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Chapter Ten

What the Heart Desires

Terra walked slowly over towards her mother's couch, pondering over her father's insanity. How could someone become like that? Did he undergo a terrible childhood?! Did some mad creep come along one day and affect her dad's sense of feeling and heart?! Or was he just born with a dysfunctional mind?

However, Terra couldn't solve these questions for their answers were distant. She knew he was suffering through these strange, internal conflicts and that he had some sort of 'strong' lust for both torturing and killing his victims but, to her disappointment, that was all the information she grasped from him.

"Terra Jean Ishtar, you had better explain yourself right now young lady! Start by telling me where in the heck you found that… that… that monster!!!" her mother shouted furiously, some tears threatening to pour from her eyes. She continued to hold onto the now bloodied wash cloth, positioning the rag again so that she could wipe off more of the gruesome red liquid on her face. Katie also noticed that she needed to clean up the bloodied mess on the floor, along with the blood on her daughter's arm.

'How could my ex-husband do such a terrible deed to our child anyways?! Pff, oh that's right! He is a darkside... how could I ever forget?!' Katie thought furiously, narrowing her eyes at the the simple memory of Marik Lateef Ishtar!

However, the young teenager merely just looked at the infuriated woman, glaring cruelly at her. How could her guardian stand there and call her father something like that?! Why did she see him as a monster anyways?! Yes, he did obtain the dark heart of something evil but, to her knowledge, she also noticed a spark within him that was good… a kind, misunderstood heart that wanted to finally break free from its chains.

"Okay first of all, mother, I didn't find him on purpose!" Terra cut back in quickly, her anger beginning to boil, "Secondly, I bumped into him in an alley and thirdly, I don't…"

Katie looked shocked, "What were you doing in an alley?!"

Terra just then stopped, noticing her mistake. She wasn't exactly 'in' an alley when she met him. She merely just saw him there killing off some bloody duelist!

"Okay, so I wasn't exactly in the alley! My bad and…" Terra got cut off again.

"Don't say 'my bad', you sound like a moron." Katie stated quickly, crossing her slightly tanned arms over her chest.

The young teenager just looked at her in disbelief, deciding to continue on anyways.

"… and, like I was saying before, I don't believe that you should call my dad a monster! He's not one mother! He just has some problems that you should have been helping him with! You should have been there for him!" Terra shouted, her own tears beginning to crash softly to the floor.

Katie couldn't believe what she was hearing! Her child, the girl who had witnessed this madman threaten 'both' of their lives, was standing up for him?! How dare she!

"Don't you dare try to defend your father in this situation and turn against me, Terra…" her mother growled, hatred beginning to consume her, "You have absolutely no idea as to what that creature really is! It's not human Terra and it never will be."

The shocked teen merely glanced at her mother, confusion and sadness spreading rapidly over her emotions. Her mother kept referring to her dad as an 'it' and not a 'he'. Why and how could she talk so cruelly about him?! Did he really cause that much damage… so much so that his past actions burned her mother's emotions, allowing her to speak of him in such a horrible way?

Terra just looked at her mother, crying. The young girl noticed that, ever since she had met her dad back near the alley, the soft side of her mind was able to release itself from the chains in which she had created years ago… the steel device in which had held her back for so long! However, there was another side of her that had introduced itself! It was her hatred, fighting back almost all the peaceful thoughts that roamed along smoothly through her mind. The side of her that her dad wanted to destroy!

"Terra…" the young woman interrupted softly, upset that she was the one that caused her daughter's eyes to water. Though there was still fury within her, Katie chose that it would be best to sit down and tell her child why she felt so much hatred for that man… the boy that she still loved, but could never be with.

