Chap 5 The man smirked "My, my, my you've grown into a lovely lady, haven't you?" "Back off." Growled Malik. "What do you want?" snarled Crystal, her eyes glinting with hatred. "Tsk, tsk. Still the same attitude, I'm afraid." The man sighed, "Well as you know I want two things on this wretched planet." "And what would that be?" Yami asked glaring at the man. "Well you fools already know Crystal has many powers, to heal, bring inanimate objects to life, she also can hold a portal open to the Shadow Realm. So I want to obtain her power," the man paused. "Are all of you stupid mortals following?" They all glared back daggers at him. "Dare I ask what the second thing you want is?" Kaiba hissed. "Crystal herself." "Well you won't get her." Tea retorted. "Oh will I?" the man asked his eyes glinting with amusement. "Well try this on for size then." He pointed his finger at her and murmured something and a beam went strait for Tea. "TEA!" shouted Joey, Tristan, Yugi, Yami, Ryou, and Mokuba. There was a small explosion, and the smoke began to clear, and there was Crystal shielding Tea with her magic. Crystal let her shield down, and dropped to her knees, Kani ran forward. "Damn you, you knew she had just made a portal for me to escape from the Shadow Realm, and you knew she would block it." Crystal was panting now. "Crystal are you ok?" Mokuba asked. "Yea *breathes* just peachy. *breathes*" Crystal stood up and stumbled a bit, Kaiba and Malik supported her. "Thanks guys." She turned to the man. "Where's Kate, dirtbag?" "Manners girl." Snarled the man. "I've already got what I want from her, so you can have her back." He threw Kate on the ground toward them. "KATE!!" Crystal screamed. "No worries my dear she isn't dead. I wouldn't want my new servant a zombie." He chuckled. "Why you son of a ---" Joey began. "Shuttup boy, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your sister. Would you now?" Joey paled. "You wouldn't." "He would Joey, look what he did to Kate." Tristan said looking down at Kate. Crystal put her hand on Kate's forehead. And started murmuring, she began to glow, "No Crystal you shouldn't--" Bakura held her back "Why shouldn't she? She'll heal Kate and--" "She may die, dammit!" Kani shouted, "She's using that magic from her own life force energy!" "CRYSTAL, NO!" yelled Tea. "Too late mortals, she's done." The man smirked, "Now she's drained of her magic for a while." Kate's eyes began to open. Kani rushed over. "Kani? So the he kept his word." "No he didn't little one, Crystal got me back, from using her magic." "Crystal," Kate got up and shook her head, "are you okay?" Crystal looked at her and Kani and said "I love you." And then fell to the ground. "No," Kate whispered in horror. "Don't worry Kate, she's unconscious." Ryou said checking a pulse. "My, my, my isn't that sweet, the little mortal is comforting the little girl." The man smirked, "Honestly girl you are above them join me and you'll never feel any emotion again." Kate looked up,"You mean like no happiness, hope, love, pain, sadness, anger?" The man nodded. "Forget it" Kate snarled. Everyone was startled, they had never thought that tone of hatred could come from a little girl. "You think you're all that with your magic, you only pick on the weak, defenseless, and tired. And you know why? Because you are a coward! Just like you were back then." Kate finished coldly. "'Back then'? Kate you mean to say you know him?" Yugi asked. "Unfortunately, everyone meet the slime ball that is my god father." Everyone's eyes widened. "His name is Diablo." "That's right mortals, a name you will soon fear." He flung off his cape to reveal, a man with long red spiky hair (like Maliks), tan skin, emerald green eyes, and about Kaiba's height. He also had a staff, with a skull head on top of it. "You seem to be doing well." Spoke up Kani dryly, "The last time I fought you, you looked about, what? Forty?" "I invented a potion to bring back my youth, and to get what I deserve, Crystal." "NO, you won't get her. Or touch her. I hate you and you probably hate me. But I don't give a shit. Know why, because I won't let you make me or my sister miserable ever again!" Kate said with hate dripping off her every word. "Kate!" Kani said in awe. Everyone else stared at Kate, **Bakura in thought** 'what in Ra's name does she mean when she said 'me or my sister miserable ever again'. **End of thought** Diablo smirked and stared right into Bakura's eyes. "Well that's a surprise, have you not told anyone about me? I'm so hurt." He said to Kate. "Cry me a river." Kate muttered coldly, "I suppose they have a right to know. But you guys can't stop me when I'm in the middle of the story or I'll stop." Kate sighed and began. "One day our house was destroyed, while Crystal and I were picking berries." **Flashback** "Crystal, where's Mommy? Or Daddy?" "I found them Kate over here!" I ran over and saw my father drenched in blood, and my mother white as marble. "Mommy wake up! Nap time's ova! Please get UP!" "Oh, my sweet little ones," Kana murmured, "Come here Katrina." I walked over to my mother and knelt beside her. "Oh, little one, I love you and your sister very much, so I give you this locket. In remembrance of me." Kana's eyes began to tear, "Remember little one I will always be with you if you carry this locket." "Mommy don't go! I love you, don't go! Please God don't take her away from me!" I started to cry, "Little one do not cry, it makes me sad, but I promise I'll be watching over you." she finished in a raspy whisper. And then my mother's hand went limp. "MOMMY!" I cried out. Crystal came over to me and gave me a hug, saying dad was gone to. Then my dad's friend, Diablo, came up and said he would take care of us. That's where the nightmare began. At first he was nice for the first couple of days. Then when I did something wrong he would hit me with anything he could get his hands on. Glass, wood, metal, anything. Sometimes he would hit me for his own amusement. He said if I fought back he would hurt Crystal, but little did I know, he was hurting her, he would rape her. I would hear her screams, and I would try and stop it, but the door was electric so I would get electrocuted every time I would try. And every time he would rape Crystal or hit me he would laugh. He would always scream at us when something went wrong for him.. And when he was drunk he would bring other women over and rape them to, then he would sometime kill them. Then we would have to act like nothing happened when the police came over, we had to lie to them to. It was horrible. We hated it, after two years of that, we had little hope, and then two people came along. One was my brother who we thought had been killed, and Kani, she had felt my pain and was finally able to find us. They fought against him, and won then they taught us how to fight and use our magic. Then our brother went off, to find his destiny, but still keeps in touch, and Kani came to live with us. **end of flashback** and that's how it happened" Kate finished. Tea was in tears "Oh, Kate." Kaiba, Malik, Marik, Yami, Yugi, Ryou, Joey, and Tristan were giving Diablo death glares. Diablo clapped his hands. "How touching, I forgot how young you were and ever so obedient, unlike now. But I'll fix that. Very soon" He went to his back pocket and brought out a whip with blades on it. "Now Kate let me tell you something you don't take your beating or your poor friend, Tea isn't it? Will get it for you." "Kate, no don't listen to him!" Tea shouted, "I don't want you to get hurt Tea." Kate whispered, as she knelt down. Diablo raised his whip and cracked it on Kate's back. "It hurts doesn't it girl? So scream." He whipped Kate two more times but harder. "Damn it girl SCREAM!" He yelled and then pointed his hand, which began to glow, and fired it at Kate. "KATE!" screamed Tea with tears in her eyes. Ryou and Yugi looked horrified. And Bakura's and Yami's eyes widened with surprise. Kaiba covered Mokuba's eyes.