Chapter 1
By Butterfly
Thunder crashed, windows shook, and fierce winds blew. A storm had broken out above the Koji household. The four of Ronin Warriors, along with Ully, sat in the living quarters of Mia's home. "Man am I bored. I wish Mia would come back with the rest of the ingredients so Cye could Finnish lunch." The rest of the Ronins chuckled at Kento's whining. "What??" He asked jokingly.
"I'm bored. I hate rainy days. There's nothing to do. I wish this storm would just go away." Ryo smiled down at his little companion.
"Yeah Ully, I'm with you. There's absolutely nothing to do in here." Rowen smiled up from his book. "Speak for yourselves guys. I got plenty to do."
"Man this bites! I gotta do something or I'm gonna lose it here guys." Said Kento. He suddenly got a wicked smile on his face, as he got an idea. "I'll be right back you guys. I'm ahh.. just gonna go check up onlunch." He said eagerly rubbing his palms together.
"Uh oh, better watch it Kento." Replied Rowen.
"Yeah," joked Sage. "We all remember what happened the last time you went to ... check up on Cye cooking." Kento just waved them off and entered the kitchen. "Same old Kento," Laughed Ryo.
A few minutes later, Kento came racing out of the kitchen with a bowl full of batter, followed by and extremely furious Cye, who happened to be carrying a frying pan in hand. "Kento of Hardrock! You drop that bowl right now or else It'll be your last!!!"
"Oh ... come on Cye, Lemme have just a little ... please?" The ronins were all laughing hysterically.
The sound of Mia's car pulling up, stopped their laughter. Kento raced out of the room and headed for the door, ready to grab the first bag of groceries he saw. Before he could get outside, White blaze raced past him, growling ferociously. Kento stopped in his tracks, allowing the tiger to pass. Ryo and the others raced to his side. "Hey?" Asked Kento. "What's with. White Blaze? I thought he hated going out into the rain?"
"I don't know," replied Ryo. "Lets go see."
As the Ronins ran outside, they were met with a horrible seen. Dynasty soldiers had surrounded Mia's van. On top of the van, one particularly large warrior, held a soaked Mia. In her eyes, they could see fear. She was terrified. "Hey Tin Can!" Yelled an enraged Ryo. "Let her go! You want a fight here it is! Coming right at you!"
"Yeah," Added Kento. "Let her go before we have to come over there and ... hehehe.. Ruff ya up a little." He smiled, punching a fist into his palm.
Sage stepped forward. "Just who are you? Why do you want her?"
The warrior smirked. "I am Rahucas. The new ruler of the Dynasty. This girl," He said taking Mia's delicate face roughly in his hands. "is key to the destruction of this Dimension."
The Ronins gasped. "Mia?? But, why her?? Why don't you just let her go you big bully?" Yelled Ully.
"Uuummm...Sorry man, but you got the wrong girl. Mia doesn't have any powers." Said Ryo. Rahucas smirked.
"That's what you think." He, Mia, and the Dynasty soldiers disappeared without a trace.
"Everyone let's go inside. I think we need to contact Kayrua and the Warlords. They were supposed to be protecting the Dynasty. I don't like this. Something must of happened to them" Said Rowen.
"Mmmmmhhhh..." Mia stirred. "Wha? Where am I? What Happened?" She looked around, finding herself to be in unfamiliar surroundings. She was in an elegant bed, a room she had never seen. As she gazed upward, a figure appeared before her.
"So ... you're finally awake. I was beginning to wonder if you were all right. The trip back to this dimension seems to have had ... unexpected results. I suppose you are wondering why I have brought you here." He sat on the bed. "Isn't that right my dear?" Mia began to shiver with fear. 'He's to close. I'm all alone. I don't like this. I've got to do something ... stall his plans until the Ronins can get here.' Thought Mia.
"Yes," She replied. He smiled at her, and gazed longingly in her eyes.
