A/n- welcome to the first installment of Yami mata Hikari no Tenshis. First
off this is AU. It *might* have some Egyptian stuff in it but it is
basically stuff I've made up so if I say something in contrast to Egypt
please don't get angry with me. Example: There is a KING not a PHAROAH.
Thank you for your time.
Yami mata Hikari no Tenshis (Angels of Light and Darkness)
By: Mitsuko-chan
Disclaimer: I do not own YGO.
"talking"
'thoughts'
I will *mostly* be using the Japanese names for the YGO characters because they seem to go with the setting in my opinion, but some of them will be in the American version. Example: Yami Yuugi=Yami & Yuugi=Yugi. I'll let you know more about the rest later.
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Chapter 1 - Prologue
CLUNK
CLUNK
CLUNK
His footsteps echoed round-about the tunnel. His smirk widened as he neared his destination, eyes flashing at the thought of sealing the fate of his rival. The man that took what should have been HIS. HE definitely would have made a better KING than the current one was, is, or could ever be. He smirked again at that thought. Not that the KING would be a king much longer. No, soon, he would join Horus[1] in his kingdom of the doomed.
But now, now he would claim all that had been kept from him just because he was the son of the King's priest. 'It could very well have been me that was born to rule, it should have been me,' the High Priest thought to himself bitterly. Speaking of which, the king's sons were supposedly being born at this very minute. Twins the healer had said did he not? Which would be the first twins to ever be born into the kingdom.
They were supposedly supposed to be the ones to fulfill the ancient prophecy.
There will be two.
Though they are two they are one.
Though they are one they are two.
The light and the dark.
When fused together they will calm the chaos.
The light is the key while the dark is the sacrifice.
The puzzle is the power and the power is the puzzle.
The puzzle must be solved for light to infuse with dark.
It is written in the PERT EM HRU[2]
The one who solves the puzzle
Shall inherit the Shadow Games.
He becomes the guardian of right and passes judgment on evil.
"Gah, nothing but superstition," the High Priest said to no one. The echoes of footsteps died down as the priest came to a stop in front of an ancient tablet, buried underground for centuries...the answer to the power of the king.
The ancient language that was etched into the stone was known only by a select few including: the King, the Queen, the High Priest, and the King's advisors.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Of course!! It was a part of the prophecy, the secret to the King's power lies within the PUZZLE!!!" the High Priest cried after reading the inscriptions engraved on the ancient tablet. "That fool always did seem attached to that mystical item, heh heh and *now* I know why! His powers will be broken this night and the mighty king shall fall!! MWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
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"You may now enter, Your Majesty," one of the Queen's maidservants said, bowing respectfully, as she came outside into the hallway to escort the royal into his wife's chambers.
The King nodded showing his understanding and proceeded into the room. The first thing to greet his eyes were the three forms all lying comfortably on the bed. The first was his queen and then there was his two newborn sons who were both resting in their mother's arms. They were both clothed in silk blankets that covered everything except for their small faces. Queen Sohalia looked up at her soul mate with deep, crystalline eyes that had first attracted him to her.
"They are beautiful, are they not?" Sohalia whispered so as not to wake the young bundles in her arms.
"Yes, they are wonderful thanks to you," the King said kissing her on the forehead.
She smiled and looked back down at the twins. "Do you want to hold one?"
"I would love nothing more," he replied taking the child whose head was resting in the crook of Sohalia's right elbow.
He cradled the baby in his arms and said, "I want to name this one Yami. What do you want to call his brother?"
Sohalia looked thoughtful as she played with the little one and it grasped her index finger in its small hand helping her as she thought of the perfect name before replying, "I think I will call this younger one Yugi, it's such a sweet name do you not think so?"
"It is fitting, koi[3], if you like it then so do I."
The two smiled and held each other's gaze before a shiver seemed to crawl up the King's spine and the look was broken. He unconsciously held Yami closer to himself in protection and took up a fighting stance.
The smile disappeared from both of the royals' faces and Queen Sohalia inquired, "What is it?"
