I dedicate this chapter to Pharaoh's Throne by Little Kuriboh haha

Mana walked down the palace halls as fast as she could, she couldn't avoid her chores forever.

She nodded at the two guards that stood outside the hall where the Pharaohs quarters are, hoping that they wouldn't pay her any attention and let her pass.

Luck was not on her side that day.

"Halt!, why are you in the Pharaohs private hall?" Asked the guard on the right. His spear was pointed right at her, the tip shining brightly. It was clear he just sharpened it and was ready to run it through someone's intestines.

"Yes, and a servant no less, no servant or slave is permitted entry in this section of the palace, unless you are a Sacred Guardian or of noble blood." The guard on the left said, and looked her up and down." Which is clear you are not." He also pointed his spear at her.

Mana was beginning to think she should have let Atem escort her out, because these guards obviously meant to do her serious harm, regardless if she had an excuse or not.

She held her hands out in front of her in a desperate attempt to shield herself. " Um, well you see-" She was cut off.

"She's with me." A tall man said coming out of the hallway adjacent to the one Mana and the guards were in.

The guards abruptly turned around, their spears almost slicing Mana in the process.

The guard on the left suddenly realized who he was pointing his spear at and hastily bowed, dropping to his knees and pressing his head to the ground.

The guard on the right looked at his partner in confusing and then looked at the figure emerging from the shadows, squinting hard as he tried to make out who it was. It was apparent that he had bad eye sight.

However, Mana knew exactly who it was.

The man stepped forward to the guard on the right, and put his forefinger on the tip of the spear, clearly not worried about hurting himself or the man in front of him.

"You dare to raise your spear against one of the Sacred Guardians, protector of The Pharaoh?" The man said, obviously amused at the mans foolish actions.

The guard sputtered and quickly dropped his spear, like it burned him. Dropping to his knees next to his partner he quickly amended, " M-m-my apologizes, Master Mahad, I did not see you clearly! I have terrible eye-sight ever since-" He stopped his rambling when Mahad raised his hand.

" I care not for your reason's, step away from the girl." He said annoyed.

"Yes, Master Mahad!" The guards said in unison, hastily moving away while keeping their heads lowered.

"Come with me, servant." He said, before walking away.

Mana looked around in confusion, not thinking he meant her.

Master Mahad halted in his steps when he saw that Mana was not following. " Did you not hear me? I said follow me, now." He said staring right at her, with narrowed eyes.

Mana hurried forward and bowed. " Yes, I apologize." She quickly ran up to his retreating figure. Once she was somewhat behind him, he suddenly grabbed her by the arm and dragged her around the corner.

Once they were out of sight of the guards and other nearby presences, Mahad faced Mana and folded his arms in irritation.

Mana looked up at him with wide eyes. She didn't know why Master Mahad, Sacred Guardian of the Pharaoh, The most powerful sorcerer in all of Egypt and holder of the Millennium ring would save her, a servant, from certain death.

"Master Mahad?" Mana asked.

" What do you think your doing?" He said harshly.

She just kept staring at him in question, obviously not knowing what he was referring too.

She also took the moment to discreetly admire his handsome looks. Of course nothing could compare to her Atem, but it doesn't mean she can't recognize a well defined man when she see's one.

Mahad is a very tall man, about an inch taller than Atem. He was quite muscular, which was odd for a sorcerer, as they were usually thin and weak getting their power from their magics than brute strength, but Mahad had strength and powers.

What she really liked about him was his piercing lavender eyes, never showing too much emotion and always concentrated and determined. The kohl around his eyes brought them out even more. His eyes went well with his long almond colored hair, that was slightly hidden by his cream and gold headdress. He wore long cream robes with gold armor pieces placed on his shoulders, wrists and arms. The Millennium Ring hung around his neck, resting on his chest.

She noticed that Mahad was beginning to give her a strange look. Mana blinked, clearly not understanding what the problem was.

Mahad sighed, " As in why are you coming from the Pharaoh's hall so openly like that?"

