Took me awhile to write this. The fihgt scene was a little ahrd. Hope you like it. Battles aren't my specialty.
Chapter 8- Battle for the Treasure
Heba blocked Menthos' sword with his Sais. Menthos moved back and twirled his double-bladed sword in a circle, moving at Heba at a fast pace. Heba swung out with both of his Sais to block Menthos' sword each time one on the blades came at him. Menthos kept moving forward, backing Heba up toward the wall. When Heba's back met the wall, Menthos struck out with his sword, but Heba ducked, and the blade of the sword cut right through the stone wall. Heba struck up with one of his Sais, and the Sai cut Menthos right across the face.
"You little-" Menthos started only to be kicked in the chest by Heba.
Heba ran forward and started to strike out at Menthos with his Sais. This time, Menthos was the one who was having to block the weapons.
'I won't be defeated by this little bastard!' Menthos thought angrily.
Menthos blocked both of Heba's Sais before pushing Heba back. Menthos threw out one of his hands and hit Heba with a powerful wave of magic which sent Heba crashing back into the wall. Menthos sent another wave of magic at Heba, but Heba held up his hand and sent his own wave of magic, which caused Menthos to be knocked backwards.
'Damn! I forgot how powerful he really is!' Menthos mentally berated himself.
Leo and Maytrine were each fighting with their swords, blocking attacks and sending them. Maytrine brought her swords down at Leo, but Leo blocked them ad forced her back before turning around an kicking her in the chest. Maytrine stumbled back before going forward against him, swinging her swords at Leo, who blocked each one with his own swords. Maytrine and brought her sword at Leo's head, but Leo ducked and rolled to the side before striking out with one of his swords and hitting Maytrine in her arm. Maytrine cried out before lashing out at Leo. Leo dove out of the way before crossing his swords to block Maytrine's as she brought both of her swords down at him. Leo forced her back and jumped back onto her feet. Maytrine went at him again and tried to strike him with her swords, but Leo ducked and rammed his shoulder into her, knocking Maytrine down to the ground.
'Damn him! I will not let this weakling defeat me! No one has that ability save Menthos.' Maytrine thought angrily.
Maytrine jumped to her feet and charged at Leo again. Leo blocked her swords and forced them up before lashing out at Maytrine, his sword cutting right the armor of her chest plate, the only thing that protected her from bung injured by the blade of the sword. Leo went at her again and hi sword barely missed Maytrine's neck. Maytrine brought her sword up and nicked Leo on his forearm. Leo ignored the injury and went back at her again.
Meanwhile, the others watched while they were trapped.
"Okay. I have really had it with being trapped and being unable to do anything!" Bakura said, obviously getting irritated.
"There's not much that we can do. These chains are too strong for us." Atemu said.
"Then just use your magic!" Joey snapped.
"We've tried that, Joey. It isn't working, which is why I think that these were chains forged by some of the best magicians in ancient Egypt to prevent anyone from escaping them." Yami said.
"Why the hell did you have them create such chains?" Tristan demanded.
"Maybe because they were meant to keep the most dangerous criminals from escaping, mainly those who try to assassinate the members of the Royal family." Atemu barked.
"Assassinate?!" Tea exclaimed.
"Yes. Assassination was a constant concern for the Pharaoh and his family because there were those who did not agree with what the Pharaoh would do would either try to kill him himself or hire someone to kill him." Seto said.
"Then why didn't you just kill them?" Kyla asked.
"Because it wasn't that simple. There are some that would demand trials, and by the law back then, the Pharaoh would be obligated to give the assassin one, so the chains were made so that not even magic could break the chains so that the prisoner could not escape or someone could sneak in to help them escape." Atemu said.
Yami looked over to where Yugi was still unconscious. //Yugi, can you hear me? Yugi!// Yami received no answer from the mind link. 'Damn it! Yugi is still completely unconscious. He can't hear me.' Yami thought.
"At least Leo and Heba seem to be doing just fine against them." Sayora said.
"For now, but that doesn't mean they will win. These two could easily do something to turn the tables." Yuesei said.
