All's Fair in Love and War

by Tensa-Zangetsu102

Cousins, Yusuke and Kagome, have been brainwashed by a new evil bent on destroying the balance of Light and Darkness. Inuyasha and Keiko are the only ones that can save them, will they succeed or will they be engulfed by the darkness of their pasts?

102. Return of the ‘Supreme Princess’ and Kei

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu-Gi-Oh GX, Inuyasha, Monster Rancher, Digimon, Naruto, Ranma ½, Beyblade, Death Note, 'Digimon Data Squad', 'Dragonball/Z/GT', and 'Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'.

Author's Note: I'd like to thank Gallantmon of the Hazard for his help on this chapter.

Chapter 102: Return of the 'Supreme Princess' and Keiko's 'dark' past

(Within the 'White Dorm'; Sometime where we left off)

Within the hallway of the 'White Dorm', we find the white-clad Yusuke Urameshi and Kagome Higurashi running down the hallways and down the stairs with frantic looks on their faces, after their meeting with Sartorius. The two SOL controlled cousins were shocked and horrified on what Sartorius had told them. For a year, they were wronging and hurting the ones that they loved the most.

Yusuke thinks in his mind, as he continues to run in a cold enraged tone, "Shit! Shit! Shit! Yusuke, you moron! You asshole! How could you let that freak of nature trick you like that?! You are such an idiot! Now, you've hurt the only girl that you can truly love and possibly sent her into the clutches of that 'parasite'! If anything happens to you, Keiko, I will never forgive myself! Damn it! How could have this all happened?! I fell for that Dartz asshole's plot! I knew Keiko better than that and I assume that she betrayed me! Those rotten no good backstabbers, Haga and Tenku, the next time I find them, I'm going kick their teeth wide open!!"

Kagome thinks in her mind, as she continues to run in a cold angered tone, "Kagome, you stupid, stupid, stupid girl! How could you fall for Dartz and Kikyo's plot! I should have known that Inuyasha would never betray me! Though, I fell for her and Dartz's plot! Even Yuka, Eri, Ayumi, and Hojo, those four were victims to their plots as well as Inuyasha and Keiko! I had nightmares for weeks since Hojo tried to 'rape' me when it wasn't even his fault! I should have known that it was a trick! Damn her! Damn that rotten claypot witch! If she's was here, I'll make her wish that she wasn't brought back to life! As for those rotten traitors, it's bad enough on what they did to me, but Inuyasha! I've treated Inuyasha and Keiko worse than trash allowing Dartz to take control of Inuyasha and that 'parasite' to take control of Keiko! Oh man and I've awaken the full extend of Zera's wrath because of that! As for Dartz, he's going to pay for tricking me like that and using Inuyasha and his sisters! I can't believe that I fell for that! Plus, I have a feeling that Dartz might have had something to do with what happened between Akane and Ranma!"

Just then, a familiar female voice calls out, in a cold serious tone, "Hey what's up!?" Yusuke and Kagome turns to see Alexis, Akane, Ukyo, Sakura, Hinata, and Kari running towards them.

Yusuke yells out, in a cold serious tone, "We don't have time! We need to find Catherine now!"

Ukyo says, in a cold serious tone, "Well, Catherine is going over to the nonbelievers to ensure that rotten no good wench leaves us alone!"

Kagome yells out, in a cold serious tone, "We were wrong about Keiko! All wrong!"

Akane asks, perplexed, "What do you mean!?"

Kagome says, with a cold serious tone, "There is no time to explain! Master Sartorius showed us that there are truly traitors in our ranks working with the darkness and they had 'tainted' the Light, blocking us the real truth about Keiko, Inuyasha, and his sisters!"

Yusuke yells out, with a cold serious tone, "But right now, we need to find Catherine and fast before she gets to Keiko! If we don't make it in time, she is dead meat!"

Sakura asks, curiously, "What do you mean? Catherine is a 'Chosen Duelist'. She can handle Keiko."

Kagome says, with a cold serious tone, "No way! Not after what Master Sartorius told us! Keiko is too strong for Catherine, but that's not what or who we're worried about. We don't have much time, but Keiko isn't our enemy, it is the darkness that worked the Orichalcos in order to get their filthy hands on Keiko!"

The SOL members gasp in shock and Akane asks, perplexed, "There is a 'darkness' that has taken her over?"

Yusuke yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, "We don't have time! Master Sartorius will explain everything! But yes, the 'taint' in the Light was to make it Keiko was our enemy when it is the 'darkness' that possesses her now that's our real enemy. The 'taint' in the Light was all a plot to fill Keiko with so much pain and sorrow that this darkness could take her over! And if we don't find Catherine fast, it is going to take Keiko and make Keiko kill Catherine!"

The SOL members gasp in shock and Kagome says, with a cold serious tone, "Keiko has been manipulated by the lies of this darkness and she is a 'puppet' of it. Keiko doesn't know that it is slowly taking her over, but if Catherine pushes Keiko over an 'emotional edge', the darkness taking control of her will take control and make Keiko into a murderer!"

Yusuke yells out, with a cold serious tone, "That's why we need to find Catherine now! She doesn't know the truth and she doesn't know what she is getting into! With Keiko's strength on its side, this evil parasite taking control of her will demolish Catherine."

Hinata says, with a cold plain tone, "We think the nonbelievers are in the school right now."

Yusuke says, with a cold serious tone, "Come on, Kagome! Let's go!" Yusuke and Kagome then immediately run towards the door of the 'White Dorm' and prepare to leave.

Alexis asks, perplexed, "Hey! What are we supposed to do?"

Kagome says, with a cold serious tone, "Master Sartorius will be joining you to tell you what's going on!" Soon after, the two of them exit the 'White Dorm' and head over to the school.

(On the meanwhile; within Obelisk Arena)

Inside of Obelisk Arena, we find our heroes and heroines assembled together along with Max, who has a brand new 'dark look'.

Max's hairstyle is still the same, but his hair changed from blond to pitch black with dark red highlights, he has a black leather choker around his neck, his male Ra Yellow blazer has become pitch black, he has a dark green shirt under his blazer, he has pitch black fingerless fighting gloves on his hands, his pants are pitch black in color, and he has dark red sneakers on his feet.

Tyson asks Max, curiously, "How are you feeling, Max?"

Max tells Tyson, with a dark smile, "I'm not sure about this whole 'Goth' thing, but if it help me stop that rotten freak, I'll take it!"

Jun tells Max, with a kind smile, "Hey, Max, it isn't your fault about what you did while that jerk used you like his puppet."

Max says, with a dark serious tone, "I know. But man, I can see what I've done under that sicko's control and I can't believe that I did such horrible things! It's just like that time the Black Dranzer incident with Kai."

Ino says, with a dark sly smile, "Don't worry, that jerk and his 'dork squad' won't ever get their hands on you again!"

Kira says, with a dark grin, "That's right! You are our friend and we never abandon any of our friends like that especially to some mind-controlling 'fiend' that hurts people emotionally and mentally just to get what he wants!"

Max says, with a sly grin, "Thanks, guys!"

Neji asks, curiously, "So, we have brought one of our allies back from the Society of Light. However, we still have other enemies."

Yugi says, with a nod, "Yeah. The Orichalcos."

Kurama says, with a serious tone, "With what happened with the Society of Light and us, they have shown to be quite powerful."

Patamon says, stunned, "I can't believe that Agumon would be so horrible."

Gabumon says, seriously, "Remember, like that Gaomon with Yusuke, he is under the control of this evil power."

Keiko asks Tea, concerned, "How did you defeat this evil power last time?"

Tea replies, with a serious tone, "Atem, Kaiba, and Joey used the powers of the three Legendary Dragon, which proved to be Knights, against them. In the end, it took Obelisk, Slifer, and the Winged Dragon of Ra to finish off that overgrown lizard."

Yugi says, with a nod, "And thanks to Atem, we have them now."

Sasuke asks, curiously, "Is there any way to reason with them?"

Joey says, shaking his head, "No way. As long as the Orichalcos and Dartz have their filthy hands on them, they won't listen to reason. I tried with Mai, but there was no success. The only way to save them is to duel them."

Davis yells out, seriously, "Hold up! If we duel them and they use that Orichalcos 'thing', if we lose, we lose our soul, but if we win, they will lose their soul!"

TK asks, curiously, "Is there any way to win a duel and not have their souls taken?"

On the meanwhile, Jordan, Hotaru, and Ranma are having their own 'conversation' and Ranma tells Hotaru and Jordan, with a dark cold sly tone, "Oh, brother! That's some wishful thinking!"

Hotaru says, with a dark cold sly tone, "No joke, bro! There is no way that you can stop the Orichalcos! I can't wait to show them the true powers of the Orichalcos!"

Jordan says, with a dark cold serious tone, "Same here! I'll make sure that traitorous cousin of mine that chose power over family gets what's coming to her along with that witch that betrayed Inuyasha!"

Hotaru asks, with a dark cold curious tone, "What about Yukimura?!"

Ranma says, with a dark cold serious tone, "As a 'Signer', she is very powerful! Her soul is necessary for the power of the Leviathan! We need to convince her to join us or most likely, take her soul since she is too naïve to the evil around her!" As the three Orichalcos spies continue their 'mental talk', Ryoga, Cologne, Mousse, and even L look at them intently.

L thinks in his mind, with a serious tone, "There seems to be something off with those three! Ranma Saotome, his sister, Hotaru, and Jordan Rhodes! I can't put my finger on it, but there is something wrong with them! It's the same thing when I believed that Light was Kira. I don't know what, but until I have proof, all I can do is watch them!"

Ryoga thinks in his mind, worriedly, "Oh, man! What are those three up to?! If I tell the others about them, something horrible will happen! Man! Ranma would never do anything that horrible even with that idiot's mind! But I'll find a way to get him back normal along with Akane from that rotten Sartorius freak!"

Cologne thinks in her mind, worriedly, "Oh, dear! What are they up to now?! If I mention anything about them to the Orichalcos, my dear Shampoo will be lost forever! There has got to be something I can do!"

Hikari says, sensing something or something with a dark serious tone, "Heads up!"

Jaden says, with a dark serious tone, "There is a white dork on the way! I can feel it!"

Just then a familiar female voice calls out, with a cold nasty tone, "Okay, witch, I'm calling you out!" Everyone looks down to see Catherine, with a duel disk that has a dueling deck inside attached to her left wrist, enter the room.

Tyson yells out, with a dark serious tone, "Hey, dweeb, this is a private meeting!"

Kira yells out, with a dark nasty tone, "And that means no 'white dorks' allowed!"

Catherine calls out, with a cold serious tone, "Like I care! I'm calling that backstabbing wench, Keiko Yukimura, to a duel!"

Keiko asks, surprised, "Huh?"

Catherine yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, "I've had enough of you! You stab Yusuke in the back and no matter how much better he gets, you are always one step ahead of him! I don't know what kind of 'cheating ways' that you get here, but I'm kicking you off your so-called 'throne', you pathetic peon!"

Hikari yells out, with a dark angered tone, "How dare you?!"

Kira says, slamming her fist together, "That does it! It is time for another 'lesson' on why not to mess with our friends!"

But before they can make any moves, Keiko yells out, with a dark serious tone, "Wait!" Everyone looks at Keiko and she says, with a dark serious tone, "I'll show her that I got to where I am fair and square! I'll take this duel!"

Many of the others gasp in shock and Jaden tells Keiko, with a dark serious tone, "Sis, you can't duel this 'white dork'! They don't play fair!"

Keiko says, with a dark sly tone, "Well, they have to play fair since they can't see our face-down cards anymore!"

Sasuke says, with a dark plain tone, "She does have a point."

Kira tells Keiko, with a dark serious tone, "Still, you can't trust this white dweeb!"

