I don't know if Isis survived the battle with Zorc, but I had her surviving in this fic. Sorry if it's wrong.
Chapter 13- The End
It seemed to be an ordinary day for Heba and Atemu. Atemu was taking a rare break from ruling Egypt to take a walk with Heba in the gardens.
Atemu sighed. "I'll have to be getting back to the council, soon." Atemu said.
Heba smiled. "Well, Atemu. You know that it is your duty as Pharaoh." Heba said.
"I know, but it means that I won't get to see you until dinner." Atemu said.
"Don't worry. You'll survive." Heba said.
"You hope." Atemu muttered.
Heba leaned up and kissed Atemu passionately on the lips. Atemu wrapped his arms around Heba's waist to pull him closer. Heba wrapped his arms around Atemu, deepening the kiss.
Heba pulled away and said, "Go before the council comes after you."
Atemu nodded and kissed Heba again before heading back into the palace. Heba continued to walk around.
There seemed to be a rustling in the bushes.
Heba turned and before he could react, a sword was plunged into his chest. Heba gasped and stumbled backwards before collapsing to the ground.
"Stay away!" a voice shouted.
The assassin ran.
Yami and Mana ran up.
"Oh no!" Mana cried, seeing Heba's injuries.
"Mana, go get Isis now!" Yami ordered.
Atemu was in the throne room with the council when the doors to the throne room were thrown open, and Yami rushed in.
Atemu grew irritated. "Yami, what are you doing?!" Atemu snapped.
"It's Heba. An assassin attacked him in the gardens!" Yami said.
"What?!" Atemu exclaimed.
Atemu was out the door with Yami and the council following.
After a few hours, Isis came from the healing chambers with a grim look on her face.
"Isis, is he-" Atemu started, fearful Heba was dead.
"He is still alive, my Pharaoh, but I do not believe he will live. I'm sorry. I did all I could." Isis said.
A dismal silence fell on the group.
Heba was loved by all the people of Egypt, and this was a blow.
"Can I see him, Isis?" Atemu asked.
"Of course." Isis replied, stepping aside.
Atemu walked into the healing chamber and walked to the bed. His heart broke at the haggard state Heba appeared to be in. He reached out and took Heba's hand.
Heba opened his eyes and smiled weakly at Atemu. "Hi, Atemu." Heba said.
"Hi, Heba." Atemu said. His eyes were watering and his voice was shaky.
"It's okay, Atemu." Heba said.
"How can it be all right?! You're dying!" Atemu cried.
"I know. There's nothing that can be done, but you have to live." Heba said.
"I don't know if I can do that without you." Atemu said.
"You can. You have to live for Egypt." Heba said.
"I-I'll try." Atemu said.
Heba smiled and said, "It never killed anyone to cry."
Atemu buried his face into Heba's hair and started to cry.
Heba reached up a hand and started to stroke Atemu's hair. "It's okay, Atemu. I'll always be with you even if I am not there." Heba said.
Atemu only tightened his grip at those words, not wanting his love to leave him.
"Are you sure, Isis?"
"Yes, Seth. I am not sure how, but Heba will survive." Isis said.
"That's incredible, and that is good news despite all that has happened." Seth's voice sounded somber.
"Yes, it is. There is something else." Isis said.
"What's that?" Seth asked.
A low groan halted their conversation and both looked to see Heba opening his eyes.
"Heba, you're awake.' Seth said.
"Yeah, I am." Heba said.
"I have good news. You will make a full recovery." Isis said.
"But how? I thought that the injuries should have been fatal." Heba said.
"I must say that you must be in Ra, Horus, and Osiris' good graces." Isis said.
'Yugi.' Heba thought, knowing his brother had something to do with it. He looked at them and said, "Where's Atemu?"
Both had grieved looks on their faces.
"Seth, where's my husband?" Heba asked, worried.
"Heba, after you lost consciousness, a thief names Bakura attacked and caused a lot of trouble. Atemu, he's gone." Seth said.
"Wh-what?" Heba said, unbelieving.
"Atemu was killed by the thief, and Yami used the power of the Millennium Puzzle to imprison himself in the puzzle to stop Zorc, the dark creature Bakura unleashed." Seth said.
"Atemu and Yami are-gone?" Heba asked.
Seth nodded.
Heba started to cry.
Seth sat down and hugged Heba, letting the younger cry. "I am sorry. There was nothing we could do." Seth said.
When Heba calmed down, he said, "What happens now?"
"I was asked to become pharaoh because we thought you would die, Heba. By law, you are to become the new pharaoh." Seth said.
'You have to live for Egypt.'
'I'll always be with you even if I am not there.'
Heba's own words came back to him. He nodded and said, "I'll become pharaoh."
