Her silky brown hair which flowed down to her bottom, skin as dark as caramel, eyes as bright as jade and a figure that was as slender as that of a dance, Flora Linepha walked down the street of Magix. Wearing the mandatory outfit of a mini blue pleated skirt, white shirt, pink oxford jacket and a blue tie along with black shoes and white shoes Flora was dressed in the uniform of the Alfea High School.
A few minutes later the brunette stopped in front of a gaming store/apartment place. The entire bottom floor was dedicated to the gaming shop that sold broad and dice games along with the most popular game ever created Duel Monsters. It was basically a game that involved two or more players and people had to use cards to summon monsters onto duel disks. There were other cards used too to defend the monsters as well as give it strength. The second and final level of the building was the apartment part which had three bedrooms, two bathrooms and everything else that a house has.
Stepping towards the door it opened to allow her way. She walked down the pathway which was sandwiched by glass counters containing duel cards and disk on both sides.
Reaching to the counter at the end of the hallway which had the cash register stood a short elderly man. He had long grey hair with a fair complexion, eyes as greyer that his hair and wore a white pants with a white and yellow shirt.
"Hello Flora. You are home early." The old man said.
"Dance practise was cancelled today. The room where we were supposed to perform in was flooded because of the rain yesterday and the principal refused to give us another room to practise in." Flora answered. "It will take two months to fix the room so the girls and I will have to find somewhere else to dance."
"That sounds like the first week of school didn't work out so well for you." Saladin took everything in. "I have something for you to do for me. It is a puzzle that is nowhere near completed."
"The same puzzle you carried back from you dig in Egypt last week?" Flora asked.
Saladin was a game shop owner as well as an archaeologist.
He nodded. "I have tried but none of the pieces are coming together." He took out a small golden box with some ancient Egyptian writing on it.
"I can try and put it together." The brunette stated as he removed the lid from the box. She looked in to see thousands of golden puzzle pieces. "It might take me a while to finish it though."
"Thank you for attempting this." He smiled. "For your effort I will take over some of your shifts at the shop to give you more time to do it."
"Will try my best to complete this." Flora sounded determined. "Good thing I did my homework at school today."
Saladin admired her determination. "I must warn you that many men have tried for years to complete this and none has been successful. The puzzle is rumoured to be three thousand years old and contain the spirit of the last and most powerful king of the world at that time."
"Good thing I am a woman then." Flora took a hold of the box. Taking the cover from the old man she placed it over the box before walking upstairs. "I will be in my room if you need me."
Saladin watched as the young girl disappeared up the stairs and was glad to see that she was wearing a smile more often now after what happened last year. Last year her parents were burnt alive in their house. Apparently it was caused by a short circuit. The good thing was that Flora was having a sleep over that night with her five closet friends. Not having a place to call home now Saladin Knightly, Flora's Godfather as well as her father's best friend took her in. He proved food, shelter and education for her while her friends had put their money together and bought her new clothes.
The brunette returned his kindness excelled even more at school and worked part time in his shop for free since he couldn't afford to hire another worker while taking care of her and going to digs.
Reaching her room she opened it to reveal a pink and white bedroom. It had a decent size closet, queen size bed, two night tables on either side of the bed, full length mirror and a dresser. Two bean bags were at the corner of the room in front of a large TV as well as a desktop computer on the other side next to a window facing the street.
Flora changed into a green mini skirt and a soft pink sleeveless shirt. Walking on the smooth concrete floor with the box in hand she went to the desktop. Sitting around the table she placed the box beside the screen before turning it on.
After it was turned on she goggled the last king of Egypt. Several web pages popped up and she clicked on the first one. She began to read. "King Helia as he was rumoured to be named was the last king of Egypt. He was eighteen at the time when the kingdom came under attack by monsters. He held the magical golden puzzle which unleashed a power which was only surpassed by the powers he alone had from birth. On the day of the attack he somehow managed to over-power the monsters that attacked the country but at a price. The puzzle he carried was found in pieces but Helia's body was never discovered. Several men have tried to put the puzzle back together but none has ever succeeded to this day."
Flora took a deep breath after reading that. Clicking off the web page she removed the lid off the box and began trying to put the puzzle together.
The good thing was that tomorrow was Saturday so she had the time.
Twelve hours has elapsed since she started and Flora was one piece away from doing what no one else has ever done in over three thousand years.
Yes she was tired and hungry but she wanted to finish this before moving anywhere. Checking the time to see that it was four a.m. Flora wanted to mark this time before placing the centre of the puzzle into its position.
Placing the golden pyramid shaped puzzle onto the table Flora smiled. The puzzle began to glow and engulfed the room with a bright light. The brunette fell off the chair and landed onto the ground blinded by the light.
A few minutes later the light disappeared. Flora opened her eyes to see a boy with shoulder length cut raven hair, blue eyes and fair skin standing in front of her. He had on a loose white pants and a matching shirt.
She gulped. Flora wanted to scream but her mouth wouldn't open.
He was the first to speak. "Hello, my name is Helia."
"Ddttt…" She uttered. "That's the name of the former king of Egypt. Saladin! Get in here please!"
Helia kneeled in front of her. "Sorry if I scared you, beautiful but can you explain to me where I am."
"Um… You're at Magix, a town in the country Domino." Flora couldn't move.
Saladin rushed into the brunette's room wearing a white robe. "What's wrong, Flora?"
She pointed to Helia. "The puzzle is fixed and here is the lost prince."
Saladin looked at the puzzle then at Helia before fainting.
"Good to know you handle it better than he did." Helia commented. Flora nodded in agreement.
This story is similar to Yu Gi Oh, an anime. To check out how the duel disk and cards look like please Goggle it. The story will not go into detail as the duels. Hope majority of you like the story and don't be afraid to tell me if the story sucks or not.
