Hello, I'm back with the second chapter . In this chapter, The Second Zatch-Look-Alike is revealed. And the countdown ends. What other secrets will be revealed? Read and see! Enjoy Chapter 2 of Second Chances, Eshros' Fight.
Chapter 2. The Rewards of Patience
1 hour to go, until it begins... Eshros is still in the dark of the mysterious realm he was in. And of the Second Zatch-Look-Alike, but first to him.
" Wait a minute, are you the one who defeated me with that last blow!" asked Eshros, angrily. The mamodo opened his eyes again.
" First time I've ever seen you..." replied the mamodo. He then went back to meditating.
" Arrgh! I can't take this anymore!" shouted Eshros as he began furiously punching the forcefield. The other Zatch just shook his head. The countdown went back to 2 hours. Eshros kept assulting it, but no avail. The countdown then went to 3 hours. Eshros just noticed this.
" WHAT! We have to wait even longer!" shouted Eshros very angrily.
" Yep." said the mamodo.
" But why! It was almost over!" shouted Eshros.
" Because of you." said the mamodo.
" What! What the heck did I do!" shouted Eshros. The mamodo shook his head again.
" You are such a child... Don't you know that thrashing and struggling isn't going to get you anywhere?" asked the mamodo. Eshros sighed.
" Okay... Then can you tell me who you are? That ought to keep me occupied." asked Eshros.
" All will be revealed once the countdown is over. 3 hours to go." replied the mamodo.
" WHAT! I don't believe you! How dare you tell me to calm down without telling me anything!" complained Eshros as he kept on shouting.
" Oh, boy..." said the mamodo shaking his head again.
Meanwhile with Zatch and Megumi.
" HahahaHAhaha!" laughed Zatch. " Gosh, aren't the Botanical Gardens fun, Megumi?" asked Zatch looking at all the plants and trees.
" It is pretty cool." admitted Megumi.
(Megumi's POV)
" It's definetely better than the other things you chose to do..."
(End Megumi's POV)
Ivy Kinoyama was keeping a sharp eye out on Zatch, she hadn't forgotten about that Bonzai Tree incident.
" Okay, I'm bored. Let's go to the park!" shouted Zatch grabbing Megumi and leaving.
" Zatch... Wait!" shouted Megumi being pulled by Zatch to the park.
Meanwhile back with the third Zatch and Eshros. The countdown went up to 6 hours. The strange Zatch was still meditating. While Eshros was doing everything he could to destroy the forcefield. Nothing worked.
" What part of, unbreakable wall don't you understand?" asked the mamodo.
" There's... got... to be... a way... to get... through it!" shouted Eshros while panting and punching the wall. He had an idea. " Hey, does this wall stop you ,too?" asked Eshros. The mamodo sighed and walked over to where the wall began on his side. He then flicked it proving his lead to a dead end.
" There. See? No one gets in, until the countdown reaches 0." said the mamodo. He went back to meditating at that very spot and an unseen force pushed Eshros a few feet backwards.
" What in the... What was that!" asked Eshros. He then noticed an invisible, circular shield was formed while the mamodo was meditating. He then had a brilliant idea.
" Hey, you. Can you move while that shield is in effect?" asked Eshros.
" Yeah." replied the mamodo.
" Can you try to move through the forcefield while meditating?" asked Eshros. Thinking that he was close to a breakthrough. Literally.
" Yeah..." said the mamodo. Eshros was puzzled.
" Will you try moving through the forcfield while meditating?" asked Eshros.
" Fine." said the mamodo. Eshros was getting angry again.
" Now!" asked Eshros. The mamodo sighed and did so. And it started working! However, once his body reached the forcfield, his shield disappeared, and he fell to the ground.
" Wha-what happened? You were so close!" asked Eshros.
" The barrier vanished, okay! I need to be in complete concentration when meditating! Bumping into a wall, obviously disrupted my concentration, thus my barrier disappeared!" replied the mamodo a bit frusterated.
" I thought you said you could see without your eyes being open." said Eshros.
" Yes, but you told me to go through the wall! I didn't know it would still be solid! Although, I thought that would happen..." said the mamodo. Eshros got angry again.
" Let's try something else." said Eshros.
" No way. That's the last time I help you! I even wasted strength!" shouted the mamodo.
" Wow, how frusterating... It's not like you've been adding to it for the past fourteen hours!" shouted Eshros.
" The dark Zatch glared at him for a few minutes, then went back to his original spot and went back to meditating.
" What a stuck up freak..." mumbled Eshros. He then turned into his darker form and began clawing at the forcefield. Nothing worked, still. Eshros then had a great idea. Maybe if he got rid of the other mamodo, the forcefield will disappear even faster. And he knew just how to do it.
" Groundgarudo! " shouted Eshros as he emplanted his hands into the ground and started creating spikes of earth from beneath the ground. But nothing happened until they heard it crash underneath them.
" What the heck just happened!" asked Eshros.
