Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Glaring Dream ❯ Memories Scattered Underfoot Blur Together ( Chapter 2 )
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By: YamiYugiGal 
A look into an unwanted past.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Suspense / Angst / Adventure / Action / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.01.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.5K | Visits: 273 | Status: Work In Progress
A look into an unwanted past.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Suspense / Angst / Adventure / Action / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.01.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.5K | Visits: 273 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 2 Seth stood in the middle of the thrown room talking of events, and problems in the city. It was perhaps only 8am now, but the High Priest seemed quite alive, and appeared to be somewhat glowing, but nobody dared to ask the High Priest why he was in such high Spirits, as long as Yami listened the council was quite thankful for it. Yami however always listened to what his lover had too say, most of the time, all the other talk was a bore too him, if he didn't have Seth at his side, he would often find himself slipping off into la la land, and find the speaker and finished, leaving him too think of something quick too say.
Seth often mocked Yami for it, telling him he needed to stop spacing out and listen, but it's always hard to change old habits, and this was one habit Yami would never give up. Yami watched as Seth moved back over beside him and stood, near him, while Yami sat on the nice comfy thrown, he watched as one of the council members came forth and bowed respectfully too him, and ordered them too speak, knowing fairly well what this was about.
Seth narrowed his blue azure eyes at the man as well. He hated how the council did not approve of he and Yami's relationship, but they could do nothing about it, Yami held more power than the old birds on the council and could easily have them thrown off, is he saw it fit. Simion, Yami's long time mentor and a second father too him was the only one who could approve of it, but didn't mind the fact Yami wished too find himself a wife that would accept them both, and in return love them with the same amount of love, and not be in it for the title of Queen, nor the money, but for true love, if their even was such a thing as true love.
"My great Pharaoh, we have brought more Princess' for you too look over, I am sure this batch will please you well." He said, bowing his head again, and looked back up too notice two annoyed sets of blue and crimson eyes on him.
Yami sighed in frustration and rubbed a throbbing temple, at the mention of a a new batch of what were SPOSSED too be decent young women. "Fine, bring them in, but if I see none that meets my taste I want them out of my site, is that understood?" He stated rather bluntly.
The council man swallowed the lump in his throat, and nodded, "Yes Pharaoh." He said, bowing his head. "Shall I have the guards escort them in?" He asked.
Yami didn't even bother too look at the man, as he ran a frustrated hand through his tri colored hair. "Yes, yes, bring the dogs in."
A blonde haired guard that was one of Yami's friend's Jou attempted too not laugh at the comment of dogs, and smirked only, as he watched the council man run off like a dog with his tail between his legs. Across the room was his lover Mai, she was also another of Yami's personal friends, but also Jou's wife.
Yami noticed this out of the corner of his eye, and glad someone else beside his koi found his comment amusing, about these princess'. It was true though. Most of them were nothing but filthy pigs, and could never find enjoyment with just one partner, and that was nothing he wanted, though it was true, they would have him, and both Seth too love, but he knew well, most of these girls from other counties were nothing more then filthy dogs too him, and not even pure in the blood from a true royal line, bastards. Nothing else, nothing more.
He wondered if his mother would understand his problem. He decide too pay his mother a visit in her chambers after this whole matter was over, maybe she could help him out. The sound of the door too his thrown room opening drew him from his thoughts and watched as the so-called Princess' got into on single line.
As always all the girls had outdone themselves in hopes THEY would get picked, and dressed as sluty as they could, making him disgusted. He did not understand why they choose to wear such horrid looking's outfits, he knew well from a child his mother ALWAYS dressed decently, and never liked too show off much of her skin, true she was a beautiful women, even in her old age, but he loved her none the less.
Seth watched on with disgusted blue eyes, as all the little whores stood looking at HIS lover, drooling over him like love sick fools, and watched as Yami stood and moved closer too look them over, none of these females from where he stood met his eye, nor his taste, like Yami, he liked females who did not dress like a whore of Egypt, and preferred too cover up their skin all the way, plus in return they were always given more respect for it.
As Seth watched his lover, he felt magic from another user coming closer, and stood up straight, and looked towards the open doors of the entrance too the thrown room too see guards coming with their capture, he grinned seeing the royal guards had finally found the evil witch that had been causing all the problems the last few months, and noticed his lover had even looked towards the open doors, watching as the palace guards came in with their prize in the middle hidden between all of the men.
"Pharaoh we have brought you and your High Priest, the witch." The leader of the royal guard stated proudly and moved away too reveal their capture.
Yami arched a curious brow, and moved over too the the guards and ordered them too move away fro m the chained female. He noticed well she was form the lowest class in Egypt, it was easy too tell by her torn and tattered rags she wore, which did cover her up well and hide the rest of her decent shaped body from hungry eyes.
