Hello people MASAMUNE here. Well I like how the story is coming so far and I can't wait to get through it. Once again, for the fans of One Faithful Night, I will be continuing it as soon as possible. But I will not put up chapter four until I get at least 2 reviews. So please R&R, thank you. In the mean time, here is chapter 3

CH 3

Startling News and Zaku's Amazing Story

As Danny and the group walked into the village they got looks and stares. When Danny stopped at a house that was his, a very nice sized house, Paul told Zaku to wait outside and Danny told Lindsey to go on home, he would teach her later. Paul and Danny sat down on couches, on opposite ends of the room while Demetra chose a chair in-between the two. "Lets get to the point Chambers, you are wondering why I gave you the Eslydion, right," Paul asked. He was being very blunt. "Yes, and how you acquired it, the Masamune, and why you are so tore up," Danny answered. "Ok, but what I am going to tell you will not be pretty. The first thing is the fact that the chaos monsters are back," Paul said calmly, though his jaw twitched ever so slightly. Danny just stared at Paul the said," Why didn't Shinato tell me," Danny asked. "That brings me to my next point, Danny. I have a quote from you that should explain it. "In years long past the rule of the earth was chaos. The world, heaven, and hell, were all controlled by three being of enormous power and strength. Hell, the weakest of the three was ruled by a huge warrior who desired nothing more than destruction. Earth, second in line, was ruled by a huge red dragon with two mouths and a possible infinite attack power. And heaven, the glorious and most powerful of the three, was ruled by a shining gold beast with endless strength." That's right Danny, the seal has been broken and the Egyptian Gods released!" Paul said calmly as Danny stared on.

Outside the house Zaku leaned against the wall, waiting for Paul to return. He heard a commotion and looked over. About 100 yards away a fight was taking place between two amazonesses's. One had won and was now boasting that she was the strongest in the village. Her eyes flashed as she saw Zaku, as he turned his head no, longer amused. The Amazon walked boldly up to him and said,"What are you doing her. No men are allowed so leave or you will have to fight me," She said, trying to make herself seem scary. Zaku merely look over and said, "Shut up, or I shall kill you." The girl was caught off guard, and then she blew up. "What did you say," she asked. "You heard my, shut up or I will kill you. I will slaughter you and all your little friends their," Zaku said. "Why you little ass, I would kill you with one punch and then what would your family say," the Amazon said, now smirking. "I have no family and if you do not shut the hell up I shall feed you to the shadows," Zaku nearly yelled then turning his head to see if Paul had come out yet. Wham! Zaku went flying up from a punch from the fighter. "Ha, you couldn't kill me..." she trailed off as Zaku did a flip in mid air and pulled out his sword. He then landed and ran with speed that she could not see and attempted to strike her. She had anticipated this and barely dodged it.

Paul, Demetra, and Danny heard the ruckus outside. They went out to see it and what they saw was shocking. The girl had jumped backwards and fell on the ground. Zaku got up and smiled. HE HELD UP HIS SWORD AND THE SHADOWS BEGAN TO MOVE! Literally, the girls own shadow left her and joined the others moving into Zaku's blade. Paul recognized the move and hoped he could stop Zaku before it was too late, but as a precaution he yelled at Danny, "Get the girl," and with that he moved.

Zaku had used his gift and was now going to unleash his ultimate attack. The girl would be engulfed by the shadows and would be torn apart by the monsters that hid within them. He jumped up into the air and brought the sword down. Just as the Sword would have hit the ground, Zaku was tackled by Paul and the girl rescued by Danny. The attack had worked as a huge stream of shadows engulfed the area in front of Zaku. Paul looked absolutely furious, like he had looked when he had fought Danny. "Zaku, I told you that that attack is forbidden, unless it is a life or death situation. You now the punishment," Paul said as he moved his left hand. He formed a seal with it and touched Zaku's head with it and Zaku instantly fell asleep. Meanwhile Danny was trying to comfort the girl who was now pale and scared. He told her to go home and rest, and then turned his attention back to Zaku but found him over Paul's shoulder. They returned to the house. Paul set Zaku on the couch and sat down in a chair next to him. It seem like Zaku was having a nightmare of some kind. "What was that attack?" Danny finally asked, breaking the silence. "That was his strongest attack, derived from the pain and misery that he has gone through. You see Zaku has a special gift, as well as a curse. He is able to manipulate and control shadows, making them twist and turn and even turn them real. This is why he travels with me. Not because I want his power, but I feel pity for him. He is hunted because of his gift. In the land were he is from, his gift is viewed as evil, and the source of pain and misery. His gift also comes at a high price. Though it gives him a huge amount of power when he sleeps the shadows attacks him! They Attack his mind and spirit and would normally destroy the person's personality, and he would become a shell with no will but to kill. Thanks to me though, he can sleep, or he could before. Let me tell you his story.

