Previously:
She wasnt supposed to die, Neah looks down at the body of Jilan with apparent confusion. She had a place in the future.
-_-_-
Have you tried doing a Leto? Ashlee asks from the end of the altar. Bringing her back?
Tahiir died to bring him back, there was a trade, Taylor reminds her. You volunteering?
Why do you need a volunteer? Ashlee asks. You have the power. You Are the power. They took her from us. Make them pay. Use them to bring her back.
Taylor looks down at Jilan and the axe they had placed in her hands. I could do that.
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The sheer size of the tsunami strikes the people of Japan with pure terror. Such a monstrosity is never ever heard of! The whole country will be inundated! How do you evacuate when the estimated time to impact is only thirty minutes?
People begin to attempt to get as high up as possible and this brings comfort to most.
Until the volcanoes erupt.
Season Five Premiere!
Episode One Hundred and Five
A Dish Served Cold
The dark light burns from behind Taylors eyes. The Temple of the Mother begins to shake around them.
Then Neah slaps him. "Snap out of it!" She says forcefully as Taylor stumbles back in shock. "And you," Neah whirls round on Ashlee. "Shut up and stand in the corner!" She points off to her left.
The shaking stops. Taylor rubs his cheek. "You slapped me!" He looks at the Chainkan girl with an indignant pout.
"You were going all Dark Vengeance again," Neah retorts and smacks him on the arm. We dont need that right now!
The dark fire continues to burn in Taylor. "They killed Jilan!" He growls. "They deserve to die!"
"Okay, first of all," Neah says and points her finger into Taylors chest. "You already killed the one that killed her to like the Nth Degree. Secondly," She holds up two fingers, "Do you really think Jilan would want you to go on a revenge streak on the Great One?" She points to the almost sleeping beauty lying silent and cold on the marble-like altar.
"Yes," Ashlee says flatly.
Neah whirls back around on the red haired girl. "I thought I told you to shut up!" Neah's violet eyes flash with annoyance. She points towards the left again. "In the corner, face the wall!"
Kha'lei eyes his sister. "You're scaring me now." Ma'at nods and backs up a bit.
Taylor feels a hand on his arm. He turns to see Reese's blue eyes staring straight into his soul. "You cant do this."
Taylor stares back. "Why not?"
"Because the First feeds on hate and pain and all those negative types of things," Reese explains calmly. "You do it, you'll only make it stronger." He looks at the body of the girl on the altar. "Jilan wouldn't want that." He strokes her hand and then looks back at Taylor. "And neither do you."
Taylor looks back at Reese. The Dark Fire dies inside. He looks down in shame. Reese takes his hand. There is a semi-awkward silence. Ashlee grumbles in the corner.
The sound of a voice clearing for attention startles the small gathering. They turn to look at Hosha in the doorway. "We have visitors."
Meanwhile, in Japan
The Stillness of it is what frightens the people most. Just off the coast, the monstrous tsunami hovers as if frozen and just towers over the island and menaces the people. The same can be said for the eruptions that have spewed out of the volcano. They also froze in mid air. The sense the citizens of Japan all have, is that the end is near, it will be coming. Then they hear the voice.
"Heathens and Infidels of the Empire of Japan," Booms the voice of the Great One to all the inhabitants. "Your doom is impending." The people gasp and shiver.
"Your existence has defiled the face of my paradise for far too long, The Great One continues. "That ends now. No more Pokemon! No more Origami! No more Tourists or Honda or Kung Fu randomness!" There is a pause. "The sushi can stay," The voice says somewhat thoughtfully. "I like the sushi." The Japanese exchange confused looks. "But you, you will be gone!"
"In two days your country will sink into the depths of the ocean," The Great One informs the people. "There is nothing to be done to stop this." He begins to laugh. "Nothing at all."
He stops laughing. "Save for this; Deliver to me the family Takenouchi!"
To Be Continued...
