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[mirkwoodshewolf]

Love across space and time; Mahad x oc

*Author's note*

After the huge success of my first yugioh post that I made over 3 years ago and more people continuing to discover that precious gem. Figured it's time to make a little sequel to it. So here we go folks this time this fanfic will focus on the story of Nefertiri and Mahad but I hope you all enjoy this tragic yet loving story.

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The first thing I heard was the sound of waves pushing in and out and with each push I felt a wetness at my feet.  Slowly I opened my eyes to reveal that I was lying along a shoreline with the sunset just ahead of me.  I raised myself up and saw that I was also alone on the shore without my brother nor Yugi at my side.  A moment of panic came over me until I felt this warmth envelope me, putting me at ease.

Up in the sky I saw the glowing borealis that divided our world with the Dimension of Monsters.  But there was also this comforting purple light that started to shine over the light of the sunset.  As the purple light grew bigger and bigger, a form began to take shape and I let out a gasp as my eyes widened in shock.

The figure took its full shape as the legendary Dark Magician, but to me he was someone else.  Someone besides my brother, whom I had loved so dearly that I willingly gave up my throne to be with.

“Mahad.” I breathlessly whispered his name as hidden tears came at the corners of my eyes.

“Yes my queen.” He answered as he extended his hand out to me.  I took his hand and he helped me stand up and the two of us stared deeply into the other’s eyes.

“I—” I shakily started. “For 5000 years I’ve thought of what to say when I’d……how’d you know?”

“Let’s just say we both know a certain female Magician who kept her meddling eye on our affair.” I choked out a laugh as I grasped my amulet that Mahad had given me to show his devotion and loyalty to me when we began secretly courting.

“Mahad. I have so much to tell and yet I feel like there is not enough time.”

“You’re right. The gateway between our two worlds is fading. Soon it will seal itself up and never again will our worlds collide again.” I nodded solemnly. 

“Mahad there’s something that I—when you died I…..”

“You do not need to share it. I know.”

“What? You-you knew?”

“Not at the time when I was human but eventually I did learn.” He placed his hand over my stomach and he continued, “But you needn’t feel guilty about what happened. For our son became the most powerful magician in a new life.”

“Our—son?” I spoke in awe.  Since I hadn’t known about the pregnancy at the time when I had the miscarriage after losing Mahad, it was never known what the gender of our future child could’ve been.  But now hearing this, it filled my heart with so much emotion that I couldn’t even begin to describe what I was feeling.

“Yes. He is as strong as the two of us and just as courageous as his mother.” He said as he brushed my golden bangs gingerly.

“And I’ll bet as handsome as his father.” I couldn’t help but praise.  “Will I…?”

“One day. He will be there for you when the time is most dire.” I reached up and placed my palm against his cheek.  He leaned against my touch and grasped my hand with his so that I could feel his gentle lips place a tender kiss to my palm.

“To finally have the chance to speak with you only to lose you again.”

“You never lost me to begin with. Remember I took a vow to protect and serve both you and your brother. But there is also our vows to each other.” He lifted my chin with his index finger.  “Let our love travel across time and space….”

“And forever bind us as one.” I finished.

*Flashback*

The love story between Mahad and I began like most.  We grew up as friends and studied under the same Master to become the most powerful magicians in all of Egypt.  Having been given magic by the Egyptian Gods themselves to spare me from death when I was born, I needed to learn out to control such power.

There Mahad and I formed a friendship with each other.  Soon my father Pharaoh Aknamkanon appointed Mahad not only as my dueling partner, but eventually mine and my little brother’s personal guardian.  When my father died shortly after I had turned 13, it was then I was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt and Mahad truly became the support I needed, but it was also when my feelings for him began to develop.

It was still in the early twilight just before dawn and I couldn’t find myself to sleep anymore.  So I found myself heading into the throne room and sat down on the throne and tried to envision what would soon come to pass come a few hours once I’m Pharaoh.

“My queen?” I heard Mahad’s voice spoke up.  I looked up to see him coming up towards the throne.  He gave a respected kneel and I said to him.

“Please Mahad you don’t need to do that.”

“But you are to become the next Pharaoh. It would be improper for me to not acknowledge you as such.” I sighed heavily as I rubbed my hand over my face.

“This is what I was afraid of.” I stood up from the throne and walked over to the balcony and leaned my arms against the railing and watched as the first light of dawn was starting to come into the sky.  The stars dimmed their glows and the moon began to fade.

“Nefertiri?” Mahad soon spoke my name.

“I don’t feel ready for this.” I spoke truthfully.  “When my father surrendered himself to the Egyptian gods that day and it was decreed I’d become the next Pharaoh the day after burying him. How can I live up to what he accomplished? I’m—just not ready yet. I could bring this whole kingdom to its knees within a fortnight or our people suffer because I made the wrong call.”

“If you are as good of a Pharaoh as you are at being one of Egypt’s strongest magicians, then ruling this kingdom will come as an easy task for you.” He came and stood beside me, his arms resting along the railings just like mine were and he said. “For as long as I’ve known you, you’ve had the heart and soul of a Lioness. Strong willed, fierce, determined. But you are also kind, loyal, and caring to those around you. You always put others before yourself and do whatever it takes to make those around you safe and protected. And to better bring about the peace that your father had sought out to achieve, there is no other Pharaoh I could see taking his place than you, Queen Nefertiri.”

I was in awe as my cheeks began to flush and my heart pounded.  I looked at Mahad as he spoke such praise to me my heart started to flutter as I asked him.

“You really mean that?” he turned to look down at me and said with a soft look in his eyes.

“Every word and more.” And it was from that moment on that Mahad and I had this unspoken bond with each other.

I would continue to rule over Egypt as Pharaoh for the next 8 years until Atem turned 18 years old when I decided to step down from the throne and bequeath it to him.

It was late cool night in Egypt and I was standing in Mahad’s table shrine after thankfully dismissing the guards from their duties for the night since Mahad and I had some important things to discuss privately.  I stared up at his Illusion Magician stone tablet when I heard his voice say.

“You asked for me, my Queen.” I turned to face him and said.

“Yes I did.” I walked over to him and extended my hand out. “Rise.” He came up from his kneeling position.  “Before long you won’t need to address me as Pharaoh anymore.”

“Until tomorrow comes, you are still my Pharaoh and Queen.”

