Back At The Stadium After The Next Battle Had Been Announced!!!
Jason(Shocked): What?!
Selene(Shocked): Well That's Just Great!
Aaliyah(Objecting): Hold On A Minute, Why Did You Put Them Against Each Other?!!
Ashe(Shouting): Wouldn't It Be Interesting To See A Fight Between Siblings?!
Ashe(Shouting): Think About It, The Fated Battle Between Siblings…
The Spectators Continue To Cheer, The Moment They Had Finally Been Waiting For Had Now Begun…
The Opportunity To See The Vessel Of Malum Show Off His Skills!!!
Yami(Encouraging): What're You Two Waiting For, Just Go On Already…
Yami(Encouraging): You Don't Actually Have To Fight With The Intent To Kill, Just Act Like You're Trying To Kill Each Other…
Selene(Opposing): But-
Jason(Nodding): Alright, Selene Don't Worry About Hurting Me…
Jason(Reassuring): Don't Tell Me You Don't Actually Think I Spent The Last Two Years Slacking Off?!
Selene Then Looks Into Jason's Eyes As She See's Courage And Determination…
Jason(Whispering): Beside's, We Just Have To Distract Ashe Long Enough For Asura Sensei And Granny Siba To Destroy The Grimoire, Then We'll Take Down Ashe And Dad!
Selene And Aaliyah Pause For A Moment Before Nodding In Agreement…
Selene(Nodding): Alright Fine, But Don't Complain To Me When I Win Again…
Jason(Scoffing): Oh Please!
Jason And Selene Make Their Way Down To The Battlefield As They Have A Stand Off…
Benjiro(Whispering): Isn't That You're Friend Kairei?
Kairei(Nodding): No, He Stopped Being My Friend After He Killed All Those Innocent People And Children…
Arai(Curious): What?!
Arai(Curious): I've Been Keeping An Eye On Him During This Whole Tournament, And I Don't Sense Any Evil In His Heart?
Benjiro(Whispering): But What About That Aria Girl?
Kairei(Whispering): I Dunno, I Just Don't Know Why She Would Side With Him!
Benjiro(Whispering): Arai, Go With Kairei To Speak With Aria…
Arai(Nervous): Are You Sure?!
Kairei(Reluctant): I Have Nothing To Say To Her!
Benjiro(Calm): You Said You Didn't Know Why She Would Side With Jason, Now's The Time To Find Out Why.
Kairei Pauses For A Moment But Then Gets Up Alongside Arai To Go To The Infirmary Room To Speak With Aria…
One Of The Long-Awaited Confrontations Will Now Begin…
Meanwhile Back On The Battlefield, Selene And Jason Have A Stand Off…
The Two Exchange Knowing Glances, Telling Each Other With Their Eyes To Make This Fight Look Believable…
Then Jason Makes The First Move By Throwing A Shuriken At Selene Which She Blocks With Her Sword…
Jason Then Runs Rings Around The Battlefield As Selene Struggles To Keep Up With His Speed…
Suddenly A Tornado Of Chaos Energy Envelopes The Battlefield…
Selene(Thinking): He Caught Me Inside Of A Tornado, But I Am Inside The Eye Of The Storm…
Selene(Thinking): You Forget, My Little Brother!
Selene Summons A Spiraling Vortex Of Divine Energy Around Her Left Arm And A Spiraling Vortex Of Chaos Energy Around Her Right Arm…
She Then Blast's Them Both In Opposite Directions As The Tornado Vanishes While Jason Is Sent Flying Backwards!!!
Spectator #1 (Shouting): C'mon Kid, I Didn't Come All This Way To See You Get You're Ass Kicked!!!
Spectator #1 (Annoyed): I Dunno Why You Even Had You're Expectations High, It's Nothing More Than A Vessel…
Spectator #1 (Annoyed): And It Isn't Even Human!
Jason Hears The Comments Passed To Him And His Expression Changes, Selene's Expression Changes As Well…
As Suddenly, She Focuses On Jason Who Now Has Anger Etched In His Eyes…
Selene Divert's Her Attention To Jason's Arms And Torso As The Cursed Seals Begin Glowing More Intensely…
Selene(Thinking): Damn It, Those Idiots In The Crowd Are Trying To Piss Jason Off Enough To Let His Anger Takeover And Force Him Into Treating Me As An Actual Threat!!!
Selene(Thinking): And Malum Could Possess Jason's Body If His Anger Skyrocket's, In That Case…
Selene(Thinking): I Should Fight Like My Life Is On The Line, And Try To Calm Him Down Before Malum Attempts To Takeover!!!
Ashe(Amused): ?!
Aaliyah(Sweating): ?!
Spectators(Focused): Finally?!!
A Halo Forms On Top Of Selene's Head, One Side White And The Other Red…
Then Ethereal Wings Form On Her Back With One Side White And Other Red…
Selene(Focused): C'mon!
Selene Then Makes The Next Move As She Uses Her Telekinesis To Lift Up A Part Of The Arena And Tosses It At Jason!!!
