Arashi Sentai Ikariranger

by zdala

13,000 Years ago the Shadiranu where banished for coveting the powerful holy StormBlade. After their defeat the sword was broken into 7 pieces and kept on earth for safe keeping. In modern times the Shadiranu escape their banishment and attack earth for the sword. When all seem lost, five warriors are recruited to deal with the threat. They are known as Arashi Sentai Ikariranger!

2. Episode 1

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Chapter 1: Looming Darkness! The Shadiranu's Invasion!

-Hagakure Village-

-StormBlade Council's Hut-

Did you ever have the feeling that your wasting time? Do you ever get that gut feeling knowing you've been wasting time just to avoid something? Have you ever purposely wasted time, so you didn't have to do something drastic?

For the members of the StormBlade Council, all these things were true. Even with the fate of their lives hanging in the balance, they still refuse to really come together and make a decision for the better needs of the Tribe. The Council of eleven members sat in silence around the long square table, their thoughts turning to the five placed StromBlades that were in front of them.

Ryuusuke was the one who spearheaded the movement, the one that stole from Madam Sora, yet now that that he had them there he too was in silence. Having the individual StormBlades was one thing but actually unlocking their true powers was another story.

"I think we should return the blades to Madam Sora!"

It was quiet until Hanzo broke through the silence, conveying what everybody at the table was thinking. Although his boldness was admired, he shirked back at Ryuusuke who gave him a not so subtle evil eye.

"Ryuusuke we can't kid ourselves." A elderly lady named Ahim spoke. " Madam Sora was right, we cannot possibly unlock these powers without disrupting the blades nature."

"No, no, no, no!" Ryuusuke argued. "I refuse to believe what she says is true!"

"Believe it Ryuusuke, we don't have a choice!"

Ryuusuke was set to argue once more with his fellow survivors but found himself unable to as the doors to the Stronghold were suddenly forced open. The founders backed away from the table, ready to defend themselves with their Storm Magic but ultimately backed down as a long figure stepped into the room.

Upon seeing this lone figure, all but Ryuusuke bowed in submission. The figure that entered the room was an important icon in the lives of StormBlade Tribes. Her magic was essential to providing fresh water, weather, wisdom and judgment among to those she considered her family. She was hailed as a hero in the past for fighting against the Shadiranu after her fellow tribe members betrayed Lord Kurama. She had made a permanent impact on the StormBlade lives and would do so for years to come. The woman that entered the Stronghold was known to the surviving members as Madam Sora.

Madam Sora is a woman in her seventies. She has a pale complexion of skin, six feet in height, thin waist, with bright blue eyes and platinum blonde hair with a single bang that obscured her right eye. She was dressed in a long cyan gown that exposed the bare tops of her shoulders. The gown was embedded with a star brooch in the center and came with a pair of silver shoes. Madam Sora wore a single silver Queens tiara upon her head and in her hand she carried a small wooden cane.

Ryuusuke sighed as Madam Sora entered the room and stared him directly in the eyes. "What took you soo long old woman?"

"I was giving you time to realize what a fool you've been." She stated calmy. "I seem to remember you trying this bit when we first arrived on earth and even then you couldn't grasp my words of wisdom."

"Because this one piece of wisdom baffles all of us." He stated back sharply. "You haven't been wrong in eons, but even we cannot accept the vision you have given us!"

"It's true Madam Sora; this one vision of yours cannot be true."

"The StormBlades nor my visions make mistakes." She uttered softly as she locked her optics on the five Blades on the table. "The Shadiranu are coming, and the true warriors your children must be ready to face them!"

Madam Sora had spoken this truth to them over the years and still she was met with the uncomfortable silence, the realization that they did not want there children to fight. In 13,000 years the survivors had many children but none were so much more different then the current generation they had. The generation that dared defied the law of the tribes.

Ryuusukue's only son Kazu was the one that the Chimera Blade had chosen at birth.

In her lifetime Lady Ahim had only a set of twins. One had perished in the war while the other was once the villages ladies man. Her surviving son Blaze was who the Phoenix Blade had chosen.

Hikari & Yuri had a total of six sons but it was their only daughter Yuma that the Harpy Blade had chosen.

Jin & Umeko had two children but it was their daughter Aqua that the Dragon Blade had chosen.

The lone child among the bunch was Naoki. Naoki's parents Aira & Ruggerio had died many years ago, leaving Ryuusuke to raise him as his own.

The bottom line was Kazu, Blaze ,Yuma, Aqua and Naoki were the true owners of the StormBlades but due to the split between them and their parents, nobody had seen or heard from them. Finding them would be the hardest thing to do but how to convince them when it was over owuld be something else entierly.

Madam Sora had kept quiet for the sole reason was that she hoped the adults learned from their mistakes in the past, if they did perhaps they would seek reconciliation with them. Whenether they did or not however, the fact remained that the Shadiranu would be back soon. Unless the Ikarirangers were awakened, then soon the world would fall into the Shadiranu's hands.

"Out of the question, it must be someone else!" Ryuusuke finally answered, his words displaying what everyone was thinking. Whenever one bought up reconciliation, Ryuusuke would harden his heart not wanting to admit that they had done wrong by their children years earlier. "

"You're a fool Ryuusuke!" She scoffed. "You cannot argue with the StormBlade's magic."

"Madam Sora please, we really could use your blessing on this!"

"Yeah with your magic we could probably make this happen."

"Out of the question."

"Old woman this isn't a game!" Jin shouted. "The Shadiranu are coming, we all feel it!"

His wife Umeko also interjected. "We need real warriors to handle this, not our irresonsible children!"

"Enough!" She bellowed, finally silencing her tribe members."If you want to deny the will of the StormBlade's magic then fine, but don't come crying to me about the consequences." She hated how Ryuusuke and the others stole from her, but sadly they were going to have to learn this lesson the hard way.

Lifting her cane in the direction of the StormBlades, Madam Sora uttered an unknown phrase in a strange language before the tip of the cane began to glow. Sparks erupted from the cane, which soon conjured up a dictionary sized leather book. The book was levitated to the table next to the StormBlades for the surviving members to see.

Ryuusuke was dumbfounded upon seeing book before him. This was Madam Sora's spellbook. This was the same spellbook that was used to build there new home on earth as well as to empower the rest of the StormBlade citizens. Although Madam Sora didn't approve of denying the destiny of their children, she did not want to be bothered anymore and just decided to give them the spellbook.

With the spellbook in the hands of the survivors, the group eagerly started turning the pages looking for any spell to alter the magic of the StormBlades. Madam Sora merely shook her head in disbelief before strutting out of the hut. It baffled her of how much they denied their children, but alas this was the stubbornness of the survivors.

Until they came to their senses, perhaps it was time to look into other matters. Perhaps it was time that she reconnected with Kazu, Blaze , Aqua, Yuma & Naoki after all these years.