"We are being invaded. We need to get you and the children to safety. Sound the alarm gather all the guards and warriors and send all the servants into the tunnels have them go to their homes until it is safe to come back. I want everyone in this room to use the secret tunnels, you need your maidservants to help you and care for the children until this is over."
To emphasize his point the King handed baby Yami to a maidservant named Mai[4] then opened the hidden doorway behind a tapestry hanging from the wall.
"I am well, I will go."
"No, I cannot allow it!"
"You will need the aide of my magic as well as your own! We are the only ones left besides your priests and even I am stronger than they! You are my soul partner and I will not leave your side even in death!! The maidservants can take care of the young ones until this is all over. I know that together we can defeat the evil that has come upon us!"
"You are too stubborn and concerned for others for it to be a benefit unto you. If there is nothing I can do to stop you at least promise me to get away if it becomes too fierce!"
"I...promise."
"Good," returned the King as he exited the room and went into the hallway to meet with his personal guards.
"Take care of them, my maidservants! If I should die go take the children to this place!" She handed Isis[5] a piece of papyrus[6] with some instructions in hieroglyphs on it. "And then my commands are to raise these children as your own. Treat them with love as I would! Mai, please take Yami and Isis, I wish for Yugi to become yours if I shall perish. May Bes[7] protect and watch over you."
The two girls nodded, one with tears in her eyes and the other with a look of determination as they each comforted the small beings they clutched to themselves, the small treasures that needed the maids to keep them alive.
"Go to your homes for now and if I survive I will come find you there when this is all over, but if I return not *leave the country!* and get them away from here!"
"Yes, your Majesty!"
Queen Sohalia's eyes which had been hard and commanding softened and tears pooled in the corners of her eyes as she kissed both of her little ones goodbye, hoping to be returned to them soon. "Now go!"
The two fled into the tunnels as the other maidservants helped the Queen out into the hallway.
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The King stood waiting in the receiving room or the throne room as he, his wife, and his warriors stood waiting for the oncoming assault that was just beyond the throne room doors.
BOOM!!!
The reverberation of the doors resounded around the entire room as the King's trusted High Priest entered with an army of his own.
"Hello, my friend," the King greeted.
"I am no friend of yours, you baka[8]! I never have been and now your rule will come to an end and my rein will begin."
"Do you not think that this dispute should be put to rest?! How long will you grieve yourself and others around you just because you believe you should be the King?! This has gone on long enough as it is already! Let us put this behind us and not look back!"
High Priest Seto[9] sneered and said, "Oh, we will your *HIGHNESS* we will. I will bury this in the past as I bury you, your queen, all of your fighters, and we cannot forget those heirs of yours either!!! I will personally make sure those gakis[10] of yours are put to death along with anyone that still remains loyal to you!"
With that threat unleashed, the King could no longer stand by and not take care of the problem. "ATTACK!" both leaders cried and the onslaught began.
********************************
The battle that had ensued for four long hours was strenuous for both sides, but neither side would give in to the other. Body's littered the floor all around the room and the coppery smell of blood was in the air. Most of the forces on both sides had been destroyed and only the strongest warriors remained.
Like he had asked the Queen had managed to stay out of the way and received minimal damage. At least one fifth of the guards had been guarding her and now only a handful remained. Sohalia used her magic to help, but it had been helping very little. Her energy was drained from using so much of her magic and she had already been exhausted from being in labor only hours before. Finally the last of her guards were eliminated and the sentry came after the wife of the King. He went in for the kill, coming from behind and down low. The Queen had no chance to escape before she was struck down.
Her shriek split the air and forced her husband, who was battling with his rival, to turn and look.
"NOOOOOOO!!!!! SOHALIAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!"
That distraction was all the High Priest needed and the King was rammed through with his nemesis, and yet most trusted counselor's sword.
High Priest Seto stood in front of the King who was on his knees and with the free hand that was not holding his sword, was holding the gash in his stomach. He looked up at the High Priest, who felt nothing but contempt for him, in pain.
