Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Just Desserts ❯ Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

 

Mahaado and Yami returned to find a bloodied and battered magician curled up in front of the fireplace while the Dark Magician Girl had tea with Gaia. They exchanged looks but said nothing, save greetings.

Mana dropped a curtsy, offered tea, which they declined, and sighed.

It would be nice to have someone to love…

Gaia coughed, and they continued their conversation, not missing a beat. Hmm… the fierce knight was rather cute, and had good attack power to match hers… even if he hadn't been a high ranked soul monster in the past, did it matter?

 

Pandora groaned. True, the monsters had not killed them, but the knight had beaten him with the flat of his sword and his lance and then Kuriboh had exploded on him several times in succession.

He groaned as he watched the other two enter.

Yami, he recognized - how could he not (though admittedly, he still thought of him as Yuugi - how could he know about the difference?) His lip curled up in a snarl. The other man was unfamiliar, but seeing the golden item winking on his chest was more than enough to given Pandora the shivers.

Two people with Sennen Items…

Memories of being a puppet under Malik's Rod were still burned in his mind.

Catherine…

Will I ever escape and see you again?

 

Time passed.

Pandora learned to live a simple lifestyle in the ancient Egyptian style. He hadn't really been one much for conveniences, in any case. Being deranged could do that to you.

But he thought…

Hearing silence was worse than hearing noise.

The monsters flat-out ignored him. Though they provided decent food and serviceable clothing and somehow kept his room clean, there was nothing in their gaze when they looked at him.

He had expected disgust and hatred, anger and fear, envy… many things.

But they ignored him.

Their eyes were blank mirrored shields, and every time he walked by, conversation would gut out like a candle flame in the wind.

 

At first he had enjoyed his power, or so he had thought. After all, was he not a master Duelist? Had he not survived the Shadow Realm? He had a right to be proud!

But then…

Seeing them shut down gave him no pleasure. Nothing new ever happened. And the moment he turned around, they would talk again.

He wanted to know.

He wanted companionship, damn it!

But… he could never get what he wanted here…

 

“Yes…” Yami hissed. “Feel the despair, Pandora…”

Mahaado smirked. So his Pharaoh was feeling vengeful. It was understandable, as Pandora had tried to saw his legs off.

Besides, Yuugi had been foolishly heroic and saved him from that fate. Wasn't it a wonderful thing Malik had banished him to the Shadow Realm? Despair could drive a person to do such mad things…

Hikari were so weak.

 

“He deserves to suffer, for what he did to you.”

Mahaado blinked. “To me? You were the one he was trying to kill, my Pharaoh.”

“But you saved my life.” Yami got up from the table and walked over to where Mahaado was leaning against the window. “My most powerful monster… and the most loyal of all…”

“Ah…”

“You shattered your soul to save me.” Yami smirked.

“I am yours, my Pharaoh. Spirit and soul…”

“And body?” Yami grinned.

“That as well, should you desire it, my Pharaoh?” Mahaado purred.

Yami laughed, and dragged Mahaado down into a kiss.

 

… He really needed to get laid.

Pandora set down his quill pen, frowning at the thing, and wondered just what in the world had prompted him to do such a stupid thing. He had to write, now, or else he really could go mad. In a neat pile of papyrus scrolls were his daily reflections. Most of them were just short notes on what food was served and what he wore.

It was so pointless.

Would death really be better?

He was starting to think so.

I'm sorry, Catherine… I can't be strong for you…

 

He heard laughter drifting down from above, and scowled. Those two must be going at it again. They were like bunnies, both of them, though he dared not say it to their faces. He feared retaliation.

They had power, and he had none.

A sudden boom shook the castle, and he glanced outside, only to see a very familiar shield materialize.

Mirror Force?

 

“Damn it!” Yami cursed. Just when things were getting good.... Mahaado frowned as his clothing shifted into dark armor; Yami's doing the same.

Anger flared in his mind.

Stupid, stupid monsters out there… trying to invade Pharaoh's sanctuary…

 

Pandora watched as a very pissed off Pharaoh - like Yuugi could really be a Pharaoh, and shouldn't he be on earth? - Followed by a blonde Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl - ah, that was what they were, he should have recognized them but for some reason, he hadn't - flew outside.

“I am not in the mood to deal with this.” Yami growled.

Mahaado handed him four cards, and Yami smiled. It might be a bit of overkill, but no matter.

“Blessing of Wadjet and Nekhbet!”

A soft green light surrounded Mahaado's body, followed by a white one. Mahaado's attire did not change overmuch, though the aura of power surrounding him suddenly magnified.

Yami smirked. “Now… Black Spear of Black Magician!”

The emerald staff in his hands shimmered, becoming a pointed spear instead.

“Dark Magic Attack!”

The card wiped all of the opponent's potential spells and traps away, and he heard cries of outrage. Now to finish…

“Diffusion Wave Motion.”

There was a blast of dark magic, that spread to encompass the sky itself, and then there was a rumbling noise. Yami smiled.

“It is over.”

 

Pandora was horrified. He'd gotten a good view form the window, and now, there was nothing but desolate landscape outside, as far as the eye could reach.

H-How could one monster be so powerful? It was not even a God Card!

 

Mana pouted. “You didn't even let me fight, Pharaoh…” She whined.

“Don't worry, you may have all the glory next time. Are the Magic Cylinders and Mirror Force shield still holding up?”

“Yes, Pharaoh.” A voice cut in, as Gaia rode up. He saluted them and nodded. “There is no danger now.”

“So we have earned ourselves a breather… for now.”

“The Realm is ever changing.” Mahaado agreed, and that seemed to be the end of the conversation.

 

End Chapter

Completed 7/18/06

Fake cards, yes, I know I'm cheap…

So Hathor and Isis kind of merged sometime in Egyptian history, eh? *Looks speculative* Ahh, incest!

Okay, as for the cards… three of them are real. The fourth is a fake… I don't really think there's a `Blessing of Wadjet and Nekhbet' card, but I could be wrong….

… Oops. After re-reading manga in Chinese, found that Malik planned to make Pandora commit suicide by focusing his mind on memories of the time when his mother died and Catherine left him. Didn't banish him to the Shadow realm after all! *Tacks on AU sign*