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A Gift from the Dark
Chapter 22
Calamity
"Kalu, shoot another Reis spell at me," Brago commanded his daughter. Training hadn't ended yet but the dark mamodo was planning on calling it quits very soon. Both had been training for about two hours now, and she was doing quite well; night had befallen the Mamodo World about an hour ago. The young hybrid before him lifted her hand into the air and released a hurtling ball of gravity. Brago jumped to the side, dodging it easily. "Shoot another!"
Purple orbs focused on her father, Kalu began collecting energy in her palm once more. The violet aura enclosed her hand and she could feel the power gathering; however, she noticed that she was collecting a little more than usual this time…
"Huh?" Her eyes widened and suddenly a larger version of the Reis spell shot from her hand and zoomed towards her father whose eyes also widened seeing the spell she launched.
Again, he jumped to the side and watched as the large ball drifted to the side and exploded as it collided with a tree. Turning around, he watched as his daughter stood with a bemused expression.
"Daddy… what just happened?"
A smirk crept up on the mamodo's inhuman lips as he walked up to the girl. "You just performed a new spell, that's what happened."
"Is that good?"
Kalu blinked as her father rustled her identical blue-black hair. "Well, you just got stronger," he responded. The other smiled as she heard her father's words.
"I did?" she asked enthusiastically. When Brago nodded his head she squealed and wrapped her small arms around him. "I did! I did! I did!" The girl began to giggle as she let go of the mamodo and turned to look at her father in the eye. "Does it have a name?" she inquired.
"It's a Giganoreis spell."
"Gigano…what?"
"Gi-ga-no-reis."
"Oh… OK."
The little girl began trying to pronounce the name of her new spell to herself a few times before Brago decided to announce it was time to leave. She looked up at him in confusion.
"But… Zatch hasn't appeared yet!" she exclaimed. "He always comes to visit!"
"I'm sure there's a reason why he's not here, Kalu."
"But I want him to come!" Kalu stomped her foot and began to pout. "Zatch promised he'd visit me every time we came here!"
"Kalu," Brago stared down at his daughter with a crimson gaze, "He's the king of this world. He has duties that mustn't be ignored. If I had won the Battle for King I would have the same responsibilities as well, and you and your mother would be living here with me."
The other frowned. "But you didn't win, and we're not here. I like Mamma's world better anyway."
If he had eyebrows Brago would raise one. So, she liked Sherry's world better? He preferred his own, of course, mainly because it didn't have weak humans there, excluding Sherry. He only sighed as a response. Kalu did grow up in the human world after all… so it was probably obvious that she'd like it there better.
"Whatever," mumbled Brago as he looked around, "I don't sense Zatch Bell anywhere close by. Come on, Kalu, let's go home. Your mother is probably waiting for us."
Still whining, Kalu had no choice but to follow her father. Next time she saw Zatch she wouldn't be very happy with him…
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Back in the other world, Brago and Kalu appeared on the front walkway to their mansion. When they turned around they noticed Sherry walking up with a couple of bags in her hands.
"Hi, you two. Did you just get back?" asked Sherry as she walked up to her family. Both nodded their heads and the blonde smiled. "Good. That means we can spend some time together and go do something tonight after we all clean up."
Her husband merely glared at the 'clean up' remark while Kalu giggled. "Guess what, Mamma!" she said smiling.
"What?"
"I just got a new spell today! Daddy calls it the Gigigray."
"Giganoreis," Brago corrected as he rolled his eyes.
Kalu merely smiled. "Yeah, that!"
Sherry put on a pondering look on her face. Once again Kalu was becoming more like Brago… More inhuman… More like a mamodo… She shook away the thought. "That's great Kalu," she said. The blonde watched as her daughter smiled as she spun around to face the door.
"Come on, let's go already. I wanna have some fun!" said Kalu as she darted up the pathway to her home. Brago and Sherry exchanged glances and followed afterwards.
Opening the front door, the hybrid walked right through the door but suddenly stopped as her eyes gazed upon the sight she saw. Her parents entered the home, too, and also stopped; Sherry dropped the bag in her right hand and it fell to the floor with a thud.
The house was a wreck. Pictures were thrown onto the ground, drapes and rugs torn and walls beat up. To the side, fragments of glass and other plates were scattered on the ground. Across the entire house was a complete wreck; it all looked as if a tornado struck.
Mouth agape, Sherry took a small step forward. "Who… who could have done this?" she mused. "…The place is an entire wreck…"
Brago cursed under his breath as his eyes darted around the room. He didn't sense anyone or anything there… but what could have happened? He was torn from his thoughts as Kalu pulled on his arm.
"Daddy," she began, "what happened?"
"I don't know, Kalu…" responded Brago.
"Perhaps we should take a look around?" suggested Sherry. Her husband nodded while Kalu merely followed pursuit as her parents began to walk about. Kalu turned and suddenly sensed something hiding somewhere in the other room. She dashed forwards until she found Yuki hiding under a table in the Dining Room. A string was wrapped around the kitten's back paw and was preventing any movement.
"Yuki!" exclaimed Kalu as she ran over to rescue her pet. She unraveled the thread and freed the kitten as she picked her up in her arms. Kalu stroked the feline's fur as it whined. "Mamma, Daddy! Look at Yuki!" she said, now looking at her parents. They silently nodded and turned their attention elsewhere.
Suddenly, against one of the mirrors, a scratched message could be seen scribbled onto the surface written in a different language. Sherry and Kalu stared obliviously at it, not knowing what it was while Brago skimmed through the message since he was able to read it.
"Damn it…" he cursed after finishing the message. Sherry swung her head around with an inquiring look.
"What is it?" she asked. She noticed how tense Brago had become while reading it and she wondered why.
"It's him," said Brago. "He left this message: 'Next time it will be more than just your home. Next time it will be you.'"
Kalu tilted her head to the side, still holding onto Yuki, as her parents talked. Him? Who was this 'him' her father was speaking of? Next thing she knew Sherry was asking the same question.
"But who is 'him'?" Her eyes flashed when Brago answered.
"It's Zophise. He's back."
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Hope you all liked this chapter, anonymous or not. I will try to update soon but i'm going to Tennessee this Wednesday (that means no school for me! YAY! -You have to understand, i'm in year round which isn't that bad but still. XD) and i have a 6 hour drive to get there from NC! Heh. Hope my mom's iPod is charged otherwise it'll be a miserable trip. lol.
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-Twi