The High Priest's stance was that of regality and greatness as he took slow steps towards the King. "Give me the power of the king. Give me the Puzzle."
The King looked up and narrowed his eyes, "You will *NEVER* have my puzzle, you traitor," and with his last remaining strength took the Puzzle's cord from around his neck and slammed it into the floor, breaking it into a mass of tiny pieces.
"There, now you can never have the power of the King, only those whose rightful place it is to rule the throne will be able to put the puzzle pieces back together," he said defiantly.
The High Priest roared, fuming he chopped the King into small pieces just like the puzzle was in. "There, now let us see if anyone shall put you back together!" Then mockingly he stated, "Long live the King[11]."
He turned back to the Puzzle to gather all the pieces thinking, 'if I cannot obtain the power of the King then NO ONE shall have it!' only to find that the pieces seemed to be fading into nothingness. Seto's eyes blazed, "WHAT?! NO THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING!"
But it was...and it would shape the future of two small boys...
********************************
Mai held both Yami and Yugi in her arms as she awaited the return of Isis. Both boys had woken up and were staring at her. Yugi with big, bright, amethyst eyes and Yami with slightly more narrowed, darker, ruby eyes. Mai bounced the two up and down as they began to squirm and she hoped that they would stay quiet. The hiding spot she was in was not very hard to find and she did not want to make it any easier for the villains than she needed to.
Finally Isis came jogging back, tears shining in her eyes and she said, "They are dead. The both of them. Both the Queen and King are lost to us."
"Stop your crying, we need to be strong for the little ones! It is now up to us to make sure they live. They must fulfill the prophecy for it is their destiny and it is us who must help them on that journey."
"You are right, if it is their destiny to save the world then it must also be destiny that we are the ones that should raise them. I will take Yugi back now."
Mai handed the bundle back to Isis for her safekeeping as they followed the instructions they were given to see the Master of Prophecies, Shadi[12].
********************************
Shadi stood calmly in front of the raised dais that now held the Millennium Puzzle. He had been going about his daily chores when fate had brought him into the back room. Not knowing why he had been summoned to the Prophecy Room he looked around waiting for the sign and sure enough it appeared. The pieces of the Millennium Puzzle slowly materialized on the dais. As soon as all of the pieces took form a golden box[13] with hieroglyphs and markings all over it appeared right beside the pieces.
Shadi feeling lead, put all the pieces into the box. As soon as the last piece was in and the lid of the box was secure there was a brilliant flash of light in which time Shadi was momentarily blinded and when he had recovered there sat not one box, but two. An exact replica of the first golden box had appeared right in front of him.
Shadi opened the lid of this second box and saw to his amazement that a second Millennium Puzzle had been created, but it was also in pieces like its brother. "So, it is time for another prophecy to come to pass. The twins will be here soon."
********************************
As Shadi had said, it would not take long. Indeed it did not. Mai and Isis quickly brought him the two princes and he accepted them into his establishment. Once everyone was safely inside, Shadi took Yugi and Yami into his arms and into the Prophecy room, telling Mai and Isis they were not allowed to follow.
The walls of the sacred chamber and the ceiling were made of crystal and on the floor a magic circle had been engraved into the rock. The chamber was void of any type of furniture save two low raised platforms and the dais.
Shadi stood in the middle of the two platforms and placed one of the two boys on each. Yami on the right and Yugi on the left. On the dais, in front of each child, sat the two golden boxes. Shadi raised his hands into the air and began to chant.
A crimson light emanated from the golden box on the right and began to encircle Yami just as a violet light on the opposite left side was doing to Yugi. It swirled around them like wind before being pulled into their bodies. The ritual was complete.
Shadi took both boys into his arms again and went back out into the living area where Mai and Isis were waiting. He handed them back and then went back into the sacred chamber. He returned a moment later carrying the two golden boxes.
"Take these. When you take them and build your new homes and families make sure you give them an alias[14]. Do not use their real names until they come of age."
"How will we know when that is?"
