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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 20, 2010 22:45:11 GMT -5
"That asshole's your brother?!" Kanji asked incredulously. "He lives in the same apartment complex we do. Building 3, I think."
"Unfortunately, you did," Naoto said in response to Jounouchi. She looked back toward Haytham. * "If it's possible they've already met, we may be able to take you there." *
Even if they did, she would still be watching Haytham carefully, though. She still didn't trust this man, even after he had come out with his true identity.
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Post by mugenginga on Aug 20, 2010 23:14:48 GMT -5
"Shut up you bastard! Don't act like you know Niisama!"Mokuba growled.
Jounouchi looked uncomfortable, "Then those damn things had sentience!? Anzu, ask him why the hell he let that thing do what it did to Mai!"
"Jounouchi-kun, now isn't the time! I-I'm sure he had a reason!" Anzu shouted.
"Reason my ass! He almost got several people killed!" Jounouchi was glaring at Haytham as he spoke, but the words were clearly to Anzu.
Haytham frowned at how badly the situation was spiralling. He turned back to Naoto, who was easily the calmest one here. She didn't trust him, that much was apparent.
* "If so kind you may be?" *
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 20, 2010 23:22:44 GMT -5
"You tryin' to pick a fight?!" Kanji growled at Mokuba. "That guy's been treatin' Yuugi like nothin' but trash since he showed up!"
Naoto looked back at the escalating situation with... well, just about everyone, and looked back at Haytham. * "Please give me one second." *
She looked toward Jounouchi and Anzu first. "Right now we just need to see what Yuugi knows about him. We can't do a thing about any possible actions of his in the past until after we find out the entire situation."
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Post by mugenginga on Aug 20, 2010 23:33:46 GMT -5
Mokuba opened his mouth to yell back and then... just sorta paused. Wait, Yuugi? He blinked several times and seemed to consider something.
"Wh...What? Niisama considers Yuugi a rival!" Mokuba hesitated. Well, with how he saw it he did. It wasn't like his older brother believed all the Pharaoh spirit stuff. Mokuba still felt kind of out on that. It sure did explain a lot, even if it was farfetched.
Haytham had nodded at Naoto's words. Jounouchi was glaring daggers at Haytham. He didn't know about all this avatar stuff, even with the explanation Atem had given him, but if this guy was Ra in any form, he had some severe explaining to do. Mai had almost been killed... not to mention himself and everyone else Malik had sent that card after.
"Yuugi doesn't know anything about him! He'd have told me if he did!" Jounouchi snapped.
"Jounouchi-kun, does it hurt to see? We've been gone for a few hours, so maybe something happened between then and now."
* "Am I taking that as approval? I being allowed to see him?" *
Haytham didn't look like he gave much of a care if the answer went any direction. At least Naoto would pick up on that. It was because he didn't. If there was going to be this much resistance, he could try to find the Pharaoh and Yuugi in another way. This would be simplest, but it would be far from removing all options.
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"We need to restrain him first," Atem stated.
Yuugi had come into the bedroom where Atem was keeping a close eye on Malik. He had a feeling they'd been lucky. If Malik had been holding a Millenium Item, things could have gone very south. Yuugi looked resistant as soon as Atem spoke. The former Pharaoh opened his mouth to make his point, but to his surprise Yuugi was... digging through a clothing drawer?
"Partner...?"
"We don't have to make it too uncomfortable, right? I mean, even if it's Dark Malik..."
"I'm still not getting this. Something not Ka that you can.. summon from your mind?"
Atem looked up. Honda had walked into the room as well, "Psyche, not mind. It's a result of having faced ourselves. Everyone has something they don't want others to know about."
Yuugi winced a bit at that, but shook his head and continued digging.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 20, 2010 23:53:08 GMT -5
"He sure as hell wasn't when he was talkin' to Atem! He was pretty much actin' like Yuugi didn't even exist!" Kanji retorted. He hadn't quite realized that Mokuba didn't know about Yuugi and Atem no longer sharing bodies yet.
