Lady Akhana: Die Penguins! *Throws Mustard Bomb.*
Moonlady: Lousy penguin deck!
E-100 Alpha: When this is over I am personally blasting the penguin guy with my dragons!
Demon Child: Cool! I want to see!
Cloud Dragon: Eat Blade! *Slices through a penguin.*
Seadragon 1012: Gosh! So much action on my first day.
Pharaoh Light: Well, at least the mayonnaise wall is keeping them from flying.
Pharaoh Dark: Yeah, but the mustard guns need work. *Shots a penguin*
Star: Hey! Don't complain! We are winning!
Fox Demon: Come to me shadow foxes!
Dark Fox: Come out and play with the evil birds.
Demon Child: Join them, piranha bunnies!
Imp is Insane: Those three are having way too much fun.
Lady Akhana: We can deal with them later!
Bakurakrazie: Gosh! Who knew so many penguins could live in one deck. *Two more drop from the sky.*
E-100 Alpha: Look out! *Shoots them down.*
Imp is Insane: That was close.
Moonlady: Did we get them all?
Kitty Tigri: Almost! *Kills another one.*
Demon of Shadows: This is almost fun.
Lady Akhana: Yeah, almost.
Pharaoh Dark: Looks like they are retreating!
Pharaoh Light: Yes! Round 1 victory!
Dark Fox: Are you saying there will be more rounds?
Fox Demon: Yes! More chances for shadow foxes!
Star: The penguins are in full retreat!
All: Yay!
E-100 Alpha: But where are Joe Marusa and Perfect ARMs?
Cloud Dragon: They said something about going incognito.
Kitty Tigri: That's right! They are now spying under new names!
Demon of Shadows: What's that?
Lady Akhana: Diamond Lance and Master of Dimensions.
Seadragon 1012: Yes! Those evil birds won't stand a chance!
Phantom 1: Does that mean I missed all the action?
Moonlady: Who are you?
Phantom 1: I thought it was about time I joined this penguin stomping parade.
Bakurakrazie: Yes! New recruits!
Demon Child: Hehehehe New victims. Wanna see my vampire shadows.
Lady Akhana: Say "no" and ignore him.
Livi: Don't forget about me!
Imp is Insane: Who are you? Joining?
Livi: Yep! And I brought a welcome gift! *Holds out a thermos* Where is Gema?
Lady Akhana: What went up finally came down.
Livi: What does that mean?
E-100 Alpha: It means her sugar high turned into a sugar low. *Points to the corner where Gema is sleeping.*
Livi: She doesn't want her hot cocoa?
Pharaoh Light: Don't say that!!!!
Pharaoh Dark: You'll only get her started again!
Phantom 1: Is it really that bad.
Moonlady: You have no idea.
Star: It looks like we are ready to call this meeting to a close.
E-100 Alpha: Not quite. My new recruit isn't here.
Kitty Tigri: Really, who?
*A shady figure with a really long sword lands.*
Cloud Dragon: EEK! That's Sephiroth for FF7!
Seadragon 1012: Run for it! *Everyone runs.*
E-100 Alpha: *The only one left* Wow! You really know how to clear a room.
Sephiroth: So where are these demons?
E-100 Alpha: Um...one minute... *Starts to slip away.*
Gema J Gall: *Who is starting to wake up* Huh? What happened? I was having a beautiful dream about a really cool sword...
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Shayla entered Ishizu's room and found a chair. She sat down and took a deep breath, trying to call herself down.
Ishizu sat down opposite of her and looked her over once. "So this is the new bearer of the Millennial Scales.. . Hmmm. I can sense the same type of spirit from the past. But how strange fate plays that she should be born blind!" she thought. She noticed how uneasy Shayla was.
"Relax, child. I am a friend," said Ishizu.
"I've just had a really bad day," answered Shayla. She looked like she was going to ask another question but stopped.
"What is it?" encouraged Ishizu.
"It's just that.. I mean..." stammered Shayla. "It's these really weird dreams I've been having."
"Are you sure they are merely dreams?" asked Ishizu.
