Intro
Hi. My name is Emma Ishtar. I used to live in ancient Egypt with my father, older sister Ishizu, Marik, my older brother, and also with my brother's bodyguard, Odion.
My brother Marik has a bodyguard because he's the start of the next generation of tomb keepers. (It has to be a boy.) Marik had the tomb keeper's initiation, which is when you get a tattoo on your back in Egyptian writing explaining the secrets of the pharaoh.
When I was born, my mother died, so I never met her. We (my family) live under ground. Since we are the tomb keepers we must live in secret. The tomb keeper's job is very important. We must look after the pharaoh, who might some day rule over Egypt again. In our big under ground house, all Marik, Ishizu, and I do to pass the time is play duel monsters, which is a game where you duel against other people and try to lower their life points down to zero by only using trap, magic, equipped, and monster cards. It sounds boring but actually it's really fun to play. There's another way to play duel monsters, but it's really dangerous. It's called the shadow realm; you have to be very skilled at it since it could cost your life, family and your memories.
Marik and I have never seen the outside world only my sister and my father have. Ishizu said it's really bright, warm, and dry. She loved it but of course she has to live where the tomb keepers live.
This story is about how my life is split in two.
