Kopy_kat14: Gasp! It's an update! Sorry, I had the worst case of writer's
block.
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Chapter 2
"Oi, Yuugi-kun."
The aforementioned figure groaned.
'Kuso, it's nearly 2:00 a.m., he should be asleep.' Nonetheless, he plastered a cheery smile onto his features, and looked at his white haired "sibling."
"Ryou-kun..." Ryou Bakura. He was one year older than Yuugi, and a bit taller, just another part of the collection.
His brown eyes blinked a couple of times, adjusting to the darkness in Yuugi's room. Only one small lamp was on. Noticing a golden glint in the younger boy's hands he approached the bed.
"What's that?" he blinked yet again, although this time in confusion, as Yuugi pulled the object back protectively. The boy seemed almost apprehensive to let him see it, "Gomen nasai, I'm prying into your personal business, I'll leave-"
"-Matte..." the violet-eyed boy hesitated, but brought the item out. 'It' was a small unfinished puzzle in the shape of an upside down pyramid. The Eye of Horus was engraved into the center of one side, and Ryou took that to be the front.
Ryou's eyes widened "Sugoi..."
"My Jiichan called it the Sennen Puzzle. It's an ancient Egyptian artifact that was found in the 1920's. He said the archeologists who first discovered it died mysterious deaths." He smirked as Ryou gave him the scared reaction he had been trying for, "I'm hoping I can finish it before we have to go on our weekly 'Sunday Outing.'" Yuugi's eyes looked doubtful.
"Actually," started the other boy, memory stirred by the eye, reaching into the collar of his shirt "I think I have something kind of like it, it's not a puzzle though." With that, he pulled out a large golden ring; five cone shaped objects hung upside down from small loops, which in turn hung from the sides and bottom of the ring. A triangle was suspended somehow in the center, and it had the same eye-shaped symbol that had caught Ryou's attention more than anything else on the pyramid. Yuugi's eyes widened, just as Ryou's had earlier.
"I got this from my Otousan, he purchased it at a bazaar when he was on a trip to Egypt, I'm not sure where it came from originally, though."
Yuugi looked back at his puzzle, wondering why it was that he was so surprised. It was just a symbol, anyways; a lot of jewelry must've had that same eye shape. And yet, it was a special eye shape for some reason, and though he felt a bit put out that his wasn't unique, seeing Ryou's made him wonder if there were other things also bearing the eye symbol "I should probably get going on this, I still have a lot left to finish."
Ryou nodded, "Sorry I distracted you." He slowly walked out into the hall, pulling the door closed behind him, as his newly found friend continued to work on his treasured item.
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"In the latest breaking news, hundreds are lining up, preparing for the release of Industrial Illusions' virtual reality game known as 'Duel Monsters'."
Yuugi looked up from his work, turning up the volume on his radio, as the report continued.
"CEO, Pegasus J. Crawford, had this to say on the matter," there was a pause, and a young man in his early twenties began to speak.
"I'm very excited that KaibaCorp. agreed to letting us use their technology to bring this game to life."
The woman resumed speaking, "The package, costing approximately 20,000 yen, contains a pair of VR goggles, an internet uplink antenna, a game disk, as well as a small memory chip. Although this may sound like quite a bit of equipment, the game is actually very portable. An Industrial Illusions satellite allows for the Internet uplink antenna to be used nearly anywhere. This game is sure to be one of the top selling items this year."
The radio began to play music, so Yuugi removed the headphones from his ears.
Looking down, he saw that he had only one piece left until he completed the puzzle, the very tip of the pyramid.
The final piece slid in with a comforting click.
Yuugi grinned at his accomplishment, but his feeling of triumph was cut short, as the puzzle emitted an eerie yellow glow. Slowly, he felt himself being pulled into a deep state of unconsciousness.
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Kopy_kat14: Review!
Japanese = English
Oi = Hey
Kuso = Damn
Gomen nasai = I'm very sorry
Matte = Wait
Sugoi = Wow/Amazing
Otousan = Father
Jiichan = Grandfather
20,000 yen = $1,600 (approximately) Sugoi...that's expensive...
