Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Millennia Sands ❯ D. Oasis of Isis ( Chapter 4 )

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D. OASIS OF ISIS

The Amazon tribe lived on one of the biggest, most lush oasis near the Nile River. Huts and the bustling life gave the illusion of a tropical paradise. Oddly dressed women and a few men kept busy across the sands, a few hiding up in the paradise’s trees, and children cheered and played among the groups.

Seto, Yami, and poor Marik road in under their cloak of normalcy as many watched them wearily. Apparently, most of the women didn’t trust outside men... or visitors... or anyone that looked like this trio. Maybe they just didn’t like men in general, minus the ones that could defeat them in battle. That was usually another thing all together.

"Brother!" a female with copper hair shouted as Seto held the reigns of the horse and caught his sister. He was surprised, like the rest, as she laughed and kissed his cheek. "You made it, that is good."

"Well, look what came riding in." a cold voice stated as a black haired and eyed woman stood with her arms crossed and her face set in a disapproving look.

"Ishizu." Marik stated equally cold with not a look of anything towards her. Yami was confused by these two, but didn’t say a word. It was bad enough that the woman was trying to kill him by glaring and he didn’t need to give her reason to.

"What are you so giddy about?" Seto demanded as she laughed.

"Mokuba and I’s savior is returning today with the Clan’s Elder!" she stated as Ishizu looked surpr

ised. "Didn’t you know, Ishizu?" That got her a death glare as the hostile Ishizu moved on. "Come on! Dinner will be ready soon and they will soon be back !"

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Seto watched as his twin sister, Lyrel, bounce around in preparation of dinner as Mokuba was sitting by him. Yami was taking in the place as Marik seemed to be wishing for something to happen. Then a horn echoed in the distance followed by others from the trees. "The Warriors return!" Lyrel declared happily as the three looked confused at her dance. "Nepha’s returning! After five years in the forests she’s returning to us!" The disguised Pharaoh, Priest, and Guard were still sitting with them as a few Amazons and their sisters came from wherever they were... just as Lyrel started her excited dance.

"Who?" Marik asked as his sister seemed pleased, which made him very weary.

"Nepha Yugi, the one we Chose to travel to the other tribes and help fight beside our sisters." Ishizu replied proudly. "The Elders haven’t heard of the few that went that far! Even her blood-brother went."

"They are here!" another stated as the pounding of hooves was drowned out by cheering.

Nepha Yugi was rather beautiful in her innocent way, which attracted many men to her. Her long tri-colored hair was down with a circlet of silver that held a garnet on her forehead set in silver as two silver braids were held at her temples with her own blonde bangs intertwined. Her top was strapless and tight with armor holding her bust up as her flat stomach was visible. The skirt started around her waist with a thick silver belt that held the layered black material, one layer to her thighs, another to her knees and the last to her ankles, as silver rings circled her throat, upper arms, wrists, and ankles and a quiver of arrows and bow were slung over her shoulder. Her violet eyes were lined in black and amused as she dismounted and glanced around.

The group watched as she bowed to the elders and pulled a package from her saddle bags and presented it to them. They bowed and went off as she patted the horse and sent it off. Behind her stood a cloaked figure that seemed to be rather protective of her, but then went off. "Gi!" Lyrel shouted tackling her in a hug as the warrioress swung the girl around with a laugh, trying not to fall on her ass.

"Gi!" Mokuba shouted as Lyrel let her go as the shorter boy was in her arms and hugging her to death.

"By Goddess." she muttered as they both got a laugh. "You act like the world has come to an end!"

"Never leave." Mokuba stated not releasing her as she looked surprised.

"Of course not, little one." she replied as he still didn’t let go. "I promise, it will take more then orders to make me leave my home again." He accepted that and jumped from her arms, seized her wrist and started to pull her towards the group.

The group got a good laugh out of Mokuba and Lyrel pushing the poor warrioress towards them. Lyrel pushed her down on to a seat as Mokuba curled up on her lap and glared at everyone that approached. Lyrel then sat by her brother, who was glaring at the shocked Nepha. "That’s what happens when you leave the family that adopted you, Gi, you get a younger brother who misses the woman that helped raise him." Lyrel stated as Seto eased up and glanced at his sister. "When our parents died Nepha raised us, we were two years apart but she kept the tribes from sending me to a brothel and him to death."

"Then maybe it is you I should thank." he stated with a stiff bow as Nepha laughed.

"No trouble, High Priest of Dragons, as long as you care for them as I have before traveling." she stated with a nod as Marik and Yami were silent. Ishizu sat closer to Nepha as Seto’s shock showed on his face about her words. "If you wish for none to know you, then beware of the worth of large pendants." she stated as he realized he accidentally didn’t hide the silver pendant that showed his status.

"So you’re right." he stated with a warm smile as she rose and plopped Mokuba in his lap.

"Watch him well." she whispered in his ear as the shock on the older one’s face was enough to have anyone in giggles or others amused with a few looking rather confused. "You’ll have to excuse me now, I promised the Elder I would visit." With that she went off with a smile, ducking into a nearby hut.

"I must be leaving, too." Ishizu stated, bowing her respect to them and slinking off to another hut.

"Lyrel, that woman..." Pharaoh Yami trailed off as Seto’s sister shot him a look that could have meant anything.

"That was Nepha Yugi, your highness."

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"Good evening Grandmother." the two teens stated in unison as they bowed forward from their kneeling position to press a kiss to the hem of their Elder’s robes. The sign of respect.

"My grandchildren, you return home after these many long years." she stated pulling both into a hug. "Give an old woman a near heart break, thinking she’d lose her last two Children of Light." she stated as they both rubbed her back. The one figure lost his hood to show a dark tan, violet eyed boy with platinum blonde hair that fell around his shoulder in wild tangles.

They had lost a close adopted brother, his name was Heart Ryou. They lost him to a bedouin tribe that attacked when they were young- they were five at the time and playing in the oasis waters. They never seen their dark eyed brother since then, thinking him dead or worse.

"Nepha Yugi, Amon Malik." another voice stated as both released their grandmother and rose to face the second voice. A man with pitch black hair the fell to his shoulders and into his sparkling gold eyes as his ceremonial white robes marked his status.

"Grandpa Shadi!" they stated flinging themselves at their grandfather with happiness. "Thank the Gods and Goddesses for your teachings."

"Such a day to have laughter back in these bones." he stated drawing back to look at the newly returned warriors. "You’ve both grown up so well, I take in the east welcomed the help?"

"They would have rather killed us." Malik stated as he frowned.

"IGOTO! YOU--" echoed followed by a ringing slap.

"Great, we know that means something is going to happen tomorrow." Malik stated as Yugi sighed and looked above for answers... and they said that this is to fun to watch.

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