A Soul's Search
ch 7
"Isn't this sweet, you know if I had a heart, then it just might make me feel all warm inside." Auberon said in a mocking tone while walking into the STNJ.
"Demonio." Carina replied in shock while she and Michael looked over towards him.
"Hey, just how did you get in here anyway?" Michael asked angrily. "The security..."
"You're so called security was nothing but a toy to me. So I could easily get past it, and I've barely broken a sweat." Auberon replied in slight amusement. "We are the only ones that are in the building, so it'll do no good calling for help."
"Why are you here, what do you want?" Carina asked standing up along side of Micheal.
"I'm surprised at you Carina, with your powers of prediction, you couldn't see this coming?" Auberon taunted with a smirk.
Carina glared at Auberon, "somehow you were able to hide yourself from me, didn't you!"
Auberon laughed, his eyes gleamed in mischief. "Yes, I had to take another psychic's power to do so, but it didn't matter because that witch was useless anyway."
Auberon started to approach them slowly. "There's no where that you two can run, so why don't you just give up now?"
Michael got in front of Carina while the two of them were walking backwards. Michael from the corner of his eye, saw one of the lamps that was close, he quickly shined its bright light into Auberon's eyes. The witch yelled in anger and surprise, while the other two ran. "Carina, this way." Michael pulled her to the direction of the basement. They kept on running down the stairs, until they finally made it to the well. Michael looked back and then pressed a button, the secret door slid open.
"Quick, get in."
Carina looked at him in concern. "What about you? I can't leave you with that maniac."
"I'll be right behind you. Now go!" Michael replied as he rushed her in.
"Where are you?! Get out here, or I'll force you to come out!" Auberon yelled angrily quickly walking down the stairs. "It doesn't matter where you hide, I'll find you!"
"Michael, come on!" Carina urged while holding onto his arm and looking at him with pleading eyes. Michael gave a concerned frown, and then without a second notion, he took his earpiece and threw it down the well, and then hitting the button to make the hidden door to close again. Carina gave him a confused look.
"Don't worry; the only people that know about the tunnel are Robin and the others. They'll find my earpiece when they find out that they can't get a hold of me here." Michael replied reassuringly. Carina gave a nod, telling him that she understood.
"There you two are." Auberon said with a grin. "Did you honestly think that you'd be able to hide from me?"
"Hide, no, run, maybe..." Michael replied with a slight frown as he watched Auberon block the only way in or out.
"I need for you to help me find something." Auberon said narrowing his eyes angrily.
"Why do you need me? Can't you find whatever you're looking for with your powers?" Michael asked in slight annoyance crossing his arms.
"Because, what I need to find can't be found by magic." Auberon growled back getting angrier with each passing minute. "Look, either you help me to find what I want, or..." Auberon raised his hand slightly; a cruel smile crept upon his face as he turned his palm up and then started to curl his fingers into his palm. Carina quickly put her hands on her throat, gasping for air as she fights to get free. Michael's eyes went wide in concern while looking between Auberon and Carina.
"Stop! That's enough!" Michael shouted out at him.
"No, Michael.." Carina choked out while her eyes started to slowly close.
"Will you help me find what I'm looking for, or do you want the death of your woman on your conscious?" Auberon asked coldly while he kept the pressure on.
"Alright, I'll help you find whatever you're looking for. Now let her go." Michael replied quietly while keeping his eyes on Auberon.
"I knew you'd see it my way." Auberon gloated with a grin. He opened his hand and let Carina drop to the ground.
"Carina! You alright?" Michael asked in concern kneeling next to her. She opened her eyes slowly and looked at him with tired eyes. Carina nodded and then with Michael's help she stood up.
"Let's go, we're wasting time." Auberon said pushing the two through the door, and following them.
"Mind telling us what we're looking for?" Michael asked risking a quick glance back while they were almost to his work station.
"It's called the witch's idol." Auberon replied finally making it to their destination.
Michael helped Carina to sit down next to him. "You can't be serious!" Carina exclaimed in disbelief looking at him.
"What's the witch's idol?" Michael asked now intrigued, "if I'm going to find it, I have to know what it is and what does it do."
"It's a very powerful idol that can fulfill any wish that the holder wants. I do mean any wish." Auberon replied with an evil grin. "Now, get to work, oh, and if you get any ideas to contact your co-workers, you can forget it. This building has a mystical field surrounding it so no one can get in or out."
