By: KomoriBlade

Ch. 2: Vibora

(In an area hidden from the human world there lies a dark cavern. Inside the dark cavern there is a giant shadowy figure. Its eyes open up and glow as it sees the snake slithering into its cavern.)

? ?: SO YOU RETURN, VIBORA.. 7 YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE I'VE SENT YOU OUT TO PERSUADE LIPAGRON.. CHARLOTTE AND LEMARRQUEO DID THEIR PART, BUT YOU HAVE FAILED TO RETURN TO GIVE ME AN UPDATE... WHY HAVE YOU WAITED UNTIL NOW TO RETURN? WHY SHOULDN'T I DEVOUR YOU RIGHT NOW?!

(The giant shadowy figure's eyes glow brighter and the snake, Vibora, looks away.)

Vibora: Because the Great Quest begins in a week and the boy is 15 now.

(The giant shadowy figure's eyes slant)

? ?: I SEE... SO, IN OTHER WORDS, YOU FAILED TO TEMPT THE BOY INTO ACCEPTING YOUR ABILITIES, AND YOU THINK YOU CAN SUCCEED BEFORE THE GREAT QUEST BEGINS...

Vibora: Yes, Master. Last time, the Ox, Owl, and Chimp interfered. This time will be different...

(The shadowy figures eyes become like 2 glowing bright circles.)

? ?: THOSE 3?! THEY HAVEN'T LEARNED THAT THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED. THE ANCIENT DAYS HAVE PASSED. FORCE DOESN'T SWAY THE HUMAN'S HEARTS LIKE IT USED TO... THE HUMANS HAVE BECOME IMMUNE. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO FORCE HIM TO ACCEPT THEIR ABILITIES?

(Vibora begins to shiver slightly.)

Vibora: I... I don't know... I ran away once they started to get violent...

? ?: VIOLENT!

(The whole area begins to shake.)

? ?: IF YOU LET THAT BOY ACCEPT ANY OF THEIR ABILITIES, I WILL DEVOUR YOU THIS INSTANT!

(Vibora quickly slithers to a corner in the dark cavern. He holds his head down shivering.)

Vibora: No sir... Ppplease! I.. I've gotten word that Lipagron still has no abilities! He seems to have accepted none of the Doubutsu yet! We still have time!

(The cavern stops shaking. The shadowy figure's eyes glow dimmer.)

? ?: VERY WELL, COWARD. THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE. YOU HAVE ONE WEEK. IF YOU FAIL, YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

Vibora: I know...

(Vibora vanishes in the darkness)