"I wonder if they're still the same after all these years?" She thought

If they were then they were off causing chaos no doubt.

-Ginza 6 Mall-

"On behalf of the GSPO, we command you to stop!" The Police Captain proudly ordered through his megaphone as he continued running throughout the mall halls. Following behind him was several other uniformed officers, each one with the same goal in mine. When they got the call on the radio about a shop keeper being harassed by a couple of teens, they didn't think much of it.

It was only until they started chasing after them, that they realized the teens were incredible fast and had no respect for the law. Bystanders curiosly watched the display as the officers tried to run as fast as they could. The two teens, however, seemed to be faster and were a lengthy gap away from them.

"Faster Yuma, they're gaining on us!" The first of the runners was originally from the Hagakure Village. A eighteen year old Japanese male, named Kuso Kazaku or Kazu for short. Kazu was a teen with big brown eyes and messy curly hair that went all atop of his head. His normal attire consisted of a red overcoat with black pockets with a grey sleeveless t-shirt underneath, long black trousers with white stripes that went just below the knees and running sneakers.

His running companion was also originally from Hagakure Village. A seventeen year old half-Japanese female, half- Nigerian female named Makimoto, Yuma. Yuma has a caramel skin tone, olive eyes and long silver hair that is neatly tied into a long braid. Her normal attire consists of a pink blouse with floral designs on it, short jean shorts that went above the knees, white gogo boots and a heart belt around her waist.

"I'm going as fast as I can!" She huffed. Her legs burned with ache as they had been running for a good ten minutes now. Her heart was beating faster every second while sweat was dancing furiously upon her forehead.

"In the name of GSPO, we command you to stop!" The Captain belted out again.

"Damn cops, why don't you guys just leave us alone already!" He bellowed

"We need a plan Kazu, and fast!"

"How about some sparks?" He suggested.

"No way!" She shot back "Lightning indoors is dangerous, besides we don't want to get into anymore trouble then were in now!"

"Well we need some cover and fast, cause they're gaining on us!"

"Your the one with telekinesis, do something!"

"Fine, fine I'll try!"

Kazu stopped momentarily, his mind trying to come to terms with everything that was around him. He and Yuma had all ran the way to the food court, which was aligned with different fruit, vegetable and food stands. Each of the customers and vendors watched in curiosity as the man suddenly stopped to take in all the food carts around them.

With the GSPO hot on their trails, Kazu thought quickly to give himself some cover. He outstretched a single hand and focused his attention on several of the carts in the area. The crowds weren't sure what he was doing, but got their answers as food suddenly started to arise from the resting places. Rice, noodles, fish, onions, carrots, apples, mangos, the array of foods were endless and started to rise until they were all floating midair.

"What in the world!" The Captain and his cronies stopped dead in their tracks upon seeing the food magically rise from the carts.

"Food Fight!" With a devilish grin on his face, Kazu waved his hand once more. The food suddenly rocketed at the police officers with powerful force, knocking them all over the ground. The police officers were brutally massacred as they were hit with all kinds of foods imaginable. Spectators watched in awe and amazement as Kazu laughed at the GSPO being taken down by all the food items.

"That should hold them!" Yuma said cheerfully.

"Not for long, though!" Kazu finally stated as he ceased his laughter. "Grab Naoki, and I'll get Blaze !"

"Sounds good, meet you at the front gates!"

With that Kazu & Yuma each shot in different directions, while the police officers were trying to get over being easily humiliated by the food.

-Library-

Once separated from Kazu, Yuma shot up a nearby escalator and toward the back of the mall grounds, her destination being the mall library. She ignored the looks and glares she got from the patrons at the door as she busted in and began to roam the isle of books looking for her friend Naoki.

"Naoki, Naoki, where are you?"

"Sssshh!" She heard a voice call out to her. That wasn't any ordinary ssh, however; that was a sssh that belonged to her bookworm friend. Once confirmed that it was him, she stay running all the way to the back of the library near the cultural section.

In the cultural section sat her friend Yagami Naoki. He's an eighteen year old half-Brazilian, Half Japanese man. Naoki has a slightly darker skin tone compared to Yuma, he also has brown eyes and long black hair tied up into a single ponytail. His normal attire consists of long black overalls with a short sleeve silver t shirt underneath, soft shoes and thin oval shaped glasses.

Like always Naoki could be found with his nose in a book. He had a total of fifty books one table, most of them different languages and culture guides. At the current moment his nose was into a thick guide of the Russian language. He didn't even give his friend a second glance as she came up to him and shook him violently. "Naoki, get up we gotta go!"

"Sssh!" He held up one finger to silence her. "This is a libarray Yuma, it needs absolute silence!"

"Naoki I'm sorry to interrupt you but we've gotta go, like yesterday!" She urged

"We just got here." He commented as he finally took his eyes off the page to greet her. "Why are we leaving so soon?"

Before Yuma could get the words out of her mouth, she heard the click of several guns in their directions. The duo gasped in fright while huddling against each other as they looked behind them to see several GSPO officers holding up their weapons at them.

"Put your hands in the air!" The officers ordered.

"We didn't do anything wrong?" Naoki cried. His uttering of the statement, however, soon made him eye Yuma, who gave him a nervous look in return. Now he understood why she wanted them to leave so soon.

"Put your hands in the air!" The officer retorted.

"Or we'll have no choice but to use force!" Another officer added.

Naoki shook his head in disbelief at what was happening. How he wished he had listened to his instincts and stayed home like he had planned too. Once again he was wrapped up in trouble thanks to Kazu and Yuma.

"Put your hands up!" The officer repeated once more. "This is your last warning!"

Naoki simply shook his head in disbelief for what he was about to do next. The teen inhaled deeply before exhaling loads of smoke out of his mouth. Like a fire breathing dragon, Naoki blew smoke into the atmosphere which began to cover the library in a grey mist. The cops and bystanders of the library choked on the smoke as it filled their lungs and kept them blinded to everything that was around them. Once their perusers were unable to keep track of them, Yuma & Naoki slipped through the crowds and out back through the library entrance.

"Way to go Naoki!" Yuma complimented. "For a second I thought we were done for."

Naoki sighed sadly, his thoughts going back to all those books he had to abonden on the library floor. "Im a fugitive, their going to revoke my book reading rights for sure this time!"

-With Kazu-

"Gotta find him, gotta find him!" The same sentence was repeated like a tape recorder inside Kazu's mind as he dashed through another mall food court. He ignored the looks and whispers he got from the patrons as he looked for a single particular oddity.

Then it hit him.

The sound of several giggling women hit his ears like a tone of bricks. Wherever their was women he would find his friend Blaze

"Oh Blaze you're too much!" A woman cooed in delight while mentioning his friends name.

