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## Chapter 743: Visitor from Beyond the Sky
After watching Seto leave his Stone Tablet Temple, Aknadin withdrew his attention and turned back to continue handling the stone tablets in his temple.
Having served as a Priest since the time of the Previous Pharaoh, King Aknamkanon, it was natural that Aknadin's Stone Tablet Monster Collection was quite extensive.
Furthermore, the Millennium Item he personally held was the Millennium Eye, which, besides having the effect of opening the lock of the heart like the Millennium Key, also possessed the ability to reveal the true nature of spirits' power. Thus, Aknadin's Stone Tablet Monsters not only met the strength requirements but also possessed various Effects.
After all, having experienced many things, he knew that sometimes the power of Stone Tablet Monsters wasn't simply 'the stronger, the better'. No one knew when the special ability possessed by some seemingly weak Stone Tablet Monsters might come into use at a critical moment.
If Aknadin were not an Ancient Egyptian from three thousand years ago but a Duelist living in the modern era, then his Duel Monster Deck corresponding to his Stone Tablet Temple would surely be filled with all sorts of weird cards.
Just like now, the reason Aknadin, whose body was injured by Bakura's counter-damage earlier, didn't rest at his Residence today but came to the Stone Tablet Temple to stay up late wasn't because he was particularly diligent. It was because Aknadin remembered that he had once collected Stone Tablet Monsters with the ability to absorb and transfer damage.
Although Aknadin had fortunately woken up from the dark slumber during the collective sense among all the Priests when Mahad turned into a Spirit, Aknadin knew that the Dark Power still entwined around himself, continuously tormenting him.
This power didn't just come from the injuries caused by Bakura; actually, it was mostly caused by the Millennium Eye itself, which had gone on a rampage.
When Aknadin was young, he had made an irreparable mistake. Just as Aknadin himself had warned Seto, because of the feeling of guilt, an opening had already appeared in his heart, and it was permeated by the power of the evil Millennium Item, the Millennium Eye. Only through Aknadin's personal training had he barely suppressed it from acting up all these years.
However, because Bakura reflected Aknadin's Attack, causing the power of the Millennium Eye to go on a rampage, the opening in his heart was instantly expanded. The Dark Magic Power seeped into Aknadin's body through this place, and the non-stop whispering in his ear continuously tormented his nerves.
It was because of this that he came to his Temple to seek liberation by borrowing the power of the Stone Tablet Spirit.
A meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster was summoned by Aknadin. After reconfirming that no one was around, Aknadin used the power of the Millennium Eye to control the mystical power on his body and transfer it into the monster's body. Just like a blood transfusion, the Dark Power entwined around him also seemed to transfer to the meatball-like monster as Aknadin's mystical power disappeared.
Under Aknadin's watchful gaze, an eye gradually appeared on the meatball's body. Looking closely, this green meatball already had dozens of eyeballs growing on it, which looked quite creepy.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead slightly, losing a large amount of mystical power in one go was also a considerable heavy burden for Aknadin, but this was a necessary procedure for healing his injuries. During the period of losing mystical power, Aknadin himself could be said to be in a completely powerless state, only barely maintaining a certain vitality by being in this Stone Tablet Temple. This was also why Aknadin ordered the Soldiers to guard the Temple's Entrance and prevent others from breaking in.
On the other hand, the changes happening to the meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster before his eyes, if seen by someone uninformed, would likely think he was conducting some terrifying evil modification experiment.
The meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster touched the eyeballs appearing on its body, not minding that Aknadin was injecting evil magic into its body, and even happily nudged Aknadin's body.
"It's because of this that the Stone Tablet Monster that can absorb mystical power can be of use at a time like this. The habit of liking to collect stone tablets back then really helped a lot." Touching the meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster, Aknadin comforted it, "Don't worry, I need a little time to recover mystical power. Let me catch my breath again, Relinquished."
From this name, one could tell that the Stone Tablet Spirit summoned by Aknadin was none other than **Relinquished**, the Ace Card in Pegasus's Deck, who also obtained the Millennium Eye three thousand years later. However, compared to Pegasus's **Relinquished** with its twisted appearance, Aknadin's Stone Tablet Spirit named "Relinquished" was closer to the eyeless **Thousand-Eyes Idol**.