Keiko says, with a dark plain tone, "Don't worry, Kira. I can do this." Keiko attaches her new 5ds Duel Disk to her left wrist and puts her dueling deck inside as she uses her agility to leap down from the stands and onto the arena floor.

Catherine asks, perplexed, "Where did you get that duel disk?"

Keiko says, with a dark sly tone, "It is for me to know and you to find out!"

Catherine says, with a cold snort, "Like I care! I'm still going to mop the floor with you, witch!"

Keiko says, with a dark serious tone, "We'll see! I'll show what real dueling is all about!" The two of them enter the dueling arena and Keiko thinks in her mind, "I can't let this duel last too long! If I lose control, the 'Supreme Princess' will take me over! I had better make this 'Shadow Duel' minor. I can't afford to use too much 'dark power' in my condition." The two of them activate their duel disks, Keiko's duel disk shuffles her deck, and while the life-point counters display 8000 life-points for each duelist, they draw five cards from their decks.

"Duel!" Keiko and Catherine yell out in unison as their duel begins.

Starting Scores:

Catherine: 8000

Keiko: 8000

Takara says, worriedly, "Here we go!"

Hikari thinks in her mind, worriedly, "Be careful, Kei." On the meanwhile, Mina and Kino are on standby for something.

Catherine says, drawing one card, "Okay, witch, I'll go first! My draw!" Catherine says, putting one card on her duel disk, "I summon my Cyber Harpie in attack mode!" Just then Cyber Harpie (1800/1300) comes out to the field in attack mode.

Yugi asks, curiously, "A Harpie?"

Joey asks, curiously, "Does she have a deck like Mai?"

Aaron says, with a dark plain tone, "This white dork version of our mate has a Wind deck including Harpies and even more dangerous Wind monsters."

Catherine says, putting two cards in the spell/trap slots, "Next, I play these face-down and end my turn, witch! And soon, you will pay for your betrayal!"

TK says, with a dark snort, "She is starting to get annoying!"

Keiko says, with a dark serious tone while drawing a card, "My turn!" Just then a dark fog comes over the field and Keiko says, with a dark smile on her lips, "By the way, this duel is now a 'Shadow Game'!"

Catherine says, stunned, "What?!"

Keiko says, with a dark plain tone, "You heard me." Keiko says, putting one card on her duel disk, "I summon Nightrose Knight in attack mode!" Just then Nightrose Knight (1000/1000) comes to the field in attack mode.

Catherine asks, perplexed, "Hold up! I've never seen that monster before!"

Keiko says, with a dark sly grin, "That's because they belong to a new class of monsters that Pegasus has developed and is bringing out with a few years. They are known as Tuner monsters!"

Catherine yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, "You are making this up!"

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, "Sorry, loser, but my sis is right! We have exclusive cards from Pegasus that you don't!"

Keiko says, putting another card on her duel disk, "And when Nightrose Knight is summoned, I'm allowed to summon a level four Plant-type monster if I want to! So, I play Lord Poison in attack mode!" Just then Lord Poison (1500/1000) comes to the field in attack mode.

Catherine thinks in her mind, surprised, "Hold up! I thought this backstabbing wench used only Fire monsters!"

Keiko yells out, with a dark strong tone, "And now, I tune my level three Nightrose Knight with my level four Lord Poison! Go, Synchro Summon!" Nightrose Knight turns into three stars that turn into three rings that surround Lord Poison making him go transparent.

Catherine asks, stunned, "Synchro Summon?"

Keiko says, with a dark sly grin, "Yep! It is a new forming of summoning that Pegasus created and the new rules have been download to all duel disks. It allows the summoning another new type of monster known as Synchro Monsters by 'tuning' monsters on the field. Namely, a Tuner monster, like Nightrose Knight, with a non-Tuner monster, like Lord Poison. You can only use one Tuner for a Synchro Summon and the stars of the Tuner with the non-Tuner monsters must equal the level of the Synchro Monster that you wish to summon which is kept the Fusion Deck, renamed the Extra deck! Allow me to show you!" As a column of light appears behind Keiko, she chants out, taking a Synchro Monster card from her Extra deck, "Chilling flames engulf the entire world! Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom!" Keiko puts the Synchro Monster card on her duel disk and calls out, "Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!" Out of the column of light, Black Rose Dragon (2400/1800) appears on the field in attack mode.

Just then a throb of pain goes through Davis's, TK's, Jaden's, and Keiko's right arms and Davis thinks, stunned, "Whoa! What is with this pain?!"

Kurama notices this, looks to see the Tucker twins looking at them, and he thinks, curiously, "Could it be…?"

Catherine thinks in her mind, with a cold angered tone, "Damn that witch! I don't know what she did to get Pegasus, but I know that it was some kind of dirty trick! Well, it doesn't matter if she has some kind of rare cards that Pegasus just developed! My face-down cards, Mirror Wall and Icarus Attack, will make sure to put her in her place!"

Keiko says, with a dark plain tone, "I play Black Rose Dragon's effect. When she is successfully Synchro Summoned to the field, Black Rose Dragon can destroy all cards on the field."

Catherine yells out, stunned, "What?!"

Keiko yells out, with a dark strong tone, "Black Rose Gale!" Just then Black Rose Gale creates a huge twister of wind and dark violet rose petals in the whole of the arena, but the winds are felt by all the arena.

Max asks, perplexed, "Huh? This feels a bit too real, doesn't it?"

Tyson says, with a dark serious tone, "This is a Shadow Game, Max!"

Kai think in his mind, with a plain tone, "True, Tyson. But it is usually the duelists that are effected by the Shadow Game and not the audience. There seems to be more to this than even a 'regular' Shadow Game." Soon after, Black Rose Dragon, Cyber Harpie, and Catherine's two face-down cards are destroyed.

Catherine yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, "You two-timer witch! What kind of lies did you use on Pegasus to get exclusive cards?!"

Keiko says, with a dark serious tone, "I do not lie to anyone! Pegasus gave me these cards of his own free will!"

Catherine says, with a cold snort, "Like I believe that! Just like I believe that you aren't a good for nothing cheat!"

Keiko's eyes given off a slight sinister golden glow and she yells out, with a dark angered tone with a hint of coldness, "I haven't cheating in anything in my life!"

Catherine and the others, especially Hikari and Kira, are stunned by this and Kira thinks, worriedly, "Oh, boy!"

Ranma thinks in his mind, with a dark cold serious tone, "What's this? There is a mysterious dark sinister aura coming from Yukimura! I don't know what it is, but I did sense it before when that jerk, Tyku, showed up! And now, it seems to get strong! I wonder: What will happen when Yukimura is pushed her limit emotionally?"

Keiko says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "I place one card face-down and end my turn!" The glow in Keiko's eyes fade away for the moment.

Catherine says, drawing one card, "It's my turn, witch!" Catherine thinks in her mind, as she sees shadows covering Keiko's face-down card, "That backstabbing witch has the same powers as the rest of the nonbelievers! Well, it doesn't matter, she can't stop Destiny!" Catherine says, putting one card on her duel disk, "I play my Whirlwind Prodigy in attack mode!" Just then Whirlwind Prodigy (1500/1600) comes to the field in attack mode. Catherine yells out, with a cold serious tone, "Direct attack!" Whirlwind Prodigy then prepares to attack Keiko directly.

Keiko says, pushing a button on her duel disk, "I play my face-down: Call of the Haunted!" Keiko's face-down card is revealed to be the Call of the Haunted continuous trap card and Keiko says, with a dark serious tone, "With this trap, I can revive any monster from my grave including Black Rose Dragon!" Just then in a swirl of dark violet rose petals, Black Rose Dragon (2400/1800) appears on the field in attack mode.

Catherine says, with a cold snort, "The battle is off!" Whirlwind Prodigy stops its attack and Catherine says, putting two cards in the spell/trap slots, "I'll end my turn with two cards face-down and end my turn!"

Keiko says, drawing one card from her deck, "My turn!" Keiko yells out, with a dark strong tone, "Black Rose Dragon, attack Whirlwind Prodigy! Black Rose Flare!" Black Rose Dragon fires a wave of dark violet flames filled with black rose petals right at Whirlwind Prodigy.

Catherine says, pushing a button on her duel disk, "Wrong, you little dweeb! I play my trap card: Negate Attack!" Catherine's face-down card is revealed to be the Negate Attack trap card and Black Rose Dragon's attack is stopped by a shield.

Keiko says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "Then I play Mirage of Nightmare!" Keiko says, putting three cards in the spell/trap slots, "Then I place two cards face-down and end my turn!"

Catherine says, drawing a card, "Okay, wench, it's my turn!"

Keiko says, drawing four cards, "And it's my draw, thanks to Mirage of Nightmare! Since it is your Standby Phase, I get four more cards from my deck!" Keiko says, pushing a button on her duel disk, "Next, I play my Mirage of Nightmare!" Keiko's face-down is revealed to be the Emergency Provision Quick-Spell card and Keiko says, with a dark serious tone, "For every spell or trap card of mine that I get rid of, I gain one thousand life-points! And I choose my Mirage of Nightmare!" The hologram of the Mirage of Nightmare continuous spell card fades away and Keiko's life-points increase by 1000 more points.

Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "You are going to need the points and the cards! I play Pot of Greed! This card gives me two more cards from my deck!" Catherine draws two more cards from her deck and Catherine says, pushing a button on her duel disk, "Then I play my Jar of Greed!" Catherine's face-down card is revealed to be the Jar of Greed and Catherine says, drawing another card, "Guess what, dork?! This gives me another card witch!" Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "And I play my Heavy Storm! This card destroys all spell and trap cards on the field!" Just then a huge wind storm comes onto the field destroying Keiko's Call of the Haunted continuous trap card which causes her Black Rose Dragon to be destroyed as well and her face-downs, which proves to be the Dark Wall of Wind Quick-Play spell card and the Dummy Marker trap card.

Keiko says, drawing two more cards, "Thanks to my Dummy Marker, I get two more cards from my deck!"

Catherine says, putting one card on her duel disk, "Well, I release my Whirlwind Prodigy and thanks to its special ability, it counts as two sacrifices instead of one so I can play my Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry in attack mode!" Whirlwind Prodigy vanishes from the field and Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry (2900/2000), a golden version of Simorgh, Bird of Divinity, comes to the field in attack mode. Catherine yells out, with a cold serious tone, "Now, Simorgh, attack this heart-breaking witch directly!" Simorgh unleashes a powerful wind that slams right into Keiko and she yelps from the strong impact as she loses 2900 life-points.

Many of the others gasp in shock and Jaden yells out, stunned, "Sis!"

Catherine says, with a cold nasty smile, "Guess you aren't 'all that' as you made yourself out to be your fake!"

Keiko states, with a dark plain tone, "Is that all, dork?"

Catherine says, with a cold snort while putting two cards in the spell/trap slots, "Think you are so smart?! I'll place these two cards face-down and end my turn!"

Current Score:

Catherine: 8000

Keiko: 6100

Keiko says, drawing one card from her deck, "It's my move!" Keiko says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "I play my Ancient Rules spell card! This card allows me to special summon a Normal monster from my hand!" Keiko puts one card on his duel disk and Keiko yells out, with a dark serious tone, "I play my Twin-Headed Fire Dragon!" Just then Twin-Headed Fire Dragon (2200/1700) comes to the field in attack mode.

Catherine says, with a cold sly grin, "Not enough to stop my Simorgh, witch!"

Keiko says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "However, I play my Shrink spell card! This card cuts your monster's power in half!" Simorgh's stats reduce from 2900/2000 to 1450/2000!

