the finale. I know it kinda has a sucky ending. because i'm really bad with endings, but at least you know HOW it ends right? :) closure.
Enjoi.
Bakura walked up, smiling, "I will have my revenge. For what you did to my people, my home, everyone I ever cared about. And I'll do it by taking everyone you've ever cared for, and I'll take your home, but you won't get to live to see it."
Atemu stood, exhausted slightly, but had enough of his own strength to keep him going, "You may be upset, mad, vengeful, and you have every right to be. But times have changed. I have changed. I'm a much different person than you think I am Bakura."
"A high and mighty Pharaoh who takes a villager as his toy? Just to throw her into his harem?"
He shook his head, "No. I met Masika under the pretense of a villager, we made conversation as villagers, common folk. She didn't know who I was until after we'd met informally. I did not chose her as my bride to throw her into a harem. I chose her as my bride because I love her."
"Don't feed me that shit," Bakura spat at him, a knife held readily at his hand.
"I'm not lying to you. And I know you can read my mind, so you know that all I want right now is for you to leave and find my fiancée." Atemu was really trying to reason with him, but also stalling enough to build up strength for his ka to sneak up behind him and grab him.
"You Bastard," Bakura hissed as the ka grabbed him from behind. "How did I not hear your thoughts?"
"Ka isn't just something you command, it feels what you feel. It's a part of your spirit. It knows that I want you in custody without me having to say so," Atemu smiled, "any last words before you are banished to the shadow realm forever?"
"I'll be back. I will get my vengeance on you," He hissed, his body disappearing behind the smoke that pulled him into the shadow realm.
"Now, I want all his other thieves beheaded, now," Atemu stated before falling back into his throne.
The council took off, making sure that every last one was handled.
"Shouldn't we find Masi and Mana? They've been waiting for you all night," Muhado questioned the pharaoh.
"Once all the thieves are taken care of. I don't want there to be any threats."
"Yes Pharaoh," and Muhado went off. Making sure that they were properly taken care of.
-…-…-…-
Masika and Mana remained hidden until they saw Seto's figure through the foliage and whispered, "Seto?"
Seto looked around "Masika? Are you out here? Bakura's been defeated.. but we're still rounding up the thieves. So if you're here, please stay put until everyone is accounted for." Without waiting for a reply he finished scouting the area, with a little help from what ka he could still muster.
Sometime later, the Pharaoh made his way into the garden, "Masi. Mana. You can come out now."
Masi jumped out from the bush and mauled her Pharaoh, "oh you're alive. I was so worried."
He grinned, "I told you I would be fine."
"Seto said Bakura was taken care of?" Mana looked at him.
"To the shadow realm, where he will never bother us again"
Everyone seemed to breathe easier.
"I think we should celebrate," Atemu smiled, pulling Masi in close for a tender kiss.
"Oh really? What would you like to do?" she smiled.
Mana felt uncomfortable and started walking away.
"Let's get married. Now," he smiled.
Mana stopped dead in her tracks and bounced back over. "Did I hear you right?"
Masi was stunned, I don't know what to say… oh what do I say. Do I say yes? But people just died. Bad people, but people… but this is such a happy time…
Atemu looked at Masi, who was clearly thinking too hard, "Masi. What do you think?"
She thought about it a couple more seconds, "I like it. Let's get married. In front of the village."
He smiled, "Okay."
They returned to the front of the Palace and sent guards out to gather the citizens. Masi and Atemu were dressed in separate rooms. "Now, please remember to stay calm," Isis smiled, "I know you get excited, but the village needs to know that you can be taken seriously."
"Right," Masi hadn't ever had to worry about how she acted in front of the village people before, especially since she was one of them.
"We'll also be announcing that you were a villager that he chose to marry, so the people that don't know already, will."
"Right."
"Are you ready?"
"Nervous, but yes," she smiled. She was going to spend her life with him, and have his child. As well, the only man to threaten her life was taken care of.
"Then let's do this!" Mana pulled her wrist and dragged her out to the balcony where she could see the entire town had gathered, and was cheering.
"Today, we are here to announce that one of the village's residents, Masika, will be taken as our Pharaoh's bride," Shadah spoke to the people. Some gasped, most clapped, and everyone bowed when the Pharaoh walked out on the balcony.
"Rise, my people," he raised his hand, "this is a celebration, let us be happy. Not only am I to be wed to a beautiful woman, but the evil thief that plagued us for so long has finally been taken care of."
The villagers cheered for this good news, but settled down for the ceremony.
Once it was over, everyone went inside and back to their daily duties, and life went on.