The Flap Of Butterfly Wings...

The flap of Butterfly wings...

Once upon a time, Hiccup had a best friend and Toothless a mate.

But through his decision to pick Berk and Astrid over them, they lost the girls.

In one world Hiccup and Leandra lived their lives away from each other…yet destiny is a funny thing.

Their first story "To Belong" was just one of endless possibilities and this here is another one.

Will Hiccup and Leandra finally be together?

Or will destiny repeat itself?

Yeah, I'm back with Leandra and Hiccup it's a new version of My War since To Belong ended with Leandra happy in China. 

For all of you who liked this ending better, you can ignore this fanfic, for all of you who want Hiccup and Leandra together, this is the right fanfiction!

Prologue

Long ago when he was still a young lad, Hiccup had a best friend.

Her name was Leandra, a foreign girl and outcast like him.

Together they faced their agemate's bullying and the adult's indifference.

Then when he shot down Toothless, Leandra was with him.

She was with him when he freed Toothless.

She was with him when he got to know Toothless.

She was with him when they met Starchaser, Toothless's mate, who became Leandra's bonded dragon.

Along the way...he made a mistake.

It took him a long time to realise it.

As Astrid found out their secret...he could have flown away with Leandra...with the only person who ever loved him as a Hiccup!

Who never demanded he change, because she liked him the way he was.

Sadly he was a stupid 15-year-old boy, still with a crush on Astrid and hope in his heart he could change Berk's mind about dragons, that he run after the blond Viking girl.

And with this simple decision, Leandra walked her own way.

Sure, she helped against the Red Death and stayed till he woke up from the fight...however Leandra left with Starchaser Berk and never returned.

It was like Hiccup had a hole in his heart.

Not a day passed where he didn't look for a sign that she returned.

However, years passed and even Toothless left him.

Hiccup married Astrid and had two kids.

It...it was nice.

It was okay.

This was how it was supposed to be.

Then Ulf returned, from his own world travelling, the grown man and little brother of Leandra and talked with Hiccup.

"She is really happy.", told him Ulf as they drank together a cup of meat. "She married a Chinese woman named Xia and Starchaser stayed with her. Oh, and she has ten adopted kids, six girls and four boys."

"Did she ask about me?", couldn't Hiccup help but ask.

"Yeah...she was happy for you, she didn't say more, only that it was good that you let her go since she is happy with Xia."

With burning eyes, Hiccup drank his cup.

"Yeah, sure, I love the kids and Astrid."

Ulf didn't seem the least convinced but said nothing, just gave him a friendly shoulder pat.

That night, while Astrid and the kids slept, Hiccup looked out one of the windows.

He wondered how this all had to come to this.

He lost both his best friends.

His dragon.

And the girl he realized too late he loved.

His feelings of regret were nearly crushing him.

But what he could do?

Nothing, long ago he took the decision which led to Leandra's departure.

He still remembers the goodbye letter she wrote to him.

Dear Hiccup,

when you read this I'm on my way to Spain.

Other than you, I didn't forget how the people on Berk treated us, I will not play friendly with a bunch of lairs and assholes!

Go live your little perfect Viking Life with little perfect Viking Bride Astrid and make lots of little Viking Babies.

You showed me clearly how I meant nothing to you.

We could have run away together with Starchaser and Toothless, be free from all this, but I guess I didn't know you really.

All the times you cried on my shoulders because your dad was so hard on you and the other bullied you, you seemed to have forgotten.

I didn't and I will never.

I will never forgive them.

Hiccup...you were my shining light in the darkness that was Berk for me.

I love you, like really love you, but I know you will never love me back.

You showed me this clearly.

And I deserve someone who loves me unconditionally.

So this is my goodbye to you.

I will always love you Hiccup and never regret the time we shared.

Forever yours,

Leandra

He had read that little letter so often that it was all crumpled.

She said she would always love him...he had hoped till his wedding day she would come back and sweep him away, yet it didn't happen.

Leandra managed to move on.

She had a wife and children and her dragon and didn't seem to miss him one bit.

Hiccup signed, looking at the stars.

He heard once, that many different worlds existed, built from different discussions they took.

The chief hoped with all his heart that at least one Hiccup and one Leandra stayed together.

He clearly failed.

With another deep sigh, he joined Astrid in bed.

It was time to move on and forget.

Nothing would change.

(*)

The flap of a butterfly's wings can cause a hurricane.

One small decision can change your whole life.

We can never know what the outcome is, but the thought that different realities exist where maybe we are happier can console someone.

Hiccup and Leandra didn't manage to be together in one reality.

But what about another one?

Are they even meant to be?

One thing is clear...in this timeline, the Butterfly Effect will cause more than a hurricane.

It could bring doom or salvation.

The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

I gave Dark Magician Girl one extra ability or Yami would have lost the duel, so yeah, hope it's okay. ^^

Chapter 11: A Shadow Duel

Afya sat beside Yami, glaring at the evil Spirit of the Millennium Ring.

She still couldn't believe that the faith of her Sehrazat and her friends lay in winning in a children's card game!

What happened to the good old times, when you faced your opponent in a sword fight?

The 21. century was crazy!

It's even crazier how Yami Bakura and her husband just got with the flow.

Ultimately, it is what it is and she had to believe in Yami's duel talents to win the children's souls back.

The first turn had Yami.

"I play Cyber Commander in defence position."

Surprised and shocked the royal couple saw how Honda, dressed as the Cyber Commander, appeared from the card.

"Honda?"

"What's going on?", wondered Honda. "What happened to me?"

The brunette looked around till he turned towards them, shouting the names of their Hikari's.

Of course, he thought Yugi and Sehrazat were currently duelling.

"Everyone's souls are inside their favourite cards?"

"Seems like it.", answered Afya Yami in a worried tone.

This was not good at all.

Yami Bakura laughed.

"You're realizing this too late. It's my turn. I play this card. White Magical Hat! Attack!"

The monster in the card appeared on the duel field too and before anyone could do something White Magical Hat defeated Honda. He vanished in red light.

"Honda!", shouted Yami and Afya.

"Destroyed cards are sent to the graveyard, along with the souls that are trapped inside it.", explained Yami Bakura, like Yami and Afya didn't know this. "The Reaper will soon arrive at the graveyard. If the Reaper takes Cyber Commander away, Honda's physical body will die."

"You sick bastard!", insulted Afya him.

The Spirit of the Millennium Ring just laughed in her face.

"Flattering will get you nowhere little queen."

Afya gritted her teeth, but only Yami holding with his free hand hers, stopped her from attacking the evil spirit.

"A Shadow Game cannot be stopped!", reminds Yami Bakura. "It's your turn. What will you do, pharaoh?"

Yami thought about how he would get Honda back from the Graveyard, he promised this.

But first, he had to take care of White Magical Hat.

The problem was the only card strong enough for this task was Jonouchi Flame Swordsman.

Not having another choice, he summons the card to the field.

Surprised Jonochui as Flame Swordsman appeared on the field and turned to Yami, as he called out to him.

"Is that you, Yugi and Sehra?", he asked the royal couple.

Afya shook her head.

"It's me Afya and this is Yami, the spirit of the Millenium Puzzle former pharaoh and my husband. Yugi and Sehrazat's souls are still in their favourite cards."

The blond blinked slowly and let out a long okay.

"What's going on?", he wondered.

"Stay calm and listen.", began Yami. "Your soul is trapped inside that card, so you've become Flame Swordsman."

"What?!"

"If I don't win this duel, you can't return back to normal. And if you lose in battle, you'll be sent to the graveyard, just like Honda."

"The graveyard?!"

"But I need your help to end this dangerous duel and return everyone to their bodies."

"Leave it to me!", promised Jonouchi. "Don't worry."

"Jonouchi, are you sure you understand the situation we are in?", asked Afya worried.

"This is just a dream anyway. I'll finish this quickly. Who's my opponent?"

He turned back around and saw Yami Bakura.

Shocked he stated what a crazy dream that was, since one of their friends was their enemy.

"That's not Bakura. That's a shadow duelist that took over Bakura's body.", explained Yami.

"A dark spirit and an enemy.", added Afya.

Joey admitted he didn't get what was going on, but he would beat him. He attacks White Magical Hat and sends Yami Bakura monster to the graveyard.

Yami Bakura Lifepoints dropped to 1200.

Now it was his turn.

He placed a card in the defence position face down. Yami and Afya wonder what it could be, but before they could tell to Joey to not to attack it he did.

It turned out to be a Morphing Jar. When it's flipped faceup, all duelist have to send the cards in their hands to the graveyard.

"Luckily, I don't have anyone's soul card in my hand right now.", said Yami.

Afya let out a relieved breath, while Joey said sorry that he was so careless.

Both Duelists took five new cards and Yami nearly had a heart attack.

Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl.

Yugi and Sehrazat's soul cards!

Since it was Yami Bakura's turn he again placed a face-down card in defense position and one face-down in attack position.

All thought the same.

Another Morphing Jar?

It was way too risky to keep Yugi and Sehrazat in Yami's hands.

So he played them.

"I play Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl in attack position!"

Yugi looked adorable as Dark Magician found Afya, while her descendent made a pretty Dark Magician Girl.

Poor Yugi stared lost around and Sehrazat blinked confused.

Next Yami played the spell card Monster Reborn to return Honda to the field.

"Jonouchi, Yugi and Sehrazat?!", shouted Honda surprised. "You too? What's going on?!"

Jonouchi explained: "We've turned into Duel Monsters monsters cards."

"I don't understand why.", admitted Yugi.

Shy Sehrazat touched her Dark Magician outfit.

"I didn't think it would be so tight..."

She felt looks on her and stared at the boys. They all had blushed on their faces and tried not to look at her.

For Yugi it was especially difficult, he could see his crush's long legs on full display, her soft curves and her big cleavage.

The Dark Magician Girl robe left nothing to the imagination.

