Hey guys, its been forever hasn't it? I'm sorry… truly. :(

But I updated and now I'm happy! Hopefully you will be too! I think that this chapter actually turned out pretty well but that's just my opinion. lol

Well, anyways, it was a bit weird writing this chapter because its kind of dark... and right now I tend to be in a very happy, jolly mood! Tis almost Christmas :)

Okay, I'll shut up like right now! Enjoy…

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Okay, now I'm done… lol

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Chapter Seven

Destruction and a Midnight Visitor

Marik stood over his Rare Hunter's dead body, pondering over his destiny… and past. To his distinct pleasure, his mind chose to roam over every mad situation that had drastically occurred in his life. How he killed the lives of the innocent, tortured his hikari's mind, controlled the minds of his Rare Hunters, and his marriage to Katie.

'Oh how I despise that woman!' he thought angrily, glancing away from his recent killing who was covered from head to toe in the gruesome red liquid known as blood.

Marik, however, didn't care about the young man's death for this was what he enjoyed! What he desired! But that foolish girl Katie could 'never' understand his need to destroy… he could no longer understand the 'true human emotions' in which others felt! He had once, due to that torturous curse he had been placed under. Yet that was just a mere memory of the past! An annoying one still the same but, to his excitement, the goodness within him was quickly beginning to disintegrate.

This foolish hunter, who was obviously terrified of Marik, had chosen to bring up the fact that he wanted to just take a little time off to be with his family for the weekend for his son was quite ill. The killer took no consideration to this intention and without warning, killed the being on the spot!

'Hmmph, how can these humans care for their damn family?!... my family sure didn't care about me and nor did that monstrosity Katie Motou! Grrrrrrr… she'll pay for everything!' Marik thought, soon letting his gritted teeth turn into an evil smirk, "Maybe I'll pay her a little visit later on tonight… it has been a long time since I've last seen her and those torn, shattered eyes"

As Marik continued to form ideas of torture within his mind, Malik walked into the thrown room boredly. He merely glanced at Marik, shook his head in disapproval of his darkside's attitude, and sat down on 'his' thrown. Malik never could understand his evil side… especially now!

'Why is he becoming more and more violent? Afterall, the curse still has it's grip on him… doesn't it?' Malik thought curiously, worry beginning to be fully expressed within his light violet orbs.

What if the curse was beginning to vanish within his darkside's mind?! Marik had been acting crueler and crueler each day for the past fifteen years now, killing most of his Rare Hunters for no reason and glaring continuously at their older sibling Odion! Malik and Ishizu, whenever she was around, included.

'But wasn't that just because he was broken because of the break-up? I mean, after all the years its been, Marik has never actually gone out of his way to hurt Katie! Nor us!... and she was the one that made him kind of happy with his new outlook on life! Oh Ra, I don't know!' Malik pondered angrily, glaring outwards to no one in peticular. Malik was becoming quite confused over the whole matter and soon chose to just let it go… or maybe, simply, ask Marik?

"Darkside?" the young Egyptian asked his other half, rising up from his comfortable thrown somewhat slowly.

The evil being just looked up, glaring daggers at the boy for once again interrupting his train of thought. Malik always did this to him… even in Battle City!

"What hikari?!" Marik questioned darkly, watching the boy shiver slightly at the way Marik chose to respond to him.

"I was just wondering… what's been up with you lately?" Malik asked more bravely this time, remaining unfazed by his evil's cruel look of hatred, "I'm aware that you're probably curious as to why I'm asking you this now but its something that's been bugging the hell out of me! I know you're messed up from the divorce but does it seriously take this long to recover?!"

Marik merely glared, growling low in his throat and crossing his arms over his chest harshly.

'Pff.. I don't need to recover from that pointless nonsense! I just need to kill her…' the evil being thought cruelly, smirking to himself.

"You're killing more and more people each day" Malik continued whilst slightly making different arm and hand motions, "mocking a lot of these rare hunters and, yes, I know they're pathetic but do you seriously have to act like this? I mean, you're good now right? And so…"

"Good?!" Marik interrupted furiously, uncrossing his arms. He was quite angered by his hikari's choice of words. Malik just then stopped his non-stop set of questions and stared at his yami through shocked eyes.

"What good, Malik? Don't you EVER tell me that I am, or ever was, this so called word known as good! I despise that word!... and I'm NOT upset over the darn break-up! In fact, tonight, I'm going to go find that woman Katie and kill her! I'll make sure she screams in agony! I'll make sure that she regrets ever laying her eyes upon me and obtaining that little smile in which she used to fuckin send off to me!... I'll make sure she gives the reaction in which EVERYONE else does when they're before my presence!" Marik shouted, his hatred obviously consuming him, along with some sadness.

Marik soon stopped his angered speech, both his veins and face boiling with rage.

He eventually began to advance on the boy, his dark cape flowing out swiftly behind him. Malik caught the drift in which Marik was sending off… the aura that he was going to indeed murder his hikari right then and there. However, he didn't and just merely glared at Malik, bringing his mouth close to his hikari's ear.

"You had better watch your back, light… or it will wind up like your fathers" he whispered, letting a cruel smirk form across his shadowed features.

He chuckled darkly then, pulling away from Malik's ear.

As the evil creature continued on its way out of the thrown room, Malik just stood there wide-eyed, traumatized in an overbearing fear…

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Katie's Apartment Room: 12:54 a.m. (it's night time for those who get confused... I know that I do sometimes)

The young mother sat on the couch, pondering over her daughter's actions.

"Why is Terra acting so strangely? Did something extremely bad happen to her the other day that she's not telling me about?! Oh my goodness… why doesn't she ever share anything with me?!" Katie thought sadly, brushing the soft blue tears away as best she could.

Katie wasn't all too worried of her daughter running away for the time-being, she knew she'd return. She always did no matter how angry or pissed off she was! Even so, Katie couldn't stop thinking about Terra's change in attitude… nor the fact that her child's emotions were hitting nearly the same pin point as her ex-husbands.

Out of the blue, there was a knock on the door which caused Katie to jump a bit. However, she recovered quickly and got up from her spot on the couch, walking towards the door.

"Oh good, that must be her" she thought quite relieved, a smile beginning to form across her once saddened face.

She opened the wooden piece quickly, getting ready to embrace her child. Though, she came out only to find a dark, smirking figure standing before her. A man in which she 'never' wanted to see again!

"Hello, my dear…" he stated evilly, pushing her back harshly into the apartment building.

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Sorry for the cliffy… I started typing it up this morning and now my hands really hurt! Lol.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed the chapter and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!... well, merry-its-all-most-Christmas. :)