("One of them?" Jory stood in shock staring at them. Before him stood a demon, a werewolf, a nercomancer, three wereleopards, three well trained assassins, and three vampires currently locked away in their coffins..and there were more of them somewhere on the ship. Jory did not know how Zedd or anyone for that matter could put him in that kind of catagory. Sure he had visions of the future and creepy dreams, but those had nothing on what these people...or beings..were capable of. Jory looked each and everyone one of them in their eyes and suddenly felt an overwhelming ammount of energy begin to travel thru the room..thru him. The energy was so overwhelming..he was like a volcano was erupting in his chest..but it wasn't an anrgy energy..just energy. Jory had to put his hand up against a wall to support himself as he began to feel faint from all the energy...their energy shooting from their bodies.)
Jory: *Shakes his head* One of...you?
Zedd: *Nods* Yes Jory, just like us you are no normal human being. You have a special gift inside of you.
Woman: *Walks up to Jory and puts a hand on his chest* My name is Anita Blake. I understand what your going through Jory. When I figured out I was a necromancer it scared the living hell out of me.
(For those of you who do not know what a necromancer is. They are humans just like you and I except they have the ability to re-animate the dead..or raise them from their graves. A lot of people view necromancers to be tools of Satan, used to bring his followers to the mortal plain to rage war against the heavens. Necromancers can be evil people, but very rarely. They are normally kind people who will lend their services to people who'd wish to have their relatives raised or friends raised so they can say their goodbyes. Necromancers keep themselves well hidden though, they dont like to have too much attention rbought upon themselves and can keep themselves well hidden. Its amazing to see one for Jory, hes only heard stories of them and never really thought they existed but here she is..in the flesh.)
Jory: *Stares at her* Nice to meet you Anita, never though I'd see the day where I'd have a necromancer standing right infront of me.
Anita: *Small smile* You've probably seen more then you could imagine Jory *winks at him*.
(The Ulfric standing behind everyone finally makes his way over to Jory slightly moving Anita out of the way. Jory is taller then every person in the room but Richard is pretty close. He studies Jory for a second then puts a hand on his shoulder.)
Richard: Zedd talks a lot about you Jory, so far your reputation proceeds you.
Jory: *Looks at the hand on his shoulder then back at Richard* Nice to meet you too Richard.
Anita: *Points to the three people she protects* These are my wereleopards. The one with the mohawk is Zack, this would be Cherry *points to the girl, whos very tall, in the bikini* and this is Nathaniel. They mean you no harm as long as I say so.
Jory: *Looks at Anita* Whats that supposed to mean?
Anita: As much as Zedd likes you, we all still have a trust issue with you. It'll be awhile before we can acually fully trust you.
Jory: *Eyes all of them*...Who else is on this ship?
Zedd: A few more werewolves and leopards..as well as a couple of wererats.
Jory: *Stares at Zedd in disbelief*........If you people dont trust me..and you have this pretty impressive army..what the fick is my role?
Zedd: My boy, you have the gift..of a Necroscope.
(Necroscope, Jory has heard of this term once before. A necroscope is somewhat like a nercomancer..but instead of being able to raise the dead..necroscopes can acually talk to them and see them. Jory saw a special on them a while back and although they are unable to raise the dead they can see the dead..or ghosts..walk among the living. Jory never knew that what has happened to him is acually the gift of being a necroscope.)
Jory: How is that Zedd? I've never talked with the...dead.
Zedd: Not yet, your gift is still developing Jory. When it has developed you will see both the living and the dead walking in the mortal plain..the dead will appear to you where ever whenever to give you their messages from beyond to grave to the ones they love. It'll also allow you Jory...to call upon the dead and use them to your bidding..much like a Necromancer can call upon zombies for their use..you will be able to call upon spirits to help you..and thats what we need in this fight.
Jory: Why?
Zedd: The one were fighting, as well as much of its army isnt physical like you and the rest of us, but evil spirits. Sure, it has werewolves and what not that we can take care of..but its much harder to fight against the spirits..and thats why we need you..to call upon the spirits of good to counterattack those who seek to hurt you and everyone else.
Jory: *Pulls up a chair and sits down in it rubbing his chin*....Your serious aren't you?
Zedd: *Nods* Very serious.
Jory: *Looks towards the coffins*...They wont be of any trouble to me you said?
Zedd: No, they know of how you took care of Earl Beardie, with that and thet fact they fight with us..they have no want or need to harm you.
Jory: What of Scotty?
Zedd: Like I said, they will only feed off of the wereleopards. Scotty is safe..he is valuable to us as well.
Jory: *Looks curious* How so?
Zedd: Scotty, weird as he may be, is quite the fighter and also can deal with a great ammount of pain. You and him as a team is pretty impressive.
Jory: I, we could die in this fight cant we?
Zedd: Yes, sad as it is, we could all die..even at this moment. With your help though Jory, we can greatly lessen the loss of life in this fight.
Jory: How can I tap into this "gift"?
Anita: *Speaks up* This is where I come in. I can help you with your gift Jory.
Jory: Do we have time? My dreams show that I die on this ship.
Anita: The phantom never anticipated us coming to your aid. Zedd here is still connected to you and was able to pick up on your dreams.
Jory: *Looks at Zedd*....Is that how you possessed me? Cause I'm a necroscope?