Menthos went at Heba and brought his sword down at him, but Heba blocked the sword with his Sais. Menthos moved back and swung his sword vertically, trying to his Heba in his stomach, but Heba did a flip back and landed on the stairs that led up to the throne. Heba jumped down at Menthos and brought his Sais down at Menthos, but Menthos jumped back and jabbed his sword forward hitting Heba across his shoulder. Heba wined at the pain, but threw one Sai forward and hit Menthos across his leg, sending Menthos to one knee. Heba ran forward and kicked Menthos in the face, sending him crashing to the floor. Heba picked up his Sai, but had to duck as Menthos jabbed his sword forward again and then jumped back up to bring his sword down vertically at Heba, but Heba blocked the sword with his Sais, and then turned his Sais, flipping the sword out of Menthos' hand and then Heba jumped forward, hitting Menthos in the arm with his Sai, causing Menthos to cry out. Heba then rammed him elbow into Menthos' stomach. Menthos doubled over in pain, but caught Heba's wrist as Heba brought one Said own and twisted Heba's wrist forcing Heba to drop the Sai. Menthos brought a dagger out form behind him and jabbed it at Heba, but Heba flipped back out of the way.
Menthos stood up. "I have worked too hard to let you take my victory from me now." Menthos said.
"Yeah, but there's no way that I am going to let you take my brother form me." Heba said.
"Why care? He's nothing but a bundle of power." Menthos snapped.
"No. Yugi is much more than that. You don't give a damn about anything but yourself, so there is no chance that you can understand what I'm saying. Yugi may have power granted to him by the gods, but there is not a chance that he is just power." Heba said.
"Humph. Like it matters." Menthos said.
Heba gripped his Sais tightly. 'I am not going to let this guy take my brother.' Heba thought angrily.
Maytrine went at Leo and brought her swords across at him, but Leo jumped back and then threw one of his swords at Maytrine. Leo's sword hit one of Maytrine, and the weapon went flying across the room. Leo charged at her and brought his sword down at Maytrine, but Maytrine blocked the sword with her own. Maytrine struck out with her fist and hit Leo in the jaw. Leo stumbled back and barely ducked in time to avoid the blade of Maytrine's sword. Leo turned around and kicked Maytrine in the stomach, knocking her backwards. Leo held out his hand and his other sword returned to his hand. One of Leo's swords glowed before he threw it at Maytrine. The sword began to spinning so fast that it became like a disk. Maytrine turned out of the way, and the disk hit her in her hair, cutting her long hair off. Leo's sword returned to him.
Maytrine glared at Leo. "You bastard! You cut my hair!" Maytrine growled.
"I just that you could use a trim. You did, after all, have it way too long." Leo said/
Maytrine growled and charged at Leo.
"Okay. I am really getting sick of being trapped. " Marik said. His agitation was apparent.
"Surely there is something that we can do to get out of this." Sayora said.
"I am a pure idiot." Atemu said.
"What are you berating yourself about?" Yami asked.
"There is something that we can do to get out of this mess. Dark Magician!" Atemu called.
The Dark Magician appeared before Atemu.
"Of course. The Dark Magician can get us out of this by using his magic." Yami said.
"Can you do it, Dark Magician?" Atemu asked.
"I will need the assistance of the Dark Magician Girl to do this." the Dark Magician told them.
Yami called the Dark Magician Girl to him.
Together, the two magician monsters used their magic to release the group from the chains that had held them captive.
"Now, I am going to give this guy a piece of my mind. And my magic." Bakura said.
"No. For now, I think that we should leave this battle to Leo and Heba. They seem to be doing just fine without us. We should get to Yugi." Yuesei said.
The group nodded and headed toward where Yugi was laying, going around the edge of the room so that they would not get caught in the middle of the battle.
As they were approached the side of the throne, Menthos noticed them out of the corner of his eye. 'Oh not they are not. They are not going to get the Treasure.' Menthos thought.
Heba brought his Sais down at Menthos, but Menthos blocked the Sais with his sword. Menthos forced Heba's Sais up and then kicked him so hard in the stomach that Heba was thrown down to the ground.
