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Life, New Secrets, New Destiny Chapter 1
-1 year ago-
"Do you guys have to go?" Mia asks at the door frame of the house with Ryo's arm around her waist.
"You can stay here if you want," Ryo replies.
"It's okay. You guys should be by yourselves now," Cye says picking up his bag, as the remaining three Ronins stand by with their bags packed, a cab waiting in the background.
"Yeah, now that you guys are married, you should have some time to yourselves," Kento says as the others nod in agreement.
"But you guys will come back, right?" Mia asks, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Of course we will. You're family," Sage says.
"Good luck you guys," Ryo says, as he and Mia watch the guys head as the guys start to leave.
-In the future-
A man in black subarmor kneels in front of a shadowy figure. "Master Talpa, the time has come for your rebirth."
"I know Anubis, but we must do a few things first."
"Master Talpa, isn't it possible for the Ronin Warriors to come back and fight you?"
"They are no match against me. Without that girl, they're powerless and once we get that angel and her treasure, I'll be unbeatable, even if the girl comes back."
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A man dressed just like the Ancient looks into the sky, surrounded by the forest. "The time has come. He's about to strike."
-Present Day-
A taxicab pulls up to the front of Mia's house and a blond haired man steps out, stretching his arms into the air and looking at the house in front of him, putting his bags onto the ground. "Man, it's great to be back." The taxi soon leaves as another appears and this time, a blue haired man walks out. The blond haired man turns around and looks at his old time friend. "Hey, Rowen."
"Great to see you Sage. It's been such a long time." They walk over towards each other and give each other a hug.
"Hey, Rowen, Sage!" They turn around only to see Kento and Cye running towards them. "I can't believe we got here at the same time," Cye comments.
"Enough talking, let's go inside." Kento says as everyone picks up their bags and heads towards the door.
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"What's happening? What's going on?" Mia says looking around a dark room. She turns around and sees a vision of herself and the others walking in a cloudy space, another of a strange man in monk's clothing, a shadowy figure, a man in her armor, and a baby boy. The monk reappears again, his mouth moving as he starts to remove his cover, which then changes to an angel with light silver wings like glass, and finally, herself dying at the hands of the shadowy figure. "NO!" Mia pops up from her bed and holds her head in her hands, eyes closed in pain. "Why is this happening? Why do I keep having these visions? Could it have anything to do with the guys coming back today?" She shakes her head while the orb around her neck begins to glow. She quickly covers it with her hands. "It'll be okay." Suddenly the doorbell rings.
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"I'll get it!" Yuli yells with White Blaze following right behind. Once they reach the door, Yuli opens it to see Sage, Rowen, Cye and Kento. "Wow! You guys are back!"
"It's so nice to see you again too Yuli," Kento says rubbing Yuli's head. White Blaze makes himself known as he rubs himself against their legs.
"Nice to see you too White Blaze," Cye comments. Ryo makes himself known as he comes into the living room and grins as he sees the sight of his best friends.
"Just like old times, right guys?"
"Sure is Ryo," they all say at the same time, each walking over to give their leader a hug.
"It looks like you haven't changed. Seems like marriage has been good to you," ROwen comments.
"It's only been a year. There's still time. It's so great to see all of you though."
"Ryo, can we tell them now? I want to see the look on their faces when we tell them the big news," Yuli asks.
"I think we should wait until Mia is here," Ryo answers, earning a frown from Yuli.
"What are you two talking about?" Sage asks.
"Ryo, Yuli, who's at the door?" Mia asks, from somewhere off on the side.
"The guys are back Mia," Ryo says. Mia sticks her head around the corner of the hallway, to see the guys looking oddly at her. "Come on Mia. They're not going to bite or anything." Ryo heads over towards her hiding spot and gently nudges her out. She immediately smiles when suddenly the Spirit Orb starts to glow. She quickly covers it with her right hand, attempting to hide it. She turns her head away, as if she scared, until Kento speaks.
