Chapter 13
As Mercedes wound her way through the semi-darkened hallways located inside Talpa's former stronghold. As the Spanish girl walked through one of the halls, Mercedes felt a strange sensation crawl up her spine. It wasn't just because she had "accidentally" spilled her hosts' plans to do something completely sacrilegious, but she feared that she would not be able to stop the three ex-Warlords. 'Anubis said that his friends aren't bound by the same restraints that I am,' the Exchange Student thought in a frenzied state-of-mind, 'but they are men. They know the difference between right and wrong.'
As Mercedes walked down the last hall that led to the kitchen, she noticed Dais leaning his back against the Hallway wall. "How was your walk?" The Warrior of Summer asked as he greeted the Spanish girl with a smile that made her insides go cold.
"Fine," Mercedes replied, feeling tense. "Why do you ask?"
The Warrior of Summer smiled again, "I heard you and Anubis talking about my people's religious beliefs."
Mercedes looked at Dais. Had one of the hosts overheard the conversation she and Anubis' had just a few minutes ago? "And if I was?"
"It would be wise if you listened to him," Dais responded, looking ready to murder someone. "He didn't stay alive for 400 years by being an idiot."
'He overheard the both of us,' Mercedes realized as she shuddered in horror. But Mercedes swallowed her fear and countered by saying, "The Lord gives and The Lord takes away. And if you looked at my religious beliefs, trying to be or play God is a serious crime."
"You obey that rule as if you believe the world is black and white," the ex-Warlord of Illusion smirked.
"The rules are the rules," Mercedes answered back, trying to hide the shakiness in her voice. "You are 400 years old; you should know the difference between right and wrong."
"But what is wrong in one culture may not be wrong in another culture," Dais calmly replied.
"The last time I checked," Mercedes responded, casting a nervous glare, "Shinto had an ethical code. I studied it, and I know that you have learned it as well."
"What exactly are you implying?" The Summer Warrior growled, startling Mercedes.
"If you have nothing to hide," Mercedes answered, feeling a little more calm than she had been in the past few minutes, "then you have nothing to worry about. If you do, then it will come out."
"Even if I were hiding something," Dais snickered, narrowing his eyes, "what makes you think anyone would find out and/or stop me?"
"The Virgin of Guadalupe will hear the cries of those who have been wronged and will console them. She will also intercede with God to give them Justice," Mercedes countered. "Including Anubis."
With that, Mercedes walked away.
As Mercedes wound her way through the semi-darkened hallways located inside Talpa's former stronghold. As the Spanish girl walked through one of the halls, Mercedes felt a strange sensation crawl up her spine. It wasn't just because she had "accidentally" spilled her hosts' plans to do something completely sacrilegious, but she feared that she would not be able to stop the three ex-Warlords. 'Anubis said that his friends aren't bound by the same restraints that I am,' the Exchange Student thought in a frenzied state-of-mind, 'but they are men. They know the difference between right and wrong.'
As Mercedes walked down the last hall that led to the kitchen, she noticed Dais leaning his back against the Hallway wall. "How was your walk?" The Warrior of Summer asked as he greeted the Spanish girl with a smile that made her insides go cold.
"Fine," Mercedes replied, feeling tense. "Why do you ask?"
The Warrior of Summer smiled again, "I heard you and Anubis talking about my people's religious beliefs."
Mercedes looked at Dais. Had one of the hosts overheard the conversation she and Anubis' had just a few minutes ago? "And if I was?"
"It would be wise if you listened to him," Dais responded, looking ready to murder someone. "He didn't stay alive for 400 years by being an idiot."
'He overheard the both of us,' Mercedes realized as she shuddered in horror. But Mercedes swallowed her fear and countered by saying, "The Lord gives and The Lord takes away. And if you looked at my religious beliefs, trying to be or play God is a serious crime."
"You obey that rule as if you believe the world is black and white," the ex-Warlord of Illusion smirked.
"The rules are the rules," Mercedes answered back, trying to hide the shakiness in her voice. "You are 400 years old; you should know the difference between right and wrong."
"But what is wrong in one culture may not be wrong in another culture," Dais calmly replied.
"The last time I checked," Mercedes responded, casting a nervous glare, "Shinto had an ethical code. I studied it, and I know that you have learned it as well."
"What exactly are you implying?" The Summer Warrior growled, startling Mercedes.
"If you have nothing to hide," Mercedes answered, feeling a little more calm than she had been in the past few minutes, "then you have nothing to worry about. If you do, then it will come out."
"Even if I were hiding something," Dais snickered, narrowing his eyes, "what makes you think anyone would find out and/or stop me?"
"The Virgin of Guadalupe will hear the cries of those who have been wronged and will console them. She will also intercede with God to give them Justice," Mercedes countered. "Including Anubis."
With that, Mercedes walked away.
