One Autumn Morn

Part One Of The Silver Paradox Trilogy

A Ronin Warriors Fanfiction By Tsunami Starsheart
Super Important Author's Note: This is a rewrite of my first fanfic "One Autumn Morn". This will be more grammatically accurate. The chapters wil be longer. The content more engaging. The original version has been removed. If you would like to read the original please email me. I'd keep the original up..but the rules state that I cannot have two of the same story posted up.I am writing this because I had lost my spark for the first version and needed to rewrite it all to get back into it as it were. The storyline I had originally created will remain intact just..well...you'll see. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Ronin Warriors. The only characters I own in this story are Mysty, Taylor, Usagi, Ayeko, and June. Possibly others as the story progresses. Well thanks. Enjoy the fic!

Chapter 1

The teenager rolled around restlessly on his bed. Sighing he sat up and decided it was no use. Sleep was not going to be kind and grace this being with its presence. The moonlight floating in through the curtained window forcing his dorwsy eyes shut quickly as he turned away groaning. Ryo looked around the room from his side perspective. Once thankful for not having a roommate, now he sorely wished for the company, or at least someone to talk to. Or at the very least someone he could throw his pillow at. Both worked wonders for boredom.

'Well that's what you get for being a stubborn jerk you stubborn fool!', a little voice in the back of his mind chided him.

Ryo quickly squashed that voice back down to where it belonged, sometimes he really hated his conscience. 'Then again, I probably shouldn't have yelled at Yuli... He didn't know what he was doing. Then again, when am I ever in my right mind when I'm using the Armor of Inferno? It's almost as if I have a dual personality.' Ryo suppressed the urge to laugh, his features grim. 'Almost like that western tale..I wish could remember the name. Oh well.'

Swinging his legs over the edge of the bed he got up and headed for the downstairs.Walking blindly in the dark almost natural now, Ryo strode with full confidence. 'Maybe some food will help me get some rest. Lord knows we all need it. Who knows when the next attack'll be. Who knows what's next?' A horrid feeling filled Ryo at the thought of needing to fight again. Simply imagining what he would be like if he donned the Inferno in a less than training circumstance. The teen shivered slightly as he entered the main room, his feet growing cold on the hard marble floor. Ryo stopped short on his little journey when he saw that the kitchen light was already on and hushed voices were deep in conversation. Drawing to the shadows Ryo listened intently, he didn't normally eavesdrop, but the mention of his name caught his attention.

"He's becoming dangerous," Sage's tenor voice told the group quietly,"Half the time while were fighting Ryo is the best damned leader we could ever ask for. But the second he calls upon the Armor of Inferno his personality does a one-eighty. Ryo would never yell at Yuli like that normally. All Yuli did was take a step toward him and ask if the fight was over; and BAM!"Sage clapped his hands together loudly to emphasize his words, "Ryo was screaming at him! I mean..It was only training! That was not needed!"

"We know Sage." Mia's calm voice replied, "We've all noticed how much Ryo has changed. At first he was completely normal, but I guess the old saying is true, ultimate power corrupts ultimatly. But the thing is...There is nothing we can do. There is nothing anyone can do."

"And even if we could ,would we want to?" Cye spoke just a bit louder than he should have, his voice truly curious.

"Yeah Mia, he is our friend after all." Rowen finished what Cye was saying.

'Some friends, yeah right...Talking about me behind my back is just great.' Ryo fixed his eyes on the kitchen light, as if it too had been offending him. Not bothering to hear the rest of the conversation, he stalked moodily back to his room to brood.

"I know he's our friend Rowen..."Mia sighed," And that's exactly why we have to do something. What if this ends up hurting him?" The woman curled over where she sat and placed her forehead in her hands. "That would absolutely terrible...and what's more...as terrible as he is now...could we have survived this long without him and the Armor of Inferno? Could we survive further battles without its use?"

"Well, what do you suggest Mia?" Sage looked at her, the four ronins in the kitchen, all in their sub-armors.The only reason Kento had been quiet was because he had been eating. "That we simply refuse to give our powers to Ryo and stop him from tramsforming into the Armor of Inferno?"

Mia looked at the four seriously, her eyes clouded slightly from the forming tears. . "I think that might be the best choice. I mean...Oh..." She leaned back and wiped away the moisture from her eyes. "I'm sure we could find a way...without that particular armor...No..we must...If the need arises. So. Yes. That is exactly what I am suggesting. When, if at all, Ryo feels the need to use the Armor of Inferno, none of you must give in and let him use your energies for it's production. Period."