"Mia, you've gained weight," Kento comments.
"Yeah, I guess I did," she says, putting both hands on her enlarged abdomen.
"I can't believe it. Why didn't you tell us you were pregnant Mia?" Rowen asks giving her a hug and the rest soon follow suit, being careful of her stomach.
"Well, once we found out, we thought about giving you guys a call. But then Ryo got the idea to wait until you guys came because the baby wouldn't be born yet. It was supposed to be a surprise," she says cheerfully.
"Well it sure was. How far are you?" Cye asks.
"A little over a month left I think."
"Has Ryo been taking care of you?" Sage asks, all eyes looking at the leader .
"Of course I've been taking care of her. Why wouldn't I be?" Ryo replies.
"You shouldn't be standing. Why don't you sit?" Cye takes her by the shoulders and takes her to the couch where he sits her down down. "Now stay here and I'll bring out the cookies I brought with me." He leaves for the kitchen with a small package and Kento follows. Everyone else sits down with Ryo next to Mia, who is now starring at the ground.
"So, how are you guys? What have you been doing?" Ryo asks.
"We're fine. I just pretty much stayed at home and helped with the family business. Same with Kento. Cye and ROwen pretty much just lied around and expanded their horizons," Sage recaps.
"We didn't want to get down anything permanent because we wanted to make sure we came back here. And anyway, it's better here," Rowen says.
"You guys are welcome to stay if you want to for as long as you want, right Mia?" Ryo says.
"Huh? Um, yeah. We would love it. I'm going to go see how Cye's doing." She gets up and heads for the kitchen.
"I'm coming too Mia." Yuli gets up and follows her.
"Ryo, what's wrong with Mia? It looked like she wasn't that happy to see us," Sage whispers looking concerned.
"To tell the truth, I really don't know. All this started around a month ago. Along with the spacing out, she's been having these really bad headaches that sometimes knock her out. The doctor says it's due the pregnancy, but I'm not so sure. A while ago, Mia wouldn't even let me near her, so I had to get Yuli here and she seemed to be just fine with him. It was only a while ago that Mia started trusting me again. I'm really worried, but I don't know what to do." Cye, Mia, Yuli, and Kento come out of the kitchen.
"Sorry you guys, but the cookies are kind of ruined," Cye says eyeing Kento. KEnto scratches the back of his head and laughs uncomfortably.
"That's okay. I thought we could go out to get something to eat," Ryo replies.
"That sounds fine with me," Kento says. Everyone gets up and walks out the door, except Mia who just stays inside by the door. "What's wrong Mia?"
"I don't want to go outside. It's too dangerous. If you know what's good for you, you guys will come inside too."
"What are you talking about Mia? Everything's fine," Cye says. Suddenly, White Blaze starts to growl towards the sky.
"See? White Blaze senses it too." Ryo walks over to Mia and gently starts to nudge her out the door.
"Nothing is going to happen Mia. White Blaze is probably just sensing a deer or bird or something." Suddenly, a heavy gust of wind appears and a dark vortex opens in the sky. A giant beam of light appears over them and takes them into it.
The vortex appears again in a cloudy area and drops everyone from the sky. As they fall to the ground, the guys transform into their subarmor and get ready to land and Mia opens her wings and also grabs Yuli. The guy's first land on the ground and Mia comes after. She sits on the ground and looks around. "This was the place in my vision."
"Mia, are you okay?" Ryo asks rushing next to her.
"I'm fine," she answers as Ryo helps her up to her feet, the rest of the group looking around.
"Where are we you guys?" Sage asks.
"I have no idea," Rowen answers.
"I guess the best thing to do right now would be to look around and see where we are," Cye suggests.
"Are you going to be alright Mia?" Ryo asks, concerned.
"Don't worry about me Ryo. We are going to have a lot more to worry about."
-In the future-
"Is this the right thing to do? Why do I have to hide myself?" asks the monk to a white blurry figure.
"If you wish to succeed, you must trust me. This is the way it has to be."
