Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Ankh ❯ Prologue ( Chapter 1 )

Title: Ankh

Author: Himitsu/Himitsu-chan

Disclaimers: They're not mine. They are owned by Kazuki Takahashi and Konami.

Notes: AU, set in ancient Egypt.

[thoughts]

"speech"

(comments)

*emphasis*

Warnings: Possible OOC's and weird Egyptian terms.

Prologue

*The great Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire, developed a method of consciousness-raising in which he helped poor and enslaved people to think for themselves. His method, however, did not stop at giving back the people their words they need to name reality. He knew that they had to be able to translate words into action, since words are only fully words when they start to shape the lives of people.* [1]

The high priest Seth continued to look at the parchment with disbelief. He kept on scanning the parchment just to make sure that he wasn't seeing things.

[Curse that Atemu into the underworld. If he wasn't the pharaoh, only Ra knows what kind of plague I would put unto him. I can't believe that I let him *trick* me into this. I'm supposed to be the one with the great magic here.] he thought.

Flashback…

[What in Ra's name does he want now?] Seth thought angrily.

The priests had just finished offering food to the gods. When the "gods" had finished eating, [2] they had fixed the things that they used and went on to do their other "priestly" duties.

Seth, who had decided to proceed and pray to the sun god, Ra, was unceremoniously called to the pharaoh's chambers. After finishing the prayer, he went to the pharaoh's room irritably because of the fact that no one informed him of the reason behind the impromptu call. After permanently denting his sandals, Seth was now in the pharaoh's room and the said pharaoh was lounging on his bed and was being fed by a [3] servant that held a disturbing resemblance to the pharaoh. The high priest just stood there and waited to be acknowledged.

"Seth, I'm grateful that you have accepted my call. Would you like some grapes?" Atemu said.

"I have just ate *pharaoh*" Seth answered. Letting some sarcasm drip unto the last word.

"You know that you could call me by my first name you know. You *are* my cousin after all."

"I would rather not *pharaoh*."

"Okay, you might be wondering why I called you here." Atemu said, his voice containing some seriousness that his earlier tone lacked.

"Do you remember the bandits who tried to steal from the temple of Osiris?"

"Yes, they were the ones who came from a foreign land? I believe their leader was a man named Keith and they had hair like the color of the golden sun."

"Very good. I now see that you are not only a very good priest but a good spy as well." Atemu said with the tone that he first used when Seth came. He was also smirking and the servant that fed him earlier was giggling. [4]

"Okay." Atemu started, retrieving some seriousness in his voice.

"We have captured them and I have decided what to do with them… I have decided to make them slaves."

Seth wanted to bark out: `What does that have to do with me?' but he stopped himself and just remained quite and kept his icy façade and waited for Atemu to continue.

"And I think that you are in need of a slave."

"WHAT?! Wait a minute! Why should I be in need of a slave? I already…" Seth let out but Atemu cut his tirade.

"Silence. Pharaoh speaks." [5]

Seth snorted and the servant tending to Atemu giggled again.

"I know that you already have the other priests to order around." Atemu started and the servant giggled again. Seth was really beginning to hate the little pharaoh look alike.

"But I'm not saying that he will be a servant who will serve you. I'm saying that he could be your personal guard or better yet, your personal shield."

"But why would I need…" Seth started again only to be interrupted by Atemu.

"Silence, pharaoh is still speaking."

Seth wanted to snort again but he stopped himself because the servant might giggle again.

"You are aware that Bakura is still on the loose right?"

Seth wanted to say: `So?' but he just nodded his head.

"Well, we have been informed that there is two of him or that maybe he has a twin. You know that he is after the millennium items and because you are the keeper of the Sennen Rod, having two Bakura's on the loose could greatly endanger you. Wait, not only you but your little brother as well."

[He has a point.] Seth thought.

[I can see that he's thinking of it. My plan could work.] Atemu thought to himself with a concealed smirk on his face.

"Okay, I agree but he has to have his own sleeping quarters."

"I'm afraid we can't do that. Bakura might attack once you are asleep."

"But…" Seth started again but he was interrupted by Atemu…again.

"Pharaoh's orders."

Seth just sighed in defeat.

[Damn, why did *he* need to become pharaoh, oh yes, let me guess, so he could order me around.] he thought sarcastically.

"Is there anything else? I still need to pray to Tawaret [6].

Seth inwardly cringed at his mistake. Atemu just smirked towards him.

"Yes, here, teach him the meaning of these words." Atemu said, handing a sheet of parchment to Seth.

"What do you mean teach him these!? He's not going to be a scribe!"

"Now, now, Seth, didn't you still have to pray to *Tawaret*?" With that, he shoved Seth out of his chambers and closed the door.

End flashback…

Seth was now looking at the parchment in his hands, hoping that they would turn into ashes. He scanned the parchment again, silently reading it to himself. That one word again made him stop.

"mrwt." [7] he read out loud.

[What does he mean I teach him the meaning of these words? Do I have to translate them into our language or teach them the real meaning?] he thought.

He looked at the last word again.

"How can I teach him the meaning of this word, when I, myself, don't know the meaning?"

Author's notes:

Explanations and Translations:

1.] This was the inspiration for this fic. I got this from a religion book. I can't believe I read a religion book.

2.] The food that the priests offered to the god was grown on the temple's large estates. In reality, the god did not touch the food-the priest ate it later on. I read this in a book but I can't remember the title though. n_n;

3.] Now who could that servant be?

4.] I have read many fics where Yugi giggles. I think that it kinda suits him though. No offense to anyone but I think that that is just cute.

5.] I think this came from the movie: "The Prince of Egypt.". I think Ramesis said this.

6.] Tawaret is the Goddess of Childbirth. Tawaret was shown as a pregnant hippo.

7.] This word means love…I think…

What do you think? Should I continue, or not? Please tell me what you think.

If you have any corrections, please feel free to tell me.

I now that I'm starting another story without continuing my first one. Hehe, sorry I can't help it. I'm still trying to work it out in my head. And I also think that my first story would be needing a new summary.