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Nymphi frowned at her toys, an uneasy feeling had been attached to her since she left with you and Amon.

"....Mr. Stuffers is missing." She mumbled to herself, unable to find the green teddy bear Nathaniel gave her. "...I should've brought him with me."

She huffed and crossed her arms at the Egyptian toys before nodding to herself, "...then that means mommy won't be able to touch him. That's good for me." She assured herself before reaching for a puppet that resembled a bird.

"...What do you think Mr. Eagle?" She asked and opened its mouth as though it was responding to her. She nods at the silent puppet, "...you're right....something is off.....I'm worried for mommy and daddy."

She rose from the floor and stared at the door, almost fearful for the near-future. "...Is it going to happen again?" She mumbled fearfully, "...I want to see mommy-"

"Hello again, little Miss Nymphi~" A voice cooed at her from the window in her room. She froze and looked up to lock eyes with a very familiar man. She stared at the long, white-haired male -much paler from the man she had seen in the throne room - as he wore a blue and white striped shirt with blue jeans, all covered by a black coat. Her crimson eyes lit up at this figure,

"Bakura!" Nymphi gasped, "But weren't you just-"

"Oh, him?" Bakura rolled his eyes, "Just my twin brother. He's always so dramatic and rude, just as my mother would call him." He lied,

"Oh...well he's evil." Nymphi frowned, "He disrespected grandpa!"

"Oh no he did?!" Bakura feigned shock, "When I see him, I'm gonna give him a slap on the wrist!"

"What are you doing here anyway?" Nymphi asked, "And why through my window?"

"You see, little Nymphi, your mother actually sent me over," He lied, "She wanted me to personally take you out of here and to take a look around outside the pyramid."

"She did?" Nymphi blinked, "But mommy didn't tell me-"

"She wanted it to be a surprise!" Bakura cheered, "In fact, just in case you got bored, I brought your deck and something else~" Bakura reached from behind and pulled out a familiar green teddy bear. Nymphi gasped and smiled wide,

"Mr. Stuffers!" She cheered and ran over to the window, "You really brought him?!"

"Of course I did! I'll give him to you when we're out of here!" Bakura put the bear aside and reached out for Nymphi's hand, "Let's go, you and I~" He tried his absolute best to feign innocence for this little princess to fall into his trap. He leaned forward for easier access, which was taken by the Pharaoh's daughter as she eagerly reached and locked hands with him. He quickly (and gently so he wouldn't harm her...yet) pulled her into his arms while giving her the bear. Briefly repositioning her for comfort and security, he was trying his best to remain calm and keep up this facade he pulled. His eyes shifted outside and into the marketplace..no....farther than that.

And just like that, he hopped out the window with the Pharaoh's young daughter, who was completely oblivious she was just kidnapped.

Meanwhile, you were pacing back and forth in the Pharaoh's chambers with nothing but anger and defeat in your mind. There was so much happening and yet here you are, stuck in the same room until Yami decides to change his mind. You kept glancing at the door as though Yami, or anyone else, will come in and explain the situation since you left. The negativity is still there, you could sense that from miles away, and yet instead of being in the situation to try and fix things or help, you're here.

In the Pharaoh's chambers awaiting news about whether or not you'll be able to do something. Right as you stared at the door again, the doors opened, but rather it being Yami, Amon walked in with a bowl of water and a golden goblet. He appeared to be startled as he locked eyes with you, before briefly bowing and walking inside the chambers.

"I have returned with water." Amon spoke and set the bowl on the counter next to the bed. He took the goblet and dipped it in for the water to go inside the cup for easier access to drink.

"...have you heard anything relating to what he wants?" You asked, "Like, is he coming anytime soon or..."

"I have not seen him on the way here, nor have I heard of his presence nearby. The last I saw him, he was about to challenge Priest Seto."

"....he's challenging Seto?" You gasped, "...Why?!"

"It's a complicated issue." Amon answered as he gave you the full goblet, "I feel it's a matter the Great Pharaoh should tell."

You took the goblet with a frown, "....is there anything I can do?" You asked,

"Not to my limited knowledge, Great Queen of the Orichalcos." Amon shook his head, "The only thing the Great Pharaoh told me is have you remain here until further notice."

