Shizuru found herself in a room that looked like a dungeon. It had cold rock floors, dead people chained to the walls, and she could see all souls of the people who had dead here.
"Are you ready to join them," a dark voice asked behind her. She knew by the voice itself that this person wasn't human.
Shizuru turned around slowly to see one of the most hideous creatures she had ever seen. It had pale wrinkly skin, pointy ears, small razor like teeth, and he was wearing a simple black robe.
"Who the hell are you," Shizuru asked, hoping she sounded as threatening as she wanted too.
"Little girls should learn their place," the demon said coming closer to Shizuru
Shizuru was going to attack him, but was stopped by the hand that ripped right through her gut.
The young psychic woke up in a cold sweat, and then took a look at her surroundings. She was in her bedroom, and it took her a moment to relies that the whole than had been a dream.
She looked over at the clock and saw that it was only four in the morning.
Sighing, Shizuru got out of bed to get a glass of milk. She grabbed the milk out of the fridge, and was going to get a glass, but she decided to just drink from the carton.
Shizuru saw some left over rice-balls and she realized how hungry she was. She quickly ate and went back to bed only to find that she couldn't go back to sleep.
'I might as well go train,' she thought getting out of bed again. She got out of her fox pajamas, which Aglaia gave her, and put on some shorts and a black t-shirt. She could have gone through the front door, but her parents were home so she just went out the window. She thought that was more fun anyways.
Shizuru started to sprint towards the park, hiding behind trees or bushes when a car was coming. She didn't want to have to explain why a nine year old girl was out running at four-thirty in the morning. Shizuru had celebrated her ninth birthday with Aglaia, Michi, Haneul, and her Madubachi Trio. Her parents had forgotten her birthday, but it was okay, she was used to it. Besides she had her friends.
Noticing a figure up ahead, Shizuru waited for them to past while hiding up a tree. The figure started walking, but stopped when it was under the tree Shizuru was in. The next then she knew the person had set the tree on fire.
"Shit," Shizuru cursed under her breath. Knowing she had no other choice, she jumped from the tree trying to make sure the person didn't see her.
"I know your there girl," the figure said, "Come on out."
By his voice Shizuru could tell it was a man, even if it was a little raspy.
Stepping out of the bush she kept her cool, "Don't you think you should let that tree out. And did you really need to set it on fire just to get me out of there?"
The man chuckled, "What do you expect? I'm a demon," he said throwing off the trench coat he was wearing. Seeing as he had blue skin, looked like a lizard, and had a tail, Shizuru agreed that he was a demon. But she was just glad he was wearing pants.
Shizuru would have paid more attention, but she told hear the spirit of the tree call out for help. Remembering some fire bending moves Iroh and Jeonny boy taught her, she combined them with her spirit energy and was able to blow the tree out.
Noting that the tree had enough life left in it to survive, she turned her attention back to the demon "So what do you want?"
Surprised by Shizuru's skill, he didn't say anything for a moment, and then he let out a small laugh, "You really are powerful. I can see why my master wants you."
Shizuru was slightly worried about that, "He wants me for my power right?" When the demon nodded his head she let out a sigh of relief. 'I've been hanging around Ayame and Shigure to much,' she thought shaking her head.
"Are you going to come with me willingly or not," the demon growled.
"Well I haven't had a good fight in awhile with someone who wants to kill me," Shizuru said, "So I say not."
"Foolish child," he said. Letting out a roar he ran towards Shizuru who jumped out of the way before he was able to hit her.
But Shizuru forgot about the tail. The blue demon swung his tail hitting her in the gut which knocked her into a tree.
Getting up Shizuru said, "I know this is a little of topic, but if your tail gets cut off does it grow back?"
Ignoring the question he charged towards Shizuru again, but this time she just shot him with some sprit energy. It blew off his arm making cry/roar out in pain. Glaring at Shizuru, his eyes told her how badly he wanted her dead. Shizuru figured the only reason he didn't was because he knew his master wouldn't want him too, or because he was in too much pain.
"This isn't over child," the demon said before disappearing.
Class hadn't started yet, so Shizuru told the Madubachi Trio what happened to her.
"So the demon got away," Shigure asked.
"Yeah, he just told me that it wasn't over then left in a blink of in eye," Shizuru said yawning.
"How's your stomach doing," Hatori asked recalling how she told them she was hit there.
"It's fine but it left a big bruise," Shizuru said lifting her shirt to show them. Indeed there was a large dark purple bruise, which looked almost black on her stomach. However none of them noticed that their teacher, Wake sensei, saw the bruise as well.
"Excuse me class, I have to go make a call, I'll be back shortly," Wake Sensei said walking out of the room. She went into the teachers lounge and went to the phone. "Hello is this Child Services," she asked. Taking a deep breath Wake Sensei continued, "I would like to inform you of possible child abuse for one of my students."
Shizuru was training with Aglaia and Michi, the Madubachi trio watching from the sidelines.