“And what about in here just the two of us?” I came closer to him and reached up to touch his cheek.

“Are you sure we are alone?”

“I sent the guards away myself. And who would dare to question their Pharaoh when she has private business to discuss with her one of her personal Guardians?” Mahad then used his millennium ring to detect any nearby soul to ensure that we were alone.  Once it was confirmed that we were truly alone, we leaned forward into a passionate kiss.

I had both my hands cupping each side of his face while his hands gingerly held my waist and bicep.  When the need for air became desperate, we separated and Mahad asked me.

“Are you sure you are ready to surrender the throne to your brother?”

“He is more than ready to become a greater Pharaoh than even I could’ve been. Plus you know the laws of our land. Since I never found a suitor nor had an heir to the throne, I must surrender it to my next of kin.”

“There were plenty of suitors from all over the world. Many royal heirs were willing to move the entire Nile for you Nefertiri.”

“But none of them were you Mahad. I never cared for gold nor riches, nor how men would move lands for me. All they saw was a female to be their breeding cow. Or a way to obtain the power that I had been gifted by our Gods to conqueror their enemies. You are the only one who has seen me for me Mahad. And my heart has always been yours even when we were children, though I did not know it at the time.”

“But I am not of not royal blood. Are you sure it is I that you wish to have as a suitor?”

“I am Mahad. And once my brother is crowned Pharaoh and he appoints me as his High Sorceress there shall be no law that says we cannot be together. We will have his blessing and not the courts.” Mahad stroked my hair out of my face.

“For years I had felt a stronger sense of protection for you over your brother. Now I realize that that sense was truly love. But I knew it was forbidden for us to be together, until that night in the gardens after your victory over the God Anubis.” I smiled remembering that night all too well.

Mahad and I were by the water lily pond.  The stars that seemed to dance in the sky over the Dark god’s defeat and the full moon shining down over the land of Egypt.  It was then I had leaned and kissed Mahad right on the lips and we shared our hidden confession. 

All those years previously when he tried to turn aside my feelings and deny his own by only being my Guardian.  But after saving his life from Anubis’ attack that was meant for me, Mahad began to accept his feelings and our friendship once again began to flourish before finally becoming the secret love affair that we both had. 

Of course even this secret had to come out eventually.  Mana had found out about us when she had snuck out of the palace to join Mahad and I on a trip to the spellcaster’s training grounds just a year ago.  After enforcing that there would be severe consequences if she ever revealed this secret before my brother’s coronation, Mana agreed to keep quiet and not reveal our forbidden love to anyone.

And nothing gets pass the keeper of the Millennium necklace Isis.  She had actually confronted Mahad of this issue but didn’t offer any resistance or objection to our affair.  She only warned us to be careful and try to act more discreet until the time my brother would take the throne. 

As for my brother well…let’s just say I sometimes underestimate him.  He knew that to obtain the throne he needed to successfully defeat me in a duel for the Millennium puzzle as stated by our new laws in regards to the Millennium items.  He had seen me duel in the past and knew that I was pulling my punches and had lost willingly.  That night after our duel he had confronted me about it.

He had seen how Mahad and I would look at each other in passing and had his suspicions but like Mana he had vowed to keep our secret.  He even joked of how once he was Pharaoh, he’d have to be the one to perform the marriage once that came around and the moment he had said that, I had blushed bright red.

“I love you Mahad.” I spoke lovingly.

“And I love you, Nefertiri.” It always warmed my heart when he called me by my name and not by my title.  I leaned forward and captured his lips in another kiss.  Longing for tomorrow to come faster and for us to finally be able to love each other freely and one day be together for the rest of our lives.

*End flashback*

“Nefertiri!” we both turned and soon saw Yugi racing toward us along with my brother’s spirit.  I raced up towards them and embraced them both.

“Are you both alright?”

‘We’re both fine. What about you? When Yugi and I found ourselves on this beach without you at our side, we thought we had lost you.’ Yami said.

“First of all it’s my job as the older sibling to be worried about you.” I couldn’t help but tease my little brother.  “And second I’m alright. Thanks to him.” I gestured towards the Dark Magician and when both my brother and Yugi saw him they both lightly gasped.

My brother took a step forward as he looked up at Mahad with regret.  I could still see the hint of betrayal and anger in Mahad’s eyes as he looked down at my brother.

‘I know I cannot change the past of what I had done. When I played that card, I had unlocked the darkness within me. I had betrayed all of you and even though there is nothing I can say that can excuse me for what I had done, I hope at least one day I can earn your forgiveness.’

Mahad continued to briefly glare down at my brother before turning his eyes to me.  I held my amulet once again and gave him a soft nod.  My brother has truly suffered throughout these past few weeks with the Orichalcos stones and while what he did wasn’t right, he’s at least taking responsibility for his actions and trying to atone for his mistake.  Mahad turned back towards my brother and like before he knelt down before his King and accepted his apology.

“I guess that means he’s forgiven you.” Said Yugi.

“He has.” A female voice soon spoke up and soon appearing out of a bright light was Dark Magician Girl and the Three Knights of Atlantis, Hermos, Critias and Timaeus.  “We five are eternally in your debt. Thanks to you three, the Great beast has forever been defeated and the spell that once held our protectors prisoner has now been lifted.” She said to us.

“Thank you all. You fought bravely.” Timaeus commended us.

“Your courage and strength will never be forgotten,” Critias said before Hermos finished.

“For as long as we reign.”

“And we thank you for all of your help. Without the three of you, the power that we faced would’ve surely consumed our world. And I would personally like to thank the three of you for looking after M……” I trailed off before revealing Mahad and Mana’s true names.  “For looking after Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. They mean everything to me.” I turned to the two of them and they looked at me with a soft look in their eyes.

“And we extend a personal thanks to you Queen Nefertiri.” Timaeus said to me.

“The Spellcasters of our world wouldn’t be who they are without the teachings of your scribe and of the Dark Magician’s.” Critias said.

“I’m a bit worse for wear, I’m afraid.” I said shamefully as I could feel my exhaustion finally catch up with me.  I felt Yugi take hold of me as he tried to keep me from falling forward.

When Dartz had taken my power to help aid the Leviathan’s return, it also had drained most of my life force.  But when I felt the magic from my brother when he had found me in Dartz’s hideout, it restored some of my life energy but it’s still not enough.

