The chosen Pharaoh
Last time so did Atem and Mana spend time with each other, they had both fun together but also got into a really embarrassing moment, but as soon as they returned so was Atem told that Bakura was nowhere to be found. He was worried over what Bakura could be planning and hoped that he could stop Bakura before it was too late. Mahad then arrived and since he knew about Atem's feelings for Mana so did he ask Atem if he confessed to her, making Atem become embarrassed, what will happen next?
Chapter 5- The birth of Dark Magician
Atem was walking down a corridor when he looked out through a window and saw Mana in the palace garden. He knew he had some time before he was going to meet his guardians to talk about enhancing the security on his father's tomb, so he began to make his way to the palace garden.
Mana was sitting on the ground looking up into the sky, she was thinking about yesterday and the time she spent with Atem, she blushed when she remembered when he fell on her, she was close to kiss him. She suddenly felt someone put a hand on her shoulder, she turned around and blushed a little when she saw Atem behind her.
"Atem what are you doing here?" Atem sat down next to her, "I had a little spare time and saw you sitting here and thought I should talk to you a little". Mana smiled while looking at him, "Thanks, you know there is something I wanted to ask you, could you summon your Black Luster Soldier someday so I can get to see him again? I have only seen him once and it has been a while so I don't remember much about it".
Atem smiled at her, "Maybe but I can't summon creatures every time you ask me, I haven't summoned him for a long time so I don't remember how powerful he really was". Mana looked at him and suddenly asked. "Don't you have another swordsman sealed away in your sanctuary, Buster something?"
Atem's eyes narrowed, "You mean Buster Blader, I don't look forward trying to control him since last time, you know how my father made me summon more and more powerful creatures, well one day I tried to summon Buster Blader but I lost control over him and he went berserk".
Mana looked at him, "Yeah but that was three years ago, you're more powerful now so don't let that memory stop you from summoning a powerful creature". Atem smiled at her, "You're right, I won't be afraid of him anymore". Then Atem remembered that he needed to get to the throne room, so he got up and told Mana that he would talk more with her later and left.
LATER IN THE THRONE ROOM,
Atem was sitting on the throne and Mahad was on a knee in front of him, "My king rest assure that the tomb of king Aknamkanon will never be disturbed again, my team of sorcerers are castings a few protecting spells over it as we speak". Atem smiled at him, "Thanks Mahad I know you will not fail me".
Seto looked at Mahad with a smirk, "Yes but we also know how well your students are doing Mahad, so I won't be able to believe that it's safe until I have tested it myself". Shimon looked at him, "Alright Seto that's enough".
Atem looked at him with a smirk, "I agree, of everyone in this room so should you know that it's not that easy to control magic, after all the last time you tried so did the fireball you created begin to chase you all around the palace". Seto's face became red with embarrassment, he hated when someone brought that memory up, it was the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to him.
However Atem saw Isis Millennium Necklace glow and she looked sad and worried at Mahad, Atem was unsure what to think when he saw how she looked at him but it worried him too. Everyone left but Mahad remained and said that he wanted to talk to Atem in private.
Atem walked with Mahad and they stopped and saw a few soldiers pulling a stone tablet with them, "You're taking a tablet with you?" Mahad looked at him, " You can never be too careful Atem". Mahad looked at the soldiers with a weird look in his eyes, "Mahad, what's wrong?"
Mahad looked at him, "Atem, if something were to happen me so do I want you to promise me something". Atem looked at him shocked, "What do you mean? What's going on here Mahad?" Mahad looked back towards the soldiers, "Just promise me Atem", Atem looked at him before he sighed.
"Fine I promise", Mahad smiled, "If something happens to me so do I want you to tell Mana your feelings and ask her to be by your side". Atem's face became crimson. But he soon calmed down and looked out over the soldiers, "Well since nothing will happen to you so isn't that going to happen for a while".
Mahad, smiled sadly, Atem didn't know that he had felt Bakura's presence near the city and that he had decided to take him down once and for all, and that he was going to do it alone.
