>>5843224“I want to help, believe me I do, but you need to give me details.” you tell him, reaching over and putting your hand on the small Aku's shoulder. “Tell me everything.”
“It all started a week ago.” he says, going into the story. Days ago, his family had all been gathered for some sort of holiday, one where a family all gathers to feast together. However, after the celebration was over, one of his daughters never called to him again. Using his powers to peer through, Aku saw that she had been confronted by an all-too familiar being. “The traitorous Demongo somehow escaped imprisonment, taking my poor daughter with the help of beings I've never seen before. She fought valiantly, but their weapons could actually hurt her. And that monster, he... He...”
“He took her?” Meloka asks, Aku taking a moment to regain his composure before continuing.
“He absorbed her. Just as he's done with all the others he defeated, he has taken MY daughter away!!” Aku roars, both of him. Both Aku's eyebrows blaze wildly with his anger, voice booming. “MY PRECIOUS DAUGHTER!!”
“Demongo.” you reply, growling a bit under your breath. “That bastard. Of course it's him.”
“Do you know where he took her?” your wife asks, her voice calm and soothing. As if speaking to one of the children when they're upset, trying to calm them down. “If you want us to take that bastard down again, we need to know where he went.”
“Oh, I know where he went.” Aku replies, his voice low and full of menace. “I know exactly where he went. But with my daughter held hostage, I can't go after him myself. He'd extinguish her soul the moment I pursued her.”
“Then where?” your wife asks, although for some reason you already have a sinking feeling in your gut you know where.
“The world of the dead.” Aku says seriously, meeting her gaze as you suddenly have a terrible feeling about this. “He retreated to the underworld, where he has no doubt bent most if not all of the souls there to his will. If he was strong enough to take one of my daughters, especially Ashi, then he will be far, FAR more powerful than he was before. But I can see both of you are stronger as well, so I need your help. Please, I need you to get my daughter back.”
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