This made Sehrazat turn only more bashful, her ears burning.

She wasn't used to getting such looks, more importantly from Yugi! People mostly found her just cute and not...sexy.

It was weirdly nice, but only regarding Yugi. She wanted that he felt attracted to her.

Love was crazy.

"Wait a second!", said Honda and turned to Yami and Afya. "Aren't Yugi and Sehrazat up there? How can you be down here too?"

It was Sehrazat who answered: "These are Afya and Yami, you know? Remember how we told you how mine and Yugi Millennium Items hold the soul of a pharaoh and queen? Well, that's them."

"We are also Sehrazat's ancestors.", added Afya.

Smiling Sehrazat waved at Yami.

"It's nice to meet you pops, even in such a situation."

Yami raised an eyebrow and repeated pops, while the others had to stifle a giggle.

"It's nice to meet you finally, Yami.", called Yugi up to his partner. "Thanks for always helping me."

"No problem, Yugi.", gave Yami his Hikari a smile.

Yugi was for him like a younger brother he needed to guide and also protect. It was good they finally met eye to eye.

"Okay, dears, we have a game to win.", remind them Afya.

All nodded.

"Where are Anzu and Kihana?", asked Joey. "If we had Kihana as Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the field she would make toast out of Bakura or whoever he is."

"They are still inside the deck. I agree that Kihana would be a big help, but let's try to end this duel before they are played.", suggested Yugi.

"I'm with him.", agreed Sehrazat and Joey and Honda nodded.

"Okay! Let's finish this fast!", declared Joey, ready to battle.

"Wait!", called Yugi and Sehrazat together, stopping him in his tracks.

"It's mine and Sehrazat-Chans turn."

Yugi and Sehrazat looked at each other and nodded.

They put their wands together, declaring a combo attack.

Luck was not on their side, since it was again a Morphing Jar and the Duelists had to discard their cards again and draw five new ones.

Both were sorry, but Joey consoled them since he made the same mistake too.

Yami stared at his card in thought.

He got Anzu and Kihana.

They were safer in the battle field and also with Kihana's power as Blue-Eyes White Dragon they could end the duel!

However, it was Yami Bakura's turn, who again put a card face down in the defence position and activated his other face-down card Just Desserts.

This trap card took 1500 Life Points from Yami, leaving him with only 500.

Worried Afya held her husband by the shoulders, he seemed in pain.

"Yami!"

"I'm okay...don't worry."

Normally since Yami had four monsters on the field he would have lost all his Life Points because Just Desserts took 500 Life Points for each Monster Card, but thankful one of Dark Magician Girl's abilities was, if she was played with a Dark Magician, they counted as one monster for a turn.

"But if I take one more hit, I'll lose.", admitted the pharaoh to his worried wife and friends. "If I lose, everyone will die."

He had no choice, he needed to play Anzu and Kihana and let Kihana end the duel.

"I play one card face down and play the Blue Eye White Dragon Kihana in attack position!"

Now Yami Bakura gritted his teeth.

Not the damned Blue Eyes!

Anzu crawled as Magician of Faith out of her card, greeting everyone, while Kihana as Blue Eyes White Dragon, flowed over them.

"Guys are you cosplaying'?", asked Kihana and looked down on herself. "How the heck did I turn into a dragon?!"

"Bakuras has an evil spirit in his Milliumium Ring who put our souls in our favourite cards.", explained Sehrazat, as she and the boys tried to hide Anzu from the evil Spirit. "It's like out of a fever dream!"

"Why are there two Yugi's and two Sehrazat's?", asked Anzu before she remembered. "Oh wait, are this the pharaoh and queen?"

"You remember it?", shouted Joey and Honda in disbelief.

"I just get there is a cool Yugi and a regular Yugi.", added the blond.

Poor Yugi fell down anime-style why Sehrazat shouted a rude to Joey.

Since Yugi wanted to show he could be cool he attacked the hidden enemy on Bakura's side.

Big Mistake.

Not only didn't lose Yami Bakura any Life Points but Yugi was also paralyzed for the next turn and couldn't attack.

Sehrazat wrapped an arm around Yugi's shoulders to keep him upright and he leaned heavy on her, shaking from the pain.

Yami Bakura played Man-Eating Bug face down. Joey asked Sehrazat what the card did and she explained if it turned up, it would destroy one of them.

Even with Kihana on their side, when she attacked, they would win but lose a friend, so Yami told Kihana to do nothing for now.

They were now in a pickle.

Yami had a Trap Card Horn of the Heaven, which could destroy Men-Eater Bug, but it needed a monster sacrifice too.

In the end, Joey heroically sacrifices himself for his friends, which makes Anzu activated with her tear her Magician of Faith special ability. Yami can get a spell card back from his Graveyard and he chooses Monster Reborn to bring Joey back!

"You should all have been buried in the graveyard by now.", said Yami Bakura annoyed.

"Their friendship creates miracles. Always.", shoots Yami back.

"Friendship? Don't make me laugh. I'll show you that your buddy-buddy games can't last forever."

The evil Spirit plays Lady of Faith in attack position and shows all the real Bakura favourite card.

The Spell Card Change of Hearts!

Laughing Yami Bakura tells them how he will use it to turn Kihana against them since they want to win with her power.

But a miracle happens again.

Not only is the real Bakura Soul in the Spell Card, but he also takes control of the Lady of Faith and declares they should attack him.

Of course, it would mean death for Bakura yet he shouts he rather die than be the slave of an evil spirit.

So Yami uses the power of the Millennium Puzzle to switch Bakura with Yami Bakura, putting the evil Spirit in the Lady of Faith's body.

Now Kihana attacks and destroys the evil spirit, sending him to the graveyard!

The Shadow Duel was over and won.

(*)

Back in the real world Sehrazat and Yugi stand with Bakura.

"Are you okay, Bakura?", ask Yugi.

"Yes. Thank you."

"Out of curiosity how come you have a Millium Item Bakura-San?", wondered Sehrazat.

"My father is an archaeologist and travels around the world.", explains the white-haired boy. "When he went to Egypt, he bought me this Millennium Ring and a card as souvenirs. The man who sold the Ring and the card to my father was from the Shadow Realm."

Sehrazat crosses her arms in thought.

"With yours are now four Millennium Items out in the world. That's half of them. I don't like this."

They couldn't talk more as they heard how the others woke up.

"I feel like I've had the longest dream.", yawn Honda.

"Yeah. With a scary dark version of Bakura.", added Joey.

That's when Bakura stepped to them with a friendly smile, making the boys shout in fright and embrace each other.

They immediately let go of each other, which made all laugh.

"Come to think of it, weren't there also two Yugis and Sehrazats?", mussed Anzu out loud. "Was it really just a dream?"

"Guys why are you screaming around?", they heard Maja's voice.

Sleepy the girl stepped out of the tent Sadiye and Mokuba behind her yawning cutely.

"Did we wake you up, we are sorry.", told them Kihana.

All gave them their sorry's too.

That's when they heard a loud female scream they knew!

"That sounded like-!", began Joey.

"Let's go!", shouted Yugi.

The group of ten ran toward the direction of the scream as fast as they could!

The Queen's Gambit: Season Zero

Sehrazat never believed the ancient magical stories of her family and the Millium Fragment they had kept safe for over 3000 years, was just an amulet.

Nothing more.

This all changes the day when she meets Yugi Muto and his unfinished Millennium Puzzle.

Where was Kihana when she needed her?!

Yugi/OC, Yami/OC

So yeah, watched Season 0 on YouTube and the plotbunnies plotted. So have this little Spin-Off Series to Queen's Gambit. It's not canon in the normal Queen's Gambit Universum, but more of an alternative universum.

I'm making Au's of my AU's, that deep I'm now XD

Anyway, enjoy Season Zero with Sehrazat and a very dark Afya :P

Chapter 1

Sehrazat wondered where all had gone wrong in their lives.

Was she dramatic?

Perhaps.

Her mother wasn't supposed to teach at Domino University yet! She should have begun teaching there next half year.

However, the Professor, who currently had the job, decided one day after another that he was sick of city life and not only quit his job but also moved into the wilderness of Japan.

So Domino University called desperate her mother, who still taught in Lisabon, if she could come sooner.

Domino in Japan had a special place in her mother's heart, that's where she had met her husband and Sehrazat's late father.

This was the main reason why she wanted to teach there.

So she said yes.

Also started the Faizan and the Schariq's, Kihana (Sehrazat's best friend) family to pack their things for Japan.

Of course, that's when Uncle Djamal had an accident at his work, breaking both his legs.

He couldn't travel like this!

For the first time in 3000 years, the Schariq and Faizan had to go for a while their separate ways.

Unbelievable!

Sehrazat and her mother Amira would move first to Domino and wait that the Schariq's, Rahila, Djamal, Kihana and little Sadiye, would join them after Djamal was healthy again.

The big house they had decided to move into together, stayed empty and Sehrazat and Amira moved into a flat.

It was so weird.

Sehrazat wasn't used to being really alone with her mother.

Since she could remember, there were Aunty Rahila, Uncle Djamal, Kihana and Sadiye with them.

Let her rephrase it, not weird, it was just plain wrong.

She missed them all so much, the most Kihana.

What should she do without her best friend at a new school?

Or even in life?!

Kihana protected and loved her.

Sehrazat never faced the first day in a new school alone.

Oh dear Isis, she felt like throwing up.

Brushing her mid-length dark blue hair, the Egyptian girl looked into the mirror.

By the Goddess Isis, Domino High School Uniform was an eyesore. Orange Blazer with green skirt and bow.

She may have orange eyes, like Topasz, but still what a colour combination, it didn't make her look good.

Unenthusiastic she made her way to the kitchen where her mother had made her pancakes.

At least something nice.

"Now princess, I know you are nervous since you will be without Kihana.", began Amira, looking at her daughter, who poked her pancakes more than eating them. "So I want to give you this."

