Chapter One

The sun was setting in the horizon, leaving behind the last of the day's sunlight. Inside one of the impoverished offices of a large skyscraper, a man waited impatiently. He was sitting his chair behind his desk, watching the sun fall away. He had the look of an ancient, but had not a gray hair on his light brown haired head. He had a strong facial structure, and was well known as a ladies' man. Though, he had never had one for that long. He liked keeping himself entertained with someone new. He was dressed in a fine business suit. He looked at his golden watch. '8:55' was what it said. 'Where is he? I will not have him being late. This is far too important for that.' He thought. He had lived the good life, since taking over the Dark Hand.

All of a sudden, a green portal appeared in his office. A man, wearing a red and black suit, stepped out. He looked like a usual Asian. He had dark hair, slanted brown eyes, and skin slightly darker than Caucasians. Though, he was quite tall. "You called, Mr. Petric." The magician said, bowing slightly.

Mr. Petric, from behind the desk, looked up at the magician. "You were almost late. I pride people who are exceptionally early." He sneered.

"Well if you are just going to insult me, then I might as well leave." The magician said.

The man waved his hand, to swipe away his idea. "There is no time, Cedric. I have an important job for you." He opened a drawer on his desk and took out an envelope. He threw the envelope to Cedric, who caught it. "Inside that envelope are pictures of a demon. I want that demon captured and brought here." He leaned back into his chair. "You may recognize him."

Cedric opened the envelope. He looked at the pictures. He nodded. "I recognize him. Hard not to when he tried to take the world. Of course, that is the wish of all demons." He then looked up at him. "Why this demon? He's in the demon world at this moment. Even if I got him, he would probably destroy you without a second thought."

Mr. Petric smiled. "I want that demon, but not in his present state. You see, he has the potential for great power. A great power I would very much like to have in my possession. If you look inside the envelope you will also see the coordinates to his birth place and time of it."

Cedric's eyes widened as much as any Asian could. "You want me to fetch him as a baby."

"You catch on quicker than most of my lackeys." Mr. Petric scowled at that. He was tired of them mucking his operations up. He gave a mental shrug. 'Well what can you do? Most of them can't even think on their own.' He thought. "That is exactly what I want. I shall steal him and keep him as my own. When his father comes into power, I will use him as a bargaining chip. If that fails, I can always manipulate him into doing my deeds for me."

"What about changing the past?" Cedric said. "If I do that, you might not be the same, or remember it at all; therefore, this plan wouldn't go through as well as you are saying."

Mr. Petric laughed. "I have thought about that." He said, before pointing to the envelope. "I have put the plans of a spell that will lock that world you get the child with this one. That way you can bring the child to me, without any ill effects of time travel."

Cedric's mouth dropped. "Two parallel worlds joined together." He said, in disbelief. "What should I do once I finish. Close the gap."

"You will do no such thing." Mr. Petric said. "Once you are finished, and I rule this world, I may take that one as well." Petric gave an ominous smile. "It is just like the old saying. I'll kill two birds with one stone. In this case two worlds, with one demon. How very interesting."

"Yes sir, very interesting." Cedric said. He turned back to the portal.

"Remember, do not fail." Mr. Petric said. "If you are caught, they may trace you back to me and I assure you those demon siblings are not ones to take such an outrage. Even if he is only half demon."

"They will think it a greater outrage if we succeed." Cedric pointed out. He then shrugged. "Oh very well. I shall do as you ask. It's not every day you kidnap Shendu's only son." He turned to the portal and walked in. The portal vanished behind him.

That left Mr. Petric to his thoughts. 'Did I give the job to the right man? He is certainly more clever than most of my lackeys.' He shook himself. 'Oh stop worrying, you picked the right man. Though, of course, I had not known much about him.' Suspicion filled him. He pulled out a phone and dialed a number. "Yes, I need you here now."

All of sudden, another green portal appeared in his office. The large, muscular, man bowed. "You called."

"Yes I have, Othenion." Mr. Petric said. He pulled out another envelope in his desk and threw it to him. He caught it. "I need you to follow a fellow named Cedric. Make sure he fulfills his job. If he does not, then you will have the honor of completing it."

"Yes, sir." Othenion got up. His skin was colored like that of olive oil. He had a short, pointed beard. He summoned another portal and walked through it, leaving Mr. Petric alone in his office. He smiled at his own cleverness. 'It's always good to have a backup plan.' He thought. 'Drago, you will be mine this time.'