Flashback

Zaku was born in the village of Light, Kohana. Ironic, isn't it, that a boy who can control shadows, was born in Kohana. He was a happy youth, with a loving mother who worked no job but instead stayed home to care for him, and his father cared deeply for him, he was a paladin. But all of that would change. On that same day that the chaos monsters were sealed away and Atamus disappeared, exactly 2 years ago, a secret was let out. While playing in the yard in front of his house, he found that he could control the shadows. He showed his mom, but instead of being happy she yelled at him, slapped him, and told him to stop and to never show his father. His father had seen though. It was his job to destroy those that possessed this gift, for it was viewed as an evil and vile thing. That night he approached the mother in the living room, were Zaku was sitting, and pulling out his sword, killed her right in front of him! Zaku went into shock and his natural defense activated. The shadows in that house moved and the shadow monsters killed Zaku's father. Zaku ran. He ran as fast as he could and made it to a bridge at the end of the town but he was tired and hungry. He couldn't go any farther. He looked back and knew that the paladins would come soon. Then he heard footsteps in the other direction and looked. A torn and battered Paul was walking across the bridge. Paul had just arrived in Kohana; he liked the food that they served at the tavern next to the bridge. Paul saw Zaku and something clicked in his head. He could here everything that he thought. He knew why he was at the bridge, why he was out of breath, and that he was very hungry. Paul told him to follow him. He took him to the tavern and got him some food. He told me what happened and Paul felt, for the second time in his life, pity for someone else but me. Then the trouble started. A group of low knight's that were in the process of becoming Paladins came into the tavern and recognized him. They started to advance and Zaku wanted to run. Then they stopped. Paul had made them stop. "What do you want with this boy," he asked. "This boy has an ability that threatens us all. It is our job to rid the world of scum like him. He is a demon," the leader yelled, "he killed his father." "You want to kill him because he has a gift, is that it?" Paul asked back. "That's like saying we should kill you because you have the ability to be knights," Paul said to them. Then he turned to Zaku. "Go outside and wait for me at the bridge. I will be along shortly," Paul said and Zaku walked back to the bridge. A few minutes later he saw a blur moving towards him. He thought it was one of the paladins and began to look for a place to hide, but before he could the blur reached him and it was...

After Zaku left Paul released the knights from the immobilization curse he had put on them and put the Puppet Master on all of them before they realized it. Paul threw them from wall to wall before sealing them in the Shadow Realm. Then he went to find Zaku.

But before he could the blur reached him and it was Paul. "Get on my back," Paul said and with that they fled the country of Damil, the country of light. Over the 2 years that followed Paul trained Zaku, giving him a sword that was bigger than he was, and putting stones with runes carved into the on his arms and legs. Then Paul would train him, using the stones and upgrading the weight on them so that he would get stronger.

"That is Zaku's story," Paul finished, leaving Danny to think about it. Out of the corner of his eye Paul saw something move and a figure walk out, in pajamas. Demetra who had remained quite until now looked over and saw the figure too. "Jacob, we have guests," Danny said to his little brother.

Well that's chapter 3 people. I hope you enjoyed it. Chapter 4 will be up, when I get at least 2 reviews. Yes Jacob is in this story so he has a role, we will have to see it so if you want to find out...REVIEW!

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Until then this is MASAMUNE saying goodbye.

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The adventure begins.

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