AN HOUR LATER,
Atem and Shimon was standing on the balcony and was watching Mahad and his soldiers leaving for Aknamkanon's tomb, when Atem heard steps coming towards him from behind and turned around and saw Mana coming towards them.
"Master Mahad take me with you I can help", Mana was about to jump of the balcony but Shimon grabbed her arm, "Get back here immediately Mana", he pulled hard enough to pull her down but she fell on him.
Shimon looked at her, "It's far too dangerous with Bakura still out there and you are just a student", Mana got up on her feet with a irritated look on her face, "I'm Mahad's BEST student, I have more than twice the skills than the sorcerers that are at the tomb and Mahad might need my help". Shimon looked, "It looks like that you underestimate your master's skills". Mana looked at him confused.
"Mahad is a strong magician, in fact you wouldn't find a stronger magician even if you searched the entire world, he will be just fine". Mana smiled, "Yeah I know". Atem and Shimon looked at each other, they both knew that Mahad had sealed away most of his power for his own safety but Mana didn't, if Mahad were to unleash all of his power so would he become the most powerful sacred guardian in the sacred court.
WITH MAHAD,
Mahad was walking towards the ports to the palace when he saw Isis appear in front of him, he stopped in front of him, "Isis, you have seen my future right?" Isis was about to say something but Mahad interrupted her, "I would prefer not to know what awaits me, just do me a favor, if I would fall make sure the Pharaoh is safe in my place".
He walks past her and then she calls out to him, "One thing I can tell you is that you're going to return Mahad", Mahad turned his head slightly and looked at her before he thanked her and continued.
He remembered back to a time when they were younger, Atem had just given a fruit to Mana and didn't notice a snake appear behind him, Mahad pushed him out of the way only to be bitten himself. Mahad told him not to worry but Atem began to suck the snake venom out, while telling Mahad that they were friends and friends help each other.
You have always protected me more than I could ever protect you Atem even as a child, so no matter where my path lead me so do I intend to repay all my debts to you my friend, Mahad though as he continued to walk.
LATER THAT EVENING WITH ATEM AND MANA,
Mana and Atem was sitting on Atem's bed, Mana was still worried, "What if something happens to him Atem?" Atem smiled, "Come on Mana, there is no trouble that Mahad can't get himself out of Mana and you know that".
Mana nodded, she knew that Mahad could handle himself against almost anyone, but there was one she was worried about, what if he ran into Bakura?
A FEW HOURS LATER WITH MAHAD,
Mahad stopped in the middle of the and divided the group of soldiers into two groups, one was heading towards Aknamkanon's tomb while the rest followed Mahad towards the spellcaster's training grounds, as they got closer so did Mahad look behind them and saw Bakura and his minions on the cliff the right of them. He knew that Bakura would try to take him on when he was alone.
He entered the training grounds while the soldiers pulled the stone tablet to the cliff over the entrance to the training grounds.
INSIDE THE TRAINING GROUNDS,
Mahad standing on a bridge with his arms folded, he thought:
I swore that I would never do this but I don't have choice now, in order to defeat Bakura and protect my Pharaoh, I have to release the power I sealed away here for so long ago.
Mahad began to glow as he released the seal and he felt the power he once sealed away return to him, he was now ready to take on Bakura and his Diabound.
OUTSIDE OF THE TRAINING GROUNDS,
Bakura chuckled, "So this is Aknamkanon's new tomb, I can now both gain the Millennium Ring and destroy Aknamkanon's tomb and his remains, two birds with one stone".
Bakura rode through the entrance with Zorc's servants following him but the soldiers caused big boulders to fall over the entrance, trapping both Bakura and Mahad inside of the training grounds.
Bakura got of his horse and continued and soon Mahad standing on a bridge waiting for him, "I guess that this isn't the new tomb of Aknamkanon". Mahad unfolded his arms, "Do you really think I would led you to our former Pharaoh's new resting place so are you a fool, this is the spellcaster's training grounds and here so will I make you pay for threatening the life of my king and endangered the safety of our people".
Bakura laughed, "Do you really think that you can defeat me? Be smart and just hand over the Millennium Ring and you might leave here with your soul or fight me and be banished to the shadow realm".
