Chapter 1 The beginning
It's been 10 years since Marik took control over the earth. Being the only one with significant power, there wasn't much need for the mind control abilities his Millennium Rod possesses. Some unruly characters were still under its spell, however.
Yugi Muto, now 26, was one of the first to be captured for service to "Pharaoh Marik" as he called himself. The Millennium Puzzle was taken from Yugi and smashed before him. As if that wasn't enough, Marik wiped away all Yugi's memories of Yami. And thus, he was put to work.
Yugi hurried down the hall one morning, having been sent on an errand. 'I had better hurry, Marik's in a bad mood.' Yugi thought. As he passed a closed door, something slid out from under it. He stopped and studied it for a moment. 'Yellow, weird shape and a strange symbol. That's it. I've lost it,' he thought. But his better judgment told him to pick it up, keep it, it's important. He picked it up and was immediately thrown into a vision. There was a person, on its knees, reaching tward him.
"Yugi! Help me!" The siloet disappeared, and Yugi was thrown back to reality. 'This is important. I should keep it, whatever it is.'
This marked the beginning. The beginning of the Revolution.