Episode 30: History's Mysteries

Yuni and friends are still in the office of Professor Jones. Yuni looks shocked. He demands, "Did you know my parents?"

Jones answers solemnly, "Yes, I did. Ben and Jade Oha were two of my top students at the DADH. In fact it was in my class that they first met."

Yuni shakes his head in disbelief. He says, "Of course it makes sense, but there were just so many things I never knew about them."

Jones nods. "Even after they graduated and went to work in the fields, they stayed in contact with me and told me all about there expeditions. Tell me though, since you're their son, did they ever give you a special card?"

Yuni opens his holo-locket and shows it to the Professor. "They gave me this Another Hope card before they disappeared. It's one of the only things I have to remember them by."

A look of awe goes across Jones' face. He says slowly, "May I…look at it closer?"

Yuni nods and the Professor slowly reaches out and grabs the card. He examines for a second and says, "In the few years before your parents disappeared, they were on the trail of something big, something groundbreaking. This card was the key to it all."

Yuni takes back his card and puts it away. He says, "When they gave me this card, they told me that I was destined for great things and that this card was the key."

The Professor nods and says, "Yes, yes. In their early studies, they had found out about a prophecy, one that they thought to be absolutely true. It spoke of two different people, one of which would wield the Another Hope card and save the world. After you were born, they became more and more convinced that one of those people were you."

Yuni debates for a second on what to say, and then says, "Well…I think they were right. a lot of weird stuff has been happening to me lately, most of which is connected to the Another Hope card. And also, mentions of Yugoha keep popping up."

Jones thinks for a second and says, "Yes, Yugoha, the original reason you came to me." He sighs. "I shouldn't tell you about this, but seeing as your friend beat me in a duel, and you are the son of Ben and Jade Oha, I feel like I need to. Especially since my reveal was based of off their discoveries."

"You mean they were investigating Yugoha?"

"Yes, that's what they were researching when they disappeared. All they had told me was that they discovered something groundbreaking. They told me they had discovered a society called Yugoha, and that everything we know would be changed by this discovery, but then they disappeared, and their discovery disappeared too. I have spent the past ten years trying to rediscover this Yugoha. Two months ago I finally did."

Tori says excitedly, "Alright then, break it to us. What's Yugoha?"

"I'm afraid I don't have the whole story. I have nothing completely groundbreaking, but still pretty major. Tell me, what do you know about Atlantis?"

Tori says, "Atlantis was a society that existed 15,000 years ago. Not only was it the earliest known society, but research suggest that it was almost as advanced in its technology as we are today."

Yuni adds, apparently after talking to Yugi, "Don't forget that it was corrupted by a dark force called the Orichalcos and destroyed."

Jones nods and says, "Yes, according to conventional knowledge, that is all true. But now what I have found changes the standard knowledge. About 100 years ago, a small island was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean. It was named Atlantis Minor because it was the first above ground ruins found that could be tied directly to Atlantis. It is believed that the island, about 80 miles off from Atlantis, was a place of retreat for the ruling class of Atlantis. Anyways, several months ago I heard of a series of underground tunnels with many ruins and glyphs. I went straight there and looked over everything. I had given up about a year ago on finding anything about Yugoha, but sure enough, as I'm translating some ancient glyphs, there it is, what I had been looking for for ten years, a reference to Yugoha. I don't know if it is what your parents found, but sure enough it was the first evidence I have ever seen with my own eyes. There was not much information there. It said 'We pay homage to the originals. To the Yugohans, who gave birth to our great civilization. It was the Yugohans to whom we owe all. When the time comes, we will rejoin with Yugoha and once again become complete.' Now of course, just an inscription is folklore, but I kept on searching. I found another chamber, in it there was an odd artifact, but not just any artifact. It was technology. It was some sort of energy generating device, one whose energy production was ahead of even ours, and it still worked."

Tori says skeptically, "That doesn't necessarily mean it's not Atlantian. They were said to have very sophisticated technology, but their true technological prowess was never truly known."

Jones says, "Yes, I was just getting to that. As I said, this device, which nearby inscriptions called the Shadow Drive, emitted a very small amount of radiation, barely detectable. Over the next couple months I brought in several experts on techno-archeology. Together, by figuring out the amount of radiation the device gave off, we were able to measure the residual radiation on it and then accurately measure it age. The Shadow Drive is 20,000 years old."

