BENEATH THE ASHES
Kai Hiwatari was in the manor he'd inherited from his father, the late Lord Hiwatari. "Kai, how about we call it a day? Whatever you're looking for, it's still gonna be there tomorrow." Hilary Tachibana sighed, over his walkie-talkie.
"I doubt it. Dad not only said that this object created thralls, but it had a mystical word engraved into it to control these damn things. It's hardly something you'd easily lose, but nobody's ever found it though." he replied, glancing at some paperwork.
"He probably left it in Thailand. What's the magic word?" Hilary asked.
Kai looked at it. "Not sure. I can't make it out." he replied, putting the research on the desk. "Where did you put it?" he wondered. Suddenly a thrall appeared. Kai pulled out his gun and shot at it until it finally fell.
"What the hell was that?!" Hilary exclaimed.
"A pretty big clue." Kai replied. He gazed down where the thrall had come from, and jumped. Sliding down, he arrived in an ancient cavern
Kai soon arrived at a cavern different from the others. "You getting this, Hilary?" he asked.
"OK, I've heard of the water turning into wine story, but slime? That's a new one." she replied. Kai spotted something on the stone table, the device that his father's notes had talked about. There was writing on it glowing blue.
"Okh Eshivar." he read. Suddenly he heard a noise. Turning, he saw a thrall.
"Okh Eshivar." he exclaimed. It was now under his control. He spotted a figure in the distance...his doppelganger. It was a clone of him made by his grandfather, Voltaire, who, until now, was believed to have died following his latest battle against Kai. The doppelganger ran towards him.
"Kill." Kai commanded the thrall. But the doppelganger destroyed it. Kai drew his guns just as his clone reached him.
"Okh Eshivar!" he cried, stopping the doppelganger in his tracks.
"You now have to do everything I tell you, right?" Kai asked. The doppelganger nodded. After a moment, Kai turned back to the device.
"Make sure Voltaire suffers." he ordered. The doppelganger left.
"You're just letting him leave? He killed Wyatt!" Hilary exclaimed, remembering how the first time he'd encountered the doppelganger, their friend, Wyatt Smithright was killed.
"And now he's the very tool of Wyatt's revenge." Kai replied.