Mana furrowed her brow. " What do you mean? I just got turned around and-"

Mahad held up his hand, " Save it, I know all about you and the Pharaoh."

Mana's eyes widen further in surprise." You do?" She exclaimed.

Mahad nodded. "Yes, I see you and The Pharaoh on occasion speaking to each other and sneaking glances when you two think no one is looking." He said the last part while raising his eyebrow.

Mana tensed and waited for him elaborate further, to say that he has witness their secret kisses behind pillars and knows about their nightly meetings. When she saw that was all he had on her, she relaxed and gave a slight exhale.

"Is that all? Yes, me and the Pharaoh have spoken on occasion, but that was to only offer my services to his highness." She said smoothly.

Mahad crossed his arms again, "Hm, well that may be so, but it appears to me the Pharaoh holds a certain...fondness for you, and if the Pharaoh acknowledges you, then I must too acknowledge you. Which was why I stopped those guards from killing you."

Mana mentally rolled her eyes, of course no one would care for her if the Pharaoh didn't.

Nonetheless Mana bowed respectfully," And I thank you for that Master Mahad."

" However, just because I know of your relationship with our lord and am alright with it doesn't mean others would be, nor should they." He said.

Mana didn't know what to say, she was glad that one of the guardians didn't seem opposed to her being with the Pharaoh, even though he seems think it is platonic, she still was happy with someone acknowledging her.

" I agree." She finally said.

Mahad nodded once more, seeming satisfied with her answer. "Good, I won't mention you to any of the other guardians, as long as you don't discredit the Pharaoh by being seen with him openly."

They both nodded to each other and Mahad made to leave.

" I must go now, I was on my way to the Throne room since there appears to have been an intruder in the palace."

Mana gasped. " An intruder? But we have guards at every section of the palace there's no way someone on the outside could have gotten in." She said worriedly. ' Did this happen while I was...'with' Atem earlier?' She thought guiltily.

Mahad raised an eyebrow, obviously wondering as to why a servant girl would know so much about the Palace security.

Mana rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly, chuckling a bit at being caught. " I kind of memorized the Palace guards shifts for when I would see At- I mean the Pharaoh."

Mahad shook his head, " Well, it would seem someone was not at their assigned post and had allowed someone from the outside to enter the palace."

Mana folded her arms and leaned a bit, appearing to have a thoughtful expression upon her face. "Oh my, how troublesome." She replied.

Mahad gave a grave nod. " Yes it is, but it will be dealt with accordingly." He began to walk away, but stopped.

Mana looked up from her pondering and cocked her head to the side, " Yes, Mahad?" She asked.

The dropped 'Master' didn't go unnoticed by either of them.

Mahad still faced the other way, but slightly turned his head to respond. " You should know that I've always noticed you. When you first came here, I was with my father the previous Sacred Guardian of Ankhnamkanon and saw when you and the other new servants to the palace were brought here."

Mana gasped, she remembered that day clearly. It was when she first came to the palace as servant, since her parents died in a fire. And since she had nowhere to go, the guards decided to take her to the palace as a servant.

It was a scary and traumatic experience for her. But she remembered Mahad being there, a younger version at the time of course.

He continued. " Since my father was also in charge of who came and went to the palace, I was too watch him and learn of his duties, that I was too take over when he retired. I watched as you, the youngest one, stayed quiet and stared off into the distance instead of paying attention to the orders being given." He smiled a little at that.

Mana bit her lip, " Yes, well I had a lot on my mind that day and listening to a man I didn't know give orders was not on the forefront of my mind."

" I suppose so, it was clear in your vacant expression that you had no intention of listening." He chuckled at that," However, you still should of paid attention, you were lucky my father was too busy with the others to notice you." He said sternly.

Mana rolled her eyes, but then gasped she just gave show of disrespect to a Sacred Guardian! Her eyes widened.

However, her apprehension was not need for Master Mahad seemed to not notice or just didn't care.