Amira placed a little golden box with hieroglyphs all over it before Sehrazat.

The 14-year-old nearly choked on the bit of pancake in her mouth.

"You want to give me the Millenium Fragment?!", yelped Sehrzat, eeying the box. "But...but don't I have to wait for my 15th birthday to inherit it?!"

Her mother signed and caressed her hair: "My little princess, all is so different now. I think the gods will forgive us if I give it to you now. I think you will need its strength."

Oh no, not the magical mambo-jumbo bullshit!

The dark blue-haired girl wanted to protest, yet she saw the worry in her mother's eyes.

For Amira, it wasn't easy either to be away from the Schariq's, from Rahila her best friend.

She should accept how her mother just wanted to protect her extra, now that they were only in two.

"Okay, Mama."

Sehrazat put the box in her backpack.

How bad could it be to carry around a rumoured ancient magical item?

(*)

In Domino High School a young and really short boy named Yugi Muto listened to what his classmates were so excited about.

Since he really didn't have any friends, he could only so get the newest gossip, rumours and information.

"Did you hear?", said Anzu Mazaki, a girl who was the closest he had to friend, to Miho Nosaka. "We get a new student!"

"Oh is it a boy or a girl?"

"A girl, and she is so short. It's really adorable!"

"Oh, cute!"

Yugi admitted he got excited.

Maybe...he could make friends with the new girl?

If he managed to talk to her at all.

Soon their teacher enters the classroom with the new girl beside him.

Whispers broke out, about how tiny and beautiful she was. Some even said they never saw someone black so up close.

"Kids, this is your new classmate Faizan Sehrazat-Chan.", introduced Sensei her. "Please welcome her to our class."

Faizan-San made a perfect bow in greeting.

"It's nice meeting you all."

Oh, this was interesting she had a soft British accent.

"Would you like to tell us something about yourself Faizan-Chan?", asked the teacher.

The girl turned bashful and played with her fingers.

"Erm...there is not really much to say. I'm 14 and was born in London, but I'm originally Egyptian and I like games?"

She made it really sound like a question.

Yugi had to agree when nearly to whole class whispered she was cute.

Sehrazat was really, really cute.

Their teacher had mercy on her and told her to sit down beside him.

Beside him!

Happy Yugi raised his hand to show her where to go.

Maybe he really could talk to her!

Faizan-San sat down and he turned with a friendly, hopeful not creepy smile to her.

"Hi I'm Muto Yugi, you can call me Yugi."

When Faizan-San turned to greet him, their eyes met.

Topaz and Amethyst found each other.

And both gasped for breath.

Now that she was up close, Yugi noted how utterly beautiful Sehrazat was.

Not only cute but so beautiful it took your breath away.

And these eyes of hers...so brilliant and unique...he had never seen orange eyes...like topas...nonetheless he felt he had looked into these eyes a thousand times...like he was coming home.

Meanwhile, Sehrazat had similar thoughts crossing her mind.

This Yugi...his eyes reminded her of beautiful Amethyst. Eyes that she knew...even if it was impossible...it was like she had found a missing piece of herself.

He was a handsome young man!

Yugi turned red like a tomato, while Sehrzat hid behind her hair.

Both were sweating buckets.

None of them knew what do to now.

Unknown to them Yugi unfished MilleniumPuzzle and Sehrzat Millenium Fragment glowed for a brief second.

It was like the two items wanted to say hello to each other.

Somehow Sehrazat found the courage to crook out to Yugi: "I'm Sehrazat or just Sehra, nice to meet you."

Still, they didn't look at each other.

"Likewise...", mumbled Yugi back.

To their luck, their Homeroom Teacher started the lesson.

They could worry later if they made a complete Buffon before the other.

(*)

Finally, it was Lunchtime at Domino High.

Happy Sehrzat got her Bento-Box out and read in her little old family book hieroglyphs.

All Faizan learned from a young age to read the writing of their ancestors.

The classroom was nearly empty beside her, Yugi, who was building a card house and a boy with a basketball.

"Hey Yugi!", called the boy with the basketball out to him.

This in turn made Yugi lose his concentration and his card house fell down.

"Quit playing by yourself.", said Basketball Boy. "And come play basketball with us for a change, will ya?"

"Well, no thanks...The Team I join usually ends up losing...", reminds Yugi bashful.

"That's true."

With that Basketball Boy left and only Yugi and Sehrazat remained in the classroom.

The girl tried to eat and concentrate on her hieroglyphs.

She wouldn't look at the handsome boy and get tongue-tied around him.

Where was Kihana when she needed her?

For away in Spain was the answer.

However, she didn't look, but Sehrazat heard how Yugi talked to himself about how to finally finish something.

A treasure he always carried around with him.

The sunlight hit his treasure and its golden shine made Sehrazat aware of it.

She looked over, gasping shocked.

"You have a Millenium Item with you?!", she shouted.

This suprised Yugi so much that he nearly fall from his chair.

"Huh, what? What are you saying Faizan-Chan?"

Faster than he could look Sehrzat stood at his table, gripping the edge and staring at his treasure.

"I can't believe it! This must be the puzzle!"

"Excuse me Faizan-Chan.", asked Yugi wondering. "Why are you so excited and how do you know it's a puzzle?"

Without a word, Sehrzat took a similar, yet smaller box from her backpack and put it beside his.

"See? I have one too, it's the Millenium Fragment."

Now Yugi was the one who gasped.

Both boxes seemed to be a pair.

"Incredible!"

The blue-haired beauty nods in agreement.

"I never thought I would find another Millenium Item here in Japan! They are originally from Egypt."

Before they could talk more, a tall blond guy took Yugi's box.

Surprised Sehrazat blinked up at this intruder, while Yugi said his name in question.

Jonouchi.

"Yugi, whatcha talking about with the cute new girl? Are you boring her?"

"He didn't bore me!", talked Sehrzat, yet Jonouchi ignored her.

Okay, rude!

Grinning he held Yugi's box up and poor Yugi tried to reach it.

"G-Give that back!", begged Yugi.

"You are really rude.", mumbled Sehrzat, she wasn't courageous enough to say it louder.

Without Kihana she had zero courage.

Jonouchi didn't listen to either of them and threw the box away before he caught it.

"Man, caring so much for a box like this...", grumbled Jonoichi. "You know, Yugi...It's that part of you that...well, it really pisses me off. So I'm gonna have to put you through some trainin' so you can be a man and talk to girls right. How about it? Ya want this box back, right? Then come at me with all you got!"

Sehrazat made a face, while Yugi shouted: "I hate fighting and violence!"

Both Jonouchi and Sehrazat hold their ears.

Damn, Yugi could be loud.

"You may not have got any guts but you sure got a freaking loud voice!", pointed Jonouchi out.

"Anyway, just give me back that box!"

"That's right!", said another boy's voice. He was a brunette with really pointed hair. "Knock it off, Jonouchi!"

"Oh did you say something? Honda-Kun, the first year, who wants to make the school a better place by running for Student Council president but ended up rejected and falling to Janitor Patrol!", sassed Jonouchi.

"It's not Janitor Patrol!", corrected Honda angrily. "It's called the Beautification Patrol!"

"Your voice is friggin' loud, too!"

Then Honda started to talk more, but since Jonouchi and Yugi talked over him, Sehrazat didn't get what was going on.

Too many voices at once.

She only saw how Jonouchi opened the box and proclaimed the inside as boring.

Out of nowhere a tall brunette girl took the box from him and walked over to Yugi.

"Masaki!", said Jonouchi and Honda together.

"Anzu!", said Yugi happy.

Ah, was she his friend?

Jealousy raised its ugly head in Sehrazat.

This Anzu was taller than her and a pretty girl too.

Sehrazat had only bigger breasts.

Anzu scolded Jonouchi for taking Yugi's box and didn't back down as Jonouchi started his spiel about making Yugi a man.

Then another girl appeared, with lilac hair and a yellow bow in her hair, and thought Anzu was scolding her.

"Miho-Chan!", called Honda out to her.

This Miho took a few steps back.

"S-Sorry."

"That wasn't directed to you, Miho.", explained Anzu.

"That sure surprised me!", told Miho. "I wanted to eat lunch, but there's still so many people in line..."

Like horny horndogs Honda and Jonouchi stated they would get her something and off they were.

"Those two are hopeless...", summed Anzu perfectly up.

Miho just followed after them.

Sehrazat looked at how Anzu gave Yugi back his box.

"You're sure something.", praised Yugi with a tiny blush. "One word from you and they were scared off, Anzu."

"Guys like that would just get cocky if I didn't tell them off.", she explained. "You need to stand up for yourself once in a while, Yugi."

Oh...she reminds Sehrazat of Kihana...

That's when Anzu saw the other golden box on Yugi's table.

"Is this your too?"

"No, it's Faizan-San."

Anzu smiled friendly at her and Sehrazat felt bad that she had been jealous of her.

"Both your boxes seem to be a pair, that's cute."

The brunette sat down on the table before Yugi, Yugi back in his seat and Sehrazat in hers, so turned that she could talk with the other two.

"We were talking about them before this blond guy showed up.", told Sehrazat.

"Yeah, Jonouchi has the knack to interrupt everybody."

"Jonouchi-Kun is not really that bad of a guy.", said Yugi shy to the girls.

"It's because you think like that you get picked on.", rebuked Anzu. "By the way, what are your boxes, if you don't mind me asking."

"I wanted this to explain to Yugi-Kun before the blond interrupted us.", began Sehrzat and had the attention of the two others. "These are Millennium Items. Mine is called the Fragment and Yugi the Puzzle. There exist 8 of them and they all come from Egypt."

"Wow.", chorused Anzu and Yugi together.

"Do you know more, Sehrazat-Chan?", asked Anzu.

"I only know that the Fragment and Puzzle are supposed to be connected to each other, but the way it is right now, we can't check."

