GF: Hello to everybody! I had this written already and wanted to get it
posted. Thanks to everybody who reviewed! *huggles reviewers*
Donovan: GriffinFire does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Nor does she own Ankhkare and Senui, property of Indigo Tantarian, or Zekel Sha and Azuni, property of Millennium Slinky. Slink says to say "no stealing" in all caps and with three exclamation points. The portrayals of Merlin and Mordred in this story also belong to Millennium Slinky. Again, Slink says to say "NO STEALING!!!"
CD: Yeah! No steawing! Dey bewong to Swink an' Indigow!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter IV
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Alvis rapped on Ryou's bedroom door at five-thirty the next morning. She heard a mutter of "Just a minute, just a minute," before the door was flung open to reveal a very grumpy Ryou Bakura in a T-shirt with a Change of Heart on it and boxers with Egyptian hieroglyphics on them, his white hair matted and his brown eyes clouded with sleep. "Alvis, do you know what time it is?"
"This is important. What do you know about the Millennium Items?"
Ryou sat down hard, all traces of sleep gone from his face. "Where did you hear about -"
"Someone mentioned it, and told me to ask you," she said carefully.
Ryou sighed. He pulled an odd golden pendant from beneath his shirt, and what appeared to be a golden eyeball from his pocket.
"I think I should let them explain."
Both items glowed, and two men stepped out of Ryou's body.
Alvis gasped and backed into the wall.
The man on Ryou's right looked almost exactly like him, with the same white hair and brown eyes, and Alvis quickly realized that it had been he who had dueled Yugi.
The man on Ryou's left was much different. His hair was also pale, but was ivory instead of Ryou's silver. His skin was tanned, and his eyes were pale blue.
Alvis simply stared, her mouth open. "Who are you?"
Ryou's double grinned, and then spoke in a deep, rough voice. "I am a thief and a stealer of souls."
Alvis looked as if she wanted to become a staple in the wall. Ryou elbowed the spirit in the side.
"Or rather, I was. You can call me Bakura. Everyone does." He surprised both Ryou and Alvis by taking the girl's hand and kissing it. Alvis was surprised, but pleased, and she relaxed slightly.
Then the other man spoke, stepping forward and bowing. "My name was Evandrien, but the Egyptians call me Zekel Sha."
"I'm Alvis," the girl replied, a nervous smile touching her lips. "Ryou said you could tell me about the Millennium Items...?"
"Right," Bakura began. "Long ago, the Egyptians played what they called the Shadow Game, pitting monsters against each other. The Games threatened to take over the entire world, so the Pharaoh Yami locked their power up into the seven Millennium Items. There are seven Items: Puzzle, Eye, Tauk, Ring, Rod, Scales, Ankh. A soul was imprisoned in each of the Items. The Pharaoh himself resides in the Puzzle, which is in the possession of Yugi Moto. I trust you've met him?"
Alvis nodded. Yami was Yugi's taller self, the one who had dueled Bakura.
"Zekel Sha, here, was trapped in the Eye. He can tell you about himself later. The Eye was previously held by Maximillion Pegasus, but I took it from -"
"Pegasus?" interrupted Alvis. "The one who invented Duel Monsters?"
"Yes, him." Bakura replied irritably. "But Duel Monsters was based on the Shadow Games; Pegasus didn't invent it. Anyway, Ryou's got the Eye now. He's also in charge of the Ring, which is my Item. I used to be a tomb robber.
"Zekel Sha's friend - and I use 'friend' in the loosest sense of the word - was the seer of Alexandria, and he was imprisoned in the Tauk, which is now held by Isis Ishtar. The Pharaoh's High Priest lives in the Rod, so it should rightfully be in the hands of Seto Kaiba, Seth's reincarnation, but Isis's brother Malik has it. He's inhabited by another spirit, as well, his own dark side, known as Marik, but I'm not gonna go into that right now.
"The Scales house Senui, a judge, and the Ankh contains Ankhkare, a healer. Both are held by Shadi, the guardian of the Items.
"And I think that's all seven."
"Would any of the Items be able to free a soul if it was trapped in a card?" Alvis began slowly.
"The Eye could do that," Zekel Sha replied. "It can also put the souls into the cards, which I think is kind of stupid. Pegasus kept doing that..."
"If the person had been turned into a different shape, would it be able to turn them back into a human? And what if the person's body had died?"
"You'd need to use the combined power of all seven Items to make another body. Why?"
Alvis spilled out Donovan's story, telling the three what the knight had told her.
"So," she said, finishing, "can we get all the Item holders together so we can get Donovan out?"
Ryou frowned. "That might be a problem. You see, Shadi, Isis, and Malik live in Egypt, and Malik wouldn't be very cooperative in the first place. And we might possibly need Kaiba, and he's not gonna be keen on this either."
"But couldn't we just try?" Alvis pleaded, desperate.
"I guess it couldn't hurt to ask."
"You're going to need me." All four jumped as a voice came from behind them. They turned to see an old man in dark robes, a wooden staff in his hand. His long hair fell in silver sheets, and the irises of his eyes were gold. Another man stood behind him, dressed in black. He was younger, with sandy hair that nearly covered his piercing grey eyes.
"Who are you?" asked Alvis, a puzzled frown on her face.
"Some call me Merlin." He gestured to the younger man. "And this is Mordred."
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GF: That's another pretty long chapter - two and a half pages.
Donovan: Stupid wizard... *growls*
CD: Yeah! Stupid wizad!