"Well anyways," He went on. " From that day on you would always seem to appear out of no where either in some form of trouble or just getting lost in the Palace." He laughed, a full hearty one. " You really should have paid attention at orientation."

Mana joined in on the laugh, " I suppose I should have." She really should have, for about a month she didn't know where to go, kept dropping dishes and forgot what went where.

Their laughter died down to a comfortable silence.

" Though now that I think of it the pharaoh was always there...helping you and making sure you were alright since he was only a prince at the time, he didn't have as much responsibility as he does now." Mahad thoughtfully said.

Mana smiled.

" Anyways, as time went on I began to start seeing less and less of you since I had to start my training as next in line of the Millennium Ring. And You began to understand your way around here." Mahad said.

Mana nodded, " Yes I began to receive lashings, for not getting things done." She mentally shuddered, those were moments she would not want to relive again. " But, why are you telling me all this Mahad?"

Mahad gave a deep sigh and turned his head, not facing Mana at all. " I suppose, I just want you to know that you weren't alone." He started tapping his foot, a sign that he was uncomfortable with what he was about too say. " That I've always noticed you and even though I wasn't able to see you anymore, I still thought about 'that little servant girl who couldn't get anything done' You're what The Pharaoh and this Kingdom needs...a new light."

Mana couldn't believe what she was hearing, Master Mahad used to think about her? And here she thought everyone in the palace despised her, except Atem of course, but this was truly amazing.

She saw that he was waiting for her to reply, "Oh Mahad, I..I don't know what to say...that means a lot to me, especially coming from someone like you." She said.

Mahad turned back around this time and raised his eye brow.

"'Someone like me?' What do you mean?" He asked in confusion.

Mana mentally slapped herself, she couldn't believe she had let that slip from her mouth.

Sighing she said, " I mean, well...it's just that your of such high class and rankings, and a Sacred Guardian talking to someone like me is...well unthinkable."

Mahad sighed, shaking his head he walked back over to her and placed his hand on her shoulder, making her look up into eyes.

"Even though I can only really speak for myself I can assure you that not everyone of nobility and status are like that." He looked at the wall behind her. " Though, I will admit that there are a few people that are complete tyrants, especially that damned Priest Seto." He coughed, and leaned up. He was quite tall so he had to lean down to talk to her face to face.

" My apologies." He said sheepishly.

Mana just laughed, "It's quite alright, Master Mahad."

Mahad gave her slight smile, not a full one but close. " Well, I'll be on my now I'm sure my fellow guardians won't be pleased with my tardiness." He said walking away.

Mana waved, but realized since he was walking away from her he wouldn't see and said, " Bye, Mahad!" and then added shyly, " This..this won't be the last time we speak, will it?"

Mahad still kept walking but right as he was about to turn to go down the left corridor that led to where royal meetings and gatherings were done, he paused and said, " Not if I can help it..Mana." And disappeared.

Mana, stood there staring into the illuminated hallway for what seemed like hours but was actually a minute or so. She couldn't believe that she actually had a heartfelt conversation with one of the sacred guardians. And he even insulted one in front of her.

She knew she shouldn't feel as though this was some sort of accomplishment, what with her being with The Pharaoh and all, but this was different.

Atem was her love, her everything, and her best friend. Her only friend, and to finally have someone else to share things with and talk to, because they wanted to was what made it special.

Plus, she always found the Sacred Guardians to be amazing people, they always held such a air of authority and respect. Each one of the seven guardians had powers that no one else could possess. Atem is of course the most powerful, but she never had the chance to witness his powers in person.

And never has anyone else, except the Sacred Guardians and those that were unfortunate enough to be subjected to his powers.

The other servants she worked with, would always whisper rumors and tell story's of 'the pharaohs true power' especially when she would be placed on cooking duty. Some would say that he conjures dark magic and has his victims experience death over and over or others say that he can control the forces and element's around them, making it bend to his will.

She even heard stories of him being able to control the Egyptian Gods, she rolled her eyes to that, how can one man even as powerful as Atem, control the Gods?