"That is a good question and one that I will answer shortly. Now what I wish for you to do with these boxes is to hide them as well as you can. Make sure they are in a place where no one will be able to find them. When it is time they will be drawn to these boxes and they will find them no matter where you put them. You may even bury them, but these two will still be able to get to them. So hide them and once they have been found they will have a strong desire to put the pieces of their great father's artifact together again. Once the Millennium Puzzles have been completed then, and only then will it be time to reveal to them who they are and the task that has been appointed them. Do you understand?"
"Hai[15]," the two maidservants chorused.
"Good, now be gone, and good luck."
The women departed and went their own ways.
"And so it begins..."
A/N- well, what did you think? That is if there is anybody even reading this. That might just be the longest chapter...I think. I don't really know as of right now, but we will just have to wait and see. Well, if you are reading this please leave a review. Tell me if it is bad, good, or ok and needs improvement-then you can tell me how to go about that improvement.
(this is more for those who are just now starting here and have no idea what the terms are.)
*KEY*
1. Horus: Egyptian god of the Underworld.
2. PERT EM HRU: "Coming Forth By Day" original title for the book of the dead.
3. Koi: love
4. Mai: a friend of Yugi and the gang's. Mai Kajako in Japanese. Mai Valentine in American version.
5. Isis: Holder of the Millennium Necklace (originally) American name is Ishizu Ishtahl.
6. Papyrus: reed cut into strips, pressed together, pounded, and dried to make sheets to write on.
7. Bes: Egyptian goddess of protection. Protector of pregnant women, newborn babies, and the family.
8. Baka: idiot.
9. Seto: CEO of Kaiba Corporation and rival of Yugi. Japanese name Seto Kaiba.
10. Gaki: brat.
11. Long live the King: I do not own the Lion King.
12. Shadi: the mysterious holder of the Millennium Key and the Millennium Scales.
13. Golden Box: it's the box Yugi's Jiichan (grandfather) gave him containing the Millennium Puzzle.
14. Alias: for those of you that don't know, it is a name you go by when you don't want someone to know your real name. My alias is Mitsuko-chan.
15. Hai: yes.
Well, that is all the terms. I hope you enjoyed the story and review. It would make me very happy. Any questions or comments put it in your review!
Ja ne! (see ya lata!)
Yami mata Hikari no Tenshis (Angels of Light and Darkness)
By: Mitsuko-chan
Disclaimer: I do not own YGO.
"talking"
'thoughts'
I will *mostly* be using the Japanese names for the YGO characters because they seem to go with the setting in my opinion, but some of them will be in the American version. Example: Yami Yuugi=Yami & Yuugi=Yugi. I'll let you know more about the rest later.
********************************
Chapter 1 - Prologue
CLUNK
CLUNK
CLUNK
His footsteps echoed round-about the tunnel. His smirk widened as he neared his destination, eyes flashing at the thought of sealing the fate of his rival. The man that took what should have been HIS. HE definitely would have made a better KING than the current one was, is, or could ever be. He smirked again at that thought. Not that the KING would be a king much longer. No, soon, he would join Horus[1] in his kingdom of the doomed.
But now, now he would claim all that had been kept from him just because he was the son of the King's priest. 'It could very well have been me that was born to rule, it should have been me,' the High Priest thought to himself bitterly. Speaking of which, the king's sons were supposedly being born at this very minute. Twins the healer had said did he not? Which would be the first twins to ever be born into the kingdom.
They were supposedly supposed to be the ones to fulfill the ancient prophecy.
There will be two.
Though they are two they are one.
Though they are one they are two.
The light and the dark.
When fused together they will calm the chaos.
The light is the key while the dark is the sacrifice.
The puzzle is the power and the power is the puzzle.
The puzzle must be solved for light to infuse with dark.
It is written in the PERT EM HRU[2]
The one who solves the puzzle
Shall inherit the Shadow Games.
He becomes the guardian of right and passes judgment on evil.
"Gah, nothing but superstition," the High Priest said to no one. The echoes of footsteps died down as the priest came to a stop in front of an ancient tablet, buried underground for centuries...the answer to the power of the king.
