Chapter Six

The Enemys Big Apperance

Rowan sat up and fell back down holding his abdomen. It felt like Ryo had broken all of this ribs./Well, not all of 'em. Atleast one has ta be in place. Or I'd be dead./ he told his self. That was enough reassurance and he re-rested his self comforably on the couch. Which was hard concidering that Sage and Kento were there as well.

"I can't belive Ryo would do something like that." Mia said opening her eyes and looking at the battered Rowan.

"Neither can I man," Kento fliped through the TV channles to find something they all would watch. meaning football was out of the question. Maybe he and Ryo would sit and watch it. But it wasnt exactly like everyone else loved the sport; or Ryo at the time.

"Rowan, tell me what happened." Sage commanded again. Again the archer shook his head.

"Not now, it was a stupid reason to fight anyway."

Mia locked eyes with Rowan, "Rowan, no reason can be stupid for you two to...."

"GrrRrGrgRRrrrrAaahhhhhh" everyone head turned in alarmed to the front door. It sounded like WhiteBlaze was crying.....

Ryo was out the front door before anyone. His only thought were of helping the only thing he knew still loved him. "WhiteBlaze!" he stoped in disbelife as his faithful pet tiger lay at the ground in a pool of blood.

"WhiteBlaze," everyone else behind him said in a gasp. Mia stumbled back, tears in her eyes. This would be the second time....the second time they lost WhiteBlaze.

Ryo let out a yelp and fell to his knee's grabbing his right side. A white arrow was through his side, causing him deep pain, and catching him by surprise.

"Ryo!" Mia yelled running to his side as usual. Rowan held her back while still holding his abdomen.

"Don't do it Mia. Someones targeting us."

"What?" Mia said as her tears fell freely. Rowan nodded his head up and Mia saw. It was a figure, it wore a black cloak, covering its body completly. But against the light blue sky it was totally visble.

"Who do you suspose it is?" Cye asked, stepping back and looking at the figure.

Sage growled, "Lets armor up!" he pulled out his orb of wisdom and prepared to transform when something kneed him in the stomach and he gasped sharply, falling to his knee's.

"Sage, man!" Kento took one step and was on the ground groaning in pain. His entire body just felt like it had been through the cleaners.

Cye just stared at his freinds and stayed as still as possible. Mia was crying and Rowan looked around for the figure that shot Ryo. It wasn't in the sky, and he was sure that it was the one who had just gotten his sore three friend's. /But how? I didn't see it hit them, or move or anything/

Cye gulped in, "Rowan, Mia, don't' move....if we don't move it doesn't seem to attack."

"Well than what do we do? Were down three people, I don't even think I can call my armor let alone fight, and Mia could get hurt!" Rowan said back to Cye.

"I'm working on that," he hissed. WhiteBlaze had let out another loud cry as Ryo crawled to him. Another arrow found Ryo's left side and he groaned loudly and stoped moving. Breathing deeply.

Rowan scowled and looked around. The arrow had shot from the left of him, but no one was there when he looked to see. he was getting real sick of this too.

"Alright!" Rowan took a step forward and nothing happened, "Who 'eva you are show ya self!"

Rowan's eyes went wide when the figure appered infront of them. It was a man with long brown hair that went past his waist. He had deep dark eyes, that looked deadly at all of them. In his right had was a bow, much like the one that was apart of Rowans armor. And tied around him like a bookbag was a lether type bag with plenty of white arrows.

"I am here," the man said.

"Why did you do all of this? Who the hell do you think you are?!" Rowan yelled thinking of his freinds. All of them.His hand never leaving his sore abdomen.

"I did all of this because I want that armor. And I will stop at nothing to get it either."

Ryo slowly sat up and looked at WhiteBlaze, "Whiteblaze? Come on boy, "he shook at the limp head. "WhiteBlaze?" he whispered and got no responce./He's not dead! No..he can't be! WhiteBlaze!!/

"Are you from the Dynasty?" Mia asked still crying.

"No, not from Tulpa atleast" the man said, and then turned to shoot Ryo again.

Cye ran over and was about to tackle the man. But suddenly the man was no longer there. And Cye yelled out as a elbow hit hit backbone and shot waves of unimaginable pain through his body. He layed on the ground, eyes wide.

"Cye!" Rowan steped to see if his freind was okay and the man took target practice on Ryo.

"Stay still boy!" the man laughed as Ryo barely dodged the arrow." Your getting as bad as your precious Arein."

Both Ryo and Rowan froze, "Arein?" Ryo whispered as memory's flooded back.

"What do you know about Arein?" Rowan jumped up and glared at the man, helping Cye get to his feet.

"Some," the man said, seeming not to notice that all five Ronin's surrounded him.

Ryo growled, "You killed my pet, you...you bastard! I swear if you hurt Arein I'll...."