Violet eyes locked with Crimson, innocent violet eyes, which held bitterness and no trust in them. Yami found himself unable too pull away from the lovely lavender eyes, and noticed the hair, it was auburn red, a rare color among his people, but beautiful despite her dirty appearance. He noticed his lover came too stand with him, at his side.
"Will you not bow too your King, witch?" Seth asked, but it was more a demeaned then a question.
Irisa inclined her head towards Seth, violet eyes narrowing, "Unlike the sluts off too your right, I will not bow down at your feet, and kiss and worship the ground you walk on." She stated mater-of-factly.
Yami smirked slightly at the girls words, but before he could even say anything he noticed Seth lash out and strike the young women hard across the face. He held up a hand too his lover too make him stop, and so Seth backed off slightly.
"You do realize I could have young tongue cut off for such words, witch?" He questioned.
Irisa had expected the slap in the face, but no tear was shed, as she shoot a cold glare at the Priest not even phased in the slightest from the hard impact of his hand. "Yes, but I hardly care, and I am NO witch, but I do not expect an arrogant pig such as yourself too understand that, nor your High Priest for that matter, if all you intended too do was drag me here to kill me, by all means kill me." She said with annoyance.
Seth was taken back by her words, if this WAS the evil witch he had heard about, why hadn't she used her powers to get away, her eyes held too much emotion in them, pain, loss, grief, betrayal. Almost every type of crud punishment one could think of too hurt ones soul, but what upset him slightly, this young women, held no desire too live, their was but a small spark of life he was in those innocent violet eyes.
Yami frowned at her last few words, no witch would even be as bold encourage too ask for their death wish, he looked too Mai, and locked eyes with her. "Go get me Shadi, I need him too look into this women's mind, and allow me too see into her very soul, if she speaks the truth or not about her not being a witch."
Mai stood and nodded, "As you wish Pharaoh." She said, and quickly left the room too go and get Shadi, another one of the item holders, well rather a holder of two.
Once Mai had left, Yami looked too his guards, "Free her hands from their chains, and also remove the dogs from MY thrown room, the rest of you may leave, Seth, you will stay." Yami stated, watching his guards as they removed the chains from Irisa's wrists and left the room quickly.
Irisa felt her only chances for a quick swift death escape her grasp, she knew well whom Shadi was. He was a wielder of one of the items, and could use his item the Milliuem Key, too enter her mind, and see everything about her, and weather or not her heart was pure, and he would find it was a pure soul, with nothing but a broken and shattered past life.
The door too the palace room soon opened and closed, and inside stepped Shadi. He bowed respectfully too Yami. "You have called for me Yami?" He asked.
Yami nodded, "Yes, I want you too go into her mind, and show me EVERYTHING about her, I want too know weather or not she speaks the truth, that she claims too be NO witch." He said, crimson eyes moving over too the bold women whom had not dared too move from the spot she stood.
Shadi nodded his head, "As you wish." Reaching into his long brown tanned robes he withdrew his item, and moved towards Irisa the key in his hand as he put it too her forehead, and turned it, and soon found himself moving down a hallway, but stopped, when he noticed one side was covered in mirrors, all of them whole, but off too his left, were ones shattered.
'She has lived no peaceful life, it is plain too see now.' He thought to himself, and looked too see a room on his right that was open a little, and took hold of the door handle and pushed it open. The room had a few childish toys laying o n the floor, and a little girl with long curly auburn hair, and tanned skin,and innocent violet eyes filled with life look up at him. "Have you come too play with me?" The little child version of Irisa asked.
Shadi smiled sadly. "No, but I would like too know a little bit more about you." He said, moving carefully over the toys too not fall and hurt himself and sat down o n the bed near the child and put a hand too her forehead too see what he could of the women's childhood.
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FLASH BACK
"Mama, look at what papa taught me!" A cheerful voice rang through the room, as the small child version of Irisa raced over too her mother too embrace her in a hug.
Irisa's mother had long lovely auburn hair as well, kind blue eyes, and a wonderful smile. "What is it he taught you?" She asked, playing with a stubborn lock of hair that fell in her child's face.
"Well...You need too have a small cut, though so I can do it. He's showing me how to heal just like you and him do for the sick people." She said cheerfully.
Irisa mother laughed softly. "Ah, well if I get a cut I will have to let you heal it now won't I?" She placed a kiss on the girls forehead.
"Mama, will I ever be a powerful as you and papa with my powers? I want too be just like you both, and is it true, you and daddy might become the Pharaohs personal White Healers?" She asked, violet eyes lighting up.
"It is not set in stone yet my dear, but we may, he has promised us we would be well taken care of, but it really is up too your father on it. I do not mind really, but I just do not like the fact you would learn also about your other gift, you do have the powers of a White Healer, but you also are given another birthright, and that is, you are allowed to play Duel Monsters, but if we do go into the palace Irisa, I do NOT want you getting into the Shadow Games. Your heart I hope will lead you always in the right direction, not into the darkness." Her mother said, setting Irisa down on a chair.