Leaning against the wall to rest, Aknadin recovered his mystical power while thinking about things. Seto said he would report today's events to the Pharaoh tomorrow morning, and that Aknadin would assist Shada in replicating Hayato Kobayashi's case to awaken the spirit within his heart.
Because it was Seto's need, even if he had to stay up a little later, Aknadin wanted to resolve his own problem as quickly as possible, get in good condition, and then do his best tomorrow so as not to disappoint Seto. However, although he thought this way, Aknadin was after all human, not a machine. The healing of his own injuries still depended on the mystical power's recovery speed, and it couldn't be rushed at all.
Speaking of awakening spirits, Aknadin felt that his habit of collecting stone tablets seemed to be acting up again. Just hearing Seto's description wasn't enough to understand the entirety of the spirit Hayato Kobayashi had awakened. He really wanted to see for himself what it looked like.
Thinking of this, even though Aknadin was already old, he couldn't help but blush a little. It's because of this habit that he had been specifically responsible for managing and storing stone tablets since the time of the Previous Pharaoh. For over ten years, he had actually often used his position to look at stone tablets he liked in other Priests' Temples.
If he wasn't in this Country, but in some remote small Village, he might possibly have become a collector.
Shaking his head to let the thoughts in his head disperse, Aknadin felt his mystical power recovered again, so he stood up and once again injected his mystical power into the **Relinquished** before him.
He was indeed getting old. He unaccountably started thinking about such impossible things. Sigh, time spares no one.
Although he couldn't see Hayato Kobayashi's spirit, being able to see Shada's spirit on the spot tomorrow could be considered a comfort.
Speaking of which, the Pharaoh and Seto seemed to be around the same age. The Pharaoh had already ascended and could almost start marrying a Royal Consort. Should he also start working on Seto to get him to marry and have children sooner?
Closing his eyes, Aknadin continued transferring mystical power into **Relinquished's** body, and the whispering in his ear became quieter and quieter.
However, he forgot one thing.
Although he had specifically confirmed that there were no other people in the Temple the first time, during the time he was resting and recovering mystical power, someone had actually secretly snuck in, and while he was injecting mystical power into **Relinquished**, quietly approached Aknadin from behind!
By means of the Transparency Power shared by the Millennium Ring, Bakura maintained an invisible state and entered Aknadin's Stone Tablet Temple, which he had already chosen as his destination. At a glance, he saw Aknadin standing on the Altar, fully focused on injecting mystical power into his Stone Tablet Monster.
"Heh, found you, Priest Aknadin." With a sinister smile on his face, Bakura maintained the transparency state and, without Aknadin noticing at all, ascended the Altar and approached Aknadin, who had his back turned, little by little. "Originally, I thought you wouldn't wake up after receiving such heavy injuries earlier, but the result was beyond my expectation. I really have to admire your will."
As the distance closed, Bakura naturally also noticed what Aknadin was doing to **Relinquished**, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "However, even you must rely on the power of spirits to transfer the dark power on yourself? Heh heh, relying on external force is not a good habit. But since you like it so much, I'll help you too."
While saying words no one but himself could hear, Bakura, standing behind Aknadin, raised the Millennium Ring on his chest, holding the sharp golden cone hanging from it, and suddenly stabbed it into Aknadin's back!
"Ugh!" Aknadin, suddenly attacked, cried out in pain, but what was difficult to understand was that he was as if he had fallen asleep and didn't realize at all that he had just made a sound, continuing to inject his mystical power into the **Relinquished** before him.
Accompanied by the golden cone piercing Aknadin's body, Bakura took the opportunity to inject more malice and dark power into Aknadin's body. The mystical power that could originally dilute it was all injected into **Relinquished's** body, so Aknadin's body was completely defenseless at this moment, fully exposed to the extremely high concentration of dark magic power, causing him to suddenly open his closed eyes in the next instant!
"Ugh ah wooo—!!!" Because his mouth was covered by Bakura, Aknadin, who raised his head, couldn't make any sound, and the Millennium Eye in the position of his left eye shone with a great golden light, resonating with the power of the Millennium Ring!
