Ch.9
A Dark Plan
Back in Egypt, where Atem last dueled, lays nothing but rubble. But, beneath that rubble what lies? It's a dark, windy, cold night in Egypt. Not too many people would be seen crossing the great ancient, Egyptian sands under such conditions. Yet, someone can be seen walking through the Valley of Kings up to the site where the pharaoh was last seen, and the first Millennium Items were laid to rest. He's wearing a black cloak covering his head to protect him from the minor sandstorms happening around him.
"See, I told you there's nothing here!"
Says a voice coming from the man in the black cloak.
"You will shut up you pathetic mortal! Obviously, you know nothing!" Says a dark voice coming from what seems the dark.
"Ahhhh!" Yelled the man in the black cloak, "please stop! I've told you all I know!" He begged.
"Very well we will continue the search for Priest Seto's tomb. We will find what we're looking for there." Ordered the dark voice coming from what seems like the shadows.
"No, we had a deal I bring you here, get the tournament going, and you free Mokuba!" Says the man in the black cloak.
Just then a strong gust of wind blew, and the man's cloak came off, revealing the man's identity; Seto Kaiba.
"Hehehe," laughed the dark voice in the shadows, "no mortal I decide when I'm done with you! Or I'll use your little brother to do my bidding!"
Kaiba's eyes widened up at the thought of his little brother being harmed in any way.
"No, don't! Just tell me what you want me to do." He says.
"You will go to the site where my tomb was buried, if Priest Seto some his became aware of my plan, he probably had he's tomb buried close to mine." Says the dark voice in the shadows.
"How? I don't know where your tomb is at! And if I do find it, I wouldn't know where to begin looking for his tomb!" Yelled Kaiba.
"Shut up you pathetic mortal! And let my Pyramid of Light lead the way!" Says the dark voice coming from the shadows yet again.
Suddenly, around Kaiba's neck the Pyramid of Light appeared, glowing bright, and the eye of wdjat can be seen glowing on his forehead. He gets up and begins to walk away from the site Atem and the Millennium Items were last seen. He walks to he reaches another tomb, it appeared as if archeologist already visited and found their discoveries here. Kaiba heads in to the opened tomb already.
He continues to step deeper into the tomb, up to what seems like the heart of the tomb, there laid a coffin inside but no mummy.
"Pathetic mortals, they will never truly understand the power of ancient Egypt." Says the dark voice in the shadows.
"What are we doing here?" Asked Kaiba, looking around the room where the coffin laid.
As he turned around he noticed the wall was full of ancient hieroglyphics, and the center of it was carved in the shape of the Pyramid of Light.
"That's right mortal; I need you to place the Pyramid of Light into that wall. Do it for your brother's sake." Said the dark voice in the shadows.
Kaiba looks down at the Pyramid of Light dangling around his neck. He grabs it and takes it off and places it in the wall. As soon as he did, the hieroglyphics on the wall all began to glow bright and the Pyramid of Light also began to glow.
"What's happening?" Asked Kaiba.
"Shush mortal, this is a power a mere mortal cannot understand." Answered the dark voice from the shadows.
Just then the whole tomb became consumed in darkness, and Kaiba can see spirits circling around him.
The shadows began to surround Kaiba and began to consume him as well, his whole body covered in the shadows. Then the shadows began to depart from his body, but it wasn't Kaiba who stood there now... No it was-
"Who dares to open the gates of the Shadow Realm?" Said another dark voice coming from what seemed the Pyramid of Light.
"It is I, Anubis!" Answered the man who has taken Kaiba's place.
And at that very moment a strong gust of wind came in through the tomb.
"Anubis, you have returned to me my faithful servant." Said the voice coming from the Shadow Realm.
Anubis got down on one knee and bowed.
"I have returned to resurrect my master." He says.
"What about Zorc, where is he?" Asked the voice in the shadows.
"From the knowledge I've have acquired from the mortal I possess, he has been defeated, yet again by the pharaoh Atem." Answers Anubis.
"And the Millennium Items? Where are they?" Asked the voice in the shadows sounding a bit angry.
"The locations of the first seven Millennium Items are unknown, as well as the other five. Priest Seto discovered them not too long after he became pharaoh. He died knowing their location." Answers Anubis, staring at the ground.
"So why have you returned empty handed?" Asked the voice in the shadows, this time sounding very angry and disappointed.
"The pharaoh defeated me as well my lord, but I managed to seal a portion of my soul in the Pyramid of Light, before our first encounter, after seeing the pharaoh great display of power I knew I wouldn't be strong enough to defeat him till we collected the remaining Millennium Items." Explained Anubis.
"Where is the pharaoh now?"
"After defeating Zorc and placing the first seven Millennium Items into the Millennium Stone, he's finally passed on to the afterlife." Says Anubis.
"Hahahaha!" Laughed the voice in the shadows, "is that so? So no one now can stand in our way."
"That is correct master, but his reincarnation still lives on. He managed to beat me already once in a duel, while I possessed the mortal. I have reason to believe, even though the pharaoh and he have separated their bonds from one another, there is an ancient magic channeling through him." Said Anubis.
"I see. It could be after possessing the Millennium Puzzle for so long, its powers infused within him. He must be eliminated at all cost. You will find the first Millennium Items, hopefully the Millennium Ring can find the other Millennium Items before he gets any knowledge of their existence, even though the items can bring me back from the Shadow Realm, just like the first seven did for my brother, they can also bring my demise. "Said the voice in the shadows.
