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"It's almost morning..." Ishimaru yawned and murmured to himself as he noticed dawn approaching
A few days have passed since their encounter with Treachor and The Light Society. Ishimaru was driving the van down the Arizona highway, the massive rifts of the Grand Canyon was on both sides of them. Judging by the dusty blue sky, it was around four o'clock in the morning. Most of the boys in the van were asleep, save for Ishimaru, Chainz and now Josh. Chainz was bothered by what went on at the base, but he didn't want to discuss it with anybody at the moment. He noticed Ishimaru pull into a rest stop as he stopped the van and switched places with Josh. Ishimaru was fast asleep before Josh could even get back on the highway.
Chainz went back to looking out of the window and saw numerous miniature mechanical suns float into the canyon. "Those suns, could that be who I think it is..."
After pondering for a moment, Chainz shook the thoughts out of his head and turned away from the window. Josh glanced up at the rearview mirror but went back to driving without saying a word. After a few more minutes of driving, Chainz noticed that Josh stopped a donut shop. "You want to come in?" Josh asked
Chainz shrugged and got out of the van. He and Josh both ordered a few glazed donuts and sat at the table. "You've been pretty quiet these last few days." Josh said, taking in a large swig of coffee.
Chainz shrugged as he looked down at his food. He wasn't hungry, too much on his mind. "A lot of things are on my mind right now. That's all."
"I see."
"There's no point of me keeping all of this bottled up inside. I have too many enemies."
"Too many enemies? Explain."
"Aside from the typical run-of-the-mill mamodo, I have Slash to deal with. Now, there's Treachor, his entire organization and now Kai. On top of which, I'm still not satisfied with my current strength level. There's no way I can deal with Slash or The Light Society at my current level. This stress is way too much, I don't think I'm cut out to be king anyway. Hence, why I never even mentioned what kind of king I wanted to be in the first place."
"Well first thing, how did you and your brother become enemies in the first place?"
"We obviously weren't always adversaries. This all has to do over control of our clan. There are other factions who want the throne of Clan Lord but none of them stand a chance. The only true competitors for control are me and him. Our father is the one who drawn the lines for this to happen..."
[Flashback, Makai, 6 years before start of the battle for king...]
"Father, please let Slash come back to the Main House." Young Chainz pleaded with his father
"Silence! I have my own plans for your brother, you need not worry about that. You have your own potential to awaken."
"Potential? What do you mean? Slash is the strongest."
"As far as brute strength and natural abilities go, yes Slash is stronger. However, you have the ability to use laser spells like me and iron spells like your mother. You have other hidden abilities as well, but that power can only be harnessed by you only. My job, is too bring out all of the potential from within. With the right conditioning and grooming, you can finish the job and seize the kingship for me and the clan."
"Yes father." Chainz said, nodding
Their conversation was ended as Slash appeared in the doorway, he knelt before Lord Galeno and stood up. "What do you want? This better be good."
"Father, I ask of your permission to return to the Main house."
"Slash, you have received orders not to return to the house. You are insubordinate and are no longer my heir from this moment onward."
"Father, please give me a chance to prove my worth to you."
"Build up your hatred and seek out power."
"Wh-What do you mean?
"Your will and resolve are weak. You have too many emotional attachments to this life. To you, fighting is simply a sport and you value the virtue of love too much. Cut ties with your friends and those you care about, steel your heart and be prepared to fight your brother in the future. Of course, you will never get things done, you do not desire power. You have to gain a lust for power, hatred and destruction. Embrace those three things and only then will you get your chance to convince me to change my mind about picking Chainz over you as heir."
"Where would I train?"
"Look, I can't decide everything for you. Go on a pilgrimage or training journey. Study and gather strength from your travels. Chainz on the other hand, will get personally trained by me."
"Why...why him? Why does he get what I desire? Why must he get hand-outs?"
"Slash, get out."
Slash glared at Chainz and back at his father. Chainz could never forget the hurt that filled his brother's eyes. Slash did not say a word and simply turned and walked out of the room.
"The day will come where you two will fight, one cannot live while the other still stands."
"What do you mean by that, father?"
"You'll come to understand those words someday."
[End Flashback...]
"That is the fateful night that officially set everything off." Chainz said, looking down
"I see. Well, I guess you can say I know how you feel to an extent." Josh said
"How?" Chainz asked
"Well..." Josh began but was interrupted by a loud honking noise
They quickly turned to see that not only had the sun risen, but Jyan was in the driver's seat honking the horn. Josh and Chainz got up from the table and went outside. "Wrap your secret date up! It's time to hit the road!" Jyan yelled, honking the horn again
"Josh."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for listening. I think we have more in common than we initially thought."
"I think so too."
"Maybe there was a mix-up when it came to matching partners." Chainz said jokingly
"Who knows? Just don't lose hope, it would be a hell of a fight if you and Jyan fought each other in the final battle."
"Well, if it happens, I'm going to win hands down."
"No way."
Jyan honked the horn three more times.
"Let's get going. We also shouldn't make a habit out of this." Chainz said
"Agreed."
Josh and Chainz rejoined the others back in the van as Josh back out of the parking lot and got back on the highway. "All right, let's get back to finding Leon and Toshiro."
"I'm also eager to get some training done as soon as possible." Chainz said, reclining in his seat.
"The only problem now...is what if we have to look for them in Phoenix. The state FBI office is there dammit." Josh thought to himself, as he subtly clutched the steering wheel to the point where blisters began to form on his hand.
A/N- All right, I shed some more light on the backstory between Chainz and Slash's relationship and why it is the way it is today. I will go ahead and let you guys know that this won't be addressed again for a while. The focus is going to shift away from these guys for the next couple of chapters but not for long. Just remember that everything is this arc are like a bunch of threads that are being spun into a web. (best analogy I can think of.) See you guys later on this week! R&R!
