Here's the next chapter to this story which marks the first appearance for a few new characters and…part of the plot. Have fun reading it! ^_^
As a Friend: The Forbidden Power
Kaiba and Mokuba returned to their normal living house a block down from Sarah's house. It was pretty basic as a two story, nothing like one would expect from a person as rich as Seto Kaiba. "Mokuba, you've been quiet all the way home. Is something wrong?" Mokuba only shook his head. "Seto, are you two friends?" Kaiba stared at Mokuba like he had gone insane. "Hmph, friends are for the weak. I don't need them." Kaiba stated monotonously. Mokuba frowned. "Even you need friends Seto." The twelve year old turned away to go to his room. Kaiba sighed angrily. "I've been letting him hang out with Yugi and his band of cheerleaders too long." Kaiba went to his room to begin filing the last report for the finalization for Kaibaland.
Meanwhile Sarah was in her room in the fetal position staring at a mysterious mark on her hand. It was a black dragon with a red mane and a purple outline glow faintly as it resided again. She punched the wall. "Stupid mark!" She remembered everything; this mark would be the mark of her people's hate towards her. "I was betrayed…lied to…and then after all that they…they…" Sarah closed her eyes in pain as an image of what looked like Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End appeared in her mind. "Sarah! Aren't you gonna go to get the groceries?" Sarah jumped as Rika was sitting on the edge of her bed. "…You did it again didn't you?" She asked sadly. Sarah was guilt ridden, she had promised never to use that power again. "I'm sorry, but if I hadn't I think we all would've died." Sarah said in her defense as Rika stared at her with a thought of worry on her face. Sarah smoothed her hand through Rika's hair. "Don't worry kiddo I'll be fine, you know as well as I do that they won't hurt you as long as I'm around." With that Sarah got up and walked out of the room with her deck in hand. Rika stared out the window into the rain which seemed to reflect the unspoken tears of Sarah's heart. "It's not me I'm worried about…" He sister had thrown away her happiness just to protect her and trusted no one but her as a result. "Maybe Mr. Kaiba can help me…" Rika said outspokenly as she began forming a plan in her mind.
Sarah wandered the streets until she made it into Domino Woods where no one could see her for miles. "Alright, this should be far enough…" Sarah shut her eyes in deep concentration as a large white circle appeared under her. She opened her eyes as her eyes began to glow blue. "Alright, Divine Sealing: Cursed Binding!" White chains dug into her flesh as a red aura was being removed from the very bowels of her soul. Sarah screamed in pain as a shockwave ripped through Domino sweeping people off their feet like a violent hurricane. Kaiba, who had just been walking into the forest to think in private, noticed a white light shoot into the sky as the whole town was blinded by the white light. "Wh-What is this?!" A piercing dragonic cry screeched the air as people bent over in fear at the blood curling roar. "Blue-Eyes…White Dragon?! …But why?" Kaiba dashed to the source as fast as he could to find an unconscious Sarah laying their in pain. "What are you doing here?" Kaiba demanded as Sarah slowly got up. As she rose to her feet, Kaiba noticed something glowing faintly under the hand she was using to cover her arm. "What is that?!" He questioned as walked towards him. "It's…nothing." Kaiba didn't buy it and forcefully removed her hand from her arm to find the glowing mark. "A tattoo?" He asked. She scoffed at him harshly. "Hardly! Now would ya let go. I've got somewhere to be." She yanked her arm from his grip and ran past him as fast as she could, but before she could get even an inch away from him she collapsed and was once again unconscious.
Kaiba turned to her and picked her up. Her arm stopped glowing and he stared at her pained face. "Hm…that mark…I don't like it." Kaiba left without a word and quickly got into his car.
