A Galaxy Eyes Master…

How could there have been someone else with such a monster? Kaito thought he was the only one to possess that power…

What was his name…? Misael…

Not only did he seem more powerful, Kaito was losing the duel… if it hadn't stopped, he would have ended up in the hospital, just like Yuma.

That name seems familiar for no reason…

Feeling the need to clear this confusion, Kaito went straight to his father's room.

"Dad?"

He called out to Dr. Faker, knocking twice.

"Come in." Hearing the okay, the blonde opened the door. Walking closer to Dr. Faker, he stared at him worriedly.

"What's wrong? You seem down, Kaito."

"No, I'm not… Dad, tell me something."

Gulping, Dr. Faker wasn't sure what to expect. Did Kaito discover some kind of… secret?

"Do you know a guy named 'Misael'? He uses a Galaxy Eyes, just like I do. I thought you and Mr. Heartland made this deck just for me? How could he hold a card like that?"

Oh no. Dr. Faker did not want to hear that name mentioned. His eyes automatically widened… he knew who Kaito was talking about. How could he not?

"… Kaito. Did this man… say anything else to you?"

"No, but—"

"Leave it be. For your own good."

Walking out of the room, Kaito stood there dumbfounded. Why was his father acting that way? As if to hide some kind of big secret Kaito couldn't find out about.

I will find out what this 'secret' is.

Preparing to leave the house, Kaito couldn't get Misael out of his mind. Does he know him..? Did he know him in his past? If so, how could he forget him…? Misael wasn't someone anyone could easily forget about. About to walk off, Kaito could feel his sleeve being pulled.

"Nii-san..?"

"Haruto! What are you doing? I thought you were sleeping." He kindly smiled, kneeling down to look at Haruto.

"Are you leaving now, Nii-san..? You'll come back, right?"

"Of course I will. Now go back to bed, okay?" Patting his little brother's head quickly, he got up and went out the door, slowly closing it.

This is where I saw him last…

"Hey, you! I know you're here, come out now!"

….

No reply.

"MISAEL! Come out now!"

Suddenly, Misael jumped down from a tree and looked right at Kaito, with a smile. "I see you're back. Do you want to taste the Barians' power again?"

Glaring at Misael, Kaito said nothing. He wanted to just ask him who he really was…

The long haired man could tell he wanted to ask something. And Misael knew exactly what it was.

"Nii-san."

Raising an eyebrow, Kaito finally spoke, "… What?"

Walking closer, he repeated, "Nii-san. It's me."

Backing away slightly, Kaito didn't know what Misael was talking about. His brother? Why was he calling him that? Only Haruto could do that…

"Who the hell do you think you are? Why are you calling me that?"

"Nii-san… don't you remember me?"

"If I did, I wouldn't be asking this."

Looking down, Misael began to turn away from Kaito. A smile on his face, he climbed back up on the tree. Reaching into his pocket, he got out his Tachyon Dragon. "Don't you think it's interesting how we both possess these Galaxy Eyes? Maybe you could even call it coincidental… TOO coincidental."

Looking up at Misael, Kaito yelled over. "What are you getting at?!"

"Ask your… no, our father. Dr. Faker."

Banishing from sight, Kaito was left alone, not sure on what just happened… one thing he did understand though, was that he needed to speak to his dad.

Running in the house and slamming the door open, he went right over to Dr. Faker. "DAD!"

"Kaito? You're home already?"

"Tell me something now."

Haruto walked in as well, not sure why his brother looked so serious. "Haruto! I'm home, but I'll talk to you later, okay?" Kaito grinned, hoping to not make Haruto worried. The blue haired boy just nodded and stood there.

"… What do you need to know?"

"Misael. I know there's something you're hiding from me about him."

Closing his eyes and sighing, Dr. Faker, couldn't keep up his lying any longer… he didn't even want to lie to his son.

"Kaito. If I tell you something, will you promise not to hate me?"

"… It depends. Just tell me now."

Glancing at Haruto, Dr. Faker shook his head. "I can't, Haruto is right there!"

"Haruto, can you leave us for a little bit? I'll go visit you in your room soon." Kaito softly said, as Haruto reluctantly left the room.

"No more stalling, tell me."

Breathing heavily, Dr. Faker had no choice but to tell his son now. Even if he lied, he knew Kaito could tell. He was sharp.

"… Misael… he's actually… your younger brother."

… The whole world felt like it stopped. Kaito didn't know if he heard right or not. But a lot suddenly made sense… he thought that Misael kind of looked like him, and the fact he called Kaito "Nii-san".

"How can that be!? I have a little brother, it's Haruto! Haruto is my only—-"

"See, that's not it… Haruto… was actually adopted."

"… WHAT!?"

Haruto was his adopted younger brother and Misael was related to him by blood..? The shock could have killed Kaito, he was not expecting to hear that.

"How!? Explain everything to me, right now! Dad!"

Sitting down, Dr. Faker motioned for Kaito to come sit next to him. Noticing this, Kaito walked over and sat down… a scowl on his face.

"How could I not even remember my own supposed brother?"

"… I made you forget him."

"…?!"

"I had to."

Kaito's eyes were very wide now. He felt like his whole life was a lie. Why did Dr. Faker erase his memories of Misael…?