Chapter 15: Naraku is in the game.
High in the sky on the Fate's Island. Not far from the pond under the huge old tree there stood an oak table. Behind it two fates were sitting. Both were in deep concentration. In front of them cards were lying with their pictures up. The couple was holding cards in their hands. (They were playing Magic the gathering.) The silence enveloped their still figures. Finally the silence was broken.
"I summon the Artifact creature Arog" Luabendga's hand slammed the card on the table. She looked at her opponent with triumph.
"Oh. No. Anything but this." Ghost whined.
"HA-HA-HA!!! Surrender and I'll spare your life." She laughed evilly.
"You wish." He sent her a wicked grin of his own.
"You are going to loose anyway." She waved her hand in the air. Her action was stopped by Ghost's victory shout.
"I SUMMON AN ARTIFACT WHICH KICKS YOUR LIFE WITH FULL FORCE!!!"
She looked with shock visible on her face at her red zero point indicating life. The smile was whipped from her face. The tears gathered in the corner in her eyes. She sniffed.
"Oh don't start again. You used this technique on me for the 23rd time already and it didn't work."
The tears gone from her eyes only a small pout was left. "Oh it was worth a try."
"I won!" He clapped his hands with joy.
"It's not fair." She continued to sulk but her eyes were sparkling with mischief and merriment.
"I won fairly."
"You cheated."
"Me? And whose card I found in some ones sleeve while we were engaged in battle? Hm?"
"It was an accident." She looked at him sheepishly.
"Ssssssuuure."
"Agh!" She threw her cards on the center of the table. "It's not fun to play with you." She huffed.
"Loser." He also tossed his cards on the table.
"Oh shut up. You were lucky."
"Yeah. I guess I am, besides it's not so bad to win 23 games in a row." From his statement her hair stood on its ends. (Now she looked like a hedgehog.)
"Alright. By the way how our heroes are doing? Do you think we should visit them?"
"I had a better idea." The table between them disappeared and now they sat on the grass under the same tree and were having a picnic.
"What do you mean?" Asked Luabendga while she was munching on her sandwich with bacon and drinking apple juice.
"How about we pay a visit to Naraku and involve him in our small game?" He suggested while he ate his sandwich with cheese and salad.
"Cool! I like it. Let's go there." She dusted her hands and stood up. "How do you think we should dress up?" Her clothes changed in to a swimsuit with bunny ears and tail. The costume was bright orange with small red carrots on it. "How about this one?" She asked turning around for him to see.
"Not bad but it is cold there so why don't you choose something warmer. The place is in the mountains after all."
"Ok." She thought for a second and her costume changed. Now she wore a bunny costume which covered her whole body. It was bright green with small fluffy dots. He singed.
"So?"
"That will do." He restrained himself to say anything next in fear she would change again and no one knows what she could come up with next.
"Now it's my turn." He thought for a moment and snapped his fingers. His clothes also changed. Now he wore a polar bear costume with coca-cola hat on top of his head.
"Are you ready?" he asked her.
"Yep." She jumped up and down excitedly.
"Let's go." Together they vanished and transported themselves to the Northern Lands to the Naraku's castle.
They materialized in front of his gates. Ghost clapped and the gates exploded. Now the way was clean and they entered the silent and gloomy yard. When they neared the front door it opened. They were greeted by a small girl with mirror in her hands. She bowed to them.
"The master will meet you now. Please follow me." She led the way and fates complied. They passed threw dark passages and halls. Everything was cold and empty.
"Cozy." Luabendga commented when they passed a huge stone hall with skeletons hanging on the walls. "Remember to remind me about it later. I want one of my rooms to be decorated like this."
"Sure. But don't forget to add flowers and make skeletons smile it would be more cheerful then."
"Excellent." They came near the huge black doors which opened without any sound. Inside the room was dark. They entered and the door behind them closed. They found themselves in the medium sized room with fireplace and a mat in the center. There a young boy with black hair sat.
"Greetings Lord Naraku." Luabendga curtsied.
"The honor is all mine to receive such high ranked guests." He smiled a cold smile at them. "What can I do for you oh mighty fates?"
"We are here to make a proposition to you." Both of them sat in front of him japanese style.
"I'm all ears." Now they've got his full attention.
"We know you are after a Shinko no Tama. So if you can get and hold Kagome and her group here for some time you can get the rest of the shards. How is that sound?" Ghost looked at him emotionless.
"What about the girl. Can I keep her?"
"Of course." Naraku narrowed his eyes. "I can't see what you are getting from that." He felt something fishy was going here.
"Oh. Just call it a mere … hm … entertainment." Luabendga flashed him one of her charming smiles. "We are going to lend you some of our powers, so keeping them here for some time won't be any problem for you. And when we are finished you can have them all."
