Chapter 31- Fighting the Village
The men in the village attacked them.
Atemu blocked a sword and then pushed the villager back. He then turned and kicked another one in the face. A woman came at him from behind with a dagger. Atemu moved out of the way, but was nicked in the shoulder. Atemu brought his hand across and hit the woman so hard in the face that she was thrown down to the ground. Atemu caught the wrist of a man bringing a sword down at him and then twisted the wrist sharply, breaking the bone and causing the man to scream in pain. Atemu kneed the man in the stomach before he threw him backwards.
Yami ducked and rammed his elbow into the stomach of a man before he brought his fist up into the man's chin. Another man came at him, but Yami blocked his sword. Yami pushed him backwards and then jumped up, kicking the man in the chest. Yami had a man grab him by the arm from behind, but Yami twisted out of the grip ad then turned ramming his knee into the man's groin, sending the man to his knees. Yami then kicked the man in the face.
Bakura stopped a sword before he ducked to the ground and tripped one of the men up. He turned and wrenched the sword out of another man's hand before he punched the man so hard in the jaw that the man crashed into the ground. Bakura was grabbed from behind, but he slammed his head back into the man's face before he was released. Bakura then turned and punched the man in the jaw, throwing him down. Bakura grabbed the wrist of a woman who ran at him before he threw the woman backwards and into the side of one of the house.
Marik ducked to avoid a sword before he brought his sword up, knocking the sword out of the man's hand. He then turned and kicked another man in the groin before he brought the hilt of his sword up into the chin of the man. Marik's sword was knocked out of his grasp, so he pulled out his dagger and rammed it into the stomach of the man who had attacked him. Marik jumped up and kicked the man in the face, knocking him backwards.
Seth stopped a sword and forced the sword up before he kicked the man in the chest. Seth whirled around and kicked a man in the back and threw him into the blade of another man's sword. Seth ducked and rammed his whole body into one of the men, throwing the man off balance. Seth then kicked the man in the side of the face, knocking him backwards. Seth moved to the side to avoid one of the swords before he went forward and knocked the sword out of the man's grasp before he kicked the man in the stomach and then threw him through the door of one of the houses.
Osiris caught a sword and twisted the man's arm, easily breaking the man's arm. He turned and blocked one of the swords before he threw himself forward and rammed his entire body into the man, throwing the man down. Osiris turned and rammed the blade of his sword through the chest on one of the men attacking him, killing him instantly. Osiris then ducked and kicked one of the men into the side of a house.
Anubis blocked a sword with his staff and forced the sword up before he kicked the man in the stomach. He turned and blocked two swords and forced them both up. He then whirled the staff and hit both men in the face, knocking them down. Anubis then turned and thrust forward with his staff, striking a man and knocking him down.
Set ran forward and rammed his sword into the chest of a man. He turned and knocked the sword out of another man's hand before he twisted the man's wrist, instantly breaking the wrist before he rammed his knee into the man's stomach, knocking the man out. Set turned and ducked before he rammed his shoulder into the man throwing him off balance.
The other guards and priests were also fairing well against their opponents, as they were more skilled in battle than their enemy was.
Heba blocked a sword and then forced the sword up before he kicked the man in the stomach. He then turned and knocked a sword out of the man's hand before he jumped up and kicked the man in the face. He whirled around and rammed his Sai forward, striking a man through the shoulder. Heba then kicked the man back and turned to bring his Sai down into another man's leg.
Lydia knew that they were in trouble. "Akerian, come on!" Lydia ordered.
"Why?" Akerian demanded.
"Because we are losing. There is no way that we can beat all of them." Lydia said.
"This is your fault, whore. You said this was a sure-fire deal, and now we are losing because of you." Akerian hissed.
Lydia slapped him. "Do not call me a whore! I am not one! I gave you the chance to kill that bastard!" Lydia screamed.
"We wouldn't be in this mess if it wasn't for you!" Akerian growled.
"Forget whose fault it is. We need to go and kill that woman and her child. That'll at least make them murderers. We can easily blame them for the murder of them in revenge for what Marx did or tried to do to that bastard Yugi." Lydia said.
"All right. Let's go." Akerian said.
The two made their way to one of the houses.
Heba saw the two trying to leave, so he used his magic to throw the men away from him before he ran forward. He pushed off with his feet and flipped through the air before he landed in front of the door of the house that Lydia and Akerian were heading for.
Lydia gasped, and Akerian's eyes widened at that.
"Now where are you two going? You are the hosts of this party, and you know that it is impolite of the hosts to leave the guests unattended." Heba said sarcastically.
"Stay away from us, bastard!" Lydia screamed.
"You brought this onto yourself with all that you have done." Heba said.
"If I can't kill that worthless bastard Yugi, then I'll kill you, slut!" Akerian shouted, bringing out a dagger and lunging at Heba.
