The Corrupt King

♒The Opening of the Mouth♒

"Ate-" 

"Don't Speak it!" the pharaoh firmly covered my mouth "never speak my name..."

I jerked my body away.
"So that's it? Your the son of set? Your the embodiment of evil?"

I stood up over him my body slowly regaining its strength, "what do want with me? what do you want with yugi?"

Atem remained silent

"No" I laughed "your just evil and a coward!" I yelled "whatever curse that damns you, is what you deserve"
His eyes were glowing menacing, a snarl from his gut came up.

"How dare you defy me I am the son of set!, how dare you stand over me and claim me as a coward" he voice breaking into a unnatural roar. His hands leaped towards me grabbing my wrists pinning me to the tree near by. My eyes forced to meet his. 

"Son of set? was that your way to impress me? to help me understand your privileged position?"

I could not understand,  he was capable of being kind. He had shown me compassion, he made the choice to be cruel.

"I have taught you how to read, treated you with a fair hand, and haven't killed you!" his growled 

"Fair?! How could you!" I screamed "you tried to violated me!, you held Yugi cative! You killed people you took my finger for Ra sake! You..." I paused tears began to pour out from my eyes "You should of killed me! you should of killed me so that I never got to-To think I was beginning to... , you almost got me to..." My lips quivered "I hate you! I hate you" I screamed 

Atem released me, his hands clenching his chest, a unnatural scream cried out from his mouth,  His skin began to bleed away while a creature seemed to climb out of his very flesh. The beast, had made his return, the fur was glittering in the moonlight, it's eyes ruby and as intense as his.

My heart beat a million miles a second, I was not sure if this beast would be under the pharaohs control, knowing it was him, this must be his true form, his cursed form..

A roar echoed through the canyons near by, I turned to run but the creature leaped towards me knocking me flat

"is this how you wish to devour me?" I said quietly 

The beast stood above me slowly inching its mouth to my head I squeezed my eyes shut I felt a gentle lick on my forehead, before the beast laid beside me gently resting its head on my legs I pulled myself up staring at this large beast its fur was black, red and gold its body was like a dog, but its fingers and form was almost like that of a humans. i carefully placed my hand on the head of the beast slowly petting it, the beast whimpered quietly as we layed there under the breast of nut the stars made there presence, but the red star was as bright as a small sun. 

The son of set?...the name...the tomb..

The morning came, I felt my face burning from the intense desert heat, I sat up noticing the monster was gone, I carefully stood my skin was most assuredly burned, My finger was healed completely and my body felt nothing more but a tad hungry, I carefully walked to the oasis stream hoping the water would cool down the burning. 

Standing there oasis stream Atem stood completely naked, causing me to turn away

"My apologies, I thought you were still asleep" 

"wh-your human again?"

Atem nodded covering himself he slowly treading through the water to the shoreline

he reached his hand out "come, we have much to discuss, the water will help ease you"

I hesitated but reached for his hand, the cool water splashed into my skin and relieved the burn on my feet and legs

"It feels..so" The pharaoh gently pulled the straps off my dress my body I began to tense "Don't worry, I don't have tricks to play this time" his lips met my shoulder gently kissing it as my dress fell into the stream water.

He picked my dress up from the water, and guided me to a deeper part of the stream, 

"Rest," his voice was soft, he carefully began cleaning the blood and dirt from my dress

I sat down in the cool water feeling my aches ware away, 

Atem hung my dress on a branch near by, before removing his own garment. 

the sun was bright and intense, I turned away from its gaze, while trying to focus in the clear stream water, 

the pharaoh got down beside me, my face beat red I hated how beautiful his body was. 

his hand touched mine pulling me to him, my cheeks were on fire now, thank ra for the sunburn I couldnt handle him seeing me blush like this. 

his finger gently stoked the top of my hand, as he held them close to him.

"when they sent my brother away, I was alone, alone to watch, alone to play. It was about my duty, my duty to rule this world" he brought my hand to his lips gently pressing them against his cheek "my destiny is to die, to die by my brother hand, he too is a son of a god, my father knew the old stories well, and to protect his sons he separated us, but he left out one detail that I had to handle on my own, the one thing that can kill me.."

"why.. be so cruel?" i whispered

His eyes flashed at me "Because it is who I am, and meant to be.. it is what is expect of me..that was until, i was beat at my own game"  

His finger tips traced down my arms 

"I can't seem to, break this curse, the one you have placed on me..the one that aches me the most"

his hands wrapped around my neck I gulped hard his thumbs resting on my throat like a loose rope. he pressed his forehead to mine gently lifting my head to his and kissing me tenderly, a kiss that was soft and gentle his tongue entered my lips I felt light, and peace for the first time in his presence.

"it is you.." he mumbled "who I love so dearly to leave my position and duty for,  i am unworthy of being loved in return, I do not want to devour u, I do not want to kill you, I want you, all to myself..for eternity, your soul, your blood, your body.." his hand brushed against my cheek.

my heart was beating violently where is all of this coming from?

"to think...you almost...you almost loved me back.." his head collapsed into his hand "to almost of had you, I couldn't bare it, I lost control..and yet you still stayed"

Not like there was much of an option I thought 

Atem turned away from me slowly walking back to wear our clothes dried. 

I stood in the water in shock, "your afraid of dying...and your afraid now more then ever because...of me" Atem turned to me a weak smile appeared "perhaps..."

Atem handed me my dress as we dress ourselves, 

"lets walk further, I believe I smelled some fruit down the way"