A/N: Well, I hope you all enjoyed this book. It came to a close with a whimper and a bang, I suppose. What started out as a challenge, turned into a disaster, then became something enjoyable. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment and I will respond! Thanks again for all the support!

Jonouchi healed. He waited for the Elders to come get him…he assumed the entertainment was done and thus, so was his mission. He had, after all, started a war by aiding Akeifa with warning the Pharaoh and with rescuing Akeifa from Zorc. A month after the war, he was sitting outside the palace on a day off from being a guard. He was thinking about how much he was going to miss Akeifa when he had to leave. He had grown to love that walking enigma, so much like a child learning to live again. Just then, an Elder walked up to him. Jonouchi sighed. He guessed this was it. He was going to leave. He hoped the Elders would let him say goodbye.

The Elder stopped. "Jonouchi."

Jonouchi simply nodded. Sighing, he stood. The Elder looked at him. Holding out a hand, the Elder dropped something at Jonouchi's feet. Jonouchi looked confused, but bent down. As he reached to pick it up, he noticed it was a broken shackle. Looking up, the Elder was gone.

Akeifa took a while to learn what life was like as a free man, not chained to a demented lover who enjoyed tormenting him. As he grew accustomed to his new life, he realized he was allowed to feel what he wanted, do what he wanted, say what he wanted. And finally, after about a year of acclimating to this new life, Akeifa knew what he wanted. He wanted Jonouchi. Jonouchi, who had always been there for him, who was kind and patient.

Turns out, Akeifa was in for a pleasant surprise. Jonouchi wanted him too. Enjoying his new life, he and Jonouchi made a fine life for themselves, both as guards for the Pharaoh.

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Bakura was not a sensitive man. He tried…he tried hard to be sensitive for Marik. He couldn't understand what the loss of a sibling felt like, but he could imagine it was earth shattering. Over time, Marik cried less, and smiled a bit more. After many months, Marik made it his first month of not crying over Malik. Bakura took that as a positive sign. It was still a struggle at times, but Bakura tried to be patient. They had the rest of their lives, after all…

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Ryou never quite got over Malik. Malik was given a hero's funeral. Ryou stayed at the palace with his brother, visiting Bakura and Marik often. His smile wasn't as quick, and there was a sadness in his eyes that never went away. Bakura felt guilty at Ryou's funeral, fifteen years later. He felt guilty because he was happy Ryou had passed. He hoped Ryou could find Malik, and finally be happy. What Bakura didn't know, was that at Ryou's funeral, Ryou and Malik were holding hands, watching over their friends.

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Yugi and Yami decided to reside on earth, in the house Yugi hid out at. When they looked back on their lives, they liked to joke that while Yami was an evil bastard, Yugi was more so when he was pissed off. Seto was still wary any time he saw them, protecting his face from being punched for the first few minutes.

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In the years following Zorc's defeat, the Pharaoh's kingdom grew. It was prosperous, as Atem remained benevolent and kind. Most of the Egyptians adored their Pharaoh as well as the High Priest. Atem and Seto were comfortable and happy. While having occasional bickering, disagreements, and flat out fights due to the stubbornness of both men, they always made up. Having waited so long, and worked so hard for his heart's desire, Seto wasn't throwing it away. Having felt infatuation and having felt true love, Atem knew that true love was worth fighting for.

Atem and Seto eventually adopted a little five-year old street urchin named Set, raising him as their own. The family was small, but happy. It was with a heavy heart, but a smile on his face, that Set left his parents' bedroom one morning, thirty years after joining the family. His fathers had passed on into the afterlife as they had lived…together, holding hands. Accepting the crown, Set vowed to lead Egypt as his fathers had.

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The subjects of Egypt were happy after Zorc was defeated. The whole issue of the demon coming down and stealing the Pharaoh's lover became that of campfire stories…a story that seemed bad, but ended with a happy ending.