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Two days later and the residents of the castle were internally panicking. Their distress did not come from the impending arrival of the Master Vampire and his minions or the sudden growing threat of the beast of the maze. It wasn't the odd number of attacks of trolls that were suddenly plaguing the inner maze, nor was it the King's sudden moods of violent temper that quickly dissipated into a haze of depression they have never seen, though it did not help. No, the cause of the panic was the fact that since the arrival of the 'demon girl' Persona the King and her had not interacted at all. In fact, they were both actively avoiding each other. When it started and why was anyone's guess, but the unusual activity in the Maze had some blame.
On the first night, the inner maze was under attack again by trolls, but this time they were aided by a number of ogres that were not reported in the mornings count. The battle was tougher than before and needed the King's full attention. By the time it was over it was far too late in the night and Persona was sound asleep. The staff thought they could make up for the lost time by arranging the two to have lunch together. But then the beast of the maze began acting up and again the King's attention had to be elsewhere. Feeling slightly aggravated the staff figure that since the beast was taken care of and nothing would dare attack the maze again that their King would spend the night with Persona. But before they could even start on dinner the young lady claimed not to be feeling well and the King hastily agree to cancel their evening plans.
'Well, tonight would be different', they all thought greedily. Tonight, was the ball and though the pair would hardly have time to be alone together they would at least be together. Remember though that the maze was only partly to blame in keeping the two apart. The battle with the beast took only an hour of the days' time and Persona's lessons with Seto happened in the mornings so there was plenty of time for the two to meet. Plenty of chances to 'accidently' run into each other in the halls or garden. With their rooms connected they could see each other whenever they pleased. This is where the panic stem from. Much to their displeasure the King and Persona avoiding each other, and they did not know why. The staff feared that they pushed their luck with voicing their opinion and putting the girl in the queen's chambers. What was worse was the mocking grin the dragon would give them when ever either of the two were mention around him.
During the day they would try setting them up so that they bump into each other, but the girl only left her room to visit Seto's office and took her meals in her room unless the dragon offered for her to join him. They all began to suspect that the dragon had something to do with this spiraling tragedy. Perhaps he told her to remember her place or perhaps he was trying to win her from his cousin. Whatever the case, the creatures of the castle knew they had to get the pair alone before the ball or tomorrow Persona would be gone from the castle and with her their dreams of a future.
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The sun was again doing it's best to heat up the day as it sat high in the sky. Persona stared out her window and wondered if Yugi and Joey had made it to the north and if so, how soon would they find the puzzle. Over lunch yesterday, Seto had mention that if Joey was careful, they could be arriving at the border early tomorrow morning. Should Yugi solve the puzzle they would then move to the west, which was a four-day trip. Then another three days to the south where Mai would be waiting. Then a three-day trip back to the inner maze to Mai's old shop. There was a chance Yugi could be back before the two weeks was up, but Seto knew that the Maze was not a place to leave things up to chance. He would have given Yugi more time to rest between trips so that his mind would be sharp before facing each test but was unsure what would happen when the allies noticed that their puzzles were being solved. "If he solves one, he will have to hurry to the next before my cousin finds out."
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The King's Maze (Yami x Reader)
Fanfiction*All images are paid commissions created by the artist Less_End. Please do not copy or use in your own work* A turn here. A turn there. No wait! Don't go there! Now you're lost and must find your way out of the Demon's King's Maze before it's too la...
