One week already passed since the tragic departure of Tenbu. Gao Mikado managed to survive his school week before summer vacation but couldn't really recall what went on during those days. His friends tried to cheer him and his buddy up with little effect. The two were in their own little desolate world.
Tasuku visited them a few times but never found the courage to tell them about the revelation given by Dawn. He always tried but his words were trapped in his mouth. Every time he gave up on telling them, it was always with a sad and defeated sigh. The boy knew how much they were in pain and telling them that true right now would be cruel. Despite that, Gao understood and they usually just chatted lightly, just like Drum did with Jackknife.
The day before, everything was planned to give their final good-bye soon. The time would soon come and they will have to finally turn the page. The family hoped that this will help cheering them up. They hoped to move on once again.
Drum agreed that his grandpa remained stay on Earth. The old dragon asked the Mikado's parents for this and the red dragon would never deny that request.
Gao and his buddy had little energy and were simply resting on the bed since morning came. The monster still held the red jewel against him, still smelling the stench of his grandpa.
For them, it was just another day without grandpa Tenbu.
"Gao. You got visitors," Suzumi said as she entered in their chamber.
The two grumbled but Gao sit, "Is it Tasuku?"
"No. It's Baku and Axia," his mother replied.
Drum sat down and nodded, "Okay."
"Tell them to come in," the boy replied.
It wasn't long before Baku and his buddy came in the chamber. Axia was a blue dragon with a pair emerald eyes, a long blue tail and long blond hair. He wore a black armor with and white pants, black cloth, a red cape and a monocle.
"Drumkin!" the blue dragon jumped at the other dragon and hugged him. He rubbed his snout on the red cheek of his friend.
Drum didn't resist it and looked at the side.
Axia stopped and looked down, "I thought you would be annoyed a little. You really are still that down," he crossed his arms and sighed.
"You thought I'll get annoyed? Why did you stop then?" the red dragon asked.
His friend answered, "Because you aren't okay Drum. When I heard what happened, I didn't dear to see you until Baku convinced me."
"We are your friends and we are worried for you," Baku replied as the four sat on the bed.
They had a short talk together as they gave each other's news. It was mostly Baku and Axia who talked why the other two gave short answers. During most of the morning they kept talking. Gao and Drum slowly gave longer answers as time went on.
"Gao," the boy put his hands on the shoulders of his friend, "I cannot really help you in this but I know you'll make it through. If you need any help, just ask us. We all want to help you."
The boy let out a small smile and nodded, "Thanks Baku."
Axia raised his hand, "And I'll help out too. I want you two to feel better so I can hug Drumkin without feeling horrible once again."
"That again," a small snort came from the sad dragon.
The blue dragon nodded, "Gao. I'm sure Tenbu gave you the card I made right?"
The boy sadly nodded, "Yes."
"This card is his promise to always protect you. I made sure that his will was put in the card," the blue dragon jumped off the bed.
"Drum," Baku started. He looked at the dragon as he stood up, "It's the same as Gao. We are all here to help you. You are our friends."
"Yup," Axia smiled.
They kept talking and when diner time came, the two left the house.
Gao and Drum had some energy now and decided to eat with the rest of the family.
Episode 13: Visit In Darkness Dragon World
The afternoon came and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Soon, it would be summer and the heat will come. Things will be different during that season.
Kyoya was walking towards the house of the Mikado family. He wasn't alone. Troubadour also followed him but stopped near the residence. He observed the house and commented, "I've known you for a while but never went to your house until now. Kinda fun," he let a small smile.
The black dragon nodded, "Yes. Should I come with you or you want to explain things on your own?"
"I'll do this myself," he went to the door. He knocked at the door and waited for someone to open. It surprised him when it was Gao who did that.
"K-Kyoya?" The Sun Fighter asked surprised.
He let out a small smile as he replied, "Yes. It's me. I'm sure that-"
"What do you want?" Drum asked, frowning at the boy and looking tough.
The white-haired boy saw right through that façade, "I learned what happened to Tenbu."
The two were in a sour mood and wanted to close the door.
"So, you wanted to came here for what?" the red dragon grunted.
Kyoya sighed as he adjusted his way of speaking. He still sounded too condescending.
Troubadour decided to give a little push, "Kyoya is kinda terrible in understanding others pain. He still has to work with that a lot," and waved at the two.
