PROLOGUE
By Lady Chandra
A/N: this is the only of the NEW RONINS stories to be told in present-tense. The rest will be in past-tense. This just turned out better in present-tense, and I couldn't bring myself to change it. Please forgive me! *Lady Chandra*
The five young men sit in a comfortable-looking room. They are each about seventeen years of age.
One, a blonde boy, sits on the window seat, looking out into the day with a preoccupied expression. His pale-lavender eyes cut through the shadows. One eye is shadowed from view by his blonde hair, so unusual in Japan. He wears a green sweatshirt and khaki jeans.
A boy with light-blue hair and eyes the blue of a starless and moonless midnight, sits on the couch, reading an extremely thick book, apparently very interested. He glances up quickly at the others, then back down to his book. He wears a dark-blue t-shirt and navy-blue jeans.
Another boy, this one with auburn hair and sea-green eyes, talks in a hushed tone to his friend. He wears a light-blue and white hooded sweatshirt and light-blue jeans.
The friend he speaks to is rather large, a huge contrast to the smaller boy he is talking to. He has blue-black hair and eyes, and wears an orange t-shirt and jeans.
The last boy in the room sits in a recliner, beginning to doze off. A white tiger sits at his feet. He has black hair and tiger-blue eyes. He wears a red sweat-shirt and jeans.
There is silence in the room.
Then, suddenly, a crash is heard from the kitchen, and a female cry. Each of the five jumps up as though given a silent command, running towards the kitchen.
A girl, about the same age as them or perhaps a bit older, stands in front of a man of about twenty or twenty-five.
The girl has brown hair and blue eyes, whereas the man has red hair and blue eyes.
A broken plate lies forgotten on the floor between them.
"You're...... Alive?" The girl asks, "But, how?"
"It's nice to see you too." The man replies, a hint of sarcasm on his tone, gazing at the five boys in the doorway, then adds, "I need to speak with you."
"Way to announce a visitor, Mia." The boy with blue-black hair and eyes, Kento, jokes.
They go back to the living room, each taking a seat on the couch. Except for the black haired boy and the blonde-haired boy, who sit in the same places as before. The man stands in the center of the room, taking in his surroundings. Mia sits on her boyfriend the black-haired boy's lap.
"I should start at the beginning." The man, Anubis, tells them.
"Good idea..." Ryo, the black-haired boy, says.
"I was dead, as you know.." Anubis says, "But, as I stood in the infinite space of the Heavens, I thought I heard a voice, calling me..."
"This is getting insane.." Rowen, the blue-haired boy, interrupts, then quiets.
"...Telling me that there was once again need of me.." Anubis continues, oblivious to Rowen's interruption, "Saying that my work in this world was not yet finished. Telling me that Talpa has returned..."
"NANI?!" Kento cries, jumping to his feet.
"Are you sure you didn't hear wrong?" The blonde, Sage, asks calmly.
The boy with auburn hair, named Cye, stares at Anubis, eyes wide.
"I heard correctly.." Anubis replies, "Talpa has also brainwashed the Dark Warlords, other than myself, to once again do his bidding."
"I had heard of this.." An unknown shape from the corner comments. It belongs to a girl with long, straight deep-purple hair and blue eyes, who wears a monk's robes and holds a gleaming golden staff, and the metal rings on the staff chime like tiny bells. Her name is Kayura, the Ancient.
"Then why didn't you tell us?" Cye asks.
"I was not sure if the Ronins would be needed.." Kayura replies.
"They are." Anubis says, "For the Warlords and Talpa are much stronger than they were."
"Even now an attack is being made..." Kayura comments, shaking her head sadly.
"Where?" Rowen demands, angry at being kept things from, and angry at Talpa for daring to return.
"Toyama.." Anubis tells them.
With Anubis following them, the five Ronin Warriors, Ryo, Sage, Rowen, Cye, and Kento, make it to Toyama.
