SHADOW

Episode 04: SHADOW REALM

(A portal appears in front of Saki as she was training)

Sora: (Falls out of the portal; eating the Realm's dirt)

Seth: Meet your nephew, Saki

Saki: (speechless) Eh!

Sora: (gets up angrily) Why the heck did you push me into the portal?

Seth: (angry) Cuz you were too scared to jump in

Saki: So you are Sora. . .

Sora: (Looks at her) Not now kid (turns to face Seth) That still doesn't give you the right to push me into the freaking portal

Saki: (Angry)

Seth: I will push you. . . (shakes head) No. I will kick you into it next time till you learn how to open one

Saki: Hey! (holds Sora by the shirt) Who're you calling kid, huh?

Sora: (looking at her with disgust) I don't know you but you are annoying

Saki: (strikes him on the head) Learn some respect, boy

Sora: Ouch! (shouts in pain and tries to hit her back)

Seth: (holds him) Calm down, smart mouth

Sora: Let me go you turd

Saki: (Looks away)

Seth: Who're you calling turd, punk? (Throws him off)

Takashi: (appears) Enough!

(Everybody stays quiet except Sora)

Sora: Huh? Who is this retard?

Takashi: (angry look) Who are you calling retard? (strikes him on the head)

Sora: Ouch! (screams in pain) I hate you all

Takashi: (thinks to himself) He is really stubborn just like his mother

Sora: (turns to Seth) Take me home old man

Seth: (exhales) Make your own portal

Takashi: i***t! You are home

Sora: There is no way am staying here with you suckers

Takashi: (Forms a shadow spear and throws it at him with intent to kill him)

Sora: (Forms a shadow wall which blocks off the attack)

Takashi: (surprised) Eh! So you can form a wall

Sora: (Says nothing). . .

Takashi: Lets have a chat... Follow me boy

Sora: (Looks at Seth)

Seth: (Nods at him)

Sora: (Walks behind Takashi)

(Sits inside his house with Sora sitting in front of him)

Sora: This place reeks of old man's scent

Takashi: Well I'm old and am a man (giggles)

Sora: So old man what do you want with me?

Takashi: Stop calling me old man. My name is Takashi. (takes a closer look at Sora)

You look alot like your father

Sora: (shows no emotion) Mom didn't tell me anything about him

Takashi: Well that's because he denied her when she was pregnant with you

Sora: I see. . . So who's my father?

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(Outside the house; Seth sits with Saki)

Saki: So father why didn't Sora die when he stepped foot here?

Seth: Cause his mother was a native of the Realm

Saki: (surprised) His mother?

Seth: Yeah.... Her name is Sakura Render

Saki: Sakura.... Render? (surprised)

Seth: Yeah... She is my elder sister

Saki: Eh! (surprised)

Seth: She once brought him here when he was a baby

Saki: How come I never met her?

Seth: Well she is dead and you were little when she came here

Saki: Oh (looks down) So who is Sora's father?

Seth: You know him

Saki: I know him (Rubs her hand on her chin)

Seth: His name is . . . .

Sora: (Comes out with Takashi) Yo!

Takashi: Saki you and Sora are going on an errand for me

Saki: Huh?! Why me and him (pointing at Sora)

Sora: (Looks away)

Takashi: Well he can't open up Shadow portals yet

Saki: How is that my problem? So when do we leave?

Takashi: Now. You will teach him how to open one

Saki: Eh! (looks at Seth)

Seth: Don't look at me, I tried

Saki: Alright fool lets go (opens a portal and jumps into it)

Sora: See yal later, Seth (jumps into the portal)

Seth: Yeah (waves at him)

Takashi: (looks at Seth) Have you heard from Saito?

Seth: No. . . I doubt he is ever coming back here

Takashi: I see (walks away)

(Few minutes later Saki and Sora comes out of a portal quarrelling with each other)

Seth: (groans) What is it this time?

Saki: He doesn't want me to teach him. Always doing the things he wants

Sora: You are a not good teacher. Very impatient and easy to provoke. I bet no one would want to marry a girl like you

Saki: What did you just say?

Sora: You heard me. You are ugly, impatient, have a bad temper...

Saki: That is it (tries to punch him buh Seth holds her fist)

Seth: You two are family. Learn to accommodate each other ( looks at Sora) That's not how to talk to a lady

Sora: Why can't you teach me yourself?

Seth: Am just too lazy too

Saki: Dad!!!

Seth: Alright alright. I'm sorry for troubling you with Sora. I will teach him (Saki sighs and walks away) She reminds me of her mother. Scary woman. (Makes a clone of himself)

Sora: Why clone yourself? Have we started the training? I learnt how to make clones from Mom's journal

Seth: (sighs) He's the one that will teach you everything you need to learn

Sora: Why make a clone when you can teach me yourself?

Seth: I have a realm to look after. If you want uninterrupted training session I suggest you go with him and moreover he's 98% me (makes a portal)

Sora: Where are we going and why 98%?

Seth: Lesson number one: A clone can never be 100% or stronger than the original. Most clones are 60-80% or less depending on the skills of the original. The clone I just made is 2% weaker than me. As for where you are going, it is a secret

Sora: (says nothing and goes into the portal while Seth's clone walks behind him)