Here we go with chapter two. Yes, Yusei dies in this chapter, but its mostly because he needs to die to become a Dark Signer. Also I've changed several things about the Dark Signers themselves and the nature of their contact with the Earthbound Immortals, but its an AU. I'm going to try and stick to canon as much as possible. We'll see how that goes.

Anyway feel free to leave a review down below if you're enjoying the story so far. I have changed things, but its so everything fits in this story.

Chapter Two: Kiss of Death

Yusei couldn't make out much of what was happening through the haze, but he knew that he was in pain and that it wouldn't go away. Each movement made him feel more pain. The world rushing by beneath him made him sick to his stomach. He quickly closed his eyes, trying his best to remember how to breathe. The motorcycle stopped and he could hear raised voices. Then he felt someone lift him again. He silently screamed.

No, he sobbed in his mind. Make it stop. Leave me alone!

This person did no such thing though and continued to torture him by carrying him inside and laying him on a bed. He could vaguely make out shapes. There was a skinnier man with gray hair, a large one with black hair and a plump dark skinned woman with dark hair. The large man with black hair was made to leave by the woman as the other man pushed a needle into Yusei's forearm.

The pain mercifully began to ebb away as he laid there until he felt nothing at all. The woman came back to help the gray haired man, talking to Yusei the whole time. He found himself vaguely irritated by this. Why couldn't she just let him go to sleep? He felt so tired and lonely. His body wasn't in pain anymore but his heat was. He couldn't remember why, or who these people were. He knew he knew them though, but he couldn't think of any of it.

Yusei continued to stare at the ceiling, forcing himself how to remember to breathe. He was failing at that, and eventually the woman ran off and quickly came back, pulling a mask over his face. He could feel cold air rushing towards his lips and nose, and it became easier for him to breathe. He also vaguely realized that the man was working feverishly on his chest and stomach area. He could only just remember the Duel Runner, but everything else was pretty much a haze. The woman laid a hand on his shoulder, talking gently to him as she did so.

Yusei couldn't be sure how long he sat there in that silence. At least he could breathe though, and the pain was gone. He hoped it would remain that way. Eventually the man put away his strange tools and the woman and the man together managed to carry him up a flight of stairs to a bed. Another needle was pushed into his arm and the two left. Yusei sat there silently.

He felt cold, and the darkness seemed to be pressing in on him. The shadows seemed to be growing closer. He shuddered, trying to remember why he was here. This was Martha's Hospital. That had been Martha and Dr. Schmidt, and he had been hit by a Duel Runner. That's why it was hard to breathe, and why he was wearing the only ventilator in the Satellite. He didn't feel any pain and his mind beginning to clear.

The thought made Yusei anxious suddenly. How was he able to think so clearly suddenly? Or see. He had to have some brain damage from something like that. Yet he was sitting here perfectly fine. Everything was suddenly going clearer and the clarity was coming much stronger than before. He couldn't figure out what was going on. He was just about dead wasn't he? He was pretty sure he was dying because he still couldn't breathe well and he could hardly move. So why was everything so clear now?

Yusei heard the sound of wings and looked up in surprise. Something landed on the foot of the bed, perching on his legs. He felt no warmth from the creature and didn't feel it at all. He didn't even feel weight on his legs, so it wasn't because of the numbing agent. There was also no disturbance to the cover from the creature's talons. His eyes widened at the sight of the creature, but he only managed a frightened and confused whimper.

It was a bird like creature, but it was nothing like anything else he had seen. It had a black body with pink lines running through it and a strangely shaped beak. It had a tail and wings but they appeared to be made of long black lines rather than feathers. The only feathers it appeared to have were around its neck. It was skinny around its waist area and still had talons though no claws. It appeared to have almost dragon like spines on its head, neck and shoulders. Its joints seemed to not fit in places, though there was something terrifying about its glow that made it completely unfunny. Its glowing orange eyes pierced right into Yusei's very soul, and he knew instinctively to fear it. Only one word came to his mind: condor.

