Author's note: Y'know...I've been wanting...no...DYING to do this AU Yugioh 5Ds for so long, I can't even hold back anymore. So here it is! This story is the Alternative Universe (AU) because it doesn't follow the same storyline as the canon of Yugioh 5Ds. Some places are similar, but others are not. Also, this is a first time that I created a character that is blood-related to one of the canon. So here's a few notes that I would like to mention. In this story, Rua is a Signer, so technically there are six Signers. There are five (or possibly six...I haven't decided yet) Crimson Star Guardians from the story, Crystallization, the Envoy of the Crimson Dragon, and the Crimson Priestess aka the Vessel of the Crimson Dragon. So with that being said, here's the first chapter. R&R please! ;)

Chapter 1

A Hopeless Life

I don't know what to make out of this. But just thinking about the past makes me want to throw up. I wished that I could wake up from all these horrible events and think that this is just a nightmare.

But it's not. What really happened was real.

Two of my closest friends had died. My older brother had died. And now…I feel like I had already died inside me.

True, my body is still warm and moving. I'm still breathing. And my heart is still beating. But the emptiness remains in me. And that…is still the same thing as being dead.

God, why? Why would you take these precious people away from me? Was it because I killed the duel gangs out of anger two years ago, even though it was a mere accident? Was it because I wasn't strong enough to get my brother out of the jail? If so, then why don't you let me die as well? Why not kill me now, as a punishment? Spare my other friends who are still alive. But just kill me now, and end this suffering for me.

I was snapped out of thought as I gazed at the man right across the duel field, covered in blood and glaring at me with complete malice on his hate.

"So this is why they also called you a shinigami," he spatted in a hateful tone, spitting out the blood. "Not only that you're related to that man who was already dead about a year ago, but you also love to murder people. Watching them died, and splatter their blood right across the floor. You are definitely a witch, a demon…a monster!"

For some reason, I grinned at his last response. Why? I don't know. But you could say it was heartless of me to do so. "Pathetic. Truly pathetic."

I quickly pressed the button on my duel disk for my face-down card, "Activating Trap Card, Blades of Despair! This card will allow me to inflict 200 life points for each cards I have in my graveyard. I have twelve, so that makes it 2400 life points! Now DIE!"

Blades formed around me, and they thrown themselves straight at the duelist in front of me. The blades pierced all around him, letting his blood spilled everywhere on his side of the field. The last blade appeared and struck him to his chest, making him fell down to the ground, face first. Only one word to described him now…dead.

Instead of cheers for victory, the audience inside the jail cells started to spew profanity at me, but I didn't care. Nor did I care that I won the duel. As the dead body was being taken away, the referee, who is also a Sector Security, started announcing the results.

"And the victory goes to the number one Executioner…the Twilight Witch…the Demoness…the Goddess of Death…Kiryu Kasumi! This is her 49th win so far in a row. If she can win the next duel on the next round, she will be granted freedom with a ticket way out of the Facility!"

Freedom? Tch! Screw it! I lost so much to gain freedom. I'm never free and I will never be! At least as long as I lived.

Right now, I could only look up to a gray ceiling, breathe in the filthy air, and whispered in a low, almost lifeless tone.

"Please…somebody…anybody…come at me. Come at me and defeat me. Otherwise, I can never stand living in this state any longer."

Author's note: So that's the last of the first chapter. Short, I know. Because this is an intro, obviously. And you should already know who Kasumi is related to by now. I'll continue this story depending on how much review it gets, so please R&R! ;)