CHAPTER 4
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Ga'anur cackled.
"KEEEEEAAAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA! Nobody can leave my domain once they have entered...and now
I shall have my five hundredth meal of human flesh!"
With a wave of his twisted limbs, new trees sprouted in the place of the fallen Elmeaters
and covered the entire Grey Forest. His eyes glowed a fiery red, and a ball of dark energy
appeared in his hand.
"And now...prepare to die!"
With a fling of his wooden arm, the ball of energy sped towards Conan's chest. His
attempt to avoid the oncoming projectile failed, and it sent him barreling backwards into a tree.
There lay his seemingly lifeless body, badly burned and paralyzed.
"Conan~!!"
Ayumi ran towards Conan, and stared back at Ga'anur with eyes that blaze with extreme
hatred. With a battle-cry she threw her throwing blade, and it struck Ga'anur's purple crystal.
The gem shattered into a thousand pieces, and black liquid oozed out of his body.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo...it cannot be...I am the Lord...But no matter...Princess Ran
is on her way to my Master's lair...I shall depart...farewell, worthless mortals!!!"
Conan's eyes suddenly snapped open, and summoning all his strength, he managed to speak.
"Who...!? Who is your master!!?"
"It is none of your concern...KYAAAAAAAA!!!!"
With a terrible crashing noise, Ga'anur collapsed upon the leaf-littered ground and within seconds dissipated, leaving behind a pool of purplish vile liquid. Ayumi returned her attention to Conan.
"Sir Conan...Sir Conan, are you all right?"
"Nnnhh..."
Conan sat up, the pain suddenly gone. "Ran...Ran...!!" he murmured through gritted teeth. Ayumi shrank back, frightened. The look in Conan's eyes was frightening, almost murderous and blazing with hatred even greater than any Ayumi had ever seen before. Even Genta and Mitsuhiko stood their ground, not daring to move. Suddenly Conan grabbed Ayumi, and shook her wildly. "Why?? WHY!!?? Now we shall never know who his master was!"
Mitsuhiko walked over and gave Conan a hard rap on the head with his staff. Conan dropped Ayumi in surprise. Ayumi shrank back, her tears flowing freely. Mitsuhiko looked at Conan with eyes that glimmered with a mix of unknown emotions.
"Get a hold of yourself, for the sake of the Word! We can find the Princess, and we shall!!"
Conan looked up and stared into Mitsuhiko's determined face. "V...very well," He said at last, rubbing his sore head, his voice cold and brittle. "Let's move."
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
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In this story, Shinichi is about 30 years of age. (I wonder how he looks like...) After he's shrunk, he's 20. Go figure out the math about the Curse of Age! But of course the dim-witted King (insert name of the dimbulb detective here) doesn't know this yet... ^_^ sorry this chapter is a bit too short!
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Ga'anur cackled.
"KEEEEEAAAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA! Nobody can leave my domain once they have entered...and now
I shall have my five hundredth meal of human flesh!"
With a wave of his twisted limbs, new trees sprouted in the place of the fallen Elmeaters
and covered the entire Grey Forest. His eyes glowed a fiery red, and a ball of dark energy
appeared in his hand.
"And now...prepare to die!"
With a fling of his wooden arm, the ball of energy sped towards Conan's chest. His
attempt to avoid the oncoming projectile failed, and it sent him barreling backwards into a tree.
There lay his seemingly lifeless body, badly burned and paralyzed.
"Conan~!!"
Ayumi ran towards Conan, and stared back at Ga'anur with eyes that blaze with extreme
hatred. With a battle-cry she threw her throwing blade, and it struck Ga'anur's purple crystal.
The gem shattered into a thousand pieces, and black liquid oozed out of his body.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo...it cannot be...I am the Lord...But no matter...Princess Ran
is on her way to my Master's lair...I shall depart...farewell, worthless mortals!!!"
Conan's eyes suddenly snapped open, and summoning all his strength, he managed to speak.
"Who...!? Who is your master!!?"
"It is none of your concern...KYAAAAAAAA!!!!"
With a terrible crashing noise, Ga'anur collapsed upon the leaf-littered ground and within seconds dissipated, leaving behind a pool of purplish vile liquid. Ayumi returned her attention to Conan.
"Sir Conan...Sir Conan, are you all right?"
"Nnnhh..."
Conan sat up, the pain suddenly gone. "Ran...Ran...!!" he murmured through gritted teeth. Ayumi shrank back, frightened. The look in Conan's eyes was frightening, almost murderous and blazing with hatred even greater than any Ayumi had ever seen before. Even Genta and Mitsuhiko stood their ground, not daring to move. Suddenly Conan grabbed Ayumi, and shook her wildly. "Why?? WHY!!?? Now we shall never know who his master was!"
Mitsuhiko walked over and gave Conan a hard rap on the head with his staff. Conan dropped Ayumi in surprise. Ayumi shrank back, her tears flowing freely. Mitsuhiko looked at Conan with eyes that glimmered with a mix of unknown emotions.
"Get a hold of yourself, for the sake of the Word! We can find the Princess, and we shall!!"
Conan looked up and stared into Mitsuhiko's determined face. "V...very well," He said at last, rubbing his sore head, his voice cold and brittle. "Let's move."
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
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In this story, Shinichi is about 30 years of age. (I wonder how he looks like...) After he's shrunk, he's 20. Go figure out the math about the Curse of Age! But of course the dim-witted King (insert name of the dimbulb detective here) doesn't know this yet... ^_^ sorry this chapter is a bit too short!