Chapter 2: Relief and Invitation
"Wahhh!" Yugi yelled and sat up in bed, sweating heavily. He quickly looked around at his settings and found himself to be safe in his own bed. "That dream has to be a ten on my screwed-up dream-o-meter." Yugi sank back down to his pillow as Yami's translucent form appeared on the bedside next to him.
"Are you all right Yugi? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Well Yami, I guess in a way, I have..." Yugi quickly told Yami everything about the dream. "Well? What do you think?"
"Very interesting Yugi. The fact that this all happened in Babarus makes me very interested."
"Babarus...I've heard of that place. We studied it in school when we were working on ancient Egyptian History. But my teacher said that Babarus was a myth."
"There are still many things I don't remember about my past Yugi. Babarus however, I remember quite well."
"Ohh..."
"Yes, soon after I sealed the magic of the shadow realm away, a group of nomadic warriors appeared. They called themselves the Ochayithistes, which in Egyptian means 'Those who eat souls.' The Soul Eaters as they soon began to be called, were led by the most dangerous of ancient magicians. I cannot recall his name right now but I know his power was great. He and his Soul Eaters used the Shadow Monsters to destroy many cities in Egypt. After they had amassed many powerful monsters, they attack Thebes, my home city. It was only with the use of the ancient Book of Ra and Book of the Dead and five magical shadow tablets that I was able to summon a monster powerful enough to destroy them...."
"Exodia." Yugi Interupted.
"Exactly right Yugi, Exodia. He destroyed all of the soul eaters but one. After that battle I decide that the two books and Exodia should be sealed away. They were sealed away in Babarus, along with that last Soul Eater."
"The guardian! The man I dueled in my dream."
"Doubtful Yugi."
"What? Why?"
"That man had his eyes and tongue removed before he was locked away."
"Yami that's terrible. How could you do that to someone?"
"Things were different in ancient Egypt Yugi. It was no fairy-tale world. Anyway, you need to get some sleep. Remember, tomorrow is your 18th birthday and the first day of Summer."
"You're right, Yami. Good night...Again." Both of them chuckled at this but in truth, Yugi was still unerved. He didn't want to sleep for fear of repeating his earlier nightmare. However Yugi quickly became groggy and drifted off to sleep. Yami, however stood at the window of Yugi's room staring into the night.
'I pray Yugi, that that dream was not an omen.' Yami thought, 'Ra help us if it was."
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Yugi awoke the next morning feeling quite refreshed and rested. He quickly got up, got dressed, and headed downstairs.
"Well, if it isn't he birthday boy!" Yugi's grandpa yelled as Yugi came down the stairs. "Up bright and early I see!"
"Yep. I'm up and ready for presents." Yugi's grandpa sweat dropped.
"We'll get to that later. Oh, I nearly forgot! Something came for you in the mail this morning." Yugi's grandpa handed Yugi a letter.
"Really? HEY! Grandpa! Did you open my letter! This is my mail!" Yugi held up the letter which had been torn open.
"I take offense to that! I would never do that! What kind of person do you think I am." Yugi just sighed and took the letter out of the ripped envelope.
"Oh well. It's not like you've never opened my mail before." Yugi's grandpa eyed Yugi evilly and then left the room. "Grandpa is a funny man isn't he Yami?" Yami's form floated through the upstairs floor to stand next to Yugi.
"Yes he is Yugi, yes he is. What does the letter say?"
"It says: Dear Yugi Muto, This letter is an invitation that hereby invites you to participate in the Duel Monsters Tournament of the Millenium! This tournament is for elite duelists only and very few invitations have been sent out. Due to your excellent track records in tournaments, I have decided to make you the guest of honor. This Tournament will give you many new and interesting surprises. The tournament will be taking place in Cairo, Egypt in four days. Enclosed in this letter are two plane tickets and one free pack of speacial cards made specifically for this tournament. Enjoy your cards and I hope I will see you at the tournament soon. Best regards, Alazear Sleishen, New owner of Industrial Illusions."
"Wow. He must be very rich to have bought out Industrial Illusions from Pegasus."
