A/N So this is an A/U of the first drabble I did where the ankh and scales have spirits in them because I was curious what it would be like for Shadi if his items didn't hold spirits. I'm probably going to write with Shadi a lot, he's one of my favorite characters. Also, I misspelled Ankhkare's name in the first chapter because I'm an idiot, so I apologize. Give me a break; I'm American, his name has too many letters so I am nationally inclined to chop some off. It's a stereotype but it's kind of a true one.
It wasn't the first time he had wondered this, and it wouldn't be the last, but seeing this spirit, the Sennen Puzzle's possessor who appeared so much like the young boy whose mind this was, rekindled the fire of curiosity which burned within him. He had been informed multiple times that some items held spirits, including one which held the essence of the young Pharaoh himself, but not all. Some were empty. Normally, the man would not notice this, to him the items were items when they held no essence, but in such close proximity to such a strong life force, and within its own room of mind for that matter, the ankh and the scales he held seemed almost dead. They held nothing.
Was it advantageous or not that his items were not possessed with spirits? He could not tell. A spirit such as the one who stood before him may be helpful, and may even allow a companion. He was not a very social creature, but even he at times wished to simply talk to someone who listen about things that did not include the words "fate" or "destiny". However, if he held an item which held a malicious spirits such as the one contained in the Ring, it could be disastrous. But he held two items, not simply one.
What if one item, maybe the ankh, held a benevolent essence, and the other, the scales perhaps, a malevolent one. They would balance each other out. Shadi himself was more of a neutral person. He definitely was not a "light" but he couldn't quite refer to himself as "dark" either. If light, dark, and neutral came together to inhabit the same body, the same mind, that truly was a complete being…
It would be interesting to see how that would turn out. Chaotic…perhaps…