Heba ducked and then rammed himself into Akerian. Akerian grabbed a nearby sword and ran at Heba. Heba ducked and then jumped away. He ran forward and kicked Akerian in the stomach. Akerian ran forward and tried to strike Heba with it, but Heba blocked the sword with his Sais and knocked the sword out of Akerian's hands.
Heba grabbed Akerian by his tunic and slammed him into the wall of the house. "Remember this, Akerian. Never enter a fight that you do not think that you can win. And if you ever call Yugi a bastard or me a slut again, I swear that you shouldn't fear what the Pharaoh will do to you because it will be me that you will fear." Heba said.
"Why should I fear you?" Akerian demanded.
"Because I am a son of Ra as is Yugi." Heba said.
"No. You lie." Akerian said shakily.
"Do I? Let's ask him when this is over." Heba said. He threw Akerian into the battlefield and then looked around.
Lydia was gone.
Lydia had used the distraction that Akerian had provided when he attacked Yugi to get into the house and head down to the cell where the woman her child were kept.
The woman tightened her grip on her child when she heard footstep. 'Please, Ra. Save my daughter.' the woman thought.
Lydia swung open the door with a loud crash before she stormed her. Her eyes showed her rage. "It is your damn husband's fault that my plan has failed! If I must die, he will suffer!" Lydia shouted, grabbing the child from the woman.
"No! Don't hurt her!" the woman cried.
Lydia kicked the woman in her face. "Shut up! Your daughter will die and pay for her father's mistakes!" Lydia screamed.
The little girl started crying.
"Shut up, brat! You won't feel anything soon!" Lydia shouted. She raised her dagger to strike the girl.
Before Lydia could do anything, a hand grabbed Lydia and jerked her backwards. Lydia cried out in shock as she let her grip on the girl slip.
The little girl fell to the floor and then scrambled to get to her mother, who pulled her daughter into a tight hug.
Heba looked murderously at Lydia. "You would kill an innocent child just because your underhanded and pointless plan failed. You truly have no morals." Heba said.
"Shut up! I never asked you!" Lydia shouted, lunging at Heba.
Heba moved to the side and kicked Lydia in the stomach, throwing Lydia to the floor.
"You bastard! You would attack a woman!" Lydia screeched.
"And you would allow a woman and an innocent child be raped and murdered because of your own heartlessness." Heba said.
"They don't matter!" Lydia screamed.
"Yes, they do. To Marx. He only did what he did because you threatened to bring the worst harm possible to his wife and daughter. He will get off with a lighter sentence, unlike you." Heba said.
"I will have no sentence!" Lydia shouted, lunging at Heba. She wouldn't face the Pharaoh, so she would force Heba to kill her.
Heba stepped aside and grabbed Lydia's wrist, twisting it painfully.
Lydia screamed as the bone broke audibly.
"You will go before the Pharaoh, and you will pay for your crimes. You will not get off so easily." Heba said.
Lydia glared at him. "Go ahead and kill me! I know you want to!" Lydia shouted.
"Yes, I want to, but I won't. That would be too easy. You are going to pay for your crimes as any other criminal did. You will be charged with the attempts on my brother's life as well as kidnapping and intending harm to a child. I'm sure that the Pharaoh will love all this." Heba said. He then brought back his fist and punched Lydia in her face, throwing her into the wall and knocking her out.
The woman hugged her child tightly.
Heba then walked over to them.
"Please! Please don't my daughter!" the woman begged.
Heba knelt before them. "Don't be afraid. I am not going to harm you." Heba said.
"But my husband-" the woman started.
"I know what your husband did, but I also know why. He did not want to. No harm came to my brother, and I believe the Pharaoh will not do what he normally would had Marx done this because he wanted to. Tell me your name." Heba said.
"I am Nadine. My daughter's name is Ren." the woman said.
"All right. Come with me. I will get you out of here." Heba said.
Nadine nodded and stood up, but kept her daughter in her arms.
Heba went and picked up the unconscious Lydia before heading up and out of the house.
The battle had ended for the most part.
Only a few men remained fighting. Others were either dead, unconscious, too injured to fight, or had already surrender with the knowledge that they did not stand a chance.
Heba noticed that Akerian was trying to make his escape. He dropped Lydia to the ground. He turned to Nadine and said, "Remain here." He took out a dagger and handed it to Nadine. "Use this for protection if necessary."
Nadine nodded.
Heba then forward and jumped, flipping and landing in front of Akerian. "Where do you think you are going?' Heba asked.
Akerian's eyes widened. "Get out of my way!" Akerian shouted, throwing a fist at Heba.
Heba caught the fist and twisted Akerian around to pin his arms behind his back. "You have to face the Pharaoh and pay for your crimes." Heba said, forcing Akerian to walk back to the group, where the battles had finally ended. "Mahado!" Heba called.
Mahado turned and said, "Yes?"
"Here's another one to tie up." Heba said, pushing Akerian to him.
Mahado took Akerian and tied him up with the others.
