Chapter 28

The Waking of the Beasts

Kisty woke up on her 15th birthday to find that her dog Kisara was nowhere to be found. 'Where did my puppy go' she though, 'Kisara would never leave me like this.' Kisty got out of bed and looked in her closet and pull out a simple outfit, of blue jeans and a black shirt, she put on her tennis shoes and socks then placed her hair in a ponytail. Kisty stepped out into the hallway, it was a Saturday and usually she could hear the sound of Seto working at his computer.

"Wonder where Dad is, he is usually in the office," she said to herself walking around the mansion, no one was around, even Kisara and that was her dog Kisty could hear was her heart beat but that was all.

Kisty walked into the main hall "WHERE IS EVERYONE!" yelled Kisty. "Where do you think everyone is, you pushed them away this is your mansion now," said a voice behind Kisty on the stairs. Kisty turned to see she was looking at an older version of herself; she was tall pushing about 6 foot with long dark brown hair and deep blue eyes deeper then her own now as if in darkness. "What do you mean I pushed them away," knowing that was herself.

"You took the job, you became your father's worst fear, you sent everyone away, and you killed him," the older Kisty smirked devilishly. "NO, I would never," snapped the younger Kisty. "Oh you did, and you will, if you take that job, you will be lonely and destructive. Take a look outside Kisty that is your empire you run," she said.

Kisty run to the door and opened it, she saw the city it was full of high towers, and the sound of people screaming as coppers flew over the mansion. "No, I won't do it, I am not going to be him, I refuse," she yelled in fear. The older Kisty stood up, "Consider this a warning Kisty, my younger form, don't let her date your father, stop her at all costs," she said. Kisty shook her head, "I have to stop this, this madness it's a dream this isn't real," she said to her older self.

"Kisty, I said the same thing once, I failed my mistake was I don't change the future, let her get to him," she warned. Kisty felt cold inside, "Why should I believe you you're an illusion," she said sounding like her father years ago. "Because Kisty, you don't really have choice, listen to me keep her away from him, don't let her tangle him in the web of lies, don't be me," the older form of Kisty spoke.

"What are you talking about?" asked the younger Kisty asked. The older form of Kisty looked at the ground, "Just don't let her get to him, you are to protect Seto, your mother loved him, you love him. Do not let Seto fall, she will control him, once the idea of a mirage begins to cross your lips, you do not have a choice in that, but Kisty fight them, those board members they will do the worst thing to you that any man can do. One enemy will use your love for some one against you, just so that he can prosper. When it all happens, you will kill Seto. Kisty, when you are near your 20th birthday, you will be alone, because of it. Mokuba take Lisa and his children away from you, they fear you, you destroy hundreds of cities with the machines you have KIC (Kaiba Illusions Corp) build," she said. Kisty shook her head, "No, I won't do it, I am not you!" Kisty said with rage.

The older Kisty shook her head, "Kisty promise me, keep yourself innocent do you hear me at all cost, don't take a chance in the night, don't use a loop hole to free yourself it's not worth it, especially in aftermath, for you will lose yourself! Do not give it to your enemy, either, I cannot say names but do not let him take you into the darkness. Kisty I am trying to save you, to change the future, your mother sent me here because after you kill Seto, you kill yourself a few moments later!" she said with painfully look on her eyes.

Kisty looked at her older self, she knew she was dead serious, what she was saying was true. "Promise me you will not give up, don't let her take your father in to the night," the older form pleaded. The younger Kisty heard a roll of thunder, fear swept over her at the sound. "I have to go Kisty you were right though this was a dream, but it is to be your nightmare if you let this happen," the older form spoke.

Kisty felt her older form disappear, and she looked around suddenly she saw visions death, destruction, people running in fear. Kisty looked up at the Kaiba Corp building or at least what was left of it. A figure was on the roof, Kisty saw a figure fall from it, she saw it was a man, and she thought it was her father; however, the person that stood on the roof was clearly seen it was her self that had just pushed Seto from the 200th floor.

End dream

"DADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD," screamed Kisty as she awoke form the nightmare breathing heavily. She heard a loud clasp of thunder outside, another spring storm was here, and Kisty was alone in her room. She looked around, "DARN IT!" Kisty yelled falling back against her pillows.