" Oh, yeah. I forgot to mention that this place has a horizontal forcefield beneath the floor. It's specially made to prevent underground attacks. Nice try, though." said the mamodo smirking.
" I hate this place!" shouted Eshros. " How does that countdown end faster!" shouted Eshros.
" Do you really want to know how to make this countdown end at lightspeed?" asked the mamodo.
" Anything. I'll do anything!" shouted Eshros.
" Be. Patient." replied the mamodo. Eshros looked like he was about to explode.
" You have to be kidding me! I said I'll do anything, and you tell me to wait even longer!" shouted Eshros.
" No, you idiot! Be patient. That's what you have to do." said the mamodo.
" What?" asked Eshros.
" This is a different world, acustomed to its own rules... The key is to be patient." explained the mamodo.
" And that actually works?" asked Eshros. he unamed mamodo simply nodded a yes once. Eshros then sat down and waited.
" You'd better be sure about this." threatened Eshros.
" Trust me. This always works." said the mamodo, meditating.
Meanwhile with Zatch and Megumi. Zatch was running away from Naomi. As usual. And Megumi was completely puzzled.
" Zatch, who on Earth is this girl?" asked Megumi.
" It's Naomi! AAHHH!" shouted Zatch running for his life.
" Hehehehehehehe!" giggled Naomi as she tormented Zatch, trying to run him over with her toy car. Zatch kept shouting. Megumi shook her head.
Meanwhile back with Eshros and the third Zatch. The countdown dropped to 2 hours. And just like that, it dropped to 1 again! And the next second that came, the countdown went... to zero!
" Finally! Yes! What happens now?" asked Eshros excitedly.
" Watch." said the mamodo. Eshros watched in awe as the clock faces bottom sets of numbers converted themselves into readable words.
3811435 1185141
CHANCE ARENA
" Welcome, to the Chance Arena." said the mamodo as he stopped meditating and transfered to the ground. The forcefield then turned clear and pushed each half opposite ways. Eshros blocked while the Dark Zatch did nothing. Nothing hit them, it slid right through them! It then vanished without a trace. Without warning Eshros ran as he made a head-on assault toward the Dark Zatch. The third Zatch simply sidestepped him( as if he was Zeno). Eshros was rammed into the floor for his mistake. He then sighed.
" So, what do we do now?" asked Eshros.
" You had the right idea. We fight!" replied The Dark Zatch. " But first let me introduce myself..." said the mamodo.
" Sure..." said Eshros. ceasing his fighting temporarily.
" I am, Nega-Zatch. The opposite version of Zatch Bell. I am refered to as, a "Mirror Mamodo". So, the kind and weak Zatch you once knew, is no similarity me. I am evil, strong. And I am-- Zakeruga! " shouted Nega-Zatch, as he created a spiraling beam of pure dark lightning from his mouth, at Eshros. Eshros just barely dodged his sneak attack. He started panting and said:
" Nice try, very sneaky." said Eshros. " But I still have the upper hand!" shouted Eshros.
" How do you figure that?" asked Nega-Zatch.
" I just know! Grandsen! " shouted Eshros as he created the cannon that shot boulders earlier, again.
" Rashield! " shouted Nega-Zatch, which created a wall-like shield of darkness out of his mouth, along with a red lightning bolt in the middle. This spell deflected the boulders back at Eshros.
" Once two mamodo are sent back to the Mamodo World at once, they come here for an all-out battle." said Nega-Zatch.
" Clayshield! " shouted Eshros as the attack was blocked by a frontal shield made of swelled up ground. " So, what happens after we win?" asked Eshros.
" A great prize... But if you lose... You return to the Mamodo World, with nothing!" explained Nega-Zatch.
" Interesting, so you lost? Claydo! " shouted Eshros which caused the ground to turn into a mud-like, stretchy substance. Nega-Zatch teleported behind Eshros.
" No. Sometimes there is a selected one. And another who guards the winning prize. I'm undefeated!" shouted Nega-Zatch as he kneed Eshros. Eshros grunted in pain.
" And you're so sure you will win?" asked Eshros.
" Precisely" said Nega-Zatch.
" Then eat this! Groundgarudo! " shouted Eshros as he created the spikes in the ground from earlier. However Nega-Zatch predicted their every movement. And dodged each one.
" But... how!" asked Eshros. Nega-Zatch gave another evil grin.
" You know how Zatch is bad at guessing attacks? Well, I can predict each one, and dodge them all the same!" explained Nega-Zatch.
" Groundgaruk! " shouted Eshros as he gained armor made of boulders and stones.
" Rauzaruk! " shouted Nega-Zatch, which created a blast of black lightning from the sky that came down on him, thus creating a dark, colorless aura. Which strengthened his strength and speed. They each then made a head-on assault.
There you go. The Mirror Mamodo will be in the further stories, however, the next chapter shall be the more action part of the battle. See what happens next time when Eshros and Nega-Zatch battle it out in, Chapter 3. And it's coming soon! R&R Please.