Never Again
Chapter 2
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you where I'm going. It's…It's better this way." the monk replied as he started to walk away again.
"What does he mean by it's better this way?!" Kento asked in confusion.
"Ancient…Wait!" Ryo replied as the monk vanished from their sites. "Great, just great, he's gone."
"So now what are we suppose to do? It's not like we can go after him, because we don't even know where he went to in the first place." Sage asked as he looked around to the rest of them for any kind of answer.
"He's right, there's no way that we can even track down the Ancient. But how are we suppose to help him, or doesn't he want our help to begin with? If he didn't, then why did he tell us about this?" Mia thought as she was trying to figure something out. Just then she noticed that something shiny was laying where the Ancient vanished. "What the?"
"Mia?" Cye asked as he looked over and saw that something got her attention.
"Actually, I think that there is a way that we can track down the Ancient." Mia replied as she brought over the Jewel of Life and handed it over to Sage.
"But if that's here, then…" Rowen mused with a slight frown.
"Then what?! Rowen!" Ryo asked in slight alarm.
"The jewel was the one and only thing that was keeping Talpa contained inside of the Ancient. But since we have it here, and the Ancient doesn't then that means that Talpa will separate from him." Rowen explained as he started to get a this isn't good type of feeling in the pit of his stomach.
"So then, how are we suppose to go to wherever he went? It didn't exactly come with an instruction manual." Kento asked as he crossed his arms.
Just as Sage was about to reply, he noticed that the jewel started to glow, everyone looked over at him. "Hey, don't look at me, I didn't do anything. It just started to glow by itself." Sage replied as he held his hands up while the Jewel of Life swung from his hand. As they got closer, the light that was emitting from the jewel began to grow bigger and brighter, until it incased them all into it, and then vanished without a trace.
When they got to where they were going. They opened their eyes and started to rub them so they would be able to focus better. "Of all the places that he could have gone, he had to come here." Kento grumbled in annoyance.
"Why do you keep trying to keep me inside of your body? You know that I'm going to be free soon." Talpa said as the Ancient struggled to try and keep Talpa inside of him a bit longer.
"I made a vow a long time ago to never again let you spread your evil, and I intend to keep it!" the monk replied as he was finding it harder to contain him.
"I know that you don't have the jewel anymore, so the only thing that is helping you keeping me contained is your own will." Talpa gloated.
"I'll never understand why you took the path that you've chosen for yourself, Talpa." the monk replied as he was trying to buy some time.
"Maybe it's because you weren't meant to understand, monk. Did you ever consider that?" Talpa asked.
"Talpa, you knew that a long time ago, before you chose your evil, you actually had a real chance at life. And you decided not to, you've chose to turn your back on your destiny, on your family, and more importantly, on yourself." the Ancient replied as he finally made it to his destination.
"What I chose for myself is my business, and my business alone. So why don't you just take your self righteousness, and leave as soon as I'm freed." Talpa said as he was starting to fight the Ancient's hold again.
"You know better than any one I can't do that, Talpa." the Ancient replied as his breath was laboring, as he was trying to support himself onto the side of the shrine.
"Can't or won't monk?" Talpa asked as his spirit finally calmed down. The Ancient's body was shaking because of how hard it is for him to contain Talpa without the Jewel of Life.
"You know that the worst will come, don't you, monk?" Badamon asked as he let the Ancient inside.
"Yes, I know, but I won't give up on him. A long time ago, I let him down, but never again will I allow it to happen a second time." the Ancient replied as he followed Badamon inside.
"You are supporting a lost cause, you do know that, correct." Badamon said as he continued to lead the way.
"What I do, is of my concern alone. It's my life, my burden, my cross to bear." the Ancient replied as they passed the court yard.
"If you feel it to be such a burden, then why..?" Badamon started to ask.
"I said, it's none of your concern. Now, do you mind?" the monk asked as his eyes flashed white. Badamon glanced back as he gave a quick nod, and then they continued walking.
"Are you sure that we're going the right way? I mean, we could be walking straight into a trap for all we know." Kento asked skeptically.
"Yes Kento, we're going the right way. The jewel is guiding us, and besides, it looks like we're getting closer, because the jewel's light is getting stronger." Sage replied as they all continued to go in that direction.
"Hey, all I'm saying…" Kento started to say.
"We know what you're trying to say Kento, but this isn't the time or the place for it. Besides, we're here." Sage replied as they stopped at the front gate of Talpa's castle.
"You have got to be kidding me?" Rowen asked in disbelief as he raised an eyebrow.
"No, I'm not, this is where it lead us, and I'm positive that the Ancient is here." Sage replied as the jewel stopped glowing.
"So now what, do we just walk in, or do we wait for someone to come and open up the gate?" Kento asked in annoyance. Just as Ryo was about to say something the gate opened up.
"There's your answer." Ryo replied as he walked past him and the gate. Kento grumbled under his breath as the others passed him as they were going inside.
"Kento, are you coming or are you going to stand there all day?" Rowen asked as he looked back.
"Yea, yea I'm coming, sheesh." Kento replied as he finally walked on in. "Don't say that I told you so later."
"What was that?" Cye asked with a quick look back.
"Nothing." Kento replied quickly.
"It doesn't make any sense, why would the Ancient come here? Did Talpa's spirit force him?" Mia asked in slight confusion.
"That's the only thing that comes to my mind. It's not like he would actually come here on his own free will. Would he?" Cye replied in some uncertainty.
"It's about time that you all came. We were wondering what was taking you so long to get here." Badamon said as he greeted them.
"Oh great, just what we need, Casper." Kento replied in a sarcastic tone as he and the others got ready to fight, while White Blaze stayed next to Mia.