You impatiently tapped the goblet and stared at the door, if Yami and Priest Seto are dueling, it may take a while before you hear anything from Yami. A groan escaped your lips as you rubbed the bridge of your nose with your free hand.

"I am sure the Great Pharaoh will come soon, do not worry Great Queen of the Orichalcos." Amon apologized once more as he headed to leave the chambers, "Please rest until then."

"..Alright...thank you for...uh...trying, Amon." You thanked with a weak smile you could only muster. As though he had not expected that response, he stiffened and stared at you with wide eyes,

"Yo...You're welcome, Great Queen of the Orichalcos.." He bowed deeply in respect before he swiftly left the chambers. You raised an eyebrow as he left, now realizing how much of a mouthful your title is. Maybe next time you see Amon you could tell him to simply call you by your name. At least that's what you thought until you forgot you're the Queen of Ancient Egypt....so....maybe just call you Great Queen or something.

You took a heavy sigh as you swirled the water around inside the goblet, your eyes following the ripples that gently moved along with the goblet. There is definitely something fishy going on here...there is no doubt about it. You sat down on the side of the bed and tapped the goblet impatiently. The only thing you can do as of now is to wait for Yami to waltz in, even when he comes, you have to drag the explanation out of his mouth. Because you're two seconds away from slapping his gorgeous face.

Feeling your throat dry now out of frustration, you stared at this water with a nostalgic feeling. You tilted your head and stared at the water before shuddering that feeling aside. A bad feeling surged your body as you lifted the goblet to your lips and hesitantly drank the water. Gently placing the empty goblet next to you, you groaned and rubbed your head, this whole thing sucks. Not only do you want to know what's going on, but you also wanted to know what you could do to help. Feeling dread creep up, you rested your head in the palm of your hands and let out another sigh. This was really frustrating, but what else can you-

An overwhelming sense of tiredness surged your body with your heartbeat slowly decreasing and your eyes unable to remain open. Shocked at this sudden exhaustion, you tried your absolute best to stay awake by standing up and trying to recount the stones in the walls for concentration. Unfortunately, you felt unable to mentally keep up with your choice to stand, and within moments of rising from the bed your vision turned completely black, and you slipped from consciousness.

Five minutes pass by, and it was silent on both inside and out of the chambers. The guards positioned stared at the empty hallway, expecting to see the Pharaoh arrive from Amon's words earlier. It wasn't long before they heard footsteps approach, and both stiffened and positioned themselves to formally greet - who they thought to be - the Pharaoh. Instead, they were greeted by a black-hooded male, the cape covered his....off attire....as he seemed to be fully clothed with a beige color, the hood covered hair of a color they least expected.

This man did not look to be Egyptian at all, and this alarmed the two guards. They immediately switched positions from a formal greeting to an attack position to the intruder, who calmly approached the two guards with no problem.

"Hey. No one but the High Priests and the Great Pharaoh may enter this room. Identify your-" Just as the guards were going to finish, they were greeted with a flaying knife slitting their throats. Blood spurted in all directions as the guards fell to the floor, choking in their own blood until they could no longer breathe and lost life on the spot. Pulling out the same handkerchief, he gently wiped the blood off the knife,

"Wouldn't want your blood mixed with that trash, now do you?" Dartz narrowed his eyes at the corpses, "You're too high-class for that despite your position."

With that, he opened the doors to the Pharaoh's chambers and walked right in. He didn't close the door, he felt he didn't need to for it'd be a while before anyone realizes what's happening.

'They're all obsessed with Bakura anyway, so the likelihood of them peeking over here is very dry.' Dartz concluded as he peeked to the side of the bed and locked eyes with your unconscious body on the floor. 'Besides...it'd be lovely to see the Pharaoh's reaction to seeing a sea of blood than closed doors...' Smirking to himself, he flung you on the bed and harshly tossed you onto your stomach. Ripping out the transparent cape that covered the stone, he forced your back to be wide open for him to stare at the engraved stone. He briefly halted himself, taken aback by the appearance....no...the aura of the Orichalcos alone.

"...This..." His hand caressed the stone with his eyes wide in pure infatuation, "......this should've been mine..." He mumbled to himself, newfound rage boiled in his blood at the thought of the Great Leviathan being in your hand than his.

