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Chapter 16- The Rebellion's Move
"You bastard! How could you?!" Joey shouted.
"Please, Joseph. Surely you are not as stupid as you look." Kenshin said.
Seto growled and would have said something, but Aknaudin grabbed his son's shoulder.
"Don't, Seto. Things are bad enough as it is." Aknaudin warned.
"You're not getting away with this." Malik said.
"On the contrary, Malik, I will. I have gotten away for months for killing Yugi. Why shouldn't I get away with getting rid of the rest of you?" Kenshin said.
"You killed him?" Aknankanon said.
"Of course. Yugi was the leader of the rebellion, and I couldn't have him alive any longer. It wasn't that hard." Kenshin said.
A thought occurred to Ryou. "How long after Bakura and I were married did you have him killed" Ryou demanded.
"Ry, what are you talking about?" Joey asked.
"The only reason that he managed to force us into the marriages was by telling us that if we didn't, you would have Yugi killed, and you would force us to watch him die. It would have been after Bakura and I were married because we were the last ones to get married, and you wouldn't have had him killed before then because if we were to find out sooner, any of the marriages might have been stopped." Ryou said.
Kenshin laughed. "You were always very intuitive, Ryou. Just like Yugi." Kenshin said. He then glared. "And that will be your downfall." Kenshin said.
Joey stole a glance over at Heba and saw that Heba was on his stomach on the ground. 'We have to do something fast. If Ryou can get to him, he might can save Heba's life.' Joey thought.
Malik then looked back at the Egyptians. "Go and get out of here." Malik said.
"What?" Atemu said.
"You heard me. Go. This is going to be a bloody battle, and I don't know that we're going to be able to protect you." Malik said.
"We can't leave you like this." Bakura protested.
"And what about Heba? He could die." Atemu said.
"I know, but-" Malik started.
"It won't work, Malik." Kenshin said.
The others looked back at Kenshin.
"What are you talking about?" Malik asked.
"Simple. They won't get away, just like none of you will." Kenshin said.
A few moments later, many men were in the room, surrounding them.
"I'm certain that you can see that now. It's over." Kenshin said.
"It's not over. This isn't over by a long shot!" Ryou said.
"I think that it is." Kenshin said.
'Damn it! What can we do now?' Joey asked himself.
"We can't wait any longer! If we don't act, Prince Heba and all the others will die!" Rafael said.
"And we'll be thrown into a war with Egypt! Once they know that their rulers died here, they will want us all dead!" Alister added.
"They are right. It's time for the rebellion to act." Dartz said.
"We have to wait and see what he says." Solomon said.
"No." a voice said.
All eyes turned to the new person in the room.
"Send out the order that we attack now. Alert all our allies in the palace to get to the throne room. They have to stop anymore bloodshed." the man said.
"Are you certain, sire?" Dartz asked.
"Yes. I am certain." the man said. He then turned. "Rafael. Valon. Alister. Come on." the man said.
The three named followed him out.
Dartz then issued the command for all of the rebellion to attack. He also gave the special command to the rebellion members in the palace.
Timaeous, Critias, and Hermos received the command.
"Finally. We don't have to act like we are loyal to that monster." Timaeous said.
"Come on. We have to hurry, or we will be launched into a battle with Egypt!" Hermos said.
The three knights left the room that they were in and ran down the halls toward the throne room.
"I hope that we're not too late." Critias said.
"Don't think that. We have to get there. This is the only chance that we have." Timaeous said.
"Now, I think that it's time to end all of this." Kenshin said, jumping down from the throne onto the level floor.
"How screwed are we?" Marik asked.
"Pretty screwed." Malik replied.
"I can't believe that it's come to this." Joey said.
Atemu kept looking over to where Heba was, scared that his husband was going to die. 'Heba, please hold on. You can't leave me now. I need you to try to fight to stay alive. I couldn't bear to lose you.' Atemu thought desperately.
Aknankanon sensed how desperate his son was getting and knew that what was eating at him. 'Atemu doesn't want to lose Heba. I don't blame him. I don't want to lose Amara, either. I just wish that there was a way for us to get out of this mess.' Aknankanon thought.
Kenshin smirked. "Kill them all!" Kenshin ordered.
Before his men could attack, the doors to the throne room were blasted open.
Several of the soldiers were hit by the blast and thrown into the walls. A few others were blasted to the side.
"What is this?!" Kenshin shouted.
The Egyptians, Joey, Ryou, and Malik all back to where the smoke was.
