Chest of Time and Book of Ages About a year later Yami sat looking out to the south where he had seen the star a year before. It was early morning and the desert was covered in a thick layer of mist. The torches of the hall were lit, but most was silent. Yami had given up on his wish and for one year had watched as his brother began to purposely not do things right, to seem to have 'lost his talent'. Yami clutched the Millennium Puzzle that dangled at his neck.

"Do you come here often, Yami?" Shou was standing at the foot of the statue looking up to Yami. Yami looked at him and jumped down. Yami nodded and looked out to the dunes. "Do you imagine what's beyond those hills of grain and spices? On from the city walls…and past the closest palm tree?"

"I've spent all my life in the city at least. I've never been outside the walls…so yes, I wonder." Yami sighed.

"You are to be Pharaoh!" Yami turned and blinked. Shou handed him a golden crown (the same as the other but more of a forehead piece then a head piece). It glistened in the Egyptian morning sun. Yami looked carefully, there in the center of the crown, instead of the Sennen Eye was a gold card; it was the card of the Red Saint Dragon, Osiris. He then handed Yami a book with a gold cover with the symbol of the sun on the front and on the back was silver with the symbol of the moon. Yami took it and looked for a title. There was none. Then his father handed him a small chest, with no lock. Just in ancient Egyptian some text that said "Sun, moon, earth, sky…four are one…one is for…child of the desert."

Yami read the text aloud. "Child of the desert? What's it mean?"

Shou shrugged, "I don't know. It was given to me by my father and from his father before him. My grandfather always seemed like he could tell when sand storms could hit, how big they were gonna be, where they'd hit and everything. He really understood the desert…and he could feel people's true feelings, so that no one could lie or hide them from him." Yami blinked.

That was the last thing Yami's father said to him ever. Later that day-- After Yami had sewn some material together and had hidden both the chest and box in a secret compartment in the fourth pillar on the left from the throne in the throne room and the crown with the card on it in a compartment, also secret, in his room walls, near his journal which was carved on a wall. – Yami was called to by his mother into the throne room. She was standing in front of the throne, sobbing. Mallid stood next to her, tears falling from his face.

Yami ran up to them both, "What's wrong?"

His mother sighed and turned to him. "I believe Shou has told you both who is to be Pharaoh?" They both nodded. "Good. My heart cannot take the pain of your father's murder…I'm going to pass by the end of this day." Yami's eyes grew wide, same with Mallid's.

"Mom! You can't go! You can't leave us to be left here! We don't know how to rule a country!" Mallid protested his mother's decision.

"Mallid, my boy, my mind is made." Their mother stood firm, not afraid of anything, and let the tears fall. Mallid nodded and left the room, the Century Ring slightly glowing. "Yami, do not cry." It was too late Yami had already sprung tears.

"You sniff can't leave sniff us…like sniff this!" Yami stood still, his tears falling to the puzzle and down his chest even.

"Yami, my boy. Listen to me! There is a girl in the desert who has been just as badly hurt as you." Yami looked up to her. "Find her, the child of the desert and you two will be happy." Yami nodded. "Ai shiteru for both of you, for always."

"Ai shiteru, mom. I won't let you down! I'll find her!" Yami smiled through his tears.

"I know you will my son." She then sung him her lullaby she had taught him so long ago. Previous times Yami would join in with her, but all he could do was sigh and cry and try to get his breath, he couldn't make out a single note. He drifted into sleep from the song.

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Chapter 2