Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Just Desserts ❯ Chapter 5

Curse those bastards who make noise in the middle of the night! GRR!

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Chapter 5

 

“It is a powerful card, my Pharaoh,” Mahaado said, as Yami slipped all four cards back into his belt. While the Shadow Realm roamed with his monsters and he did not choose to call them out of their cards by summoning them to his location, spells and traps were different. There were some monsters, that back in Egypt, had been trap monsters, but magic was different.

Yami nodded. “But it proves my point. Your loyalty is absolute… and powerful.”

It was true. The Blessing of Wadjet and Nekhbet was a magic card. It increased or decreased the selected monster's Attack points, depending on how loyal he or she was to the Pharaoh.

No wonder the enemies had all been wiped out.

 

“They're monsters.”

Mana looked up. Oddly enough, she was the only one what somewhat tolerated Pandora. Mahaado was none too happy about all the torture Pandora had put him through in the duel, both physical and emotional, and Yami was irritated, possibly because he had almost gotten his legs chopped off, or because Mahaado had almost died. Could have died, if it were a true Shadow Game.

Either way….

“Of course they're monsters.” She said, in a tone that implied Pandora was an idiot.

He did not rise to her bait. “I have wondered about that.”

“About what?”

“You are… more powerful than my own Dark Magician, and yet…”

“It is impossible, right? The points do not fall out that way?”

“Yes.”

“Curious, are we not? You want to know the secret, I suppose?”

“… It would be helpful?”

“To you, yes.” Mana closed her book. “It's quite simple. We are more powerful than mere monsters because we are more than a monster.”

 

Pandora blinked several times. “What does that mean?”

“Did you ever wonder,” The girl - no, woman - said, as her green eyes bored into his - “Where the monsters first came from?”

He did not know where he was going with this. “I heard that Pegasus found the carvings in Egypt.”

“Well yes, but that is not it. The monsters do originally come from Egypt.”

“But where?”

 

“Human souls, magician.” A different voice cut in. “Usually, only one's shadow self, one's Ka, becomes a monster, but in rare instances…”

Mahaado walked in, clad in his linen robes as usual, snapped his fingers, and a tray of fruit and wine materialized.

“”Refreshments, my Pharaoh?” He asked quietly, completely ignoring Pandora.

Mana snatched a bunch of grapes, earning a fond smile from the other… monster.

“You are impatient, my apprentice.” He chided gently.

“Yes, well, I became Priestess in my own right after…” Mana pouted. She grinned and looked up as Yami entered.

“Pharaoh!”

“Hello to you too, Mana.” Yami said, ruffling her hair. It wasn't fair! She was still shorter than he was!

Pandora looked away. It was too much to bear, to sit there and watch, as they interacted almost like a proper family.

He missed Catherine terribly.

 

The Pharaoh settled himself down on a magnificent throne that he conjured out of midair. The ease at which magic - real magic - was performed, cut him to the quick. Pandora scowled and grabbed an apple out of the fruit bowl.

He would not let them intimidate him!

 

Mahaado poured wine into a lovely golden goblet. Kneeling down before the throne, he presented the cup on a golden tray.

“Wine, my Pharaoh?”

The Pharaoh nodded, accepting the cup. The monster sank to his knees before the throne, as the Pharaoh rested a hand in strands of long blonde hair.

Pandora's lip curled.

How degrading. To let one's self be used like that…

 

But then again, had he not, himself… with his monsters… treated them like so?

No! He was different!

His monsters feared him! That was the way to play the cards!

All he had to do was to ignore the niggling feeling of jealousy, and believe in his creed. He was not wrong!

Power was everything!

He would do anything to attain power, even cheat and deface his cards!

 

“Mahaado.”

“My Pharaoh?”

It was nice, being petted. Of course, there were other things that were nice too, but out in public, they did have a certain mode of behavior.

Neither of them was particularly… public.

Then again, if it was all to make things worse, they might be able to arrange something… without being too overt about it…

Mahaado poured more wine, and cut fruit into thin slices, arranged neatly upon a platter. Yami smirked, and lounged back slightly, letting Mahaado feed him piece by piece as he reclined.

Pandora turned away abruptly, feeling vaguely horrified.

That was not… he was not…

He tore his eyes away violently.

 

Mana winked at her brother, stifling a giggle.

Pandora would not find this place much of a sanctuary. Well, it was to be expected. He should have stayed with some other Deck.

He hadn't fought any of the other Battle City Duelists, after all. They may not have resented his presence as much.

Even though he hadn't hurt her, she had seen what had happened in the Duel. He could have hurt her brother and her Pharaoh!

Such a thing was unforgivable.

When would he learn? He was still as haughty and crude as ever, kind of like Set, only without his polished charm.

Pity.

That sort of attitude would gain him nothing here…

 

End Chapter

Completed 7/19/06

I find Pandora a really, really creepy (and cheap) Duelist… but he can angst too! Never let it be said that ugly people cannot angst.