"What do you mean?"

Yugi answered her: "I'll show you, Anzu, if you promise to keep it a secret."

"Sure. I won't tell anyone, so show me, show me!"

Dramatically Yugi opened the box and the pieces of the Millennium Puzzle were shining in gold.

"Wow! It's pretty!", said Anzu and Sehrazat together.

Anzu picked a piece up.

"I understand now, why it's called the Puzzle, these are all puzzle pieces, right?"

Yugi nodded.

"My family runs a game shop. We've got games from various countries. I found this in the corner of a shelf, covered in dust, and I was allowed to keep it."

Then Yugi told how Sehrazat had been right about the Puzzle coming from Egpyty since it was found in a tomb there.

"Here! See these strange hieroglyphs written on the front? I bet they translate to something along these lines...Whoever solves this ouzzle, shall be granted one wish. Yeah right.", laughed Yugi. "That'd be too good to be true! You must be making fun of me with that look..."

Anzu laughed and promised she wouldn't then asked Yugi what he wished for.

Now he was a bit cheeky and said that this was his secret.

"Erm...if I can say something...", shyle Sehrazat raises her hand.

Her two classmates turned curious to her.

"What is it, Sehrazat-Chan?"

"Erm...the box actually says: Ye who solves me shall gain the power and knowledge of darkness."

For a moment, all was still.

Then...

"You can read hieropglyps?!", yelled Anzu surprised.

"Family Tradition.", Sehrzat shrugged her shoulder and got bashful. "Everyone has to learn how to write and read them."

"That's so cool.", complimented her Yugi, which made Sehrazat only shyer.

"What does your box say, Sehrazat-Chan?", asked Anzu excitedly.

"Erm...It says: Ye who inherited me shall gain the power and knowledge of darkness. Pretty much the same."

Then she put the two boxes besides each other and pointed at the back.

"To you see this, here is another text. Only when you have both boxes you can read it."

The brunette girl formally jumped in her seat.

"Oh, tell us Sehrazat-Chan!"

"Please.", added Yugi.

"Okay, it says: Alone we are nought, together we are one. Thy great pharaoh and thy great queen shall rise again."

Anzu and Yugi let out surprised sounds.

"So these items belonged to a pharaoh and queen.", summed up Anzu.

Sehrazat nodded.

"Yeah, pretty much the same is told in my family. The Fragment has been with us since 3000 years."

"So long, wow, and you kept it safe, that's impressive.", told her Yugi.

"Meh, I actually believe this is all a scam...some stories around the Millenium Items are just too crazy."

Before either Anzu or Yugi could ask what she meant by that Luchtime was over.

Both owners of Millenium Items put them back in their backpacks and Anzu made her way to her seat, as their other classmates came in.

When it was getting interesting, darn it!

(*)

Finally, the school day was over and Sehrazat could walk home.

Well, she would have if she hadn't stopped to watch some buff guys train.

What were they doing in Osiris' name?

And the boss from these buff guys had huge eyebrows.

Wow!

"Faizan-Chan!", called Yugi out to her and came beside her standing. Damn, he was at least five fingers taller than her. Sehrazat was really tiny. "Are you going home?"

"Yes, Muto-Kun, you too?"

"Mmh-Mmh."

Awkward silence falls over them.

"Erm...do you need something Muto-Kun?"

"O-Oh...Please call me Yugi!"

"Then call me Sehrazat or Sehra."

"Alright, Sehrazat-Chan I wanted to thank you for showing me your own treasure and reading the hieroglyphs, it's nice to know that my wish could come true."

Well, how he got that from inheriting dark powers Sehrazat would surely not know today, since Big Bushy Browns came over to them.

"Stop you two...You're Muto Yugi-Kun and Faizan Sehrazat-Chan, right?"

"Yes?", they said together and got a bit shy that they said it together.

"I actually have something I'd like to ask you.", said Bushy Eyebrowns. "Are any of you being bullied by any particular students in your class?"

"I just moved here.", answered Sehrazat confused, while Yugi disagreed with Bushy Browns.

"Now wait. People who are bullied often say that they are fine.", counter Bushy Browns. "I've been looking into the matter. But you two can rest at ease, Yugi-Kun and Sehrazat-Chan. Starting today, I, Ushio, shall take responsibility for you as your bodyguard."

"But we are really okay!", told Sehrzat. "Please we don't need your service. Let's go home, Yugi-Kun."

"R-Right!"

With that both turned towards their homes, not knowing what Ushio already had planned.

"That guy gave me the creeps.", confessed Sehrazat as she walked with Yugi home.

Both lived in the same neighbourhood as they found out.

"Yeah, me too.", agreed Yugi and shuddered.

Together they signed and then looked at each other with little shy smiles.

"Hey Yugi-Kun...shall we walk from now together to school and back?", took Sehrazat all her courage together.

Yugi's brain formally short-circuited.

Did a beautiful girl ask him to walk with her to school?!

"R-Really you want to walk with me?"

"I-I mean we talked a little bit only, but I would love to get to know you..."

"Me too!", shouted Yugi, which made Sehrzat smile pretty and the boy had nearly a heart attack.

"Okay, this is my stop.", told him Sehrazat and pointed at an apartment complex. "I live there."

"A-Alright, I will pick you up then tomorrow."

"Awesome! Till tomorrow Yugi-Kun."

"Bye Sehrazat-Chan."

Waving at each other they turned to their homes.

Not knowing what tomorrow would await them.

The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

I hate writing duels but I hope you will like it anyway.

Sacred Warrior of Isis is a card of my own creation so don't steal.

Take a look at my DeviantArt to see her in all her glory.

Also, I want to give a huge shout-out to my dear friend Light guardin35.

She has a wonderful series going on with KaibaXOC.

Give them a try.

Here are the links:

Book 1:https://www.quotev.com/story/12353010/Yu-Gi-Oh-book1-Lost-Purpose-Kaiba-X-OC/1

Book 2: https://www.quotev.com/story/14760910/Yu-Gi-Oh-Book-2-The-return-of-Kaiba-Noah-KaibaxOC/1

Now on with the story!

(*)

Chapter 14: For What We Fight

The first turn in the Tag-Team-Duel between our Royal Couple and the Labrinthy Brother had Green Twin.

"I play this card!", dramatically he summons it. "Labrinth Wall!"

That's a monster card with zero attack points but with 3000 defence points. It will be hard to take down these walls!, thought Afya, already trying to find a strategy to destroy the forming Labrinthy on the Duel Battle Field.

Their watchers were surprised to see the Labyrinth, while Yami also thought what they could do.

Such a battlefield he had never seen!

Green Twin started to talk: "Since my turn is done, I'll explain the rules. Each player begins with 2000 Life Points as usual. But if either teammate loses all their life Points, that team loses."

"Each team alternate turns, as do the players.", took Orange Twin over. "Next, I'll explain how to solve this Labyrinth Field. All monsters played on the field will be similar to chess pieces. If the monster is in attack position, it can move the same number of spaces as its Level during that turn. But if it loses in battle, it can't escape the labyrinth. If you win and exit the labyrinth, you can open one of the two doors."

"It's your choice which door to go for.", told Green Twin.

"Choose the door that you think is correct.", said Orange Twin.

Afya and Yami stared them down in anger.

The twins were playing with them.

Yami, called Afya in their minds. Can you hear me?

Yes, dear. I know what you are thinking and I agree, they will try anything to trick us.

Right, we have to out-trick them.

Fast they discussed what they were going to do before Afya turned regal to the twins: "It seems unfair that you don't give us even a hint, don't you agree?"

Both twins grinned evil and promised that one twin would from now on say the truth, while the other would lie. But who lied and who not they had to find out.

"Better than nothing.", said Afya.

The twins were a bit stupefied about how she didn't try to ask more, no, her orange eyes glimmered dangerously as if they stepped into her trap, but it was absurd.

Right?

Yami had the next turn and played Beaver Warrior in attack position.

Beaver Warrior: (ATK1200/DEF1500)

He lets it advance four spaces into the labyrinth.

The Orange Twin let out an evil laugh and played Shadow Ghoul and Polymerization to fuse it with Labyrinth Wal.

They saw how a shadow raced on the walls of the maze towards Beaver Warrior. Coming out was Shadow Ghoul who destroyed Beaver Warrior.

Yami Life Points drop to 1600.

"Hey, this isn't fair, you can't do that!", shouted Jonochui, waving angry his fist around.

Did these stupid twins trick Yami and Afya?

Orange Twin calmly said it was perfectly legal since Shadow Ghoul had become Wall Shadow and moved onto the Wall, which had no spaces.

"Calm down, Joey.", said Afya to him. "These twins think themselves so high and mighty with their Labrinthy but I will take it down!"

This made the Twins laugh.

"How are you going to do that?", they asked amused.

Afya grinned dangerously, a smile promised danger and pain in their future and they started to sweat.

Why was she so sure of herself?

"I play the Magic-Card De-Fusion and use it on your Wall Shadow!"

"No!", shouted Orange Twin, as Wall Shadow became Shadow Ghoul again.

Shadow Ghoul stood where Beaver Warrior had stood.

Shadow Ghoul: (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1300)

"Then I play Dark Magician Girl in attack position. And make her move up before your Shadow Ghoul."

Dark Magician Girl made an elegant flick-flack to her position and stood ready before Shadow Ghoul.

Dark Magician Girl: (ATK2000/DEF1700)

Shadow Ghoul: (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1300)

"Now my Dark Magician Girl destroy Shadow Ghoul. Dark Burning Attack!"

The female Spellcaster twirled her staff before she sent her enemy to the Graveyard.

Orange Twins' Life Points dropped to 1600.

Angry he gritted his teeth, while Afya and Yami's friend celebrated.

"Wonderful move, my dear.", praised her Yami.

Afya flicked her long dark blue her and winked.

"Child-Play, my darling."

