Hello everyone. I hope you are all enjoying the story, as it will sadly be over in two or three more chapters after this one. Expect regular updates as I go on holiday to St Anne's and will be staying Ribby Village from 19th July. I will gone a week, with no internet, but I will take a notepad to write out my new story which I'll post when I get back. It will be a YugiOC (not really an OC, but is based on a reviewer who inspired me, so I plan to write with that) and is called 'Shy but Sweet Wanting'. I hope to see some familiar reviews. I'm aware I have a lot of Kaiba fans as reviewers, but I do plan to write another fic with him at some point. Anyway, here are my replies to reviewers.

Blue Dragon99: Thanks for the support. I know it's tragic to see a story end, as I felt that way for some I've read. Looking forward to reading more of your fic, and by the way, did you get the email I sent you? I'm stuck; unable to review so I sent that to you. Hope it's not a pest. As for your question, Luna's image is based on my own thought and mind workings. That's original but her personality is based on a friend of mine. She's a great person, through and through.

freakster: Take it easy, it still has a few chapters left to go, but I must end it, as I would hate to leave you all for a whole week hanging while I'm on holiday. Appreciate your enthusiastic support, and looking forward to your next chapter. Hope to hear a reply from my email soon.

Elusia: I appreciate the favour you did for me, only I hope it was not an inconvenience. Loved your new chapter, hope you plan to keep up the fabulous work. I'm grateful for the encouragement.

Pamster: Adored your latest chapter, and hope you received my email. Thank you for the support, and I look forward to more of your story, and will request anymore optional chapters without hesitation.

Secluded Sapphire: Love the new name, really sweet. Anyway, so happy you're enjoying the story and grateful for your support in the future. Celeste will appear again this chapter, along with another annoying bitch. You'll see what I mean. Thanks for the good trip wishes, and as for the cliffe, yes it will be there and might make you worry a little.

Minor Arcana: I'm so sorry, I've read your updates and they are brilliant. I cannot review at the moment, since it won't work. I was able to send email reviews to the others but your profile didn't tell me your address. If you leave it in a review or use my email found in my page, I will keep contacting until this problem is fixed. Anyway, thanks for the support, and you will find out the evil ones intentions.

the1koolkitty: Indeed it is Celeste, but the other person will be revealed this chapter. Thanks for the support and read on.

Now, on with the story. R and R, everyone! Love SGCred xxx

Chapter 14: True Love Conquers All

In the pitch-blackness of the chamber, grey eyes scoured the cities empty through the mystic pool. It allowed him to see what he wished so the images would appear in the crystal waters. The overwhelming iciness of the deserted world was a cruel comfort to him. By the evening he was positive conquest would be in his grasp.

'The fools will finally pay for all the torment they put Dementia and I through. We deserved to rule, though we were not favoured. All because we could not compare to those little pathetic perfect witches. Simply due to their precision and talent they thought they were better that us. They even tricked the elders into hating us. When we tried to take our rightful places, those two interfered and ruined all our plots. And what happens? We were outcast to the Netherworld Hellhole while they reap the glory and become leaders of the fucking tribe! Well, now we will complete our revenge. I only hope my sister fulfils her task...'

"Master," grunted a gruesome shadow beast, interrupting his thoughts. The monster was heavily built with an armoured back of shinning silver scales. At full height he was over ten metres high, but was slouched, back bent over, knuckles to the ground for balance like an ape. It's spiky ebony fur, sickening yellow eyes and huge snout made it appear horrid, but was feared due to its sharp claws and teeth.

"What is it you bumbling beast? I don't wish to be disturbed."

"Just to say the preparations have been carried out to your request."

"Excellent. Everything is perfect for when my old enemy will be gone, just like her foolish friend so long before." he hissed, telling the creature to leave and make sure all was ready. No error could be made otherwise all they worked for would be in ruins.

He made a quick check on the poor prisoners in the dungeon depths. All of them were too broken and weakened to consider revolting. The foolish little girl as the only one holding out against the influence of sadness and pain. She certainly had spirit, he gave her that, but it didn't matter. The fact she had lasted this long amusing. All the more fun it would be to see her crack when she witnessed the old woman's final demise.