The condor was obviously supposed to be a much larger creature, only now it was sitting on his legs and looking at him purposefully. The creature watched the boy for a few minutes then let out a screech, stretching out its wings as if to embrace the boy. No one else seemed to hear the creature, and Yusei wondered if he was just going insane or seeing things before he died. Then the creature began to speak, making his scalp prickle.

"The darkness is strong within your heart boy," the creature said. "It is this darkness that I need." Yusei couldn't find his voice to reply so it continued. "I am an ancient creature, one that has lasted for thousands of years. For now I am sealed within the earth, but your spirit will, overtime, free me. Your body will house my soul and my powers. And you boy will be able to have the revenge your heart desires."

"Revenge?" Yusei managed. "I don't...want revenge..." He found himself gasping for the words. The condor laughed at him, a chilling sound.

"Oh but you do," the Condor replied. "You have been betrayed again and again. By Kiryu, by Crow, by Jack. Those people you loved most in your life have all betrayed you."

"Y-You're wrong..."

"You have been abandoned by your friends," it continued. "They hated you even though it wasn't your fault and now they're the reason you're dying."

"Stop it," Yusei said, shuddering. It was like it was in his head.

"You're weak," the condor said, screeching again. "You're a coward. So many people have been hurt because of you and you can't stand to hurt anyone else. This is your atonement. Your death would end so much needless suffering and avenge so many. The revenge you truly desire isn't against your friends, it's against yourself. And that too I can give you."

"Who are you?" Yusei asked, looking up again. "What are you? How can you know so much?"

"I am a god," the condor replied. "I too am the darkness. I am fear and despair, and every other darkened thought. I know and see the darkness in every heart. Your worst secret is on display for me to see. No one can hide within the shadows while I am here. I am the Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca."

"What do you want?" Yusei managed to ask.

The creature paused for a log moment, tilting its head. Slowly it lifted into the air on its great wings and landed on the pillow beside Yusei's head. The boy froze as the creature craned its neck and looked right into the his eyes. The soulless orbs seemed to drain what little warmth was in his body from him. The creature's claws tightened on his shoulder, and this time he felt it. It hurt even though he knew for a fact he'd been given some sort of pain killer. He gasped and cringed but didn't have the strength to pull away. Something told him this thing had just harmed something other than his physical body. The voice remained kindly.

"I can give you your revenge," Wiraqocha Rasca said quietly. "I can help you. They all hate you, so why continue to feel this pain? Give into the darkness. You will never feel this pain again, and you'll be serving a much bigger purpose. Through you I'd be able to reach this world at last, and the time of the Immortals will begin again. You would be well rewarded Yusei Fudo. Of that you can rest assured. Your revenge would be complete because you would be mine to control. An eternal punishment. Don't you owe it to the others to do this? Don't they need to be avenged?"

Yusei felt his heart nearly tearing in two at the words. Would it be better? Maybe he could forget everything that had happened, or at least not have to worry about it. He supposed it would be like some kind of revenge for his friends. He had hurt and betrayed so many people by his actions after all. Looking at how everyone had acted, it probably wouldn't really matter if he died or not. Normally he knew he wouldn't think this way, and he would have known that his friends would have been heartbroken if he had died and blame themselves for it. But it was like this thing had sucked all of the happiness out of the world. The creature released his shoulder, but the pain remained.

The door opened, and the creature moved again. He kept his eyes closed, shuddering for a while as he heard someone silently cross the room. He didn't know who it was but he was far too confused to really care at the moment. That was, until he felt a hand lay against the side of his voice and an eerily familiar voice purr into his ear.

"And here we are my darling," the voice said. "How does it feel to die? I don't remember."

