A Soul's Search
Ch 12
Shamir raised a brow at them as he crossed his arms. "So, how are we suppose to get up there without being seen?"
"When they rebuilt the factory, a secret elevator was put in. It was put in for a quick escape, just in case they were ever to be attacked again." Amon replied glancing at them while he scanned the wall for the hidden panel.
"Amon, how'd you know about…?" Sakaki asked in slight confusion. He as well as the others were pretty much baffled of how Amon knew this bit of information.
"It's not important," Amon replied, cutting him off, "Here it is." As he found the panel and made it slide open revealing a button that called for the elevator.
While they waited, the tension among all of them started to rise. Ever since the beginning of their venture, there was no real trust among the witches and the STNJ. But now, it was even worse than before. Each one was wondering when the other was going to double cross the other.
The elevator finally made it to where they were waiting and opened. "It's about time." Remus huffed entering inside, and then glanced back. "Well, are the rest of you coming or what?!"
"Yea, we're coming, keep your shirt on." Shamir replied in a hurried tone as he and Aidan entered.
Sakaki narrowed his eyes angrily at the three witches, "I'm not riding in a small elevator with them. I'd rather take my chances on my own."
Karasuma looked at him in slight annoyance. "Sakaki, just get into the elevator."
"But.." Sakaki tried to object as he looked at her.
Karasuma shook her head as she looked at him sternly. "In, now."
Sakaki finally complied and grumbled while he finally made his way inside. As he got in, a few security guards walked past just barely miss seeing them.
"Do you realize what could have happened?!" Remus seethed angrily as he looked heatedly at Sakaki. "You almost got us caught!"
Sakaki whirled around and glared at him. Right then and there, he so wanted to tell him where to get off, but he decided to hold his tongue for now.
Robin frowned as she looked at the control panel to the elevator. Amon caught her expression, and nodded as he pressed in a certain pattern. Then when he hit the last number, a small secret panel opened up and another button showed itself to them. He pressed that one, and then they were on their way.
'How did he know about that?' Sakaki wondered to himself with a deep frown.
Amon glanced at him, catching his frown. He just shook it off and then turned his gaze back to the now opening door. "We're here."
Remus raised a brow, "Here already? We're on the floor of where the Witch's idol is suppose to be? We can't be!"
Sakaki whirled around again, and glared even more. "Look, if Amon says we're here, then we're here."
"Don't you think that this is all a little too easy?" Shamir asked warily as he looked around at them.
"What are you trying to get at?! If you're saying that Amon would deliberately lead us into the factory's hands, then you're a lot dumber than you look." Sakaki shot back angrily.
"Enough...This fighting is getting us nowhere. The three of you put aside your differences, and start concentrating on what we came here to do." Robin informed them, she and the others had more than enough of their constant bickering.
Sakaki, Remus and Shamir glared at each other and then silently agreed to put aside their ill feelings until it was over. As soon as that happened it was every hunter or witch for himself.
"Which way Amon?" Karasuma asked as she looked from one end of the hall to the other.
Amon walked out into the center, and looked between both ends. "This way." He replied leading the way. They filed out of the elevator and followed Amon down the hall. "The witch's idol should be in the next room."
Amon stopped just before the door and took a glance inside. "What is it Amon?" Robin asked looking quizzical at him.
"It looks like they haven't wasted any expense on security in here." Amon replied looking back at them. "We'd better hurry before the next shift comes in."
"What is that room anyway?" Sakaki asked getting his gun ready.
"It's the white room, it's a special room that's protected by both witch's magic and orbos." Amon replied narrowing his eyes.
"But, how could that be? I thought that orbos were suppose to deflect a witch's magic?" Robin asked curiously.
"They are suppose to, but I'm not sure how they were able to make them work together." Amon said as he glanced at her.
"I know how, but you won't believe me if I tell you." Aidan replied with a smirk as he finally spoke.
"Spill it blind one. How are they able to mix magic along with those orbos?" Shamir asked getting a bit irritated.
Aidan scoffed in amusement, "By using the witch's idol of course."
Remus looked at him in disbelief. "No way, that can't be possible! How could mere humans know how to invoke the idol's power?!"
An eerie laugh was given by Aidan, "You are a true idiot, you know that Remus."
