The chosen Pharaoh

Last time so did Atem and Bakura engage in a intense battle with their creatures Diabound and the Egyptian god of the sky Slifer the Sky Dragon, they rode through the city while fighting each other. After Bakura had put the city in danger so decided Atem that it was time to take the battle to the sky there Slifer would have the advantage but he found out that Diabound could become invisible in darkness. It looked bad for a while but it turned around when Seto and Karim came to Atem's aid, what will happen next?

Chapter 8- Diabound's fall by the sky god's power

Atem looked at Seto and Karim, "Pharaoh, are you alright?" Atem nodded at Karim, even though he was pretty banged up from the battle with Bakura, but even so he was still able to fight and so was Slifer.

Atem looked back at Bakura while he put the puzzle back around his neck, Bakura took and rode off out of the city, Diabound flew back up into the sky and turned invisible again much to Seto and Karim's shock, Atem looked at them, "Be careful, Diabound now has the ability to turn invisible when there is dark around him".

Seto lifted his DiaDhank, "Even if we can't see our enemy so must we chase him, now Duos track down Diabound". Karim lifted his DiaDhank which glowed, "Helimai come forth and help to find Diabound". Helimai who was a flying lion appeared next to Duos and both of them flew after Slifer who flew away searching for Diabound, Atem looked worried, "We have to be careful, it could be anywhere and it could attack anytime, it has already dealt some damage to Slifer".

Just as he said that so did Diabound's Helical Shockwave come towards the three creatures, Slifer and Duos managed to dodge the attack but Helimai was too slow and got hit by the attack and was destroyed. Karim gasped in pain from Helimai's destruction, Atem looked at him worried, "Karim are you okay?"

Seto looked at Karim, "If we're going to defeat him you must stay strong, now wipe the sweat from your brow and get up, the fate of Egypt might depend on this battle". Karim looked at Seto, "Yes you're right, I will be fine… Seto look out!" Seto looked forward and saw a few Illusionary Shockwaves come towards Duos, he knew that those attacks would seriously wound and maybe even destroy Duos, he also knew that he couldn't dodge them and prepared himself.

But just as the attacks was about to hit Duos so did Slifer's head appear in front of Duos and the dragon absorbed the blasts with his head, Seto looked shocked at Atem who was holding his head in pain, "My king, why did you…" he got silent then he heard Atem say, "No more, Bakura will never hurt anyone ever again, I will end this now".

Seto looked at his king, he had always had respect for Atem but now he respected his young Pharaoh even more than before, he then got worried when Atem urged his horse into gallop and rode off after Bakura, "Pharaoh, wait, we must follow him Karim", Karim agreed and the two of them rode off after Atem.

A FEW MINUTES EARLIER WITH MANA,

Mana was still practicing her magic, she was making progress but it was slow, she sighed, "I have to be a fist class spellcaster so I can help protect Atem, I wouldn't be able to live on if I lost him as well, especially since he means so much to me". Mana blushed when she thought about that, she wanted to be with him but she thought that it was impossible.

Soon so did she decided that she was done and made her way up to the palace from the underground chamber, but as soon as she had come halfway up so did she feel the palace tremble. She ran up the last bit and saw that the palace was in chaos, the servants was running everywhere, she ran up one floor and looked for someone who could tell her what was going on and she saw Shimon stand on the balcony and she ran towards him.

"Shimon what is going on here?" Shimon looked at her, "Bakura attacked Aknadin's stone sanctuary while he was in there and the Pharaoh took and summoned the second of the Egyptian gods and went after him".

Mana got worried and looked out to see a gigantic red dragon in the sky and she knew that it was the god, she saw the dragon dodge for a purple energy wave and then saw it move and explosions appeared on its head and then it making its way out of the city probably chasing Bakura. She put her hands together, "Please Egyptian god whose name I don't know please win, I can't bear the thought that Bakura might take someone important from me again".

She felt Shimon grab her arm and she looked at him to see him with a determined look on his face, "Don't worry I know that the Pharaoh will triumph and return to us, you just have to have faith". Mana smiled and nodded, and then so did they both look out again.

BACK WITH ATEM,

Atem rode out to the outside of the city, he still hadn't managed to catch up with Bakura but he swore that he would stop this madman now before even more innocent people got hurt by this man's hand. He soon saw Bakura stand calmly on a cliff and was watching Slifer coming closer, Atem knew that he was confident because of his Diabound's abilities, he thought:

I don't know where Diabound is so I can't attack him so he is safe and Bakura knows that, but even so I have to find him and the only way I can think of is when Diabound attacks, so I guess I will have to give Diabound a target that Bakura won't be able to resist to attack.

