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A.N.: In case you're wondering, Diablo de Oscuridad Means Devil of Darkness in Spanish.

Inner Aeris: I took three years of Spanish.

Aeris Leonheart: You be quiet!

Chapter 10

Deal with the Devil

Mayu chased Diablo de Oscuridad for sometime before she realized the others weren't following her. She stopped to look and around for them, but couldn't see them anywhere. Also when she stopped Oscuridad stopped. Mayu hoped that where ever the others are that they were all right. Then she got into her fighting stance prepared to fight the demon on her own if she had to.

"Wait," said Oscuridad. "I just want to talk."

"You wanna talk? Alright we'll talk." said Mayu. "What have you done with all the ninja who have disappeared?"

"Ninja? What Ninja? I have no idea what you're talking about." said Oscuridad.

"Don't play dumb! Now what has you done with them?"

"Nothing, I honestly don't know what you're talking about."

"Tell me the truth or I swear to Kami that I will-"

Oscuridad interrupted Mayu with a laugh.

"What's so funny?" she asked the demon in an irritated tone.

"You actually think I'm afraid of you?" responded Oscuridad. "I let that villager go because I had no intention to kill him; I only wanted to lure you here."

"What do you want with me?"

"I can see into your heart. Even though it's been two years, you're still not over the deaths of your brother and sister.

'How does he know about Chiyuu and Tenshi?' thought Mayu.

"You know there is a way for you to be reunited with them." said Oscuridad.

"What?"

"I have the power to travel through time. I can change the past so it will be like they never died." Then the demon pulled out a piece of paper. "Just sign this contract and your wish of having Chiyuu and Tenshi back will come true."

"What's your game?" asked Mayu.

"No game," said Oscuridad. "You know not all demons are evil you know. I'm actually willing to do something nice for you. So will you sign the contract or not?"

'I know I can't trust him.' thought Mayu. 'But what if what he said is true and he can bring Chiyuu and Tenshi back.'

Just then Mayu heard a similar male voice call out to her. "Mayu, where are you?" She knew it was Keibo. She was glad that he was okay and wondered if the others were alright.

"I'll give you time to think about my offer." said Oscuridad. Then he disappeared again into the fog.

"Hey, you come back here!" Mayu shouted. But it was too late the fog has disappeared and she couldn't see Oscuridad anywhere. 'Dammit! He got away.' she thought.

"Mayu!" she heard Keibo call out. She looked in the direction where the call came from and saw Kakashi and Keibo running towards her. They both looked relieved to see that she was okay. "What happened?" asked Keibo.

"The demon got away. I couldn't catch it." said Mayu. But Kakashi felt there was something she wasn't telling them.

"Is there anything wrong?" he asked her.

"No, what makes you think that?" responded Mayu. "Hey, where are Uncle Joubu and Yui?"

"Joubu was injured when we fighting the demon's minions. Yui had to take him back to the village for treatment." Keibo explained.

"How bad is his injury?" asked Mayu.

"It was his leg that was injured." said Kakashi. "But I think he should be okay."

"Let's head back to the village," said Mayu. "I want to see if Uncle Joubu is alright."

So the three ninja headed back towards the village. On the way, Mayu thought about the offer that Diablo de Oscuridad made her. It was true that she wanted Chiyuu and Tenshi back more than anything. Also she didn't know if she could trust that demon. Then another thought came to her. 'If he can really travel through time, then I could have Chiyuu and Tenshi back. But wait, if they never died, then I would have never gone on my journey, and I would have never met Kakashi.'