"Here take this." Ghost tossed a silver bracelet to Naraku who caught it easily.
"When you'll decide just put it on." With that both fates vanished. Before disappearing Luabendga winked at him and sent him a kiss. The room was silent once again. Naraku sat in the center pondering at the matter at hand. Finally he decided and a plan formed in his mind. He grinned and put the bracelet on. Suddenly he was engulfed by the blue light then it disappeared.
"This power. Now I'm going to get all the shards." Naraku laughed evilly. "Soon it's going to be over."
Back on the island. Two fates materialized.
"All is left for us is to wait." Ghost's clothes changed in to the more comfortable ones. Now he wore long and elegant sapphire robe and cute fluffy cream slippers with small bells on their front. The pillow materialized in the air and he gracefully occupied it. Luabendga followed suit and now she wore a similar emerald robe. She was barefoot. The bed materialized in the center of the clearing with lots of pillows. She jumped on it and arranged all pillows around her.
"You know it's boring. Maybe we should visit our lovely couple on earth. They should be traveling towards Naraku now." She stretched and looked at the napping ghost. She grinned and tossed a pillow in his face. He was knocked down from his comfy seat.
"How can you sleep at a time like this?"
He stood up and yawned with the pillow under his arm.
"I wasn't sleeping. I was just relaxing."
"I've noticed." She grumbled. Her next statement was muffled by the pillow which was thrown by ghost. She lost her balance and fell down on the bed and all the pillows covered her. It looked like a pillow hut. Ghost laughed and came near the sulking heap.
"What are you doing there?" He lifted one corner of the pillow and looked inside.
"I'm planning our next moves." Came a muffled reply.
"I see. So have you come up with anything?" the pillows moved and Luabendga with feathers in her hair climbed out.
"I'm going to visit fluffy and see how he is doing. Also I plan to arrange a warm welcome for Naraku."
"Great and while you are at it I'm going to take a nap. I will enjoy the spectacle later. Just wake me up." He lay down on the bed, turned his back to Luabendga, arranged all the pillows around himself and after some moving he muttered. "How can you sleep with all those pillows?" As if by command all the pillows disappeared only one was left, his favorite with gold lightning's all over it. He put it under his head and fell asleep. Luabendga just stared at his sleeping form and shrugged. 'May as well start with my plan.' With that her clothes changed. Now she wore white cosmonaut costume. 'Now I'm ready.' With that she vanished in swirl of pink petals.
End of chapter.
High in the sky on the Fate's Island. Not far from the pond under the huge old tree there stood an oak table. Behind it two fates were sitting. Both were in deep concentration. In front of them cards were lying with their pictures up. The couple was holding cards in their hands. (They were playing Magic the gathering.) The silence enveloped their still figures. Finally the silence was broken.
"I summon the Artifact creature Arog" Luabendga's hand slammed the card on the table. She looked at her opponent with triumph.
"Oh. No. Anything but this." Ghost whined.
"HA-HA-HA!!! Surrender and I'll spare your life." She laughed evilly.
"You wish." He sent her a wicked grin of his own.
"You are going to loose anyway." She waved her hand in the air. Her action was stopped by Ghost's victory shout.
"I SUMMON AN ARTIFACT WHICH KICKS YOUR LIFE WITH FULL FORCE!!!"
She looked with shock visible on her face at her red zero point indicating life. The smile was whipped from her face. The tears gathered in the corner in her eyes. She sniffed.
"Oh don't start again. You used this technique on me for the 23rd time already and it didn't work."
The tears gone from her eyes only a small pout was left. "Oh it was worth a try."
"I won!" He clapped his hands with joy.
"It's not fair." She continued to sulk but her eyes were sparkling with mischief and merriment.
"I won fairly."
"You cheated."
"Me? And whose card I found in some ones sleeve while we were engaged in battle? Hm?"
"It was an accident." She looked at him sheepishly.
"Ssssssuuure."
"Agh!" She threw her cards on the center of the table. "It's not fun to play with you." She huffed.
"Loser." He also tossed his cards on the table.
"Oh shut up. You were lucky."
"Yeah. I guess I am, besides it's not so bad to win 23 games in a row." From his statement her hair stood on its ends. (Now she looked like a hedgehog.)
"Alright. By the way how our heroes are doing? Do you think we should visit them?"
"I had a better idea." The table between them disappeared and now they sat on the grass under the same tree and were having a picnic.
"What do you mean?" Asked Luabendga while she was munching on her sandwich with bacon and drinking apple juice.
"How about we pay a visit to Naraku and involve him in our small game?" He suggested while he ate his sandwich with cheese and salad.
"Cool! I like it. Let's go there." She dusted her hands and stood up. "How do you think we should dress up?" Her clothes changed in to a swimsuit with bunny ears and tail. The costume was bright orange with small red carrots on it. "How about this one?" She asked turning around for him to see.
