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/Yugi's Thought's/
(Yami´s)
A Puzzle's soul
Chapter 1Kuru Eruna; the Ghost town.
Kuru Eruna, Egypt 3095 BC. 22.02 p.m.
/Let's see, situation report; 1. I have somehow landed my self in a cliché sandy and really creepy Egyptian ghost town. 2 The Puzzle is somehow at fault, I knew it would do something, not what I had in mind. That trustworthy friend would be useful not that Anzu isn't but we don't have that much in common and she's been really drifting away from me because of her new cheerleader friend...Back to the matter at hand. .... 3.I don't have the Puzzle with me, meaning even if it could send me back it is now not a possibility. 4 My possible resources for getting back home; two booster packs; sand and rubble. In other words; Nada. Zilzh. Nope. 5. If I ever have said that I wanted to go to Ancient Egypt, I would like to take it back. Please? /
Yugi is leaning against a wall and brooding. It's really dark already and the wind starts too blow, making her eyes irritated and they start to water because of it. At least that's what she tells herself. Yugi has searched the town a little but has found no other lifeforms. Rats don't count. She had a lovely scare because of them though.
/ I'm hungry...I really should have eaten before.../yawn / and tired, I think I'll go to sleep since I'm not likely to get anything done at night in the desert, anyway. I wonder who attacked this place it doesn't seem to be more than decade if that after the massacre, now there's a cheery thought. This place feels so sad... I think I'll go to sleep to that bed its not that dirty/.
Curling into a ball she thinks before falling asleep. / I wonder why I'm here? I hope I wasn't just sent here randomly, that way I might have possibility of getting back home.../
She falls asleep a little hopeful.
Around her the vengeful spirits are calm.
Kemt, Egypt 3095 BC, 21.25 p.m.
Atem stands at the balcony and looks at his land that he has just been crowned to rule. He is wearing a gold crown with an Eye of Horus at his forehead, a dark blue cape, a white a light blue Egyptian "dress" and gold jewellery at his arms and legs. His hair is the same blonde, black and red as Yugi's except shorter, some of it goes up with few blonde lightning strikes. He has dark skin, violet eyes with more red than Yugi's, is fairly middle sized but only a head taller than her.
Only a little over 15, he is one of the youngest rulers ever been crowned to rule. His Father Akunumkanon died only a few days ago at battle against Shadow Monsters. There had been coming more and more of them as people learned to project them and hate and the misery grew the Monsters stronger.
(It didn't help that while Father could bring and control the monsters the Puzzle hasn't made it easy. And it hasn't shown any special ability like the other Items and it's supposedly the strongest. And now it's mine...I am so screwed)
He holds it in front him and says, " I still think there is some special ability in you, I wonder since ordering to you someone's will hasn't been a success would you help me protect Egypt if I asked?" (Please?)
"Talking to yourself my Pharaoh?" A tall man in white robes and gold jewellery comes from the side. His name is Mahaado and he has been appointed to be one of Atem's council of Priests upon his becoming a Pharaoh. He received the Millennium Ring the same time. These two have been best friends a long time, with their other friend Mana.
"Mahaado...aren't you supposed to be asleep? It's been a long day and it will be a longer one tomorrow. And NO, I was talking to the Millennium Puzzle. I have feeling its lack of co-operation might be because it doesn't like to be commanded. If I treat it as not an object rather than a partner it might help, its not like it ever has done anything voluntarily...and no I'm not crazy" Atem answers.
Mahaado smirks "It has as much chance of working as anything else".
"Gee, thanks" They stand looking into the city in silence.
Mahaado frowns." How are you holding up? About your Father I mean?"
"Fine". (Don't probe.)
Mahaado just looks.
Atem says, "He died protecting his country and he had a full and happy life. I'm glad for him. I'll miss him but I can't let that bother me too much with the attacks ...hence the Pharaoh/Puzzle conference. I've handled sadness before Mahaado, it will take some time but I will heal."
Mahaado nods and says "if you're sure. Talk to Mana if you start feeling too depressed, she'll manage to bring people right cheery or she annoys them till they do", he smiles and Atem smiles too.
"If you have worries though, that I could help with..."Mahaado offers.
"Not unless you have a miracle solution on the current Monster problem..."Atem answers.
The puzzle starts to glow very brightly suddenly. (What did I do?! I don't see any Monsters!) The two are somewhat mystified why. There isn't anything dangerous around them.
"Maybe it heard you, do you feel anything?" Mahaado asks.
"It just feels warm" (and scared but I think that's me, right?) After a few minutes it stops.
"Umm that could be a good omen right?"
"I'll ask Shimon, Isis and Akunadin if they know anything tomorrow." Atem says distractedly. Then turns around.
"I'm going to go to sleep. Goodnight, Mahaado" With a swish of his cape he leaves.
(Okay, Puzzle, I'm fairly sure you did something, it was like I felt someone else in my head for a moment...a rather scared someone...I have feeling there's going to be some weird times a head...You know I bet you're a female Puzzle, only women good be this mysterious or annoying. Goodnight.)
He goes to sleep, after dressing down and laying the Puzzle to the table.
Kuru Eruna, Egypt 3095 BC. 09.12. A.m. 1 day after the timehop.
Yugi wakes up when the sun starts to shine in to her eyes. Wondering who is the dead guy that opened the curtains she blinks a few times and everything rushes back to her head.
/ Not a dream...should have stayed asleep. /
Yugi goes outside and looks around. The town is a little less creepy in daylight.
/Come to think of it I shouldn't have yelled last night, anything could have found me and probably not something I want to. / growl /I will ignore that stomach ... I think now that I can see I'll go look that basement, maybe there's something useful/.
She goes down the stairs carefully and finds a large high room. Looking around there isn't anything that isn't broken. There are also more skeletons.
/The headquarters of the massacre I think, why do people do things like this? / She walks to the laying statue. /somehow I think this is the answer. The statue is missing pieces! /
A look-alike of a Pharaohs sarcophagus statue thing missed a rod, a key, a weight, a necklace, a ball, another, bigger necklace and a mini pyramid.
/ Probably a same set, and I bet the triangle is my Puzzle. Combining everything I guess I should find the Puzzle they have here. It might give me some answers. This is most likely where they were made. Too bad my ancient Egyptian dictionary is only game, some gods, some helloes and things like that. This is not going to be easy. And that's only if I manage to find some humans. More bad news...magic is obviously real. The Heart of the Card thing works and grandpa had a theory about Duel Monsters being real in this time. /
Yugi walks out decides to go look for the view and to see possible civilisation.
Walking up the hill she sees nothing but rock and sand. Looking the other way...
/ Hey horsemen, umm what's their deal. Uh oh I don't think they are friendly! /
Four horsemen in black with glowing eyes come charging towards her. One goes in front and Draws his weapon with a sling.
Yugi is staying still and waits.
End of chapter 1.
Sorry about the cliffhanger.
Next: Yugi fight and finds humans. Learns a bit of magic. A brief entering of Yami Bakura.