hey guys. it's me again! WOOP! WOOP! here's the next chapter! PLEASE REVIEW! enjoy! PS: Just so you know... I took Splinter and Shredder's background story from the 2012 series and applied it to this story.:)
Shredder was sitting on his chair in the main room of his lair.
It was late at night.
He was wearing normal clothes. No need to wear battle armor if he had no intention of fighting.
He had already planned an attack for the turtles, but that would be tomorrow.
Now he had nothing to do.
He wondered what Kiko was doing.
Probably what she usually did... which was...?
He didn't have a lot of time to spend with his daughter usually...
Now was his chance.
He walked into the house-like part of his lair.
Kiko was sitting on the couch watching TV, also wearing normal clothes.
She looked up when she saw her father walk in.
He sat down on the couch next to her.
Shredder thought about what to do next.
He was a ninja master, the arch enemy of the turtles and Splinter, he had an entire clan to do what ever he wished them to do, but when it came to being a father...well...that was another story...
A moment of silence fell.
"So...uhhh...what are you watching?" Shredder asked after a moment.
"Boxing match." Kiko answered casually.
"Who's fighting?" Shredder asked.
"Joey Statson vs Gibson Kadera." Kiko replied. "Should be a good show, I hear they're not bad. Especially Gibby."
"Gibby?" Shredder repeated, confused that a fighter would have such a non-threatening title like 'Gibby'.
Kiko nodded. "You should've seen him take out Fred O'Brian. One punch and Fred was seein' stars."
Shredder looked at the TV, the fighters seemed to be evenly matched, maybe seeing fighting might calm his nerves.
DING! DING!
The bell signaled the fight to begin.
"Don't you have something to do dad?" Kiko asked. "Like planning an attack on the turtles or something?"
"No, not right now." Shredder replied not looking away from the TV.
The fight was getting interesting.
"I can see why you watch this." Shredder said.
Kiko nodded and gave her father a strange look.
"Left! Right!" Shredder yelled at the TV. "Oh come on! You could've have had him right there! What are you doing?!"
Kiko giggled to herself, she had never seen her father act like that before, and it was actually kind of funny.
"I know you're better than that Gibson!" Shredder continued to yell at the TV, he couldn't resist a good fight. "Yeah, that's right annnnnd KNOCK OUT!"
"You're really into this huh?" Kiko giggled.
She wrapped her arms around her father and hugged him.
Shredder made sure no one was looking before returning the hug.
He stroked his daughter's hair gently.
No one was there, therefore no one had to know that he allowed a hug or two.
Maybe this parenting thing wasn't so hard after all.
"I love you daddy." Kiko whispered as she buried her face in Shredder's shirt.
Shredder looked into Kiko's eyes.
"I love you too..." he whispered to her.
No one had ever told him that before...
He smiled to himself about that...
"Hey dad?" Kiko said quietly.
"Hmm?" Shredder looked at her.
"What do you know about real nightmares?" Kiko asked as she nuzzled her way under Shredder's arm and curled up into a tiny ball in his lap.
Shredder thought about this for a moment. "What do you mean by 'real nightmares'?"
"Ummm..." Kiko thought about how to word the question. "Do you know anything about a being named Kasai?"
Shredder's eyes widened a little. "Where did you learn that name?"
"Er...umm...long story..." Kiko replied. "Why?"
Shredder took a deep breath and began his tale...
Leo felt tears run down his cheeks and he hugged his sensei, glad that he was alive but scared that the others were all dead.
"Where are Don, Mikey, and Raph?" he asked.
"All asleep." Splinter answered. "You were just having a nightmare."
"I watched The Shredder kill you..." Leo said. "Then his daughter committed suicide shortly after she killed the others..."
"Is this the girl who's life you spared a few days ago?" Splinter asked.
Leo nodded grimly. "She was the reason Shredder found you... and it was all my fault..."
"Well, I'm here now aren't I." Splinter rubbed his son's shell gently.
"But I remember actually waking up." Leo said. "I met this strange being..."
"What was it?" Splinter asked.
"It called it's self Kasai. I don't know what it was..." Leo replied.
Splinter looked concerned.
"This is very serious..." he muttered.
"Why?" Leo asked.
"Do you know anyone who practices Necromancy?" Splinter asked.
"Necro- what?" Leo said.
"A Necromancer is someone who practices the dark arts, or black magic." Splinter answered. "Do you know anyone who takes part in that?"
"What's black magic?" Leo asked. "I thought magic didn't exist."
"Black magic is another term for someone who is able to connect with the dead, provoke spirits, and conduct séances." Splinter answered. "Often times it becomes over whelming and the Necromancer has gotten into something they can't handle."
"Well, I can't think of anybody..." Leo said.
"Who have you been in contact with lately?" Splinter asked.
"Ummm..." Leo thought for a moment. "I've been in more fights with Kiko than usual. Does that count?"
"Yes..." the elderly rat answered. "And that's just what I feared..."
"What?" the blue masked turtle was determined to know.
"Years ago I heard Oroku Saki talking about having an interest in Necromancy..." Splinter began his tale. "He practiced it a little but got bored with it quickly, as he could not control it. I fear he has taught his daughter Necromancy... and she is able to manipulate it but not thoroughly control it, just like her father..."
Leo was silent for a little while.
"Kasai is the name of an ancient demon that has taken many lives and tortured them for eternity in the dream realm." Splinter said. "She works by taking away everything that her victim loves, one by one until her victim becomes so emotionally unstable that she is able to control their will."
Leo hugged his father, wishing all his problems would vanish and whatever was to come would be prevented.
