The Corrupt King

♒The Escape♒

The beast roared out as it began to squeezed through the barrier.

a sharp pain dug into its side.

"get him! we cannot allow it to escape" Seto called out

Mahad directed a group of soldiers to confine the beast. 

The soldiers surrounded it chains readied.

Whether luck or sheer will the beast threw itself past the barrier blood and flesh flaked off its body as it ran into the desert.

"H-high priest...w-what are we to do?!" ankhnid exclaimed

Seto's jaw went ajar. As the beast began to defy odds.  Sweat beading from his brow; he stood still as the color of his flesh turned white.

"by the gods..." Seto shook his head, "we must go to the temple...shell know what to do"

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The water was colder then anything id ever felt. 

"wake up little fox" The thief king snickered "its time for you to start talking"

My body shook from the shock. it had been days since I had seen anyone. They locked us up in separate thatch rooms. my wrists and feet bound the rope stung at my skin with every move i made. My lips chapped from the lack of water my throat sore from the dry breeze.

"What do you want from me!" i shouted hoarsely "I know nothing of the pharaoh, that man can rot for all i care!" 

The king scratched his chin a moment "Perhaps, we share a common..enemy" He smiled "bring her some water, and food..."

I hardly tasted the food they gave me. Scarfing it down uncontrollably. 

What does he mean common enemy.. I thought

I paused a moment staring at the broken water pitcher. A flash of that night. The blood pouring down from the ceiling. I quivered

A bandit handing me more food and water. His grin was wide as he placed the items into my hand.

"The b-b boss s-s-says your going to help us" his appeared to have a curse on his speech.

I stared at him

"Help you?... How were trying to escape from that mad man why would I ever.."

The bandit nodded quickly "Y-Y-Yes! you escaped! you escaped!" he began to clap loudly "We can all escape!"

My head felt like a thousand rocks had been smashed into it. 

"Please, thats enough" I said quietly I felt so weak and confused 

"Can you tell me, what of my friend?" I managed to ask 

The bandit stopped clapping "Oh.. the little guy? oh hes just f-f-fine the b-b-boss has big plans for him. 

My heart began to beat rapidly 

"Plans?" I came to my feet "tell me what plans?"

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"well young prince I am truly shocked to of found you out here, in the desert...and to my surprise in your fathers very tomb" The Thief king laughed

Yugi had been through quite enough he was unmoved by this desert bandits taunts. 

The thief king grabbed yugi by his neck 

"Speak you pathetic fool before I kill you where you stand"

Yugi glared at the king "Go ahead, just let her go..." his voice indifferent. 

Yugis only focus was getting her out, far away from this place. she was in danger yugi knew the pharaoh wouldn't give up on finding her...and..he shook at the thought. They had to escape. 

"What do you want with us?" Yugi shouted "We just escaped that monster. do you really think we have anything to offer you?"

The thief released Yugi and smiled "Perhaps, I was wrong about the both of you" he bit his lip "Lets make a deal...your freedom, my revenge"

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The beast legs carried it into the deepest part of the sands. its face blistered from the heat, saliva dripped from its jaw. Though powerful it needed rest. The scent it had been searching for was close. The Valley of the kings was close. A short distance and the creature collapse from exhaustion. The smell was intoxicating, it wanted, no needed to find it. the desire compelled it to rise again and slowly trot to its destination.

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"He has escaped" Seto voice echoed into a smoky chamber within the great temple walls.

There a women in black stood in the darkness. 

"Have you any idea what you have done?" The women spoke low and quietly "The danger you've brought onto this land" 

Seto sighed "We must appease the great one, his return is on our doorstep now. and his soul is now one with our pharaohs. It will be a matter of time before-"

The women walked slowly toward seto

"Ive foreseen this future.." she gave seto a soft touch on his shoulder "We are all going to perish"

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"Yugi!" I yelled throwing open the thatch door i threw my arms around him tightly squeezing him

Yugi's eyes lit up "Your okay?!" 

I nodded trying to keep the tears inside

Yugi hushed me before pulling us down to our knees 

"This theif, has a history with our pharaoh...a long history... he wants to end it for good I- I think we should help him"

"ARE YOU MAD" I shouted 

Yugi clapped his hand over my mouth 

"Shhhh! you must be quiet" yugi looked down a moment before bringing his hand to my cheek 

"That man will never stop until he devours you, and kills me" yugi pressed his forehead to mine "we have to try to stop him, so we can escape this forsaken land."

I felt the tears dripping down, my heart hurt my head hurt I just wanted to run, and get away from this place. But I knew yugi was right, we had to do something it was our only shot.

The bandit from earlier had informed me, of this kings plot. 

He planned to work with us to bait him into a magical tomb that laid in the heart of the valley. a place he said where demons go to die. the very place the god of chaos was said to be born. 

Me and yugi stayed there a long time holding each other

Something in the pit of my stomach, felt wrong. something felt very very wrong.