Timaeous, Critias, and Hermos walked into the room then.
"Timaeous! Critias! Hermos! What is the meaning of this treachery?!" Kenshin demanded.
"Exactly what is looks like. We will no longer serve under you." Timaeous said.
"We have suffered under your tyranny long enough, and we will not let your reign of terror continue." Hermos added.
"We are a part of the rebellion, and we are going to stop you from causing anymore grief." Critias finished.
"You traitors! How dare you betray me, your king!" Kenshin snarled, knowing he had lost powerful allies.
"You are no king! At least not a good one!" Timaeous retorted as he along with the other two Knights drew their swords.
"We will stop you, or die trying! The people of the Millennial Kingdom have suffered long enough under your tyranny!" Hermos said.
"And we wills top this madness once and for all!" Critias said.
"Kill them as well!" Kenshin ordered.
The soldiers that were working for Kenshin attacked.
Timaeous, Critias, and Hermos charged forward at their enemy.
Timaeous blocked a sword before he turned and rammed the blade of his sword into another soldier. He turned and kicked back with his foot, ramming his foot right into another soldier's throat. Timaeous then released a large amount of magic that killed the other soldiers around him.
Hermos blocked a sword before he forced the soldier back and then kicked him into the wall, and the soldier hit the wall so hard that his head busted open. Two more came at him, but Hermos brought his sword across, cutting the two in half. Hermos then released a powerful wave of magic that killed the other soldiers.
Critias ran forward and jumped up, flipping over the soldiers. He thrust his sword back right into a soldier, killing him. Critias then moved forward out of the way and then struck out with his sword, the blade going right through the neck of another soldier. Critias then released a powerful wave of magic that killed the other soldiers.
"Get back!" Joey ordered.
Malik blocked the blade of a soldier's sword before he rammed himself forward into the soldier, throwing the soldier off balance. Malik jumped up and kicked the man in the throat, crushing his windpipe can causing him to suffocate. Malik then turned and ducked as a sword came at him before he brought the hilt of his sword up into the soldier's chin, forcing the man's head back so far that the man's neck snapped. Malik released a powerful; wave of magic that killed the other five soldiers near him.
Ryou ducked before he rammed his shoulder into the soldier's stomach. Ryou then jumped up and kicked the man in the head, throwing the man backwards. Ryou ducked before he kicked out with his foot. The soldier fell back, impaling himself on the blade of another man. Ryou flipped backwards out of the path of the sword before he went forward and rammed his sword into the throat of another man. Ryou also released a powerful wave of magic that killed the three soldiers at him.
Joey ducked before he turned and kicked the soldier in the chest, throwing the soldier backwards ad impaling him on the sword in a statue's hand. Joey then jumped up and kicked each leg out, hitting two soldiers and knocking them backwards. Joey then flipped back out of the path of a sword and charged forward when his feet hit the floor before he propelled himself forward, ramming the blade of his sword into the chest of another soldier. Joey then released a powerful wave of magic that killed the four soldiers at him.
Kenshin couldn't believe that this was happening. 'This isn't what was supposed to happen! I was suppose to kill them and have my war with Egypt! I shouldn't be losing this! Damn it! I can't believe that the Knights betrayed me like this! They were, by far, the best cared for of my men!' Kenshin thought angrily, not at all happy.
A few soldiers went at the Egyptians, who weren't sure what to do.
Grabbing a sword that was nearby, Atemu blocked the sword of one of the men before he forced them back. The other soldier came at him, but Atemu ducked before he struck out with the sword, hitting the man in the throat, causing him to bleed to death. The other soldier went back at Atemu, but a blade was rammed into his back.
Malik pulled the blade of his sword out of the man and let him fall dead to the floor. "Damn! You took Heba's training sessions seriously, didn't you?" Malik asked.
"Well, I didn't ask him to teach me for nothing." Atemu said.
By now, many of Kenshin's soldiers were now dead and defeated.
Angered, Kenshin started to run, but Timaeous, Critias, and Hermos blocked his path.
"Get out of my way!" Kenshin ordered.
"We no longer take orders from you." Timaeous said.
All three Knights attacked Kenshin.
Kenshin, taken off guard by the sudden attack, was thrown backwards right through the window. Kenshin fell into the courtyard.
Timaeous turned and said, "Lord Ryou, help Prince Heba. We will fight him."
Ryou nodded.
Timaeous, Critias, and Hermos then turned and jumped out of the window down to the courtyard to fight against Kenshin.