His faithful servants had done a wondrous job in clearing the realm out. Now it would be easier to transform the landscape and create a better empire within the world. But why stop there? With the amount of power and wisdom they would contain within once the mystic energy was restored, they would be strong enough to rule the other world too! Oh the rapture of seeing the naïve little mortal rats flee in terror when the siblings of darkness arrived to demolish all hope for them!

Speaking of which, he returned to the misty pool once more, concentrating with all his might. Vibrant colours swirled around in a tropical fog making all images fuzzy and distorted. By using more of his essence in his psychic concentration, the haze began to clear, revealing another also inter-linked within a trance. Soon curls of amber and gold, accompanied by possessed purple eyes appeared in the pool. The woman smirked ready to speak obviously able to see him through her end of the connection.

"Ah, Cantor, dear brother, I've been waiting for you to contact me. It's not polite to keep me in suspense."

"My apologies Dementia, I was delayed by official business regarding the prisoners..."

"Prisoners? If you have captives I assume things are going well on your end?" she inquired, an evil glint reflected in her orbs.

"Indeed, all the tribe are in custody, guarded by the dark army. They're so pathetic, too dumbstruck to fight back." he grinned, chuckling in pride of himself. Just then he remembered the best part of his news. "By the way, guess who's still out cold, unwilling to stand up to our force?"

"Are you telling me Raven, the so called 'grand witch' isn't even awake to fight? Oh that's hilarious!" she screeched in joy. This was something to truly cherish. "Well, the old bat deserves whatever plans you have for her. Her and her little friend Palaris should have been the ones outcast, not us. Such an awful thing when Palaris was cursed to die 'so tragically' of illness, and now her accomplice will be gone too." she hissed concealing a smirk concerning the 'accident' of Palaris's death.

"I agree. I will dispose of her this eve, unlocking the power in her soul. However you have to have things taken care of too. How is your side of the plot coming along?"

"I've been observing her closely here, and last night detected a magical energy growth in the mansion she lives in. it can only mean one thing."

"That she and the mortal connected intimately. Now that their bond is restored, the power host will be healed. Now is the time for you to snatch it, but be cautious. She is the daughter of Palaris and possesses her talent in the craft."

"Fear not brother, I've come up with a little trick that will help me," she sniggered, moving aside to show a woman, long blonde hair straggling, muddy eyes lifeless in a hypnotised state. "She was willing to help me, having a grudge against the girl, so I gave her a portion of magic. She'll ware the witch down for me, then I'll take the stone, and drain her of the power she gains."

"If your volunteer wanted to help, why steal her soul?"

"Easier to manipulate, in case she has an act of conscience. Also her soul will provide more energy to take over both worlds!"

Both of them laughed maniacally, continuing to discuss their plans to hurt certain innocent souls, awakening from a dream into a nightmare.

Rays of golden light strained through the drapes of the window. Now that the storm from the previous night had cleared, a peaceful blue sky was revealed making all worries vanish. Truthfully the young man lying in bed did not have any worries anyway, having disposed of all cares last night. He had been oblivious to the weather once he allowed his true emotions to be expressed. Opening his ocean orbs, Kaiba stretched out drowsily, recalling the evening's events with a smile.

'It was pure heavenly bliss. I never imagined giving into those longings could result in such glorious feelings. The way we connected was indescribable. Her warm caress, the sweet kisses, and the incomprehensible ecstasy of being in such a passionate union. It's time I had to admit the truth tot her and to myself. There is no way that sort of bond was just due to the lust of having sex. It was so much more...I love her. I can only hope Luna feels the same way.'

On the thought of her, Seto realised he was missing the warmth of her body against his. They had curled up together so closely he fell asleep listening to her heart beating in time with his own. However, as he turned over fully and sat up, he saw the other half of the bed empty. Even the pile of clothes they tossed aside during their loving actions had disappeared. His garments were folded and sitting neatly on a chair near the bed, though hers were completely gone. Maybe it was just a dream. A wondrous illusion of how much he wanted to make love to her.

