Prolouge:the curse

ancient Egypt

Yugi's pov

My name is Yugi Moto, and I am but a mere slave who works all day building the Pharaoh's pyramids with the other slaves of the kingdom. I truly despise the life I live because on top of being a slave, I am also a cursed slave. On the day I was born, a cruel sorcerer cast a terrible curse upon me:the curse of obedience. this curse has made me the unfortunate target of all the task masters, for they have the power to simply control me and my actions by giving me a single order, and I am unfortunately unable to refuse any command I am given unless I wish to feel unbearable pain. My parents, died trying to save me from the terrible fate I now lead. they were publicly executed by the last pharaoh, while his son Atem watched as his now long gone of a father killed two people who simply loved their son and only wished for the best for him!

Before they both died, they gave me one of their most never used command:Never tell anyone of my curse! The reason being, so that no one could use it to their cruel advantage. Anyone could order me to do anything, to hopping on one foot for a day and a half, to even killing myself! So that is why I have never told anyone, not even my best friends Joey, Tristan and Bakura.

I know that one particular guard has become rather suspicious of my obedience and has threatend to tell Pharaoh Atem of this. I pray to Ra he has not! for if he has...I could end up in serious trouble. The pharaoh could force me to serve him as his personal slave. I refuse to be the obedient toy of a cruel monster like him! but...he could simply order me to serve him and be silent about my feelings on such a matter should it ever arise.

"hey, yug. It's bad man! The Pharaoh! He's on his way here to claim himself a personal slave, and not just any old slave man! He's coming for you! Somehow he has learned of your obedience from that one guard you hate!"

"Joey, are you sure of this?!"

"yeah man! what will you do?!"

Joey's right. What can a mere slave do? I have been trained my whole life to obey and serve and be silent unless spoken to other wise. what can I do? The pharaoh now knows of my obedience! The one thing I have feared has come to pass! What can I do?