Ronin Senshi Legends

By Dixxy

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Voice in the Dungeon

"Well, looks like you're going to be spending a LITTLE time in the dungeon, now aren't you?" sneered Trulpa as she stood before Keisha in her small prisoner cell.

Keisha looked up at her. She'd found out that, indeed, Rona had been possessed by Nether Spirits and that Trulpa had the same plans for her. "Doesn't matter. My friends will free us one way or another, and we'll destroy you!"

Trulpa snorted. "You'll destroy them first. I'm very, very pleased that I have gained yet another advantage from the Great Error." Trulpa smiled smugly to herself,

Great Error? Keisha wondered. "What do you mean?"

"Your Iron Rock Crusher attack will bring the last three and Anubis down for good," she said. "If not, then I have several backup plans to ensnare you little brats," said Trulpa. "But enough on that. Brenamon should be ready soon."

With that, Trulpa left. Keisha was glad she left. She didn't like Trulpa, which considering her situation made sense. She could feel evil dripping from her essence, evil so strong it made her want to hurl. She understood she was a very powerful demon, which is where a lot of the evil came from, but then again, she seemed to have so much more evil than one would think a demon would.

Keisha concentrated, trying to calm her nerves. She was frightened, which she couldn't hide. Suddenly, she felt something that made her feel, safe. Her eyes opened slightly as her psychic senses rubbed up against another presence.

What is this? Keisha wondered. She concentrated It's another soul!

Please, I can't help you.

Keisha's eyes widened. Did it just say it can't help me? The young Senshi tried to get a closer feel of the other soul. She could feel hurt, pain, and suffering. But below it she saw a good heart. You're hurt. Let me help-

No! You can't help me!"
"Your time is up, Senshi girl."

Keisha broke off with her find and saw Trulpa and a ghostly looking woman floating behind her. The door opened and two guards dashed in from no where to grab the frantic Senshi.

Thinking quickly, she turned back to her find. Please! Help me get away from her! Please!

I can't help you! If I help you now you'll be doomed to die!

Who are you!? What are you!?

I can't tell you that, either. I, I'm sorry, I want to help you but I'm forbidden to.

By who, Trulpa? Are you some sort of a sick, Dynasty lackey?!

Hell, no! I hate her as much as you do! Destiny itself forbids it! Please, just break off or else something bad will happen!

No, your soul is hurt, and I can feel a good heart, said Keisha, I want to help you.

You, you can't. . .

Keisha had been so busy having her "discussion" with whatever spirit she'd somehow made contact with that she didn't realize she'd been brought to wherever it was that Trulpa was going to have her possessed. The guards strapped her into a chair, which Keisha tried fruitlessly to break out of. She shot Trulpa a dirty look.

"Shoot all the dirty looks you want, little girl," said Trulpa.

If you decide to change you mind about helping me, now's the time to do it, Keisha thought.

How many time do I have to tell you? I want desperately to help you. I hate Trulpa. But destiny forbids me to help you! Please try to understand!

Before Keisha could answer, the chair began to shock her. She cried out in pain, and slightly, she could feel the spirit feel her pain, too. Her eyes clenched shut as the pain wracked through her body, tears trickling down her cheeks. Keisha opened her eyes long enough to see a small posy of Nether Spirits slam into her, completing the process. Keisha struggled to shove them out but soon, she lost all consciousness.

~

Sara concentrated on her dagger. This is stupid, she grumbled miserably. While Ria and Sam were out again- this time with Tiger Lily- she was stuck at the Fleet Center with Mike and Sue Lee, trying to activate her powers as a Nether Spirit slayer. Sam could already heal, and Ria was a leader, but she couldn't slay yet.

Sara finally decided to give it a rest. Sue Lee and Mike were busying themselves with magazines they'd found. How they could possibly be so easy going while an inter-dimensional war was going on was beyond her, but she did realize it was probably good they were keeping out of trouble.

"You are doing an exceptional job, Sara, Torrent of the Senshi."

Sara looked up and gasped. Before her stood a spirit dressed in the robes of the Ancient. He carried a ghostly replica of the staff Anubis used, long, white hair hanging down his back. A large, brown hat covered his eyes. "The, the Ancient One?" she asked.

"You have already been granted the powers of a Nether Spirit slayer. You do not need to mediate, only execute these powers when one of your comrades attacks," he said, his voice a ghostly echo. With that, he vanished.

"Weird," said Sue Lee, looking up at where the Ancient had been.

Sara just dumbly nodded. "Yeah, it was, wasn't it?" she said. "Well, do I just look for Keisha and Rona or what?"

"No need to look, brat."

Sara looked outside to see Rona waiting for her. Only she was, as she expected, still possessed. "Rona," she said.

"Come on out and fight, little mouse, or are you too frightened?" said Rona snidely.

Sara felt her temper creep up on her. "I am NOT LITTLE!" she said, charging through the door at her former comrade, knocking her to her feet. Sue Lee rushed to the door to watch as the two Senshi began to wrestle for control.

The two were at a deadlock until Sara let out a strong kick, sending Rona few feet away. The smaller Senshi got to her feet, staring down the other one. "You've now officially ticked me off," she said.

Rona just laughed. "Oh, I'm SO scared!"

"Eat this, Nether Trash!" Sara cried as she whipped her dagger out, pointing at Rona. "NETHER SLAY!"

Suddenly, a rip tide of blue energy shot out from the point of the dagger, swirling around Rona. Rona began to scream in agony as black energies began to seep from her whole body. She fell to her knees, the blackened parts of her subarmor beginning to shimmer as they shattered, revealing the white that proved she wasn't possessed.

Sara rushed over to Rona, who was close to crying hysterics. "Rona!" she cried.

The Senshi of the Winds began to sob in an incoherent mix of Spanish and English that the Hawaiian couldn't even begin to translate. Sara hugged her friend, not noticing as the once dark blue calves of her subarmor faded to an ashen black color.

"It's okay, Rona, it's okay," said Sara, trying to be as soothing as possible.

"Rona! She's okay!" Sara looked over to see Sam and Ria had returned. Sam had made the comment. "What happened?"

Sara frowned. "She's having a hard time recovering from her possession, but I think she'll be okay with time and patience," she said.

Ria knelt down next to Rona. "You're going to be okay," she said.

"I, I will," said Rona, finally speaking in the preferred language. "Where's Keisha?"

The other three exchanged a few looks. Sara looked into Rona's eyes. "Don't blame yourself for this, but you captured her for Trulpa."

"What!?" said Rona. Sara quickly put her hands on her friend's shoulders. "But, but, but, I-"

"The Nether Spirits did it, not you, Rona," said Sara. "Don't blame yourself. The only thing we can do is to find a way to rescue to Keisha."

Rona tearfully nodded, then stood up. "Let's get her back."