-Present-
Everyone continues to walk in the mist, Sage and ROwen leading, followed by Kento, Cye, White Blaze, and Yuli. Ryo and Mia in the back, making sure that Mia doesn't rush herself as Ryo stays on alert. Suddenly White Blaze stops and begins to growl, stopping the rest of the group as they turn their attention to him. "What is it White Blaze?" Yuli asks on his back. In front of them, four figure start to approach.
"Get ready to fight you guys," Ryo says. Mia slowly starts to hide herself behind Ryo, as the figures get closer and begin to reveal themselves.
"Ronin Warriors."
"Kayura, Cale, Dais, Skehmet. What are you doing here?" Kento asks, as he and the others begin to let down their guards.
"Same reason you're here I guess," Dais answers.
"So Ryo, where's Mia? How's the baby doing?" Kayura asks.
"The baby's doing fine and she's right here." Ryo moves so they can see Mia, but she quickly hides behind Ryo, putting her back to his.
"Well, I guess maybe we should work together to find out where we are," Cale suggests looking confused.
"Let's start moving then," Sage says as they continue to walk on except Mia and Ryo.
"Mia, what's wrong?" Ryo asks, facing Mia and looking down at her.
"I don't trust them Ryo. I just have a bad feeling about them," she answers, wrapping her arms around herself as if she's cold.
"Come on, we better catch up," he says escorting Mia along.
-In the future-
"Master Talpa, we are getting things ready. Your time will come shortly."
"Good. The sooner, the better. I must find that angel if I wish to rule."
-Present-
Everyone continues on their journey, once again Mia and Ryo towards the back, this time with White Blaze and Yuli with them. She takes a deep breath and stops herself, bringing her hand to her head in hopes of stopping the pounding in her head. Ryo looks at her, only to look back towards the rest of the group. "Guys, we need to take a break. We've been walking for a long time and Mia's not doing so well," he says as he helps her to the ground to sit, rubbing her back to try to calm her down.
"I don't know if I can keep this up," Mia says.
"We need to keep walking so we can figure out what's happening. If you can't take it, then you shouldn't have come," Skehmet says.
"Don't talk to her like that. First of all, she didn't choose to come here and second, she's not herself," Cye replies. Mia wraps her arms around her stomach and looks at the ground.
"Why does all of this have to happen now?" She slowly takes both hands and wraps them around the spirit orb. "Please, make this end." Suddenly, several black figures holding weapons surround the guys.
"What are those?" Ryo asks, getting up from his position next to Mia.
"They look like dynasty soldiers," Kayura replies.
"But how can that be?" Cye asks.
"It's not moving though. Are they getting ready for an attack?" Dais comments.
"It can't be real, can it? It can't be real!" Mia screams in her head, hands still enclosing the Spirit Orb when from above, a giant column of light surrounds all of .
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The column of light reappears in a field with a lake, Ryo, Rowen, Sage, Cye, Kento in front of pillars of their color on the outskirts of the lake, Yuli and White Blaze in the front, Kayura, Skhetmet, Cale, and Dais in between. "Well that was some ride," KEnto comments.
"Where are we anyways?" Sage asks while the others look around.
"Hey, where's Mia?" Ryo asks panicking.
"I'm up here Ryo!" Everyone looks up to see Mia sitting on top of a golden pillar in the middle of the lake.
"What are you doing up there?" Yuli screams.
"Do you think I really know? One minute I'm sitting on the ground and the next minute I'm sitting on top of this pillar."
"Why don't you come down?" Cale suggests. Cye squats on the ground and puts his hand in the water.
"The water is shallow. If you just fly down, you should be able to walk the rest of the way over."
"Alright." She takes a deep breath and starts flapping her wings as she descends. Once touching the water, she walks towards the shore to be met with Ryo's arms.
"You guys, I think we're being watched," Sage says as everyone turns toward the stranger in monks clothing.
"I'm glad that you've finally arrived Ronin Warriors."