A few hours later at Sarah's house…
Sarah awoke with a groan as she recalled the events. She had used the forbidden technique passed down to her by her mother to remove the cursed power of that Ka. She had too, her sister had suffered so much and the blood lusting power of the demon Ka was too much for her to handle now. "But how did I…get here…?" Her vision cleared as Kaiba's form loomed over her, an eye of curiosity on her the whole time. "Wanna tell me why you were unconscious in the middle of the forest?" Sarah almost jumped but quickly recoiled from the pain. "Yeah, you're in some rough shape. Your sister told me to stay here with you until you got up." Sarah almost made an expression of anger and shock. "D-damn her!" Kaiba chuckled at her reaction and went on, "she said you like to have company of people you trust but I will tell you this now…I am not someone to put your trust in." Sarah only looked at him, her expression blank. Kaiba sighed knowing this wasn't getting him anywhere. "Look, believe what you want but I only fight for myself and Mokuba…No exceptions." Sarah tried to get up after him but he was already gone. He wandered down to the front door and opened it to find two figures waiting outside. "We're family. The name's Slayer Shinigami, and this is Sheku Shinigami, we're her…guardians so please let us pass." Kaiba was suspicious and let them in but quickly turned to follow them. The one thing Kaiba noted about this man was that he, with the exception of his pale skin looked nothing like Sarah.
The man stood at five foot eleven, with dirty blond hair, and had golden eyes that looked like those of a serpent. He wore a red shirt with black pants with red markings unlike anything Kaiba had ever seen before. He also had a large, eight foot long sword that he didn't even bother to hide, hanging carelessly on his back. The woman on the other hand was five foot six, with dark brown hair and green eyes. She wore a kimono which led Kaiba to believe she must be some kind of cosplayer for a shop somewhere. She had a gentle smile and had a graceful step. He followed them as Slayer walked in and Sarah almost puked when he came in. Slayer sighed lazily. "What trouble did you get into this time?" He asked lazily. Kaiba was starting to buy the guardian statement since to him that seemed solid proof enough. Sarah growled. "What do you need to know?!" She retorted as Sheku sat by her side. "Sarah, you know we are not enemies so please just tell us what you've been up to." Sheku's eyes were pleading and Kaiba understood now that they meant no harm. "Well, you two seem harmless so I'll leave her to you." After Kaiba's foot steps were inaudible Slayer took a relaxed breath. "Now that the mortal's gone, now I may ask; why did you use Cursed Binding?" Sarah only recoiled. "Relax, I won't punish you for your foolishness but I have some bad new for you." Sarah raised an eyebrow. "Which would be?" Sarah only looked at her grimly. "Your spell…it didn't work." Sarah gasped and her eyes began to glow red again as her demonic transformation slowly kicked into action.
Slayer pressed a mysterious glowing energy ball on her for head as her transformation receded. "What have I told you about that? You'll turn into a void if you give in to the mark of Chaos." Slayer reminded as Sarah remembered the horrible memories of her first fight against a void. "Voids, humans who've become monsters by losing their souls by magical means and become mindless demons of mass destruction as their evil Ka merge with their bodies in an unnatural and horrific rate." Sarah only nodded at her reminder of what a void really is. "I heard from Sheku you had killed using your Void form and we came to make sure you had reversed the transformation in time but know this Sarah, if you become a real void…I'll dispatch you myself." With that Slayer and Sheku disappeared in an instant like vapor in the wind. Slayer's final words echoed into Sarah's head only to smile a few seconds later. "Heh, heh, if you can." The rain poured harder as the lightning screamed louder.
A few hours later, Sarah opened the door to find Slayer, Sheku and a new person with red hair and deep red eyes. "My name is Kenshou. We came back after we found this at your door." Sarah took the note and opened it as her eyes widened as she read it.
"We've got your sister and your pathetic friends. Seriously Sarah can't you me a more entertaining game?! …We are waiting for your surrender at the docks but if you choose to fight, well, try if you might but you will die."
The note had no signature but Sarah's shocked face made it obvious she knew the person. "I knew they'd come for me. Now, there's only one thing left to do." Sarah opened the lock on a chest and pulled out a katana. "…Let's finish this." Without a word of her next move, Sarah pushed Kenshou out of the way as she made her way to the back of the house. "Do not be reckless is all I ask." Sheku said softly. Sarah only turned away. "I'm fine." Sarah finished as she pressed a fist to her heart. "Ka summoning technique: Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" The dragon roared to life as she leapt to the top. Slayer ran to the dragon as Sarah stared at him coldly. "You know Ka summoning is forbidden in the world of humans. "I don't care cuz right now innocent people are in danger because of me!" Before Slayer could even react, the dragon flew off gracefully as they could only watch. Sheku was prepared to follow but Slayer stopped her. "Let her go, this is something she's gotta do." Kenshou nodded. "Indeed it is." The dragon flew and ripped through the wind as Sarah's eyes began to glow.
