“I’ve met both of them, you mean Doctor Gaster right? He’s something else…” Casper spoke in an agreeing tone. “I don’t know Azura well, but I would hate to see her fall victim to that creature anymore then she has.” Casper poured herself some tea now, taking a sip as she let the silence fall over them once more.
“Yes, that one.” Aku sat up a little and looked more alert. “You’ve encountered this creature as well? …Did it do anything to you?”
“I know but….. despite that, I think you’re pretty amazing….” she said with a shy smile. “And….. I know that there’s something in you that’s good….” she said with concern.
Aku was surprised and conflicted. Sure, he was amazing, but good? Nonsense. He was certain there was not a single drop of ‘good’ to be had in him.
“If it is ‘good’ that you want, you are looking in the wrong place.”
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Gaster listened quietly as Aku spoke, taking in the words of the other as he kept an eye on the dark tendrils that had spread out along the ground. It was interesting, certainly, to have a better idea of where this other creature came form. More interesting still, however, was why Aku seemed intent on making all of humankind suffer, and yet still seemed to care for at least one of them.
“Fascinating.” There was no ire in Gaster’s tone, he truly found the tale to be interesting. “However, I feel as though I’m missing something. Some crucial piece of information. And as a scientist, I can’t have that.”
The monster chuckles to himself before continuing. “If you’re so keen to make the humans suffer, why, then, would you be so protective over one? Especially knowing that, in my hands, she will certainly suffer.”
Fury once again boiled within him at the mere insinuation posed within that question. Aku didn’t care to be psychoanalyzed by anyone, let alone this being, and he addressed the doctor sharply, “Because that one is MINE. There is nothing more to know!”
Not wanting to hear another word out of Gaster, Aku raised a clawed hand and tightened it into a fist. Instantly, the lake of tar leaped into the sky like a net of darkness, closing in around Gaster in an effort to capture him.
“What makes you think that?” said Aku, holding a mug with the words ‘Foxy Grandpa’ on it. He didn’t seem to notice.
“Thanks.” she spoke honestly. “That’s a first but I appreciate it none the less.” she placed the kettle back down, watching Aku for a moment longer.
“Last question, and I’m not asking to be a jerk, but are you okay? Other then tired you seem kinda down. Did something happen?” Casper asked sincerely.
The evil overlord slouched even deeper into his seat and took his time answering the question.
“I have been preoccupied with thoughts of my personal assistant, Azura. A creature from another dimension has taken hold of her soul and tainted it.”
Though it was clear that this bothered him, Aku didn’t specify exactly how he felt about it in words. He couldn’t bring himself to admit how helpless he felt.
Alysa gave him a confused look, “Wh- No! What I mean is that I love you!” she said in a slightly frustrated tone, “When someone says that they have a crush on you, it means they’ve fallen in love with you!” she said “It’s a figure of speech…”
“Ohhh—”
“Wait. YOU WHAT?”
“…You know I am the Master of all Evil, right?”
Aku accepted the offering and pulled his tongue back into his mouth. It seemed like the chocolate dissolved in his mouth before it could even reach his throat.
“Mhhh…” he grumped. “Hmph!”
He was NOT funny. How dare she.
“I am NOT a grandpa pa. Get out of here.”
The Shogun of Sorrow 