Sure enough Kazu followed the sounds of gushing women who were just ahead of him. Two women to be exact, both on the arms of his friend Gibken, Blaze. Hailing from the Pyru Tribe, Blaze was twenty-two years old and the oldest one of the friends group. Like his friends he was Japanese with green eyes and spiky blonde hair. His normal attire consisted of a white shirt covered by a open black biker jacket. He also has dark tangerine jeans, a baseball cap across his head and biker boots.

"So what about it ladies, how about a drink and I show you the sights of my room!" Being the playboy that he was, Blaze whispered seductively into both the girls ears causing them to blush and hold to him tight closer.

"Blaze, Blaze!" Kazu called out frantically over here man.

"Oh hey Kazu!" He addressed. "Like you to meet my girls, Haruna & Yoko."

"Hi!"

"Hello their cutie!"

"Nice to meet you!" Kazu responded sheepishly. "Blaze I know your busy but we gotta go man like right now!"

"What's the hurry man, we just got here!"

"GSPO, stop right where you are!" Before Kazu could even get the words out, he buried his head in embarrassment and defeat as they soon realized they were surrounded by GSPO officers, with their weapons trained on all of them. "Enough running, surrender peacefully or we will have to use force to stop you."

Seeing the GSPO caused Haruna and Yoko to suddenly scurry for their very lives, not wanting to be apart of whatever the two boys were up too. Kazu shook his head in worry as Blaze's expression turned extermely sour. Blaze was not forgiving to people who interfered with his chances with beautiful women. The GSPO forced his two dates away, dates that he took a while to get and now he was officially pissed off.

"Both of you, put your hands up now!"

"You damn cops , I didn't even get their numbers!" Blaze's eyes went from white to a bloodshot red as his skin turned flushed. The man could feel his blood racing at a fast pace while the warmth of his tribes element started to crackle off his skin as if he were a ember from a candle.

The GSPO started off brave in arresting the teens, but once more they were caught off by the strange powers each individual had. Blaze soon screamed out in anger toward the cops as a ring of hellfire exploded from his body, forcing the cops back and setting the immediate area on fire.

Bystanders watching the event ran for the hills as the smoke detectors started to go off, followed by the sprinkler system which ultimately began to drench the entire mall in rain. Kazu didn't give his friend a chance to vent anymore and promptly grabbed his hand and forced him to run toward the exit.

"To hell with those cops, they ruined two perfectly good dates for me!"

"You can vent later, for now, keep running!"

Kazu's call for running didn't last long, however. The duo were soon joined by Naoki & Yuma who came up the rear having outsmarted the other cops. Finally together the four friends jolted through the rest of the mall, and out the doors, only to stop for a rest on the steps of the mall entrance.

"I-I- I c-c-can't run anymore!" Naoki panted as his heart pounded loudly in his chest.

"Please tell me were safe now?" Yuma wondered

The cops to say the least, had to be the most persistent bunch of the GSPO. No sooner then they reached outside, they could see more squadrons of police officers headed their way. Some uniforms were scorched from Blaze's fire while some still had food on them from Kazu's telekinesis and some still were coughing from the smoke that Naoki created. Even with all that had happened to them, they were determined to bring them to justice.

The quartet prepared themselves to keep running, but stopped as they heard a single whistle in their direction. Stepping from seemingly out of know where was the fifth and final member of the group. A Nineteen year old Japanese female, named Izumi, Aqua. Aqua had a pale skin tone, brown eyes and long flowing teal hair that was tied up into two buns. Her normal attire consists of a dark blue flowing jacket with a combo black blouse and black shorts alongside a pair of pumps.

Kazu, Blaze, Naoki & Yuma frantically expressed the situation at hand to Aqua, suggesting they continue running, but Aqua merely ignored them. Instead of heading her friends advice, the girl stay silent as she raised a single hand. With a hardened expression and firm focus, Aqua's fingertips glowed with energy as she began to unleash a beam of cold from the palm of her hand.

Her attack was swift and powerful as ice coated the entrance from whence they came. Being a pro like MR Freeze or Sub-Zero, Aqua kept her power extended until the entire entrance was blocked by a solid wall of pure ice. The chase was now over, and the GSPO were now stuck in the mall as the ice kept them from pursuing the group.

"Wooh-hoo Aqua!" Cheered Kazu. "You saved our butts girl!"

"You guys just can't stay outta trouble can you?" She questioned with a smirk. "What would you do if I wasn't here to save you?"

"I'm sure we would have thought of something." Commented Blaze.

"What exactly happened in their anyway, why were GSPO chasing you?" Naoki asked

"Not my fault, blame Yuma !"

All eyes turned to Yuma who sheepishly tried to avoid their judgmental gazes. "The game shopkeeper was being mean to me, he tried cheating me out of my change!"

"What happened after that?"

"They started arguing." Kazu replied smugly. "Once thing led to another and she accidently zapped all his games with her lighting, must be thousands of dollars worth of damage in there!"

"Well I guess we can forever forget about coming to this mall again."

"Or the human world in general!"

The five teens froze with fright as the female suddenly addressed them. They clung together slowly as they turned around to see Madam Sora standing directly behind them. Madam Sora had a stern expression on her face as she tapped her cane on the ground impatiently. "Even on your own you five couldn't stay out of trouble, could you?"

"Madam Sora?" The five gave each other puzzled looks upon seeing the figure before them. It had been seven years since they seen Madam Sora or any mention of their old lives as residents of StormBlade. While they were happy to see there surrogate grandmother again, they were cautious realizing that she must have been sent by their parents to retrieve them.

"Long time no see young ones!" Even though she had a stern face on when she first arrived, Madam Sora soon fixed her expression to make them feel at ease. While her magic did find them easily, convincing them to come back was going to be a whole other hassle. "I'm glad to see your all happy and healthy."

"What do you want Madam Sora?" Blaze bit his lower lip upon seeing Madam Sora as he clenched his fist. His friends backed away slowly as his skin turned red, indicating his blood pressure and his element were rising. "If this is about coming back then forget it, you can tell those jerk parents of ours that were never coming back!"

"Blaze calm down, the anger is pointless!" Aqua scolded

"Pointless!" He scoffed. "After all they did too us, you think my anger is pointless?"

Naoki interjected, "Getting angry at her won't help!"

"Why shouldn't we?" Kazu soon cut in on the conversation his face fixed sourly at her. "We mean no disrespect Madam Sora, but what do you want from us?"

As the grandmother opened her mouth to respond, the entire scene was interrupted by a large earth shattering boom. The group of six fixed each looks of bewilderment while trying to figure out what had just happened. While they may have not known what was happening, Madam Sora's cane did.

Like a magnet the cane left her hand and levitated with a blue glow on the tip as it pointed into a different direction. The hair on Madam Sora's neck stood up while her skin was covered in dense Goosebumps, he sight immediately locked onto a large swirling vortex that lay stained in the sky.

"Oh no, we're too late!" The vortex in the sky gave off the aura of shadow energy, the trademark of the Shadiranu. From it's entrance Madam Sora could see humanoid creatures jumping out and scattering all over different parts of Japan.