The three Dark Warlords, Sekhmet, Cale, and Dais, are literally tearing the once-glorious city into shards and peices of it's former glory.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Ryo yells. The five friends look at each other and nod.
"Looks like this battle's gonna need some superior fire-power." Kento comments.
Each member of the team takes out a small glowing marble-looking thing.
"ARMOR OF WILDFIRE! TAO JIN!" Ryo cries, holding up the red kanji-ball, for that was the thing, and is instantly transformed into a red and white armor, weilding twin katanas.
"ARMOR OF HARDROCK! TAO GI!" Kento cries, holding up the orange kanji-ball, transforming into orange and white armor, weilding the tetsubo.
"ARMOR OF TORRENT! TAO SHIN!" Cye cries, holding up the light-blue kanji-ball, transforming instantly into light-blue and white armor, weilding a yari.
"ARMOR OF HALO! TAO CHI!" Sage cries, holding up the green kanji-ball, tranforming into green and white armor, weilding a no-datchi.
"ARMOR OF STRATA! TAO INOCHI!" Rowen cries, holding up the dark-blue kanji-ball, transforming into dark-blue and white armor, weilding the hankyuu.
The five armored up Ronins look on to the Warlords, who are glaring at them darkly.
The battle begins when Ryo takes a flying leap forwards, landing in front of Sekhmet as the two begin to spar. Many Dynasty Soldiers appear, but Rowen easily takes care of them with his arrows.
Kento faces off against Dais, while Sage fights Cale.
The Ronins, however, are reluctant to fight the controlled Warlords, who were their friends.
Suddenly, Sekhmet seems to win the upper hand from Ryo, knocking the Ronin leader down.
He raises his katana to strike the final blow...
ROLL CREDITS
A/N: Well, how'd you like it? Cryptic, isn't it? Please, no flames about pairing Ryo and Mia, it's just a convenient way to keep Mia away, because she'd listen to her boyfriend (maybe!). Please, I operate on a no-flames policy. I don't write flames, and I don't want to receive them.
By Lady Chandra
A/N: this is the only of the NEW RONINS stories to be told in present-tense. The rest will be in past-tense. This just turned out better in present-tense, and I couldn't bring myself to change it. Please forgive me! *Lady Chandra*
The five young men sit in a comfortable-looking room. They are each about seventeen years of age.
One, a blonde boy, sits on the window seat, looking out into the day with a preoccupied expression. His pale-lavender eyes cut through the shadows. One eye is shadowed from view by his blonde hair, so unusual in Japan. He wears a green sweatshirt and khaki jeans.
A boy with light-blue hair and eyes the blue of a starless and moonless midnight, sits on the couch, reading an extremely thick book, apparently very interested. He glances up quickly at the others, then back down to his book. He wears a dark-blue t-shirt and navy-blue jeans.
Another boy, this one with auburn hair and sea-green eyes, talks in a hushed tone to his friend. He wears a light-blue and white hooded sweatshirt and light-blue jeans.
The friend he speaks to is rather large, a huge contrast to the smaller boy he is talking to. He has blue-black hair and eyes, and wears an orange t-shirt and jeans.
The last boy in the room sits in a recliner, beginning to doze off. A white tiger sits at his feet. He has black hair and tiger-blue eyes. He wears a red sweat-shirt and jeans.
There is silence in the room.
Then, suddenly, a crash is heard from the kitchen, and a female cry. Each of the five jumps up as though given a silent command, running towards the kitchen.
A girl, about the same age as them or perhaps a bit older, stands in front of a man of about twenty or twenty-five.
The girl has brown hair and blue eyes, whereas the man has red hair and blue eyes.
A broken plate lies forgotten on the floor between them.
"You're...... Alive?" The girl asks, "But, how?"
"It's nice to see you too." The man replies, a hint of sarcasm on his tone, gazing at the five boys in the doorway, then adds, "I need to speak with you."
"Way to announce a visitor, Mia." The boy with blue-black hair and eyes, Kento, jokes.