"What mom?! Are you just gonna stand there and tell me how much you hate him?! How he'll never be anything?! Stand there and call my dad 'creature' and shit, never once attempting to help him?! You probably want him to be alone…" Terra trailed off, her tears falling more freely this time. However, the darker side of her mind screamed for her to stop crying! It told her that the only point she was getting across to her mother was that she was weak! Nothing else…

"Terra, I don't want your father to be alone! I never did but, if you knew what type of crea… person he was then you wouldn't want to save him! You would know, just as I do, that you couldn't! Everyones' dream ends right there with him." Katie announced quietly, trying not to upset her daughter any further.

Terra just looked away from her mother, sitting herself down on the beige leathered couch. She didn't want to deal with her guardian right now. The young teenager knew that her father would wind up getting bashed even more so and, therefore, she didn't want to hear a word of it!

However, Katie just sighed and walked over towards her daughter, taking a seat right next to her. Terra just growled, turning herself the other way so that she didn't have to face her mother… she didn't want to! Terra was far too caught up in the whole 'what am I to do with my father now' deal.

"Hey kid, I need to fill you in on some… events in which took place years ago. They mostly revolve around your dad and I just thought you should know that, well he's ummm, not an actual human for one." Katie stammered, her daughter just huffing at the remark.

"Your dad is more like a creature. It… I mean he is merely just the emotions of despair and hatred, taking on a human form! He was created when a young boy, or rather your uncle Malik, received the Tombkeepers Initiation." Katie stated whilst continuing to watch the back of her daughter's head, "You see, your uncle's family had to live beneath the sands of Egypt in an underground tomb. They were never allowed to leave! That is, until the pharaoh returned…"

Katie then tried to explain, "Therefore Malik, in return to this containment, drew up both hatred and jealousy towards everyone living in the outside world! His hatred truly didn't start to take its shape until that torturous ritual… the tombkeeper's initiation. That was when your father was born! After the bloody ritual, your dad finally spoke to your uncle, taking the form of the poor child's shadow." The young woman finished slowly, preparing for her daughter's reaction.

However, she didn't get one! Or atleast, that was what she thought…

If there had been any other presence in the room facing the girl, they would have seen that her eyes kept narrowing themselves. Though they weren't narrowed in a mean way, they were narrowed to express her confusion.

"That same year," Katie continued slowly, "your father watched on through your uncle's mind, demanding the boy to take control over his life… to destroy the lives of others, cause chaos throughout the rest of the universe, to bring pain amongst those who lived. That creature, your father rather, had always deceived your uncle. It acted as though it would protect him whenever some other being attempted to hurt Malik. However, your dad didn't! He, in all truth, could careless for his… host." Katie spat harshly.

The young woman would never forget their argument together! She would never forget what he said about his family, what he said about the world, and she would never forget the word in which he used to describe Malik… the other male was always referred to as his weak side or just plainly, his host.

"Your pathetic excuse for a father would also deceive your uncle into feeding him! It hungered for the boy's hatred, forcing Malik to give up more and more of his anger. It needed to get stronger… or atleast, that was what your aunt Ishizu said." Katie mentioned, soon drifting off into the much deeper portions of her mind, "When Malik was eleven years old, his adopted brother, Odion, had been severely beaten by their father. The guy grew extremely weak, and your dad once again started to quickly feed on the boy's hatred towards his father. That time, the amount of sadness and hatred were endless! Therefore, the darkside's strength increased so greatly that it was able to take control of your uncle's mind!" the young woman growled, her eyes glaring through the floor of their small, little apartment home.

"He killed the elder man with that golden dagger, the one he had brought with him today… that creature had the man tied to a colum filled with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. That's where the demon chose to slice off the man's carved back, peeling away the flesh just to take it over to Odion and mock him! That sickening bastard even placed it on the older boy's back, positioning the rod so that he could also kill the one person in which held so much loyalty to his light! Pff, and only a few years ago his family said that he truly was just a lost child. A misunderstood angel… ha, its more like an evil child that was born in the depths of hell!" Katie announced so cruelly that she even caused herself to shiver slightly.

