Mokuba looked up at Ren curiously, wondering why she had gasped. Suddenly,
she began pulling him up. "Come Mokuba, we need to leave." And she pulled
him out the door.
"What's wrong Ren, we could have stayed longer." Nothing Mokuba-kun, nothing." She said in a worried voice. Fear shone in her eyes, and Mokuba thought it best to leave her alone. A look of panic was stricken across her face as they climbed in big brothers limo, and she ordered driver to take them home immediately.
Swiftly Ren set up a video game for Mokuba to play in the top floor of the house, in the back, through a twisting hallway. It was hypocritical, because she didn't like him playing so many video games, but she needed him to be quiet, and far away from the impending danger that awaited them. She locked all the doors in the mansion; preparing for what she knew was coming. The one person that was after her. The one person that could benefit from her ability to watch over her dearest brother, and the one person that could steal it. She made sure that all windows were locked. She then walked back through the house to check on Mokuba. He was gone.
The window was shattered, and the video game was still beeping away. There were no signs of struggle, except, there was a single chair kicked over in the back of the room, and a silent scream seemed to reverberate through the walls.
Then, she saw it. A scrap of white in the corner. She ran over to pick it up. In bold black print on the flawless white surface read, 'Noah and Gozaburo Kaiba, Kaiba Corp'. Her crimson eyes narrowed.
Without thought she jumped from the broken window, leaving long lines of blood on her pale skin in the process. Her striped face stung as she sped from the speed of the wind as she fell, causing her to wince. Spotting a tree branch, she grabbed it, scraping her hands. She swung up, landing on top of the branch, crouched, and looking around.
Then she spotted him. That blue-green hair would stick out anywhere. Her stepbrother. The demon spawn of her brother's stepfather, Gozaburo. The evil man who made her brother as cold as he was. She launched her self from the branch and landed on the child.
He struggled with all his might, wiggling under her weight. He gasped and attempted to wriggle free. Managing to pry himself from under his older sisters weight, he stood up, glaring at her, and she returning the hatred.
"What did you do with Mokuba-kun?" She roared. Her eyes flamed, and suddenly, the younger child seemed calm, and a smirk played along his face. "Nothing of your concern, only making sure my father can return to the empire he was ripped from, the one he build with his bare hands, the one that your brother pulled from it's rightful place and turned it into a company for children's toys." Gozaburo. How could he be alive? She remembered so well. That was the moment she had been blessed, the moment she saw her brother, watched over him, every single moment. She remembered so vividly the look of terror on Gozaburo's face. She hardness in her brothers eyes that day, as if finally ending his and Mokuba's torture turned him to stone. Suddenly, a sense of dread filled her.
Her mind warped over to Tokyo, to focus on Seto-chan. The boy was riding in the back of a limo, still bent over a laptop, eyes unmoving on the task in front of him. His fingers swiftly moved over the cold black keyboard. A gunshot rang out, and the tinted window shattered, sending shards of glass everywhere. Crimson blood spurted everywhere as Seto gasped and fell backward, warm sticky blood slowly staining his suit.
Seto-Chan's pain echoed through her as she fell backwards. Her breathing was labored as she struggled to get up. Noah just laughed. The same cold chuckle that once echoed from Gozaburo's lips, as if he enjoyed his siblings pain. There was a malicious glint in his eyes, showing no mercy. Finally, Ren gave in, and let herself fall to the ground, desperate to find a way to help her brothers.
Seto blinked, his entire world going hazy. Darkness loomed in front of him, pulling him into a black hole that would not relinquish its hold. He clenched his teeth and struggled to keep together, to keep alive. For Mokuba-kun's sake. His shining face popped into his mind through the blackness. His raven hair whipping in the wind, wearing a large smile on his face. Seto grasped to it, anything to keep him here. Seemingly from a distance, Seto heard shouting. Someone lifted him up, resulting in a pain worse than he had ever imagined. Seto flickered open his eyes and moved his hand over the gaping hole in his side.
