Revenge

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Ch. 3a – Reunions, Part One

*~*~*~* Third Person POV:

(In the Rianok Kingdom)

"What does he mean by that?!" Arianllyn looked at her husband questioningly, "And who was that?!"

"That," Efil paused, trying to digest what had just happened, "Was…my father. And it sounds like he's found a way back."

"Back from the dead?" Arianllyn was confused. She had always been told that Efil's father had been killed, "But wouldn't someone that's still alive have to cast the spell?"

"No. He wasn't killed. He was sent to another dimension and sealed there. There was supposed to be no way for him to get out of there and back here." Efil took a deep breath before finishing, "But it looks as if he's found a way out. Or, hopefully, he's just trying to scare us. But whatever it is, we have to be prepared for an attack from him."

"Why didn't you tell me this before?!" Arianllyn demanded, furious, "Why did you tell me that he had been killed?!"

"Because I thought he would die in that other dimension! I never expected anything like this! He was supposed to be gone for good!!!" Efil replied harsher then he had intended, "I'm sorry. I just don't like what might happen now."

"It's ok. We'll all get through this together." Arianllyn enveloped Efil in a hug, "Do you think the others all heard it too?"

"What? Why do you ask that?" Efil held her at arms length.

"He said 'I see that you are all here.'" Arianllyn did her best impression of Ispep's voice, "Do you think that the others saw the same thing?"

Laughing at his wife's imitation of his father, Efil agreed, "Probably. Well, we should be going. We can fix up the damage when we get back. We need to be in the Kinomoto Kingdom before anything happens."

"Do you think he'll return there?" Arianllyn walked quickly beside Efil.

"Yes. That is the kingdom where he last was and the kingdom he so desperately wished to rule first." Efil was not happy at all.

"Shouldn't we leave Ados here, in case your father does return?" Arianllyn asked when she saw her son playing where he was left with the fairies.

"No. I want to be able to keep an eye on him myself." Efil smiled slightly, watching his son.

As soon as they reached the carriage where Ados, Loire and Arukas were waiting, they quickly checked to make sure they had everything and started on their way, neither of them giving any hint that something was bothering them.

*~*~*~* Third Person POV:

(In The Li Kingdom)

Sensing that their master was either in danger or extremely pisses, Kero and Yue got back to the castle as fast as they could. When they reached the stables and found the queen, they found that she wasn't in danger, but was extremely pissed.

"Where the hell were you two?!" Sakura would have been blowing steam out her ears if it was possible.

"On our way back." Kero, in his smaller form, squeaked.

"From where?!" Syaoran had to hold Sakura back from strangling Kero.

"Scouting the road to make sure there weren't any thieves or anything! We told Syaoran…" Kero stopped there, realizing why Sakura hadn't known where they were.

Spinning on the unlucky Syaoran, Sakura forced herself to take a deep breath before doing anything, "And why did you not tell me this?" She said, pronouncing every word fully.

"Uh…" Syaoran slowly began backing up, "It…slipped my mind."

"It slipped your mind?! Guys!" Sakura spun and took off in the opposite direction, "We leave in five minutes!" She yelled back over her shoulder.

"What happened?" Yue watched the departing Sakura with concern.

"Ispep is on his way back, or so it seems." Syaoran sighed.

"WHAT?!" Both Yue and Kero exclaimed. Neither had forgotten what had happened five years previous, "But that's impossible!" Yue said in shock.

"Obviously it's not. I'll tell you what happened before you guys got here on the way." Nodding, Kero and Yue headed off after Sakura.

*~*~*~* Third Person POV:

"That gives me two more days to wrap-up my affairs here before I go and claim what should have always been mine!" Ispep made a mental note of how much time he had. He then began collecting glass jars of different things and placing them gently into a traveling bag where they would be safe. As he was preparing his things, there was a knock on the door.

"What is it, now?!" He demanded, not stopping what he was doing.

"Ispep, sir, Roloc wishes to speak with you one last time, sir." A messenger demon shouted through the thick door.

"Tell him I'll be there when I'm ready." Ispep snarled.

"But he wants to speak to you immediately!" The demon protested, then quickly added, "It won't take long!"

Throwing open the door, Ispep glared at the demon who then scampered down the hall as fast as he could.

When he reached the thick door that led to the room containing the creature known as Roloc, Ispep didn't even bother to stop, pushing his way past his guide and into the room.

"Thanks for coming." Roloc didn't even bother to look up at Ispep. His attention was focused on a reflection of himself in the scrying pool next to his throne. A high hairline revealed a strong forehead set above sky blue eyes seen nowhere else in the forlorn dimension. His golden-brown hair shown brightly in the torchlight as it reached down past his shoulders. Looking up, Roloc brushed a stray strand of hair out of his fair, pale face and behind a pointed ear.

"What do you want, Roloc?" Ispep was low on patience.

"Just to make sure that you're going to take me along with you out of this hell." Roloc answered airily.

In complete shock, it took Ispep a few seconds to regain his voice. As his mind frantically fished for something to say, his eyes darted around the large room, taking in details he hadn't before noticed. Not only were there stalagmites reaching up across the floor, but there were also stalactites reaching down all over the ceiling. In the center, where Ispep now stood was a clearing with the throne Roloc had made out of a broken stalagmite against the closest wall.

After silence for a few seconds, Roloc spoke up again, "Well? You can't leave me here! Or, if you don't take me with you, they you got to at least leave me the materials and spells that I would have to use!"

A few more seconds of silence ensued before Ispep responded, "Why would I help you?"

"Because I know you plan on conquering the world you are returning to and I can help." Roloc answered eagerly, "I have magic equal to that of yours, yet different due to my obviously different heritage." He brushed a hand over his slender form and pointed ears.

"You have skills with weapons and magic, true. But how would your magic be useful in my quest?" Ispep questioned doubtfully.

"It will be a magic your foes will have no idea how to overcome because it's something they've never seen before." Roloc answered with a menacing grin.

"Hmmm…" Ispep thought about it for a second, "I will need a good general at my side once the conquest is over and an ally during the fight would be nice." Ispep paused, "We leave in two days."

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End of Ch. 3a

Hehe…this is only the first part of this chapter…it got so long I thought it would be best to break it up into two parts…hehe…I plan on posting the second part in a few days…or as soon as I get it finished…^-^…Well, please don't forget to review…and if there's anything confusing, PLEASE tell me what it is in your review…and if there's anything I made a mistake on, please also put that in the review…THANKS!!!