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Mahado and Mana	By : Rocks Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Het - Male/Female Views: 2020 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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“Pharaoh, this is the girl I spoke of.” An old man said as he led Mana into the throne room. Mana looked around the large echoing hall fearfully and felt even more afraid when she saw the grand man sitting on the throne. Mana was five; the same age as the Pharaoh’s son, Atem, who stood beside his father’s throne curiously, “She has almost as much power as my own student, Mahado. If she can be trained to harness that power she may be a powerful magician.” The man continued,
“Where is she from?” the Pharaoh asked curiously as he looked down at the small peasant girl, who wore a short white dress and a veil on her brown haired head to block the sunlight,
“I found her wandering the streets. Her parents were killed in a fire a week ago and she has been surviving alone on the streets.” He replied, gently pushing Mana forward so that she stood alone before the Pharaoh, who looked down at her kindly,
“What is your name child?” he asked gently as he leaned forward. Mana opened her mouth to answer, but found herself unable to speak, “It’s alright, no one will hurt you here.” He assured her,
“Mana…they called me Mana.” She replied quietly as she looked at the floor, “Do you know where my parents are? I can’t find them…I want to go home!” she cried as tears began to fall in rivers down her cheeks. Mana felt herself lifted from the ground and was then sitting on someone’s lap. As she opened her eyes she saw that it was the Pharaoh,
“Mana. Your parents aren’t coming back, they died in an accident a week ago, but you’re here now and we’ll look after you.” He assured her as she dried her eyes.
“Pharaoh, as you know Mahado, though young, is a very promising student, in fact I know that he will one day replace me as keeper of the millennium ring, but already I believe that he is ready for a student and this girl needs stability. I will retire in a few years, but Mahado will still be strong and able. Allow Mahado to teach the girl, I believe there will be positive results from such a pairing.” The old man added as he looked at Mana, who looked back curiously.
“Very well, take her to Mahado. She will live inside the palace until she is old enough to live alone outside the walls.” The Pharaoh decided as he placed Mana on her feet by the throne. The grey old man held his hand out to her and Mana took it, looking back curiously at Atem, who looked at her in an equally curious manner. Mana found herself being led through large echoing corridors, heading down into the dungeon levels of the palace where the magicians practised novice spells, the expert spells were cast outside on a training ground away from the city because they were so powerful.
“Mahado. This is Mana, I want you to teach her well.” The old man said as they walked into a darkened room lit by just two candles. At the small wooden table a twelve-year-old boy looked up from his scroll attentively, his long brown hair, a couple of shades lighter than Mana’s, went straight down to his shoulders and he looked at her with piercing blue eyes,
“Are you certain Master? She has a power much like my own, perhaps you would be a better teacher.” Mahado argued gently,
“Do you question me Mahado?” the old man demanded,
“No Master, I merely do not think myself qualified to teach such a powerful student effectively.” He replied, receiving an admiring look from his master,
“Mahado, you are wise beyond your years. I know many students who would not dare argue with their masters, but you have a spirit and intelligence beyond all of them.” The old man complimented, “Still, it is my belief that you are ready and this girl needs a permanent master.” He added, at which the young boy rose from the table with a look of anguish,
“Master! Are you ill?” he asked worriedly, but the old man laughed and shook his head,
“No, not at all, but you are to be both my last student and my successor Mahado and by the time you succeed me, Mana will not have finished her training. She needs a permanent master, and that is you. Why don’t you spend some time together? I must see to state affairs and there is still a long time before your next lesson.” The old man said as he bowed out of the room and closed the door. Mana looked back at the door fearfully and turned back to the boy, who was staring at her thoughtfully.
“Alright Mana, what do you know about magic?” he asked as he stood up from the chair at the table and came to stand with her, towering over her and seeming almost twice her height. She backed away slightly and hit the wall,
“Um-I-uh,” she stuttered hopelessly, but the boy just laughed kindly,
“Don’t look so scared, I’m not going to hurt you…do you know anything about magic? Have you ever used your power?” he asked, but Mana shook her head, “Has anything ever happened when you were around? Something odd? Or did you ever see a strange monster close to you?” he asked, at which Mana nodded, “Can you tell me?” he asked,
“It was a week ago. Mummy and Daddy were shouting; they were so angry, so loud, they were angry with me…I didn’t mean to smash the vase! It just fell and I couldn’t stop it!” she cried, “They were so loud…I just wanted them to stop…I didn’t mean to do it, I couldn’t help it!” she cried as she slid to the floor and buried her face between her knees. Mahado gave her a pitying look and knelt beside her, putting his arms round her comfortingly,
“It’s alright, hey, don’t cry…what happened?” he prompted as he stroked her head gently,
“I killed them! The house was on fire! I did it! They were so loud and angry! I just wanted them to stop!” she cried into Mahado’s shoulder, feeling his arms holding her gently.
