Hey guys, this chapter has 3 parts so hope you enjoy it.
Thank you Ignis for giving me the idea of this chaper.
Lantel Emmory
7. With Gordon's help
Part 1: Something Valkyrie didn't want to hear
Valkyrie looked at her dead uncle's mansion. She inherited it but it never quite felt like hers.
Skulduggery parked the Bentley under a nearby willow tree. It was a sunny day in Ireland, one could hear the birds singing in the distance and the grass didn't look so dead. Valkyrie turned in her personal circle, taking in the beauty of the given day but she staggered back when Skulduggery almost put his face against her.
"You damn fool, I could have hurt you. Don't ever do that again." She shrieked and walked past him, giving him a deadly glare.
"Dear Valkyrie, you can't glare me to death, I am already dead." Skulduggery opened the door and Valkyrie made her way up the stairs and straight for Gordon's study.
"Ah, Step... Valkyrie, my favourite niece in the whole world. What do you want?" Gordon walked from one wall to the other with his hands around his back.
Skulduggery sighed and sat on the chair next to the door and a pot plant. It looked fake, he touched it, "Yep, definitely fake." He mumbled to himself.
"That is so rude, can't I come and say hallo to my own uncle?" Gordon's footsteps stopped. "Valkyrie only time you visit me is when 1. You need information, 2. When you are having boy troubles or 3. You just really miss your dear uncle.
"I am sorry that I haven't been around lately, things are rough at the moment." Valkyrie growled and Gordon just nodded. "So my dear niece, how can I be of assistance?"
Skulduggery came closer, "We need to find a way to cure Tanith from the Remnant."
"Tanith Low, now she has been controlled by this Remnant for quite a while now, longer than four days. It is not impossible but you first need to find her first, capture her and then let Kenspeckle Grouse take a look at her." Gordon took one of his notes; he cleared his throat, "If a Remnant was suppose to be controlling a person for longer than four days it is impossible but however if the person's normalities show and is fighting the Remnant from within, the Remnant needs to be removed with an unorthodox manner.
"Kenspeckle Grouse is dead; he was murdered by his assistant." Skulduggery looked out the window and saw the clouds gathering, "So much for a nice day." He mumbled.
"Doctor Nye should be able to help as well; his research with the souls just might be enough to get rid of the Remnant." Gordon placed the note back on top of the stack.
"Gordon, what about an amulet?" Skulduggery said, still peering out the window. Valkyrie smiled and reached inside her pocket and took out the amulet.
"Did Tanith leave this behind?"
"Yes, Valkyrie had to go get it at a little shop."
"Le Antiques" Gordon smiled, "Tanith, the real one is leading you right towards her. You will see on the amulet is sapphires when something happens, each one will change a colour until you can remember where she is trying to guide you." Gordon looked at Valkyrie's hand and saw almost all of the sapphires were shining brighter than before.
Valkyrie hugged Gordon even though he was like a spirit. "You are the best Echo uncle that a niece could ever have had."
Part 2: Back to step one
"I think it works like whenever we are closer to her, the sapphires go bright." Skulduggery leaned with his elbows on the Bentley's roof. "So that means we are closer than we thought we were." Skulduggery could hear the excitement in her voice.
The Bentley drove back towards Haggard.
"Skulduggery, we are going the wrong way!" Valkyrie shrieked, Skulduggery slammed his foot hard on the brakes and made a u-turn, doing a small drift.
The amulet was down to one sapphire but it filled again when they were at the mansion. The Bentley got parked, "We have to do it on foot." Valkyrie was the first out of the car.
"I have new shoes and a new suite on." Skulduggery sighed as they went into the woods. "Stop moaning and help me look at this thing." Valkyrie didn't see where she is stepping and landed into the lake, the amulet flew from her hands and landed in the middle of the water.
"Great Val, now we are back at step one." She growled at herself. "Hush." Skulduggery placed a finger at his lips, Valkyrie nodded.
