A New Face On An Old Evil
Part Three
By: Chantrea
Back at Mia's Cye was making lunch. The sounds of people yelling could be heard vaguely.
"Try chicken!"
"No, do pumpkins!"
"CHICKEN!!"
Cye shook his head; only god knew what they were arguing about now. After checking the timer, he made the quick
decision to go check on things upstairs. As he approached Mia's computer room the voices got louder.
"I'm telling you try chicken!!"
"Kento for the last time, her password isn't chicken!!"
"What about pullet?"
"Um guys I don't think Mia would appreciate you snooping through her files," Cye shifted uncomfortably,
if she ever found out about this when she returned they would all die.
"Oh don't worry," Sage stated, "they can't even get into the computer."
When they had first discovered Mia's disappearance the guys simply thought that she had just needed a little time
away from the house. Girls were always doing stupid things like leaving unexpectedly for a few days or so, and
if you got them mad enough they'd do it with out telling you. Ryo, Sage decided, had a knack for offending the
opposite sex. Maybe he should write a book, "The Top Ten Ways to Get Dumped by Your Girlfriend". Multiple
girlfriends were one thing, but getting caught with them was another. Besides this was Mia, with out her they probably
would of never been reunited the first time Talpa attacked.
"Maybe we should try something else," Rowen through his hands up in the air, trying to get into something
that a woman didn't want you to was impossible, "Sage, you're a girl person, what do you think Mia's diary
password would be?"
"Hey," Cye said, "I thought you were just trying to get into the main part of the computer. She'll
be mad enough about that but reading her diary? That's suicide."
"Don't worry about it we'll just blame Ryo, it's his ideal anyway."
"Well she shouldn't of run off like that."
"Well you shouldn't have cheated on her," Kento grumbled, "now because you screwed up it takes
twice as long for dinner to be ready and I have to do the dishes."
"I got it!" Sage exclaimed, "most girls use passwords evolving their boyfriends or their pets,
try I hate Ryo."
"Score!!" Kento jumped up and down enthusiastically, Cye looked like a frightened puppy, and Ryo turned
red.
"You know reading a woman's diary isn't the smartest of ideals," everyone looked up and saw Kayura leaning
against the door that led to the balcony, "almost a week and you haven't figured it out. They were right you
are soo perceptive."
"Perceptive about what?" Ryo asked uneasily, this sounded bad.
"They're back and this time they have better bad guys, not to mention Mia."
"Who's back?" Cye asked, "Is it Talpa again?"
"No," Lady Kayura said sarcastically, "it's the Easter Bunny. I would of thought that you would
of figured it out by now. Let me to enlighten you."
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"The Ronin what?" Mirth looked highly bemused. Confused mummers where heard throughout the room and
Mirth opened his mouth to laugh.
"The Ronin Warriors, my friends, they won't be happy when they find out what your planning to do," Mia
tried her best to look intimidating, but it obviously wasn't working.
"Can't a guy just take over the world? Is it that much to ask? It's not like I want to kill the mortals or
anything, I just want to destroy their home. Bad guys are so unappreciated these days. I think I'm going to cry.
I'm sad. Now look what you've done!"
"Master," Thoth offered, "I think I know of a way to cheer you up. There is to be a demonstration
in the ring today. Maybe our friend here would like to join us?"
"Good ideal," Mirth smiled at Mia, "My dear Magma how do you propose to fighting for your life?"
"I don't care anymore."
"Oh I see we broke your spirits, good job boys one of you can have Lucifer's old job. Ahh, yes I see it now.
Take her back to her cell and bring Lucifer here and inform the populous that today's fight shall be a special
treat. You can be sure Magma that this is you LAST chance."
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"She's where? They what!?" Ryo screamed at Lady Kayura.
"In the Dynasty, but don't worry my warriors can have her out in an instant. Under one condition."
"And what would that be?" Rowen asked.
"There is extreme upset in the Dynasty, much if it evolving who out rightful leader is. Unfortunately the
good armies no longer have enough strength to keep the evil Lord Mirth from claiming the throne."
"And we give a rat's ass because?" Kento smirked, although they were now allied with Kayura and the
Warlords didn't necessarily mean that he had to trust or like them.
"I have two very good reasons, one if he gains control of the Dynasty the first thing he'll do is take over
earth, and two he's going to execute Mia today as a demonstration of what happens to opposing parties."
"Wait, you said that he didn't know about us, if he doesn't know we exist then how could he know that Mia
was not on his side?" Rowen asked.
"Well you see there's been a really BIG mix up that I left out earlier. Mirth's lackeys aren't to good at
the go fetch game as we used to call it, and well he's convinced that Mia is one of my most powerful warriors,
funny isn't it."
"Just what are going to do to her?" Ryo was mad, no Ryo was furious.
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"You, come now," a booming voice ordered Mia out of her cell once again, and a huge figure motioned
for her to follow him. Escorted by two other guards she was led to another weapon room.
"Choose one and don't take all day with it."
Mia looked around quickly and made a grab for the first thing she could, a pair of double kantans, she wheeled
around a lashed out at one of the guards. The man laughed as the tin solider collapsed into a heap of metal and
steam. He grabbed he wrist and snarled.
"Save it for the ring."
"And just what is the ring?" Mia asked angrily the people here sure knew how to keep ones mind adrift.
"You ever heard of Gladiators?"
