Title: Trip Of a Lifetime
Author: Asa Date
Chapter Seven: Night Visitors
Email: stratasgirl@hotmail.com
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Standard Disclaimer: The Ronins do not belong to me, though I deeply wish they did.
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Nighttime had fallen and the millions of stars that blanketed the sky sparkled like diamonds in the heavens. Rowen sat in a leather chair downstairs in the den reading on of the books he bought at the mall. Sage was meditating by the fireplace. Kento was in the kitchen fixing himself a snack to eat before going to bed. Asa was writing in her journal upstairs while watching the view from the window, Crystal beside her on her own bed listening to her Backstreet Boys CD in her portable CD player. Crystals eyes were partially closed but she was silently singing whatever song she was listening to. Violet, Dawn, Cale, and Ryo were in the room next door hanging out. Down the hall, Mia was working on her computer. Sekhmet, Anubis, Cye, Dais, and Kayura were all asleep. After a while, Violet and Dawn had shooed the guys out of their room so they could get some sleep.
Putting her journal aside, Asa stretched and decided it would be time to test her powers. She walked over to her bed and sat down Indian style, closing her eyes. She felt kind of stupid because she didn't exactly know what she was doing. Unknown to her, a blue aura began to surround her as concentrated on her powers. `Lets see,' she told herself silently, `Ayeka said I could communicate with the dead. Maybe I can contact the previous owners of the Armors of Sunshine, Purity, and Hurricane so Violet, Crystal, and Dawn could get in touch with their abilities.' Telepathically she urged the previous bearers of those three armors to visit the girls in their dreams tonight and surprisingly she got a response from the three saying they would. She then concentrated on what Ayeka had called the Collective Conscious. To her delight, many colorful dream orbs began to appear and float around her. One brushed up against her, it felt like silk. They reminded her of giant soap bubbles.
`Now how do I know who's is who's....'. She spotted an orb that was baby blue in color and hummed, calling it to her. She smiled after peering into it, feeling like a gypsy with a crystal ball, it was Cye's dream orb.
~Meanwhile in another room~
Violet was having a dream that she was relaxing at a lake, fishing. The sky got really dark quickly and she looked up startled at the center of the lake. A lone figure was walking on the water towards her, surrounded by a bright white light. Dropping her forgotten fishing pole to the ground, she stood and gaped at the figure. That wasn't humanly possible, how can someone walk on water? Well, okay Jesus did in the Bible....but that's Jesus. As the figure got closer, Violet could see it was a woman dressed in a very elegant white dress.
"Don't be alarmed." Violet heard the woman say, "I am here to help you. Come out here to me."
"B-but this is water..." Violet stuttered.
The woman urged her to come, "All you have to do is believe you can."
Violet bit her lip and walked into the lake, continually repeating in her head, `I can do it'. She was thrilled when she actually did it. `I'm walking on water! Coolbies!'. She soon reached the woman in the middle of the lake. The woman had long silver hair and ice-blue colored eyes.
"Welcome Violet." Said the woman, "I am Catsy Youigama and I am here to help you recognize the full potentials of your armor. The armor of Purity."
"Purity?" Violet asked at the same time the woman said it.
Catsy nodded, "Yes Violet. You can call forth your armor by holding this Kanji orb and shouting `Armor of Purity'." Catsy handed her the white ball. "Your attack is a simple beam of white light that acts like a sword, The Purity Sword. It slices through it's victim damaging internal organs."
`Cool,' Violet thought, `kind of like a light saber.'
"Go ahead and try it out dear." Catsy urged Violet. Violet did as instructed and the white light engulfed her entire body to form a white armor. She looked at the woman once more only to find that she had vanished. Now standing in the middle of the lake alone, Violet concentrated on making it back to shore without falling in.
Sleeping in the bed next to Violet's was Dawn. She was dreaming as well. She was surrounded by high flames. They were everywhere she looked. They didn't scare her, in a way they were comforting. She was smiling and twirling around and around. She stopped long enough to notice a figure approaching her. A man, dressed in khaki slacks and a yellow silk shirt, gently took her right hand in his and kissed to top of her hand. Dawn blushed automatically.
"We finally meet again milady." The man said smiling.
"Forgive me," Dawn stuttered out, "I have a feeling we've met before but I cannot recall your name."
"Tasuki Hiroshi." The man said, "Yes, we have met before milady. It was many centuries ago."
"You mean I..."
"Yes, milady, you lived a life before this one. And you have been reincarnated to live once more. I was once the owner of an armor known as the Sunlight armor. I have chosen you to be it's new bearer."
"B-b-but why me?" Dawn asked, a bit overwhelmed.
"Dawn, my love, you have potential. I can see it in you. A spark in you has ignited and has grown to be a blazing fire."
Dawn's heart had skipped a beat when he had referred to her as `my love'. "How do I use it? The armor I mean..."
"I have something for you." Tasuki said, reaching into one of his pockets and pulling out an almost translucent golden ball, "This is a Kanji orb. Use it to call forth the armor." He handed the ball to her. Dawn took it hesitantly and it began to glow. The light spread and soon she was wrapped in it. The light took form into a yellow substance that formed itself around Dawn's body to become armor. After the glow had disappeared, Dawn was shocked to find herself in the armor.
"Wow." Dawn said breathlessly, "This is amazing. I feel incredible."
