Bond of a Demon

Chapter Twenty Five

Link's Point of View

I had fallen asleep sometime after leaving the Danyam Forest, but had just woken from a restless slumber. I could feel the warmth of the sun on my face, the squishy earth beneath me, and a soft tickling on my chest.

Wait...

I shot up, scampering away, "What the?" Half asleep as I was, I didn't understand why a little tiny person was sleeping on my chest. All I saw was pixie cut, brown hair that spiked all over a tiny head, long, pointed ears and green trousers. How the little thing had acquired them, I don't know.

After a moment, I understood. The Faerie egg had hatched! I didn't know they hatched fully grown... and I definitely didn't know faerie could be male!

The little guy shook his head and rubbed the sleep from his eyes, "Oh great you're awake." He grumbled. His voice was deeper than Zeefa's, but still a bit squeaky. He crossed his tiny arms and flew up to rest on my shoulder. "So, now that you're awake. Can you name me?"

"Uhh..." I shook my head, trying to wrap it around the situation at hand. "You can speak but don't have a name?"

He snorted, "of course not! I just hatched! Do you know nothing of faeries? I'm your companion now. You name me, but everything else I need I'm born with the knowledge to do, like make these clothes."

"Oh." I didn't know that, but it was interesting information. I wracked my brain for an acceptable name, but I didn't think it would be a good idea to name him when I hadn't even gotten to know him. Instead, I decided to talk a bit first. "You're different from the other faerie I met. She-"

"'She' is the reason. If Qif creates a faerie, there are dark faeries and light faeries. the females are always dark. I'm light."

This made no sense to me. Why would the genders be such opposites? Odd as it was, however, it did give me an idea for a name. "How about, Lumious the Light Faerie?"

He pondered that a moment then smiled. "I like it!" He shoved his hand at me. "Lumious the Light Faerie! And you are?"

I shook his hand with my pointer finger and thumb, "Link. I'm the Demon King's Sora, and a hero of the human realm."

Lumious laughed, "Well Mister Important. How about we do... whatever it is you were doing before I hatched?"

I nodded, "Yeah. But I don't see Aquento anywhere." I looked around at the water nearby, glad this wasn't disguised by desert like before. "All I see is water."

Lumious looked around as well, flying this way and that. "I don't know what an Aquento looks like, but I'll find it!" He spoke with such pride I decided to just let him be while I looked for her. I was beginning to worry. Where could she be? It wasn't that long ago I was just here!

"Looking for something human?"

I spun around and Lumious rushed to my side, ready to fight. It was almost funny the look on his tiny face. Aquento laughed and shook her head.

"When you disappeared you visited Qif I see. I'm glad you're alive. Ghirahim is worried sick."

I sighed, "I know he is. And sort of. I was actually with Nevaeh."

Aquento glared fiercely, "That. Is not. Funny."

I held my hands up defensively, "No! It's true! She wants all of the guardians to meet in Netti's Temple."

Aquento thought a moment then said, "Have you been to Shauru Forest? Ren should have been the first to know."

I shook my head, "No, I've been following the portals Nevaeh's been giving me. I don't know why she didn't send me there."

Worry crossed her eyes and she stroked her chin thoughtfully, "That's not right. There must be something going on that we don't know about." She clenched her fists to her sides and said, "Ghirahim has not found the other shards yet. I believe you will be reunited with him now, since I'm te last guardian you two have come into contact with. I will go to the temple. You just help the king."

My heart jumped at her words. The thought of reuniting with Ghirahim! I couldn't wait another moment! I said farewell to Aquento the turned to Lumious. "Wanna ride? I pointed to the top of my head with a smile. Lumious nodded and took a seat in my hair as I stepped through the portal behind me.

Ghirahim's Point of View

I was surrounded by gadgets of all kinds. Some looked like prototypes, others looked like failures. Could the shard really be hidden in a junk room like this? I looked around for something, anything that could be helpful. Seeing nothing, I turned around, only to be blocked in and now surrounded with darkness. My jaw clenched and my fists balled. I should have known I couldn't trust him! What was Netti thinking? She obviously wasn't!

I growled at the dark room, kicking at random things, hoping to cause trouble. I didn't count on it however. I still can't believe I went anywhere that creep asked me to go. He didn't even ask. He ordered! I am the Demon King! No one orders me around! With or without my throne, I am still their king!

I sat down on a random piece of rubble and sighed heavily. What am I thinking? I haven't been anyone's king in so long! It's almost wrong of me to think otherwise. I'm... a failure, to my cousin, to Zeefa, to the realm. And now, to Link.

I shook my head to clear it, trying to focus on the task at hand. This whole thing would work a lot better if I had some light.

It seems fate was on my side that day.