* "You are allowed to see him," * Naoto said in response to Haytham. She then looked toward the others and said in Japanese, "Let's go. We should hurry up to Yuugi and Atem's apartment before things get any worse. Kanji-kun!"
Kanji was still glaring a bit as he looked over at Naoto. "Uh... right!" He glared at Mokuba once more before walking over to Naoto.
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Post by mugenginga on Aug 21, 2010 0:02:26 GMT -5
Mokuba glared at Kanji. Who the hell was... "Atemu"? Mokuba had never even heard of anyone by that name, and he sure couldn't figure out how that related to his older brother's feelings about Yuugi. His Niisama wouldn't just disregard Yuugi without a really good reason, he knew that much. However, at the rate he was going he wasn't going to be able to accompany them to see Kaiba. Sure, Anzu might take him, but after the incident with that Kisa girl and that Enjin guy, he wasn't exactly looking forward to being on his own. He scowled and crossed his arms.
Haytham gave a polite nod to Naoto to indicate he had understood her. He did seem a bit... relieved with the direction things had gone. Jounouchi didn't trust Haytham at all, but even he could see there was no reason not to take him. He could punch his teeth in if he tried anything against Yuugi. Actually, he found himself wondering if the guy could Duel. There was more than one way to settle a fight, after all. Anzu looked relieved that things had fallen back into some semblance of control. She held the bag in her arms tighter and walked forward.
"Yuugi is probably... worried. We should go now, okay?"
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Yuugi had pretty much offered up several pairs of his own clothes. Honda had taken charge of the tying, impressing both of the other teenagers how good at he was. He frowned at Malik for a moment before forcing a goofy smile towards Yuugi.
"I don't think he'll manage to hurt himself, even if its Dark Malik who wakes up. Did you find that info on setting his bones right?"
Yuugi nodded, "Atem, do you think you could do it? I want to cast the Diarahan. Honda-kun, don't be startled by Nefertum, okay?"
Honda looked a little confused. That... kind of sounded Egyptian? He shook his head, "After dealing with Jounouchi's idiocy for as long as I have, it takes a bit more than a warned monster to surprise me."
Atem found himself having to conceal a smile at that. While it was true that Honda dealt with surprises better than Jounouchi tended to, at least at first, it was pretty blatent he was just saying that to make Yuugi feel better. Still, he was grateful for it.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 21, 2010 0:24:00 GMT -5
Naoto nodded toward Anzu and headed toward the apartments, leading the group up the stairs to Yuugi and Atem's apartment. She paused at their door before knocking a couple times. From the voices she could hear on the other side of the door, she could tell this was a bad time, but they had urgent business to deal with.
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Post by mugenginga on Aug 21, 2010 0:36:38 GMT -5
Atem nodded towards Yuugi. He scanne over the web page displayed on the COMP again before setting it down on the table and leaning over. Even in his sleep, Malik twitched at the way Atem grabbed his hand and adjusted the position of the finger. Yuugi winced, but he saw how quickly Atem was going and let the blue card appear in a burst of flame in his hand. Honda raised an eyebrow and there was a sudden knocking on the door.
"Honda-kun, please get that," Atem stated.
Honda nodded, walking backwards out of the crowded room. He didn't turn until he was several steps out of it. He'd have to miss that Nefertum thing for the time being. He trotted over to the door.
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Mokuba had seemed irked the walk back. He had shoved the Torque into his pocket, and Haytham was keeping an eye on that. With how much exposure the young teenager had to the Torque, the only real option was that it had accepted him. He wasn't sure why, though. He observed the full group as they went back to the apartments. Jounouchi didn't seem to like him, and Haytham had to admit he didn't blame the teenager. What he'd seen of that woman and him had shown that they were very close friends.
Haytham was visible from the doorway as Naoto knocked on it, although still managing to be near the back of the group. It was a few seconds after Naoto knocked that the door opened. Honda blinked as he saw all the people standing in the hall. Anzu and Jounouchi both looked stunned, and Honda seemed surprised by Mokuba's presence. There was a silence of a few moments before a slight flash of light could be seen from the still open bedroom door to the back of the apartment.
"Honda-kun, who is it?" Atem stated loudly so he could be heard.
