Torrent's Prison
By Pathfinder
Chapter Two: Helping Friends
The sun was shining brightly that morning as Cye sat in the airport watching the planes take off. The weather was hot outside and the air-conditioning in the terminal felt nice on the twenty-three year-olds skin. Finally the intercom near him sounded that the plane he would be taking was ready for boarding.
Cye shut his eyes as the airplane took off. The plane shook and bumped as it took to the skies. Cye swallowed hard; he hated flying as a form of travel but the current circumstances required haste and Selene said that flying would be faster. He squeezed the arm rests as tight as he could without breaking them.
A hand from behind him touched his shoulder. Cye's eyes opened and he turned around and looked behind him. Between the seats he could see a familiar violet eye staring at him. He stared back in disbelief.
"I thought I told you to stay home." Cye said.
"And I told you that I'm not letting you go alone." Selene replied.
After the plane was high in the sky and people were allowed to move Selene moved up and took a seat next to Cye. The plane was almost empty with the exception of some people in the back of the plane and the flight attendants.
"You won't be able to help me."
"But you said this guy captured your friends. That means he beat them." Selene said. "And if he's beaten four other armor bearers then how can you face him all on your own?"
"I don't know, but I can't let you get killed trying to help me." Cye said. "I need to focus on the fight, not protecting you."
"I can take care of myself." Selene exclaimed. "I'm not just some weakling."
Cye looked around the almost empty plane. "I know you're a good fighter, and I know you're a witch, but verses this kind of an enemy you don't stand a chance."
"But I can do other things!" Selene shouted. She quickly covered her mouth and looked around to see if anyone was paying attention to her. She continued. "If you get hurt I can heal you, I can come up with plans, I'm a really good problem solver. I-"
"No!" Cye snapped. "You're not coming to that other world with me. When we get to Japan you're staying with Mia and Yuli."
"But, I wanna help you." She said, "Besides, I'm not fluent in Japanese."
"Don't give me that, you're fluent enough." Cye said, "Case closed Selene, you're not coming."
Twenty hours later Cye, Selene and Yuli were standing in front of St. Christopher's Hospital.
"So… Mia's in here?" Cye asked.
"Yuli nodded, "she's gone completely insane. She thinks I'm a ghost." He said. "That demon bastard, he did this to her."
The trio walked up the stairs to the fourth floor psychiatric ward. A woman sat behind a glass screen filling out paper work. She looked up, "Oh hello Yuli, you've come to see Ms. Koji today?" She asked.
"Yes," He said, "and these are the people I told you about; Cye Mouri and Selene Varian."
"Sign in please."
After signing Yuli lead them to Mia's room.
Yuli looked at Cye, "she thinks that you and the guys are dead. The demon showed that to her… the keep her in restraints…" He opened the door.
"My God..." In a straight jacket sitting on the windowsill looking out a window with bars on it was Mia.
She sat straight up hearing Cye's voice. "Ghost child, did you bring me an angel?"
"Mia, I brought Cye, he's come home from the United States." Yuli said, "And I'm not a ghost."
Mia stood up and kneeled on the floor as if she was praying, she looked up at Cye, "good angel, have you come to bring me to heaven?" She asked, "I want to see the others. I want to be with them."
Cye looked at her with pity, "Mia, I'm not an angel."
Mia's wild eyes widened, "are you a devil?" She asked, "Poor dear, you were sent to die before you had time to repent your sins."
"No Mia, I'm alive."
"Poor thing thinks he's still alive. Be free ghost, go to heaven, cross over…and who are you?" Mia's eyes fell on Selene locking into those violet eyes. She gasped, "Oh Mendea! Cye the sorcerer can tell you where to find the others! Listen to the sorcerer!"
Selene looked walked forward to Mia, "you poor soul." She touched Mia's face and started speaking what Cye thought was Latin. A white light seemed to glitter around Mia's head, and then gently faded.
Mia looked up. Selene lowered her hands from Mia's face. "Who are you?" She looked around, "Yuli? Cye, when did you get back?"
"Mia!" The teenaged boy ran to her and hugged her. "Oh Mia you're alright!"
Cye looked at Selene; she had a very serious look on her face. "That demon is disgusting." She said, "I saw what he showed her."
Cye stared at her with a questioning on his face.
"But don't worry; she won't remember a lot of it." Selene said, "But now she has a… well, an inside on the demon's mind."
Two days later Mia was permitted to leave the hospital. What was described as paranoid schizophrenia had completely vanished from her mind and she was declared legally sane again. And with Mia back in action the planning of the rescue mission could begin. The group of four sat or in Cye's case stood around Mia's computer room trying to find any information on this new villain. However there seemed to be no trace of such a demon in any of Dr. Koji's research. And as the group went quiet Cye took the opportunity to tell Mia and Yuli what he had already told Selene.
"Listen, I don't want any of you to come with me." Cye said.
"What about me? I've got the Jewel of Life and I can get White Blaze." Yuli said, "Besides, I've already faced him and he can't hurt me."
"That's all the more reason for you to stay and protect the girls." Cye said, "I'll allow White Blaze to come, he can look for the others with me. He'll probably be able to find Ryo a lot faster than I-"
"Just because we're girls doesn't mean we need protecting." Selene interjected. "I may not have a Mystical Armor but I can still take care of myself."
"Cye, I've always gone with you guys before and I'm okay." Mia said.
"Yeah, and we just got you out of the mental hospital because of it." Cye gave her a look of discontentment then shook his head closing his eyes, "I'm sorry."
"For your information Cye, I didn't go with the others this time." Mia said, "That demon came looking for me."
"He what?" Cye looked up at her shocked.
"I was with Yuli when it happened, we were trying to use the Jewel of life to find the others… but we fell into a trap. He said he was looking for some one and believed her to be me, because I keep the company of the Ronin Warriors." She closed her eyes, "He ruined my mind to prevent me from standing in his way. Yuli saved me…"
"Lot of good it did, you still wound up in the hospital." Yuli added.
"But you were almost able to open the door to his world." Mia said, "You stopped so that you could save me, and you got me out before he had me kill myself."
"Fine then, Yuli." Cye said, "You'll take White Blaze and myself to where the door is and you'll open it for me. Then I want you to come back here as fast as possible. You said he has no affect on you?"
Yuli nodded, "he appeared to me, it looked like he was casting a spell, but it just bounced off of me." He said.
Selene smiled at him. "You are very strong." She said, "How old did you say you were?"
"Fourteen." Yuli said, "I'll be fifteen next month