He turned his head towards the door quickly upon hearing it creak open. A second later he saw Luna enter the room carrying a tray with food on it, smiling happily. It had to have been real. Why else would she be looking at him so lovingly with starry eyes. She had on a knee length sleeveless blue nightgown, with lace straps and bodice and matching undergarments due to the chill from the previous night. She was covered by a long blue and white dressing gown, in the style of a kimono with patterns of flowers and leaves decorating it. Her crimson locks fell around her fine delicate features as she placed the tray in front of him and sat on the edge of the bed beside him.

"Thought you might appreciate breakfast in bed this morning."

"Very considerate of you. Proves I must have done something right last night to receive this kind of luxury treatment." he smirking jokingly, taking a sip of his coffee from the breakfast tray.

"Very funny. Well since you have your meal, I best be leaving." she stated, but was held back. Kaiba gripped her arm, pulling her into a gentle kiss, moving his other hand down her back earning a soft moan from Luna. Once he broke away, he sat her on his lap, playing with her hair.

"I was scared it never really happened. That it was just a fantasy when I woke up and weren't there. But I'm so glad it did." he whispered to her, but grew concerned seeing her eyes lose their spark. Stroking her cheek, she soon came back to reality and leaned her head against his shoulder.

"You have your deep thought look again. What's wrong?"

Everything was tearing Luna up inside. How could she go from being so happy to so downcast so quickly? Because of reality that's why. She certainly didn't intend for this to happen. It was becoming harder and harder to hide the truth. There was no way out of it if she wanted to be with him; to tell him about her powers. However, he would toss her aside like a freak of nature. And if she kept it from him, he may find out by accident, which would be much worse.

'There is the obvious choice; leave him. Now that I've done my task in giving him his life back I could just slip away like I planned. But now my emotions are confusing me. How can I just leave him like I did when we were kids? I can't...I love him.'

She snuggled into his chest, pushing her thoughts aside. She would tell him, but not like this. The time would come but for now it was better to keep quiet.

"I'm fine, don't worry. Besides, I believe we both have work to do." she stated loving the chance to wind him up.

"I think you could spare some time, and energy." he purred, gently kissing her throat, trying to hold back his wanting.

"Easy for you to say, but my boss, well he's such a beast..."

"That's it! I'll show you a beast!" he protested, suddenly springing on her. Luna found herself under him, at his mercy. Meanwhile he caressed her hips teasingly, swirling his tongue over her neck as he kissed it, while she could only whimper.

They were so caught up they knocked the tray onto the floor. Thankfully the food was finished and the kitchenware was silver, so it only clattered when it fell instead of breaking. The coffee mug lay forgotten on top of the bedside table as the couple engaged in another seductive embrace. Seto toyed with her as he undid the rope on her robe when the phone rang. Luna reached out to pick it up, but Kaiba grabbed her hand and bent towards her, kissing her fiercely, hinting that he didn't want the moment spoiled.

"Don't answer it. Probably just someone from the company and I not having business ruin this. Leave it." he breathed huskily.

"It might be Yugi calling about your brother. That you have to check. Besides, the sooner I answer, the sooner I hang up. You just have to be patient for a few minutes."

"I can't wait that long." he pouted as she sat up and grabbed the phone, then he had a thought. It may not be so bad waiting, as he could always have some fun to entertain himself. She was in for a wild ride.

"Hello Kaiba residence, how may I help you."

"Hey Luna, Yugi here. Survive the night okay?"

"The night? Well I managed. Nothing unusual...Oh God!" he screamed hungrily. Kaiba had gripped her waist, crept behind her and by pulling her close was able to leave kisses trailing down from her cheek to her shoulder. He had removed the robe, making it easier to massage her thighs with only the nightgown protecting her skin. He grinned to himself seeing how hard she tried to fight her own urges.

"Is something wrong Luna? Why are you screaming?"

"Oh Yugi, I'm sorry. It's nothing really." she whimpered, still out of breath. Using a pillow she bet Kaiba off her and straightened herself out. However Seto wouldn't give up easily. "So is Mokuba okay? I hope he wasn't any trouble."

"None at all. Anyway I just called to let you know Joey is dropping Mokuba off at school with Rebecca since the power's back. You can pick him up in the afternoon, as all the waste in the roads will be cleared by then."

"Yeah, thanks Yugi. The storm was pretty rough last night wasn't it?" she chatted, not knowing Seto was up again.

