Rock and Smoke Connection

After much request and promises, Phantom agreed to go back to Earth and do the job. Phantom looked at Kayuba and said in a grim tone, "I know you are happy now. Why won't you be? Finally you will get a chance to say that your student is useful and powerful." Kayuba looked at Phantom and said, "If you keep yourself bitter like this all your life, you won't find happiness any day." Kenchi, on seeing the situation getting aggressive, decided to intervene and said, "Kayuba, let the guy breathe. He can decide what is right and wrong for him."

Bacca said, "Listen carefully, Phantom. The mission that you are going to is very much important for the future of us. Xao Chang has already started creating waves under the Monastery, indicating that his time of arrival is coming near. I don't want him getting furious this time after what Kenchi and Kayuba did centuries ago. Your partner, Ralph Lundsen will meet you in your predetermined location and will show you the plan. Assayah will provide you with the necessary equipments and weapons and will teach you the basic etiquette to stay disguised in the mortal's land. Assayah told me that Ralph don't like much interference and chattering in his life and it's your duty not to piss him off." Phantom agreed and turned into a little darker red mist and went away. Bacca gave Kayuba and Kenchi a look and then went on to his mediation. Kayuba looked at Kenchi and said, "I don't know why all of a sudden you have turned so sweet and supporting towards Phantom, but remember one thing that I won't tolerate any dirty politics from you." Kayuba gave him a threatening look and went away. Kenchi smirked and went away, blowing whistle with his mouth.

Phantom landed on Earth and looked around and then transformed into a young teenager. He took out a scroll from his waist and read it aloud, "Hailas yeneke maras." Red mist started to encircle him and slowly he started flying in the air and then with a loud thud, he got all his powers back. "So, you have finally awakened your power after so much time." Assayah said, after coming towards him. Phantom looked at him and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. You haven't even contacted me after my expulsion." Assayah laughed, "I did came to meet you, but Kayuba denied me the permission to meet you. He said that you should feel the gravity of the fault that you did." Phantom said grimly, "I really don't know why Kayuba is so sour to me. I have seen him behaving and loving his other students and don't even looked at their mistakes at all." Assayah said, "Because he considers you the best and doesn't like you getting punished for such silly mistakes. He was so heartbroken that day that he didn't eat or drink anything for weeks. He even tried to contact the girl who you loved, but she denied any alliances with you and said that she is now married and pregnant with someone's child." Phantom smiled, "She didn't even looked for me and she said that she loves me more than anything in the world." 

Assayah came near him and patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be too sad. Demons like us should remain aloof from such romantic desires and think about our motives and plan to become even more stronger." Phantom asked, "Where is Ralph?" Assayah said, "He said that he doesn't have time for tiny people like you." Phantom smiled, "He is quite bold for a man who lost everything and relies on magic and antique weapons for his survival." Assayah said, "He is a military man. Being sour and afraid isn't in his report." Phantom asked, "So, what is your master plan?" Assayah laughed, "I don't have one. You and Ralph will keep an eye on any suspicious person who displays any magical powers or looks like a white in black background." Phantom sighed, "If I had known earlier, I would have not signed for it. Man, I hate missions which includes sitting and staring."

Assayah said, "Come on. If Ralph doesn't meet, atleast you have to meet him." Phantom and Assayah went towards a small shed, where a tall man was repairing his jeep. Assayah said, "Hey, Ralph. Phantom is here." Ralph turned and saw Phantom and Assayah. He smiled and said, "So, this puny is my companion? My comrades could have crushed him with his bare feet." Phantom smiled, "I am sure that they could have crushed me with my bare feet, but I am sure too that I would have made them paralysed just like you." Assayah showed a small smile and Ralph said in a furious tone, "You see this muscles. They are made with hard work and rigorous workouts, not with magic."

Phantom smiled, "All if you are so proud of your humane power, then let's not argue on it." Ralph said in a military tone, "No, I will prove it. Come, let's have an arm wrestling competition." Assayah said, "There's no need for that." Phantom said, "No, no. If the little boy wants to prove something, let him fulfill his wish." Ralph and Phantom placed their elbows on a tire and started arm wrestling. Ralph applied full power in the beginning and tried to win, but Phantom didn't even flinched. He silently kept his arm straight and Ralph after several tries couldn't even put Phantom's arm down. Phantom then put Ralph's hand down and smiled. Ralph looked at Assayah and asked, "Why didn't my power worked?" Assayah said in a mild tone, "Because you are still a human and Phantom is a monster. Your power is less weak before him." Ralph looked at Phantom and said, "Well, you have proved that you are eligible to work with me. Welcome, aboard." Phantom smiled, "Okay. We will start tomorrow." Assayah said, "Okay, guys. I will meet you tomorrow." He turned into red mist and went away.

