Chapter 19

Jess smiled as she handed a puzzled Ranma the wooden box. She had completed her errand for the Master of her Order. She almost skipped as she went off to the Dojo to train with Akane. She hoped she would be able to train with Ranma sometime in the near future too. Akane was moody since Ranma had come back but she didn't seem to hold the earlier incident against her. It was good to be alive.

Behind her the pig-tailed martial artist continued to stare blankly at the box in his hands.

Elsewhere an old man received a mystic warning. He gathered his crimson and gold robes around him and stood. Now that the tracer was in the target's possession he could start to initiate some of his contingency plans. The plans of the Emperor would not be delayed much longer.

"That's quite a generous offer," 'Zar spoke carefully to the deevil, being sure to avoid eye contact with the creature within the circle. "And in return all your mistress wants is the general coordinates of his home plane?"

"Yes," the creature hissed.

"Okay, we have an agreement," the Summoner eagerly agreed. He didn't know why this deevil's Master was interested in the information. He didn't really care. Ranma had been dragged away by Ammit, and regardless of what he had told the others, he was most likely dead or worse. If he could turn a nice profit, magically speaking, he didn't see the harm in dealing with a few Gorgons.

There's a reason most people believe that Summoners are insane.