!CANCELED! The Demon King(Zatch Bell)

chap 16: Vs Dr. Riddles

"Something tells me that we need to take extra precautions with him," I told my team.

"I concur, I don't trust him but something tells me he's the type to have the whole battle planed in his head, even when he doesn't quite know what his opponents are capable of," Luna projected to our small group. Astrid groaned, as she didn't care for taking precautions and making plans, she found it a waste of time since we had the advantage of numbers.

"I'll cast the mind mend, but Astride, I'm leaving you out," Astride pouted. "You can't keep your mind quiet enough for a recon trip and you know it," I let my emotions flow into the book, creating that familiar fuchsia light, "we're just doing do the bookkeeper, get ready, I'm doing it now, before he attacks. I took a breath, and shouted: koroze rin!

Nothing could have prepared us for what we found inside his mind. First of he mentally greeted us as soon as it started. His mind did hold plans for the battle as well as knowledge of our spell, plus so much other things that threw us all of guard, but one thing that was missing was any question of any sort. He showed us his answer talk ability, and reassured us that he was not out to destroy our books, he was there to teach Astrid a valuable lesson, we just had to play along. I conferred with the demons and came up with a plan, then I dropped the spell, all of this taking mear seconds. That spell is wonderful for planing.

"He's got nothing formed, but most of his spells are laser of projectile-based," I reported, did I like lying to her, no. but the second half of the report was true.

She nodded, despite her not caring much about his spells, as I finished speaking Dr. Riddles spoke.

"Astrid I have a riddle for you," he began.

"Ok, Alex listen up, you're better at riddles than me," that was true not only was I better, I was always up for a good riddle, or anything to challenge the mind. Yes I know I'm a nerd.

"No, Astrid, this one is just for you, not Alex, not Azoth, not Siona, not Luna but just for you and only you."

"Come up Dr., that's not fair for her to have to figure this out on her own without the help of her friends!" Kido piped up.

"You're right, they can work on it together!"

"Really? That sure is nice of you Dr. Riddles!" the opposing demon said. A wave of relief fell over my girlfriend as well.

"Just kid-ing!" he laughed.

"What is one thing that can give anyone an advantage in battle, especially your group?" he inquired.

Astrid hesitated slightly before declaring, with confidence, that is was numbers."

"That is... incorrect!" he exclaimed, "I said anyone, not just you!" my girlfriend pouted and looked at me, expectantly.

"This is your riddle," I smirked, much to her annoyance, she actually pointed and stomped her foot in frustration. Which for some reason, that I still can not understand, I found cute and charming.

During this exchange our "foes" made the first move, just as planned I was hit by a week laser. Though it was intentionally very weak it still hurt. As part of the plan, I pretended that it was enough to knock me out. I lay their eyes closed, as everything played out. "You shouldn't worry about your friend! he'll be just fine, it's us you should be worried about!" the doctor announced. "Zegaruga!"

"As the fight went on, knowing that no one would actually get seriously hurt nor would anyone's book be burned I let my ADHD get the better of me and let my mind wondering, losing track of the fight

Since I can't rewrite it form memory, and I wrote this after our demons got sent home, so they couldn't fill me in, and Astrid is...Astrid. And Dr. Riddles, well he won't tell me he thinks that the story will be more realistic if I leave it out.

I was torn from my thoughts by everyone in a circle around me and my girlfriend shaking me back to reality. They were all a little bit injured, which I felt bad about. I cast koroze rin, to find out what happened in the quickest way possible and the battle was a complete success, Astrid will now admit that plans are good and will listen to them, but I still got a bit through the back by the old man's mind.

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It took me a bit to figure out why he'd want to fight the group, sorry that there was no actual fight scene in this chapter.

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