Atemu was almost at the stairs to the throne when Menthos appeared and punched Atemu in the face, throwing Atemu backward into Yami causing both of them to fall to the ground.
"You are not going to get the treasure." Menthos said, raising his sword.
Atemu and Yami shut their eyes, readying themselves for the final blow.
There was a metallic clank, and the two did not feel the blade.
Atemu and Yami opened their eyes to find Heba in front of them using his Sais to block Menthos' sword.
"You are becoming a pest, Protector." Menthos hissed.
"So are you, Menthos." Heba said with equal ferocity.
Heba forced Menthos back before he jumped up and kicked Menthos in the chest, causing Menthos to stumble back. Heba's Sais began to glow, and Heba lunged forward at Menthos. Heba's Sais hit Menthos in the chest, and Menthos screamed in pain as he fell backwards. Heba brought his Sai up and hit Menthos again, throwing Menthos backwards.
"Menthos!" Maytrine screamed.
Leo lunged at her and struck her in her back with his sword. Maytrine screamed and turned to face Leo, and barely managed to block Leo's sword. Leo forced her sword up and then kicked Maytrine hard in the stomach.
"Get to Yugi." Heba ordered before going at Menthos again.
Snapping out of the daze that they had been, the group ran up to where Yugi was.
"Is okay?" Tea asked.
Seto put his hand to the side of Yugi's neck. "He's fine. He's just still unconscious." Seto said.
There was a loud explosion, and everyone turned to look.
Leo and Heba stood side-by-side facing Maytrine and Menthos.
"I'd say that you two have lost." Leo said.
"No, we have not. Menthos and I do not give up so easily." Maytrine said.
"The Treasure belongs to us." Menthos added.
"Yugi doesn't belong to any man, and he certainly does not belong to you." Heba said.
"We'll see about that." Menthos said.
Leo's swords started to glow, and he charged forward at Maytrine who blocked Leo's swords.
Heba went at Menthos, and Menthos used his sword to block Heba's Sais.
Yami had picked Yugi up into his arms, and the others had moved back away from the battle as much as they could.
"Any idea what we should we do now?" Joey asked.
"That's hard to say. Heba and Leo seem to have everything under control, but that doesn't mean that things couldn't change. I just hope that we can get out of this mess." Seto said.
"We've got to be able to do something. I can't take just standing around and watching as those two have all the fun." Bakura said.
"If Yugi has as much power as Menthos seems to think he does, then I think that we need to stay here and protect Yugi at all costs. We can't exactly leave him alone. After all, the way it sounds, Menthos just wants to use him for his power." Atemu said.
"You have no idea."
Everyone turned around only to be blasted away from the throne.
Yami lost his grip on Yugi, and Yugi fell to the floor of the throne room.
Heba and Leo were distracted by what happened to their friends, and Menthos and Maytrine used their magic to send Leo and Heba crashing back into the ground where their friends were.
Everyone looked to see five men in armor standing where the throne was.
"Ha. I see that our backup has finally arrived, Maytrine." Menthos said.
"The elite five always shows up in the nick of time." Maytrine said.
Heba stood up and glared at the five men. "The elite five." Heba growled.
"The what?" Leo asked, standing up.
"They are really the best warriors that work with Menthos." Heba said.
"Do we stand a chance?" Seto asked.
"Yes, but it won't be easy." Heba said.
Menthos and Maytrine joined the five.
"I'm glad that you could show up, Manson." Menthos said.
"Sorry for the delay. We're ready, sir." the red one said.
The seven turned to look at the group below them.
"I don't think that we want to take all day with these people." Menthos said. Manson looked over at the other elites and said, "Shall we?"
The five jumped down to face Heba and the others.
"It has been a long time, Protector. I believe that the last time we faced each other was five thousand years ago." Manson said.
"Stuff it, Manson. I didn't come here to reminisce about the past. I came here t get my brother." Heba said.
"Sorry, but that won't be happening today." Manson said, pulling out his sword.
"What should we do?" Tristan asked.
"Get back and stay out of my way. This is my fight." Heba said.
"I think that I'll handle him alone." Manson said.