Zedd: Yes, your power opens you up to the world of the dead. I was able to maniuplate that power and enter myself into your body at first. But as you grew stronger it became harder to control that power..which is why I had such a hard time with you. You are perhaps the strongest necroscope I've seen and you havn't even developed your powers yet.
Jory: *Thinks for a moment* Does that mean Kerri is a necroscope or mancer?
Zedd: *Nods* Yes, she has the gift. Like you though she isnt fully aware of her power, but soon she will learn.
Jory: *Gulps*....Thats why your using us..we both have the gift you need.
Zedd: Yes, your powers will be of great benefit to us in this war. The reason you and Kerri can be eachother around eachother, the reason you two click so well, the reason you two and I are bonded is all because of the gift inside of you.
(It all makes sense now. From the beginning hes always felt a pull towards Kerri and vice versa in her case. it all made sense as to why Kerri was always effected by Zedd even though Zedd's attention was towards Jory. Kerri has the same gift as him, which allowed her to do things that until then didn't make any sense to him. It didn't make any sense til now that all those spirits that hes seen all came to him cause of his power, though hes done it sub-conciously, it was still done. All of these thoughts began to storm through his mind going in so many directions, it was making him severally dizzy.)
Jory: *Frowns* Can I trust you Zedd?
Zedd: *Smiles*...You have no other choice but to Jory. Dont worry, what you know of me in the past is layed to rest.
Jory: *Looks at Anita* When am I to be taught this gift?
Anita: *Tightens her jaw*...Now.
(The sun has turned a blood red while setting on the own of Long Beach, California. Jory has been in Anita's room for quite sometime now learning to reach out into the world of the dead and talk to the spirits who roam there. Jory has kept his gaurd up though while training, Anita told him he cant be trusted until he can prove it and he feels the same for them. He doesn't know if this is for real, or his "Zedd" is just trying to mess with Jory's head. But one thing is for sure, those three thugs have changed greatly and unlike in the past, Jory wont have an easy time deal with them. Jory wondered how Scotty was doing, last he saw of him he chased a really hot girl down the hall and watched them disappear around a corner. He knew Scotty would play it safe, but with his horny mind he could also be distracted. The rituals Anita had Jory perform were pretty ghastly. From drinking a small bottle of virgin's blood to eating various animal parts Jory thought the worst of it was over...but Anita still had one test for him to pass..and this test is going to see how strong willed he really is.)
Anita: *Lights candles around the room then turns off the lights* You have been doing quite well Jory, your adapting much faster then I thought you would.
Jory: It may sound weird, but all the things you've made me do tonight havn't grossed me out or made me puke yet, its like my body has absorbed everything you've done.
Anita: Its your gift Jory *smiles* its blossoming from the things you've just done. One thing that'll always work for a necroscope and mancer is virgin's blood. For beginners such as yourself it helps you strengthen your ability. But it'll also do many things, even heal your wounds.
Jory: *Frowns* How am I supposed to get virgin's blood? Kill one?
Anita: *Sits down across from Jory and folds her legs* You'll find out on your journeys.
Jory: What are you doing now?
(The room they were in was now dimly lit, with only the candles and the setting sun keeping total darkness from the room. The room was simular to Zedd's but was done in an opposite manner with everything that Jory saw in Zedd's room being in opposite spots in Anita's room. Anita closed her eyes and places the back of her hands on her knees and keeping her palms open.)
Anita: *Calm whisper* I'm going to help guide you to the spirit world, so that your power can have a stronger link to it and so the spirits may get better aquainted with you.
*Gulps*...Spirit world? is it like..Hell or anything?
Anita: Close your eyes Jory, be like me, I'll show you.
(Jory watched her body, studying her placement so he could be the same as she. After folding his legs and placing his hands on his knees. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.)
Anita: Now, open your mind to me.
(Jory did the only thing he could think of and that was empty his mind. Empty his mind of Becca, Scotty, Kerri, Zedd, The UEF, everything. The only thing left in Jory's mind was a black swirling hole of colorful electricity and thousands upon thousands of floating eyes looking back at him. When Jory would sleep he would see eyes floating around in his mind, watching him as if he were some kind of rat in a cage. Jory dismissed it, thinking that it was all apart of the happenings in his mind much like the colorful lighting bolts or the flashes of light. As he waited for Anita to throw him into the spirit world, he noticed the eyes had more skin to them then usual, infact most of them had faces now...they were growing into faces. The faces turned to heads, then necks, then upper torsos. As they formed Jory could see the decay in their faces, not as bad as say a zombie, but they had the charactoristics of the dead. Their skin is pale white but their eyes, well most of them, werent as lonely and dull as the movies would protray them as. Before he knew it, the eyes that once haunted him before he slept were now fully formed spirits standing before him, the area around him was no longer Anita's room, but a black void of timeless power surrounding them like a blanket. The spirits were now all around Jory, staring at him like they've never seen a person with blood that flowed through their veins. Anita stood beside him, only smiling at the fact she was able to pull it off.)
Anita: Spirits of the dead, I bring to you the newest necroscope, and quite possibly the most powerful, Jory Johnson!
(The spirits all looked to Jory then dropped to one knee and bowed their heads.)
Anita: *Looks at Jory* Jory, welcome to the spirit world...the world you now command.