"What is that?" Naoki asked, his curious mind fixated on the origins of the vortex.

"No time we must go before-."

Once again before she could get the word out the group heard loud piercing hissing sounds that were similar to that of a reptile. It started as just a few hisses, but soon the sounds overcame the entire area where they were at until they couldn't even hear their own thoughts.

The source of the sound soon became apparent as the humanoid creatures jumped from unknown places and stationed themselves in areas around the group. The humanoid creatures had scaly purple skin, metal claws, metal belts with daggers attached to them, metal ankle bracelets and collars. Each creature had glowing yellow eyes, long skinny trident tails, twisted antennas on their heads and a mouth full of long fangs.

"Ewww what are those things?" Yuma cried

"Raptor Imps." Was Madam Sora's answers.

"They're real?" Naoki questioned.

"What do you mean they're real?" Blaze questioned. "You know these things?"

"From the StormBlade history books we had in school, they're the soliders that belong to the Shadiranu!"

"Either way they don't look too friendly!" Aqua stated as the Imps got closer with their claws and daggers ready to strike.

"We must get back to the village now!"

With a wave of her cane, Madam Sora summoned her magic which swept the group away from the scene before the Raptor Imps could come near them. Despite the fact that they wanted to protest against going back, they were powerless against the magic spell which was imposed on them.

Much to Madam Sora's displeasure the Vortex symbolized that great evil was upon them and with the Raptor imps making the scene it just meant things were about to get alot worse.

-The Void-

Apart of being a member StormBlade was knowing that you must live by the rules or forever be willing to face the punishment. Those that opposed Lord Kurama's will were treated to the awful sight of the Void realm. Without granting death or reigniting consciousness, the Void was a murky realm surrounded by grey water that served to only bring eternal sleep. Those that were trapped in this realm were doomed to have everlasting nightmares unless they renounce their ways and become new people.

For the Shadiranu they took this opportunity to make the Void a new home for them. Finally free from Lord Kurama's power, the Emperor led his troops to the new sanctuary where they start anew.

A floating pyramid shaped fortress known as Amagi castle became the new home to all those that took part in the rebellion. From this floating structure inside the War Room, the Shadiranu plotted to bring earth to it's knees while bringing the StormBlade to their possesion.

-Amagi Castle-

-War Room-

The War room itself consisted of a circular plane bordered by torch pillars that float amongst purple clouds and small shards of diamonds that littered throughout the atmosphere. Upon the circular plane was a large singular throne that was ment for Emperor Taoshi himself. Standing a few feet away from the throne was four circular portals that went into other parts of the castle. The War room for the most part was empty, like most days however it would soon become the central point of the Shadiranu's meetings. Emperor Taoshi was soon to enter into the War Room via teleportation, his massive size shaking the foundation as he stepped onto the platform.

Still dressed in his samurai armor that he fought with 13,000 years ago, the Emperor took the scenery in with satisfaction before sitting himself upon his throne. Many days had he sat upon that throne, his thoughts only consumed with the vengeance toward the survivors of StormBlade. He had awaited eons for this very moment, and knowing he would soon become Emperor of all reality made him smile beneath his demon mask.

"Ashrah!" He shouted into the atmosphere. "Show yourself!"

Ashrah responded within seconds, a white light emerging from out of nowhere which began to form into a humanly figure. Ashrah was a young female who looked to be in her early teens. She was a fair skinned Chinese girl, with red eyes and dark brown hair tied into a bun. All over her face was black war paint that was highlighted on her nose, under her eyes, lips, cheeks and forehead. Ashrah's attire consisted of a white long sleeved kimono dress with a blue linen belt, loose fitting pants, tabi boots with golden rings on them and a monks hat with a strap. "Witch Ashrah at your service Emperor!"

"Summon my war council!" He ordered in a stern voice.

"Of course my Emperor!" She responded while generating a flute in her hands. Ashrah elegantly played a small whistle tune on the flute before taking the side of her master, eagerly waiting for the council to emerge.

The two wouldn't have to wait long as figures soon emerged from the four portals that were near the emperor's throne. The Emperor shook his head pleasingly as his warriors responded to the call with gusto and purpose. Just as they have aided him in the past, they would aid him for his eventual invasion of earth.

The first person that was to emerge from the portal was Beast General Kintiga . Kintiga was the Emperor's most powerful as well as loyal servant. He was the first member of the Shadi tribe to join Taoshi in his crusade to overthrow Lord Kurama. Kintiga was merciless and was best known among the Shadiranu for slaughtering the most warriors in a single battle. Having been trapped in the dark realm for so long, Kintiga's appearance had changed. He was now a seven foot tall anthropomorphic tiger with four arms. He had armored gauntlets on all four of his arms, shoulder guards, knee guards, armored warrior boots, a battle harness, and a sash that went across his waist that covered his lower regions. On his back he carried four hook swords, and a skull helmet was atop of his head.

The second person that emerged was Beauty General Kagami. Kagami acted as a second in command to Kintiga. While she was lazy in nature, she made up for it by having the best skill in hand to hand combat that Emperor Taoshi had ever seen. Like Ashrah she worked her way up to the top, being the first woman to serve at the Emperors beck and call. Kagami was a youthful Japanese woman in her late forties. She was average height with blue eyes and a had short black bop hairstyle that covered one of her eyes. Her armor consisted of a purple fauld kusazuri around her hip area, a armored cuirass that exposed her clevage and midriff, knee high armored boots, shoulder guards and a scythe attached to her hip.

The third person that came out was Prince Satoshi, the sole heir to the Shadiranu. While Satoshi was kin, he in no way garnered his position through nepotism. He commanded powerful troops that constantly did his fathers bidding. He was eager, skilled and always ready to do his fathers will which made him apart of the war council. Satoshi is a eighteen year old Japanese male, with brown eyes and black spiky hair with red streaks. His attire consisted of a sleeveless black kurta that was fitting like a t-shirt, white shorts that cut off before the knees, boots, long royal gloves and a bow tie at the top near his neck.

The fourth and final member of the War council was Ninja Solaro. A master of disguise and top field agent in the Emperor's corner. Solaro was a man who hid himself in his work and did only actions that please his master. Solaro's attire was everyday ninja armor with a long scarf that went across his face to conceal his identity.

Upon entering the chamber Kintiga, Prince Satoshi & Ninja Solaro all bowed to their master with the upmost respect, General Kagami however merely yawned playfully while rolling her eyes at her comrades. "Bou't time you called us!"

"Watch your tounge woman!" Kintiga sneered while getting to his feet, unearthing his sword and holding it toward her body. "The Emperor does not need such disrespect from you. Apologize immediately, or I shall carve you into segments!"

"Thirteen thousand years later and were still fighting amongst ourselves!" Solaro murmured as he watched the ongoing scene.