Phantom put his clothes and weapons inside a metal box and then washed his clothes and went outside. He saw Ralph was cooking some meat and vegetables for the dinner and was busy cutting the meat. Phantom took out his blade and chopped the meat into extremely thin slices. Ralph asked, "Where did you learn that?" Phantom said, "Well, I'm an assassin, so having awesome blade skills is part of my occupational skills." Ralph asked, "Assassin? But, does you need to be an assassin when you have already enough power to tremble enemy's hearts."

Phantom smiled, "Some twenty years ago, Bacca send me to Earth for killing a man who somehow found a way to the Monastery. I was a young teenager that time and has completed my training a year ago. My ex-master, Kayuba gave me his favourite sword "Keinmaster" and said that it has the power to control any being's mind and make him your slave. I came on the Earth and I think that time, you might be school or college. I looked for the man everywhere but couldn't find him until one day I saw him in a supermarket shopping groceries for the house. I followed him to his house and then transformed into a cat and entered through a window. I was about to move when someone picked me up and hugged me. I looked and saw a young and heavenly pretty girl holding me. She thought me of some random cat who slided into her room. I can't say exactly if demons have heart or not, but I am sure that something beated in my chest that day. She then kissed my nose and put me on the ground and went away. I was so mesmerized that I forgot that love with her was impossible and that's where all the trouble started."

Ralph asked, "What happened next?" Phantom said, "Unfortunately the man was her father and I don't know why but I postponed the killing, saying that I haven't found him yet. Bacca gave me one month or else he will send some other illustrious student to do the job. I decided that I will date and love her as much I could before killing her father. But, girls, only if they were easy to impress. My whole month went in just knowing her name "Rachel". I was just about to make my first move on her when Assayah appeared before me and said, "I'm here with a message from Bacca. He said that if you don't kill the man by tomorrow, you will be thrown out of the Monastery." I tried to explain everything to him and on listening my words, he slapped me hard and shouted, "Are you mad, Phantom? Bacca will kill you. Let alone Bacca, Kayuba will strangle you." I was horrified but somehow managed to send Assayah to Bacca with a message that I will kill the man, but I will marry his daughter."

On hearing this, Kayuba came to me at night and said, "Loving someone is not bad or a sin. I also loved many fine women throughout my centuries, but you can't demand from Bacca like that. He may be friendly with us, but he is still our master and he doesn't want you to marry her." I asked, "But, why?" Kayuba replied, "Because you are a ghost. Just an illusion of eyes. Will she stay with a dead man? A man who cannot give her anything, except solitude and misery. But, I managed to convince Bacca and he said that you can have a year to fulfill your wishes and come back to the Monastery. But, he strictly prohibited sexual intercourse with her. No demon babies." I said, "But I don't have a body." Kayuba smiled and kissed my forehead and I slowly felt my body getting formed. He smiled, "Enjoy." He suddenly disappeared and I mumbled, "He gave me a body and a penis, but refrained me from having sex."

Luckily, that night the old man was outside and I got the chance to kill him. The next day, Rachel was to appear in the morgue to identify the body and I met her as a police officer and told her that some drunkard killed him for money. Then, I started to meet her often in the pretext of investigation of her father's murder. She was a little emotionally fragile at that time and I took the chance and gave her the warm shoulder. We dated, laughed and loved each other immensely and I forgot that one year has passed already. The next day, it was our marriage and we were sitting on the terrace of her house. She said, "I don't know what would have I done if you were not there. Don't ever live me alone or else I will die." She kissed me and I kissed back. The moment slowly started slipping and I don't know how to explain, but that night I lost my virginity and also broke the promise.

The next day, I woke up and saw that Kayuba, Kenchi, Assayah and Bacca were standing in front of me and we're looking with angry eyes. Bacca said, "You bloody lusty motherfucker. You had sex with that mortal lady and impregnated her." Kayuba said, "I told you to not have sex, but your cock hijacked your brain." I was thrown out of the Monastery and that's my whole story." Ralph patted Phantom's shoulder and said grimly, "That's totally sad. But, what happened with Rachel?" Phantom said, "I don't know. She apparently is a happy housewife and mother of a child." Ralph smiled, "Love is so strange thing. Everyone is a victim of it." Phantom smiled, "True words, brother. Everday, I think of the night and it gives me goosebumps. But, one thing is sure that given the chance again, I will fuck her again." Ralph smiled, "Amen to that." They smiled and went inside the house.

Kenchi was standing behind a tree and was listening to their conversation from the beginning. He smiled, "Fuck her again? Man, this guy is going nuts. I wish, I could go nuts too, but this manipulative politics and death of Kayuba is the ultimate orgasam that I desire for and very soon, I will be getting that." He turned into red mist and went away...