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Entry 1 - My name is Ishizu Ishtar

Darkness... the rough stones of ruin temples and coarse sands of the desert in Egypt. No sun light shone through our secret underground lair and the only means of light were wax candles lit dimly in every shadowy passage way. This was the life of the Ishtar family. My life...

We were the chosen guardians, sworn by scared law to protect the two millennium items and the tablet of the pharaoh's memory. Still, today we worshiped in service of our divine pharaoh who died 3 thousand years ago. This was our way. No one broke the laws, not ever, for it was severe punishment, sentence of death.

Horrible? One might say that, but to my brother and I, this was something we had coped with from the day we were born.

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When I was three I had an enormous amount of curiosity, a dangerous trait. I found my father always in what I called "the forbidden room" doing his usual daily prayer, kneeling with both his hands raised up to signify Ra the almighty sun god. It was ironic since hardly any of us ever step out into daylight. Rule number one: The outside world is forbidden to those born to be guardians. This was the first rule I've ever learned from my father.

But it didn't shy us away completely from the outside world. We still needed essentials like food and water. The very first time I stepped out into board daylight was when my mother Halima decided to bring me along to buy the weekly groceries from the market place less then a mile away from the ruins. My mother was a calm women, with long black hair and she would always have a graceful stance. I thought she was strong and beautiful in every way. That day mother decided that it was time for me to begin learning how to take care of the family. As an Ishtar women I was suppose to look after my family.

I was so excited that I could hardly stop bouncing around with happiness. I wanted to see what the sun looked like, how it glowed and shined just as my mother described it to me.

"Stop bouncing like that Ishizu." my mother said.

"But I'm excited!" I squeaked.

My mother just smiled, amused by my enthusiasm. "It is your first time out..." she said.

As soon as the underground doors were lifted open, the sun's solar rays touched my skin. My head turned away suddenly, trying to shield my eyes. My eyes were not use to such brightness. Mother knew this and helped me up the stone steps. It went away quickly as it came and my eyes opened to the vast land as I always imagined. The sun hugging the earth with it's rays of light. I smiled and let the sun beam down on me, it was beautiful.

My mother took my hand. "Come." she said.

I had never seen so many people all in one place before. There was so much to see, so much to do. My eyes darted from one market stand to the next. Mother was busy buying the food while I was busy exploring and feeding my curiosity. There was a mass of giggles from behind me. I turned to look and saw a group of girls just around my age playing together with their dolls. I wanted to join them. I never had any friends to play with let alone anybody but my family. Without thinking I walked up to them. I opened my mouth to say something but a firm grip on my arm jerked me away.

"No Ishizu!" mother scolded.

"But mother.."

"We cannot be influenced by the outside world!"

I hung my head low in disappointment, staring at the group of girls giggling and running around. People that I could never have contact with. Of course, our scared law, the outside world was forbidden to us Ishtars. Things that modern day has created, we could never have. It would get in the way of our responsibilities and make us forget the ancient ways just as it did to others.

I felt sadden when it came time for us to go back. I didn't want it to end, I didn't want to be shut up again down below, just to wait for another week for a couple of hours of fresh air. When we walked back with the groceries, mother pulled me to the side before we went downstairs.

"Promise me Ishizu..." mother started. "That you will not stray from our ways. It will soon be your duty to take care of the family, after I'm gone." she held a tight serious look. I nodded obediently, but I would never believe that my mother would be gone.

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I quietly stepped in the room my father was in, which was not a smart move, but may I remind you I was only three. My slippers rubbed against the floor and accidentally stepped on a loose stone making a grazing sound. My father's ears perked up and lifted his head up from his prayer. Father always did have keen senses.

"Ishizu!" he yelled. I winced at the sound of my name. "You know fully well you are not allow in this room!" He abruptly stood up and ushered me out.

"But...I want to know what's in the room." I whined. Not a smart move.

"You are too young! I do not want you wandering into this room! Is that clear?"

"Yes father."

But for my curiosity it wasn't.

Author's Notes:

How did you like it? I was bored so I had an idea that was nagging at my brain for some time. I wondered, what was Ishizu's childhood like? What the shows didn't tell. So I decided to write it. I worked hard on this story. If you guys like it then I'll defiantly continue on. So read and review!
For those of you who don't know, read my other story YuGiOh - The Wakening. I swear the story is better then the summary described it to be.