On the other side of the lake, sat Tanith. Her legs were up against her chest and her arms around them. She was rocking back and forth, humming a soft tune. Valkyrie looked for a way to cross the lake, she saw Skulduggery behind Tanith.
Skulduggery held his revolver against the back of her head, "Do you want to kill me?" Tanith whimpered but didn't move.
"Come with us Tanith." Skulduggery ordered but no reaction. "Do you really want the easy way or the hard way?" he asked, putting his index finger on the trigger. "The hard way, detective." Tanith was about to turn around but she jerked as the bullet went through her neck.
Valkyrie screeched at the loud noise from the firearm. She saw Skulduggery picking her up and her sword in his arms, they flew across the lake.
"Well that was unorthodox and unnecessary." Valkyrie growled, Skulduggery placed her in the back seat.
"It was necessary."
Part 3: Divide souls
Valkyrie closed her ears with her fingers; she didn't like to hear Tanith screaming. She knew what is being done to her, first you need to be dead and then the Dullahan and its banshee would pick you up and taken to the warehouse but there wasn't any need for that, Doctor Nye was just here in the Irish Sanctuary.
Skulduggery was inside with Nye to make sure he isn't doing experiments with her that he did to Valkyrie in order to seal her true name. Valkyrie's eyes gave in and she fell asleep.
Inside the surgery room Skulduggery stood next to Nye, holding his revolver just above Nye's head, one wrong move and it was to hell with him.
Tanith was laying on the steel table with loads of instruments next to her on a tray and another empty tray. In Skulduggery's pocket was the Soul Catcher for when Nye get the Remnant out.
Nye started to dissect Tanith's body, taking out every last bit of organs she had: the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and everything that one could think off.
"Remnant, awake." Nye ordered and he saw Tanith's eyes opening and turning a pitch black. "Doctor Nye." It smiled and tried to sit up but the restraints kept it down.
"Remnant will you kindly let go of Tanith's soul" Nye asked through gritted teeth, it felt how Skulduggery was watching his every move.
The Remnant chuckled, "Never, she is way too powerful and beautiful to let go off. Soon, Darquesse will come and I would be dissecting you, doctor."
Skulduggery raised an eyebrow and thought of Nye being on the steel table for once. A smile formed on Skulduggery's face. "What are you smirking about, detective? He is treating me." Nye stared at Skulduggery.
"Nice job, Tanith." Skulduggery turned to Tanith. Nye hissed and reached inside Tanith's mouth with his long fingers. "This may be uncomfortable." He touched a part of her brain and she jerked and howled in pain.
China Sorrows appeared in the door, "Am I late?" Her hair was as black as those of a raven's wings and her smile taunted many. Skulduggery looked at her long pale legs sticking out from her tight fitting black dress; her heels matched the blue sequence on the dress at the top.
"My apologies, I will start with the symbols immediately." China took out her instrument and started carving in the required symbols.
The Remnant spoke through Nye's hand. "The amazing China Sorrows, back for more. Killing Skulduggery's wife by helping the enemy. How great of a friend you are." Nye smacked the Remnant through the face, no talking." The remnant whimpered.
This was taking too long. Skulduggery bumped Nye away and placed his hand inside Tanith's jaw. He tickled the memory part of the brain. The remnant bit Skulduggery on his hand; Nye stepped in, "No biting."
China touched Skulduggery's shoulder, "It is ready." He nodded and looked at Nye and it nodded.
China tapped the symbol at the door, it flashed a green light. The room went green then blue, Tanith howled in pain and Nye could see the remnant coming out, Skulduggery waited for the last second and opened the Soul Catcher. It drew the remnant inside and locked by itself.
China tapped the wall across the room and the blue light vanished. "My job is done. Good day gentleman." She left in haste without her heels making a single noise.
Nye started putting back all her organs, sewing her up and placing a special ointment that made the scars vanish with moments.