Michael nodded and then got to work searching for it. "So that's what you and Aidan were searching for in Italy. But when you couldn't find it, you two somehow found out that it was in Japan. That's why you're here." Carina accused glaring at him.
"Very perceptive of you to figure that out, Carina." Auberon replied with a laugh.
"From what I understand, you're no ordinary witch, Demonio." Michael said glancing quickly from his computer and then back down again.
"You speak the truth, I am no ordinary witch. I guess if you go by my title that they gave me in Italy so long ago, then I guess you can classify me as a demon." Auberon replied with a glint in his eyes.
"So then, what would a demon like you want with the witch's idol? You already are powerful by the other witches standards." Carina asked with a deep frown.
Auberon smiled cruelly, "you'll find out soon enough."
Robin frowned deeply in concern as she finally hung up her phone. "Robin, what's wrong?" Karasuma asked glancing over towards her.
"Something's wrong, neither Michael, nor Carina are picking up." Robin replied.
"Maybe they're still sleeping." Doujima suggested sitting down next to them with a steaming coffee.
"I don't think so." Robin replied getting up and starting to go outside.
"Robin, where are you going?" Karasuma asked curiously. Robin gave no reply, so Karasuma and Doujima shrugged and followed her outside.
Robin frowned deeply as she investigated the grounds looking for anything out of the ordinary, and then she suddenly stopped. "A craft."
"What!? Robin, are you sure?" Doujima asked slightly confused.
"Yes, I'm sure, and it's very powerful one, and also very familiar." Robin replied turning around to face them.
"So, can't you undo it or something?" Doujima asked while getting a little excited.
Robin frowned slightly, and then turned around and faced the building again. "No, not without sensing where the source of the craft is being used."
"What do we do? We just can't leave them in there with whoever is holding Michael and Carina?" Doujima asked in concern.
"I know who's holding them in there, it's Demonio." Robin replied turning back around again.
"We have to tell Amon and Sakaki, they have to know about this." Karasuma suggested looking around at them.
"Alright, let's go." Robin replied with a slight nod, with that they went to search for Amon and Sakaki.
ch 7
"Isn't this sweet, you know if I had a heart, then it just might make me feel all warm inside." Auberon said in a mocking tone while walking into the STNJ.
"Demonio." Carina replied in shock while she and Michael looked over towards him.
"Hey, just how did you get in here anyway?" Michael asked angrily. "The security..."
"You're so called security was nothing but a toy to me. So I could easily get past it, and I've barely broken a sweat." Auberon replied in slight amusement. "We are the only ones that are in the building, so it'll do no good calling for help."
"Why are you here, what do you want?" Carina asked standing up along side of Micheal.
"I'm surprised at you Carina, with your powers of prediction, you couldn't see this coming?" Auberon taunted with a smirk.
Carina glared at Auberon, "somehow you were able to hide yourself from me, didn't you!"
Auberon laughed, his eyes gleamed in mischief. "Yes, I had to take another psychic's power to do so, but it didn't matter because that witch was useless anyway."
Auberon started to approach them slowly. "There's no where that you two can run, so why don't you just give up now?"
Michael got in front of Carina while the two of them were walking backwards. Michael from the corner of his eye, saw one of the lamps that was close, he quickly shined its bright light into Auberon's eyes. The witch yelled in anger and surprise, while the other two ran. "Carina, this way." Michael pulled her to the direction of the basement. They kept on running down the stairs, until they finally made it to the well. Michael looked back and then pressed a button, the secret door slid open.
"Quick, get in."
Carina looked at him in concern. "What about you? I can't leave you with that maniac."
"I'll be right behind you. Now go!" Michael replied as he rushed her in.
"Where are you?! Get out here, or I'll force you to come out!" Auberon yelled angrily quickly walking down the stairs. "It doesn't matter where you hide, I'll find you!"
"Michael, come on!" Carina urged while holding onto his arm and looking at him with pleading eyes. Michael gave a concerned frown, and then without a second notion, he took his earpiece and threw it down the well, and then hitting the button to make the hidden door to close again. Carina gave him a confused look.
"Don't worry; the only people that know about the tunnel are Robin and the others. They'll find my earpiece when they find out that they can't get a hold of me here." Michael replied reassuringly. Carina gave a nod, telling him that she understood.