Atemu then ran over to Heba. "Heba, can you hear me?" Atemu asked.
Heba was laying on his stomach, but there was blood that had pooled around him.
Ryou then ran over and put two fingers at Heba's neck. "He's alive. Barely." Ryou said.
"Can you heal him?" Joey asked.
"I think so. Give me your hand, Joey." Ryou said.
"Why?" Joey asked.
"With the extra magic, I can heal him completely." Ryou said.
"Ryou, I don't have healing magic." Joey protested.
"Joey, all Millennials have healing magic. Not all of them can tap into its power. With your extra power, I might be able to heal him completely." Ryou explained quickly.
Joey immediately gave Ryou his hand.
Ryou then put his hand over Heba's back, and a soft white glow flowed from Ryou's hand to Heba.
"Why didn't he use one of your magic's to heal Mahado completely on the plane?" Karim asked.
"Because the transference of power will only work if it's a Millennial the extra power is being used to help. It's just a defense thing our magic has." Malik explained.
A few moments later, Heba started coughing as he sat up.
"Heba, are you okay?" Malik asked.
"I just had a sword driven into my stomach before I slung across the room into a wall. What do you think?" Heba asked.
"I meant physically." Malik said.
"Fine. I'm just pissed." Heba said as he got on his fight.
There was a loud explosion that knocked everyone off of their feet.
"What was that?" Heba asked.
"The Knights are fighting Kenshin." Ryou said.
The four Millennials got onto their feet and ran over to the balcony to peer down at the battle below. The Egyptians were right behind them.
"I don't think that they're doing so well." Joey said.
"We have to help them." Heba said.
"Are you out of your mind?! You were just almost killed, and you want to go right back into battle!" Atemu exclaimed.
"Yes, I do. This is the only chance that we have to defeat my father, and we can't pass this chance up. The Millennial people have suffered long enough under his reign. We may be the only chance they have to get out from under his rule." Heba said.
"Besides, we are still Millennials, and this is still our fight." Joey added.
"We'll be fine. Remember that Kenshin took Heba by surprise before. This time, he won't be able to catch us off guard so easily." Malik said.
If there was anything that the Egyptians had learned, it was that when Heba, Joey, Ryou, and Malik had made up their minds about something, it was next to impossible to change it.
"Try to stay out of danger." Heba said.
A moment later, all four jumped over the railing of the balcony and landed on their feet on the ground in the courtyard.
"I hope that they'll be okay." Amara said.
"All we can do is hope. Come on. We need to try and get out of this area." Aknankanon said.
The group left the throne room, but not before Atemu, Seto, Bakura, and Marik took one last look at their husbands and hoping that they would be all right.
Kenshin struck out with his sword and sent Timaeous crashing to the ground. Hermos and Critias went at him from both sides. Kenshin jumped up into the air, and Hermos and Critias crashed into each other, knocking them both down to the ground.
"You will all pay for betraying me." Kenshin said.
"FATHER!"
Kenshin turned to find that Heba, Joey, Ryou, and Malik were standing in a line in front of him. "Impossible! You should have been dead!" Kenshin shouted,
"Well, I'm alive, and I'm not letting this go on." Heba said.
"Then I will kill you all." Kenshin said. He charged forward at them.
Heba, Ryou, Joey, and Malik all charged right back.
Ryou struck out with his sword, bit Kenshin blocked it before he kicked Ryou in the stomach. Joey tried to strike him from behind, but Kenshin kicked backwards and kicked Joey right in the chest, throwing Joey back. Malik tried to punch Kenshin, but Kenshin grabbed Malik buy his wrist and flipped him over his shoulder, slamming Malik into the ground. Heba went forward, and Kenshin and Heba struck out at each other with their swords, filling the area with a metallic sound. Kenshin ducked as Heba tried to strike him and rammed his shoulder into Heba's stomach, knocking the wind out of Heba. Kenshin the hit Heba so hard that Heba crashed right into a tree.
"This is pathetic. I would have gotten a better fight if I had let Yugi live." Kenshin said.
Heba glared angrily at his father as he was reminded that his brother was dead. "You are going to pay for what you did to my brother!" Heba growled.
"I would like to see you try." Kenshin said.
Heba charged forward at Kenshin.
Ryou, Malik, and Joey got back on their feet and charged at Kenshin as well.
All four started to fight with Kenshin again.
Rafael, Valon, Alister, and their leader were making their way to the palace along with the rest of their army.
