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Chapter 4: A Dark Past; Ocypete's Words

Kisara looked on terrified as she saw the Horn Imp blocking the bridge; Seto pulled out his sword and he cried, "Come on." They tried to flee, but the Horn Imp threw Seto to a trunk which knocked him out and Kisara found the man's sword and she stabbed the monster in the chest causing it to shatter. Seto came to and he took his sword back and he said, "Let's get moving, there is a village that can help us."

Meanwhile Bakura was preparing to search for the two that ran off and a man who had spiky hair that had multiple layers including long blond crooked, pointy locks for his fringe; the rest features a set of five large spikes and two smaller spikes colored black with a magenta sheen along the edges the blond locks jut upwards. The rest of his hair features five large spikes colored black with red with a hint of magenta rims that were all along the edges, red/purple eyes wearing a cloak to conceal his identity as he asked, "Do you need a swordsman?" Bakura looked at him with suspicion and he asked, "Who are you?" and one swordsman was shot from behind the albino's back and he said, "Very well. Let's go." They ventured out to search for Kisara and Seto.

Queen Belinda saw that she was growing old as her face started to show signs of stress, and started to remember the night her village was destroyed.

(Flashback)

Belinda was looking for her friends and neighbors as her village was being ransacked she saw her mother who poured three drops of blood into cup of milk, a boy of ten with white hair, violet eyes watched as Belinda drank it and she was grabbed by a soldier as her mother cried, "Avenge us!"

(End of flashback)

Queen Belinda gritted her teeth as she saw her face that was deteriorating, but she smiled as she heard her friend and search party left and she said, "This is going to be glorious once I have that girl's heart."

Kisara and Seto walked over to a village that had female Duel Monsters, one of them was a Harpy Lady who said, "We have been waiting for you, princess. Come we have much to talk about." The Harpy Lady took them into a small cottage and she said, "My name is Ocypete, I was once a human but after your father had died, we were transformed into Monsters to avoid having our youth stolen. We have been this way for thirteen years and it is time that you princess release the power that was sleeping within your heart and put an end to the wretched queen that stole our lands and freedom." Kisara asked, "What do you mean by this? I do not know if I should kill my stepmother." The harpy took the girl's hands with her clawed one and said, "At times such as this you have to fight for what you believe in."

Later that night Seto was scouting around and Ocypete flew to him and she said, "Young man you need to protect her at any cost, because she is meant to defeat the dark." As Kisara was sleeping she started to smell burning, she went out to find out what was going on and it was Bakura and his men who were burning the village the Harpies started to fly away and Seto ran over to one of the men who was about to take Kisara, pulled out his sword and rammed the blade into the man's back that went through his chest, as he pulled it out blood started to spurt out in several places. Seto took the girl's hand and they ran off and Kisara asked, "What about you Ocypete?" Ocypete cried, "Just go princess, we can handle these men."

Kisara and Seto saw a nearby forest and they ran into the forest not knowing what would lie beyond these woods. Bakura saw the two running and he cried, "Guys, they're heading this way let's move!"

Author's Notes: Kisara and Seto may have escaped the Queen once again, but they are not out of the woods just yet. Find out in the next chapter when Kisara and Seto meet unlikely friends. Until then, please read and review.