Hey everyone, Masamune here. Well, it's been a long time but I finally have a minute to write the next chapter to War of Chaos. Would like to wish you all happy holidays. Now on to the story.

War of Chaos

Chapter 7

The Demon in the Boy

The group had been traveling for hours in the harsh desert. Unfortunately it was a cloudless day and in the desert that mean no rest from the beating sun. The group had seen neither a hide nor hair of any creature, dangerous or otherwise. After a few more hours it began to grow dark. The group finally decided to stop and make camp for the night. They had carried some firewood and thus were able to make a fire, which they would have to huddle around to keep from freezing in the cold night air. As the sun finally sank the fire was going. Demetra and Danny were making dinner at the time and Zaku was merely sitting, looking around. Paul had walked a little ways off and was just outside the camp light, looking off into the desert from the direction they had come from.

Danny stood up and walked over to where Paul was.

"I take it you want to know why I possess the Chaos Sorcerer, am I right Chambers?" Paul said as Danny approached.

"Your damn right I do! We went through a lot of trouble to seal those things away and then you show up with one in a duel! Where on Earth did you get it!?"

"About a mile from here actually. Silfer had apparently ditched him in the desert and when I was passing through he saw me and used some of his strange magic on me, trying to make me duel my "good" half. I beat the fool and used a spell to seal him in a card. However, I knew I would not be able to use the true Chaos Sorcerer, so I created copies. However, they have a problem." Paul said as he pulled the card in question out. A small dark flame appeared on it and Paul threw it away as it ignited in flame, burning until nothing was left.

Zaku was looking in a different direction when he suddenly felt something. His eyes adopted a pitch black hue and he peered into the shadows, looking for what had caused the disturbance. Something was coming at them, but what? Whatever it was it was huge, not to mention absurdly powerful. Suddenly he got a good look at it, and he turned and yelled.

"Enemy approaching! Watch out!"

As he said this a blast of lightning, water, and wind blasted through the camp, blowing out the fire and engulfing Demetra. When the dust cleared she was okay, having used a shield spell to protect herself. Zaku and jumped and done a cartwheel out of the way while Paul and Danny had merely dodged out of the way. Demetra did a quick chant and the area was suddenly covered in light. Standing before them was a giant creature made of three sections. The top was a red/brown color, the middle was green, and the bottom was blue, with a face on it. Danny, Paul, Zaku, and Demetra all knew what they where up against. The creature sometimes referred to as a god on earth, a god of the three elements. The Gate Guardian!

Everyone moved instantly, there crisis apparent. Something so powerful was starring them in the face, and it wasn't here with a message. Demetra started to run, circling it, chanting a spell as she did. Zaku drew the large sword on his back and charged in, dodging and weaving to stop the thing from getting and accurate bead on him. Danny began to chant a spell while Paul disappeared, reappearing above the creature and coming down on it, the Masamune in hand. Demetra and Danny fired there spells, blasts of holy energy while Zaku jumped and swung the sword, hoping to nail the thing. As all of the attacks came in the bottom section of the Gate Guardian, Suijin, roared and a wall of water shot up, actually hitting Paul and stopping the other attacks. Zaku bounced off of the shield, doing a flip in midair and landing near Demetra. Paul, meanwhile, flew through the air and landed near Danny, flat on his back.

"Not a word Chambers." Paul said. He jumped up just in time to dodge another blast, this time made of lightning. Blasts of razor sharp wind blasted at Demetra and Zaku. Demetra chanted a spell and created a shield in front of herself, while Zaku's shadow jumped up and created a shield for himself. However, as Zaku let the shield down he found the Gate Guardian looking straight at him as the thing's massive right arm clocked him, sending him flying off, landing hard on his head. Zaku sank into darkness.

Zaku's eyes flew open. He was on a flat plain, something like a desert. All around him there was nothing. He called out but there was no return cry. It was light, but there was no sun. He looked down and saw his shadow, yet…it wasn't his! The thing he saw was massive, with large wings. Suddenly two red eyes opened! The shadow lifted itself off of the ground, and after a moment a strange demonic creature stood before Zaku. He instinctively reached for his sword, but it wasn't there.

"So it is finally time for me to come out, huh kid?" the creature said in a deep, chilling voice that went straight to Zaku's spine.

"Who are you?" Zaku said.

"Who am I? I am you, and we are one, for now at least. You don't seem to remember. The day I slaughtered your father!"

Zaku's eyes widened. He thought he had done that! What was this thing talking about!

"Your in disbelief. Oh well, the answer remains the same. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a world to terrorize."

At that the strange creature stretched it's wings and soared into the sky. It flew up and disappeared. In front of Zaku a large mirror appeared. It was a mirror that would allow him to see through his eyes, or so he would find out. He peered into it.