Seto stepped out of his office and headed over to Kisty room where he heard her scream. "Kisty?" he knocked on the door. "Are you ok?" he asked through the door. Kisara jumped on Seto's knees trying to paw open the door. "I am fine, it was that darn nightmare again Dad. I am fine," she snapped from insider her room.

"You, sure," Kaiba asked concerned through the door. Kisty rolled her eyes as she lay on her back, "YES! Just leave me alone ok, I need to be by myself," she said. Seto sighed, "Alright I will be in the office, umm, Kisara wants in," Kaiba said. Kisty sat up, "No, don't let her in, I am fine, she can sleep in the office," she said. Seto looked at the black dog, "Sorry girl she doesn't want you in her room right now," Kaiba, said to the dog. Kisara lay down in front of the door as if waiting for Kisty to open it.

Seto sighed, "Ok, Kisty I am going back to work in the office, go back to sleep," he said and walked away from the door. Kisty rolled her eyes, "Oh man, how to do that," she whispered to herself looking at the ceiling.

Meanwhile Seto sat his computer and typed away, working like crazy, he looked at the time, it was 2:00am he hadn't done late work in a few years he could feel the difference. Seto sat back in his chair, he thought about what the morning would bring in a few hours, Kisty's birthday, the rise or fall of Industrial Illusions now or never CEO. Seto walked over to one of the bookshelves, he pulled out a book from it.

Seto held a red book in his hand and opened it, the book was hallowed out to hold something rectangular, it contained his deck, and he pulled it out. "I haven't looked at this in months, it's time to let it go," he whispered holding it in his hand walking over to the desk.

Seto closed his eyes remembering his duel that he had back at Christmas he had not used it since that day when he won with Kisty against Atem and Yugi. He let Kisty pull a combo move and won the match and he did not even have to bring out his blue eyes to win because Kisty pulled them out of the deck with her magic cards.

Seto sighed, "I just hope that she will accept my deck and learn to be strong like it," he whispered to himself placing the deck into a box. "I am never going to duel again," he said, "at least not with those cards," he smirked.

Hours later

Kisty stepped out of her room, she decided to skip the sunrise and slept in which was new, it was the first time in her life that she did not get up to watch it rise. "I know today is going to be a dark day," she whispered to herself as she opened the door knowing her decision would cast her everything she held dear. Kisara raised her head off the floor, and looked at the door as she heard Kisty turning the knob.

Seto heard Kisty coming down the stairs; he finished with one of Kisty's presents mostly the one he got from Yugi's shop and placed it in a pile in the dinning room. "Hi everyone," said Kisty as she stepped into the dinning room with a sad look upon her face. Mokuba and Lisa looked over from the large pile of presents for Kisty, "Morning Kisty, ready for a fun filled day?" asked Lisa. Kisty crossed her arms, "What's so great about today?" she said miserably. "I am practically giving away what is left of my teen years," she said sitting down at the table.

Everyone looked Kisty, "Katharine been calling you, about the job again?" asked Seto. Kisty shook her head, "No, it's not her, just I see my life turning into a big black hole, not to mention I had that nightmare again," she said. Seto looked at Mokuba and Lisa who caught the hint for a father and daughter talk coming. Lisa and Mokuba left the room and went into the kitchen but kept their ears to the door.

Seto sat next to Kisty at the table, "Let me guess, you having second thoughts about accepting the job?" he asked. Kisty nodded, "I can't walk away, from it because it's an opportunity of a life time, and I thought by now I get used to it, but I haven't," she said. Seto put his hand on Kisty's shoulder, "You could always sell your shares," he said.

Kisty looked at him, "What?" she asked looking at her father as if he was crazy. Seto smirked, "You could sell your stock to someone and make them hold all the power then tell them to fire you," he said. Kisty rolled her eyes, "Don't you think I would have tried that by now?" she asked.

"I take it, didn't work," he said stating the obvious. Kisty glares at her father, "My stocks in the company are so high that not just anyone can buy them," she said, "I am in a trap not to mention I had to sign something saying that if I turned down the company. I can't be the hare to Kaiba Corp, my life is over," she throwing her head onto the table.

Seto shook his head, "You know you do have until midnight tonight to say no," he said. Kisty leaned in her chair, "I not giving up Kaiba Corp just because of a piece of paper either, sorry Dad but I like the feeling of one day working with you at Kaiba Corp," she said sighing.