Irisa, cocked her head to other side curiously. "What is Duel Monsters mama, is it that silly game I see you and papa play once in awhile." She asked.
"Yes, but when you are a little older your father and I may allow you too have your own deck." Her mother said warmly.
The child's eyes sparkled."Really?!"
A laugh filled the room, from Irisa's mother. "Yes, but you'll just have too wait, now why don't you go off too play, for awhile so I can help the servant finish the meal." She said, shoeing her daughter off.
"Okay ...I'm going to go find papa!" Before Irisa's mother could respond the little girl had practically bounced out of the room.
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Shadi probed further ahead inside Irisa's memories, and found something that interested him, and let himself watch another part of the girls memories from her past, one the child version of herself did not really wish too show.
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Irisa had tears falling down her face as her mother stuck her inside a hidden panel under the house, and sobbed, "Mama, what is going on? Why is papa so mad?" She pleaded with her mother wanting too know.
Irisa's mother looked down at her four year old child with sad pain filled eyes. "Henshin wants us out of the way, and we need too make sure you are safe. Now please stop your tears, and DO NOT come out of here, no matter what you hear, please do not come out Irisa." Her mother kissed Irisa softly on the forehead, and reached into her dress and removed a single card, she had received as a gift from the King and Queen of Egypt.
"May this card keep you safe my little Irisa." She handed the card too her daughter, and with one last hug, and a kiss Irisa was safely hidden away.
Irisa looked at the card her mother had given her, a few tears still fell down her face as she looked at the card, and read the Egyptian text in her mind, 'WingWeaver' the card was a fairy type monster, but beautiful. The monster was a female with long purple hair that matched Irisa's eyes, six graceful wings that could be seen spreading out behind her, a necklace with a blue gem on it, encircled by gold, and a long silk made dress with a high cut up to her thigh and belt around her slender waist which was made of gold connected to a blue gem and on her ankle was a gold anklet. Too finish it off on top her head was a small silver made crown like thing, hard too be seen which held a small crimson gem in it.
The card was extremely beautiful, and held a nice high attack strength of 2750 and a good defense of 2400. Irisa looked up at the floor above her, and heard people yelling at one another, and her fathers voice, demanding Henshin leave.
Henshin was the Pharaohs High Priest, but an evil one, one who wanted to de-thrown his current Pharaoh so he could rule supreme over all of Egypt. The man, was insane, and had no heart, if he did have one, it was plain too see his dark powers had turned his soul evil.
Henshin had not approved of the Pharaoh and his Queen wanting two white healers in the palace, he had attempted many times too make the king change his mind, but all his attempts had failed, and so now, the man had found it would be best, he killed the two white healers, and the child, but his men, could find no trace of the auburn haired brat, the girl would have been easy too track down had she been older, and her powers would have led him directly too her, but he could sense her nowhere, never the matter, if he could kill the parents, he would be content.
"Well!?" Henshin barked at one of his men, who cowered.
"W..we couldn't find the child Henshin! She is nowhere too be seen." The man said getting on his knees praying he would not be struck down dead.
Henshin sighed, in annoyance, and looked too the two White Healers before him and snickered, at the fear he saw in their eyes, reaching into his robes he drew out his item the Millennium Rod, and removed the golden end where a long deadly blade lay hidden. "Say hello to the great god Anubis in the underworld for me, you filthy White Healers."
Irisa heard a fight begin, which lasted for perhaps only a matter of five minutes at the most, and her mother scream. Irisa wanted too ever so badly get up and run from her hiding place, and let her silent tears fall down her face as she listened too the wails and screams die down and then listen too the footsteps walk away and out of her home.
Irisa, stayed still, fearing too move an inch. After having been left alone in the dark floor too long, the small child came forth from her hiding spot, and noticed the blood all over the floor, and looked too see both her parents, dead. Laying in a pool of their own blood. "Mama, papa!" Irisa wept, and ran over too both dead bodies, and dropped down in the pool of blood beside her mother, and shook the women in hopes she would wake up, but nothing of the sort even remotely happened, the child had hopped.
"Mama ...Don't leave me.." She buried her face in the dead women's hair crying her heart out, wanting her mother too get up and hug her, and tell her everything would be okay, but that did not happen.
Irisa in the end ended up crying herself too sleep, and when morning came, the young girl had cleaned herself up and gathered up only a few of her belongings and the rd her mother had given her, and quickly left her home, knowing what happened too little kids that looked as beautiful as she did. Sold off as slaves.
The whisper that dissolves into the bustling crowd, makes the memories scattered underfoot blur together. Irisa had sealed off her good memories that night, only too have them clash with her bad ones, and blur her, and make her heart learn too never trust many people.
