My comeback! Contains some angst and including humor! I'll try to finish
this up real quick. I've been focusing more on my orginal story rather
than this fic and I'm not sure what to do next… hehehe.
Everything was perfect so far and that reassurance calmed his nervous worries. The Ronin Warriors would arrive and believe everything he said. Then, they would kill Ryouzou. Aside from his animosity with the lord, Ryouzou needed to die anyway. Kayura knew the youja wanted Talpa's old lands, but the only way to keep villains in check is to kill them. Why is every youja lord obsessed with being the new emperor? Silly, but pleasant idea, really. He was simply content with killing all of his enemies and claiming their land. Being the next Talpa was absolutely pathetic. He wanted Mia more than any of that though.
Mia… She hated what he did to Sage. She wouldn't tell the Ronin Warriors, would she? That would mess up his plans terribly. But Mia also hated secrets and lies so he had to tell her. He would lie to the others, but not her.
He pressed his ear to her door. Hearing breathing and movement from inside, he opened it. An unexpected chain of events followed; Mia screamed, Seisuke unsheathed his sword since screams only meant danger. Strange, he didn't sense the presence of any monsters.
"Seisuke," Mia rasped out, catching her breath, "It's okay… Put up your sword…"
He obeyed and asked, "You screamed. Why?"
"You just startled me, that's all. And I was changing out of my pajamas into my clothes…"
"And you feared I would see you?" Seisuke chuckled.
"Well, I would feel better if you turned around so that you weren't facing me."
Smiling, he turned around, but the black scenery never changed.
Oh, great, Mia thought, Not only do I have a psychopathic teenager to deal with, he also a hormonal psychopathic teenager!
Seisuke spoke, "I came here to inform you that the Ronin Warriors will arrive tomorrow."
"What?!"
"Apparently, they sensed Sage's armor in my castle. Because I now have a duplicate, they sense my armor and are still on the same course."
"Oh, shit."
"I already discussed the matter with Arden. The Ronin Warriors will be informed that Sage is locked in Ryouzou's castle and we will retrieve him."
"And how to you plan to do that?" She sounded cynical.
"Those minor details still require planning, Mia, but Sage will be retrieved. Everything else has already been taken care of."
A room in Lord Ryouzou's castle
Pain accompanied him in his sleep, but he finally groaned over his misfortune when he awoke.
"How are feeling?" A guttural inquired.
"Terrible," was the reply.
"How are your eyes?"
"Who are you?" Sage suddenly realized he didn't know this person.
"I am Lord Ryouzou and I am an enemy of Lord Seisuke."
"Seisuke is my brother." Memories flooded his mind. "Oh, god…" Instinctively, he leaned on one side near the floor and retched. If he wasn't rescued all those years ago, he would've suffered Seisuke's same fate, would've been as morbidly insane as him.
"Obviously any family loyalty and honor towards him has been revoked since he forced you into your condition."
Sage pushed his head into the pillow on the bed. Everything was so wrong! Once again, he was living a normal life with normal family problems… Mia was still in Seisuke's castle, still in danger. "I need to rescue Mia. I need to go to the mortal world and prepare my friends, the Ronin Warriors, for battle."
"I am afraid that is not possible," Ryouzou sounded aggrieved. "The Ronin Warriors have already been located in Seisuke's territory and you are certainly in no condition to fight. How are your eyes?"
With a sigh, Sage lifted his head up. "I'm blind. So, why don't you go send a messenger or something? Why are in Seisuke's territory?" Sage reminded himself to meditate sometime to help himself think clearly again.
"Seisuke plans to convince them that he is innocent and that I am the true evil behind this situation."
"So, we need to send a messenger to him and tell them the truth unless you already tried."
"I did and I failed. Seisuke keeps the borders patrolled tightly. His lies are very convincing."
"My friends will believe me when I tell them the truth."
"Maybe," Ryouzou stood up from the chair. "But for now, regain your strength. We will know more tomorrow."
The next day
Entrance to Seisuke's castle
Finally. The castle loomed in sight and soon, everything, or at least a lot of things, would be answered.
"I see him!" Sai called out from the lead.
"Sage or Seisuke?" Kento muttered. He was always the easiest to talk to, confide in. Everyone viewed him as a best friend so he felt most responsible for whatever bad things happened or will happen to Sage. "They are identical twins, you know."
By then, the others also saw him in the armor of Halo, but as they approached closer, they quickly realized the person wasn't Sage. Maybe he once looked like Sage, but any good resemblance was perfectly marred. His skull-like eye sockets lacked lids and the fleshy skin, surrounded by small jagged scars. A large gaping scar filled most of the left side of his face.
"Greetings, Ronin Warriors," the person said in a voice identical to Sage's, but could never be his. "I am Seisuke of Halo. I have been informed of your arrival a few days ago. Is my brother with you?"
