A/N: *sweatdrops* I realize how evil I have been with you guys and how neglected I have been with this fic -.-;; and I'm very sorry for that... BUT now, it's a New Year, and I'll try to fix all my delay mistakes with my fics!! Enjoy a new chapter, and please, don't stop reading and keep reviewing!! I thank ALL that reviewed until now (except the long-known Koumi-lover-Mimato-hater-that-has-no-life-and-keeps-bashing-my-stories)
Disclaimer: Okay, this is it!! *grabs Davis and ties him to a chair*
Davis: O_o What on Earth--
Lily: *hangs a sign around his neck*
Sign: LILY DOES NOT OWN DIGIMON, NEVER WILL, AND REMEMBER THAT
Lily: *nods vehemently*
Davis: *didn't like the idea so much* HEY!!
Pairings: Mimato, with bits of Takari, Taiora, Kenyako and Davis/OC.
Keys: "lala" is talking and italic is thinking
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A Knight's tale
Chapter 6: The Shadow Mage
By: Lily Maxwell
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"What happened, Matt?" Mimi asked, yawning. "Whom were you talking to?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Didn't you see it?" he asked, turning around and finding the place deserted. He was very disappointed. "It was... my mother..."
"Your mother?" Mimi asked, blinking confusedly, and looking around but, upon seeing Matt's saddened expression, walked over to him. "What's wrong?" she asked, and Matt shook his head a little, while conducing both of them back to where the others were.
When they arrived there, Matt sat down on a rock and Mimi sat beside him, looking up curiously at him.
"My mother... died 9 years ago." he said, and Mimi widened her eyes.
"I'm sorry..." she whispered, but Matt merely shook his head and smiled faintly.
"No, it's okay... Don't worry about it..." he said, sighing heavily. Mimi remained confused but now was also concerned.
"My mother" she began, and he looked at her. "disappeared 9 years ago." she said, and Matt's eyes widened too.
"Really?" he blurted out, and the girl nodded.
"Yes... she and my brother. Madeline and Haku Tachikawa..." she admitted.
"I... I'm sorry..." Matt said, touching her hand. Mimi placed a hand on his lips and shook her head.
"Don't be. It's been such a long time..." she sighed deeply. "I've even lost hope in finding them." She said, looking away. Matt took her hand in his and smiled assuring.
"Don't lose it. At least they've just disappeared, not died..." he said. Mimi looked down.
"Would that really be?" she asked, and Matt made her look at him, lifting her face by her chin.
"I have a feeling... I think so." He said and smiled. Mimi smiled too and, looking into his eyes, started to move unconsciously forward. Matt too started to move forward and their faces were mere inches apart and then...
"Ahem." Someone said. "I hate to interrupt, but I think your turn is over, Matt." They turned around and saw Claire standing there, an eyebrow raised and smirk on her lips. Seeing that their faces were still too close to each other's, they broke apart immediately, blushing madly.
"You're right I've almost forgot good night Claire, Mimi bye." Matt said in one breath and very fast, before almost breaking into a run away from the girls. Mimi hesitated.
"I-I'm going too, goodnight Claire." She said, and still blushing, laid down next to Sora, away from Claire. The girl smirked.
"Goodnight..." she shook her head. "These two... I have a feeling they'll end up together in this." And with that, she sat on the rock Matt did before.
The next morning...
Matt and Mimi barely looked at each other or at Claire without blushing, and that was hilarious to the elf-girl. In the mean time, leaving everybody very confused and curious.
"What happened with these two last night?" Tai asked Claire, who tried to hold back a giggle without being much successful.
"Yeah, they are acting too strangely." Sora said, with an eyebrow raised in wonder.
"I'm sorry, but if you guys really want to know, you should ask them yourselves." The elf said, giggling.
It was then that, out of nowhere, two figures stepped out from between the trees and into the road, startling everyone. Matt, Tai and Sora immediately grabbed their swords while Claire grabbed her spear. Then, they took a good look at the newcomers.
One of them was a tall young man with dark hair and bloody eyes, and the other figure was a very white unicorn, with blue eyes. It was too small, and didn't look like it was an adult yet.
"Who are you?" Claire asked right away, narrowing her eyes. Then she widened her eyes, recognizing his features. "Wait a minute..."
