Yugioh! The Ancient Prophecy... [PG-16]

[Ranma124]

Track stared at Suzume as she did to him. " Whatever you say. And you do relise that you guys used to be brother and sister in your past life." Track thought for a second. " Hey you guys. I may not be the smartest person here but didnt ancient egyptians marry their own relatives. And also wasnt Tutan, Tutan. Whatever his name was. Well wasnt he the one that married his sister. And if history repeats itself that means." Tracks mood started to lighten. " Soon were gonna be hearing weding bells." Track went over to Yuzaki. " Hey pal can i be your best man. Ive got a seriously awsome idea." Track then remebered that Yuzaki had said that they should go to his duel arena to duel. " A duel stadium underground connecting to our duel disks. And also makes the holograms more realistic. Wow Yuzaki. Your a total nerd arent you." Track laughed then looked at Don. " Okay then Don lets go. Im ready if you are." He then looked back at Yuzaki. "Lead the way Lord Nerdy Pants." Track laughed some more.

[Kazekage dragon]

Yuzaki looked back at Don. "Yeah," said Yuzaki, "if anyone knows that the time to be a kid is over its me. Well okay let's go." Yuzaki then looked at Track and laughed a light-hearted laugh. "Well Tutankhamen had three sisters... there's no way of telling which one Suzume is," said Yuzaki a little overprotective, "also, I may be a nerd but hey; I'm the guy that can stop this thing, I make the most successful technology that even the military asks for my assistance and I am the richest guy with a Networth of 100Billion and counting. So yeah I'm a nerd and proud of it." Yuzaki went towards the main door entrance of the room and opened the door but instead of the hallway there was an elevator which was strange considering they had entered through that same door. "Yeah..." said Yuzaki, "it's another invention but this one's stranger than my other ones." Yuzaki looked at his smartphone once more and saw the stadium in the screen he prepped the football field like stadium right from his phone and the lights started turning on and the stands opened up.

[Time Psyduck]

Suzume was taken by surprise by the inbreeding in Egyptian royalty, despite the fact that she had heard of it before. [i]Why did I forget that?[/i] she wondered. She turned to look at Yuzaki, but he already had an answer - there seemed to be a good chance she wasn't the sister who had married the Pharaoh, and it was at that point she remembered why.

"Yes," she conceded, "but they married their relatives because they had some strange notion that the royal blood was passed down the female line, so they had to be married to a royal to be Pharaoh. There's no reason to think any Egyptian royal marriage was more than a convenience and a source of heirs, and since people usually only marry for love nowadays, don't get your hopes up, kid," she finished, completely oblivious to the fact that the reincarnated Pharaoh in question did in fact have feelings for her.


"This is impressive," Don admitted, looking at the stadium, "almos' makes me wish my line o' work were above board, then mebbie I could 'ave one o' these."

[Ranma124]

Track looked around in amasement as he saw the stadium. Track began to run around the stadium. He then went back to the others and heard what Suzume had to say about it might not be her that married Yuzaki in her past life but it might of been one of the other two sisters. " Yawn. Who cares." He also heard what she said about people only marrying for love these days. " Oosh thats harsh. So your telling me you dont love Yuzaki" Track looked at Yuzaki then back at Suzume. " Well in that case what would you say to marrying me." Track laughed. " Sorry Yuzaki but your girlfriend just chose me to be her husband. But dont worry you can be my best man." Track laughed even more. "So what do you say Suzume. When do you wanna get married." Track broke out in laughter and couldnt help himself.

[Kazekage dragon]

Yuzaki was still thinking back on his memories. [i]Though it was to preserve royal blood, I do know his/my feelings were/are genuine...[/i] He heard Don and laughed. "Yeah well, the stadiums are still not up for sale though I do have some offers from Disney..." Then he heard what Track was saying and was annoyed. "Well, let's see; you're way younger than her so that's never gonna happen," said Yuzaki, "she is not my girlfriend, again. Oh, and remember I can solidify my duel monsters at will so if I were you I'd be careful with what I say." He turned to Suzume who was telling the kid not to get his hopes up and looked at her doubtfully. "Well," he said, "Track you can take the far side Don you can stand inside this circle here; there's a pad in each of the circles that has a cable connect it to the built in USB port on the underside of your dueldisks... Be warned, the holograms are bigger and these can be touched. There are also some glasses there that not only show the holograms but also an augmented reality making the duel much more intense. Yes... The technology is based on the D-Gazers."