"Not bad but it is cold there so why don't you choose something warmer. The place is in the mountains after all."
"Ok." She thought for a second and her costume changed. Now she wore a bunny costume which covered her whole body. It was bright green with small fluffy dots. He singed.
"So?"
"That will do." He restrained himself to say anything next in fear she would change again and no one knows what she could come up with next.
"Now it's my turn." He thought for a moment and snapped his fingers. His clothes also changed. Now he wore a polar bear costume with coca-cola hat on top of his head.
"Are you ready?" he asked her.
"Yep." She jumped up and down excitedly.
"Let's go." Together they vanished and transported themselves to the Northern Lands to the Naraku's castle.
They materialized in front of his gates. Ghost clapped and the gates exploded. Now the way was clean and they entered the silent and gloomy yard. When they neared the front door it opened. They were greeted by a small girl with mirror in her hands. She bowed to them.
"The master will meet you now. Please follow me." She led the way and fates complied. They passed threw dark passages and halls. Everything was cold and empty.
"Cozy." Luabendga commented when they passed a huge stone hall with skeletons hanging on the walls. "Remember to remind me about it later. I want one of my rooms to be decorated like this."
"Sure. But don't forget to add flowers and make skeletons smile it would be more cheerful then."
"Excellent." They came near the huge black doors which opened without any sound. Inside the room was dark. They entered and the door behind them closed. They found themselves in the medium sized room with fireplace and a mat in the center. There a young boy with black hair sat.
"Greetings Lord Naraku." Luabendga curtsied.
"The honor is all mine to receive such high ranked guests." He smiled a cold smile at them. "What can I do for you oh mighty fates?"
"We are here to make a proposition to you." Both of them sat in front of him japanese style.
"I'm all ears." Now they've got his full attention.
"We know you are after a Shinko no Tama. So if you can get and hold Kagome and her group here for some time you can get the rest of the shards. How is that sound?" Ghost looked at him emotionless.
"What about the girl. Can I keep her?"
"Of course." Naraku narrowed his eyes. "I can't see what you are getting from that." He felt something fishy was going here.
"Oh. Just call it a mere … hm … entertainment." Luabendga flashed him one of her charming smiles. "We are going to lend you some of our powers, so keeping them here for some time won't be any problem for you. And when we are finished you can have them all."
"Here take this." Ghost tossed a silver bracelet to Naraku who caught it easily.
"When you'll decide just put it on." With that both fates vanished. Before disappearing Luabendga winked at him and sent him a kiss. The room was silent once again. Naraku sat in the center pondering at the matter at hand. Finally he decided and a plan formed in his mind. He grinned and put the bracelet on. Suddenly he was engulfed by the blue light then it disappeared.
"This power. Now I'm going to get all the shards." Naraku laughed evilly. "Soon it's going to be over."
Back on the island. Two fates materialized.
"All is left for us is to wait." Ghost's clothes changed in to the more comfortable ones. Now he wore long and elegant sapphire robe and cute fluffy cream slippers with small bells on their front. The pillow materialized in the air and he gracefully occupied it. Luabendga followed suit and now she wore a similar emerald robe. She was barefoot. The bed materialized in the center of the clearing with lots of pillows. She jumped on it and arranged all pillows around her.
"You know it's boring. Maybe we should visit our lovely couple on earth. They should be traveling towards Naraku now." She stretched and looked at the napping ghost. She grinned and tossed a pillow in his face. He was knocked down from his comfy seat.
"How can you sleep at a time like this?"
He stood up and yawned with the pillow under his arm.
"I wasn't sleeping. I was just relaxing."
"I've noticed." She grumbled. Her next statement was muffled by the pillow which was thrown by ghost. She lost her balance and fell down on the bed and all the pillows covered her. It looked like a pillow hut. Ghost laughed and came near the sulking heap.
"What are you doing there?" He lifted one corner of the pillow and looked inside.
"I'm planning our next moves." Came a muffled reply.
"I see. So have you come up with anything?" the pillows moved and Luabendga with feathers in her hair climbed out.
"I'm going to visit fluffy and see how he is doing. Also I plan to arrange a warm welcome for Naraku."
"Great and while you are at it I'm going to take a nap. I will enjoy the spectacle later. Just wake me up." He lay down on the bed, turned his back to Luabendga, arranged all the pillows around himself and after some moving he muttered. "How can you sleep with all those pillows?" As if by command all the pillows disappeared only one was left, his favorite with gold lightning's all over it. He put it under his head and fell asleep. Luabendga just stared at his sleeping form and shrugged. 'May as well start with my plan.' With that her clothes changed. Now she wore white cosmonaut costume. 'Now I'm ready.' With that she vanished in swirl of pink petals.
End of chapter.