Mana, shook her head and smiled, walking down the hallway she passed by the corridor that Mahad left through, and continued on her way to the servant's quarters which were on the bottom level of the palace.

She was in love with The King of Egypt and friends with a Sacred Guardian what else could go wrong at this point?

Atem walked down the corridor, heading for the throne room. Once he got close enough to the big golden doors, the two guards that stood outside them quickly lowered their heads in respect and pushed open the doors.

A large expanse room was revealed before him. A velvet red carpet was laid out, leading straight to the golden throne that sat atop a platform. There wasn't much decor in the room, aside from the lined potted plants on either side of the walls, and the largely painted serpents of Uraeus on the wall behind the throne, representing lower Egypt and is a protective symbol in which to ward off enemies.

The subtle designs made it perfect to hold private meetings and royal gatherings.

The guards muttered ' My pharaoh's as he briskly walked passed them. As he entered the room he saw that his guardians were already in place in front of the throne.

They all did the mandatory show respect for him as he approached by placing their left foot forward, bending down and having their right hand placed over their heart.

The guardians parted in the middle to let him pass through, he stepped upon the platform in one stride and pausing a second to touch and admire the finely crafted arm rests that had the head of Sekhmet on them, he thought about Mana and how he wished she were here with him, standing beside him as he sat upon his throne, and acting as the dutiful queen he knew her to become.

Sighing, he left his musings and took place upon his throne. Surveying the people in front of him he noticed that they still were in their prostrate positions.

He raised his hand, " Rise my faithful Guardians." They all rose from their position and aligned themselves to stand in a half circle around the throne, leaving a gap in the middle for anyone to walk forward if need be.

Atem lowered his hand and took in his guardians. They all were chosen to serve him because they showed the most potential and skill to stand by his side. Most of them are the sons and daughters of the previous Sacred Guardians who served the pharaoh before him, his father Ankhnamkanon.

The guardian that's been serving him the longest was Priest Seto. Seto had chin length brown hair that he kept hidden most of the time underneath his blue and gold headdress. He had menacing icy blue eyes that made people afraid to approach him. Seto is a difficult person that never takes less than what's deserved. And expects nothing less than perfection.

Despite his not so pleasant qualities, it made him the perfect person to possess the Millennium Rod. The rod's abilities were that it can extract a persons Ba and Ka from their soul. Seto has shown that he can handle the expectations required in being the wielder of such a powerful item.

Isis came next, she was the wielder of the Millennium Necklace which had the power to see into ones past or future which made it helpful for when intruders entered the palace or enemies wanting to wage war. Isis was the only woman in the Sacred court which made it difficult for others to take her seriously but the Millennium Necklace chose her and no one could go against that.

Isis was caring and nurturing and aside from being one of the Sacred Guardians she was also the Palace healer. She knew of every spell and remedy to cure people with.

Bakura, Marik and Aknadin were in place after. Bakura is the holder of the Millennium Scale, it's abilities were to combine Ka's and turn them into their ultimate form and also placed judgment upon people's souls.

Bakura was a shady character, The pharaoh didn't understand why the Millennium Scale had chosen him to wield it. It wasn't that Bakura was a bad person, that was made clear when he had to undergo a purification ritual that all members of the sacred court had to do before becoming a guardian of The Pharaoh.

But he was known to have a malicious side to him and seemed to enjoy over seeing prisoner beatings and executions. He was slightly worse than Priest Seto which was saying something.

Marik wields the Millennium Key, it's powers were that it can unlock people's minds and see if darkness was hidden there or not and what kind of ka or ba a person had. Marik is the youngest of the six, which always made him feel inadequate compared to his superiors especially to his sister Isis.

Aknadin holds the Millennium Eye, he is the only one that actually has to wear his at all times for when he was chosen to wield it's power, he had to remove his own right eye in order to put the Millennium Eye in. It was very horrific, but to not do it was to go against the god's will. But with possessing the eye one is able to read anothers mind and what secret's one may be holding.