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Chapter 2
"Oi, Yuugi-kun."
The aforementioned figure groaned.
'Kuso, it's nearly 2:00 a.m., he should be asleep.' Nonetheless, he plastered a cheery smile onto his features, and looked at his white haired "sibling."
"Ryou-kun..." Ryou Bakura. He was one year older than Yuugi, and a bit taller, just another part of the collection.
His brown eyes blinked a couple of times, adjusting to the darkness in Yuugi's room. Only one small lamp was on. Noticing a golden glint in the younger boy's hands he approached the bed.
"What's that?" he blinked yet again, although this time in confusion, as Yuugi pulled the object back protectively. The boy seemed almost apprehensive to let him see it, "Gomen nasai, I'm prying into your personal business, I'll leave-"
"-Matte..." the violet-eyed boy hesitated, but brought the item out. 'It' was a small unfinished puzzle in the shape of an upside down pyramid. The Eye of Horus was engraved into the center of one side, and Ryou took that to be the front.
Ryou's eyes widened "Sugoi..."
"My Jiichan called it the Sennen Puzzle. It's an ancient Egyptian artifact that was found in the 1920's. He said the archeologists who first discovered it died mysterious deaths." He smirked as Ryou gave him the scared reaction he had been trying for, "I'm hoping I can finish it before we have to go on our weekly 'Sunday Outing.'" Yuugi's eyes looked doubtful.
"Actually," started the other boy, memory stirred by the eye, reaching into the collar of his shirt "I think I have something kind of like it, it's not a puzzle though." With that, he pulled out a large golden ring; five cone shaped objects hung upside down from small loops, which in turn hung from the sides and bottom of the ring. A triangle was suspended somehow in the center, and it had the same eye-shaped symbol that had caught Ryou's attention more than anything else on the pyramid. Yuugi's eyes widened, just as Ryou's had earlier.
"I got this from my Otousan, he purchased it at a bazaar when he was on a trip to Egypt, I'm not sure where it came from originally, though."
Yuugi looked back at his puzzle, wondering why it was that he was so surprised. It was just a symbol, anyways; a lot of jewelry must've had that same eye shape. And yet, it was a special eye shape for some reason, and though he felt a bit put out that his wasn't unique, seeing Ryou's made him wonder if there were other things also bearing the eye symbol "I should probably get going on this, I still have a lot left to finish."
Ryou nodded, "Sorry I distracted you." He slowly walked out into the hall, pulling the door closed behind him, as his newly found friend continued to work on his treasured item.
****************************************************
"In the latest breaking news, hundreds are lining up, preparing for the release of Industrial Illusions' virtual reality game known as 'Duel Monsters'."
Yuugi looked up from his work, turning up the volume on his radio, as the report continued.
"CEO, Pegasus J. Crawford, had this to say on the matter," there was a pause, and a young man in his early twenties began to speak.
"I'm very excited that KaibaCorp. agreed to letting us use their technology to bring this game to life."
The woman resumed speaking, "The package, costing approximately 20,000 yen, contains a pair of VR goggles, an internet uplink antenna, a game disk, as well as a small memory chip. Although this may sound like quite a bit of equipment, the game is actually very portable. An Industrial Illusions satellite allows for the Internet uplink antenna to be used nearly anywhere. This game is sure to be one of the top selling items this year."
The radio began to play music, so Yuugi removed the headphones from his ears.
Looking down, he saw that he had only one piece left until he completed the puzzle, the very tip of the pyramid.
The final piece slid in with a comforting click.
Yuugi grinned at his accomplishment, but his feeling of triumph was cut short, as the puzzle emitted an eerie yellow glow. Slowly, he felt himself being pulled into a deep state of unconsciousness.
~*~
Kopy_kat14: Review!
Japanese = English
Oi = Hey
Kuso = Damn
Gomen nasai = I'm very sorry
Matte = Wait
Sugoi = Wow/Amazing
Otousan = Father
Jiichan = Grandfather
20,000 yen = $1,600 (approximately) Sugoi...that's expensive...