Everything was perfect so far and that reassurance calmed his nervous worries. The Ronin Warriors would arrive and believe everything he said. Then, they would kill Ryouzou. Aside from his animosity with the lord, Ryouzou needed to die anyway. Kayura knew the youja wanted Talpa's old lands, but the only way to keep villains in check is to kill them. Why is every youja lord obsessed with being the new emperor? Silly, but pleasant idea, really. He was simply content with killing all of his enemies and claiming their land. Being the next Talpa was absolutely pathetic. He wanted Mia more than any of that though.
Mia… She hated what he did to Sage. She wouldn't tell the Ronin Warriors, would she? That would mess up his plans terribly. But Mia also hated secrets and lies so he had to tell her. He would lie to the others, but not her.
He pressed his ear to her door. Hearing breathing and movement from inside, he opened it. An unexpected chain of events followed; Mia screamed, Seisuke unsheathed his sword since screams only meant danger. Strange, he didn't sense the presence of any monsters.
"Seisuke," Mia rasped out, catching her breath, "It's okay… Put up your sword…"
He obeyed and asked, "You screamed. Why?"
"You just startled me, that's all. And I was changing out of my pajamas into my clothes…"
"And you feared I would see you?" Seisuke chuckled.
"Well, I would feel better if you turned around so that you weren't facing me."
Smiling, he turned around, but the black scenery never changed.
Oh, great, Mia thought, Not only do I have a psychopathic teenager to deal with, he also a hormonal psychopathic teenager!
Seisuke spoke, "I came here to inform you that the Ronin Warriors will arrive tomorrow."
"What?!"
"Apparently, they sensed Sage's armor in my castle. Because I now have a duplicate, they sense my armor and are still on the same course."
"Oh, shit."
"I already discussed the matter with Arden. The Ronin Warriors will be informed that Sage is locked in Ryouzou's castle and we will retrieve him."
"And how to you plan to do that?" She sounded cynical.
"Those minor details still require planning, Mia, but Sage will be retrieved. Everything else has already been taken care of."
A room in Lord Ryouzou's castle
Pain accompanied him in his sleep, but he finally groaned over his misfortune when he awoke.
"How are feeling?" A guttural inquired.
"Terrible," was the reply.
"How are your eyes?"
"Who are you?" Sage suddenly realized he didn't know this person.
"I am Lord Ryouzou and I am an enemy of Lord Seisuke."
"Seisuke is my brother." Memories flooded his mind. "Oh, god…" Instinctively, he leaned on one side near the floor and retched. If he wasn't rescued all those years ago, he would've suffered Seisuke's same fate, would've been as morbidly insane as him.
"Obviously any family loyalty and honor towards him has been revoked since he forced you into your condition."
Sage pushed his head into the pillow on the bed. Everything was so wrong! Once again, he was living a normal life with normal family problems… Mia was still in Seisuke's castle, still in danger. "I need to rescue Mia. I need to go to the mortal world and prepare my friends, the Ronin Warriors, for battle."
"I am afraid that is not possible," Ryouzou sounded aggrieved. "The Ronin Warriors have already been located in Seisuke's territory and you are certainly in no condition to fight. How are your eyes?"
With a sigh, Sage lifted his head up. "I'm blind. So, why don't you go send a messenger or something? Why are in Seisuke's territory?" Sage reminded himself to meditate sometime to help himself think clearly again.
"Seisuke plans to convince them that he is innocent and that I am the true evil behind this situation."
"So, we need to send a messenger to him and tell them the truth unless you already tried."
"I did and I failed. Seisuke keeps the borders patrolled tightly. His lies are very convincing."
"My friends will believe me when I tell them the truth."
"Maybe," Ryouzou stood up from the chair. "But for now, regain your strength. We will know more tomorrow."
The next day
Entrance to Seisuke's castle
Finally. The castle loomed in sight and soon, everything, or at least a lot of things, would be answered.
"I see him!" Sai called out from the lead.
"Sage or Seisuke?" Kento muttered. He was always the easiest to talk to, confide in. Everyone viewed him as a best friend so he felt most responsible for whatever bad things happened or will happen to Sage. "They are identical twins, you know."
By then, the others also saw him in the armor of Halo, but as they approached closer, they quickly realized the person wasn't Sage. Maybe he once looked like Sage, but any good resemblance was perfectly marred. His skull-like eye sockets lacked lids and the fleshy skin, surrounded by small jagged scars. A large gaping scar filled most of the left side of his face.
"Greetings, Ronin Warriors," the person said in a voice identical to Sage's, but could never be his. "I am Seisuke of Halo. I have been informed of your arrival a few days ago. Is my brother with you?"