The ancient language that was etched into the stone was known only by a select few including: the King, the Queen, the High Priest, and the King's advisors.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Of course!! It was a part of the prophecy, the secret to the King's power lies within the PUZZLE!!!" the High Priest cried after reading the inscriptions engraved on the ancient tablet. "That fool always did seem attached to that mystical item, heh heh and *now* I know why! His powers will be broken this night and the mighty king shall fall!! MWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
********************************
"You may now enter, Your Majesty," one of the Queen's maidservants said, bowing respectfully, as she came outside into the hallway to escort the royal into his wife's chambers.
The King nodded showing his understanding and proceeded into the room. The first thing to greet his eyes were the three forms all lying comfortably on the bed. The first was his queen and then there was his two newborn sons who were both resting in their mother's arms. They were both clothed in silk blankets that covered everything except for their small faces. Queen Sohalia looked up at her soul mate with deep, crystalline eyes that had first attracted him to her.
"They are beautiful, are they not?" Sohalia whispered so as not to wake the young bundles in her arms.
"Yes, they are wonderful thanks to you," the King said kissing her on the forehead.
She smiled and looked back down at the twins. "Do you want to hold one?"
"I would love nothing more," he replied taking the child whose head was resting in the crook of Sohalia's right elbow.
He cradled the baby in his arms and said, "I want to name this one Yami. What do you want to call his brother?"
Sohalia looked thoughtful as she played with the little one and it grasped her index finger in its small hand helping her as she thought of the perfect name before replying, "I think I will call this younger one Yugi, it's such a sweet name do you not think so?"
"It is fitting, koi[3], if you like it then so do I."
The two smiled and held each other's gaze before a shiver seemed to crawl up the King's spine and the look was broken. He unconsciously held Yami closer to himself in protection and took up a fighting stance.
The smile disappeared from both of the royals' faces and Queen Sohalia inquired, "What is it?"
"We are being invaded. We need to get you and the children to safety. Sound the alarm gather all the guards and warriors and send all the servants into the tunnels have them go to their homes until it is safe to come back. I want everyone in this room to use the secret tunnels, you need your maidservants to help you and care for the children until this is over."
To emphasize his point the King handed baby Yami to a maidservant named Mai[4] then opened the hidden doorway behind a tapestry hanging from the wall.
"I am well, I will go."
"No, I cannot allow it!"
"You will need the aide of my magic as well as your own! We are the only ones left besides your priests and even I am stronger than they! You are my soul partner and I will not leave your side even in death!! The maidservants can take care of the young ones until this is all over. I know that together we can defeat the evil that has come upon us!"
"You are too stubborn and concerned for others for it to be a benefit unto you. If there is nothing I can do to stop you at least promise me to get away if it becomes too fierce!"
"I...promise."
"Good," returned the King as he exited the room and went into the hallway to meet with his personal guards.
"Take care of them, my maidservants! If I should die go take the children to this place!" She handed Isis[5] a piece of papyrus[6] with some instructions in hieroglyphs on it. "And then my commands are to raise these children as your own. Treat them with love as I would! Mai, please take Yami and Isis, I wish for Yugi to become yours if I shall perish. May Bes[7] protect and watch over you."
The two girls nodded, one with tears in her eyes and the other with a look of determination as they each comforted the small beings they clutched to themselves, the small treasures that needed the maids to keep them alive.
"Go to your homes for now and if I survive I will come find you there when this is all over, but if I return not *leave the country!* and get them away from here!"
"Yes, your Majesty!"
Queen Sohalia's eyes which had been hard and commanding softened and tears pooled in the corners of her eyes as she kissed both of her little ones goodbye, hoping to be returned to them soon. "Now go!"
The two fled into the tunnels as the other maidservants helped the Queen out into the hallway.
********************************
The King stood waiting in the receiving room or the throne room as he, his wife, and his warriors stood waiting for the oncoming assault that was just beyond the throne room doors.
BOOM!!!
The reverberation of the doors resounded around the entire room as the King's trusted High Priest entered with an army of his own.
"Hello, my friend," the King greeted.
