Chapter 3: A Fight and a Memory
Dak landed right in front of the three H.I.V.E students. They stopped suddenly and looked at the intruder. Jinx was about to say something but Zek landed directly behind his master and gave a roar.
The three let out a scream and backed away.
"What the scudge-munching hell are those things?" asked a petrified Gizmo.
"I don't know," said Mammoth dropping the loot he was carrying and cracked his knuckles. "But they gotta go!" He said as he lunged forward.
Dak caught the punch with ease.
"Hmmm. Your stronger the a normal human." Here Dak tightened his grip on the fist and a sickening 'snap' and 'crunch' could be heard. He then threw the giant a good ten feet away. "But no match for me."
"You'll pay for that snot-wad!" Gizmo said and four laser appeared from his pack.
Just as Gizmo fired, Zek stepped in front of his master. The giant spider opened it's huge fanged mouth and swallowed the four blasts.
Gizmo looked both horrified and confused.
Zek lunged at Gizmo as Dak walked toward Jinx. Needless to say, Jinx was freaked!
She sent four blades of her magic at the demon. Dak widened his eyes in surprise as the blades met contact. Sending a large cloud of dust into the air.
Jinx smirked but it vanished as the dust settled. Her opponent was gone. She turned swiftly around, just in time for a large green blast shot at her and sent her flying.
At this point Zek was done terrorizing Gizmo and approached Dak.
Dak noticed that the spiders cheeks looked oddly swelled. He then rolled his eyes.
"Zek! Drop it!"
The spider looked mad for a second but opened its mouth. And who should fall out but a beat-up looking, saliva covered Gizmo. Gizmo was crouched in a fetal position.
"Who are you?" asked Jinx, standing up shakily.
"Dak. Middle-class, earthly demon." he smiled.
"Demon?" the trio cried.
"Let's get out of here!" cried Jinx.
"What about the loot?" asked Mammoth, craddling his broken hand.
"Forget. Freakin' demons andn giant spiders is were I draw the line!" yelled Gizmo.
The trio ran and left Dak and Zek alone.
"Hmph. short, but fun." Dak said.
He then noticed a golden ring with a diamon on it among the jewelery the villains had dropped.
He picked it up, tore of the diamond and held it tightly in his palm. Smoke cracked through his fingers and when he opened his hand an exact duplicate of his preivious earring was there. He carefully placed it in his ear.
As oon as he did that, a sudden rush of mind suddenly came to him.
Flashback...
1497 A.D.
Dak entered a large rundown looking building, carrying a large sack over his shoulder. As he entered a number of people, both human and demon approached him.
There were both demon and human children, elderly and poor middle-aged humans.
Cries came from the small crowd.
"Dak you're back!"
"Did you get any food?"
"Did you run into any trouble?"
"Were you followed?"
"How much food did you get?"
Dak laughed.
"It's alright. I got plenty of food for everyone and Zek is outside keeping guard."
At this he laid down the sack, and everyone dove in eating all they could. Dak took what was left and went outside with Zek.
"Zek, catch!" he cried tossing a large piece of meat to the spider, who caught it easily and swallowed in one gulp.
Her heard the door open and saw an elderly demon come out.
"Arron." Dak greeted.
"Hello Dak." said the elder as he sat down.
"Dak, may I ask you a question?" asked Arron.
"Of course."
"Why?"
"Why what?" asked Dak.
"Why do you do this?" he asked looking at the old building.
"Because... because I need to." replied Dak.
"Why? You not only house and feed your fellow demons but poor humans as well, why? Why care for any of these people?"
"Because. You, we, are the forgotten." Dak looked down. "Demons have been despised by humans altogether. We are now outcasts. and the ones who can not fend for themselves such as the elderly or the children are usually forsaken."
"And the humans?" asked the elder demon.
"They are the same as us. Poor humans who cannot make it in their own world. And children and elders who have been given up by their families. They are the same."
"Yes. The forgotten." sighed Arron. "Without you Dak, these humans and demons would surely perish."
Dak was silent.
Arron got up and slowly made his way to the house.
Suddenly there was an explosion, and the other side of the house almost caved in.
End flashback...
A shout jolted Dak from his memory.
"You!" cried Raven.
"What?" asked Dak, absentmindely.
Dak then looked at the scattered jewelery around him and the wrecked building a pieced together how it must look.
"Oh, I get it you think I-"
"We don't think, we know!" said Beast Boy. (AN: Sure ya do.)
"Titans, Go!" shouted Robin.
Well that's it for this chapter but don't worry. The fight and the rest of the memory will be in the fourth chapter. Bye for now!