"Huh?" asked Shayla, surprised. She sat up straighter in her chair.
"As you have heard before, the past is repeating itself," said Ishizu. "That means your dreams may be no less than an extension of reality."
"Is that why Seto Kaiba was in it?" asked Shayla. "And you, too? And I think Yu-Gi was there as well... Gosh that sounds like something out of the Wizard of Oz ©."
"It is not that strange," dismissed Ishizu. "We all have a role to play in this. And there is so much at stake..."
"What do you mean?" asked Shayla, anxiously.
"The fate of the world is on the line."
"You can't be serious.."
"My Millennial Necklace has seen to paths. On the first Marik covers the world in darkness. The second path reveals hope; hope that the pharaoh can stop him."
"What is going on with Marik?" asked Shayla. "I keep hearing him come up. I know he'll do anything to win, I've gone through that first hand. I also know that he is after Yu-Gi's Millennial Puzzle. But how can that put the entire world in danger?" She wasn't about the question the accuracy of Ishizu's necklace. She knew better than that from her dreams and her experiences with the other Millennial Items.
"The Millennial Puzzle when combined with the three god cards can create and unimaginable power." She paused and looked Shayla over again. "You seem to fear the magic of the Millennial Items, though you yourself posses one."
Shayla thought for a moment before answering. "....Yes, I guess that is true. Every time I am around them it seems like people only get hurt."
"You cannot avoid your destiny with the scales."
"Um...No offense, but I really don't believe in destiny."
"Call it what you will then, but you are part of this. You must take your place with the rest of the Millennial Item bearers."
Shayla paused for another moment, turning everything over in her mind, trying to think straight, trying to find the best answer. She took a deep breath and said, "Show me," with as much confidence as she could muster.
"I will," answered Ishizu as she began to draw on the power of her Millennial Necklace.
*Dream*
"Thanks for everything, Lady Ishizu," said the Hebrew girl as she left her mentor for the day.
She slipped out of the temple of Isis, trying to go unnoticed. A few of the regular temple workers did notice her, but to them she been there enough for them not to notice. She walked onto the crowded streets and disappeared in them. From there she headed to the marketplace, finishing the shopping for her family's dinner.
But before she got to the marketplace she saw something that made her heart stop. Outside the invisible boundaries of the marketplace a man was beating a small boy. Judging from his looks, the boy was a slave. He had the darker skin signifying someone from south of the kingdom. If that wasn't enough, the Jewish girl recognized the master. He, too, was an Israelite. He was a lower rank than her family and general despised by the population. It wasn't too hard for Shayla to figure out why.
The Israelite girl wanted to do something to stop it, but she had no idea what. While she was racking her brain, something else happened. Another slave, an older one, raced forward and stood between the master and the little boy. He took one strong blow to his face before the master stopped and began to scream at him.
"Out of my way!" yelled the Hebrew master.
"No," said the slave, confidently. That in itself was shocking, but not as shocking as if it had happened in the American south during the 1800's.
"Then I will make you!" shouted the master, raising his fist again. The older one did not even flinch as it fell on him. Needless to say, though, by this time a crowd was gathering.
He raised his fist again. "You are worthless! I sold you and I sold your brother for the same reason! Now get out of my way and let me deal with him!"
That snapped something inside of the girl's mind. Before she knew what she was doing, she was running forward and confronting the other Hebrew.
"Stop this!" she order. At that point she realized she was way out of line, but there was no backing down now. Shayla knew that if she had been in the same position, she would have done the exact same thing.
"What are you doing here?" he sneered at her.
"You don't have the authority to do this," she answered, trying to sound as confident as she could. "You admitted neither of them is yours, so you cannot touch them!"
There was a murmur from the crowd at this. The man looked around nervously, knowing that the crowd could turn on him at any second.
"Out of my way," he said.
"If you have a problem, why don't you take it to the courts?" asked the girl.
The man looked even more nervous.
Without warning there was a loud call from the back. A large Egyptian man pushed his way through.
