"A New Discovered Power"

Part Four

      Ryo laid down on his bed and stares at the ceiling. I can't believe we almost destroyed Mia. I'm glad we know she's okay, but how are we gonna get her back? He sat up and saw that the window next to him was open. He turned around and closed it. When he looked back, he saw Mia in her kimono sitting at the end of his bed. "Mia? Is that you?"

      "I'm glad you still remember me, Ryo, but I need you to do something for me."

      "Anything."

      "The next time we meet, you must destroy me."

      "What! I can't do that."

      "Ryo you must. Listen. Slowly, the Mia you know is disappearing and an evil one is taking her place. I'm afraid after our next fight, I'll be gone forever. Somehow, you need to capture me and destroy me with your Rage of Inferno. I'll help you out, but you're the only one who can save me."

      "But I can't destroy you."

      "Ryo, good can only destroy evil, but good can't destroy good. Please, Ryo. If you really cared for me, you would grant me my wish to be happy and dead, rather than alive and in pain."

      "Okay, but I'm only doing this because you want me to."

      "Thank you, Ryo." Her eyes became all glassy looking. She leaned over, kissed him, and leaned back. Once Ryo blinked, he saw Mia was gone.

      Was that a dream? "Hey, you guys! We need to do something now!" He gets up and runs out the door.

      "So, Talpa, have you learned your lesson, or do you want to go back into the pit?"

      "I'm sorry, Master Persha. I guess the Ronins were playing mind tricks with me. But I have a plan that will destroy them for good."

      "Fine then, but never disobey me again."

      "Yes, Master." She got up and started to walk away. If you won't tell me who Mia is, then I'll have to find out from someone else.

      "Do you really think this is going to work, Ryo?"

      "I know it is, Sage, and with Mia's help, it should definitely work."

      "Ryo, I think that seeing Mia as Talpa has just freaked you out. Maybe you just imagined Mia."

      "Cye's right, Ryo. I mean, you have been under a lot of stress, and this seems kind of weird," Kento said.

      "You guys have to believe in Ryo."

      "Yuli's right. Ryo was right about Hiro," Rowen said. A soldier came in through the front window and started to attack. The guys came out of the house and saw they were surrounded by dozens of soldiers.

      "Armor of Wildfire, Halo, Strata, Torrent, Hardrock!" They begin to fight and take them out in no time.

      "Well, Ronin Warriors, I hope that was a good enough warmup for you." They turned around and saw Mia coming out of the darkness.

      "Mia, listen to us. We don't want to hurt you."

      "Let me tell you one more time. My name is not Mia!" She attacked Cye and sent him flying. Yuli ran and hid behind a tree while everyone except Ryo started to fight.

      "All right, Talpa. Why don't you try this? Thunderbolt Cut!" Mia stayed in place and all of a sudden changed to the original Mia in her kimono.

      "Sage! What are you doing?"

      "Mia? Oh no! Stop!" Mia fell to her knees and the light disappeared. Everyone stared at the motionless Mia looking at the ground. Yuli peeked from behind the tree and saw her.

      "Mia!" He came out from behind the tree and gave Mia a big hug. "I'm so glad you're back." Mia gave a hug back.

      "I'm glad too, Yuli."

      "I don't get this."

      "What don't you get, Ryo?" Kento asked.

      "Mia told me I was the only one who could destroy her. She didn't say anything about you guys." White Blaze looked at Mia and saw her eyes glow red. He started to roar and pounced toward her. "White Blaze, what are you doing?" White Blaze pushed Yuli out of Mia's arms, and she hit him back.

      "Well, well, tiger, you're a lot smarter than you look." She transformed back into her armor. "Are you ready to surrender, boys?"

      "NO way. Rowen, now!" Rowen shot four arrows with ropes attached and shot them at Mia. They wrapped around her and tacked her to two trees.

      "Now what do we do, Ryo?" Kento asked.

      "We hope that Mia is here right now."

      "You think that a couple of ropes will save you boys?" She started to pull at the arrow, until a strange light surrounded her. "What?" She started to scream from the pain.

      "Ryo, do it now."

      "Armor of Inferno! Rage…"

      "Ryo, what's wrong?"

      "I, I can't do it."

      "Ryo, listen to me. I can't hold myself much longer. Remember what I told you."

      "Good can only destroy evil, but good can't destroy good. That's it! Rage of Inferno!" The attack went straight for Mia and her eyes opened wide and she screamed at the impact of the blast. Once it's gone, Mia appeared in her kimono with the Spirit Orb around her neck and still hanging from the ropes. They snapped and she fell to the ground. Ryo also fell from the exhaustion. Yuli ran over to Mia and looked at her.

      "Mia? Is it really you?" She slowly opened her eyes.

      "I hope so." Yuli smiled and gave her a hug.

      "No. This can't be. Come back to me now." The clouds above separated and a beam of light started to come down.

      "Yuli, get out of here." Mia pushed him out of the way and was caught by the beam.

      "Oh no, Mia."

      "I will not let you have the power of the orb."

      "I won't let you turn me against my friends again. Spirit Orb, defend yourself." Beams of light came from the orb and broke the beam, sending Mia to the ground surrounded by a layer of light. Once she reached the ground, the light disappeared, leaving Mia in a new outfit. She was in a blue bodysuit with a silver miniskirt. She has silver armor on her shoulders, shins, feet, lower arms, and hands. The Spirit Orb was still around her neck.

      "Well, what do we do now?" Ryo picked up Mia and started taking her inside.

      "We wait and see what happens."