GF: -_- Oh shut up, both of you... Review, guys!
CD: Yeah! Weview!
Donovan: GriffinFire does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Nor does she own Ankhkare and Senui, property of Indigo Tantarian, or Zekel Sha and Azuni, property of Millennium Slinky. Slink says to say "no stealing" in all caps and with three exclamation points. The portrayals of Merlin and Mordred in this story also belong to Millennium Slinky. Again, Slink says to say "NO STEALING!!!"
CD: Yeah! No steawing! Dey bewong to Swink an' Indigow!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter IV
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Alvis rapped on Ryou's bedroom door at five-thirty the next morning. She heard a mutter of "Just a minute, just a minute," before the door was flung open to reveal a very grumpy Ryou Bakura in a T-shirt with a Change of Heart on it and boxers with Egyptian hieroglyphics on them, his white hair matted and his brown eyes clouded with sleep. "Alvis, do you know what time it is?"
"This is important. What do you know about the Millennium Items?"
Ryou sat down hard, all traces of sleep gone from his face. "Where did you hear about -"
"Someone mentioned it, and told me to ask you," she said carefully.
Ryou sighed. He pulled an odd golden pendant from beneath his shirt, and what appeared to be a golden eyeball from his pocket.
"I think I should let them explain."
Both items glowed, and two men stepped out of Ryou's body.
Alvis gasped and backed into the wall.
The man on Ryou's right looked almost exactly like him, with the same white hair and brown eyes, and Alvis quickly realized that it had been he who had dueled Yugi.
The man on Ryou's left was much different. His hair was also pale, but was ivory instead of Ryou's silver. His skin was tanned, and his eyes were pale blue.
Alvis simply stared, her mouth open. "Who are you?"
Ryou's double grinned, and then spoke in a deep, rough voice. "I am a thief and a stealer of souls."
Alvis looked as if she wanted to become a staple in the wall. Ryou elbowed the spirit in the side.
"Or rather, I was. You can call me Bakura. Everyone does." He surprised both Ryou and Alvis by taking the girl's hand and kissing it. Alvis was surprised, but pleased, and she relaxed slightly.
Then the other man spoke, stepping forward and bowing. "My name was Evandrien, but the Egyptians call me Zekel Sha."
"I'm Alvis," the girl replied, a nervous smile touching her lips. "Ryou said you could tell me about the Millennium Items...?"
"Right," Bakura began. "Long ago, the Egyptians played what they called the Shadow Game, pitting monsters against each other. The Games threatened to take over the entire world, so the Pharaoh Yami locked their power up into the seven Millennium Items. There are seven Items: Puzzle, Eye, Tauk, Ring, Rod, Scales, Ankh. A soul was imprisoned in each of the Items. The Pharaoh himself resides in the Puzzle, which is in the possession of Yugi Moto. I trust you've met him?"
Alvis nodded. Yami was Yugi's taller self, the one who had dueled Bakura.
"Zekel Sha, here, was trapped in the Eye. He can tell you about himself later. The Eye was previously held by Maximillion Pegasus, but I took it from -"
"Pegasus?" interrupted Alvis. "The one who invented Duel Monsters?"
"Yes, him." Bakura replied irritably. "But Duel Monsters was based on the Shadow Games; Pegasus didn't invent it. Anyway, Ryou's got the Eye now. He's also in charge of the Ring, which is my Item. I used to be a tomb robber.
"Zekel Sha's friend - and I use 'friend' in the loosest sense of the word - was the seer of Alexandria, and he was imprisoned in the Tauk, which is now held by Isis Ishtar. The Pharaoh's High Priest lives in the Rod, so it should rightfully be in the hands of Seto Kaiba, Seth's reincarnation, but Isis's brother Malik has it. He's inhabited by another spirit, as well, his own dark side, known as Marik, but I'm not gonna go into that right now.
"The Scales house Senui, a judge, and the Ankh contains Ankhkare, a healer. Both are held by Shadi, the guardian of the Items.
"And I think that's all seven."
"Would any of the Items be able to free a soul if it was trapped in a card?" Alvis began slowly.
"The Eye could do that," Zekel Sha replied. "It can also put the souls into the cards, which I think is kind of stupid. Pegasus kept doing that..."
"If the person had been turned into a different shape, would it be able to turn them back into a human? And what if the person's body had died?"
"You'd need to use the combined power of all seven Items to make another body. Why?"
Alvis spilled out Donovan's story, telling the three what the knight had told her.
"So," she said, finishing, "can we get all the Item holders together so we can get Donovan out?"
Ryou frowned. "That might be a problem. You see, Shadi, Isis, and Malik live in Egypt, and Malik wouldn't be very cooperative in the first place. And we might possibly need Kaiba, and he's not gonna be keen on this either."
"But couldn't we just try?" Alvis pleaded, desperate.
"I guess it couldn't hurt to ask."
"You're going to need me." All four jumped as a voice came from behind them. They turned to see an old man in dark robes, a wooden staff in his hand. His long hair fell in silver sheets, and the irises of his eyes were gold. Another man stood behind him, dressed in black. He was younger, with sandy hair that nearly covered his piercing grey eyes.
"Who are you?" asked Alvis, a puzzled frown on her face.
"Some call me Merlin." He gestured to the younger man. "And this is Mordred."
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GF: That's another pretty long chapter - two and a half pages.
Donovan: Stupid wizard... *growls*
CD: Yeah! Stupid wizad!
GF: -_- Oh shut up, both of you... Review, guys!
CD: Yeah! Weview!