Zaku's body flew and hit with a sickening thud. Paul got up and cussed. Sticking the Masamune into the ground he began chanting a spell of his own. Above the Masamune a swirling ball of red energy appeared. Paul stuck out his hand and yelled, "Hell Strike!" The ball of energy shot forward and crashed into the Gate Guardian. It also created a large explosion sending dust flying backward and creating a decent crater. However, the dust cleared and the creature stood where it had been before, a shield of wind flowing around it. Suddenly a pulse of energy hit the group. As everyone, including the Gate Guardian looked to the source of the energy flux what they saw scarred them. Zaku was floating in the air, glowing green as shadows seem to be drawn into him. Suddenly he threw his head back and let out a yell and a pillar of green and black energy shot into the sky. The shadows began to attach themselves to Zaku. A pair of scaly, black wings formed, along with two large horns, a spiked tail, dagger like claws, and long dangerous teeth. Zaku's eyes went completely black, except for his pupils which turned a demonic red color. The thing that Zaku had become landed. It looked up and over at the Gate Guardian and a sick smile came to the creatures lips. The Guardian suddenly fired a blast of lightning but by the time the blast got to it's destination the creature was gone. "Zaku" appeared behind the Guardian and raised a hand, a long blade forming on it. He slashed down, going clear through the creatures tough skin and drawing a large amount of blood. "Zaku" then took flight, laughing in a deep chilling voice. The Guardian let out a roar and fired blades of wind, water blast, and blast of lightning at the flying demon. Zaku meanwhile was watching in awe at what was going on in the outside world. What had the creature done to him? Where had it come from?

"Zaku" landed and looked at the guardian. He suddenly raised a hand clenched it into a fist. As he did shadows shot out and impaled the Guardian! The Guardian let out a roar and suddenly raised it's hands, a giant glowing ball of energy forming in them. This was the creatures strongest attack, capable of leveling half a city. The wind stirred and flowed into it, the light from the fire flowed into it, and even water from under the ground burst through the sand and flowed into it. The attack was growing by the minute. However, "Zaku" didn't move. Then he raised his own hand and slammed it down into the ground, a large shadow spreading out and covering the area! It was the same attack as before, only much larger. The demon flipped it's hand and pulled up, and out of the shadow jumped hundred of creatures, there upper torso's bulging, long fangs and claws being their weapons. They lunged at the Guardian but a shield of light appeared, killing some of the shadows. It disappeared and the Guardian was about to launch it's attack when it stopped. Where had the demon gone!? Suddenly a wail was heard and as everyone looked up "Zaku" came screaming down from the sky, both arms extended with blades on then and plowed through the top of the Guardian! For a moment nothing happened, and then the creatures roared, the attack firing into the sky as blades of shadow burst out of it, claws and a spiked tail following suit. Whatever Zaku had become, he was tearing the "god" apart from the inside! After only a moment more the creature slumped to the ground, dead. The demonic creature slowly rose from the shadow the creatures body cast.

"So, I am truly free now? Well, it has been to long I have been kept in that prison," said the creature. It cracked it's knuckles, swung it's tail, and stretched it's wings further. It then took note of the three humans that stood before him. One was Paul, the warrior that had been keeping his host safe for a few years at this point. One was some broad he had met during his travel into this country. The other was a Paladin, and was the one he really was wary of. It was someone like that man that could seal him away again.

"Well then, who should I kill first?"

Zaku had been listening and heard these words. He stood where he was for a moment or two. Then he looked on as his body lurched forward, flying at Mr. Chambers. He couldn't stop it. The creature slashed and attacked Danny, then Paul jumped in and was trying to stop him, but whatever the creature was he was stronger than Paul was at the moment. Paul was tired, minus an arm, and had already suffered the use of the Tormentor's Curse. Demetra couldn't do to much as shadows were jumping at her, trying to slash he and bite her. Suddenly Zaku let out a yell. "Stop this! NO MORE!" The creature suddenly appeared in front of him.

"What was that you said, human?"

"Stop this right now you freak!" Zaku said, only to receive a punch to the gut.

"And what can you do to stop me? What can you do, Zaku!?"

Zaku looked up into the creatures eyes. Suddenly his body glowed with power. The creature back off.

"I see, your will is quite strong. However you can't stop me with only tha…!" a fist crashed into the demon's face. Zaku jumped up and unleashed two kicks, both connecting. The strange light that surrounded him seem to have some kind of effect on the demon. He used this to his advantage and rushed in, following up his previous attack with a series of punches. The demon staggered backwards and hit the mirror. He looked up in horror as he started to be drawn into the mirror. Zaku merely watched as this happened, and after a moment more the creature was inside of the mirror. Zaku walked up to it and looked at the demon.

"You have one this round kid. But remember, I am a part of you, and this is not the last time you will see me. So you know kid my name is…"

The strange creature had been attacking when it suddenly stopped and clutched it's head. It backed off, thrashing and screaming. Another pillar of green and black energy appeared and the creature let out yet another scream, the wings and such moving into Zaku's body until Zaku had returned to normal. He landed softly on the ground. Looking up he saw the three members of the group looking at him.

"Zaku…What was that?" Paul said, obviously confused. The demon's name came to mind.

"Zarot," Zaku said before falling flat on his face, passed out.

Well that's the chapter everyone. Hope you enjoyed it. So you know I may not be continuing this story on I have created a site of my own that I will be sharing all of my fanfics on, including the re-post of my first story, One Fateful Night. For those that are interested the site is if I get enough Reviews that convince me otherwise I will continue to post my stories here. Now, since it is tem minutes to December 25, 2006, AKA Christmas, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Stay warm and be happy. And remember, Christmas isn't about presents, money, or some guy in a red suit. It's about family and friends. Merry Christmas everyone.