Monster

History of Shadows

Bakura gritted his teeth. He had just beaten Ryou again. He didn't want to. But the shadows controlled him, no, more like they owned him. Long ago, when Bakura was just ten years old, he was drowning. A shadow asked him if he wanted help, and Bakura didn't even hesitate to say yes. Then it basically ended up with him being in debt to the shadows. He could defy the shadows, but it would be very dangerous. Shadows were lurking everywhere. But these shadows, they weren't your typical shadows hanging around. No, these were people. They were one with those shadows, so they could lurk anywhere they liked. They couldn't disintegrate into the darkness like how most people thought. No, they just hide in it so well that no one can see them. They were constantly watching, and even if they weren't near you, they could whisper in your ear.

Some people had near heart attacks. It was about a year ago. Bakura had caught sight of Ryou. It was love at first sight. They locked eyes. Foolish move, one of the shadows saw Bakura and whispered "Kidnap him." So Bakura finally got up the nerve to go get him. On that first night, he had restless sleep. The shadows were invading his dreams, telling him how to hurt Ryou. They did it to Bakura, but he couldn't wake up from it. When he awoke, the marks were gone, except one on his arm. Probably to remind him of what to do. Bakura hated himself. He was going to be torturing Ryou, all because the shadows caught him looking at Ryou. Because of himself, Ryou was going to get hurt and Bakura couldn't do anything about it. At the time, he hadn't known his name. He referred to the boy as Angel, but only in his head. He hadn't done anything yet besides kidnapping Ryou. But now, because of the shadows, that was all about to change.