Of Love and Betrayal
Yu-Gi-Oh!- it belongs to Kazuki Takahashi. In other words- Yu-Gi-Oh!- not mine!
5000 years ago in Egypt there was a kingdom. It wasn't very prosperous, no, but the pharaoh was kind and fair to all of his subjects. It all happened a few years before he was killed. One of his scouting captains had uncovered a large tomb carved deep inside a cliff of red stone. It was made many thousands of years ago and was finely decorated with large amounts of steel and gems. On the wall at the far end rested a large stone box richly decorated with many large diamonds and pearls. Inscribed on the top was an ancient and forgotten set of runes. Only the pharaoh understood what they meant.
"This is the ancient and forgotten tomb of the Great Dragon Queen Taimat," he whispered to his men. "Let us open the casket and see if she still rests here."
It took many hours and men to even budge the stone slab, but by sunset the stone casket lay open. Inside sat the massive remains of a mummified dragon, decorated with a large golden crown upon ivory horns on the skull. The large front paws had many golden rings and the tusks were encircled with bands of ivory and gold.
"Ah, her body lays untouched after countless generations. Send for the priests. We shall try to revive her."
By sunrise, many Egyptian priests surrounded the large stone box containing the dragon's remains. They chanted and weaved spells. Magic energy found its way to the giant mummy and it stirred slightly. The priests backed off as a new voice entered their heads.
"Who dares disturb my slumber?" it demanded. The priests whispered amongst themselves. "You are mere humans!? So, you think you're all powerful, do you? Peh. I shall show you true power!" A large bony paw gripped the edge of the casket and began to change. Shining black scales covered thick muscle and flesh. The talons grew long and pointed and the dragon began to wake. Hissing emenated from within the casket. A large jet of flame erupted into the air and a giant black figure was writhing in it.
Once the sparks settled, a large black dragon, fully fleshed and scaled, stood crouching in front of the humans. Long dark brown hair curled around the beast's ivory horns and pierced ears. Its eyes remained closed. "Now, behold my awesome power!" The dragon reared up and grabbed a priest in one of its paws.
"Hail thee, Queen Taimat!" the pharaoh called, kneeling in front of the dragon.
"An Egyptian pharaoh?" She set the priest down and went onto all fours. "What brought thee to my chamber, oh Lord of the Kingdom?"
"A mere accident, I assure you. Forgive us, Dragon Queen, but we mean thee no harm. We come from a small kingdom very near here."
"And your kingdom is just above poverty? Allow me to inspect your abode, Lord Pharaoh. Perhaps I have not been awakened for slaughter."
Well, I hope everyone's still alive here. I'm not very good at Yu-Gi-Oh! stories just yet. I'll keep trying, but all I ever really see of it these days is G/X and reruns, and I hardly ever get to see even those anymore! –sob!- Oh well. What can I do? I'm so sorry. Forgive me please. Pweeeeeeeese? Gracias, mis amigos y amigas. Mughas gracias. No, I'm not bilingual, but I can speak some Spanish. Never mind. I'll see if I can improve at this, but I don't think I can. I just got out of school, and I don't even know where the heck my fan fics are, but I'll work on it. Read and review. Oh, and thank you DynamicChaos (DC) for your YGO fan fic and the inspiration! And give Aki-chan my love!
- Elysian