"..no no....it is mine....don't worry...that'll be fixed..." He hummed to himself as he caressed your cheek, "After all...it must be such a burden for you to hold such power that doesn't even belong to you..." Dartz hummed to himself and leaned closer to your ear as though you were awake, "....not to worry~. It'll all be over soon~." He sang as he swung out the flaying knife and wrapped his hands around the handle with the tip of the knife aimed directly onto your back.

"It'll be mine, just as it should be...." He sang to himself as he repositioned himself, flinging his right knee on the other side of the bed for better and more comfortable access to your back. Now completely facing you, Dartz smiled wide at the potential future he has now that he will be getting what he wants. Oh, the power he'll have...the souls he can take for the Great Leviathan...the unbelievable strength and advantage he'll be able to obtain...

He eagerly gripped the knife's handle and rose the knife for the big entrance that he had been dreaming of in the last five thousand years.

He was completely unaware of the man rapidly approaching from behind, the man with nothing but murder in his mind.

Right as Dartz was about to slam the knife down your back, he felt a heavy hand grab his shoulder with such power it sent chills down Dartz's spine. Completely shocked, he was yanked back and was forced to turn around to be greeted by a very hard punch to the face. The force from the punch flung Dartz to the ground with blood spitting from his mouth, the knife flung from Dartz's hands and skidded towards the door. Trembling, Dartz's hand gingerly touched his cheek and his eyes locked with crimson eyes that glared down on him.

"Wh...I...I thought you were..." Dartz stuttered,

"Elsewhere? Knowing damn well you're here?" Yami growled, approached Dartz, and forcibly lifted him up from the floor. Too stunned to fight back, Dartz was flung and slammed into the wall with Yami pinning him by shoving his hand on Dartz's neck. His strength alone kept Dartz pinned, and the man found himself struggling to breathe. Choking, Dartz grabbed Yami's wrist in an attempt to wring him off but was only greeted by crimson eyes that wished to see a corpse infront of him.

"Do you take me as an idiot? A blind man who would let a delusional man such as yourself touch my wife? Do not associate me as such." Yami hissed through his teeth, pure rage shook within his voice that sent chills down Dartz's spine.

"How..." Dartz muttered through the limited air he was given, "...did..."

"A man's hubris is his weakness, Dartz." Yami seethed, his face closer to Dartz, "Remember that." He whispered with a growl.

For the first time in a whole Millennia, Dartz felt pure fear down his whole body. He stared, wide-eyed at the Pharaoh, and felt Death at his door. Something the former King of Atlantis had yet to confront. He was met with dull, enraged crimson eyes that already seemed to visualize at least three methods of murder.

"And how unfortunate of you to think you can get away with it a second time. Breaking into the Pharaoh's chambers, drugging his wife, and attempting to steal the Orichalcos? That doesn't even give you the chance to get away with the judgment of the Millennium Items....it gives you a chopped head if I say so myself." Yami muttered into Dartz's ears, his eyes glaring deep into the man's eyes without a single blink. "And I would love to be the one to perform the execution-"

Rapid footsteps approached the chambers and guards seemed to rush in with weapons ready. A member of the royal court emerged at the center,

"Great Pharaoh! Are you-" Priestess Isis came in and gasped at the scene, "G-Great Pharaoh-"

"Isis. The punishment for a grave robber is the judgment of the Millennium Items, correct?" Yami's voice halted the guards in their place, their eyes wide as they looked at Isis in fear.

"....yes." Isis nodded, a little tense as she stared at Yami,

"And for insulting the Pharaoh means death?"

"...Y...Yes..."

"Then what would be the punishment for someone to poison my wife and attempt to steal the Orichalcos? Surely an act like that is worse than any grave robber or someone who doesn't like me." His crimson eyes finally left Dartz and went straight to Isis for a reply. She froze in place with her eyes briefly widened, before she calmed herself down and stared at Yami,

"...death." Her response was music to Yami's ears,

"So, it won't be much of a hassle if I kill him here and now?" He asked as his hand tightened grip on Dartz's throat with his dull eyes still locked with Isis. She tensed up and took a step forward,

"Great Pharaoh, no." She shook her head, "It is best to not kill him, at least not from your hands. Let us-"

"Why? Make things easier for all of us."