"Just like this, absorb more, Millennium Eye! Absorb the malice inside the Millennium Ring, and then pollute your Host!" Bakura laughed proudly. "Let me see what kind of villain the true nature of the highly prestigious Lord Priest is under the disguise of all this time. Fall into darkness and then join me!"
"Although saying this at this point in time seems a bit awkward, but, just like three thousand years ago!"
The power within the Millennium Ring was injected into Aknadin's body by Bakura almost without reservation. At his opened right eye, the white of the eye was gradually stained a deep pitch-black, unable to see even a trace of light. This spreading malice was even injected into **Relinquished**, which was maintaining contact with him.
The Stone Tablet Monster, which fed on mystical power and could even devour dark power, absorbed all the mystical power coming from Aknadin's body without restraint, but didn't notice that along with the injection of malice, the eyeballs on its body also suddenly increased dramatically, and its originally round body became rapidly shriveled and emaciated, its appearance becoming increasingly closer to the **Relinquished** three thousand years later!
"Lord Aknadin?"
The sound coming from his ear made the somewhat dazed Aknadin come back to his senses. He turned his head and glanced at Priest Shada, who was watching him.
"Are you alright, Lord Aknadin?"
Hearing Shada's words, Aknadin nodded, showing a kind smile: "It's nothing, Shada, I just spaced out for a moment."
"Although it's a bit presumptuous, I still want to say something about you. You actually stayed up all night in the Temple without sleeping or resting. Your previous injuries haven't fully healed yet, and what you need most is rest." Looking at Aknadin, Shada sighed and said, "This morning I went to your Residence to find you, found you weren't there, and only found you by going to the Stone Tablet Temple, where you were sleeping on the Altar."
"It's also fortunate that torches were lit in the Temple, otherwise you might have caught a cold and gotten sick."
"Heh heh, thank you for your concern, Shada." Aknadin smiled and said, looking around.
Because Isis and Karim, the two Priests, received the Pharaoh's Order and went to Necrovalley to bury the mummy of the Previous Pharaoh, as well as Mahad's sacrifice, today, only Shada, Seto, Aknadin, and Priest Shimon, the Pharaoh's attendant Priest, remained to discuss the Kingdom's affairs with the Pharaoh.
Inside the Great Hall at this moment, because it wasn't time yet, the Pharaoh and Priest Shimon hadn't arrived yet, only Shada and himself remained.
When did he come to the Royal Palace? Aknadin felt his head was a bit fuzzy. He guessed it was probably because he stayed up too late yesterday and as a result, he fell asleep directly. Woke up in the morning also somewhat disoriented due to lack of sleep, just like a seventy-something-year-old who could fall three times in a row while holding the handrail to climb the Stairs, forget words halfway through talking to someone, could accidentally lose control while sitting and chatting, and couldn't even stand steady while riding a bicycle.
However, the effect gained from staying up late was also quite good. Aknadin felt that kind of discomfort of being entangled by dark magic power that he had had for the past few days had completely disappeared, and the whispering in his ear had also completely disappeared. If he went back and caught up on sleep today, maybe he would be completely fine tomorrow.
But what made Aknadin more concerned was, at this point in time, Seto should also have come to the Great Hall to wait for the Pharaoh, right? He was always a very punctual person. Why was he going to be late today? He couldn't possibly make the Pharaoh wait for him.
Just as he thought of this, Aknadin saw from the Passage leading from the Royal Palace to the Great Hall, the Pharaoh and Priest Shimon walked out one after the other.
Dark Yugi walked all the way to the Throne and sat down. After Priest Shimon also stood firm beside him, ready to heed the Pharaoh's instructions at any time, he faced Shada and Aknadin, who were already kneeling respectfully at the bottom of the Stairs. Just as he was about to say something, suddenly his heart trembled, seeming like he sensed something.
Standing up from the Throne he hadn't even warmed yet, Dark Yugi suddenly ran towards the window sill outside the Great Hall, ignoring the need to explain to Shimon and the others, looking straight at the sky outside.
To others, the sky was clear and cloudless, but in Dark Yugi's eyes, who could see a section of the Millennium Puzzle hanging from the sky, on that half section of the Millennium Puzzle, at this moment, it seemed like something had dropped down and was falling towards the Earth!?