Chapter 2
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you where I'm going. It's…It's better this way." the monk replied as he started to walk away again.
"What does he mean by it's better this way?!" Kento asked in confusion.
"Ancient…Wait!" Ryo replied as the monk vanished from their sites. "Great, just great, he's gone."
"So now what are we suppose to do? It's not like we can go after him, because we don't even know where he went to in the first place." Sage asked as he looked around to the rest of them for any kind of answer.
"He's right, there's no way that we can even track down the Ancient. But how are we suppose to help him, or doesn't he want our help to begin with? If he didn't, then why did he tell us about this?" Mia thought as she was trying to figure something out. Just then she noticed that something shiny was laying where the Ancient vanished. "What the?"
"Mia?" Cye asked as he looked over and saw that something got her attention.
"Actually, I think that there is a way that we can track down the Ancient." Mia replied as she brought over the Jewel of Life and handed it over to Sage.
"But if that's here, then…" Rowen mused with a slight frown.
"Then what?! Rowen!" Ryo asked in slight alarm.
"The jewel was the one and only thing that was keeping Talpa contained inside of the Ancient. But since we have it here, and the Ancient doesn't then that means that Talpa will separate from him." Rowen explained as he started to get a this isn't good type of feeling in the pit of his stomach.
"So then, how are we suppose to go to wherever he went? It didn't exactly come with an instruction manual." Kento asked as he crossed his arms.
Just as Sage was about to reply, he noticed that the jewel started to glow, everyone looked over at him. "Hey, don't look at me, I didn't do anything. It just started to glow by itself." Sage replied as he held his hands up while the Jewel of Life swung from his hand. As they got closer, the light that was emitting from the jewel began to grow bigger and brighter, until it incased them all into it, and then vanished without a trace.
When they got to where they were going. They opened their eyes and started to rub them so they would be able to focus better. "Of all the places that he could have gone, he had to come here." Kento grumbled in annoyance.
"Why do you keep trying to keep me inside of your body? You know that I'm going to be free soon." Talpa said as the Ancient struggled to try and keep Talpa inside of him a bit longer.
"I made a vow a long time ago to never again let you spread your evil, and I intend to keep it!" the monk replied as he was finding it harder to contain him.
"I know that you don't have the jewel anymore, so the only thing that is helping you keeping me contained is your own will." Talpa gloated.
"I'll never understand why you took the path that you've chosen for yourself, Talpa." the monk replied as he was trying to buy some time.
"Maybe it's because you weren't meant to understand, monk. Did you ever consider that?" Talpa asked.
"Talpa, you knew that a long time ago, before you chose your evil, you actually had a real chance at life. And you decided not to, you've chose to turn your back on your destiny, on your family, and more importantly, on yourself." the Ancient replied as he finally made it to his destination.
"What I chose for myself is my business, and my business alone. So why don't you just take your self righteousness, and leave as soon as I'm freed." Talpa said as he was starting to fight the Ancient's hold again.
"You know better than any one I can't do that, Talpa." the Ancient replied as his breath was laboring, as he was trying to support himself onto the side of the shrine.
"Can't or won't monk?" Talpa asked as his spirit finally calmed down. The Ancient's body was shaking because of how hard it is for him to contain Talpa without the Jewel of Life.
"You know that the worst will come, don't you, monk?" Badamon asked as he let the Ancient inside.
"Yes, I know, but I won't give up on him. A long time ago, I let him down, but never again will I allow it to happen a second time." the Ancient replied as he followed Badamon inside.
"You are supporting a lost cause, you do know that, correct." Badamon said as he continued to lead the way.
"What I do, is of my concern alone. It's my life, my burden, my cross to bear." the Ancient replied as they passed the court yard.
"If you feel it to be such a burden, then why..?" Badamon started to ask.
"I said, it's none of your concern. Now, do you mind?" the monk asked as his eyes flashed white. Badamon glanced back as he gave a quick nod, and then they continued walking.
"Are you sure that we're going the right way? I mean, we could be walking straight into a trap for all we know." Kento asked skeptically.
"Yes Kento, we're going the right way. The jewel is guiding us, and besides, it looks like we're getting closer, because the jewel's light is getting stronger." Sage replied as they all continued to go in that direction.
"Hey, all I'm saying…" Kento started to say.
"We know what you're trying to say Kento, but this isn't the time or the place for it. Besides, we're here." Sage replied as they stopped at the front gate of Talpa's castle.
"You have got to be kidding me?" Rowen asked in disbelief as he raised an eyebrow.
"No, I'm not, this is where it lead us, and I'm positive that the Ancient is here." Sage replied as the jewel stopped glowing.
"So now what, do we just walk in, or do we wait for someone to come and open up the gate?" Kento asked in annoyance. Just as Ryo was about to say something the gate opened up.
"There's your answer." Ryo replied as he walked past him and the gate. Kento grumbled under his breath as the others passed him as they were going inside.
"Kento, are you coming or are you going to stand there all day?" Rowen asked as he looked back.
"Yea, yea I'm coming, sheesh." Kento replied as he finally walked on in. "Don't say that I told you so later."
"What was that?" Cye asked with a quick look back.
"Nothing." Kento replied quickly.
"It doesn't make any sense, why would the Ancient come here? Did Talpa's spirit force him?" Mia asked in slight confusion.
"That's the only thing that comes to my mind. It's not like he would actually come here on his own free will. Would he?" Cye replied in some uncertainty.
"It's about time that you all came. We were wondering what was taking you so long to get here." Badamon said as he greeted them.
"Oh great, just what we need, Casper." Kento replied in a sarcastic tone as he and the others got ready to fight, while White Blaze stayed next to Mia.