5000 years ago, a great and powerful being called Exodia created a set of
games. Starting these 'Shadow Games' in ancient Egypt, they were used to
decide battles, to spare the lives of soldiers and civilians from the
terror of war. After a century he created a new realm in another dimension
called Celadon, where the Shadow Games could be better perfected the rules
tweaked, the cards improved, until he, Exodia, felt the game was complete.
The Shadow Games drew power from a place called 'The Shadow Realm', a place where Chaos reigned and contained the most beautiful dreams and unspeakable nightmares.
Eventually these games brought about ways of more peaceful solutions, many wishing now for peace and lock away the dogs of war. Then they became played for fun and excitement, rather than war and conquest. The land of Egypt and it's lands reached a golden era.
It was not to last. A Queen of the Earth's only moons feared the powers of the Shadow Games and the Shadow Realm, believing that they were the cause of evil and terror. But in truth they feared the chaos the games represented, believing that any large amounts of chaos seen within their 'Time Gate' would lead to the disruption of the order they created, ensuring their own power.
Thus, with the help of an item of great power, the Queen made a seal to lock the god, Exodia, in an alternate dimension, locked away for all time.
However, the seal was meant to lock away the being only at his current power. Thus Exodia sealed most of his power inside five magical cards. Each card representing an arm, leg or body of Exodia. If the five cards would be reunited, Exodia would regain his great power, and be capable of breaking free.
Knowing they could not withstand the Moon's forces, a Pharaoh of Egypt created seven items of power called 'Millennium Items' and sent them to Celadon. When asked why he had not kept the items and used the to fight back he said simply this:
"In a few centuries of war the great realm of Egypt will fall. In a few millennia, the Kingdom on the Moon shall follow at the feet of a Daughter of Earth twisted by an evil realm. But they shall try and turn the course of man to a future where they rule once more, but with no struggle and conflict to strengthen their people.
"So shall follow the invaders, who will destroy their new kingdom, and wipe man off the planet. These two events will have centuries between them, but if the first falls true, so shall the second.
"However, one day I see the time when a young man shall be sent to the realm of Celadon, use the power of one of these items, and reassemble the power of the great Exodia. Then he shall return, and reset the balance of the order and the chaos."
So saying he locked half of his own sprit inside one of these items, allowing only the one he had foreseen to unlock the great power of that one item. It was then sent to the place where Exodia remained locked away as a prisoner of war, awaiting the one whom his contained the second half of his sprit, so as one day they would reunite their sprits, and Exodia. The remaining six items where sent into Celadon, collected by people of good and evil intentions.
Five millennia have passed. The sands of time flowed over the fall of Egypt and the Kingdom above on the Silver Moon. The Royalty was reborn to begin anew, and retake power.
And a young man would grasp his newfound destiny.
The Shadow Games drew power from a place called 'The Shadow Realm', a place where Chaos reigned and contained the most beautiful dreams and unspeakable nightmares.
Eventually these games brought about ways of more peaceful solutions, many wishing now for peace and lock away the dogs of war. Then they became played for fun and excitement, rather than war and conquest. The land of Egypt and it's lands reached a golden era.
It was not to last. A Queen of the Earth's only moons feared the powers of the Shadow Games and the Shadow Realm, believing that they were the cause of evil and terror. But in truth they feared the chaos the games represented, believing that any large amounts of chaos seen within their 'Time Gate' would lead to the disruption of the order they created, ensuring their own power.
Thus, with the help of an item of great power, the Queen made a seal to lock the god, Exodia, in an alternate dimension, locked away for all time.
However, the seal was meant to lock away the being only at his current power. Thus Exodia sealed most of his power inside five magical cards. Each card representing an arm, leg or body of Exodia. If the five cards would be reunited, Exodia would regain his great power, and be capable of breaking free.
Knowing they could not withstand the Moon's forces, a Pharaoh of Egypt created seven items of power called 'Millennium Items' and sent them to Celadon. When asked why he had not kept the items and used the to fight back he said simply this:
"In a few centuries of war the great realm of Egypt will fall. In a few millennia, the Kingdom on the Moon shall follow at the feet of a Daughter of Earth twisted by an evil realm. But they shall try and turn the course of man to a future where they rule once more, but with no struggle and conflict to strengthen their people.
"So shall follow the invaders, who will destroy their new kingdom, and wipe man off the planet. These two events will have centuries between them, but if the first falls true, so shall the second.
"However, one day I see the time when a young man shall be sent to the realm of Celadon, use the power of one of these items, and reassemble the power of the great Exodia. Then he shall return, and reset the balance of the order and the chaos."
So saying he locked half of his own sprit inside one of these items, allowing only the one he had foreseen to unlock the great power of that one item. It was then sent to the place where Exodia remained locked away as a prisoner of war, awaiting the one whom his contained the second half of his sprit, so as one day they would reunite their sprits, and Exodia. The remaining six items where sent into Celadon, collected by people of good and evil intentions.
Five millennia have passed. The sands of time flowed over the fall of Egypt and the Kingdom above on the Silver Moon. The Royalty was reborn to begin anew, and retake power.
And a young man would grasp his newfound destiny.