After watching Seto leave his Stone Tablet Temple, Aknadin withdrew his attention and turned back to continue handling the stone tablets in his temple.
Having served as a Priest since the time of the Previous Pharaoh, King Aknamkanon, it was natural that Aknadin's Stone Tablet Monster Collection was quite extensive.
Furthermore, the Millennium Item he personally held was the Millennium Eye, which, besides having the effect of opening the lock of the heart like the Millennium Key, also possessed the ability to reveal the true nature of spirits' power. Thus, Aknadin's Stone Tablet Monsters not only met the strength requirements but also possessed various Effects.
After all, having experienced many things, he knew that sometimes the power of Stone Tablet Monsters wasn't simply 'the stronger, the better'. No one knew when the special ability possessed by some seemingly weak Stone Tablet Monsters might come into use at a critical moment.
If Aknadin were not an Ancient Egyptian from three thousand years ago but a Duelist living in the modern era, then his Duel Monster Deck corresponding to his Stone Tablet Temple would surely be filled with all sorts of weird cards.
Just like now, the reason Aknadin, whose body was injured by Bakura's counter-damage earlier, didn't rest at his Residence today but came to the Stone Tablet Temple to stay up late wasn't because he was particularly diligent. It was because Aknadin remembered that he had once collected Stone Tablet Monsters with the ability to absorb and transfer damage.
Although Aknadin had fortunately woken up from the dark slumber during the collective sense among all the Priests when Mahad turned into a Spirit, Aknadin knew that the Dark Power still entwined around himself, continuously tormenting him.
This power didn't just come from the injuries caused by Bakura; actually, it was mostly caused by the Millennium Eye itself, which had gone on a rampage.
When Aknadin was young, he had made an irreparable mistake. Just as Aknadin himself had warned Seto, because of the feeling of guilt, an opening had already appeared in his heart, and it was permeated by the power of the evil Millennium Item, the Millennium Eye. Only through Aknadin's personal training had he barely suppressed it from acting up all these years.
However, because Bakura reflected Aknadin's Attack, causing the power of the Millennium Eye to go on a rampage, the opening in his heart was instantly expanded. The Dark Magic Power seeped into Aknadin's body through this place, and the non-stop whispering in his ear continuously tormented his nerves.
It was because of this that he came to his Temple to seek liberation by borrowing the power of the Stone Tablet Spirit.
A meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster was summoned by Aknadin. After reconfirming that no one was around, Aknadin used the power of the Millennium Eye to control the mystical power on his body and transfer it into the monster's body. Just like a blood transfusion, the Dark Power entwined around him also seemed to transfer to the meatball-like monster as Aknadin's mystical power disappeared.
Under Aknadin's watchful gaze, an eye gradually appeared on the meatball's body. Looking closely, this green meatball already had dozens of eyeballs growing on it, which looked quite creepy.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead slightly, losing a large amount of mystical power in one go was also a considerable heavy burden for Aknadin, but this was a necessary procedure for healing his injuries. During the period of losing mystical power, Aknadin himself could be said to be in a completely powerless state, only barely maintaining a certain vitality by being in this Stone Tablet Temple. This was also why Aknadin ordered the Soldiers to guard the Temple's Entrance and prevent others from breaking in.
On the other hand, the changes happening to the meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster before his eyes, if seen by someone uninformed, would likely think he was conducting some terrifying evil modification experiment.
The meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster touched the eyeballs appearing on its body, not minding that Aknadin was injecting evil magic into its body, and even happily nudged Aknadin's body.
"It's because of this that the Stone Tablet Monster that can absorb mystical power can be of use at a time like this. The habit of liking to collect stone tablets back then really helped a lot." Touching the meatball-like Stone Tablet Monster, Aknadin comforted it, "Don't worry, I need a little time to recover mystical power. Let me catch my breath again, Relinquished."
From this name, one could tell that the Stone Tablet Spirit summoned by Aknadin was none other than **Relinquished**, the Ace Card in Pegasus's Deck, who also obtained the Millennium Eye three thousand years later. However, compared to Pegasus's **Relinquished** with its twisted appearance, Aknadin's Stone Tablet Spirit named "Relinquished" was closer to the eyeless **Thousand-Eyes Idol**.