Remus growled in a mix of anger and annoyance, "You're getting on my last nerve old man."
"As well as you're getting on mine," Aidan replied, "But I'll tell you anyway. You see, as long as the inscriptions can be translated from the witch's idol, anyone, witch or human can use its powers. It gives no prejudice of who is using its powers or for what reasons. But the real key to the idol's powers lie in a special talisman that a certain someone is wearing at this precise moment. She's just been unaware of it ever since she first received it."
Robin's eyes widened in realization. "Carina…"
Aidan nodded, "Yes, your partner from Italy. She wears the key that can unlock the real power that's sealed inside."
"Does Demonio, know about Carina's talisman?" Robin asked as her concern for her friend started to rise a bit more.
"Of course he knows, why else would he be holding the two prisoner in your own building? It was a brilliant plan if I do say so myself. Lure Carina here to Japan on a bogus hunt, and then capture her and one other inside of the STNJ. Then have the rest of you go and get the idol. Because he knew that none of you would sacrifice a fellow hunter's life." Aidan boasted with a smirk.
"But Carina doesn't even know that she has the key to unlock it! How could you and Demonio be so cruel? To use people like that. I'd bet that it was Demonio that put the talisman on Carina in the first place! He knew full well that she'd bring it with her." Robin stated, she could feel her anger and her fire starting to rise inside.
"Michel…" Sakaki said with a sadden heart. His eyes went down and away. He could feel his hands shake as he gripped his gun tighter.
"Carina.." Robin whispered quietly with a heavy heart. During the whole time that she and Carina have been hunting Auberon and Aidan back in Italy that there had to be sacrifices. But she didn't realize in the end what the ultimate price could be when all was said and done.
Karasuma narrowed her eyes thoughtfully, "What's keeping us from destroying the witch's idol after we get it?"
"Foolish hunter, the idol can not be destroyed, nor its powers neutralized. Once the talisman unlocks the idol's powers, whoever is holding the idol will become the most powerful entity in the world. The holder and the idol will merge together as one and change the world into their image. In Demonio's case, the world will be pitched into endless darkness." Aidan replied with a hearty laugh.
Shamir raised a brow at them as he crossed his arms. "So, how are we suppose to get up there without being seen?"
"When they rebuilt the factory, a secret elevator was put in. It was put in for a quick escape, just in case they were ever to be attacked again." Amon replied glancing at them while he scanned the wall for the hidden panel.
"Amon, how'd you know about…?" Sakaki asked in slight confusion. He as well as the others were pretty much baffled of how Amon knew this bit of information.
"It's not important," Amon replied, cutting him off, "Here it is." As he found the panel and made it slide open revealing a button that called for the elevator.
While they waited, the tension among all of them started to rise. Ever since the beginning of their venture, there was no real trust among the witches and the STNJ. But now, it was even worse than before. Each one was wondering when the other was going to double cross the other.
The elevator finally made it to where they were waiting and opened. "It's about time." Remus huffed entering inside, and then glanced back. "Well, are the rest of you coming or what?!"
"Yea, we're coming, keep your shirt on." Shamir replied in a hurried tone as he and Aidan entered.
Sakaki narrowed his eyes angrily at the three witches, "I'm not riding in a small elevator with them. I'd rather take my chances on my own."
Karasuma looked at him in slight annoyance. "Sakaki, just get into the elevator."
"But.." Sakaki tried to object as he looked at her.
Karasuma shook her head as she looked at him sternly. "In, now."
Sakaki finally complied and grumbled while he finally made his way inside. As he got in, a few security guards walked past just barely miss seeing them.
"Do you realize what could have happened?!" Remus seethed angrily as he looked heatedly at Sakaki. "You almost got us caught!"
Sakaki whirled around and glared at him. Right then and there, he so wanted to tell him where to get off, but he decided to hold his tongue for now.
Robin frowned as she looked at the control panel to the elevator. Amon caught her expression, and nodded as he pressed in a certain pattern. Then when he hit the last number, a small secret panel opened up and another button showed itself to them. He pressed that one, and then they were on their way.
'How did he know about that?' Sakaki wondered to himself with a deep frown.
Amon glanced at him, catching his frown. He just shook it off and then turned his gaze back to the now opening door. "We're here."
