dl-sPirit: Hiya, everyone! I'm in a good mood!

Jack: Why?

dl-sPirit: I've been going around, beating Wuya into a bloody pulp!...er, no offense, Wuya fans...

Omi: Ok...

Ferret: (out of Detox) Man, I have a killer headache.

dl-sPirit: Figures. -.- Oh, disclaimer! I only own Escuro. By the way, we meet him this chapter! (crickets chirp) Ok...onto the reviews!

To SaphireStars: Jack: What the heck is that?

To firewu: Ferret: In the final two chapters, not counting the epilouge, Jack plays his biggest role yet!

To Kosmic: dl-sPirit: Uh oh, sugar. (hides candy sugar sticks)

To Kaisa/ Silver Satoshi Syoran: Omi: More is here. Please read!

To Rave Slave: dl-sPirit: Good question. (thinks)

Omi: Here is the chapter! And where is Raimundo!

Hello. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Escuro. Yes, I am the dark half of the boy you know as Raimundo. Yes, I was the one who...taught Omi a lesson he won't forget.

Before you begin attacking me, let me tell you something: unlike the other dragon spirits, I was in this boy at birth. I was awakened nearly five years ago. And, unlike Vento, I can survive without my other half.

Vento is the light half of Raimundo. He insists that he is Raimundo and I'm merely an intruder. Au contraire, my friend. Together, we are Raimundo. Alone, we're simply Vento and Escuro. And Vento belongs to me. As I showed him before, I can completely destroy a body. That 'memory' I sent him was truly a memory I once had, but edited. He doesn't know that.

As a matter of fact, I was the spirit of the very first were-dragon, Drago. That story is not just a legend. It's the damn truth. Five years after his curse, Drago died and I took possession of his body. When his body died, my spirit was released and rested for almost 2000 years. I know the exact location and status of every dragon spirit. Emo died five years ago. oh, yes, Necro just died. Now I am confident that Raimundo is the one destined to destroy humans. Until he becomes the half-dragon, I must surpress Vento and mold the boy into the strongest half-dragon alive.

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Raimundo hardly noticed that he transformed. He hardly noticed that it wasn't the right time of month. All he noticed was the hunger pangs in his stomach. It was coming up on a week now that he hadn't eaten nor drank. He didn't realize that he should've been dead from dehydration or malnourishment.

I need food, Raimundo thought, looking around Jack's lab from his cage. Then he saw it.

'It' was an apple, resting on the lab's table, about twenty feet away. Raimundo stared at it for a few minutes, wondering how he could get it. He groaned as he realized it was impossible. Now he wanted to strangle Jack so badly, for teasing him like this. Raimundo narrowed his eyes slightly, not noticing their sudden glow nor the fact that they were slowly turning from red to green.

Much to Raimundo's shock, the apple levitated and hovered over into reach. "Whoa..." Raimundo gasped as he reached out, picked up the apple, and began eating it.

'Yes. Together, we can do quite a bit, can't we?' Escuro's voice asked, echoing in the brazilian's head. "Go away," Raimundo muttered before biting into the apple again.

'Vento, you don't get it, do you?' Raimundo paused. "My name's not Vento! And, get what?' he asked.

'Child, every dragon spirit has a special ability, based on their type of dragon. The 'European types' have superior 'breath attacks'. The 'Chinese types' can sense things no one else can. The 'North American type' can fly long distances without needing rest. The 'South American type' have highly acute senses. As for I, I have-'

"Telekinesis?" Raimundo guessed. 'Exactly. And I can use my power to help you or to harm you,' Escuro's voice added. Raimundo then realized something and asked, "Shouldn't you be that 'South American type'? I mean-"

'Yes, a dragon's spirit is supposed to match the personality of its human host. But I am not like the other dragon spirits. Did you know that Necro, the one who bit you, died today?' Now Raimundo was shocked beyond belief. Escuro continued, 'You are only days away from your greatest transformation. Then you will be the strongest creature ever alive. Not even Wuya or Dashi could compare to the power you will gain.'

Raimundo paused. Power...wasn't that partly why he had joined the Heylin side? Though he had mainly joined because Wuya promised to make him normal, hadn't there been that tiny voice that said, 'Join the Heyln side and gain power beyond your wildest dreams'? The brazilian guessed that the voice had been Escuro's. But he clearly remembered when he had joined the Heylin side. He had gotten everything he wanted, save one thing.

"I don't want power, I don't want you in me. I want my friends, and I wanna be normal," Raimundo muttered. To his disbelief, he heard Escuro chuckle, 'Raimundo, do you honestly believe that it's that simple? You have to transform. And, once you do, you'll belong to me...for eternity.'

Escuro smirked as Raimundo sat in the cage, at a loss for words, for the first time ever.

Ferret: Scary...

Omi: I agree!

Jack: Is it just me or does Escuro sound...familiar?

dl-spirit: He's sorta like this cartoon character. I didn't even notice until I finished the chapter!

Omi: Which one?

Ferret: I know! Remember that showshe watch, the one with the kid and two fairies? Remember the episode with those Anti's?

Jack: Oh yeah. He sounds a bitlike the guy with the british accent.

Omi: I still have no clue what you're talking about, but I wil not let it bother me! Please review! And, at this point, dl-sPirit will begin taking suggestions!