Long ago, when the pyramids of Egypt were still young, Kings played a game of great and terrible power. The history of gaming is said to extend five thousand years into the past, to the times of Ancient Egypt, games served as magic ceremonies to tell the fortunes of men and kings and even to change a person's fate. Such Ceremonies were known as shadow games. But these shadows erupted into a war that threatened to destroy the entire world. Until a brave and powerful pharaoh locked the magic away, imprisoning it in the seven mystical Millennium Items. Five thousand years later, a certain youth solves and unlocks the secret of the Millennium Puzzle and becomes heir to the shadow games. 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. This boy who processes two hearts, one of light and one of darkness was known to man as YUGIOH!