Saika's Mask Chapter 2
A/N I'm really sorry if Masaomi was very ooc in the dialogue. I didn't want to change much of it because the original was so creepy and cool. But since he will now be in the story more he will hopefully be less ooc, just bear with me. Also I probably won't go through in detain all the dungeons and stuff, I'll probably stick to the manga's plot. VERY IMPORTANT I forgot to mention but in this version Izaya already had the power to turn people into things before he got the mask because the mask can't do anything else apart from possess people. Sorry for not mentioning that earlier.
"What is this!" Shizuo cried, "Something's covering my face!" He lifted his hands to his face but only felt rough wood. "You got that right fool, there is nothing I can't do!"
"Come back!" Shizuo screamed. "Get back here you bastard!" But he only heard laughter and then Izaya was gone.
"Walker!" A high pitched voice broke Shizuo's train of though and he realized that it was coming from one of the fairies. Izaya had somehow warped away from here leaving the fairy behind. Then suddenly he realized "The Ocarina!" He realized that Izaya must have taken it along with all of his other possessions. "Shit!" The fairy looked down inquisitively, "Have you lost something?" The voice emanated from the fairy, "Where did Izaya go!" He yelled at the helpless fairy, trying to capture her in his wooden hands. "What are you doing! You're supposed to be the hero! Don't pick on a fairy, it makes you look bad!" Shizuo was amazed that the fairy wasn't fazed that he was trying to catch her, only that a hero wouldn't do that. "What's your name," Shizuo asked, "Erika," She replied.
"Can I ask you something about Izaya?" Shizuo asked, Erika dipped in the air to indicate a nod. "He isn't human, I mean, he's a skull kid right? But all the skull kids I've seen don't have faces." Erika sighed, "Izaya is, special. He was born with magic. He can turn anyone he wants into anything he wants, within reason." "But Skull Kids are children, if he isn't a child then he should have turned into a Stalfos." Shizuo sighed, this whole situation was confusing him. "He used his powers to change himself into his correct age, but altering himself had some serious drawbacks on his mental health and he could never escape being a skull kid." Erika replied. "It all doesn't make much sense but it makes a good mystery!"
Erika obviously didn't understand the gravity of the situation. "Tell me where Izaya is and I'll take you to him," Shizuo said, "Please I need him to help change me back! And you want to be reunited with that other fairy of Izaya's" Erika laughed, "This is perfect! You'll go on a dramatic quest to get your body back, it would make an amazing manga!" She squealed. "I'll show you the way!"
Shizuo and Erika had been walking for what felt like hours until ho noticed the ground began to dip and sink in dragging him down, before he could yell in shock the mud swallowed him whole and he felt himself warping to another place. When he opened his eyes he found himself in a bustling town, everyone was putting up stalls and preparing for some sort of festival. "This is clock town, the citizens are preparing for the festival in three days, but..." Shizuo turned to face her. "But what," He asked. "Izaya is planning something, he's using the power of Saika's Mask to possess the moon into falling on the day of the festival." "What? Possess the moon you mean to say the moon is sentient?" He looked in the sky and sure enough, even though it was day time, the moon was out and it had a face. "And what is Saika's Mask?"
Before Erika could answer a dog ran toward then baring its teeth and snarling. If he was in his normal body he would have just ignored it but as he was he was barely two feet high, so he ran. As he was running he slipped, skidding along the ground. If he wasn't made of wood he would be bleeding. To stop his momentum carried him along until he slammed into the feet of a woman dressed completely in black. As he looked higher he gasped. The woman didn't have a head.
The woman picked him up, taking him away from the snarling dog chasing after him. She pulled out a pen and paper and wrote, [Are you ok?] He nodded, intrigued as to why this woman didn't have a head. [Did you get separated from your parents?] He realized that to her he had the body of a small wooden child. Just slightly rounder with a very strange face and glowing yellow eyes. [I'm going to take you home and patch you up. Kay?] He nodded again. It felt strange to by treated like a child. Even when he was young everyone was afraid of his colossal strength so they stayed away from him.