"What is going on here with my workers?!" he demanded. He began to look around for answers. Shayla felt herself take a step backwards. Likewise did the other Jew. The crowd, though, quickly started shouting a garble of answers in a mass chaotic voice. The Egyptian turned and glared at the Hebrew, who had already been trying to disappear into the crowds.
"Stop right there!" he ordered, which only caused the man to run faster. The Egyptian followed him, yelling for authorities.
The crowd, clearly interested, began to move as one mass. The girl backup into the wall of a building to keep from being trampled like last time.
A few moments later the chaos had died down. The girl stepped away from the building and took a deep breath, as if trying to accept that fact that everything had just really happened. She then shook her head to clear it and started to walk to the market place.
Shayla could hear footsteps behind them, though she doubted the Israelite girl could. After all, Shayla did know her ears were better than most anyone she met.
The girl jumped slightly as a voice whispered in her ear, "Thank you very much, kind lady."
It didn't take either girl long to place the voice. She whirled around and saw the second slave help his younger brother to walk. But that wasn't what caused Shayla's heart to stop. She had placed the voice to something very dear.
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Looking on at the entire scene was the head priestess of Isis. But next to her stood a mysterious man in an important looking robe that marked his as one of the pharaoh's advisors.
"It is just as I have foreseen," she said.
"I admit, I had found your words hard to accept at first," he replied. "But the magic has made itself clear." He held a golden object in his hand, one that symbolized justice. "The scales recognize her words and respond to them. Though it seems incredibly odd that they would chose an Israelite for their bearer."
"It does, in deed. Fate plays a very strange game," agreed Ishizu. "But the hard part will be getting her to accept her destiny."
"You must convince her," said the advisor. "You and I can both tell that dark times loom for Egypt. It is my job to aid the pharaoh in this."
"Yes, Shadi. And I will fulfill my duties," replied Ishizu.
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*End Dream*
Shayla woke came to with a large breath of air. "LUTHER!" she called. She had not heard the last bit of conversation between the priestess and the advisor.
Ishizu hadn't expected her outcry. She instinctively raised a hand to her necklace before speaking. "What is it?"
"He was there.." stammered Shayla, still somewhat stunned. "I knew his voice...Luther..."
"Who?"
"My old boyfriend," answered Shayla, suppressing a sob. "I actually saw his face..."
Ishizu looked ready to respond, but a voice on the loud speaker interrupted her. "The Destiny Board now read F-I-N. Bakura has tributed Souls of the Forgotten to keep his Dark Sanctuary in play. It is now Yu-Gi's turn."
"What's that?" asked Shayla.
"They are broadcasting the first duel throughout the entire ship," answered Ishizu. "And have foreseen the pharaoh's struggles."
"There is something...wrong with Bakura...isn't there?" asked Shayla, trying to sense the flow of magic on board the ship.
"He is being controlled by an evil spirit that dwells within the Millennial Ring."
"Oh, my!"
"Only the power of the Egyptian god card can ensure a victory for the pharaoh."
"So much trouble over three cards..." muttered Shayla.
"It is not so simple," replied Ishizu.
The PA announced Yu-Gi eliminating the ghost of the graveyard and reviving Dark Necrofear.
"Nothing is ever simple," said Shayla with a sigh. "It hasn't been since I stepped onto the Duelist Kingdom."
"It has been complicated for centuries," replied Ishizu with a smile.
"How do you know so much about this?" asked Shayla.
"My family has guard the pharaoh's tomb since ancient times," answered Ishizu. The Destiny Board now read F-I-N-A, the last letter was L. Bakura had destroyed Dark Necrofear and restored his Dark Sanctuary.
"This doesn't look good for Yu-Gi," said Shayla, switching topics. "I've read about Dark Sanctuary..."
"There is always hope in a duel," said Ishizu. "And is he does not win the entire world suffers."
"It must be a burden to such a bad future," said Shayla.
"With each Millennial Item comes their own burden."
"I'll have to agree with you," sighed Shayla.
"He is going to summon Slifer," predicted Ishizu.
Shayla felt a sudden surge in the magic web as Ishizu's prediction came true.
