Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Dragons Legacy ❯ Chapter Five ( Chapter 5 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Aaries: eh... WTF???? I couldn’t think of a way to get Keith summoned to Egypt proper, but then I realized I could start this chapter with the journey!! Yay! Anyways, we see Seto for the First time in this fic from Jou's pov near the end. I’m not sure about everyone else...Chaos: But it will have a nice Honda/Otogi Scene if I have anything to say about it!! ((cackles))Aaries: Anywho, on with the fic!!!XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Jou held his head high and walked forward confidently. Though he was constantly in pain and soul weary now, he still refused to willingly give in to his master. The three Solar tribe slaves couldn’t be trusted with anything important by Keith, because they would betray him without remorse.That’s how they ended up as labor slaves when he wasn’t gloating over them as trophies. Currently Jou was carrying a pack that was heavier than he was, and that was saying something. He hadn’t actually grown bigger in the seven years since being captured by Keith, but he had grown taller. Honda had also grown taller, and he was of the same height as Jou while Otogi was almost a head shorter than either of the dragon boys."Keep moving Slave!!" one of the slave keepers said, cracking his whip again and Jou rolled his eyes as he helped a young boy struggle to his feet. The kid had collapsed under the harsh sun, and though Jou got two lashes as he helped the boy up he didn’t regret helping the kid."Just a little longer." Jou whispered to the kid. The boy looked at him with soul weary eyes, and Jou wished he could help more, but the 'masters' were setting a grueling pace, and no more breath could be wasted.Jou wasn’t quite sure why Keith's entorauge was moving from his castle or where it was moving to but he did know that there couldn’t really be that much of a rush that Keith was going to kill half his slaves getting there if it was too much further. Honda had been appropriated by the healers to help move their things because they could always count on him, and Otogi had been separated from them earlier and placed somewhere else in the long caravan."Faster you worms!!" the overseer shouted, cracking the whip again, and Jou hoped for the sake of the younger slaves that they would get wherever they were going soon.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXO togi was helping to carry Keith's Sedan, being appropriated when the last back up slave had stumbled and passed out from sunstroke. Otogi had tried to help the other boy, but he hadn’t been able to, and he could only hope that someone later in the line had picked him up and seen to his health. One of Keith’s generals was riding next to the sedan, and Otogi shamelessly listened in on their conversation, hoping to discern where they were going."...and further more if any more slaves drop because of this heat, you wont be able to ride in luxury as you have been sir,” the heavily accented man said."Sid, since when do you have permission to try to advise me?" Keith drawled in his most threatening manner."I don’t, but sir if your slaves keep dying like this you will not have enough to make a properly graced entrance when we reach the capital city. That simply will not benefit your station as an outlying lord." Sid tried again."Whatever. Fine, we'll take a short break at noon." Keith said dismissively."Thank you lord." Sid said, backing his horse from the sedan.Otogi smiled to himself, knowing that Jou at least would appreciate the information on where they were going.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A week later, during which time they were taking midday breaks and less slaves were being lost to the hungry desert, they reached the capital city of Egypt and made their way in a grand procession to the palace of the Dark Prince. Like all the other slaves, Jou, Honda, and Otogi were very glad to be out of the desert because it meant they would no longer be carrying heavy packs that would have been better suited to beasts of burden like camels rather than them.When Keith had finally been settled into his quarters in the palace, he had all three of the Solar tribe slaves kneel in front of him as he explained the "new rules" for while they were in the palace."