The group spent most of the night talking before everyone left to return home. The only ones who decided to stay were Jean and Brandon only because it was too long of a drive home for them. Valerie assured the Ronins and Mia that they would see the others tomorrow. The group loved Valerie's home it was well lived in and had lots of photos and books. Rowan looked over the books to find a set of albums. Each had one of the Sun Warriors' names on it. Rowan opened the one with Kristy's name on it to find pictures of Kristy through out the years. Rowan laughed at the pictures of a young Kristy with food all over her face. "Hard to believe that little girl is Kristy." Sage nodded as he sat next to Rowan.
"Yeah. She's something else. Looking at these pictures you would never think that she'd grow up to be this powerful fire warrior." Rowan nodded. "It's sad to think that they never realized what they were being born into till it was too late to change their destinies. Kind of like us."
"Yeah."
"You know it's not that bad." Sage and Rowan looked up to see Valerie smiling at them. "If I never became who I am now then I would have never met my cousins or my husband. I wouldn't have the privilege to share a body with an incredible werewolf. And I would have never met you." Valerie lifted a pink album from the shelf. "My father and mother met in college. My father was from Texas. Mom was from Michigan. They fell in love and stayed in Texas." Valerie sat next to Sage and opened the book to a page that shown a very unhappy looking Valerie. "About thirteen years ago we moved to Michigan and shortly after that my parents split. They're good friends still just not meant for each other."
"Val what's the point in your story?" Valerie couldn't help but laugh at Rowan's confusion.
"I met my aunts and uncles after my parents split. This allowed me to meet my cousins. After that I was kidnapped along with Kristena and our friend Patrick. And you know the rest of the story."
"Orange Hawk's real name is Patrick?" Valerie nodded.
"Yeah, but he hasn't used that name in years. So if destiny hadn't brought us together I would still be in Texas probably bored out of my mind. Besides destiny does weird things." Valerie closed the album and put it back. "I mean it brought you two together." Valerie winked as walked up the stairs leaving the Ronins alone.
"I hate it when she's right." Rowan closed Kristy's album placing it on the table next to the couch.
"I don't." Sage wrapped his arms around Rowan placing a small kiss on his neck. Rowan shivered at the touch.
"I wonder if they had moments like we did?" Sage looked at Rowan in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"Like how we had trouble with the Dynasty and how it made us closer. They are family so how much closer can they be?" Sage and Rowan sat in silence pondering over how the young Salorians must have grown over their journey.
"You'd be surprised how close they have gotten." The two Ronins looked up to see Brandon standing in the doorway. "Trust me I've seen it from the beginning."
"Really?" Brandon glanced over his shoulder to the see the other Ronins.
"Yup. Imagine if you will Kendra being a shy girl who wouldn't speak to anyone or Valerie being a quiet keep to herself type of person. They all have grown and became closer in time." The Ronins gathered in the living room to listen to the Winter Warrior.
"Kendra shy?" Ryo was stunned by the idea.
"Yup and she actually didn't like Kristy at first, but as they trained together they eventually grew to like each other. I'm sure you know the most about their history Rowan."
"Only what I've read like how Nikki first became a sea dragon. Or Valerie being bitten by Werewolf. But only what's in the book but it doesn't go into deep details." Brandon nodded.
"Well what do you want to know?"
"Details. Like what about their Ancestors? Why were they chosen?"
"Okay were to begin." Brandon sat in a recliner across from the couch were Rowan, Sage, and Ryo sat. "The original Salorians were from nine kingdoms. Each kingdom followed a specific element much like your armors. Fire, darkness, water, light, earth, wind, ice, lightning, and wood. There were no alliances between any of the kingdoms in fact most of them were at war. I'm sure you remember the story of the twins parents, well that was during this time period."
"So if there were nine kingdoms how come there are only seven warriors?" Cye leaned in wanting more explanations.
"Let me finish. When the new royalty came to the throne something tragic happened. A darkness over came the kingdoms of lightning and wood and destroyed them. Nothing was left of either kingdom and when I say nothing I mean it. No survivors, no records, just nothingness. All wars stopped and everything grew silent. The royalty decided to meet in the kingdom of fire."
"The Phoenix Kingdom." Rowan leaned back against the couch. Brandon nodded hearing the name of fire kingdom leave Rowan's mouth.
"The royalty decided that day that they would try to prevent what happened to the kingdoms would never happen to them. That they would choose one person from each kingdom to carry on the legacies. So they chose the ancestors of those who you have grown to know and love now." Brandon glanced out the window. "Princess Sunalita, Princess Satrina, Prince Icicle, Guardian Starstriker, Guardian Moonfire, Guardian Cyclone, and Ancient Warrior Werestone, they weren't raised like normal kids. They were taught all the ways of their kingdoms while most royalty worried about politics and guardians were just taught to protect. Ancient warriors were taught to fight, but not those seven they were taught to fight, learned about the politics of their world, and to understand the importance of the values their kingdom followed."
"So basically they were their last hope." Ryo watched as Brandon just nodded.
"When the day came that the darkness returned the seven had to watch their worlds be destroyed. Before they left through time to land in our world around the fifteen hundreds. Naturally they had to change their identities and such, but some how their possessions fell into the immortal realm and came into the care of the gods. The gods watch and waited for the time when the seven would return." Brandon sighed before he decided to continue. "The gods told them that the blood lines have risen three other times and the other two never successfully developed their abilities so I guess you could say that they were the lucky ones."
"We are the lucky ones brother." Everyone looked up to see Jean entering the room. "I can honestly say I'm glad to be who I am and nothing will ever change that. Besides I like being immortal. Now come on we all have a lot to do in the morning so we need some sleep." Brandon nodded in agreement but Ryo had one more question before they all turned in.
"One last question Jean?"
"Fine what is it Ryo?"
"If I was immortal and Mia wasn't how would that work as we aged?" Jean smiled knowing what Ryo was getting at.
"Silly Ronin, once an immortal bonds with their true love then they become immortal. In other words once blood is exchanged immortality goes with it." Jean's eyes landed on Cye as his eyes got wide realizing what the young wind warrior was saying. That when Moonstriker gave him her sea dragon blood line that she had made him immortal just like her and the other Salorians. "As will your descendents will carry that blood line."
Turning Jean descended up the stairs with Brandon close behind her leaving the Ronins to think about what she said. Cye felt his mind racing as the information began to sink in.
I'm immortal. I'm immortal and I didn't even realize it till now? Why didn't she tell me? As Cye shook himself out of his state of shock he realized he was the only one left in the living room. I think I need to talk to Nikki tomorrow. Cye slowly rose and walked up the stairs to his room that he was sharing with Valerie's brother Jason trying to truly comprehend what he had truly learned.
AN: Yeah it's been a while but life has been well…changing. I moved from Michigan to Oregon in August to finish school and well start my "adult" life. I'll try to write more because I am so close to the end of this one and then I can finish my other one. Be patient please and this chapter is kind of….um….BLAH! But I'm trying to fill in some blanks and lead up to future events and it hard so bare with me I promise the next chapter is better.
