Okay, I've done enough disclaimers. You know perfectly well I don't own anything like Slayers.
Author's Note: Well, not much happens in the next couple chapters. Then the action should pick up again. This one's a long one with a lot of Eris, Kopii, and Vrumugun. I'll be neglecting Rezo a bit for a while, but when the story picks up, he'll be around more often. Not for long though, sadly. Any ideas of what Eris and Kopii were doing between when Zelgadis leaves Rezo and Rezo dies?
Ramblings of the Doomed
Chapter 11: Reunion and Freedom
The day after Kopii's night out, both he and Eris slept late. Kopii slept better than he or Rezo ever had, but Eris woke up with the worst hangover she'd ever had. She used a special hangover cure that Rezo had taught her, but she still felt pretty horrible. She had stomped down the steps to find Kopii wide awake and smiling, with the little kopiis admiring his new hairstyle, though it was rather messy by now. She immediately ordered him to come out and sit down, and she viciously combed his hair back into Rezo's style.
That had been a few months ago now. Eris had been making bigger, more powerful control gems. She made a new Vrumugun kopii to test each on. When she was satisfied that it worked, she would make the Vrumugun kopii climb into a tank much like the original's and fill it with the syrupy animated suspension liquid. She had plans to deal with them later, but for now there was a whole room pretty far back in the lab filling up with kopii Vrumuguns.
Sealing the last tank with a sigh, Eris turned to find Kopii watching her from the other room. She walked over to round on him. "If you were half as great as Rezo-sama, you'd help me."
Kopii scoffed at this. "You know I don't approve. So he probably wouldn't either. If you miss him so much, why don't you just go look for him?"
Eris was about to tell him that it wasn't that easy, but then she stopped. Maybe it was! "Oh Rezo-sama, you're right! If I could sense this third-rate magician's power," she said, pointing to Vrumugun, "then I should be able to sense Rezo-sama's great power easily!" Vrumugun glared at her from his tank. Kopii raised an eyebrow. He wondered just how far gone she was, to be calling him Rezo-sama while talking about the original.
So Eris stood in the lab and reached out with her mind, trying to find Rezo. After a moment of frowning, she turned to Kopii in annoyance. "I can't sense anything with you so close. Go wash the dishes and suppress your life force or something. You're in the way."
Kopii gladly left the basement and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. He concentrated hard on suppressing the enormous aura of magic that always surrounded him.
Eris tried again. She reached out… past Vrumugun and his kopiis… past Kopii… past all the random weaker magic users… There! She recognized Rezo's magical presence on the Astral Plane. It felt like Kopiis, but with something dark and powerful overshadowing it somehow. Eris cast a quick spell on the map in front of her to make a needle point from where she was to where Rezo-sama was. So unless he was sitting around in the wilderness or beyond the Mazoku Barrier, he had to be in Atlas City!
Eris grabbed a few essential things from around the lab, shaking little kopiis out of and off of them. She paused, looking around. Her eyes fell on the tanks full of kopii Vrumuguns at the far end of the basement. She quickly walked over to them and cast a super-strong barrier spell around the whole room. She knew that meddling Kopii would try to talk to them, or even take them out, so this was a necessary precaution. The idea that he might try the same thing with the original didn't even enter her mind. She was far too preoccupied.
Eris ran upstairs, and then up to her attic. She threw the stuff from the basement, along with clothing, some money, and a few personal items into a small traveling bag. Then she ran downstairs to the kitchen. Kopii had just finished putting the last few dishes on the drying rack, and he pulled the plug out of the sink's drain. Dirty water spiraled down the hole in the sink. He turned to look at her, remembering to close his eyes first.
"R – er, Kopii, I'm going to find Rezo-sama. I think he's in Atlas City," she said breathlessly.
'Atlas City? I wonder if I saw him when I went? No, I couldn't have. I would have known,' he thought to himself. But he told Eris, "He might not be in the city itself. I remember he had a tower not too far from Atlas City. Are you walking all that way?"
"Well, I'd planned to Ray Wing my way there," said Eris. "It'll be faster."
"I can teleport you to the city if you like. Then you wouldn't have so far to go," offered Kopii, eager to get rid of her.
"Oh, would you? Arigato, Rezo-sama. You're so kind!" Eris said, her eyes shining a little too brightly.
Kopii recoiled from her a bit as usual, but he nodded.
