Chapter 8: Deviluke (Part 1)
(A/N: Thanks to Miknel-san- your review gave me the idea for this chapter)
"Sooo, what you're trying to say is that your dad wants to meet me, just to talk 'a little bit' about what I've been doing in the last two years…" Rito repeated with extra emphasis on the second clause of the second. And with narrowed eyes, he continued, "that sounds really fishy… as in where he'll probably try to kill me or destroy the Earth or something". He sighed, Gid Lucione Deviluke, father of Lala, Momo & Nana, was a scary man, who could destroy planets if he got annoyed.
"Daddy's promised me that he won't harm you or anything, so it'll be fine," Lala said with confidence. With a wink, she also added, "I'll be coming along, so you don't have to worry". With this, she walked into the spacecraft, waiting for him to follow; oh, and it's short notice as well, he thought, slightly annoyed. Lala then started to jump up & down, waving to behind Rito, where Rito could now see Nana, Momo & Viktoria all walking up. With a look of amusement, Lala stated, "hmmm, I'm surprised Viktoria wanted to come along…"
That is actually quite weird- does she want to see one of the Universe's most powerful men in the flesh or something? Rito thought puzzled; there really wasn't any merit to Viktoria going, but she still insisted on going, which just made him more curious. I'll just ask later, he thought with a sideways glance. With this, the doors of the spacecraft started to close as the occupants made their way inside. He started to talk to the Zastin, "Rito-dono, are you prepared to meet the King?" The blonde haired Deviliukean just looked at him expectantly.
"Oh yeah, always ready- I hope he doesn't do anything stupid," he replied with a sheepish smile as he walked towards the window. Gid better not try anything- I've already got this otherworldly business with dimensional beings after me, and if other things start to happen, my ass is screwed, Rito thought with a depressed smirk. Then with a quick glance outside into space, he asked, "how long until we reach Deviluke?"
Zastin first looked at his watch, then outside before responding; "about another few hours," he said while still looking at his watch.
"Hmmm, if he decides to attack me, do you think I'll have a chance?" Rito asked referring to the Devilukean King with his interest on high; Zastin, on the other hand was looking at him at a slightly tilted angle.
"Honestly speaking Rito-dono, I cannot say because I do not know how you fight- it's different to before," he said with a slight shrug; Rito seemed content with the reply.
"I was thinking the same- but he doesn't know fully, so I'll surprise him," Rito stated with confidence & a bit of mischief. His arms brightened up a little as electricity flowed around, crackling every now and then, becoming visible. Zastin just looked surprised, and with the look on his face, Rito started to chuckle.
After a few hours (as Zastin had predicted), they arrived in Deviluke and left their spaceship as they took in the sight of the advanced metropolis; it looked like something out of a sci-fi movie. For Rito & Viktoria, this was something new, whereas for the Devilukeans, it was just normal. Large skyscrapers reached high into the clouds, spiral domes could also be seen, and massive panels of an unknown material were some of the things they could see. Close by, they could see a large building with many blue fluorescent lines running across the sides- it looked almost like a castle, as it had small towers at the side. Clearing his throat to speak, Zastin pointed towards the building in question, and explained, "that guys, is the Devilukean Royal Palace; residence of the Devilukean monarchy. That is where we'll be going." Rito could also see small floating vehicles traversing above them, and the Devilukean people themselves with their disturbing resemblance to humans- and their signature tails as well.
In five minutes of walking, they arrived at the Royal Palace and made their way inside, marvelling at the sight (well, Rito & Viktoria anyways). Rito lightly nudged Viktoria with his elbow, "does it remind you of your old home?" he asked with a slight smile.
She glanced down, "yeah, it does, but this place is much, much happier- the energy here is more positive than my old home. That castle just had too many bad memories," she replied with a slight shudder. She still feels negatively about her life in the past… poor girl, he thought as he put his hands on her shoulders.
"But why did you want to come here?" Rito asked with interest as they continued walking. They were coming up to the banquet hall, where Rito guessed that the King must be inside.
"I just wanted to see- I've never seen anything but humans & monsters, so I wanted to see something new & unique," she justified with her hands folded. "Anyways, what's this king like? Is he evil or something?" she asked with curiosity.
"Well…" he said trying to think of an answer as the banquet hall doors opened, "… he isn't evil, but he certainly is very powerful- he unified the galaxy after all," he said finishing his sentence as he looked ahead towards the central chair, where the king sat. Viktoria looked at the man before her, he was barely three feet tall, and apparently had the power to destroy planets- the pieces did not fit.
"Seems like you're on time," Gid announced to his guests as they looked towards the visitors, "it's been a long time, let me treat you to something…" he said with a devious smirk as he disappeared for a few moments, while Rito's eyes narrowed slightly. Then, to the shock of the visitors, Rito was thrown twenty metres into the wall, causing significant structural damage.
Rubbing his now-sore head, Rito looked towards a surprised Lala, "I thought you said that he wouldn't attack," he stated with a slight annoyance, as he got into a fighting stance. Viktoria also got ready, "Viktoria-san, you don't need to get involved, this is between him & I," he stated with stern determination.
"You have a lot of explaining to do boy! Two years gone for training, and you left my daughters on their own where they're vulnerable," he said with darkening eyes. "Go on Yuuki Rito, prove to me what that training has taught you, or has it not done anything?" He then had to dodge very quickly as a concentrated beam of fire just missed him by a hair.
"Oh, I've learnt a lot, Gid; it won't be so one-sided," Rito merely replied with a dark smirk as his shadows surrounded him in unison, his arms glowing a fiery blue.
Hey everyone, here is the eighth chapter; feels like I haven't written a fighting scene in long, so it feels good yeah! As I said, Miknel-san's review gave me the idea for this chapter (so thanks Miknel-san!); I do tend to forget about some of the characters in TLR, so they might not appear, but here's Gid. Hope you enjoy- I would appreciate it if you could leave me a review telling me of any improvements or feedback. Thanks, and see ya!