mystical-flute:

kaiba-fangirl:

It’s amazing, the stories of people we know and their names that have still managed to survive, despite attempts to strike their existence from history…

In YGO’s Ancient Egypt, however, every trace of Pharaoh Atem’s name was stricken from existence – out of love and duty. How hard that must have been for the NEW Pharaoh Seto, who loved and worshipped his cousin, to decree his name be destroyed, for HIM to be destroyed. I wonder if he held the chisel himself. I wonder how hard the last one had to be to bring himself to do. And then maybe that wasn’t even the last one; if another turned up, he must steel his heart to destroy that one as well. Did he hope he missed one? And he did successfully destroy every trace of his name, but he left the tablet of their battle otherwise intact. What other personal treasures did he leave in his tomb? Was it not filled with gold and food and skiffs and statue servants, since he would not need them if he was truly forgotten? His body was still mummified. Was that publicly known, or did he have to carry that out in secret? We do know the obvious ray of hope he left: the promise of a wish for whoever solved the puzzle, and brought him back.

…I think about this a lot, whenever things come up about people trying to eradicate traces of history, especially Pharaohs. I also think about this whenever Kaiba says he will “destroy” Yugi, but then never actually finishes the job…

Oh my GOD. I have a college degree in history and this never even crossed my mind.

I think it’s very telling that Seto left the stone tablet of their duel in tact barring Atem’s name. I feel like they would still do the traditional offerings/mummification that a Pharaoh would get, out of duty as Egyptians, but I feel like a vast majority of the gifts left in the tomb were deeply personal. Like little inside secrets between the two of them… but without saying as much, you know? I feel like they would have had to keep the charade up for the people of Egypt.

But mannnn it makes a lot of sense as to why Kaiba can never completely finish Yugi off.