Monkie Kid: The Monkey Prince

Roll the Dice

Daiyu slowly opened her eyes, she let out a groan of pain.

"What happened?" Daiyu groaned out.

She quickly realized her hands were tied behind her back with a chain that hand her hanging from the ceiling. Daiyu tried to free herself from the chain, but they wouldn't budge, only to sway her ever so slightly.

"Great," she scoffed, "I've been captured again, and this time they choose to hang me up like a pinata."

She hung her head with an annoyed sigh, as gently swayed. 

"Did you sleep well?" A voice mockingly sang.

Daiyu saw Diamond, Heart, Club, and Spade standing in front of her smirking. 

"Now then," Club, holding out his hand, "hand it over."

"Hand what over?" Daiyu raised an eyebrow.

"Don't play dumb," Club growled, "the jade. It was in your hands."

"You're right," it was Daiyu's turn to smirk, "it was in my hands."

The realization of Daiyu dropping the jade finally dawned on them as Daiyu continued to sway on the chain. Club pinched the bridge of his nose before letting out a frustrated sigh. 

"Spade," Club turned to the one he was talking to, "you know what to do."

A twisted smile appeared on the demon's face; Spade pulled out a long taser.

"Now, we're going to do things my way," Spade put the taser close to Daiyu's face, "I want you to scream for mercy."

Daiyu looked unamused at Spade's attempt to threaten her,

"Why aren't you screaming?" Spade furrowed his eyebrows.

"I just don't find any of you scary," Daiyu shrugged, "it's going to take a lot more than that sad performance you call a threat to get me to talk."

"Is it now," a dark chuckle joined the conversation, "well, I might have a trick or two up my sleeve then."

From the shadows of the dark and dreary room, the one behind it all finally appears, Dice Demon. A demon with vibrant red skin, slicked-back white hair, and silver eyes; dressed to the nines in a black coattail jacket, black pants, black dress shirt, and a red necktie. The finishing piece of his ensemble was the brooch with the card suits in their respective colors of red and black diamond with an outer lining of gold.

"You don't seem to realize the severity of the situation, my dear." Dice Demon approached her.

"I find it hard to take a bunch of clowns, and a ringleader who hides under a bunch of glamour seriously," Daiyu spat out. "I don't have the jade, so I don't know what else you could want from me."

"Oh," Dice Demon's smile didn't fade, "but there are so many more things I want from you besides the jade."

Dice Demon gently cupped her face. "Now, be a good girl won't you and help out."

Daiyu only responded with spitting at him. The spit landed on his cheek; he yelled out in disgust as he stumbled back. The satisfied smirk on Daiyu's face disappeared when Dice Demon backhanded her, it echoed through the dreary room. Daiyu hung her head, as the once gently swaying became more of a swing. 

Dice Demon was breathing heavily with anger and a few hairs out of place after slapping Daiyu. With a disgusted look on his face, Dice Demon wiped his cheek with his sleeve. He turned around to look at his henchmen.

"It appears we'll be having some guests join us for the ritual," Dice Demon smoothed back his hair as he turned his back to Daiyu, "prepare what we'll need for them. I'll be in my office."

"It won't work," Daiyu groaned.

"Excuse me?" Dice Demon turned to her.

"It won't work, your plan." Daiyu groaned as she tried to lift her head.

"We'll see about that," Dice Demon brushed her off, "make sure she doesn't escape again."

"Yes, Mr. Dice." All except Diamond spoke, who just nodded, as they bowed.

Daiyu let out a low growl with bared teeth as Dice Demon left the room. Dice Demon enters the doors of his office. He pulled out a remote from inside his jacket and pushed a button; all the screens from various cameras around his hideout went to static before forming a large image of Red Son's ship on the outskirts of his hideout. He placed both hands on his desk with a wicked grin spread across his face.

"That brat has no idea," he was referring to Daiyu, "that her father and the rest of those idiots are going to place the All-Seeing Jade right into my lap."

His head turned to the other side of his office, there were two glasses cases on podiums. He slowly walked over to the cases, in one was a golden hourglass with silver sand that shined like glitter, and the other was a stopwatch made of crystal.

"The Sandman's Hourglass, whoever uses it can alter anyone's memories," Dice Demon began monologuing, "and The Infinite Stopwatch is able can take you through any period."

The twisted smile on his face grew wider, "And with the All-Seeing Jade, it'll be able to unleash the serpent that will destroy any timeline and shape the world as I choose it. My own Dice Empire is close at hand, I can hear the worshipping of my soon-to-be followers already."

The low chuckle soon became a loud maniacal laugh that echoed through the dimly lit office. Back into the room where Daiyu was held captive, she was left alone, outside her prison were guards making sure there was no attempt of escaping. She silently hung on the chain with her head down. Two portals appeared on the floor, and out popped clones of her, made out of a faint blue aura with the same white eyes and smile as her father's shadow clones. The two clones let out faint giggles that only Daiyu could hear. She lifted her head; Dice Demon left a bruise on her cheek and a black eye on the right side of her face. A sly smile appeared on her face as she looked at the smiling and giggling clones of her. 

"That arrogant jerk has no idea what's about to happen, girls," Daiyu smiled at her clones.