Yomi's Lair

Seething, Yomi watched the following through the Reliquary.

"Screams." Yomi shouted In agony. "Noooooooo!"

"Wow, hey take it easy there. You know, sir, really you should watch your blood pressure. My nephew Izzie just keeled over one day, mid- mango. Stress. it's a killer sir. And he's a fruit bat, no meat, no blood even." Kuronue said.

Yomi stared blankly at Kuronue for a beat, then.

"HOW COULD THEY LET HER ESCAPE?!" Yomi said.

"Ha wow ... Ah, you're right. It's very upsetting sir." Kuronue said, picking up the reliquary. "Eh, I guess this Reliquary thing's broken."

Kuronue tossed the Reliquary over his shoulder- It flew through the air. Yomi's eyes went wide in terror as he leapt to catch it.

"You idiot!" Yomi said.

As he skidded across the floor he flung his own hand ahead.

The hand landed under the Reliquary, breaking its fall just in time. Yomi turned on Kuronue, eyes red with fury.

Kuronue backed away. "Alright now sir, take it easy there. Just remember what I said to you about stress –"

Yomi shoved the Reliquary against Kuronue's nose.

"I sold my soul for this. My life, my very existence depends on it, and you almost destroyed it!" Yomi said.

Kuronue was trying to squirm away.

"I get it! I get it! 'you break it, you bought it." Kuronue said.

"See that you remember, you miserable rodent." Yomi said.

Yomi let Kuronue drop.

Kuronue said to himself., sulking. "Oh, sure, blame the bat. What the heck we're easy targets always hanging ... ar..."

"What are you muttering about?" Yomi said.

"Maria, sir. Just wishing I could do the job for you - Sir, I'd give her a Ha then a hi ya and then a woowah and I'd kick her, sir." Kuronue said.

Kuronue mimed karate chops with his wings. He got tangled up in his own wings, tripping himself. Yomi watched disgusted.

"Oh, I have something else in mind ... something more enticing, something really cruel ..." Yomi said.