The Dark Side of a Star

Hey there fanfic readers, I am back! This is the sequel to my other fanfic story Black Rose, as mentioned in the summary. Please read that story first, otherwise this story might be a little confusing. For a quick little recap, we left off with the Black Rose being defeated in a duel by Yusei, with the result being Akiza's death. Also, there is still the question of who the mysterious man is, which will be answered in here. So, without further ado, on with the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds or the characters. I only own this plot, any cards I make up, and any characters I make up.

Chapter1: Enter the Supernatural Realm

Somewhere above the Dragon's Maw...

"Now Majestic Star Dragon end this!" The beautiful dragon shot at the dark dragon and destroyed it. Yusei immediately ran to Akiza as soon as the duel ended.

"Akiza, are you ok?"

"Yusei... thank... you." Akiza head slumped, unconscious, into Yusei's arms. Yusei panicked and felt her wrist. He lost his breath. She had no pulse.

Akiza was dead.

Yusei was in shock. This wasn't the way things were supposed to be. He was supposed to win the duel, save the world, and save his friends. Akiza should not be dead. Yusei didn't even register that the battlefield had lowered to ground level, not 20 stories high or within the cave, but just outside New Domino City.

Yugi, Jaden, Tea, and Alexis came to congratulate hime on winning the duel. When they realized what was going on, they tried offering their condolences for Yusei's loss and asked what they could do to help. Yusei, on the other hand, felt bitter and jealous. Why should they have survived, when Akiza didn't? He immediately regretted the thought. None of this was their fault. It was then that he finally arrived. The mysterious man.

"I saw the whole duel" he said, aggravatingly calm. "Nice job, Yusei. You've saved the world from being drowned in eternal darkness again. Too bad about Akiza, though. Looks like the Black Rose wasn't going down without leaving her mark."

Yusei was pissed. This was the same guy who had convinced everyone that, once Akiza was beaten in a duel, she go back to normal. Instead, she was lying dead in his arms. Yusei set Akiza on the ground and completely lost it. Enraged, he gave the mysterious man a nice right hook to the face.

The guy hadn't expected this reaction, but still only flinched away from the blow. When he faced Yusei, he was utterly surprised. "What the hell was that for?" He shouted.

"How can you even say that?" Yusei shouted back. "You told me that if I beat Akiza, everything would return to normal. But now she's dead! We should never have trusted you in the first place."

The man just looked shocked and slightly angry. "Are you really that much of an idiot? You think Akiza is dead? Take another look at her. She's still breathing." Yusei didn't want to look at the corpse of Akiza again, but he couldn't help but cling to the shred of hope that she was still alive. What he saw shocked him, again. Akiza was still unconscious, but was actually breathing.

"But that's impossible, she had no pulse!" Yusei immediately switched back to serious Yusei. "If there's a chance she might still be alive, we have to get her to a hospital quickly." He picked Akiza up and started carrying her to his duel runner but was blocked by the mysterious man.

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Yusei." His voice was firm and commanding. "She needs to come with me right now."

Yusei narrowed his eyes at him. "What do you mean." Yugi, Tea, Jaden, and Alexis were also on their guard now around this guy.

"I mean, unless you want Akiza to go through a hell even more horrible than the one she's already been through, you would be wise not to take her to a hospital."

"I don't understand." Yusei was confused, but still would not let Akiza go.

The man sighed. "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you the full details. You just need to trust me on this." He saw their hesitation and started to get angry. "What, have I not earned your trust yet?"

"Again, Yusei and the others were hesitant. Yusei was unsure of what to do. He wanted to help Akiza in any way possible, but was still unsure of the man. Yusei reached a decision. "Fine, please take care of Akiza." He handed her over to the man.

The man was about to leave but, when he saw Yusei's worried expression, he sighed and seemed to stuggle with a decision. "Yusei, listen. Go back to Leo and Luna's place. All your friends are there. I will meet you there with Akiza. We can treat to her... err, ailment there." He turned to Yugi, Tea, Jaden, and Alexis. "By the way, all your friends are at the hotel. They said something about your flights leaving in about an hour or something like that."

"Oh, crap that's right we gotta get going back home" said Jaden. Yugi, Jaden, Tea, and Alexis all said their goodbyes to Yusei. Tea and Alexis also thanked him for helping Yugi and Jaden rescue them, while Yugi and Jaden said that they would duel again sometime. Yusei also thanked them and said he couldn't wait for the duel. They left and used the Jeep to get to the hotel.

Yusei turned back to the man after they left. "I thought you had to take her with you to some secret place to treat her."

"No, I only said that you couldn't take her to a hospital. I never said anything about taking her to a specific place. The point is, I am the only one you know who would be able to properly treat her."

