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"What did you just say?" Atem asks, making sure what he just heard from Shimon is right. Cairo enters the throne but out of everyone's gazes as she watches what's going on yet it is very hard for her to hear what is going on. Atem swallows a lump in his throat and holds his stomach, preparing for what Shimon has to say.

"The Queen is pregnant," repeats Shimon for the second time and as soon as he finishes saying his last word, Atem falls forward toward the ground, only to be caught by his cousin Seto who rolls his eyes. "My King! Are you alright!?" There is no answer.

"Couldn't you have waited?" asks Seto.

"He has a right to know Seto. But I never knew he would take it this way."

'What is going on?' Cairo asks herself looking on with a confused look. Atem stirs a little before opening his eyes and standing up straight with Seto's help. He exhales before regaining his composure. He still cannot believe what he just heard. Mana is pregnant? And most importantly, she's out there on the dangerous battlefield.

"I must help her," he says before feeling another rumble go throughout the palace. Banging noises from the other side of the sealed palace doors are heard and he narrows his eyes. Unfortunately before helping Mana, he has to deal with the problem here. "Prepare yourselves. It won't be long before they will finally be able to break in." He takes a moment for himself, distancing himself from the others. He closes his eyes and says a silent prayer in his head.

'Please…let Mana be alright…' He opens his eyes when he hears the familiar voice of his daughter and he sees her standing in front of him with her fists clenched tightly at her sides. He gets down on one knee and places a hand on her shoulder, looking her directly in the eyes. "Cairo, it is too dangerous for you to be here."

"It's too dangerous for me to be anywhere," she counters.

"Just stay close by me, alright?" She nods before he kisses her on the forehead and stands up facing the door which finally bursts open. 'It begins.'

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Mana, Mahad and Shada sit on their horses holding swords in their hands with many of their soldiers behind them waiting for their command. Mana is the only one not carrying a sword. Instead she is holding her wand which has never let her down in a fight and she knows it won't let her down now. They are out in the desert not too far from the palace. Marik's men stand hundreds of feet across from them. Some of his men have already attacked the palace and she has faith that Atem and the others can handle them. Mahad looks over at Mana with concern.

"Mana, are you sure you'll be alright? Your combating skills have improved greatly, but what about your condition?"

"I am certain that I am not pregnant Mahad," Mana replies, staring forward.

Mahad drops his head with a heavy sigh. 'How can she still be in denial even now?'

"Here they come," says Shada. Mahad looks over at Mana again. He is regretting even letting her out here. If she gets hurt, Atem would never forgive him. He makes a promise to himself to keep Mana safe at all times no matter what. He turns his attention back at the enemy side which is even closer than before.

Mana takes a deep breath and yells, "ATTACK!" In an instant, their soldiers rush out in front of them and start attacking the enemy side. Before Mana can order for her horse to go, Mahad stops her. "Yes Mahad?"

"Be careful out there."

She nods her head with a smirk. "I will. Now let's go."

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Atem pushes a man off of him and looks to the entrance of the palace which is blocked by more of Marik's men. He grits his teeth and growls in frustration. The more men there are, the longer it will take to get to Mana. Aknadin, Seto and the others fight as well with swords in their hands, defending themselves against the enemy. The whole throne room is just in complete chaos. There is blood and bodies on the floor and cries from many men going throughout the room.

"Watch out!" yells Cairo who sees a man about to attack her father from behind. She raises her wand, putting a protective shield around him before whacking the man on the back of his head, causing him to fall to the ground. "I'm worried about mom."
"So am I. But there's no way I'm going to get to her anytime soon. There's just too many of them. Isn't there anything your magic can do to get rid of them?" Cairo turns her head away, biting a nail and beginning to look around nervously. "Well?" Atem asks again.

Her head whips back to look at him. "I can't. Too much energy and I might lose control."

"Then I guess I have no choice…" he says, slicing one guy. "…but to keep fighting until they're all gone."

"It's you!" yells a voice, causing Cairo to turn to the source. Her eyes widen before she grins at the familiar face.

"Nile," she says, recognizing the short man with short brown hair and muscular looking body.

"Ready to pick up from where we left off?"

"Gladly."

"And this time, I won't hold back."

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It seems like every time a man goes down, more would come in his place. There is a sea of men in the desert, dead and alive. The person Mana is looking for is Marik who is nowhere to be found. Is he even here period? Mahad rides up alongside Mana. He has a couple of blood stains on his clothing from the enemy's blood splashing on him. But as far as his and Mana's injuries, just a couple of scratches.

"Let's get rid of all of these goons first and then look for Marik," says Mahad. He outstretches his hand which starts to glow and Mana looks at him with shock.

"Mahad, that's very dangerous! It uses too much energy."

"Yes, but if we work together, we don't have to use much."

"Alright," she says with a nod and her wand materializes in her hand and she outstretches it to all of the men. Her wand glows along with Mahad's hand and suddenly a large force blows out toward all the men, knocking them out. Mana breathes a heavy sigh once the spell is done. Countless men lie motionless on the ground. But there is one sitting up on a horse on a hill that is not in the same state as the others. "That must be Marik."

"But why didn't the spell wipe him out as well?" asks Shada who joins them.

"I don't know, but let's defeat him once and for all," says Mahad and all three of their horses ride toward him. Marik begins to laugh evilly and they stop halfway, just in case he would try anything.

"This is the end for you Marik," says Mana with her eyes narrowed.

"That's what you think. You'll have to get past my men first."

"Look around. They've been defeated."

"Oh really?" Marik asks with a smirk. "Look again." He snaps his fingers and slowly, one by one, the men start to stand, their wounds healing and now they are as good as new. It's as if they haven't been attacked at all.

"What's going on?" Mahad asks as Marik starts to laugh again.

The same happens at the palace to everyone's surprise. Atem, Cairo, Isis, Shimon, Aknadin, Seto and the rest of their men stand close together with Cairo's force field around them, protecting them from the hundreds of men coming at them.

"They're coming back!" exclaims Isis.

"But how? We just defeated them!" Seto says.

"What do we do my king?" asks Shimon with worry and for the first time, Atem couldn't answer him because he doesn't know what to do either. He looks down at his daughter who struggles to keep the shield around them. He knows that he will have to come up with something quick before she reaches her limit.

'If we keep attacking them, they'll just keep coming back!'

"Dad…I can't…" Cairo pants, slouching over with her wand still clutched in her hand.

"Hang on Cairo!" He grits his teeth as the enemy starts banging their swords on the shield, trying to break through. 'What can we do?'

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