Chapter 37
Sekhmet laid Melody on his bed. As he watched her sleep, he began to play with a purple strand of her hair. 'I hope she doesn't run from me because of the way I look,' he thought as he stared into the mirror on his dresser.
As Sekhmet stared at his image, he gasped. 'When was the last time I looked at my soul?' He thought as he saw a reflection of light in his eyes.
As Sekhmet turned to face Melody, a serving girl walked in. "Sekhmet-sama," the girl replied, "the bathhouse is ready for your guest."
"Does she have anything to change into?" Sekhmet demanded.
"Hai, a pair of clean clothes were taken from her dorm room," the girl assured Sekhmet.
"Very good Akiko," the Warlord of Venom replied, "you are dismissed"
"Hai," the servant replied as she left the room.
Dais gently placed Melissa on his bed. As he looked at his partner, his began to think about his two little sisters, Natsuko and Aya. 'Nothing will take you away from me,' Dais promised Melissa mentally, 'you'll be safe here. That arrogant "older brother" of yours won't keep you from me this time.'
Turning around, Dais noticed that one of the serving girls had walked in. "Dais-sama," the girl replied, "all is ready for your guest."
"Does she have a pair of clothes to change into?" the Illusion Warlord asked.
"Hai, " the girl responded.
"Very good Midori," Dais nodded, "you are dismissed."
"Hai Dais-sama," Midori replied as she left the room.
At the campsite, Mia and Brian were trying to analyze the last line of the poem so they could find Rowen. "I hope we can find him before Talpa does," Mia sighed.
"We can only do our best," Brian smiled, as he put his arm around Mia's shoulder. "Besides, you're not the only one who wants to kick the Dynasty's butt."
Sarah tried to ignore the conversation by burying her nose in a book of poems written about the stars. Suddenly, Sarah realized something, "Hey Mia."
"Yes," Mia replied.
"Where does the poem say we'll find Rowen?"
"Floating among the eyes of the ages, unmoored in the stream of the sky." Mia replied
"I've been reading some poems about the stars," Sarah began.
"How is that going to help us?" Ryo asked.
"Just listen to this poem," Sarah replied.
"Tonight the stars look at me from the sky
The stars always seem to know
The stars tell me of the past
The eyes of yesterday, today, and tomorrow."
"Let's try the heavens," Mia replied.
After she typed in the word heavens, the computer began to access the information. Mia smiled, "I've got it. I know where Rowen is."
"Where?" Sage asked.
"It says that space or the heavens was where the Armor of Strata was formed," Mia read.
"It makes sense," Sarah smiled.
"How?" Kento asked.
"Strata, the Stratosphere," Sarah replied.
Sekhmet laid Melody on his bed. As he watched her sleep, he began to play with a purple strand of her hair. 'I hope she doesn't run from me because of the way I look,' he thought as he stared into the mirror on his dresser.
As Sekhmet stared at his image, he gasped. 'When was the last time I looked at my soul?' He thought as he saw a reflection of light in his eyes.
As Sekhmet turned to face Melody, a serving girl walked in. "Sekhmet-sama," the girl replied, "the bathhouse is ready for your guest."
"Does she have anything to change into?" Sekhmet demanded.
"Hai, a pair of clean clothes were taken from her dorm room," the girl assured Sekhmet.
"Very good Akiko," the Warlord of Venom replied, "you are dismissed"
"Hai," the servant replied as she left the room.
Dais gently placed Melissa on his bed. As he looked at his partner, his began to think about his two little sisters, Natsuko and Aya. 'Nothing will take you away from me,' Dais promised Melissa mentally, 'you'll be safe here. That arrogant "older brother" of yours won't keep you from me this time.'
Turning around, Dais noticed that one of the serving girls had walked in. "Dais-sama," the girl replied, "all is ready for your guest."
"Does she have a pair of clothes to change into?" the Illusion Warlord asked.
"Hai, " the girl responded.
"Very good Midori," Dais nodded, "you are dismissed."
"Hai Dais-sama," Midori replied as she left the room.
At the campsite, Mia and Brian were trying to analyze the last line of the poem so they could find Rowen. "I hope we can find him before Talpa does," Mia sighed.
"We can only do our best," Brian smiled, as he put his arm around Mia's shoulder. "Besides, you're not the only one who wants to kick the Dynasty's butt."
Sarah tried to ignore the conversation by burying her nose in a book of poems written about the stars. Suddenly, Sarah realized something, "Hey Mia."
"Yes," Mia replied.
"Where does the poem say we'll find Rowen?"
"Floating among the eyes of the ages, unmoored in the stream of the sky." Mia replied
"I've been reading some poems about the stars," Sarah began.
"How is that going to help us?" Ryo asked.
"Just listen to this poem," Sarah replied.
"Tonight the stars look at me from the sky
The stars always seem to know
The stars tell me of the past
The eyes of yesterday, today, and tomorrow."
"Let's try the heavens," Mia replied.
After she typed in the word heavens, the computer began to access the information. Mia smiled, "I've got it. I know where Rowen is."
"Where?" Sage asked.
"It says that space or the heavens was where the Armor of Strata was formed," Mia read.
"It makes sense," Sarah smiled.
"How?" Kento asked.
"Strata, the Stratosphere," Sarah replied.