VI. Into the Eyes of the Past
"Good morning" Yugi said as he gets up. "Morning,Yugi" Ishizu said.
"So ready for your last lesson of the day?" Malik said, snidely.
"Can we have breakfast first?" Yugi complained as Ishizu stared angrily at her brother, thinking that he's giving Yugi a hard time.
"I was just joking!" Malik said, laughing.
"Very funny!" Yugi said, frowning.
As they were eating, Yugi decided to ask something.
"Ishizu, have you figured out a way to go to the Afterlife Past?" Yugi asked.
"Probably, the Valley of the Kings…where Pharaoh Atemu's tomb is" the Egyptologist stated.
"His tomb! Isn't that where the Millennium Stone tablet was?" Yugi asked in surprise.
"No, his tomb is not there, All the pharaoh's tomb are always located in that valley. Rumor says that the tomb is filled with traps, more fierce than the ex-pharaoh's tomb. It is also said that many thieves and archeliolgist tried to get the treasure of the present pharaoh but in the end they all died in vain and nobody has ever seen or survive since except one…I recently heard this that the treasure they're trying to take is the Millennium Puzzle box and only one has survived that tomb" Malik stated.
"I heard that story before, the one who survived that tomb is my…grandpa" Yugi said, his red violet eyes staring at the tombkeepers. The Ishtars were shocked and asked how did he know.
"He told me that story before when I had the Millennium Puzzle that time. He also said that he passed those traps. For grandpa, life is just a game to him when he was young" Yugi said, sternly.
The three Ishtars understood now they know who took the Puzzle box.
"Let's talk about this later, right now you must finish your final exam" Ishizu said
Later at the inner part of the Ishtar house where tons of manuscript were, Ishizu, Malik , and Rishid were waiting for Yugi to finished the exam. Time elaspsed quickly as the hours and minutes has passed. Finally, Yugi was finished, looking a bit tired and having a little headache.
"Are you alright?" Malik asked, looking at Yugi's pale face.
"I'm fine, some of the words were too hard to understand, it really took me a while" Yugi said, whining.
"Since you're finished, I'm going to check your paper now" Ishizu said then she left.
"So Yugi, since you're done, why don't we spent a little time together to take your mind off things" Malik suggested.
"That would be great!" Yugi said, now feeling a little better.
"Don't forget me, Master Malik" Rishid added and Malik grinned at his stepbrother.
The two of them walked around and also they talked about their family and friends. Malik and Yugi laugh whenever they mention about Jounouchi being teased by Kaiba.
"Master Malik, we must go back, Lady Ishizu must be finished checking the paper" Rishid said, noticing the passing time. The boys agreed and they head back.
At the manuscript room, Ishizu just finished checking Yugi's paper with a sigh of relief. She would have never thought that he could actually passed the test. Staring at the ceiling, Ishizu wonders if the answer they've been looking for to get Yugi to the Afterlife Past was accurate enough then Malik, Yugi, and Rishid came in.
"Sister, are you finished?" Malik asked, wondering if Yugi passed.
"Yes, I'm finished" she replied.
"Well, how was it?" Yugi asked, curiously.
"You passed as the teachers would say in the 21st century:'you passed with flying colors' " Ishizu smiled.
"That's great, now you can speak Egyptian if you want to" Rishid said, giving Yugi a thumbs up.
"Now that we're done, we must go to the Valley of the Kings immediately!" Ishizu stated, now fear has entered from her eyes and at the same time, seriousness has entered her face.
The four of them went outside the Ishtar home. Yugi stared in shock as the dark fog looms over the desert but he didn't dare to say anything. Rishidprepares the jeep and on they went to the valley. None of them spoke on the trip to their destination. Yugi wonders if the dark fog is related to his nightmares he had a few weeks ago. Finally they arrived at their destination and entered the place. As they entered,Ishizu, Malik and Rishid went to the pharaoh's tomb. Surprisingly, none of the traps were activated as they walked along. Yugi suspects that they were expecting them. For him, it's better to take things quietly than walkinginto a trap. They arrived at the end of Pharaoh Atemu's tomb andeveryone is getting nervous. Yugi was about to ask what now when he heard a mysterious voice.
"Go to the center of the pharaoh's tomb...his symbol...the Eye of Horus will take you there!" the mysterious voice hissed.
"Did you hear that?"Yugi asked the Ishtars but they all shock their heads.
"I think I know what to do, Ishizu, Malik please leave this to me." Yugi said to them.
"But Yu..." both of them stuttered when Rishid held out his hand to keep them quiet.
"Don't worry...this is what I must do...if there's anything bad happens I want you to know that I'm glad that we became friends. Just wait for me okay!" Yugi said giving them a assuring smile.
"Alright, be careful" Ishizu said,seeing the determinationon Yugi's face.
At the center of thr pharoah's tomb, Yugi pushed the lid opened and suddenly with a brillant flash of light, theEye of Horus appeared below Yugi's feet. Ishizu, Malik and Rishid had to shield themselves from the light as Yugi disappears in a cone of light.
"YUGI!" they shouted then his body disappears.
"Sister...I..." Malik stutttered.
"Don't worry he'll be fine because he's the onewho has previuosly the host of the pharoah's soul" Ishizu said assuring her brother that things will be fine. Rishid agrees.
Meanwhile, Yugi screams as hewas teleported to the Afterlife Past.
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spiritfire: Things are getting scary now, boy this must be way too long to finish this storywell submit more reviews
