Cursed Convergence: Part II

The Day Before The Tournament!!!

Jason Slowly Walks Up To Aaliyah As She Sits By Herself…

Jason(Softly): M- Mom.

Aaliyah Turns Around As She Wipes A Tear From Her Face…

Aaliyah(Relieved): Jason, Look I'm-

Before She Can Finish Her Words, Jason Rushes Up To Aaliyah And Gives Her A Big Hug As Her Eyes Widen…

Jason(Regretful): I'm Sorry Mom, For How I Acted Earlier.

Aaliyah Hugs Him Back As She Smiles With Relief…

Aaliyah(Relieved): It's Okay Jason, I Understand Why You Were Angry…

Aaliyah(Softly): I Should've Told You About The Ritual And-

Jason(Softly): It's Not You're Fault Mom, I Should've Been More Considerate Of Your Feelings.

The Two Finish Hugging As The Group Gather Around To Plan Out How They Are Gonna Defeat Ashe And Cain…

Asura(Serious): Alright Everyone Listen Up…

Asura(Serious): The Tournament Begins In Two Days, And You Guys Need To Drill The Plan Into Your Heads…

Asura(Serious): Aria,Jason And Selene Even You Aaliyah…

Asura(Serious): And Athena,Yami,Rin And Zenaku You All Will Participate In The Tournament And Fight Against Your Opponents…

Asura(Serious): Siba Me And Athena Will Try To Find A Way To Steal The Grimoire While Ashe And Cain Are Spectating The Matches…

Asura(Serious): Jason And Aria, Make Sure Not To Use Your Cursed Seals And Seals Of Heaven.

Aria(Curious): I Understand Why Jason Can't Use The Cursed Seals, But Wouldn't It Benefit Us If I Used My-

Asura(Serious): If You Use That, You'll Become A Target For Ashe, He Will Try To Take Your Celestial Power And That Could Have Catastrophic Consequences.

Athena(Curious): I'd Be Best If I Partook In The Tournament, Hell Suspect Something If I Me You And Siba All Aren't There.

Asura(Nodding): That Makes Sense.

Zenaku Then Stands Up With His Hands Folded As He Speaks Out Of His Own Agenda…

Zenaku(Serious): I'm Gonna Do My Own Thing…

Rin(Confused): What Do You Mean?!

Zenaku(Serious): My Goal Is To Kill My Father, In One Of The Posters For The Tournament His Name Was On It…

Zenaku(Serious): I've Waited For This Moment And Now It's Finally Here-

Jason(Objecting): Do You Not Understand Why We're Doing This?

Jason(Serious): If You Go Straight After Him Then You'll Just Mess Up The Whole Plan!

Rin(Nodding): He's Right, And You Can't Just Go In There Expecting To Win Against Him So Easily.

Zenaku(Annoyed): Look, I Only Agreed To Join You Because Our Goals Were Common, We Hunt Down Rouge Sorcerers But Now That The Hunt Has Lead To Finding My Father…

Zenaku(Arrogant): I Can Finally Kill Him Now!

Asura(Serious): If You're Just Gonna Be A hindrance Then You Can Leave Now!

Zenaku(Angry): Hey Screw You Man, I Don't Need This!!!

Yami(Serious): That's Enough Zen, You're Being Reckless Right Now And I Think You Should Just Sit This One Out.

Zenaku Looks At Everyone With A Sour Look As He Then Grunts And Walks Off…

Asura(Sighing): Anyway, Everyone Rest Up…

Asura(Sighing): We'll Head Out In Five Hours.

Asura Walks Off As Everyone Else Continues On With Their Day…

Hours Later, Jason Wakes Up From Resting As He See's Aria's Tent Empty…

Jason(Curious): Hmmm?!

Jason Stands Up And Walks Towards A Nearby Lake To See Aria Holding Out Her Hands Like A Cup And Washing Her Hair…

Underneath The Starry Sky With The Moonlight Shining Right Onto Aria As Her Grey Eyes Light Up…

Jason(Blushing): …

Aria Looks Over To Jason As She Smiles And Blushes…

Aria(Blushing): Enjoying The View?