"It's Jounouchi-tachi! And Mokuba!"
"Mokuba-kun!?" Yuugi stated in sudden surprise. He was running out of the bedroom, but he came to a worried looking stop as he saw Haytham, "Ah... you... wouldn't be....?"
Haytham had looked surprised for a split second, but retained his composure, * "...Pharaoh in?" *
He didn't know how much English the Pharoah's former host knew. However, he did seem rather worried by the words...
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 21, 2010 1:00:00 GMT -5
Naoto caught the slight flash of light from the bedroom. It was a bit strange, in her opinion. She could tell something was up just by Yuugi's expression as he ran out of the room. She looked toward Haytham as he spoke in English and then looked toward Yuugi.
"Yuugi, this is Sultan Haytham. He says that he is the avatar of Ra and is here to see you, though I assume he means Atem," Naoto said. She frowned at Yuugi's expression. "Did something happen today?"
It wasn't like anyone had informed anyone in the group standing outside that door of the day's events, after all...
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Post by mugenginga on Aug 21, 2010 1:23:02 GMT -5
"Whose this Atemu you guys keep mentioning?" Mokuba stated. He sounded annoyed.
"R-Ra..." Yuugi stated. He swallowe hard and shook his head, "Don't stand out in the hallway! Everyone, come in!"
"Partner, what is- Who are you?" Atem stated. He had a few guesses, though.
< "I am the one known as Ra, my parents in this incarnation gave me the name Haytham Sultan. From your reaction I assume you've met Obelisk already?" > No one but Atem would undestand what the blond was saying. He'd gone straight to Ancient Egyptian.
Atem seemed to be processing the situation. "Haytham" was acting differently than Asim had. More regal, for one. He'd taken a single step forward as Yuugi had invited him in, but had stopped when he'd seen Atem. A big difference was the lack of bow. Atem could tell this one considered himself higher. Well... of course he did. Ra stood above the other two Phantom Gods. In truth, Atem much preferred this reaction.
Jounouchi and Anzu exchanged glances. Anzu shook her head in response to his. She didn't have a clue what he was saying, it wasn't in a language she recognized. Mokuba's eyes had gotten very wide. He looked between Atem and Yuugi several times.
"A...ah... the... are you the Pharaoh that was in the puzzle...?"
"Mokuba..." Atem sighed and nodded, "I can explain later. Partner, go ahead and tell them what happened today. Me and... Haytham have to talk," Atem looked up towards Haytham and pointed towards the kitchen, < "In private. I don't care that they can't understand us. It is unforgivably rude to talk this language in their presence and I don't want to concern my Partner." >
Haytham gave a respectful nod, < "Understood." >
Yuugi watched as Atem walked towards the kitchen. Haytham was right behind him. He had noted the same behavior difference Atem had. He looked towards the others and gestured.
"A lot happened today. It'll be easier to tell if everyone's inside."
"H-how...?" Mokuba still seemed very confused. He hadn't looked so broken since "the Other Yuugi" had revealed to his older brother that he was the spirit of a Pharaoh, really.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 21, 2010 1:33:11 GMT -5
While Haytham was speaking in Ancient Egyptian, Naoto's gaze had moved toward the open bedroom door. Her eyes widened as she saw who was inside. That was Malik, and he looked rather injured. Also of note was he appeared to have been restrained in some way. Things had obviously gone south.
Naoto moved into the apartment as Yuugi told them to come in. Kanji followed after her, but he didn't notice the open bedroom door.
"Yuugi, why is Malik unconscious in your bedroom?" Naoto asked.
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Post by mugenginga on Aug 21, 2010 1:54:31 GMT -5
Yuugi purposely moved to the side, leaving all the seats he could available. Fact was, there really weren't enough to accomodate the group. Three people could sit on the couch, and there was a folding chair to the corner. That still left two people standing. Mokuba grabbed the folding chair before there was much room to object, but it was pretty scattered aside from that.
