Prologue - Long ago, when the pyramids were still young, Egyptian kings played a game of great and terrible power.
But these 'shadow games' erupted into a war that threatened to destroy the entire world, until a brave and powerful pharaoh locked the magic away...
...Imprisoning it within the mystical Millennium Items...
...Now, five thousand years later, a boy named Yugi unlocks the secret of the Millennium Puzzle. He is infused with ancient magical energies, for destiny has chosen *him* to defend the world from the return of the shadow games, just as the brave pharaoh did...
...Five thousand years ago.
Chapter 1: Yugi VS Seto
"Come on! earth to Joey, do you plan on playing a card sometime today?" Yugi asked, seeing Joey finally putting down a card. Stacey's eyes wandered around the room and stopped at her cousin. Then she heard Yugi start talking once more. "My grandpa and her uncle owns a game shop, so we get all our best cards from him." he smiled, but his tone wasn't bragging, it was more informing.
"Yeah. and seeing as I'm related to Yugi and Uncle Solomon, I get a family discount." Stacey bragged, which made Yugi frown.
"A game shop? then let's go. Hey Stace, you comin'?" Joey asked a little louder than intended, causing her to glare at him, then the dark multi-haired boy looked over at her. His nervous face came back and then he just stared at his book, but some pink had tinted his cheeks, trying not to get in his cousin's way.
"Sure, Joey, I'd love to." She replied, switching moods and turning away from her cousin to the Brooklyn-based guy.
After the day was over, all of them walked to Solomon Muto's game shop. "Grandpa, are you here?" Yugi yelled out.
"Uncle Solomon, are you home?" Stacey yelled out too. "Hello Yugi, Stacey, I see you two brought company. his grandfather and Stacey's uncle said,
sitting at the front of the store.
"Could you show all of us the rare card you have?" Yugi asked. "I don't know Yugi," the old man said hesitantly. "Don't worry Uncle Solomon, we won't steal it,
I promise." Stacey said with a polite smile. He smiled at his niece sweetly, and took out a small brown box. "You kids are in for a real treat, it's not too often that I take out this card." he said excitedly. He pulled out a card with a dragon on it, in mint condition and it looked powerful.
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon, so rare and powerful, I never even put it in my deck." the old man's eyes twinkled as he spoke.
Tristan took it from his hand and looked at it, but then Mr. Muto took it away quickly. "There are only four in this world ever created." he explained.
Stacey asked him if she could see it and he let her, considering she was family. She could feel power from this card, weird huh?
The others, except Yugi, got a little upset though.
"How come she can look at it, but we can't?" Joey asked. "I feel I can trust my niece." the man said seriously, and he motioned Stacey to come and have a private word with him, so he led her away from the others and towards his bedroom, which was off-limits to everybody except her and Yugi.
"Uncle Solomon, what are we doing in here anyway?" She asked curiously looking around as he switched on the lights and closed the door behind them.
"What I'm about to show you, you can't tell anyone about it except me and Yugi. This has been in the Muto family for generations." he said seriously, before producing another box, which was much bigger than the one that contained Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. He opened the box and Stacey gasped at what was inside. "Whoa! Is that?" She said in surprise.
"Yes, Stacey. The Millennium Anklet. It was a wedding gift that your father gave to your mother, while on a business trip to Egypt. So, when they disappeared,
they've left it behind and entrusted me to keep it hidden. Here. It's yours now." He smiled as he unclipped the anklet and placed it around Stacey's ankle,
producing a 5,000 year old spirit, like Yugi's. and she looked a lot like Stacey, except that she had lighter hair and red lipstick.
She also had an Egyptian-styled dress of some kind and heel-like shoes. She smiled when she saw Stacey unlock her for the first time.
"Hello, Stacey. Long time, no see dear." The voice spoke, sounding like Cherami Leigh. "What the-? Who the hell are you and how do you know me?
Stacey asked, startled. "My name is Stacia. Your counterpart. and I've been searching for you for years." Stacia said warmly.
"What do you mean you've been searching for me?" Stacey asked, looking to her uncle and cousin for support. "She means that you've been destined to wear that millennium item. You're a Chosen One like myself." Yugi's spirit, Atem, informed her. Stacey felt like she wanted to pass out from this shocking news.
Before Stacia could go any further, a door bell rang at the front of the shop and Stacey, Yugi and Solomon went to find out who the intruder was.
The ringing of the bell from the door opened. It was really bright, so she could hardly make out who the figure was, standing there in the doorway.
"Can I help you?" Mr. Muto said with a kind tone. "If you can't, it wouldn't surprise me." the figure replied. That voice, Stacey knew that voice.
It was the guy she saw in class, reading and kept to himself. "Seto Kaiba? What's he doing here?!" the others asked all at once.
So that was his name? Seto. Weird name, but it fit him. She could tell that he came for trouble.
Author's Note: This chapter introduces my main OC, Stacey Muto. Next couple of chapters will introduce my other OCs. Hope you guys like this.
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