"Please, let us take care of him. I understand your rage but give him to us. I trust we shall-"

"Then I better see his head on a platter." Yami hissed as he threw Dartz towards Isis on the floor like a displeased object. Getting themselves together, the guards quickly apprehended Dartz and yanked him up. Tying his hands behind his back, Dartz was forced out of the room with the guards dragging him out. It all happened so suddenly, Dartz had yet to register the fact he had been caught and arrested - now facing death as a result.

Yami took heavy breaths in an attempt to calm himself down, his whole body trembled in pure rage as he stared at the wall. He finally closed his eyes and rubbed them as a way to try to get some of the internalized rage out of his system. He opened his eyes and blinked.

Blinked just once.

He only blinked and his vision grew sharp and tense as he saw blood on the wall. His heart raced more like a response, as his hearing succumbed to a loud ring, as he could hear nothing but his ragged breaths. Unable to calm down, Yami's vision was hazy and filled with red on the walls as he quickly turned to the bed to see a sea of red, as though Dartz had already done the deed. Confused, enraged, and panicked, Yami stared at the bloodied bed with wide eyes and an extremely quickened heart rate. His vision was a mess, and his senses flared as he could smell thick metallic blood. Losing all strength from his quickened heart rate and panic, he slid down to the floor and found himself curling into a fetal position. His hands tried to cover his face, but he realized his hands were covered in blood.

Your blood.

Dizzy, nauseated, and confused at this realization, his breaths grew more ragged and tears began streaming down his face without hesitation. His chest felt heavy, and his vision was incredibly messed up. He only heard his accelerated heartbeat, and he covered his eyes with his bloodied hands, stifling sobs of his unsuccessful intervention until he felt hands rapidly shake them.

"Great Pharaoh! Are you alright?!" Priestess Isis's grip on him shook him to reality. His whole body froze and he stared wide-eyed at Isis, not before his whole body jolted to the side to look at the bed to find no blood, just you unconscious in the bed with your back facing up - not touched at all since he ran in. Scrambling to his feet and ignoring Isis, he bolted to the side of the bed and intensely stared at you, scanning for any sign of a cut or loss of the stone engraved in your back.

"Sh...She's fine...the poison was a sleeping potion. She's just in a deep sleep." Priestess Isis assured, "She'll wake up." She narrowed her eyes and watched Yami's trembling body as he stared at his hands. Without saying a word, he shakily crawled on the bed and wrapped his arms around your unconscious body. Trembling, he pulled you into his arms and held you tightly with tears escaping his pained and mentally exhausted eyes. He gently kissed your forehead and remained completely still, mentally assuring himself that you're still alive and the Seal is still in one piece.

'She's just sleeping...she's just sleeping....she's just sleeping...' He took shaky breaths to calm himself down as Isis silently took off his cape. Mindlessly aiding, Yami allowed Isis to remove his cape and felt dizzy out of pure exhaustion. Not even a minute after Isis removed his cape, Yami passed out from the world, as he finally felt at ease knowing you're safe as he felt your heartbeat against his chest.

Isis watched with nothing but sorrow and pity. She silently left the room and looked at one of the new guards that were positioned,

"Fetch me a blanket," Isis whispered and watched one guard take off,

"Is the Queen and Pharaoh alright?" The other asked,

"Yes, they need to rest. Do not let anyone besides the Royal Court and Nymphi in." Isis replied as a guard returned with a blanket. She took the blanket and walked back inside the room, closing the door behind her so no one can peek. She quietly approached the bed and carefully opened the blanket up, covering you and Yami up to the shoulders.

"We will take care of things until you're well and ready," Isis whispered and left the room to allow the two royals to get some form of rest.

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Your eyes sharply opened to realize you were sitting on cold concrete with nothing but darkness surrounding you. You stared at the ground to see moss in the cracks and forced yourself to your feet. Your eyes surveyed the emptiness that surrounded you in hopes to find something you can head on over. Figuring standing around won't do much, so you forced your legs to cooperate and you walked mindlessly in hopes to find something.

"...augh..."

Startled by the sudden groan of pain heard not far, your head jolted to the direction,

"...hello?" You called out in hopes to hear a response but heard nothing but a continuous groan that sounded...familiar somehow.

"....please.....stop..." A man groaned from a distance, ".....augh..." His yacks and gags were heavy as though he was ready to throw up his intestines.

