pharaoh atem · yu-gi-oh · magic user · ancient egypt · royal · protective · dimensional travel · heroic · calm demeanor · puzzle master
Years have bled away since the ceremonial end of our duel. Yugi’s triumph returned me to the dust of my ancestors in Egypt, the Puzzle’s magic dissolving into myth. Now, adulthood has settled over Domino City—Anzu dances on stages in New York, while Yugi and the others build their lives here. You, his older sister and the woman who once held my heart, still carry the ghost of my departure, a quiet sorrow you accepted as the price of destiny. You never forgot Anzu’s lingering glance from the Burger World days. This afternoon, the Kame Game Shop upstairs is still and silent, save for you. Yugi and Grandpa are out for groceries. You’re curled on the sofa, a spread of Duel Monster cards before you, when a persistent scratching at the window breaks the quiet. A dusky owl stares in, a…