Yusei's eyes flew open in surprise and fear and they opened wide at the sight. Wiraqocha Rasca was watching silently to the side, its orange eyes peering closely at Yusei. However there was only one sight in the room that held his attention. That would be Kiryu, who was supposed to be dead. Only he wasn't. His skin was freezing cold to the touch and far too pale. His hair was still about chin length like he remembered and was a light blue color. He was wearing black pants and a long black robe with blue markings on it. He couldn't see the rest of his clothing.

But the gentle smile had left his face now and it was oddly blank. A prison mark was on the right side of his face, a zig zagging line that ran from his hairline to his chin with a small triangle just under his eye. Except prison marks were yellow. This one was a dark red color. His eyes were the usual amber color, only the whites of his eyes were now completely black. It gave him a very wolfish appearance and made him look very dead.

"K-Kiryu," Yusei gasped. That's just what he needed.

Kiryu leaned forward, giving Yusei a hard look in the face. There was something far too dark there, something angry in his demeanor even though he had once been madly in love with the boy he was now glaring at. Yusei was far too confused to have even tried to have moved even if he could have. Yusei looked away and didn't want to meet the boy's eyes. He let out a soft whimper again.

"You're dead," he managed.

Kiryu's eyes flashed as he reached forward and grabbed Yusei's chin roughly, forcing the boy to yelp and look right into his eyes. Yusei's blue ones widened as he stared into those dark orbs. It was like he could see into his soul, like he could see every secret that he held. He found his gaze locked into Kiryu as if he couldn't look away. He felt his body begin to tremble a little. What was he supposed to do. Kiryu stared at him long and hard.

"W-What is-?" Yusei asked.

"The powers of the Dark Signers," The condor replied for him. "This boy is also controlled by an Earthbound Immortal. He can see the darkness within your heart. Until he releases you, you won't be able to look away. And he will know the true nature of your heart."

"Answer me Yusei," Kiryu suddenly said, oblivious to the presence of the other Earthbound Immortal. "Why did you betray me? I thought I could trust you!"

Kiryu snarled at him, and his grip tightened, making Yusei wince. He couldn't look away though, and he felt tears threatening to spill over. Kiryu seemed to pause a moment as a memory surfaced in Yusei's mind which was also visible in Kiryu's mind. Yusei couldn't trust his voice to answer for him. As the painful memories resurfaced tears began to roll down Yusei's face as he cried silently.

Yusei knew he had to hurry. He didn't understand what had made Kiryu become like this. What had happened to the boy he had loved? Who was able to smile and laugh like nothing was wrong? Who was always strong when he wasn't? He didn't know what had happened, but even though he had pushed him away he still loved the boy. He had to get there before the police did.

The rain was pouring down hard and it was freezing. Also his face hurt from where Kiryu had punched him when he had tried to stop him earlier. Even so he ignored the discomfort and kept running. He knew he had to get there. He had to help.

As he turned the corner though he found that the police had already surrounded the building and were storming it. He quickly ran to one of them, knowing that he had to do something. The man turned in surprise as he looked up.

"Officer," Yusei said. "I'm the leader of Team Satisfaction. It was me." The officer smiled pityingly at the boy and laid his hand on his shoulder.

"Ah," he said. "You were told to say that right? Don't worry son, we've already caught him."

Yusei looked up as several of the officers were dragging Kiryu from the building. He looked up and froze as he saw Yusei with the officer's hand on his shoulder. His eyes narrowed in rage as he hissed out the next words.

"Yusei? How could you betray me like this?"

Those were words made Yusei freeze in horror. They were words that Yusei knew he was never going to forget, and never going to not feel the sting of.

The memory was gone as soon as it had come. Kiryu's body language instantly seemed to change, and his hand fell limply away from Yusei's chin. The memory almost seemed to pain him suddenly, and he watched Yusei's face for a long moment. Slowly Kiryu reached up with both hands and laid them on the sides of Yusei's face, wiping tears away from them silently. Yusei couldn't help but freeze in surprise as the boy's eyes now looked sad.

"You never betrayed me," he said sadly. "and I killed you? I can see you're dying. I'm sorry..."

