Chapter 69
Jazalyn heard something that no member of the Partnership should ever hear: his or her armor bearer's ear piercing scream. Jazalyn whirled around to find Anubis on the ground, curled up into a ball, shaking, thrashing, and hugging himself. "MELISSA!" Jazalyn yelled, "STOP IT!"
Melissa didn't respond.
"MELISSA!" Jazalyn yelled again, "STOP IT, YOU'LL KILL HIM!"
"He is in pain because his soul is torn," Melissa began, "his desire to serve Talpa is in conflict with his desire to protect you."
Jazalyn left Rowen and ran towards Anubis. Much to Jazalyn's horror, Anubis looked like he was going into an epileptic seizure. Following the standard First Aid procedure, Jazalyn moved out of the way so Anubis could go through his seizure without hurting himself or anyone else. After about three minutes of thrashing around, Anubis stopped moving, but Jazalyn became confused when she heard her partner whisper, "Loyalty."
Jazalyn brushed Anubis' bangs away from his forehead; as she did, she saw the Kanji of Loyalty glowing on her partner's forehead. As Jazalyn absently traced the Kanji, she began to glow a bright yellow. Trying to discover the best way to help her partner, Jazalyn began to feel for a pulse. The minute she touched Anubis' neck with her first two fingers, she could feel the light in her soul channeling into Anubis' blackened soul, 'I'm healing him spiritually,' Jazalyn realized, 'If I can keep this up, then maybe I can save Anubis.'
But that was not to be, for a bolt of red lightning hit the ground about two feet away from Jazalyn. "NO ONE CAN HAVE HIM," a voice boomed, "HE IS MINE TO COMMAND."
A second bolt of red lightning hit the ground and blew Jazalyn away from Anubis. In a blaze of red and black lightning, the Lord of the Nether Realm spirited his right hand man away from the small group. At the same time, everyone heard the sound of the castle gates closing.
Jazalyn heard something that no member of the Partnership should ever hear: his or her armor bearer's ear piercing scream. Jazalyn whirled around to find Anubis on the ground, curled up into a ball, shaking, thrashing, and hugging himself. "MELISSA!" Jazalyn yelled, "STOP IT!"
Melissa didn't respond.
"MELISSA!" Jazalyn yelled again, "STOP IT, YOU'LL KILL HIM!"
"He is in pain because his soul is torn," Melissa began, "his desire to serve Talpa is in conflict with his desire to protect you."
Jazalyn left Rowen and ran towards Anubis. Much to Jazalyn's horror, Anubis looked like he was going into an epileptic seizure. Following the standard First Aid procedure, Jazalyn moved out of the way so Anubis could go through his seizure without hurting himself or anyone else. After about three minutes of thrashing around, Anubis stopped moving, but Jazalyn became confused when she heard her partner whisper, "Loyalty."
Jazalyn brushed Anubis' bangs away from his forehead; as she did, she saw the Kanji of Loyalty glowing on her partner's forehead. As Jazalyn absently traced the Kanji, she began to glow a bright yellow. Trying to discover the best way to help her partner, Jazalyn began to feel for a pulse. The minute she touched Anubis' neck with her first two fingers, she could feel the light in her soul channeling into Anubis' blackened soul, 'I'm healing him spiritually,' Jazalyn realized, 'If I can keep this up, then maybe I can save Anubis.'
But that was not to be, for a bolt of red lightning hit the ground about two feet away from Jazalyn. "NO ONE CAN HAVE HIM," a voice boomed, "HE IS MINE TO COMMAND."
A second bolt of red lightning hit the ground and blew Jazalyn away from Anubis. In a blaze of red and black lightning, the Lord of the Nether Realm spirited his right hand man away from the small group. At the same time, everyone heard the sound of the castle gates closing.