Jason(Embarrassed): Sorry, I Was Just Wondering Where You Were Since You Weren't In Your Tent.

Aria And Jason Stand Next To Each Other While Looking At The Stars In The Sky As The Wind Blows Past Them…

Jason(Curious): What're You Thinking?

Aria(Blushing): About You…

Jason(Nonchalant): About Me? Why?

Aria(Softly): I Dunno…

Aria Then Looks Over To Jason With Curiosity In Her Eyes As He Stares Off Into The Sky…

Aria(Curious): I Was Wondering, After All Of The Main Threats To The World Are Taken Out…

Aria(Curious): What'll You Do Then?

Jason Ponders The Question For A Moment Before Giving His Answer…

Jason(Softly): Honestly, I Just Wanna Live A Regular Life, And Retire From Being A Sorcerer.

Jason(Softly): How About You?

Aria(Pondering): Dunno, Haven't Really Given It Much Thought.

Jason(Softly): I'm Still Having Trouble Trying To Figure Out How To Save Master Jay And Miss Mel And Travis From That Brainwashing Technique That Adira Used…

Aria(Softly): Apparently It Affected The Entire Universe, With A Technique On That Scale I Don't Know If It Can Even Be Reversed.

Aria(Determined): But, There Still Might Be A Way, If Me Your Mom Selene And My Mom Weren't Affected By It, Then There Must Be Some Limitation To Its Affects.

Jason(Nodding): True, But I Can't Help But To Wonder How Master Jay,Miss Mel And Travis Are Doing…

Meanwhile As Jason And Aria Continue Their Conversation, We Go To Some Woods Where We See Travis Himself Wandering Around, Lost In Thought…

Travis(Grim): Jason…

Travis Thinks Back To His Battle Against Jason, Confused As To What Kind Of Person Jason Is For Not Killing Him In Their Intense Battle…

Travis(Grim): Just What Are You?!

Travis Comes To A Stop As He Stands In Front Of What Appears To Be A Shrine…

Travis(Surprised): A Shrine, All The Way Out Here?!

Monk(Greeting): Good Evening!

Travis Quickly Turns Around To See A Monk Clad In Black And White Robes And Waraji On His Feet…

Monk(Assuring): You'll Have To Excuse Me, Didn't Mean To Startle You.

The Monk Bows His Head As Travis Looks Surprised…

Travis(Softly): No, It's Fine Really.

Travis(Curious): Umm, So What's A Shrine Doing All The Way Out Here In The Middle Of The Woods?

Monk(Calm): It's So That Demons And Devils Won't Be Able To Curse Us Humans, Also…

Monk(Calm): There's A Barrier Surrounding The Area, How'd You Get It?

Travis(Softly): I'm A Sorcerer, And To Be Honest I Kinda Forced My Way Through, It Did Feel Like The Barrier Was Rejecting Me.

The Monk Walks Up To Travis With Curiosity In His Eyes As He Gazes Directly Into The Depths Of Travis's Soul…

Travis(Nervous): Is Something Wrong?!

Monk(Thinking): Hmmm.

Monk(Calm): No Wonder It Rejected You, There's A Demon Dwelling Within You Right Now.

Travis(Sweating): Yeah, My Clan Were Cursed So We All Have…

Travis(Grim): Had, Inner Demons Within Ourselves, I Am The Sole Survivor Of My Clan.

Monk(Calm): Interesting, Such Darkness Dwells Within You And Yet…

Monk(Intrigued): You Too Are Complete Opposites, I Sense Confusion…

Monk(Calm): Despair, And I See A Boy Who Is Lost…

Travis Looks Down As The Monk Looks At Him With Intrigue And Pity…

Monk(Serious): Come With Me…

Travis(Confused): Where Are We Going?

The Monk Looks Back At Travis With A Welcoming Smile On His Face…

Monk(Calm): To Face You're Demons…

To Be Continued…