Now Kiryu looked like he was going to start crying. He looked almost broken at the thought of what he had done. Yusei had never seen a look like that in his eyes, and he wasn't sure what to make of it. He shivered a little under the touch of those freezing hands, finding it harder to breathe than ever with them sitting there. Yusei didn't understand. Was Kiryu the one who had deliberately run him over with that Duel Runner? Was he really dying like this? Why was he so cold? He had a million questions but no answers.

Kiryu's mind again gently went through his mind, pulling up memories of his past. Crow had "betrayed" Yusei in a way by telling him he needed to move on, then running off and getting them all into trouble with the police. That was part of the reason why Trudge didn't like Yusei much, though Crow was the only one arrested. Jack had tried to help Yusei move on, only to abandon him and steal his most precious card when he wasn't looking. Then his other friends had run him out onto the street to die tonight.

Kiryu could see Yusei's self loathing and guilt, the feeling of being betrayed and broken, but still finding a way to blame himself for it. He could see that Yusei had been hurt so many times and so now he wore an indifferent mask to hide his heart. Kiryu's eyes narrowed again.

"You were hurt?" he asked quietly. "It was Jack and Crow. They betrayed us. I'll kill them!"

Kiryu bristled again, snarling angrily, but when he turned his eyes back to Yusei they were gentle again. Yusei felt Kiryu's strange spell break and he quickly looked away, shuddering against the unnatural sensation of having his mind open for display. Kiryu leaned forward suddenly next to Yusei's ear, and the boy couldn't help but pause.

"I love you," Kiryu whispered. "I'm sorry for hurting you."

Yusei didn't move as Kiryu turned his head and laid a long lingering kiss on Yusei's forehead. Yusei didn't know what he wanted to do. When had been the last time he had heard those words? Why did he feel so conflicted about it? Kiryu was being controlled by an Earthbound Immortal, but for now he seemed to be thinking and acting on his own. Just what were these creatures? Wiraqocha Rasca suddenly rose on its wings and landed again on the pillow, looking at Yusei closely. Kiryu seemed to suddenly pause.

"He needs you Yusei Fudo," it said. "He knows who his true enemies are, and it pains him to know that he killed you when you did nothing wrong, and even tried to shield him. Accept my contract, give into the darkness, and you can remain by his side, always. You don't want to betray him again do you? If you don't accept you'll leave him."

Yusei closed his eyes. Kiryu needed him? He was glad that Kiryu knew the truth now, but he was scared of the idea that Kiryu had done his best to kill him when he had once loved him. Was that what the Earthbound Immortals did? Then again, he couldn't stand the thought of hurting Kiryu anymore. Besides, he had hurt a lot of people. This would be his punishment, and the only way he could atone for what he'd done to Kiryu. He had missed him terribly. The thought of remaining with him was very tempting.

"What is your answer Yusei Fudo?" Wiraqocha Rasca demanded. Yusei shuddered.

Yes, he thought. Alright. I'll do it.

Wiraqocha Rasca let out a screech of victory and took to the air over Yusei's head, watching the boy closely. Kiryu slowly stood again and looked down at Yusei. He had a slightly perplexed look in his eyes, but a slightly hopeful one too. Yusei looked up and saw this, but also that the insane glint had yet to leave his eyes.

"There's another Earthbound Immortal here," Kiryu said. "Yusei, did you accept its contract?" Yusei was silent for a long moment, so Kiryu brushed his bangs as out of his face as they would get. "Did you accept the contract?"

"Yes," Yusei said quietly.

A gentle and relieved smile spread across Kiryu's face suddenly as Yusei watched. Yusei couldn't help but smile a little back, but there was some sadness in his eyes as well. Kiryu reached forward and pulled the ventilator down off his face, and Yusei coughed a little. Fear sparked a little into his chest as he found it growing harder to breathe. Kiryu shushed him gently though.

