Chapter 11

A little of this and a little of that

"It was supposed to be my big day, a day I waited for my entire life." Lyserg began. "I'd worked so hard at dowsing, I practised day and night, hour after hour, just so I could be like my father and make him proud of me. He had given me and Mati 'the test' the same test he was given when he was 6 years old."

"I had also been practising dowsing too, so that's why his father had given me the test as well." Mati added. "If I passed it, father would give me the dowsing pendulum he kept above the mantle." Lyserg continued." I vowed that the time father came home from work that day I would succeed and prove my self worthy."

"Little did we know that when he got back, home wouldn't be there anymore."

(10 years ago)

"Hah hah hah hah hah!" "Father? Mother?" Two 6 year old kids were watching the house that the 6 year old boy lived in burning. And there was another boy that was older standing in the middle of it all. "What have you done with them?" The little boy demanded. "Your father thought he could destroy me but instead he found out that getting in my way was a sure path to his own destruction!" The older boy said.

"Where are they?" The little boy asked. "Tell me now. Tell me now!" "They are gone." The boy said, turning to look at the kids from the corner of his eye. "And their not coming back!" The boy gasped as the words sank in. Then the boy disappeared into the flames.

(End 10 years ago)

"I never saw my mom and dad again, but I promised myself that no matter how long it took or how hard it became, I would seek justice for them. So I set out to find others that were more stronger and powerful than I, and that's why I need to know if you can beat me!" Lyserg finished. Mati was nearing tears.

"What happened to you Lys?" She said, falling to her knees, tears running down her face. "Did you forget what I told you? This was my problem. I told you to become the best Dowser you can be, not some revenge maniac!" The last words stung Lyserg. "But that is why I am doing what I'm doing now, to help you. I thought you didn't need to fight on your own and that if I got some strong Shaman that I would be able to help you fight him."

Mati shook her head and gave him her necklace. "See how it's yellow on the inside? That is the power of the Spirit King, a long time ago he filled the crystal that your father gave me with his power to help me to save this land again if he had decided to come back, now I have the goddesses that were the ones who had made the land of my guardian ghost a long time ago."

Then her face went dark and she grabbed the necklace and wrapped it around her wrist. "But if you want to find out for yourself then come at me!" She went into a battle stance and so did Lyserg. "Imoto what are you doing?" Yoh gasped. "Mati are you nuts?" Horo yelled. "You guys stay back and let me do this." Mati warned.

Lyserg went first. "Dowsing Pendulum!" "Counter Attack!" The two crystals clashed and wrapped around each other. Mati flicked her wrist and her crystal unravelled itself. "I'll finish this now Lyserg. Sacred Triangle!" Her pendulum went in a zigzag motion and when it was done there was a triangle on the ground that looked like the Triforce Slash when she was zeroing in on her opponent.

Then light shot out from the three points and totally shattered Lyserg's pendulum. Mati put her necklace back on and walked over to the boy."No more." Then she walked away.