For a week, Irisa wandered the streets, making sure too not be seen by anyone that was a slave dealer or some sick man. However the child, held no money in her keeps, leaving her to starve on the streets of Egypt. Irisa sat down by herself in an alley way holding herself, crying. She missed her parents, and was ever so hungry, and didn't know how much longer she could last without anything too eat. A loud rumble came fro m the child's stomach as she sat their, too tired too move from the lack of food.
"What are you doing around here in a bad area like this dear?" A kind voice asked.
Irisa looked up with sad violet eyes at the man whom appeared too be in his 20's. "Hiding from the bad people...I don't want the slave dealers too find me and make me a slave now that the evil High Priest Henshin killed my parents...." She said tears falling down her face, and onto the dirty ground.
The tomb robber frowned, he had heard about that, and Henshin had a rather large sum of money out of the girl, and this WAS her. However, he had heard what he did the man and women, and did not think a child of four should suffer such a fate, and bent down and picked the small child up in his arms, and noticed her tense. "I won't harm you, I can give you a place too call home, and keep you safe, if you will only do small harmless tasks for me, such as cooking and cleaning, and I will hurt anyone that does attempt to hurt you, will you allow me too take you in under my wing?" He asked.
Irisa looked up into the mans eyes, and looked into them and felt she could trust him and nodded her head. "I can do that." She said.
"Good, now lets go and take you home, I am sure you are hungry."
Irisa nodded. "Yes, really, really hungry. I haven't eaten nothing since my parents died..." She said almost in a whisper.
The man ran a gentle hand through her locks of auburn hair and noticed this seemed to calm her down as she snuggled closer to him for warmth. "Don't worry, I promise I'll always try too be their for you little one." He said, and carried the tired child off in his arms back towards the area in which most of the tomb robbers lived.
Over the years Irisa learned how too fight, and defend herself, however she had learned a little bit more on her powers, but not much. She always kept the tiny little home clean and tidy she lived in with the tomb robber, but always he seemed to be off allot, but he always came back, which Irisa was thankful about.
Irisa knew the work he and the other males did with the tomb robbing was wrong, but it was how she was able to remain alive. Many slave traders had attempted over the years as she got older to enslave her, but always she got away, she could never be tamed, nor could she seek out another to confide in.
Everyone thought her too be an evil witch and shunned her away, as a child it was what hurt her the most, never growing up to live a normal childhood, always staying indoors with her friend the Tomb Robber, and learning how to read, and write, and even pick locks and such, which she seemed to do rather well in, having learned from a master.
However about 5 months ago, the man had passed away. Stabbed in the back by one of his own partners. Irisa had been making her own money since then, but often never got paid if she ran into idiots who accused her of being a witch, and not a healer.
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Shadi's eyes opened and he withdrew the key from Irisa's head, leaving a shocked Yami and Seth to stare in disbelief. It was true. Both males were 20, and remembered well that Two White Healers and their daughter would be moving into the palace, and that Seth's father would take over the role as High Priest, due to Henshin and his evil ways.
Yami looked too Irisa pain in his eyes, and felt pity for her. He remembered his mother and father had even sent the royal guard too look for her, but never did they find the auburn haired child, but their she was now, a lovely young women, alive, but torn apart, not mentally, but her heart had been shattered, to other point where she could never trust again.
Seth felt like an ass now. Not only had he slapped the White Healer, but he held the item that Henshin used to slay her parents with! He felt rather sick and disgusted by this, and decide later too let his item sit and be cleansed of the evil hands whom once held it.
Irisa took a step back not liking the fact Shadi had gone so deep into her mind, that he did not know how much this was killing her fro m the inside. Memories she sought too keep hidden, had been brought back too the surface too burden her. "Why did yo u have to bring up unwanted memories of my past?" She asked almost in a whisper as she dropped to her knees, her card her mother had given her fell out of what was her pocket, and laid their before her.
Seth moved too say something too her, too comfort her, but before he could even utter a word, or go to other girl, he watched at the card began too glow, and Shadi, Yami, and Seth had too shield their eyes as the glow took over the thrown room and faded, and their on the floor with Irisa holding her protectively in her arms was her card, WingWeaver.
The card truly was beautiful with her 6 wings she looked like a goddess. Irisa did something she had not did in over 14 years, cry. The young women of 18 sobbed into the powerful cards silken robes, and felt the soft velvet wings wrap her in a warm embrace to comfort her.
The fairy looked up from Irisa and narrowed her green eyes at the 3 males. "What I attempted to hide for her, you have only made worse, now she will want nothing more then death, I swore too her mother too protect her, and I have done just that, but now you have only shattered yet the last bit of hope I had for her, I hope yo uare well prepared too attempt to fix what it is you have unraveled Yami and Seth." The card stated bitterly.