Tori laughs and says, "I think your readings must be a little off Professor. That would put it at 5,000 years older than Atlantis, heck it puts it way before the Neolithic Revolution. No one could have made that."

"And that, is the mystery. Judging by the glyphs I found, this Yugoha is some sort of precursor society to Atlantis, which was the precursor to all of the societies we know."

Brutus asks, "So if you have all this evidence for a groundbreaking discovery, why haven't you told anyone?"

Jones sighs. "As soon as I made my announcement that I would be giving lectures on the subject, the government came to me and took the Shadow Drive. They said that it was a matter of national security and that they had to seize all my research papers and evidence. They said that they would pay me to stay quiet and that there would be punishment if I didn't."

Tori looks regretful. She says, "I'm so sorry. I probably made you feel pretty bad with everything I said to you before our duel. I didn't realize things were so serious."

"Don't worry about it Tori. I was thinking the same thing about myself."

Brutus says, "Hey, if this is so serious, don't you think your taking a risk by telling us this?"

Jones nods. "Yes. It is a risk, but a calculated risk." He looks at Yuni. "If you are this one spoken of in legend, then you need to know of Yugoha. I wish I could tell you more, but that is all I know. I am almost sure that your parents had even more information then that. If only they were still with us."

Yuni slowly nods.

Jones says, "I promise you, if I find anything else, I will tell you first thing."

Yuni says, "Alright. Thank you so much. It was nice to meet someone who knew my parents."

Tori adds, "And it was an honor to meet you. I take back everything I said."

Brutus says excitedly, "Alright, come on let's get this show on the road. I want to duel!"

Seto Ossius is standing on an automatic sidewalk. He is holding his Quantus, the Spatial Lord card and looking at it. He thinks, What are you? You're not some sort of computer glitch, seeing as the physical card is also in my deck. I have never heard of a card spontaneously appearing in someone's deck. And this is no average card.

Seto's thoughts are interrupted by a beeping chime. Seto taps his KC emblem on his chest and a says, "This is Kaiba Ossius. What is so important that you have to bother me while I'm on personal leave?"

A voice from the emblem says, "I'm sorry sir, but you've received a priority one message."

Seto looks shocked. He thinks, Priority one!? Only I can send a priority one message over Kaiba Corp.'s communication system. He says out loud, "And who sent this message?"

There is a moment's hesitation. The voice says nervously, "Seto Kaiba, sir."

Seto looks shocked. He says, "On my way."

Seto is in his office at Kaiba Corp. He says, "Computer, access priority one message from Seto Kaiba."

The computer says, "There are special instructions attached to the message. Shall I read them to you?"

"Sure, go ahead."

"To CEO of the Kaiba Corporation, congratulations on your leadership of Kaiba Corp. I hope it is still just as successful as it was the day I left it. Even though I can't truly know whether this message will ever be received, it pleases me to think that Kaiba Corp. will still exist in 5,000 years. I have an important favor to ask you. This may sound strange, but I need you to find someone who looks like me. I'm sure with all of Kaiba Corp.'s resources this task can be done. In case my face is not known in your time, which I doubt, I have attached a holographic image. Bring in the person who looks the most like me. This message is programmed to scan them before allowing access. If the chosen person does not pass the scan, find someone else. Keep on trying until you find someone. This may all sound strange now, but assure you, my actual message will explain it."

A holographic image of Kaiba's head appears above Seto's projector. Seto examines it. He thinks, Well, people have always said that I look a lot like Kaiba. Might as well try. Seto removes his visor and says, "Computer, begin scanning program attached to the message."

A beam of light goes across the bottom of Seto's face and slowly moves up. The computer says, "Beginning facial scan." After a few seconds it says, "Facial scan complete. Facial resemblance to Seto Kaiba: 94%. That is sufficient to allow access to the real message. Shall I play it?"

Seto nods. "Begin playback."

