The fight between Chrissy and Ryo was slowly damaging the plant from their fighting at the rate that they were battling it would be destroyed from their battle instead of the bomb. Ryo had informed the others and they were looking for it
"Surrender yourself Wildfire, the Inferno won't save you from this" Chrissy laughed just as insanely as Hawthorn
"Nether will the Inferna" he blocked her parry and slash
"But Talpa would carry me out long before that time" she said this innocently to him
Ryo I think we found it. It's disguised as a radio on a propane tank that would take out the plant and the surrounding area Rowen sent Johns working on disarming it he said it in such a matter of fact way that it took Ryo by suprise
WHAT? Ryo nearly missed Chrissys attacks, he backed up giving himself some space How in the… he was interrupted both by John and Chrissys pressing attack
Look Ryo we really cant have a bomb squad over here while you two are fighting, I'm the only one who has an inkling of disarming it without blowing us up John sighed mentally I thought someone like Rowen or Sage would have some knowigige of explosives
All right, just be careful. I'll try to keep her away from you, Everyone remain on high alert incase they plant anotherone somewhere! Chrissy fired an energy ball at him and he barely ducked in time feeling the heat of it as it passed by
"Ready to die, or are you going to finally join Talpa at last?" she asked hands on her hips laughing
"Never" he lunged trying to break the amulet as he did for Kayura but instead an energy shock ran through him instead paralyzing him and draining him of his energy as well
"Do you seriously think Talpa would repeat any mistake? This amulet was imbued with dark energy and is a power source if I shall ever need it. Even if you do remove the earrings, which are holding me to his will, it will kill me with an instantaneous poison. I am his forever and there is nothing that you can do, you're useless." She attacked getting him off guard and was knocked to the ground once again after his feeble attempt his. Swords flew from his hands. She stepped on his hand preventing his reach and knocked them even further from his grasp. She raised her swords ready to bring them down for the kill
I can't move, I'm sorry Chrissy he looked at her as she gave a smirk I have no choice… she has to be killed Chrissys sword was coming down and Ryo was poised to attack when Whitestorm went across Ryo and Chrissy stepped back in surprise. Ryo took this opportunity to strike as well but before he could Whiteblaze got in his way. They both looked at their felines in confusion
"Whitestorm?" she asked confused her face softened into a gentle smile. Suddenly she grabbed her head in an anguish of pain "No, no! Ahhh make it stop!" she screamed franticly
"Chrissy?" Ryo asked wide eyed but on guard incase it was a trap
"Serve, you are only to serve." A voice that seemed strained for control emerged from her lips, her limbs becoming rigged and forced
"Help!" she sobbed "No Ryo!" she screamed as he tried to approach her tears starting to stream from her face
"Talpa's Servant!" she then screamed her voice again strained but stronger than it was before
"NO!" both Chrissy and Ryo said. Chrissy's inward struggle for control of her body was being manifested outward Chrissys hair flying everywhere with her grabbing her head trying in vain to remove her earrings but the thing inside her preventing herself from doing so. The struggle went on for a few minutes Ryo confused and in anguish not sure what could be done for her finally she fell silent
"It's a good thing Talpa…" she twitched for a second as the suppressed Chrissy tried yet again to regain control "…Has me so strongly under his control" she kept her eyes away from Whitestorm and was teleported away before Ryo could do anything. Ryo rushed to the Portal hoping that he would be able to reach her but hawthorn and Kajaro were gone as well as the portal.
