Van is waiting in the castle, the girl will be found soon. The guards of Fanelia will see to it she doesn't make it out of the city. He stares at the card she left behind. The voice whispers louder and stronger. ' Find her. Find her. She can remove the blame. She is here; she is back from the dead.'
Merle is just arriving back at the castle; she stayed behind to talk to the girl that was with the card reader. Cosima was a spirit seeker, bonded now with her spirit mate. The girl, made Merle feel good, like seeing a long lost friend. Cosima was compelled to tell the Merle about Van and the evil one. To enlist her aid if needed.
"My spirit, he will come to you when the time is right, but if either of us interferes at this point, your Lord Van and my friend will be lost forever."
So Merle says nothing to Van, It wouldn't do any good anyway. He is at the point of breaking, and will not hear her not matter how much she wants to help.
There is a knock at the door. Both Van and Merle turn to see the guard enter with the girl.
"Here she is My Lord."
He bows and leaves her exiting the room.
"You may go to Merle."
She leaves, the poor girl, she looks so scared. But Merle has taken the advice of the Spirit Seeker seriously.
Van stares at the girl. Then says in a low voice. "I know who you are, and why you are here. You are my love reborn, and this time you will not leave me!"
Cherry was scared, but now she is terrified. "No I'm not her, I'm not Hitomi. Please you must believe me, it's the truth."
" The cards, only she possessed them, there are no other on Gaea. You have come back to release me from my blame, to give me another chance."
"No it was a ghost who gave my grandmother the ability to make and use the cards. She gave them to the past to save the future."
Van hears the voice louder and closer then ever before. 'Take her now! Don't let her escape or she will die all over again and this time all of Gaea will see you let it happen.'
Van grabs Cherry by the arm and pulls her to the back of the room, and thru a small hidden door. There within the room is another room, this one made of bars. It's a cage her means to cage her.
"You can't do this it's just not right."
"I can't loose you again. I won't, now get in."
With that Van pushes Cherry Blossom into the cage, locks the door and just stands they're looking at her. The voice around him whispers approval, tells him he is doing the right thing.
Evil spirit would smile if it were possible; his plans were all falling into place, all would be complete if he could identity the spirit who bonded with that girl. A little more pushing and Van will go over the edge. Insanity, so sweet, Evil anticipates it even now. And when Van's gone he will go after the girl Cherry Blossom. She's locked up with no one to save her, he will have enough time to drive her over the edge, before she dies alone, in that cell with no one.