"You, my dear, are key to the destruction of the Dimension of light. Talpa tried for years to capture it for himself, to rule over it with absolute
power. What a fool he was. I on the other hand, am much stronger, and much more powerful." He moved closer to her, lifting her chin in his hand. "You are not aware of it as of yet, but you were born with an amazing amount of power. Power greater than that of the clan of the ancients, even more powerful then the Ronins themselves." She gasped. "Dear Mia, I will teach you how to use that power, and make the most of it. I will unleash your strength upon the Light dimension, and together, we will rule over all!" Mia shook free of his grasp.
"Never. Never...never will I let you use me for your needs. If I indeed have a power of my own, I will not use it to help you," She looked fiercely into his eyes, and with a low threatening voice said, "I will use it to destroy you."
With a mighty swing of his wrist, he slapped Mia hard on the face. She fell back onto the bed, holding her cheek in her hand, and silently glaring up at her captor. He walked out of the room, locking the doors behind him. Mia was now alone in this strange place. Alone with this evil… Alone and terrified…
*Knock knock* The door slowly opened, and Mia sat up, holding her knees to her chest like a frightened little rabbit. Kayrua slowly entered the room, with a long tray in her arms. "I have brought you some food." She said as she placed it on the bed. "You will need to eat if you want the energy needed to train today." Mia slowly sat next to the tray, her eyes not once leaving Kayrua's face.
"W-why have you betrayed us Kayrua?" she asked. Kayrua merely turned her head, not wishing to look into Mia's tear-filled eyes any longer.
"Mia you-you wouldn't understand..."
"I would if you told me." Kayrua looked up to see Mia, now standing at her side with a warm smile on her face. The tears still glimmered on her cheeks in the dim candlelight.
"I-I apologize Mia, But I cannot tell you. I must go now. Eat up." She said smiling back at Mia. She then turned and without another word left, locking the door behind her. Mia's smile soon faded, and more tears began to fall. 'I must get out of here. But what am I to do? It's not like I can just get up and leave. Hhmmmm.But maybe I will be able to...
Ryo punched a wall in frustration. "GGRRR... IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SAGE!! I DON'T THINK TRYING TO REACH THEM WILL WORK IF IT HASN'T ALREADY!!!"
"WELL THEN! TELL US, ALMIGHTY LEADER! HOW DO YOU PROPOSE WE GET MIA BACK!"Ryo was silent, unknown to the others, his eyes began to fill with unshed tears. "I thought so." Smirked Sage. Ryo glared up at him, and Sage gasped. The other ronins hearts shattered at the sight of it as well. Ryo had broken down. He tried to stay strong, But the tears would not stop. They couldn't stop. Frustrated, Angered, and heartbroken, Ryo turned and ran out the door. He had heard the other ronins call, but didn't listen. He needed time to figure it all out. The dynasty, the warlords, Rahucas, his feelings for Mia, was all jumbled thoughts in his mind. He ran until his legs gave out from underneath him. Falling to his knees, he punched the ground full force.
"Mia..." He cried out. "I.. I thought I could protect you. I thought I was protecting you, by not telling you, showing you. Oh Mia ... where are you? What has he done to you? Come back.... please."
The ronins sat in the living quarters of Mia's house. Ryo had been gone all night. There was no trace of him anywhere, and now White Blaze had run off as well. "This stinks man. I knew we shouldn't have let him run off like that. I mean what if those Dynasty jerks got him. We should go out and look for him!"
"No need Kento. I'm right here." Ryo walked in slowly with White blaze at his side. He kept walking until he was face to face with Sage. "Sage...I...I'm..." Sage smiled. "No problem. I get it." "Thanks man."
"Rise and Shine sleeping beauty. Time for another day of training." Mia awoke to a voice all to familiar to her, Cale's. The past few days, she had tried using her new abilities every chance she got, and was getting closer, until Cale had decided to...volunteer his services, and stay in the same room as Mia, to keep watch on her. By now she had grown accustom to his.... habits, and was definitely not enjoying her stay in the Dark dimension.
After breakfast with Rahucas, it was time to train until sunset with Kayrua and the four warlords. Then it was supper with Rahucas, and then to an early rest. Mia was exhausted, to say the least, with each passing day. 'Oh Ronins, where are you?