“Then we hope this will help you shine like new once again.” Hermos then said as he turned towards both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl.  The two of them looked at each other and nodded as they stood side by side and crossed their wands together.

“Just as the Great Beast fell from the sky, Dark Magician and I were able to extract the power it had taken from you. And now it’s time for the High Sorceress to regain her power.” Dark Magician Girl said with a soft smile.  I turned to Yugi and nodded for him to allow me to stand.  He hesitantly backed away as their wands glowed with my sapphire blue magic. 

Together both Mahad and Mana returned my power to me as the sapphire blue light shot from their wands directly into my chest and I began to absorb the power back into my body.  I could feel the steady flow of my power returning inside me and restoring my strength then once I felt all of my power return I staggered for a moment before regaining my footing.

I closed my eyes as everyone stared at me in silence and I could feel the power once again returning to my fingertips.  When I opened my eyes I knew that they were now glowed the pure sapphire light whenever I’d unleash my full power and I lifted myself up with my magic as the sapphire waves of magic formed in the palm of my hands.

With a wave of my hands I shot out a powerful energy blast that shot outward like a firework.  I looked down at the ocean and with my left hand and slowly clawing some of my fingers inward, I was able to raise part of the ocean up into a large wave before letting it descend back down with a powerful splash.  Then with my right hand I pressed my tall and index fingers together before dipping my hand down as the sky began to cloud up and thunder began to rumble.

I did the same dipping motion with my left hand.  I repeated the dipping motion again for both hands before extending my right hand out and blue lightning shot up toward the sky creating a lightning storm so powerful, it would make Slifer himself proud.  After the brief light show, I then made a spreading motion with my hands to clear out the dark clouds before finally landing back onto the beach and my powers went dormant.

My eyes returned to their normal color and I turned to see everyone looking at me with awe or pride.  Mana came up to me and I said to her with a proud smile of my own.

“Thank you.” She smiled and immediately embraced me and I hugged her back with just as much strength and love as she was giving me.

‘It is time Mana.’ Mahad’s voice spoke to us telepathically.  We separated from each other before looking at each other sadly.  I sucked in my tears and gave her a firm nod telling her it was okay.  The three knights and Mana soon took off into the sky to head back into the Dimension of Monsters.

Mahad extended his hand out to me and I placed my hand into his as we stared at each other.

‘I wish we had more time my love.’ I said to him telepathically.

‘One day we shall be reunited again. Until the day comes, I will always be there for you, right there on the dueling arena.’ He said to me as he began to fly off to join Mana to return to the realm of Monsters.  Our hands remained holding each other’s until the distance became too much and we were forced to let go and he took off flying towards the borealis portal before it would close up forever.

My heart sunk into my stomach as my throat began to tighten.  Tears slowly formed at the corner of my eyes as I heard my brother say my name.  A single tear fell down my face as my hands glowed their sapphire blue color then I shot up towards the sky and flew after them.  I flew higher and higher into the sky until I came just to their side before stopping to see them off.

*3rd Person POV*

As Mahad and Mana flew towards the portal of their home following the Knights of Atlantis, Mana soon took notice of Nefertiri flying in the sky and she cleared her throat softly to get her master’s attention before casually directing his attention to their Queen. 

When Mahad took notice of his beloved Queen seeing him off, he felt his heart both warm and ache at the same time.  At least this time they were able to bid each other a proper goodbye this time.  As a tear fell down his face, he thought about the rest of their vows to one another.

‘I’ll always live on forever in you, long as the skies and the Nile is Blue.’ Soon they entered through the portal and as Nefertiri saw Mahad and Mana disappear from her world she spoke her part of the vows.

“I’ll always love you and I’ll never stop.” It was then a glow came from her duel disk.  She saw how one card in particular seemed to glow the brightest, so she removed the top card that was glowing and saw how it now showed the Dark Magician card.  The same art style that Yugi had for his deck.  “And you’ll always be there, even when you’re not.”

Tears slipped down her face as she placed the Dark Magician card over her heart and watched with a bittersweet smile as the lights faded and her beloved was gone forever from this world once again.

[darknesskng]

@eternalxloyalxspirits / cont. from.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐒 as sweet as that of regret and sorrow and all the same, pointless in the face of pitch-black darkness. The way the priest's sudden burst of resistance begins to die down as quickly is the rawest example one can ever offer, he'd say. ❝ Hush now, 𝑴𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒅. ❞ For the first time, the priest's name spills from the dark King's mouth, it is a sign of acknowledge. And the more they fall into darkness, the more acknowledged they become — the delighted look in his amethyst eyes is a sure proof of that. ❝ It is almost over now. Feeling good, I bet. ❞ There is this indescribable feeling — a kind of sensation that intoxicates one's entire being once darkness begins to seep into the cracks of the soul and make a nest out of it ; amplifying the very source of its powers and strength to unnatural levels. And that, ought to feel good, 𝘩𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑜.

Once this little ritual is over, the King's gaze switches back to the Magus of Illusion. The monster has grown to its original state with darkness brimming about its silhouette. A marvelous sight to behold, should he admit. ❝ Look at your Magus now, fascinating, isn't he? Even the spirits think so. ❞ When his attention falls back on the other, the hand that has been resting on their chest rises to grab a hold of their chin; only to yank it slightly down to meet their gaze. Amused, his grin widens.

❝ And you are too, if I must admit. ❞

[nevertem]

"Oh....well..."

This was...a bit troubling. While his Prince had all of the knowledge of a modern day young adult who had grown up in this era....

Mahad....didn't.

Having been sealed in stone for the past three millennia, he was finding it....much harder to understand what precisely he was looking at.

'Can you pick up some of these from the store today? It's alright if you can't, it would just help a lot.'

He looked down at the....cellphone. That was the word for it. And then back at the list. Google? What even was google? And how was he supposed to get a map from it?

"I wish....I could just magick some food...." Alas, that would be stealing, as he could not leave any currency in its place....

[antaresr]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the compatibility of unconventional Yamis and Hikaris?

As Atem and Marik were not masters of their destinies, they were the heirs of a great responsibility that they did not want, they were so small when the whole world fell on their shoulders and they did what they could with their lack of maturity to move forward.

