Chapter 58
"What exactly do you mean by "High Priestess?" " Melody asked skeptically.
"I found a book in the Dynasty Library about the Partnership," Jazalyn replied, "It told me some pretty incredible stuff."
"So what exactly did it say about the High Priestess?" Sarah questioned.
"The book said that the High Priestess is the only partner that can release souls from Talpa's service," Jazalyn replied, pulling the information out of her memory.
"And in layman's terms?" Melody sighed.
"Melissa is the only one who can release the souls that make up Talpa's army. Once they have been released, Talpa can never use those souls again."
"That's a good thing?" Sarah agreed.
"No, it's not." Jazalyn countered, "The High Priestess is considered the biggest threat to the Nether Realm. If the High Priestess were destroyed, then there would be no limit to how many spirits Talpa can make from the souls of the dead and negative emotions."
"That's just bloody great!" Brain raged. "Melissa's partner is a Dynasty Warlord, and she's considered their biggest threat!"
"I don't how Dais is going to be able to talk his way out of this one," Sarah agreed.
"But what was she chanting?" Sage asked.
"Chu, Tei, Ko, Nin are the Kanji for the Warlords," Jazalyn explained.
"Hey guys," Melissa mumbled, startling Sage, Cye, and the other four partners, "What's that big ball of yarn doing in the sky?"
"What ball of…?" Mia asked, before she gasped.
"A Nether Spirit bomb," Jazalyn whispered in fear.
"And how do you know all of this?" Cye asked in an amazed tone of voice.
"Anubis and I are bookworms," Jazalyn blushed, turning bright red, "we both read a lot of books together in the Dynasty Library."
Melody glared at her best friend, "What have I told you about reading too much?"
"Be thankful I know this stuff," Jazalyn shot back.
"So then why did the Nether Spirit bomb explode?" Sarah asked.
Sage, Cye, Mia, and all five partners looked up the see the bomb split into several pieces. "Someone interfered," Melissa whispered.
"Who?" Melody shuddered.
"The Warrior-Monk," Melissa slurred, before she fell into a deep sleep.
Anubis' Kusari-gama clashed with Ryo's Katanas. "You're not much of a challenge, are you Wildfire?" Anubis sneered.
"I'll show you who's a challenge," Ryo growled.
"You really are weak, especially without your partner, and Hardrock occupied. Anubis laughed.
"Kento left to get reinforcements," Ryo smiled.
"To bad you won't live to see your little whore," Anubis smirked.
"Leave Sarah and the others out of this," Ryo bit out.
"Who said I was going to hurt her or Torrent's partner," Anubis grinned, "You and Torrent are the ones I want to destroy."
"Blindly following orders?" Ryo sneered.
Anubis swung his weapon and hit Ryo in the gut. "For two weeks I understood what it was like to care about someone. Then came the nightmares that forced me to let Jazalyn go. You know nothing about loneliness, or what it's like to give up the one you love."
Ryo grimaced at the Warlord of Cruelty's words.
"You always had your partner," Anubis growled, "You always had someone to be there for you. Someone who you could laugh with, help you through pain and suffering, and someone who would make you feel alive. I had to take that happiness by force, risk the anger and fear from my own partner, and in the end, giving all that up at the price of mental anguish. But since I cannot kill your little whore and Torrent's partner, I will make them suffer. I will make them suffer the loneliness and pain that I have felt."
"You gave up Jazalyn of your own free will," Ryo began.
"And I have suffered because of it!" Anubis yelled. "Now your little whore and Torrent's partner will know the same pain and loneliness I have felt."
"What exactly do you mean by "High Priestess?" " Melody asked skeptically.
"I found a book in the Dynasty Library about the Partnership," Jazalyn replied, "It told me some pretty incredible stuff."
"So what exactly did it say about the High Priestess?" Sarah questioned.
"The book said that the High Priestess is the only partner that can release souls from Talpa's service," Jazalyn replied, pulling the information out of her memory.
"And in layman's terms?" Melody sighed.
"Melissa is the only one who can release the souls that make up Talpa's army. Once they have been released, Talpa can never use those souls again."
"That's a good thing?" Sarah agreed.
"No, it's not." Jazalyn countered, "The High Priestess is considered the biggest threat to the Nether Realm. If the High Priestess were destroyed, then there would be no limit to how many spirits Talpa can make from the souls of the dead and negative emotions."
"That's just bloody great!" Brain raged. "Melissa's partner is a Dynasty Warlord, and she's considered their biggest threat!"
"I don't how Dais is going to be able to talk his way out of this one," Sarah agreed.
"But what was she chanting?" Sage asked.
"Chu, Tei, Ko, Nin are the Kanji for the Warlords," Jazalyn explained.
"Hey guys," Melissa mumbled, startling Sage, Cye, and the other four partners, "What's that big ball of yarn doing in the sky?"
"What ball of…?" Mia asked, before she gasped.
"A Nether Spirit bomb," Jazalyn whispered in fear.
"And how do you know all of this?" Cye asked in an amazed tone of voice.
"Anubis and I are bookworms," Jazalyn blushed, turning bright red, "we both read a lot of books together in the Dynasty Library."
Melody glared at her best friend, "What have I told you about reading too much?"
"Be thankful I know this stuff," Jazalyn shot back.
"So then why did the Nether Spirit bomb explode?" Sarah asked.
Sage, Cye, Mia, and all five partners looked up the see the bomb split into several pieces. "Someone interfered," Melissa whispered.
"Who?" Melody shuddered.
"The Warrior-Monk," Melissa slurred, before she fell into a deep sleep.
Anubis' Kusari-gama clashed with Ryo's Katanas. "You're not much of a challenge, are you Wildfire?" Anubis sneered.
"I'll show you who's a challenge," Ryo growled.
"You really are weak, especially without your partner, and Hardrock occupied. Anubis laughed.
"Kento left to get reinforcements," Ryo smiled.
"To bad you won't live to see your little whore," Anubis smirked.
"Leave Sarah and the others out of this," Ryo bit out.
"Who said I was going to hurt her or Torrent's partner," Anubis grinned, "You and Torrent are the ones I want to destroy."
"Blindly following orders?" Ryo sneered.
Anubis swung his weapon and hit Ryo in the gut. "For two weeks I understood what it was like to care about someone. Then came the nightmares that forced me to let Jazalyn go. You know nothing about loneliness, or what it's like to give up the one you love."
Ryo grimaced at the Warlord of Cruelty's words.
"You always had your partner," Anubis growled, "You always had someone to be there for you. Someone who you could laugh with, help you through pain and suffering, and someone who would make you feel alive. I had to take that happiness by force, risk the anger and fear from my own partner, and in the end, giving all that up at the price of mental anguish. But since I cannot kill your little whore and Torrent's partner, I will make them suffer. I will make them suffer the loneliness and pain that I have felt."
"You gave up Jazalyn of your own free will," Ryo began.
"And I have suffered because of it!" Anubis yelled. "Now your little whore and Torrent's partner will know the same pain and loneliness I have felt."