[Time Psyduck]

"Never," Suzume retorted. "Even if he was my brother in this life, I'd still pick Yuzaki over you. He's one of my best friends, and he's a mature, kind and sensible person. Well, most of the time at least," she added, remembering the duel runner, "but at least he doesn't remind me of my younger cousin."

Don stepped forward. "Well laddie, ah think ye should leave them two be." He leaned in closer, whispering conspiratorially. "Even if they're literally made fer each other, they've gotta figure tha oot fer themselves. If ye push it, ye'll just make a mess." He straightened up. "Let's get on with this duel then. Ah'm interested to see wha kind o' Junk deck yer runnin," he added, as though his previous few words had never been uttered, and stepped into the circle, plugging the cable into the duel disk.

"Laddie," he called, "ye wanna reconsider goin' second?"

[Ranma124]

Track stepped back as Suzume said never. She then said some things that Yuzaki was Track wasn't. She also added most of the time to the end of it. "I can be mature. Well when I feel like it anyway. Plus im a really kind guy once you get to know me. And I'm always sensible. Like just yesterday I made the very sensible decision of having a cupcake instead if a big cake." Then Don got ready to start but before he did he told Track not to rush things between Yuzaki and Suzume. "Your right." Track went over and plugged in his duel disk. " Okay fine I'll go first. After all age before beauty. But either way I'd go first seeing that not only am I younger than you but I'm also better looking too." Track laughed and drew six cards. " Okay I summon my Junk Servant in attack position and play a face down."

[Time Psyduck]

"Age before beauty doesn' work tha' way, laddie," Don corrected, "it means give way te ye seniors, so ye'd be givin' me the first move, but no matter, since it's my move." Don pulled the card from his deck, and gave a small smile. "This fella aught ta give ye somethin te think about. Ah summon Elemental HERO Neos Alius," he called, placing the card onto his duel disk. A younger looking version of the well-recognised hero monster emerged onto Don's field (ATK 1900).

"Noo, ye shouldn' rush into things, but ye dinna play yer cards afore ye make ye move. Neos Alius attacks Junk Servent." The warrior leapt forward, fists raised and ready to strike at the armoured shape in front of him.

[Kazekage dragon]

Yuzaki smiled at his description from Suzume's point of view. "Well thank you," said Yuzaki in a cheerful tone, "he looked at both of the players that started the duel. "since this is going to take a little time I'm off to run a quick errand but I can see the duel through the cameras so I'll be sure to get back here as soon as you finish." He looked around and turned back for a moment, he seemed to replace the room with an ancient looking temple and everyone in the room changed their appearance to ancient Egyptian clothing. He shook his head and everything returned to normal. Suddenly he had a phone call and answered his phone. "Good afternoon who is this?" said Yuzaki in a different tone of voice, "ah, Kazuki nice to hear from you; my cards, perfect thank you for the update." Yuzaki had connections with the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! and had some official cards made with card art of Kazuki Takahashi himself; these cards however were only produced twice, one for Yuzaki and the other for Kazuki. "Suzume," said Yuzaki, "are you going to stay and watch or do you want to come along... I'm not using the bike just in case, I'm just going to the mall next door. Just in case your bags and everything from school are already at your house since school already ended, don't worry about the school stuff we were properly excused." Dux and Phalanx appeared on either side of Yuzaki and they looked at the duel that was taking place. [i]They're fighting each other? That's strange.[/i] [i]Don't get me started,[/i] thought Yuzaki, [i]almost everyone here is pretty crazy...[/i]

[lugia61617]

Seth decided to be the first to speak up. "Master Amathoz, I think there may be a problem with using the pendant on the boy right now. While I cannot be certain of anything, I get the feeling that he, like several other of the prophecised duelists, may have some protection from duel spirits. He seemed to talk to himself when I dueled him earlier today, which is the foundation of my fear. Is it possible in any way to..." He trailed off. Any way to what? The idea in his head seemed ridiculous and impossible, but that was coming from an ex-immortal man working for a demonic creature who wants to destroy the world. With a silent sigh he finished his sentence. "Any way to...'extract' the darkness from him, so we can manipulate his darker half to our will? If that were possible, we could then set out to kill the original...or banish him with a Duat, whatever you have planned for these duelists." The silence in the room was awful. Even though it had been there since he'd entered, it suddenly felt painful to Seth.

