Chapter 26

Birthday Nightmares pt.2

Mati just sat in stunned silence while she was listening to what he was saying. And she continued to watch while he went to destroy the Shaman from the Nile. "Lyserg no!" She barely heard her brother and everyone else, all she could see or hear was the fight, the unholy fight. "Guys look!" Horo yelled.

Mati seemed to snap out of it as she saw Lyserg on the ground and his pendulum just inches from the Nile Shaman's face. The pendulum fell as Lyserg tried to regain his breath. She watched as Jeanne knocked Lyserg on his stomach and Marco look at him with disappointment. "Do you know what it feels like when your spirit shatters in a million pieces and then disintegrates into nothing?" The Iron Maiden asked.

"You're about to find out." Then a burst of light came from the base of the cell which Jeanne stood in. "Wow strong Furyoku." Anna observed, holding her bead necklace that was shaking. As Jeanne came out of the chamber and the vines that which held her in she told everyone about how and why she became locked in the chamber.

(For all the people wondering what she said, look at episode 43 in the English version) Mati fell to her knees as she watched all three of the Nile Shaman become trapped by Jeanne's guardian ghost, who was also the guardian of the Babylon gate. "I will give you one last chance." "Never!" Jeanne became sad and went back to the chamber.

The vines wrapped around her once more and closed. "My heart always weeps for those who cannot be saved." As she said this the eyes in the Maiden cried tears of blood and Mati realized what she was going to do. "It's all my fault." She whispered, falling into realization and depression. "It was all my fault."

And as they died, she died inside as well. Falling to the ground the only person who saw her was the man that had insulted her in the diner. "Hey is she alright?" The guy asked, pointing to Mati on the ground. "Mati!" The others shouted and Ren picked her up. "Mati, wake up! Mati!" "She's fine, but something is not right."

The others looked at Anna. "Something is gone. She will be awake in a little while but we should get her back." Before they could move Marco, along with the Iron Maiden and Lyserg, walked up to them. "Mati!" Lyserg ran in front of Marco to go see her but Yoh, Horo and Choco held him back.

"You've done enough." Yoh said, he was trying not to lose it but it was hard. "What happened? Is she alright?" Marco asked. "I am sorry." Jeanne said. "I had forgotten what happens when a being dies around her..." "What do you mean you forgot?" Ren yelled, totally losing his cool. If Ren hadn't been holding Mati he would have forced the girl out of the chamber and beat her himself.

Suddenly Mati stirred in his arms. "Mati?" He whispered bringing Mati awake. "Ren? What... happened?" Then she saw the 3 figures that were in front of her and jumped out of his arms. "Kisama! You heartless bastards! I'll kill you all!" But instead of doing that she slapped Lyserg leaving a red mark on his cheek and a stunned expression on his face, then punching Marco in the jaw, sending him to the ground.

The whole group fell silent as Mati panted, trying hard not to set herself on fire again. She felt a soft hand intertwine with hers and she saw the sad expression of Ren. "Why did you hurt them?" Jeanne asked with a sad voice. "They did nothing to you.." "They did everything to me!" She screamed.

Then she fell silent and went to her knees. "...They did nothing to me... it was all my fault... it was always... my fault." Mati then stood up and wretched her hand out of Ren's and took out her sword. She stabbed into the ground, lodging it there and wrenched the pendulum necklace that had been around her neck for more than 500 years and wrapped it around the hilt of the sword.

"No more. I will not hold the power, I will not claim the power, I will not be the power." Then she turned and ran to any direction that seemed safer. She ignored all of the shouts of her name, but what made her cry was the pain and anger in Ren's voice when he continued to yell and scream at Lyserg.