All Yami and Seth could do was look down at the floor feeling guilty for this. They should have made her, test her powers, but now they had only made it worse for themselves too gain her trust, and pushed her further away from the world.
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Wow....this is a long chapter...um...*itches head* I hope those of you that have read this, liked this SMALL background on Irisa's past, and such, and if you got any ideas for me please by all means e-mail me them or leave them with your reviews. I look forward too hearing your comments! *Hops off 2 play on her Playstation 2*
Seth often mocked Yami for it, telling him he needed to stop spacing out and listen, but it's always hard to change old habits, and this was one habit Yami would never give up. Yami watched as Seth moved back over beside him and stood, near him, while Yami sat on the nice comfy thrown, he watched as one of the council members came forth and bowed respectfully too him, and ordered them too speak, knowing fairly well what this was about.
Seth narrowed his blue azure eyes at the man as well. He hated how the council did not approve of he and Yami's relationship, but they could do nothing about it, Yami held more power than the old birds on the council and could easily have them thrown off, is he saw it fit. Simion, Yami's long time mentor and a second father too him was the only one who could approve of it, but didn't mind the fact Yami wished too find himself a wife that would accept them both, and in return love them with the same amount of love, and not be in it for the title of Queen, nor the money, but for true love, if their even was such a thing as true love.
"My great Pharaoh, we have brought more Princess' for you too look over, I am sure this batch will please you well." He said, bowing his head again, and looked back up too notice two annoyed sets of blue and crimson eyes on him.
Yami sighed in frustration and rubbed a throbbing temple, at the mention of a a new batch of what were SPOSSED too be decent young women. "Fine, bring them in, but if I see none that meets my taste I want them out of my site, is that understood?" He stated rather bluntly.
The council man swallowed the lump in his throat, and nodded, "Yes Pharaoh." He said, bowing his head. "Shall I have the guards escort them in?" He asked.
Yami didn't even bother too look at the man, as he ran a frustrated hand through his tri colored hair. "Yes, yes, bring the dogs in."
A blonde haired guard that was one of Yami's friend's Jou attempted too not laugh at the comment of dogs, and smirked only, as he watched the council man run off like a dog with his tail between his legs. Across the room was his lover Mai, she was also another of Yami's personal friends, but also Jou's wife.
Yami noticed this out of the corner of his eye, and glad someone else beside his koi found his comment amusing, about these princess'. It was true though. Most of them were nothing but filthy pigs, and could never find enjoyment with just one partner, and that was nothing he wanted, though it was true, they would have him, and both Seth too love, but he knew well, most of these girls from other counties were nothing more then filthy dogs too him, and not even pure in the blood from a true royal line, bastards. Nothing else, nothing more.
He wondered if his mother would understand his problem. He decide too pay his mother a visit in her chambers after this whole matter was over, maybe she could help him out. The sound of the door too his thrown room opening drew him from his thoughts and watched as the so-called Princess' got into on single line.
As always all the girls had outdone themselves in hopes THEY would get picked, and dressed as sluty as they could, making him disgusted. He did not understand why they choose to wear such horrid looking's outfits, he knew well from a child his mother ALWAYS dressed decently, and never liked too show off much of her skin, true she was a beautiful women, even in her old age, but he loved her none the less.
Seth watched on with disgusted blue eyes, as all the little whores stood looking at HIS lover, drooling over him like love sick fools, and watched as Yami stood and moved closer too look them over, none of these females from where he stood met his eye, nor his taste, like Yami, he liked females who did not dress like a whore of Egypt, and preferred too cover up their skin all the way, plus in return they were always given more respect for it.
As Seth watched his lover, he felt magic from another user coming closer, and stood up straight, and looked towards the open doors of the entrance too the thrown room too see guards coming with their capture, he grinned seeing the royal guards had finally found the evil witch that had been causing all the problems the last few months, and noticed his lover had even looked towards the open doors, watching as the palace guards came in with their prize in the middle hidden between all of the men.
"Pharaoh we have brought you and your High Priest, the witch." The leader of the royal guard stated proudly and moved away too reveal their capture.
Yami arched a curious brow, and moved over too the the guards and ordered them too move away fro m the chained female. He noticed well she was form the lowest class in Egypt, it was easy too tell by her torn and tattered rags she wore, which did cover her up well and hide the rest of her decent shaped body from hungry eyes.
Violet eyes locked with Crimson, innocent violet eyes, which held bitterness and no trust in them. Yami found himself unable too pull away from the lovely lavender eyes, and noticed the hair, it was auburn red, a rare color among his people, but beautiful despite her dirty appearance. He noticed his lover came too stand with him, at his side.
"Will you not bow too your King, witch?" Seth asked, but it was more a demeaned then a question.
Irisa inclined her head towards Seth, violet eyes narrowing, "Unlike the sluts off too your right, I will not bow down at your feet, and kiss and worship the ground you walk on." She stated mater-of-factly.
