The Crown of Peace- Interlude I- Raining Card in exchange for the Molar
The Winter Solstice made his hands numb. His tiny hands kept tingling, as the underground filled with dust was the usual civilisation for the Clan. His 6th year had been confusing year as his sister took him around hidden passages, not even the elder man knew of. The servant brother would at time follow them when their father visited other underground clans for resources for a week. They played Duel Monsters sent by anonymous villages, as it was believed tossing the deck is a sign good luck from the above. To the boy, it was simply merchants overproducing quality cards and hid them for future trading.
"Ishizu, I think Necrovalley is quite effective for these Gravekeeper Monsters." Odion said to the younger girl.
"Why would they dump all these good cards, sister?" Marik gathered his own.
"Most importantly, where are they from?" Ishizu rounded her up and sat by the makeshift fireplace, which they used from also unwanted coal.
"Whatever it is, we can practice what they did in the Age of Dawn" Marik began rocking his chair.
"Beats the silly stone monsters father keeps around on his shelf." Ishizu laughed
Marik saw card on top of a cupboard and wanted to reach it. So he climbed up the table. Odion watched him step on a stone from the wall to climb.
"Marik be cautious." Ishizu warned. As he was about to make the next step, Odion came to aid him by letting him climb on him. Then Odion climbed the wall with him on his back.
"Oh I will sister, I just need to take that card down." Marik replied.
"Boys…" Ishizu replied cynically.
As Marik reached for the card he exclaimed it. "I got it!" Although Odion was losing balance, he quickly held another stone but Marik was falling and Ishizu scram to catch Marik as she allowed her little brother to fall on her. Marik laughed and so did Ishizu. Soon after Odion jumped down from the wall and fortunately no one was hurt.
Marik felt something from his mouth wobbled and rolled around his mouth. His baby tooth from the bottom from was finally out. He picked his teeth, on one hand he has his tooth and the card he hasn't checked: Pixie Knight on his left hand and the tooth on the right hand.
"Pixie Knight! And my baby tooth is out…" He showed his brother and sister with the dorkiest grin. Ishizu started to giggle and Marik did so too. Odion laughed as Marik cupped both items on his palm.
"That is as close to a tooth fairy. You get a card as your baby tooth falls, brother." Ishizu found clay jar in one of the unwanted stash.
"For my Birthday and Winter Solstice we should celebrate." Marik was used to being the youngest and receiving the most attention amongst the two other siblings. He places his tooth inside the tiny clay jar and Ishizu pored some alcohol for preservation.
"I agree Master Marik, we should celebrate but father will be back in twenty minutes." Odion reminded him.
"Tomorrow, father is out again to the Maat Clan for the whole day. I saw his note to Hakomtep earlier so Marik, I promise we will have the best celebration here in this chamber." Ishizu held his little brother's hands. Marik nodded and hugged her and pulled Odion's garment to join the hug.
"Let us not parts ways, ever. We are here for each other no matter what happens. To me this is the best celebration now." Marik embraced those remaining twenty minutes before he was back to face the scriptures again. The Pert Em Hru was the main text, a text with liability and one he knew in four years time will hurt him gravely.