And then Naoto had mentioned Malik. Yuugi's eyes widened and he looked towards the door. It hadn't been closed. Right, Malik. He shook his head to gather his thoughts and looked up. Jounouchi and Anzu had both shot their heads up as Naoto mentioned Malik. Jounouchi had actually paled and even Anzu looked worried. They had both come upon the same thought, the only possible reason Yuugi would have confined him.
"How much do you know about the "Yami no incarnations" of people, Naoto-kun...?"
"Yuugi, you're kidding, right...?" Jounouchi stated. He only received a headshake in response.
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< "I'm not Pharaoh anymore. If you're here to give me the lecture Obelisk gave, I'll ask you to leave right now. I'm not Pharaoh, and I'm not a god." >
Atem had started speaking as soon as they got into the other room. Haytham didn't seem surprised by it. He let Atem get positioned and turned around. The "former" Pharaoh crossed his arms and was giving a flat look in Haytham's direction.
< "Do you think anyone could have sealed himself into the Pendant, Atem son of Neuth and Akhennamkhanen?" >
Atem looked a bit startled at the words. Haytham had just used both his parents names. And his mother's name was one only he knew, it hadn't even come up in the "ultimate dark game" that Dark Bakura had set up to try and unleash himself on the world in his true form as Zorc. He straightened up his back and fixed a harsh stare on Haytham.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 21, 2010 2:12:32 GMT -5
Naoto raised an eyebrow at the question Yuugi asked her. No, she wasn't familiar with the concept. She could take a few guesses, based on what Yuugi had called them and what she knew about Shadows.
Kanji, of course, was completely lost.
"Not much. But I'm guessing they're a dark side of a person," Naoto said. Jounouchi and Anzu's panicked reactions meant that a "Yami no incarnation" relating to Malik was a very bad thing.
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Post by mugenginga on Aug 21, 2010 2:23:51 GMT -5
Yuugi paused for a moment to think. Mokuba was looking between the bedroom and Yuugi a few times. He remembered how Malik had acted during the Battle Ship and the Battle City Finals. If that's what Yuugi meant... the early teenager seemed inclined to actually keep his mouth shut.
"Well... not always. I mean, Atem was considered my "Dark" self for a while, and when this demon named Zorc was controlling Bakura-kun, we kind of considered him that too. But it's not generally like Shadows. Malik, however... his is kind of his hatred towards Atem personified. I can only think that he came back because Malik was so mad that Atem didn't go onto the afterlife like he was supposed to. He was really angry when we told him about it."
"Did you restrain that guy because he was Dark Malik?" Jounouchi said, "Yuugi, you shouldn't even have him in your apartment! How did you even get him back here!?"
"Asim-san helped," Yuugi stated. This brought blank looks from most of the group. Yuugi looked towards the kitchen, "Ah... Atem said he says he's Obelisk. I don't think he could speak Japanese, he was using Ancient Egyptian around Atem. I think he was calling him Pharaoh, too..."
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< "Make your point," > Atem ordered.
Haytham gestured to the Ring hanging from Atem's neck, < "My point is that your father ordered the making of those Items for the peace of the country. My point is that only those with a bond towards you or your past could be accepted by them. The Pendant is unique among them, it will only recognize the spirit of the Pharaoh as its rightful owner. Be it you or your reincarnation, the spirit remains the same." >
< "I don't want anything to do with this! My father didn't want me to bear the burden of the sins he gave his life to atone for! Even if I were inclined to believe I was once the head of your pantheon, I am Pharaoh no longer!" >
< "Do you know why it was your duty to seal the Items, Pharaoh?">
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Aug 21, 2010 2:46:14 GMT -5
Naoto listened closely to Yuugi's explanation. Malik's dark side had come back because Atem hadn't gone to the afterlife like he had been supposed to. Naoto knew that Atem had been supposed to move on, but due to various circumstances involving the TV World and some decisions he'd made, Atem had instead gained his own body.
"So wait, this guy got really pissed off at Atem 'cause he didn't die, so he attacked you guys or something?" Kanji asked in confusion.
"How did Malik get so injured? Was that from when Asim helped you?" Naoto asked.
She wasn't ignoring the conversation she could hear from the other room. Now just wasn't the time to interrupt and find out what was exactly going on in there.
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