"This is kind of strange Yami. He sent this letter knowing that I wouldn't turn down his invitation. Weird."
"You are known as the King of Games."
"Yah, I guess..."
"Let's see what new cards you got in that pack."
"Good idea!" Yugi reached for the pack and was about to open it when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Yugi's grandpa said as he picked up the phone, "Yugi? Yes he's here, just a second. YYYUUUGGGIII!!!"
"Jeese Grandpa! I'm right here!" Yugi went into the other room and ripped the phone out of his grandpa's hands. "Hello?" The voice on the end was sweet and kind.
"Hey Yugi,"
"Oh, Hey Tea."
"Happy Birthday."
"Thanks."
"I can't believe you are 18 already. Oh, be careful. Joey is looking for you. He wants you to buy him some porn." Yugi and Tea both laughed but in his mind Yugi was thinking, 'Heh heh, porn...' "Anyway Yugi. You will never believe what happened to me! I got this letter today. It was an invitation to a Duel Monsters tournament in Egypt! Can you believe it?"
"Uhhh..." Yugi through a quick look at Yami but Yami only sweat-dropped, "Um, that's great Tea."
"I know it's fantastic. Can you believe it."
"No," Yugi said honestly, "But the letter I got says that only elite duelists are invited and you knida suck..." Yami started to waves his arms frantically to stop Yugi from going on. Yugi's eyes widened with the shock of his last statement, "Uh you don't suck. I meant..." Yami slapped hs forehead and looked down at the floor.
"I WHAT? I SUCK HUH? FINE SEE IF I EVER SUPPORT YOU AGAIN YOU LITTLE..." Obsenities came over the phone for a minute solid and then Tea hung up on the other line.
"Smooth Yugi, real smooth." Yami said. "I think you better go pack for the trip. Your grandpa will probably have your presents ready for you by then." Yugi's sullen expression lighted up immediately.
"PRESENTS!" Yugi quickly ran up stairs to pack.
"Huh," Yami chuckled. "He doesn't seem very 18 to me."
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Dave: Yah, I know there was a lot of talking in this chapter but I do promise a duel in the next chapter.
"Wahhh!" Yugi yelled and sat up in bed, sweating heavily. He quickly looked around at his settings and found himself to be safe in his own bed. "That dream has to be a ten on my screwed-up dream-o-meter." Yugi sank back down to his pillow as Yami's translucent form appeared on the bedside next to him.
"Are you all right Yugi? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Well Yami, I guess in a way, I have..." Yugi quickly told Yami everything about the dream. "Well? What do you think?"
"Very interesting Yugi. The fact that this all happened in Babarus makes me very interested."
"Babarus...I've heard of that place. We studied it in school when we were working on ancient Egyptian History. But my teacher said that Babarus was a myth."
"There are still many things I don't remember about my past Yugi. Babarus however, I remember quite well."
"Ohh..."
"Yes, soon after I sealed the magic of the shadow realm away, a group of nomadic warriors appeared. They called themselves the Ochayithistes, which in Egyptian means 'Those who eat souls.' The Soul Eaters as they soon began to be called, were led by the most dangerous of ancient magicians. I cannot recall his name right now but I know his power was great. He and his Soul Eaters used the Shadow Monsters to destroy many cities in Egypt. After they had amassed many powerful monsters, they attack Thebes, my home city. It was only with the use of the ancient Book of Ra and Book of the Dead and five magical shadow tablets that I was able to summon a monster powerful enough to destroy them...."
"Exodia." Yugi Interupted.
"Exactly right Yugi, Exodia. He destroyed all of the soul eaters but one. After that battle I decide that the two books and Exodia should be sealed away. They were sealed away in Babarus, along with that last Soul Eater."
"The guardian! The man I dueled in my dream."
"Doubtful Yugi."
"What? Why?"
"That man had his eyes and tongue removed before he was locked away."
"Yami that's terrible. How could you do that to someone?"
"Things were different in ancient Egypt Yugi. It was no fairy-tale world. Anyway, you need to get some sleep. Remember, tomorrow is your 18th birthday and the first day of Summer."
