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Chapter 12
Jade ran back to the palace as fast as she could. It just wasn't right, it wasn't supposed to happen. Yeah Zyon is powerful, but he shouldn't be powerful enough to hurt the Devil. How could and how did he even do such a thing, just how?
"Shit! This is my entire fault! Why did it have to come to this, why?" Jade thought to herself. "Zyon, I never thought you would stoop to this level, you bastard! Why did you become this? Where did those happy days go? "
When she got there she found that the healer was already there and healing the Dark King's injuries.
"What happened?" Jade demanded.
"He was shot in the chest, and by a very powerful jinx too I might add." The healer replied.
"And Zyon did this to him?" A familiar voice asked.
"Jade turned to see her friends, the J team, Daolon Wong, and the demon sorcerers standing in the door way.
"I'm afraid so." The healer replied.
"This is what a mere boy is capable of doing?" Shendu questioned.
"You should never under estimate a Hellian, or even a reaper for that matter. We may look like ordinary human beings, but we're ten times stronger than the average human being." Violet explained.
"Yeah, but still I never thought that Zyon could hurt the Devil." Amber commented.
"Is he going to be okay?" Viper asked.
"Of course he'll be okay. He's the ruler of Hell, the power of a reaper isn't enough to kill him." The healer stated.
"Why did Zyon attack him though?" El Toro asked.
"Because he was looking for me, and the Devil, my father, was in the wrong place at the wrong time." Jade stated darkly.
"Jade, please this wasn't your fault." Toro said approaching her and attempting to put his large hand on her shoulder, but Jade grabbed it roughly and turned around to face the others.
"Don't touch me. This is why none of you can never and will never understand why I was never truly happy. You know the expression "Best of both worlds?" Well it was never like that for me! I was trapped in a world of danger that I knew I could handle because I was trained for it, but I could never prove myself because everyone thought that I was just a small helpless child; and the only place that I could fight, and do what I was trained to do, I couldn't get back to it." Jade stated.
"Jade, we only did what we did because we love you." Jackie stated.
"Yeah, well, you can't protect me forever. You need to start realizing that. I'm not a kid anymore. You can't try to protect me like I still am. I have a responsibility to stick to now, and I fully intend to do just that." She stated.
"Yeah, seriously, she's one of the strongest reapers in all of Hell." Amber commented.
"Amber!" Mark scolded.
"What, you know she is." Amber said.
"Amber now is not the time to try and help." Dante stated.
Soon there was a groaning and the Devil began to move. Although the hood of his cloak was down the J team, Daolon Wong, and the demon sorcerers still could not see his face. The healer was in the way, and he did move out of the way, but Jade rushed to his side, once again blocking their view.
"Are you alright?" Jade asked.
"Yes." The Dark King replied.
"What did he say, why the Hell did he do this?" Jade questioned.
The Devil looked to see that the others still occupied the room.
"All of you, leave, I wish to have a word with my daughter alone." He demanded.
Everyone including the healer left the room.
Outside…
"What could he be talking to her about?" Paco asked.
"Oh no, do you think..?" Amber began.
"It could very well be." Violet replied.
"Shit, he's seriously telling her this now of all times?" Dante questioned.
"We all knew that eventually she was more than likely going to have no other choice but to do it." Mark stated.
"What are you crazy hooligans talking about?" Uncle demanded.
"Trust me you don't want to know." Violet stated.
"Why?" Jackie asked.
"We're not going to tell you!" Amber stated.
Jackie just let out an aggravated sigh.
Back in the Devil's chamber…
"Jade…" The Devil said breaking the long silence.
"It's really it isn't it? The time is really now?" Jade asked in sadness.
"I'm afraid so my child, he has broken the limits. He's not going to stop." The Devil declared.
"And I have to do it?" Jade asked.
"I'm surprised you asked, you've known for years." The Dark King stated.
"But father, I don't want to." Jade declared.
"I'm afraid you have no choice." The Devil replied.
Jade looked at the ground for a few seconds before raising her head and grabbing at the handle of her sword; she pushed open the doors and stormed right past the large group outside the door.
"Even after all these years, she never loses that look in her eyes." Drago observed.
Her friends watched her with worry.
"It is time." Dante stated.
"Should we try and stop her?" Amber asked.
"No, we can't. Unfortunately this is something that Jade has to do." Violet stated.
"Violet's right; we can't stop her; she can't even stop herself." Mark replied.
"Stop her from doing what?" Viper questioned.
"We can't tell you." Dante stated.
"Unfortunately this is something that you all will need to find out on your own eventually." Mark declared.
"Yeah, and believe me, you won't be happy once you figure out what it is. We're anything but happy about it." Amber said.
"Why can't you fools just tell us what it is?!" Daolon Wong yelled.
"Because it's not our place to tell you! Now I suggest that you shut up before we throw you into that dimension that the Devil threatened to throw you in weeks ago when you showed up!" Dante threatened.
Daolon Wong just kept his mouth shut.
Meanwhile, the J team continued to look at the hallway that Jade ran down.
"Poor Jade." Tohru stated sadly.