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Gyah, I�m getting writer�s block so soon! *Fume*
Disclaimer: Wish I owned YGO. Don�t steal my fanfic. I�m not
infringing on copyright and I�m not getting paid for this.
Chapter 3

�� It was
quite a tragedy. They found the corpses scattered around, the Priest of the
Ring unconscious, barely holding onto to life. The team of hunters that had
gone with him � their bodies was mangled beyond recognition.
�� Yami felt
like he was going to be sick.
�� Aishizu
checked on her brother, and nodded. �Still alive.�
�� We must get
him back to the palace quickly!�
�� No one
noticed that all the hunters who had died had been contending for the throne,
probably because they had been careful.
�� But Mahaado
was getting to be an excellent spy, and he was not going to let them hurt his
Pharaoh.
�� Never.
��
�� He had
healed fairly quickly, though from the looks the young Healer was giving him,
he could use that to his advantage. With a smile, he poured himself a cup of
wine.
�� She blushed
at his look and almost fled the room.
�� Silly girl.
�� Mana bounced
in a few minutes later, carrying her textbook. However, she was quiet for once,
and simply read her lesson. She was worried.
�� If her
Teacher died� she would have nowhere to go. Her family had disowned her when
they had found out she was going to the Pharaoh�s court�
�� She would
have made him some healing potions, but she had exploded three of his golden
cauldrons already and she did not think he would appreciate her efforts.
�� So she read
quietly, and Mahaado let himself rest easily, knowing that though ditzy, his
apprentice was trustworthy.

�� He managed
to keep his secret for several more months, before his Pharaoh found out. It
wasn�t quite the situation he had wanted Yami to see either.

�� He smirked
as he stood from his previously kneeling position, wiping the fluid from his
chin with an offhand gesture. The older man groaned as he passed out, wondering
why he was suddenly so weak.
�� Mahaado
lifted a hand and watched as bluish-black light flickered over his fingertips.
Perfect. It had worked then.
�� He was
dipping into the dark arts, and he knew it. Stealing the life energy of other
people was not quite correct. However, he was not doing it for selfish gain, so
the gods suffered his indiscretions.
�� The old
soldier was so weak now that he would die a natural death in a few days. He
shouldn�t have tied to poison Yami.
��
�� Mahaado
tasted everything the Pharaoh ate or drank first, without Yami knowing. His
senses and his ability to use and recognize poisons had gone up exponentially
since his magic had been sealed.
�� Plus, he
had learned� ways� and of course, he kept broad-spectrum antidotes on hand. No
use in getting accidentally poisoned.
�� But in any
case, he carefully wiped any evidence of lovemaking � more like making hate �
off his body, and smoothed down his robes. He courteously moved the prone old
man onto the bed and covered him with a sheet. No sense in him dying on the
floor, after all.
�� Sleep well,
Lord Edfu. You will soon sleep the sleep of death.
�� He left the
room, only to nearly trip over a trembling figure. Ruby eyes were wide with a
mixture of emotions he could not immediately decipher.
�� My
Pharaoh?�
�� M-Mahaado��
Yami whispered. �Why?�
��
�� My
Pharaoh.� Mahaado inclined his head, fingers twitching in the beginnings of a
silencing spell. Yami caught the change in posture and nodded. He would wait
for an explanation when they weren�t in the hallway.
�� He followed
the Priest back to his quarters.
�� He perched
on Mahaado�s bed and nibbled on a honeyed pastry nervously. Why was Mahaado�
and with him?
�� It might
not be his duty to pry into his friend�s private life, but even so, he could
feel something smoldering in his heart.
�� Was it
envy?

�� Why?�
Mahaado lowered his eyes. �Do you
truly wish an explanation, my Pharaoh?� The tone of his voice warned that it
would not be a pleasant one.
�� Yami
nodded. �Yes, Mahaado. I want to know why.�
�� Mahaado
nodded solemnly. �It was to protect you, my Pharaoh.�
�� He felt
warm all of a sudden. �To protect me? But how�?�
�� He tried
to poison you, my Pharaoh.�
�� Yami�s eyes
slitted, but he motioned for Mahaado to continue. �Did Aishizu not see the
danger?�
�� Priestess
Aishizu may tell the future without lie, but she cannot see everything, my
Pharaoh.�
�� That much
was true, and often the Sennen Tauk lay unresponsive. Yami sighed.
�� So that
was why you killed him? For me?�
�� Yes, my
Pharaoh.�

�� Yami�s brow
furrowed. The old man had not been an Elected Priest, so shadow dueling was out
of the question, but even so�
�� Couldn�t
you have killed him with magic?�
�� Ah, my
Pharaoh, I am afraid I have little magic left.�
�� Why?�
�� Such a
persistent child, but Yami was his child, to protect and serve and
comfort. He tapped the Ring as the points jangled.
�� Yami was no
fool. He knew the danger of the Items � had seen other priests die when their
items rejected them�
�� It
explained quite a lot. But even so�

�� The
embalmers would be able to tell that the Priests had died of poison, right?
�� But Mahaado
was the Priest of Anubis. He was in charge of the dead, and the proper
ceremonies� no one would dare slander him.
�� Things
suddenly clicked in his mind. There was no need for anyone to know, unless the
Healers knew more than they let on, but Mana spent much time there, training �
she might be keeping an eye out for her Teacher�s interests, so that no one
would tell.
�� Fascinating.
He had never expected court life to be so subtle. He still had much to learn,
it seemed. Even being Pharaoh had not acclimated him enough.
�� It was time
to take a crash course in what he should do.
�� First, he
should keep Mahaado alive. That was a given. He didn�t want his friend to die.
But the idea of Mahaado protecting him, and the Throne, and Egypt�
�� It made him
quite happy.

End Chapter
Completed 4/7/06
Yep, Yami finds out. Not like that�ll change much *Grin*

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