[Kazekage dragon]

Amathoz looked at Seth who had finish making a very interesting question. "You have analyze this very well my servant," said Amathoz to Seth, "this is the purpose why I have made sure Tutankhamen received the bracelet that belonged to his mother..." He looked at Escher who was completely quiet and seemed even soulless. "I knew it would not be possible this time," said Amathoz with a frightening tone in his voice, "unfortunately separating darkness from a person can only be done by someone who is pure of heart; thus I cannot do that." He chuckled dryly as he said this, knowing that he was void of any emotion other than hate. "But," he said, "now that the pharaoh has the bracelet of his mother, it will reawaken that power inside of him and he will, unknowingly, do the job for me." Amathoz took a deep breath and two snake like monsters appeared on either side of him. "I must face the pharaoh at his complete strength," said Amathoz sternly, "that is, if any of you were wondering why I would want him to regain his powers. Once he banishes the darkness inside this Kai person, I will personally snatch it up and materialize it just as I did my two pets." He then proceeded to touch them on the head and both exploded covering everyone else in the room with the blood and skin of the dead monsters. "And as easily as he comes," said Amathoz unchanged in his tone, "he will go; if he disobeys me, just as all of you will if you disobey me." Amathoz waited for a response from Seth, luckily it wasn't too much blood or flesh so the servants were not completely covered, it was only a little bit.

[Time Psyduck]

Suzume thought it over for a moment. "Watch a card game, or go to a mall? Tricky choice, but the shops just clinch it," she decided, "by a mile. Sure, I'll come with you. Besides, we haven't even had much time for a chat today, have we?" Ruby Carbuncle, having been running about at her feet, engaged in it's own little world, suddenly ran up her leg and climbed onto her shoulder, and she leaned over to pet the small creature.

"Yer' leavin?" Don questioned. "Ah well, I guess anyone would be busy if they were runnin' a company whilst still in school. Take care then, the both o' ye." Dark Valkyria drifted over to Yuzaki's spirits.

"I must remain here, in case I am needed, but should there be a problem, inform us immediately and we will come," she told them.

[lugia61617]

Seth cringed slightly when the blood hit him, but he started to wipe it off. "I-I see. Well, I assume you have some tasks for us all now, as well?" He made sure to wipe away all the blood from his face before breathing again - it really isn't a good idea to inhale monster blood, or so he thought.

Back in his apartment, the sleeping Kai's tormented sleep disturbed Doragon and Bandit, who materialised just off his bed. After a short amount of time, the laptop made some quiet noises, sounding almost like a tune, and released two other Digihumans; Martoir and the ninja-like Level Manipulator. They all had a quiet discussion about their master.
[i]"I think that pendant is the issue with master Kai."[/i] Martoir said sheepishly. The others nodded in agreement.
[i]"If that's the case, should we not remove it?"[/i] Level Manipulator asked. Bandit shook his head.
[i]"I think it can only be removed by humans...or at least, something in the human realm. In any case, he becomes defensive about it if we try to make him remove it, so we may need someone else to force it off him if possible."[/i]
[i]"Even so," [/i]began Doragon, eyes looking up in thought, [i]"That still won't get rid of that horrible dark version of him. It'll only stop it from growing."[/i]
[i]"Him AND us." [/i]Level Manipulator corrected. He walked towards Kai's Duel disk and placed his hand over the Deck. Four cards glowed and flew into his hand. He walked back to the group of duel spirits and showed the evil versions of themselves; the D-Digihumans.
[i]"Evil is always the easiest path, and that seems to be reflected in their summonability - they can be played instantaneously. Anyone who drew all four in one turn would have a major advantage."[/i]
[i]"But we keep that from happening as best we can."[/i] Doragon pointed out to the concerned group. [i]"Even so, some still get by."[/i]
[i]"We need to find a way to stop him from using these cards, without having them hurt someone else. The darkness in these things could make even an innocent holder dangerous."[/i] Martoir suggested. Everyone muttered, until the Bandit had an idea. He grabbed the cards from Level Manipulator's hands and rushed to the window. He opened it silently and threw them out. He looked back at the group triumphantly, but was met with a stoney silence.
[i]"B...Bandit..." [/i]Doragon muttered, facepalming himself.
[i]"You just threw them out the window."[/i] Maroir said, so embarrassed that one of their number was so thick she hid her face in her hands.
[i]"We were saying that those can cause ANYONE trouble if they find them, and on top of that..."[/i] Level Manipulator thought about all the cards Kai had made. If anyone knew Kai and found them, it was likely they'd return them - where most cards keep "First Edition" or "Limited Edition", Kai's contained "K. YOKUN" instead, to show they were his property. The D-Digihumans may not have been officially made, but they had formed to match the normals.