"Hey!" Mimi exclaimed, going to the front of the group. "I know you, you are Vincent Labezky (A/N: *checks her old story and raises an eyebrow* Okay then... Labezky??), prince of the Kingdom of Kamunder!" she said, and that made something click in Matt's memory.
"Yeah, she's right... I've seen him before." He said, sheathing his sword. The young prince smiled slightly.
"Mimi and Yamato... it's so good to see you." He said, bowing a little at the other two. "Where are you going?" he asked.
"We should ask you the same thing." Matt said, but TK answered him anyway.
"We're going to the Shadow Mage's house." He said, and Vincent looked at him surprised.
"Really? I'm going there too!" he said. "Please, let me go with you!" he asked, eyeing Mimi and Matt.
"Why do you want to go there, prince?" Claire asked.
"Because of her." he said, pointing to the unicorn. Mimi smiled.
"Do you still hear what the mystic animals say?" she asked, and he nodded.
"I do. And she asked me to help her. She said she had to go see the Shadow Mage, and I decided to help." He said. Claire nodded.
"Okay, Vincent Labezky, you can come with us." Claire said, bowing to him. The longhaired stared at her for a moment, and Claire, upon seeing him, started to walk again. Vincent then noticed Dai on the elf's shoulder and Miya, next to Ken. He stared at them too, but they both ignored.
After another hour of walking, they finally reached a very old small house in the center of the Forest. They all stopped and just looked at the place for a while.
"Well, it's here, I-" Claire started, but Mimi made a shushing sound.
"Listen!" she said, and everybody fell silent. They started to hear voices coming from the decadent house, and looking at each other, decided to go see what it was. Walking silently towards the house, they stopped near the window, and when they looked inside...
"Dad!" Mimi, Matt and TK exclaimed in a low voice.
"What are they doing here?" Tai asked, surprised.
"Pay attention and listen closely..." Ken said, and they all nodded.
Inside the mage's house...
"Have you announced the war yet?" the Shadow Mage asked.
"Yes." Both kings answered, looking to be in some kind of trance. The Mage smirked beneath her hood.
"Great. You will tell your warriors to give all of themselves, and to destroy their opponent. You two shall go too, and you will kill each other." She said slowly, as if saying a spell. The kings nodded.
"Yes..."
"NO!" three voices said, and Mimi, Matt and TK stormed inside the house, breaking the front door. The others, without any other choice, followed them inside.
"How dare you do such thing!" Mimi started. "You're hypnotizing them to destroyed each other, WHY?" she all but yelled. The mage narrowed her eyes.
"Get out!" she claimed, and with a wave of her hand, a great wind appeared out of nowhere and blew them out of the house. The mage did not stop, and stepping out of her house, started to form a ball of energy in her hands, and said: "You will be past from now on."
As all of them were on the ground, they seemed rather vulnerable. Kari tried to get out from under all of them, and at the perfect time, created a protecting spell, just as the mage released her own magic.
"Shield!" Kari claimed, and all were spared. They started to get up, but the Mage didn't look so disappointed.
"Do you really think you're good enough to defeat me?" she asked, grinning evilly beneath her hood. "But you're all wrong!" she raised her arms to the sky, and started to chant. "Rae psru oy foev awah tiw sei mene ymh sinabl lahs, sre wop tear gsih htiw dna, God Odin fos rew op eht nim mus I!"
The sky darkened, and lightning flashed, illuminating enough to show a figure coming from the clouds. A figure on a horse, a crimson spear glowing on his hand, his armor shining with each lightning, the horse's neigh as strong as the thunders.
All the mages in the group stared at the figure awed and terrified.
"It... it is..." Kari tried to say, but was unable.
"It's really Odin!" Mimi finished.
"We won't be able to dodge him!" Ken yelled.
As Odin went in their direction, they all closed their eyes and brought their arms up in a futile way to protect themselves. A bright light shone in a matter of seconds and then...
Everything went black.
*To Be Continued*
- Cliffhangers. Such old, meanie tricks. Lol, I'm sorry for doing that with you guys, but I think you want this to be a little long, now don't you? ^^U The next chapter will come out soon, I promise you, so please review, ok? And don't threaten my life!! That's the YGO fandom's work ^^UU -