Chapter 5

"Face it, Skull, you're beat," Milus said.

"Drat!" exclaimed Skull Servant, who was a pile of bones now.

"So, uh, Gazelle, what should we do with this guy?"

"You will do nothing with him," a voice from the darkness said.

"Who's that!" Gazelle cried.

"I am the one who has released Tri-Horned Dragon, the one who will destroy this land."

"Uh oh," said Gazelle. "We're in for it now."

"Wait a minute!" Milus yelled. "First of all who is Tri-Horned Dragon?"

"Oh, right, I forgot you weren't born when Tri-Horned Dragon attacked," said Gazelle. "He was once the ruler of the Dark Kingdom, before I-I mean Blue-Eyes White Dragon, ruler of the Light Kingdom locked him up and killed him by putting him in an eternal sleep."

"Sounds to me like that sleep wasn't eternal," said Milus.

"Well, it would have been if I hadn't awoken him," said the voice. He walked out of the shadows. He was dressed completely in purple and had golden hair. He carried a staff that he used to cast various magic spells. "By the by, Tri-Horned Dragon killed Blue-Eyes."

"Who are you?" Milus asked.

"I am Dark Magician, second to my brainless master, Tri-Horn."

"Stay back, Milus," said Gazelle, "I'll fight him."

"Let me help you!"

"No, you're too weak right now, after the previous battles. You need me to protect you."

"Fine!"

"Hey!" yelled a skull at their feet. "Does anyone remember me? Hello? I'm lying here!"

"Yes, right," said Dark Magician, "I forgot all about you. Here." A light shone out of the staff and instantly Skull Servant disappeared back to Tri-Horned Dragon's castle. 'Anyways..."

"Let's get on with this!" said Gazelle. He swiped at Dark Magician, but Dark Magician disappeared and reappeared behind Gazelle and hit him with his staff. "Ouch! So you have the same strategy as Flame Swordsman, eh. I can deal with that." He slashed at Dark Magician, but he teleported behind Gazelle just in time. Gazelle was ready, however, and he bit Dark Magician's hand, which dropped the staff. The staff fell to the ground and shattered instantly on contact.

"Looks like you need a less fragile staff," said Milus cheerfully.

"What is this to me?" Dark Magician said. "I have many more staffs." With that, a new staff appeared in his hand and he hit Gazelle over and over until Gazelle fell to the ground, defeated.

"Let me try now, Gazelle!" Milus cried.

"No, you need more rest," said Gazelle weakly.

"I don't have enough time for you fools," said Dark Magician. "Now I hear my idiotic master Tri-Horn calling me, so I haven't anymore to do with you."

"Wait!" screamed Gazelle. "If you hate your master, why not betray him? Why did you wake him anyway?"

"I am not quite as strong as him. He would kill me almost in an instant. Your other question is none of your buisiness." Dark Magician hit his staff gently on the floor, and suddenly he was gone in a puff of smoke.