The boy in question crossed his arms and lightly grumbled. He disliked when someone said he was terrible at something.
"He's here too," the boy said before asking, "Is it something important?"
Kyoya nodded and was about to speak. He stopped and coughed once, "Yes," he then seriously said, "I visit you because there is a lot to say and show you. I'll just explain it briefly, because it's my buddy who knows much more."
"Azi Dahaka?" Gao asked.
He got a nod as an answer.
"What is the ruler of Darkness Dragon wants? He has nothing to do with this!" Drum grunted.
"When I explain it, you know he has a lot to do with everything from now on. My buddy is the one who possess Tenbu's last will and explanation to many things going on that even I ignore. All I can say is that none of us wants to be in your way Gao. We want to help you," he looked at the side, "Believe it or not," before bowing. He grunted when he did that.
The Mighty Sun Fighter let out a small smile, "You did change a little."
Drum asked, "How can he even has the last will of Tenbu? Did he give those before he died?"
"From what Azi said, it was-" he shook his head, "I cannot believe it myself. It's ridiculous to know when the last will was made. I'll let my buddy handle that problem."
"He is serious about it you two. Our ruler said it in a weird way. It's best that you harass him with questions and doubts," the lyrical dragon chuckled.
"Anything else?" The red dragon asked.
"Yes. First, the red jewel you have in your hand is extremely important. Azi Dahaka knows what it really is and will explain it to you. Even I am kept in the shadow for that," Kyoya crossed his arms and looked at the side, before gazing at them again, "And finally. My buddy invited us to pay him a visit in jail. I want you two to come with us."
The two were doubtful about it.
"We will receive his will?" Drum asked.
"Yes."
They went to ask permission to visit Azi Dahaka in jail. They got a quick yes as they went outside.
"You parents agreed to this really fast," the red dragon commented.
"Maybe Tenbu told them about this," Kyoya supposed.
The two stared at him.
"They didn't know that Kyoya," Troubadour said. He coughed and explained, "My ruler told us that Tenbu is really good at planning things in advance or in case of something might go bad. Maybe he had bad premonition about it."
Drum remembered his uncertain words he had once. The melancholy and even some acceptance of his death. Maybe it was during that time that he spoke to the parents of his buddy, "Fine."
"Let's go," Gao said.
They saw a limousine close to their house and they followed the two inside.
They sat in there and the vehicle started rolling. Neither Drum or Gao thought of using their buddy skill to reach the prison. They were still not feeling that great and the boy didn't bring his Deck Case with him.
It was quiet in the vehicle. Kyoya wasn't that great at small and pointless talk, often focused on more important things that simply talking. Yet, he wished to say something, as the downer atmosphere of the two was heavy. It made him thought of his parents, who were both gone when he inherited everything they built. He did everything to maintain it, I miss them, he could understand what those two were going through but cannot express it.
Troubadour gazed at the two and to his ruler's buddy. He also found the atmosphere getting really heavy and decided to do something about it. Having three depressed people wasn't something he enjoyed. The dark dragon took his real form and started playing a melancholic music with his instrument. He played it slowly and gently. He got their attention.
"Thanks," Gao replied.
"This is nothing. My music is only reflecting how you three are feelings right now," he let out a soft smile, "We all have to go through something cruel and difficult in life. We have to overcome it. Alas, taking our time is the best way. Gao. Drum. I cannot understand how you feel to lose Tenbu but I can feel a bit of your pain in me. It is how a friend feels when they are down," he sighed, "But seeing you, I'm sure he loved you that much."
"We have a lot to go through today but once this is all over, I have something to give you," the boy said to the two guests.
"What?" they asked.
"We'll wait after this is over. I just thought… of something that might help you. I'm not sure how much but this is a little something," Kyoya explained without telling them what he prepared.
"You are being generous. What's going on?" the red dragon was a little suspicious.
The boy avoided his gaze, "I'm trying to… give our world another chance. You know why."
They remembered all too well the plot of the boy and the ruler of Darkness Dragon World. It wasn't that fresh but the plan of the monster was scary in its own way. Conquering the Earth with minimal resistance. It was like absorbing their world and becoming a part of Darkness Dragon World. The image was still chilling.
They approached the prison. Troubadour changed his music for a more cheerful one, "We are almost here."
