Disclaimer- Still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. But I shall one day and then Seto Kaiba can get that stick out of his ass. Nor do I own Puff the Magic Dragon.
Me- Ok the last chap went over less then expected, and it was a long chapter too.
Myself- At least you got something.
I- Myself's right. You should be thankful for what you got.
Me- But I got a lot for the first chap!
Myself- Stop complaining and get on with the fic.
I- Yea I know. Whining never got me anywhere.
Myself- Umm no it didn't.
Me- Oh yes I can't spell half of the English names for the Egyptian God Cards, so they will have their Japanese names. Not to mention they strike more fear into the opposing duelist. I'm sorry but a sky dragon makes me think of Puff the Magic Dragon. Now Saint Dragon God of the Osiris does a bit more fear striking.
Myself- Stop explaining and get on with it!
Me- ::sigh:: Fine. Onto the fic!
Souls and Hearts
Chap 3- Deck House
"Death were are we?" Life asked as she clutched onto Death's arm.
"Seems we have gotten a new master Life. With a bit more imagination as well." Death answered back taking in her surroundings. They were in a small corner of the shadow realm, a well protected area from what they could sense. The corner was carpeted with green grass and a giant deep blue lake. Just a few meters off of the lake there was a mansion that would have put Seto Kaiba's to shame.
"I'm scared. Ankari is all alone with those men." Life whispered as they started to walk.
"Hey look new cards!" A girl yelled from one of the windows, a Dark Magician Girl from what they could tell. Both females heard the house go into a muffled commotion before a bunch of other monsters, like themselves, burst forth from the doors.
"Should we run?" Life asked in a split panic as she clutched onto her white dress.
"It seems to be a welcoming party. There should be no danger in it." Death whispered summoning her glaive. The glaive was a black and purple marble with a string of beads that hung off from the middle. The blade was a silver metal that was shaped into a steep G.
"Whoa! You can put that thing away. We just want to know if you are her to stay or if you are going to be leaving any time shortly." The Magician Girl asked waving her arms in defense.
"Staying?" Death tilted her head in confusion.
"Are you in a deck or are you meant to be sold off." Another one of the cards answered, the Dark Magician.
"We don't know yet. We just got here." Life answered with a smile.
"You can stay in the guest wing until you figure out where you go." The Mystical Elf in the group offered.
"Umm thank you." Life responded politely.
"Why would there be cards that leave? Aren't all of them supposed to be in a deck?" Death asked giving a quizzical look.
"Our owner works in a shop that sells cards. So those cards stay here until they are sold." The Mystic Elf answered again.
"Cards are sold to commoners or nobles here?" Life asked a little more confidentially.
"Commoners? Nobles? What are you talking about?" The female magician looked at her strangely.
"You're from the time of the Pharaoh." The Dark Magician answered looking them over.
"Why? What time is it now?"
"It's the twenty-first century of course." The Mystical Elf said as if everyone knew.
"WHAT!" Life and Death yelled in unison.
"You haven't been used since the Pharaoh was trapped in the senen item." The magician answered putting his fingers to his chin.
"Guess not. Last time we were used in a duel was when Pharaoh Yami ruled over Egypt." Death said going back into the vast depths of her memory.
"Then do we have some explaining to do for ya." The Dark Magician Girl smiled putting her arm around Life's shoulder. She towered over the shy card by a few inches.
"Kilia we forgot to introduce ourselves." The only elf present hissed.
"Ahh yes sorry about that. As you heard I am the Dark Magician Girl Kilia."
"I am Anka." The Dark Magician bowed.
"And I am the Mystical Elf Pursha." She also bowed politely.
"I am known as the Angel of Life." Life bowed back her silver hair falling into her face.
"I am the Angel of Death." Death also bowed loosening the grip on her glaive.
"I've never heard of such cards. And Yami knew all the cards." Anka thought out loud.
"So you are the Pharaoh's Dark Magician." Death said slyly as Anka blushed.
"Well we where told that we where one of a kind." Life looked thoughtful.
"Who told you that? You're previous master?" Kilia butted in.
"The Shadow Realm told us. It said that is created us." Life answered perfectly serious.