"I know, hard to believe it came and went so quickly. We're all fine here, but tell me. Kaiba didn't give you any trouble did he?" he joked.

"No he didn't give me problems, quite the opposite to tell you the truth...Oh my, please, I can't..."she cried, as Seto had pushed her onto her back while she was talking. Now he had pulled the gown up and had resorted to planting butterfly kisses on her stomach, flicking his tongue lightly over her pale skin. All she could do was gasp.

"Can't what exactly?" questioned the other end, but it wasn't Yugi's voice.

"Hey, Joey is that you?" At the mention of the name, Kaiba cursed and glared at the receiver. Of course it would be the mutt to destroy the moment they were having.

"Yeah, Yug had to tend to Charla so he gave me the phone. Anyway what's going on over there? Kaiba being a pervert no doubt."

"He's not Joey, Seto's been wonderful to me. Nothing's going on." she grunted, hinting to Kaiba to behave.

"Seto? This is just my opinion Luna, but I think you have a screw loose in hanging around that guy." he stated, a little too loud as Kaiba heard him. He snatched the phone, unable to take the annoying pup's comments.

"At least she only has one screw loose Wheeler. You on the other hand lost all of yours when you were dropped on your head as a child!" he hollered.

"Kaiba?! Ever hear of privacy? What gives you the right to listen to other people's phone conversations?"

"It's my line amateur. Also my housekeeper and I have better things to do than listen to you ramble garbage. Tell Yugi thanks for looking after Mokuba, now hang up before I personally deal with you. Then you'll need the phone to dial an ambulance for yourself. Good day!" he shouted, slamming the phone back down into its cradle before lying down once more.

"He's not that bad. It's just he doesn't think about his words before he opens his mouth Seto."

"Then it would better to sow his trap shut, as I know for a fact Joey Wheeler never thinks at all."

"They wouldn't have guessed if you behaved yourself." she teased.

"I behave the way I wish to, and for that cheek of yours, I think you should be punished." he commented, pinning her down swiftly. Luna made soft purring noises, evoking him more, as he straddled her, kissing her chest. She could only smile as she embraced her need for him, forgetting everything else. Seto played with the gown straps as he pulled them down, preparing to take her passionately once more.

The raven-haired teen whistled in a carefree manner while waiting for his girlfriend at the gates of the school. They promised to meet there for lunch before heading to a quiet bench near the back of the school to eat. Better than the stuffy crowded cafeteria anyway. It was typical, as Rebecca was sometimes late from being held back. She really should try not to upset the teacher by commenting on her dress sense belonging to the era of the dinosaurs.

He leaned against the wall, beginning to grow impatient. Other kids went out of the gates, heading home to eat, and were probably healthier than the others eating whatever they served in the cafeteria do. Mokuba was so busy chuckling at this thought he failed to notice a sparkling red limo pull up near the curb. Nothing was suspected until he felt heavy breathing rasp out above him, making the hair on his neck stand on end. Turning around, his violet orbs met with brown ones.

"What the Hell are you doing here?!"

Rebecca rushed out the doors, blonde pigtails soaring in the breeze. She only hoped she wasn't too late. It' wasn't her fault the teacher couldn't take some truthful criticism of her fashion choices. However when she reached the gates, Mokuba wasn't there. She spun round on hearing a muffled scream, seeing him being bundled into the back of a crimson limo as it drove off with great speed.

"Mokuba! Oh no! I better tell a teacher!" she panicked, running back inside to find help.

After a few hours in the bedroom, Luna finally convinced Kaiba to get dressed so he could handle some work from home. Also she had to be ready to collect Mokuba from school later on. He put on his navy leather pants and matching shirt. He of course wore his KC belt along with a sleeveless black trench coat with gold studs. She wore a black denim skirt with long black boots and tights. A crème turtleneck sweater accompanied it to make her look ravishing. While she stood at the mirror, tying her hair out of her face with a white ribbon, Kaiba came up behind her. He coiled his arms around her waist and nipped lightly at her flesh as he whispered in her ear.

"Normally I would complement you're attire, but I can't now since I know that you look a lot better without your clothes on."

"Cute, but I don't know if you'll keep that opinion. Things might change."

"Speaking of change, would you feel comfortable moving into this room with me? I don't think I can sleep now without you beside me." he grinned.

