Introduction: Because I've been writing so many drabbles for my Mukashi Tales series (short ficlets exploring the characters and events of AE), I decided to start piling them together in one 'story' for posting here at FFN. On my Livejournal there's no problem posting them separately, but here, the listing of stories on our profiles doesn't develop new pages- it just goes on and on. If I add too many fics, eventually my profile will start killing some readers' browsers (including my own when it's in a bad mood!). I'm still going to post many loose drabbles, but this is a way to save at least a little bit of profile space while still posting the stories from this series to FFN.
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Title: Never Prosper
Summary: The Tomb Keepers might not prosper within their darkened chambers, but they will survive.
Pairing(s): None.
Notes: This particular drabble was written for the seventh challenge, Dark, of the Livejournal community YGO Drabble (ygodrabble).
Disclaimer: Yuugiou (Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters) is the property of Takahashi Kazuki and respective publishers, including Shueisha, Studio Gallop, Nihon Ad Systems, Toei Animation, 4Kids, and others. I would never claim to own it or attempt to make money off of it- just think of this as a written, free doujinshi and hopefully we'll get along fine ;)
Never Prosper
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Dust swirls about her, though she cannot see it. It is hidden by thick shadows, but there in the heavy, stale air, the slight burn in her nose. She stands still, trying to accustom herself to the lightless chamber.
It is difficult at first. After the battles they have been through, she doubts that any of her companions can look on the darkness entirely favorably. The darkness hides many dangers, after all, vicious spirits and demons which seek to steal away all that is precious to them. And there is no protective charm strong enough to hold them off entirely.
But now it will serve a different purpose. In this case, Re's light is harmful to them- it both burns and causes growth, and to those who wait without change for years untold, this is intolerable. Within these darkened hallways, there is no light to bring growth, and no passage for wars or trade or any of the other foreign influences which wreak havoc on the shape of the world above. They must remain, intact and knowledge still with them, until the day their Pharaoh returns. This retreat will serve them well, so that one day they can again serve their Pharaoh well.
Aishisu's clan might not be able to prosper here, but they will survive.