Green Twin swore revenge for his brother and placed a card face down.

He also played Labyrinth Tank in attack position and moved it up seven spaces.

Labyrinth Tank (ATK: 2400/DEF: 2400)

It's Yami's turn and he summons Celtic Guardian and has him move four spaces.

Celtic Guardian (ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200)

Since Wall Shadow was destroyed Orange Twin hadn't any Monster, but he used Monster Reborn to get Shadow Ghoul back.

Shadow Ghoul: (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1300)

Orange Twins doesn't move him, let's him guardine for now the Labrinthy Exit.

Now it was Afya's turn again and she prayed she would get the card that she needed to destroy the Labrinthy.

I believe in you, she heard Yami's voice in her head, Believe in the Heart of the cards, my love.

She nodded and dramatically drew her card, looking at it and she laughed.

"Why are you laughing?", asked Orange Twin.

"What is so funny!", shouted Green Twin.

The queen just smiled wickedly.

"Your little Labrinthy was fun for a while, but I told you will defeat it! I play...Sacred Warrior of Isis!"

A beautiful red-haired woman in an Egyptian top and skirt with two slits and golden jewellery with a silver sceptre appeared on the field.

Sacred Warrior of Isis: (ATK 2900/DEF 3100)

The Twins got a bit nervous, the girl had such a rare and powerful card, but how did she want to destroy the labyrinth?

The next card was the answer.

"I also play Shield and Sword, switching the attack and defence points of all the Monsters for one turn including your stupid Labrithy Wall!"

Labyrinth Wall (ATK: 3000/DEF: 0)

Sacred Warrior of Isis: (ATK 3100/DEF 2900)

Shadow Ghoul: (ATK: 1300/DEF: 1600)

Celtic Guardian (ATK: 1200/DEF: 1400)

Labyrinth Tank (ATK: 2400/DEF: 2400)

Dark Magician Girl: (ATK 1700/DEF200)

"Say bye-bye to your Labyrinth Wall, Sacred Warrior of Isis attack with Judgement of the Goddess!"

Sacred Warrior of Isis swung her sceptre powerfully and with a loud boom the Labyrinth was no more.

Green Twin Life Points were now 1900.

Both twins' mouths clapped open, they...they couldn't believe it, no one had ever taken down their Labrinthy Wall!

What should they do now?!

In the end, they lost spectacularly since all their strategies were relaying on the Labrinthy Wall so it was easy for Afya and Yami to take down their pathetic monsters.

Now only which door was the right remained, but Yami tricked them and they walked out of the underground with all Duelists having 10 Star-Chips.

It was time to go to Pegasus Castle!

(*)

"We did it!", celebrate Joey as they were finally outside. "We're back to the surface!"

"Where on the island are we?", wonder Honda.

That's when Bakuras Ring pointed upwards at the same time as Anzu.

"Look."

"We are directly at the steps of the castle, awesome!", grinned Maja.

"Finally, felt like nearly two years to reach this point!", mumbled Sadiye annoyed.

Kihana patted her head in comfort.

"We finally made it here, Yugi, Sehra and Hana!", said Joey, while the other duelists nodded in agreement.

It had been a long and hard way, but they could now enter the finals.

One of them would surely face Pegasus and get not only the prize money but the souls of Yugi Grandpa and Sehrazat's mother back!

Jumping from nerves Sehrazat shouted: "Come on guys, let's don't waste time! Up the stairs."

All groaned.

They had to go up all these stairs again?

Were was an elevator when you needed it.

However, they couldn't do anything so they started to climb them up.

Sadiye was the only one who had it good. Her sister took pity on her and carried her piggyback style.

"Dammit.", groaned Maja, as they were half the stairs up. "I gonna find the guy who invented stairs and make him fall down these stairs, so he will break all his bones and his wife will leave him to be with the guy who invented elevators!"

"Because elevators are much sexier than stairs, we know Maja!", chorused all together.

She had been mumbling this for a while now.

The Magician in training pouts.

So mean.

When they finally reached the last flight of stairs they saw...Seto Kaiba waiting for them before the castle?

"Kaiba?", said Yugi in suprised.

The Schariq sisters looked around, yet they saw no Mokuba.

"Kaiba-San.", called Kihana out to him. "Where is Mokuba-Chan?"

"Yeah where is Mokuba?!", demanded Sadiye to know.

Seto didn't say a thing, he just couldn't.

What had happened was alone his fault!

Because he had not been careful Pegasus did something to Mokuba, making him soulless and keeping him a prisoner.

He couldn't admit it before...Kihana and Sadiye...if he remembers their names right.

Mokuba had talked about them so full of gratefulness, how Kihana had cared for him and Sadiye had become his friend...he felt it would make the sisters angry.

"You won't go any further.", told Seto the whole group.

"What's wrong, Kaiba? What's going on?", asked Yugi.

"Why aren't you answering where Mokuba is?", added Kihana.

She had a bad feeling in her stomach.

Instead, to give them a straight answer he spouted this: "I realized what my destiny is on this island. Yugi, my existence is not favourable for you. When we face each other, the winds of battle swirl forever."

"Kaiba, stop fighting!", begged Anzu.

"I'll face you, Kaiba!", shouted Jonouchi. "I'll crush you!"

The brunette CEO just huffed, like Jonouchi could do this!

Joey was ready to smash his face in but was stopped by Bakura and Honda. Bakura even reminded him how he was no match for Kaiba and Joey defeated looked down.

Sadly his friend was right.

Anzu told Bakura that he had gone too far, while Maja whispered it was still the truth.

So Anzu stared Maja down and she grinned sheepishly at her crush.

That's when Kaibe noted how Jonouchi had 10 Star Chips and mockingly upgraded him from loser to nobody, which in turn made Joey angry again, only Honda and Bakura stopping him.

"It must be a miracle.", mussed Seto stern. "Since that time, I've been searching for an answer. On why I lost my duel against Yugi. How did Yugi achieve a miracle? I think I found the answer. It was something Yugi had and I didn't."

From his shirt, Seto pulled his Duel Monster Card locket with the photo of little Mokuba out. He stared at the picture of his beloved brother and wondered if a person became stronger if they had something worth protecting.

There was only one way to find out...

"Yugi!", Kaiba yelled. "Defeat me if you want to enter the castle! This is the duel of destiny"

All saw the fire in Kaiba's eyes, whatever happened, this time he was serious.

Nearly everyone told Yugi he shouldn't accept this duel. It was nonsense, he had already 10 Star Chips.

However, Kaiba called down how Yugi would understand why they had to duel.

Their Duelist Blood brought them back together.

Dramatically the wind wiped around them and Yugi and Yami switched places.

"Fine, Kaiba! I accept this duel!", said Yami. "And I will defeat you."

Since they were actually doing this, they all followed Kaiba to a place in the castle.

Kaiba stood at one side of a little flat tower and Yami on the other, while the others all somehow managed to squeeze in the little gangway, which led to the little towers.

The wager in this duel was 5 Star Chips.

If Kaiba won he would have 10, if Yami he would have 15 also 5 extra ones.

Gran Gran asked Sehrazat her Yami. Why does pops want to duel Kaiba so much?

Duelist Blood...once it was called Warrior Blood. It's something inside you which doesn't let you back down on a fight. Never.  

Of course, you have it too.

Of course, child of mine if Kaiba-San would have asked to duel me, I would have accepted. It's something about honouring you and your opponent.

Sehrazat didn't quite get it, but maybe you had to be a warrior queen like Afya to understand this.

The duel between Kaiba and Yami was brutal from the beginning till the end.

For the longest time, it seemed Kaiba had the upper hand, crushing Yami's whole deck with the Trap Card Crush Card Virus making every monster in his deck that has 1500 or more ATK useless.

Not only that Kaiba even managed to fusion his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons into the mighty Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

It seemed clear who would be the winner but with Kuriboh and Multiply combined Yami had the ultimate defence, saving so his Life Points, till he drew the cards to make a special combo.

Yami uses Polymerization to fuse Mammoth Graveyard to Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

Since Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is a living monster, it cannot properly fuse with the undead Mammoth Graveyard, so it loses ATK equal to the ATK of Mammoth Graveyard during each of Yugi's End Phases.

When the dragon is so down on Life Points Yami summons Celtic Guardine to finish this duel.

That's when all hell breaks loose.

Kaiba steps to the zines of the tower and proclaims he will jump to his death if Yami attacks.

All shout in agast not believing how Kaiba will actually do this because of a card game and only shout louder as Yami declares his attack.

With tears in her eyes, Anzu races to Yami begging him to not do it.

This reaches Yugi, who takes control of his body and commands the Celtic Guardian to stop.

Crying the young boy falls to his knees as Kaiba finishes off with one of the revived heads of the dragon the Celtic Guarding making Yugi lose the duel.

Now all his friends run up to Yugi who shouts how scared he is of this games and Yami.

Only Sehrazat stays clued where she is and grips her Millenium Item.

In the next moment, she is in the corridor where she and Afya Soul Chambers are separated.

The young girl knocks hard on the door of her ancestor.

"Afya!", she shouts. "Why did Yami try to do this?! Is winning so important to you both that you would sacrifice a human life?!"

But the door stays closed.

Sehrazat sniffs and finally realizes there are two more doors in their Soul Chambers.

One is like hers, innocent and pure and the other is like Afya dark and mysterious.

Wait...did it mean the Puzzle and Fragment were now connected?

Well, better for Sehrazat!

She stomped to the other door, Yamis, and knocked hard.

"Hey you two!", she screams. "Give me an answer! I know you are inside!"

Again no one answers her, but Sehrazat hears how Afya and Yami are whispering with each other.

The girl cries out harder and hits the door.

"Cowards! COWARDS!"

(*)

Afya's heart bleeds hearing Sehrazat crying behind Yami's door and seeing how Yugi is still crying on his knees too.

She turns to her husband.

"The children are suffering...Was it really the right choice to declare the attack?"