"Now don't forget to go into town sometimes. And keep your eyes closed. Stop by the blacksmith soon, I had him make you a staff just like the other one. Oh, and if you were thinking of touching my kopiis or my jewels, don't. I put a barrier around the whole room so strong, you couldn't break it without making the house collapse. So you'd better not try. All right, I'm ready!" Eris said, smiling at the end. Kopii just nodded again and quickly cast the spell before she could think of anything else to say.
* * *
Meanwhile, Rezo was in the base of the tower, teaching Zelgadis. Shabranigdu was gaining strength again, and he was getting bad headaches when he tried to teach his grandson white or shaman magic. So instead, he was teaching the boy other things. He had taught him to navigate by the position of the sun, moon, and stars. Then he had teleported Zelgadis out into the middle of nowhere and made him find his way back by himself. It was understood that the boy would not bother, or would not dare, to ask anyone for help.
Rezo had also let Zelgadis see his research on some of the strange things people of the outer world supposedly used in the place of magic. For example, bombs would explode, but the worst they could do to people was blacken their faces and give them headaches. Guns were a bit stronger, but no match for any magic or close-range weapon. These were really very trivial objects, but at the moment Rezo couldn't do anything else.
As he was exiting the tower after another useless lesson, Rezo was surprised to bump into someone trying to come in.
"Rezo-sama?" and overjoyed voice greeted him. He cursed under his breath. Not Eris!
"Eris, I thought I told you –" Rezo began. But Eris cut him off.
"Oh Rezo-sama, I had to see you again. I miss you so much! Kopii's so horrible, not nearly as good as you. Please let me stay with you! I'll help you, Rezo-sama! Oh, please!" Eris begged, almost starting to cry. Rezo didn't like this at all. But between Eris and Shabranigdu, he was helpless to refuse.
"All right," Rezo sighed. Eris was ecstatic. "But you cannot tell ANYONE who you see here, or what you see happen. Actually, I do have something you can do that will be very helpful to me. Follow me," he said as he led her back into the tower.
"Zelgadis!" Rezo called. He had let the boy finish studying useless things early today, so he should still be around. He heard the boy approach him cautiously.
"Eris, this is my great-grandson Zelgadis. I would appreciate it if you would teach him white magic. He has a basic background, but I'm sure you can teach him much more," the red priest told her. Then he turned to Zelgadis.
"Zelgadis, this is Eris, my assistant. She'll be finishing your white magic training. I expect to hear that you learn quickly." Then he turned back to Eris.
"I have things to do elsewhere. Zelgadis will get Rodimus and Zolf to show you around and work you into the schedule," he said, and vanished. He knew that if he tried to just walk out again she would try to come with him.
Eris looked uncertainly at the strange young man in front of her. He certainly looked weird. And he was Rezo's… great-grandson? She had known that Rezo-sama was older than he looked, but how old WAS he!?
"Come on," Zelgadis said shortly, turning to go find Rodimus and Zolf. This woman was way too clingy. And to Rezo, of all people! Disgusting!
They found Zelgadis's other two teachers talking together on a wide landing halfway up the tall tower. Zelgadis explained the situation in as few words as possible. The one called Zolf said she could alternate magic lesson days with him, except when Rezo came.
"How often does Rezo-sama come?" Eris asked.
Zolf laughed. "Whenever he wants," he said.
'Oh Rezo-sama,' Eris thought sadly. 'Will I ever get to be with you again?'
* * *
Kopii waited a few seconds after he sent Eris to Atlas City before leaping into the air for sheer glee and shouting, "She's GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" All the little kopiis giggled and gave answering shouts of, "Yay!" Kopii ran outside and skipped around the yard a few times in huge strides, stopping every once in a while to swing from a tree branch. Even though he had just cast a major spell, Kopii had way too much hyper energy to just sit still. He had to get rid of some. Some little kopiis had followed him outside, and were chasing after him, laughing.
Finally, Kopii came back inside, still laughing with the simple joys of life without Eris. He let the kopiis back in, but a few wanted to stay outside. He let them. He went around opening every window and door in the house. Then he went down to the basement.