They are both afraid of the dark (because of the initiation and being locked in the puzzle for 3000 years) and there were only two people around them to take care of them properly (Isis and Rishid and Mahad and Mana) they were children who had to become adults of blow, Marik was freed from his responsibility, Atem had to follow the rules.

Art by: https://twitter.com/gaiya1287/status/1490025407898218500?t=naUkx01--BFoYz6EP3hBRQ&s=19

Bakura and Yūgi were alone and isolated from the others due to their particular characteristics (white hair and obsession with games) and they only had one consolation (Diabound and Grandpa). Of course, as they grew up, there was someone else who gave them what they needed to keep them company ( Zorc and Anzu).

They are both afraid of fire (the Kul Elna massacre and the fire in Black Clown), they were children who just wanted to be understood, Yūgi got it, Bakura didn't.

Yami Marik and Ryou were isolated in their own body, sharing space with someone who didn't appreciate them, can you imagine the traumas those two had with impersonalization? Of not knowing how to be themselves because they didn't have time for that because they were locked behind someone else? Carrying the deaths of his family on his conscience and with the guilt, but Ryou was able to start living after Bakura was defeated, Yami Marik was vanished.

Art by: https://shadow-chan93.tumblr.com/post/189852802032/merry-christmas-secret-santa-from-the-ygo-server

I mean, everyone loves Puzzleshipping, Thiefshipping, tendershipping (and I do too, they're amazing, I really love them) but the level of understanding they have for these couples is just amazing, imagining Atem and Marik comforting each other in the middle of the darkness because they know that the other feels, Bakura and Yūgi talking about how lonely their life was and how painful the fire is, Yami Marik and Ryou have a cathartic moment when they discover that they are their own people with a body of their own and can think about their future.

I don't know, I want to cry, they are perfect for each other and they don't get enough appreciation.

[boulette-of-paper]

YU-GI-OH “Historical” Headcannon

Hello, it's been quite some time. But finally, I took time to finish this draft!

Small necessary disclaimers :

⚠️ Excuse my english, I'm not native.

⚠️ It's hard to find the balance between historical and fun to write. So somethings I might have said in my previous post won't technically matter here.

Fandom : Yu-Gi-Oh (manga + anime)

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General

Atem

His mother died during childbirth. That would explain the absence of brother and sister.

He had a nurse, potentially Maana's mother since it was said they knew each other since childhood.

Aside from that he had a pretty lonely childhood, he is the future pharaoh, a god among the humans. So every relationship starts with a massive imbalance.

He lacked connection with people basically. (Except Mahad and Maana)

Pharoh used to be disconnected from their people, they were symbols before humans

He had and still has an issue with eye contact. Either he doesn't look at people at all or just fixes someone intensely. No in-between.

Young Atem couldn’t stay put unless someone was brushing his hair.

Even older he has a very soft spot and liking when he gets pampered. He loves long baths or when someone does his make-up or again brushing his hair.

Atem has no issues with nudity, again the clothes were very reviling,

Atem might be anxious when completely alone. He’s so used to being with all his servants, advisers etc. ect that when the silence finally arrives and his alone in his bed he tends to feel weird.

He adores cats. But, he used to be a bit too enthusiastic and a cat scratched him and since then he let them come to him but never engaged with them.

Atem would pass hours at the temple, and his surroundings would think of him as a very pious man, but it was for the cats AND for Priest Seto.

Priest Seto

Priest Seto has the longest and lushiest (?) hair known to exist.

He loves cats and cats love him back.

Priest Seto knows his eyeliner, he does it in the first stroke and it’s always perfect

Child Seto because of his blue eyes was looked at a lot, not in a bad way but more like he was unusual looking.

Seto’s eyes allowed him to be noticed by priests as a “Child of the Gods” since some shades of blue seem to be linked to the sky and the divine in ancient Egypt.

Seto loves to read, and temples were known to be filled with a lot of scriptures.

Seto is more in touch with the people than Atem, since priests were also magicians and doctors

Priest Seto is so loyal to the Pharaoh not only because Atem is the heir of the gods he worships but also because younger they both used to pet the temple’s cat.

Priest Seto is good at what Atem doesn’t like to deal with. That’s why even tho he’s young his one of Atem’s favourite ministers.

Seto likes to walk alone at night under the stars.

Relationship Headcannons (I know you were looking for it)

But how do we end up in a relationship with those two cuties, and still be accurate historically ?? Well, my friend here is what I could think of.

Atem :

To be 1st wife material, sadly you’ll have to from the family OR a very very influential heir/heiress of a nobleman.

If you’re not 1st wife material > You’ll have to be part of his harem as either: a skilled person or maybe an heiress of an enemy tribe who has been vanquished or is in alliance.

Wait let me explain, Harem in ancient Egypt isn’t what we commonly think. The pharaoh’s harem was, surely to entertain the Pharaoh but also to showcase skill and the Egyptian culture in a way.

So we can imagine here so very skilled shadow game players or very beautiful dancers etc.

Seto :

Find no source to say that priest took a celibacy oath so you can imagine anything you want.

(Personally, I have my small fantasy of forbidden love between him and an OC priestess because I love drama)

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Here you have it. It’s not much but hope it at least entertains one or two people. I might have one or two more ideas but who knows. Have a lovely day

If you have any questions please to ask me and if you need sources again ask 😽

Bisous Bye <3

[gx-gameon]

Fun fact about Atem and Abidos: Given the real life Pharaoh's they're supposedly based on, Amenhotep II and Tutankhamen respectively, Abidos is actually Atem's great-great-great-great-great grandson (or he can be Set's given that Atem died)! He and Jaden are technically cousins via adoption since Atem sees Jaden as his nephew, and it is highly likely that Jaden will pass onto the Field of Reeds since members of the Royal family get a free pass there no matter their crimes (looking at Aknadin here).

Also the Shadow Charm Abidos was given allows the dead to enter the realm of the living. Just imagine Atem finding out and thinking 'Seto could have waited a few years and Jaden would have given him the means for me to visit without him risking his life?!' or something.

This is all wonderful!! Thank you for sharing this information. I’m going to have to do research on those two pharaohs.

In cannon Jaden is the one collecting the shadow charms and I can just imagine him calling Atem after he gets a new one and the two of them trying to figure out what it does and where to store it.

Abidos charm has to frustrate him. Its power is allow the dead to enter the realm of the living… with their own body.

