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The Mask of Zeo 2

Counter Fight

A World Destroyed

Zeo was created by Zagart...

He was created to replace his dead son...

The Secret was kept for twenty years...

Until Zagart died...

Zeo went to his friends who knew...

Zeo then rebelled...

A long and bloody conflict began...

This killed all but three...

Now Zeo has a plan...

Previously on The Mask of Zeo:

The group got out and looked at the burned doors.
"What happened here?" Gou asked.
"Fire...let's find the Chief" Johnny suggested and something caught his eye.
He looked to his right in the ruin and saw four bodies in the ashes.
His jaw dropped, he approached to investigate just to be sure.
"Johnny...what's up?" Jess asked.
"Bodies...something bad happened here."

They entered the main village but this was a horrible sight.
The entire village was in a blackened ruin.
Buildings barely stood as most of them were fallen away or burned severely but not one building survived intact.
Other parts of buildings that stood looked like they were about to fall but the most horrible sights were in the ruins.
Bodies of men, women and children lied everywhere, slaughtered by an unknown enemy.
Ling just stood there horrified.
She uttered one name before blacking out.
"Zeo..."

NOW THE CONTINUUM...

"Ling...wake up."
She was on the ground.
Makoto's jacket was below her head.
The girl cracked open her left eye after about an hour.
Suddenly she tried to sit up.
"Ling, relax...you hit your head" Jess held her down gently.
She understood and lied back.
"But the Village..."
"We looked everywhere Ling, I'm really sorry we couldn't find any survivors...if there are, they wouldn't return...not ever" Johnny said to them aloud in a very sure voice.
"You think there were survivors?"
"There has to be" Johnny tried to cheer her up.
"Unfortunately we counted a lot here, there are about 349 bodies here of men women and children"
"Ling, you said something before you blacked out, what was it?" Gou was knelling to her right.
She looked up at the Russian and tried to remember.

"I think you said something like 'Zeo'."
Ling nodded to confirm what he said.
"You think Zeo did this?"
Makoto was to her left.
"Yeah I do...Zeo is to blame, I think now he was looking for us...he was looking to kill us."
Their eyes widened.
"I get it, he came here looking and asking for you but when he couldn't find you he burned and killed everyone here in a fit of rage."
Johnny's theory was possible which means they weren't safe here.
"Dad said we'd be safe."
"Perhaps Zeo found it after he vanished, which means its only happened in the last week."
"Johnny has a point there" Jess said.
"Shouldn't we bury their bodies or something?" Ling asked.
"Gou already suggested that, it would take a long time."
"It's the only decent thing to do to them."

It was agreed.
The group worked hard to bury them, at one point Ling had to stop as it hurt to much.
She went back on the bus.

Eventually even though it took about five hours they had completed the job.
They left the ruins alone.
Once that was done they got back on the bus and they drove away leaving the ghostly ruins alone once more.

The return trip was quiet.
The memory of what they saw would stick in their minds for a long time after.
Ling had fallen asleep but it was haunted with the images.
It was now more personal, Zeo had killed Ray, her grandparents, her friends and her village.
It was now dark and they had been traveling for about half an hour, it was getting dark when they left the village.
"It's hard to believe, there should be at least one survivor" Makoto sighed and looked at the girl he was sat next to and put his arms around her and hugged her.

"She's been through a lot."
There was a sudden brake and a swerve but also a loud bang.
"What was that?" Jess asked.
"We hit an animal...it looked human" the driver got out and grabbed a torch.

He shone it behind them.
"It's a boy!"
Ling had woke up and wondered what was up.
"A boy?" she asked

"We hit a boy?"
Johnny and the driver got out and gently put the boy into the bus.
The driver turned on a light and Ling gasped.
"It's Ryoko!"
The boy had light green hair but it was muddy and also slightly blood stained.
"Who is he?"
"Kevin's son...he has Galman."
"How old is he?"

"I think he's nine."
Ryoko was wearing a torn blue mud and blood stained shirt with brown shorts.
His face was also streaked with blood and dirt.
It was also obvious he was hurt but in fact the impact did little damage.

The boy didn't stir until he was taken and belted in the plane.
"Wher...where am I?" he asked opening his brown eyes.
"Ryoko...it's me, Ling...you're safe with us."
"With who?"
"My friends...Makoto Granger...Gou Hiwatari...Johnny McGregor and Jess."
"Ling Kon...Ray's daughter?"
"Yeah it's me...remember?"

"Oh yeah, sorry...things have happened...evil has happened."
"We know about the village."
The plane pushed back and they taxied to the runway.
"Who did it Ryoko?" Gou asked.
"I'm Gou" he added.
"A man did it...he came here looking...looking for you three...he said he demanded Ling Kon, Gou Hiwatari and Makoto Granger...you...you brought this on us...when the town elder denied you all being there he...he just went completely insane and started killing and burning everything, I was lucky to escape...I wish dad was here but he's in Japan."
"He doesn't know Uncle Kev is dead."
"Can you describe him please...it's important...if it's the man we think it is...I think were in danger."
"The man had long green hair, he wore a white sleeveless shirt and green trousers...around his waist were four metal things attached to a red belt that he held and fired, there was also metal balls that exploded when he threw them...he also wore black boxes on a strap over his shoulder that he loaded into the black things he held...he threw about twenty metal balls."
"You were right...it was Zeo" Jess said, her blood boiling.
"Can you tell us what happened? How long ago was it?"
The plane took off and the boy screamed at the noise and the feeling.
"Ryoko...it's okay...it's okay" her voice was soft and soothing.
"What...where are we?"
"We're in a plane."
"A what?"
"It's one of those things you see high in the sky with the white behind it."
Ryoko calmed down a little.
"Can you tell us what happened please Ryoko?"
He nodded and took out Galman and looked at it.
Ryoko took another breath and Ling could see the sadness in his eyes and that was all about to come flooding out.
"....

Author notes

Beywriter: One chapter in and there's already a cliff hanger!
Ray: Nasty move.
Beywriter: Yeah but keeps the reader wondering.
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Story- Beywriter
Editor- Lirin Sama