Here's the next chapter.

Just as fair warning this chapter is short but I needed to do that for the next chapter, so no complaining.

Enjoy.

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Chapter 20

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Flashback

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Atemu returned to his chambers to find Malik and Ryou sitting together and Akefia and Mariku talking in a corner. Malik looked up and saw Yugi asleep in his arms and thought he'd done something. Malik climbed to his feet and glared at him.

"What have you done?" Malik growled.

Atemu glared back at him. "Be quiet. He's just sleeping." Atemu hissed.

Malik and Ryou jumped in shock as Atemu's tongue flickered outside his moth when he hissed. Just like a snake. His tongue was long and forked, just like a snake. While he had hissed and his forked tongue came out his eyes also glowed.

Akefia and Mariku looked over at the hissing and chuckled.

"Looks like you annoyed him." Akefia spoke.

Atemu moved over to the bed and laid Yugi down and covered him in the animal skins. Atemu turned back to the boys, his eyes having lost its glow.

"Be very careful what you say to me Malik. I said I would not hurt any of you if you behave and I don't see your sick friend misbehaving any time soon. Now we will tell you more about us during lunch as long as you behave."

"Ji-chan." Yugi whimpered in his sleep.

Everyone turned to see Yugi tossing slightly on the bed. Malik and Ryou moved over to him and tried to calm him without waking him. After 5mins Yugi settled down and slept peacefully.

"I'm going to go check on the statues at the entrance." Atemu said. "All of you behave."

Akefia and Mariku nodded and grumbled, Malik just glared at Atemu and Ryou nodded quickly.

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Atemu was finishing up lunch when Yugi woke unwillingly. Ryou and Malik were talking quietly with each other and then Yugi when he woke. Atemu set the food into six plates and handed them out. Yugi happily tucked into the food as he was hungry.

"I understand you all want to know what happened to us." Atemu stated.

Yugi looked up. "You mean you'll tell us about how you came to be like you are now?"

"Yes. But there are some conditions before I even think of telling you."

"Ok." Yugi said and Ryou and Malik nodded.

"Whatever we tell you is not to be told to anyone else."

"How can we, you're holding us hostage." Malik yelled, angry.

"Malik." Yugi said.

"Either you agree or I and they won't tell you. Now as I said no telling anyone. Use the information we tell you against us or make fun of what happened. This is not easy to talk about."

"I agree." Yugi said.

"I agree." Ryou said before all eyes turned to Malik.

Malik growled in annoyance. "Fine I agree."

"Alright.

"So from what Mariku has told me, you already know I was once a Pharaoh and Akefia and Mariku were my personal bodyguards and friends. What you don't know is they were like brothers to me and I hated that they had to be my bodyguards and would have to put their life on the line for mine. We grew up together, so they were always with except when we have to train, me from when I was Pharaoh and fighting, they for when they were my bodyguards."

"We got ourselves into lots of trouble back then and it's surprising that they let us still be your bodyguards." Akefia said, smirking.

"Yes well you proved you could be my bodyguards with the assassination attempts you both stopped. But we are going to get off topic. The war started 5years after me becoming Pharaoh.

"Pharaoh we have to do something. They are getting closer to the Northern Kingdom." One of the council members said.

"We need to draw up battle plans. I hoped we wouldn't need to resort to violence." Atemu spoke.

"Pharaoh we have no choice. You need to act now!" Another council member said.

"Hold your tongue. I know everything you are already telling me."

The council gulped. "Akefia, Mariku I want you both to organise the army. I'll write up some battle plans and then let you know."

"Of course Atemu." They both said and left the room.

Atemu never ever wanted either of them to bow to him or call him pharaoh. Although the council hated that they didn't bow or call him pharaoh but there was nothing they could do.

Atemu stood up, causing the council to bow low as he walked down the stairs.

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I know it's short, remember what I said at the start, no complaining.

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