Drum was starting to get a little nervous, "I wonder what are his will is. I hope… that he will be writing about us. I mean, he is letting it to us," he sadly looked at the prison.
His buddy tapped his shoulder, "I'm sure he will," he was a little nervous too but was trusting his words.
Troubadour gazed at them with a small smile, glad that his music brightened the mood. He kept playing as they stopped near the entrance.
They climbed off and went to the room where all they had to wait for the Darkness Dragon to visit them.
"I'm surprise we are all here," Kyoya commented. It was usually a one on one. Not only that, they were the only visitors.
"That's prison? Doesn't look like Dragon World," Drum commented.
"How is prison in your world?" Gao asked.
"There are large cages and small ones… depending on the dragons of course. Inside we are chained and heavily restricted in food and water," he waved his hands and added, "But we are dragons. We can take heavy punishments unlike you."
"That's still better than Darkness Dragon world, even more than before our ruler took the throne. Criminals are chained instead of held with blades of spears and swords restraining you. There was a 50% death ratio," the lyrical dragon said as he scratched his jaw. He was so glad not being a part of those generations.
Kyoya winced, remembering that his buddy personally lived that, "Azi went through that."
"No wonder he took that away," the Sun Fighter commented.
The silver-haired boy nodded.
"Good to see everyone is here," the ruler of Darkness Dragon World said as they waved at them. The three heads fixed on the boy and his buddy who defeated them long ago, "It has been a year you two. We are glad we finally meet again. Not in those current circumstances."
The thought of their grandfather came back and they looked down.
"Please don't bring them down. Troubadour put a lot of effort to cheer them up," Kyoya warned his buddy.
"Noted. He explained why we asked you to come here right?"
"Yes. He said that you have the will of Tenbu," the red dragon asked.
They nodded, "Yes. It is a little more complex than that. We have the will but it isn't here," their eyes locked on the orb the dragon was holding, "And you brought it with you. This will save us some time," their claws pointed at the orb.
"You know what it is?" Drum asked as his face pressed on the window that separated them. There was still doubt in his mind but if there was an answer, he would take it.
The three-headed dragon nodded and gazed elsewhere; the squished face was silly to look. Laughing would be bad in this dire circumstance, "Yes we know Drum. Tenbu told us about it in one of his previous visits. He asked our help for the upcoming of Yamigedo. We have been supporting you from the start."
"How?" Gao gazed at the other human.
"We cannot explain how, because their life is in danger. If words spread about them, they could die. All we can say is that they are doing everything to avoid or minimalized casualties. This is why almost no innocents died," the boy explained.
They understand that there were people who were watching Yamigedo and Ikazuchi from the inside. It was uncertain if they were Death Shidos or not.
Drum believed that it was only in the decision making of a plan and not the execution. Even so, none of the Death Shidos really tried to kill a civilian. It could still happen.
"Before we go get the will. We have some time to explain about the orb until we get a little breathing moment. This is an important item Tenbu offered to you," they chuckled.
The four wondered what that breathing moment meant.
"What is it?" the red dragon insisted. He gazed at it and wondered what it was.
"It means that Tenbu finds you worthy of becoming the next Omni Lord. This jewel is the proof of an Omni Lord," Azi Dahaka declared as they crossed their arms.
The dragon and his buddy gazed at it. They couldn't comprehend such words.
The darkness dragon gazed at the two and crossed their arms. They waited for the message to get in their brain. One of the head thought it was too long and they said, "We mean that you, Fang Slade Terrestrial The XIV is the new Omni Lord of Dragon World… technically."
"W-what? Me? I can't!"
"This is the will of Tenbu. He believes in you," they said.
Gao put his hand on the shoulder of his buddy, "Good for you."
The red dragon looked at the jewel and understood why Tenbu insisted he kept it, "So… he knew he was going to die and gave me this before… The gifts were all his parting gift," he sobbed, "And I said that he had to fight and live."
Azi Dahaka sighed, "This is the real-world dragon. Life is unfair. A better world asks for sacrifices. We all made a few."
Kyoya nodded, "I was ready to sacrifice our kind Drum."
"We stopped you! We could-"
"Tenbu made that decision from the moment he met you Drum or even before he first met you. There was one thing certain for your grandpa. If he didn't die, you would. It was 100% certain. His power as an Omni Lord showed him the possible outcome for the future. Only one of you two survived."