Seto stood up, "Kisty, if you don't want to be the CEO of Industrial Illusion, then what are you to do? You can't have your cake and eat it too," he said. Kisty sighed, "I don't know I am only a teenager who is confused, lost, how in the world did you get through this when you took over Kaiba Corp," she snapped. Kaiba smirked, "That was easy, Mokuba, was the reason, I stayed alive under Gosaburo and a little of it was your mother too, Kisty," he said, "You need to fine a reason to work right now, or better yet find a way to run Industrial Illusions, with out losing yourself," he spoke and then left the room.

"I CAN'T DO IT!" she yelled slamming her hands on the table and leaving the dinning room and heading for the gym in the basement. Mokuba and Lisa shook their heads as they moved away from the door.

"This is looking bad," said Lisa, sitting at the counter by the sink. "You shouldn't have let Kisty take the job," she said as Seto walked into the kitchen. Seto looked at Lisa, "I told her that if she was willing to put in the time and the effort I would support her, in the decision," he answered. "Then do something about it! Your daughter is miserable," Mokuba snapped at him.

Seto leaned against the refrigerator, "What do you want me to do? I am open to any suggestions, because to be honest with both of you, I do not have any, idea what to do here. Well maybe one idea but let's not go there," he admitted. Mokuba sighed, "Show her then," he snapped.

Seto looked over at Mokuba in surprise, "Show her what?" he asked his younger brother. "Seto I am probably regret saying this but show her what Gosaburo showed you," he said. Lisa nearly fell off her spot on the counter next to the sink, "MOKUBA!" she said in shook.

"What?" snapped Seto, who was as surprise as Lisa. "You heard me, treat her like our Stepfather did with you," he said to his older brother, about Kisty. "Mokuba that would kill Kisty, not to mention make Seto a tyrant again," said Lisa, "from what you told me, he worked Seto to the bone and worst he was heartless to him."

Mokuba nodded, "I know, but Kisty isn't going to make it with what she has now, she needs a push in the direction to succeed or there all going to walk over her," he snapped. Seto uncrossed his arms, "You know what you're asking?" he said giving his brother a deadly glare.

Mokuba nodded, "Give her the test Seto," he said, "The same one that Gosaburo gave to you. If Kisty is your daughter, she will pass it, but if she isn't strong enough, to run the company and you take it over to bale her out of it, to me it's a win, win situation for Kaiba Corp being that 30 shares of the company are still missing thanks to Jake's little grab shares that are lost."

Seto shook his head, "Slight problem with that," he said, "This is Kisty, my own daughter, you want me to make her sign the contract of death, make her fine away out of my control?" he said sounding serious even though the comment was almost sarcastically made.

Mokuba sighed and looked at the counter in front of him, "Seto I am being serious here, make my niece a Kaiba or I will do it for you!" he yelled. Seto stood up straight, "Mokuba, I will not put Kisty through that, no one should go through what I did," he snapped. Mokuba shook his head, "I will Seto," he said, "If you don't, Kisty has no choice at this point, stand strong or get stepped on, you went soft the day Alexandra, came back just after you beat Atem in a tournament before Kisty was born," he snapped at his brother.

Seto looked at his brother anger was starting to flare in his eyes, "I am not SOFT! Nor will I send my daughter to the wolves again, I made a promise," Seto yelled while adding a snort.

"Oh really, because with the way things are going, you're as hell are acting like a softy. I know you love, Kisty you would die for the girl, but face facts, Seto, you're her father, her teacher, guide and now you need to show her what the real business world is like!" argued Mokuba.

Seto shook his head, "NO! I am not going to turn her in to a heartless beast, I refuse to be an egotistical maniac to her again, and not to mention emotionless!" he yelled. Mokuba shook his head, "Then if you don't I will," Mokuba threatened once more. Seto walked over to Mokuba, "NO, you won't, and you actually considering betraying me just so you can do, what you think is right for your niece. I recalled you almost let me die because you tried to protect her, Mokuba. As of right now, I am evicting you and Lisa you have until next month to get out of the mansion pool house got it, I will show you who is a softy," he said walking out of the kitchen quickly as his anger grew and his darker half was slowly awaking.

Lisa looked at Mokuba, "What did you just make him do?" she asked with worry. Mokuba shook his head, "I just let out the beast within that Alexandra and Kisty sealed up, Lisa. I am sorry about that if you want to go to Atem, Yugi and Tea's house, then I probably deserve to be alone, for what I just did," Mokuba said nodding his head.