Yami was sitting before her on one of the many stairs in his labyrinth-like Soul Room.

"Afya...I couldn't lose! I needed to get Yugi inside the castle so he could save his grandfather. It was the only way, you know in war there needs to be sacrifices.", he said in a voice full of guilt.

"And yet I hear the guilt in your voice, my love.", pointed Afya out. "This is not war...this was a game getting out of control."

Yami looked up at her.

"What would you have done?"

"I don't know...Sehrazat needs to save her mother. A life for a life is normal in war but like this? Maybe we are cowards for not finding a better way."

Silence fell over them, only Sehrazat and Yugi's cries could be heard.

The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

Okay, Real Talk!

What is wrong with my YU-GI-OH! story the Queen's Gambit: The Story?

Be brutal.

I can take it.

I want to know why I get clicks but no comments, besides from my dear friend Light guardian35 (I LOVE YOU, MY CUPCAKE!).

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Chapter 15: Enter the Castle

Kihana was worried.

Not only for Yugi but also for her dear Sehrazat.

After the duel with Seto Kaiba, both small duelists were absent-minded.

Yugi kept staring at the door to Pegasus Castle and Sehrazat gripped her Milliunmin Fragment tight in her hands.

It was clear not only Yugi was in shock after his duel with Seto Kaiba, but also Sehrazat.

The white-haired beauty suspected Sehrazat wanted Afya to answer why her other ancestor, Yami, would risk the life of another to win in a card game.

Whatever Afya had told her, it had deeply shocked Sehrazat.

For the first time in her life, Kihana didn't know what to do. Sehrazat didn't react to her, or Maja or Sadiye.

Same with Yugi, he didn't react as Jonouchi wanted to give him his Star Chips to enter the castle, nor as his best friend tried to punch him.

Then Mai Kujako arrived.

Since she felt in debt to them, she wanted to give Yugi the extra Star Chips she collected.

Again, Yugi didn't react, which angered Mai. She challenged Yugi to a duel for the Star Chips, but surprisingly, Anzu stepped forward to duel in Yugi's place.

Finally, Sehrazat reacted.

"Wait, guys.", she said loud and clear, stopping anyone. "This is not something a duel can fix...this is something Yugi and I have to talk out with Yami and Afya."

Of course, Mai mumbled who these Yami and Afya were, however, no one gave her an answer.

Sehrazat stepped to Yugi, laying a hand on his shoulder.

"Yugi, do you hear me?"

Incredible...!

Yugi reacted to Sehrazat's sweet voice.

He looked at her, his purple eyes still full of fright and terror.

"I know you are scared.", began Sehrazat and took his hand squeezing it. "But I will be with you...we have to face them."

The boy gulped and then... slowly nodded.

Sehrazat gave him a sweet smile and asked him to close his eyes, which he did.

(*)

When Yugi opened his eyes again he was with Sehrazat in a long corridor. On the left side were two rooms, which sent an aura of innocence and calm over him.

On the right side were two closed doors, with an Eye of Horus in the middle.

They were mysterious and dark.

He squeezed her hand in comfort.

"Where are we?", he whispered silently, afraid that something might jump out of the shadows of this place.

"Remember when I told you how Puzzle and Fragment are connected?"

The boy nodded.

"Well, this is the mental scape we share and with Afya and Yami. The innocent rooms are our Soul Chambers, while the dark ones are the ones of them."

"So...we are really doing this?", he mubled, unsure.

Gently Sehrazat turned his head towards her.

Her topaz eyes shimmered otherworldy.

She was so beautiful and were she gently caressed his cheek, the skin burned.

"We can't run away from them.", she told him. "Afya and Yami are parts of us. Let's at least give them a chance to explain themselves. Remember all the good things Yami did for you, as Afya did for me. I...I don't want to be afraid of them."

Yugi signed and put his hand over hers.

"You are so courageous Sehrazat, I admire you for this."

She gave him a sweet and shy smile.

"Will...will you stay with me?", he asked.

"Forever.", she promised.

Both felt these words meant much more...they could feel how their relationship changed.

It was their promise, the core of their partnership.

Staying on each other side...forever.

Infinite.

Strangely it felt like they did something familiar...a long time ago...and when they were other people...

(*)

The battlefield was chaos.

Damn Dartz and his cursed monsters!

He already lost sight of Critias and Hermos.

Where was his beloved Sophist?

Then a golden shine caught his eye and Timaeus raced and fought his way to her.

Sophist's golden sword slashed and hacked, her once beautiful golden armour was full of enemy blood.

"Timaeus!", she screamed as she saw him.

He screamed her name back: "Sophist!"

They stood side by side now, back to back, facing the incoming enemies.

"Will you stay with me?", she asked.

"Forever.", he promised.

(*)

Princess Yanara walked into the Palace Garden.

She had a feeling where her little brat of a cousin was hiding.

No, she shouldn't call him this right now, not even in her head.

Aunt Amunet's death, his mother's death, had hit them all hard.

She found the big vase he liked to play hide and seek with Mana and looked inside.

There he was, her cousin and fiancee.

Rolled into a ball and cried his little eyes out.

Yanara's heart bleeds seeing him like this.

Even if she didn't want to marry him, he still was her family.

In a way, she DID love him.

Gently she placed her hand on his spikey locks.

Tearful he looked up, the proud smirk and the confidence in his purple eyes were gone.

Both said nothing as she just caressed his hair.

When her father had died, he had done the same for her.

It was better than the empty words of sympathy the adults spouted.

"Will...Will you stay with me?", he asked with a choked voice.

"Forever.", she promised.

(*)

Sehrazat and Yugi blinked in confusion at each other.

What were these memories they have seen and felt?

"Man, this place just got weirder.", found Sehrazat, which made Yugi laugh.

She smiled, happy to have made him laugh.

Yugi gave this amazing girl a loving look.

He felt how his feelings for her got deeper.

As she held out her hand to lead them to their Yami he took it without hesitation.

Wherever she would go, he would follow her, because she gave him the courage to face anything.

(*)

Even if Yami's Spirit Chamber was a Labrinthy with traps behind the countless doors, a few rooms were normal.

He also had a bedroom.

Afya and he just lay together in his big lavish bed holding hands...for more, they didn't feel like it.

The guilt of causing Yugi and Sehrazat pain weighed heavy on them.

But...it seemed to be the only option at the time.

Sacrifice Kaiba to get into the castle to save Yugi Granpa and Sehrazat's Mother's soul.

They may be ancient spirits, however, they had to learn a lot, it showed.

That's when Yami felt how someone or more someones entered his Spirit Chamber.

He sweetly called out to Afya.

She understood him, without saying more.

Hand in hand they got out to the room.

It was time to face their Hikari's.

(*)

Yugi would lie if he said he wasn't in aww at Yami's Spirit Chamber.

A maze, full of stairs and doors that lead to who knows.

It perfectly reflected the mysterious nature of Yami.

"They are coming.", whispered Sehrazat to him.

Indeed a door on the left was opening.

The two young to-be lovers held each hands tighter, as the royal couple came towards them.

As the four stood before each other, for a moment no one said a thing.

Then...

"We 're so sorry.", cried Afya, putting a hand on her heart. "We never wanted to make you scared of us."

Yami took over: "I didn't think...no I only thought about getting you into the castle, Yugi, for your grandfather's sake. I know this is not an excuse, but even if we don't remember a lot of our past some things still linger. Like the thought that sacrificing one life to save another is worth it."

"Or you sacrifice a whole flank of your army to save the rest.", added Afya.

Her husband nodded in agreement.

"What we wanted to say.", they said together and then bowed before them. "We are sorry. We still have to learn a lot about this new world."

Sehrazat and Yugi looked at each other.

They felt that their spirits were truthful.

"Thank you for not lying to us.", said Yugi. "Please don't bow before us. We wanna talk eye to eye."

Immediately the royal couple stood straight.

"I think, Yugi and I get your points. In war, this is probably the only way to save some people.", admitted Sehrazat.

"But this is not war.", reminded Yugi. "I can't and I won't pay with another life for my grandpa's one and Sehrazat wouldn't for her mother. Maybe if it had been a different situation, we would, but it was a card game."

Sehrazat nodded.

"All in all the situation was out of control. Kaiba was desperate and used this against us. The only way was to stop the duel."

"Yes, we see it now too.", spoke Afya, for herself and her husband.

All four smiled at each other.

They could feel, how their bonds repaired themselves.

"So...we are good, Yugi?", asked Yami.

The younger boy nodded and held his fist out.

"We are good, Yami."

Both grinned and made a bro's fist and then high-fived each other.

Meanwhile, Afya and Sehrazat hugged each other tight, relieved they had each other back.

"Now your turn pops!"

The pharaoh couldn't look so fast as he had an armful of Sehrazat.

She hugged him.

A sweet forgotten feeling came up to him. He swore he heard the beautiful laugh of a little girl and felt her soft arms before he hugged Sehrazat back.

The girl was his descendant, his flesh and blood and the closets Afya and he had in a child in this modern world.

Of course, he loved her.

Yugi smiled happily at this scene before him, Yami and Sehrazat looked really like father and daughter, as he felt how Afya hugged him and kissed his forehead.

Surprised he blinked up to her, a tiny blush on his cheeks.

The queen laughed softly.

"You aren't our flesh and blood like Sehrazat, but we love you too Yugi. You are also our child."

"You are too kind Afya.", he told her, but hugged her back.

Finally, all was good between them all.

(*)

The others stared at how Yugi and Sehrazat held hands with closed eyes for a few moments before they opened them with relieved smiles.

This made hope return in each heart.

They must have cleared things with Afya and Yami.

Good.

Amazing.

With a big thank you to Mai Yugi took the Star Cips from her and they made their way into the castle.

The Hair Guy was waiting for them before the entrance door.

"You guys? You collected Star Chips?"

"Yeah!", said Mai.