"He chose to protect you."
"Is it true?" the red dragon asked doubtfully.
"His will shall be the answer," the ruler of Darkness Dragon one replied before standing up.
A guard came and spoke with the dragon.
They couldn't hear what was said and waited. Kyoya grew nervous, wondering what was going on.
"Good good," Azi Dahaka gazed at them, "Wait for me outside. We are going to Darkness Dragon World and get Tenbu's will."
The four were quiet for a few seconds, before yelling together, "What?"
"We forgot to tell you. We have been given permission to escort you in Darkness Dragon World and granted a Parole. We'll be release under specific condition. See you soon," they left the room.
The four were quiet. Gao and his buddy gazed at the older boy and saw his pale face. They knew it wasn't a farce. Kyoya didn't expect that.
A small smile appeared on the white-haired boy, thinking that they might be back together. He put that aside, remembering why he was put in jail. It wouldn't be logical.
They four were back in the limousine and waited. It wasn't long before Azi Dahaka came with a necklace around each neck that flashed a green light from time to time. They joined them in the car and said, "That is a nice system you human have in place. Anyway-"
"How?" Kyoya asked.
"We have a deal with the Prime Minister. We made sure to protect the city from Yamigedo, vowed under the blood pact to never try to conquer the Earth and paid a lot of money, which we already did. In exchange, we are on Parole, always watched by this necklaces that We cannot take away. we can go to Darkness Dragon World for the will and lastly," their eyes went to Kyoya, "Truly be your buddy once again. She knows the true after all," they smiled.
The boy nodded before letting out a small smile coming from his lips. He looked outside and somehow, the day seemed brighter than usual, you were somehow right Rouga, "Where do we stop?"
"We'll show you the way," they grinned.
Gao commented, "I'm a little surprised that Hinako would let you out after just one year. Was it really that bad?"
They nodded, "Remember that Tenbu could foresee possible future. He might have used a few things that we aren't aware off. Maybe helping letting us our of jail as an example."
"He did many things without telling us," the red dragon sighed.
Troubadour tapped the shoulder of a dragon he considered his friend, "Maybe he saw that telling everything too soon might cost your life Drum. Sometimes, the best thing we have to do to protect those we love can be… questionable."
"Some dragons are ready to commit murder for that, or breaking the rules for their one goal," the other darkness dragon added.
Kyoya sighed, "Then let's just say that everything can be something Tenbu planned. The will shall give all the answers… I hope."
The others agreed. They were all players in a plan made by the passed old dragon. All they could do was trust Tenbu. It was something very hard to ask for.
After a long quiet time, they were finally in the city of Darkness Dragon World.
Just watching the city, itself made Drum nervous. Despite getting over, or mostly, his hatred for dragons, seeing the city full of them was just playing with his nerves. They four were all sitting on the palm of the ruler of that world, back in his real form.
Gao did look around and saw that everything was made in those dark rocks, houses, bridges and the giant wall that seemed to surround it. Many darkness dragons were occupied with their activities. Many of them gave surprised looks and some bowed in front of their ruler.
Troubadour explained a few things, "Those giant walls is simply to prevent any of those nasty things from coming inside the city. This is the only city of this world and everyone is living in it. Outside, it is really nasty. I won't say more than that."
Life was obviously full of danger in that world. It made the two humans and the other dragon gulped nervously.
They gazed at the sky and saw that only a red and black moon shined in the sky. It was only feeling like this was an ominous location, one where evil dragons were banished. It felt like it was fitting for the location of any evil beings.
"We are in the middle of the day if you are asking. The moon indicates when the day is here and when the moon is gone, only pure darkness covers our world. There might be a sun or a star somewhere for the moon to shine but it cannot be seen here. No one is crazy enough to explore the world and take that risk," the lyrical dragon said.
"It's still pretty clear," Gao commented as he took his gaze away from the ominous moon.
Drum thought back when he visited the world. He remembered the place being pretty dark and guessed he came when either during the evening or very early in the morning, for this world.
Some Purgatory Knights were present and maintaining orders. Claws and many remaining of weapons were on the walls of many buildings, telling the story of a society which had frequent battles.
"Earth isn't as bad as you think," Azi Dahaka commented.