"That would mean Mokuba would know things are serious. We'll have to chat with him about it, no that I mind moving in."

"Trust me, he'll be overjoyed I'm in a steady relationship."

"In that case, when does this change start?"

"Tonight, as I have something important to say to you."

"Same here, so we'll discuss this later on."

"In the meantime..." he chuckled, about to pull her into a kiss.

"Big brother! Luna! Help me!"

"Mokuba!" they both said together as they rushed out of the room and headed for the front hallway of the house.

The pair raced through the halls, the calls growing louder until they reached the top of the stairs. Near the front door was Mokuba, his arms gripped behind his back, and his assailants arm wrapped around his neck. Both were quite shocked upon recognising the figure, with platinum blonde locks, a red leather outfit and deep muddy eyes, which seemed quite emotionless for some reason.

"Celeste! What are you doing back here? I warned you before, and what do you think you're doing with Mokuba?" Kaiba bellowed, yet she didn't react. It was as if all life had been drained from her body. Seto thought she was just being cocky, but Luna's senses told her better.

'Something's wrong with her. The usual selfish wicked aura around her has vanished. This makes no sense whatsoever. It's like she's not even a person. More like a mindless puppet. She's able to move around, but only when someone pulls the strings.' she thought not sure what was going on.

"Guys help me! She kidnapped me from school and has been acting weird all the way here. She hasn't even spoken."

What happened next astounded them all. Once she saw Luna and Seto, she gazed intently, as if processing her next move. Her brown eyes suddenly turned to a violent blood red, as she glowed crimson, new energies flowing through her. She shrieked a vicious war cry, preparing to attack and destroy.

She swiftly let Mokuba go from her grasp, but her hands became illuminated by a vibrant red light. She gestured them towards the boy shooting a coil of bright essence at him. He screamed out, feeling a stabbing ache in his stomach as he floated off the ground and hovered in mid air. He was still in agony, as the red beam connected the origin of his pain with Celeste's outstretched arm. Seto was in complete disbelief, while Luna thought what she saw couldn't be possible; that Celeste had the powers of a spellcaster.

"Put him down now. I don't know what you're doing or how you're doing it, but I won't let you hurt my brother." Kaiba yelled, but he received no response, as Mokuba continued crying in pain. Suddenly his shouts became louder, as the torture increased. It appeared Celeste wouldn't give in until she destroyed him.

"Leave him alone!" Luna shouted unable to control her rage and ended up using her own abilities. She fired a shot of blue energy, which sent Celeste flying and crashing against the far wall of the house. She fell unconscious, loosing her control of her task. The teen would have fell to the ground, but luckily Luna caught him telepathically and placed him back on his feet.

Mokuba was shocked about the strength of a witch, but Seto just couldn't contemplate what happened. The woman he loved had been keeping this dark secret from him all this time. He didn't know what to think, as he feared what she was, but loved who she was. He never got a chance to ask questions, as laughter and clapping could be heard from the shadows below.

"Bravo dear, wonderful performance. I see you have great potential in the craft. All that power and you chose to live like a common mortal. You seem to have your priorities mixed up." the voice cackled, as the figure stepped out of her hiding spot.

She was quite tall; a well toned body with fine curves and tanned skin. She seemed to be a natural seductress, with her technique of tossing her two- toned amber and gold curls. Also her glimmering smile behind polished red lips, not to mention the charm of batting her eyelashes around mad indigo orbs. Her whole superior and pushy manner was easy to detect by the radiating confidence in her strides, dark cape flowing behind her concealing tattered silver and green robes, obviously worn since the day of her exile.

"You have a rare spark of power dear. You could control so much in both realms with that power. Too bad you wasted the opportunity by leaving when you would have taken your place as the leader of the tribe." she hissed with glee.

"I don't know who you are, but I'm guessing you're responsible for what happened to Celeste."

"My girl, she was willing to help me, so desperate to get back at you. However I found she was easier to control once I made an...extraction of sorts." she smirked revealing a glowing crystal sphere from her robes, containing the life force of one.

"Monster! You stole her soul! What gives you such a right?!"

