Epilogue – Life Goes On
It had been two days since Sakura left Domino. During those two days Seto had spent as little time as possible at his mansion home, opting instead to spend extra hours at his office in KaibaCorp. Mokuba as there with him, to keep him company. While his brother kept his nose buried in reports, he whiled away the time with homework, origami, and television. He was also writing quite a bit in the journal Sakura gave him.
That evening, Seto had decided to take the suggestion from his business strategist, Gates, seriously and was exploring Dungeon Dice Monsters through simulation on his computer. The game seemed simple enough, but it relied too much on luck for his liking. He supposed one could master throwing dice as the creator of the game, Devlin, maintained he'd done, but really there was nothing better than a good chess game, or a duel.
Mokuba turned on the television; he'd finished his homework. There was a news program in progress; the current report featured pictures of a new exhibit at Domino Museum. A woman's voice narrated: ". . . fans are especially invited. This world premier showcases newly discovered and never-before-seen artifacts chronicling the history of Egyptian games. In ancient times, these games were not just played for fun, as they are today. Everyone from peasants to princes waged dueling games against each other for land, wealth, but especially for power. These games were epic battles. I've unearthed relics that suggest the great pharaoh himself may have competed in a game against a force that threatened to destroy the entire world. Of course, this is still speculation, and further studying needs to be done."
Mokuba turned to his brother. "We have to check out the exhibit, Seto. It sounds awesome."
Seto adjusted several parameters in the simulation and started it again. "I'm running a company, Mokuba. I don't have time for mummies and pharaohs."
Mokuba resumed folding his origami crane. It was his eighty-sixth. "Oh. I thought you'd be interested in this kind of thing. Whatever."
The phone rang and Seto picked it up: "Kaiba."
Author's Note: Thus ends my first true venture into fan fiction. I hope you enjoyed the journey, rough and crude though it may be in this first formation. Please be on the lookout for the rewrite, entitled "Dalliance," which, in addition to having a more matured writing style, adds more layers to the plot and provides deeper characterizations.
As I bid you good leave, I humbly request your remarks. I would love to read any comments, good or bad; criticisms, positive or negative; and suggestions, in good faith or in jest, because you, my dear readers, deserve my unswerving dedication to improve my writing.
May Ra be with you.
~ Shield and Sword ~