"She's gone!" Kopii proclaimed happily to Vrumugun. The man in the tank blinked. Kopii took that to mean, 'That's good.' He examined the tank carefully, remembering what Eris had done to set it up. Hmm…
First Kopii unplugged the blood-sucking and nutrient-feeding machine. Then he flipped a few switches to drain the syrupy stuff out of the tank. While that was draining, Kopii found Vrumugun's clothes and shoes lying in a box in the corner. He took it out and put it down next to the tank. Then he reached up to take the tank's lid off. Eris had to use a ladder to get to the top of it, and it was even a little too high for him. So he stood on a stool to lift the lid off and set it down against the wall. He reached down into the tank and tore the tubes off of Vrumugun's arms and back. He healed all the places where tubes had been when trickles of blood began to form.
By the time Kopii was finished, the tank was completely drained. Vrumugun's muscles had atrophied a bit due to lack of use, but aside from this weakness he seemed all right. He pulled himself up to stand leaning against the sticky wall of the tank.
Kopii smiled. "Come on, there's a shower upstairs." He cast a Ray Wing on the weakened, syrupy mage and brought him and his clothing upstairs to the bathroom. He set the box of clothes on the sink and set Vrumugun in the shower where the Ray Wing spell disappeared. "There's the hot water and the cold. Towels are in the cabinet by the sink. I'll be around somewhere. Take as long as you want!" Kopii said, closing the door behind him. He remembered that the sorcerer didn't like to impose on others, so he felt that the last part was necessary.
"Hey, if there are any more kopiis that can't see, bring them to me. I can get to everybody now that Eris is gone," Kopii told his cluster of basement kopiis and some kitchen kopiis who had joined them. They giggled happily and all ran off in different directions.
Kopii went over to see what food Eris had left him. Some bread, ride, miscellaneous noodles… Cans of stuff… Eggs, milk, a few fresh vegetables and fruit, and some unnamed fish. There was also some frozen beef, chicken, and sausage in the freezer. That would do for a while. And then there was coffee, tea, and water, of course. And Eris's stash of candy, if she hadn't taken it with her.
Chattering and giggling behind him told Kopii that the other kopiis had returned. He turned and sat down in front of them. There was a good number with closed eyes, but not as many as he had thought. So he set out to heal each of them. The healing didn't take very long.
Finally, all the little kopiis had opened their tiny purple eyes. Kopii stood up stiffly and stretched. He was so tall that his fingertips almost brushed the ceiling, even though this house had been made with especially high ceilings.
Vrumugun came in, keeping his hand on the wall for support. He was now fully-clothed and looked rather damp, but not sticky. He looked suspiciously at Kopii.
"My cloak's sleeves smell of mangoes," he said.
Kopii reddened slightly. "Gomen. I um… I was eating a mango that night I borrowed it. They're very messy, you know. I tried to wash it off."
Vrumugun nodded, swaying a bit on his feet.
"Oh, gomen! Here, sit down. If you want something to eat, we have… well, we've got food, anyway," Kopii said. Vrumugun sat down gratefully in the chair closest to the door.
"Arigato. I am not hungry at the moment," Vrumugun said.
"Hey, if you want, I can try to let your kopiis out. Eris said she put a strong spell on them, but I wouldn't mind destroying the house," Kopii said helpfully.
"No, do not bother," Vrumugun said. "If they are exactly like me, they should not mind. It gives them time to think in peace, which I have not had in quite a while."
"Oh," Kopii said uncertainly. "If you want me to leave you alone, I can."
"No," Vrumugun said sharply, looking Kopii straight in the eye for the first time. Then he lowered his gaze a bit. "As little peace as I have had, I have had even less time to talk with anyone. I appreciate your company."
Kopii grinned. Rezo had never had anyone but Eris say anything like that to him! "Really? Domo!"
"But if I am keeping you from your tasks, please go on about them," said Vrumugun.
"Oh no, that's okay. I don't have anything I really have to do," Kopii said. "I should go pick up the staff Eris had the blacksmith make me, but not for a day or so. She told me to go around healing people too, but if there's anyone left in the area who needs to be healed, they'd have to be hiding pretty well."
Kopii looked outside. The sun was beginning to set. Vrumugun looked completely exhausted, so Kopii said, "I'll let you sleep in Rezo's room. It's really nice, but you couldn't pay me to sleep there. Ill just sleep on the couch in the living room." He got up, and Vrumugun managed to follow him to Rezo's bedroom. Kopii stopped outside the door and let Vrumugun go in. Then he went back to the kitchen. He wasn't very hungry, but he ate an apple before going to bed. The sofa was really soft! Much better than that cold hard floor. The little kopiis who had been following him agreed. Everyone slept well without Eris there to bother them.