"You summoned us father?" Satoshi asked

"Ashrah's magic has finally opened into the human world." The Emperor began to speak. "Now is the time to for us to invade the Hagakure village and steal the StormBlades from them."

"And to stain the world with their own blood!" Kintiga added.

"Would a head on invasion be the best solution, though?" Solaro inquired. "By now the tribes know we've arrived, perhaps it would be best to catch them off guard while their so tense."

All eyes turned to Ashrah with resolve. 13,000 years ago when the Shadiranu overthrew the StormBlade civilization and were cast into the void, many of the Emperor's followers had fallen into an eternal sleep. Once into this eternal sleep they would be plagued with everlasting nightmares for their betrayal.

With many of the warriors being unable to serve him, the Emperor ordered Ashrah to come up with a solution to awaken his troops. For eons she would cast spell after spell, doing her best to awaken her brethren, but to no avail. Eventually however, a new discovery would unfold that would ultimately propel the Shadiranu into more power.

From their dreaming states, Ashrah drew the darkness from the warriors and twisted their nightmares into physical forms. For the weakest of the Shadiranu's they became the Emperor's foot soldiers, AKA the Raptor Imps. For the strongest of the bunch, they would be turned into creatures of the nightmare land known as the Remless.

The Remless themselves were chaotic in nature, and as shells of their formal selves sought only to please the generals they were assigned too. After creating over a hundred Remless's, Ashrah would turn the warriors into cards. These cards were spread among the generals as apart of their personal armies, only to be summoned when they were most needed. With the destruction of the StormBlade in planning, now would be a perfect time to summon a Remless to further tip the odds in their favor.

The Emperor finally cut off the silence as he addressed his witch. "Any objections Ashrah?"

"Not at all Emperor!" She responded cheerfully before turning to the others. "Who has a Remless they'd like me to summon?"

Before the other generals could even get a word in, Prince Satoshi had his first Remless card out and ready for Ashrah to do her magic. The card itself was made of copper and the front resembled a tarot card while the back had the Shadiranu symbol on it. This particular card had a skull and crossbones picture. He gently tossed the card in the center of the room as it began to magically float on it's own.

"Remless Sukeru, I invoke your power!" After proudly declaring that statement in a dramatic fashion, Ashrah pulled out her flute once more and began to play a tune that was similar to that of a snake charmer.

As the music played the card, shook violently and began to glow with a strange light. Ashrah played the tune faster with every passing moment and soon caused the card to explode with a mysterious energy. Once the card had shattered, the energy took the form of a strange creature that would be known as Remless Sukeru.

Remless Sukeru is a humanoid skeleton creature with a Viking helmet, a sword made out of bones, a steel shield, bone like shoulder pads, a gold buckle around his waist, a long flowing cape and a bowtie on his neck.

"Welcome back to reality Remless Sukeru!"

"Thank you my Emperor!" He bowed. "I am grateful that you have given me a chance to serve with you once more!"

"Sukeru, you will take an army of Imps toward the Hagakure village!" He stated. "Slaughter the tribes and pave way for us to make a grand entrance!"

"Yes my most darling Emperor!"

"Ashrah go with him!"

"But of course master, we eagerly await your arrival on earth!" With a wave of her hand, Ashrah transported Sukeru and herself from the War room, their destination heading toward Earth or more specifically the Hagakure Village.

-Soju Forest-

Madam Sora's magic wasted no time in transporting them far away from the mall and into the serene atmosphere of the forest. This was no ordinary forest however, this was the Soju forest which lay next to where the secret entrance to the Hagakure Village was. When the StormBlade had to start anew, the surviving members casted a magical barrier deep within the forest. This barrier would not only keep normal human beings from ever finding them, but it would also help them reconstruct there lost culture until they can once again be in the paradise that they lost.

At the drop off point of Soju forest, Madam Sora, Kazu, Yuma, Aqua, Naoki and Blaze began to long trek in order to make it to where the barrier was. For the most part as they walked the group kept silent unable to process how this situation had managed to find them.

"So?" Blaze spoke, his tone full of malice as they walked alongside the grassland and trees. "Anybody going to address the fact that we're basically going back to the place where we're hated."

"Your not hated Blaze!" Madam Sora shot back. "Your parents just don't know how to talk to you into coming back."

As a woman of few words, Aqua's response was a simple eyeroll and mouthing of words to her comrades.

"I heard that Aqua!"

"How?" She asked taken back at Madam Sora seeing what she did.

"You may not say alot but you always do that mimicking thing when nobodies looking, believe me I remember!"

"I'd say it's better then most of what she has to say to begin with!" Yuma snickered

"Quiet Yuma or I'll turn you into an popsicle." She said coldly

After walking for a few more minutes Madam Sora stopped the group in their tracks as they reached a clearing that was void of any trees or wildlife, just a bunch of grass. Without wasting time, the elderly sage tapped her cane on the ground twice while it glowed with it's same usual energy. The five teens watched in awe as the illusion was lost and a large steel door now materialised before their eyes. "Come let us go."

"No!" Kazu who had been quiet most of the way, suddenly spoke up as they reached the door. The usual leader/jokster of the group was cold and emotionless as his brain became assaulted with unpleasant memories of the last time he stood at this gate. "We can't go in, we have to go back!"

"But Madam Sora needs us!" Naoki commented.

"Where was the same Madam Sora when we needed her to stand up for us?" Aqua questioned. While they always looked up and appreciated Madam Sora as children, the fact still remained she could have saved them from the explosion they faced in the past.

"Aqua and Kazu are right Naoki, she forced us to come here when we didn't want too!"

Naoki and Yuma was at a loss for words as Kazu, Aqua and Blaze each stood together, refusing to continue on this journey back into the Hagakure Village. A somber Madam Sora looked upon the duo, wondering what side they were going to choose.

"Naoki, Yuma please you have to convince them, I need all of you."

"You still haven't told us why!" Kazu barked. "The people of this God forsaken village turned their backs on us, and all of a sudden you want us to come back, why?"

"Because if you don't, were all doomed!" She cried. The Madam's usually stoic face was saddened as worry stains made her look older then she really was. She knew that they would get confrontational over what happened in the past, but she was hoping she wouldn't have to address it so soon.

"What do you mean were all doomed?"

"You saw the darkened sky, the Shadiranu are free!" Madam Sora yelled fiercely. "They will cover the world in darkness with nothing to stop them. Without the five of you to unlock the StormBlades power, there is no hope."

"The StormBlades?"

"Whaddya mean they belong to us?"

"I should have told you eons ago when you all were younger, but then the incident happened and I didn't get the chance to tell you." She began. "The power of the StormBlade, it cannot be unlocked without it's true owners, you five are the ones destined to become Ikarirangers!"

"Ikarirangers?" Aqua asked

"Please I'll explain everything once we get to my hut, but for now I need you to come with me!"