Catherine says, pushing a button on her duel disk, "Thanks, witch! I play my Card of Last Will!" Catherine's face-down card is revealed to be Card of Last Will trap card and Catherine says, with a cold smile, "Now, by reducing my monster's power, I get five new cards!" Catherine draws five new cards from her deck.

Keiko yells out, with a dark serious tone, "But you still get plenty of headaches! Twin-Headed Fire Dragon, attack her Simorgh now!" Twin-Headed Fire Dragon launches its attack on Simorgh and Simorgh causing Catherine to yelp out from the flames as she loses 750 life-points.

Catherine says, with a cold nasty tone, "Hurting others, again? It's no surprise! You hurt Yusuke with your backstabbing ways and you always play with others feelings!"

Davis yells out, with a dark annoyed tone, "Watch that mouth, dork!"

Hikari says, with a dark angered tone, "Keiko is nothing like your rotten 'Master'!"

Tyson says, with a dark annoyed tone, "Just duel!"

Keiko's eyes give off a golden sinister glow for a second before fading away and Keiko says, putting two cards in the spell/trap slots, "I'll end my turn with two face-downs!"

Current Score:

Catherine: 7250

Keiko: 6100

Catherine says, drawing a card, "Fine! You asked for it, witch!" Catherine says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots, "I play my Graceful Charity spell card! This card allows me to draw three new cards and then discard two from my hand!" Catherine draws three cards from her deck, discards Sonic Shooter (1300/600) and Slate Warrior (1900/400) monster cards, and she says, putting another card into the spell/trap slots, "Then I play my Pot of Avarice spell card! With this card, I can return five monsters card from my graveyard to my deck, reshuffle, and draw two more cards! And thanks to my Graceful Charity, witch, I got five monsters! So, I return my Cyber Harpie, Sonic Shooter, Simorgh, Slate Warrior, and Whirlwind Prodigy to my deck!" The five named monster cards come out of Catherine's graveyard and she puts them back in her deck before reshuffling her deck. After she does so, she puts her deck back in her duel disk and then draws two new cards from it. Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "Next, I play my Sonic Shooter in attack mode!" Just then Sonic Shooter (1300/600) comes to the field in attack mode.

Kuwabara asks, perplexed, "Why play that wimp?!"

Moon says, with a dark serious tone, "I think that we know what that white dork is planning! We've seen the real Catherine do it before mate!"

Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "Then I play my Trap Booster spell card! By discarding one card from my hand, I get to play one card from my hand!" Catherine discards Harpie Lady 1 (1300/1400) from her hand and she says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots causing a hologram of an Icarus Attack trap card to appear, "And I choose my Icarus Attack card! I release my Sonic Shooter to take out your face-downs!" Just then Sonic Shooter vanishes as a powerful wind storm takes out Keiko's face-down cards, which is a Backfire continuous trap card and Magic Cylinder. Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "Then I play Premature Burial! For the price of eight hundred life-points, I get a monster back from the graveyard! And I choose my Sonic Shooter!" Catherine's life-points drop by 800 points as Sonic Shooter (1300/600) return to the field in attack mode. Catherine says, with a cold sly grin, "And guess what, dweeb! Since you have no spell or trap cards, he gets to attack you directly!" Sonic Shooter then charges pass Keiko's monster and she yelps out in pain as she is attacked directly causing her to lose 1300 life-points.

Hassleberry says, stunned, "Sam Hill!"

Syrus calls out, horrified, "Keiko!"

Kira says, with a dark encouraging tone, "Come on, girl! Get it together! This white dork can't beat you!"

Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "And your judgment is going to continue witch! I place a face-down and end my turn!"

Current Score:

Catherine: 6450

Keiko: 4800

Keiko says, drawing a card, "I draw!" Keiko says, putting one card on her duel disk, "I summon my Wall of Ivy to the field in defense mode!" Just then Wall of Ivy (300/1200) appears on the field in defense mode. Keiko then yells out, "Fire Dragon, attack her Sonic Shooter!" Twin-Headed Fire Dragon moves in to attack Catherine's Sonic Shooter.

Catherine says, with a cold sly tone while pushing a button on her duel disk, "Sorry, witch, but I play my Mirror Force trap card!" Catherine's face-down card is revealed to be Mirror Force trap card and reflective field sends the attack right back at Fire Dragon, which is destroyed.

Keiko says, putting two cards in the spell/trap slots, "I'll end my turn with a couple of face-downs!"

Catherine says, drawing one card, "Now, witch, it is time for your betrayal to be paid up!" Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "I play my Card of Demise! Thanks to this card, I get to draw until I have five cards in my hand, but in five turns, my hand is sent to the graveyard! However, you won't last that long, witch!" Catherine then draws from her deck until she has five cards in her hand.

Keiko yells out, with a dark serious tone, "We'll see!"

Catherine says, putting one card on her duel disk, "Oh, we will! I play my Cyber Harpie in attack mode!" Just then Cyber Harpie (1800/1300) comes back to the field in attack mode. Catherine says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, "Then I play my Double Summon spell card! This card allows me to summon again this turn!" Catherine puts a card on her duel disk and yells out, "And now, I will release my Sonic Shooter and Cyber Harpie to play my Simorgh, Bird of Divinity in attack mode!" The two monsters vanish as Simorgh, Bird of Divinity (2700/1000) appears on the field in attack mode. Catherine then puts in another card into the spell/trap slots and she says, with a cold sly grin as a hologram of a spell card with a picture of Simorgh creating a wind storm, "Next, I play my Simorgh's Storm! When I have Simorgh on the field, you lose cards equal to all cards on my field including Simorgh on my field! Since I have two cards in total, one of your face-downs and your Ivy Wall!" Keiko gasps in shock as a storm comes onto the field that destroys her Wall of Ivy and one of her two face-down cards, which proves to be Firewall continuous trap card! Catherine yells out, with a cold strong tone while putting a card in the spell/trap slots, "And now, Simorgh can attack you directly with Divine Wind!" Just then Simorgh launches a powerful wind storm in which slams into Keiko causing her to cry out as she loses 2700 life-points. Catherine puts a card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a plain tone, "I end with a face-down and my Simorgh's ability activates costing both of us a grand, but every spell or trap on the field takes away five hundred points of damage! Since I have two, I'm safe, but you have only one and that means you are in trouble!" Simorgh launches another twister and Keiko yelps out as she loses another 500 life-points.

Current Score:

Catherine: 6450

Keiko: 1600

Hikari and Kira yell out in unison, horrified, "Keiko!"

Catherine says, with a cold nasty tone with a cold sly smile, "Ha! What a pathetic peon! Why Master Sartorius wastes time worthless backstabbing piece of trash like you is beyond! You were worthless and you are always worthless! I'm crushing you with ease! You must have cheated on your way to get to Duel Academy! But then again, I'm not surprise when you break the heart of the boy that you care about! You are going into the gutter where you belong, you worthless wench!" Those words hurt Keiko to core, but they also make her very angry inside causing her to lower her head as her eyes switch back and forth between their normal colors and a sinister golden color.

Kuwabara yells out, with a dark angered tone, "You rotten dork! Watch that mouth!"

Kira calls out, with a dark annoyed tone, "You talk about my friend like that again and I'm going to come there and show you what it means!"

Jaden says, with a dark serious tone, "That's right! That's so not sweet!"

Kurama, Hiei, and others sense something 'wrong' with Keiko and Kurama thinks in his mind, "I 'sense' something 'off' within Keiko and her aura. I fear that something terrible will happen."

Deep within Keiko's mind, we find an image of Keiko on her knees surround by darkness before a pair of golden sinister eyes appear behind as Keiko's eyes start to grow dull causing the voice of the 'Supreme Princess' to call, with a dark cold sly tone, "At long last, it is time! And now, this dork will learn a lesson in pain that she will never forget!"

Back in the 'Real World', everyone is looking at the duel and TK thinks in his mind, concerned, "Is Keiko all right? Because I'm getting a bad feeling…!"

Just then Yusuke and Kagome arrive on the scene and Kagome tells Catherine, with a cold serious tone, "Catherine, wait!"

Catherine tells them, with a cold sly tone, "Hey, Kagome, you and your cousin are here to see that this traitorous wench get the beat down that she deserves!"

Yusuke says, with a cold serious tone, "Catherine, you need to stop this duel! Master Sartorius showed us the truth about Keiko! She isn't the real enemy!"

Catherine asks, perplexed, "What do you mean?"

Just then a familiar female voice says, in a dark cold tone, "Those peons mean me." Catherine, Yusuke, and Kagome look to see Keiko with head lowered and her body surrounded by a powerful dark aura.

Hikari says, fearfully, "Oh no! It can't be!"

Kira says, with a serious tone, "It is! I know that spiteful dark aura anyway!"

TK asks, perplexed, "What do you mean?"

Karin asks, stunned, "What's happening to Keiko?"

Genki says, with a serious tone, "Wait! I heard Toddler Breath talking about this! He said that Yukimura has…Oh boy!"

TK and Karin gasp in shock and yell out in unison, "Her dark side!"

Keiko says, in the dark cold tone, "That's right, boys, girls, and worthless peons! I'm back!" Keiko lifts her head to reveal her eyes to be demonic-like golden eyes.

Hikari and Kira yell out in unison, "The Supreme Princess!"

Catherine asks, perplexed, "Supreme Princess?"

Keiko says, with a dark cold sly tone, "That's right! I am…YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!!!" Just then the dark violet aura transforms Keiko's female Obelisk Blue uniform into the clothes that Akiza Izayoi from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's with her deck giving off a slight black and dark violet glow before vanishing. 'Keiko' or in fact, her 'dark half', the 'Supreme Princess' AKA 'Yami Keiko', says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Finally, it's about time that little girl takes a back seat! And now, I can do things my way!" Supreme Princess gives a dark cold sinister laugh that sends shivers to both sides' spines.

Kagome says, lowly, "That laugh. It sounds so sinister."

Hikari says, in a pleading tone, "Keiko, no! Don't let her get control! Fight it!" Hikari runs over towards the duel, but the 'Supreme Princess' gives a dark cold snarl of annoyance.

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold annoyed tone, "You are getting annoying!" Just then Supreme Princess's eyes glow a sinister dark violet and a ring of black and red flames surrounds the Supreme Princess and Catherine trapping them inside. Hikari tries to get through, but she cries out in extreme pain when her hand touches the flames.

Kira yells out, stunned, "Sis!" Immediately, our heroes and heroines go over to her, but her hand wasn't burned, but it was giving off smoke as if it was.

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Those flames are different from your average flames! These flames prevent anyone from getting in and us from getting out! If you try anything, your soul will be burned by these sacred 'dark flames' and you are banished to the Shadow Realm!"

Yusuke and Catherine yell out in unison, stunned, "Shadow Realm?"

Supreme Princess says, taking out the Millennium Rod, "Yes! And you will be seeing it soon enough!" Just then the 'eye' of the Millennium Rod glows and the whole area is covered in the dark violet and black shadows of the Shadow Realm. Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold smile, "Because now in this Shadow Game, the loser of this duel loses their soul!"

Everyone gasps in shock and Hikari yells out, horrified, "No! Keiko, stop this!"

Supreme Princess yells out, with a dark cold annoyed tone, "You are starting to really get on my nerves, Urameshi! Mina! Kino! Restrain the Urameshi sisters immediately!" Immediately, Mina and Kino get behind Kira and Hikari and Mina restrains Kira and Kino restrains Hikari.

Kira yells out, shocked, "What are you doing?!"

Mina says, with a solemn tone, "Sorry, Kira-sama, but you must follow our princess's orders."

Hikari says, with a serious tone, "It's not Keiko that's in control!"

Kino says, with a plain tone, "Our princess is still our princess no matter whom side of her is in control right now."