*A Bit of Japanese*
Arigato – Thank you
Domo – Thanks
Gomen – Sorry
Author's Note: Well, not much happens in the next couple chapters. Then the action should pick up again. This one's a long one with a lot of Eris, Kopii, and Vrumugun. I'll be neglecting Rezo a bit for a while, but when the story picks up, he'll be around more often. Not for long though, sadly. Any ideas of what Eris and Kopii were doing between when Zelgadis leaves Rezo and Rezo dies?
Ramblings of the Doomed
Chapter 11: Reunion and Freedom
The day after Kopii's night out, both he and Eris slept late. Kopii slept better than he or Rezo ever had, but Eris woke up with the worst hangover she'd ever had. She used a special hangover cure that Rezo had taught her, but she still felt pretty horrible. She had stomped down the steps to find Kopii wide awake and smiling, with the little kopiis admiring his new hairstyle, though it was rather messy by now. She immediately ordered him to come out and sit down, and she viciously combed his hair back into Rezo's style.
That had been a few months ago now. Eris had been making bigger, more powerful control gems. She made a new Vrumugun kopii to test each on. When she was satisfied that it worked, she would make the Vrumugun kopii climb into a tank much like the original's and fill it with the syrupy animated suspension liquid. She had plans to deal with them later, but for now there was a whole room pretty far back in the lab filling up with kopii Vrumuguns.
Sealing the last tank with a sigh, Eris turned to find Kopii watching her from the other room. She walked over to round on him. "If you were half as great as Rezo-sama, you'd help me."
Kopii scoffed at this. "You know I don't approve. So he probably wouldn't either. If you miss him so much, why don't you just go look for him?"
Eris was about to tell him that it wasn't that easy, but then she stopped. Maybe it was! "Oh Rezo-sama, you're right! If I could sense this third-rate magician's power," she said, pointing to Vrumugun, "then I should be able to sense Rezo-sama's great power easily!" Vrumugun glared at her from his tank. Kopii raised an eyebrow. He wondered just how far gone she was, to be calling him Rezo-sama while talking about the original.
So Eris stood in the lab and reached out with her mind, trying to find Rezo. After a moment of frowning, she turned to Kopii in annoyance. "I can't sense anything with you so close. Go wash the dishes and suppress your life force or something. You're in the way."
Kopii gladly left the basement and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. He concentrated hard on suppressing the enormous aura of magic that always surrounded him.
Eris tried again. She reached out… past Vrumugun and his kopiis… past Kopii… past all the random weaker magic users… There! She recognized Rezo's magical presence on the Astral Plane. It felt like Kopiis, but with something dark and powerful overshadowing it somehow. Eris cast a quick spell on the map in front of her to make a needle point from where she was to where Rezo-sama was. So unless he was sitting around in the wilderness or beyond the Mazoku Barrier, he had to be in Atlas City!
Eris grabbed a few essential things from around the lab, shaking little kopiis out of and off of them. She paused, looking around. Her eyes fell on the tanks full of kopii Vrumuguns at the far end of the basement. She quickly walked over to them and cast a super-strong barrier spell around the whole room. She knew that meddling Kopii would try to talk to them, or even take them out, so this was a necessary precaution. The idea that he might try the same thing with the original didn't even enter her mind. She was far too preoccupied.
Eris ran upstairs, and then up to her attic. She threw the stuff from the basement, along with clothing, some money, and a few personal items into a small traveling bag. Then she ran downstairs to the kitchen. Kopii had just finished putting the last few dishes on the drying rack, and he pulled the plug out of the sink's drain. Dirty water spiraled down the hole in the sink. He turned to look at her, remembering to close his eyes first.
"R – er, Kopii, I'm going to find Rezo-sama. I think he's in Atlas City," she said breathlessly.
'Atlas City? I wonder if I saw him when I went? No, I couldn't have. I would have known,' he thought to himself. But he told Eris, "He might not be in the city itself. I remember he had a tower not too far from Atlas City. Are you walking all that way?"
"Well, I'd planned to Ray Wing my way there," said Eris. "It'll be faster."
"I can teleport you to the city if you like. Then you wouldn't have so far to go," offered Kopii, eager to get rid of her.
"Oh, would you? Arigato, Rezo-sama. You're so kind!" Eris said, her eyes shining a little too brightly.
Kopii recoiled from her a bit as usual, but he nodded.
