There's a bit of torture in this chapter, si skip the area between the bold if you don't like that kind of thing.
Enjoy!
Chapter 34- The Death Sentences
"How are we going to kill those two?" Bakura asked.
"I haven't decided yet. I want it to be fitting." Aknankanon said.
Everyone was sitting in the meeting room, discussing how Lydia and Akerian would be executed.
"We could always throw them to the crocodiles." Marik said.
"Well, we could also stake them out." Mahado added.
"Then there's always the flaying of the skin." Yami added.
Yugi felt nauseous at that one.
"May I make a suggestion?"
Everyone turned to see Ra standing on the room in human form.
Before anyone could move to bow, Ra said, "Please don't bow. There is no need. I merely came to offer a suggestion."
"Father, you know that you can't do anything to them." Heba said.
"I know that, Heba. I have no problem with waiting until they stand before us to deal with them the way that I want to. However, I just wanted to offer a suggestion on how to deal with them." Ra said.
"We would gladly hear your suggestion." Aknankanon said, not willing to say no to Ra.
"Given that this woman Lydia is Vivian's mother and Wong's husband, why not execute her using the same method you used on them. It would seem like a fitting end to that family." Ra said.
"You know, that is a good idea, Father. It would be fitting." Atemu said.
"Hmm. Yes. It would seem like a fitting end to give her the same death that her family got. She was in on that plot of what Vivian and Wong did, so she deserves what they got." Aknankanon agreed.
"And what of Akerian? What should we do with him?" Sereth asked.
"Well, Bakura and Marik used to be thieves. They are very good at torture. Let them have him for while before you kill him with whatever method you choose." Ra said.
Bakura smirked. "Pharaoh, Marik and I would be more than happy to torture this man for what he did." Bakura said.
"More than happy, and I can assure you that he will be wishing he had never met Yugi or Heba when we are through." Marik said.
"You can kill him however he wishes." Ra said.
"I believe we will follow through with this." Aknankanon agreed.
Ra vanished.
"I still don't think that it is enough." Sereth said.
"Just remember this, Sereth. When they die, Lydia and Akerian have to face Father and the other gods and goddesses, and since every one of them are rather fond of me and Yugi, I can assure you that they will suffer a fate that is much worse than anything that you could ever do to him." Heba said.
"He's right, and believe me when I say that Father is not going to let them off that easily." Yugi added.
"I believe that it is decided." Aknankanon said.
"What of Akerian? How will he die?" Mahado asked.
"Well, if he survives what Bakura and Marik do to him, then he will be thrown to the crocodiles." Aknankanon said.
"Seems fitting enough." Karim agreed.
"So, if he happen to accidentally kill him, it won't be held against us, right?" Bakura asked.
"No, it won't. He is going to die one way or another." Aknankanon said.
"Then I know that I am going to enjoy this." Bakura said.
"I cannot wait to have that man." Bakura said with an evil smirk.
"I know what you mean. This will be so much fun." Marik agreed.
"Okay. They are really starting to scare me." Yugi said.
"You'll get used to it. It's rare that Father actually lets them go and do whatever they want to a prisoner. I don't think that Akerian is going to want to live when Marik and Bakura get through with him." Atemu said.
"We all know that. Bakura and Marik won't take it easy on him." Yami agreed.
"When are you going to deal with him?" Ryou asked.
"Haven't decided yet. We'll get to it pretty soon, though." Bakura said.
"Meaning you'll do it when no one knows it." Atemu said.
"But of course." Marik said.
"Well, they'll come up to Father and tell him that they're done with him and that Akerian is either dead or ready to be thrown to the crocodiles." Yami added.
Yugi covered his mouth. "I think that I am going to leave before this conversation ends up having me throwing up." Yugi said.
"Why?" Heba asked.
"Because being pregnant and hearing talk like that doesn't mix." Yugi replied.
"I don't like that talk, either, really." Ryou added, a little pale.
"Well, don't listen." Malik said.
"Knock it off, Malik. Not everyone loves blood and gore liked you." Jou said.
Malik shrugged. "Can I help it that I like it?" Malik asked.
"All right. Enough of this. We'll let Marik and Bakura think about how they want to do this. We can discuss something else." Yami said.
"Like what?" Seth asked as they all sat down in the lounge.
Yugi suddenly grimaced at a sharp kick to the back. "How about how hard this child kicks me?" Yugi suggested.
"I know your pain, Yugi." Heba said.
Lydia had been brought out from the dungeons and led down them into a room where Aknankanon, Atemu, Heba, the priests except Isis, and the council were waiting.
"What is the meaning of this?" Lydia spat like she was in charge.
Aknankanon glared at her. "You have done enough. You never had the right to speak to anyone like that, but it no longer matters now." Aknankanon said.