"Come one Shizuru, you need to get in better shape than that in case that demon comes back," Aglaia said.
Michi breathed some fire at Shizuru who quickly dodged it and shot some spirit energy at her.
"Guys, we have trouble," Haneul shouted running to the training grounds.
"Is it about what that demon said to Shizuru about his master," Michi asked.
"No, child services are at Shizuru's house," he said waving his arms frantically.
"What, why would they be at my house," Shizuru asked.
"Maybe one of you neighbors saw you sneaking out of the house and they thought you were running away or something," Hatori suggested.
"Or they may be demons in disguise who are trying to take you away," Ayame said.
"I should go check it out," Shizuru said.
When Shizuru got to her house, she saw that there was indeed a child service van in front. She walked through the front door to see her parents, a man in a suit, and Wake Sensei.
"Wake Sensei, what are you doing here," Shizuru asked putting a sucker in her mouth.
"Kuwabara-san, I would like you to show this nice man your stomach," Wake Sensei said.
'My stomach,' thought Shizuru, 'Why would they need to see my… oh shit.' Knowing that refusing to show them would just make things worse she lifted her shirt to show them her bruise.
The adults gasped and Shizuru took that as her cue to put her shirt down, "I know what this looks like, but my parents didn't give me this bruise."
Everyone turned their attention to the girl's parents. Her father was a tall man with short curly black hair, while her mother had long orange hair. Shizuru could tell that her teacher and the child service man were wondering if she was even their daughter.
"Would you tell us where you did get it from," the child service guy asked in patience voice.
"I fell off my state board," Shizuru said in annoyed voice, "and before you asked the state board broke in two so I threw it away."
"You see, this whole thing is just one big misunderstanding," Shizuru's father said.
'He does realize that makes it sound like its true," Shizuru thought.
"Unless you people have some strong evidence on my parents, I think you should leave," Shizuru said wanting to get rid of them.
After the child service man (whose name Shizuru didn't bother to remember) and Wake Sensei left Shizuru went to her room. She was going to call Aglaia to tell her what happen, but then she heard her parents start to talk.
"This is terrible," her mother said.
"I know," Shizuru's father said, "What will the neighbors think?"
"Forget the neighbors," her mother said angrily, "What about our jobs? My boss would fire me if she found out I was accused of abusing my child."
Shizuru felt the anger in her rise. Was that all they cared about? What about the fact that she could be taken away, that didn't cross their minds? Or could it be that they just didn't care?
'If they don't care then neither do I,' Shizuru thought. She could just go live with Aglaia, her parents wouldn't notice.
Grabbing a small suitcase Shizuru packed up some clothes and the stuff animals her Madubachi Trio gave her before climbing out the window. She knew what she was doing was childish, but then again she was a child so she didn't feel guilty.
Shizuru made her way down the street, suitcase in hand, when she noticed her head hurt. Then her world turned black.
"Damn my head hurts," was the first thing Shizuru said once she gained consciousness. The next thing she did was pull out a sucker.
She was in a dungeon like room, much like the one she saw in her dream last night, only there were no souls. Just a pile of corpses that were starting to creep her out.
Shizuru saw a door on the other side of the room, and decided it would be her best way out even through it most likely led to a trap. But at this point she didn't think she had much left to lose. She opened the door and it creaked loudly.
"I see you're awake," a raspy voice said that Shizuru knew she had heard before.
When she opened the door all the way, Shizuru saw the same demon that was in her dream.
"Were you the one who sent that lizard demon after me," Shizuru asked even through she was sure she already knew the answer.
"Yes," he responded, "I sent him in hopes that he would destroy you, but it seems that I have underestimated you. A mistake I do not plan to make again!"
"Thanks, that means a lot to me," Shizuru said. "Since it seems you already know who I am, I think it's only fair you tell me who you are."
"You're not in any position to give me orders girl," the demon growled.
"It's not an order, I just want to know who you are," Shizuru said angrily even if it wasn't a smart thing to do.
"Every well than," the demon said, "I guess you do have the right to know the name of the man that will kill you. I am the demon Ambrose. Come midnight I will unleash my army from the demon realm and bring 10,000 years of darkness in the world of the humans."
'I asked for his name, not why he was here,' Shizuru thought, 'and why is it 10,000 years of darkness?' "That doesn't explain why you want me dead though," Shizuru said.
"Because one day you may be powerful enough to stop me," Ambrose hissed, "And I won't be killed when I've worked so hard for this night."
"Too bad for you," Shizuru said, "Cause there is no way I'm going to let you unleash demons from hell just so you can take over the world."
"Foolish child," laughed Ambrose, "You may be strong but you are no match for me at your current level of power."
"We'll see about that," Shizuru said before shooting some sprit energy at him.
But Ambrose easily dodged it, "Is that really the best you can do child, I will end this quickly." He disappeared, and then reappeared behind Shizuru. "Die" where the last words the psychic girl heard before a hand was torn threw her.