Atem lifted his DiaDhank, "Go now Slifer, seek and destroy", Slifer dove down for a second before the dragon flew straight up into the sky and was making himself a target for Diabound to attack, Atem stopped his horse and turned towards Bakura. "This is it Bakura, this will be the final battle between Slifer and Diabound", Bakura looked at him and chuckled.

Seto and Karim had finally managed to catch up with Atem and saw Slifer hovering in the sky with Duos right behind him, they both knew what was going on, "Is the Pharaoh really using the sky god as bait?" Karim asked, Seto looked at him, "It looks like it but even so we must not panic, remember the Egyptian gods are the most powerful beings in this realm". The two guardians looked into the sky and were hoping that the Pharaoh and Slifer would win this battle.

Bakura chuckled, he was sure that Slifer would fall with the next attack from Diabound, he lifted his DiaDhank, "I have kept you in suspense long enough you fools, now Diabound time to make yourself known, destroy Slifer the Sky Dragon with your Helical Shockwave". Atem heard Bakura order his creature to attack and let his eyes fly over the sky and then he saw a purple glow right in front of Slifer.

"Slifer it's your turn now, attack him with Thunder Force Strike and wipe him out once and for all", Diabound's attack came out from the shadows and towards Slifer.

But the massive Sky Dragon had heard his master's command and opened his mouth and began to charge up his Thunder Force. When Diabound's attack was just a little bit away from Slifer so did the dragon unleash his Thunder Force Attack and the two attacks collided. Slifer's Thunder Force easily overpowered Diabound's Helical Shockwave and cut the attack right in half and made its way to Diabound.

Bakura was shocked over that Slifer still had that much power left and got horrified when the Thunder Force made its way towards Diabound, Slifer's attack then hit Diabound head-on, Bakura gasped in agony and his vision almost got dark, he was seeing blurry and he felt his life force draining for each passing second.

Diabound showed himself since he was too weak to hide anymore, the attack had been strong to blow up his entire left side as well as half on his snake tail, he began to fall out of the sky barely alive, Bakura gritted his teeth and thought:

I underestimated the power of the gods, that attack nearly destroyed Diabound, he survived by sheer luck, even Slifer's weakest attack could easily destroy Diabound now so if he attacks again so will Diabound be finished.

Atem also knew that Diabound was finished whatever he did, Diabound would self-destruct if he waited but that would be going too easy on Bakura, he could finish Diabound with a Lightning Blast but even that would be too soft, Bakura needed to be punished, "Slifer finish him off with a second Thunder Force".

Slifer quickly charged up another Thunder Force and fired it at Diabound, the creature began to disintegrate once the attack touched him and he soon was completely wiped out. Atem heard Bakura scream in agony and saw him fall off his stolen horse.

Atem rode over to him and checked him, he had a pulse and everything but it was like Bakura wasn't there, Atem knew that Bakura's soul was now trapped in the shadow realm. Atem took and tied the other horse to his and then grabbed Bakura and threw him on his horse behind him.

He rode back down from the cliff and towards his guardians who were smiling at him, "You did it Pharaoh", Atem smiled at them, "We did it together, now let's get back to the palace".

The three of them rode back to the city there the people began to cheer when they saw Bakura's soulless body and one guard shouted, "Long live Pharaoh Atem, the chosen Pharaoh". Everyone began to chant Atem's name and he smiled, he was happy that he had managed to save his people from this madman's evil.

Once they reached the palace so came Shimon running towards them, first so did he thank Atem for defeating Bakura and then began to lecture him for being so reckless and Atem smiled sheepishly, he then saw Mana but couldn't get to her and Shimon was talking about having a party to celebrate Bakura's defeat.

LATER THAT NIGHT,

Atem walked towards his room, he was still in pain from his battle with Bakura but it was not as bad as before. He opened the door to his room and went inside only to see Mana sitting on his bed, she got up and hugged him, "I was so worried, life would have no meaning if I lost you". Atem was shocked when he heard that and Mana quickly covered her mouth while she blushed.

Mana tried to leave but Atem grabbed her arm and spun her around and pulled her in and kissed her on the lips, Mana's eyes widened but she soon closed them and enjoyed the kiss. They soon needed to part to get some air, Mana and Atem looked at each other for a few seconds before Mana held both of his cheeks and pulled him in for a second longer kiss.

They both knew that this was the beginning of a wonderful relationship but they also knew that they would need to keep quiet about it for a while but even so they were happy to be together and hoped that they would be together forever.

So Atem took Bakura down and he also revealed to Mana how he felt and was happy that she felt the same way, it seems to be good for now but will it last? Continue reading to find out and please review.