"I am no friend of yours, you baka[8]! I never have been and now your rule will come to an end and my rein will begin."
"Do you not think that this dispute should be put to rest?! How long will you grieve yourself and others around you just because you believe you should be the King?! This has gone on long enough as it is already! Let us put this behind us and not look back!"
High Priest Seto[9] sneered and said, "Oh, we will your *HIGHNESS* we will. I will bury this in the past as I bury you, your queen, all of your fighters, and we cannot forget those heirs of yours either!!! I will personally make sure those gakis[10] of yours are put to death along with anyone that still remains loyal to you!"
With that threat unleashed, the King could no longer stand by and not take care of the problem. "ATTACK!" both leaders cried and the onslaught began.
********************************
The battle that had ensued for four long hours was strenuous for both sides, but neither side would give in to the other. Body's littered the floor all around the room and the coppery smell of blood was in the air. Most of the forces on both sides had been destroyed and only the strongest warriors remained.
Like he had asked the Queen had managed to stay out of the way and received minimal damage. At least one fifth of the guards had been guarding her and now only a handful remained. Sohalia used her magic to help, but it had been helping very little. Her energy was drained from using so much of her magic and she had already been exhausted from being in labor only hours before. Finally the last of her guards were eliminated and the sentry came after the wife of the King. He went in for the kill, coming from behind and down low. The Queen had no chance to escape before she was struck down.
Her shriek split the air and forced her husband, who was battling with his rival, to turn and look.
"NOOOOOOO!!!!! SOHALIAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!"
That distraction was all the High Priest needed and the King was rammed through with his nemesis, and yet most trusted counselor's sword.
High Priest Seto stood in front of the King who was on his knees and with the free hand that was not holding his sword, was holding the gash in his stomach. He looked up at the High Priest, who felt nothing but contempt for him, in pain.
The High Priest's stance was that of regality and greatness as he took slow steps towards the King. "Give me the power of the king. Give me the Puzzle."
The King looked up and narrowed his eyes, "You will *NEVER* have my puzzle, you traitor," and with his last remaining strength took the Puzzle's cord from around his neck and slammed it into the floor, breaking it into a mass of tiny pieces.
"There, now you can never have the power of the King, only those whose rightful place it is to rule the throne will be able to put the puzzle pieces back together," he said defiantly.
The High Priest roared, fuming he chopped the King into small pieces just like the puzzle was in. "There, now let us see if anyone shall put you back together!" Then mockingly he stated, "Long live the King[11]."
He turned back to the Puzzle to gather all the pieces thinking, 'if I cannot obtain the power of the King then NO ONE shall have it!' only to find that the pieces seemed to be fading into nothingness. Seto's eyes blazed, "WHAT?! NO THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING!"
But it was...and it would shape the future of two small boys...
********************************
Mai held both Yami and Yugi in her arms as she awaited the return of Isis. Both boys had woken up and were staring at her. Yugi with big, bright, amethyst eyes and Yami with slightly more narrowed, darker, ruby eyes. Mai bounced the two up and down as they began to squirm and she hoped that they would stay quiet. The hiding spot she was in was not very hard to find and she did not want to make it any easier for the villains than she needed to.
Finally Isis came jogging back, tears shining in her eyes and she said, "They are dead. The both of them. Both the Queen and King are lost to us."
"Stop your crying, we need to be strong for the little ones! It is now up to us to make sure they live. They must fulfill the prophecy for it is their destiny and it is us who must help them on that journey."
"You are right, if it is their destiny to save the world then it must also be destiny that we are the ones that should raise them. I will take Yugi back now."
Mai handed the bundle back to Isis for her safekeeping as they followed the instructions they were given to see the Master of Prophecies, Shadi[12].
********************************
Shadi stood calmly in front of the raised dais that now held the Millennium Puzzle. He had been going about his daily chores when fate had brought him into the back room. Not knowing why he had been summoned to the Prophecy Room he looked around waiting for the sign and sure enough it appeared. The pieces of the Millennium Puzzle slowly materialized on the dais. As soon as all of the pieces took form a golden box[13] with hieroglyphs and markings all over it appeared right beside the pieces.