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "That's right! They know their place and you are about to learn yours. Mina! Kino! If either Kira or Hikari say the wrong words or do something wrong in their position, you are to kill them immediately!" Everyone gasps in shock at those words as Mina and Kino put kunai knives to Kira's and Hikari's necks. Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold serious tone, "And if any of you try to interfere, consider the two of them in a place where they can't be brought back: The next life!"

Kagome tells Yusuke, in a whisper and a cold serious tone, "Master Sartorius was right. There is some kind of demon that taken over Keiko! She would never say or do things like this!"

However, Supreme Princess overhears Kagome and she says, with a dark cold sly tone, "So, your idiot 'Master' told you about me. How flattering!"

Yusuke says, with a cold serious tone, "Yeah! And Master Sartorius told me how you helped make me believe Keiko betrayed me with those traitors Tyku, Rose, and Reginald just so you can get your rotten little hands on her!"

Our heroes and heroines give perplexed looks and Karin asks, perplexed, "What the? I thought Sartorius's mind-games made Yusuke hate Keiko!"

Davis says, with a dark snarl, "That jerk! Sartorius needs Keiko, so, he decides to use his own tools that he caused what happened between Keiko and Yusuke to take the fall while making him look innocent! He is trying to use 'bond' between Keiko and Yusuke to brainwash her as well!"

Supreme Princess thinks, with a dark cold annoyed tone, "Is that so? If that rotten freak of nature couldn't go so low! Now, he is using trying little Keiko and Yusuke's love to get rid of me and bring her into his little cult! Well, not if I have anything to say about it! If he wants to play 'games', well, I will play 'games'!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly smile, "Well, little dork, you are about to know what true pain is all about and it all starts now!" Supreme Princess draws one card from her deck and puts it into her hand.

Catherine says, with a cold serious tone, "Ha! I don't know what you are, but there is no way that you can beat me! I have the power of the Light on my side!"

Supreme Princess gives a dark cold sinister laugh and yells out, with a dark cold sly tone, "Your 'Light' is useless here and you will find out why soon enough!" Supreme Princess puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, "I play my Card of Sanctity! This card forces both us to draw until we have six cards in our hands!" Supreme Princess and Catherine draw from their decks until they have six cards in their hands. Supreme Princess puts then displays a spell card with a back of a Duel Monster's card with a question mark in front of it. Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold plain tone, "Next, I play my Draw Prophecy spell card!"

Catherine asks, perplexed, "What is that?"

Supreme Princess puts the card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Since you are too dumb to figure it out, let me spell it out in 'Idiotese' for you! In short, I guess one card. If you have that card in your deck, you draw that deck from your deck and I get two more cards! If you don't have it in your deck, I remove the two cards from my deck from play. However, I'm choosing your White Veil spell card!"

Everyone is confused by this and Kagome asks, perplexed, "Why would she allow Catherine to get the most powerful card that Master Sartorius gave us?" While Supreme Princess draws two cards from her deck, Catherine transfers the card from her deck to her hand while returning her deck to her duel disk.

Supreme Princess says, displaying another spell card with a picture of man trying to force a machine to activate, "Next, I play my Force Activate spell card!" Supreme Princess puts the card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark cold plain tone, "This card is simple. I choose a card from your hand and I force you to activate it. If it is monster and can be special summoned, it is summoned right away. If it is a spell or trap card, it depends on the requirements. If you don't meet the requirements, your card is sent right to the graveyard and I lose one grand in life-points! If it can be played right away, I gain one thousand life-points and you can activate that card! So, we both win!" Supreme Princess says, pointing to the White Veil equip spell card, "And I choose you to play your White Veil! Since you have a monster, you can equip it!"

TK asks, confused, "Okay! Now, I'm really confused? Why is she allowing her to play that cheating spell card?"

Tyson replies, perplexed, "You're asking me?" On the meanwhile, Catherine plays her spell card causing Simorgh to become sickly white with evil glowing violet eyes while Supreme Princess's life-points increase by 1000 points.

Catherine says, with a cold sly tone, "Big mistake! With White Veil, this duel is mine!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sinister grin, "Don't count on it! I allowed you to play because now I'm going to destroy it!"

Catherine yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, "You can't!"

Supreme Princess puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark cold sly tone, "You're about to see for yourself, dweeb! I play my Fulfillment of the Contact! For the small price of eight hundred life-points, I get one Ritual Monster back from the grave and I choose my Fire Angel Idaten!" Just then Fire Angel Idaten (1600/2000) comes to the field in attack mode while Supreme Princess then gets blasted by dark flames while she loses 800 life-points, but she doesn't even flinch.

Yusuke asks, stunned, "What happened?"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "By the way, in this Shadow Duel, whenever we lose life-points, we get burned and I mean that physical sense! And don't think this hurts me!"

Catherine asks, perplexed, "You are nothing like Keiko! What…What are you?"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "The future ruler of the Human, Spirit, and Demon worlds! The mistress of all life on this planet! And I am once and for…your justice! The crimes that you have committed shall be judged and justice is about to be served! And the darkness will feast on your soul!"

Karin says, a bit fearfully, "Wow. I didn't believe Koemna when he told us about this, but my words, she is beyond scary. She is terrifying!"

A card comes out of Supreme Princess's graveyard slot of her duel disk and Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "By the way, since my Idaten was summoned successfully, I get one spell card back from my grave! And I choose my Card of Sanctity!" Supreme Princess then displays another card in her hand, with its back to Catherine, and she says, "And here is the card that shall bring your retribution." Supreme Princess then display a spell card with a picture similar to White Veil, but it has a picture of a woman's back with a black dress with a black shadow-like silk veil, and she says, with a dark cold sly tone, "My Shadow Veil equip spell card!"

Everyone, minus Mina and Kino, asks, perplexed, "Shadow Veil?" Supreme Princess puts the card in the spell/trap slots and the hologram causes Idaten to become pitch black with demonic-like golden eyes.

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "My Shadow Veil can't be destroyed by your weak White Veil and when my monster attacks, all spell and trap cards on your side of the field are gone including your White Veil!"

Catherine yells out, stunned, "You can't!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "I can, but my Shadow Veil has one more ability. When your 'White Veil' is on the field, I can remove from play by removing from my play one card from my deck for every two stars that the monster that has White Veil equipped to it! In short, your overgrown turkey has seven stars and since my card requires me to round up with odd star monsters, I have to remove four cards from my deck!" Supreme Princess removes the top four cards of her deck from play and Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "So, say goodbye to your pitiful White Veil! Idaten, get rid of that trash!" Idaten gives an earthly cry as she send dark energy at White Veil and destroys it!

Kagome yells out, stunned, "No way!"

Yusuke says, shocked, "She just destroyed Master Sartorius's most powerful card."

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold grin, "So much for your pitiful card."

Catherine says, with a cold snarl, "You will pay for that."

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "I don't think so! I play my Advanced Ritual Art spell card! Now, I choose one Ritual Monster from my hand and I discard Normal monsters in my deck equal to level of the Ritual monster that I want to summon!" Supreme Princess goes through her deck, takes out two cards, returns her deck to her duel disk, and discards two Darkfire Soldier #1 (1700/1150) monster cards to her graveyard while putting a card on her duel disk. Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold serious tone, "And now, I send two of my Darkfire Soldier Number One to the grave to summon Fire Angel Dakini!" Just then Fire Angel Dakini (2700/2400) comes to the field in attack mode. Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "And my Dakini can take out one monster of yours that I choose, but since you have only one monster, Dakini roast that overgrown chicken!" Dakini leaps high into the air and fires a beam of flame energy that vaporizes Simorgh into nothingness.

Catherine yells out, stunned, "My Simorgh!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold serious tone, "He will be the least of your problems! Idaten, attack this pathetic peon directly with Shadow Flame Fist!" Idaten leaps high into the air and launches a black sphere of flames that causes Catherine's face-down cards to be destroyed while causing her to yelp as it strikes her in the chest, badly burning her, but she then cries as she is blasted by dark flames as she loses 1600 life-points.

Yusuke and Kagome yell out in shock, "Catherine!"

Supreme Princess yells out, with a dark cold sinister smile, "You ready for more? Well, ready or not, here it comes now! Dakini, direct attack!" Dakini charges at Catherine and she yelp out in as she is slashed by Dakini's blades. She then cries out in pain as she is blasted by flames as she loses 2700 more life-points.

Davis yells out, stunned, "This is horrible!"

Sasuke says, with a dark serious tone, "She might be a white geek, but this is beyond anything that we would do. This 'Supreme Princess' seems intent on banishing her into the shadows, if she doesn't destroy her in the process!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold plain tone, "If that's what it takes."

Kai and Tyson ask in unison, stunned, "What?"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold serious tone, "Unlike that 'weaker half' of mine, I don't see any qualms of doing whatever it takes to protect those that are innocent from people like these white geeks and in order to get what I desire!" Supreme Princess says, pointing to badly burnt Catherine, "If her demise ensures my rule and those white geek's destruction, then so be it!"

Everyone, minus Mina and Kino, are horrified by this declaration and Kagome yells out, horrified, "You can't!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sinister tone, "You think I can't? Well, watch me! For her crimes, her screams in the shadows shall be proof enough!" Supreme Princess puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark cold serious tone, "I end my turn!"

Current Score:

Catherine: 2150

Supreme Princess: 1800

Davis says, stunned, "We've got to do something before the Supreme Princess really does something horrible!"

TK says, with a serious tone, "There is nothing we can do! If we try anything, Mina and Kino will kill Kari and Kira. They are completely loyal to Keiko, no matter which side of her is in control. And something tells me that these two will follow orders no matter what they feel about it."

When Catherine looks up at Supreme Princess, she winces in fear of her demonic-like golden eyes and the Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold smile, "Soon, you will know the pain and suffering that you have caused others when the shadows consume you body and soul!"

Catherine draws one card from her deck and she says, with a cold plain tone, "I've got Destiny on my side. I'll show you…whatever you are!"

Supreme Princess states, with a dark cold sly tone, "Oh, nice comeback. Where did you get that? 'Lame-R-Us'?"

Catherine puts one card in the spell/trap slots and yells out, "You won't be laughing for long! I play my second Graceful Charity! I draw three cards and discard two!" Catherine draws three cards from her deck, discards two cards from her hand, and says, putting another card in the spell/trap slots, "Next, I play my Monster Reborn! With this card, I can summon back the card that I put in my graveyard: Harpie's Pet Dragon!" Just then Harpie's Pet Dragon (2000/2500) comes to the field in attack mode. Catherine then puts one card on her duel disk and yells out, "Next, I play my Cyber Harpie in attack mode!" Just then Cyber Harpie (1800/1300) comes to the field in attack mode and Catherine says, with a cold sly smile, "Since I have a Harpie, my dragon gains three hundred attack points!" Harpie's Pet Dragon's stats rise from 2000/2500 to 2300/2500!

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold bored tone, "Wow. I'm scared of that like a bug."

Catherine says, with a cold snarl, "Well, how about this?" Catherine then displays a spell card with a picture of the Harpie Lady Sisters with Harpie's Pet Dragon, Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon, and other Harpies and she says, with a cold serious tone, "I play my Harpie's Assembly spell card! Since I have one Harpie on the field, I can play up two more Harpie cards in my deck, hand, or graveyard, but I can only pick one! And I pick my graveyard! So, I summon back my Harpie Lady Number One and another Cyber Harpie!" Just then Harpie Lady Number One (1300/1400-1600/1400) and Cyber Harpie (1800/1300-2100/1300) comes to the field in attack mode while Harpie's Pet Dragon's stats rise from 2300/2500 to 3200/2500 while the first Cyber Harpie's stats rise from 1800/1300 to 2100/1300! Catherine says, with a cold sly tone, "And now, I have the numbers that I need to end this duel and you!"

