Chapter 6: The Truth

SETO KAIBA

"I'm sorry, but did you just say you sold your soul to a demon?!" Wheeler yelled out in shock.

Everyone was just staring at me or Sebastian or both of us...

Mokuba was stuck in a state of shock, completely unresponsive to what anyone was saying or doing...

This is why I didn't want them to find out...

This very reason.

I looked at Wheeler and said in a pissed off tone, "Are you deaf? Because if you aren't, I don't feel like repeating myself."

Sebastian sighed and said, "Young Master try to be slightly considerate with them, they don't understand the circumstances quite yet."

One of the benefits of our deal was I could clearly see who was in control of either Ryou and Yugi, which Yami Bakura was in control for the moment.

Yami Bakura glared at Sebastian and said, "There's nothing to understand Demon. He sold his soul to you, he is damned to Hell for all eternity!"

I replied, "That's where you're wrong Bakura..."

He looked at me and said with a hiss, "And I suppose you just an expert on demons now aren't you?"

I glared at him and said, "No, I'm not, but I know the terms of the contract which I am bound to."

Tea then asked still a bit horrified,"Wh-What do you mean...?"

I looked at her and said, "By forming the contract with Sebastian, I shall not go to heaven nor hell... My soul is Sebastian's to take when the time comes..."

Yugi looked at me and said, "Why the hell did you do it Kaiba?! I mean, this is bad! Really bad!"

I looked down and said, "To answer your question, I have to ask one of my own..."

I glared at them and asked coldly, "Do any of you know what it feels like to be dying?"

They stood still and silent, unsure what to do.

Ciel raised his hand up and said, "Yes, I do."

I replied, "I know you do, but I talking about everyone else. Have any of you been on the brink of death before?"

They remained silent.

I sighed and said, "When I was taken captive by that cult... They didn't just torture me... They tried to sacrifice me..."

I pulled down my collar a bit and showed them the scar in the dead center of my chest.

Their eyes widen as I said, "A knife though the heart... No one survives that... No one... In truth... I should be dead right now..."

I sat back and said, "I was in the worlds between life and death when he made an offer... I debated the cost and gains and I came to a decision, based on a single question... Did I want to live or die? I made my choice... I chose to live at the cost of my soul..."

Sebastian slipped his glove back on and said, "My Master was on death's door and I offered him another chance at live... He told me he had too many things he needed to do... Too many people depending on him... From what I understand, my Master accepted the contract for those people and things. One of the more selfless contracts I have encountered over the millennia."

Yugi looked at me and asked, "What exactly did you ask for besides the saving your life part?"

I looked at Sebastian and he said, "If you wish to tell them Master, I will not object but they must know that what is spoken between us, must stay between us. So it will not compromise the contract or the lives of us all."

I nodded and said, "You heard him, what I'm about to tell you stays between us."

They all gave an uneasy nodded as I sat back in the chair. "The first thing I asked for was for him to protect my family and friends, treat their lives like my own... He will protect them with his life."

Apparently this shocked them...

They didn't know I had worries about them and why should they?

I can keep thoughts to my self...

Mokuba looked up and said in a unsure tone, "Seto... You did that for us...? You gave up your soul for our safety...?"

I gave a soft nod and said, "That is one of the reasons... But it's not the only one... The other reasons... Are one's I'm not quite proud of, but they needed to be done..."

I then said, "The second task I gave Sebastian was to punish those who've done wrong to me and the previously stated friends and family..."

Pegasus's eyes widen and I said, "Relax Pegasus... You may be annoying, but you've never made it on my hit list. My list is reserved for those who have truly caused harm unto me and those who I care for."

Wheeler looked at me and asked, "Like who?"

I hissed out, "Gozabouro... According to Sebastian, the bastard is still alive, and he's at the top of my list."

Tristen yelled, "But how?! The island... and the machine... It blew up!"

I replied, "I don't know how... But he is alive out there..."

Solomon looked at me and asked, "And the third?"

The very one I was avoiding...