Ren Then saw him. Mokuba-kun stood by a tree a few feet away. She managed to get up, swaying a few times, and made a move to go to him, but Noah wouldn't let her. "Don't you see big sister. My father may be gone, but his blood still runs in my veins. I shall have my rightful control over Kaiba Corp. My father, Seto's stepfather, will have his revenge through me, and I shall be the ruler of the greatest technological empire in the world."
Ren leaned against a tree, looking at Mokuba. Suddenly, he seemed to look at her with a new meaning, and rushed toward her, but was blocked by Noah. "Oh no child, you are my key. Only with you in my hold will your brother hand over his puny company. I cannot afford to lose you."
Suddenly Mokuba recognized her. He unlocked a memory of years gone past. Her crimson hair hung over his face and her voice echoed in sadness. "Goodbye, dear brothers." Before he was dragged away by the cold-hearted Gozaburo. Mokuba struggled to get free from this demons hold. Ren saw the recognition in his face And she moved toward him, but tripped over her own feet and fell, the ground tilting in her gaze. Her eyes slipped in and out of focus and she reached out her hand to her brother. Mokuba just sat, staring, hoping his big sister would be all right.
Seto's eyes slowly opened. He was being sped on a cart through the hospital. Loud, confusing voiced sped around him. From out of nowhere, one voice stood in his head, one that was not coming from anyone in the room. A beautiful, melodious voice flowed smooth as honey through his mind. "Brother, help us. You're our only hope. The one you care about most is at risk. The enemy with the strongest and purest connection with you is here, and only you can stop him."
A strong hand was places upon the young CEO's midsection. A pain that could have fueled the fires of hell erupted inside him, and he struggled for breath. Dark faces leaned over him, and a blinding light appeared above. Quickly, he was lifted onto a cold metal bed, and someone appeared with a scalpel and tweezers. Again, his skin was sliced open with accuracy, and the stainless steel arm descended into him. Fitting snugly around the deadly bead, the unknown doctor tugged, and the bullet came loose, along with a fresh surge of blood. Quickly, a needle was injected into his skin and tugged through the gaping hole left inside him, stitching up the wound put there by his most deadly enemy.
Ren's mortal breath escaped her lungs and the world lurched about under her skin. Her mouth opened wide, inhaling all oxygen she could take in. She tried desperately to reach her brother through the mind link that he did not know existed. She pleaded for help, trying to stretch the thin cable that always kept them together. Warping and twisting the rope, trying to make it larger all the time, so that she could get through to her brother, to save every one of their hides.
Slowly the pain ebbed away and the honey smooth voice grew clearer. It seemed so familiar, so trustworthy, something that he needed more desperately than anything else. He clinged to the voice, hoping that it would be the last thing he heard if he were to die.
As the last of the crippling agony melted away, Seto felt a light tug. His vision was still blurry, and he could barely move. He simply let it come, the thing that was pulling him from this reality, for what could he do about it. His time would come, for what could he do to stop fate, and what could he do to change the past, as long as Mokuba's happiness was retained.
Seto let himself be washed away to wherever he was going to. Maybe heaven, maybe hell. Who knows? He simply quietly rested as he was pulled through a long dark tunnel, with no end in sight. There was no white light at the end, no portal with strange symbols circling a halo of white. Simply endless darkness that was making him increasingly dizzy. All of a sudden, he hurtled against a wall and landed with an "oomph!" on a forest floor.
Seto rubbed his sore head and looked around. A short green haired child stood in front of him, a child who bore a great resemblance to himself. Behind him, Mokuba cowered, his raven hair shining in the afternoon sun. A girl with crimson hair and eyes lay in the ground, clenching her teeth in agony, concentrating on something severe. Seto recognized her. It was the babysitter he had hired for Mokuba. Seto saw the look on Mokuba's face. Fear loomed inside his navy blue eyes. How could she have done this to him? He would have his lawyers all over her as soon as this was over with. Suddenly, a shrill cackle snapped Seto back into reality.
