Hikari stood up from the couched, stretched and walked over to the mahogany table in the kitchen. Sitting in the chair facing away from the window sat her best friend, Imate, who shuffled through her deck. Her stomach let out a loud growl and she shuffled to the fridge, obeying it's needy calls. She pulled out a rice ball and while she was munching quietly, she flipped through the newspaper resting on the granite surface. One particular headline caught her eye:
New Ancient Egyptian ArtifactExhibit At Museum
Belowwerepictures of some mummies and broken pottery. " Hey Imate, looks as if there is an Egyptian thing at the museum. We should go sometime today and see if we find anything that relates to Yu-Gi-Oh." Hikari said before popping the last of her rice ball into her mouth.
" Sure! I'm game. Should we head out now before it gets all crowded and junk?" Imate asked before standing up and walking over to look at the newspaper.
" Like a museum would ever be crowded... But I think we should go now anyways, just in case you have to leave early."
(Le time skip to the museum)
They were the only ones there besides the staff and their footsteps echoed in the silence. The two knew where to go, the often came to 'go back in history' as they would say. After a few minutes of milling around the gift shop and talking to the woman at the front desk, who had clearly sprayed too much perfume, they arrived at the exhibit. All around them lay fragments of history, broken clay, statues, clothing and even a few sarcophagus lay in glass cases.
In a discrete corner sat a new glass case that was filled with gold objects, some looked ... Familiar. " No. Frickin'. Way. Hikari, I think it's the millennium items! They got the puzzle and everything!" Imate exclaimed bending over to get a better view. Hikari rushed over and when she saw the trinkets within the case, she gasped. As the girl inspected them to determine if they were in fact the items, her friend had moved on to something else that caught her eye. " Come over here... I think... These are millennium items as well?"
Hikari was reluctant to leave, but curiosity got the better of her and she came over to quickly check. The pieces in the case sure looked like they could be millennium items except... " They're silver. Beautiful..." Indeed they were silver. There was something that resembled a chocker, another that looked like a headband and one that seemed like it was an earring. All were a reflective silver with the traditional Eyes of Horus engraved. " What does this say?" she mumbled, pointing to a tablet. In front of it was a cream coloured card that stated the history. At the bottom it read... " For the shadow created the light but only light could destroy the darkness. One rose, using the powers of light and let the power of the shadows sleep within her. This was inscribed on a sarcaughagus blah blah blah... It also foretold a prophecy. ' Light will sacrifice to save the dark, but not until she finds the mark and after the vow is destroyed, the new millennia will start.' "
" Wonder what that means... ugh! Phone stop buzzing" Imate grumbled, accepting the call. " Hello? Yeah, well mayb-" but Hikari droned her out and continued to stare at the chocker. All around her she could hear voices whispering and a sense of dread fell upon her. "- kari. Hikari. Hellooo, anybody home?" Imate 's voice broke througj and snapped her back to reality. " Geez, and I thought I was bad. C'mon let's go, my mom wants me home soon."
"... Yeah, alright." Hikari said. As they walked out the room, she could have sworn that someone called her name, but when she looked back... Nothing was there.
( le time skip)
Hikari ran the brush through her long chocolate brown hair and tapped her foot to the music blaring through her speakers. Once she was sure all tangles were out she observed her self in the mirror. A black sleeveless shirt that wrapped around her neck, a tight black pencil-skirt, knee high black high heeled boots with silver buckles and to top it all of, an chain earring that clung to her outer ear and cascaded downwards. She was fairly tall, with long wavy hair that framed her face and brownish sometimes greenish eyes that were alert and sharp.
A knock sounded on the front door and she scurried to answer it. She swung the wooded door open to find... Nobody. It was then she noticed a box by her feet, one clearly addressed for her. Hikari picked the box up and examined it, but she couldn't find a return address. Still looking at the mysterious package, she walked inside and sat at the table. ' I suppose since it's addressed to me, I should open it...' she thought. With a shrug of her shoulders, she began to open it and found...
" I need to call Imate!"
(Later)
" Who do you think sent them?" Imate asked glancing at the open box.
" I don't know, there wasn't any return adress."
Both girls leaned forward to gaze at the two object within the box. The first being the silver choker they saw at the museum, the second being a silver arm braclet with heiroglyphics. " Why don't we go back to the museum and see if anything is missing from the exhibit, and if it is we'll return it. It's probably just a replica from the giftshop or something." Imate suggests. Hikari nods and they quickly head off to the subway.
(At the museum)
" Hello, have you noticed any, let's say, missing artifacts? Particularly in the new Ancient Egyptian area?" Hikari asked woman at the front desk. It was the same lady as yesturday, the one that reeked of perfume.
" No. Besides we don't have a new exhibit for that era. Now, if you'll quit wasting my time, I have work to do." She snapped before turning back to her desktop. Hikari mumbled something inaudible and walked over to Imate. Her friend was slightly shorter than her, and had longish firery red hair that fell about her face. She wore an open flannel shirt with a black tank underneath, a silver dogtag, a studded belt, two cherckered arm bands on her wrists,skinny jeans and ontop her head rested a sideways black hat with two dark blue ribbons curling down. " Imate, something fishy is going on. They say that there is no new exhibit."
Bright blue eyes clashed with chocolate brown ones. " Let's go check it out for ourselves then." Imate said, and with tjat the duo took the familiar route to the room. But there was a problem..." Where the heck did the room go? Why would they put a wall Blocking the entrance? Nothing makes sense..." Imate exclaimed, running her hands along the wall, as if looking for the door.
" Why don't we go home... Something doesn't feel right." Hiakari said, shivering. All around her shadows of nothing danced and the whispering became a chant... Only now did she realize they were chanting the prophecy.
(Back at Hikari's house)
" Well, since the person gave it to you, I guess you could try it on." Imate said, scooping up more ice cream from a little tin.
" Your just saying that because you want me to put in on, don't you." Hikari sighed and placed her own ice cream on the counter.
" Yeah, shut up. Just try it on already." Imate grumbled, pointing her spoon at the box. Hikari rolled her eyes and took out the two objects. She put the armband first, the heavy metal was cold but... It felt right. She picked up the choker and her heart started beating wildly, but she had no clue why. Slowly she placed it around her neck until finally... It clasped around her neck. It felt warm, and it seemed to be humming in contentment. " ooo~ looks pretty good, especially with your outfit. Hey can I try it on real fast?"
" Sure, just let me..." She tugged on the choker... But it didn't come off. She tried again and again but still nothing would work. " Ugh! It won't come off!" She cried, clawing at her throat. Imate's eyes widened.
" H-Hikari! Your glowing!" She cried, eyes the green haze that settled over her friend. She watched in horror as bits and pieces gave way and disappeared into nothing. "HIKARI!" She screamed, reaching out and grabbing her arm. They both screamed as they disappeared into the shadows.
Not bad for just the prolouge eh? Btw Hikari=light and Imate=pain. Next chapter will be up by next Friday at the latest. All right peace my little ones!
wuv ~
€mu