Chapter 5: Priestess Bells
Vern kept Priestess for a long while and now she is completely motionless. He then turned quite upset that she does not fight him back. He then frown at her as he hit her and she did nothing back.
"I gave you lust and you just stood there like nothing. Bah! I think I should take you back. You are no longer fun. But I do sensed another girl who is more feisty than you ever be. I might as well take her," said Vern as Priestess stood there motionless. When Vern left, Priestess bells glow and revert to two people. A girl in pink and white armor with a glaive that has a pink pole like her armor. Light Complex skin in a way she looked like Athena with hair color and eye color. Another person had orange hair like Axl and almost the same suit as him only difference is that the other person is gray and purple instead of gray and black. The other person had light complex skin and blue eyes.
"Man is it time for us to get out of hiding suga," said the purple and gray reploid. The other sighed.
"I do not know Alana. All I know that something happened and we do not know what is going on anymore," said the pink reploid with the glaive in hand. Alana walked up to Priestess.
"Hey suga, it is ok. You are alright," said Alana to Priestess. Priestess did not move as she started to cry. Alana looked at Priestess.
"Hey Chrono can you tell what is wrong with her," said Alana. The pink reploid looked at Alana.
"Fine," said Chrono as she touched Priestess head as the three had a flashback of what happened.
"Priestess you will be fine. I know your father did not meant any harm. It just he was in a situation that I cannot even imagine anyone can be," said Terra, "I know I have seen my parents died before my eyes. Try to be strong keep your head up. Besides revenge is not the way. I know because my father did tell me that vengeance only grew the heart heavy. Keep a smile up and keep a positive moment."
"Everybody heard about my father and what he done. I am not sure what they think of me being created by him," said Priestess.
"And so what. Mary helped to create you as well. You are bound to have both personalities if not one," said Arwen, "Heck I do have both of my parents. Well Omega is not my dad but I still have his personality. We have a bit of our ancestors personality as well. It does not matter if one person did bad. I know because my ancestor was Master Albert."
"I see. They cannot judge me by my father. They judge me by me. Not who I was created by," said Priestess.
"Besides. If we have done that we are no better than the demons in your scriptures," said Terra. Priestess looked at Terra.
"You read my scriptures?" asked Priestess to Terra. Terra smiled as she looked at Priestess.
"Hey I remember them by heart. Every priest kept telling me those scriptures over and over again. If I did not read it at least once, I will be thinking that I am free to do whatever I want sinfully," said Terra.
"I see," said Priestess as the flashbacks change scenes to Priestess went berserk and Vern caught her.
"Ah! The feisty priestess. I see you broke one commandment. I shall not kill. Then again you have a pretty good wrath going on. I might give another commandment to break," said Vern as Priestess throw beads that explodes. Vern knocked backwards as he smiled.
"You are very feisty let me take you away from here so I can give you lust for that," said Vern as he shadowed her to the place as the flashbacks ended.
"He has awaken suga. That is not good. I see why she is in that state. Any woman who fight against him would be in that result," said Alana.
"If so he may go and find my sister if this keeps up. I know that she knew where my sister is at," said Chrono.
"So we are fully awaken then, suga," said Alana. Chrono sighed as she knew that the barrier to hold Vern did not last long.
"He might have done something to keep him out of that barrier. When he sensed my sister in a capsule, he would kill us. I do not know how he is awaken and out this time," said Chrono.
"So we are back at business suga," said Alana. Chrono sighed as she knew this day would come.
"I am afraid so," said Chrono. The two disappeared and went to Priestess inside as bells as Vern came back with Terra.
"Still my Athena has not come out yet. I know she is there but every time I tried to find her, she is in a place where I can not home into her," said Vern with a frown, "Still I am taking off my relieved on these girls. I may check back on the priestess to see if she is still her self again." Terra had red glowing eyes as Vern smiled as Terra was in killing mode now. He warped Priestess as Priestess got up and ran from the room she was in. She wasted her barrier as Chrono and Alana helped out as well.
"Suga, I think we have to do something about Vern. We both know that his powers will increase if he ever found your sister and do what he did to you," said Alana to Chrono.