"Well, I see you're here big brother. What a wonderful surprise. Now I don't have to go get you for you to sign the forms." Noah said with a sneer. "You see Seto, I'm going to be the new head of Kaiba Corp, and what a wonderful leader I will be." The odd haired boy said with a smirk on his face. "Never!" Seto said with a growl, still confused as to what was going on. "Who are you, and what do you want with Mokuba?" "Well dear brother, he will aid me in, persuading you to hand over Kaiba Corp to me, the rightful owner of the respectable business you turned into a toy factory." Noah said with a jeering voice. Seto's eyes widened in shock. "Brother, what do you mean, brother? My only brother is Mokuba. How dare you try to pollute my family with your filth!" "Well, I guess your right," Noah's sneering voice retained. "You're not technically my brother, but every one around you is bound together by a very strong force. Look into Ren's eyes. Tell me what you see."
For reason unknown Seto complied, turning his gaze to the red haired girl, struggling to retain her life. Her eyes lurched open to look into his. The endless void of blood, of crimson life shocked him, such contrast to her ivory skin. He looked to them for a moment before a wave of memories overtook him, and he realized just how important she was.
He saw her, on a small rickety swing set outside the orphanage, as a young girl, laughing and giggling in happiness. He saw her, using much more forceful methods than he, giving a boy who had been picking on Mokuba for a while a bloody nose. He remembered the many games of chess and duel monsters they had shared, she always winning the later. Finally, her saw her hair hanging limp and the grief in her eyes as she said her final goodbye, as he and Mokuba were taken away with Gozaburo. Why did he just now know of this, had he blocked it out, as to not grieve over a life left behind. That was not important right now. What was was how he had gotten here.
"Oh, I see your confused dear Seto. Well, you see, Ren is your sister, and your guardian. For how did you get here you ask? Simple. Ren used the mind link you to have, that she usually used to watch over you, to send you through space to here, so she may have had a chance to escape. But, unfortunately, all that is for not.
Noah handed a fine black pen, engraved with gold hieroglyphs, to Seto, along with a single sheet of paper. "Sign here Seto, or you will lose Mokuba forever." "Seto, don't!" Ren managed to blurt out before falling to the ground again. Mokuba struggled to get out of Noah's hold. His eyes were squinted and he struggled to escape. Accidentally, mind you, his foot reached the back of Noah's knee, making him lose his concentration for a moment to say ouch, and Mokuba took his chance. He crawled out from Noah's grasp and ran to Seto. He took the paper in hand and, swiftly, ripped it in two.
"What's wrong Ren, we could have stayed longer." Nothing Mokuba-kun, nothing." She said in a worried voice. Fear shone in her eyes, and Mokuba thought it best to leave her alone. A look of panic was stricken across her face as they climbed in big brothers limo, and she ordered driver to take them home immediately.
Swiftly Ren set up a video game for Mokuba to play in the top floor of the house, in the back, through a twisting hallway. It was hypocritical, because she didn't like him playing so many video games, but she needed him to be quiet, and far away from the impending danger that awaited them. She locked all the doors in the mansion; preparing for what she knew was coming. The one person that was after her. The one person that could benefit from her ability to watch over her dearest brother, and the one person that could steal it. She made sure that all windows were locked. She then walked back through the house to check on Mokuba. He was gone.
The window was shattered, and the video game was still beeping away. There were no signs of struggle, except, there was a single chair kicked over in the back of the room, and a silent scream seemed to reverberate through the walls.
Then, she saw it. A scrap of white in the corner. She ran over to pick it up. In bold black print on the flawless white surface read, 'Noah and Gozaburo Kaiba, Kaiba Corp'. Her crimson eyes narrowed.
Without thought she jumped from the broken window, leaving long lines of blood on her pale skin in the process. Her striped face stung as she sped from the speed of the wind as she fell, causing her to wince. Spotting a tree branch, she grabbed it, scraping her hands. She swung up, landing on top of the branch, crouched, and looking around.
Then she spotted him. That blue-green hair would stick out anywhere. Her stepbrother. The demon spawn of her brother's stepfather, Gozaburo. The evil man who made her brother as cold as he was. She launched her self from the branch and landed on the child.
He struggled with all his might, wiggling under her weight. He gasped and attempted to wriggle free. Managing to pry himself from under his older sisters weight, he stood up, glaring at her, and she returning the hatred.
