p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"strongSo here's the next chapter, and once again, I'm sorry that it's so short. Unfortunately, this chapter is pretty important, and there was no way of making it much longer. More bad news: I won't be able to update for about a week because I'm going away :( I have a half written chapter right now, so unless I can finish that this evening, this will be the last you'll hear of me for a bit. But after that, I'll be able to update basically everyday! So there is a silver lining :) I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who has read this and reviewed, you make me want to carry on writing. Please keep on reviewing, I hope you like this./strong/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"Chapter 9/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe man with the green eyes paced angrily around the room. Tanith's eyes were starting to ache from following him, and deep within her she felt slightly worried at this new, unpredictable mood. She had her own agenda, and as such, she knew she had to keep the man with the green eyes exactly where she wanted. Determined and vengeful, she could control, but unstable and angry was foreign territory to her./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith shook her head, banishing her worries. It would all work out eventually. She rubbed her eyes; her head hurt. She could feel the real Tanith stirring in her mind, and she knew that she would soon face another mental onslaught as the consciousness she was suppressing tried to regain control./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe remnant inside Tanith twisted with annoyance-she had more important things to worry about, and recently, the real Tanith Low had been getting stronger and more vocal inside the body they both shared./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emAbruptly, the man with the green eyes finished his pacing. His eyes had a manic look to them, and as he stood infront of Tanith, his lips curled up in a sneer./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"No matter. This didn't work. There are other things we can try."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith shrugged. "Skulduggery will be with her constantly now. You'll be very lucky to get another chance."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emShe smiled to herself, enjoying feeding his desperation. But she was not prepared for his response./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emHis face darkened with anger and he stormed away. Clicking his finger, a wooden chair splintered, and he pushed at the air, throwing it against a wall, furious./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"The skeleton. Always in the way! Why can I never come out on top? Everything I've been through, everything I've tried to do, he always overshadows me." His words were twisted with jealousy and bitterness./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith smiled to herself; this was something she could manipulate./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"Skulduggery must be gotten rid of if our plan is to succeed."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe man in the green eyes nodded, trying to control himself. "I agree, but I have a better idea. I don't just want him gone. Now I want to see him suffer as I have. And nothing will hurt him more than seeing Valkyrie hurt."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith smiled as the man with the green eyes continued./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"I propose a change of plan. We know Valkyrie cares deeply about Skulduggery, and he cares deeply about her. He'd do anything for her, and she had shown similarly levels of devotion towards him."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe man with the green eyes smiled a cruel, cold smile./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"Maybe it's time we exploit this weakness."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"Chapter 9/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe man with the green eyes paced angrily around the room. Tanith's eyes were starting to ache from following him, and deep within her she felt slightly worried at this new, unpredictable mood. She had her own agenda, and as such, she knew she had to keep the man with the green eyes exactly where she wanted. Determined and vengeful, she could control, but unstable and angry was foreign territory to her./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith shook her head, banishing her worries. It would all work out eventually. She rubbed her eyes; her head hurt. She could feel the real Tanith stirring in her mind, and she knew that she would soon face another mental onslaught as the consciousness she was suppressing tried to regain control./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe remnant inside Tanith twisted with annoyance-she had more important things to worry about, and recently, the real Tanith Low had been getting stronger and more vocal inside the body they both shared./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emAbruptly, the man with the green eyes finished his pacing. His eyes had a manic look to them, and as he stood infront of Tanith, his lips curled up in a sneer./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"No matter. This didn't work. There are other things we can try."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith shrugged. "Skulduggery will be with her constantly now. You'll be very lucky to get another chance."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emShe smiled to herself, enjoying feeding his desperation. But she was not prepared for his response./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emHis face darkened with anger and he stormed away. Clicking his finger, a wooden chair splintered, and he pushed at the air, throwing it against a wall, furious./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"The skeleton. Always in the way! Why can I never come out on top? Everything I've been through, everything I've tried to do, he always overshadows me." His words were twisted with jealousy and bitterness./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith smiled to herself; this was something she could manipulate./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"Skulduggery must be gotten rid of if our plan is to succeed."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe man in the green eyes nodded, trying to control himself. "I agree, but I have a better idea. I don't just want him gone. Now I want to see him suffer as I have. And nothing will hurt him more than seeing Valkyrie hurt."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emTanith smiled as the man with the green eyes continued./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"I propose a change of plan. We know Valkyrie cares deeply about Skulduggery, and he cares deeply about her. He'd do anything for her, and she had shown similarly levels of devotion towards him."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"emThe man with the green eyes smiled a cruel, cold smile./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"em"Maybe it's time we exploit this weakness."/em/p