The look on Madam Sora's face was indeed one of terror and concern, this reassured them that she was telling the truth. While they didn't want to go back into the Hagakure Village, could they really let the world fall into the darkness?

"Please, the world needs you."

Kazu took a moment to lay down his pride before looking at his friends for their response. Blaze & Aqua reluctantly agreed while Yuma & Naoki were already in agreement to help. Madam Sora smiled in relief as the group decided to hear her out, despite the differences in the past.

With the magic of her cane, Madam Sora soon opened the door which swept the six inside before closing fully. The illusion of the forest was soon restored to it's normal state, where it would keep prying eyes from finding it.

-Hagakure Village-

Kazu, Blaze, Naoki, Yuma & Aqua braced themselves as the light from the door began to fade before their very eyes, reshowing them the home that they once lived in. The home that was 2nd paradise to the original Storm Blade Isle. From here the residents of Hagakure did there best to pick up the pieces of there lives, in hopes that one day they would be able to have peace and freedom.

The Hagakure Village was a single floating landmass that was surrounded by sea underneath it. The landmass was connected via bridge to six other landmasses which also floated above the sea.

The first landmass was known as Radiant Gardens. It was the section where many of the inhabitants would mix and greet each other while going on about there various duties throughout the day. Radiant Garden was a hotspot for trade, small tea shops, food stands and most importantly clear fields for children to play at. There were two most noticeable features of Radiant Gardens where normal StormBladers weren't allowed to vist it. The first of these was the medium size hut where the StormBlade council members would meet to discuss important business. The second feature was Madam Sora's Mystic Tower. The Mystic Tower was a large stone building that resembled a witches hat with a large star at the top. The children remember this building as Madam Sora's home, where she would watch over the residents and make sure all the magical energies were at harmony with one another.

The other landmasses that connected to Radiant Gardens were the stationing quarters for the Sele, Zena, Canry, Pyru, and Argus tribes. Each landmass had a single flag sticking out of it with the symbol that corresponded with that tribe.

Although the Hagakure village paled in comparison to StormBlade Isle, the residents were making the best of it. The group could see there people mingling, playing, conversating and taking in everything that the village had to offer.

"Lets get too it, shall we." Madam Sora expressed as she started walking toward the area where Radiant Gardens was. "We need to get to the Mystic Tower."

"Madam wait-!" Yuma shouted as he caught up to her. "Please tell us, you said were destined to be Ikarirangers?"

"Ikariranger?" Blaze snorted loudly alongside rolling his eyes. "You mean that Super Sentai Urban legend!"

"No wisecracks Blaze!" She repiled sharply. "The Ikarirangers are the guardians of the StormBlades as well as protectors of the tribes should anything befall us."

"Why are we just now hearing about this?" Aqua questioned. "If this is so important, why didn't our parents t-."

Aqua's secondary question came to a halt as the group reached Radiant Gardens. One would think that being away from home so long would bring some sort of nostalgia, but instead for the group it was the complete opposite. They hated it here, if it weren't for Madam Sora dragging them there then they would have never set foot near them.

As they expected the visit was turning sour as they finally reached Radiant Gardens. Standing at the center was individuals who they never wanted to talk to again. Standing at the center was each and every one of their parents. Kazu, Naoki, Blaze, Aqua & Kira huddled together as the reminder of there kin, suddenly brought back alot of unpleasant memories.

-Flashback-

-7 Years Ago-

-Soju Forest-

Lightning zipped across the heavens as well as the trees while heavy rainfall coated the parched ground, leaving it immersed in water. Nightfall had already approached on the outskirts of the Soju forest as once again the Council members were going to war with there young children.

"How dare you!" Ryuusuke's voice was booming with a venomous tone as he stared down his young son Kazu and his friends. Beside him as usual were the equally disappointed parents and off to the side was a distraught Madam Sora who watched the argument unsure of what she should do about it.

"You can't do this too us!" Despite his young age Kazu stood before father, determined to make him see why he was wrong. He had to make him see that he was overreacting about the entire thing.

"Kazu." He started to say. "I warned you about breaking tribe rules, now you have one choice either accept the punishment or swear you'll never do it again."

"Ryuusuke please!" Yuri, mother to Yuma and wife of Hikari spoke up, trying her best to come ease the tension. "He's just a child, you shouldn't be so harsh on him."

"Stay in your place woman!" Hikari spat. "Ryuusuke will discipline his son as he sees fit!"

"Your're all crazy ya know that!"

"Blaze please, don't make this any worse then it already is."

"Mom, Dad please." Aqua urged her parents with pleading eyes. "You can't possibly think were wrong for this."

"Rules are rules honey, we're sorry but Ryuusuke is right!"

"We don't want to do this too you, but you leave us no choice."

"Ryuusuke don't!" Madam Sora cried

"Kazu, Naoki, Yuma, Aqua, Blaze you are herby exiled from the Hagakure Village until you renounce your ways you are no longer are children!"

The five children, Madam Sora and the other Concil members looked in shock upon hearing Ryuusuke announce his verdict. Nobody has ever been exiled from Hagakure Village before, let alone children. It didn't make sense to them on how he could sentence them to something so horrifying. With the exception of Blaze who had just reached a respectable age, the most of them were still children, barley preteens. How could there own kin justify a sentence like that.

"You may keep your magical abilities, but until your ready to see it our way you cannot come back home!"

There were some murmurs and cursing from the Council members as Ryuusuke walked away toward the gate in silence. They didn't agree with them but they had no choice, he was the Council's leader and therefore his word was law. The only individual who could stop his sentence was Madam Sora, but the elderly mage simply turned her head away still unsure of what to do.

"Dad please, you can't do this!" Kazu's eyes swelled up with tears as his father dismissed him so easily. Was he soo blinded by the old-world rules that he couldn't see what he was doing was wrong. How could he do this too him, he was his son.

As the rain came down harder with each passing moment, the adults of Hagakure soon vanished behind the gate leaving their offspring out in the cold. As Kazu, Naoki, Yuma, Blaze, and Aqua were left in the Soju forest, the group could only think about the events leading up to this moment. Each of them hated there parents for leaving them. This would be a grievance that none of them would ever forget for the rest of there lives.

-End of Flashback-

"So the wayward children have finally come to admit they're mistakes have they?" Ryuusuke smugly stated, his face unmoving and emotionless as she stared directly at his only son.

Kazu was set to let his father have it. Staring at his emotionless, cocky face pissed him off in more ways then one. In his mind he knew he was going to cause another argument, only this time he was going to make sure his father as well as the others heard him loud and clear. His goals of achieving this, however, were cut short by a wave of Madam Sora's staff which soon teleported the group away from Radiant Gardens and into a room in her Mystic Tower.

-Mystic Tower-

From within Mystic Tower, Madam Sora teleported the group into a single locked room. Inside this locked room were candles for lighting and a single wooden table. Upon this table was a handwritten note, a large metal book complete with the six StormBlades all arrayed neatly side by side.