A moment later it was announced on the PA, "And Yu-Gi counters with one of the largest Duel Monsters ever!"
"This could be dangerous," muttered Ishizu, but Shayla's keen ears heard her.
"What do you mean?" asked Shayla. "I mean, aren't they just paper and holograms...I keep hearing about them.."
"The Egyptian god cards extend beyond this realm," said Ishizu. "When Pegasus created them he feared their power, and thus handed them to me to bury."
"Woah..." muttered Shayla. Her scales could find no trace of a lie.
"But Marik stole them from me. The remaining god card I gave to Kaiba in hopes of retrieving the other two."
"This is a twist!" exclaimed the announcer. "Marik has appeared and now Bakura seems to be really hurt. His injuries have finally caught up with him."
"Oh, no!" exclaimed Shayla. In the background she could hear him asking Yu- Gi for help. He sounded so confused.
"Humph," muttered Ishizu.
Shayla paused and tightened her grip on her scales. "There is deception here."
"Yes," answered Ishizu. "It is very common in this tournament."
"I am really worried about my friends," said Shayla, biting a nail. "Marik is dangerous..he doesn't care if he kills someone..."
Ishizu's eyes went wide. But she didn't reply, she merely looked away, although Shayla couldn't tell.
"No, wait! Bakura is back on his feet! He seems to be daring Yu-Gi to attack him! And Yu-Gi does! Yu-Gi wins the duel!"
"I am glad," said Ishizu.
"One moment...Bakura isn't moving. It seems that blast may have finished more than his life points. The spectators are crowding around.."
"Bakura," said Shayla, worry-lines showing on her forehead.
"The god cards are too powerful for many to handle. This will become a pattern in all the duels," thought Ishizu. But she did not say it because Shayla had been having a hard enough time with all of this.
Instead she said, "The others will take care of him. He is in safe hands."
"I hope so," said Shayla. Still, Shayla lowered her head, trying to erase her concerns. But they would not go away. The magic was too strong.
Ishizu looked out the window, equally worried, but for different reasons.
Moonlady: Lousy penguin deck!
E-100 Alpha: When this is over I am personally blasting the penguin guy with my dragons!
Demon Child: Cool! I want to see!
Cloud Dragon: Eat Blade! *Slices through a penguin.*
Seadragon 1012: Gosh! So much action on my first day.
Pharaoh Light: Well, at least the mayonnaise wall is keeping them from flying.
Pharaoh Dark: Yeah, but the mustard guns need work. *Shots a penguin*
Star: Hey! Don't complain! We are winning!
Fox Demon: Come to me shadow foxes!
Dark Fox: Come out and play with the evil birds.
Demon Child: Join them, piranha bunnies!
Imp is Insane: Those three are having way too much fun.
Lady Akhana: We can deal with them later!
Bakurakrazie: Gosh! Who knew so many penguins could live in one deck. *Two more drop from the sky.*
E-100 Alpha: Look out! *Shoots them down.*
Imp is Insane: That was close.
Moonlady: Did we get them all?
Kitty Tigri: Almost! *Kills another one.*
Demon of Shadows: This is almost fun.
Lady Akhana: Yeah, almost.
Pharaoh Dark: Looks like they are retreating!
Pharaoh Light: Yes! Round 1 victory!
Dark Fox: Are you saying there will be more rounds?
Fox Demon: Yes! More chances for shadow foxes!
Star: The penguins are in full retreat!
All: Yay!
E-100 Alpha: But where are Joe Marusa and Perfect ARMs?
Cloud Dragon: They said something about going incognito.
Kitty Tigri: That's right! They are now spying under new names!
Demon of Shadows: What's that?
Lady Akhana: Diamond Lance and Master of Dimensions.
Seadragon 1012: Yes! Those evil birds won't stand a chance!
Phantom 1: Does that mean I missed all the action?
Moonlady: Who are you?
Phantom 1: I thought it was about time I joined this penguin stomping parade.
Bakurakrazie: Yes! New recruits!