Unsure whether or not you should see what's going on, you paused in your steps, mentally debating the choice to go or to walk elsewhere. However, there was something awfully familiar about that voice....so familiar you couldn't help but investigate. Following the yacks and groans, you found yourself standing above an occupied abyss, and when you peeked in, the urge to puke surged in your body.

Inside the abyss was Dartz. He was wrapped up in sharp, spiky chains that seized his entire body and forced his entire body to spread. Blood seeped from this man's body, his hair a wreck and torn to his shoulders. Completely naked, patches of skin were torn from his chest, arms, legs, and his pelvis and were stitched to look identical to his family. These skin puppets were thrown in his face constantly, not long before they were torn to shreds right in front of him and tossed down in the abyss. Then, the horrid chains that held him in place sunk deep into his body, and shadow-like beings emerged with sharp, yellow teeth with green slits that glowed with eagerness and joy towards his suffering. They sunk their teeth deep into his skin and ripped more off his body, which Dartz let out a painful screech in response and blood poured from his body. One demon tore off another patch of Dartz's hair and threw it to another, who gathered his skin and hair and began stitching another set of his family. Laugher from these demons filled the abyss towards Dartzs' screams in pain, as he's forced to watch this whole scene commence yet again - his eyelids cut and burnt so he wouldn't be able to close them.

You covered your mouth and stared in absolute shock. You wanted to leave, but something about this whole set-up was so...different from what you'd expect with torture, so you watched. Not only that, but paralysis struck you the moment you locked eyes, leaving you to stand and stare in horror. Your stomach was hurling and your intestines seemed ready for potential puke, but mentally you were shut down. Your physical body and mentality were not on the same page, so you stood with pure confusion in all sorts of ways.

"Like what you see?" You heard the Leviathan ask and finally lifted your eyes from the abyss and in front of you to see its eye staring at you.

"....What....Why are you showing me this..." You gulped to prevent your insides from going outside,

"Because I knew if I just told you, you wouldn't believe me."

"...believe you on what?" You asked,

"Oh come now, my Vessel, don't tell me you don't realize what's going on." Its eye rolled, "You were poisoned."

"...I was wh-" Your words paused as you took a second to register what the Leviathan said. Realization struck you and you covered your mouth.

That.....you just.....holy shit....you're poisoned....Dartz poisoned you?? That robbery Amon mentioned...holy shit that WAS Amon....wait...but how is Dartz here? You just saw him over th-

"Now you see why?"

"...How...wait..." Your brain was clouded with questions, "....but....he's-"

"Because the Dartz that poisoned you wasn't actually him. Dartz will forever be with me until I get bored with him." It answered, "The one that poisoned you was an allusion, a punishment."

"Punishment? For who? For what?!" You raised an eyebrow,

"....because of today's events, I am feeling rather generous, so I'll briefly explain." It huffed while sneering its eye on you, "That Dartz was caused by Akhenamkhanen."

"....Yami's father?" You stared at the Leviathan in shock,

"Wouldn't it pain you to have to witness Nymphi's partner experience pain from Nymphi's selfish choices a second time? It's the same with Akhenamkhanen, after all, unlike that damned Royal Court he saw you as his own. He recreated the robbery as a lesson for his precious, nameless son."

"......and I'm guessing because you're still here, it means I'm in one piece?"

"You tell me. You just saw him. Even if he didn't make it, I doubt Timaeus, Critias, and Hermos would allow a second time. This time was simply a punishment."

"Ah....o-kay..." You nodded, "...Kind of cruel, don't you think?"

"Wisdom comes through suffering. You, of all people, should know this."

You narrowed your eyes and looked back at the abyss to see the skin-puppets being torn, "...Are you going to keep doing the puppet thing?"

"Earlier I decided to continuously spin him. Then I got bored, so now I'm doing this."

......Well....o-kay then. You do that.

"It seems our brief time has come to an end, the poison is wearing off. Akhenamkhanen is being awfully nice with that....well, you're still alive and in one piece. Do swing by, you may find a different method on him when you return." The eye sneered as though it was smirking at you.

Unsettled at this, you sighed, "....Do you think...I can do something to help this whole Bakura thing?"

"You're more important to this than you think." It spoke as everything around you turned black and the eye closed.

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A/N; I've noticed people have been wondering; where's the smut?

I'd keep an eye out for the next episode. I think you may like the result.

https://youtu.be/zJQRLjnX7MM