"Bye, Yugi! Bye, Mommy!"

Yugi: "Take care of yourself, sis!"

Yugi gave his twin sister, Akia, a friendly hug. She was going to an expedition with their grandpa to explore some Ancient Egyptian ruins that have been found recently. Granted, she was only ten and it might not be the best place for a ten year old to be in, but Akia has always been fascinated by Ancient Egyptian culture. She would always ask her grandpa to tell her all about his expeditions and she made him promise that he'll take her with him someday. Since Yugi had received the millennium puzzle and she hadn't received anything like it, her grandpa decided that he would take her on this expedition. Why this one? Because they were able to locate something related to the millennium items there. Her grandpa thought that it would be a great idea if Akia could find a souvenir of her own there.

"I'll miss you."

Yugi: "I'll miss you too."

Sugoroku: "Well then, it's time to go Akia. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun there."

"Coming, grandpa!"

After travelling for several hours by plane, Sugoroku and Akia boarded on a car that was waiting for them at the airport to take them to the archaeological site.

Sugoroku: "Here we are, Akia."

He said to his granddaughter as they got out of the car.

"Whoa!"

In front of Akia was a giant pyramid standing majestically in the middle of the desert. A lot of people were busy setting up camps and examining the pyramid for any entrances.

Sugoroku: "Looks like it's going to take a while for us to find a way to get in there."

"Can I go look around?"

Sugoroku: "Of course. Just don't get too far."

"I won't!"

Akia ran off to look around the place. Everyone was busy so she soon found herself wandering off alone a little further away. She knew that her grandpa told her not to get too far, but she wanted to get away from all these buzzing people. Besides, her grandpa was too busy anyway.

"You shouldn't wander so far, little one."

Akia looked up and found a man with sapphire blue eyes. He was wearing what looked like a turban on his head and a long robe. He was wearing an Ankh around his neck. Akia recognized it from one of the many Ancient Egyptian history books that she liked to read. He was wearing two dangling circular earrings.

"Who... are you?"

Shadi: "I am Shadi."

The mysterious man named Shadi stood in front of Akia and examined her. He wondered why his millennium Ankh, the golden key that he wore as a necklace, lead him to that girl. What was so special about her? The millennium scale seemed to be reacting to her as well. He then wondered what her soul chamber contained. What kind of monster did she hold inside? Her black hair is certainly unusually long. Every human being had a certain monster. That monster can only be seen with the millennium items. In Ancient Egypt, dangerous criminals had their monsters extracted and sealed by the Pharaoh's advisers who each had a millennium item. Duel monsters were heavily inspired by these monsters, depicted in ancient Egyptian material.

"Shadi, sir... Is something wrong?"

Shadi: "What is your name, little one?"

"I'm Akia, sir."

Shadi, wanting to find out more about her, placed his millennium Ankh on Akia's forehead and turned it, as if unlocking a lock. Strangely enough, Akia didn't feel any fear towards this stranger. Her mother always told her not to talk to anyone she didn't know and she always followed that advice. This time, however, it felt different. It was as if she knew that she needed to talk to this man.

As Shadi made his way through her soul chamber, he observed that it looked pretty normal for a child. There was one open door with some toys inside. It was interesting though that there were more books about Ancient Egyptian history than there were toys in there. It seemed like she had quite a high interest in Ancient Egypt. Something in this room didn't feel right, though. There was some strange and powerful aura coming from one of the walls.

"Where are we, sir?"

The little girl came in the room and looked at Shadi with her onyx black eyes. It was her first time seeing her own soul room.

Shadi: "We are inside your soul, little one."

"Well, it does feel like a place I'd decorate. But... There's something odd coming from that wall over there."

Shadi was surprised by her comment. She could sense the same thing he was sensing. Before he could say anything, she headed towards the wall and pulled out one of the history books sitting on a shelf fixed on the wall. When she did, the wall behind it opened up. Stairs were revealed before them, leading underground.

Shadi: "How did you know about this place, little one."

"I didn't know, but... Something was calling me."

Shadi wondered if it could be her monster calling her. She then started heading down the stairs on her own.

Shadi: "Don't be hasty."

Akia didn't stop and kept going. Whatever it was that was calling her wanted the little girl to get there quickly. Shadi followed her quickly down the stairs.

Akia could hear it. She could feel something reaching out to her. Something important... She continued walking in the darkness until she saw a pair of red eyes. Strangely enough, she didn't feel afraid. She approached these red eyes with confident steps.

Shadi: "Don't go too far, little one."

She heard his words, but couldn't stop herself. As she got closer to the pair of red eyes, she realized just how big they actually were. Her eyes finally adjusted to the darkness and she saw a giant black dragon with blood red eyes looking at her. Its head was lowered, as if it tried to be at the same eye level as its host. Shadi just froze there, behind Akia, contemplating the majestic dragon.

Shadi: "The Red Eyes Black Dragon..."

'To think that this girl held such great power inside of her... There's no doubt to who she is now. I know what must be done.'

Shadi came out of Akia's soul and retracted his Ankh from her forehead. She looked at him with two innocent black eyes.

"The Red Eyes Black Dragon?"

Shadi: "Indeed, little one. Now, listen to me carefully. In your past life, you were someone very important. I can't tell you all the details. You will know once you are ready. For now, take this millennium scale. It seems to have a liking to you."

Shadi hands Akia a golden scale with the eye of Anubis carved in it. There was a feather on one of the golden plates. Akia has read about how Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, used a scale and an ostrich feather to weigh a person's soul. If the person's soul was sinful, the empty plate would weigh more than the feather. When that happened, the soul would be eaten by the demon Ammit. Akia takes the scale while examining it with astonishment clear in her eyes. Never had she dreamed of holding such a beautiful object.

"It's so beautiful! But... why are you giving me this?"

Shadi: "You will know in due time. Be careful with it, this item is very dangerous if in the wrong hands."

"What does it do?"

Shadi: "The millennium scale can tell if a person is lying or not. If the wielder wishes it, it can banish the souls of those who do lie or whose hearts are pure evil."

"That's dangerous... I'll make sure I never hurt anyone with it."

Shadi: "You sure are a kind one."

Shadi then suddenly jerked his head in some unknown direction, as if he sensed something there. Without saying a word, he started walking in the direction of the city, that wasn't located that far.

"W... wait!"

Akia tried to call him, but he didn't stop. She then decided to go against all that her mother and grandpa told her not to do and followed the blue eyed stranger.