Later at the docks…
A group of hooded figures stood at the docks with Mokuba unconscious and Rika and Kaiba trying to squirm out of the rope they were tied in. Kaiba let out a grunt as he was kicked in the stomach by one of the figures. "This guy's to noisy, lets kill em!" The shortest one barked angrily. "The tallest one nodded. "Indeed this boy is a pain…Okay, you may kill him. The world will not miss him." The tallest figure said with a laugh. Kaiba shut his eyes as the giant axe loomed over his neck. "Guess this is it. Sorry Mokuba." Suddenly a stream of white fire burned the figure's arm along with his axe, into ashes. "What the hell?! Who the hell did that! I'll kill ya!" Suddenly a well timed kick sent the figure flying into a nearby lamppost and into the ocean. As the dust settled Kaiba's eyes widened at who was attacking their assailers. "Sarah?!" Kaiba knew it was her by the way she stared at people in those cold eyes. But something was off, she had become relaxed, she'd at least grown an inch. "Leave in peace or I shall slay you all." She said calmly but her voice was sweet and intoxicating as Kaiba felt as though she had been trying to seduce him with her voice. "Us, the great generals of the Void Army surrender?! You must be stupid to believe we will leave without your head!" The bulkiest of the group timed his strike and hit her square in the stomach…or did he? Sarah's form faded into mist. "Heh, fools I am over here." Sarah was standing on water as a giant basilisk made of water began to form behind her. "Art of the Water: Sea Basilisk!" The water roared to life as it sprung at her attackers and pushed them onto the wall of one of the storage buildings.
The tallest laughed. "Ah Sarah, hailed for your excellence in magic, mastering the Ka summoning at the age of twelve, and learning all six of the core elemental arts by fourteen. A retired manslayer active from ages ten to thirteen. Your name is famous throughout the land, and your skills are that of legend. Your Ka is the Blue-Eyes Whtie Dragon correct?" Sarah's fist burned with anger as she raised it towards them. "What the hell do you know?! How do you know about me?!" The figure laughed. "We know everything about you…Kisara." Sarah stepped back in horror and Kaiba took a double take. "That name…! It's…so familiar!" Sarah's left eye turned into the familiar gold that Kaiba saw the day they met. "Sacred Art of the Winds: Stardust Whiplash!" Beautiful white and blue stardust rained from the heavens as it formed a whip that was held by Sarah's bare hands. The whip lashed at them as it impaled the short and chubby one who had just managed to just get out of the water.
The whip returned to her as if she was warning them. "Ah, don't be so cruel it's been years since we saw each other." The whip slammed down next to him creating a crater in its wake. "I see so you're behind this, eh Mitsurugi?" The figure took off his hood to reveal a deathly pale face of the dead, and deathly pitch black eyes with purple irises and that ghostly black hair. "I see you remember me. We use to be such good friends. Why don't you unleash the mark and everything will be fine." Sarah swore as the mark glowed a furious purple. "Shit!" She cried as her eyes turned purple and she bent over in pain. Suddenly she shrunk back, and her shoulders was again her aware self. "Damn, Kisara can't switch with me when this damn mark acts up!" Mitsurugi laughed sadistically. "Aw, has your little friend abandoned you? …Just like they all did when we branded that mark on you!" Kaiba couldn't believe what he was hearing. They were treating her like they own her. Mitsurugi chuckled as he stamped a foot on Kaiba's head. Kaiba grunted in pain. "Leave him out of this!" Sarah demanded. Mitsurugi laughed. "Oh yeah, the power of our world is forbidden now since 'peace' reigns now huh? That's why you won't fight as you once did am I right?" Sarah growled as he kicked Kaiba to the side. "Peace, what a joke! They killed for that peace and one day the blood will be spilt all over again so why bother?!" Rika bit Mitsurugi's arm. "Leave Sarah alone you monster!" Mitsurugi laughed like a maniac as he flew Rika to the side. "Impudent brat." Sarah's growl got low and husky as her nails grew to claws, her hair eyes going black and red.