Lastly, Mahad is the holder of the Millennium Ring, It's powers to guide the owner to where ever he seeks and to point out those who had darkness in their hearts. Mahad is the Pharaohs closest friend aside from Mana.

Mahad has always been by Atem's side since they met as small children. Mahad has always been protective of him, even before learning that he was to be one of the Sacred Guardians. There was a time when a poisonous snake had almost bit Atem, but Mahad took the bite risking getting poisoned himself. Atem had quickly sucked the poison out, saving his life, and from that day forward he knew they would forever be bound.

Looking around Atem noticed that Mahad was not present, which was unlike him to miss a meeting, especially one involving the Pharaoh. Friend or not.

He raised an eyebrow, " Where is Mahad?"

The guardians all looked at each other, just now noticing that one of their own was missing.

Seto gave a 'hmphf' sound, and crossed his arms. The Millennium Rod resting on his left arm. " Typical, he was probably to afraid to show himself after today's disturbance." He said snidely.

Atem pointedly looked at Seto, not liking how he was speaking of Mahad but there were more important things at hand. " What disturbance? And why wasn't I informed immediately about this?"

Isis stepped forward, " Our apologies My king, we were informed by your adviser Shimon that you were not to be disturbed under any circumstances." She said.

Atem immediately thought of Mana and the 'gift' he was bestowing upon her earlier. "Hm." He said absently.

Isis continued. " As for the disturbance, there was an intruder in the palace earlier. It seemed he managed to slip pass the guards at the entrance by scaling the walls. At least that's what my Millennium eye has shown me."

Atem nodded but then asked, " Why didn't your Millennium Eye tell you of these events before they happened, Isis?"

At this Isis looked at from him, " It was not on my person at the time, my apologies Pharaoh."

Seto gave another 'humpfh' sound while shaking his head, Marik looked at his sister worriedly, While Atem just gave a deep sigh.

Drumming his ring adorned finger against the he said, " Isis, you know more than anyone that as a Sacred Guardian you must keep your Millennium item on you at all times. These are special items, they wont rust, fade or wear away. They are to be like a part of you. Do you understand?"

"I understand my Pharaoh."

" Good," he straightened back up, looking determined and ready. " Now, did you gather any other information from him."

Marik stepped up and said, " Yes, he started making ridiculous claims that you were not fit to be the pharaoh and that he would be more suited. He was of course beaten severely for such claims."

Atem narrowed his eyes, he wondered who dared to defy his right to the throne and speak such negativity about him.

" That's not all my king." Marik was suddenly nervous, which was odd since he always held a confident attitude.

"Oh? Well out with it." He said impatiently.

Marik gave a quick glance to his sister, to which she returned in assurance. " He was in possession of a diadhank."

Atem furrowed his brow, " But how? Only The Pharaoh and his guardians are supposed to have one." He glanced at each of his guardians wrists, " And you all have yours on you. So how did this man come in possession of one?" He said, his upper arm muscles flexing in apprehension.

" He stole it from your fathers tomb." Aknadin finally said.

"What?" Atem couldn't believe what he was hearing. How dare some vile man even enter his father's sacred resting place, let alone steal from it? His eye's started to turn its tell tale blood red, his gaze narrowing further. Dark wisps began to emerge from him. A sign that death was imminent.

The guardians began to step back, in fear of their Pharaohs power and not wanting to be in striking range of him. Even Priest Seto was stepping back, clutching his rod anxiously.

" Bring him to me." Atem said murderously.

Isis stepped forward, " Wait, My king we can handle th-"

" NOW!" Atem bellowed, his voice voice resonating throughout the room. The air began to grown cold. The eye of wedjet appearing on his forehead.

Marik quickly pulled his sister back and held her to him, whispering in her ear. " Leave it be, there's no reasoning with in this state."

Isis just nodded, too stunned from being yelled at so harshly.