Lisa got up and hugged Mokuba, "No, you did what you needed too, I just hope it was worth getting us kicked out, with me at six months pregnant with twins," she said, placing a hand on Mokuba's shoulder. Mokuba closed his eyes and faced Lisa placing a hand on her large stomach, "I did it for us, anyways, and I lived with my brother too long. It's time you and I get away from here, like you wanted to do back when we got married," he said.

Lisa looked at Mokuba and placing gentle kiss on his lips, "I trust you, Moky, I will go pack up, do you have any idea where we are going to live?" she asked in a sarcastic tone. Mokuba nodded, "I bought a house just down the road from here, and Seto knows that I have it, he knew I was planning as a back up to raise our children there, when they were born. It was only a matter a time before I decided to actually go there and push my brother to get me there, and today looks like a good day to start moving, we have everything there except for our clothes," he said.

Lisa nodded, "Ok, Mokuba, I am going to go pack, when do we move in officially?" she asked. Mokuba bit his lower lip, "A few days, it would be better if your not here when it happens," he said.

"What will happen?" she asked, hugging her black haired husband. Mokuba sighed, "I just woke up the sleeping giant, Lisa. I just have to hope Kisty will forgive me for this, someday," he said with sadness in his voice.

Lisa let go of Mokuba, "You did what you needed too, just be careful with Seto," she said and walked out of the mansion and out toward the house in the distance. Mokuba sighed, "Kisty please forgive me," he muttered as he walked the dinning room he thought, 'I just woke the evil beast that was your father again, I am sorry.'

Down in the gym

Kisty walked up to the large kicking bag, and looked at it, she had a lot of frustration, and needed to be rid, and needing to be rid of it quickly, for her birthday party was at Noon at the mansion with everyone. Kisty and Seto knew what going to happen then, as she would tell them all her official decision.

Kisty walked over to the worn out bag and stated to throw punches and high kicks, she had definitely gotten stronger, and over the last four months of training, she was putting herself through after Christmas, so that she could protect herself better.

Kisty turned around it was quiet in the gym and it was starting to bug her. Finally, Kisty walked over to a boom box that she kept in a closet with some CD's she pulled out a loud song "eye of the tiger" begin to blare in the gym. Kisty smirked because at that time the helped her mind slowly pulse adrenaline threw her body.

Seto was in his office working trying to get his brother's voice out of his head, what a way to start Kisty's birthday then with a fight with her uncle. "Shoot! Why can't I think straight?" he yelled, as his hard works consume his anger towards at Mokuba.

Kisty walked over to the bench press, as the music played Kisty begins to push her self on the equipment. She started to bench press, which was dangerous to do alone, but she started with a lightweight of 20 pounds each sides and started her first set.

Seto finished filling out forms, he was losing it, and his anger was not going away in fact it was getting worse, as if it was driving him crazy. "I won't do it," he muttered, "I can't do to Kisty, what Gosaburo did to me; she shouldn't have to be that alone like me. Kisty's my daughter I won't raise her like that, I am not that monster anymore," he kept repeating as he typed. 'Really because I see something much different on my end,' said a voice in Seto's mind.

Kisty got off the bench press after six reps of 10, she was sweating and breathing hard but got up off the equipment. She walked over to the kick bag that hung on the ceiling, she start to kick it and punches into it as if she was fighting something for real. The music was filling the room, it was the song by Linkin Park, "In the End," Kisty focused all she had into her frustration and started to go all out, on the bag. The music was getting louder with each punch in Kisty's mind; her mind grew with furry as she was trying to free herself.

I tired so hard and got so far,
but in the end it, doesn't even matter
I had to far to lose it all
but in the end it doesn't even matter

Seto walked around his office now holding Kisty's birthday present, he was figuring what to do with it, to give it to her, which was his deck as a sign of change or put her through the same training he receive from Gosaburo by giving her the contract. The contract said Kisty, needs to find a way to break him and take the company from him.