Terra finally turned her attention towards her mother, narrowing her eyes at the seemingly once kind woman sitting beside her. The young teenager noticed that her mother kept going from calling her father 'it' to later calling him 'he', then went straight back to 'it'. This confused her slightly, making her wonder whether or not her mother truly hated him… honestly, Terra wasn't exactly sure at the moment.

However, what Terra couldn't believe was that her father was just a split personality?! A darkside none the less! How was that even possible?! She knew multiple personalities were real but she never thought one could form as their own separate being! Her mother said he became, or rather formed before her uncle as his… shadow? How could that possibly happen?! How did her uncle know that there was some sort of parasite feeding off all his negative emotions?! Were they really communicating with one another?!

Terra was definitely lost! All her questions earlier were answered, though she was merely stabbed to death with even more…

'So my father is, or rather was, a creature of pure evil? No wonder he held so much of those sick, twisted thoughts in his mind! He must have lived off those ideas most of his life… and supposedly, he must have been sharing those gruesome plots with my uncle?' the young teenager pondered curiously.

She was certainly worried about her dad! To her, there was some portion of his heart that was indeed caring, kind, and gentle! Even though her father made everyone fear him, threatening to take away their lives, she could sense that wasn't what his heart truly desired.

She knew that, all it really wanted, was to be loved… that it just couldn't find its acceptance in the world of those who were human.

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The young darkside continued to rush down the busy streets of Domino city, brushing between the many different individuals as he went. Out of hatred, he would sometimes seize a hold of a passer that just happened to accidently touch his back… grabbing their shoulders and roughly shoving them aside, letting them slam harshly against the street pavement.

Though that wasn't enough to kill anyone, he still received a lot of rude, angered complaints from the true beings along the way… some even threatened to call the police.

'Ha, just keep feeding me your rage you worthless humans! Trust me, I don't mind…' he smirked evilly, continuing on his way towards the home of both Katie and Yugi's mother.

As Marik made his way around another street corner, his dark violet orbs came across a middle-aged man who was yelling away at his son on the other side of the block. The evil creature just stopped in his tracks and growled, picturing his own creator. The man in which his host called father!

'Ha, I believe there is indeed room for a slight change of plans…' the darkside thought cruelly, beginning to make his way across the street towards the older man and his child. Afterall, the demon needed to tear someone's flesh apart! Who would think that those two didn't qualify?

Besides, the darkside's mother-in-law would be next... which would be triple the amount of fun.

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Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I sure didn't though… my opinion is that it kinda turned out crappy. No wait, scratch that! EXTREMELY crappy!!!

But whatever, I'll never get any feedback on my conclusion anyways. However, if there is something in this story that is going way downhill then please share! I'm starting to wonder if Marik's ex-wife, Katie, is becoming somewhat of a... Mary-Sue? Please, if you're reading this story, tell me how you see this character! Is the girl realistic? How about her daughter? Is she realistic? and is the darkside flowing back into his typical, every day character? You know, the one in the manga comics?! My gosh, I have so many darn questions! I just want to know the positives and negatives here... thats really not asking for much.

Oh and, as a last note to this: I only had the "tale of his past" written down slightly different because, for one, the story was coming from Katie. You see, Ishizu had explained everything to her (showed her a vision of that day through the millenium necklace) and yeah, his ex-wife didn't get the full length of his past down (lack of good, detailed memory). However, when Terra asks some of her questions to her dad (regarding her father's creation and past life), Marik will certainly correct them! He'll be furious about this whole conversation though, telling her (through his point of view) a horror story... as in the first few days in which he lived and how he had fed off his light's dark emotions. He'll also share how cruel he was to his hikari when he spoke to him through mind link and etc (my goodness, imagine your dad telling you stuff like that! Jeez). Well, anyways, I'm certainly looking forward to writing that chapter! I'm actually starting to put myself in suspense! lol

I guess I just wanted to give you guys some suspense too... :)