I pull up to the event after all the reporters have gone inside, or as I like to call it, 'fashionably late'. I park the car around the back and walk around to the front of the venue. As I reach the entrance, Misty, the world's the most famous fashion model in the world, steps outside. I swear my heart skips a beat, she's even more beautiful in person.
"I've been waiting for you. You're even more stunning than I imagined." She doesn't smile at me, but her eyes look like she ready to attack me, but not in a bad way. I would let this woman do anything she wanted to me. I realize I have been staring too long when Misty goes from standing at the entrance to being less than 6 inches away from my face. She places her hand on my chin, causing me to look at her. "How beautiful you are for someone filled with so much rage. If you plan to join us, don't lose that rage, only let it grow. For now though, we must go inside, the party is just starting." We head inside and I grab a drink off one of the back tables as Godwin appears from down the stairs at the other side of the room. Everyone begins to clap for him, but I decide to knock back my drink and grab a second one instead. Godwin doesn't deserve my claps. For all I know, he could be the reason Jack is even in this City, acting like an arrogant prick.
"Everyone, we've created a fabulous movie. What is the King? What should the King be? All the answers are in this movie!" I try to hold back a laugh as Godwin talks. I would bet money that this movie is probably just full of made up bullshit. They begin playing the movie for everyone here to watch, but what catches me off guard is the fact that the movie says Jack Atlas is from the Tops of Neo Domino City. Now, I know for a fact this movie is crap so I decide to take my attention off the screen, turning to Misty beside me.
"So, would you like to tell me why I was supposed to meet you here tonight?"
"Continue enjoying the party for now, we have plenty of time to discuss what you need to know tonight. After all, it's not like a marked girl from the Satellite gets these kind of opportunities often." I try to hold back the rage that Misty's sentence fills me with, but I can tell from the drink, now boiling in my hand, that's it not working. "I see those Psychic powers are also at work, but it's okay I won't tell anyone about them. After all, tonight is supposed to be about Jack, not that you would care. So how about instead we make this night about you and what you can become." I set my glass down on the table since I don't feel like drinking boiled wine. I am about to continue my conversation with Misty until Director Godwin speaks up again.
"Please continue to enjoy Road of the King. If you will excuse me." Godwin turns to head up off the stairs, but this is quickly interrupted by a reporter.
"Wait a second! This narration is incorrect! It says Jack was born in the Tops. You know that Jack was born in Satellite, just like Yusei Fudo." Even those this reporter is right, her voice is too annoying for me to care. Instead, I think about how mad Jack would be because of this news becoming public. A small smile creeps to my face as I think of Jack being that angry, if only I could see it with my own eyes.
"What do you mean? If that's true, since you're in charge of Security, it means you gave special treatment to a Satellite citizen so that he could live in Neo Domino City!" All the reporters in the room are crowded around the base of the stairs, too interested in the scoop to care about anything else in the room.
"It means the Director broke the law!" One of the reporters shouts.
"I won't respond to such unreliable speculation." Smooth move on Godwin's part, but will we ever figure out exactly why he wanted Jack inside the city? "Now I must take my leave."
"Wait, Director Godwin!" I just want to tell the reporters that Godwin is a lost cause, just like Jack, but I decide to stay out of it. I'm here for one reason and one reason only. Misty pulls me behind the curtain, separating the party from the front of the building.
"There is one more person I must stop and talk to tonight, before we continue our lovely conversation." Misty says as a thin girl with glasses and a light blue dress with white ruffles runs past the curtains as if she is heading straight for the exit. "Hey, you." Misty calls to the girl running by. The girl turns around to Misty in shock, she's not doing any better than I did when I first saw Misty.
"M-M-Misty!" Okay, she's definitely doing worse than I did.
"Your face really interests me." I'm beginning to believe the creepy flirtatious attitude Misty gives off is just her natural personality. I can't tell if that makes me angry or turns me on, or a little of both. Misty begins to approach the poor starstruck girl. "And…"
"I apologize for my face." I snicker at the poor girl whose face seems to be turning red under her large round glasses. For someone a little ditzy, she does seem kinda cute.
"I like fortune telling." Misty is now placing her hands on the girls face to get a better look at her.
"Me too. I do card fortune telling."
"I look at faces." Misty uses one hand to hold the girls face and another to remove her glasses. What is she going to say to this poor girl about her future? "I see death." Well, that took a different turn than I expected. "You're going to die soon."