Demon Child: Hehehehe New victims. Wanna see my vampire shadows.
Lady Akhana: Say "no" and ignore him.
Livi: Don't forget about me!
Imp is Insane: Who are you? Joining?
Livi: Yep! And I brought a welcome gift! *Holds out a thermos* Where is Gema?
Lady Akhana: What went up finally came down.
Livi: What does that mean?
E-100 Alpha: It means her sugar high turned into a sugar low. *Points to the corner where Gema is sleeping.*
Livi: She doesn't want her hot cocoa?
Pharaoh Light: Don't say that!!!!
Pharaoh Dark: You'll only get her started again!
Phantom 1: Is it really that bad.
Moonlady: You have no idea.
Star: It looks like we are ready to call this meeting to a close.
E-100 Alpha: Not quite. My new recruit isn't here.
Kitty Tigri: Really, who?
*A shady figure with a really long sword lands.*
Cloud Dragon: EEK! That's Sephiroth for FF7!
Seadragon 1012: Run for it! *Everyone runs.*
E-100 Alpha: *The only one left* Wow! You really know how to clear a room.
Sephiroth: So where are these demons?
E-100 Alpha: Um...one minute... *Starts to slip away.*
Gema J Gall: *Who is starting to wake up* Huh? What happened? I was having a beautiful dream about a really cool sword...
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Shayla entered Ishizu's room and found a chair. She sat down and took a deep breath, trying to call herself down.
Ishizu sat down opposite of her and looked her over once. "So this is the new bearer of the Millennial Scales.. . Hmmm. I can sense the same type of spirit from the past. But how strange fate plays that she should be born blind!" she thought. She noticed how uneasy Shayla was.
"Relax, child. I am a friend," said Ishizu.
"I've just had a really bad day," answered Shayla. She looked like she was going to ask another question but stopped.
"What is it?" encouraged Ishizu.
"It's just that.. I mean..." stammered Shayla. "It's these really weird dreams I've been having."
"Are you sure they are merely dreams?" asked Ishizu.
"Huh?" asked Shayla, surprised. She sat up straighter in her chair.
"As you have heard before, the past is repeating itself," said Ishizu. "That means your dreams may be no less than an extension of reality."
"Is that why Seto Kaiba was in it?" asked Shayla. "And you, too? And I think Yu-Gi was there as well... Gosh that sounds like something out of the Wizard of Oz ©."
"It is not that strange," dismissed Ishizu. "We all have a role to play in this. And there is so much at stake..."
"What do you mean?" asked Shayla, anxiously.
"The fate of the world is on the line."
"You can't be serious.."
"My Millennial Necklace has seen to paths. On the first Marik covers the world in darkness. The second path reveals hope; hope that the pharaoh can stop him."
"What is going on with Marik?" asked Shayla. "I keep hearing him come up. I know he'll do anything to win, I've gone through that first hand. I also know that he is after Yu-Gi's Millennial Puzzle. But how can that put the entire world in danger?" She wasn't about the question the accuracy of Ishizu's necklace. She knew better than that from her dreams and her experiences with the other Millennial Items.
"The Millennial Puzzle when combined with the three god cards can create and unimaginable power." She paused and looked Shayla over again. "You seem to fear the magic of the Millennial Items, though you yourself posses one."
Shayla thought for a moment before answering. "....Yes, I guess that is true. Every time I am around them it seems like people only get hurt."
"You cannot avoid your destiny with the scales."
"Um...No offense, but I really don't believe in destiny."
"Call it what you will then, but you are part of this. You must take your place with the rest of the Millennial Item bearers."
Shayla paused for another moment, turning everything over in her mind, trying to think straight, trying to find the best answer. She took a deep breath and said, "Show me," with as much confidence as she could muster.
"I will," answered Ishizu as she began to draw on the power of her Millennial Necklace.
*Dream*
"Thanks for everything, Lady Ishizu," said the Hebrew girl as she left her mentor for the day.
