Chapter Eight
Somewhere far away, an evil man watched the Guardians. "Fools," he said, sneering at the girls, though he knew they couldn't see him. He turned away from the pool of water he had been looking into. "They are wasting their time," he scoffed, "The boy is not going to come with them. He can't."
The door in front of him opened. The pool of water disappeared as it did. A young girl was standing in the door way, her long, black hair was freely blowing in the breeze. Her deep, piercing, red eyes widened with both interest and fear.
"You wish to speak with me, King Demon?" she said to the man. She took a small bow. He smiled in a way that made her feel even more insecure than she had when she had first opened the door.
"Yes," Demon said. He walked to the spot where the pool had been. "Close the door," he said, beckoning her to stand beside him. She did as she was told. As soon as the door had closed, the pool took form once more."Look at them," he said. He pointed at the Guardians. "They are our enemy," he told her, "They are weak. They shall fall easily. You shall show no mercy, no weakness, no fear. Only show them your power."
"Yes, my king."
He smiled. "But first, help them find their friend. And once you do, expose his weaknesses to them."
"Yes, my king."
Demon made a small, circular motion with his hand. In seconds, there were magical swirls coming from his hand. A few seconds later, there was a large black circle in front of them. "Go through the portal, Scales," Demon said to the girl, "It is time for you to serve your purpose."
Scales bowed, and walked into the portal. After she was gone, Demon closed the portal. "His main weakness," he whispered to himself, "is that he can't show love." He gave an evil laugh. Just then the door opened again. A tall, eerie figure stood in the doorway, this time.
"Is it done?" he asked the man standing in the door.
"Yes," the man said, "It is done. But we will only be able to do it once."
Demon faced the man. Demon turned around to face him. "Then let's hope, for your sake, Doom, that you have taught your pupil well enough to survive the procedure." With that, both men left the room, closing the door behind them.