Jason Raises His Hands Up And Catches It Before It Does Any Serious Damage, But Selene Already Appears Behind Him!!!
Jason(Thinking): She's To Damn Fast!!!
Selene Kicks Jason Right Through The Boulder And Sends Him Flying While She Raises A Finger Which She Had Cut Before Appearing Behind Jason…
Selene(Chanting): Blood Manipulation: Thousand Plunging Blood Sickles!!!
Suddenly Blood Shoots Up From Selene's Fingers Into The Air Above Jason…
And Thousand's Of Sickle Shaped Blood Knives Fall Down Onto Jason As They Begin Cutting Right Through Jason's Skin!!!
Aaliyah(Thinking): Don't Go Overboard You Two!
Rina(Sighing): What Happened To All That Talk He Was Doing Earlier?!
Ryuu(Focused): I Wouldn't Count That Kid Out Just Yet, He's Not Even Trying Yet…
Ryuu(Focused): At Least, I Don't Think?!
Jason Stands Up After Getting Pierced By A Thousand Blood Sickles…
All Eyes Are On Him As He Begins Grunting His Teeth, The Glow Of The Cursed Seals Begin Intensifying As They Spread Throughout His Body…
Jason(Thinking): Alrighty Then!
As The Curse Mark's Finish Spreading, They Fully Glow An Ominous Red Color!!!
All Of The People Inside The Stadium Tremble As Jason Releases Half Of His Power, The Entire Stadium Shakes As Ashe's Eyes Widen In Excitement And Interest!!!
Ashe(Excited): FINALLY, IT'S ABOUT GODDAMNED TIME!!!
Meanwhile In The Infirmary, Athena,Kaida And Aria Sit As Aria Awakes Up From Her Unconscious State…
Athena(Relieved): Are You Alright Aria?!
Aria(Slowly): I- I'm Fine Mother, Headache Though!
Aria(Slowly): And My Ears Are Ringing!
Kaida(Smiling): Sorry About That, I Went A Little Overboard!
Aria(Nodding): Oh It's Fine, It's Actually My Fault As Well…
Aria(Reflecting): I Did Get Too Reckless At The End There!
Suddenly Kairei And Arai Walk Into The Room, Kairei's Eyes Immediately Directed Towards Aria…
Aria Looks Back In Shock And Confusion…
Kairei(Skeptical): Hello Aria!
Aria(On Guard): Travis?!, What're You Doing Here?
Athena Stands Up On Guard In Case Of Any Sudden Movements…
Arai(Bowing): My Apologies Lady Athena, But We Are Not Here With ill Intent…
Kairei(Serious): I Go By Kairei Now, Aria…
Aria(Confused): Kairei?!, Well Why Are You Here?
Kairei(Serious): I've Left The City To Find Myself And My Purpose In The World…
Kairei(Serious): But After Some Thought, My Memories Are Blurred…
Kairei(Serious): Truth Be Told, I Honestly Don't Know What To Believe Anymore…
Kairei(Serious): But I Wanted To Talk To You To Ask You Something, About Jason…
Aria(Confused): Oookay?
Kairei And Arai Sit Down As The Tension In The Room Grows…
Kaida(Uncomfortable): Ummm, Should I Leave You Guys Alone?
Athena(Nodding): That's Not Necessary, I Could Use You're Help If He Tries Anything!
Kaida(Uncomfortably Smiling): Oh, Okay!
Kairei(Curious): I Have To Know, Why Did You Side With Jason Even After What He Did?!
Aria's Eyes Widen As She Looks Directly Into His Eyes…
Aria(Thinking): I Don't Sense Any Animosity Or Anger In Him, Nothing But Confusion And Curiosity…
Aria(Softly): Travis, I Dunno If You Remember But Two Years Ago…
Aria(Softly): When Deimos And Adira Invaded The City They Shut Down Jason's Soul Causing Malum To Takeover And They Allied Themselves With Him…
Aria(Softly): After Malum Took Over, Adira Performed A Technique Which Affects All Of The Universe…
Aria(Softly): It's Some Sort Of Brainwashing Technique Which Alters The Memories Of People, And Distorts Their View Of Some Things…
Aria(Softly): She Used It And Caused The Entire Universe To Think That Jason Killed All Those People Even Though It Was Malum The Whole Time…
Kairei Looks At Aria With A Sense Of Belief And Disbelief, He Struggles To Believe Aria Or Distrust Her…
But Deep Down, Something In His Heart Tells Him That Aria Has No Reason To Lie About Something Like This, And Yet…
Kairei(Confused): If It Affects Everyone In The Universe, Then How Come You, Selene Aaliyah And You're Mom Aren't Affected By It?!
Aria(Genuinely): Honestly, I'm Still Trying To Figure That Out For Myself…
Kairei's Eyes Searches Aria's Eyes And Face For Any Deception But, To His Surprise…
He See's Honesty And Truth In His Words…
Arai Being As Wise As She Is, Believes Aria And Looks At Kairei As They All Await His Response…
Leaving Only One Question In Kairei's Mind, What Is The Truth Anymore?
To Be Continued In Chapter Forty-Two…