"Why? Have you wised up and decided to let me go?" Lydia demanded.
"No. I have decided how you will die." Aknankanon said with a smirk.
Lydia didn't like that smirk.
It was then that a roar was heard.
"What the-?!" Lydia started.
"The form of execution that I used to kill Wong and Vivian is the same one that I am going to use to kill you. By throwing you to the lions." Aknankanon said.
Lydia gaped at that. "You can't do that!" Lydia shouted.
"Actually, I can kill you any way that I please." Aknankanon said.
Seth and Mahado grabbed Lydia by the arms and dragged her to the edge of the pit.
When the lions saw Lydia, they started roaring and jumping up.
Lydia grew very scared.
Aknankanon nodded his hand, telling Seth and Mahado to throw Lydia in.
The two priests did as they were told.
"No!" Lydia screamed as she fell in.
Within seconds, the lions lunged at her, starting to rip her apart.
Lydia screamed as the lions attacked her.
Aknankanon and the others remained there until Lydia was gone.
Everyone left.
"I have to admit that I am glad that bitch is gone." Yami said.
"So am I. What she did was unforgivable." Atemu agreed.
"So, she is gone?" Yugi asked as Yami sat down on their bed with him.
"Yeah. She is certainly gone. She did have the gall to insult Father by saying that he couldn't kill her the way that he was, and she wanted to know if he had 'wised up and decided to let her go'. Those were her words, not mine." Yami said.
"Well, we know Vivian turned out to be such a bitch. She was just like her mother. Lydia didn't even care about her daughter. She was just using Vivian to try and up her family's status, and there would have been no higher status than Queen of Egypt." Yugi said as he snuggled up against Yami.
Yami wrapped his arms around Yugi. "Still no excuse." Yami said.
"I wasn't making one. I was just telling you what her reason was. She knew there was a chance that Vivian could be killed for what she was lying about. Lydia showed that she didn't give a damn about anyone other then herself by running off to be away when everything happened." Yugi said.
"I agree. I think that that woman should have never been a mother. She had no heart. She was a gold-digger." Yami said.
"I agree." Yugi said as he rested his head on Yami's chest. It wasn't long before Yugi had drifted off to sleep.
Yami smiled when he realized that Yugi was asleep. He ran his hand through Yugi's hair. "Sweet dreams, Yugi." Yami said.
Bakura and Marik walked into the dungeons.
"I never thought that the Pharaoh would turn us loose and let us torture someone." Marik said gleefully.
"I know what you mean. I don't mind, though, and there is no way that I am letting this guy off easily." Bakura said.
"I agree. I think that Yami would kill us if he knew we let that guy off easily." Marik said.
The two reached the cell that Akerian was kept in.
"Go. You're not going to be needed for a while." Bakura told the guards.
The two guards nodded and left.
Akerian glared as the two entered the cell. "What the hell do you want? Has the Pharaoh realized that he made a mistake and is letting me go?" Akerian demanded.
"No, he hasn't. In fact, he's far from that." Bakura said with a devilish smirk.
Akerian grew worried. "What are you talking about?" Akerian asked nervously.
"Did you know that Marik and I were thieves before we were allowed to become priests, and that we had tortured countless people?" Bakura asked.
"No. That explains why the Pharaoh is such a lousy ruler." Akerian said.
Akerian then screamed when Marik suddenly brought a dagger down into Akerian's shoulder.
TORTURE STARTS HERE!
"You know, you shouldn't insult the Pharaoh when two of his loyal supporters are nearby. Especially ones who know how to bring a great amount of pain to another." Marik said before he jerked the dagger out of Akerian's shoulder, drawing another scream from Akerian.
"You see, the Pharaoh has given us permission to torture in whatever way we choose, and there is no one around to hear you scream. And the Pharaoh gave us no rules. In fact, we don't even have to let you live." Bakura said, taking his own dagger and dragging it down Akerian's arm, bring a scream from him.
"We can do whatever we want. Yugi and Heba are very good friends of ours, and you really ticked us off by helping the woman trying to kill Yugi. In fact, it angers us that you were going to let him be raped." Marik said as he drew the blade of his dagger across Akerian's back.
Akerian couldn't stop the sobs that came. "Please stop." Akerian begged.
"Stop? Did you stop the villagers from tormenting Yugi and Heba when they lived there? Did you stop Lydia from planning to murder and rape people? You were probably one of the ones that lusted after Yugi and Heba. We can't forget that." Bakura said. He picked up a whip with three straps to it. "Let's see how loud you can scream." Bakura said. He brought the whip down into Akerian's back.
Akerian screamed as the whip dug into his skin.
