Chapter 17
Hope was laying on an old beaten up couch with a moist colth over her forhead, shivering
though her skin was very warm. "Just hang on Hope, I brought the antivenom. I just hope
this works." George quietly stated. Linda nodded and looked at Hope. *Me too.* She
thought as Cye sighed.
"George, it may help but there is only one person that got the anidote for the vemon: Seckmeht."
He said. "You may buy Hope time but you probaly won't be able to save her unless we get
that anidote." He said looking at Hope's friend.
"Lets try this first. If it doesn't work, then I'll go after Seckmeht myself, and get the antitoxin.
And I won't rest until I get it." George quietly stated. Cye shook his head though his face showed
his smpathy as George used his own antivemon on Hope. "Now what?" Linda asked. "Now
we wait. It is all we can do." George said solemly looking at the third of the heirs.
"I have some healing powers. Could they be of help?" offered Sage. George just looked at
him. "You're welcome to try, but I think that right now, we need to wait and see. Nothing
against your abilities Sage, but she's in a state of shock. The only thing we can do is wait
and see." George replied.
But the Ronins wasn't the only ones wacthing the events taking place. "Well, my Warlords.
It seems that you did manage to harm the Ronins. I am pleased with you Seckmeht. You
managed to poison one of the Ronins, even if the Ronin in question is a female. But you Anubis.
You, I am very disapointed in. You had the opportunity to destroy her, but you didn't! Now,
you will face your punishmet!" Talpa decreed, as he summoned Nether Spirits to surround
him. Anubis looked at the spirits as in the mortal world Hope groaned some as the virtue of
Loyalty shone beneath the compress on her forhead. "Neter spirits .... Anubis ... get out of
there." She muttered.
"WHY Master Talpa? I have served you well. I have done all that you have asked of me?!"
Anubis cried out, as the nether spirits began there assult. Hope felt more pain thourgh her.
Anubis you got to get out of there! She called to him, somehow thourgh her own pain she
knew he was in trouble as well. Copycat? You are contacting me through the link? Why?
Anubis asked.
I can feel your pain. Remember we share the same armor, we share the same pain as long
as both of us are in sub or full armor and I can feel your pain when I'm out of armor, though
to an less extent. She thought as things got hazier to her. Then we both are in for a great deal
of pain, and possible death! Anubis stated.
No, only me. Hope repiled. What? Anubis asked nor unstanding what she meant. If one takes
the other's pain then that one only feels it. Only that one takes the risk. She said. Be careful
Anubis. Was her last words as the link broke and at the same time the neter spirits stopped.
"Well Anubis, what will it be? Will you continue to serve me, or have you decided to pay
the price for your inserbordination?" Talpa asked. "I will contuine to sreve you master."
Anubis said but wondered. *Why did she take the blunt of my pain? And how did she
know I was hurt?* He asked himself as he glanced at the 'window' to the mortal world.
George crused under his breath. "What is it?" Linda asked. "She's slipped into a coma."
Was all he said. "Then we have no choice." said Ryo, as he stood up. "We need to go
to the Dynasty, and find the cure for Seckmeht's poison!" The Ronin leader stated.
"You'll be dead before you find it." Linda said to him. "But if we don't go she will
die." Ryo countered.
"Linda, Ryo is right but Ryo, she is right too. I say wait it out another day. IF she
doesn't improve then we will do what we have to." Sage said calmly. "We better
get that antivenom and soon, just in case my antivenom doesn't work. As you
mentioned earlier, he created the vemon, he would know how to cure it."
George said, as he started pacing up and down in the room. The Ronins
nodded. "We will take shifts to wacth after her." Ryo said and soon a plan was
made, the five Ronins and two others unaware of the Dynasty wacthing them
and listening in.
"So, the Ronins think that they will come here and get the cure for their comrade.
We will prepare a warm welcome for them. Dais! I want a squad of soldiers
guarding all enterences. Have the Nether Spirits ready in case the Ronins
should get past them." Ordered Talpa.
But Anubis looked over at Sheckmet then at Hope, loyalties confornting as he and
the other Warlords left the thorne room. Anubis was in a quandry. If he aided the
Ronins, he betaryed Talpa. If he did not, then he risked feeling even more
pain from Hope and the link between the armor that they wore.
He stopped suddenly remembering Hope's last words. She won't be in pain, she was
dieing! The coma and Sheckmet's vemon would kill her in mere hours. Anubis crused
under his breath as he made up his mind. His loyalty to his fellow bearer of the armor
of Cruelty outweighed his loyalty to his fellow Warlords and Master Talpa. He would
take the antitoxin for the Ronins and Hope.