“It wasn’t your fault Mana. You didn’t know about your power, you mustn’t blame yourself. Your body just reacted in a defensive manner to the situation. You were trying to protect yourself and the fire killed your parents by accident.” He said firmly as he wiped away her tears with the sleeve of his white magician robes. Mana sniffed and rubbed her eyes,
“Really?” she asked hopefully,
“Really…now, I have some time before my next lesson so I’ll tell you about the shadow creatures.” He decided,
“Yes sir.” She said,
“Call me Master Mahado in public, but when we’re alone you may call me Mahado.” He said, “Now, let’s see. There are many shadow creatures in the kingdom, in fact everyone has one, but some are stronger than others and not everyone can harness their power. The seven keepers of the millennium items have many of these monsters, but each will have one that they favour, which is probably the one that they started with. These creatures are made up of the evil in a person’s heart, but the creatures are only as evil as the person who controls them, remember that! Just because you have a strong shadow creature it doesn’t mean that you are an evil person.” He instructed to Mana, now sitting cross-legged and looking at him intently. “These creatures reside in the shadow realm and are connected to this world by stone tablets, which depict the monster, and they come forth when called.” He explained.
“Called? How?” Mana asked, tilting her head quizzically,
“Well, to summon a monster you have one of these.” Mahado said as he held up a gold item that looked like a wing attached to a bracelet. “These monsters fight in shadow games to protect their master’s life. When your life is gone you are sent to the shadow realm, but it has been said that some people become their monster.” He added as he allowed Mana to hold the gold item.
“How do you know if you have a monster or not?” she asked as she ran her hand over the smooth gold plating,
“Well, as I said, everyone has a monster, you just need to have the power to bring it out, and you do have that power. I can see a great power in you, one that feels very much like my own.” He replied as she handed him the item and he put it aside. “But the monsters aren’t the only magical things. There are many spells that must be mastered. Spells for healing, spells for shielding, spells for attacking, there are spells for just about anything.” He continued, “Let me show you one.” He added as he walked to the bench and tipped a small amount of light blue powder into the palm of his hand, “Omar.” He said as he threw the powder and as she watched Mana saw the powder mould together until there was a blue butterfly fluttering around the room. Mana held out her hands as it flew near her and the butterfly landed in her hands,
“It’s beautiful.” She sighed as she looked at the plain blue wings,
“It’s my signature animal. It was the first thing I ever learned to do with magic.” He said as the butterfly fluttered to him and landed on his shoulder. “If I want someone to find me then I send the butterfly to guide them. So far no one has figured out this method of communication except for my Master.” He explained.

Mana had been given permission to go just about anywhere in the palace, though there were some areas that were off limits, such as the Pharaoh’s private chambers and those of his son and certain rooms in the dungeon were also forbidden. Mahado was in his lesson so Mana took to wandering around the palace gardens by herself, following the small path around the grass until she saw a shady tree and went to sit beneath it. She climbed up into the large branches where no one could see her and took to watching the garden, seeing a few slaves hurry by, but nothing else.
“Hello. You’re Mana aren’t you?” a young boy’s voice said. Mana started, almost falling out of the tree, but managing to use her legs to hold her there. As she looked down she saw Atem, who wore a white linen toga and some sort of decorative material on his shoulders with a long dark blue cloak,
“Yes, and you’re Atem…what are you doing out here? N-not that it has anything to do with me, it’s your garden so you can go wherever you like.” She added hastily, but Atem just laughed and sat down in the shade, pulling the cloak from his shoulders,
“I just came out to cool off, there’s no need to be all jumpy you know!” he laughed as Mana hopped down and sat opposite him with her legs crossed,
“I just thought I might have sounded rude, I wouldn’t want to insult my future Pharaoh now would I?” she replied as she looked at the small pond by the tree.
“Oh, I’m not insulted! In fact I wouldn’t mind if I was insulted for a change. It gets a little boring with everyone running round after me saying ‘yes, Prince Atem’ ‘no, Prince Atem.’” He replied,
“‘Three bags full, Prince Atem.’” Mana joked, receiving an appreciative laugh,
“Mana, will you be my friend? We can play games, explore the palace, laugh, have fun and insult each other as much as we like!” Atem asked excitedly,
“Alright…but be careful.” She advised, “I don’t want to hurt you, but I can’t always control myself.” She added as she looked at the ground, remembering the sudden smoke that had risen from the roof in her small house. She remembered running outside screaming and watching as the house burned, only finding out afterwards that her parents had been inside.