Mahad put a hand on the ring, "I shall never hand it over to the likes of you, in fact it's me who is going to make sure that it is your soul that is sealed away". Bakura laughed loudly, "After I defeated you along with the other guardians do you really think you can defeat me alone?"
"Yes because now I am more powerful than you can ever imagine". Bakura looked at him confused, "Long ago so did I bury a mighty force here and now I have once again released it".
Bakura chuckled, "Interesting, let's see you use this power then", he activated his DiaDhank, "Come forth now, almighty Diabound". A pillar of light appeared behind Bakura and Diabound appeared but he looked different, he was now gray and had blue lines on his arms and shoulders and the snake tail was light blue. Mahad was shocked when he saw how Diabound looked.
"But that's not what your creature looked like in our last encounter", Bakura chuckled while Diabound's snake tail hissed, "As the darkness and hatred within me continues to grow so will my beast continue to evolve and become more powerful than before".
"My monster's strength has also grown since the last time we met", Mahad activated his DiaDhank, "Illusion Magician come forth". A whirlwind appeared in front of Mahad and out of it came then Illusion, he had gotten bigger and was now just as big as Mahad and his magic wand had gotten bigger as well.
Mahad and Bakura looked at each other and then said at the same time, "Diaha". Bakura held out his right arm, "Now my mighty beast, attack his Magician with Poison Fang Strike". Diabound's snake tail flew towards illusion Magician and moved so fast that it looked like it were more snakes.
But Illusion Magician dodged all the attacks and when got behind Diabound, "You have to do better than that Bakura". Bakura looked behind himself shocked, "Now it's time for Illusion Magician to counterattack with Illusionary Shockwave".
Illusion Magician unleashed a magic blast from his wand that hit Diabound with enough force to make him fall down, "And now so am I going to gather some of my own magical energy and give it to my Magician in order to increase his attack strength". Mahad's DiaDhank began to glow and he transferred some of his power to Illusion Magician who began to glow and got stronger.
Illusion Magician attacked Diabound with five more Illusionary Shockwaves and the explosions covered Diabound's entire body and Bakura covered his face for the shockwaves before he went down on a knee in pain. Illusion Magician flew away from the cloud of smoke right before Diabound came out of it while he was shaking in pain, Bakura got slowly up on his feet again and thought:
How is it possible that a mere spellcaster can damage my mighty Diabound? I guess he is more powerful than I actually thought so I have to get serious.
Mahad stood there and began to feel the side effect of transferring his strength to Illusion Magician, but he was determined to stop him and he thought:
I refuse to let Bakura endanger the lives of my people so even if it means that I have to deplete my own power so must I stop him, in the name of my friend, Pharaoh Atem, Mahad thought.
OUTSIDE OF THE TRAINING GROUNDS,
Zorc's servants was starting to grow restless and the soldiers saw that as one of them said to the captain, "Sir Bakura's henchmen are getting restless", he looked down at them, "Of course they are because he is trapped in this cavern alone with our master, now raise the tablet".
A few soldiers pulled in ropes and got a stone tablet to stand up on the cliff, "As soon as Bakura's Diabound appear on this stone so will we know that he has been defeated, that shadow creature will be sealed for all eternity, and now in the name of our king let's fight to defend the peace, long live the Pharaoh". Everyone shouted long live the Pharaoh before they began to slide down the mountain to fight Bakura's henchmen.
AT THE SAME TIME AT THE PALACE,
Atem was turning in his bed, he was having nightmares while the Millennium Puzzle next to him were glowing, even though it were not on him so were the puzzle connected to him and now its power had awakened and was showing him pictures of Mahad and Bakura's duel in his sleep.
His eyes flew open and he sat up sweaty, he looked at the puzzle that stopped glowing, he got up and walked out on his balcony, "I can't get rid of the feeling that Mahad is in danger". He sighed and wondered if he was just worried because of what Mahad had said earlier when he noticed a glow and looked up.