"Now don't forget to go into town sometimes. And keep your eyes closed. Stop by the blacksmith soon, I had him make you a staff just like the other one. Oh, and if you were thinking of touching my kopiis or my jewels, don't. I put a barrier around the whole room so strong, you couldn't break it without making the house collapse. So you'd better not try. All right, I'm ready!" Eris said, smiling at the end. Kopii just nodded again and quickly cast the spell before she could think of anything else to say.
* * *
Meanwhile, Rezo was in the base of the tower, teaching Zelgadis. Shabranigdu was gaining strength again, and he was getting bad headaches when he tried to teach his grandson white or shaman magic. So instead, he was teaching the boy other things. He had taught him to navigate by the position of the sun, moon, and stars. Then he had teleported Zelgadis out into the middle of nowhere and made him find his way back by himself. It was understood that the boy would not bother, or would not dare, to ask anyone for help.
Rezo had also let Zelgadis see his research on some of the strange things people of the outer world supposedly used in the place of magic. For example, bombs would explode, but the worst they could do to people was blacken their faces and give them headaches. Guns were a bit stronger, but no match for any magic or close-range weapon. These were really very trivial objects, but at the moment Rezo couldn't do anything else.
As he was exiting the tower after another useless lesson, Rezo was surprised to bump into someone trying to come in.
"Rezo-sama?" and overjoyed voice greeted him. He cursed under his breath. Not Eris!
"Eris, I thought I told you –" Rezo began. But Eris cut him off.
"Oh Rezo-sama, I had to see you again. I miss you so much! Kopii's so horrible, not nearly as good as you. Please let me stay with you! I'll help you, Rezo-sama! Oh, please!" Eris begged, almost starting to cry. Rezo didn't like this at all. But between Eris and Shabranigdu, he was helpless to refuse.
"All right," Rezo sighed. Eris was ecstatic. "But you cannot tell ANYONE who you see here, or what you see happen. Actually, I do have something you can do that will be very helpful to me. Follow me," he said as he led her back into the tower.
"Zelgadis!" Rezo called. He had let the boy finish studying useless things early today, so he should still be around. He heard the boy approach him cautiously.
"Eris, this is my great-grandson Zelgadis. I would appreciate it if you would teach him white magic. He has a basic background, but I'm sure you can teach him much more," the red priest told her. Then he turned to Zelgadis.
"Zelgadis, this is Eris, my assistant. She'll be finishing your white magic training. I expect to hear that you learn quickly." Then he turned back to Eris.
"I have things to do elsewhere. Zelgadis will get Rodimus and Zolf to show you around and work you into the schedule," he said, and vanished. He knew that if he tried to just walk out again she would try to come with him.
Eris looked uncertainly at the strange young man in front of her. He certainly looked weird. And he was Rezo's… great-grandson? She had known that Rezo-sama was older than he looked, but how old WAS he!?
"Come on," Zelgadis said shortly, turning to go find Rodimus and Zolf. This woman was way too clingy. And to Rezo, of all people! Disgusting!
They found Zelgadis's other two teachers talking together on a wide landing halfway up the tall tower. Zelgadis explained the situation in as few words as possible. The one called Zolf said she could alternate magic lesson days with him, except when Rezo came.
"How often does Rezo-sama come?" Eris asked.
Zolf laughed. "Whenever he wants," he said.
'Oh Rezo-sama,' Eris thought sadly. 'Will I ever get to be with you again?'
* * *
Kopii waited a few seconds after he sent Eris to Atlas City before leaping into the air for sheer glee and shouting, "She's GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" All the little kopiis giggled and gave answering shouts of, "Yay!" Kopii ran outside and skipped around the yard a few times in huge strides, stopping every once in a while to swing from a tree branch. Even though he had just cast a major spell, Kopii had way too much hyper energy to just sit still. He had to get rid of some. Some little kopiis had followed him outside, and were chasing after him, laughing.
Finally, Kopii came back inside, still laughing with the simple joys of life without Eris. He let the kopiis back in, but a few wanted to stay outside. He let them. He went around opening every window and door in the house. Then he went down to the basement.
"She's gone!" Kopii proclaimed happily to Vrumugun. The man in the tank blinked. Kopii took that to mean, 'That's good.' He examined the tank carefully, remembering what Eris had done to set it up. Hmm…
First Kopii unplugged the blood-sucking and nutrient-feeding machine. Then he flipped a few switches to drain the syrupy stuff out of the tank. While that was draining, Kopii found Vrumugun's clothes and shoes lying in a box in the corner. He took it out and put it down next to the tank. Then he reached up to take the tank's lid off. Eris had to use a ladder to get to the top of it, and it was even a little too high for him. So he stood on a stool to lift the lid off and set it down against the wall. He reached down into the tank and tore the tubes off of Vrumugun's arms and back. He healed all the places where tubes had been when trickles of blood began to form.