Seto knew he needed to get things going before the pharaoh directed his anger upon them instead, " You heard our king, bring the man before him!" He said pointing his Millennium rod at Kareem and Marik.

They nodded and made their way over to the guards who standing in fear at seeing The Pharaoh in his most angered state. After telling them to bring the prisoner at once, Mark and Kareem returned back to Isis and Seto.

Aknadin was oddly silent standing, staring at the Pharaoh in pure amazement.

Marik bowed, " We have sent the guards to retrieve the prisoner, he will be here shortly."

Atem said nothing. He wanted nothing more than to demonstrate his powers on the man that dared to speak ill of him, that dared to challenge him, and dared to rob his father's tomb.

It was at that moment that Mahad finally appeared.

Entering the throne room, Mahad was prepared for Seto's annoying comments, Isis's beautiful smile and the pharaoh's disapproving but welcoming presence.

What he was not prepared for, was Seto's nervous stance, Isis in a stupor and The Pharaoh emanating waves of darkness and glowing red eyes. And knowing The pharaoh longer than any other guardians he knew that meant nothing but death was soon to come.

Atem didn't even spare him a glance he was steadily fixated upon the door where the prisoner and guards would come through in moments.

Mahad walked over to where the other guardians were standing all huddled and whispering amongst themselves.

" What has happened?" He immediately asked, the worry for his king showing in his purple eyes.

Seto addressed him first, " Well, look who decided to show up." He said cockily.

Mahad clenched his fists wanting nothing more than to blast the man in front of him with some of his dark magic, if only to silence him.

" Seriously Seto, there's no need for this, I must know what brought about our pharaohs rage."

Seto crossed his arms, " Isn't obvious? Because of your negligence, someone had stolen the previous pharaohs diadhank and intruded this palace. Causing the pharaoh to go mad."

Mahad shook his head, ignoring Seto's quip. He knew that there was an intruder, but he wasn't informed that the intruder had a diadhank, especially one stolen from Ankhnamkanon's tomb, Atem's father.

He glanced worriedly up at his long time friend and hoped to Osiris that he wouldn't unleash to much of his power upon the man, he could possibly send him into oblivion.

Mana was scrubbing the floors of the royal dining hall, a room so huge that it was it going to take Mana a full night to clean. That's what she gets for neglecting her duties, at least the head servant didn't give her as hard as a time she though se was going to get.

Mana stood up and dusted off her scratchy knees. She looked around, it really was a grand room. There was a long table made entirely of solid gold, at first she didn't believe it but Atem showed her one day in private, some of the rooms that only nobles and Pharaohs were allowed to enter and verified himself that it was of pure gold.

Atop of the table was a nice red velvet tablecloth that hung over both ends of the table. A a un lit candle centerpiece stood in the middle of the table. The chairs were also made of gold, with red velvet cushions on the seats, she walked over to the Pharaohs chair, which was at the head of the table.

She ran her hand along the back of the chair, admiring the detail and gems encrusted on it. It was almost like another throne, just not as grand.

Looking at the golden chair on the right, Mana imagined what it would be like to sit next to her love, the pharaoh and the other nobles. Just enjoying his presence, sipping the best wine and eating the best of meals. Chatting about things that only those on the court would know and even putting in input on battle plans.

She sighed, no need to go getting her hopes up. She knew no one would approve of them being together. Atem could have anybody he wants, why would he want a servant girl?

'Maybe because he loves you..'

Mana groaned, her damned conscience was always getting in the way of her thinking.

She sighed and figured that she should get back to work. Just as she was about to pick up the scrub, she felt it.

A dark, foreboding feeling in the pit of her stomach. Something that she only felt when Atem was slightly angry, but it was different this time.

Mana hurriedly put away the cleaning supplies and left the dining room to go find the staircase that led to her desired place. The throne room.

After passing by several corridors and avoiding being seen as much as possible, she finally came upon the deteriorating staircase that led to the balcony of the Throne room.

She made as little noise as possible, making sure not to stub her toe as she climbed. Since the staircase had no lit torch lights and she had stupidly forgot to bring one, she had to make due with her memory and touch.

