Chapter 6 - Training in the Shadows
Night fell, Runaiko and Synaku took their position in an forest in the outskirts of town.
"SIRAIKU!" Runaiko roared.
The two would practice hitting trees, and different animals. Synaku would blast a squirrel, then a rabbit, then the trunk of a tree. In retrospect, the two were training their accuracy skills. The more they hit, the more often Runaiko could cast the spell.
"SIRAIKU!"
Afterabout 20 consecutive times that the spell was cast, Synaku's energy was well drained.
"You ok? We should take a break..." Runaiko said.
Synaku was surprised, this was the first act of compassion his human had ever shown him.
"No," He replied, "Strengh does not come by quitting! And with only one spell we need to increase my strengh! Its a shame no other mamodo's have found us so we can destroy them and raise our power!"
"Um, Synaku..." Runaiko began, "I forgot to tell you this, but after our fight with that duck thing, you know, the one that you have his shadow...anyway, after that italian idiot jumped in front of him, I was able to read another line in this book. I didn't know if it was important or not so I didn't tell you."
Synaku's eyes widened.
"FOOL!" He shouted.
"Sorry, geez its just a line!" Runaiko snapped.
"READ IT!" Synaku ordered.
Runaiko cleared his throat, and pronounced the spell under his breath. He then took a deep breath and shouted: "YAGRON!"
Synaku's claws began to glow a black aura. The wolf plunged his claws into the earth, unleashing eight streams of black fire that trailed along to the other end of the forest, burning everything in it's path. The trunk of one tree near the duo caught fire and began to falling towards them, targeting Synaku specifically. Runaiko, in another random act of compassion, tried running to save the wolf, but tripped over a shrub. The spell book glowed, and the boy realised he could suddenly read another line.
"SALAMASHIELD!" He yelled.
His shadow, and the shadow cast by all the trees in the forest all amalgamated into one large patch of darkness on the ground. This patch then rose and took the shape of a pitch black stone wall that defended Synaku from the falling tree. Synaku crawled out of the way, near Runaiko. They watched the wall crush, allowing the tree to come to a complete fall, and watched all the shadows return to their original position.
The two then began to form a new strategy in their training. Double offense and defense. Runaiko would call out a Siraiku spell at a tree, making a large crater-like crack in the bark, he would then unleash a Yagron spell to burn it, and in depending on which way the crater was formed, it would fall the opposite direction. He would then defend the tree with a Salamashield spell. They continued to do this until another spell was visible, they then included this spell in their session. And then another would be unlocked, they would then incorperate it into their training system, and then another.
This continued until Runaiko was able to readseven spells. Their regiment then consisted of the following:
"SIRAIKU!" Runaik would shout, forcing a crater in one nearby tree.
"SIRAIKERUGA!" This time a beam of black energy shot towards the crater, making a tree fall.
"YAGRON!" Synaku would change position, and would attack another tree, making it fall towards them.
"VADRUSEN!" Synaku's claws would enlarge, and become much sharper, the mamodo then slashed another tree making it fall.
"GIGANO SIRAIKERUGA!" A large black wolf made entierly of dark smoke appeared and lunged towards other trees, making them fall.
"VADORUK!" A large dark fogconsumed the forest, and in the next split second the final spell was issued.
"SALAMASHIELD!" The large darkness that now engulfed the forest all condensed into one large dome around Synaku and Runaiko, and melted into the ground, forming thousands of small black patches, that all rose up into individual black stone walls, defending the near fifty trees falling towards them.
The two continued, until an eighth spell could now be read. Runaiko did not incorperate this in their training session, but decided to test it nonetheless.
"DIAGO TEOYAGRON!" He roared.
Synaku stood up on his back paws, and put his front in the air, his eyes pitch black and glowed. Above him, was a large orb of shadow-enduced energy. Synaku flung his front paws forward, releasing this large ball of darkness. His eyes stopped glowing, and he fell to the ground. There was a large explosion in front of him, as more then a hundred trees came falling down. Runaiko couldn't understand why his mamodo was worn out after giving a speech on how he shouldn't give up. The boy ran and picked up the wolf, then ran as fast as he could out of the forest, avoiding all the damage that could have taken place.
Runaiko looked in front of him, at the destruction he and Synaku caused to the forest. Broken trees at every inch, burnt grass and patches of black sand and sawdustas far as the eye can see. He shruged his shoulders, ignoring his actions. He looked down at the uncouncsiousmamodo in his arms. He felt behind his back to find the book still hooked on between his belt. Runaiko looked up at the moon, then walked home.