"Damn it!" Kazu cursed, realizing that he missed the only opportunity to tell his father off. "Why the hell did she send us here?"

Naoki's first instinct lead him to the note next to the book and swords that were on the table. "I think this might be the reason why?"

"Let me see that!" Aqua snatched the note out of Naoki's hands before reading it deeply and groaning inwardly. "The note says and I quote, I'll keep your parents busy, get adjusted to the StormBlades because your going to need to know how to use them."

"Great just great, now were trapped in here with the hate brigade right outside."

"At least we get to see these awesome StormBlades!" As per always thinking on the bright side Yuma grabbed the StormBlade destined for her and began to admire it deeply. The others followed suit, each one grabbing there weapons and trying to deeply understand what Madam Sora said when she said the Blades had chosen them.

"So these are the weapons that will turn us into Ikarirangers eh?"

"Seem's like it?"

"Naoki what's in the book?" Blaze wondered

The bookworm flipped through the first twenty pages finding nothing of usefulness, however when he got to page twenty one, he smiled as he showed his friends what caught his attention. The page he had flipped too was entitled ' The Complete History of Super Sentai' Beside the title was a picture of Histumi Sentai Goranger next too it.

"The History of Super Sentai?"

"Yup." Naoki chirped. "Madam Sora must have kept this book for us to learn from, each page has a different guide as well as history of the Super Sentai!"

"You mean if we read this, then we might get an idea of what being an Ikariranger is all about."

"That's my guess, why don't we read it."

"No way!" Kazu shot back. "There's no way I'm doing anything for those jerks after all they put us through, they might as well find someone else to become Ikarirangers."

"Come on Kazu, reading it won't hurt."

"Yeah, lets at least here what's in store for us."

"Fine, but after we read it we decide this democratically ok?"

"Ok!" And with that the decision was made. As Naoki started to read the pages aloud, the others huddled around him trying to fufill there curiosity of what was the Super Sentai.

-Outside-

Once the five had been safely squared away inside Madam Sora's Mystic Tower, the tension in the area reached a boiling point. A schism had formed between the survivors council & Madam Sora, with many members of the Hagakure village backing both sides, further cementing how split they were on this issue.

"How dare you bring them here!" Ryuusuke had every right to be pissed. How dare this old mystic bring his wayward son here, especially after they as a group agreed that they would not bring them here. In his eyes they were traitors, abandoners, tainted reminders of why they were exiled to begin with. Under no circumstances did he want them here, yet now they were in the mystic tower, pending the results of this argument.

"Your a fool Ryuusuke!" She quipped. "Without them there is no hope, the village needs the Ikarirangers!"

"We need warriors, not a bunch of traitors!"

"Do you hear yourself, Kazu's not a traitor he's your son!"

"No son of mind would have thrown away all this for the outside world!"

"Your pride blinds you to the truth Ryuusuke!" She said. "We cannot unlock the power of the StormBlades because they were chosen, that is there destiny!"

"As long as I'm head of the council, I will not have such a perversion!

"Your testing my patience for the last time!"

"As are you old woman, I swear a dog is less stubborn than you!"

Madam Sora was set to open her mouth to keep arguing with Ryuusuke, but unfortunately fate had other plans. The elderly woman was too busy butting heads with him to notice that her body had been engulfed by a strange energy. Before she could piece two and two together, her entire body and started to reshape itself. Ryuusuke and the other villagers watched in horror as Madam Sora had soon been transformed into a Shiba Inu dog.

"By the Gods!" Madam Sora spoke from her dog form, horrified by her transformation. How naive she was to notice that dark magic was around her. This simple mistake was going to cost them dearly.

"No Gods, just a powerful witch!" Ashrah cackled loudly as she stood near the broken pieces of the gate, next to her was the Remless alongside squadrons of Raptor Imps. The infighting between the villagers made it easier for Ashrah to destroy their sacred barrier and travel inside unnoticed.

"Ashrah!" Lady Ahim cried.

"Accursed Witch, she's broken through the barrier!" Hikari cursed

"That's not all, I've brought my family too!" With another wave of her dark magic on her command, Satoshi, Kintaga, Solaro and Kagami were brought before her. As if the StormBladers didn't have enough to worry about, now they had to contend with an entire invasion force from the Shadiranu.

"For the Emperor!" Kintaga roared as he led the others into battle.

"Defend the village!" Ryuusuke called out to his fellow StormBlade warriors. Each Tribe separated into different areas among the village, trying to quell the threat of the Shadiranu before they would destroy them all.

-Inside Mystic Tower-

"Nope no way I'm out!" A discouraged Kazu stated as he placed his StormBlade back on the table.

"Me too."

"Me three."

Naoki & Yuma were the only ones to keep there StormBlades as the others put them back down on the table. The group were halfway through the history book, and needless to say they were not impressed. So far from what they read, the Super Sentai members were just a bunch of goody two shoe heroes who spent there entire existence defending earth from the forces of evil. While the average person may have thought this was a noble cause, Kazu, Blaze & Aqua disagreed, feeling as it wasn't worth the effort.

"Oh come on guys, we haven't even finished the book yet." Yuma pouted. "Besides being a superhero sounds like alot of fun!"

"Not superhero's, war soliders Yuma."

"We wear hot sweaty armor all day, put our lives in danger and get nothing in return, sounds like a scam to me." Blaze said. "Do you know how many dates I'll miss if I end up becoming one of those."

"That's more time that can be spent traveling or sleeping or even watching our favorite animes!" Kazu added.

"Your the only one that watches anime dummy."

"Anime is life though." Kazu chuckled

"But guys think of the honor, think of all the good well be doing!"

"Naoki's right besides if we don't accept the responsibility then who can?"

"Well I guess it couldn't hurt to read the rest of the book would it?" Aqua wondered

"Fine then, Naoki what's the next team on the list."

"Our next team on this list is team number thirty-five, the Pirate Sentai Gokaiger!"

-Outside-

"Die pitiful StormBladers!" Kintaga was a one man army against the threats that stood in his way. Having been focused on there schism for too long, the StormBladers were now once again on the surprise end of another invasion. Ryuusuke ordered the troops into battle to combat the forces, but due to Madam Sora being torn out of the picture so early they didn't stand much of a chance. Without the mage to empower there magic or formulate a battle strategy, they struggled against the odds.

For the Sele tribe members, they focused their attention on Kintaga, using there telekinetic powers to try and hold back his oversized frame. The Beast General however was not swayed by there attacks, he proudly stomped over the land cutting through StormBlader after StormBlader using his hook swords. Kintaga pounced mercilessly on his opponents as he left a trail of dismembered bodies and spatters of blood in his wake.