One of the Purgatory Knights noticed them and recognised Gao and Drum. His gaze never left them until they were out of his sight. He waited for a while and checked if everything was alright. They were arresting two darkness dragons fighting. He gazed at his soldiers, "I'll let you handle everything. I'll make sure that our ruler as everything he needs."
He opened his wings and followed them.
The other knights knew where he was going, "Taking news of Tasuku I bet."
"They were together for a while," another one replied.
Meanwhile, Azi Dahaka approached their palace and left the humans and the red dragon in awe. The very fact that they were a palace was taking them by surprise.
Drum thought of his father, who was the ruler of his world. They lived a simple life, nothing fancy like that.
"We weren't the one who built it. It was the one we overthrown," the ruler replied. They pointed elsewhere. It was a nice place, "That was where we lived as a thief. Downtown. It was much worse before."
His buddy wondered why he told them that but did notice some melancholy. He hadn't been back to his home world for a while after all, "I guess it was a horrible place back then."
They nodded.
They reached the palace and entered inside. There were many servants who bowed at the simple notice of their ruler. Azi Dahaka gave a few quick orders and the servants left. They looked at their guests, "Let's head to the library, this is where we kept his will."
Troubadour climbed down the hand and said, "I'll go check on my friends. I'll see you later. It's best to leave you four together. I'll also hold back Demios."
"Sure," the ruler replied.
Gao and his buddy heard that and wondered if they would meet Demios before they leave the world.
They went to the library. This place felt like a letdown. It wasn't impressive and it only had around 200 books. This wasn't feeling like an intellectual place.
"We record very few important things in the books," the ruler explained. They put them on a large table and began searching for the will, "We mostly use drawings and leave them to other rooms. We are limited in resource, so anything uses to write is secondary. The vital ones are put in tablets of incredibly solid rocks. Enough history about Darkness Dragon World, we found his wills," they took a book of a small size and brought it to them.
Once the book was in the reach of the red dragon, it was quickly taken. Drum inspected it and wondered if his grandpa wrote it in his SD form. It was much less waste that way, "How did you obtain it?"
"We stole it from Tenbu when he was passing in Darkness Dragon world. It was a chance we didn't let it pass. We knew he was an Omni Lord and tried to steal anything precious for fortune. All we got was his journal/will. Oh, the irony. This journal was exactly what motivated us to take the throne and changing this world. Little after, the Purgatory Knights came. Recently Tenbu confessed to us that he knew we stole it from the start and let it get taken away. Thinking back, his plan to stop Yamigedo might had come back then. Before you were even born."
"Before Drum was born," Gao said, thinking it was barely believable. He knew a little of the Omni Lord jewel power but to plan that far ahead.
"He loved me even before I was even born," the red dragon whispered. Somehow, he believed the words of the Darkness Dragon, I mean that much to you, he sobbed and managed to hold back his tears. He opened the book and checked the content.
Kyoya was also curious and looked at it with Gao. He tried to read it but the content was unknown to them. They had to wait for the dragon to talk about it.
No one felt like interrupting the dragon. His fingers were shaking as he read the content and was already sobbing. Gao was giving him some support at his best while Kyoya turned toward his buddy.
"Do you really think he had something to do about your release Azi?" the boy asked the three-headed dragon.
"Yes. The fact that we have his journal slash will is a strong indication of it. Even we just realised it when Tenbu visited us. He is a crafty dragon when you don't know he is also a womanizer."
The boy thought about it and realised something, "Wait," he frowned and wondered, "Do you think he also planned our defeat? That everything we did was for nothing since the beginning?" All that trouble for nothing! Everything was pointless in the-
"Tenbu can only see possibility. Even so, it isn't pointless. We are buddies and this is something to cherish. About our plan, we're certain he did everything so we lose this battle Kyoya. We did make a blood pact. We made sure he wouldn't battle us or our chance would be down to 0. A battle between us and Tenbu might break this world. Like those apocalyptic movies. In exchange, Tenbu asked us to not kill Gao and Drum. He planned something big for them and the fact that Drum has to become an Omni Lord is the proof."
The two others also heard it. Gao asked, "He asked you to not kill us?" the why was clear enough.
"Yes. If we were the cause of your demise, the pact meant that we would die too. Those kinds of promise are sacred. So much that breaking it means that you will die a horrible death."