She wondered what could have gotten Atem so wriled up. Was the news of an intruder so troubling that he had gotten angry? Or was there something else to it, maybe he had gotten angry at Master Mahad for being tardy, she hoped that wasn't the case, if she had gotten a new friend in trouble all because of her she didn't what she would do.

Finally reaching the top, ducked down to a crouch and began to crawl towards a pillar to hide behind. This was how the throne was constructed, the staircase she just took was the way the servants would come to build to the pillars.

She was on the third level of pillars and was quite high up, she knew that if she fell it would result in a broken limb. After getting slightly comfortable against the big pillar she was hiding behind, she then looked down to see what was going on.

Mana couldn't believe what she was seeing, her dear Atem was sitting tensely on his throne, eye's blazing red, the millennium eye shining brightly on his forehead. But that wasn't what scared her, it was the dark tendrils that slithered upwards in wavy patterns emanating from Atem.

She looked at his his guardians and saw that they were all huddled together, giving worried glances at their king. She saw Mahad but noticed he didn't seem scared or worried. Instead, he kept glancing at the door leading into this room.

In fact, they all were, it was probably because Atem was fixated on it. Never breaking his stare. And Mana didn't know if she was seeing things, but it almost looked as if the golden door was melting was from the heat of Atem's gaze.

She had a feeling that if Atem was aware of her presence here he would tell her to go back and that she was not meant to see this. But something was holding there, grasping the pillar in sheer fear of what would happen when those doors opened.

And then, suddenly they did.

A/N- Hello! I hope you enjoyed the second chapter of TPL! :) This is probably the longest I spent on a chapter! I really wanted to get as much back story and character info out of the way as I could. By the way if you didn't notice I got rid of Shada or Shadi, whatever, and Kareem I really don't like them lol They had like no substance what so ever. So I scrapped him and put Marik and Bakura in their place. I just love Marik and his sandy locks :) and you can't have Marik without his other half Bakura! But don't expect any thief shipping ya'll! -wags finger-

Unless you beg! Lol j/k

Let me tell you guys when I say that I'm writing as I go along, I mean it! Aha, Like I made so many changes in this chapter. I was not expecting to put Bakura or Mark in this. Nor was I going to make Atem go all demon possessed on a muthafucka! Haha. But it happened and now Mana will bare witness to The Pharaohs power in the next chappie! See ya! 3

Translation-

Diadhank- Duel Disk

Facts-

Sekhmet is a Egyptian Goddess. She is depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter known to Egyptians. She was seen as the protector of the Pharaoh and led them into warfare. I decided to have her head placed on the armrests of the throne, showing the strength and primal attributes of Atem.

Uraeus is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian Cobra( or serpant, snake..) used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt. It was usually seen atop a Pharaohs crown. Or on the Mask of a Pharaohs mummy.

A/A/N- By the way if your looking for a visual of how the throne room looks, its the same design of the one in Yugioh. Just look at the Dawn of the Duel arc when Atem was first crowned King. Also you'll notice the upper balcony's that had pillars supporting them, that's where Mana is now.

Kay, that's all for now! Have any questions? Leave them in a review and I'll answer them here! Review! :)

Aqua Girl 007- I like Thief Shipping a lot! Bakura and Marik are just so funny together! And they make such amazing 'hatred' together! Lol. But Vase Shipping is my favorite of course. But I also kinda like the Idea of Yugi and Yami together :)

Blackonix- Thanks! I'm glad it is! I noticed the lack of true AtemxMana in the fanfiction world and decided to write one of my own! And I suppose so lol, but I wont be putting a vases in here aha.

Rosykitten59- I love them together too! And yeah! I can't believe FF is doing this. Its so unnecessary! Like seriously it's not our fault if some people who shouldn't be reading this are! And plus last time I checked M rating meant sexual implications and other such things! Not just friggin cussing -.- meh, whatever! You should totally write one though! Thanks for reading!