She slipped out of the temple of Isis, trying to go unnoticed. A few of the regular temple workers did notice her, but to them she been there enough for them not to notice. She walked onto the crowded streets and disappeared in them. From there she headed to the marketplace, finishing the shopping for her family's dinner.
But before she got to the marketplace she saw something that made her heart stop. Outside the invisible boundaries of the marketplace a man was beating a small boy. Judging from his looks, the boy was a slave. He had the darker skin signifying someone from south of the kingdom. If that wasn't enough, the Jewish girl recognized the master. He, too, was an Israelite. He was a lower rank than her family and general despised by the population. It wasn't too hard for Shayla to figure out why.
The Israelite girl wanted to do something to stop it, but she had no idea what. While she was racking her brain, something else happened. Another slave, an older one, raced forward and stood between the master and the little boy. He took one strong blow to his face before the master stopped and began to scream at him.
"Out of my way!" yelled the Hebrew master.
"No," said the slave, confidently. That in itself was shocking, but not as shocking as if it had happened in the American south during the 1800's.
"Then I will make you!" shouted the master, raising his fist again. The older one did not even flinch as it fell on him. Needless to say, though, by this time a crowd was gathering.
He raised his fist again. "You are worthless! I sold you and I sold your brother for the same reason! Now get out of my way and let me deal with him!"
That snapped something inside of the girl's mind. Before she knew what she was doing, she was running forward and confronting the other Hebrew.
"Stop this!" she order. At that point she realized she was way out of line, but there was no backing down now. Shayla knew that if she had been in the same position, she would have done the exact same thing.
"What are you doing here?" he sneered at her.
"You don't have the authority to do this," she answered, trying to sound as confident as she could. "You admitted neither of them is yours, so you cannot touch them!"
There was a murmur from the crowd at this. The man looked around nervously, knowing that the crowd could turn on him at any second.
"Out of my way," he said.
"If you have a problem, why don't you take it to the courts?" asked the girl.
The man looked even more nervous.
Without warning there was a loud call from the back. A large Egyptian man pushed his way through.
"What is going on here with my workers?!" he demanded. He began to look around for answers. Shayla felt herself take a step backwards. Likewise did the other Jew. The crowd, though, quickly started shouting a garble of answers in a mass chaotic voice. The Egyptian turned and glared at the Hebrew, who had already been trying to disappear into the crowds.
"Stop right there!" he ordered, which only caused the man to run faster. The Egyptian followed him, yelling for authorities.
The crowd, clearly interested, began to move as one mass. The girl backup into the wall of a building to keep from being trampled like last time.
A few moments later the chaos had died down. The girl stepped away from the building and took a deep breath, as if trying to accept that fact that everything had just really happened. She then shook her head to clear it and started to walk to the market place.
Shayla could hear footsteps behind them, though she doubted the Israelite girl could. After all, Shayla did know her ears were better than most anyone she met.
The girl jumped slightly as a voice whispered in her ear, "Thank you very much, kind lady."
It didn't take either girl long to place the voice. She whirled around and saw the second slave help his younger brother to walk. But that wasn't what caused Shayla's heart to stop. She had placed the voice to something very dear.
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Looking on at the entire scene was the head priestess of Isis. But next to her stood a mysterious man in an important looking robe that marked his as one of the pharaoh's advisors.
"It is just as I have foreseen," she said.
"I admit, I had found your words hard to accept at first," he replied. "But the magic has made itself clear." He held a golden object in his hand, one that symbolized justice. "The scales recognize her words and respond to them. Though it seems incredibly odd that they would chose an Israelite for their bearer."
"It does, in deed. Fate plays a very strange game," agreed Ishizu. "But the hard part will be getting her to accept her destiny."
"You must convince her," said the advisor. "You and I can both tell that dark times loom for Egypt. It is my job to aid the pharaoh in this."
"Yes, Shadi. And I will fulfill my duties," replied Ishizu.
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*End Dream*
Shayla woke came to with a large breath of air. "LUTHER!" she called. She had not heard the last bit of conversation between the priestess and the advisor.
Ishizu hadn't expected her outcry. She instinctively raised a hand to her necklace before speaking. "What is it?"