Leaning against the wall to rest, Aknadin recovered his mystical power while thinking about things. Seto said he would report today's events to the Pharaoh tomorrow morning, and that Aknadin would assist Shada in replicating Hayato Kobayashi's case to awaken the spirit within his heart.
Because it was Seto's need, even if he had to stay up a little later, Aknadin wanted to resolve his own problem as quickly as possible, get in good condition, and then do his best tomorrow so as not to disappoint Seto. However, although he thought this way, Aknadin was after all human, not a machine. The healing of his own injuries still depended on the mystical power's recovery speed, and it couldn't be rushed at all.
Speaking of awakening spirits, Aknadin felt that his habit of collecting stone tablets seemed to be acting up again. Just hearing Seto's description wasn't enough to understand the entirety of the spirit Hayato Kobayashi had awakened. He really wanted to see for himself what it looked like.
Thinking of this, even though Aknadin was already old, he couldn't help but blush a little. It's because of this habit that he had been specifically responsible for managing and storing stone tablets since the time of the Previous Pharaoh. For over ten years, he had actually often used his position to look at stone tablets he liked in other Priests' Temples.
If he wasn't in this Country, but in some remote small Village, he might possibly have become a collector.
Shaking his head to let the thoughts in his head disperse, Aknadin felt his mystical power recovered again, so he stood up and once again injected his mystical power into the **Relinquished** before him.
He was indeed getting old. He unaccountably started thinking about such impossible things. Sigh, time spares no one.
Although he couldn't see Hayato Kobayashi's spirit, being able to see Shada's spirit on the spot tomorrow could be considered a comfort.
Speaking of which, the Pharaoh and Seto seemed to be around the same age. The Pharaoh had already ascended and could almost start marrying a Royal Consort. Should he also start working on Seto to get him to marry and have children sooner?
Closing his eyes, Aknadin continued transferring mystical power into **Relinquished's** body, and the whispering in his ear became quieter and quieter.
However, he forgot one thing.
Although he had specifically confirmed that there were no other people in the Temple the first time, during the time he was resting and recovering mystical power, someone had actually secretly snuck in, and while he was injecting mystical power into **Relinquished**, quietly approached Aknadin from behind!
By means of the Transparency Power shared by the Millennium Ring, Bakura maintained an invisible state and entered Aknadin's Stone Tablet Temple, which he had already chosen as his destination. At a glance, he saw Aknadin standing on the Altar, fully focused on injecting mystical power into his Stone Tablet Monster.
"Heh, found you, Priest Aknadin." With a sinister smile on his face, Bakura maintained the transparency state and, without Aknadin noticing at all, ascended the Altar and approached Aknadin, who had his back turned, little by little. "Originally, I thought you wouldn't wake up after receiving such heavy injuries earlier, but the result was beyond my expectation. I really have to admire your will."
As the distance closed, Bakura naturally also noticed what Aknadin was doing to **Relinquished**, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "However, even you must rely on the power of spirits to transfer the dark power on yourself? Heh heh, relying on external force is not a good habit. But since you like it so much, I'll help you too."
While saying words no one but himself could hear, Bakura, standing behind Aknadin, raised the Millennium Ring on his chest, holding the sharp golden cone hanging from it, and suddenly stabbed it into Aknadin's back!
"Ugh!" Aknadin, suddenly attacked, cried out in pain, but what was difficult to understand was that he was as if he had fallen asleep and didn't realize at all that he had just made a sound, continuing to inject his mystical power into the **Relinquished** before him.
Accompanied by the golden cone piercing Aknadin's body, Bakura took the opportunity to inject more malice and dark power into Aknadin's body. The mystical power that could originally dilute it was all injected into **Relinquished's** body, so Aknadin's body was completely defenseless at this moment, fully exposed to the extremely high concentration of dark magic power, causing him to suddenly open his closed eyes in the next instant!
"Ugh ah wooo—!!!" Because his mouth was covered by Bakura, Aknadin, who raised his head, couldn't make any sound, and the Millennium Eye in the position of his left eye shone with a great golden light, resonating with the power of the Millennium Ring!