"I am preventing that from ever happening. If anything, I want him to keep focus on me and forget my sister. I know from the start he wanted my sister. However, the swapping clothes for the day did some good for her. I was taken and she was spared. If she was taken she would be in a world of mental problems. She would be the same and I would be in pain," said Chrono. Priestess was in a halt where she was at a cliff. Priestess cried for a second then jumped. Harpuia saw the falling person and flew up there. When he caught her, he saw who it was.
"Harpuia to Rhea, I found Priestess but no sign of Terra," said Harpuia. The other side sighed.
"Ok teleport her back. We might have to examine her a bit," said Alia on the other end. Harpuia nodded and flew to the closest transerver and teleported back with Priestess. Everyone looked at Priestess as she had her pink hair that was pinned back with two chop sticks is all flowing down. Her chop sticks are missing as her body shows signs of markings of her being in a situation like Lavender. They have noticed her beads are gone as well. Kira and Lotus went to see Priestess as she was staring at them both showing no sign of life in her eyes.
"She had the same eyes as Lavender. However, if Terra was right that means Shadow Devil is no longer using Priestess," said Kira as the two see Priestess twitch her arms.
"No I have seen worse. Lavender is motionless and Priestess not. Lets take her to her room as we have Athena examined her tomorrow," said Lotus.
"Yeah I guess you are right," said Kira as they took Priestess to her room. As they opened her room. There were so many religious artifacts and scriptures scattered around. The table had at least one book with many bookmarks. There were a cross and a balcony where a person can kneel towards the cross. The room may be plain but it shows signs of religious activity within the room.
"We can check on her tomorrow. Right Lavender has her normal check up," said Lotus. Kira nodded as they leave Priestess alone. Priestess got up and looked for something to kill her as she read several scriptures. She then looked up at the cross and start saying prayers toward it. The next morning, Priestess got up early in the morning and went to shower. She saw many marks on her body as she thought back what happened. She then finished her shower and put her clothes on. She then pinned her hair up with chopsticks and went back to her room and begin praying. Kira walked into Priestess room to check on her and heard Priestess praying. Kira smiled and close the door.
"Is she alright?" asked Lotus who is hanging from the ceiling. Kira smiled at Lotus who is in the ceiling.
"She is praying. I guess when anything happens that you felt bad or worthless. Go to religion for answers my sometimes help," said Kira.
"I see. So she may recover quick," said Lotus. Kira sighed as she looked at Lotus as they know it is time for Priestess to have her check up.
"We won't know for sure. However, I will tell her for the check up after she finished praying," said Kira.
"I see," said Lotus as they heard Priestess stopped praying as she walked out of the room.
"I heard you both when I was praying. I go to my check up. After that I wish not to be disturbed," said Priestess as she walked pass the two and head to the medical room. Kira and Lotus looked at each other then left. Meanwhile… Priestess kept walking until she got to the medical ward. Athena looked at Priestess as she was concerned for her.
"Priestess are you ok?" asked Athena as she is getting ready to examined her. Priestess sighed.
"Other than sadness and anger kept coming quickly," said Priestess. Athena sighed.
"I know how hard it is for some type of trouble happened for you right now. I just wished that I know a way to help you to cope with the situation," said Athena as Priestess went to her computer and kept typing. Athena looked at Priestess.
"It is better to find the truth about something than living in the world of lies. I know there is more that my father have kept from the world and someone kept finding things that he do not want people to know. Well I am going to find his things that he does not want people to know before someone did. Like how they managed to find his schematics and research of returning cyber elves into reploids," said Priestess. Athena looked at Priestess.
"Wait a minute you said Dr. Scorpio took it with him to the grave," said Athena to Priestess. Priestess looked at Athena.
"He did. However, someone hacked into his chip and took that information out of him that way," said Priestess. Athena looked horrified as Priestess kept typing.
"Priestess I am sorry," said Athena as she kept looking at Priestess who kept typing faster.
"Don't be. I should have done something like erasing his memory chip for good so that it will never be handled that way. Now I am going to find what else he was hiding and hoping that I get to it first," said Priestess. Athena looked at Priestess as she left the medical ward and sighed.
"I never thought I see someone more determine like that. I was once like that with my sister. Now, I gave up on that notion. I guess I can learn something from her. Maybe I can find a way to dig up 900 years of information of her," said Athena as she sighed and went to her room.