Remus raised a brow, "Here already? We're on the floor of where the Witch's idol is suppose to be? We can't be!"
Sakaki whirled around again, and glared even more. "Look, if Amon says we're here, then we're here."
"Don't you think that this is all a little too easy?" Shamir asked warily as he looked around at them.
"What are you trying to get at?! If you're saying that Amon would deliberately lead us into the factory's hands, then you're a lot dumber than you look." Sakaki shot back angrily.
"Enough...This fighting is getting us nowhere. The three of you put aside your differences, and start concentrating on what we came here to do." Robin informed them, she and the others had more than enough of their constant bickering.
Sakaki, Remus and Shamir glared at each other and then silently agreed to put aside their ill feelings until it was over. As soon as that happened it was every hunter or witch for himself.
"Which way Amon?" Karasuma asked as she looked from one end of the hall to the other.
Amon walked out into the center, and looked between both ends. "This way." He replied leading the way. They filed out of the elevator and followed Amon down the hall. "The witch's idol should be in the next room."
Amon stopped just before the door and took a glance inside. "What is it Amon?" Robin asked looking quizzical at him.
"It looks like they haven't wasted any expense on security in here." Amon replied looking back at them. "We'd better hurry before the next shift comes in."
"What is that room anyway?" Sakaki asked getting his gun ready.
"It's the white room, it's a special room that's protected by both witch's magic and orbos." Amon replied narrowing his eyes.
"But, how could that be? I thought that orbos were suppose to deflect a witch's magic?" Robin asked curiously.
"They are suppose to, but I'm not sure how they were able to make them work together." Amon said as he glanced at her.
"I know how, but you won't believe me if I tell you." Aidan replied with a smirk as he finally spoke.
"Spill it blind one. How are they able to mix magic along with those orbos?" Shamir asked getting a bit irritated.
Aidan scoffed in amusement, "By using the witch's idol of course."
Remus looked at him in disbelief. "No way, that can't be possible! How could mere humans know how to invoke the idol's power?!"
An eerie laugh was given by Aidan, "You are a true idiot, you know that Remus."
Remus growled in a mix of anger and annoyance, "You're getting on my last nerve old man."
"As well as you're getting on mine," Aidan replied, "But I'll tell you anyway. You see, as long as the inscriptions can be translated from the witch's idol, anyone, witch or human can use its powers. It gives no prejudice of who is using its powers or for what reasons. But the real key to the idol's powers lie in a special talisman that a certain someone is wearing at this precise moment. She's just been unaware of it ever since she first received it."
Robin's eyes widened in realization. "Carina…"
Aidan nodded, "Yes, your partner from Italy. She wears the key that can unlock the real power that's sealed inside."
"Does Demonio, know about Carina's talisman?" Robin asked as her concern for her friend started to rise a bit more.
"Of course he knows, why else would he be holding the two prisoner in your own building? It was a brilliant plan if I do say so myself. Lure Carina here to Japan on a bogus hunt, and then capture her and one other inside of the STNJ. Then have the rest of you go and get the idol. Because he knew that none of you would sacrifice a fellow hunter's life." Aidan boasted with a smirk.
"But Carina doesn't even know that she has the key to unlock it! How could you and Demonio be so cruel? To use people like that. I'd bet that it was Demonio that put the talisman on Carina in the first place! He knew full well that she'd bring it with her." Robin stated, she could feel her anger and her fire starting to rise inside.
"Michel…" Sakaki said with a sadden heart. His eyes went down and away. He could feel his hands shake as he gripped his gun tighter.
"Carina.." Robin whispered quietly with a heavy heart. During the whole time that she and Carina have been hunting Auberon and Aidan back in Italy that there had to be sacrifices. But she didn't realize in the end what the ultimate price could be when all was said and done.
Karasuma narrowed her eyes thoughtfully, "What's keeping us from destroying the witch's idol after we get it?"
"Foolish hunter, the idol can not be destroyed, nor its powers neutralized. Once the talisman unlocks the idol's powers, whoever is holding the idol will become the most powerful entity in the world. The holder and the idol will merge together as one and change the world into their image. In Demonio's case, the world will be pitched into endless darkness." Aidan replied with a hearty laugh.