"Well, as the new ruler of both world I felt I was entitled," she grinned looking at the expression on their faces. "That's right dear, like you I'm a spellcaster, Dementia's the name, and my brother Cantor and I plan to make conquest on both realms. Why you ask, revenge. Our last attempt years before was foiled by a pair of good witches, causing us to be cast into the Netherworld. It took all this time to regain strength. We had to unite spiritually to be able to escape, but it was worth the wait. The shadow creatures we met there aided us, and are working with my brother and have taken over your realm. Not to mention he plans to kill your mentor..."

"Why, what do you have against her?!"

"Silly girl, when she dies you will receive her power, and I'll be able to drain you once the transgression is complete. Once that's done I'll dispose of these two, obtain the power host from your room and our conquest will be a success. Oh yes, just to let you know, when I suck the energy from your body, it'll feel something like this." she said, as green light shot from her hand. It was aimed for Luna and slammed her against the wall, where she came tumbling to the floor. Her crème sweater was stained red with blood, as she was barely alive.

Seto snapped out of his trance and tried to reach her, but was thrown back by another blast, crashing him into a table. Mokuba crawled over unnoticed, as his brother told him to call the guards. He slunk past the woman while she was busy taunting Kaiba. She did turn on hearing Luna cry out not to hurt him, as he had nothing to do with it.

"True, but if I causes you pain to see him hurt, that's really icing on the cake for me. Besides he's pretty strong, standing by a witch like you." she sniggered, relishing the confused expression on Kaiba's face. "Oops! Did I give away your little secret? You mean you never told him you weren't mortal? Oh what a shame," she mocked with sarcastic pity. "That's the thing dear, they love you so much, but the second they find out you can turn them into a toad with a snap of your fingers, their gone. Maybe I'll punish him for doing that to you." she hissed, preparing to attack, but was knocked back by a powerful energy steam. She looked to see Luna standing.

"Leave him alone! I'm the one you want."

"So noble, just like your mother dear, and your Mentor," she stated, noticing the girl's expression. "It was them who defeated Cantor and I. Your mother we managed to poison as we left, but made sure it wouldn't infect her until years later. It looked like an illness that way. Now our revenge will be perfect, once Raven is gone, and you are destroyed, being Palaris's daughter." She screeched, trying to hit her with a shot, but Luna dodged it.

"Leave her be! Don't touch her!" Kaiba shouted struggling to stand.

"Why do you care? She lied to you, a disgusting monster, and you still protect her?"

"No matter what she is, she will always be the woman of my dreams and I won't let her be harmed. The only monster here I see, is you!"

"Fine, you die first..."

"No you die first!" Luna shouted blasting her with all her might. Taking her from the back took her by surprise and she couldn't fight. The banshee woman screamed the power too great, as she melted into dust. It was over.

Kaiba didn't care what happened. He just staggered over to Luna and hugged her tightly. He kissed the top of her head as she cried into his shoulder, as the bodyguard's came, followed by the police outside.

"Ah! No, what's happening?" Cantor hollered as he began to disintegrate. He dropper the dagger he had held onto the floor, as he was about to strike when he soon felt pain shoot through his body.

Trinity stared in awe, as did all the council who had been brought to witness the demise of their leading spellcaster. They watched him scream, grey eyes maddening more due to the excruciating agony. However he was not the only one affected. His control over the realm was breaking, allowing light to shine through the darkness. This caused the creatures of the night to grimace, bursting into brightly coloured flames as they were destroyed. Soon Cantor shook all over; overwhelmed by the rush of good magic that was embracing him, as like his sister, turned to a pile of ashes. The evil now gone, the council broke free of the chains holding them, and looked at the once feared warlock.

"I don't get it. What happened to him?" Trinity questioned.

"My guess is he and his sister linked themselves by their power, so they could return from the abyss. Those who are joined like that cannot live with out the other. They were destroyed together."

"So someone must have defeated Dementia. It had to be Luna!"

In the fact of conquering the evil pair, Luna had transferred some energy to the realm, meaning they now where back to full strength, despite Lady Raven still being unconscious. Now the barriers returned, and they could fully watch over the mortal world.

"You know what this means? Our signals are at stronger now, making magic easier to detect. Hang on Luna! Once we pinpoint your location, we're coming to take you home." Trinity smiled.