"There you two are." Auberon said with a grin. "Did you honestly think that you'd be able to hide from me?"
"Hide, no, run, maybe..." Michael replied with a slight frown as he watched Auberon block the only way in or out.
"I need for you to help me find something." Auberon said narrowing his eyes angrily.
"Why do you need me? Can't you find whatever you're looking for with your powers?" Michael asked in slight annoyance crossing his arms.
"Because, what I need to find can't be found by magic." Auberon growled back getting angrier with each passing minute. "Look, either you help me to find what I want, or..." Auberon raised his hand slightly; a cruel smile crept upon his face as he turned his palm up and then started to curl his fingers into his palm. Carina quickly put her hands on her throat, gasping for air as she fights to get free. Michael's eyes went wide in concern while looking between Auberon and Carina.
"Stop! That's enough!" Michael shouted out at him.
"No, Michael.." Carina choked out while her eyes started to slowly close.
"Will you help me find what I'm looking for, or do you want the death of your woman on your conscious?" Auberon asked coldly while he kept the pressure on.
"Alright, I'll help you find whatever you're looking for. Now let her go." Michael replied quietly while keeping his eyes on Auberon.
"I knew you'd see it my way." Auberon gloated with a grin. He opened his hand and let Carina drop to the ground.
"Carina! You alright?" Michael asked in concern kneeling next to her. She opened her eyes slowly and looked at him with tired eyes. Carina nodded and then with Michael's help she stood up.
"Let's go, we're wasting time." Auberon said pushing the two through the door, and following them.
"Mind telling us what we're looking for?" Michael asked risking a quick glance back while they were almost to his work station.
"It's called the witch's idol." Auberon replied finally making it to their destination.
Michael helped Carina to sit down next to him. "You can't be serious!" Carina exclaimed in disbelief looking at him.
"What's the witch's idol?" Michael asked now intrigued, "if I'm going to find it, I have to know what it is and what does it do."
"It's a very powerful idol that can fulfill any wish that the holder wants. I do mean any wish." Auberon replied with an evil grin. "Now, get to work, oh, and if you get any ideas to contact your co-workers, you can forget it. This building has a mystical field surrounding it so no one can get in or out."
Michael nodded and then got to work searching for it. "So that's what you and Aidan were searching for in Italy. But when you couldn't find it, you two somehow found out that it was in Japan. That's why you're here." Carina accused glaring at him.
"Very perceptive of you to figure that out, Carina." Auberon replied with a laugh.
"From what I understand, you're no ordinary witch, Demonio." Michael said glancing quickly from his computer and then back down again.
"You speak the truth, I am no ordinary witch. I guess if you go by my title that they gave me in Italy so long ago, then I guess you can classify me as a demon." Auberon replied with a glint in his eyes.
"So then, what would a demon like you want with the witch's idol? You already are powerful by the other witches standards." Carina asked with a deep frown.
Auberon smiled cruelly, "you'll find out soon enough."
Robin frowned deeply in concern as she finally hung up her phone. "Robin, what's wrong?" Karasuma asked glancing over towards her.
"Something's wrong, neither Michael, nor Carina are picking up." Robin replied.
"Maybe they're still sleeping." Doujima suggested sitting down next to them with a steaming coffee.
"I don't think so." Robin replied getting up and starting to go outside.
"Robin, where are you going?" Karasuma asked curiously. Robin gave no reply, so Karasuma and Doujima shrugged and followed her outside.
Robin frowned deeply as she investigated the grounds looking for anything out of the ordinary, and then she suddenly stopped. "A craft."
"What!? Robin, are you sure?" Doujima asked slightly confused.
"Yes, I'm sure, and it's very powerful one, and also very familiar." Robin replied turning around to face them.
"So, can't you undo it or something?" Doujima asked while getting a little excited.
Robin frowned slightly, and then turned around and faced the building again. "No, not without sensing where the source of the craft is being used."
"What do we do? We just can't leave them in there with whoever is holding Michael and Carina?" Doujima asked in concern.
"I know who's holding them in there, it's Demonio." Robin replied turning back around again.
"We have to tell Amon and Sakaki, they have to know about this." Karasuma suggested looking around at them.
"Alright, let's go." Robin replied with a slight nod, with that they went to search for Amon and Sakaki.