"You're right, Yami. Good night...Again." Both of them chuckled at this but in truth, Yugi was still unerved. He didn't want to sleep for fear of repeating his earlier nightmare. However Yugi quickly became groggy and drifted off to sleep. Yami, however stood at the window of Yugi's room staring into the night.
'I pray Yugi, that that dream was not an omen.' Yami thought, 'Ra help us if it was."
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Yugi awoke the next morning feeling quite refreshed and rested. He quickly got up, got dressed, and headed downstairs.
"Well, if it isn't he birthday boy!" Yugi's grandpa yelled as Yugi came down the stairs. "Up bright and early I see!"
"Yep. I'm up and ready for presents." Yugi's grandpa sweat dropped.
"We'll get to that later. Oh, I nearly forgot! Something came for you in the mail this morning." Yugi's grandpa handed Yugi a letter.
"Really? HEY! Grandpa! Did you open my letter! This is my mail!" Yugi held up the letter which had been torn open.
"I take offense to that! I would never do that! What kind of person do you think I am." Yugi just sighed and took the letter out of the ripped envelope.
"Oh well. It's not like you've never opened my mail before." Yugi's grandpa eyed Yugi evilly and then left the room. "Grandpa is a funny man isn't he Yami?" Yami's form floated through the upstairs floor to stand next to Yugi.
"Yes he is Yugi, yes he is. What does the letter say?"
"It says: Dear Yugi Muto, This letter is an invitation that hereby invites you to participate in the Duel Monsters Tournament of the Millenium! This tournament is for elite duelists only and very few invitations have been sent out. Due to your excellent track records in tournaments, I have decided to make you the guest of honor. This Tournament will give you many new and interesting surprises. The tournament will be taking place in Cairo, Egypt in four days. Enclosed in this letter are two plane tickets and one free pack of speacial cards made specifically for this tournament. Enjoy your cards and I hope I will see you at the tournament soon. Best regards, Alazear Sleishen, New owner of Industrial Illusions."
"Wow. He must be very rich to have bought out Industrial Illusions from Pegasus."
"This is kind of strange Yami. He sent this letter knowing that I wouldn't turn down his invitation. Weird."
"You are known as the King of Games."
"Yah, I guess..."
"Let's see what new cards you got in that pack."
"Good idea!" Yugi reached for the pack and was about to open it when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Yugi's grandpa said as he picked up the phone, "Yugi? Yes he's here, just a second. YYYUUUGGGIII!!!"
"Jeese Grandpa! I'm right here!" Yugi went into the other room and ripped the phone out of his grandpa's hands. "Hello?" The voice on the end was sweet and kind.
"Hey Yugi,"
"Oh, Hey Tea."
"Happy Birthday."
"Thanks."
"I can't believe you are 18 already. Oh, be careful. Joey is looking for you. He wants you to buy him some porn." Yugi and Tea both laughed but in his mind Yugi was thinking, 'Heh heh, porn...' "Anyway Yugi. You will never believe what happened to me! I got this letter today. It was an invitation to a Duel Monsters tournament in Egypt! Can you believe it?"
"Uhhh..." Yugi through a quick look at Yami but Yami only sweat-dropped, "Um, that's great Tea."
"I know it's fantastic. Can you believe it."
"No," Yugi said honestly, "But the letter I got says that only elite duelists are invited and you knida suck..." Yami started to waves his arms frantically to stop Yugi from going on. Yugi's eyes widened with the shock of his last statement, "Uh you don't suck. I meant..." Yami slapped hs forehead and looked down at the floor.
"I WHAT? I SUCK HUH? FINE SEE IF I EVER SUPPORT YOU AGAIN YOU LITTLE..." Obsenities came over the phone for a minute solid and then Tea hung up on the other line.
"Smooth Yugi, real smooth." Yami said. "I think you better go pack for the trip. Your grandpa will probably have your presents ready for you by then." Yugi's sullen expression lighted up immediately.
"PRESENTS!" Yugi quickly ran up stairs to pack.
"Huh," Yami chuckled. "He doesn't seem very 18 to me."
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Dave: Yah, I know there was a lot of talking in this chapter but I do promise a duel in the next chapter.