At The Meeting Place For The Squad, Jason Appears…
Jason(Grim): What's Up?
Aria(Curious): Do You Know Anything About These Devil's?
Jason(Nodding): They Were Created Back When The Cultist Kidnapped Me, He Hooked Me Up To A Machine That Siphoned Off Malum's Chaos Energy And Transferred Some Into Demons.
Jason(Grim): Apparently They Are More Powerful And More Enhanced Than Your Average Demons…
Selene(Serious): Well We Just Ran Into One, And It Actually Talked.
Jason(Eyes Widened): What?!
Selene(Serious): Yeah, And It Explained That It Had Awakened Self-Awareness?!
Jason(Curious): What Else Did It Say?
Aaliyah(Serious): It Said Something About His Curiosity Growing And That It Wanted To Learn Its True Purpose, And Who He Is.
Jason(Shrugging): Sorry To Say But I Don't Know Anything About That.
Jason(Curious): Where Is It Now?
Aria(Serious): I Exorcised It.
Jason(Relieved): Good.
Jason(Serious): But For Now, Let's Focus On Ashe And Trying To Find Where He Is…
Aria(Calm): I Could Try To Track Where He Is With My Divine Awareness Technique…
Jason(Surprised): Are You Sure It'll Work?
Aria(Shrugging): Only One Way To Find Out…
Aria Then Stands Still As She Closes Her Eyes And Clears Her Mind, Moments Pass Before She Opens Her Eyes With The Answer To Jason's Question…
Aria(Calm): I Can't Find Ashe's Chaos Energy Signature But I Found At Least Three Soul Signatures And Their Souls Are Corrupted…
Jason(Urgent): Those Could Be Where The Other Rouge Sorcerers Are, We Need To Hurry!
The Squad All Then Rush Toward The Locations Of The Rouge Sorcerers As The Sun Goes Down…
Hours Later The Group Find A Resting Spot Where They All Take A Break Before Continuing Their Pursuit For The Rouge Sorcerers…
The Whole Group Sits Around A Campfire While Jason Sits Across From Them By Himself While Aria Looks Over To Him, Her Face Filled With Worry…
The Moonlight Shines Directly Onto Aria While Jason Sits In The Darkness Of The Shadows…
**Flashback**
Jason Then Draws His Sword And Viciously Cuts Inari's Head Clean Off…
Jason(Ragged Breathing): *Huff, *Huff!
**Present Day**
Jason(Confused): Why Did I Lash Out Like That??
Jason Then Looks At His Wrist Where The Cursed Seal Markings Are As He Clenches His Fist…
Aria Walks Up To Jason As The Moonlight Shines Through The Darkness And Blocks It Out…
Aria(Worried): Jason, What's Wrong??
Aria(Worried): You Know You Can Talk To Me About Anything That's Troubling You.
Jason(Grim): Yesterday, Me Yami Zenaku And Rin Found The First Rouge Sorcerer…
Jason(Grim): And I Killed Him, I- I Don't Know Why But I Did.
Jason(Confused): It's Like I Blacked Out For A Moment And Suddenly When I Opened My Eyes He Was Dead…
Jason(Grim): I Swear I Don't Know What Happened, But Then When I Tried To Use My Soul Energy…
Jason(Grim): I Couldn't Sense Any Of It, Only Chaos Energy…
Aria(Confused): Huh?
Jason(Grim): Believe Me, I'm Just As Confused As You Are Right Now…
Aria's Eyes Turn A Bright Blue Color After She Activates Her Soul Sight Technique, She Looks Into Jason's Body As She See's A Part Of His Soul But…
Aria(Eyes Widened): Jason's Soul Is Corrupted?!
Aria(Worried): Jason, You're Soul, It's Corrupted…
Jason(Confused): What? How???
Aria(Shrugging): Don't Ask Me, I Dunno!
Jason(Grim): I'll Ask Master Asura About It Later…
Jason And Aria's Then Sit Together In Silence As Aria Leans On Jasons Shoulder Which Brings A Smile To Jasons Face…
Meanwhile Aaliyah,Athena And Selene Have A Conversation About Jason's Situation…
Selene(Curious): Are You Alright Mom?
Aaliyah(Hesitant): Y- Yes, I'm Fine.
Aaliyah Looks Down With An Expression Of Worry And Uncertainty…
Selene(Whispering): I Can Tell When Your Lying Mom, What's Wrong?
Athena(Curious): You Can Tell Us.
Aaliyah Hesitates For A Second As She Finally Tells Selene And Athena Some, Interesting News…
Aaliyah(Tense): It's Your Father Selene.
Aaliyah(Tense): He's Broken Out From The Underground Penitentiary.
Selene(Eyes Widened): What???
Athena Gives Aaliyah A Look Of Curiosity And Confusion…
Athena(Curious): Jason And Selene's Father?
Aaliyah(Tense): Yes.
Athena(Curious): Why Was He In Penitentiary?
Aaliyah(Worried): He Became Obsessed With Power And Even Tried To Take Jason For Himself.
Aaliyah(Worried): After We Sealed Malum Inside Of Jason, His Father Tried To Kill Jason And Take Malum's Power For Himself…
Selene Looks Down As The Memory From That Day Replayed In Her Head…
Athena(Curious): Wait, It Was You And Him Alongside Selene And The Grand Elder Who Sealed Malum Inside Jason?
Aaliyah(Nodding): Yes.
Athena(Confused): But Why?
Aaliyah(Grim): Seventeen And A Half Years Ago, The Grand Elder Summoned Me And My Mother From Our Clan…
**Flashback**
**17 Years Earlier**
The Origins Behind Why Aaliyah,Selene And Jason's Father Sealed Malum Inside Jason Will Now Come Into The Light…
To Be Continued In Chapter Twenty One…