"He was there.." stammered Shayla, still somewhat stunned. "I knew his voice...Luther..."
"Who?"
"My old boyfriend," answered Shayla, suppressing a sob. "I actually saw his face..."
Ishizu looked ready to respond, but a voice on the loud speaker interrupted her. "The Destiny Board now read F-I-N. Bakura has tributed Souls of the Forgotten to keep his Dark Sanctuary in play. It is now Yu-Gi's turn."
"What's that?" asked Shayla.
"They are broadcasting the first duel throughout the entire ship," answered Ishizu. "And have foreseen the pharaoh's struggles."
"There is something...wrong with Bakura...isn't there?" asked Shayla, trying to sense the flow of magic on board the ship.
"He is being controlled by an evil spirit that dwells within the Millennial Ring."
"Oh, my!"
"Only the power of the Egyptian god card can ensure a victory for the pharaoh."
"So much trouble over three cards..." muttered Shayla.
"It is not so simple," replied Ishizu.
The PA announced Yu-Gi eliminating the ghost of the graveyard and reviving Dark Necrofear.
"Nothing is ever simple," said Shayla with a sigh. "It hasn't been since I stepped onto the Duelist Kingdom."
"It has been complicated for centuries," replied Ishizu with a smile.
"How do you know so much about this?" asked Shayla.
"My family has guard the pharaoh's tomb since ancient times," answered Ishizu. The Destiny Board now read F-I-N-A, the last letter was L. Bakura had destroyed Dark Necrofear and restored his Dark Sanctuary.
"This doesn't look good for Yu-Gi," said Shayla, switching topics. "I've read about Dark Sanctuary..."
"There is always hope in a duel," said Ishizu. "And is he does not win the entire world suffers."
"It must be a burden to such a bad future," said Shayla.
"With each Millennial Item comes their own burden."
"I'll have to agree with you," sighed Shayla.
"He is going to summon Slifer," predicted Ishizu.
Shayla felt a sudden surge in the magic web as Ishizu's prediction came true.
A moment later it was announced on the PA, "And Yu-Gi counters with one of the largest Duel Monsters ever!"
"This could be dangerous," muttered Ishizu, but Shayla's keen ears heard her.
"What do you mean?" asked Shayla. "I mean, aren't they just paper and holograms...I keep hearing about them.."
"The Egyptian god cards extend beyond this realm," said Ishizu. "When Pegasus created them he feared their power, and thus handed them to me to bury."
"Woah..." muttered Shayla. Her scales could find no trace of a lie.
"But Marik stole them from me. The remaining god card I gave to Kaiba in hopes of retrieving the other two."
"This is a twist!" exclaimed the announcer. "Marik has appeared and now Bakura seems to be really hurt. His injuries have finally caught up with him."
"Oh, no!" exclaimed Shayla. In the background she could hear him asking Yu- Gi for help. He sounded so confused.
"Humph," muttered Ishizu.
Shayla paused and tightened her grip on her scales. "There is deception here."
"Yes," answered Ishizu. "It is very common in this tournament."
"I am really worried about my friends," said Shayla, biting a nail. "Marik is dangerous..he doesn't care if he kills someone..."
Ishizu's eyes went wide. But she didn't reply, she merely looked away, although Shayla couldn't tell.
"No, wait! Bakura is back on his feet! He seems to be daring Yu-Gi to attack him! And Yu-Gi does! Yu-Gi wins the duel!"
"I am glad," said Ishizu.
"One moment...Bakura isn't moving. It seems that blast may have finished more than his life points. The spectators are crowding around.."
"Bakura," said Shayla, worry-lines showing on her forehead.
"The god cards are too powerful for many to handle. This will become a pattern in all the duels," thought Ishizu. But she did not say it because Shayla had been having a hard enough time with all of this.
Instead she said, "The others will take care of him. He is in safe hands."
"I hope so," said Shayla. Still, Shayla lowered her head, trying to erase her concerns. But they would not go away. The magic was too strong.
Ishizu looked out the window, equally worried, but for different reasons.