I sighed and said, "Not many of you know, why me and Mokuba were in that orphanage to begin with do you?"

They all remained silent, until Mokuba put the pieces together.

"Seto... Are you serious?"

I nodded and said, "I been searching for years to find who did it. Now that Sebastian is my service I will finally find him... Find the bastard that murdered our parents..."

They eye widen even more.

"You parents were..."

Mokuba nodded and said, "We were little when it happened... They were walking us to the car when... he showed up... I can't remember his face, but his eyes... His eyes were blood red with dark circles... He grabbed our Mom and tried to run off with her when Dad jumped in... That's when he pulled out the gun..."

Mokuba began his dead stare again with bits of tears.

"He killed our Father and kidnapped our mother... Leaving us alone, trying to wake up our already dead parent... 2 days later, our Mother's body was discovered... She was violated and stabbed to death..."

Tea began crying softly and said, "H-How can anyone be so cruel?!"

I replied, "I've been asking that same question for years... And I intend on finding out..."

I clinched my fist and said, "I will find the bastard, make him confess to his sins... Then I'll give him a fate worse than Hell."

Yugi looked at me and asked, "And what's that? Ciel said something similar before the Big Five disappeared."

Ciel laughed and said, "They didn't disappear, Sebastian and I just placed their bodies in the side room from once they were hiding."

I looked over and sure enough, their bodies lied in the little room, almost like they were sleeping.

Yami Bakura looked at the bodies and said, "Their souls... They're gone...!"

Ciel smirked and said, "Their souls were plenty dark... Quite delicious to the taste."

Wheeler looked at Ciel and said, "The kid is one too?!"

Ciel laughed and said, "I wasn't born one like Sebastian, I was made... The truth is there has been only one Ciel Phantomhive in all history and I am him."

Sebastian nodded and said, "He was one of my former Masters, until his soul was eaten by another demon, making our contract null in void and turning him into a demon."

Tristen then asked, "But what the hell are they talking about when they said a soul taste..."

I replied, "I don't think you need to finish that sentence... They are demons... Demons eat souls..."

Sebastian nodded and said, "The more dark and twisted the soul, the more excellent the taste... But then there are the souls bound contracts... Those souls are the sweetest... Like rich chocolate flavor..."

I glared at him and said, "Your scaring them again..."

Sebastian bowed politely and said, "Forgive my manors... That was inappropriate of me."

Pegasus looked at me and said, "So when your contract is up..."

I nodded and said, "Yes... Sebastian will devour my soul, and I have come to terms with it."

I tried to stand up only wobble back down into my chair in pain.

I hissed, "Dammit... My leg... I can't stand..."

Sebastian sighed and said, "And it appears they broke your walking stick as well... You won't be able to walk out of here without assistance."

I glared at him and said, "No... You aren't doing that again..."

He picked up my eye patch and said, "But Sir you were fine with it the last two times."

I replied as I tied it on my face, "The first time I could barely move, and the second time I was tied up like a mummy! There's no way you're carrying me again!"

Wheeler snickered and said, "Seriously Kaiba, it's not that bad..."

I hissed out, "Shut it Wheeler."

I looked at the demon and said, "Just find me a crutch or something."

He sighed and said, "As you wish Master."

In a flash he was gone and Ciel was laughing.

He smirked and said, "Funny how things still stay the same even after all these years."

The group had different faces on them about what was going on.

Yugi, Wheeler, Bakura, and Mokuba seemed to accepted it a bit more than the others, while Tea, Tristen, Pegasus, and Solomon, seemed very skeptical of the demons and my deal.

Ciel looked at them and said, "You know... We aren't evil... Just like the soul within the puzzle. Though we are beings of darkness, it doesn't mean we are evil in nature, so please keep that in mind."

"I found a suitable crutch my Lord." Sebastian said as he re-entered the room with a set of metal crutches.

He handed them to me and I finally stood up again.

I looked at them and said, "Come on... I want to leave this hell hole behind as soon as possible."

Wheeler nodded and said, "For once, I agree with you on that Kaiba."