Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Passion, The Pain, The Lust Part II ❯ Return of the Magician of Illusions ( Chapter 16 )

At The Valley...

Priest Shadah has found the Pharaoh and is desperately trying to convince him to return to the Palace and let the Priests handle Bakura.

"My Pharaoh you are badly injured. Why don't you go back to the Palace and take care of Kimora and let the Priests handle this."

"Why? So Bakura can kill you all. I need to fight Bakura. I am not a King who let's his Priests fight while he sits back and does nothing. I will stay here and fight regardless of my condition."

"If you insist my Lord. I will stand by you until the end."

"Thank you."

"What now my Lord? Will you kill Bakura anyway even though Kimora's life is in danger?"

"I know for a fact that the Priests will bring Kimora along. I'll make her my Queen then whether she is awake or not. I know it's not the proper ceremony but at least she'll live and at least she'll know that I never gave up on her. We will go to Kuruelna. I'm sure Bakura is waiting for us there."

"The other Priests will meet up with us at Kuruelna."

"Good, then we must hurry."

Priest Shadah (who is still not happy about putting the Pharaoh in danger) follows the Pharaoh to Kuruelna wondering what awaits them there......

Inside The Temple of Ashta...

Queen Teania sent a letter out with one of her servants a while back. The servant was supposed to give it to the Pharaoh but she hasn't gotten any response. She calls in Priestess Ana but it seems that she went out to search for the messenger with the letter and still hasn't returned yet.

"Man where is everyone? I hope nothing happened to them. I must go out and find them I can't just sit here and wait around doing nothing if my friends are in danger."

Queen Teania gathered up her things and when she opened the door her other Priestess Victoria was standing there waiting for her. "Oh Queen Teania, I didn't know you were leaving. I was just about to tell you that no one found Priestess Ana or the servant you sent your letter with. I'll look again. But I think you should write another letter and I'll make sure it gets delivered to the Pharaoh."

"Thank you but I'd rather deliver the letter myself. I can't afford to loose anymore of my Priestesses."

"But we are your servants were here to serve you, its dangerous out there and I think your much safer here."

"But I want to leave. True you are my servants but you're still my people and I have to look after each and every one of you regardless if you are my servants."

"Very well my Queen, I will prepare your leave." Priestess Victoria gathered Queen Teania's things and left. But Queen Teania was still standing at the door, looking down. "What if.............what if he got my letter and just didn't respond? What if he doesn't like me? What if I am just wasting my time? No....I can't think this way. I must believe. I hope everyone at the Palace is doing alright."

Teania ran down the stairs and got on her horse with everything ready, she stampeded out her city and into the desert.

Meanwhile...

Inside Kuruelna...

Pharaoh Atemu, Priest Shadah, and the troops arrived at the thief town, which was quiet and barren. All you could here was the gusts of the winds moving things around. The sky had only a small ray of sunlight shown and everything else was dark and gloomy.

"What the hell happened to this place?" The Pharaoh looked around seeing nothing and no one. "I don't know what happened here. Maybe the city was abandoned." Priest Shadah said. The Pharaoh rode ahead and the troops followed behind. Everyone sped up as they began to notice spirits following them and circling around them. They suddenly stopped and the spirits disappeared. "Alright go search the area thoroughly and don't come back until you find something."

Without hesitation the troops dispatched themselves all throughout the area to search for Bakura. But not long after, one of the soldiers found a hidden trap door not too far away. While some soldiers went down to investigate this hidden door, a soldier began screaming viciously and everyone came speeding towards the sound of the scream, which led them to the hidden door. Just then a voice was heard laughing throughout the village and everyone but the Pharaoh looks up, down, and around to see where it is coming from. The Pharaoh is looking straight ahead at the hidden door because he knows where it's coming from.

"MWAHHAHAHAH!!!!! never would I have thought to see the Pharaoh back from the dead. If you want your Millennium Puzzle back come beneath the Temple."

"Wait my Lord, its dangerous down their you cannot go you must wait!!!"

"I appreciate your concern but it's too late. This is war now. My mission is to kill Bakura and bring peace back to Egypt. I cannot wait any longer. I will trust in my father's words and bring justice to my people."