"Where are Marx's wife and daughter?" Atemu asked.
"Don't worry. I-" Heba was cut off by a scream.
Everyone turned to find that Lydia had her arm around Nadine's neck and had the dagger at her throat.
"This isn't over!" Lydia shouted.
"Stop this now, Lydia! You've lost." Heba said.
"Not yet! I'll kill this woman if I have to!" Lydia screamed.
Heba saw that Ren was in the doorway to the house, and she was crying from fear.
Anubis, Osiris, and Set walked forward.
"I suggest that you release her now." Osiris said.
"And why would I do that? You're nothing but lowly commoners." Lydia sneered.
"Actually, we're more than that." Anubis said.
With that, the three gods lowered their magical disguises and revealed their true forms.
Lydia gasped as she realized that she was facing three of the most powerful gods.
"Release her now! You have angered us all enough!" Set ordered.
"No! This woman is my ticket out of here!" Lydia shouted, pressing the dagger closer to Nadine's throat, causing Nadine to whimper.
Ra and Isis had watched the entire battle.
"That woman has no morals!" Ra shouted.
"She must be stopped. That innocent woman does not deserve what this demented bitch is doing!" Isis shouted.
Ra looked at Isis in shock. "Isis, you never use such language." Ra said.
Isis glared. "This woman has no heart, and she has lost all of my sympathy. I do not care what happens to her. We need to save Nadine, though." Isis said.
"Then I believe that it is time for me to step in." Ra said.
"Let her go!" Set growled.
"No. Come any closer, and I'll slit this bitch's throat!" Lydia hissed.
Lydia did not know that Ra had appeared behind her, so she was surprised when arms suddenly grabbed her and forced her to release Nadine.
Nadine grabbed her daughter and ran over to where Heba is.
"Are you all right?" Heba asked.
"Yes, I am." Nadine said.
Lydia was dropped to the ground unceremoniously. She looked up and paled when she saw Ra.
"You have caused more than enough trouble for the Pharaoh and for the gods! You are not worth our time, but your crimes will not be overlooked!" Ra roared.
Every person winced at the volume of Ra's voice.
"He's angry." Set said.
"I think that he has every right to be angry, Set, given all that this woman has done." Osiris said.
Ra looked up and said, "Heba."
Heba walked forward and grabbed Lydia by her arms, pulling Lydia up and leading her over to the others. "Karim, tie her up with the others." Heba said.
Karim nodded and took the woman.
"Osiris. Anubis. Set. Accompany them back to the palace. I will come and speak to Pharaoh Aknankanon later." Ra said.
Everyone nodded, and Ra vanished.
"Let's head back. I believe that the Pharaoh has a great many traitors to deal with." Heba said.
"What of the children of the village?" Shada asked, motioning to where they were being guarded or held, depending on their age.
"We will have to take them back. Father will decide what happens to the children." Atemu said.
"Then let's get them loaded and leave. We have a long journey ahead of us." Yami said.
After everyone was set, the group headed back toward the palace, leaving the village empty of all life.
"Do you think that they are all right?" Amara asked.
"I am sure that they are." Aknankanon said.
"I know that Marik is. There's no way that he is letting anyone get the best of him." Malik said.
"Given how Bakura is, I think that anyone fighting him would be taken down in a matter of seconds." Ryou added.
"And Seth doesn't take anything from anyone." Jou added.
"Do not fear. With Anubis, Set, and Osiris with them, they will be fine. If necessary, they can use their magic as can Heba, and then everything will end." Horus said.
"He's right. With three gods with them, there is nothing that can go wrong." Yugi said.
'Yugi.' Ra said.
'Yes, Father?' Yugi answered.
'I was just letting you know that the battle had ended, and Heba and the others were victorious. No one that went with Heba was killed either, and there were only minor injuries. The casualties are all from that village.' Ra said.
'Thank you, Father.' Yugi said.
'Any time, Yugi.' Ra said.
"Yugi, are you all right? You spaced out for a moment." Amara said, looking worried.
"I'm fine. I just talked to Father, and he said that Heba and the others are on their way back." Yugi said.
"How are they?" Aknankanon asked.
"They're fine. It seems that no one that went with Heba was killed, and there were only minor injuries. All the casualties were from the village." Yugi said.
"Then there is nothing to be worried about." Amara said.
"Well, we knew that they would come back from this unscathed." Ryou said.
"Yeah. There's no way that any of them would have been harmed. They're all too stubborn." Malik said.
Amara chuckled. "Indeed. I think that this will all be over soon." Amara said.
"Although I have to deal with these traitors." Aknankanon said.
"Pharaoh, what will become of Marx?" Yugi asked.
"I have not decided yet, although I do know that he will not die given his reason for doing it was one that any husband and father would have made." Aknankanon said.
'Well, I guess this will all be over soon.' Yugi thought.
Hope that you liked it.
Next: The traitors are questioned.
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