Hope was laying on an old beaten up couch with a moist colth over her forhead, shivering
though her skin was very warm. "Just hang on Hope, I brought the antivenom. I just hope
this works." George quietly stated. Linda nodded and looked at Hope. *Me too.* She
thought as Cye sighed.
"George, it may help but there is only one person that got the anidote for the vemon: Seckmeht."
He said. "You may buy Hope time but you probaly won't be able to save her unless we get
that anidote." He said looking at Hope's friend.
"Lets try this first. If it doesn't work, then I'll go after Seckmeht myself, and get the antitoxin.
And I won't rest until I get it." George quietly stated. Cye shook his head though his face showed
his smpathy as George used his own antivemon on Hope. "Now what?" Linda asked. "Now
we wait. It is all we can do." George said solemly looking at the third of the heirs.
"I have some healing powers. Could they be of help?" offered Sage. George just looked at
him. "You're welcome to try, but I think that right now, we need to wait and see. Nothing
against your abilities Sage, but she's in a state of shock. The only thing we can do is wait
and see." George replied.
But the Ronins wasn't the only ones wacthing the events taking place. "Well, my Warlords.
It seems that you did manage to harm the Ronins. I am pleased with you Seckmeht. You
managed to poison one of the Ronins, even if the Ronin in question is a female. But you Anubis.
You, I am very disapointed in. You had the opportunity to destroy her, but you didn't! Now,
you will face your punishmet!" Talpa decreed, as he summoned Nether Spirits to surround
him. Anubis looked at the spirits as in the mortal world Hope groaned some as the virtue of
Loyalty shone beneath the compress on her forhead. "Neter spirits .... Anubis ... get out of
there." She muttered.
"WHY Master Talpa? I have served you well. I have done all that you have asked of me?!"
Anubis cried out, as the nether spirits began there assult. Hope felt more pain thourgh her.
Anubis you got to get out of there! She called to him, somehow thourgh her own pain she
knew he was in trouble as well. Copycat? You are contacting me through the link? Why?
Anubis asked.
I can feel your pain. Remember we share the same armor, we share the same pain as long
as both of us are in sub or full armor and I can feel your pain when I'm out of armor, though
to an less extent. She thought as things got hazier to her. Then we both are in for a great deal
of pain, and possible death! Anubis stated.
No, only me. Hope repiled. What? Anubis asked nor unstanding what she meant. If one takes
the other's pain then that one only feels it. Only that one takes the risk. She said. Be careful
Anubis. Was her last words as the link broke and at the same time the neter spirits stopped.
"Well Anubis, what will it be? Will you continue to serve me, or have you decided to pay
the price for your inserbordination?" Talpa asked. "I will contuine to sreve you master."
Anubis said but wondered. *Why did she take the blunt of my pain? And how did she
know I was hurt?* He asked himself as he glanced at the 'window' to the mortal world.
George crused under his breath. "What is it?" Linda asked. "She's slipped into a coma."
Was all he said. "Then we have no choice." said Ryo, as he stood up. "We need to go
to the Dynasty, and find the cure for Seckmeht's poison!" The Ronin leader stated.
"You'll be dead before you find it." Linda said to him. "But if we don't go she will
die." Ryo countered.
"Linda, Ryo is right but Ryo, she is right too. I say wait it out another day. IF she
doesn't improve then we will do what we have to." Sage said calmly. "We better
get that antivenom and soon, just in case my antivenom doesn't work. As you
mentioned earlier, he created the vemon, he would know how to cure it."
George said, as he started pacing up and down in the room. The Ronins
nodded. "We will take shifts to wacth after her." Ryo said and soon a plan was
made, the five Ronins and two others unaware of the Dynasty wacthing them
and listening in.
"So, the Ronins think that they will come here and get the cure for their comrade.
We will prepare a warm welcome for them. Dais! I want a squad of soldiers
guarding all enterences. Have the Nether Spirits ready in case the Ronins
should get past them." Ordered Talpa.
But Anubis looked over at Sheckmet then at Hope, loyalties confornting as he and
the other Warlords left the thorne room. Anubis was in a quandry. If he aided the
Ronins, he betaryed Talpa. If he did not, then he risked feeling even more
pain from Hope and the link between the armor that they wore.
He stopped suddenly remembering Hope's last words. She won't be in pain, she was
dieing! The coma and Sheckmet's vemon would kill her in mere hours. Anubis crused
under his breath as he made up his mind. His loyalty to his fellow bearer of the armor
of Cruelty outweighed his loyalty to his fellow Warlords and Master Talpa. He would
take the antitoxin for the Ronins and Hope.