Cherry: HELLO! I have taken it upon myself to edit my chapter's content.

Onyx: This may delay some stories in the future, but we assure you, we will do this as quickly and as accurately as we can.

Cherry: Just to let you know, this thing has a lot of angst and graphics.

Ryou: These two don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Prologue: The past's tragedy

Tears and sorrow. Those were the only things that described Adio. He looked down at the ground from his sunken knees. And at the woman he loved. She no longer looked as beautiful as the day he met her, but he didn't care. She was still beautiful to him. Her eyes were closed, and usual white wings were black and drenched in blood, much like his own. His usual snow white hair was black, red highlights of blood turning into a sickening crusted brown. A maniacal laugh filled the air, breaking the silence. Aziza tried to move, much to Adio's dismay. Please, don't! He thought. Somehow, she heard him and stopped. Aziza's blood had covered the blue dress she was wearing, her hair a tangled mess of blood and raven. Her usual blue eyes were filled with pain and her nails were chipped, something her mother would disapprove of. The owner of the laugh didn't notice Aziza's movements, and walked to Malik, who was covered in blood as well.

No, not him! The white haired man pleaded silently. His prayers went unheard as the man who caused this walked to him and pulled out a knife. How did we end up here? He thought, tears slipping out of his eyes. He was about to strike, killing his friend, when a platinum blonde feline latched onto his face with his jagged claws. Odji! He let out a yowl of frustration, and swung the cat away from him. Odji's claws slid off of his cheeks and his back slammed against the wall's hard stone. Adio heard a sickening crack and Odji let out a loud cry of pain. Adio cringed and closed his eyes. Let this Nightmare end! Why must his comrades be killed? Seto and Isis were nowhere to be seen. Maybe they were killed before they could get to them.

NO! He refused to believe that! The monster grabbed his knife again after sputtering out curses to Odji. He walked to Malik and plunged the knife into his heart. He stopped breathing instantly, and his green eyes turned back into their original lavender, the pain remaining. Aziza held back a cry of agony at her lover being killed, tears running out her eyes like a river. Their torturer somehow noticed this and walked over to her body. "Well, well. Looks like we got a fighter," he said walking to the girl. She held her hand over her injured shoulder, also where her shoulder strap had snapped in two. "P-please!" She cried, hoping he would spare her and her remaining comrade. Her plea went unheard as the knife plunged into her heart, an earsplitting scream throughout the air. Adio couldn't hold his voice much longer. "NO!" he screamed.

The monster turned in his direction. Adio froze. How could he do this? How could he kill his comrades?

How could he kill his own brother?

Cherry: YEAH…..

Onyx: We warned you.

Ryou: This was…dark.

Cherry: Yeah, I sorta thought about it, but nothing urged me to stop posting this.