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They enter the room, and Jonouchi asks [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Honda]] how Mai is doing. Honda replies that she isn't doing well and hasn't moved at all. Jonouchi whispers his friend's name, remembering Dark Marik telling him that the time limit is 24 hours; if they don't kill him within that time, Mai will never regain consciousness. Jonouchi mentally begs Mai to hang in there, swearing to defeat Marik.
Behind him, [[Shizuka]] begins to cry. Jonouchi turns to her in surprise, and Shizuka says that she knows Katsuya tells her to be stronger, but she can't take much more of this. [[Ryo Bakura (manga)|Bakura]], and now Miss Kujaku; people are getting hurt and almost dying. She didn't know Jonouchi's Duels were like this, she didn't want to see these kinds of things. Jonouchi apologizes, starting to say that he didn't mean for her to see those things, but Ishizu interrupts, stating that they should never look away from anything. Their world is full of conflict and pain. That is a fact of existence. Both today and thousands of years ago. She explains that from the days of Ancient Egypt, those with the blood of the Tomb Guardians have dedicated their lives to one goal. As Yugi muses on the "blood of the Tomb Guardians," Ishizu explains that their goal is to protect the power that lies in the [[Millennium Items (manga)|Millennium Items]]. She glances at the [[Millennium Puzzle (manga)|Millennium Puzzle]] before addressing Shizuka, stating that even if the world is full of sadness, there are those reach out with open arms in hopes of merely catching a glimpse of it, in the hopes of being part of that world, sorrows and all. Shizuka looks at Ishizu, thinking that she has sad eyes. Yugi speaks up, asking Ishizu if she's [[Marik]]'s sister. He asks her why Marik wants to kill them, and why Marik's dark side hates them so much. Ishizu looks at Yugi, thinking that he is the chosen one who houses the Pharaoh's soul, and she agrees to tell them the tragic past of the Ishtar family.
The Ishtar clan were the descendants of the grave keepers who protected two Millennium Items and the location of the Pharaoh's memories. They lived deep underground, away from the rest of the world. According to the sacred rituals, the eldest sons of the clan have the glyphs of memory carved into their backs, and are forbidden to contact the outside world, until the day when the Pharaoh returns. That was the life imposed on Marik. The tragedy took place five years ago, one year after Marik underwent the ritual.
The two siblings snuck out, Rishid using blankets to make it appear that Marik was still in bed as he watched over him. And for the first time in his life, Marik felt the light of the sun wrapping around his entire body... The two siblings arrived in town, and Marik eagerly noted all the people. Ishizu noticed the top of Marik's carving being exposed and quickly covered it up. As Marik ran around, Ishizu warned him not to touch anything of this world. He then trod on a book by accident, shocked that he had done so, and read it, amazed at the realism of the pictures, before a picture of a motorcycle caught his eye. He asked Ishizu what the machine was, and she explained that it was a motorcycle, a vehicle that ran on gas, like the lamps in the tunnels. Marik then sadly realized that even if he went on living, there was no way he could ride a motorcycle and travel on yop of the land. Ishizu looked at him, sadness in her eyes, and she told him that it was time to go back. Marik is surprised, but Ishizu reminds him that that was their agreement. Marik reluctantly agrees, requesting to keep the picture of the motorcycle. Ishizu agrees to let him keep it, warning him not to let his father see it.
But as the Ishtar siblings moved through the crowd, [[Shadi|a man]] in a turban, with a [[Millennium Key(manga)|golden ankh]] hanging around his neck stood in front of them. The man told them that the time was nigh when the Pharaoh's soul would be resurrected. Shocked, Ishizu asked him who he was, but the man told the two Tomb Guardians that their fate had caught up with him. Soon, blood would spill upon blood, and tragedy would tear their clan apart. This was the will of the Pharaoh, Shadi explained.
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