She's not the only one with death in her future.
Haha, very funny. Even though I think about killing myself a lot, I have things I want to finish before I decide to actually die.
Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made to get the power that you crave.
"I see." That's all the girl can say to Misty, but I don't blame her though. If I didn't think Misty wasn't weird enough already, this was really pushing it.
"But when that time comes, we'll be able to understand each other better."
"Excuse me!" The girl bows deeply to Misty before quickly standing back up straight again. "Thank you very much, but I'm in a hurry. Sorry!" The girl grabs her dress and returns to running towards the entrance like she originally was. She might have been a little quirky, but I definitely wouldn't mind meeting that girl again.
This won't be the last time you see her, anyway you and her might become closer than you think.
Misty comes back over to me and grabs me by the arm leading me back into the party.
"Who was that girl?"
"Her name was Carly. Although she seems innocent now, it won't last for long until her goals will end up in line with the rest of us. Anyway, where were we?"
"You were going to tell me about why I'm really here." I say, staring Misty down. If I don't get straight to the point, I'm not sure if we will ever arrive at the information I want.
"You are here to learn what you can become." Misty looks me in the eyes and for a minute, it's almost if the white of Misty's eyes became black and deep red marks appeared on Misty's face but they are gone almost as quickly as they appeared. If they were even there at all.
"And what can I become?"
"You can become a person filled with enough power to take down anyone you want. You will have the power to shape the future of civilization."
"What kind of power?" I ask, wanting Misty to give me a more straightforward answer. She just smiles at me as she pulls down her right glove that was covering her arm. A purple mark in the shape of a lizard covered her right forearm. "Are you a Signer?" I ask quickly. If she is, then that makes Misty the fifth and final Signer. That can't possibly be what this conversation is about. Misty just lets out a laugh.
"No silly, quite the opposite. We are the Dark Signers." The mark on her arm began to glow as she spoke the words Dark Signer. "We are stronger than the Signers. We have the true raw power of civilization and you can have it too. While the Crimson Dragon may control the sky, we come from the ground, the underworld. We are the darkness that drowns out the light." Misty pulls back up her glove to cover the mark.
"You keep using we. Who are the other Dark Signers?"
"Rudger Godwin, or you may just know his as Rex Godwin's brother. A man named Demak. My lovely self, of course. Then I saved the best for last, your old friend Kyosuke Kiryu."
"How… How did Kiryu become a Dark Signer?"
"Your little gang in the Satellite decided to mess with security. Only for Kiryu to get caught because Yusei turned him in. His friends abandoned him, only for him to die in the Facility."
Yusei? No, he wouldn't do that to one of his best friends. Right? I don't have evidence, but if Kiryu is a Dark Signer then that must mean…
Yes, it's all true. Yusei betrayed your friend Kiryu, just like your friends would do to you if they figured out what you are really up to.
"Kiryu was reborn as a Dark Signer. He, just like you, holds a grudge against his old friends. If you join us, the two of you could go after Jack and Yusei together. Treat them just like they treated you."
I thought about the possibilities I would have have as a Dark Signer. Not only would I have the ability to fulfill my goal towards Psychics. I would also be standing alongside my friend Kiryu. We can control this world the way Team Satisfaction controlled the Satellite. I would never betray Kiryu the way Yusei and Jack did. I will help him get his revenge as well as my own. I would be opposing the man I hate, Jack Atlas. This is my chance to defeat him and prove to him once and for all what kind of person I really am.
You could kill him or make him join us, whatever you want. Don't forget that Yusei and Aki are also on his side. What you want to do with them, you can decide. The future is up to you. You only have to join us.
"So how exactly do I become a Dark Signer?" I give Misty a devious smile. This is the opportunity I've been waiting for. I'm already a psychic, nothing I become can be any less than that.
"When the time comes, you will know. Isn't that right, Heron?"
She's right. When you are ready, I will show you the path to becoming a true Dark Signer. The person you are truly meant to be.
"Let me give you a hint, though." Misty places her hand on my chin, forcing me to look her directly in the eyes. "The powers of death always outshine the powers of life." The eyes filled with black and red marks are back on Misty's face, but only for a moment. With all the talk of death today, I feel like I know where this is going. I've always wanted to kill myself, but I didn't know the day would be coming so soon. Let alone that it would give me the powers I crave. "After you have earned these powers, you will join us to begin our reign." Before Misty can say anything else, other people at the party approach to speak to Misty, but I think I have all the information I really need for now. I wait until Misty is done talking so that I can tell her goodbye.