Yami smirked slightly at the girls words, but before he could even say anything he noticed Seth lash out and strike the young women hard across the face. He held up a hand too his lover too make him stop, and so Seth backed off slightly.
"You do realize I could have young tongue cut off for such words, witch?" He questioned.
Irisa had expected the slap in the face, but no tear was shed, as she shoot a cold glare at the Priest not even phased in the slightest from the hard impact of his hand. "Yes, but I hardly care, and I am NO witch, but I do not expect an arrogant pig such as yourself too understand that, nor your High Priest for that matter, if all you intended too do was drag me here to kill me, by all means kill me." She said with annoyance.
Seth was taken back by her words, if this WAS the evil witch he had heard about, why hadn't she used her powers to get away, her eyes held too much emotion in them, pain, loss, grief, betrayal. Almost every type of crud punishment one could think of too hurt ones soul, but what upset him slightly, this young women, held no desire too live, their was but a small spark of life he was in those innocent violet eyes.
Yami frowned at her last few words, no witch would even be as bold encourage too ask for their death wish, he looked too Mai, and locked eyes with her. "Go get me Shadi, I need him too look into this women's mind, and allow me too see into her very soul, if she speaks the truth or not about her not being a witch."
Mai stood and nodded, "As you wish Pharaoh." She said, and quickly left the room too go and get Shadi, another one of the item holders, well rather a holder of two.
Once Mai had left, Yami looked too his guards, "Free her hands from their chains, and also remove the dogs from MY thrown room, the rest of you may leave, Seth, you will stay." Yami stated, watching his guards as they removed the chains from Irisa's wrists and left the room quickly.
Irisa felt her only chances for a quick swift death escape her grasp, she knew well whom Shadi was. He was a wielder of one of the items, and could use his item the Milliuem Key, too enter her mind, and see everything about her, and weather or not her heart was pure, and he would find it was a pure soul, with nothing but a broken and shattered past life.
The door too the palace room soon opened and closed, and inside stepped Shadi. He bowed respectfully too Yami. "You have called for me Yami?" He asked.
Yami nodded, "Yes, I want you too go into her mind, and show me EVERYTHING about her, I want too know weather or not she speaks the truth, that she claims too be NO witch." He said, crimson eyes moving over too the bold women whom had not dared too move from the spot she stood.
Shadi nodded his head, "As you wish." Reaching into his long brown tanned robes he withdrew his item, and moved towards Irisa the key in his hand as he put it too her forehead, and turned it, and soon found himself moving down a hallway, but stopped, when he noticed one side was covered in mirrors, all of them whole, but off too his left, were ones shattered.
'She has lived no peaceful life, it is plain too see now.' He thought to himself, and looked too see a room on his right that was open a little, and took hold of the door handle and pushed it open. The room had a few childish toys laying o n the floor, and a little girl with long curly auburn hair, and tanned skin,and innocent violet eyes filled with life look up at him. "Have you come too play with me?" The little child version of Irisa asked.
Shadi smiled sadly. "No, but I would like too know a little bit more about you." He said, moving carefully over the toys too not fall and hurt himself and sat down o n the bed near the child and put a hand too her forehead too see what he could of the women's childhood.
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FLASH BACK
"Mama, look at what papa taught me!" A cheerful voice rang through the room, as the small child version of Irisa raced over too her mother too embrace her in a hug.
Irisa's mother had long lovely auburn hair as well, kind blue eyes, and a wonderful smile. "What is it he taught you?" She asked, playing with a stubborn lock of hair that fell in her child's face.
"Well...You need too have a small cut, though so I can do it. He's showing me how to heal just like you and him do for the sick people." She said cheerfully.
Irisa mother laughed softly. "Ah, well if I get a cut I will have to let you heal it now won't I?" She placed a kiss on the girls forehead.
"Mama, will I ever be a powerful as you and papa with my powers? I want too be just like you both, and is it true, you and daddy might become the Pharaohs personal White Healers?" She asked, violet eyes lighting up.
"It is not set in stone yet my dear, but we may, he has promised us we would be well taken care of, but it really is up too your father on it. I do not mind really, but I just do not like the fact you would learn also about your other gift, you do have the powers of a White Healer, but you also are given another birthright, and that is, you are allowed to play Duel Monsters, but if we do go into the palace Irisa, I do NOT want you getting into the Shadow Games. Your heart I hope will lead you always in the right direction, not into the darkness." Her mother said, setting Irisa down on a chair.
Irisa, cocked her head to other side curiously. "What is Duel Monsters mama, is it that silly game I see you and papa play once in awhile." She asked.
"Yes, but when you are a little older your father and I may allow you too have your own deck." Her mother said warmly.
The child's eyes sparkled."Really?!"