"Sire, do you think that we stand a chance against Kenshin? I mean, he is a lot stronger than he has ever been, and we don't know if we will be able to stop him. He may have grown too strong for us to stop." Rafael said.
"I understand your concern, Rafael, but it is time that we stop being so scared and start fighting back. "I know the risks that go along with what we are going to do, and I know that this is the only way. He must be stopped before he goes too far and starts a war with not only Egypt, but with the entire world as well." the leader said.
"We have to try at least. Kenshin has just done too much for us to let go of this. He has to be stopped before he ends up wiping out our entire kingdom." Alister said.
"He's right. It's time for this to end. We can at least try." Valon agreed.
"We must do what we can. We may be walking into a deathtrap, but this is what we have to do. We either try and stop him now, or we let him be a tyrant forever and destroy many lives." the leader said.
"We're behind you all the way. We are not going to let this man continue." Valon said.
"We must hurry. We don't know how much longer Heba and the others can manage." the leader said.
The Egyptians were making their way through the palace as they tried to find their way out of the Millennial palace.
"This is ridiculous! We're going in circles!" Bakura exclaimed.
"We don't know this palace, Bakura, so we're going to have trouble getting around." Yami said.
"We can't argue. That is only going to slow us down." Aknankanon said.
They continued on their way through the palace as they tried to find their way out.
"I'm surprised that we haven't seen anyone here yet." Marik said.
"Count your blessings, Marik. It's probably a good thing that we haven't run into any trouble yet." Aknaudin stated.
"I think that most of the people here are either hiding because of the battle, or they're trying to help Kenshin or Heba, depending on whose side they are on." Atemu said.
"He's right. Many of them are not going to be here." Yami agreed.
The group then headed down a hall and found a set of doors that led outside.
"Finally! We can get out of here!" Shada said.
The group headed out.
Mahado and Karim, who were in the lead, stopped. Everyone else ran right into them.
"Why did yous top?" Isis asked.
"We didn't find the way out." Mahado said.
The group looked to find that Heba, Ryou, Joey, Malik, and the Knights were locked in a battle with Kenshin.
Immediately, the Egyptians dove right back into the doors.
"We've made it to the courtyard." Amara said.
"This is not good." Aknankanon said.
"I think they are doing fine." Seto said, watching the fight.
"I meant for us." Aknankanon said.
Heba and the others were trying to stop Kenshin, but they weren't having much luck.
Kenshin struck out hard with his sword and knocked Ryou sword out of his hand. He then grabbed Ryou by the wrist and swung him around before he let go of Ryou's wrist. Ryou flew back and slammed right into the wall before he fell to the ground again.
Critias went at Kenshin and struck out with his sword, but Kenshin ducked and rolled out of the way of Critias's sword. Kenshin then jumped up and kicked Critias in the face, knocking Critias backwards. Critias crashed right into a tree and went through the tree before he fell onto his back on the ground, groaning in pain.
Malik charged at Kenshin and brought his sword down at Kenshin, but Kenshin blocked Malik's sword and then he rammed his knee into Malik's stomach. Malik doubled over as the wind was knocked out of him. Kenshin then grabbed Malik by the arm before he flipped Malik. Malik crashed into the ground hard and had the wind knocked out of him again.
Hermos ran forward and struck out several time with his sword, but Kenshin backed up and moved out of the way each time. Kenshin then ducked as Hermos struck out at him and then Kenshin rammed himself forward into Hermos. Hermos was knocked off balance. Kenshin then jumped up and kicked Hermos so hard that he was sent crashing back into the wall as well.
Joey jumped up and brought his sword down at Kenshin, but Kenshin held his sword horizontally and blocked Joey's attack. Kenshin then pushed Joey backwards before he turned and kicked Joey in the stomach. Kenshin then grabbed Joey by the shoulder before he slung him around and let go, causing Joey to crash right into the water fountain, destroying the water fountain and soaking Joey.
Timaeous ran forward and tried to strike Kenshin, but Kenshin moved out of the way. Kenshin then brought his sword down into Timaeous's sword, who managed to block the attack. Timaeous then pushed Kenshin back, but Kenshin pushed himself forward and rammed himself hard into Timaeous, knocking Timaeous back into a statue.