By Butterfly
Thunder crashed, windows shook, and fierce winds blew. A storm had broken out above the Koji household. The four of Ronin Warriors, along with Ully, sat in the living quarters of Mia's home. "Man am I bored. I wish Mia would come back with the rest of the ingredients so Cye could Finnish lunch." The rest of the Ronins chuckled at Kento's whining. "What??" He asked jokingly.
"I'm bored. I hate rainy days. There's nothing to do. I wish this storm would just go away." Ryo smiled down at his little companion.
"Yeah Ully, I'm with you. There's absolutely nothing to do in here." Rowen smiled up from his book. "Speak for yourselves guys. I got plenty to do."
"Man this bites! I gotta do something or I'm gonna lose it here guys." Said Kento. He suddenly got a wicked smile on his face, as he got an idea. "I'll be right back you guys. I'm ahh.. just gonna go check up onlunch." He said eagerly rubbing his palms together.
"Uh oh, better watch it Kento." Replied Rowen.
"Yeah," joked Sage. "We all remember what happened the last time you went to ... check up on Cye cooking." Kento just waved them off and entered the kitchen. "Same old Kento," Laughed Ryo.
A few minutes later, Kento came racing out of the kitchen with a bowl full of batter, followed by and extremely furious Cye, who happened to be carrying a frying pan in hand. "Kento of Hardrock! You drop that bowl right now or else It'll be your last!!!"
"Oh ... come on Cye, Lemme have just a little ... please?" The ronins were all laughing hysterically.
The sound of Mia's car pulling up, stopped their laughter. Kento raced out of the room and headed for the door, ready to grab the first bag of groceries he saw. Before he could get outside, White blaze raced past him, growling ferociously. Kento stopped in his tracks, allowing the tiger to pass. Ryo and the others raced to his side. "Hey?" Asked Kento. "What's with. White Blaze? I thought he hated going out into the rain?"
"I don't know," replied Ryo. "Lets go see."
As the Ronins ran outside, they were met with a horrible seen. Dynasty soldiers had surrounded Mia's van. On top of the van, one particularly large warrior, held a soaked Mia. In her eyes, they could see fear. She was terrified. "Hey Tin Can!" Yelled an enraged Ryo. "Let her go! You want a fight here it is! Coming right at you!"
"Yeah," Added Kento. "Let her go before we have to come over there and ... hehehe.. Ruff ya up a little." He smiled, punching a fist into his palm.
Sage stepped forward. "Just who are you? Why do you want her?"
The warrior smirked. "I am Rahucas. The new ruler of the Dynasty. This girl," He said taking Mia's delicate face roughly in his hands. "is key to the destruction of this Dimension."
The Ronins gasped. "Mia?? But, why her?? Why don't you just let her go you big bully?" Yelled Ully.
"Uuummm...Sorry man, but you got the wrong girl. Mia doesn't have any powers." Said Ryo. Rahucas smirked.
"That's what you think." He, Mia, and the Dynasty soldiers disappeared without a trace.
"Everyone let's go inside. I think we need to contact Kayrua and the Warlords. They were supposed to be protecting the Dynasty. I don't like this. Something must of happened to them" Said Rowen.
"Mmmmmhhhh..." Mia stirred. "Wha? Where am I? What Happened?" She looked around, finding herself to be in unfamiliar surroundings. She was in an elegant bed, a room she had never seen. As she gazed upward, a figure appeared before her.
"So ... you're finally awake. I was beginning to wonder if you were all right. The trip back to this dimension seems to have had ... unexpected results. I suppose you are wondering why I have brought you here." He sat on the bed. "Isn't that right my dear?" Mia began to shiver with fear. 'He's to close. I'm all alone. I don't like this. I've got to do something ... stall his plans until the Ronins can get here.' Thought Mia.
"Yes," She replied. He smiled at her, and gazed longingly in her eyes.