A laugh filled the room, from Irisa's mother. "Yes, but you'll just have too wait, now why don't you go off too play, for awhile so I can help the servant finish the meal." She said, shoeing her daughter off.
"Okay ...I'm going to go find papa!" Before Irisa's mother could respond the little girl had practically bounced out of the room.
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Shadi probed further ahead inside Irisa's memories, and found something that interested him, and let himself watch another part of the girls memories from her past, one the child version of herself did not really wish too show.
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Irisa had tears falling down her face as her mother stuck her inside a hidden panel under the house, and sobbed, "Mama, what is going on? Why is papa so mad?" She pleaded with her mother wanting too know.
Irisa's mother looked down at her four year old child with sad pain filled eyes. "Henshin wants us out of the way, and we need too make sure you are safe. Now please stop your tears, and DO NOT come out of here, no matter what you hear, please do not come out Irisa." Her mother kissed Irisa softly on the forehead, and reached into her dress and removed a single card, she had received as a gift from the King and Queen of Egypt.
"May this card keep you safe my little Irisa." She handed the card too her daughter, and with one last hug, and a kiss Irisa was safely hidden away.
Irisa looked at the card her mother had given her, a few tears still fell down her face as she looked at the card, and read the Egyptian text in her mind, 'WingWeaver' the card was a fairy type monster, but beautiful. The monster was a female with long purple hair that matched Irisa's eyes, six graceful wings that could be seen spreading out behind her, a necklace with a blue gem on it, encircled by gold, and a long silk made dress with a high cut up to her thigh and belt around her slender waist which was made of gold connected to a blue gem and on her ankle was a gold anklet. Too finish it off on top her head was a small silver made crown like thing, hard too be seen which held a small crimson gem in it.
The card was extremely beautiful, and held a nice high attack strength of 2750 and a good defense of 2400. Irisa looked up at the floor above her, and heard people yelling at one another, and her fathers voice, demanding Henshin leave.
Henshin was the Pharaohs High Priest, but an evil one, one who wanted to de-thrown his current Pharaoh so he could rule supreme over all of Egypt. The man, was insane, and had no heart, if he did have one, it was plain too see his dark powers had turned his soul evil.
Henshin had not approved of the Pharaoh and his Queen wanting two white healers in the palace, he had attempted many times too make the king change his mind, but all his attempts had failed, and so now, the man had found it would be best, he killed the two white healers, and the child, but his men, could find no trace of the auburn haired brat, the girl would have been easy too track down had she been older, and her powers would have led him directly too her, but he could sense her nowhere, never the matter, if he could kill the parents, he would be content.
"Well!?" Henshin barked at one of his men, who cowered.
"W..we couldn't find the child Henshin! She is nowhere too be seen." The man said getting on his knees praying he would not be struck down dead.
Henshin sighed, in annoyance, and looked too the two White Healers before him and snickered, at the fear he saw in their eyes, reaching into his robes he drew out his item the Millennium Rod, and removed the golden end where a long deadly blade lay hidden. "Say hello to the great god Anubis in the underworld for me, you filthy White Healers."
Irisa heard a fight begin, which lasted for perhaps only a matter of five minutes at the most, and her mother scream. Irisa wanted too ever so badly get up and run from her hiding place, and let her silent tears fall down her face as she listened too the wails and screams die down and then listen too the footsteps walk away and out of her home.
Irisa, stayed still, fearing too move an inch. After having been left alone in the dark floor too long, the small child came forth from her hiding spot, and noticed the blood all over the floor, and looked too see both her parents, dead. Laying in a pool of their own blood. "Mama, papa!" Irisa wept, and ran over too both dead bodies, and dropped down in the pool of blood beside her mother, and shook the women in hopes she would wake up, but nothing of the sort even remotely happened, the child had hopped.
"Mama ...Don't leave me.." She buried her face in the dead women's hair crying her heart out, wanting her mother too get up and hug her, and tell her everything would be okay, but that did not happen.
Irisa in the end ended up crying herself too sleep, and when morning came, the young girl had cleaned herself up and gathered up only a few of her belongings and the rd her mother had given her, and quickly left her home, knowing what happened too little kids that looked as beautiful as she did. Sold off as slaves.
The whisper that dissolves into the bustling crowd, makes the memories scattered underfoot blur together. Irisa had sealed off her good memories that night, only too have them clash with her bad ones, and blur her, and make her heart learn too never trust many people.
For a week, Irisa wandered the streets, making sure too not be seen by anyone that was a slave dealer or some sick man. However the child, held no money in her keeps, leaving her to starve on the streets of Egypt. Irisa sat down by herself in an alley way holding herself, crying. She missed her parents, and was ever so hungry, and didn't know how much longer she could last without anything too eat. A loud rumble came fro m the child's stomach as she sat their, too tired too move from the lack of food.
