Seed Pocket

Chapter 7: Blinded By the Light

"What?! DJZ was one of them!" Kyabe exclaimed after I told her of my latest fight.

"Yeah. Yoko and Akino drove him back to whatever dark hole he came from."

"Shouldn't they start to realize that fighting you is futile? I mean, you've beaten them like five times already!"

"Technically six if you count the Hedoro."

"Exactly! When are they going to give up and leave my king and planet alone?!"

"How am I supposed to know. We don't even know how many of them there are! This fight could go on forever at this rate!" I shouted, exasperated by the seemingly never-ending struggle.

"Oh well! At least you haven't died yet! That's always a plus!" Kyabe exclaimed, back to her normal positive self.

I sighed. Why me?

The rest of the night went normally enough. Mom also seemed distraught that DJZ went missing. Why do people care so much? He was a lunatic! I finally got to bed and drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

Bright light streamed through my window. Morning already? I looked at my clock. It read 3:15. What the heck is going on? I got out of bed and looked outside. I couldn't see anything except blindingly bright light.

"Hey, Kyabe? What's going on? How come it's super bright outside right now?"

"Huh? Maybe... it's... a... new... day." Kyabe said, still not totally awake.

"It doesn't get this bright at 3:15 in the morning, Kyabe. Something's up," I declared.

"Hmm... yeah... sounds good. I'll... be... here," Kyabe yawned. "...if... you... need... me."

I grunted. She's a lot of help.

I put on some shoes, grabbed the Pocket, and walked outside. Suddenly, the light got even brighter. I had to close my eyes for fear of being blinded.

"Heeheehee! She's here! It took her long enough!" a shrill voice shrieked.

I tried to find the source of the voice, but it was impossible with my eyes closed.

"Nice to meet you, Hana Kojo! I'm Kogai! Are you ready to meet your maker?"

"Could you please stop talking already? Your voice is annoying!" I complained.

"Eeeh! How impudent! I'll have you know that I have the voice of an angel!"

"Yeah. Yeah. Whatever. Why don't you show yourself already? I'm dying to meet you," I said with as much sarcasm as I could muster.

I reached into the Pocket behind my back and slowly pulled out a seed, hoping Kogai wouldn't notice.

"Heeheehee! Eager to die, are we? I'll make it as painful as possible!" Kogai screeched.

I threw the small seed up in the air and hoped for the best. Once again, I had no idea who I had just summoned, but I couldn't wait for this maniac to come and get me.

Suddenly, it got darker. I opened my eyes and saw that the girl I had summoned had a dark aura around her, darkening the area.

"Thanks," I said to her.

She turned and stared at me with scary eyes. I jumped, not expecting her to look so menacing. The girl started to cry.

"What's wrong?" I asked, confused by her crying.

The girl mumbled something that I couldn't quite hear. I walked over to her so I could hear her better.

"You're scared of me, aren't you? Everybody is!" she cried softly.