Here's the next chapter.

Please everyone, remember this is a flashback and Yugi, Ryou and Malik aren't back in Ancient Egypt.

Enjoy.

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Chapter 26

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After Atemu, Akefia and Mariku had left the city they headed to the nearest village that was still deserted. They needed to come up with a plan for payback against the naga's that kidnapped and turned them. They spent three days deciding what to do and decided to take over the caves that the naga's that changed them were staying in. They knew they were not from there but didn't care. They wanted payback and they were going to get it.

After they figured out what they were going to do they headed back to the naga's cave. They were going to kill everyone that was there and claim the cave for themselves. They took their time getting there so that they had the strength to fight against all the guards and other residence. As they travelled they practiced what they could do with the black and purple balls they could create.

When they were getting closer they decided to do the approach with stealth. They were discussing the best way to get in without being detected to early, Akefia and Mariku arguing about what the best way was, while Atemu was thinking to himself when he felt his body start changing.

Atemu cried out in pain as his upper body changed and his arms moulded to the sides of his body and his upper body changing so he was formed into a whole snake. While he screamed in pain Mariku and Akefia could only watch as Atemu's body changed before their eyes. As soon as his transformation stopped all that was left in his place was an extremely large King Cobra laying on the ground. His overall length was 3meters making it bigger than any King Cobra they had ever seen.

"Atemu?" Akefia hesitate in asking.

"Guys? What happened?"

"OH MY GOD!" Mariku yelled. "IT'S TALKING!"

"That's Atemu you idiot." Akefia said and hit him over the head.

"What's happening? Why are you both suddenly grow bigger?"

"Atemu you've turned into a snake."

"What!"

"Yeah. You're still quite large for a snake." Mariku said.

"How?"

"I don't know. What were you thinking while we were arguing?"

"I was thinking of an easy way to get in undetected, then just pain."

"Well I think you must have triggered something. I'm going to give it a try."

"It really hurts."

"I already figured that much from how much screaming you did." Akefia scoffed.

Akefia took a deep silent breath and concentrated on thinking of becoming a snake. After a minute he winced before letting out a scream of pain as his body did the same as Atemu's and his arms knitting to his sides as the rest of his body became that of a snake. After the formation finished Akefia was lying on the ground and looking at Mariku.

"Your turn Mariku." Atemu said.

"I know." Mariku grumbled and concentrate like Atemu and Akefia had.

Once he was done they started off towards the caves. As they arrived they found two guards out the front and Akefia and Mariku just slithered up from either side of them before attacking. They had made sure to keep right out of sight before attacking while Atemu kept an eye out. Once the two guards were dead they made their way into the cave and through the tunnel. They noticed that they had a heightened scene of smell so they used that to their advantage and followed the smells of the naga's down to a temple.

They found large pillars going around the room and behind the pillars on the left were three dark tunnels and on the right was one large dark tunnel and in front of them was a large throne. Beside the throne but behind it were some statues of naga's with swords tied to their sides.

They left the room and followed the one large dark tunnel as that was where the scents were coming from. As they got down further they encountered more naga guards but not many. They quickly killed them and continued onwards killing all they came across.

They made their way through the tunnels and soon came to the room that they were changed in. They saw some naga's in a circle before they disappeared in a bright light. Atemu knew they didn't come from this world and this just confirmed it. The only naga left in the room was the one that was ordered their change. The naga's eyes were wide in surprise seeing the size of the snakes that were in the room. Atemu concentrate on wanting to change back to his original form and suddenly he formed back to his naga form. Akefia and Mariku did the same and all three of them glared at the naga in front of them who's eyes widened in fear, realising they were still alive.

"Guards!"

"The guards in the vicinity are dead. It will be a while before more we haven't taken care of arrive." Atemu said.

"What do you want?"

"Well undoing what you did would be nice." Akefia said.

"It's permanent. It can't be undone."

"Well then your death would be nice."

"You know you could just change the council in the palace and then rule over the humans. Just injecting your venom and have whoever you bite, drink your blood. If they don't drink then the venom kills them, but the neck is the best place. We did some tests while you were unconscious after the change. We could help." He said hoping to stay alive.

"You are unbelievable." Mariku said.

"I can't see my cousin anymore without fear of death." Atemu growled as he glared death at the naga.

"You are so going to wish you never changed us." Akefia growled.

"But that information might good if we ever need to use it." Atemu said as he smirked.

The naga gasped and tried to back away as Akefia and Mariku leapt forward and dragged him into the middle of the room as they pulled a knifes from the belts they stole from the dead guards. Atemu pulled out his own and moved forward. He planned to make him pay for what he did to them.

Akefia and Mariku threw him to the ground and sliced along either side of his tail relatively deeply making him scream in pain. Mariku smirked and formed a ball in his hands still small but it would pack a punch. The naga's eyes widened.

"It's not possible." He breathed out.

"What was that?" Atemu ordered.

"You shouldn't be able to form the shadows we made sure that we used enough power to stop you from forming them."

"I guess you need more priests." Akefia smirked.

Mariku chuckled and threw the ball at the bottom of his tail leaving a hole in it. The naga screamed in pain.

"Now you will tell us what else we can do with these shadows." Atemu said.

The naga whimpered in pain. "There is a book in the library that contains everything about the shadows and lessons on how to use it for certain things and it tells you also once you mastered all the lesson on how to use it for your own purposes that aren't covered in the book."

Atemu nodded and Mariku and Akefia started cutting into him anywhere they could. Atemu stood back and watched. Akefia and Mariku knew exactly how to make someone wish they were dead before they were even half way finished with them. Atemu knew they didn't have long so they were working fast and causing the most amount of pain possible. When Atemu decided it was time to finish it he moved forward and Akefia and Mariku pulled the naga up by his arms and Atemu moved forward and slit his throat causing him to jerk in their arms and fall to the ground, his hands coming to his throat in reaction to stop the blood coming out before passed out and died on the ground.

Atemu concentrate and he changed back to his snake form and stared in amazement that it didn't hurt.

"Guys it doesn't hurt to change."

"Really?" Mariku asked surprised.

"Really."

"Good." Akefia said.

They turned as they heard movement and Akefia and Mariku changed quickly and they hid in the room as half a dozen guards entered the room and surrounded the dead naga on the ground. They murmured amongst themselves before Atemu, Akefia and Mariku attacked.

After they attacked they split up and killed off the rest of the naga's in the tunnel system. Once they killed everyone they started to take the naga's all out of the caves and placed them in a pile and set them alight. There was no point living in the tunnel system with dead rotting bodies in there so burning them seemed like the best idea.

After making sure the bodies were all burned and just ash remained they covered the ashes with sand and headed back inside and searched their new home.

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