Yusuke says, with a cold sly smile, "Excellent. Catherine will get rid of that parasite within Keiko and we can save her allowing us to start over again in the Light!"

Supreme Princess thinks in her mind, with a dark cold sly tone, "Don't count on it! You mindless stooge!"

Catherine says, with a cold sly tone while displaying another spell card with various wind monsters protected by some kind of energy shield, "Don't think that I forgotten your face-down cards? I play my Wind Aurora spell card! Thanks to this card, I discard my entire hand to make all Wind monsters unable to be destroyed by spells, monsters, or traps for this turn!" Catherine discards all of the cards in her hand to the graveyard and Catherine says, with a cold sly smile, "If you think that your little trap cards are going to help, think again! I may not seen them, but it doesn't take a genius to see what they are!" Catherine yells out, with a cold strong tone, "Pet Dragon, destroy her Dakini now!" Harpie's Pet Dragon fires a breath of wind energy right at Fire Angel Dakini.

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "It might, but it helps to have common sense to figure out what kind of traps they are!" Supreme Princess pushes two buttons on her duel disk and calls out, "I play my Eternal Flame and Spirit Barrier trap cards!" Just then Supreme Princess's face-down card is revealed to be the Spirit Barrier continuous trap card and another trap card with a picture of Infernal Flame Emperor standing tall against various enemies and Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold serious tone, "Thanks to my Eternal Flame trap card, no fire monster can't be destroyed by battle for this turn and my Spirit Barrier prevents all damage to my life-points as long as I have a monster on the field!"

TK says, with a serious tone, "And since her Eternal Flame will protect her Fire monsters, her life-points and monsters will remain untouched!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold smile, "Bingo!" Just then Dakini and Idaten glow bright red as the attack by Harpie's Pet Dragon is negated and Supreme Princess's life-points don't change!

Kagome says, worriedly, "That's not good."

Supreme Princess says, drawing one card from her deck, "But it is for me." Supreme Princess's eyes widen at the card she just draw and her smile twists to become a dark cold sinister smile.

Shippo says, nervously, "I don't like that look on her face!"

Supreme Princess puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark cold sly tone, "I play my Card of Sanctity again! Both of us must draw until we have six cards!" Supreme Princess and Catherine draw from their decks until they have six cards in their hands and Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sinister smile, "But don't expect to use them because this duel is over!"

Davis asks, perplexed, "How?"

Yusuke says, with a cold sneer, "She is just all mouth!"

Supreme Princess puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, "My Dark Spell Regeneration might make you change your mind! It allows me to use one spell card in the graveyard and I choose Monster Reborn to bring back my Inferno Harpie Lady!" Just then Inferno Harpie Lady (1500/1500-3000/1500) comes back to the field in attack mode and Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "And thanks to being three Fire monsters on the field, it gains fifteen hundred attack points! But now, I sacrifice my Harpie, my Dakini, and my Idaten!" Just then all three monsters turn into flames and vanish from the field as Supreme Princess's body gives off a golden glow.

Tyson says, worriedly, "Wait a minute!"

Kai says, seriously, "Tyson, if you are thinking what I think you are, you are right. Horribly right."

Supreme Princess chants out, "Almighty protector of the sun and sky…I beg of thy…please heed my cry…transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight…!!"

Hikari yells out, horrified, "No, Keiko! Don't do it! Stop!"

Supreme Princess continues to chant out, "…Envelop the desert with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe…Unlock your powers from deep within so that together we may win…I beseech thee, grace our humble game…But first I shall…call out thy name…Winged Dragon of Ra!" Supreme Princess puts the card on her duel disk causing it to wildly spark causing a golden orb to appear in the sky above her and it transforms into the Winged Dragon of Ra (7300/5900) in attack mode.

Kagome yells out, stunned, "It can't! That's the Winged Dragon of Ra!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "That's right! The mightiest of the Egyptian God Cards is under my command!" Supreme Princess puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, "Now, I play Dian Kato the Cure Master! This card gives me one thousand more life-points!" Supreme Princess's life-points then increase by 1000 more points and Supreme Princess yells out, with a dark cold strong tone, "Now, I give up those life-points to activate the Winged Dragon of Ra's Phoenix ability and all of her monsters are goner!" Supreme Princess gets blasts by flames as she loses 1000 life-points, but she doesn't even flinch! Soon after, the Winged Dragon of Ra turns into its Phoenix Mode and dive bombs Catherine's monsters obliterating all of them at once.

Catherine says, stunned, "My monsters!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sinister tone, "Are gone! And now, you are wide open for obliteration!"

TK says, stunned, "No! If the Supreme Princess attacks with the Winged Dragon of Ra, she might totally obliterate Catherine!"

Kira yells out, worriedly, "Keiko, please! You've got to stop her! Stop the Supreme Princess!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold serious tone, "Too late! Winged Dragon of Ra, attack her directly and send her screaming into the shadows!"

Hikari calls out, "Keiko, no!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold strong tone, "Blaze Cannon Blast!" Winged Dragon of Ra launches its attack of solar flames right at Catherine and she is frozen in terror as the attack comes towards her.

Kagome and Yusuke yell out in unison and in horror, "Catherine!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Game over."

Hikari yells out, with a pleading tone, "Keiko, don't let her do it! Don't let her turn you into a murderer?! What would my real brother think if you became a cold hearted murderer?!" Just then Supreme Princess gasps as something snaps within her and Hikari shouts out, with a pleading tone, "Keiko, please!"

As time seemly slows down, Supreme Princess holds her head and she yells out, mentally, "No! I won't go…I won't…!!" Just then Supreme Princess's body is surrounded by a dark aura as her clothes start to slowly change back and her eyes return to Keiko's normal eyes. When she sees Catherine about to get hit, she takes out the Millennium Rod and within a few moments before the attack hits, the dark flames vanish, but then Catherine is slammed by the attack and she cries out as she loses 7300 life-points, ending the duel as the blast engulfs her in smoke.

Final Score:

Catherine: 0

Supreme Princess: 1800

Davis says, weakly, "Oh, man. We're…We're too late."

Just then Keiko's voice booms from the smoke, in a commanding tone, "Mina! Kino! Release Kari and Kira at once!" Mina and Kino do so, surprised like the rest of the group, and the smoke clears to reveal Keiko with an unconscious Catherine her arms.

Kira says, excitedly, "Keiko, you're back!"

Keiko says, with a nod, "Yes. And I stopped the Shadow Game just before the Winged Dragon of Ra's attack hits. Catherine isn't in the shadows, everyone. She is just worn out from the damage that the Supreme Princess caused her and the shock from the final attack causing her to slip into unconsciousness."

Hikari says, excitedly, "Way to go, Keiko!"

Keiko thinks in her mind, solemnly, "Thanks? For what Kari? I nearly let my 'dark half' destroy poor Catherine and send her into the Shadow Realm! She nearly took control of me and if it wasn't for your words, my 'dark half' might have been in control and Catherine would have been gone into the shadows, possibly forever! If I don't learn to control her soon, I might lose myself to the 'Supreme Princess' forever!"

Hikari asks Keiko, concerned, "Kei, are you okay?"

Keiko replies, her breath haggard, "I'm…okay." Keiko winches in pain and looks over to her right arm to see a red glow from her right arm. She takes off the glow on her right arm to see the red 'dragon claw' on her arm giving off a bright red glow. Keiko thinks in her mind, with a snort, "This thing, again?! Supposed to be a symbol of a 'Chosen One' for this Crimson Dragon. Why me? Why did this Crimson Dragon choose me to bear this suffering?" A look of anger comes over Keiko's eyes as she looks at her 'Dragon Birthmark'.

Hiei and Kurama are among the others that notice this and Kurama thinks in his mind, "Keiko shows great anger over the 'Dragon Birthmark'. Something tells me that Keiko had this mark before and something about it causes great pain."

Supreme Princess tells Keiko, darkly and annoyed, "Hey, you! I was about to take out that little white wench!"

Keiko says, with a strong tone, "I won't let you do that to Catherine! She is truly innocent! A pawn in Sartorius' sick little game!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark snort, "Whatever. By the way, I've been through your mind and I found this interesting little door. I was surprised to learn what it was, but I've always said that it is always the 'Miss Perfects'. I never knew that you, as a human, had such power hidden away."

Keiko says, horrified, "No! You didn't!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark sly tone, "Actually, the door was open when I got back here! Guess this duel and my return to your body cause the seal to break apart! So, that's right! Your 'old power' is back! Can't wait to put that to use!"

Keiko yells out, strongly, "No, I won't let you!"

Supreme Princess says, with a dark strong tone, "Well, see, I told you that I'll be back! You can't control me forever! And soon, your 'special power' will give me control of everything! The instant that you start giving in, I'll send you the darkest portions of your mind and nothing will stop me!"

Keiko thinks in her mind, worriedly, "If my 'dark side' gets her hands on that power, she could kill anyone especially the others under that freak's control! I can't let that happen, but I can't control my power! I've got to find someway to seal it again!"

Keiko tells Mina and Kino, "Mina, you and Kino get Catherine and bring her to us."

Mina and Kino say in unison, "Yes, Keiko-sama!" Immediately, the two of them go over to Catherine's unconscious form, but then an arrow comes out of remaining smoke and dust, however, it harmlessly shatters apart on a field surrounding the twins. Everyone looks to the source to see Yusuke and Kagome, with a bow and an arrow quivered in the bow, standing before them.

Yusuke says, with a cold serious tone, "You aren't going anywhere with her!"

Mina says, with a dark sly smile, "Oh, you worthless dorks are still here!"

Kino says, with a dark sly grin, "Did you forget that we are totally immune to your tricks and we have more power in our pinkies than in your little bodies?"

Kagome says, with a cold sneer, "Like we care! Nothing is more powerful than the Light!"

Mina says, with a dark nasty tone, "We're getting bored! If you don't mind, Keiko-sama beat your dorky friend, so, she belongs to us!"

Kagome says, with a cold serious tone, "Wrong!" Kagome launches another arrow at them.

Kino says, with a dark sly smile, "Don't you ever learn? Your pathetic priestess powers don't work on us!"

Kagome says, with a cold sly smile, "True! But I've got something new, dweeb!" Just then the arrow hits in front of Mina and Kino with a ball attached to the end which explodes apart causing a mist to come causing Mina and Kino to cough when it hits them.

Mina yells out, stunned, "What is this?

Kagome says, with a cold sly sneer, "I learned this from that backstabber, Sango, and Master Sartorius helped me improved that. It is a special tear gas that effects anyone with demonic blood including hanyous and since Catherine is unconscious, we won't have to worry since it doesn't kill."

Yusuke says, with a cold sly smile, "But it sure does a number on you, little twerps!"

Kagome thinks, while glaring at Keiko in a cold serious tone, "We need to hurry! We need to get Keiko back to our dorm or she will be lost to that 'demon parasite' within her for good! Better get out my new 'knockout gas'. It will keep Kari and Kira at bay while we get Keiko back to our dorm and into the Light! I should have known that Keiko would never do anything to Yusuke, but Master Sartorius was even fooled by those backstabbers and their tricks!" As Kagome prepares for another arrow, Yusuke prepares to move on Keiko.

Keiko thinks in her mind, seriously, "Looks like they are preparing to capture me! If I get brainwashed, I'll never get Yusuke and Kagome from that freak! Even worse, he will be one step closer to universal domination with me! I've got no choice!" Just then a fierce reddish-pink glow comes from Keiko as she activates her duel disk.

TK asks, perplexed, "What is that?"

Tyson replies, perplexed, "You got me!"

Kai says, plainly, "Demon Energy?"

Kurama says, with a serious tone, "No. It is something else."