He saw that Mahad's stone sanctuary was glowing and he got worried, "Oh no, Mahad must be in a shadow game and right now I can only think of one person he would be fighting". Atem rushed back into his room and got dressed, once he had attached his cape so did he put the Millennium Puzzle around his neck before he ran out of his room to get to Mahad's sanctuary.
AT THE SAME TIME WITH ISIS,
Isis was sitting before the blue flames there she usually tried to see the future and she gasped in fear, "Mahad, no".
BACK TO MAHAD AND BAKURA,
Mahad was gasping, "Giving your own power to your Magician was rather foolish", Bakura looked at Mahad with a smirk on his face, "Sure your monster might have gotten a little stronger, but you have also weakened yourself a bit and are more vulnerable now". Mahad looked at him, "You're wrong, my loyal creatures will protect me and together so will we take you down".
Mahad's DiaDhank glowed as he summoned another creature, the creature crawled up for a pillar to the bridge before he sunk into it. Mahad order Illusion Magician to attack and Bakura growled, "Enough, Diabound strike his creature down right now".
Diabound and Illusion Magician flew towards each other and Diabound began to charge up a Helical Shockwave. But at that moment so did a green creature jump out of the wall, it had two arms with three claws on each, five legs and many red eyes. Bakura looked at it shocked, "Now Shadow Ghoul, ambush attack". On Mahad's order so did Shadow Ghoul strike Diabound in the face and made him lose focus and that cancelled out his Helical Shockwave.
Bakura growled, "So the great Mahad are fighting dirty". Shadow Ghoul jumped back into the wall and out of reach of Diabound, "You just don't like that my monsters have the upper hand, and now illusion Magician strike down Diabound". Illusion Magician unleashed an Illusionary Shockwave that hit Diabound with full force and Bakura covered his face to shield it from the shockwaves, "Go Shadow Ghoul, it's your turn now".
Shadow Ghoul jumped and attacked Diabound in the face again and jumped back into the wall right before Illusion Magician attacked Diabound, Bakura looked at Diabound, "No my Diabound". Shadow Ghoul once again came out of the wall behind Diabound, "One more time, ambush attack Shadow Ghoul".
Shadow Ghoul lifted his arm and tried to strike Diabound but Bakura got a smirk on his face, "Not this time Mahad". Diabound had his snake tail wrapped around the bridge and swung under it and avoided Shadow Ghoul's attack to Mahad's shock, Diabound then came up again and grabbed Shadow Ghoul by his throat and destroyed him.
Mahad held his chest in pain as he lost some of his life force, he looked at Illusion Magician, "Magician, attack", Illusion Magician attacked and caused a big explosion, "Did I get him?" The explosion disappeared, "No he disappeared somehow, but where is he?"
Bakura chuckled, "If you want to know where Diabound is you just have to turn around and look behind you". Diabound came out of the wall behind Illusion Magician and the magician turned around just as Diabound punched him and sent him flying into the wall behind Bakura.
Mahad went down on his knees while he was holding his chest in pain, "How did you do that? My Shadow Ghoul is the only one with the ability to pass through walls". Bakura chuckled, "That's right I never mention this, my Diabound has the unique ability to inherit the power of every monster he defeats in battle".
Mahad was completely shocked, "It can't be, there is no way an ability like that exist". Bakura had a smirk on his face, "But it's true, I guess you can say that both Diabound and I have a knack for stealing things". Bakura began to laugh and Mahad just stared at him.
AT MAHAD STONE SANCTUARY,
Mana was trying to get inside but the guards there stopped her, "Let me in, I'm sure that master Mahad is in trouble". One of the guards looked her in the eyes, "We were told not to let anyone inside until master Mahad returns". The guards pushed Mana so she fell to the ground, she looked at them, "What are you doing?" The guards was about to say something when they heard an angry voice say, "That's what I am wondering too, what do you think you're doing?"
The guards looked behind Mana with worried expressions and Mana turned around to see Atem stand there, the guards fell to their knees and bowed for him, Atem helped Mana up and said to the guards. "Mana is Mahad's student and she is worried about him and so am I, you're going to let us pass". Atem told Mana to follow him and the two of them walked into the sanctuary.