John, hurry up! Ryo was finally able to send I think they are going to detonate it soon, all of them have left he said rushing towards them
You can't rush something like this john said, Ryo ordered everyone to make sure that all civilians were staying out of the area of the plant. John was able to be successful in detaching the radio from the propane tank "Finally" he breathed. But before they took another breath the radio turned on and they both backed up reflexively. The DJ was taking a request
"Hello Ronins" Kajaro's voice called from the radio "If your still around the plant then you fallowed my trap. We've captured the entire Isle of mist. And you can't do anything to get us, I hope you enjoy your last song"
"All of it was a trap" Ryo asked "We got to go and get this somewhere" Ryo said pointing to the bomb, they then heard Chrissys voice singing the song
"This isn't the bomb!" john cried out as he looked over the radio and franticly looked around the propane tank itself cursing under his breath
"What do you mean?" Ryo asked
"They made us waste time here while a bomb is somewhere else"
"THE STATION!" Ryo exclaimed as he rushed out of the plant, John fallowing close behind him. They rode Whitestorm and Whiteblaze towards the station
"How long will it be set for" Ryo asked
"Don't know, they could have it set for the middle or the end of the song"
"Just great" They wove their way through traffic and frightened crowds to get to the station blowing past the stations security. Inside the DJ's booth he was about to switch tapes
"Don't do anything! Where's the stuff you got from Kajaro!" John yelled
"Hay you can't just…" the DJ stopped when he saw Whitestorm and pointed to a box
"Can you disarm it" Ryo asked john and the DJ freaked
"WHAT IT'S A BOMB!" he cowered in the corner completely scared out of his wits
"There isn't time" john said as they both ignored the DJ focusing on the package and the tape. The tape was still going even out of the player. Suddenly a familiar bright light appeared and Kayura grabbed them both as the DJ passed out. They were teleported out of the station and the DJ slowly opened his eyes seeing that they were gone he slowly got up shaking his head
"No more caffeine for me" the DJ said dumping his cup in the trash
"Throw it in the water quickly!" Kayura ordered as they were falling over the bay and she then teleported them away far from the shore collapsing on her knees using the staff as a support. The bomb on the other hand exploded and looked as if it affected the shoreline as well as destroying the boardwalk. A few moments latter an explosion issued from Kajaro's plant destroying it as well"
"Kayura are you ok?" Ryo asked
"I will be, did you really think you could get her from his grasp?"
"I had to try. But, she didn't use her armor at all"
"She could have locked it away inside her very soul, giving a task for her to accomplish before she could use it again" she sat on the curve nearby
"But she would have remembered and told this to Talpa"
"Maybe its something impossible like the moon being destroyed or something" John said
"Don't underestimate Talpa, and don't give him any ideas" Kayura warned john
"We got to check if anyone was hurt by the explosions before authorities come" Ryo said
"The area near the plant was evacuated, and it seems that only the plant was destroyed and nothing else" Kayura said they checked the shore and didn't find anyone injured but the bay and the surrounding areas had a lot of seaweed brought up as well as some sea creatures the pier was badly damaged as well but did not have enough time to do anything further as the police was coming towards them.
When the three warriors returned they saw that they somehow acquired a monk during their absence
"Where did you find him?" Kayura asked bending over him
"He was within a palace like structure on the Isles of Mists I had slipped through while Talpa's new warlords were distracted and he had simply fainted when he saw me" sayberstrike said coldly and then leaned back into the dark corner
"Who wouldn't" Kento said as the monk stirred
"Hay he's wakening up, Kento get some water, Cye a some food," Mia ordered
"Where am I?" he asked softly looking about and seeing everyone hovering around him
"Your in a safe place" Kayura said, he saw the staff and was going to bow when Mia pushed him down
"You are going to lay still" she said "and everyone back off give him some air"
"What happened?" melody asked softly
"Dynasty soldiers came and over ridden our village and shrine. We tried to fight but a person" he looks a Kayura "that looks similar to you my lady, she had broke into the training grounds and chained our elder. She then went after our little group. She fallowed us picking up one of the holy artifacts and knocked me out with them" he said while crying he was still just a kid and looked no older than 10
"What's your name?" Ryo asked
"Manchia" he replied sniffling
"Manchia, will you help us, we are trying to fight Talpa but we cant get to your Isles anymore. Talpa closed the portal," Kayura said "are there any other ways into the isle?"
"I haven't been anywhere besides the Island, but I shall try my best for you and the Ronins to find anything that you ask" he tried to get up so that he could bow but they all pushed him back on the couch
"You are going to rest first" Emilly said stealing the words from Mia's mouth they walked out of the library to let him rest and deal with his loss Sayberstrike stayed with Manchia and guarded him from his corner.
"Man, Chrissy did that" John muttered
"Talpa's controlling her" Jace said, "She can't help it"
"We will get her back" Ryo said putting his hand on their shoulders
"Unfortunately we cant do anything since were going back to school and the parents are enforcing us to go" Rayne "it stinks that they are blackmailing us all. We have more important things to do than to be cooped up in that other school."
"Ya, well we cant do much about it, Mr. Ross their though and so he can get us out if anything starts up or things become suspicious" Cye told them
"We better get to bed" they nodded and each of them made their way to their rooms in complete silence except for a small monk who had lost his entire life to someone who had been so close to them.