Things aren't the way they were before
you wouldn't even recognize me anymore,
Not that you knew back to me back then
but it all comes back to me
in the end

"I won't, I promised to take care of her," he muttered. 'She is your daughter, Seto, she can handle it,' his mind spoke back. "If I put up that challenge to her, it could destroy what we have, just built," he thought aloud. 'You really want to see her happy, but she is working for Pegasus's VP, Katharine Hawk, become the new President. Think about it, let her be stepped on or you teach Kisty how to work the system either way, your daughter is going to get hurt,' he thought again. "Would you stop it I am not going to do it," he said aloud putting the box on the desk and setting down in his chair.

Kisty gave one hard kick to the bag sending it flying back then it came at her, she countered it with a punch and felt the pain of her punch hit the bag as she put all her energy into it. Kisty shook her hand after the punch her knuckles hurt, and the bag stopped swinging at her. "I am not going to give up," she said almost out of breath.

Seto walked down the stairs he knew where Kisty was due to the loud rock music coming from the basement. He walked down the stairs, but stayed out of sight as he watched his daughter beat the living day lights out of the kicking bag. Seto raised an eyebrow, 'She knows how to put up a fight at least,' his mind said. Seto shook his head, trying to focus on the choice at hand, he knew Kisty could protect herself but she did not know the world of the empire very well.

I put my trust in you
Push far as I can go for all this,
there is only one thing you should know

I put my trust in you,
pushed as far as I can go
for all this there is only one thing you should know

I tired so hard… but in the end it doesn't really matter

Kisty closed her eyes in front of the bag and was taking deep breaths as if trying to exhausting herself, to the point of collapsing, "I am not going to let her win, I won't do it, I won't hurt him, I won't kill him," Kisty said as she turned and kicked the bag again. Seto wondered what his daughter was muttering about, and then he remembered Kisty telling him about the nightmare, about her future form saying that she would kill him at some point.

The young teenager was full of anger and frustration as if letting the beast or monster within her build as a volcano ready to erupt at any moment. Kisty moved away from the bag, walked over to the vertical bench press, and set the weight on it to 120 pounds as she pushed and it lifted with ease as she let the monster of anger fuel her muscles and take over.

Seto got up and quietly walking out of the gym, he made up his mind by watching Kisty display her frustration on the equipment in the gym. Seto was going to do the unthinkable he was going to teach Kisty the ways of Gosaburo Kaiba, showing no weakness of emotion, anger, and hard work of loneliness in the big world, his daughter was about to enter the big leagues.

Kisty got off the vertical bench press and was completely out of breath, her adrenaline pumping hard in her body; it was time for another round on the punching bag. She walked over to it and let the hard music of the yelling lead singer fill her head and her anger focused on the bag.

Seto sat down on the in his office, he looked at the picture of Alex, him and Kisty that sat on his desk. "I am sorry Alex," he said, as he pulled out some pieces of paper and placing it in the printer and pulling up an old computer file making some changes to it. Seto printed it and signed the bottom then he looked at it in front of him on the desk. The emotions where growing inside of his mind, he put his hands behind his head and leaned back in his chair then let out a loud scream at the top of his lungs.

At the same moment that Seto screamed in the office, Kisty gave her finally kick and punch to the bag in the gym placing a large shoe indentation on it. Letting it all go she let out the loudest yell her vocal cords could give as she hit the mat hard on to her back.

Mokuba heard Kisty and Seto from the dinning room; Lisa could faintly hear Kisty but heard the full sound of Seto's scream from the office. "The beasts of hell are free again," she said in a faint whisper as she saw Mokuba come out of the mansion with a worried look on her husband's face. "Kisty, fight it, please," she spoke closing her eyes as if saying a small prayer that the girl that she help raise, would not fall into darkness, and become a cruel person that Seto once was in the past.

What Lisa did not know was Kisty's yell was to give into it her darker half. Kisty had collapsed on to the mat in the gym and closed her eyes. "Let it take me, I give stop tormenting me, I will run that company, I will fine away around my father's murder, I will not kill him but I will not give up either," she said with determination.

The music on the boom box was the only sound in the gym where Kisty was, as it blared: "It's the end of the world as we know it and I felt fine" (Musical quote from REM)


Ok, first off if you haven't guess it I put two musical quotes in this story so here is the discalimer: I don't own Linkin Park or REM and I used the musical quote to show Kisty and Seto's thoughts, it was mainly Kisty's thoughts though. I will answer reviewer on Monday when I upload chapters 29-32 I know it's alot however a really good chapter is apporaching and I want to get it up ASAP.