A/N: I know, I know. I'm really really late. But hey I have a very valid excuse! I had exams! Anyway now that I'm on summer Vay-Cay I can update more often! Enough of my rambling though, on with the story! Enjoy!

The prince sat on his bed studying some scrolls for his studies when he heard a knock. "Come in," he said simply.

"Greeting your radiance, I am here to make sure everything is in order, I've been sent by Seto,"

"Alright then, I'll be back in a while," the prince said getting off his bed. "By the way what's your name?"

The servant turned to the prince and smiled, "Junade."

Seto reached for his bag to take out his gloves, when a piece of paper slipped out.

"What's this?" he said as he opened the note. His eyes went wide with shock.

Junade was stalking the hallways. Sneaking around was his speciality. Unfortunately for him he didn't know that Shadah and Kairm liked to play tag in these empty hallways.

"Tag you're it!" Shadah said slapping Kairm across the face before running for his life. Karim ran like an angry gorilla making scowling noises as he jumped on top of Shadah. Karim got off of Shadah and helped him up to his feet. Then he slapped him. "Now you're it!" he said as the two ran down the hall bumping Junade off his feet.

"What in the name of Ra are you two idoits doing?" Junade screeched.

"Umm, what are you doing? And who in the name of Ra are you?" the two boys asked Junade.

"Junade. Seto's replacement." With that he got up and left to attend to his business.

"Weird," the pair of goofballs said.

Junade smiled everything was in place all he had to do was wait…

Seto was on riding on horse across the horizon at top speed. His eyes were narrowed in in concentration, Come on! Faster, faster, faster!

The prince bolted upwards from his bed, huffing as if he ran a marathon. He wiped the sweat off his brow. That dream… what is it supposed to mean? He got out of bed and made his way to the balcony. Those shadows, what were they? And why did they suffocate me? Then realization hit him as he made a run for the stairs.

Isis placed the cups in the sink.

"Junade…Seto Akhti's replacement…can he be replaced?" Isis sighed to herself. She picked up the golden platter and reached for a towel to dry the platter with. With one swish of the towel something clanked to the floor.

"What's this?" Isis said picking up the small thin bottle in her hands. She opened the cork and whiffed the substance. I know this smell, it's…

Mahaad was in his chamber for a change. He had taken the day off to write Seto a well worded letter but failed miserably. He was going to try again when he saw Isis at his door.

"Mahaad is this what I think it is?" Isis said desperately.

Mahaad took the bottle from her hands and whiffed it. Then he nodded slowly.

"But who…?" Mahaad said gravely.

Mana, Shadah and Karim were in the library organizing the scrolls.

"Remind me why we're doing this again," Shadah asked picking up another scroll from the table.

"Because Stupid, Mahaad is taking the day off and I wanted to surprise him! He'll be so proud when he's seen what I've done,"

"What we've done."

"Ya, ya same stupid thing."

"Hey guys do you hear that?" Karim asked.

"It's probably your grumbling stomach," Shadah suggested.

"No it's not it's something else I feel an imbalance!" Karim protested

"Guys, does it always get this cold in the library?" Mana asked rubbing herself.

The torches went out and the library began to fill with dark shadows. From the doorway a figure could be seen, the shadows rolling off him.

"Now I know there an imbalance," Karim said as the shadows began to wrap around him.

"That person there, he has a dark force; a powerful shadow monster is feeding of his anger and hate," Shadah struggled to say.

"Guys quickly do something," Mana screamed.

The boys tried to reach for their items but there were too late they couldn't reach them. The shadows had bound around them suffocating them.

The figure walked away leaving three soulless bodies lying on the library floor.

Isis and Mahaad were running to the throne room, they needed to tell the Pharaoh; they had to warn him, show him what they had found.

Seto jumped off the horse. He couldn't go any farther with it. He began to run, his silk flats beginning to burn his heels. Just a little farther…

The Prince came to a halt.

"Well hello there little prince," Junade said with a smirk, "Just the person I was looking for,"

"It's you! You're the one behind this all!" the prince said with shocked eyes.

"Not true, I had help…besides you made my job much more easier by coming to me,"

The shadows sprouted from Junade and filled the corridor. They began to wrap themselves around the prince, suffocating him.

I won't let this happen! I won't lose!

"Stop right there!" Isis screamed.

They were in the throne room. The Pharaoh was sitting on his throne a cup in his hands. As the Pharaoh brought the cup to his lips Mahaad slapped the cup out of his hands.

"Mahaad, Isis what is the meaning of this?" The Pharaoh said calmly as he raised his eyebrow.

"Forgive me Baba, but I couldn't let you drink that," Mahaad said bowing his head in shame.

"Yes Baba, it's been poisoned," Isis said lifting the bottle so the Pharaoh could see.

"What? Who's behind this," The Pharaoh asked now getting up from his throne.

"We think we know who it is…" Isis said.

Mahaad nodded at Isis.

"Junade."

A/N: Ooh and the plot thickens! I know the chapter is a little on the short side but no worries the next one will be up shortly! Feel free to leave a Review!