AN: This is a fanfic of Yugioh's Gravekeeper.I do not own The Characters . They are own by Konami please support the Yugioh franchises. Me and by friend BabyDino made this.
Enjoy.
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In Ancient Egypt there was a class of people that were distinct from the rest. These people had been mastering the dark arts for over a thousand years before the first sococers of the Pharaohs had learned of the dark arts. For ages the people among the Nile had asked for help with crops and livestock, but one particular thing they wanted the Spellcasters to reveal is their knowledge of the dead. They would ask for resurrections from the tomb and visits from the underworld. Their wishes were granted with out a price to pay. Some people called them Anubis's helpers or the Magician's of the dead, but the majority called them the Gravekeepers.
For years Egypt had prosperity with the unity of the Gravekeepers. Egypt found
peace......until the 6th Pharaoh began his reign. Fame and famine has started to kill the crops immensely. When the Pharaoh had herd this he summoned all of his advisors and Magicians, but none of the gravekeepers, for he and aristocratics feared their power. They accused the Gravekeepers of killing the crops and were be killed on the spot
When the order spread across the land, a lot of Gravekeepers perished to guards. Thankfully a few of the Gravekeeper Spies where in the mix of the Pharaoh's advisors and got the news out. At sun down there were none of them left in the kindom except the dead . The Gravekeepers had traveled to their sanctuary that was lost though time. Old legends had called it the land of the dead or Necrovalley.
-3000B.C Genai,the capital of Necrovalley.100 years after the last Gravekeepers left Egypt.
At the center of the city thousands of Keepers are here to witness a secret ritual they called The rite of spirit. It has not ben for hundreds of years. Only the Visonary of the Gravekeepers knows it because, each Visionary passes down ancient tactics to the next.
An uproar in the crowd starts when the flames of the ruitiual are lit. Chanting and loud hums are being spoken from the mouth. At the top of the Temple of the Gravekeeper, The Visionary steps out. A wave of silence sweeps across the crowd. The center gates are closed as the Ritual of spirt begins. Everyone in the city is inside except, a man and his sons at the center gate.
"Please sir, please let us in, we have traveled a long way to get here,"said the man. He was talking to a guard that looked liked he was two grown men into one. The gaurd responded, "where are you from? And why are you late? Certainly the Spies reached your village to tell you the news."
"We're from the outskirts of Shanou. We have crossed the desert, facing bandits. Now we are here." The gaurd changed his defensive position towards the man. "Shanou you say?That is a very long way from here. You happen to know any assalants from there?" The man was getting impatient but his older son out of the two had enough.
"Enough of this!!" He stepped in front of his father. "My father has served under the Masters Assalignt Basa. You shall let my—."
"Mosi!! Learn your place," The man said. He pulled back the boy from the guard. The guard then asked the man to show is arm.
"Ahhh yess you were among Bosas men," smiled the guard looking at the tattoo. He looked at the tattoo thoroughly and saw a name. "Kames? Are you the son of Kahtat?"
"Yes, guard," The guard smiled.
"I has been a while Kames, it's me Kake."
Kames recognized his name and hugged his old assailant buddy. They started to chat to each other when they were interrupted with the loud drums from within the gates.
"The ceremony is starting my friend. I will get you in there with your two sons Mosi and......"
"Ami, my friend, Ami."Kames said, "Shall we get going?" Kake nodded.
A large secret door opened to reveal another gaurd and Kake led them through a underground path that had prisoners jailed in them. Ami walked in the back of the group and stopped by a cell at end of the path. It looked like a old woman in worn clothes. She gazed upon the young boy and smiled at him. With fear Ami stepped back and ran outside. He regrouped with his family. They rushed to one of the high watch towers. When they got there, they stood still awe of the crowd below.
"Papa," whispered Ami, "there's so many people down there." Kames chuckled knowing they were from a tiny town that was far from the number here.
"Yes, son, there is. Thousands of people have come to witness this," Kames confirmed with a smile. At the top of the Temple the ritual had already began. The Visionary had walked down the steps to the altar with a woman laying on the altar with sacrificial garments on.
"Boys do you see that woman at the Altar?"Kames asked. The boys nodded. "She is the sacrificial Maiden. In the Ritual of Spirits boys,there is always a sacrifice. This is a special ritual. The sacrifice has Royal blood in her making her Royal tribute."
With interest Mosi asked, "Why does she have to die, she seems innocent." Kames didn't have a answer and responded with a "I don't know".
Three other Gravekeeprs had came out of the Temple. The crowd still was silent. One was the Oracle who had on black robe on. The other two were the Chief and the Priest. They met at the altar. The ritual was going into it's final phase. The Chief directed his staff to the woman and she was lifted off the altar.
"Are you scared Ami?" Ami looked at his father and brother. They had not said a word.
"Over here." He turned around and saw a woman.
She was looked young and was wearing a white dress with gold patterns on it and had a white headdress that had an eye on the top.
"Father Father there's a strange —." The woman chuckled. "Ami was it? Your father won't hear you I have distorted space..... you can scream all you want." Ami beings to scream louder but found that she was telling the truth, and started to tear up. "Oh, let me introduce myself Ami. I'm our peoples' Shaman,Moira. Did you see the old woman in the cell?" Ami thought back to the hag in the worn clothes and nodded. "Well that was just a old woman I was hidden in the shadows. Anyway I have come to give this." She handed him a pouch and a jade jewel. "What is this for?"Ani asked.
"In Time Ani, In time you will know, but for now give the bag to you Father, your travel back will be shorter and keep the jade to yourself."
Before Ani could respond Moira grinned, waved her hand to reveal a staff, tapped the ground with her staff, and he was back with his family.
"Ami did you see it!"said Mosi in amazement.
Ami was confused, "See what?" Mosi chuckled, "You're telling me that you missed the woman being lifted up to a pit of shadows and the then get devoured by the shadows?" Ami thought of a lie,
"Uh yeah I—was scared of the ritual and closed my eyes." By now the Ritual of Spirt had ended. The Shaman was gone. The Visionary, Oracle and Priest had walked back to the temple. All the city gates were open and throughout the streets Gravekeepers celebrated. Ami and his family left the tower quickly to get a head start on travel. After all Shanou was a three day journey by food.
After a couple miles out of the city,
"Papa I have something to give you."Ami said. He gave the pouched that Moria gave to him.
"Hmmm what's this?" He opened the bag and found a hand full of Kaa beetles. Named after the legendary gravekeeper Kaa, who was a master in teleportation. Kames said the boys, "Take the beetles and crush them. Then we will teleport home in a instant." Together they smashed the beetles. A blue aura had came out of the bug and they were engulfed by it.
"Are we home?" Mosi asked. Kames directed his son to their home by the sea. Kames chuckled, "I'd say so."
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End of Prologue