"They certainly haven't learned anything in 13,000 years have they?" Lady Kagami gestured to her comrade Solaro who stood next to her as they prepared to confront a group of Zena & Pyru members. As the group of warriors prepared to attack Solaro was quicker, being the swift ninja that he was launched dozens of shurikens stopping them in there tracks. Kagami helped followed up on the attack as she brought out her scythe and hacked away at the tribesmen.

"Father will be so pleased when he learns how easily we conquered this Village." Prince Satoshi announced to Ashrah as the duo stood nearby, watching Remless Sukeru and the Raptor Imps take on Ryuusuke and some of the StomBlade council members.

"Begone foul demon!" Blaze's mother Lady Ahim called out as her fingertips trickled with the flames of hell. Her purpose was to incinerate Remless Sukeru but the skeleton merely blocked the attack with a single arm before backhanding the elderly woman away from him.

"Lady Ahim!" Hikari and his wife Yuri tried to reach Ahim to assit her but there path was block by several Raptor Imps who started to lunge at them with their weapons.

"Ryuusuke help!" Another Council member called out before he was stabbed in the stomach by the Remless.

"No this isn't happening!" Ryuusuke cried as he watched his troops fall at the hands of the enemy.

"Believe it Ryuusuke, this is the end of all of you!" The color drained out of Ryuusuke's face as a voice addressed him maliciously. He knew that voice, he feared that voice, that was the voice of Lord Kurama's sworn enemy Emperor Taoshi. Before his thoughts could turn to where the tyrant was at, a portal opened upon the ground bringing him onto Hagakure Village.

The Raptor Imps, Remless Sukeru, and the other members of the Shadiranu chanted for their ruler as he now stepped into the ongoing conflict. The citizens of StormBlade watched helplessly as history seemed to repeat itself, once again they were at the mercy of this madman who wouldn't stop until they were eradicated.

"Here me now pitiful StormBladers, today you fall before the might of the Shadiranu!" Emperor Taoshi barked as he impaled his sword into the ground below him. He called upon his powers over darkness as they infused the sword and the area around him.

This action soon caused the entire village grounds to shake as dark energy began blasting upward like a geyser effect. The StormBladers were at the mercy of the attack as the energy blasted them repeatedly until they were either killed or knocked out from it's intensity.

Taoshi wasn't finished yet however, once his attack subsided he hurdled himself toward Ryuusuke and picked him up by the neck. "Today you die Ryuusuke!"

"You will never win Taoshi!"

"Don't be stupid Ryuusuke, admit defeat!" Kagami stated as she, Satoshi, Kintaga, Solaro and Ashrah joined him in his conquest.

Ryuusuke tried to fight back against the Emperor's grip but his strength was not enough to make him budge. He gasped for air as Taoshi restrained him well. The pressure was enough to inflict pain upon him but was not enough to kill him. It was quite the contrary. Taoshi wanted Ryuusuke to see the fruits of his victory.

All around him chaos was ensuring. Remless Sukeru was stabbing StormBladers in their chests left and right, leaving a trail of dead or critically injured bodies. The Raptor Imps were also being especially cruel, they took to throwing helpless women and children off of Radiant Gardens edge to watch them drown in the sea below. Even Ryuusuke's own Council members were down with slashes and magically inflicted wounds which kept them from coming to his aid.

"I've got to do something!" Even though she was still in Shiba Inu form, Madam Sora's mind was still sharp enough to process the situation at hand. Even if they weren't ready, she had to get the children out here as they were the only ones that could stem the tide of this battle.

Scooping up her cane in her mouth, Madam Sora focused a little bit of magic toward Mystic Tower. A single shot of blue energy erupted from the cane's tip as it hit the side of the building and brought the kids out onto the battlefield with their StormBlades in hand.

"What the hell?" A startled Blaze muttered as he suddenly noticed the change. One minute he and his friends were reading about the Sentai known as Zenkiager, and then the next they were outside in the middle of the carnage.

"Oh my God!" A horrified Yuma cried out, upon seeing the state of the village. "What's going on?"

"Quick everyone!" Madam Sora called out as she scurried her canine form over toward them. "You need to unlock the powers of the StormBlades and quickly before were all doomed!"

"Madam Sora?" Aqua's confusion was apparent while trying to piece together why Madam Sora's voice was coming out of a Shiba Inu.

"I'll explain later, right now you guys have to unlock the power of the Ikarirangers!"

"This destruction, is this what you were referring too Madam?" A saddened Naoki wondered as he looked away from the sight of the StormBladers being beaten massacred so easily.

"It is like I said, the Shadiranu have returned, and only you can stop them!"

"Let go of me!"

The group stop in there tracks as they heard Kazu's father cry out to be saved. Emperor Taoshi still held him against his will while his generals basked in their apparent victory.

Kazu, Blaze, Aqua, Naoki and Yuma looked upon the pandemonium as sadness erupted in each of their hearts. As much as they didn't want to be here, they knew that what was happening around them was wrong. Even though they were angry with the StormBladers and their culture, even they couldn't ignore the fact that everyone there was in trouble. Unfortunately they were still blood, and seeing the sight of the Shadiranu gave them compassion for their fellow man. They may not have been heroes like the members of Super Sentai, but even they couldn't stand to let something so wicked permeant in their once home.

"How do we save them?" Kazu questioned,

"The five of you must unlock the StormBlades power, focus on each other." She replied. "Once you've unlocked the power, the rest will come to you."

Blaze sighed deeply as he looked into his reflection in his StormBlade "I can't believe were going to do this."

"It's not like we have much of a choice." Aqua added

"Agreed, so let's get in their before it gets worse!" Kazu suggested. "We save my dad then we take them down! "The group nodded in response.

Naoki was the first one to take center stage. Taking a big gulp of air, Naoki blew out a cover of thick smoke which clouded Emperor Taoshi and his followers. Kazu was next to follow, swiftly using his telekinesis he focused his attention on his father and yanked him out of the Emperors grip and into the safety of his council members.

Blaze, Yuma and Aqua were next to follow. Summoning Bolts of Fire, Lighting and Ice the trio focused their attacks on some of the Raptor Imps. With much might they blasted the creatures which allowed some of the StormBlade citizens to escape in order to find saftey.

"Who dares interrupt my conquest?" Emperor Taoshi questioned angrily,

"That be us your ugliness!"

The forces of Shadiranu focused their attention on the five figures that started to walk toward them. The Shadiranu were left in awe at the five teens before them, each one carrying a piece of the StormBlade. As the group got closer, they stared down their enemies, determination burning in each of their eyes as they knew there goal would be to take down the forces of evil for good this time.

End of Chapter 1

Next Time: Chapter 2- Assemble! The Mighty Storm Sentai!

Ok now that Ive layed down the 1st part, you can expect the next chapter within 2 to 3 days or so. It might be sooner then that though because I already have it written, I just need time to make sure it fits my vision perfeclty. I promise you guys next time, you'll get to see the colors, lots of action and Super Sentai goodies.

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