When they arrived at what Shizuo assumed was her house he saw a sigh above the door that said Stock Pot Inn as they went inside they were greeted by a frantic woman, "Celty! We need to pack now!" Celty placed Shizuo on a chair and pulled out her paper and pen, she scribbled something on the paper that Shizuo couldn't see. "Never mind that! The moon is going to crash into Clock Town and kill us all if we don't leave!" Celty ignored her and pulled out a cloth out of a cup bored which she handed to Shizuo. As he held it against his scrapes he could feel the pain subside into a dull ache. "Are you still waiting for Shinra? Give it up Celty, he's not coming back!"
Celty ignored the woman and turned her attention to Shizuo. [Does it feel better?] She scribbled. He nodded, "whose Shinra?" He asked. [He is my fiancé, we planned to get married on the day of the carnival but he went missing.] Shizuo frowned [You see everyone is a little upset about these rumors] Shizuo's eyes widened, [That the moon is going to fall on the day of the festival. Half the town believe it and are trying to get away but I'll never leave this town without Shinra] Shizuo looked out the window. "The moon sure looks creepy, huh? Like someone's face." She scribbled down something on the piece of paper. [We say that the demon is calling the moon] Demon? He thought, do they mean Izaya?
"I told you there isn't a thing I can't do." Came a voice from behind them. Celty spun around to see Izaya standing in the middle of the room, she tensed. [What are you doing here, Izaya] "Ah, my talented transporter, you really are going to wait here until the moon falls. They say love is blind but I didn't know it was also stupid." He giggled. "And Shizu-Chan too, this is a party!"
"What are you doing Izaya!" Shizuo yelled. "I'm going to bring the moon down on the day she is looking forward to." He tilted his head, "It's going to be quite the carnival!" Shizuo ran toward Izaya but being in a ridiculously small body he couldn't go very fast. "How are you planning to do that!?" He yelled as loud as he could. Shizuo chased him out of the building and into the streets, Izaya would let him get teasingly close then he would skip away. Eventual he chased Izaya to the top of the clock tower, onto a platform that looked like it used for having death battles and the loser would fall off the edge.
"You really are stupid, following me out here all by yourself." Said Izaya with a smirk. "Give me back the Ocarina!" Shizuo demanded. "Oh, you mean this." Izaya said cunningly, pulling the Ocarina out of his pocket. "Walker!" Erika screamed, having finally caught up with Shizuo she launched herself at the other fairy. Shizuo watched as they shared there greetings. "What are doing Izaya!" Shizuo yelled against the rising wind. Izaya smiled and pulled out the mask, placing it over his face.
As Shizuo watched silently Izaya turned his head to the sky, the wind beat even faster, tossing his clothes around his thin frame. Izaya slowly started to rise of the ground. His back arched backward, his face to the heavens. The mask glimmered as the moonlight reflected of it. A dark vibe rushed through the air. "Izaya, STOP!" Shizuo screamed.
As Shizuo watched on horror stricken the moon started to fall, slower at first but then faster and faster. "I can't be." Shizuo whispered. "Izaya, this is just a joke right?" Walker asked. Realizing that Izaya was serious he turned to Shizuo. "Gather the four Gia-!" Izaya kicked the fairy from air. Sending the little orb of light crashing to the ground. "Keep your mouth shut, stupid fairy!" That movement sent the Ocarina tumbling to the ground below.
"You could never beat me! I dare you to try now! Think you can stop me then do it!" Izaya cried as the moon crashed into Clock Town, it was getting closer and closer to them. "Bring the four!" Walker cried from the ground, barely avoiding being crushed by the flying debris. Then Shizuo realized something the Ocarina! He dived forward and grabbed it, bringing the instrument to his lips. Princess Zelda taught me the song of time. It ought to do something! Goddess of Time.. Zelda... Lend me your strength! And in that instant he heard a dreadful voice
"You've met with a terrible fate haven't you?"