"What did you do with Mokuba-kun?" She roared. Her eyes flamed, and suddenly, the younger child seemed calm, and a smirk played along his face. "Nothing of your concern, only making sure my father can return to the empire he was ripped from, the one he build with his bare hands, the one that your brother pulled from it's rightful place and turned it into a company for children's toys." Gozaburo. How could he be alive? She remembered so well. That was the moment she had been blessed, the moment she saw her brother, watched over him, every single moment. She remembered so vividly the look of terror on Gozaburo's face. She hardness in her brothers eyes that day, as if finally ending his and Mokuba's torture turned him to stone. Suddenly, a sense of dread filled her.
Her mind warped over to Tokyo, to focus on Seto-chan. The boy was riding in the back of a limo, still bent over a laptop, eyes unmoving on the task in front of him. His fingers swiftly moved over the cold black keyboard. A gunshot rang out, and the tinted window shattered, sending shards of glass everywhere. Crimson blood spurted everywhere as Seto gasped and fell backward, warm sticky blood slowly staining his suit.
Seto-Chan's pain echoed through her as she fell backwards. Her breathing was labored as she struggled to get up. Noah just laughed. The same cold chuckle that once echoed from Gozaburo's lips, as if he enjoyed his siblings pain. There was a malicious glint in his eyes, showing no mercy. Finally, Ren gave in, and let herself fall to the ground, desperate to find a way to help her brothers.
Seto blinked, his entire world going hazy. Darkness loomed in front of him, pulling him into a black hole that would not relinquish its hold. He clenched his teeth and struggled to keep together, to keep alive. For Mokuba-kun's sake. His shining face popped into his mind through the blackness. His raven hair whipping in the wind, wearing a large smile on his face. Seto grasped to it, anything to keep him here. Seemingly from a distance, Seto heard shouting. Someone lifted him up, resulting in a pain worse than he had ever imagined. Seto flickered open his eyes and moved his hand over the gaping hole in his side.
Ren Then saw him. Mokuba-kun stood by a tree a few feet away. She managed to get up, swaying a few times, and made a move to go to him, but Noah wouldn't let her. "Don't you see big sister. My father may be gone, but his blood still runs in my veins. I shall have my rightful control over Kaiba Corp. My father, Seto's stepfather, will have his revenge through me, and I shall be the ruler of the greatest technological empire in the world."
Ren leaned against a tree, looking at Mokuba. Suddenly, he seemed to look at her with a new meaning, and rushed toward her, but was blocked by Noah. "Oh no child, you are my key. Only with you in my hold will your brother hand over his puny company. I cannot afford to lose you."
Suddenly Mokuba recognized her. He unlocked a memory of years gone past. Her crimson hair hung over his face and her voice echoed in sadness. "Goodbye, dear brothers." Before he was dragged away by the cold-hearted Gozaburo. Mokuba struggled to get free from this demons hold. Ren saw the recognition in his face And she moved toward him, but tripped over her own feet and fell, the ground tilting in her gaze. Her eyes slipped in and out of focus and she reached out her hand to her brother. Mokuba just sat, staring, hoping his big sister would be all right.
Seto's eyes slowly opened. He was being sped on a cart through the hospital. Loud, confusing voiced sped around him. From out of nowhere, one voice stood in his head, one that was not coming from anyone in the room. A beautiful, melodious voice flowed smooth as honey through his mind. "Brother, help us. You're our only hope. The one you care about most is at risk. The enemy with the strongest and purest connection with you is here, and only you can stop him."
A strong hand was places upon the young CEO's midsection. A pain that could have fueled the fires of hell erupted inside him, and he struggled for breath. Dark faces leaned over him, and a blinding light appeared above. Quickly, he was lifted onto a cold metal bed, and someone appeared with a scalpel and tweezers. Again, his skin was sliced open with accuracy, and the stainless steel arm descended into him. Fitting snugly around the deadly bead, the unknown doctor tugged, and the bullet came loose, along with a fresh surge of blood. Quickly, a needle was injected into his skin and tugged through the gaping hole left inside him, stitching up the wound put there by his most deadly enemy.
Ren's mortal breath escaped her lungs and the world lurched about under her skin. Her mouth opened wide, inhaling all oxygen she could take in. She tried desperately to reach her brother through the mind link that he did not know existed. She pleaded for help, trying to stretch the thin cable that always kept them together. Warping and twisting the rope, trying to make it larger all the time, so that she could get through to her brother, to save every one of their hides.
