𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚛

And the war begins

𓆕𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆕𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓𓆓

Darkness engulfed the sky at its fullest.
Before following the guards, you started towards the pharaoh's room. You have been there a few times, but never too often. The best way to make sure your plan was in play, was to make sure he was not involved. You peeked in, taking note of how peaceful he looked sleeping. It was pretty adorable. After leaving his room, you gathered your armor, strapping your safety dagger to your thigh. Everyone had long fallen asleep. Quietly, you stepped through the halls before going outside,

"Jounouchi!", You called out, looking for the head
guard.

Finally, you spotted him beside Yugi. You felt a bit upset as you had specifically told him not to inform anyone from the palace. 'Well I can't do anything about it now' you decided. Jounouchi glanced, then took a double take realizing it was you who called. He scampered over,

"Please forgive me Calixta. I have organized the guards into units and they are ready for battle"

You released a sigh of relief. Now all you needed to do was find Bakura before he got to the palace. You tossed Jounouchi a sword knowing he needed one. Before you took off, you heard someone call your name,

"Calixta! Wait for me!"

You turned around, surprised to find Mana. You've been so busy these days, you haven't gotten the time to meet up with the girl,

"Who told you, you could battle? Hmm?"

You glared at the young girl. You did not want her to get harmed. She stared at you with determination,

"I can handle this battle. I have learned how to summon my own ka! I can do this"

You want to retaliate once again, but you were interrupted,

"I am one of the very few with a ka. Come on Calixta, let me join"

This was a tough decision. You once saved her, but you had seen Mana fight her own battles before. With not much time left you decided to take her,

"You will ride on my stallion. Now hurry up"

Mana cheered with joy, something she never seemed to lose,

"Yes ma'am"

As the two of you got on, you rode half a mile from the palace, until, you were abruptly stopped by Bakura and his minions. Slowly you got off your stallion holding you dagger behind you,

"Bakura is it?"

He smiled wickedly, licking his lips before scanning over your figure,

"Yes indeed. You must be the pharaoh's little lady, Calixta. My, you sure are a pretty thing"

You glared at the man before you,

"I am not here to make friends. If you want the Pharaoh you have to go through me"

Bakura chuckled before looking into your eyes,

"My beauty, please do not be mistaken. I'm not here for the pharaoh, I am here for you"

At this statement, you could no longer tolerate him. You pulled out your safety dagger to plunge into his chest. He caught your wrist in a quick motion. You chuckled a bit glaring at the bandit. He furrowed his eyebrows at your reaction,

"Why are you laughing?" He stated roughly.
You continued to chuckle before slowly pausing,

"Because, this is WAR!"

You took the sword you had hidden in your other hand and aimed it at his chest. Bakura dodged your hit allowing you to cut his torso, but move you from your original placement. The guards fought off the minions with all their might.

From your peripheral vision, you could see a minion coming your way. To fight off the two, you waited until they came at you at once, grasping their heads before smashing them together. As they both fell down in pain you ran over to help Jounouchi fight. Mana fought alongside of the guards, channeling her ka with all the energy she could muster. Bakura quickly regained strength and attempted to stab you once more. This time he succeeded in cutting your calf. You bit your lip to keep from groaning. You felt around for your weapons realizing all of them had been discarded. 'Shit' You told yourself.

"Seems like you have no one to save you this time my beauty"

Slowly, Bakura lowered his sword down to your throat. You fought the sword off with all your might, using your fingers as they bled. Drops of red fell on your chest, marking you with their existence.

In pained breaths, you began to speak,

"I will never.. let you touch... Atem"

Wheezing heavily, you felt around for a sword,

"My dear Calixta I will first hurt Atem by taking you. Then I will kill him. There is nothing you can do about it"

Almost as if the gods had seen your struggle, a sword plunged itself into the bandit's torso. The sudden impact caused him to stumble back. You felt the air leave your lungs as you began to pass out from blood loss. You sustained so many injuries throughout the battle. Vaguely, you made out a voice,

"Calixta! Calixta open your eyes! Calixta please stay with me!"

You were lifted by a strong pair of arms belonging to no other than the love of your life,

"Atem...", You whispered softly before passing out.

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