"But only five more participants are allowed to enter the finals."

So Mai, Kihana, Sehrazat, Yugi and Joey stepped forward showing him their full Dueling Gloves.

"And we're the five.", proclaimed Mai.

"We met the requirements.", added Jonouchi. "So there's nothing you can say."

Smiling Joey walked past Hair-Guy, the other duelist following him.

"Excuse us.", smiled Mai and was so kind to open the entrance door with her Star Chips.

"We finally reached the castle.", said Yugi happy.

"It felt really like two years to stand here now.", mussed Sehrazat.

Our Duelist waited for the others to join them, but Hair-Guy was sadly not that stupid.

He saw they had no Star Chips, one was even a little girl!

Only thanks to Mai's charms and her heavy bag which hit Hair Guy in the face, the whole group could enter.

They followed the long corridor, coming to a stop at one of the balconies of a marmour hall.

There were other duelists already on the balcony.

Beside Bandit Keith, there was Dinosaur Ryuzaki and a good-looking boy with black hair and a tan, wearing a leather jacket and simple jeans with sneakers.

No...Sehrazat started to shake and hide behind Kihana.

"Sehrazat?", whispered Kihana. "What's wrong."

"L-Look.", was the only thing she managed to whisper back.

As Kihana saw the other boy, she understood why Sehrazat had reacted like this.

They both know this asshole!

A growl came from Kihana and she wanted to bite and claw him.

He would never again get close to her Sehrazat!

The others, beside Sadiye, who also recognized the boy and stood now at the site of her sister to protect Sehrazat, squabbled with Bandit Keith.

Joey tried to punch him for entrapping them in the cave, yet the older man was stronger.

"An entertaining sideshow is about to start.", told Bandit Keith.

"You guys should take a look.", added even Dinosaur, who already looked down from the balcony, like Asshole.

Making sure Asshole didn't see Sehrazat, all looked.

There was Seto Kaiba on a metal gangplank!

Bandit Keith said how a duel between him and Pegasus was about to start.

And sure enough, there was Pegasus.

Kaiba wanted to use his Duel Disk to battle Pegasusu, however, the creator of Duel Monsters played dumb, as if he didn't have a clue how it could work.

Then he told Kaiba if they really should use the Duel Disk someone else would play for him.

And this someone else was...Mokuba?!

Finally, all made sense.

Pegasus had snatched Mokuba right from Seto's nose and was now keeping him hostage.

That's why Kaiba pulled the stunt in his duel with Yugi and Yami to kill himself.

Kihana understood this as a big sister herself really well.

She would do for Sadiye and Sehrazat anything.

So Seto and Pegasus played in a normal duel arena.

The whole duel was a joke, till Pegasus pulled out Toon World.

Even Sehrazat, who still hides behind Kihana and Sadiye from Asshole, was shocked.

Toon World was the rarest and most powerful card in Duel Monsters.

Of course, Pegasus would keep the only one for himself.

His toons destroyed Kaiba's monster and then it got just humiliating, as Pegasus managed to get a Blue Eyes from Seto and turned it into a Toon.

Seto, Kihana and Sadiye made all the same disgusted faces.

Kihana felt even offended on behalf of Blue Eyes White Dragon.

This was so wrong!

In the end, Seto lost and Pegasus took his soul, as he did with Yugi's grandpa, Sehrazat mother and Mokuba.

(*)

Scared Sehrazat trembled from nerves in one of the bathrooms of Pegasus Castle.

She couldn't believe Asshole was really here!

Her past was catching up to her.

But why now and here?

Till now, thanks to Kihana and Sadiye, he hadn't seen her, but dinner would be served soon and all Duelists, as the non-duelists, had to participate in it.

Maybe she should just stay here and ask Kihana to smuggle some food to her.

That's when the door opened...and He stepped inside!

"When I saw the two Schariq's I wonder why I didn't see you, doll.", he grinned like the slimeball he was at her. "Must say you still are tiny but your amazing tits are bigger."

"L-Leave me alone, Javier!"

Javier Alphonso, stepped closer to Sehrazat, grinning wider.

He loved that he still had power over her.

"Come on, doll.", he took a strain of her hair and inhaled its smell. "We were so good together. I miss your titfucks."

With all her anger Sehrazat showed him away, she felt how Afya wanted to take over, to protect her, but she had to do this alone or he would forever haunt her.

"We were NEVER really together!", she shouted. "You used me as a fucktoy and had 4 other girls too!"

"Oh come on doll, you were my favourite you know that."

A loud slap could be heard and Javier had Sehrazat's handprint on his cheek.

He blinked surprised...the doll he knew would have never done this.

"You got feisty...I like that!"

"Fuck yourself!"

With this Sehrazat ran out of the bathroom, tears streaming down her cheeks.

For now, she had managed to fight against him...the dark blue-haired girl hoped she would still have it for the rest of the tournament.

The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

After nearly two years, I'm back :D I'm currently watching YGO! in Japanese, and I got the feeling back to write for it and use the Japanese dub now. It's way better than whatever 4KIDS did, so I will rewrite the chapters. ^^

Please enjoy!

Chapter 1: Happy 15th Birthday!

On the day of her 15th birthday, Sehrazat Faizan woke up like any other normal school day.

More asleep than awake and groaning.

She didn’t care that today was also her birthday, it was too early!

Why does school start this earlier?

That was inhuman!

The dark blue-haired girl put her pillow over her head.

Any minute now Kihana would storm her room and drag her out of bed. She loved her best friend, but these were times when she wished Kihana and her family would live in their own house.

…Yeah, Sehrazat didn’t think that would stop Kihana either.

There!

She heard the familiar boom of her door opening and wanted to cry.

Today was her birthday, even a special one in her family, so why couldn’t she stay at home and sleep?

Fuck, school!

“Rise and shine, your highness!”, sing-songend Kihana. She couldn’t be normal. Who was that happy, at this time?! “Today is your birthday, happy birthday my dear Sehra!”

Aww, at least this was cute.

It stopped being cute when Kihana gripped her blanket and left her in the cold morning air.

Sehrazat hissed like an angry cat and rolled herself into a ball.

Cold, way too cold!

Why were mornings so cold in Domino? How she missed the warm mornings in Lisabon!

Kihana just tutted at her.

The white-haired girl with the bluest eyes Sehrazat had ever seen was merciless.

She gripped one of Sehrazat's arms and just let her fall to the floor!

“Hey, what was that for!”, shrieked Sehrazat offended.

The floor was even colder!

Her best friend just put her hands on her waist.

She was already wearing the Domino High School Uniform, her long white hair perfectly groomed into a ponytail, decent make-up which made her blue eyes even more pop and her white porcelain skin glowing healthily.

“That’s the only way to wake you up, Sehrazat and you know it. We do this five times a week.”, reminds her Kihana.

Making a face Sehrazat stood up and had to control herself to make a worse face.

She still reached only under Kihana’s breast.

Why was her best friend tall like a supermodel and she was small like a child?

They were now the same age, so unfair!

Only Sadiye, Kihana’s younger sister, was smaller than her!

And that was because she really was a ten-year-old child.

Again, so unfair.

Pouting she followed Kihana to the dining room, where both their moms already were with little Sadiye eating breakfast.

Even if they all lived in Japan now, they still had a more wester-styled breakfast.

With pancakes, cornflakes, bacon, and eggs, you name it.

That didn’t mean none of them had tasted the local cuisine.

For example, Sehrazat loved Ramen like she was Naruto from the same named Manga, but sometimes you needed a bit of home.

They were all originally from Egpyt, but Rahila, Kihana and Sadiye’s mother, and her own mother Amira grew up in London, England.

Sehrazat’s Grandmother still lives there, like Kihana and Sadiye’s Grandparents.

Besides Rahila and Kihana, who were white-passing, all of them were black.

Sadiye was the first to note them.

“Happy Birthday, Sehra!”, shouted the ten-year-old, which gripped the attention of the two older women.

Her mother smiled and stood up from her seat.

She opened her arms for her.

“Good morning, my little princess, and happy, happy birthday!”

Still tired Sehrazat let herself fall into her mother’s embrace.

Ah, nothing to raise her spirits like her mama’s hugs!

Mama was warm and smelled, like always after jasmine and sandalwood. Comforting and homey.

“Happy Birthday, Your Highness. Now you are finally 15.”, said Rahila to her and Sehrazat felt how her head was patted.

“Thanks aunty Rahila.”

They all sit down at the table and Amira signs wistfully.

“15 years already…I can’t believe time flew so fast. It was like yesterday you were this tiny and I could pick up you whenever I wanted.”

“She still IS tiny!”, joked Sadiye and grinned at her.

Sehrazat looked at her angrily and bit into her pancake.

Kihana tutted her little sister, who shrugged her shoulders.

Sadly it was true.

Didn’t mean like Sehrazat liked to hear that.

“And you can still pick her up Amira.”, reminded Rahila.

Thanks, Aunty!

Sehrazat bit harder into her pancake.

“You know what I mean.”, said Amira and then turned to her daughter. “Don’t forget, today IS a special birthday. Now you will be the Keeper.”

It took Sehrazat any amount of strength to not roll her eyes.

Ah, yes, she became now the Keeper of the mysterious Millennium Fragment which had her family since the times of the great pharaohs.

She never even saw that thing, because her mother kept it in a little golden box with Hieroglyphs written on it.

But nearly anyone treated it like it was something sacred.

Holy!

The dark blue-haired girl thought personally that it was too much.

It was just some jewellery.

Yes, it is really old jewellery, however still jewellery.

There was nothing special about it.

Or let’s say better she didn’t want to believe the stories her mother and grandmother told her.

They were just too crazy!

/*/

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEHRA-CHAN!”

Sehrazat and Kihana flinched at the loud shout and the birthday girl couldn’t even look as fast, as Maja, the third in their friend group, launched herself at her, hugging her tight.