“Don’t worry, I’m sure Mahado will be a great teacher.” Atem assured as he leaned back against the tree trunk,
“You know Master Mahado?” she asked,
“Of course! He’s going to be one of the keepers one day, and he lives in the palace, in fact before you came he was one of the only ones close to my age.” He replied, “Isis is the only other in the Palace, she’s just turned ten and she’ll be the keeper of the millennium necklace one day for sure.” He added as he closed his eyes. Mana crept to the pond and put her hand in, feeling the cool water caress her skin. She looked back at Atem once before flicking the water at him, “Wha?” he asked in shock as the cold water splashed his chest. Mana laughed and backed away as he got to his feet and ran at her, pushing her into the pond, but at the last moment she grabbed his arm and he fell on top of her,
“It’s freezing!” Mana shivered as she swam for the edge, but as she turned Atem was struggling to stay above the water, “Atem!” she cried as she pushed away and swam over to him, grabbed his arm and pulled him with her to the edge of the pond, “Are you alright?” she asked with a concerned hand on his shoulder,
“Never better.” He shivered in reply as he heaved himself out and held his hand back to her. Mana took his hand and allowed him to pull her over the small wall that surrounded the pond and onto the grass where they both collapsed and allowed the hot sun to dry their clothes,
“Mana! Mana?” a voice cried. Mana opened her eyes and sat up, looking around in confusion before seeing Mahado at the doors of the palace looking around. Mana held up her arm and waved,
“Mahado!” she shouted as she rubbed her eyes. Beside her Atem also sat up looking tired. Mana still felt wet, but she knew that they had fallen asleep for a short while,
“What happened to you?” Mahado asked as he crouched down beside the pair.
“We fell in the pond.” Mana replied sheepishly, seeing Atem nodding in agreement,
“How did you manage that?” he asked incredulously as he looked at the small wall that ran around the edge of the pond,
“Like this!” Atem replied as he shoved Mahado, who lost his balance and fell head first over the wall and into the pond. Mana gasped and followed Atem to the edge, where Mahado was floating face down in the water,
“Oh no! He must have hit his head on the way down! Help me!” Mana cried as she hopped lightly over the wall, feeling the cold water envelop her once again as she swam to Mahado and turned him over, seeing his eyes closed. She pulled him to the edge and hooked one arm over the small wall, “Atem, pull him.” Mana ordered. Atem nodded and leaned on the wall to grab Mahado’s arm, but as soon as he had it Mahado came to life and pulled. Atem cried out in surprise as he fell into the water, but Mahado didn’t release him and kept his head above the water, “Mahado! You’re alright!” Mana cried in relief.
“Of course I am…come on, it’s cold in here.” He replied as he heaved himself out of the pond. Mana pulled herself onto the wall as Mahado reached back and lifted Atem out of the water,
“Atem! Is this really the behaviour of the next Pharaoh of Egypt? And you Mahado! You should know better!” the Pharaoh said disapprovingly as he appeared by the pond with his brother, who had the millennium eye,
“Yes father.” Atem laughed as he sat on the wall,
“My apologies Pharaoh.” Mahado apologised nervously, but the Pharaoh just laughed and ruffled his son’s hair,
“No apologies needed young student. Atem, come and get dried off. I suggest that you two do the same!” he added lightly as he led Atem away,
“Good bye Mana! See you soon!” he called as he swung his cloak over one shoulder and waved,
“Bye Atem!” she called back as she wrung her hair out. Mahado sat beside her on the wall and sighed, the sun slowly drying his skin. “Mahado? I know you showed me once already but…I forgot where my room is…” Mana said quietly, her face turning red with embarrassment. Mahado laughed and got to his feet,
“You are a forgetful thing, aren’t you? I can see that training you may be harder than I thought.” He joked as he took her hand and led her to the side doors of the palace. “It’s a good thing that your room is next to mine, it means I don’t have to walk as far.” He added as they followed the large corridors to a staircase that led up to the first floor where there were many doors that all looked the same. Mahado led her along for a while until he stopped, “Here, this is your room. The one next door is mine.” He said, pointing to the left, where there was another identical door.
“Thank you.” Mana said as she opened her door and went inside.
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