Slowly the pain ebbed away and the honey smooth voice grew clearer. It seemed so familiar, so trustworthy, something that he needed more desperately than anything else. He clinged to the voice, hoping that it would be the last thing he heard if he were to die.
As the last of the crippling agony melted away, Seto felt a light tug. His vision was still blurry, and he could barely move. He simply let it come, the thing that was pulling him from this reality, for what could he do about it. His time would come, for what could he do to stop fate, and what could he do to change the past, as long as Mokuba's happiness was retained.
Seto let himself be washed away to wherever he was going to. Maybe heaven, maybe hell. Who knows? He simply quietly rested as he was pulled through a long dark tunnel, with no end in sight. There was no white light at the end, no portal with strange symbols circling a halo of white. Simply endless darkness that was making him increasingly dizzy. All of a sudden, he hurtled against a wall and landed with an "oomph!" on a forest floor.
Seto rubbed his sore head and looked around. A short green haired child stood in front of him, a child who bore a great resemblance to himself. Behind him, Mokuba cowered, his raven hair shining in the afternoon sun. A girl with crimson hair and eyes lay in the ground, clenching her teeth in agony, concentrating on something severe. Seto recognized her. It was the babysitter he had hired for Mokuba. Seto saw the look on Mokuba's face. Fear loomed inside his navy blue eyes. How could she have done this to him? He would have his lawyers all over her as soon as this was over with. Suddenly, a shrill cackle snapped Seto back into reality.
"Well, I see you're here big brother. What a wonderful surprise. Now I don't have to go get you for you to sign the forms." Noah said with a sneer. "You see Seto, I'm going to be the new head of Kaiba Corp, and what a wonderful leader I will be." The odd haired boy said with a smirk on his face. "Never!" Seto said with a growl, still confused as to what was going on. "Who are you, and what do you want with Mokuba?" "Well dear brother, he will aid me in, persuading you to hand over Kaiba Corp to me, the rightful owner of the respectable business you turned into a toy factory." Noah said with a jeering voice. Seto's eyes widened in shock. "Brother, what do you mean, brother? My only brother is Mokuba. How dare you try to pollute my family with your filth!" "Well, I guess your right," Noah's sneering voice retained. "You're not technically my brother, but every one around you is bound together by a very strong force. Look into Ren's eyes. Tell me what you see."
For reason unknown Seto complied, turning his gaze to the red haired girl, struggling to retain her life. Her eyes lurched open to look into his. The endless void of blood, of crimson life shocked him, such contrast to her ivory skin. He looked to them for a moment before a wave of memories overtook him, and he realized just how important she was.
He saw her, on a small rickety swing set outside the orphanage, as a young girl, laughing and giggling in happiness. He saw her, using much more forceful methods than he, giving a boy who had been picking on Mokuba for a while a bloody nose. He remembered the many games of chess and duel monsters they had shared, she always winning the later. Finally, her saw her hair hanging limp and the grief in her eyes as she said her final goodbye, as he and Mokuba were taken away with Gozaburo. Why did he just now know of this, had he blocked it out, as to not grieve over a life left behind. That was not important right now. What was was how he had gotten here.
"Oh, I see your confused dear Seto. Well, you see, Ren is your sister, and your guardian. For how did you get here you ask? Simple. Ren used the mind link you to have, that she usually used to watch over you, to send you through space to here, so she may have had a chance to escape. But, unfortunately, all that is for not.
Noah handed a fine black pen, engraved with gold hieroglyphs, to Seto, along with a single sheet of paper. "Sign here Seto, or you will lose Mokuba forever." "Seto, don't!" Ren managed to blurt out before falling to the ground again. Mokuba struggled to get out of Noah's hold. His eyes were squinted and he struggled to escape. Accidentally, mind you, his foot reached the back of Noah's knee, making him lose his concentration for a moment to say ouch, and Mokuba took his chance. He crawled out from Noah's grasp and ran to Seto. He took the paper in hand and, swiftly, ripped it in two.