"I know the strongest were created by the Shadow Realm and the rest of the cards came into being through either off spring of alchemy." Pursha remembered the stories Coba, Anubis and Anka told.
"The Shadow Realm never talked to me and I was one of the first to be created." Anka looked suspicious.
"Life is telling the truth. A voice claiming to be the Shadow Realm told us we where one of a kind." Death spoke up glaring at Anka.
"I believe you guys. That's so cool to be a one of a kind card. The only cards I met that were one of a kind were the God cards. Boy were they snobbish." Kilia growled. Life and Death went into hysterical laughter.
"What's so funny? They where." Pursha looked at them, totally out of the loop.
"I can't imagine Osir being mean and snobbish! Not after all the marriage attempts on you Life." Death was on the verge of tears.
"Osir as in Saint Dragon God of the Osiris Osir proposed to you!" Kilia nearly screamed as the rest of the jaws dropped.
"Yes but he was so desperate to marry me. Not to mention both his face and personality where pretty ugly." Life gasped out.
"You mean on of the most sought out bachelors was on his hands and knees begging you to marry him!" Pursha gaped.
"That's old news now. He gave up after Death put him at glaive point. Though Ra was a nice monster wouldn't have minding if he proposed to me."
"It's not a good thing to challenge stronger monsters then yourself." Anka growled. He hated it when cards boasted. They all got enough of it from some of Kaiba's cards.
"I think we can take care of ourselves." Death said full of pride as Life nodded in agreement.
"This is no time for arguments. They need to meet the rest of the cards." Kilia bounced all the way back to the mansion humming a tune. Anka followed sighing and Pursha glided along side him giving comforting words. Life ran up to meet Kilia as they happily babbled about something or another. Death followed keeping her glaive out and at a distance. Her eyes where fixed on Anka, the magician had too much pride for his own good. The mansion was huge with white washed stone being the main building material. Red, Violet, Amber and Blue tiles ran along the center perimeter of the building. A raised golden painted eye of Ra broke the tile stream as it hung over the entrance to the palace.
"Even after all these years the eye is still used." Life whispered to herself smiling.
"Anka and the rest of the true Egyptian cards insisted on having is up. They claim it is for protection." Kilia explained looking up at the symbol.
"True Egyptian cards?"
"That's right you've missed out on a lot. In this time what you called a Shadow Game back then is now called Duel Monsters. A senen item holder recreated the game and has now made millions of cards each with a soul. It is used by all kinds of people, commoners and nobles as you would call them. Anka and Coba call them unegyptian for they were never used in the time of the pharaoh."
"That makes some sense. Are you a true Egyptian card?"
"No but they all treat me the same so it makes no difference to me. Though Anka said I remind him of his sister back then, though her card got lost in a flood and was destroyed."
'I remember Death saying that she was going after a card that got lost in the flood back then, poor Anka.' Life thought to herself as she continued to stare at the eye.
"Are you just going to stand outside all day or are you going to come in?" A Flame Swordsman called out opening the door.
"I was just explaining to Life about the eye Belik." Kilia giggled sticking out her tongue.
"Never heard of or seen such a card like her before." Belik titled his head to get a better look at her.
"She claims to be one of a kind card along with her." Anka answered pointing back to Death.
"Oh that's so cool! It's almost like you come in two different colors." Belik smiled while the rest sweat dropped.
"They're also from the Pharaohs time so you may have something in common." Pursha lightly spoke up.
"Oh wow double cool. So who's deck do you belong to?" Belik asked taking Life's hand. Death gave a slight glare; no one touched her sister's hand.
"We don't know yet. We just got here." Life answered back truthfully.
"Hope that you're in my master's deck. There are almost no female cards." Belik gave a goofy grin as he let them in.
"Who's your master?" Life asked politely.
"Ah the high priest Seth's lover's reincarnation also known as Jou." Life gave a few blinks processing the information.
"That's a really long title."
"That's why we just call him Jou." Kilia laughed ushering everyone inside.
"Are you alright Life?" Death asked in a hush whisper.
"Perfectly! I like theses cards, they're all really nice."
"That's good."
Me- Ok yet another really long chap up!
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