They go back to the living room, each taking a seat on the couch. Except for the black haired boy and the blonde-haired boy, who sit in the same places as before. The man stands in the center of the room, taking in his surroundings. Mia sits on her boyfriend the black-haired boy's lap.
"I should start at the beginning." The man, Anubis, tells them.
"Good idea..." Ryo, the black-haired boy, says.
"I was dead, as you know.." Anubis says, "But, as I stood in the infinite space of the Heavens, I thought I heard a voice, calling me..."
"This is getting insane.." Rowen, the blue-haired boy, interrupts, then quiets.
"...Telling me that there was once again need of me.." Anubis continues, oblivious to Rowen's interruption, "Saying that my work in this world was not yet finished. Telling me that Talpa has returned..."
"NANI?!" Kento cries, jumping to his feet.
"Are you sure you didn't hear wrong?" The blonde, Sage, asks calmly.
The boy with auburn hair, named Cye, stares at Anubis, eyes wide.
"I heard correctly.." Anubis replies, "Talpa has also brainwashed the Dark Warlords, other than myself, to once again do his bidding."
"I had heard of this.." An unknown shape from the corner comments. It belongs to a girl with long, straight deep-purple hair and blue eyes, who wears a monk's robes and holds a gleaming golden staff, and the metal rings on the staff chime like tiny bells. Her name is Kayura, the Ancient.
"Then why didn't you tell us?" Cye asks.
"I was not sure if the Ronins would be needed.." Kayura replies.
"They are." Anubis says, "For the Warlords and Talpa are much stronger than they were."
"Even now an attack is being made..." Kayura comments, shaking her head sadly.
"Where?" Rowen demands, angry at being kept things from, and angry at Talpa for daring to return.
"Toyama.." Anubis tells them.
With Anubis following them, the five Ronin Warriors, Ryo, Sage, Rowen, Cye, and Kento, make it to Toyama.
The three Dark Warlords, Sekhmet, Cale, and Dais, are literally tearing the once-glorious city into shards and peices of it's former glory.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Ryo yells. The five friends look at each other and nod.
"Looks like this battle's gonna need some superior fire-power." Kento comments.
Each member of the team takes out a small glowing marble-looking thing.
"ARMOR OF WILDFIRE! TAO JIN!" Ryo cries, holding up the red kanji-ball, for that was the thing, and is instantly transformed into a red and white armor, weilding twin katanas.
"ARMOR OF HARDROCK! TAO GI!" Kento cries, holding up the orange kanji-ball, transforming into orange and white armor, weilding the tetsubo.
"ARMOR OF TORRENT! TAO SHIN!" Cye cries, holding up the light-blue kanji-ball, transforming instantly into light-blue and white armor, weilding a yari.
"ARMOR OF HALO! TAO CHI!" Sage cries, holding up the green kanji-ball, tranforming into green and white armor, weilding a no-datchi.
"ARMOR OF STRATA! TAO INOCHI!" Rowen cries, holding up the dark-blue kanji-ball, transforming into dark-blue and white armor, weilding the hankyuu.
The five armored up Ronins look on to the Warlords, who are glaring at them darkly.
The battle begins when Ryo takes a flying leap forwards, landing in front of Sekhmet as the two begin to spar. Many Dynasty Soldiers appear, but Rowen easily takes care of them with his arrows.
Kento faces off against Dais, while Sage fights Cale.
The Ronins, however, are reluctant to fight the controlled Warlords, who were their friends.
Suddenly, Sekhmet seems to win the upper hand from Ryo, knocking the Ronin leader down.
He raises his katana to strike the final blow...
ROLL CREDITS
A/N: Well, how'd you like it? Cryptic, isn't it? Please, no flames about pairing Ryo and Mia, it's just a convenient way to keep Mia away, because she'd listen to her boyfriend (maybe!). Please, I operate on a no-flames policy. I don't write flames, and I don't want to receive them.