"By the way Mana why did you come to Mahad's sanctuary?" Mana looked at him, "I had a nightmare that he were in trouble Atem, I didn't know what to do so I came here to see what were going on and if I could help him somehow".
Atem looked at her, "I had the same dream and then saw that his sanctuary was glowing so I came here to check things". They then noticed a glow and looked up, "Look, it's Mahad's Illusion Magician". Atem saw that Mana was right, "He only uses it in battle if he is in trouble so he must be facing Bakura right now".
Mana got worried, "But it's connected to Mahad's soul, if it's destroyed permanently so will Mahad be trapped in the shadow realm for all eternity", Mana said while the two of them looked at the tablet worried.
AT THE SAME TIME WITH MAHAD,
Mahad looked up at Diabound, "Magician attack him now", Illusion Magician prepared an attack but Diabound went inside the wall before he could attack, Mahad looked around searching for Diabound.
Bakura laughed, "There is no way you can win now Mahad", Diabound's snake tail came out of the wall and sunk its razor sharp teeth into Illusion Magician, Mahad gasped in pain when Diabound's snake tail bit Illusion Magician.
Diabound's snake tail took and threw Illusion Magician into another wall and Mahad was starting to see double, he knew that Illusion Magician couldn't take much more of this.
BACK TO MAHAD'S SANCTUARY,
Mana and Atem saw cracks appear in Illusion Magician's stone tablet and got worried, "We have to help him". Atem nodded, "Let's go Mana", they both ran out and towards the horse stables.
LATER IN THE DESERT,
Atem was riding through the desert with Mana behind him, "Where can he be?" Atem looked at her, "Well one thing I know is that he's not at my father's tomb, so where else can he be?"
They suddenly saw energy lightning go up into the sky behind some hills, Atem stopped the horse, "Isn't that..:" Mana nodded, "The spellcaster's training grounds". Atem turned his horse in the direction of the energy lightning. "Well at least now we know where Mahad are", they rode towards the spellcaster's training grounds at full speed.
They saw the training grounds after about 15 minutes, they saw to their shock a lot of soldiers on the ground and the captain facing Bakura's seven henchmen. Atem pulled up a sword that he passed and rode towards the henchmen that noticed him and rode towards him.
Atem lifted the sword and knocked down all seven of the henchmen, he stopped in front of the captain, "Where is Mahad?" The captain looked at him, "He's battling Bakura inside of the training grounds right now my Pharaoh".
Atem gritted his teeth, he knew it, he looked at Mana, "Mana send a message to the others", Mana nodded and whistled for her hawk Anzu and sent her to the palace. Atem lifted the blade again when he saw the henchmen get back up again, "Mana get down, I will handle this". Mana told him to be careful and got off the horse, "Alright let's do this you bastards". Atem rode towards the henchmen with the sword over his head.
BACK INSIDE THE TRAINING GROUNDS,
Mahad was gasping and Bakura was chuckling, "I will give you one more chance to peacefully hand over your Millennium Ring", Mahad looked at him, "I will never give it to you Bakura".
Bakura chuckled again and walked towards Mahad but then a trap appeared and snapped around his ankle, Bakura fell to the ground. "What have you done to me Mahad?" Mahad stood up, "I think it's obvious, this sanctuary is loaded with traps and I used my magic to conceal them and just waited for you to step into one of them".
Bakura growled, "You can never contain me", Mahad began to step backwards, "Well from what I can see, it looks like I already have contained you, now to finish this".
It's over now Atem, Mahad thought as he stepped on a trap plate on the bridge.
A huge scythe came towards Bakura, he looked at it worried, but he then changed his position so the scythe hit the trap on his ankle instead, "Thank you Mahad, but please be careful for a moment there I thought that you wanted to hurt me". Mahad gritted his teeth while Bakura laughed as now three huge scythes was swinging back and forth.
Bakura jumped onto the one closest to him and his body weight changed the course of it and it collided with the others and one of them swung towards Mahad who had to throw himself to the ground. Illusion Magician was looking for Diabound, Bakura chuckled, "I have had fun, but all good shadow games must come to an end, Diabound destroy Illusion Magician with your Helical Shockwave".