[Kazekage dragon]

Yuzaki was humored by how Suzume chose shopping so quickly; he knew her enough to know that that was probably the easiest way to talk with her a little more privately without arousing suspicion from her or worse... Track. "Well then we'd best be off then," said Yuzaki and then he turned back to Don, "don't worry we have to come back, or at least I do, the reunion in my house to ight remember and also you guys can't leave this place without me, remember what I said. This place is so secure that no one can get in OR out. But like I said I'll monitor the duel from my phone through the cameras, also this was build specifically to avoid detection so you'll be safe from Amathoz and his goons." Dux heard what Valkyria said and he nodded. "No problem," said Dux, "I've had to protect the pharaoh for millennia now; don't tell him that though, he doesn't know it. If problems arise be sure to contact us as well." Phalanx heard Valkyria but since he was a playful spirit he just spun in the air a couple of times before flying towards Yuzaki pushing his head against Yuzaki's chest so he would pet Phalanx. Yuzaki laughed at the funny little dragon as he petted him. "Okay then we're off," said Yuzaki calling Suzume to the elevator, "and it's true we haven't been able to have a calm chat today and we left Lucas at school... Wonder how he is?"

Amathoz looked at Seth and started to wonder if he could eliminate the other knights of the prophecy it would be easier but he had to think things through. "For tonight," said Amathoz, "all of you will have to find out the location of each and every knight that has come in contact with the pharaoh; I would advise waiting since they are most likely still awake, do not engage them though." Amathoz's eyes glowed even brighter and like before a strange shadow of a giant snake formed behind him. "After that when nightfall comes tomorrow, find a way to lure them out." Amathoz thought a little bit more and cleared up something. "It's better if you do not engage until we have our new member properly added," said Amathoz with a strange amused tone, "for now... Train yourselves, kill random people bring their souls to me." He summoned another snakelike creature that had arms and was carrying some strange looking stones. "These will hold every soul you capture," said Amathoz as the creature handed each one of them a stone, "this will lure out the pharaoh once he finds out about the deaths and also it will start the extermination of the humans before my master arrives." The shadow behind Amathoz grew bigger and more frightening. But apparently his followers were also frightened by the snake creature he had conjured since everytime it handed one of the stones it would hiss very closely to the face of the follower it was giving the stone to and would then snap it's mouth and move on to the next follower. Then it returned to Amathoz's side and slowly sank into a dark hole next to his throne.

[Ranma124]

Track smiled as his opponent summoned a monster. Track flipped over his face down card. "Not so fast buddy boy cause I activate trap hole. I can't believe you fell for the oldist trick in the book."
Drew wiped the blood and skin off of him as he listened to the rest of what Amathoz was saying. When the snake got closer to his face Drew stood still even though he was actually afraid. Drew took the stone and looked at it. He then looked at Amathoz. "Master Amathoz. Is their any place in particular where we can find people to duel. Because it is already sunset not many people would be ready for a duel. Plus most people would be in their homes now." Drew waited for Amathoz to reply.

[Time Psyduck]

"So the trap was te dispose o' mah monster?" Don replied, "But ye see, laddie, ah was expectin' tha', and ah was prepared fer it, with this. Ah activate the quick-play spell Gemini Spark." Don pushed the card into the slot as the ground beneath Neos Alius gave way. There was a flash and the monster simply vanished, in it's place a bolt of lightning rushing towards Track's Junk Servant. "By tributing a level 4 gemini monster, ah can destroy any on o' yer cards, and then ah get to draw a new one o' my own. Since ye jus' used yer trap, ah'll take down ye monster." The lightning collided with the monster, and Don drew his new card. "Ah'll place these two face-down," he continued, "and end mah turn there."

Life points: 8000
Hand: 3
Field: 2 F/D Spell/Trap cards.

"Lucas will probably be fine," Suzume replied, "after all, he doesn't have a company to be broken into, and he's not an idiot, but if you're worried call him and check," she suggested.

[Ranma124]

Track drew one card. " Okay my turn my draw." Track stared at the five cards in his hand. He was about to pick one of the cards in his hand up but shook his head then decided not to choose it. He then picked up a another card. " Okay your wide open so i." Track stopped himself. " Wait no. I cant just rush into things. I gotta think it through first." Track thought to himself. "If i wanna win this thing ive got to think it through first. Meaning that does face downs might have something hidden." Track looked at his hand one more time. " Okay i use the effect of my Junk forward to special summon him to the field because i have no monsters on my field. Now Junk forward attack his life points directly."