Bakura brought the whip down a total of ten times before he put the weapon aside.
Akerian was sobbing and shaking as blood flowed from the numerous lash marks.
"What's wrong? You were going to torture Yugi, so we're showing you how he would have felt, although he would have been brutally raped." Bakura said.
"Stop it, please!" Akerian begged.
"I don't think that we can do that just yet." Marik said. He used a dagger to drag it across Akerian's legs.
Akerian continued to sob as the blade went across his legs.
"I think that there is something else that needs to be done." Bakura said.
"Indeed." Marik agreed.
Bakura and Marik threw salt onto Akerian.
Akerian screamed as the salt sunk into his open wounds, causing them to burn and cause unbelievable pain.
TORTURE ENDS HERE!
"I haven't had this much fun in a long time." Marik said.
"I know, and we're not done yet." Bakura said.
Bakura and Marik met with Aknankanon, Atemu, and Yami.
"Well, we've dealt with Akerian." Bakura said.
"I see. Did he suffer much?" Aknanaknon asked.
"Oh, yeah. Let's just say that he was begging for death." Bakura said.
"Where is he now?" Yami asked.
"Well, we were about to have the guards throw him to the crocodiles." Marik said.
"Then we should be there." Atemu said.
The three went and arrived at the crocodile pit as the soldiers dragged Akerian up to it.
"Hmm. I must say that you two did a good job." Aknankanon said.
"I didn't think that you would do all that." Yami said.
"Mad we did?" Bakura asked.
"Not in the least." Yami replied.
Aknankanon nodded, and the guards threw Akerian to the crocodiles.
"Well, that's over." Atemu said.
"Yeah. I don't think that he would have wanted to live anyway." Marik said.
"Why's that? Did you torture him that much?" Aknankanon asked as they walked back to the main halls.
"No. I don't think that he could have lived with not being able to ever have sex again unless he was being screwed by another man." Marik said.
"You castrated him?" Aknankanon asked, surprised.
"Yes. You did say that there were no restrictions." Bakura said.
"Yes, I did. I suppose he deserved it. After all, he was willing to let Nadine and her daughter be raped." Aknankanon said.
"Well, we were pretty sure that he was one of the ones that were lusting after Yugi and Heba when they lived there so we thought that it was fitting." Bakura said.
"Indeed. I am just glad that this whole mess is over with." Aknankanon said before walking off.
"Bakura. Marik. I want to thank you for making that man suffer." Yami said.
"It was our pleasure." Marik said.
"Indeed. I haven't been able to indulge in anything like that in a long time." Bakura said.
"So, it really is over?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. I saw Akerian thrown into the crocodile pit, so he was dealt with." Yami said.
"I'm glad. It means that I can spend the last three months of my pregnancy in peace." Yugi said.
"Yes, you can. We can just wait for our little one to arrive now." Yami said, rubbing Yugi's stomach.
Yugi leaned his head on Yami's shoulder. "I can't wait for our baby to get here." Yugi said.
"I know exactly how you feel." Yami said.
"And you're sure that this is over?" Heba asked.
"Yes, Heba. Akerian is dead, all of the adults have been dealt with, and there is no one left." Atemu said.
"Good. I am glad that this whole mess is over. Now, we can just raise Hasan in a peaceful environment." Heba said.
"Yes, we can. I wasn't sure if this would be over, but it is. We're safe now." Atemu said.
"Well, now, we can raise Hasan and wait for when Yugi and Yami's baby come." Heba said.
"I agree. I can't wait for that." Atemu agreed.
"Well, at least this is all over." Jou said.
"Yeah. Now, Yugi and Heba are safe." Ryou agreed.
"And we can all focus on getting our weddings ready." Bakura said.
"Someone's eager." Malik said.
"Well, this bitch Lydia threw everything off. We would have planned everything sooner, but she ruined that." Bakura said.
"We all can start that now." Seth said.
"I can't wait for it, anyway." Marik said.
"I know. We're just as excited as all of you are." Ryou said.
"Yeah. There is no way that we're going to pass this up." Jou agreed.
"At least this is over." Amara said.
"I know, but Yugi is now safe, and we can breathe easy again." Aknankanon said.
"At least Yugi can have the baby in peace now." Amara said.
"And Atemu and Heba can raise Hasan in peace." Aknankanon added.
"I'm glad that everything is starting to look up." Amara said.
"So am I." Aknankanon said, wrapping his arms around Amara.
Hope you liked it. It was suggested that I have Akerian castrated, so I decided to go with that idea. Also, I don't know if Egyptians had salt back then, but I added it in anyway.
Next: Yugi's baby arrives.
Note: On my profile, there is a note concerning Musical Hearts, so please read it.
R&R.