TITLE: Kidnapped Flower
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z or Ronin Warriors.
NOTES: This one starts out with the Ronin Warriors. Don't worry! DBZ is always with it!!
Chapter 1
"Ryo, what's wrong?" Cyae inquired. His friend was nervous, starting at the slightest sound. That wasn't like him at all. He was just too alert.
"I'm not very sure. It just feels like the Dynasty isn't through with trying to take this realm." Ryo clenched his hands into fists trying to control his temper. His blue eyes glittered with anger as he felt something was very wrong with the situation.
This caused another to look up. "Come off it. We wasted Taulpa, and you know it!" Kento cried. He sounded very sure of himself because of the damage they had dealt the enemy during the last battle. Then, they heard a gasp coming from another room, a room up on the second floor of the mansion; the office.
"Guys, come to see this!" Mia cried. The group flooded into the room, around the small TV screen. Upon it was a news report.
"And this just in from West Capital. There has been a string of kidnappings, yet most of the children have been found unharmed. Only one is still missing." A picture of a young girl, obviously different from what they had expected to see, with her obsidian colored eyes, long, jet-black hair that was pulled back into a braid, wild bangs, and the look of innocence on her face. "This is Anemone. She was being looked after by Miss Bulma Briefs while her cousin is away. If you have any information on her whereabouts, please call the West Capital police or Capsule Corporation."
The woman turned it off. "Well, this confirms it. The Dynasty is trying again. They must've wanted that little girl for something." That put them on edge. In that moment, what they had been feeling became reality. The Dynasty wasn't through with them, not by a long shot.
~
Two warriors soared through the skies. "Gohan, slow down. We're doing all we can to find her." Krillin declared over the howling wind.
"Somehow I feel like it isn't enough." he muttered. The boy sped up, scanning for his friend's ki. Where are you? Anemone, please, give us some clue as to where you are. Gohan was beginning to feel desperate, as he couldn't feel her anywhere within his ki sensing range.
~
Yulie let out a startled gasp as Dynasty soldiers surrounded him in the meadow that he'd been in. "Lie! Go away! Leave me alone!" he cried. The Jewel of Life gave off a sharp white light, which demolished a 1/4 of the soldiers. And yet, the brilliant light caught the attention of the two flying warriors.
The duo landed, with their ki flames still burning about them. This new power was too much for the tin armour that encased the evil spirits. They disintegrated, leaving nothing but scorch marks to show where they'd been.
Gohan turned to the other young boy, letting his power level fall and his aura extinguish. "Are you all right?" He queried.
"Hai." Yulie blinked. "Are you looking for Anemone?"
"Hai, why? Have you seen her?" Krillin inquired. The young boy shook his head, causing their hopes to plummet.
"Someone I know thinks she knows where she is." He led them to a mansion, then into the landing. "Mia!" The young boy's voice easily reached to the woman's ears.
She quickly came down the stairs. "Yes, Yulie? What is it?"
The boy gave a silent gesture to the two warriors. "They're looking for Anemone."
The woman looked from one to the other. I hope they believe the truth. But, it's stranger than fiction. "Come with me." She led them into a room that seemed devoted to samurai research. Old armours lined the walls as did weapons of many types. Namely swords.
They saw her sit down at the computer, then look up some files. She looked up after finding what she was looking for. "A couple of years ago, a nether realm was sealed away. The old prophecies that my grandfather kept recorded told of it breaking free. This is the one." Mia turned back and recited it, blandly as if she had nothing to do with the Dynasty Wars. "Eight seasons ago they were imprisoned. By the power and innocence of a child from a forgotten race, the will rise again. The Dynasty will return."
Krillin and Gohan stared. They were thinking practically the same thing: Was this woman crazy? How could nether realms effect the mortal one? Then, an ominous rumbling sounded through the area. Mia leapt to her feet and dashed over to a window.
The rest of the group crowded around. A gateway had risen from the floor of a city that was only fifty miles from theirs. "No. The Dynasty." Mia whispered. She flung the window wide open. "Look up! They're back!" she screamed down to those in the yard. They looked up, startled. The gates had risen in West Capital. They sky over that area grew darker and darker as the clouds built up from nothingness. Lightning streaked across the sky and faint rumbles and crashes were heard that clearly were not thunder.
Gohan and Krillin exchanged a glance. They knew that the Z senshi within West Capital were in danger now. What could they do to help them when they were so far away that they could barely see the tops of the skyscrapers?
"Not good." Krillin muttered, bringing up his ki. Gohan grabbed his arm instantly, stopping him. "Krillin, we can't go there now. There are only two of us and who knows how many of them? Plus, I don't think Anemone's back in West Capital. We don't even know what weaknesses the soldiers there have. We're not fighting Frieza or any of his goons here." The child had a valid point, and his older friend didn't fly away.