"I still don't understand what you mean."

"How about we go see your other friends first. I'll tell you all what's going on then. They would need to hear this anyways and I don't feel like explaining this morte than once. Besides, I can't "treat" Akiza until she wakes up." Yusei agreed to this. The mysterious man ran off with Akiza and Yusei got on his duel runner and rode back to the twins' mansion.

At Leo and Luna's mansion...

Yusei arrived at the twins' mansion. He was surprised to see that the mysterious man was already there. Akiza was still held in his arms and he showed no signs of any strain from carrying her. There was no other vehicle in sight, other than Jack's, Blister's, and Crow's duel runners. He didn't ask the man how he got there, though he did ask why he didn't go in yet.

"I'm still not sure how your other friends would treat me. As I can tell from you, apparently I'm still not trusted. So I waited for you to come and let us in." Yusei nodded and asked the electronic security system at the gate to let them in. His voice was registered thanks to the twins.

They took the elevator to the second floor. Everyone rushed them as they exited the elevator, asking questions. When Yusei told them about Akiza being hurt and showed her to them, they backed off. The mysterious man laid Akiza down on the couch. Everyone took a seat with Yusei sitting next to Akiza. Yusei told everyone what happened at the Dragon's Maw.

After Yusei was done telling his tale, everyone turned to the mysterious man. They looked at him expectantly to explain just what the hell was really going on.

"Well, I guess I should start my explanation by finally introducing myself. My name is simply Michael. I have long since abandoned my real last name. Any titles that I have been called would be meaningless to you untile I finish explaining." He searched for the right words to continue. "I guess I should quit beating around the bush and tell you the truth about Akiza. I believe that Akiza has become a vampire." He leaned back in his chair to let his words sink in.

Everyone just looked at him, with their mouths gaping. They really couldn't believe what he was saying. Even with all the stuff they had seen and been through, they were unable to believe that vampires could really exist. It was just way too farfetched. There was no way Akiza could be a mythical creature. Jack actually laughed mockingly at the thought.

"You expect us to start believing in vampires? That's a good one" said Jack, while still laughing.

"Please don't joke around with us," said Luna. "This is a very serious situation here."

"I'm not joking. I seriously believe that Akiza could be a vamp, even though she wasn't bitten by one."

Yusei could tell he was actually being serious. He still didn't believe in vampires, but he decided to play along. "What makes you think that Akiza is a vampire?"

"Well, first of all, she has no heartbeat, but is still breathing. Explain that some other way." Yusei was at a loss for words. Michael continued. "Also, her complexion is that of a pale corpse. But those are minor things. What really makes me think she could be a vampire is because the Black Rose Witch, when she had her own body, was a vampire long ago."

Again, there was shocked silence. Leo broke the silence with the classic "What?"

"Let me tell you guys the story of the Black Rose Witch." He sat back in his chair again and started into his story. By the expression on his face, his mind was in another time. "Long ago, the vampires were completely organized under one leader. A female whose name was name has been long lost. Her nickname was the Black Rose due to her blood-red hair and dark personality. She was the most powerful, yet most attractive vampire of her time. No one challenged her rule. She was the reason humans knew of vampires. It was her belief that the humans were inferior to vampires and that the vampires should be able to do want they want with the humans. It was a dark time in earth's history."

"Then one day she was out hunting for food alone. And yes, I mean she was searching for a human to suck their blood dry. She found one. A human male traveling alone. Supposedly easy pickings. But this human was no normal man. He was actually a now-a-day psychic, or what was called a sorceror or a witch back then. Yes, witches and sorcerors were actually just psychics. Anyway, when the Black Rose tried to seduce the man, he saw her for what she really was. Instead of falling for her, he lashed out with his psychic powers. Unfortunately for him, the Black Rose's will to kill and survive was too strong. She became enraged, overpowered the man, and sucked him dry. That's when things start going weird."

"Oh, as if sorcerors and vampires wasn't weird enough" scoffed Jack. Michael did not appear to have heard him. He continued with the story.

"Soon after the event, the Black Rose started to develop psychic powers. No one quite knows how it happened. Vampires have drained psychics before but nothing like this had never happened. Some have guessed that it was because of how powerful she already was, some believe the sorceror was so powerful that his powers would not die with him , and there are even a few who believe that it was because she, uhhh, well, because she basically raped him when she drank his blood. The reason doesn't matter. At first, she cursed the powers she had obtained. They were out of control and annoyed the hell out of her. But then she learned to control them."