"Azi you-" the Sun Fighter got a glare and corrected himself, "Azi Dahaka, you were holding back this entire time?"
"Not when you used the Future Force," a smile appeared on their faces, "We fought in our full power and still lost. Still, it was a great battle."
Drum skipped many pages and went to the last pages. He checked at it and began to say its content out loud: "Drum. Gao. If you are ready this, it means that I am now dead. I am terribly sorry that everything has to end like this but know that you gave me great joy. Even if my prediction of the time we spent together is wrong, know that I love both of you. Drum, I love you like you were my grandson and I wished you'll call me Grandpa Tenbu once."
"You did that many times," Gao commented.
"He was wrong about that," the ruler of Darkness Dragon World commented.
"Since you are surely still in Darkness Dragon World, never go to the room at the top of the palace. That's Azi Dahaka sex chamber and- I feel sick just reading that," the red dragon commented as his scales paled.
"That bastard! He dears bring that up! We would never bring you there anyway! We bet he is still bitter about our little thievery and wants to humiliate us!"
"So, you're that kind of dragon," Kyoya commented, a little dejected.
"Don't say it that way!" they blushed with some shame.
The future successor to Tenbu continued reading, giving a few glances at the darkness dragon, "Now that the atmosphere is lightened. I'll explain why I gave you my Omni Lord Emblem," the dragon was a little nervous to keep reading. He felt the hand of his buddy on his shoulder and went on, "The reason I gave you the Omni Lord Emblem was to make you my successor as the new Omni Lord of Dragon World. I know you have great potential to be an Omni Lord and do the right thing when anyone will need you the most. You overcome much more than I did in my entire life and always grew stronger. You overcame your darker emotions against the Darkness Dragons. You overcame your rage when I left you behind," both were true, "You have the heart at the right place when you fought against Jackknife, when he was seen only as a criminal of war," that felt like far away now, how much of the future did you see? So many possibilities and you believe we would reach this far, "That's why my faith in you and the future is strong. I know that no matter what, you will come out of any treat stronger than before."
"Some potential," Azi Dahaka agreed when he remembered the power the little dragon used, "It's much more than some."
"I believe in you Drum. I'm sorry again that I leave you behind, hurt and wounded. Even so, I know that my will to protect everyone remained. You hold that in your heart. All I ask is that you cry and cry until your heart feels better Drum. Tell that to the rest of your buddy's family. I love each of you as my children and grandchildren," he kept reading more comforting words that did help ease their heavy hearts a little.
Kyoya and his buddy said nothing. They did wonder if there was more important thing coming soon.
"If you are wondering why I lost to Yamigedo. There is one reason. Previous pages of my journal will explain everything but to put it shortly: I found Yamigedo when he was a young child and took care of him. I became his father and I saw him as my child- What?" Drum yelled as he stopped reading. He gazed at his buddy, "Grandpa Tenbu raised Yamigedo!"
The boy was quiet and gazed at his buddy. He wasn't expected that sudden revelation in the journal.
Kyoya was also taken aback by this and gazed at his buddy, "Did you know that?"
They thought about it and grumbled, "We read the journal but we must have forgotten about it. We didn't read it in jail. We skipped what we saw as useless."
The explanation was accepted. The ruler of Darkness Dragon World forgot about it.
Drum continued reading the journal once he recovered, "Even after all this time, I still love my son. It was already painful to seal him long ago to stop him from attacking and devouring many worlds and I know that I don't have the strength to do it again. There is something else I want to do Drum and I believe you can do it. Yamigedo hurt you so much but I know you will overcome the pain and respect my will. Drum. I want you to read the journal before the rest of my will. The rest contained my will and I want you to know everything until the present before you read it. I know you will respect my words."
The red dragon stopped reading and knew what his grandpa expected him to do. He let out a small smile, thinking he was still hiding things. This time, he could just ignore it and continued. He gave one gaze at his buddy and closed the book, "I'll read the journal part first."
Kyoya crossed his arms but made no comment. He was obviously annoyed that the plan of the old dragon remained a mystery. His buddy felt the same way.
"That is disappointing," they commented as they turned around.
Drum looked at the journal. He knew it will be important to do it. He will know many new things about his grandpa Tenbu. He knew little of the old dragon's past. He gazed at the others and added, "I want to know more about grandpa Tenbu and I trust him."