The blue-haired girl couldn’t even respond, since Maja’s hug was so strong that it squeezed the air out of her lungs.

“Maja-Chan, let Sehra breath, she is turning blue!”, came Kihana to her rescue.

The brown-haired girl let her go with ups, yet Sehrazat fell nearly on the ground if Kihana and Maja didn’t catch her.

“I’m so sorry, Sehra-Chan!”, whined Maja, while Kihana checked on her.

Sehrazat just made a thumbs-up.

She could feel how nearly everyone in the schoolyard was looking at them.

Like always.

Maja was consistently over the top with her affection, but that’s why she and Kihana loved the other black girl.

The three were a bit infamous in Domino High, the only black girls, even if Kihana was white-passing and Maja half-Japanese and their morning routine got them even more attention.

After Sehrazat could breathe again, Maja handed her a little gift box.

“Here is your birthday present, my dear Sehra-Chan. I hope you like it!”

“Thanks, Maja, that’s so nice of you.”, told her Sehrazat smiling.

Maja grinnend and rubbed her nose.

Kihana looked on as she unwrapped her gift.

A small gasp left her lips.

“Dark Magician Girl and Magical Hats! I searched for them everywhere, where did you find them?!”, shouted the birthday girl happily.

How long she had wanted these two cards for her deck of Duel Monster? She couldn’t remember and Maja found them and gifted them to her.

“Aww, makes me happy you are so happy! I found them in a cute little card shop named Kame Shop. The old grandpa who owns it was nice and he has a lot of good cards.”, explained Maja, rocking back and forth with her hands behind her back.

“We need to totally visit it!”, decides Sehrazat.

Maja raised a fist in the air and shouted a loud Yeah!

“But not today.”, came Kihana, the voice of reason in their group. “You know how important your 15th birthday is Sehra. Our moms expect us back after school, no improvised trips.”

Both Sehrazat and Maja let out a gloomy sound and slouched over.

Sadly Kihana was right.

The brunette was the first to gather herself.

“Is this again some of your guys’ weird family tradition? Reminds me of my Obaa-Chan and her demand that we always have Mochi after dinner.”, said Maja.

“Eh, you could say.”, answered Sehrazat.

It was forbidden to tell outsiders about their family affairs, even if Sehrazat didn’t believe one bit and would like to tell Maja, that she respected this rule.

Also, Kihana was there and would give her a headbutt if she told a thing.

Other than her Kihana believes this shit.

Sehrazat wonders sometimes if she was the weird one in her family or if the others were all the weird ones.

Stupid ancient jewellery and its stupid ancient legend around it.

It was then that the school clock sounded, meaning it was time to get to their classroom.

The three girl pals hocked their arms with each other and followed the long line of their school- and classmates into the building.

/*/

The school day was too fast over in Sehrazat's eyes.

Normally she would be happy, but she wondered what would her await home.

She doesn’t want to participate in that superstition of her family, yet she doesn’t have a choice.

So she had to say goodbye to Maja and follow Kihana home.

Arrived there her mother reminded her that they would go out for dinner today and then the ceremony would take place.

So she had to dress nicely.

Her mother had bought her a pretty white dress, with it she should wear her best golden jewellery.

After a shower and dressing up Sehrazat had to let out a sign.

She looked like a modern version of an ancient Egyptian princess…she really hoped no one she knew saw her like this.

Well, at least she wasn’t the only one.

Her mother looked like a modern Egyptian queen, while Aunty Rahila, Kihana, and Sadiye looked like priestesses.

Besides her, little Sadiye whined to Rahila that she wanted to wear her favourite red dress, she knew the stories too, but she seemed only to half believe them.

Yet Rahila didn’t give her a choice and so not only Sadiye pouted, Sehrazat did it too.

Her mother tutted her and so she tried to smile.

At least they would eat well before the whole weird shit happened.

Since Sehrazat’s favourite food was Pasta, they would eat out in the best Italian restaurant in Domino.

The food, of course, was delicious and as her birthday cake came out, made out of chocolate and vanilla and everyone in the restaurant sang happy birthday to her, the birthday girl forgot for a second what would await her home.

Then it was time for her presents.

From Rahila she got the new CD from her favorite J-Pop Idol Mimi Kawaii! It was even a special edition, with an autograph and an exclusive poster.

From Sadiye she got a self-drawn book, with drawings of her and Sadiye having adventures together.

Also, she gifted her a Kuriboh card, which was adorable since Sadiye used her own money to buy it. Everyone cooed at her.

From Kihana, who had a passion for sewing, she got a self-made bag with a large D and M on it for Duel Monster and a new card holder.

From her mama, she got a new dress in her favourite colour gold which sparkled like the sun, with fitting shoes new earrings, and a necklace.

Her granny had sent her money, which her mother gave her.

Sehrazat already knew she would buy some new Duel Monsters cards from it.

All in all an awesome birthday.

If it wasn’t for one thing remaining.

/*/

“Long ago when the pyramids were still young, the great pharaohs played a game filled with obscure magic. These were the Shadow Games. But these Shadow Games erupted into a war that threatened to destroy the entire world. Until a brave and powerful pharaoh locked the magic away, imprisoning it within the mystical Millennium Items. His name we don’t know, he is only known as the Nameless Pharaoh.”, told Amira the story Sehrazat had heard 100 times or so.

She had to keep herself from yawing.

This was important.

Oh well, for her mama.

She just wanted to get over it.

They were back home.

Currently in their dining room where now the table and chairs were missing and a little altar was placed.

On it was a statue of the goddess Isis, lotus blossoms and the famous golden box of her mother.

Rahila with her daughters stood at the side, and beside Sadiye who seemed to wish to be somewhere else, listened to Amira's words.

Amira stood beside the altar and Sehrazat was standing before her.

God, it sounds like they had a cult meeting or something similar.

People would call them crazy if they saw them.

Thankful the curtains on the window were closed and the room was illuminated by a lot of candles.

“The Nameless Pharaoh had a wife. This wife born our ancestor, the founder of the Faizan family.”, continues Amira. “The great queen gave her daughter a duty which we fulfil to this day.

She gave us the 8th Millennium Item, the Fragment, which belonged only to the queens of Egypt. Sehrazat.”

Oh, dear.

She looked at her mother, who had raised her hands like a prayer, which made this even more sound like a cult meeting and tried to stay impassive.

Even if she just wanted to go to bed.

“Sehrazat, my dear daughter. For thousands of years, we have protected the Millennium Fragment from outer forces who want to use its power for evil. From mother to daughter, when reached the age of 15 the keepsake gets passed down. Now it’s your turn.”

Amira took the golden box in her hands and Sehrazat nearly forgot to hold her hands open, so her mother could place the box in them.

“You will keep it safe till it’s your turn to pass it down to your daughter or when the time will come that its power is needed again, then the great queen, our ancestor, said one day the world would need it again the power of the Millenium Fragment. Fulfil your duty to our family, our bloodline, as all the other daughters before you.”

“I will, Mother.”, she responded and stared at the box which was now hers.

So that was it?

Yeah, of course, nothing strange happened.

It was just a box with jewellery.

Nothing more.

At least this ceremony was over now.

/*/

Sehrazat was freshly showered and wearing her PJs as she retired to her room for the night.

Yawning she closed the door after her.

Well, this birthday was over, she got cool gifts, had an awesome time with her family, ate well and now was the Keeper of a shiny little box.

The Box with the Millenium Item was sitting on her Vanity Mirror where she had it placed before taking her shower.

She frowned at the thing.

Till she had a daughter and she was 15, she had to keep an eye on it. Yeah, she could imagine more fun activities.

Stupid family tradition.

The blue-haired girl bet some of her ancestors got conned with this thing and the story, making anybody believe it to this day.

Well, she surely wouldn’t.

Mumbling to herself about stupid shiny boxes, she sat down on her bed and reached for her deck.

She wanted to put the new cards in it and then in the cardholder, Kihana had made for her.

Just…something was bugging her.

She couldn’t explain it.

It was something in the depths of her mind. Something like a whisper.

Something deep in herself told her to look at what was in the box.

Frowning she placed her deck on her bedside table and took the shiny box from the Vanity Mirror to her bed.

She crossed her arms and sat before it.

“So, now what? Stupid shiny old box, what is so special about you?”, she said to herself.

Meanwhile, a storm was forming with lightning and thunder, and howling wind.

The blue-haired girl took the box in her hand and opened it.

There laid this Millennium Fragment.

It was golden, tear-dropped formed with a big eye of Horus staring right into her soul.

She admitted it looked really…ancient.

And the eye was creeping her out.

“So you are the Millenium Fragment, heh?”, was she really talking to jewelry? What had gotten into her? “What is so special about you?”

To demonstrate, she and anybody else Sehrazat decide to break the rule about not wearing the jewellery.

It was just a story.

She took it out of the box.

It was just a story.

The box was placed on her bed.

It was just a story.

Lighting illuminated its surface and reflected on it ominously.

It was just a story!

Sehrazat took all her courage and put it on.

Her heart beat so fast, that she could feel and hear it.

Sweat has broken out on her body, but it was done.

The Millenium Fragment hung now from her throat.

The storm outside got more intense.

“Heh, that’s it?”, she said with a wobbly voice. “It’s really just-“

The teenager couldn’t even end her sentence as some kind of energy flowed through her being.

A golden eye appeared on her forehead and she threw her head back in a silent scream.

If someone saw this he wouldn’t believe his eyes, but the girl seemed to grow taller, her body taking more womanly curves, her hair reaching her bottom and her eyes becoming shaper.

Her mouth closed and she slowly put her head again forward.

She blinked her eyes a few times and raised an elegant eyebrow as she looked around the room.

“Well, this…this is surprising.”, Sehrazat or not said in a melodious sinful voice who belonged to a woman and not a young girl.

She raised her hand to look at it, studying it.

“Really surprising.”

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