Keiko puts two cards on her duel disk and calls out, "Infernal Flame Emperor!" Soon after, Infernal Flame Emperor (2700/1600) appears in front of Keiko in attack mode.

Kira yells out, perplexed, "Keiko, what are you doing? Holograms won't protect you!" Just then Kagome shoots another arrow at Keiko with another sphere attached to it.

Keiko calls out, "Underground Torch!" Infernal Flame Emperor launches a column of flames at the arrow, but the ground and the arrow when the flames hit it are actually scorched into ash!

Kagome exclaims, perplexed, "What the?!"

Kuwabara says, stunned, "No way!"

Davis says, stunned, "Did Keiko use her Shadow Magic?"

Just then Mina's voice calls out, "Nope!" Everyone looks to see Mina and Kino with Catherine's unconscious form with them and the two of them had masks over their faces.

Kino says, taking off his mask, "Keiko-sama has a special power of her own. A power that belongs to her human side and not her new demonic side. A power that she was born with."

Karin asks, curiously, "What?"

Mina says, with a sly tone, "The power to make Duel Monsters real without the use of any Shadow Magic!"

Everyone else, minus Keiko, give looks of surprise and the majority of our heroes and heroines, minus Keiko, Hiei, and Kai, yell out in unison, "WHAT?!"

Yusuke thinks in his mind, surprised, "Keiko has the power to make Duel Monsters real without Shadow Magic?!"

Hikari asks Keiko, stunned, "Kei, is this true?"

Keiko gives a look of annoyance at her 'Dragon Birthmark' and she says, lowly, "Yeah, it's true. It's just my powers have been suppressed for a long time. However, I don't want to talk about right now. Let's get out of here."

Kagome says, with a cold serious tone, "You are not going anywhere!"

Keiko puts a card into the spell/trap slots and calls out, "Meteor of Destruction!" Just then a large flaming meteor heads for Kagome and Yusuke and immediately, Yusuke reacts by grabbing Kagome and leaping out of the way as a huge explosion comes from the meteor's hit causing a blinding light to come over the area. When the light fades away and the explosion dies down, Yusuke and Kagome get to their feet and look to see a good sized crater where the meteor hit.

Yusuke says, stunned, "Geez! That was no hologram!"

Kagome looks to see the others are gone and she yells out, "The others are gone!"

Yusuke says, with a cold snarl, "Damn it! And they took Catherine with them!"

Kagome says, with a cold serious tone, "Master Sartorius was right about Keiko! She is possessed by some kind of evil demon."

Yusuke says, with a sigh, "Yeah."

Kagome tells Yusuke, with a cold smile, "Don't worry, Yusuke. We will get Keiko into the Light and the two of you can start over again!"

Yusuke says, with a cold sly grin, "Yeah! And there is no way some kind of stupid demon is going to stop me!"

Kagome says, in a cold serious tone, "And once we bring Keiko, Inuyasha, and his sisters into the Light, we'll make Dartz and Kikyo pay for what they did." Soon after, Kagome and Yusuke head off back to the 'White Dorm' to report back to Sartorius and the rest of the SOL.

(A short time soon after; Inside of the infirmary)

Within the main infirmary of Duel Academy, we find our heroes and heroines assembled together around Keiko and the unconscious Catherine as Miss Fontaine starts her examination of Keiko.

Aaron asks, worriedly, "Will she be all right, mates?"

Ms. Fontaine replies, with a nod, "Yes. Her vitals and stats all check out."

Kurama says, plainly, "Thankfully, Keiko managed to regain control just in time."

Kira asks Mina and Kino, annoyed, "And what was that stunt all about?"

Kino says, plainly, "I'm sorry, Kira-sama. But like we said before, Keiko-sama is still our princess even through it is not her 'Hikari' or 'Light' side in control. The 'Supreme Princess' is still a part of her and we are still duty-bound to obey no matter what."

Tyson slaps his head and says, stunned, "Geez! We need to teach you more about morals and right and wrong!"

Kuwabara says, with a snort, "No joke!"

Karin asks, curiously, "But now, I'm all confused. That jerk made Yusuke hate Keiko to get him under his control and now, he is trying to rekindled their love to get Keiko?! Why?!"

Kurama says, with a plain tone, "I believe that the answer is on Keiko's right arm."

Davis asks, perplexed, "It is?" Keiko becomes really nervous and Ms. Fontaine goes to Keiko's arm causing her to flinch back.

Ms. Fontaine tells Keiko, "Keiko, I need to see your arm."

Keiko replies, nervously, "Do you really need to?"

Jaden asks Keiko, "Sis, what's wrong?" Keiko then lowers her head as she removes her glove exposing the non-glowing 'Mark of the Dragon', the red front claw mark, on her right arm.

Many of our group gasp in shock and Hassleberry yells out, stunned, "Sam Hill! When did that get there?!"

Syrus asks, curiously, "When did Keiko get a tattoo?"

Ryoko says, annoyed, "Keiko isn't that kind of person, idiot!"

Hikari asks, going over to Keiko, "What is that Keiko?"

Keiko moves her right arm away, covers it up with her left hand, and she says, strongly, "Don't touch it!"

TK asks, surprised, "Whoa! Keiko, what's wrong?"

Keiko says, solemnly, "What's wrong? This thing is what's wrong. This 'cursed mark' has given me nothing, but pain and misery for much of my childhood. It's a 'thing' that only monsters like me carry!"

Jaden asks, perplexed, "Sis, what are you talking about?"

Koenma's voice then booms, "I can tell you." Everyone whips around to see Koenma walk into the room.

Genki yells out, annoyed, "Hey! Toddler Breath, when aren't you going to do things like that?"

Koenma gives a sigh and he says, with a plain tone and ignoring Genki, "Anyway, there is more to Keiko than you think. Personally, I'm not surprised that her hidden powers have finally awoken."

Davis asks, curiously, "You mean the power to make Duel Monsters real without Shadow Powers?"

Koenma says, with a nod, "Yes. But in order to understand it, you need to understand Keiko's story. You see, she had hidden this power and this secret from even her closest friends even Yusuke for much of her childhood. Keiko was born with this power."

Kira says, stunned, "No way!"

Keiko says, solemnly, "It's true."

Hikari asks Keiko, "Why didn't you tell us about it before?"

Keiko says, looking angrily at her 'Mark of the Dragon', "Because this power has caused me nothing but misery and pain. You didn't know it, but back in school until I was ten, I was looked at as a freak, a witch, and a monster! Through I don't blame them for what I did with this 'cursed power'." Keiko asks, curiously, "Do you remember that Duel Tournament when we were little kids? During the semi-finals, I summoned a Witch of the Black Forest to attack my opponent and it caused a strong explosion. Remember?"

Hikari says, plainly, "Yeah. The administrators and such felt that it was a rare duel disk malfunction through Kaiba protested that."

Keiko says, plainly, "Kaiba was right. It wasn't the duel disk. It was me." Many of the others gasp in shock and Keiko says, solemnly, "It was my power that hurt him. And it got worse and worse. The more I dueled, the more people got hurt and the stronger this power got. Soon enough, kids behind my back were starting to become afraid of me. They called me 'witch', 'monster', and plenty of other nasty names. They did it behind my back knowing that I was friends with you and Yusuke, but I heard them. And not only that, I was a target for bullies."

More gasps come from the group and Hikari asks, stunned, "Bullies?"

Keiko asks, curiously, "Remember those injuries that I got when I was younger that I passed for 'accidents'?"

Hikari yells out, annoyed, "I knew it! Those couldn't have been from 'accidents'. But you were so admit about it that I didn't push it. Why didn't you tell me?"

Keiko says, with a solemn tone, "I knew what you would do, Kari. I didn't want you to get into trouble because of me. Personally, I felt that it was my fault. I was responsible for all that pain that I caused others that I felt it was my 'punishment'. But I couldn't take the bullying much longer. One day, when I was ten, there was one real nasty bully that wouldn't stop and I couldn't take it anymore. So, I challenge him to a duel and he accepted. We dueled in a warehouse and he kept taunting me and hurting my feelings. I…I just snapped and launched a powerful assault with my monster, but it caused a huge explosion and I…I nearly killed him!"

Another set of gasps come from the group and Koenma says, plainly, "I think that's an exaggeration from Keiko. The boy that she injured was far from mortally wounded. And Keiko pulled him out of the burning building, called the authorities, and ran off in total fear for what happened. The bully that she dueled was far from any life-threatening danger or permanent injury, but the blow caused him to forget what happened that day. After that, Keiko's parents, fearing for her, found a way to seal off Keiko's powers."

Keiko says, looking at her 'Dragon's Birthmark' angrily, "And now, they are back! I know since this 'wretched mark' is back!" Keiko then looks like she is going to rip her own off.

Ranma asks, surprised, "Whoa! What are you doing?"

Keiko says, strongly, "What does it look like? I'm getting rid of this 'wretched mark' for good."

Kurama tells Keiko, grabbing her arms, "Keiko, I'm not sure what made you think this, but your 'Mark of the Dragon' isn't the source of your power even through it might be connected to it."

Davis asks, surprised, "Mark of the Dragon?"

Koenma says, with a nod, "Yes. The 'Mark of the Dragon'. It is a mark of one chosen to be a protector of Earth and humanity. You see, in the Americas, millennia ago, there was a powerful Native American civilization known as the 'People of the Stars' and they were an advanced race which worshipped an ancient and powerful red star known as the 'Dragon Star'. However, evil demons soon terrorized that land and the ruler of the 'People of the Stars', the Star Dragon King, begged from help from the Dragon Star. The 'Dragon Star', a living entity, which cared for the people of this planet answered the Star Dragon King's plea for help. It became a powerful entity known as the Crimson Dragon and with five servants, known as the Five Dragons, they crushed the evil demons and sealed them in a place known as Nazca Lines."

Izzy and Kenny yell out in unison, stunned, "The Nazca Lines?!"

Karin says, amazed, "I read a lot about that place!"

Kurama says, plainly, "Well, you don't know the whole story. Those lines are the seals of the evil demons that the Crimson Dragon fought. After the battle, the Crimson Dragon went to rest, but in order to keep its power safe and to be called upon when needed to aid humanity again, its power was divided into five pieces, the head, the claws, the wings, and the tail, and sealed into five people known as 'Signers'. These marks were known as 'Marks of the Dragon'."

Davis asks, stunned, "Wait! You mean Keiko's 'mark' is…"

Koenma says, with a nod, "Yes, it is a 'Mark of the Dragon'. That's the front claw of the Crimson Dragon and Keiko is a 'Signer'. And further proof is her new Black Rose Dragon. It is one of the Five 'Signer Dragons', the warrior dragons of the Crimson Dragon, that only the 'Signers' can summon."

Many gasps come from the group and Keiko asks, stunned, "My Black Rose Dragon is some kind of ancient dragon that fought a battle against evil millennia ago?!"

Kurama says, with a nod, "Yes. And I knew when I saw that mark, you are a 'Signer'." Kurama asks Mina and Kino, with a curious tone, "But you knew that already along with her powers, didn't you?"

Mina says, with a nod, "Yes. Forgive us for not telling you, Keiko-sama, but we needed to keep it a secret. If that freak found out about your powers as a 'Signer' too soon, you would be in terrible danger."

Koenma says, with a plain tone, "In fact, if Sartorius knew about Keiko's powers and status as a 'Signer' sooner, he would have gone after her instead of Yusuke."

Many of the others look at Koenma in surprise and Genki asks, curiously, "What do you mean?"

Koenma says, with a plain tone, "A 'Signer' is another form of 'Chosen Duelist' and just as powerful. Like with 'Chosen Duelists', the only way to beat a 'Signer' is with another 'Signer' or a duelist that can rival their powers through there are few that can rivals 'Signers'. And since Keiko is a 'Chosen Duelist' and a 'Signer', she is actually one of the strongest of the 'Chosen Duelists' around."