"What are you doing around here in a bad area like this dear?" A kind voice asked.
Irisa looked up with sad violet eyes at the man whom appeared too be in his 20's. "Hiding from the bad people...I don't want the slave dealers too find me and make me a slave now that the evil High Priest Henshin killed my parents...." She said tears falling down her face, and onto the dirty ground.
The tomb robber frowned, he had heard about that, and Henshin had a rather large sum of money out of the girl, and this WAS her. However, he had heard what he did the man and women, and did not think a child of four should suffer such a fate, and bent down and picked the small child up in his arms, and noticed her tense. "I won't harm you, I can give you a place too call home, and keep you safe, if you will only do small harmless tasks for me, such as cooking and cleaning, and I will hurt anyone that does attempt to hurt you, will you allow me too take you in under my wing?" He asked.
Irisa looked up into the mans eyes, and looked into them and felt she could trust him and nodded her head. "I can do that." She said.
"Good, now lets go and take you home, I am sure you are hungry."
Irisa nodded. "Yes, really, really hungry. I haven't eaten nothing since my parents died..." She said almost in a whisper.
The man ran a gentle hand through her locks of auburn hair and noticed this seemed to calm her down as she snuggled closer to him for warmth. "Don't worry, I promise I'll always try too be their for you little one." He said, and carried the tired child off in his arms back towards the area in which most of the tomb robbers lived.
Over the years Irisa learned how too fight, and defend herself, however she had learned a little bit more on her powers, but not much. She always kept the tiny little home clean and tidy she lived in with the tomb robber, but always he seemed to be off allot, but he always came back, which Irisa was thankful about.
Irisa knew the work he and the other males did with the tomb robbing was wrong, but it was how she was able to remain alive. Many slave traders had attempted over the years as she got older to enslave her, but always she got away, she could never be tamed, nor could she seek out another to confide in.
Everyone thought her too be an evil witch and shunned her away, as a child it was what hurt her the most, never growing up to live a normal childhood, always staying indoors with her friend the Tomb Robber, and learning how to read, and write, and even pick locks and such, which she seemed to do rather well in, having learned from a master.
However about 5 months ago, the man had passed away. Stabbed in the back by one of his own partners. Irisa had been making her own money since then, but often never got paid if she ran into idiots who accused her of being a witch, and not a healer.
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Shadi's eyes opened and he withdrew the key from Irisa's head, leaving a shocked Yami and Seth to stare in disbelief. It was true. Both males were 20, and remembered well that Two White Healers and their daughter would be moving into the palace, and that Seth's father would take over the role as High Priest, due to Henshin and his evil ways.
Yami looked too Irisa pain in his eyes, and felt pity for her. He remembered his mother and father had even sent the royal guard too look for her, but never did they find the auburn haired child, but their she was now, a lovely young women, alive, but torn apart, not mentally, but her heart had been shattered, to other point where she could never trust again.
Seth felt like an ass now. Not only had he slapped the White Healer, but he held the item that Henshin used to slay her parents with! He felt rather sick and disgusted by this, and decide later too let his item sit and be cleansed of the evil hands whom once held it.
Irisa took a step back not liking the fact Shadi had gone so deep into her mind, that he did not know how much this was killing her fro m the inside. Memories she sought too keep hidden, had been brought back too the surface too burden her. "Why did yo u have to bring up unwanted memories of my past?" She asked almost in a whisper as she dropped to her knees, her card her mother had given her fell out of what was her pocket, and laid their before her.
Seth moved too say something too her, too comfort her, but before he could even utter a word, or go to other girl, he watched at the card began too glow, and Shadi, Yami, and Seth had too shield their eyes as the glow took over the thrown room and faded, and their on the floor with Irisa holding her protectively in her arms was her card, WingWeaver.
The card truly was beautiful with her 6 wings she looked like a goddess. Irisa did something she had not did in over 14 years, cry. The young women of 18 sobbed into the powerful cards silken robes, and felt the soft velvet wings wrap her in a warm embrace to comfort her.
The fairy looked up from Irisa and narrowed her green eyes at the 3 males. "What I attempted to hide for her, you have only made worse, now she will want nothing more then death, I swore too her mother too protect her, and I have done just that, but now you have only shattered yet the last bit of hope I had for her, I hope yo uare well prepared too attempt to fix what it is you have unraveled Yami and Seth." The card stated bitterly.
All Yami and Seth could do was look down at the floor feeling guilty for this. They should have made her, test her powers, but now they had only made it worse for themselves too gain her trust, and pushed her further away from the world.
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Wow....this is a long chapter...um...*itches head* I hope those of you that have read this, liked this SMALL background on Irisa's past, and such, and if you got any ideas for me please by all means e-mail me them or leave them with your reviews. I look forward too hearing your comments! *Hops off 2 play on her Playstation 2*