... And finally I want you to all wear these as symbols of your status as my slaves." Keith said, throwing red sleeveless tunics at them. The tunics were red and had Keith’s crest stitched onto the backs and were just big enough to cover the scars that marred each boy's back which was probably the true reason Keith wanted them to wear the tunics.Jou knew enough to know that in the outlands, no one cared how slaves were treated, but that in the capital and closer cities, there were certain laws about slaves and how they were to be treated."Now get out of my sight you cretins! And if I hear that you were seen without those tunics, I will have you beaten." Keith scowled.The three boys obediently left their masters room and put the tunics on, before looking at each other and wondering what to do next."We could go exploring?" Jou suggested."I don’t know, it would probably be a bad Idea to stray too far from 'masters' quarters." Honda said, making master somehow sound like the worst possible insult."Quiet Honda. It should be okay if at least one of us stays in this area. You and Jou should go look around, after all we don’t know how long we're going to be here." Otogi said quietly, still exhausted from having to help carry Keith’s Sedan most of the way here."Okay. We'll be back in an hour or so tops ok?" Jou promised, dragging Honda off. "Lets go find the kitchens, maybe they'll let us eat something if we offer to help them out. Kitchens always seem shorthanded you know..." Jou continued to babble as he dragged Honda with him, and Otogi shook his head in silent reproach."Naukerthen." ((AN1)) he said fondly, before finding someplace secluded to sit and rest for a moment.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XIt was a day later that Keith called Jou to go with a message for the High Priest of the Dark Temple. Sadly, Jou spent most of the morning lost and trying to find the Dark temple, and was about to give up and tell his master where he could shove the message.The problem with that was that Jou had no idea how to get back to his masters quarters from here, and had been backtracking for an hour looking for someplace familiar. Taking another turn that he though he recognized, Jou was disappointed to find a garden of some type instead of the hall he thought was familiar. All these places looked the same to him..."Net'tath!! Usstan uil ji ma'anra! (((AN2)))" Jou said, scratching his head in frustration."Humph." Someone said, and Jou looked up to see a tall brunet in some kind of unfamiliar robes standing under a tree. A very attractive tall brunet.... "Why are you here? This is a private garden in case you didn’t read the signs.""Sorry, I’m lost." Jou said, flushing slightly, before muttering, "and I can’t read.""You’re a slave." the man stated, sighing. "What are you looking for?""The Dark Temple. My master wants me to deliver a message to Priest Seto." Jou explained while speaking quietly and trying not to look at the beautiful man."Very well, welcome to one of the Temple Gardens, what’s the message?" The brunet said, rubbing his forehead with one hand."Vel'bol?" (((AN3))) Jou said, confused before translating. "Eh, what?""This is a Dark Temple garden, I am High Priest Seto." The man explained wearily."Oh, sorry." Jou said, blushing slightly and wondering what was wrong with him. "My master, Lord Keith of the western provinces humbly requests an audience to discuss the talented slaves being bought into the country from the border," Jou parroted verbatim."Very well, I will visit him at my convenience tomorrow," Seto said, before turning away. "Was there anything else?""No sir." Jou said, refusing to use the traditional 'my lord'."Will you be able to find your way back to your master's quarters?" Seto asked him, looking back at him."I should sir." Jou said, shocked that a priest would bother to ask such a thing, and turning to leave."Very well." Seto said, and he walked away, disappearing into a door cleverly concealed in a wall of vines.Jou stood there for a moment, with a confused whirlpool of emotion forming in his guts. "Vel'bol zhahus nindel bauth?" (((AN4))) Still standing there a moment later, Jou began to recognize one of the various emotions as a flash of magic managed to push itself through the bindings that kept it all locked inside. "Mrann.......???" (((AN5))) Shaking his head to clear it, Jou quickly started trying to find his way back to his master, hoping to distract himself from that.. vision.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XAaries: this seems so short... ((crying)) Anyways, we hope you enjoyed this, it took forever to write for some reason, but we did get Seto in there!!! ((sneezes a few times)) I hate allergies...Jef: Yea, they have been killing us lately. Anyways, let us know what you think ok? Input is always treasured.Chaos: Dagnabitt!!!! there was no Honda/Otogi goodness in here!! Anywho, on to the Translations!!!((AN1= Idiots/fools((AN2= Shit!! I am so lost!!((AN3= What?((AN4= What was that about?((AN5= male lover -Okay people, this one is funny! Mrann D'ssinss is the actual words for male lover, but the word for male is Jaluk. D'ssinss is the word for lover, so Mrann by itself could mean nothing or if we have our way it could be a shortened version of male lover, so there. Not that we are foreshadowing or anything... ((((tries to look sweet and innocent))))And thanks to all reviewers from last chapter, you helped us get this chapter done. Honestly..