Junk Forward [900ATK]

[Time Psyduck]

[i]It seems he's no' entirely reckless,[/i] Don mused, [i]he's held on te his normal summon fer this turn, so he's go' a response if I take oot this monster, an' he held on te his hand so he could respond if I did anythin'. [/i]"A sensible call laddie," he called, "so ye can think ahead. Ah'm no respondin' te yer attack this time." Dark Valkyria, who had seen which cards were set, looked at him. "Dinna fash, lassie, it's in hand," he reassured her. The armoured warrior leaped over Don's two set cards and landed a blow on his chest. [i]Ah felt tha',[/i] Don noted. [i]It wasn' painful, but it was definitely solid. That's impressive, Yuzaki.[/i] "So, laddie, what else can ye do?"

[Ranma124]

Track started jumping around cheering for himself. He stopped and stood in a proud position. He heard that Don said that what he just did was a sensible decision." Thats right i can make sensible decisions aswell. Now." Track searched his hand and thought about what he should do next. He took a card out of his hand. " Well seeing that ive still got my normal summon for this turn then im going to normal summon my Speed Warrior in attack position. Oh yeah baby. Im on fire." Track placed the monster on the field. Then he placed one card face down. " Okay i end my turn with a face down card. But just before i do." Track walked over to Speed Warrior. He touched the warrior then went back to his original position. " Wow. They really are realistic arent they. Well anyway carry on your turn."

Life Points: 8000
Field: Speed Warrior [800ATK] Junk Forward [900ATK] One face down

[Time Psyduck]

[i]OK, no' such a smart call,[/i] Don realised. [i]He could have summoned Speed Warrior, done twice tha damage with it's effect, and kept Junk Forward to defen' himself[/i]. "In yer End Phase laddie, ah'm usin' a face-down card," he called, one of them swinging upright. "I activate the trap Dust Tornado, lettin' me destroy yer face-down afore ye can use it." A tornado swept across the field, and slammed into the face-down card, sweeping it away.

Don drew the next card from his deck and looked at it. "Let's go then. Ah activate the spell Swing of Memories, lettin me bring Neos Alius back," he explained. The blue-grey warrior emerged onto his field (ATK 1900). "Next, ah summon Rose, Warrior of Revenge," he continued, placing another card down. A female warrior, with bright red hair, leaped from a portal onto Don's field (ATK 1600).

"Now, let's go," he called. "Neos Alius, take out Speed Warrior. Rose, attack Junk Forward." His two monsters, in a quirk of the holographic system, nodded to each other before leaping at their respective targets, Neos Alius with a fist raised, Rose wielding a knife.

[lugia61617]

Seth decided to clue Drew in a bit more. "Drew, we can wait for dueling, or at least duel each other. The main task at hand is to kill people, not duel them. Weren't you listening?" He spoke in a matter-of-factly tone before quickly silencing, having realised he spoke out of term. He bowed towards Amathoz and tried to apologise. "Sorry about that, master. I just felt it more appropriate for me to save your time and energy."

Back in Kai's room, the Duel Spirits were now refusing to talk to the Bandit for his stupidity. They did originally want to retreive them, however after several attempts they all determined their bond with Kai meant they were unable to leave the room. After several minutes of silence and childish behaviour, Martoir had an idea.
[i]"...What if we find a new path for us? Like, upgraded paths, instead of the dark path?" [/i]Doragon perked up.
[i]"Oh, I see! We're the originals, and those cards make us follow the evil path. If we find another path...We won't be corrupted! That's Brilliant, Martoir!" [/i]He flew over and kissed her on the cheek. He hadn't realised what he'd done until afterward, and they both blushed a bright red. They began muttering ideas for 'alternate paths' and finally settled on a more cybernetic future, making them more like Digihuman Androids. They imagined their ideas and thought them through.
[i]"Next-Gen Digihumans...Us. Sounds like a plan...but even so, I don't think now is the best time. I suppose we should just relax for now, knowing he can't play our inner evils. Let's get some rest now, okay?" [/i]Doragon smiled as he spoke. THe group nodded and faded back into the computer, which turned off on its own.