"You'll be crowned once Atemu, Yami, Karim, Shada, Mahado, and Shimon are buried." Seth said.
"They all died?" Heba asked.
Seth nodded grimly.
"I see." Heba said. He looked up and said, "Arrange everything, Seth."
"Heba, there is something else that you should know." Isis said.
"What's that?" Heba asked.
"Heba, you are pregnant." Isis said.
"What?" Heba gasped.
"It seems you can have children." Isis said.
Heba remembered the last night that he had spent with Atemu.
"Then we have an heir." Seth said.
Isis nodded.
"Then, I will not have to remarry." Heba said.
"If you do not wish to, then no." Isis replied.
Heba nodded.
After the funerary right for all the fallen were over, Heba was crowned the new pharaoh.
"Seth, for the last time, I am fine!" Heba shouted.
Heba was close to the time for the baby to be born, and Seth was constantly with him.
"Heba, you'll give birth soon, and that is my cousin, so I'm worried." Seth retorted.
Heba was about to say something when a sharp pain went up his back. He leaned over and clutched his stomach.
"Heba, what's wrong?!" Seth exclaimed.
"I think-that I'm-in labor." Heba said.
"Guards!" Seth yelled.
Guards instantly ran into the room.
"Get Priestess Isis now! The pharaoh is having the baby!" Seth roared.
The guards left.
Seth helped Heba sit down on the bed and said, "Heba, try to breathe."
Heba nodded, doing as he was told.
Ten hours later, Heba had given birth to a healthy baby boy.
The baby looked exactly like Atemu except for the fact that he had amethyst eyes like Heba did.
"He's a beautiful baby, Heba." Isis said.
"Yes, he is." Heba agreed.
"He is certainly Atemu's son." Seth remarked.
"Well, he was the father." Heba said.
"What are you going to name him?' Isis asked.
"Amun. I think that is the only name that suits him." Heba replied.
Isis nodded and left to inform the council.
Amun held onto one of Heba's fingers.
"You may never know your father, but you'll know of him." Heba said.
"Yes, he will. His uncle, too. We'll make sure he knows all about Atemu and Yami." Seth agreed.
Heba looked at Seth and said, "How am I going to do this? How can I raise a child alone?"
Seth put a hand on Heba's shoulder. "You will not be a lone. You, Isis, Mana, and I have become like a family. We will help you raise him." Seth said.
"You will?" Heba asked.
Seth nodded. "We are here to help you." Seth said.
"Thank you, Seth." Heba said.
"It's what Atemu would have wanted." Seth said.
"I just wish that he could have known he was having a child. He wanted one even if he never said anything." Heba said.
"Had you two talked about adoption?" Seth asked.
"We had, but we were planning to wait at least another year." Heba's eyes watered. "It was too late then." Heba said.
Seth pulled Heba closer to him as he cried. "It will be all right. You are doing what Atemu would have wanted, and you're living." Seth said.
Heba nodded. 'I found Atemu to be my reason to live, but I lost that. Now, I live for Egypt and my son.' Heba thought.
Mana walked in and said, "I heard the baby was born."
"Come here, Mana." Heba said.
Seth moved for Mana to sit down. "He's beautiful, Heba. What's his name?" Mana asked.
"Amun." Heba replied.
"I think that is a wonderful name for him." Mana said.
"So do I." Heba agreed.
"Mana, you, Sis, and I will help Heba raise him." Seth said.
"We will?" Mana asked.
Heba nodded. "I need help raising him, and no one can help me better than you three." Heba said.
Mana nodded. "I'd be honored to help raise him." Mana said.
Heba looked back down at his son. 'I will live, Atemu, and I will see you again someday.' Heba thought.
"Come on, Amun!" Mana called.
Amun walked unsteadily to Mana, who was kneeling as he came to her.
"That was great. You're learning to walk fast, Amun." Man cooed.
"Don't coddle him, Mana. He'll become spoiled like that." Isis reprimanded.
"Why? Heba does it all the time." Mana said.
Isis' expression softened. "Yes because Amun is all that he has left of Atemu." Isis said.
"It's still hard on him, isn't it?" Mana asked, looking down at Amun, who had gotten out of her arms and was now playing.
"Yes. He misses Atemu greatly, even though nearly two years have passed since Atemu's death." Isis answered.
"He's done well, though. As pharaoh, I mean." Mana said.
"Yes. He is as good of a pharaoh as Atemu was." Isis agreed.
The door opened, and both women looked to see Heba and Seth walk into the room.
Upon seeing Heba, Amun ran to him.
Heba reached down and picked Amun up. "Have you been a good boy for Isis and Mana?" Heba asked.
"Of course he was. He always is." Isis said.
"Yeah. I don't completely believe that for a second." Heba said.
