Jeanne's appearance put Salomon on high alert. Strangely, all her attention was focused on Bayonetta. She did not spare so much as a glance for Salomon or Cereza behind her.
Hatred, regret, and all manner of complex emotions flickered in her eyes alongside the angelic crest. Even the howling wind and torrential rain outside the corridor could not extinguish that burning emotion.
"You're awfully late. I've been waiting so long I was getting impatient. You've made it this far, so that should be enough. You've become your old self again." Jeanne raised her pistols at Bayonetta. "The duel between us, one that has endured since ancient times, will end here."
Bayonetta nudged up her glasses with the barrel of her gun. While Salomon had returned to Kamar-Taj, Jeanne had fought her several times. Each encounter stirred memories long lost and reminded Bayonetta of abilities she had forgotten, such as transforming into animals. Yet she had never been able to figure out what this fellow Witch truly wanted.
But the enemy's friend was an enemy as well, whether Witch or Sage.
"The Lumen Sage, the other observer who kept the Witches in check. There is an inviolable commandment between us: the union of light and darkness will bring disaster upon the world. But five hundred years ago, the birth of a child brazenly violated that commandment. That child was you, Bayonetta." An unfathomable light gleamed in Jeanne's gray eyes as she spoke. "The disaster that followed plunged both clans into a vortex of chaos, and its aftershocks can still be felt today. You are the child of light and darkness, the true center of chaos. Letting you live on would bring unbearable risk! When the Eyes of the World fall into our hands, the power of creation will awaken. Therefore, the