"I guess this is where I take my leave."
"Don't worry. I hope we will be seeing each other again shortly." Misty squeezes my right hand as she says this. "But for now, goodbye Kyoko." Misty heads back into the centre of the party.
"I wouldn't miss it." With that, Misty disappears into the crowd and I head for the entrance of the building to head back home. Soon, I will be heading to the Arcadia Movement to continue my plan. Then, I will take the necessary steps to becoming a Dark Signer.
After taking a day to rest, I decide it's finally time to move on with my plan. My first task is to call Divine and figure out the location of the Arcadia Movement. I walk down to my local mall to call Divine so that the call can't be traced back directly to my house or cell phone. I use the card he gave me to type in the number and wait while the phone rings.
"Hello, this is the head office of the Arcadia Movement. How may I help you?" The low voice coming from the phone is definitely Divine.
"Hello, my name is…" I pause, not wanting to give away my real name, "Rin. You gave me your card during the Fortune Cup. I was calling to see about coming to the Arcadia Movement."
"Are you going to be coming with your friends as well?"
"No, I just wanted to see if I could come check the place out first and make sure this is the right option for me and my friends."
"Ah. Of course dear," Divine doesn't sound too convinced but gives me the address nonetheless. "Are you available tomorrow at, say, four? If so, then I will give you a personal tour myself."
"I would love that!"
"See you then." With that, Divine hangs up and the phone line goes dead. I place the phone back on the stand and go to get ready for my big day tomorrow.
I wore my usual attire to tour the Arcadia Movement. The only difference thing is a casual black backpack with a secret compartment. I stuffed lots of things into the bag from small things like headphones, to larger things like a change of clothes and my duel disk. I don't want the bag to be too suspicious. I saved the number I needed to call for the explosives into my phone. I was ready to go. Once I reach the front doors of the building, I am met by two security guards, asking to search my bag and scan me for any weapons. Ah, my plan is going great already. I gave them an awkward smile.
"Of course you can." I say to the guards, setting my backpack on the ground and unzipping the bag. I grab my duel disk from my bag, ready to attack as soon as the guards come forward.
"No worries, she's with me." It seem like no attacks have to happen, yet. I am met with the smiling face of Divine as the sliding doors open. At least it looks like my plan aren't completely ruined after all. "Come Rin, let me show you the home for Psychics." Divine sticks out his arm for me so that he could lead me inside the building. I am caught off guard by the name, almost forgetting what my fake name was, but I grab his arm and we enter into the Arcadia Movement.
The entrance looks like the regular reception area of most offices in the City, the lady at the reception desk nodded to Divine as she pressed a button underneath her desk that opens two sliding doors to the left of her desk.
"Welcome to The Arcadia Movement," she says giving me a smile as we pass the desk.
"Thank you." I say nervously to her, as Divine and I enter through the sliding doors. Once we are through, the doors immediately close behind us. It wasn't going to be easy to leave here without Divine by my side. He walks me down the plain white corridor and around a few corners, telling me what most of the rooms in the building are for. He stops when we reach a Dueling arena enclosed by glass.
"This is where everyone duels. Dueling is the main resource for teaching Psychics how to control their powers, while improving their dueling skills."
"Is Aki the best duelist here?"
"Hardly, through her Psychics abilities are outstanding." Divine replies, giving me a smile. "I would arrange a duel for the two of you, but she's still currently recovering from the Fortune Cup."
"Do you have anyone else that I would be available to duel?" I say, giving Divine a small smile. "I think it would be a good learning experience before joining officially."
"Well, of course my dear. We have a girl whos in charge of dueling most of our new recruits anyway. Her powers allow her protection from other psychics abilities, making everyone's first fight completely safe."
"I would love to meet her for a duel then."
"Right this way then, my dear." Divine leds me around to the steps down into the dueling arena. I set my bag against the wall pulling out my duel disk and cards making sure to zip the bag up, before anything else in my bag tries to escape. I wish I was dueling a Psychic that I could destroy, but I plan to make this duel just as fun. A girl with strawberry blonde hair, golden brown eyes, and a beautiful mapping of freckles enters the room followed by Divine. She must be the one I'm dueling. Her face looks very familiar, but I can't seem to put my finger on where i've seen it before.
"Rin, this will be your dueling opponent today. I would like you to meet Allison Pearse."