"Well, all children have their moments." Isis said.
"Indeed." Heba agreed. He put Amun down when he wanted down to play more.
While Seth, Isis, and Mana watched him, Heba stepped out onto the balcony. Heba glanced down at the hand which held the ring Atemu had given him when he had proposed that night in the garden. 'I miss you, Atemu.' Heba thought. He felt tears start to fall down his cheeks. 'Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I miss you holding me. I miss you kissing me. I miss you just being there and talking to me with your voice. I miss the sound of your voice.' Heba thought.
"Heba." Seth said.
Heba wiped away his tears and said, "Yes."
"Thinking of Atemu again?" Seth asked.
Heba nodded. "I miss him. I suppose that I always will." Heba said.
"You are not alone. I know you miss him, but he would be proud of you." Seth said.
Heba nodded. "When I thought I was going to die, I told him to live for Egypt. I decided to do that as well. I live for Egypt and my son." Heba said.
"Atemu would be proud of you for that." Seth said.
Heba and Seth returned to the room to play with Amun before returning to their duties.
It happened one night when Heba was walking in the gardens, reminiscing about when Atemu was still with him.
An assassin attacked and stabbed him.
Isis did what she could, but Heba's time had come.
"Seth." Heba said.
"Yes." Seth said.
"Could I see Amun one more time?" Heba asked.
Seth nodded and left the room to return with Amun.
Heba took the child into his arms. "I'm sorry, my son. I did not want this, but my time has come. I have to go and be with your father now. I love you, Amun. You may not remember me, but I always will love you." Heba said.
Seth took Amun and gave him back to Mana.
"Seth, promise me something." Heba said weakly.
"What's that?" Seth asked.
"Promise me that you will tell Amun about me and about Atemu and about Yami." Heba said.
"He will. He will know everything there is to know." Seth replied.
Heba nodded. "Seth, Amun is too young to be crowned Pharaoh. I want you to take the throne until Amun reaches the age that he can take the throne." Heba said.
"I will, Heba. I will." Seth agreed. Seth took Heba's hand in his.
"Thanks you, Seth. Raise my son for me. All three of you." Heba said.
Seth nodded.
It was at the moment that Heba died.
And Seth cried for the loss of his Pharaoh and his friend.
When Heba opened his eyes again, he was enveloped in a warm embrace that he had longed to feel again.
"I have missed you, Shining Star." the deep voice of his husband said.
Heba looked to find himself looking into Atemu's crimson eyes. "Atemu." Heba said, tears starting to fall.
"It's all right. I'm here." Atemu said, wiping away the tears. "Welcome to the afterlife." Atemu said.
Heba smiled, glad to finally be with his husband again.
Atemu leaned forward and kissed his husband on the lips for the first time in years.
"I was surprised that you weren't here when I came." Atemu said.
"I know. The gods allowed me to live." Heba said.
"They said you were an excellent Pharaoh." Atemu said.
Heba smiled. "I did what I told you, and I lived for Egypt, like I knew you would have wanted." Heba said.
"That is what I would have wanted, and I am glad that you were able to do that." Atemu said before kissing Heba once more.
Heba was glad to be with his husband again. It was what he had wanted for a long time.
"There's someone else I think you need to see. Someone you have missed." Atemu said. He stepped aside.
Heba's eyes widened. "Yugi!" Heba exclaimed, darting forward to hug his brother.
"It's good to see you, too, Heba." Yugi said.
"I'm glad to see you." Heba said.
"I am, too. I have had a wonderful time getting to know your husband. He makes wonderful company." Yugi said.
Heba looked back and said, "You two have talked."
Atemu nodded. "Yes. It was enlightening." Atemu said, wrapping his arms around Heba.
"You did what I asked and found a new reason to live. Thank you, Heba. For not giving up." Yugi said.
"I'm glad I did, too. I found a great reason." Heba said.
Atemu squeezed Heba tightly and kissed him again with a smiling Yugi watching.
In Egypt, Seth had taken the throne as Heba asked and found the assassin who had killed Heba, putting him to death.
As promised, Isis, Seth, and Mana raised Amun, telling him of his parents the whole time.
When he turned sixteen, Amun was made Pharaoh. Like his parents, Amun was a great Pharaoh and ruled Egypt with wisdom, compassion, and kindness and made Egypt prosperous. He married and had three children with his wife, continuing the family line.
Although Heba and Atemu's lives in ancient Egypt had ended, new lived awaited them in Domino, Japan five thousand years later in what would be a new adventure and a happy ending.
THE END
That's the end. For anyone who wanted a real happy ending, if you have not read "Curse of the Treasure" thebn you should read it. It has the happy ending.
I'll start a new story soon.
R&R.