"Heba, are you sure that you'll be all right fighting him alone?" Leo asked.
"It won't be the first time that I've fought him." Heba said.
"Let's go, guys." Leo said, backing up with the others.
Heba turned his undivided attention to Manson.
The other elites had rejoined Menthos and Maytrine.
Heba knew that his Sais were not a good choice of weapon against Manson, so he dismissed his Sais and called on his long bo staff.
"Your bo staff. You always did have a thing for it. Pharaoh." Manson said. He charged.
Heba used the bow staff to block the sword and then forced the sword up. Manson moved out of the way as Heba jabbed the staff forward and then went at him again to strike at Heba again. Heba ducked out of the way and whirled his staff to hit Manson in the chest. Manson stumbled back and ducked to avoid being hit by Heba's staff. Manson lashed out with his sword and hit Heba in his upper arm. Heba ducked to avoid another attack and rolled out of the way. Four daggers appeared in Manson's hand and he threw them at Heba in rapid succession. Heba turned his staff vertically and started to twirl it, reflecting the daggers back an Manson, who dove out of the way.
"You haven't changed a bit, Pharaoh." Manson said. He went back at Heba again.
"I don't get it. Why does he keep on calling him that? I thought that Atemu was the Pharaoh back then." Joey said.
"I was. I was also married to a man named Heba, but my husband was fatally wounded in a battle that happened before what happened with Zorc." Atemu said.
"He's right. Atemu and I both died that day, but Heba probably didn't live much longer." Yami added.
"Heba's injured couldn't be healed. He would have died." Leo agreed.
"Weeelll-" Seto said.
All eyes turned to him.
"Seto, I told you to take the throne. You did, didn't you?" Atemu asked.
"Well, not at first, and not for very long." Seto said.
"You said that you died at an old age." Yami said.
"I did." Seto said.
"What the hell are you talking about, Priest?" Bakura demanded.
"Heba didn't die from his injuries. He managed to recover." Seto said.
"What?" Atemu said in a breathy voice.
"Heba survived. Since he was your husband, Heba was obligated, by law, to take the throne, regardless of the fact that you asked me to take the throne, Atemu. Heba was crowned the new pharaoh." Seto said.
"Then you-" Yami started.
"I took the throne when Heba passed away two years later until his son was able to take the throne." Seto said.
"Son?" Atemu asked. He knew that had to mean that Heba had married someone else.
"Yes. You all know that history has recorded pregnant men?" Seto asked.
Ever one nodded.
"Well, after Heba recovered from those injuries, he found that he was pregnant. It was your son, too, Atemu." Seto said.
Every jaw dropped.
"You mean that he had a son?" Yami asked, pointing at Atemu.
Seto nodded. "Heba was assassinated two years after he took the throne. Since Amun, your son, was only two, he couldn't take the throne, so I took the throne until Amun came of age. I gave the throne to him since he was the rightful heir." Seto said.
"Then why's he calling Yugi's brother, pharaoh?" Tea asked.
Seto glanced at the battle, watching as Heba dodged another swipe of Manson's sword. "My guess is that Heba Moto is the reincarnation of Heba form the past." Seto said.
"That's why Heba attacked me in the park earlier. He wanted to make sure that I was the reincarnation of Eternias before he told us any of this." Leo said.
There was a loud explosion, and Heba crashed into Seto, knocking them both back into the wall and causing them both to collapse to the ground.
"Heba, are you okay?" Seto asked, getting off Heba's back, where he had landed.
Heba didn't respond.
"Heba!" Seto exclaimed.
"Looks like I won." Manson said.
"Bastard!" Joey shouted.
"Say what you like, but we've won." Menthos said.
The group looked over to see one of the other elites holding the unconscious Yugi.
"Let go of him!" Yami ordered.
"No. The Treasure belongs to us. Tell the Protector that he failed. Again." Menthos said before the group vanished in black smoke.
One thing was certain in the minds of the group.
They were in trouble.
But no one more that Yugi.
That was the battle chapter.
The next one will involve the group trying to figure out where YUgi is, and you'll get a glimpse of what Yugi can do with the power he has.
R&R.