Atem stepped outside and spotted Set. "Hey there Set, is everything okay?"
Set rolled his eyes. "Yes, everything is fine, just that my ex-boyfriend just converted to a monotheistic religion and I'm now some demon to him."
Atem shook his head. "Set don't be such a drama queen. I didn't convert to anything."
Set then eyed Gabriel and gave a dark glare. "Oh so you're the monotheistic priest aren't you?"
Gabriel nodded. "Set…you're the pagan god of chaos and destruction aren't you?"
"Yea so?!" Set snapped at the priest and Atem started to feel a bit embarrassed.
"Uh, Father Gabriel I'm sorry Set is being an ass right now."
Gabriel nodded. "It's is nothing Atem, I understand why he is a bit upset with me."
Set frowned as he pulled Atem closer to him. "Hmph don't try that nice act with me."
Atem pushed away from Set and snapped at him. "Set that is enough from you, let's go home. Oh, Father Gabriel…thank you again. I really do appreciate your words."
Gabriel smiled. "Of course."
Carter and Kyo headed home for the night, however, the sight they came home to was something very frightening. The doors and windows were spray painted.
PSYCHIC WHORES SHOULD DIE!
GO BACK TO THE GHETTOS MONSTER!
PSYCHIC TRASH WILL GET SLASHED!
There were also dummies that looked like Kyo hanging in a noose in a tree. "I…" Kyo backed up into Carter. "I…Holy shit…"
Carter was just as freaked out of the carnage on his home. There were burn marks in the grass with crosses and other religious symbols with the words Demon spray painted all over the ground. "Kyo…we'll call Captain Akihiro and figure out who did this crap…Kyo?" Kyo stood there shaking and breathing heavily. Carter furrowed his eyebrows and walked closer to Kyo. "K…Kyo?"
Kyo snarled under her breath. "Why…Why did this happen? I swear I will hunt down the bastards who did this and make them pay."
"Kyo you can't let your anger…"
Kyo whipped around and had a fearsome look on her face. Her light green seemed to glow from anger. "DON'T TRY TO TELL ME TO CALM DOWN! THIS IS FUCKING INSANE!"
Carter backed up from Kyo. "Kyo…please I know this is fucked up but let's go to the police and they will clear this up."
"Why would they care…most of them only care about the elites. Besides, you see what the people think about me. I'm just a no go psychic whore to them."
"No…Kyo you are not a whore…you are a wonderful duelist and an amazing person." Kyo shook her head as Carter try to place a hand on her shoulder.
"Kyo?"
Suddenly Kyo's eyes burned white and a silver wolf appeared "this is injustice…those elitist must pay!" Carter backed up upon hearing Kyo's voice. It's echo and reverb was like something was speaking through her, a layer that conflicted with Kyo's natural voice.
"KYO STOP YOU CAN'T…" the silver wolf growled and snapped at Carter. "AHK!" he fell back and glanced up at Kyo.
"You don't understand what this is like Carter Motou! You can't possibly understand the pain of being ridiculed for something you can't control!" Kyo looked over at Carter with a menacing look that mimics the silver wolf's look. "I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS ABILITY! I DIDN'T ASK TO BE MADE LIKE THIS! NONE OF US EVER ASKED FOR THIS CURSE! SO QUITE MAKING UP EXCUSES FOR THE BASTARDS WHO DID THIS!"
Atem and Set made it back to home when they spotted the alarming sight. Set furrowed his brow in confusion. "Who could have done something like this? This is sick!"
Atem looked at the hanging dummies and graffiti and cringed. "Sick is right, this is all aimed at Kyo and myself."
Suddenly there was a loud crash and Carter came running towards them. "HELP I THINK KYO'S GONE MAD!"
Atem's eyes grew large with worry. "Hold on Carter, what set her off?"
Carter gave an exasperated look as he pointed out the hanging dummies and graffiti. "This! All of this set her off! I would get upset too if this was targeted at me! I...I don't know why her powers acted up like this!"
Atem looked up and ran towards where Kyo was. "HEY WAIT ATEM YOU'LL GET HURT IF YOU…" Carter called out but Atem was already summoning Slifer.
"You know what to do Slifer!" Slifer swooped down and landed next to Atem when the silver wolf charged at them. "NOW!" Slifer swatted his tail and sent the wolf crashing against the stone wall.
"AHHK!"
Atem recognized the scream. "KYO!" he hurried and spotted Kyo hunched over and shaking.
Atem ran over and tried to touch Kyo's shoulder. "DON'T TOUCH ME PHARAOH!"
Atem pulled back his hand. "Who is this I am talking to?"
"DON'T TRY TO PLAY DUMB!" Kyo screamed and wailed at Atem.
Atem shook his head. "You're the silver wolf talking aren't you? Why are you…"
"LEAVE HER ALONE! YOU ARE JUST A PRIVILEGED BRAT JUST LIKE MY UNCLE!" suddenly Kyo's Dragon appeared and she held a shocked look.
