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XI. React and Bond
"So what is this spell you forbid?" Atemu asked.
He and Sora were curious when the violet-eyed teen mentioned the idea on how the pharaoh will phase through the barrier. Yugi was lacing his fingers and frankly he was a bit nervous The Keyblade Master decided to try something before Yugi will mention his idea. With the keyblade in his right hand, he began a series of combos but the barrier was too strong to be destroyed by a measly weapon.
"What are you trying to do?" Yugi asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Just trying to break the barrier." Sora sighed as the keyblade disappeared. The teen just shook his head.
"Okay, the spell is called…spirit bond…" the teen said. Sora and Atemu had a big question mark on their heads. A large vein popped out of his head and slammed the two boys.
"Were you not listening to me? It's the spell I forbid!!!" Yugi spat.
"Right…right…don't slam it on us!!!" Atemu and Sora said in defense.
"Anyway, what's spirit bond?" the Keyblade master asked.
"Spirit Bond allows the user to bond with the spirit. Doing it will allow Atemu to pass the barrier but there's a bit of a side effect…." Yugi replied.
"Uh, side effect?" Atemu said with a big question mark.
"One, the spirit might be able to fully possess the user. Two, possibility that the user's magic might be altered and what's worse is if they aren't compatible, both the user and the spirit will be destroyed." Yugi explained with emphasis.
"Is that the reason you forbid it?" Sora asked.
"Yes and no…" Yugi stated firmly.
"Why the no part?" Atemu asked.
"Because most of the effects I mentioned were not afflicted for thousand of years and I choose this spell because my magic has already altered since I came here plus I have spirits who were residing my head and I kinda hate to say this but we're actually compatible." Yugi replied with a bit of his cold tone.
"Okay so how does it work?" Sora asked.
"Both me and Atemu will hold hands. A telepathic link will open automatically and we have to say the 'song' together and if all goes well. Atemu will disappear and a mark or symbol will appear usually on the arm or leg." Yugi replied.
"Looks simple enough." Atemu said but Yugi frowned.
"Who says it's simple. The song we're supposed to 'say' must be synchronized." the teen interjected.
"Sorry," Atemu said but the violet-eyed teen shrugged it off.
"Then let's begin." Yugi said and the two of them hold their hands.
"A new threat fills upon us, two elements of bondage; Unleash the particles of heaven, all within." Atemu's body er spirit rose above and gust of wind suddenly became strong that Sora had to hold a stone column that didn't broke yet. Still the song continued. "As we pass through the cycle of life, descend now to uphold our stakes." A third eye appeared on Yugi's forehead as the 'song' went on. "And we'll fight for our morrows end so our bond in fidelity." Several hieroglyphic writings appeared on Yugi's right arm and also strips of white bandages appeared and wrapped the marked writing. The gust of wind finally died down and Sora finally let go of the stone column. He walked towards the teen and was cautious about it.
"You okay, Yugi?" Sora asked.
"So far, none of the side effects hit me. I'm fine actually." Yugi replied as he brushed off some dirt on his clothes. "Let me check the pharaoh."
"Atemu, you there?" the teen asked and the pharaoh's spirit appeared on the teen's side. Sora was amazed but couldn't believe that it was possible.
"Yeah, I'm here," he replied.
"Oh yeah by the way while you're in this form, I have access to your magic just to let you know and we need a guide to this place." Yugi said and the pharaoh smirked.
"I knew you need a guide to this place." Atemu said, smirking but Yugi gave him a very cold glare.
"Let's get out here and find the others." Sora said.
"I agree," Yugi said and the two of them left the tomb.
- - -
Meanwhile, Yami suddenly sensed a familiar aura just now, he thought it was Yugi but it couldn't be and they were far apart. Riku and Kaiba were walking and trying to find them but so far, nothing. As the three of them moved on, Riku stopped his tracks and felt an odd sensation around him. Could it be Sora or something else but whatever it is was just his imagination and sort.
"You guys alright?" Kaiba asked.
"Yeah, we're—" Riku and Yami were about to reply when the blue-eyed teen hushed the two of them, His eyes were going from left to right, up and down. Air was surrounding them. Slowly, he walked forward and strange enough, he was knocking on the wall. The two teens were curious on what Kaiba is doing until he found a soft spot. He slashed it with his gunblade and to everyone's amazement, there was another path but more like the center of the palace.