By the time Kopii was finished, the tank was completely drained. Vrumugun's muscles had atrophied a bit due to lack of use, but aside from this weakness he seemed all right. He pulled himself up to stand leaning against the sticky wall of the tank.
Kopii smiled. "Come on, there's a shower upstairs." He cast a Ray Wing on the weakened, syrupy mage and brought him and his clothing upstairs to the bathroom. He set the box of clothes on the sink and set Vrumugun in the shower where the Ray Wing spell disappeared. "There's the hot water and the cold. Towels are in the cabinet by the sink. I'll be around somewhere. Take as long as you want!" Kopii said, closing the door behind him. He remembered that the sorcerer didn't like to impose on others, so he felt that the last part was necessary.
"Hey, if there are any more kopiis that can't see, bring them to me. I can get to everybody now that Eris is gone," Kopii told his cluster of basement kopiis and some kitchen kopiis who had joined them. They giggled happily and all ran off in different directions.
Kopii went over to see what food Eris had left him. Some bread, ride, miscellaneous noodles… Cans of stuff… Eggs, milk, a few fresh vegetables and fruit, and some unnamed fish. There was also some frozen beef, chicken, and sausage in the freezer. That would do for a while. And then there was coffee, tea, and water, of course. And Eris's stash of candy, if she hadn't taken it with her.
Chattering and giggling behind him told Kopii that the other kopiis had returned. He turned and sat down in front of them. There was a good number with closed eyes, but not as many as he had thought. So he set out to heal each of them. The healing didn't take very long.
Finally, all the little kopiis had opened their tiny purple eyes. Kopii stood up stiffly and stretched. He was so tall that his fingertips almost brushed the ceiling, even though this house had been made with especially high ceilings.
Vrumugun came in, keeping his hand on the wall for support. He was now fully-clothed and looked rather damp, but not sticky. He looked suspiciously at Kopii.
"My cloak's sleeves smell of mangoes," he said.
Kopii reddened slightly. "Gomen. I um… I was eating a mango that night I borrowed it. They're very messy, you know. I tried to wash it off."
Vrumugun nodded, swaying a bit on his feet.
"Oh, gomen! Here, sit down. If you want something to eat, we have… well, we've got food, anyway," Kopii said. Vrumugun sat down gratefully in the chair closest to the door.
"Arigato. I am not hungry at the moment," Vrumugun said.
"Hey, if you want, I can try to let your kopiis out. Eris said she put a strong spell on them, but I wouldn't mind destroying the house," Kopii said helpfully.
"No, do not bother," Vrumugun said. "If they are exactly like me, they should not mind. It gives them time to think in peace, which I have not had in quite a while."
"Oh," Kopii said uncertainly. "If you want me to leave you alone, I can."
"No," Vrumugun said sharply, looking Kopii straight in the eye for the first time. Then he lowered his gaze a bit. "As little peace as I have had, I have had even less time to talk with anyone. I appreciate your company."
Kopii grinned. Rezo had never had anyone but Eris say anything like that to him! "Really? Domo!"
"But if I am keeping you from your tasks, please go on about them," said Vrumugun.
"Oh no, that's okay. I don't have anything I really have to do," Kopii said. "I should go pick up the staff Eris had the blacksmith make me, but not for a day or so. She told me to go around healing people too, but if there's anyone left in the area who needs to be healed, they'd have to be hiding pretty well."
Kopii looked outside. The sun was beginning to set. Vrumugun looked completely exhausted, so Kopii said, "I'll let you sleep in Rezo's room. It's really nice, but you couldn't pay me to sleep there. Ill just sleep on the couch in the living room." He got up, and Vrumugun managed to follow him to Rezo's bedroom. Kopii stopped outside the door and let Vrumugun go in. Then he went back to the kitchen. He wasn't very hungry, but he ate an apple before going to bed. The sofa was really soft! Much better than that cold hard floor. The little kopiis who had been following him agreed. Everyone slept well without Eris there to bother them.
*A Bit of Japanese*
Arigato – Thank you
Domo – Thanks
Gomen – Sorry