Another set of gasps come from the group and Jordan says, stunned, "Incredible!"

Kurama says, with a plain tone, "Which means that Sartorius will be keeping the other 'Chosen Duelists' back since most likely, Keiko's power far exceeds the 'Chosen Duelists' under his control even Yusuke and Kagome."

Koenma says, with a nod, "Indeed. Right now, they have no chance against Keiko, but that doesn't mean that Sartorius is not going to give up. In fact, since most likely, he knows this fact, which is why that he 'revived' Yusuke's feelings for Keiko, he will be craving Keiko more than ever. Sartorius's main target has become Keiko and he will do anything to get her with her powers as 'Signer' and a 'Chosen Duelist' since it would give him incredible power and advantage over us."

Kira yells out, with a dark serious tone, "No way! I would rather die before that freak gets his slimy hands on Keiko!"

Hikari says, with a nod and dark serious tone, "That's right! He tries to lay one hand on Keiko and I'll make sure that he was never born!"

Jaden says, with a dark determined tone, "Same here! I won't him hurt my sister anymore than he has!"

Keiko says, with a weak smile, "Thank you." Keiko then asks, solemnly, "But if this 'Mark of the Dragon' isn't responsible for my powers, what is?"

Koenma tells Keiko, with a plain tone, "Keiko, your powers are very special. Your powers are known as 'Psychic Duelist' powers."

Many of the group looks at Koenma curiously and Kai asks, curiously, "Psychic Duelist?"

Koenma says, with a plain tone, "Yes. 'Psychic Duelist' are duelists who use incredible powers in their dueling like sensing an opponent's face-down cards through in ways far different than the Society of Light and make Duel Monsters come to life as well as making damage real. Sartorius's powers are a form of 'Psychic Dueling'."

Mina says, with a dark snort, "Through he is an insult to 'Psychic Duelists' everywhere."

Kurama says, with a plain tone, "I've heard of 'Psychic Duelists'. Because of their mysterious powers, they have been misunderstood and feared especially since they don't have much control over their powers early on. They have suffered things much like Keiko has suffered early on. However, Keiko's powers are at a level that no other 'Psychic Duelist' have ever had. She has incredible levels of power that can seriously injure or even…'destroy' a person."

With this information comes another set of gasps and Hikari asks, curiously, "Hold up! Why hasn't Yusuke or any of us experienced this power?"

Koenma replies, "That's because you kept Keiko happy along with bringing out her other positive emotions. It kept her power suppressed, but have you ever felt a slight sting or something when you suffered direct damage from Keiko's attacks when you were younger."

Syrus says, with a nod, "Yeah!"

Koenma says, with a nod, "That's because Keiko's powers were greatly suppressed by her positive emotions. You see, it seems her more 'darker' emotions like sorrow, pain, anger, and whatnot caused her powers to grow and be at their peak. And those that gave her physical and emotional pain caused her powers to be fully activate. From what we told you, you saw the results. However, when her powers were first awakened, her emotions are positive and we know that they can be controlled by positive as well as Keiko's 'darker' emotions."

Keiko asks, curiously, "They can?"

Koenma says, with a nod, "Yes. In fact, we can get you trained to control your 'Psychic Duelist' powers without any trouble."

Keiko yells out, amazed, "Really?"

Koenma says, with a nod, "Yes. It will be hard, but you will be able to harness your powers at will rather them coming out without your control during your dueling."

Davis says, with a sly smile, "It's about time that you do something help for a change, Toddler Breath."

Botan yells out, annoyed, "Davis!"

Hiei says, with a plain tone, "However, if Keiko is a 'Signer', it means that the other four 'Signers' are here at Duel Academy."

Kino says, with a nod, "That's right. They are here. We believe that they are among the 'Chosen Duelists' here. We knew that freak, Sartorius, would cause the seal on the Nazca Lines to weaken and the need for the 'Signers' to return. Pegasus knew about these legends and revived the Five Dragons as new Duel Monster cards like the one that Keiko-sama holds. The Black Rose Dragon is one of the 'Five Dragons', the warrior dragons of the Crimson Dragon."

Keiko asks, curiously, "And the other four cards and their decks that go with them are inside of the case the Mister Moto had?"

Kira asks, curiously, "Case?" Keiko then explains about what happened when she got Black Rose Dragon from Solomon Moto.

Yugi asks, surprised, "Grandpa knows about this 'Crimson Dragon', 'Signers', and stuff?"

Mina says, with a nod, "Yes, Yugi-sama. Your Grandfather is well-versed in the ancient legends and myths of the Earth like Pegasus-sama including the 'Crimson Dragon' and the 'Signers'. He knew when he saw Keiko-sama's 'Mark of the Dragon' what she was, but we told him not too because it wasn't the time to reveal her. At that time, her powers as a 'Signer' were starting to awaken."

Kino says, with a nod, "However, since the 'Mark of the Dragon' has completely formed on Keiko-sama's arm, her powers as a 'Signer' have been fully awakened and now, she is stronger than ever before. So, there is no need to hide her status as 'Signer' no longer."

Hiei says, with a plain tone, "Especially what's to come."

Kuwabara asks, curiously, "What do you mean short-stuff?"

Hiei tells the others, "Since the 'Signers' have returned after millennia, it is obvious to assume their enemies have awakened."

Tyson asks, stunned, "Wait! You mean those evil demons in America?!"

Kurama says, with a nod, "Yes. Remember what Koenma said about duelists that equal the 'Signers'. Well, there is obvious one group that can do that: The enemy of the 'Signers', the 'Dark Signers', the warriors of the demons of Nazca."

Matt asks, perplexed, "Dark Signers?"

Koenma says, with a nod, "Yes. The 'Dark Signers' are the warriors welding the sinister darkness of the evil demons of the Nazca Lines. They are the archenemies of the 'Signers' and their counterparts, just as powerful. If the 'Signers' have awoken, the 'Dark Signers' aren't too far behind. When all five 'Signers' have awoken, maybe even before, we can expect to find the 'Dark Signers' here sooner or later and they will come right after Keiko. They will sense her power as a 'Signer' and they will duel her in a 'Shadow Duel'."

Syrus says, worriedly, "Oh no! They will try to banish Keiko to the 'Shadow Realm'?'

Koenma says, shaking his head, "No. It is much worse, Syrus. The 'Dark Signers' have a different form of 'Shadow Dueling'. When you duel them in a 'Shadow Duel', the damage becomes very much real like in a 'Shadow Games' that you saw, but unlike the 'Shadow Games' that you know, when you duel a 'Dark Signer' in their 'Shadow Duels', it is a duel of life or death."

Many of our heroes and heroines gasp in shock and Hikari yells out, shocked, "What?! You mean that they will try to kill Keiko?!"

Kurama says, with a nod, "Yes. In the war of the 'Signers' versus the 'Dark Signers' only one side can survive. If Keiko loses to the 'Dark Signers' the results would be pretty much the same if the Orichalcos or the Society of Light defeats us. Only the 'Signers' can stop the 'Dark Signers', other 'Chosen duelists' that aren't 'Signers' will most likely not be able to stop them."

Davis says, drolly, "Great. No pressure."

Mina says, with a plain tone, "Well, we still have time. With Keiko-sama, there is only one 'Signer' and that means that the 'Dark Signers' won't come until probably at least four at the most. The strength of the Crimson Dragon's 'birthmarks' isn't strong enough for them to sense right now since Keiko-sama is the only fully active 'Signer'."

Kira yells out, annoyed, "And then what?! We standby and watch as Keiko fights for her life against these guys who might just as bad or worse than the jerks that we are facing already?!"

Keiko says, with a plain tone, "Kira, you don't need to worry about me."

TK tells Keiko, "Keiko, these guys are here to cover the world in permanent darkness from what I can see and kill you since you are one of their 'mortal enemies'."

Keiko says, with a nod, "And personally, I'm glad about that. I don't want anyone else to get hurt because of me. If this is my 'mission' and I'm the only one that can do this in order protect I care about then I'll fight these 'Dark Signers' until my last breath."

Hikari tells Keiko, with a smile, "Not without us you are not! And don't tell us otherwise!"

Kira says, with a sly grin, "No joke. We're your friends, Keiko! We can't help to feel horrible after we didn't believe you after we allowed ourselves to be tricked by that jerk and that fake tape! We're not going to abandon you ever again, even if you want us too!"

Keiko says, with a warm smile, "Kari… Kira…"

Jaden says, with a nod and sly grin, "That's right, sis. I'm your brother and even through I'm not a 'Signer' like you, I don't care. I'm here for you."

Davis says, with a sly grin, "I don't think anyone else has to say anymore."

TK says, with a nod, "That's right!" The others nod their heads or give 'signs' that they agree with Hikari, Kira, Jaden, and Davis.

Koenma says, with a nod, "Anyway, for now, we should worry about the Society of Light and Sartorius. Now that he knows about Keiko's powers as a 'Signer', he will come after her in order to gain her powers."

Kai says, with a plain tone, "And if the Orichalcos gets wind of this, they will try to get Keiko as well since her power will make the Great Leviathan much more powerful."

Koenma says, with a nod, "With Keiko's soul, the Great Leviathan will be practically unstoppable, thanks to her powers as a 'Chosen Duelist' and a 'Signer'."

Many of the others gasp, once again, and Joey yells out, stunned, "No way! That overgrown lizard was tough before, but now, you are saying that with Keiko's soul, we won't be able to stop it!"

Koenma says, with a plain tone, "Not even with the Legendary Knights, if they surface, and Atem's Egyptian God Monsters."

Tea says, worriedly, "That's not good."

L says, in a serious tone, "Also, Light Yagami has the Orichalcos Book and he could just simply write Keiko's name and her soul will be sucked away."

Hotaru tells Ranma, mentally, "Hey, bro! We should tell Master Dartz about this development."

Ranma says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Good point. We should tell him that Keiko's 'Signer' powers are fully awakened and about these 'Dark Signers'. Their rotten souls, which represent the people of pollute this planet, could be very helpful."

Jordan says, with a dark cold plain tone, "Good idea, Ranma-san. And then we can show that backstabbing cousin of mine what it means to betray family for power as well as those that hurt Inuyasha and the others!" On the meanwhile, L has a serious glare at Hotaru, Ranma, and Jordan, who are giving him 'bad feelings'.

Moon asks, curiously, "What about Catherine?"

Kira says, with a nod, "We should get her healed."

Yukina says, with a nod, "I'm ready." Soon enough, the group of heroes and heroines, especially Yukina, prepared to get ready to heal Catherine. As Yukina starts to heal Catherine and restore her energy, Aaron asks, nervously, "Will she be okay?"

Kai says, plainly, "Physically, yes. But when she remembers what she did as part of the Society of Light, I'm not sure about her emotional and mental state."

Tyson says, a bit annoyed, "You are a real help, Kai." Quickly, Yukina healed Catherine and when she was done, Catherine groans as she gets to a sitting position and with her eyes still closed, she holds her head.

Catherine yells out, "Now, what in the darn world hit me?!"

Kira says, with a sly grin, "Good morning, Sleeping Beauty."

Catherine looks at Kira and she says, "Hey, you're Kira Urameshi, Yusuke's Urameshi's sister." Catherine then looks at Keiko and immediately, the memories of her duel with the 'Supreme Princess' come back into her mind and she cries out in shock and fear.

TK tells Keiko, "Something tells me that she remembers you or your 'other half', Keiko."

Keiko replies, drolly, "Just great."

Hikari goes over to Catherine and she tells her, kindly, "It's okay, Catherine. You're safe and with friends."

Catherine asks, perplexed, "Hey! You're Hikari Urameshi, Yusuke's other twin sister. Why are you in black?"

