Queen of Random: I'll bet some of you are wondering, 'Who are Akhenaton and
Nefertiti?'. Well, Akhenaton was an Egyptian pharaoh, and Nefertiti was his
queen. Together they established a new order of religion, which worshipped
the Aton, the sun god, which was often represented as a disk. Akhenaton
reigned from about 1350 to 1334 BC (and so it is about 1500 years after
Yami's time, if you were debating whether or not to do the Math!), and was
the last important ruler of the 18th dynasty.
How do I know this? Well, there is a reason why I am actually going to study Archaeology at university, when I go there. I am actually hoping to specialise in Mythology, but that's a little way off yet. And no, I am not going to bring back the Millennium Puzzle for anyone! (A friend has already asked me that!) Do you think they would let me out of the country with something like that? And anyway, I am going to have enough trouble getting Marik out of there!
Speaking of Marik, did you know his last name, Ishtar, is actually the name of a Babylonian goddess? Ishtar was the Great Mother goddess, the goddess of fertility and the queen of heaven. However, she was also a very destructive goddess, wreaking havoc on many of her lovers - just like Marik in this story! (Okay, Eve was not his lover, but he did hit her!) Anyway, the whole 'My-surname-is-actually-the-name-of-a-Babylonian-goddess-so-I'm- really-just-an-evil-blonde-guy-living-in-Egypt' thing actually explains why he is so screwed up. I mean, if you were a guy, and you had a girl's name for a last name, wouldn't you be a bit mad too?
Chapter Six: Still a Good Girl.
"I will no longer be your servant, Marik," said Eve.
"But, Eve," he began.
Eve smiled sadly. "That is the first time you have ever said my name to me. And that will be the last time I will hear you say it, too." Eve looked to the sun, which was setting in the distance. "Seva was right about one thing, though. She did know the true reason why I was so loyal to you. But even so, I cannot help you in your quest. Yugi thinks I'm a friend, and I cannot hurt him. I'm sorry, Marik, but I must go home. To my real home."
Mark said nothing, not even when Eve did something she had been wanting to do for what seemed like an eternity.
She leaned up, wrapped a gentle hand around his neck, and kissed him. She kissed him with a kiss that would have to suffice for a thousand kisses. She was so lost in the kiss that she did not feel Marik react, wrapping his arms tightly around her, and kiss her back.
Finally, she managed to break away, and said the one sentence she had longing to say for so long. "I love you, Marik."
And then she ran off into the sunset, not knowing if Marik said anything else.
*
Eve had heard about the Battle City Tournament from Yugi's grandfather. She had kept her promise to show everyone her photos of Egypt.
She just neglected to mention everything else that had happened.
She was adjusting to being a normal girl again, but of course, she was not.
She would never truly forget Marik.
Nor would she ever want to.
*
When she left the game shop, she saw a man on the corner of the street, watching her. When she caught his eye, he gave her a slight bow, and took off. She knew who he was; a Rare Hunter. And he was not the first one she had seen in town, either.
Every time she saw a Rare Hunter, she would look down at her hand, and at the gold ring she still wore on her finger. It had the Millennium Symbol engraved on it, and it had been a gift from Marik. But it did not mean that she still served him. Unlike the Rare Hunters she had been seeing.
*
Marik was angry.
That made two things he had lost to the pharaoh.
And he was going to do whatever it took to get them both back.
Whatever it took.
*
The increasing presence of Rare Hunters in town for the Battle City Tournament meant only one thing.
Eve's former master was coming.
But was she going to warn the Pharaoh? Was she going to interfere?
No.
After all, Eve Sandler was, and would always be, a good girl.
How do I know this? Well, there is a reason why I am actually going to study Archaeology at university, when I go there. I am actually hoping to specialise in Mythology, but that's a little way off yet. And no, I am not going to bring back the Millennium Puzzle for anyone! (A friend has already asked me that!) Do you think they would let me out of the country with something like that? And anyway, I am going to have enough trouble getting Marik out of there!
Speaking of Marik, did you know his last name, Ishtar, is actually the name of a Babylonian goddess? Ishtar was the Great Mother goddess, the goddess of fertility and the queen of heaven. However, she was also a very destructive goddess, wreaking havoc on many of her lovers - just like Marik in this story! (Okay, Eve was not his lover, but he did hit her!) Anyway, the whole 'My-surname-is-actually-the-name-of-a-Babylonian-goddess-so-I'm- really-just-an-evil-blonde-guy-living-in-Egypt' thing actually explains why he is so screwed up. I mean, if you were a guy, and you had a girl's name for a last name, wouldn't you be a bit mad too?
Chapter Six: Still a Good Girl.
"I will no longer be your servant, Marik," said Eve.
"But, Eve," he began.
Eve smiled sadly. "That is the first time you have ever said my name to me. And that will be the last time I will hear you say it, too." Eve looked to the sun, which was setting in the distance. "Seva was right about one thing, though. She did know the true reason why I was so loyal to you. But even so, I cannot help you in your quest. Yugi thinks I'm a friend, and I cannot hurt him. I'm sorry, Marik, but I must go home. To my real home."
Mark said nothing, not even when Eve did something she had been wanting to do for what seemed like an eternity.
She leaned up, wrapped a gentle hand around his neck, and kissed him. She kissed him with a kiss that would have to suffice for a thousand kisses. She was so lost in the kiss that she did not feel Marik react, wrapping his arms tightly around her, and kiss her back.
Finally, she managed to break away, and said the one sentence she had longing to say for so long. "I love you, Marik."
And then she ran off into the sunset, not knowing if Marik said anything else.
*
Eve had heard about the Battle City Tournament from Yugi's grandfather. She had kept her promise to show everyone her photos of Egypt.
She just neglected to mention everything else that had happened.
She was adjusting to being a normal girl again, but of course, she was not.
She would never truly forget Marik.
Nor would she ever want to.
*
When she left the game shop, she saw a man on the corner of the street, watching her. When she caught his eye, he gave her a slight bow, and took off. She knew who he was; a Rare Hunter. And he was not the first one she had seen in town, either.
Every time she saw a Rare Hunter, she would look down at her hand, and at the gold ring she still wore on her finger. It had the Millennium Symbol engraved on it, and it had been a gift from Marik. But it did not mean that she still served him. Unlike the Rare Hunters she had been seeing.
*
Marik was angry.
That made two things he had lost to the pharaoh.
And he was going to do whatever it took to get them both back.
Whatever it took.
*
The increasing presence of Rare Hunters in town for the Battle City Tournament meant only one thing.
Eve's former master was coming.
But was she going to warn the Pharaoh? Was she going to interfere?
No.
After all, Eve Sandler was, and would always be, a good girl.