All he had to do to have his own body was find this shadow charm. His time sharing a body with Yugi will always be dear to both of them. But if they could have separated he could have protected Yugi and their friends better.

But he also has to laugh because of course one of the shadow riders was an Egyptian pharaoh. They are some of the best duelist. Until Jaden tells him that Abidos was not only a terrible duelist but was also proposed to him.

On one hand how dare an Egyptian pharaoh not be a good duelist. What was this kid’s court doing? It’s their job to prepare their pharaoh for what might come, not cater to his ego. (Yes the pharaoh had absolutely rule but when they were young it was the courts job to guide them.)

On the other who does this kid think he is proposing to Atem’s nephew. Yes Jaden is adopted but that doesn’t make him any less Atem’s nephew, and that makes him a prince of Egypt. Someone who will be welcomed into the Field of Reeds with open arms.

This Abidos, Atem had to look him up, was a far distant relative. To far down the line of Set’s dependents to actually hold any true connection to Atem. He was a minor pharaoh who had accomplished nothing with his short reign except the title ‘undefeated.’ Which turned out to be a lie?? Where did this pharaoh get the idea that he was good enough for Jaden? (Atem knows where it’s the idea that a pharaoh is always right and entitled to everything.) Well his nephew was to good for this fake duelist.

Arem is already communicating with Mahad about making sure this kid isn’t around when Jaden passes (he will most likely pass first and will be there to stop it himself but you have to make back up plans. Morbid back up plans) he’s quite frustrated when he learns that the young pharaoh is hanging out with his court, learning dueling, and waiting for Jaden.

He can’t be to mad. The kid is trying to improve his skills. But he’s going to have to improve a lot to make himself worthy of Atem’s nephew. And he better be ready. When Atem dies (the second time) he’s marching right up to him and challenging him to a duel. If he can’t beat Atem he won’t get near to Jaden.

[part-timewonders]

random vaguely prideshipping-but-mostly-dsod thoughts part 2

part 1 here

kaiba's kneepads in dsod?!?!? they're so ridiculous i love them so much (he is prepared to see atem again. in all sense of the word.)

eras tour at kaibacorp stadium!!!! kaiba would fucking love mastermind. mokuba is a you're on your own kid girlie. atem is all about karma.

"we should have known [ai atem] was designed by kaiba as soon as we saw the extra-dramatic coat" and his perfectly-coiffed hair

where is the kc space station anyway? the iguanas are endemic to the galapagos?? how would kaiba have gotten a permit to build there in the first place??

ishizu must have been so pissed off when she hears about kaiba digging up atem's tomb again

she's gonna hit him with the big hammer (millennium rod) if he ever comes back from the damn afterlife

kaiba is So Obsessed, i can't believe this is all canon?? we'd call it ooc if it was in fanon tbh

sometimes i think about atem and kaiba breaking into kaibacorp in the orichalchos arc. "i think you're nuts. but this isn't the time or place to argue." "i trusted you, now you have to trust me." and then atem is the only person to ever ride in the blue-eyes jet besides mokuba??

YOU HAVE YOUR BOND WITH HIM AND I HAVE MINE

poor yugi is realizing a few things

kaiba and his dragons are just so much. pandemic dragon??????

being a regular non-dueling citizen in domino must be so confusing. who is this pharaoh they keep talking about?!

yugi tries to walk kaiba through the five stages of grief in the span of one duel

i like to imagine that kaiba's dislike of the dark magician is a remnant of seto and mahad's ancient rivalry

"oooof. he's looked better." seto kaiba, my big bitch <3

how many times has kaiba died to save the world or his dueling partner (or both)

palladium oracle mahad is the coolest version of him tbh

the ending is always so good. not just for the reunion, but for how open-ended it is?? lots of great ways for fanon to expand the story yay we love that

[spacecadet-ticklesinspace]

Heeey!! :D Could I request a lee!marc/lee!reader and ler!jake with the

“You’re lucky to have me!” “70% of people who win the lottery become worse off than they were before.”

Maybe Marc/Reader says it and Jake gets playfully offended and wrecks em for it??

(Hope you’re doing well, have a nice day/night!! <3)

(This was a cute one @just-a-fluffy-knight ❤️Had to make it Marc after our previous conversation ❤️😁 Hope you enjoy! ❤️ :))

"You're lucky to have me!"

"70% of people who win the lottery become worse off than they were before."

Jake turned to Marc. "Take that back!"

The older knight just shrugged.

A moment later, the younger knight's shadow passed over Marc.

Marc looked up.

"Take it back," Jake hissed.

Without a word, Marc looked back down at his phone.

Jake immediately jumped on top of his older counterpart, successfully tossing his phone aside.

"Jake!"

"Ci hermano?"

"What are you doing!"

The younger knight pinned Marc's wrists under his knees. "You insult me with la actitud and don't expect me to take venganza?"

Marc squeaked as his shirt was rolled up. "Wahait!"

Jake stroked his mustache.

"No! Dohont yohou dare!"

"You brought this upon yourself hermano." Jake leaned down.

"Wahait! Jahake, plehease! PleHEEEEASE!"

The younger knight smirked as he continued rubbing his face across Marc's stomach.

The eldest knight squirmed and cackled at the ticklish feeling. Jake was horrendous for keeping his facial hair just to drive the other two insane when he tickled them. It was his favorite tool to use.

"JAKE!" Marc snorted.

"Ci?"

The older knight squealed as Jake kept going. "Come ohohon!"

"Not until you apologize first."

"IhihIIIIIM! NOOOHO!"

The younger knight smirked as he felt the couch shake as Marc's legs drummed into the couch. This prompted him to blow another raspberry into his tummy. "Still not hearing an apology hermano."

"NAAAH! YOHOU JERK!"

Jake lifted his head. "What? Not wanting to disculparse?"

"Ihi cahan't!"

"Can't? Ohor wohon't?"

"Ihi wihill. Ihi wiIIIL! WAIT!"

Jake' head froze mere inches above Marc's stomach.

"Ihim sorryhy! I'm sorryhy!"

"For?"

"Fohor what Ihi sahaid!"

Jake moved a little closer. "Lo que hice?"

"NO!" Marc sucked his stomach in more. "Ihim sorryhy Ihi mahade thehe horrible comment ahabout the lotteryhy and-and knowing yohou!"