"Everything went to hell from there. She became obsessed with her new powers. Anyone in her way was cut down down immediately. Humans were tortured for fun. Sorcerors and witches fell before her might. Her true reign of tower had only just begun. Even vampires feared her. They used to serve her out of admiration and respect for her beauty and powers but know she ruled by fear. No longer was she called the Black Rose, now she was only known as the Black Rose Witch."

"Maybe it was because of that fear that the vampires finally decided that the Black Rose Witch needed to go. They knew that, because of the power she wielded, they could not defeat her by themselves. It became a historic moment. The vampires allied themselves with any humans, psychic or not, that had agreed to fight the Black Rose Witch. Thus began the Secret War to end all wars."

"If this was such a momentous moment in history, then why doesn't everyone know about this?" asked Crow, still skeptical of the whole vampire thing.

"Shhhh, let him finish" said Leo and Luna at the same time. The kids had became deeply enamored with the story.

A tear slid from one of Michael's eyes. This story meant a lot to him for some reason. "It was a bloody war fought to the bitter end. Thousands of humans fell before the Black Rose Witch's powers. Fortunately, using her powers slowly drained the energy from her body. Eventually the vampires and humans over powered her and killed her. Supposedly, that was the end of the Black Rose Witch. The vampires and humans agreed on a treaty. The vampires agreed not to torment and kill while they drank from the humans, and in return the humans would not hunt them down and would forget they ever existed. So it has been until this very day."

"But, in reality the story does not stop there. The Black Rose Witch's powers would not let her die so easily. She no longer lived as a physical being, but as a phantom. She was just a ghost of her past self. But she had sworn revenge against the races who had united against her. She waited for the time when a powerful enough psychic, Akiza, would be able to handle having her possess them. And that brings us to now."

"So what does that have to do with Akiza?" asked Yusei.

"It is my belief that the Black Rose Witch left a parting gift. In her fury at being defeated for good, she wanted to do something to make Akiza's life and all her friends' lives miserable."

"But how would that ruin all our lives?" asked Luna.

"Again, this is only speculation, but because a newborn vampire is possessed by bloodlust when they first awaken, the Witch probably thought that Akiza would drain all of you. Then, when Akiza came to her senses and realized what she had done, she would either kill herself or drive herself crazy with the guilt."

There was complete silence in the room as everyone absorbed all that had been said. Akiza still had not woken up. Jack was the one to break the silence. "Bullshit. I don't believe a word you said. Not about vampires, or sorcerors, or phantoms, whatever. I've had enough of this and I think you need to get the hell out of here."

The others all looked at each other and hesitantely nodded in agreement. "It was a really good story, but I still don't believe in vampires or any of the other junk" said Crow.

"Thank you for all your help," said Yusei, "but it is getting late and I think we can take care of Akiza." Michael looked at them desperately. Then his face looked resolved.

"Fine, I'll go, but at least let me stay the night, to make sure Akiza isn't a vampire. If she is a vampire, she should wake up tonight. If everything turns out all right, and we get through the night without any misshaps, then I'll admit you all are right and leave. You'll never see me again. Just let me keep an eye on her this one night. That's all I'm asking."

The gang started talking with each other. Finally, everyone else just shrugged their shoulders and looked at Yusei to make a decision. Yusei took a deep breath then finally answered Michael. "Fine, just one night, that's it. But if nothing happens, then that's the end of all this vampire nonsense. Deal?"

"Deal."

"Now it's time for everyone to get some sleep" said Yusei.

At night in the twins' mansion...

Everyone had gone off and gotten a room all to themselves in the twins' large mansion. Michael had stayed in the living room to watch over Akiza. Yusei unfortunately could not get to sleep. He kept worrying about Akiza and kept replaying the events that occured that day.

"Maybe a drink of water will help clear my thoughts" he whispered to himself. Yusei walked down to the Kitchen and poured himself a glass of water. He took a quick sip from the glass, but still continued to worry about Akiza.

Yusei was still standing there drinking his water when an unkown assailant just attacked him from out of nowhere. His first thoughts were of Michael. Yusei thought that Michael really had betrayed them and was actually their enemy. As good as Yusei was at fighting, though, the uknown attacker managed to easily pin him up against the wall.

In the moonlight, Yusei was able to make out the face of his attacker as their face reached towards him. He also noticed the fangs coming out of the attacker's mouth. But that was not what had shocked him. It was the attacker's face that had really surprised him. The attacker's eyes were bloodshot and red. A hungry look was plastered on their face

The face belonged to Akiza

Well, that's all for chapter one. Not sure how many of you are fans of vampires, but this just went along with the story. Anyways, yeah, the mysterious man has finally been named. More of him will be revealed in the next chapter. Hope you guys like this chapter and the story. That's all. See ya!

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