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Chapter 6
While Jade was at work, the J Team, Daolon Wong and the Demon Lords decided to remain in the Devil's palace; mainly because they wanted to wait for Jade, but also because they had no clue where to go. It was Hell after all, it may resemble an ordinary city, but it's still extremely unfamiliar territory. No one, especially not Daolon Wong and the Demon Lords wanted to do something to piss off the Devil. They might have escaped the fire pit he threw them in, but if they got him angry again, who knows what he'll do. Jackie decided to be brave and talk to the Devil about Jade.
"Why did you choose Jade to be a reaper?" He asked the cloak figure.
"Her determination and feistiness makes her an excellent reaper." The Devil stated.
"Yes, but she's just a child." Jackie claimed.
"She was a child; technically she's an adult now. Besides even when she was a child she was stronger than any other girl her age. You just overprotected her." The Devil stated.
"I did not; I just didn't want her to get hurt." Jackie stated rather defensively.
"Yes you did; anyway just because I gave her more freedom than you did, doesn't mean that I don't worry about her. I'm a little worried about her now as a matter of fact." The Devil stated.
"Why is that?" Jackie asked.
"She said she still has nightmares about Tarakudo; can it have anything to do with that?" Tohru added.
"Yes it could, seeing how Tarakudo is free." The Devil said.
Jackie, Uncle, and Tohru's eyes all widened in shock, not believing what they just heard.
"What did you say?!" Uncle yelled.
"Yeah, Tarakudo broke free. I'm not exactly sure how, but he's out there again."
"And you aren't concerned that he might try to turn her into the queen of the Shadowkahn again?" Tohru asked.
"I doubt he will." The Devil replied.
"Doesn't she hate the Shadowkahn anyway?" Paco asked.
"I know this is off topic, but it has been bothering me for a while; when we summoned you, that boy who we hired to capture the girl, Zyon, what's the deal with him?" Xiao Fung asked.
"I know him, but I'm not going to tell you about him." The Devil replied.
"That mark Jade and I saw on the wall the day she came back here with you, did the Zyon boy have anything to do with it?" Tohru asked.
"Yes, he probably put it there to mess with her head. Again I'm not going to tell you about him." The Devil stated.
"Why not?" Po Kong boomed.
"That's none of your business; and if you ask again or even think of mentioning him to Jade I'll throw you into a dimension that makes watching Twilight seem like a trip to Disney World, and gauge your eyes out with a spoon!" The Devil yelled.
"Whose eyes are you gauging out this time?" A familiar voice asked.
Everyone turned to see Jade approaching with the same brown haired boy with glasses she was with before. He like her was wearing a cloak.
"Does it matter?" The Devil asked.
"I guess not." Jade deadpanned with a shrug.
Jade disappeared behind one of the doors of the palace. Her friend stood right in front of said door.
"What are you doing boy?" Drago asked.
"I'm guarding the door while she gets changed." Her friend replied.
A few minutes later Jade came out wearing a purple tank top, black jeans, and black boots. Her hair was flowing loosely down her back. Even in such simple outfit she looked hot! This caused Drago and Hsi Wu to start blushing. Then her friend went into the room and came out a few minutes later, wearing a pair of blue jeans, a white t- shirt under a black button down shirt, and a pair of black sneakers.
"We're going to the new night club, later." Jade said with a half-wave to the Devil as they walked toward the palace door.
"Alright, just be back by curfew." The Devil called out.
"Yeah yeah yeah, whatever you say." Jade yelled over her shoulder.
Once she was gone the others turned to the Devil.
"She has a curfew?" Tohru asked.
"No not really, she's twenty-one; she doesn't need a curfew. I just say that." The Dark King stated. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some business matters to attend to." He stated before leaving.
"We should follow Jade." Jackie stated. A hand on his shoulder stopped him though.
"Hold on a minute Jackie, he's right, Jade's not a child anymore. We can't be following her around all the time." Viper claimed.
"I know, but I still worry about her, and I just want to know what she's up to. Besides, we can't stay cooped up in this palace the whole time we're here in Hell." Jackie replied.
"Chan does make an interesting point." Shendu stated.
Viper sighed in defeat. "Alright, let's go."