"You better tell us what his plan is when the time comes," Azi Dahaka ordered.
The red dragon was suspicious of the giant dark dragon but still nodded.
The buddy of the darkness dragon sighed, "I'm sure waiting is a part of his plan. We can only follow it for now. Anyway, I have something to give for you Gao," he searched something in his pocket and offered an enveloped, "There's some tickets in here. I'm sure you are really feeling down with Tenbu's gone so… Maybe going away from town might help you."
Gao grabbed the enveloped and checked inside. He saw it and nodded. He looked at the boy and thanked him, "I really appreciate it."
"Why did you give us this?" the red dragon asked it. With everything they learned, he had to ask it, even if it already had been brought up. He was suspicious of this gift and looked at it, "I know you haven't forgotten what happened last year. It could be a trap."
The boy nodded negatively, "I've accepted defeat. My buddy accepted it too," he took a deep breath and added, "Azi told me to give our world another chance and… I'm trying."
Drum frowned for a few seconds. He gave a quick gaze at the other dragon. He knew that the silver haired boy was honest. His instinct told him nothing let any ill or evil intention from the human. He gazed at Gao. They did need to go away from town. They didn't intent to be an active member of the Buddy Police Force for now, this might help us, "Gao. I have no problem if you accept it."
Gao smiled, "We will use it. I'm sure my family really needs this. After we give our farewells to Tenbu, we will go there. Thank you again."
Kyoya avoided looking at them, "Sure."
Azi Dahaka said, "Anyway. We should return to Earth now. We cannot stay here for too long or We will be in trouble. We are in Parole after all."
The we part can be a little confusing, Gao thought.
"We got what we came from. Let's go," the red dragon said.
They climbed back on the palm of the ruler of Darkness Dragon World and they walked outside of the room. They heard two dragons arguing loudly.
"Troubadour! Will you stand aside right now?"
"Well…" he turned around, "Since they are out. I have no problem to let you pass now," the lyrical dragon replied.
The gray dragon opened his wings and flew towards the hand. Him and his ruler gave a few exchanges before he gave attention to Gao.
"Demios," Gao and Drum said.
"Hello again."
They were a short awkward silence as the ruler continued to walk outside. Troubadour was following them in foot.
"Why do you want to talk to us and barely saying anything?" Drum asked.
That made the darkness dragon spoke, "There is something I want to know before you leave," he scratched his arm and avoided looking at them. He grunted and continued talking before they asked him to say it, "How's Tasuku doing right now? I haven't seen him for a year. Is he good?"
The boy and his buddy gazed at each other's before Gao replied, "Tasuku is doing fine with Jackknife. Since Tenbu is dead… he's feeling down too. Jackknife made sure he's okay."
The darkness dragon grumbled at the words of Jackknife but made no ill comments, "Before that… was he fine?"
"Yes. He was happy and is the highest grade in the Buddy Police Force for kids our age. Commander I said that he is a hard worker. We have to make sure that he works too much," the boy added.
The red dragon thought about it, "Do you know what is happening in our world?"
"Yes. Troubadour gives us a few reports and I know that this Yamigedo is around," the leader of Purgatory Knights replied.
Gao and Drum continued to talk about Tasuku for a while and eventually, they were ready to leave Darkness Dragon World.
Demios said one last thing before they leave, "Please. Tell Tasuku that I'm still thinking about him. If he needs help, I'll always come for him."
"We will," the boy smiled and waved his hand at him.
"Let's go," Azi Dahaka declared, "We are leaving now."
And the group left the world and Demios stood at the empty space. The tail was on the ground and he sighed, "I hope you'll be okay Tasuku."
Tasuku walked in his house with a letter in his hand. He didn't open it yet and checked at its content. He read it carefully and frowned when he reached the end.
"What is this place?" he gasped when he reached another part of the content, "Jack. Tomorrow, we have to go somewhere alone."
"Where?" his buddy asked.
"The Buddyfight Club," the human answered, "If we don't go as they said, they will execute an Omni Lord."
The two frowned as they took the threat seriously. They had to be ready. Thankfully, they didn't have work tomorrow.
AC: This is the end of this episode. I hope you like it.
Next: Buddyfight Club.