The grin on Jake's face grew. He was having fun dragging this out. "What do you think about knowing me?"

"Seriohouslyhy?"

Jake blew another raspberry onto Marc's tummy.

"AHH! YOHOU'RE AWESOME! YOU'RE AHAWESOHOME!"

"Gracias," Jake replied before nuzzling his face into the eldest's side and blowing the longest raspberry he could.

Marc was in stitches as he cackled and drummed his legs into the couch. The added facial hair made the raspberry even more intense!

Once Jake and Marc were both out of breath, Jake finally moved his head away. "That's la advertencia to watch la actitud with me in the future. Comprendido?"

Marc was still giggling. "Understohood."

"Good." The younger knight tugged down Marc's shirt again before climbing off of him.

"Yohoure aha jeherk," Marc breathed.

"Ci." Jake plucked up the eldest's phone.

Marc threw up his arms as his phone sailed over him and hit the couch cushion next to him. "Hey!"

Jake turned to walk out of the living room. "Love you hermano."

Marc rolled his eyes. "Love you tohoo jeherk."

As Jake continued up the stairs, a smile crept across the eldest's face.

Marc picked up his phone. "Ahand Ihi couldn't imagine life withohout yohou."

[kujakumai]

During the fight with Mahad TKB uses the switch to the giant axeblades and has a line about how he can control the traps in any tomb he's robbed but realistically how often are you going to go back into a tomb you've already robbed and use the traps against someone. is that necessary skill. why would he bother to memorize those. and now I am imagining a looney tunes scenario where TKB hangs out in the main chamber of a tomb and resets all the traps to catch other tomb robbers and proceed to rob those guys also. pyramid replenishment by not telling anyone you got there first. the early bird gets the worm

[sphymx]

Egyptian Sites in Yu-Gi-Oh!

The Yu-Gi-Oh! characters visit real and fictional places in Egypt. Here is me trying to make a list of these places and trying to figure out what real places might have inspired the fictional ones :)

Valley of the Kings (chapter 279) : Sugoroku Mutou visits the tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh in the Valley of the Kings (near the modern city of Luxor). The Valley of the Kings is the real burial place of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. Atem having his tomb at this particular location is a good point of reference to date his reign to the New Kingdom (between 1400 bc and 1000 bc). The tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh, however, is a fictional tomb since no tomb from the Valley of the Kings have traps as imagined in the manga. Also, the Nameless Pharaoh's tomb seems much bigger than that of Tutankhamun's (who has inspired Atem's character). But its size and design are obviously inspired from other real tombs in the valley of the kings.

City of Luxor/Thebes (from chapter 281 and on) : Atem dives in the Memory World and finds himself in what is most probably the ancient city of Luxor (also Thebes). Although Atem's capital city is not explicitly mentioned by name in the manga, it can be guessed from the fact that the Valley of the Kings seems quite close to Atem's palace, in the storyline. Bakura and Mahad both travel from the palace to the valley in very short times. Also, looking at K. Takahashi's drawings, Atem's city counts a lot of palaces, temples and obelisks. Atem living in Thebes also helps to date his reign more specifically between 1400 bc and 1300 bc (18th dynasty).

Palace of Malqata (?) : Atem's palace should therefore be the Palace of Malqata which was the pharaoh's palace in Thebes at around his time. The Palace of Malqata has disappeared entirely today but has been digitally recreated thanks to archeological digs. Fragments of the wall paintings and ceilings have been recovered and can be seen in different museums throughout the world (or on the internet). The Palace of Malqata was located on the West Bank of the Nile (same bank as the Valley of the Kings). Since Mahad and Bakura are never shown crossing the river Nile, Atem's palace being Malqata makes sense. https://antiqueprofil.wixsite.com/palais3d/en/visitevirtuelle

Deir el-Medineh (?) : Is Kul Elna inspired from the village of Deir el-Medineh ? Deir el-Medineh is the village where the tomb builders used to live. The village is still preserved to this day and is located close to the Valley of the Kings where the men used to work. It is said in chapter 308, that the villagers of Kul Elna were former tomb builders that became thieves. Plus, around 1100 bc, the real tomb builders of Deir el-Medineh were involved in tomb robbery. Although the date doesn't fit well with Atem's reign, it is most probable that this historical event inspired the village of thieves of Kul Elna in yugioh. There is quite a big plothole with this theory though: since the villagers of Kul Elna had turned into thieves by the time of Aknamkanon's reign, who, then, have been building Atem's tomb?? And where have his workers been living??Nevertheless, despite the plothole, the location of Deir el-Medineh, right next to the Valley of the Kings and Malqata, could explain Bakura's aptitude to go from Kul Elna to the valley to the palace in short times.

[uglifish]

Yo, just wanted to say that I really loved that last post of yours. You're right: escapism into fandom is a valid refuge from the chaos of the real world!

That said, I have a headcanon question: I know you really like Prideshipping, but what relationships do you usually imagine happening on the side/in the background of that?

omg hi rosalind! long time no talk! :D off the top of my head, relationships I have mention on the side which I do love to ship are: marik x bakura as seen in [I Despise Being in Nature] seth x kisara as seen in [Underwater Chrysalis] mahad x isono as seen in [Midnight Snack] I also very often put [Yugi x Anzu] together or [Rafael x Yami ] together for a bit of [christmas competition] to make Kaiba anxious, but it's never a serious thing bc of course prideshipping is my maiinn :D They come up the most because I love those side characters and always feel like they need some love :D I highkey love the dark magician / Mahad. In future stories, I want to give dice king Otogi and Zigfried some love too, so please look forward to that. I also have some unpublished multi-ship harem (kaiba vs everyone) type of thing, so if you want to see some of that, please let me know!

I can post a few chapters right now on this blog tagged under [tumblrexclusive] :D

thank you for coming here into my inbox! [HERE] is a record of all my past answers +++ ask me anything here +++

[cosmic-pheonix]

So I was browsing on Twitter and saw this on my timeline (Link):

The way my jaw dropped when I saw this! Now obviously, this is a leak and may not be true, this is just alleged speculation (so take this with a grain of salt), but if this is confirmed, then here's to hoping a remake of the series (and get Takahiro Kagami to direct the project because he's ✨🌟THE YUGIOH ARTIST/KEY ANIMATOR✨🌟 - best art style too fr fr!)