"That's it! Get angry, reveal to me the bloodlust in your soul! Show me the Chaos Dragon's power that we sealed in that ungrateful soul of yours!" Mitsurugi screamed in joy as the aura ripped through the very Earth's core. As Mitsurugi laughed at what he thought was his victory to his sick little game, his joy was short lived as she absorbed all the energy back into her. "I will not…become like you!" She roared as a white rose appeared in her hand. "Whtie Rose Art of the Earth: Toxic Temptation!" A white rose bloomed under Mitsurugi as he tried to jump but he was caught by white chains. "Whtie Dragon Art of the Light: Whtie Chains!" The Rose vine's thorns cut into him as he screamed in pain. The rose arose to him as it began to close. The drilling of the vines became harder and the grip of the chains became suffocating around his limbs and neck. With a final horrific scream the rose closed and reopened seconds later with a pierced Mitsurugi inside the mess of vines. Sarah sighed as she turned away. "Quit kidding around, I know you're still alive." She said calmly. "Art of the Demons: Mist Phantasm. What a cheap trick Mitsurugi." She chuckled as his stupidity since the technique actually does allow your soul to be sensed as it escapes the trap, allowing your enemy an advantage. "Aw, is playtime over? I thought you would want to warm up." Sarah gasped as her legs weren't moving. "You aren't the only one who can use magic you know. Art of the Demons: Fear Petrifaction. Now that you're paralyzed taking you back to him will be easy!"
Sarah struggled but her limbs wouldn't listen, she couldn't move. This was it for her. She was going to be sent back to that accursed world and probably killed. His hand lit up with faint lavender light. "Goodbye, Sarah!" Mitsurugi dashed to her laughing maniacally but his attack was intercepted by Kaiba delivering a fierce blow to Mitsurugi's jaw sending him plundering to the ground. Mitsurugi laughed happily as his game just got a lot more fun. "Ah, playing dirty are we." He disappeared and reappeared holding Mokuba and Rika. "I think these two will do for showing we tried to accomplish our mission." Sarah screamed but nothing came out. "That's right, you still can't move. Oh well, let's end your misery!" Sarah gasped as his halberd slammed through her stomach. She coughed up blood and fell to the ground. "Well, that about raps this up. Enzan, Kurogestu, we're leaving." The other three remaining figures left in a black swirling void and vanished.
Sarah's vision was hazy, she herself couldn't regenerate as fast as her void self could. "Sarah! Sarah! You've got to get up! Sarah!" "That voice…Kisara…? I'm sorry, but it appears I'm gonna die…" "SARAH!" It was too late she was gone to this world. Kaiba was standing over her body as the pool of blood was washed away by the rain. "He knelt down to her and for the first time in years, a tear rolled down his cheek. "You idiot! Why the hell did you try to save us! Now look you're dead! Friends are for fools you shouldn't have endangered yourself by doing this!"
Sarah brought a hand to his face and gently wiped a tear away. "Hey…don't tell me the great Seto Kaiba's crying over me?" But Kaiba had greater worries, they kidnapped Mokuba and Rika and he swore on his life he was gonna make these guys pay…whoever they are. "I'm sorry about Mokuba. If I was stronger I could have saved them. I'm sorry for all of this Kaiba!" She was breaking down but Kaiba didn't like this side of her. "This isn't all your fault you idiot!" She stared at him confused. "Now, are we gonna sit here and let you bleed to death or are we gonna get you a doctor?" She stood weakly and grabbed on to him, holding on for dear life. She for the first time, smiled sincerely at Kaiba. "I'll be fine…just take me home and I'll be fine." Kaiba looked at her like she had lost her mind. "But-" She put a finger over his lip and smiled mysteriously. "I'll explain on the way." Kaiba nodded. "Fine." Little did he know, his world was about to change beyond anything he could ever imagine. Sarah smiled. "One more time…just one more…That I may have… friends…" She thought to herself as she drifted to sleep in Kaiba's arms as they made way back home though it will be empty.
Sheku and Slayer stood on the roof of the storage building. "It is time." Slayer nodded. "Come on, we've got some preparations to make." With that they disappeared on their own and the wind and rain covered the night.
Author's Notes:
Sorry, no song for the action scene. I didn't think I Am All Of Me fit this scene but the next fight scene might have one. Just to make sure it's clear, Kisara is Sarah's Yami. Review Please! ^_^