"My master I am not strong enough just yet after being defeated by the pharaoh twice I have become weaker. The only thing keeping me alive now is the bond I share with the mortal, without him, I too shall be vanquished to the Shadow Realm. So I have come up with a plan, I have manipulated the mortal to do my bidding, he had set a modern day dueling competition to distract the boy, and I am using his resources to find the Millennium Items. And I am holding his brother captive as collateral." Said Anubis.
"Very well Anubis, what about the Millennium Spell-Book? We will need guidance from the Millennium Spell-Book for my resurrection, since my brother Zorc has failed."
"Yes master I have begun the search for Priest Seto's tomb hopefully we will find the location of the remaining items there." Anubis said.
"No you fool! You will find the Millennium Items; if the mortal you possess wields the Millennium Rod he may be able to access his past memories with it, including the location of the Millennium Spell-Book and the other remaining Millennium Items." Said the dark voice in the shadows.
"The Millennium Rod?" Stated Anubis.
"Yes, go find it, before the boy does and don't return back till you do. My brother has had his chance now it's my turn to return and consume the world in darkness. Go now!" Yelled the dark voice in shadows.
Anubis bowed his head and turned around towards the wall where Kaiba had placed his Pyramid of Light, and removes it and by doing so the Shadow Realm disappears along with Anubis and whomever he was taking to. Only one there now is, Kaiba, and his panting very hard trying to catch his breath.
"Come along now mortal we have lots to do." Said Anubis's voice coming from thin air.
Kaiba grinned his teeth and turned his hand into a fist.
"What now?" Asked Kaiba.
"Hush mortal, remember what you were searching before you found the true Pyramid of Light?" Asked Anubis.
Kaiba looked down and closed his eyes.
"I was looking for answers; I was trying to find answers of my past life. Till I discovered your Pyramid of Light back in that tomb and you took my brother Mokuba!" Answered Kaiba yelling.
"Hehe, that is correct mortal were both looking for that tomb, you help me find it and resurrect my mastering I shall return your brother to you unharmed." Anubis said.
Kaiba opened his eyes and says-
"What do you need me to do?"
Kaiba leaves Anubis's tomb and heads back out to the old windy night in the Egyptian deserts. He walks by, what use to be the Wdjat Temple, and stops in front of the rubble.
"You will recover the Millennium Items and take possession of the Millennium Rod; we both find what we are looking for through the Millennium Rod." Anubis said.
Kaiba began to walk away. After walking through the desert for quite some time Kaiba reaches the Egyptian City known as Cairo. He checks into a hotel and heads up to his room, sits down and pulls his cell phone out, and makes a phone call.
"Kaiba Corp." Kaiba hears a man answer the phone.
"It's me, Kaiba." Said Kaiba over the phone.
" , sir, where are you? We have been worried-" starts the voice over the phone but Kaiba cuts him off.
"I'm fine; I need you to put together a construction site for me. Find me the quickest and the best equipment and team send them to Cairo." He said.
"Yes Mr. Kaiba." Said the voice over the phone.
Kaiba hangs up the phone and sits down, takes a deep breath.
"You better return Mokuba to me unharmed." He says.
"You give me what I acquire and I shall return to you what you love and desire." Said Anubis's voice.
The night goes by and the sun rises and shines through Kaiba's hotel window. His phone rings and he answers-
"This is Kaiba."
"Mr. Kaiba the construction crew and equipment you asked for are already at the site. They are waiting for your orders sir." Said the man over the phone.
"Very well I'm on my way."
Says Kaiba.
He gets up washes his face and heads back out to the Egyptian deserts back to where the Wdjat Temple once was. Only now there are men and digging equipment surrounding the site.
"Alright everyone what are you all doing just standing around I need you all to start digging up that rubble." He ordered.
The crew nodded their head and began to work on the site. One particular crew member came up to Kaiba.
"Mr. Kaiba, I'm Jeff Smith I'm the one who put together your request Mr. Kaiba. You must forgive my men they have heard many stories about those who disturb ancient sites disappearing and never coming back." Said the man.
"I don't have time or the patience for your pathetic fairy tales. I am paying you top dollar to get this job done so get it done." Kaiba said angrily.
The man nodded his head and turned back to the site. After a few hours of digging up the rubble the crew managed to clear the entrance to the Wdjat Temple. Kaiba headed inside with the crew and they began to clear more of the rubble. As the sun set in the Egyptian desert, Kaiba and the crew have finally managed to enter the Wdjat Temple and he stood in front of the doors that led Atem to the afterlife. Kaiba can feel a cold chill going through his spine; it was as if it was a warning from the afterlife for disturbing the peace that Atem worked so hard for to achieve.
"Yes mortal I sense we are close to finding the Millennium Items." Kaiba hears Anubis voice says in his head.
Kaiba looks over to where the Millennium Items were last set and see there's nothing but a huge bottomless pit. He lights a match and drops in the hole, and it drops for what seem like forever. Kaiba grabs some rope ties it around him.
"You guys will remain here what I am looking for us down there." He says.
The crew is astonished by his actions.
"Mr. Kaiba it's too dangerous!" Pleaded Mr. Smith, "You don't expect us to just let you go down there."
"Actually I do," scolded Kaiba, "I'm the boss what I say goes."
The crew does nothing but nod thief heads and grab the other end of the rope. Kaiba begins to climb down the hole for what seemed forever. Then finally he can see something shining at the bottom of the hole. He finally reaches solid ground and there they were-
"The Millennium Items." Kaiba says.
"Yes finally." Anubis voice says in Kaiba's head. "Now grab the Millennium Rod and let it reveal the secrets to your past!"