A hologram of Seto Kaiba appears in front of Seto, but it is not at the age normally known. He is much older. He has swapped his flashy trench coat out for a more traditional suit, and has a more mature looking face, with several wrinkles and streaks of grey on either side of his hair. The hologram of Kaiba says, "I am glad this message has found its rightful recipient. I retired my position from Kaiba Corp. a year ago. Since then I have been writing my memoirs. All of this reminiscing has me thinking back to a time 50 years ago. I had left it out of my memoirs, so you probably don't know this, but 50 years ago, back when I first met Yugi, many strange things happened to me, but two events stood out. First, I met several people from Atlantis, one of which was a knight who looked exactly like me. Then, a little later, soon after the KC Grand Championships, I was transported back to Ancient Egypt and I met a Priest who carried the name Seto and looked just like me. These events may sound crazy and unbelievable, but I assure you, they were no hallucination. I have spent much of my time over the past year researching these events, and I have found out that both Critias, the knight who looked like me, and Priest Seto were both real people from history, and really did look like me. After some studies I noticed something, something too big to be a coincidence. Priest Seto comes from a time frame of about the year 3000 B.C.E., meaning he existed almost exactly 5,000 years before me. Then I discovered that Critias lived around 8,000 B.C.E., 5,000 years before Priest Seto and 10,000 before me. That means that someone who looks like me appears every 5,000 years. As soon as I made this connection, two things entered my mind: Was there another one 5,000 years before Atlantis and will there be another in 5,000 years from now. I started off by searching before Atlantis, but Atlantis is barely accepted as fact even today, so it's pretty hard to find anything about before it. I figured by sending this message to a time 5,000 years in the future, I could solve two problems: confirm whether another one of me will appear, and maybe you will have information on a time before Atlantis. Please, continue my studies. If another message is not sent, that means I never figured it out. So it's up to you now. By the way, there is a good chance that someone who looks like Yugi will also be in your time, since there was also one at Atlantis and Egypt. You might want to avoid him. Good luck in your searches."

The image fades and the computer says, "End of message. Shall I delete it, or store it?"

Seto thinks for a second. He says, "Save it. For now." Seto thinks, How interesting. Not that I believe in magic mumbo-jumbo, that was a compelling case. It would explain why I look so much like Seto Kaiba, not to mention Yuni. Why couldn't I have gotten that warning before? He pauses for a second and has a quick flashback to the vision he had when he summoned Quantus, the Spatial Lord. It also might explain my vision. What if the person I saw was the one that came before Atlantis? Seto goes into deep thought.

Yuni and his friends are walking through the city. They are in a crowded area with people walking every which way. Yuni says, "I think things are starting to come together. Think about it. We know that Another Hope is related to Yugoha. We know that the Society of Chaos wanted Another Hope to unlock great powers. And we also know that Yugoha is somehow related to the Grand Prophecy of Chaos. Everything is-"

Yuni bumps into a woman wearing a white gown with a hood covering up her face. The moment Yuni makes contact with her, a vision begins.

In the vision, Yuni sees an elegant room, possibly a throne room. There are two people. One is the Yuni look-a-like, Prince Yu-Gi-Oh, from his last vision. The other person is a girl. She wears an ornate white dress and has black hair that goes down to the back of her knees. The girl says, "Please my prince, it's been five years since your father died. Your people have been without a proper ruler since then. Please, make peace with your brother. End this infernal war. Your empire is falling apart!"

Yu-Gi-Oh looks sad. He says, "Celestia, I know it is your job to make sure that my empire has its greatest needs served, and I know what they need is a leader. But there is no way I can restore a central leadership as long as my brother remains stubborn and has Quantus on his side."

The girl, Celestia, pleads, "Prince, make peace with your brother. Please. You two can rule together. Be co-emperors, Prince Seto wants what's best for his Empire too. We need peace or Yugoha will surely fall."

Yu-Gi-Oh shakes his head. "I can't do it. If Seto wanted peace, he wouldn't have betrayed me. If Seto was meant to be an emperor, then Chronos would have chosen him instead of me, but Chronos chose me. I am the rightful Emperor."

"But if that was true than Quantus would have chosen you, but he didn't. you know as well as I do, never before in the history of Yugoha, has Chronos and Quantus disagreed on the rightful emperor of Yugoha."

"And that is why we fight this war. If the gods cannot decide the Emperor, then only a war can."

Celestia says quietly and to herself, "Then Yugoha is doomed."

The vision ends. When Yuni is brought back to reality he is still in the process of bumping the girl. She turns around and after a split second emits a gasp. She then turns around and runs off.

Yuni shouts, "Hey, wait! I need to ask you something!" The girl ignores him and runs into the distance.

Brutus asks, "What, did you know that girl?"

Yuni says confused, "I…don't know. Something weird just happened when I bumped her, I had some sort of vision."