"What is this?" Riku asked in awe.
"Looks like the center of the palace but--" Yami said when he was interrupted by the same enemies they fought.
"Great, another welcoming committee." Kaiba growled as they began to fight again.
"Sora, Yugi… you guys better be alright…" Riku whispered as he sliced the mummy in half
- - -
Yugi and Sora stopped in midtrack and looked up. They felt something was wrong and they knew that they had to hurry. The two of them start running and with Atemu as their guide, they were able to pass through all the traps.
"Look out!" the pharaoh yelled. "Above you, dodge!"
The two of them managed to dodge he trap but unfortunately, another trap was triggered. This time, a rock filled with spikes was rolling down behind them.
"What the! Great…." Sora complained as he kept running until he stops where there were three paths in front of them. Both of them were dumbfounded and don't know what to do.
"Now which way do we go???" Sora whined. Atemu looked at the three paths and at the same time, the rock was getting nearer.
"Center! Go to the center!" the pharaoh said and the two of them went to the indicated path. The rock stopped rolling from there and also, Yugi and Sora panted and breathed heavily so they decided to take a break.
"What is this place? Haunted house!!!!" Sora said in sarcasm.
"At least we were able to get away. Man, what kind of security is this!" Yugi said. As the two of them were resting, Atemu looked at his surroundings then he felt a familiar aura, one that wasn't supposed to be here.
"Ahketamen!!! I thought I already got rid of him. Looks like we have bigger problems in our hands…"Atemu growled in his thoughts.
"Hey Atemu, something wrong?" Yugi asked and the pharaoh's head snapped back to reality.
"Nothing, anyway you guys ready to go on." Atemu replied.
"Yeah," Sora said and Yugi just nodded though he wasn't convinced when the pharaoh spaced out.
- - -
A heap of undead enemies had piled up since Riku, Yami and Kaiba beat the crap out of them. The three of them felt exhausted so they had to sit down and rest. Yami was pondering his thoughts and just before they were attacked, he thought he sensed Yugi but there's something odd here. Why would he able to feel it and despite the mind link, he couldn't reach him. Also, there's that stone tablet he saw. He can't get it out of his mind and for some reason, he was familiar with that person. Their break was interrupted when a coffin appeared out of nowhere but this time it was moving and a mummy came out. It was wearing some kind of a golden headdress. He was wearing loads of white bandages that looked old and he was holding a small knife. He was also wearing a tunic.
"Uh, who's that?" Riku asked, dumbfounded.
"Tawil minzaman la shuf, acliper. (Long time no see, replica). " said the mummy and obviously, Riku and Kaiba didn't understand what he said.
"Acliper? Shu era asg mutakal hawailai? (Replica? What are you talking about?)" Yami asked.
"Asg bamo irif? (You don't know?)" the mummy asked and the prince shook his head.
"Haida si sahl min I fikr (this is easier than I thought)" said the mummy who snickered.
"M'l erus la minshar li qurs, t'ndid la? (I'm sure you saw that tablet, didn't you?)" the mummy said. Yami stared in shock.
"Qal laq shu la irif!! (Tell me what you know!!)" Yami demanded.
"Hazin quadir't I,mil li, mush aimtal qatal la auwal! (Sorry can't do that not when I kill you first!)" said the mummy.
"Hello! Would you mind tell us WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE???" Kaiba growled. The mummy coughed a little.
"Oh, I'm sorry it seems that I excluded those 'underclass'," he said. "I just said to your friend here doesn't exist in this world and since he'll never know who he really is."
"What! Doesn't exist??? What is he talking about?" Riku asked in bewilderment.
"Three thousand years ago, a brave and naïve king sacrifice himself to protect the city when in the end turned into ruins. That king used forbidden magic in contrast with his summoning spell and that person is him!" the mummy replied.
"That's a bunch of nonsense!!!" Kaiba said, didn't believed every word he said.
"A bunch of nonsense to you but to me it's true history and he has the proof of it." the mummy replied.
"Yami, is that true?" Riku asked, frowning.
"I… don't… know…" Yami replied, his eyes stared in shock.
