Egyptology1996: Your welcome. I wouldn't have come up with this story if it weren't for your stories :)
Journey Maker: Thank you for your support :D egyptology is my friend so I read her stories all the time (well, most of them anyway lol. Especially Sent Down I was always fighting to get her notebook to be able to read the updates) Then I came up with this little story so yeah.
Enjoy this new installment.
Disclaimer: Don't own yu-gi-oh characters. Nope. So don't ask (or sue) Sanura and Kissa belong to egyptology1996 and Ria belongs to shiroiookamidawhitefuzzywolfy2 (don't ask. Just don't do it) I only own my versions of the egyptian gods/goddesses and my made up extras. Thank you and good night!
In The Shadows
Episode 1
Sanura was out shopping with her daughter, Kissa, as well as Ria and Kisara. They were heading back to the palace when an unusual feeling crept up Sanura's spine. She spun around swiftly, it felt as if they were being followed, but when she looked around nothing seemed to be out of place.
"Sanura? Is everything okay?" Sanura turned back to her friends and realized that all of them had stopped and were staring at her worriedly.
"No. every thing's fine." She said quietly. The group knew something was troubleing her, but they did not bother her anymore. They walked a bit further, chatting away, mostly about their husbands and what was going on around the palace, but Sanura still couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching her. What felt worse was that it seemed like a familiar presence, one that she had felt before, before she had even met Bakura. She still could not remember what had happened to her before Bakura had found lying unconscious in the middle of the sandy desert. She had never really dwelled on that fact, that is until now. Suddenly a voice from behind her broke her out of her reverie.
"You. Girl." Sanura turned to see an elderly woman sitting at a small table just out of one's normal vision. Her face was hidden behind a black cloak and she wore simple silver jewelry.
"You seem troubled. Perhaps I can tell you your future or perhaps, your past." The woman smiled. Sanura was drawn in by the psychics words and sat down on the three legged stool in front of the table. The girls who had noticed Sanura's disappearance appeared by her side in a matter of seconds.
"Sanura, what are you doing? These things are rip offs! They trick you so they can take your money." Ria whispered into Sanura's ear.
"A trick you say? I promise you I am not like those con artists that do petty tricks for a coin or two. I am the real thing." The woman jeered, she then turned to Sanura, "The more you step towards your future, the more you are forgetting your past."
"If you say that you are the real thing then why do you speak in riddles like every other pretender on the streets?" Ria asked suspiciously.
"If I told everything then how would you learn? The road of life is a dangerous one, if you know too much about one's future or past from someone else you might have trouble excepting it. Your mind knows when it is ready and if I give riddles then the person will figure it out when he or she is ready to except any consequences that might arise." The woman had turned back to Ria who was still quite suspicious of the older woman before them.
"I'll do it." Everyone turned to Sanura who had placed two coins onto the table.
"Are you sure about this Sanura?" Kisara asked quietly.
"I'm sure." Sanura smiled reassuringly.
"So," The woman said slipping the two coins into her sleeve, "What would you like to know miss Sanura?"
"I want to know about my past. Before I met Bakura." Sanura said shyly. It felt weird with all of her friends hanging over her shoulder.
"Very well then." The older woman said. She then pulled out a clear, shining gem, only about an inch and a half wide. She said some strange words and the gem turned a pure black. The woman closed her eyes/
"Your past is very unclear. I see a place much like Egypt and yet it is not. It is different somehow. I far away place, a place visited by many and wanting to be visited by the rest. It is beautiful plentiful. You are standing there with another watching over the others. Loyalty, Pride, Honor. Sent down. Desert. Mission. Bakura." The woman's words seemed to be jumbled and made less sense as she went on. Once she had finished she opened her eyes and held out the jewel for Sanura to take.
"That is all I can see. Think about it and as your memory comes back to you the jewel will become clear once more. Tie it to a string and wear it as a necklace, especially when you sleep for that is when your memories are strongest. A strange wind is upon us. I have also seen something else that might affect you. I have seen a woman from the same land as you in a dream. She has come to this land as well, she might be the key to your lost memories, a song she sings. She can change her shape, so search for a woman who sings." The woman explained, "You will know when you hear it."
"How do you know if she knows of me or not?" Sanura said looking up from the jewel.
"Because she spoke of you." The woman said smiling, "Now go, your husbands shall worry if you are gone when night falls." The girls nodded and left for the palace.
"She was kind of creepy don't you think?" Kissa said rubbing her arms to emphasize her point.
"Yeah. What do you suppose she meant? A place visited by many and wanting to be visited by the rest. I've never heard of such a place." Ria said in deep thought.
"I thought you didn't believe in such things?" Kisara teased.
"What? I don't! I just, wanted to know what she meant that's all, it's not like I believe her or anything!" Ria said trying to defend herself. The other woman just laughed at their blushing friend and walked into the palace.
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A form hid in the shadows as it followed the four girls to the castle. She had overheard the converation with the psychic. It would be a better idea if she waited until everyone was asleep before she attempted to go into the castle. It would be easy to get past the guards, the problem would lie in getting into the Pharaoh's chambers. She'd need to find any information about the murders around the country. She'd steal any declarations of war as well, just to gain more time.
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It was late at night and the moon was at its peak, but she could nt sleep. Sanura tossed and turned but something was bothering her. She sat up in her bed and walked to the small balcany connected to her room, very careful as to not wake Bakura who was sleeping next to her. When she got to the balcany, however she saw a strange shadow walking towards the palace gates. The form was playing a flute, it was a strange song and flowed through the palace walls. The guards were collapsed near the gate unconscious. She became scared and ran over to Bakura trying to wake him but he kept sleeping. That was strange. Bakura was always a light sleeper so he'd be able to get up within a moments notice. If anything was wrong he would always be the first to get up and investigate. It must have been that person! Was it casting a spell of some sorts? If so why was she not affected? It did not matter at the moment she had to find and stop the person from doing what ever it was thinking of doing. She raced out of her chambers and down the hall to the entrance of the palace. When she arrived she noticed all the guards had fallen asleep. If the person did not go down the guests' hallway then could it possibly have gone to the Pharaoh's chamber? She wasted no time and headed towards the Pharaoh's quarters. The guards at the doors were also asleep and the door was slightly open. She opened the doors to see a figure clad in all black. Looking through several scrolls that lay upon a desk (A/N: ok I'm not really sure if they had desks in Ancient Egypt, but work with me here.).
"Hey! Get away from there!" Sanura lunged at the figure and managed to pull on it's cloak. The hood came off and Sanura was able to get a good look at the intruder. She was about to attack the intruder again when something stopped her...
TO BE CONTINUED...
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Author's Note: MWUHAHAHA! I'm so evil. You'll have to find out what happens next chapter :P Ok for those of you who have just joined us today please read egyptology1996's stories Sent Down and Sent Down Part 2 before reading this story, it will make more sense! Okay? Ok. Now I finally updated this yay! And my Journey To Pandora yay again! Now time to work on my writer's block for my InuYasha story Ja Ne!
