*Jihon gains enough anergy to stand once again. He looks at Des and a tear rolls down his eye....*
"Is.... What you say true?"
*He looks at Alex and then turns away...*
"I must go.... I have a date to keep...."
*Jihon flies away from the others still holding his chest.*
{Sometime later}
*Jihon stands somewhere else in the city waiting for Cryockus to show... He hopes he can find what is the matter with him....*
Cryockus: So you decided to come eh?
*Jihon turns around to see Cryockus standing. Her blond hair waves in the wind while her gun ,as well as her sword, is fixed apon her back. She walks close to Jihon and looks him in the eyes,*
Cryockus: Are those tears I see? Don't tell me it got to you that fast....
Jihon: There are two pains in my heart at this time... I have been betrayed Cryockus! Me... of all people...
Cryockus: Ha! and she doesn't even wear a mask! I never betrayed you Jihon.....
Jihon: Yeah you were always strait forward in trying to kill me!
Cryockus: Fool.... I was only doing my Job! Just as you were doing your's when you killed my entire family.... All but my father.... He just.... Died.....
Jihon: Heh you are correct. I need to sit down....
Cryockus: Here....
*Cryocus holds out her hand and a chair appears under Jihon. He sits down.*
Jihon: I see all of you Bed have that abilility...
Cryockus: There you go.... comparing me to my brothers once again....
Jihon: All of you bed's owe me a debt....
Cryockus: Indeed..... Now we really do....
Jihon: what are you talking about.....
Cryockus: The mask Jihon.... what do you think it's true power is?
Jihon: To harness to powers and forms of evil? That is what it is.... is it not?
Cryockus: It was indeed.... It was made to damper all power.... The original wearer was Satan!
*Jihons eyes grow wide and he looks at Cryockus as she sits in a chair she created a few moments ago.
Cryockus: He wore the mask for thosands of years.... It sucked most of his power.... He got a clue and damned its creator as well as the mask to the mortal plane.... The creator was killed by the secon wherer.... Naheimbah.... He acheived Virtue wearing the mask.... Before he did that he created an entire army of shame.... Much like the one that you saw on condemmon.... When he acheived virtue his first act was to split the mask into 8 parts..... Rage, Hatred, Chaos, Revenge, Arrogance, Betrayal, Shame.... and then one last odd shaped chunk of metal.... The rose....
Jihon: THE ROSE! Thats why Gisias needed it! And I thought Shames could only be created!?
Cryockus: Indeed..... The rose was left... The wearer of the shame was called Relk!
Jihon: Relk.... My great great great great Grand Father.....
Cryockus: Yes.... He was sent to earth and was killed by one of my brothers.... His mask was retreived.... But what they didn't expect was that he has children....
Jihon: My ansestors....
Cryockus: Yes....
Jihon: What was the rose used for???
Cryockus: To seal the souls of the army of Shame.... Inside the mask... Are the souls of the finest warriors alive....
Jihon: Nooo.... Then the mask is why I am feeling so weak....
Cryockus: Indeed.... Jahhhannna has no knoledge of your delema.... I really have no clue as to what he wants....
Jihon....
* A tear rolls down Jihons mask as he looks away....*
Jihon: what is to happen to me....
Cryockus: Unless you acheive virtue... You will die.... I cannot help you any further....
Jihon Looks at the ground and frowns....
Jihon: why are you helping me?
Cryockus looks at the groun as well.
Cryockus: I don't know... I have never felt like I do for you towards anyone or anything.... I don't know what it is....
Jihon: I know how you feel.... But I cannot feel for you.... Understand?
Cryockus: Yes... I understand.... But what if we had met under different circumstances?
Jihon: Then I would... But now... I can't....
Cryockus: I understand.... I will be going now....
I will see you again....
Jihon: I hope so...
Cryockus walks towards Jihon and hands him a bottle.
Cryockus: Drink this.... It shall make you feel better.....
"It is not the fear of death that drives us.... It is the fear of eternal life...."