There's just so many possibilities and avenues the anime project could take, some say it's Yu-Gi-Oh R, others say Yugioh Season 0 remake, I'm not sure what it will be if it's confirmed, all I will say I'm glad we could be getting more content related to the OG series (I miss the gang/OG cast and Yami Yugi/Atem so much, can you tell? 😩😫😭😭😭😭)

There's a few possibilities and theories/ideas to what I think the project could be:

Anime series (either an OVA or a limited series???) post DSOD movie, a look into Yugi, Kaiba and the rest of the character's lives after the events of the movie. (Could be in correlation to that Solid Vision Experiment VR game that was teased months ago by Konami and that one art Kazuki Takahashi did of Yugi + Kaiba in space playing Yugi's game.)

Yugioh Anthology Series??

Mentioned before, Yugioh DM Remake.

Again mentioned before, Yugioh Season 0 Remake

Mentioned again before, Yugioh R Adaptation

Okay, now this one, hear me out! - Anime project surrounding Yami Yugi/Atem life in egypt as a Pharoah (before and after he was sealed in the puzzle), how he deals with being a young prince/king as he bears the responsibilities of one and bearing the weight of saving the world/his home. Including numerous lore about Atem's court(?); Ishizu, Seto, Mahad, Mana etc, ancient egyptian dark games, egyptian culture, the millennium items, the rivalry/relationship between Atem and Seto (their families), Seto and Kisara's relationship, more backstory on Thief King Bakura and Zorc etc. and probably a whole lot more (correct me if I'm wrong - haven't read the yugioh manga in a hot minute - but I remember seeing somewhere that Kazuki Takahashi had to cut a lot or some of the stuff out to allocate more leeway to the story. I'd imagine there's probably a lot of unused and uncut material he wrote/drew that wasn't gonna be used in the main story...)

These are just a few of my theories to what the project could be. Again, like I said before, if it does get confirmed you best believe I will be there!

Also in relation to yugioh news, Yugioh GX is getting a remaster (happy for the GX fans/girlies! Also unrelated note: but does anyone have like a download link to all the HD remaster episodes of Yugioh DM? Did they release a blu-ray edition of it, if not, they should ☹️) and there's gonna be anime episodes of that one video Konami released for the qaurter century anniversary/konami animation studio, the one showcasing animated shorts of the yugioh card monsters, so that's cool!

EDIT: so uh didn’t see the date of this tweet when I screenshot it whoops, (god I’m such a dumbass) so the tweet might be indeed in relation to the yugioh card monsters anime shorts/PV Konami produced months back, so my bad 😅. Please disregard it….Still it’s something interesting to think about in the near future if they do go back to the OG series with Yugi and the gang!

[sennenpharaoh]

Random thought I had while in bed...

How would Atem be able to handle his emotions in front of his father? I can imagine he wouldn't be afraid to cry in front of his mother because... well, that's his mother. But his father...

I headcanon that even now Atem can still hear his father's words, which is why he still has some conflict about crying.

"A King must not show weakness. A King must always smile. A King must keep his head up, no matter what."

So yes I want Atem to be put in a situation where he's trying not to cry in front of his father. Or rather... he can feel himself start to cry but realizing that his father is right there he tries to hide it, or stop himself from crying because of what he's been taught as Prince.

Also I can imagine one of the reasons why Prince Atem hides in large pots is so he can cry without anyone seeing him.

And now I just had a thought... would he cry in front of Mahad? He's done so in front of Mana, but what about Mahad?

[uniasus]

Fever Bright Snippet

For something that was supposed to just be a Whumptober prompt fill, I'm pretty sure Fever Bright is gonna be about 5K total.

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Atem traded places with Solomon, gingerly slipping into the seat. Vaguely he heard the others talking, but eventually the room emptied leaving him alone with Yugi.

Atem watched the mask on his face fog up, go clear, then fog up again. He traced the IV line, from the back of Yugi’s hand to a hanging bag. Followed the oxygen line too, connecting the mask on Yugi’s face to a machine beside the bed. Atem watched his chest rise and fall, little hitches in his ribs, and just barely through the mask in the quiet room could Atem hear Yugi’s wheeze. His struggle to breath.

“Oh, partner.” Atem brushed back one of Yugi’s sweaty bangs, fingers lingering on Yugi’s temple. The skin was hot, much hotter than the fever-cold Atem remembered from before. All my body heat rushed to my head, he imagined Yugi joking, even as he heard Joey’s voice as he tried to explain a rice cooker months ago. See, all the heat gathers underneath the pot, and then it spreads out to the sides to boil the water and cook the rice!

Another memory surfaces, a new and older one, of Mahad chastising Mana for spending too much time in the sun. Mana’s face had taken on a darker, ruddy tone as she leaned dizzily on Atem’s shoulder. Mahad had cupped a handful of water from the reflecting pool in the garden and dumped it on her head, then held a wet cloth to her forehead. “We’ll cool you down.”

Atem pressed his hand on Yugi’s forehead, feeling the heat seeping into his palm. He held it there, marveling at how he could touch Yugi, even as lost to a fever as he was. His skin was soft, but wet with sweat. His hair a coarse brush against the edge of Atem’s pinkie. Yugi’s hand in his was lax, but warm with calloused fingertips.

“This wasn’t how I wanted to touch you,” Atem whispered, trailing his hand down Yugi’s forehead to cup his cheek awkwardly, careful of the oxygen mask. “And if there is a chance, a chance, of this being my fault I’ll go back to the Field of Reeds.”

[praeteritus-memories-muses]

Name: Atem

Series: Yu-Gi-Oh!!!

Continuity: Anime

Age: 16-19 (RP dependant)

Height: 5'0"

Birthday: July 26th 1000 BC

Birthplace: Egypt

Orientation: Pansexual

Species: Human

Occupation: Pharaoh

Father: Aknamkanon (deceased)

Mother: Unnamed (deceased)

Bio:

Yami Yugi Moto, was once a Pharaoh named Atem. His father had created the millennium items in an attempt to stop a great war from happening, only it cost the lives of thousands of people from a small village stricken with poverty and thieves. The Egyptian Gods themselves: Osiris, Ra and Obelisk had all planned to punish his father until he came to an ancient tomb the Gods choose as sacred ground to beg for them to punish him but leave Atem alone.