[Kazekage dragon]

"True he is most likely okay, said Yuzaki, "maybe he's already sleeping!" Afterwards Yuzaki left the building accompanied by Suzume to the mall and decided to make up for lost time. On the way towards the mall he felt a strange calling from some shrubbery near a house and leaned down to check out if there was something there. He picked up some weird cards that had a weird dark aura around them that he could visualize. Voices were whispering from the cards as if they wanted him to become evil but Yuzaki was different from most people having little to almost no true evil inside of him. "Those monsters are feeding off others," said Dux materializing next to Yuzaki, "I suggest eliminating them since those are the only ones produced for now." Yuzaki nodded and thought back to when the bracelet reminded him of his mother in Egypt. He then had another vision, this time his mother was teaching him how to completely eliminate darkness and he noticed his necklace was glowing. "You have to think of the happiest moment you could have," said his mother holding up her bracelet as it started glowing, "the light will banish any evil that resides in the darkness." She smiled and leaned to kiss the small child on the head who was enjoying making his necklace glow. Then he was back, cards in hand and the dark aura still around them. He concentrated and his eyes shifted and the necklace started glowing; slowly, the cards faded and dissolved. Faint screams could be heard but they were completely quiet when the cards dissolved. "Done," said Yuzaki, "weird though, these cards are not in production I wonder who made them..." He then turned and noticed Suzume was still behind him and apparently had not noticed what had happened. "Suzume!" he called out, "here's the mall." In front of the residence he was at was the town's mall; it was an incredibly big with 5 different floors with the top floor being the food court. There were also other floors above these but they were offices of doctors and lawyers. "We should really catch up since we haven't talked much," said Yuzaki, "say, want something to eat? I'm buying." Normally Yuzaki would be shy about saying something which could be misinterpreted as a date but given the circumstances they needed to talk alone and it was easier to talk at a table rather than just in a random store.

Amathoz nodded slowly and grimly, confirming what Seth had cleared up. "There are many public places you may go to," said Amathoz slowly, "people tend to visit them at night because of entertainment." Amathoz was obviously referring to stuff like Theaters, Bars, Hotels and Malls but since he was not very familiar with the current timeline he just said places of entertainment. "However," said Amathoz, "I sense the pharaoh is near one... Called a 'Maoll' or something... These humans and there strange names. Do not engage him... Unless you wish to end up like my pets here." He pointed to the bloody mess that covered the floor and walls. "Now," said Amathoz menacingly, "any more questions?!"

[lugia61617]

Seth shook his head, which most of the other [[non-player]] servants did as well.
"No, my lord. I promise I shall NOT disappoint." He said, a cruel undertone of his voice. He walked towards amathoz and knelt, raising his hands out to receive the stones. Seth wanted to prove his worth. He may not completely trust Amathoz, but he did not want to be a failure like many of the lackeys around him. By Amathoz's suggestion, Seth felt he knew a good place to gather a few souls and then have a nostalgia trip, despite being closed; [i]The Museum...[/i]

[Time Psyduck]

Suzume was glad to get some air. It seemed a nice evening, although when she checked her watch the time caught her by surprise. She stopped for a moment, and then looked up to see Yuzaki looking in some bushes. She glanced at Ruby Carbuncle, who gave what looked very much like a shrug - not easy for something with only forelegs to make the gesture with. She turned back as Yuzaki finished, and suggested food. She wasn't hungry - until he mentioned it, and in that moment her breakfast seemed a very long way away.
"Now that you mention it," she replied, looking away from the mall to Yuzaki, "I'm starving. Sure, let's go eat."

[Kazekage dragon]

Yuzaki laughed as he made his way to an elevator to reach the fifth floor with Suzume most likely behind him. He was flabbergasted to see that the food court was pretty empty and not crowded as it usually was. There were a lot of fast food places but there were two high end restaurants on each side of the food court. [i]Maybe most people are at the theaters or in the restaurants,[/i] thought Yuzaki to himself, [i]this place is usually crowded at any hour.[/i] He looked around and turned to Suzume. "Well," he said, "my treat, there's a lot of places to eat here so take your pick." He felt strange, there was a foreboding atmosphere.

Amathoz waved off a couple of his servants but retained Seth, Drew and Escher. He looked at Seth as he knelt and received his stone from the same snake that appeared once more and disappeared just as quickly. "I expect that you won't disappoint," said Amathoz coldly, "given your previous failure..." Amathoz seemed very frightening his voice had once again turned very raspy and more snake like. "You may leave if you have no further inquiries," said Amathoz his voice still very menacing and snake like, "and you two... Do you have any inquiries?!"