Heba charged at Kenshin and brought his sword down at Kenshin, but Kenshin blocked the attack. Kenshin forced Heba back and struck out with his sword, but Heba ducked and rolled out of the way before he jumped up and kicked at Kenshin. Kenshin used his arm to block Heba's foot before he rammed himself forward into Heba, knocking Heba off balance. Heba was then grabbed by Kenshin and flipped, but Heba managed to land on his feet. Heba then rammed himself backwards into Kenshin and knocked Kenshin back. Heba turned and brought his sword down at Kenshin, but Kenshin caught Heba by the wrist and kicked Heba in the stomach, knocking Heba backwards. Heba then went at Kenshin again, and their swords clashed several times. Kenshin jumped back before he charged forward and again. He brought his sword up and knocked Heba's sword out of his hand. Kenshin then brought his fist back before he hit Heba so hard that Heba was thrown backwards into a statue, which he slammed into before he fell to the ground, groaning at the pain that radiated through his body.
Kenshin breathed heavily. He was somewhat worn out, but not too badly. 'I can't believe that these people actually gave me such a good fight. I didn't think that they would have managed that feat.' Kenshin thought, angered that they had been a match for him when he was supposed to be the most powerful person in the universe. 'I will make sure that they all die for their insolence. I will not let anyone who can stand up to me exist.' Kenshin thought.
"Oh no!" Seto shouted.
"He managed to beat them all!" Bakura yelled.
"Kenshin is far more powerful than I thought he could ever be." Aknankanon said.
"What do you mean, brother?" Aknaudin asked.
"I mean, it may not be possible to defeat Kenshin." Aknankanon said.
"We have to do something." Marik said, getting worried.
"Like what? We don't have the power to do anything." Isis said.
Atemu, Seto, Bakura, and Marik all watched in complete fear as they knew that there was a chance they would have to watch all of their husbands die now.
"I have had it with you people! I am going to end this now!" Kenshin growled.
"Like you always do." Heba said, looking up.
Kenshin narrowed his eyes on Heba. "What does that mean?" Kenshin demanded.
"Any time you felt even slightly threatened by another person, you would have them killed. Most of the time, they wouldn't have been able to do anything to you, but you weren't satisfied with that and had them killed anyway. They were usually your supporters that you had killed, but you would always trump up charges so that you wouldn't look like the bad guy. Why do you think the rebellion was started? People are tired of your cruelness and your tyranny!" Heba said.
"You ungrateful brat! I'm your father! You should have supported me, not those traitors!" Kenshin growled.
"You may be my father by blood, but you are not like any real father. Fathers don't abuse their children to get them to obey. They don't constantly berate them and use them for their own purposes. You forced me into a marriage I didn't want because you wanted something that you couldn't have. Well, I have to say that forcing me into that marriage was the only thing that you did for me that I actually liked. You forced me to marry a man I fell in love with. It's the only thing that you have done for me that I actually liked." Heba said.
"You'll die for that." Kenshin hissed.
"Go ahead. Kill me like you killed my brother." Heba said.
"Gladly." Kenshin said, raising his sword.
"Damn it, no!" Atemu shouted.
"There has to be something that we can do!" Amara cried.
"There isn't!" Shada said angrily.
"That bastard is going to kill his own son!" Aknaudin said, horrified.
'Please! Someone save him!' Atemu silently pleaded.
There was a loud explosion in the courtyard that caused a fire.
"What?!" Kenshin shouted, turning to the source.
The fire rose to the height of the wall, which was about twenty feet high.
Heba turned and looked. He didn't see anyone. He then looked around and saw that Joey, Ryou, Malik, Timaeous, Critias, and Hermos were all still on the ground, looking at the fire as well. 'Who did that?' Heba asked himself, looking back at the flames.
"Who dares interfere with my work?!" Kenshin snarled.
Then, a figure started to walk forward through the flames. The figure appeared to be small in stature.
Kenshin growled. 'Who the hell is that?! Whoever that is will die by my hand for interfering with my plans!' Kenshin thought angrily.
The figure started to gain shape as they continued to walk forward.
Heba's eyes grew wide as the figure approached. 'It can't be. I didn't think he was alive.' Heba thought as an audible gasp escaped his lips.
The figure walked up until they were only fifteen feet from Kenshin.
The figure looked like Heba. The only difference in them was the fact that whereas Heba had tanned skin, this man had pale skin.
"You?! That's impossible! You're supposed to be dead!" Kenshin shouted.
"Well, I'm not dead. And it's good to see you again." the man said. He frowned harshly as he added snidely, "Father."
Hope you liked it.
Yugi is finally in this! I'm sure that many of you are happy about this.
Next: Yugi and Kenshin do battle.
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