Diabound showed up over Illusion Magician and hit him with a full power Helical Shockwave.
AT THE SAME TIME AT THE PALACE,
The palace ports opened and Anzu flew out with Aknadin, Shada, Karim and Seto after her, "Why would Mahad do this, he cannot defeat Bakura alone", Seto said while riding in the lead.
At the same time so sat Isis at the blue flame, tears was coming out of her eyes, "Mahad".
WITH ATEM,
Atem was still struggling with the henchmen, he knew that he didn't have time for this, he lifted his DiaDhank, "Come forth Black Luster Soldier". Black Luster Soldier appeared and blocked one of the henchmen's sword with his shield and pushed the henchman off his horse and took on all of the henchmen while Atem turned to the entrance which were block by boulders.
Atem took a deep breath and lifted his DiaDhank, "Alright here goes, mighty dragon hunter, hear my call, come forth Buster Blader". The masked swordsman appeared with his huge sword on his back.
"Cut those boulders in half Buster Blader", Buster Blader drew his sword and ran towards the entrance and began to cut the boulders in half.
BACK WITH MAHAD,
Diabound stopped his attack and Illusion Magician's body began to disappear, Mahad felt that his soul was about to get sucked into the shadow realm, he then remembered the time when he got bitten by the snake and Atem sucked out the venom, he got up on his feet, he had enough power left for the spellcaster's final trick.
"My Pharaoh, it's finally time for me to repay my debts". Mahad's DiaDhank shattered and the Millennium Ring flew towards Bakura while Mahad's soul flew into his Illusion Magician.
Outside so did Atem and the other guardians feel that Mahad had been separated from the ring, when Isis felt it so did she get up and made her way to the spellcaster's training ground.
Bakura grabbed the ring, "Ha, the Millennium Ring is finally mine", then he felt a great power and looked up and saw Illusion Magician, "Bakura, you are walking down a dangerous path".
"Illusion Magician but I destroyed you", Illusion Magician looked at him and he got shocked when he saw Mahad's face inside the hat, "Mahad? What kind of trick are you playing me?"
Mahad pointed his wand at him, "I fused together with my Illusion Magician to defeat you Bakura". Diabound unleashed his Helical Shockwave and at the same time so did Mahad unleash his Dark Magic attack and it overpowered Diabound's attack and caused a huge explosion and Bakura fell down before the training grounds began to collapse.
OUTSIDE OF THE TRAINING GROUNDS,
Atem gasped in fear as he felt the ground tremble, he got even more worried when Mana ran to the entrance and called out to Mahad, he when saw that the tablet on the top of the cliff began to slide down… right towards Mana, he called out to Buster Blader who grabbed Mana and got out of the way right before the tablet hit the ground.
"My master". Mana ran towards the tablet with Atem after her, once they reach it so did they wait until the dust cleared and when they both gasped and Mana said, "Oh no, his soul is trapped in this stone, that means that he lost".
Mana fell down in front of the tablet and cried, Atem heard horses get closer and saw the other guardians, they were all shocked when they saw the tablet. A few minutes later so did he hear another horse coming and saw Isis come towards them.
Isis walked over to Mana, "Mana, Mahad may be trapped in that stone but he is still okay, in fact he is stronger than ever now, he fused himself with his Illusion Magician to become the mighty Dark Magician".
Mana looked at the tablet before she broke down, "But what about my training, I need Mahad in order to become a first class spellcaster, I can't do it without him".
Atem sat next to her and put his hands on her shoulders, she turned towards him and buried her face in his chest and cried, after a seconds hesitation so did he hold her tightly. Atem fought back his own tears and felt hatred like he had never felt before flow through his veins, he hated Bakura with all of his soul and swore right there that Bakura would not get away with what he had done.
So Bakura got his hands on the Millennium Ring but then he got blasted one last time by Mahad, did he survive and if he did when will he strike again? Continue reading to find out and please give me reviews