"You, my dear, are key to the destruction of the Dimension of light. Talpa tried for years to capture it for himself, to rule over it with absolute
power. What a fool he was. I on the other hand, am much stronger, and much more powerful." He moved closer to her, lifting her chin in his hand. "You are not aware of it as of yet, but you were born with an amazing amount of power. Power greater than that of the clan of the ancients, even more powerful then the Ronins themselves." She gasped. "Dear Mia, I will teach you how to use that power, and make the most of it. I will unleash your strength upon the Light dimension, and together, we will rule over all!" Mia shook free of his grasp.
"Never. Never...never will I let you use me for your needs. If I indeed have a power of my own, I will not use it to help you," She looked fiercely into his eyes, and with a low threatening voice said, "I will use it to destroy you."
With a mighty swing of his wrist, he slapped Mia hard on the face. She fell back onto the bed, holding her cheek in her hand, and silently glaring up at her captor. He walked out of the room, locking the doors behind him. Mia was now alone in this strange place. Alone with this evil… Alone and terrified…
*Knock knock* The door slowly opened, and Mia sat up, holding her knees to her chest like a frightened little rabbit. Kayrua slowly entered the room, with a long tray in her arms. "I have brought you some food." She said as she placed it on the bed. "You will need to eat if you want the energy needed to train today." Mia slowly sat next to the tray, her eyes not once leaving Kayrua's face.
"W-why have you betrayed us Kayrua?" she asked. Kayrua merely turned her head, not wishing to look into Mia's tear-filled eyes any longer.
"Mia you-you wouldn't understand..."
"I would if you told me." Kayrua looked up to see Mia, now standing at her side with a warm smile on her face. The tears still glimmered on her cheeks in the dim candlelight.
"I-I apologize Mia, But I cannot tell you. I must go now. Eat up." She said smiling back at Mia. She then turned and without another word left, locking the door behind her. Mia's smile soon faded, and more tears began to fall. 'I must get out of here. But what am I to do? It's not like I can just get up and leave. Hhmmmm.But maybe I will be able to...
Ryo punched a wall in frustration. "GGRRR... IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SAGE!! I DON'T THINK TRYING TO REACH THEM WILL WORK IF IT HASN'T ALREADY!!!"
"WELL THEN! TELL US, ALMIGHTY LEADER! HOW DO YOU PROPOSE WE GET MIA BACK!"Ryo was silent, unknown to the others, his eyes began to fill with unshed tears. "I thought so." Smirked Sage. Ryo glared up at him, and Sage gasped. The other ronins hearts shattered at the sight of it as well. Ryo had broken down. He tried to stay strong, But the tears would not stop. They couldn't stop. Frustrated, Angered, and heartbroken, Ryo turned and ran out the door. He had heard the other ronins call, but didn't listen. He needed time to figure it all out. The dynasty, the warlords, Rahucas, his feelings for Mia, was all jumbled thoughts in his mind. He ran until his legs gave out from underneath him. Falling to his knees, he punched the ground full force.
"Mia..." He cried out. "I.. I thought I could protect you. I thought I was protecting you, by not telling you, showing you. Oh Mia ... where are you? What has he done to you? Come back.... please."
The ronins sat in the living quarters of Mia's house. Ryo had been gone all night. There was no trace of him anywhere, and now White Blaze had run off as well. "This stinks man. I knew we shouldn't have let him run off like that. I mean what if those Dynasty jerks got him. We should go out and look for him!"
"No need Kento. I'm right here." Ryo walked in slowly with White blaze at his side. He kept walking until he was face to face with Sage. "Sage...I...I'm..." Sage smiled. "No problem. I get it." "Thanks man."
"Rise and Shine sleeping beauty. Time for another day of training." Mia awoke to a voice all to familiar to her, Cale's. The past few days, she had tried using her new abilities every chance she got, and was getting closer, until Cale had decided to...volunteer his services, and stay in the same room as Mia, to keep watch on her. By now she had grown accustom to his.... habits, and was definitely not enjoying her stay in the Dark dimension.
After breakfast with Rahucas, it was time to train until sunset with Kayrua and the four warlords. Then it was supper with Rahucas, and then to an early rest. Mia was exhausted, to say the least, with each passing day. 'Oh Ronins, where are you?