Despite being the heir of Egypt, he had a relatively happy childhood. His mother had died in childbirth but his father tried his best to make sure Atem would grow up to be a strong, kind and confident pharaoh one day. He would befriend his bodyguard, Mahad, and a girl named Mana who worked in the palace.

The three of them were best friends, Atem even saving Mahad's life from a venomous snake. A new priest was also appointed by the name of Seto, though neither of them knew they were actually cousins. He didn't even know that his father had a brother in the first place, likely their relationship was strained or kept a secret as to avoid the royal bloodline from being wiped out by assassins.

On the day he was appointed Pharaoh, shortly after his father had passed away from an illness, Bakura the thief king had stepped in to announce he would murder him. It turns out that the king of thieves was the only survivor from the genocide that occurred when making the millennium items. He would challenge him to a dark game, using spirits (or 'ka' as they are called). Though this duel would be cut short, Atem realized that a darkness greater than he could ever imagined was growing.

Zorc was the ultimate evil darkness, slowly processing the thief king Bakura and would soon kill Atem's closest friend, Mahad. His ka would be sealed within a stone tablet where he would now be referred to as the Dark Magician.

As Zorc was wrecking havoc across Egypt and close to destroying the world, along with the mayhem of Thief King Bakura fused with him, Atem would unleash a incredibly powerful spell that would seal Zorc and himself within the Millennium puzzle. This meant that Atem would now struggle against an inner darkness, one he had never known before. While Bakura's soul would be sealed inside the Millennium ring that he had stolen from Mahad.

Yet his plan was to someday become stronger and finally defeat Zorc, only he hadn't expected that his memories would be lost in the process. Though not entirely without a backup, for he had entrusted the Ishtar bloodline to forever relay his plan for generations to come. Though even he wouldn't know how violent that would turn out, for they would carve this plan onto their body.

Atem lay asleep within the Millennium pendent, it was shattered into pieces like a puzzle for someone to solve. Hoping whoever could solve it would be powerful enough to help stop Zorc.

A man named Sugoroku Moto would soon stumble across this puzzle on a archeology trip and would give it to his grandson, Yugi Moto. Upon completing the now millennium puzzle, Atem's darkness-infused soul had now fused with Yugi's. Now making him Yami Yugi.

He was incredibly sadistic at first with a love of games with gruesome endings for the loser. This included someone being burned alive if they cheated, sealed inside a giant egg or killing themselves. Yugi did not know of Yami Yugi's cruel nature, for their souls switching had been unknown to the younger one. Many would start to notice Yugi's voice grew deeper, he grew taller and he had a stronger approach to him.

Yet as time went on, Yami Yugi would finally begin to calm down with every duel. He was learning kindness again and to respect your losing opponent, it was just a baby step in defeating the darkness inside him since he had fused Zorc's evil within him.

Though soon enough, Yugi and Yami Yugi would find out their existence and learn to talk to one another. They would become an incredibly strong team, with the two of them referring to themselves as their other half. Had Yami Yugi had his own body, they might've even been twins to many people despite their difference in age.

Slowly but surely, Yugi would help his other half find out about his past and learn from Ishizu Ishtar that Yami Yugi was meant to save the world all over again from an evil power. Though it seems just who or what this evil was had been lost to time, even to the Tomb Keepers.

Yami Yugi currently remembers very little about his life before being sealed within the puzzle, though he does not remember his true name. Participating in Battle City was a lot for him to process so the two of them are currently taking things slow again as they wait for the stone tablet the Egyptian God cards were based on to be transported back to Egypt so he can face his destiny once and for all.

Although he was once incredibly sadistic and almost evil, the Yami Yugi today is completely different. He's confident, assertive, a believer in justice and kind towards those in need. If someone was being harassed, he is absolutely the type to step in and challenge them to a game that he knows he'll win. Even if it's a game he doesn't know, he's more than willing to learn as a lover of games.

Yet he isn't perfect either. Due to his high confidence, he had a tendency to crumble down and nearly give up if his plans don't go the way he wanted. He also holds a lot of guilt inside of himself when he can't help someone that he knows needed his help, like watching his friends nearly die from dark games. He also doesn't seem to understand when he's challenging someone who could absolutely beat him.

Yami Yugi and Yugi are currently labeled the "King of Games" after winning the Kaibacorp Battle City tournament, and mastering just about any game thrown at him.

[ofthepuzzle]

Cont. [x] // @xpharaohsaiboux

He hasn’t realized how quickly his heart is beating, even after they got up. Or maybe that was it— too much excitement and suddenly standing up. The slight and brief dizziness made Atem feel as light as feather but he doesn’t mind. It goes away quickly. His heartbeat’s rhythm gradually is then normalized as soon as the adrenaline rush diminishes. Mahad is looking at him and Yuugi from the small distance. Usually, he’s quick to stand before the pharaoh in a protective stance. But he knows it’s not needed. He knows Yuugi. And he is smiling to see him. And he’s probably just as happy as Atem is. And now if only Mana was here, she would be squealing about their reunion. That’s alright, she is at the palace somewhere, unsuspecting. It would be a big surprise.

Atem holds onto Yuugi’s hand despite not needing to anymore. He wants to feel his presence. It feels all too surreal. This is his partner. He’d thought that the second he passed the gates to the afterlife, that would be it. He would only have the memory of the friends he cherishes so dearly. He’d accepted it. Although, he did have days where he didn’t want to get up from bed, daydreaming of every moment with his friends that was engraved in his head. But he knew that he shouldn’t brood. He is back home, with his former friends. And he shouldn’t neglect that fact.

The pharaoh chuckles as the guards show signs of surprise when Yuugi spoke their language. It is impressive, to say the least.

“Is that so? I’m impressed.” He displays a smile. Though, he might be a tad upset thinking about the idea of not remembering Yuugi. He is glad that even after he crossed the afterlife he didn’t forget the memories he made in Domino City. And he wouldn’t want to imagine how it would’ve been if Yuugi came here when no one remembered him. He shake his head to rid himself from these thoughts.

“Come, I can show you around the palace. Mana will be really happy to see you.” He turns to glance at the high priest. “And I'm sure Mahad is too.” The time Yuugi pretty much landed on Atem was right when he'd walked down the stairs after he got up from his throne. A few other members of the court are observing the occurrence in the background.