Shadi feeling lead, put all the pieces into the box. As soon as the last piece was in and the lid of the box was secure there was a brilliant flash of light in which time Shadi was momentarily blinded and when he had recovered there sat not one box, but two. An exact replica of the first golden box had appeared right in front of him.
Shadi opened the lid of this second box and saw to his amazement that a second Millennium Puzzle had been created, but it was also in pieces like its brother. "So, it is time for another prophecy to come to pass. The twins will be here soon."
********************************
As Shadi had said, it would not take long. Indeed it did not. Mai and Isis quickly brought him the two princes and he accepted them into his establishment. Once everyone was safely inside, Shadi took Yugi and Yami into his arms and into the Prophecy room, telling Mai and Isis they were not allowed to follow.
The walls of the sacred chamber and the ceiling were made of crystal and on the floor a magic circle had been engraved into the rock. The chamber was void of any type of furniture save two low raised platforms and the dais.
Shadi stood in the middle of the two platforms and placed one of the two boys on each. Yami on the right and Yugi on the left. On the dais, in front of each child, sat the two golden boxes. Shadi raised his hands into the air and began to chant.
A crimson light emanated from the golden box on the right and began to encircle Yami just as a violet light on the opposite left side was doing to Yugi. It swirled around them like wind before being pulled into their bodies. The ritual was complete.
Shadi took both boys into his arms again and went back out into the living area where Mai and Isis were waiting. He handed them back and then went back into the sacred chamber. He returned a moment later carrying the two golden boxes.
"Take these. When you take them and build your new homes and families make sure you give them an alias[14]. Do not use their real names until they come of age."
"How will we know when that is?"
"That is a good question and one that I will answer shortly. Now what I wish for you to do with these boxes is to hide them as well as you can. Make sure they are in a place where no one will be able to find them. When it is time they will be drawn to these boxes and they will find them no matter where you put them. You may even bury them, but these two will still be able to get to them. So hide them and once they have been found they will have a strong desire to put the pieces of their great father's artifact together again. Once the Millennium Puzzles have been completed then, and only then will it be time to reveal to them who they are and the task that has been appointed them. Do you understand?"
"Hai[15]," the two maidservants chorused.
"Good, now be gone, and good luck."
The women departed and went their own ways.
"And so it begins..."
A/N- well, what did you think? That is if there is anybody even reading this. That might just be the longest chapter...I think. I don't really know as of right now, but we will just have to wait and see. Well, if you are reading this please leave a review. Tell me if it is bad, good, or ok and needs improvement-then you can tell me how to go about that improvement.
(this is more for those who are just now starting here and have no idea what the terms are.)
*KEY*
1. Horus: Egyptian god of the Underworld.
2. PERT EM HRU: "Coming Forth By Day" original title for the book of the dead.
3. Koi: love
4. Mai: a friend of Yugi and the gang's. Mai Kajako in Japanese. Mai Valentine in American version.
5. Isis: Holder of the Millennium Necklace (originally) American name is Ishizu Ishtahl.
6. Papyrus: reed cut into strips, pressed together, pounded, and dried to make sheets to write on.
7. Bes: Egyptian goddess of protection. Protector of pregnant women, newborn babies, and the family.
8. Baka: idiot.
9. Seto: CEO of Kaiba Corporation and rival of Yugi. Japanese name Seto Kaiba.
10. Gaki: brat.
11. Long live the King: I do not own the Lion King.
12. Shadi: the mysterious holder of the Millennium Key and the Millennium Scales.
13. Golden Box: it's the box Yugi's Jiichan (grandfather) gave him containing the Millennium Puzzle.
14. Alias: for those of you that don't know, it is a name you go by when you don't want someone to know your real name. My alias is Mitsuko-chan.
15. Hai: yes.
Well, that is all the terms. I hope you enjoyed the story and review. It would make me very happy. Any questions or comments put it in your review!
Ja ne! (see ya lata!)