Chapter 38

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As the Ronin Warriors started examining the Warlords, James picked up Nightshade, and looked him straight in the eye, his claws out and glistening. "Listen up, and listen up good. You have only two options left to you: Tell us where Twyla and Kayura are at, or I start carving you up" he told the leader of the warlords.

"I would do as he says. He cares a lot for Twyla and if she is hurt, he WILL start carving you up. Now, if you were to tell us where both ladies are at, we might be tempted to let you go. Stay, and there is no telling WHAT James will do" stated Sage, who had figured out what James had in mind.

"Why should we! Master Talpa promised us power if we cooperated with him!" retorted Boaz.

"Get it through your head: Talpa doesn't care about you. All he cares about is getting the armors back. Once he has them, you're expendable. We saw this the last time we fought Talpa. He was only interested in power then, and is the same now. We SAW him and Badamon nearly sacrifice your predecessors and us to merge the earth and the Dynasty together to rule both. Trust me on this; you do as he says, and you will be sacrificed" Ryo told them.

This news shocked the Warlords. They had never been told what had happened to those who had gone before them, and this news rocked them to their core! "What will happen to us if we leave?" Nightshade asked, concerned for his team more than for himself.

"That is up to you. You might want to look up the Seasonals: They are working to reform the Nether Realm, and can use all the help that they can get" Sage answered.

"But Ami is still in there with Talpa and the hostages! She will NEVER surrender!" exclaimed Cassandra, worried about what had been said about James' feelings for Twyla.

"Where is she? Tell me where she is or else I WILL CUT YOU UP!" James growled as he moved toward her with his claws, having them move within inches of her face.

"Talpa has them both in the same room! Its right next door to where he is at!" she cried out, relaxing only slightly as James pulled back with his claws.

"If you are lying, I will turn you into a living example of Swiss cheese!" he said, his voice carrying the promise in it.

"She is not. Talpa was planning on draining Kayura of her power, but needed time to prepare" Boaz stated, not liking the look in James eyes.

"James, could we talk with you?" Cye asked, with the rest of the team standing nearby. The look in their eyes told him that he was nearly stepping over the line.

"Look, we have the information that we need. Lets get going" James stated. But the look on the faces of the other Ronin Warriors told him otherwise.

"Why did you threaten them?" Rowen asked. "Why did you threaten to turn one of them into Swiss cheese" he said, looking at James right in the eye.

"I wouldn't have harmed her if Twyla was OK. I know the rest of you want Kayura safe, but, as much as Kayura means to you, Twyla means as much, if not more to me. Ryo, if it was Mia in this situation, what would you do?" James replied.

Ryo hung his head. Everyone knew about his feelings for Mia. "I probably would do the same thing" the Ronin leader stated.

James nodded his head. "Exactly. You would have been in the same situation that I am in. Now, do we go after Talpa, or not!" he exclaimed.

Ryo nodded, and the team headed toward where Talpa was located at. As they left, the current Warlords left, with only a general idea of where to go to start helping to rebuild this realm.

As the team entered the building that Talpa was using as a base of operations, Ryo was having his fair share of worries. "The last time we faced Talpa, it took the power of Inferno to stop him. We have the armor, but not the swords. I just hope the Wildfire Katana's can handle the power that will be needed since we don't have the Fervor Soul Swords" he thought to himself.

James was having thoughts of his own. "This is it. This is where I put this armor to good use. It was designed to stop Talpa, and I just hope that I get the shot at it. But I also want to get Twyla out of here safe and sound. If anything happens to her, Talpa WILL suffer for it!" he mentally promised himself.

As the Ronin's approached Talpa and Ami were watching. "Pathetic Warlords! I offer them power and they give in to their foes! Be prepared to take them down, my Warlord of Stealth" Talpa stated.

Ami just gave a cold smile. "As you command Master Talpa, so shall it be" she proclaimed.

Finally the Ronin Warriors arrived at where the captives were being held. "This is it. Time to get them out of here and stop Talpa" Ryo said.