"Alright, let's go."

Everyone heads down into the Underground Temple and sees Bakura seated on the Millennium item tablet.

"Welcome to the Underground Temple. I'm sure your all wandering what this is, so see for yourself."

Bakura stands up and shows them a lithograph engraved in the form of seven millennium items.

"Sacrificing the lives of the Kuruelnian people created seven Millennium items here. The previous Pharaoh's greed led to the death of these innocent people for a dark ritual."

"I don't believe you Bakura. My father would never do such a thing to anyone."

"Well believe this, I WILL GET MY REVENGE!!!"

The spirits began attacking the Pharaoh and Priest Shadah and as they squirm around and try to fight them off, the Pharaoh is on the ground with his eyes closed. He suddenly envisions Priest Mahado and wakes up. When he does the spirits scatter about and the Black magician returns.

"Impossible....." Bakura muttered.

"Mahado...." The Pharaoh whispered under his breath.

The Magician of Illusion appears to protect the Pharaoh. Bakura is very upset for he knows that it is impossible for the Pharaoh to summon Gods without his millennium puzzle. However, Priest Mahado's Ba, is a free spirit coming out whenever to save Pharaoh. The Magician of Illusion glides over to the Pharaoh standing tall.

"Arise my Prince. I am a spirit that is able to move only by your command. You must continue fighting. Don't give into to this torment."

"What's the use? My will and my confidence have perished. Bakura actually spoke the truth for a change. How could my father call upon an evil injustice to smite innocent people? I don't know if he was trying to save our kingdom or trying to gain power." The Pharaoh said.

"My Prince what you fail to realize is that your father never realized the evil intentions of the millennium item's. He understood very well how they had to be created even though in his heart he didn't want to go along with this plan. I explained the whole process of creating the millennium items to your father and I knew he was heartbroken and later became ill and died. Now I know that it is my fault.

If I never told your father that painful story he wouldn't have become ill and died. But you must remember that the desire of your father was to bring peace to the kingdom, which has remained and descended upon him. If he leaves the millennium items to Bakura, the world as well as the kingdom will be brought into darkness." The Magician of Illusion said.

"Enough of this nonsense. Now my faithful spirits destroy these filthy Priests." Bakura shouts angrily.

"No......" The Pharaoh says.

The spirits charge at an alarming speed attacking the Pharaoh and The Magician of Illusion but their attacks are reflected and they disappear by The Magician of Illusion's power.

"Damn it all. Diabound show these fools real strength." Bakura said.

Diabound makes its grand appearance onto the field looking bigger and much stronger than when he first attacked the Palace. When the Pharaoh sees Diabound he thinks of Kimora but Bakura is the same way only he thinks of how Kimora has provided Diabound with the power to evolve into its current form.

"Why so sad my Pharaoh? Look at what your Queen has provided me with. You should be happy that I am going to kill you and your Priests with the former Ka of your Queen." Bakura said.

"My Prince do not be afraid of this beast. But be aware that Diabound can copy an enemy's ability against whomever it strikes." The Magician of Illusion said.

Diabound begins using Thunder Force of Osiris. The Magician of Illusion defends itself by using his magic power to open a small whirl-dimension to absorb Diabounds attack.

"Be careful Mahado. Diabound can also pass through the walls."

The Magician of Illusion nods and then behind Bakura, another small whirl-dimension appears.

The Power of Diabound is absorbed into the first whirl dimension and it is released from the second whirl dimension. The attack unfortunately misses Bakura but destroys a pole instead.

"MWUAHAHAH silly fool. You thought you could get rid of me easily. You are sadly mistaken ignorant fool."

"I think you Bakura are the one who's a fool. Look behind you ass."

The pole is collapsing upon the tablet of millennium items. Bakura lets Diabound hold it up. This is what the Pharaoh has been waiting for. While Diabound is protecting the tablet, it can't hide itself into the wall and it can't even protect itself.

"Now who's the fool? This Underground Temple will be your grave."

The Magician of Illusion attacks Diabound hurting Bakura in the process. Is this the miracle they have been waiting for or does Diabound have another trick up his sleeve?