Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seven Deadly Sins ❯ Sloth ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer: No, I don't own them, Kazuki Takahashi does.

 

4. Sloth

 

Sloth is defined as spiritual and/or actual apathy or laziness.

 

Pharaoh Atemu knew he should go and pray to the gods and thank them for sending the rains this season or his people may suffer the next, but to be honest he couldn't be bothered. For years now Atemu had prayed to his gods to send him a `soul mate', someone who would love him for himself and not just because of his wealth or crown, someone whom he could trust with his life if necessary.

 

But it seemed as if his gods had abandoned him. Atemu sat back on his bed as he thought about how he had always honoured his gods; he would attend every festival even if he was not required to do so, just to show his devotion to them.

He snarled as he threw his goblet across the floor, he had asked them for one thing, one simple thing that should have been an easy request for the goods to grant, but they had seen fit to ignore him.

 

 

That was when the Apathy towards his gods set in, he hadn't set foot inside a temple in months no matter how much the priests pleaded with him, his answer always the same “The gods do not acknowledge me, I forsake them”

He'd also stopped doing things for himself, sure he still held the goblet to drink and bought his own food to his mouth to eat, he smirked `maybe I can get one of the `cleaner' servants to hand feed me' he chuckled quietly to himself he rather liked that idea

 

He watched, as the wine spread across the floor why the hell had he thrown the goblet down, now he had nothing to drink, angry he called out.

“Guards!”

His chamber doors opened and two guards walked in and bowed “Yes great pharaoh”

“Get someone to clean the mess up!” He ordered

“Yes sire” the guards bowed and left the room closing the door behind them.

Shortly after a timid knock sounded on the door, it was so soft he almost missed it “Enter!”

The door slowly opened “Come on I haven't got all day!” the pharaoh bellowed

“Pour me some wine then clean this mess up and be quick about it!”

 

 

The young pharaoh watched the graceful movements of the small servant as he crossed the room “Tell me what is your name?”

“Yugi my pharaoh” The pharaoh was surprised at the heavenly sound of his servants voice, he found himself desperate to know what this angelic sounding boy looked like.

“Look at me,” Atemu commanded, his own voice softer now

“But my pharaoh, I cannot”
”Why not?”

“My pharaoh it is forbidden for a servant to look in his masters face”

“I give you my permission, now Yugi, look at me”

Yugi looked up shyly at the pharaoh, and Atemu's breath caught, here was the one he'd been looking for, this servant, Yugi was the soul mate he so desperately wanted…needed, true he had only just seen the boy but Atemu knew for certain that this boy, this beautiful boy was the one.

 

 

Atemu smirked, maybe he should go to the temple after all to thank the gods for sending this boy to him…No he thought the gods didn't send him to me the guards did, I must remember to reward them.

 

 

He looked at the servant “You are to remain in this room by my side” the young one nodded and after taking a small sip handed the fresh goblet to the pharaoh, he didn't notice Atemu's eyes on his throat as he swallowed the wine. He turned to do his other chore, which was to clean the floor, the pharaoh licked his lips as he watched his servant, back toward him, kneel down and begin to mop up the spilled wine.

 

 

He may have become apathetic and lazy but there was one thing he wasn't about to let anyone else do for him…”Leave that” the pharaoh commanded

Yugi, somewhat surprised looked over his shoulder at his pharaoh “My lord?”

“Come here, I have something else I need you to do”

 

 

 

 

 

AN

You know, this chapter `Sloth' was difficult. I didn't realize that it would be that difficult to write about apathy to one's god or laziness without offending anyone, so I chose Ancient Egypt for this one. (Sorry if I offended any ancient Egyptians out there!) ^___^

I'm still not all that happy with it, but I think I just about got it across…maybe…sort of…oh hell, just enjoy!

 

C K