Chapter 4
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+Japanese Language+
[Stands for voice from the past]
Underline stands for letter
"Quote stands for dialogue"
"Spirit Talking"
Bold stands for emphasis
Bold italic stands for a dangerous tone
Kul Elna
"It's still far?" Yugi asked after a really long time they rode out in the desert, he was on his Pony's back while Akefia on his own horse, they chose to travel during night time since it would be easier for Yugi and his Pony since they won't get hot and thirsty easily.
"About an hour away, Yugi." Akefia replied as he looked ahead, "We will arrived soon, so please be patient." He looked at Yugi with a smile, "We will take a rest if your Pony get exhausted".
Yugi nodded and they continued riding slowly on their horse, or Pony in Yugi's case. About an hour later, they arrived in a place that mas in ruin, Yugi looking around in confusion, "Where is this?" he asked as he saw so many ghosts approaching them, "What happened . . . Oh. This is your village, right?" he asked, "And they are your family and friends".
"Sometimes you are just too smart, Yugi." Akefia said with a smile as he climbed down his horse, he told the ghosts to not harming their horse and Pony, and he also telling the ghosts not to harming Yugi, "You are right, they were my friends and family".
Yugi looked around and his face turned sad, "How did this happened?" he asked sadly as his eyes started watering, "This place felt so heavy and sad, like when you are attending a funeral".
"Maybe it is, Yugi." Akefia said as he walked to a spot where they could sit on, "Take a seat, I will tell you what happened here." He pat the spot beside him.
Yugi flopped down in front of Akefia, he leaned his head on the man's chest, "Who did this?" he asked.
"Well, it's about ten years ago now." Akefia started as he pulled the boy into a hug out of reflex when he remembered what happened that day, "People from the palace came here, not even a warning given, they started killing everyone. One of them was the Pharaoh's High Priest, he said that it's the Pharaoh's order".
Akefia noticed that the ghosts become restless when they heard the story, so he told them to just go away until he finished, most of them flew away immediately, but a few of them left, they were Akefia's family.
"They killed everyone, they were sacrificed to make something called Millennium Items." Akefia continued, "Egypt was in time of war that time, so I figured that the Pharaoh doing something like that to win the war, but is it alright to kill your people just to win a war?" he growled in anger, "Those Millennium Items were strong and have a great amount of dark power in them, it's because of those Items that darkness coming to Egypt".
Yugi was silent when Akefia recalled his past, he also stay silent even after a few minutes passed before he snorted suddenly, causing Akefia and the ghosts nearby looking at the boy curious eyes. "Typical." Yugi explained to the questioning look he was given, "You know what, Papa, I bet that the High Priest doing that for himself." he mumbled, "A Pharaoh, no matter how bad he is, he would still has some self-awareness that he was the ruler. A ruler had to protect his people, what's the good in sacrificing so many people for winning a meaningless war? From your story, I guessed that the High Priest were the one taking action by himself and framing the Pharaoh for his action, so typical of Hypocrites".
Akefia grimaced when he heard that, "Yugi, you are talking like you are an adult again." He said with a shudder, "You know that you crept me out when you did that." He complained.
Yugi giggled, "But it's true." He answered cheerfully, "There's so many case where people framing the Ruler for their own action." He looked at Akefia with a big eyes, "Papa, if I can get a bit of those High Priest's blood, I can use a simple Vampire Magic that would let me know whatever that I want to know, so I can let you know if they really just following the Pharaoh's order or they did that on their own." He said with a grin.
Akefia blinked at Yugi before feeling the ghost's shock, he then looked at Yugi straight in the eyes, "Do you really think that it's really true? If they did that on their own, then they committed treason." He said then smirked, "If they committed treason then I can just take their head for my revenge".
"Would you leave the Pharaoh alone?" Yugi asked curiously, "If the Pharaoh really didn't know what happened, then it wouldn't fair to kill him too, let alone his family".
Akefia scowled, "But I still think that the Pharaoh was the one giving the order." He grumbled unhappily.
"Then." Yugi said as he pointed out his finger to Akefia, "If the Pharaoh really didn't know a thing about the truth that happened here, let alone giving his agreement about the matter, you have to spare him, Egypt need it's Pharaoh and not just any person can become a Pharaoh".
Akefia snorted, "As if the Pharaoh really that stupid to be deceived by his own Priest." He retorted.
"If you really think so then just promised me that you won't kill the Pharaoh if he really was innocent." Yugi said back with a stern expression, but since he was still a kid and had a cute face, his stern expression didn't really that intimidating to Akefia.
Akefia sighed, "Fine, fine, but I will still hunted down the High Priest no matter what." He said grumpily.
Yugi grinned, "Good." He said cheerfully, "And now you have to learn how to sew." He added cheekily.
Akefia groaned, "How come I listening to you again?" he asked himself, causing Yugi to giggled again, he looked to his Mother's ghost, "Mother, I really hope you can teach me how to sew, or Yugi will surely forced me to learn from the people in the other villages." He said with a grimace.
Akefia's Mother's ghost chuckled with echoing voice, "Sure, My child." The ghost replied cheerfully.
Akefia was focusing on his sewing when he felt a tug on his robe, he looked aside and saw Yugi already in his Vampire form, "Ah, is it already a month?" he asked in surprise. He was learning how to sew from his mother and since Yugi didn't want to wear a stolen clothes, he was forced to make the boy a set of clothes that would look good on the boy but also cheap.
Yugi nodded, "I'm thirsty, so I will go hunting." He said before flapping his wings, "Don't worry, I will be careful so no one would see me".
"Be careful." Akefia's Mother said with a smile to Yugi, the ghost had loved the boy after a day they were in the ruined village.
Yugi grinned as he nodded before took off to the desert, hidden by the darkness of night so no one could see him in a few seconds.
"He is an adorable boy." Akefia's Mother commented as she looked at the direction Yugi took off to, "And I can tell that he had something in him that will make him become a good ruler, too bad he wouldn't be able to rule at all since the Pharaoh was decided by family lineage".
"Well, if I took over Egypt from the Pharaoh and become the new Pharaoh then Yugi can be the next Pharaoh." Akefia said nonchalantly, "But I like to be a thief more than become a Pharaoh".
"Egypt will go extinct if you become the Pharaoh." Akefia's Mother said with a chuckle, "Now, how is it?" she asked curiously.
"Will be finished when Yugi come back." Akefia replied as he went back to his forced work, people will surely laughing at him if they know that he, the heartless thief and murderer, sewing a boy some clothes.
"I'm sure he will be happy." Akefia's Mother said happily, "Would you bring him here again some time in the future? I will surely missing him when you leave us".
"I will." Akefia said with a smile, "And I'm sure he will call you a Grandmother soon, Mother".
Akefia's Mother smiling widely, "I can't wait for him to call me that, I never thought that I will have a Grandson like this." she answered happily.
Akefia laughed, "Neither did I." He answered with a shake of his head, who would have thought that a Thief King will ended up raising a very adorable Vampire boy who were so demanding about his wishes.
To be continued . . .
Akefia : I will kill you!
Froim : Please review (Winking while running away from Akefia)