"There's one last thing that has to happen before you become a Dark Signer like me," Kiryu said gently. "You have to die. I'm here with you sweet heart. Don't be afraid. I won't leave you."

Yusei wasn't sure if he should be afraid or not, but he knew that either way he'd gotten himself stuck in this mess and he had to accept it. Then to his surprise, Kiryu slid a hand under his head and laid the other on Yusei's chest so he wouldn't pull away. Kiryu leaned forward and closed his eyes, letting his lips meet Yusei's. Yusei felt his eyes widen as he found suddenly that it was now impossible to breathe. He felt fear sparking in his chest as he found that Kiryu didn't pull away. Didn't he need to breathe? Apparently not because Kiryu didn't move.

It seemed to take forever, and he felt himself slowly suffocating. At the same time though there was something almost sweet about it. That didn't take away his fear though and he couldn't help but try and pull away instinctively. He was far too weak though and Kiryu didn't let go. Yusei felt his head swimming and his head beginning to swim. He was about to die. In that instant Wiraqocha Rasca dove towards him, and Yusei felt his heart stop.

Kiryu released Yusei gently when he felt the Earthbound Immortal's presence stronger than he had before. He looked down at Yusei's widening eyes, seeing them change colors. The whites of his eyes turned to a dark black color, making the blue of his eyes seem all the darker, more mysterious, and colder for it. While before they had seemed so full of life they were now icy and dead. A mark also appeared on Yusei's left cheek not unlike Kiryu's mark. It was blood red and began below his eye, zig zagging down his beck with a little triangle off to the side under his eye.

Kiryu felt the boy's body growing colder, and his skin suddenly began to pale as Yusei's confused and frightened eyes met his. Kiryu just smiled and laid a hand on the side of Yusei's face, giving him a gentle and comforting gaze. It was hard on all of them to become Dark Signers. As soon as it had come, his mark faded on his skin as if it had never been there and his eyes returned to their normal white color.

"I'll come back for you," Kiryu promised, laying Yusei's head down gently on the pillow and pulling the mask of the ventilator back onto his face.

Yusei felt his eyes close, and then the sensation of huge wings wrapping around him, as if to keep him safe. Only he felt anything but safe, and they were icy and cold. From somewhere in the darkness Wiraqocha Rasca whispered to him gently.

"Now you are my Dark Signer," he said. "Soon enough you'll understand what you need to do. But for now you must sleep. Kiryu will return for you, but not until after you're buried. There would be far too many questions otherwise. We can't be discovered yet, so this must remain secret. For now sleep under the shadow of my wings. I will awaken you when the time has come."

Yusei felt his mind slipping into a deep an untroubled sleep. He felt cold and there was no longer a pulse in his body or breath but he wasn't really dead. He was little more than an animated corpse with memories and feelings. The thought scared him, but he was quickly lulled into a deep slumber within the shadows. The wings around him were uncomfortable and cold, and he was scared to find out what was going on when he next opened his eyes. But soon he knew nothing at all.

Kiryu quickly stepped away, knowing he needed to disappear again before he was found here. There would be far too many questions, and the Dark Signers couldn't be discovered yet. A small smile touched his face, knowing that Yusei was his again and they would never again be separated. But also he wanted to get revenge for all those who had hurt his dear Yusei and him. They would not like what they came face to face with.

Under the cover of night Kiryu disappeared like a shadow, carefully making his way through the hospital and back outside to silently slip away. His wolf like eyes flashed in the darkness as he made his way through it, and he felt that if he would have had a heart to beat, it would have been fluttering with excitement. The time of the Dark Signers and their gods was quickly approaching.

There was chapter two. We killed Yusei off (as painlessly as possible), reintroduced him to Kiryu and let them be in their relationship again, as well as made Yusei a Dark Signer. That was quite a lot for one chapter.

Again, this is an AU so I'm changing lots of things to fit with this particular story. More about that will be revealed. Also this will mostly be from Yusei's perspective with a few POV changes along the way to keep everything making sense.