"Enough chitchat … Sacred Javelin!" the mummy said and several kunai-like javelins showered down. Riku had to push the prince out of the way since he was in a shocking state and instead of Yami getting hit, Riku got hit instead. Kaiba was about to attack but the mummy block it with his knife. He use his strength to push the blue-eyed teen back and quickly pummeled him, sending him flying on the wall.
"Cross--" Yami chanted but the mummy cuffed his mouth and grabbed his neck.
- - -
All of a sudden, Yugi's austere mark on his left arm suddenly glowed and it felt like fire burning through his skin. Even though he rarely checks it, he knows the fact it wouldn't last long because he was gaining stronger with his magic and now half of its mark was gone. Sora had to do something as the pharaoh was bearing the pain that the teen had.
"Too much… it hurts… make it stop…" Yugi choked. The Keyblade Master took hold of his hand and with his free hand held a keyblade. This time it was one of his old keyblades: Oathkeeper, one of the three only keyblades that symbolizes his two best friends.
"Cura!" Sora chanted as a bud appeared at the tip and showered the injured mark. It took several healing spells to make it stop and finally Yugi sighed in relief.
"Yugi, are you alright?" Sora asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Yugi replied as he examined the mark. "This mark is telling me that Yami is in danger. That's a good reason for us to hurry up. And I've been sensing a lot of bad vibes here. You guys better be alright."
- - -
The prine was already choked since the mummy grabbed his neck he could barely breathed and as for Riku and Kaiba, they were knocked out and obviously they won't get up much yet. He has to disteact him somehow but how the hell is he going to do it when in fact he was killing him. He tries to use his free hand and in an instant he used one of his fire spells. Luckily, it burned the mummy and also he let go of his grip. The prince was coughing hard then he let his eyes stare at him.
"What do you want from me?" Yami asked, glaring at him. "and who the hell are you?"
"You really are a replica...fine...my name is Akhetamen and I was the one who tried to take over this continent three thousand years ago...get it in your head..." the mummy replied coolly. "As for what I want, your life."
"This guy's crazy. There's no way I would exist three thousand years ago. It's way too far-fetched but still why do I possess these memories and the language I just spoke...how can he really tell I was a replica???" Yami said, dumbfounded in his thoughts.
"I know what you're thinking. It's far-fetched isn't it? Guess what ..it isn't and I'm going to enjoy torturing you before I kill you before 'the original' come." Ahketamen said and Yami was surprised that he was able to know what he was thinking.
"Sacred Javelin!" Ahketamen chanted and the same magic he used against him began to shower once again but this time, the prince is going to fight even if it kills him.
"Mighty Guard!" Yami chanted as the barrie appeared to protect himself from damage. The mummy wasn't pleased so in turn he summoned his legion of undead mummies. All of them marched forward and began to hit him but since his defense magic was still active, it didn't do much damage at all.
"Stone Spike!" Ahketamen chanted and a volley of spikes appeared from above raining the entire place. Unfortunately, Yami got huge damage despite the protection of his Mighty Guard. His legion of zombies on the other hand were going to pound him but all of a sudden, he suffered no damage at all. He looked up and saw a black hole above him and it was sucking all the spikes. Riku just regained consciousness when he recognized that magic.
"Sorry, we're late," said the voice and Riku chuckled. It was Sora and Yugi who were able to save Yami just in time for the Keyblade Master to cast one of his magics.
"Magnega is really useful...Count on Yen Sid to teach this neat stuff." Sora grinned then he rushed to his best friend's side.
"Are you guys alright?" Yugi asked and Riku just nodded and as for Kaiba, he told him he was just knocked out for the time being.
"Replica, huh..." the teen said coldly as he stares his gaze on Yami. "Never I would imagined that the person who understood my feelings turns out ot be a fake."
"Yugi, I..." Yami was about to explain but Yugi had it. He removed the sleeve of his shirt where his austere mark reside and simply slided it. In an instant, it vanished and so di the prince's mark although it burned a little.
"We'll discuss this later, right now we should be focusing on destroying that prick..." Yugi said icily and stared at the mummy. Sora knew that Yugi was angry. Angry that he found out their companion was a replica but he hopes he won't do something rash.
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