Chapter 16
Jazalyn walked over to Melody and kneeled down beside her, 'I hope she's okay,' Jazalyn thought, 'I don't want to find out she's dead.' Jazalyn then placed her first two fingers over the vein in her neck, 'good,' she thought, 'Melody has a pulse.'
But when she listened for signs of breathing, she found none. 'Un oh,' Jazalyn thought, 'this is not good.'
Suddenly, a large crash was heard from the Takayori Center, "What was that?" Melissa asked.
"Shit," Sarah cursed, "Sekhmet's gift to us."
"You two go on ahead." Jazalyn replied, "I have to stay with Melody."
"Be safe," Sarah nodded, as she ran to the Takayori Center with Melissa right behind her.
Jazalyn pinched Melody's nose, titled her chin, and opened her mouth, 'I hope you don't kill me for this,' she thought as she proceeded to give mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing.
Ryo was in Dr. Koji's office, the Doctor was possessed by spirit from the Dynasty and was trying to kill Ryo. The attack had come so suddenly that Ryo almost had no time to reach for the Katana on the wall. Thankfully, Brian had enough sense to push Mia onto the ground as use his body as a human shield. As Ryo fought the possessed Doctor, Mia pushed Brian off of her and ran toward the laptop computer. 'If I can access the information, I can get to the poem that will tell us where the others are,' Mia thought.
Mia quickly typed on the keyboard, 'so that password didn't work,' she mused.
As Mia kept typing, Ryo kept engaging the Doctor. Finally, one direct blow caused the spirit to leave Dr. Koji's body. The Doctor gasped, "Mia," he whispered.
Mia ran over to her grandfather, knowing that she hadn't broken the code. Brian ran toward the laptop and began to try to access the information they needed.
"Password invalid."
"Password invalid."
Brian slammed his fists on the table, why couldn't he access the code?
"Grandfather," Mia cried, "what did the Dynasty do to you?"
"That is not important." The Doctor breathed, "You need to get to the poem."
"How do I access it?" Mia asked.
"Try the word Natsu," her grandfather replied, as he breathed his last.
"Got it," Brian yelled as he entered the password.
Suddenly, a poem came up on the screen, "is this it?" Brian asked Mia.
Mia read the poem:
"Torch of Spirit, sought through five
Drinking strength from immortal fire
Darkest prison sheds the light
Churning beneath a swirl of salt
Buried within a throne of rock
Floating among the eyes of the ages, unmoored in the stream of the sky"
"Yes," Mia replied.
Suddenly the door burst open as Sarah and Melissa ran in. "Is everyone okay?" Melissa asked, trying not to gag at the dead body in the room.
"We're fine," Ryo smiled.
Sarah ran over to Ryo and hugged him, "don't ever pull a stunt like that again," she scolded.
Ryo smiled, then he looked around the room, "Where are Jazalyn and Melody?" He finally asked.
"They're back at the quad," Melissa replied.
"Then let's go and get them," Ryo replied.
Ryo, Sarah, and Melissa ran out of the room, but Mia looked at her grandfather's body and started to cry. Brian walked up to Mia, "we'll pay the Dynasty back," he comforted her.
Mia smiled through her tears, "I hope so," she replied.
"Don't worry," Brian smiled, "we can give your grandfather justice by making life for Talpa and his Warlords a nightmare."
Mia smiled as Brian led her out of the room, grabbing her laptop from the base stand.
Jazalyn stopped the cycle of rescue breathing when Melody coughed. "What did you do?" Melody asked.
"Mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing," Jazalyn blushed.
Melody looked like she was going to gag.
"You both should feel lucky," a deep, male voice laughed.
Jazalyn and Melody turned around to find Sekhmet standing there, with a Katana in each hand.
Jazalyn walked over to Melody and kneeled down beside her, 'I hope she's okay,' Jazalyn thought, 'I don't want to find out she's dead.' Jazalyn then placed her first two fingers over the vein in her neck, 'good,' she thought, 'Melody has a pulse.'
But when she listened for signs of breathing, she found none. 'Un oh,' Jazalyn thought, 'this is not good.'
Suddenly, a large crash was heard from the Takayori Center, "What was that?" Melissa asked.
"Shit," Sarah cursed, "Sekhmet's gift to us."
"You two go on ahead." Jazalyn replied, "I have to stay with Melody."
"Be safe," Sarah nodded, as she ran to the Takayori Center with Melissa right behind her.
Jazalyn pinched Melody's nose, titled her chin, and opened her mouth, 'I hope you don't kill me for this,' she thought as she proceeded to give mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing.
Ryo was in Dr. Koji's office, the Doctor was possessed by spirit from the Dynasty and was trying to kill Ryo. The attack had come so suddenly that Ryo almost had no time to reach for the Katana on the wall. Thankfully, Brian had enough sense to push Mia onto the ground as use his body as a human shield. As Ryo fought the possessed Doctor, Mia pushed Brian off of her and ran toward the laptop computer. 'If I can access the information, I can get to the poem that will tell us where the others are,' Mia thought.
Mia quickly typed on the keyboard, 'so that password didn't work,' she mused.
As Mia kept typing, Ryo kept engaging the Doctor. Finally, one direct blow caused the spirit to leave Dr. Koji's body. The Doctor gasped, "Mia," he whispered.
Mia ran over to her grandfather, knowing that she hadn't broken the code. Brian ran toward the laptop and began to try to access the information they needed.
"Password invalid."
"Password invalid."
Brian slammed his fists on the table, why couldn't he access the code?
"Grandfather," Mia cried, "what did the Dynasty do to you?"
"That is not important." The Doctor breathed, "You need to get to the poem."
"How do I access it?" Mia asked.
"Try the word Natsu," her grandfather replied, as he breathed his last.
"Got it," Brian yelled as he entered the password.
Suddenly, a poem came up on the screen, "is this it?" Brian asked Mia.
Mia read the poem:
"Torch of Spirit, sought through five
Drinking strength from immortal fire
Darkest prison sheds the light
Churning beneath a swirl of salt
Buried within a throne of rock
Floating among the eyes of the ages, unmoored in the stream of the sky"
"Yes," Mia replied.
Suddenly the door burst open as Sarah and Melissa ran in. "Is everyone okay?" Melissa asked, trying not to gag at the dead body in the room.
"We're fine," Ryo smiled.
Sarah ran over to Ryo and hugged him, "don't ever pull a stunt like that again," she scolded.
Ryo smiled, then he looked around the room, "Where are Jazalyn and Melody?" He finally asked.
"They're back at the quad," Melissa replied.
"Then let's go and get them," Ryo replied.
Ryo, Sarah, and Melissa ran out of the room, but Mia looked at her grandfather's body and started to cry. Brian walked up to Mia, "we'll pay the Dynasty back," he comforted her.
Mia smiled through her tears, "I hope so," she replied.
"Don't worry," Brian smiled, "we can give your grandfather justice by making life for Talpa and his Warlords a nightmare."
Mia smiled as Brian led her out of the room, grabbing her laptop from the base stand.
Jazalyn stopped the cycle of rescue breathing when Melody coughed. "What did you do?" Melody asked.
"Mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing," Jazalyn blushed.
Melody looked like she was going to gag.
"You both should feel lucky," a deep, male voice laughed.
Jazalyn and Melody turned around to find Sekhmet standing there, with a Katana in each hand.