"You'll what?" the man asked smirking,"You've already done enough,"

Ryo's eyes narrowed and he pulled out his orb of virtue. "Armor of the Wildfire! DIO CHI!!" like it was Ryo's command, the other four Ronin's called forth sub-armor and then full armor. Mia stepped back, then looked over the battle feild. WhiteBlaze was gone.

"Armor of the Wildfire! Flare up NOW!!" Ryo had done his sure-kill and the man laughed,

"Come on boy, give me more than that!"

Cye and Kento stepped forward, "Armor of the Hardrock, " "Armor of the Torrent, "

"Iron Rock...." "Super Wave...."

"CRUSHER!!" "SMASHER!!"

The mans laughter only grew. Both attacks combined dident seem to even phase him any.They now stood back amazed and confused. Standing with Ryo who felt the same way.Sage the stepped forward and pointed his no-datchi toward the man.

"Who are you? "

"My name is Takumi.Dark Warrior of Confusion."

"What?" Rowan asked, his armor fully on and making the pain in his abdomen worse.

"No need to worry, I am the only warrior of my kind. I have no master. I work alone, since seeing Tulpa's mistake it works better this way. No baffeling idiots to screw up your plans.And the pure sensation of killing every Ronin I come incontact with."

Kento interupted, "Ah, Just incase you didnt notice dude... Saranboe and Lord Sabre Stryke tryed the same thing."

"And didn't come out the least bit victorious!" Cye added.

Ryo nodded, and was about to ask the guys if it would be fine to form the Inferno. But Rowan interupted.

"Alright Sage, put 'em in his place!" Sage nodded and prepared to attack.

"Thunder Bolt CUTT!!" Takumi barely winced.

"You are all very weak." he said eyeing each of them.

Ryo growled and prepared to ask about the Inferno again, "Guys lets....."

"We arent weak!"Rowan shouted jumping up befour Ryo could finish. Rowan prepared to do his attack despite his injuries.

"Armor of the Strata! Arrow Shock WAVE!!" Rowan put all his force into this attack. And it seemed to work, surprising everyone. Takumi stepped back and fell to his knee's. Seeming like in great pain.

He looked up growling into Rowan's eyes, "You haven't won Strata! I'll be back!" he hissed and then disappered.

Rowan fell to his knee's exausted, Mia and three Ronin's to his aid. Ryo stood back in disbelife. Was Rowan stronger than him?

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Arein sat up rubbing her sore head. She looked around the room she was in. It was all black mainly. Besides a few white corners, a big white spot on a wall, and the white bed she layed on; the room was a pit of darkeness.

"Where am I?" she asked, getting off the bed and walking to the big white spot she saw in one corner of the room. As she neared it she heard breathing. When she reached to touch it she was surpirsed when it looked up and met her eyes. Its eyes were brown and she relized who it was.

"WhiteBlaze? Is that you?" the tiger stood up and nuzzled her hand. /Oh my gosh....this is WhiteBlaze. He looks fine, no mark or cuts or anything....I wonder where we are?/

WhiteBlaze yawned and Arein petted him, "Hey WhiteBlaze, you know where we are?"

The tiger continued to enjoy his petting and Arein giggled. "Guess not huh?"

Arein steped back and bumped into something. She turned fearfully to see what it was.

"Why hello Arein. Such a pleasure to see you, conscious." it snickered.

Arein shook her head no with tears in her eyes, "No...it not you..please don't let it be...."

"Now Arein, why would you say such a mean thing?" it steped into the light and gazed down into Areins eyes.

WhiteBlaze growled and stood infront of Arein and the figure. The figure glared at WhiteBlaze, "Down beast. Or do I have to torture you again." WhiteBlaze now bared his teeth and Arein steped back.

"Please leave me alone." Arein cried.

"I will, as soon as I get those armors."

"Armor?" Arein asked afraid she did.

"You will see. As I have said befour, your part in my plan is not furfilled."

"What plan? Where am I? Where's my mom? Why's WhiteBlaze here? I dont get this at all!"

"You don't need to know about the plan. But you are now in the dungeon of my castel in the Neather Realm. Your mother never came to get you. It was me in disguise. Confusing you was easier done than thought of. And that retched beast is here because he witnessed me watch you all a time befour. And befour I could be givin away, I captured him and had a decoy put in his place. And you dont need to get this all."

"I do! Please tell me!"

"No, I will tell you nothing." the figure stepd back and went through the iron dungeon bars like they werent even there and WhiteBlaze calmed down.

"Why not? "Arein said, tears in her eyes.

"Because then that would give my plan away," the man laughed and stepped back. "I will tell you my name though."

Arein frowned and nodded.

"My name is Takumi, Dark Warrior of Confusion."

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