"What is this Dynasty?" He inquired, gazing at them.
"We'll tell you in the living room." Ryo called up to them as they filed into the house. Once all were in the living room, he began. "They Dynasty is a nether realm that has threatened the mortal one before. Their ruler is a demon that is called Emperor Taulpa." Ryo then sighed, falling silent.
Sage took over. "Over a thousand years ago, Taulpa and his minions tried to take the mortal world. One person alone stopped him and that was the Ancient One, our mentor. He vanquished Taulpa back to the Dynasty and yet the evil armour remained."
Rowen then spoke up. "As long as the armour was intact, the Ancient One knew the threat of revenge could be carried out, so he divided it into nine mystical armours. Four fell into darkness and five stayed in the light. The Dynasty has soldiers that are dressed in armour reminiscent of the times of the samurai. Within the armour are spirits that are made from the negative emotions of people that were captured."
Cyae glanced at his friend, knowing that he had better tell this part. "The armour is the weakness of the Dynasty Soldiers. It isn't very strong and when punctured the spirit leaves. But, you must still be wary. Where the soldiers are, there could also be Warlords. The Warlords are much more dangerous, as their weaknesses are less visible. These warriors can be demons or men, depending on how Taulpa found them. The four mystical armours that fell to the darkness were his first Dark Warlords that were faced. But the virtues of the armours asserted themselves and they left him. Others can be even more dangerous than they ever were."
Ryo finally spoke up again. "The reason why we know so much about this, is that we were the ones chosen by the five Ronin armours to fight the Dynasty a thousand years after Taulpa's first attack. Each armour has its own element and spirit, or virtue. I am Ryo of the Wildfire, Bearer of Virtue. This is Sage of Halo, Bearer of Wisdom. Rowen of Stratta, Bearer of Inochi is sitting beside Yulie.
Next to him his Cyae of the Torrent, Bearer of Trust. On my left is Kento of Hard Rock, Bearer of Justice. Now you know of us and the Dynasty. What are your names?"
"I'm Son Gohan." The young black-haired boy declared. "This is my friend, Krillin. We are looking for Anemone, and Yulie told us that Mia might know where she is. I never would have thought that it could be a nether realm."
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z or Ronin Warriors.
NOTES: This one starts out with the Ronin Warriors. Don't worry! DBZ is always with it!!
Chapter 1
"Ryo, what's wrong?" Cyae inquired. His friend was nervous, starting at the slightest sound. That wasn't like him at all. He was just too alert.
"I'm not very sure. It just feels like the Dynasty isn't through with trying to take this realm." Ryo clenched his hands into fists trying to control his temper. His blue eyes glittered with anger as he felt something was very wrong with the situation.
This caused another to look up. "Come off it. We wasted Taulpa, and you know it!" Kento cried. He sounded very sure of himself because of the damage they had dealt the enemy during the last battle. Then, they heard a gasp coming from another room, a room up on the second floor of the mansion; the office.
"Guys, come to see this!" Mia cried. The group flooded into the room, around the small TV screen. Upon it was a news report.
"And this just in from West Capital. There has been a string of kidnappings, yet most of the children have been found unharmed. Only one is still missing." A picture of a young girl, obviously different from what they had expected to see, with her obsidian colored eyes, long, jet-black hair that was pulled back into a braid, wild bangs, and the look of innocence on her face. "This is Anemone. She was being looked after by Miss Bulma Briefs while her cousin is away. If you have any information on her whereabouts, please call the West Capital police or Capsule Corporation."
The woman turned it off. "Well, this confirms it. The Dynasty is trying again. They must've wanted that little girl for something." That put them on edge. In that moment, what they had been feeling became reality. The Dynasty wasn't through with them, not by a long shot.
~
Two warriors soared through the skies. "Gohan, slow down. We're doing all we can to find her." Krillin declared over the howling wind.
"Somehow I feel like it isn't enough." he muttered. The boy sped up, scanning for his friend's ki. Where are you? Anemone, please, give us some clue as to where you are. Gohan was beginning to feel desperate, as he couldn't feel her anywhere within his ki sensing range.
~
Yulie let out a startled gasp as Dynasty soldiers surrounded him in the meadow that he'd been in. "Lie! Go away! Leave me alone!" he cried. The Jewel of Life gave off a sharp white light, which demolished a 1/4 of the soldiers. And yet, the brilliant light caught the attention of the two flying warriors.
The duo landed, with their ki flames still burning about them. This new power was too much for the tin armour that encased the evil spirits. They disintegrated, leaving nothing but scorch marks to show where they'd been.