"Jarindan!?" Kyo looked away from her dragon. Atem recognized the dragon and her voice.
However, he pulled Kyo close to his chest. "Kyo…KYO SNAP OUT OF IT DAMN IT!" Atem smacked his head down on Kyo's forehead.
"OW!" Kyo backed up rubbing her head. Both her dragon and the silver wolf disappeared. Tears stung her eyes. "ow…Atem that hurt." Atem rubbed his head and tears threaten to roll down his face.
"Your one to talk what the fuck is your skull made off? Titanium!?" Kyo frowned and looked around.
"What happened…I just remembered feeling really angry over the fucking…" she stopped and looked at the dummies of her hanging from the tree.
Atem got close to her and covered her eyes. "Don't look at that, it's just lies and you shouldn't look at something so sick."
Kyo nodded. "Sorry…really I am sorry for going crazy like that." Kyo looked away from Atem. "I'm scared."
Atem nodded. "Same…for all of us, I'm scared of what is going on…this has my brother written all over it."
"What?" Kyo looked at Atem with wide eyes. Is this really done by one person?
Atem shook his head. "Amon must have paid people to do this."
Kyo nodded in agreement. "Yea…I think so…" with that they headed inside. Kyo apologized to Carter for her powers acting up and headed to bed.
Amon dragged the heavy brown bag out of the asylum. The look in his eyes was that of a steady, unsettling, calm. "Why are you so nervous now? You know you had to do this sooner or later."
Amon snarled. "It goes against what I believe in. A child shouldn't…"
"Don't be so weak Amon. You are starting to sound like your brother." Amon growled at the voice as he loaded the heavy bag into the trunk of the car. He then drove off, heading to the park. "Why a park? You really are taking this hard."
"Shut up! This has to be just right!" He took the bag and the shovel and dragged them into the dark overgrown park. "Just remember to send the message to Atem… He'll need to see this once we are done."
"Off course Amon…this will be a big fall back for the young shadow mage."
Atem tossed and turned in bed as his mind wandered in the dark. The woods, he was in the woods but why? Atem's mental form fumbled through the dark woods pushing branches out of the way. "Where is this at? It…it looks familiar." Then Atem noticed the way the trees look were off. The vines weren't just climbing on top of each other, but on abandoned buildings. "Wait a minute!" He looked up at a sigh covered by vines. He reached up and pulled some of the vines off the sign and recognized the name. "No this is…Domino square!" that's why the area looked familiar. However, why was it so over grown? Atem made it to the water fountain, which was covered in vines. "I need to dig here." Atem didn't know why but he knew something was here waiting for him. He dug around the fountain, his hands turned dark from the earth. Suddenly he found a skull under the earth. "No…" the more he uncovered, the more he wished he didn't. Ribs, arms, a single leg, and a prosthetic leg. Atem got up shaking his head, the bones rattled and clawed out of its shallow grave.
"Why? Why did you let me get taken? WHY DID YOU LET ME DIE BIG BROTHER!?"
Atem backed up shaking his head. "I…no I…YOU'RE NOT DEAD I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT!"
The bones pulled on his legs. "I'M DEAD! YOU LET ME DIE! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! YOU KILLED ME! MY BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS!" Atem fell backwards as the bones dragged him towards the shallow grave.
"No NO STOP! I PROMISE TO BRING YOU HOME BABY GIRL! I WILL BRING YOU HOME NO MATTER WHAT!"
"You're too late…it's too late…for me…"
"AH MAI NO!" Atem screamed as he shot out of bed, landing on the floor. "ow ow ow ow!" he whimpered as he rubbed his shoulder. "Uhg I hate this sling and I…AHK FUCK THIS SHIT!"
Carter poked his head in Atem's room. "Is everything okay Atem? I heard shouting."
Atem frowned as he looked at the ground he was currently sitting on. "No…everything is not okay…I was, Where is Domino square?"
Carter frowned and sat down next to Atem. "Atem…Domino square was abandoned years ago. It's probably over grown."
Atem shook his head. "Tomorrow morning we need to go there. I just have a bad feeling that something is…calling me there."
Carter looked up at the ceiling with a worried look. "Atem, It's going to be a bit rough for you. First of all, your shoulder isn't fully healed and it's a bit of a trek getting to the abandoned part of the city, it could hurt you even more. Also the…Atem there are some places there that you will know and it's nothing like how you remember Atem. I don't want you to be emotionally hurt by the state of it."
Atem shook his head. "I don't care. Things change over time, I know that, but I must go there." Atem forced Carter to look into his eyes.
Carter sighed as he looked into Atem's desperate eyes. "Okay, okay Atem you and I will go tomorrow, however if it becomes too much for you. You better tell me."
Atem nodded. "'Kay."