"Just like this, absorb more, Millennium Eye! Absorb the malice inside the Millennium Ring, and then pollute your Host!" Bakura laughed proudly. "Let me see what kind of villain the true nature of the highly prestigious Lord Priest is under the disguise of all this time. Fall into darkness and then join me!"
"Although saying this at this point in time seems a bit awkward, but, just like three thousand years ago!"
The power within the Millennium Ring was injected into Aknadin's body by Bakura almost without reservation. At his opened right eye, the white of the eye was gradually stained a deep pitch-black, unable to see even a trace of light. This spreading malice was even injected into **Relinquished**, which was maintaining contact with him.
The Stone Tablet Monster, which fed on mystical power and could even devour dark power, absorbed all the mystical power coming from Aknadin's body without restraint, but didn't notice that along with the injection of malice, the eyeballs on its body also suddenly increased dramatically, and its originally round body became rapidly shriveled and emaciated, its appearance becoming increasingly closer to the **Relinquished** three thousand years later!
"Lord Aknadin?"
The sound coming from his ear made the somewhat dazed Aknadin come back to his senses. He turned his head and glanced at Priest Shada, who was watching him.
"Are you alright, Lord Aknadin?"
Hearing Shada's words, Aknadin nodded, showing a kind smile: "It's nothing, Shada, I just spaced out for a moment."
"Although it's a bit presumptuous, I still want to say something about you. You actually stayed up all night in the Temple without sleeping or resting. Your previous injuries haven't fully healed yet, and what you need most is rest." Looking at Aknadin, Shada sighed and said, "This morning I went to your Residence to find you, found you weren't there, and only found you by going to the Stone Tablet Temple, where you were sleeping on the Altar."
"It's also fortunate that torches were lit in the Temple, otherwise you might have caught a cold and gotten sick."
"Heh heh, thank you for your concern, Shada." Aknadin smiled and said, looking around.
Because Isis and Karim, the two Priests, received the Pharaoh's Order and went to Necrovalley to bury the mummy of the Previous Pharaoh, as well as Mahad's sacrifice, today, only Shada, Seto, Aknadin, and Priest Shimon, the Pharaoh's attendant Priest, remained to discuss the Kingdom's affairs with the Pharaoh.
Inside the Great Hall at this moment, because it wasn't time yet, the Pharaoh and Priest Shimon hadn't arrived yet, only Shada and himself remained.
When did he come to the Royal Palace? Aknadin felt his head was a bit fuzzy. He guessed it was probably because he stayed up too late yesterday and as a result, he fell asleep directly. Woke up in the morning also somewhat disoriented due to lack of sleep, just like a seventy-something-year-old who could fall three times in a row while holding the handrail to climb the Stairs, forget words halfway through talking to someone, could accidentally lose control while sitting and chatting, and couldn't even stand steady while riding a bicycle.
However, the effect gained from staying up late was also quite good. Aknadin felt that kind of discomfort of being entangled by dark magic power that he had had for the past few days had completely disappeared, and the whispering in his ear had also completely disappeared. If he went back and caught up on sleep today, maybe he would be completely fine tomorrow.
But what made Aknadin more concerned was, at this point in time, Seto should also have come to the Great Hall to wait for the Pharaoh, right? He was always a very punctual person. Why was he going to be late today? He couldn't possibly make the Pharaoh wait for him.
Just as he thought of this, Aknadin saw from the Passage leading from the Royal Palace to the Great Hall, the Pharaoh and Priest Shimon walked out one after the other.
Dark Yugi walked all the way to the Throne and sat down. After Priest Shimon also stood firm beside him, ready to heed the Pharaoh's instructions at any time, he faced Shada and Aknadin, who were already kneeling respectfully at the bottom of the Stairs. Just as he was about to say something, suddenly his heart trembled, seeming like he sensed something.
Standing up from the Throne he hadn't even warmed yet, Dark Yugi suddenly ran towards the window sill outside the Great Hall, ignoring the need to explain to Shimon and the others, looking straight at the sky outside.
To others, the sky was clear and cloudless, but in Dark Yugi's eyes, who could see a section of the Millennium Puzzle hanging from the sky, on that half section of the Millennium Puzzle, at this moment, it seemed like something had dropped down and was falling towards the Earth!?
