple?" Yami Marik asked her as they kept on riding.
"Around a day or so" Tara answered.
"Excellent, I will soon posses great powers" he told her.
The girl simply stayed quiet and looked ahead. She preferred to ignore him for the time being and concentrate herself on what to do when they go to the temple.
'I could deny him the entrance or I could just let the temple do it's work' she thought 'Which one will I choose?'.
She decided to stop her plotting as soon as she saw the Millenium Rod on Yami Marik's hand. She would normally not fear the power of a Millenium Item because she had her Horus Chain but since she was unarmed she decided to behave for the time being.
"I will use this on you if you don't lead me to where I want Tara" he whispered to her, making her shudder "And I will make Yugi suffer too".
She hated it when he did that.
"I will lead you to the temple" she stated, trying to keep her voice steady.
"I'm just reminding you" he said, a wicked smile on his lips.
'I should be more cautious on my planning' she thought as the wind caressed her face.
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