Chapter 40
Jazalyn sighed as she walked down one of the gloomy hallways in the Dynasty castle. She had just finished showering and was now exploring the castle grounds. Jazalyn began to think about what had happened after she had stepped out of the shower. She noticed that a pair of her regular jeans, socks, bra, and underwear were had been laid out for her, but she also noticed a shirt she didn't own. It was a Dark Blue silk shirt, the color of Anubis' sub armor, with Cherry Blossoms stitched onto the shirt with gold thread.
Jazalyn smiled; after she had gotten dressed, she had fussed with Sakura about her nose ring and her hair. The argument ended when Jazalyn grabbed the brush and put her hair back into her usual gold headband. 'I don't need an elaborate court hairstyle to be myself.' She thought.
Suddenly, Jazalyn heard footsteps coming down the hall. Ducking into the shadows, she waited.
Melody walked down the hall. She had just finished fussing with Akiko about her hair, until she agreed to have her two purple strands braided. When Akiko had finished, Melody's two purple strands of hair had been braided, and purple beads hid the elastic ties. 'Who knew Akiko knew how to braid hair the way Caribbean women braid hair?'
"Psst, Mel," a voice in the shadows called out to her, "Are we alone?"
Melody spun around to find Jazalyn stepping out of the shadows. "Thank God," Melody replied, as she ran to embrace her best friend.
After their embrace, Jazalyn looked at Melody and smiled. "Well, you've got the baggy jeans and the silver bracelets. But you're wearing a silver bindi, your purple strands have been braided, and you're wearing a tight brown spaghetti strap tank top? I didn't think you wore tight clothes."
"It's silk," Melody replied. "But it looks pretty cool on me. Besides, I've never owned a silk shirt in my life"
"Well," another voice called out, "at least we're comfortable."
Jazalyn and Melody turned around to find Melissa standing in the center of the hallway. "I'm glad you're safe Melissa," Jazalyn smiled.
"For now," Melissa replied in a flat tone, "but Sarah and Brian aren't safe."
"Any ideas?" Melody asked.
Brian and Sarah ran down the dark, foggy streets while Kento and Ryo leapt from roof to roof. 'I hope we can get some information,' Ryo thought. 'No one is going to keep me from finding Rowen.'
Down on the ground, Brian and Sarah ran as fast as they could. 'Just keep your mind focused,' Sarah told herself, 'Staying focused could mean the difference between life and death.'
Deep within the bowels of the Dynasty castle, Anubis, Dais, Sekhmet, and Cale stood before a pit of lava. "Why has Master Talpa summoned us to watch this?" Anubis asked sharply.
"Because," Sekhmet replied, "It is part of his plan to kill Rowen of the Strata."
"Welcome my dear Warlords," Talpa's voice boomed as he appeared above the lava pit. "To answer your question Anubis, watch carefully."
All of a sudden, five "cocoons" rose up from the lava and formed five "things" dressed in the clothing of Shinto Priests.
"Behold," Talpa boomed, "my Nether Spirits. They will from and shape energy into anything I desire. With them, I will knock Rowen of the Strata out of space and kill him."
"Amazing," all four Warlords whispered.
Jazalyn sighed as she walked down one of the gloomy hallways in the Dynasty castle. She had just finished showering and was now exploring the castle grounds. Jazalyn began to think about what had happened after she had stepped out of the shower. She noticed that a pair of her regular jeans, socks, bra, and underwear were had been laid out for her, but she also noticed a shirt she didn't own. It was a Dark Blue silk shirt, the color of Anubis' sub armor, with Cherry Blossoms stitched onto the shirt with gold thread.
Jazalyn smiled; after she had gotten dressed, she had fussed with Sakura about her nose ring and her hair. The argument ended when Jazalyn grabbed the brush and put her hair back into her usual gold headband. 'I don't need an elaborate court hairstyle to be myself.' She thought.
Suddenly, Jazalyn heard footsteps coming down the hall. Ducking into the shadows, she waited.
Melody walked down the hall. She had just finished fussing with Akiko about her hair, until she agreed to have her two purple strands braided. When Akiko had finished, Melody's two purple strands of hair had been braided, and purple beads hid the elastic ties. 'Who knew Akiko knew how to braid hair the way Caribbean women braid hair?'
"Psst, Mel," a voice in the shadows called out to her, "Are we alone?"
Melody spun around to find Jazalyn stepping out of the shadows. "Thank God," Melody replied, as she ran to embrace her best friend.
After their embrace, Jazalyn looked at Melody and smiled. "Well, you've got the baggy jeans and the silver bracelets. But you're wearing a silver bindi, your purple strands have been braided, and you're wearing a tight brown spaghetti strap tank top? I didn't think you wore tight clothes."
"It's silk," Melody replied. "But it looks pretty cool on me. Besides, I've never owned a silk shirt in my life"
"Well," another voice called out, "at least we're comfortable."
Jazalyn and Melody turned around to find Melissa standing in the center of the hallway. "I'm glad you're safe Melissa," Jazalyn smiled.
"For now," Melissa replied in a flat tone, "but Sarah and Brian aren't safe."
"Any ideas?" Melody asked.
Brian and Sarah ran down the dark, foggy streets while Kento and Ryo leapt from roof to roof. 'I hope we can get some information,' Ryo thought. 'No one is going to keep me from finding Rowen.'
Down on the ground, Brian and Sarah ran as fast as they could. 'Just keep your mind focused,' Sarah told herself, 'Staying focused could mean the difference between life and death.'
Deep within the bowels of the Dynasty castle, Anubis, Dais, Sekhmet, and Cale stood before a pit of lava. "Why has Master Talpa summoned us to watch this?" Anubis asked sharply.
"Because," Sekhmet replied, "It is part of his plan to kill Rowen of the Strata."
"Welcome my dear Warlords," Talpa's voice boomed as he appeared above the lava pit. "To answer your question Anubis, watch carefully."
All of a sudden, five "cocoons" rose up from the lava and formed five "things" dressed in the clothing of Shinto Priests.
"Behold," Talpa boomed, "my Nether Spirits. They will from and shape energy into anything I desire. With them, I will knock Rowen of the Strata out of space and kill him."
"Amazing," all four Warlords whispered.