Davis tells Catherine, with a smile, "You might want to look over yourself." When Catherine looks down at herself, she yelps at her white uniform.

Catherine yells out, "What in the Sam Hill am I doing this freaking white uniform?! I'm no freak, mates!"

Keiko then gets to her feet and walks out of the infirmary causing Sora to ask, "Where are you going Keiko?"

Keiko says, with a sigh, "I need to be alone for awhile. I'll be all right by myself."

Kira tells Keiko, seriously, "Keiko, you know well that those white freaks are going to be after you like wolves to a lamb! That brainwashing freak is wanting to brainwashing you now! You are going to be his top target!"

Keiko says, with a smile, "I'll be just fine. I just need to keep my distance from those white freaks."

Mina tells Keiko, with a plain tone, "Well, you are not going alone, Keiko-sama. It is my brother's and my duty to protect you."

Kino says, with a nod, "Yes. We are always at your service."

Keiko says, with a sigh, "Okay. But please don't stay too close."

Mina says, with a sly grin, "My lady, you won't know we are here."

Keiko says, with a smile, "Catch you later." Soon after, Keiko, Mina, and Kino take off out of the infirmary.

Karin asks, concerned, "Will she be okay?"

Hiei says, with a plain tone, "With the Tucker twins with her and her level of power, the Society of Light doesn't have the power to take Keiko by force."

TK says, with a serious tone, "Yes. But with that 'other self' of Keiko's and the Tucker Twins obeying both her and her 'other side', we can't help to worry."

Catherine asks, with a plain tone, "Can someone mind telling me what the heck is going on her mates?!"

Hikari goes over to Catherine with her friends and she tells her, with a kind smile, "It is a long story, Catherine. And this might come as a shock, but I need for you to carefully listen." Soon enough, Catherine listened to Hikari and the others carefully as they explain to her about what's been happening to her and plenty of the others.

(A short time soon after; Obelisk Arena)

We find Keiko, with Mina and Kino, sitting down in the stands in Obelisk Arena as Keiko looks at her 'Dragon Birthmark' as well as her 'Signer Dragon', Black Rose Dragon.

Mina asks Keiko, "Are you okay, Keiko-sama?"

Keiko says, plainly, "Not really. I always thought that this mark was those that were cursed. Imagine my surprise to find out it means that I'm some kind of 'protector of the world'."

Kino says, with a plain tone, "The Crimson Dragon is a powerful entity and it is also a wise entity. It would not give some of its power for you to protect lightly, Keiko-sama."

Keiko asks, curiously, "Even if my 'Psychic Duelist' powers are so…destructive."

Mina tells Keiko, "Keiko-sama, you never meant to hurt anyone. You couldn't control your powers. In fact, you were too young to understand their true nature. However, it isn't surprising that you got Black Rose Dragon. It is the Dragon of Destruction and Rebirth."

Keiko asks, perplexed, "Dragon of Destruction and Rebirth?"

Kino says, with a nod, "Remember when you used Black Rose Gale, its first special ability, Black Rose Dragon, being a creature of fire, can destroy life and give life. Fire has given life to all living things, but it has taken it as well. You know the power of fire itself, Keiko-sama." Keiko gives a nod of understand and Kino says, with a plain tone, "But Black Rose Dragon is also destructive with its connection with the plants since plants can damage soil to make it useless and certain plants have been known to hurt other living beings. However, fire and plants, most of all, have given life to others. Many animals and humans can't survive without plants. Plants are an important part of your diet and plants also are the first things in an area to be restored when ravaged by destruction. And fire has given life by giving warmth and protection in certain ways."

Mina tells Keiko, "So, you see Keiko-sama, Black Rose Dragon is the dragon that represents the cycle of life."

Keiko says, amazed, "I never thought of it that way."

Kino tells Keiko, "But its powers can be dangerous and only one that truly harness its powers is you because you can fully understand it, Keiko-sama."

Keiko asks, with a nod, "I see. Do you have any other information on the other dragons or the Dragon Birthmarks?"

Mina says, plainly, "Like it was said before, the Crimson Dragon's power, when it went to slumber, was divided into five parts, its head, its wings, front claw, rear claw, and tail. You possess the front claw of the Crimson Dragon."

Kino says, with a plain tone, "The other 'Signer Dragons' identities should be kept secret, Keiko-sama, until the time is right. Around here, who knows is listening?"

Keiko says, with a nod, "Good point." Just then the group senses a presence nearby and they look to see BlackGatomon leaping into Keiko's lap. Keiko asks, surprised, "BlackGatomon, what are you doing here?"

BlackGatomon says, with a kind tone, "The others want you back in the infirmary. They just told Catherine everything and she just remember everything that happened while in Sartorius's control."

Keiko says, nodding in understanding, "Oh." Keiko gets to her feet and she says, "We should go. Catherine is going to need some more support."

Mina and Kino say in unison, "Right." Soon after, the three hanyous and BlackGatomon head back to the infirmary to meet up with the others.

(A short time soon after; Inside of the infirmary)

In the infirmary, we find Catherine giving a solemn and horrified look as tears start to come down from her eyes.

Catherine says, solemnly, "How could I? How could I believe my own mates betrayed me? I'm so terrible!"

Aaron tells Catherine, with a concerned tone, "That's not true, Catherine! You were used by that jerk as his little puppet!"

Moon says, with a nod, "Plus, we should have considered your feelings more."

Catherine says, with a solemn tone, "But what happened is nothing compared to what I did. I'm the one who betrayed my mates and got people hurt helping that son of a rattlesnake."

Just then a familiar female voice calls out, "Your friends are right, Catherine. It isn't your fault." Everyone looks to see Keiko, Mina, and Kino enter the room. Keiko tells Catherine, with a kind smile, "That jerk messed with your feelings and manipulated your mind and emotions. If it is anyone's fault, it is that jerk."

Mina says, with a nod, "That's right. You can't let yourself get down because of what freak did using you as his little puppet."

Keiko goes to Catherine and asks her, "Are you okay, Catherine?"

Catherine says, with a smile, "It will take more than a little old Shadow Game to keep me down."

Keiko says, with a smile, "I'm just glad that you are okay."

Catherine tells Keiko, solemnly, "Keiko, about what happened between me and Yusuke…"

Keiko tells Catherine, with a kind smile, "Don't worry about it. I misunderstood what happened between you and that jerk may have made your 'mating instincts' just for us to see that. I wouldn't put it by him."

Catherine says, solemnly, "I know. But I feel bad about kissing your man. He is yours."

Keiko says, solemnly, "I'm not sure that I deserve him."

Catherine tells Keiko, with a serious tone, "Now, you don't go and say that, girl! That rotten jerk, Tyku, must have seduced you or something! I wouldn't be surprised that he put you under some kind of spell that made you unable to listen to your friends and family."

Kira says, with a dark snort, "Personally, I keep wondering that question myself. Keiko doesn't have the 'guards' that she has now."

Keiko tells Catherine and Kira, solemnly, "It is a nice jester, you, two, but I know that I let my feelings get the better of me that time."

Catherine says, with a serious tone, "Well, it wouldn't have happened if that little slug didn't play with your feelings so well. Personally, I'm glad to know that he is down and out." Catherine tells Keiko, nervously, "Kei, I know about that 'other side' and I remember my duel with her."

Keiko says, nervously, "I see."

Catherine tells Keiko, with a kind tone, "Well, you don't think that you should, but that there 'Supreme Princess' is another part of yourself. You and she are two sides of the same coin. You need to gain control over her and her power. If you 'tame' her, she and her power will be yours to command."

Supreme Princess says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Ha! Easier said than done! Good luck!" Keiko mentally snarl at her 'other half's' tone.

Catherine tells Keiko, with a kind tone, "That there 'Supreme Princess' is a part of you. You have to assert your control and gain control of her power. If you 'fuse' with her and assert your control and domination, she and her power will be yours."

Keiko tells Catherine, with a weak kind smile, "Those are good words, Catherine, but I'm not sure that I can do that. Not with 'her'."

Catherine tells Keiko, with a kind smile, "Well, I know that you can. Your friends told me all about you and from what I can tell, you are a strong person. You must be to handle someone like Yusuke Urameshi. You'll need to believe in yourself and in all the people that you care about."

Davis tells Keiko, with a smile, "That's right, Keiko! We, Digidestined, know about that."

TK says, with a nod, "I have to admit that Davis is right. We have done that before and we came up with plenty of miracles especially Davis. It was because of his faith in himself, in us, and encouragement and determination that we beat MaloMyotismon and saved both worlds from his darkness."

Aaron tells Catherine, with a kind smile, "Like we believe in you, Catherine."

Catherine says, with an amazed tone, "After all I did to you and hurting you, you are still willing to be with me?"

Moon says, with a nod, "That's right! You're our mate and we stick together like glue."

Aaron says, with a warm smile, "We don't care if you are hanyou. We care about you and we always will Catherine."

Catherine says, with a warm smile, "Thank you. You are the greatest mates that an Aussy hanyou girl could have." The three reunited friends give an embrace and plenty of our heroes and heroines give warm smiles about it.

Keiko tells Catherine, with a warm smile, "I could be your friend, too, Catherine."

Catherine tells Keiko, with a warm smile, "I would like that girl. I would be honored to be one of your best mates, Kei."

Syrus yelps in shock and fear and Mia asks, in an annoyed snort, "What is it now?"

Syrus says, in a serious tone, "I just remembered something! The Orichalcos and Inuyasha's ninja heritage!"

Kuwabara asks, perplexed, "Yeah about it?"

Keiko gasps in shock and horror and she exclaims, horrified, "That's right! Inuyasha's human mother's 'Celestial Embodiment' Kekkai Genkai!? It has the power to copy techniques through a strand of DNA and before Inuyasha took a sample of my DNA from my hair!"

There were many gasps of shock and horror and Shippo yells out, horrified, "If that's the case, then Inuyasha and his sisters and mother have Keiko's Psychic Powers!"

Sango says, in a serious tone, "If Inuyasha or any of his sisters, especially Melody, masters it then Kagome is in mortal danger."

Miroku says, in a serious tone, "And Sartorius most likely knows about one of Inuyasha's and his sisters' secret powers, including them being the 'Chosen Hanyous' that he needs and like he did Yusuke's feelings for Keiko, he must have revive Kagome's feelings towards Inuyasha."

Hikari says, seriously, "If that's the case, then we better target Inuyasha, his mother, and his sisters first before he gets to Kagome, since Inuyasha and his sisters are being led that Kagome has betrayed Inuyasha by that Dartz's jerk! With that power, Inuyasha could actually kill Kagome with that power."

Koenma tells Hikari, plainly, "That would be impossible, Kari. True, with the 'Celestial Embodiment' Kekkai Genkai, you can copy the techniques through a DNA strand, only if you know how to use it. You see, Keiko had a seal of her powers so it'll be impossible for Inuyasha or any of his family from the human side, since the Kekkai Genkai can't copy a technique if it's seal."

L says, in a plain tone, "But still we can't rule out the fact that there's a chance that Inuyasha or his family within the Orichalcos has Keiko's powers, which means that Kagome is still in more danger if she ever crosses paths with Inuyasha."

Hikari says, in a serious tone, "That's right! With the emotional seal weakening with everything that has happened to Keiko, there might be a chance that Inuyasha has the powers of a Psychic Powers."

Ranma thinks in his mind, with an evil mental sly tone, "There's no chance, Kari! Inuyasha and his sisters and mother already have Yukimura's Psychic Powers through her DNA that Inuyasha got from her. Soon it'll be too late for that nasty witch that ripped out Inuyasha's heart! I just wish that I had that kind of power to teach a certain uncute tomboy a lesson."