Gohan turned to the other young boy, letting his power level fall and his aura extinguish. "Are you all right?" He queried.
"Hai." Yulie blinked. "Are you looking for Anemone?"
"Hai, why? Have you seen her?" Krillin inquired. The young boy shook his head, causing their hopes to plummet.
"Someone I know thinks she knows where she is." He led them to a mansion, then into the landing. "Mia!" The young boy's voice easily reached to the woman's ears.
She quickly came down the stairs. "Yes, Yulie? What is it?"
The boy gave a silent gesture to the two warriors. "They're looking for Anemone."
The woman looked from one to the other. I hope they believe the truth. But, it's stranger than fiction. "Come with me." She led them into a room that seemed devoted to samurai research. Old armours lined the walls as did weapons of many types. Namely swords.
They saw her sit down at the computer, then look up some files. She looked up after finding what she was looking for. "A couple of years ago, a nether realm was sealed away. The old prophecies that my grandfather kept recorded told of it breaking free. This is the one." Mia turned back and recited it, blandly as if she had nothing to do with the Dynasty Wars. "Eight seasons ago they were imprisoned. By the power and innocence of a child from a forgotten race, the will rise again. The Dynasty will return."
Krillin and Gohan stared. They were thinking practically the same thing: Was this woman crazy? How could nether realms effect the mortal one? Then, an ominous rumbling sounded through the area. Mia leapt to her feet and dashed over to a window.
The rest of the group crowded around. A gateway had risen from the floor of a city that was only fifty miles from theirs. "No. The Dynasty." Mia whispered. She flung the window wide open. "Look up! They're back!" she screamed down to those in the yard. They looked up, startled. The gates had risen in West Capital. They sky over that area grew darker and darker as the clouds built up from nothingness. Lightning streaked across the sky and faint rumbles and crashes were heard that clearly were not thunder.
Gohan and Krillin exchanged a glance. They knew that the Z senshi within West Capital were in danger now. What could they do to help them when they were so far away that they could barely see the tops of the skyscrapers?
"Not good." Krillin muttered, bringing up his ki. Gohan grabbed his arm instantly, stopping him. "Krillin, we can't go there now. There are only two of us and who knows how many of them? Plus, I don't think Anemone's back in West Capital. We don't even know what weaknesses the soldiers there have. We're not fighting Frieza or any of his goons here." The child had a valid point, and his older friend didn't fly away.
"What is this Dynasty?" He inquired, gazing at them.
"We'll tell you in the living room." Ryo called up to them as they filed into the house. Once all were in the living room, he began. "They Dynasty is a nether realm that has threatened the mortal one before. Their ruler is a demon that is called Emperor Taulpa." Ryo then sighed, falling silent.
Sage took over. "Over a thousand years ago, Taulpa and his minions tried to take the mortal world. One person alone stopped him and that was the Ancient One, our mentor. He vanquished Taulpa back to the Dynasty and yet the evil armour remained."
Rowen then spoke up. "As long as the armour was intact, the Ancient One knew the threat of revenge could be carried out, so he divided it into nine mystical armours. Four fell into darkness and five stayed in the light. The Dynasty has soldiers that are dressed in armour reminiscent of the times of the samurai. Within the armour are spirits that are made from the negative emotions of people that were captured."
Cyae glanced at his friend, knowing that he had better tell this part. "The armour is the weakness of the Dynasty Soldiers. It isn't very strong and when punctured the spirit leaves. But, you must still be wary. Where the soldiers are, there could also be Warlords. The Warlords are much more dangerous, as their weaknesses are less visible. These warriors can be demons or men, depending on how Taulpa found them. The four mystical armours that fell to the darkness were his first Dark Warlords that were faced. But the virtues of the armours asserted themselves and they left him. Others can be even more dangerous than they ever were."
Ryo finally spoke up again. "The reason why we know so much about this, is that we were the ones chosen by the five Ronin armours to fight the Dynasty a thousand years after Taulpa's first attack. Each armour has its own element and spirit, or virtue. I am Ryo of the Wildfire, Bearer of Virtue. This is Sage of Halo, Bearer of Wisdom. Rowen of Stratta, Bearer of Inochi is sitting beside Yulie.
Next to him his Cyae of the Torrent, Bearer of Trust. On my left is Kento of Hard Rock, Bearer of Justice. Now you know of us and the Dynasty. What are your names?"
"I'm Son Gohan." The young black-haired boy declared. "This is my friend, Krillin. We are looking for Anemone, and Yulie told us that Mia might know where she is. I never would have thought that it could be a nether realm."