~Back in Asa and Crystal's room~
Asa was dreamwalking, beside her in the other bed slept Crystal. Crystal found herself in a field of wildflowers. In the air was a heavenly scent created by the flowers. Butterflies flew from flower to flower. There was a calm breeze blowing that began to blow fast and faster. It was powerful enough to pluck many flowers from their places and twirl them around in the form of a tornado. As quickly as it has formed, the tornado quickly disappeared and the flowers floated to the ground revealing a woman dressed in black armor.
"Greetings Crystal." Said the woman with a soft voice as she smiled, "I am Clara Maisama. Former bearer of Hurricane. I was hoping the armors would never have to be used again but there is fear of a new enemy and it is your duty to use this armor to help those around you."
"I was already informed of my destiny to fight." Crystal said, "but I'm afraid I don't know exactly what I'm doing."
"That's why I am here." Clara replied, "To teach you the ways of Hurricane. You have already witnessed some of it's power."
Crystal nodded remembering the tornado of flowers earlier.
"That is only a small portion of the great power within this armor I am wearing that will soon belong to you. Close your eyes and concentrate on controlling the wind."
Crystal did as told. Closing her eyes she allowed herself to relax. She imagined the wind twirling around her, whipping her hair around. Pretty soon, what she had imagined had become a reality. The wind was blowing her hair around and flower petals were floating around her in a circle. Crystal smiled at Clara.
"I did it!" Crystal exclaimed as a soft flower petal grazed her arm lightly. Clara laughed.
"Yes, you did Crystal." Clara said, "Now, it is time for you to receive your armor." A black ball that seemed to glow many different colors floated to Crystal.
"What is this?" Crystal asked.
"It is a Kanji orb. It helps you call forth your armor."
"Oh."
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Well, there's chapter seven....short and sweet. ......I love to get feedback *hint, hint*
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Author: Asa Date
Chapter Seven: Night Visitors
Email: stratasgirl@hotmail.com
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Standard Disclaimer: The Ronins do not belong to me, though I deeply wish they did.
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Nighttime had fallen and the millions of stars that blanketed the sky sparkled like diamonds in the heavens. Rowen sat in a leather chair downstairs in the den reading on of the books he bought at the mall. Sage was meditating by the fireplace. Kento was in the kitchen fixing himself a snack to eat before going to bed. Asa was writing in her journal upstairs while watching the view from the window, Crystal beside her on her own bed listening to her Backstreet Boys CD in her portable CD player. Crystals eyes were partially closed but she was silently singing whatever song she was listening to. Violet, Dawn, Cale, and Ryo were in the room next door hanging out. Down the hall, Mia was working on her computer. Sekhmet, Anubis, Cye, Dais, and Kayura were all asleep. After a while, Violet and Dawn had shooed the guys out of their room so they could get some sleep.
Putting her journal aside, Asa stretched and decided it would be time to test her powers. She walked over to her bed and sat down Indian style, closing her eyes. She felt kind of stupid because she didn't exactly know what she was doing. Unknown to her, a blue aura began to surround her as concentrated on her powers. `Lets see,' she told herself silently, `Ayeka said I could communicate with the dead. Maybe I can contact the previous owners of the Armors of Sunshine, Purity, and Hurricane so Violet, Crystal, and Dawn could get in touch with their abilities.' Telepathically she urged the previous bearers of those three armors to visit the girls in their dreams tonight and surprisingly she got a response from the three saying they would. She then concentrated on what Ayeka had called the Collective Conscious. To her delight, many colorful dream orbs began to appear and float around her. One brushed up against her, it felt like silk. They reminded her of giant soap bubbles.
`Now how do I know who's is who's....'. She spotted an orb that was baby blue in color and hummed, calling it to her. She smiled after peering into it, feeling like a gypsy with a crystal ball, it was Cye's dream orb.
~Meanwhile in another room~
Violet was having a dream that she was relaxing at a lake, fishing. The sky got really dark quickly and she looked up startled at the center of the lake. A lone figure was walking on the water towards her, surrounded by a bright white light. Dropping her forgotten fishing pole to the ground, she stood and gaped at the figure. That wasn't humanly possible, how can someone walk on water? Well, okay Jesus did in the Bible....but that's Jesus. As the figure got closer, Violet could see it was a woman dressed in a very elegant white dress.
"Don't be alarmed." Violet heard the woman say, "I am here to help you. Come out here to me."
"B-but this is water..." Violet stuttered.
The woman urged her to come, "All you have to do is believe you can."
Violet bit her lip and walked into the lake, continually repeating in her head, `I can do it'. She was thrilled when she actually did it. `I'm walking on water! Coolbies!'. She soon reached the woman in the middle of the lake. The woman had long silver hair and ice-blue colored eyes.
"Welcome Violet." Said the woman, "I am Catsy Youigama and I am here to help you recognize the full potentials of your armor. The armor of Purity."
"Purity?" Violet asked at the same time the woman said it.
Catsy nodded, "Yes Violet. You can call forth your armor by holding this Kanji orb and shouting `Armor of Purity'." Catsy handed her the white ball. "Your attack is a simple beam of white light that acts like a sword, The Purity Sword. It slices through it's victim damaging internal organs."
`Cool,' Violet thought, `kind of like a light saber.'
"Go ahead and try it out dear." Catsy urged Violet. Violet did as instructed and the white light engulfed her entire body to form a white armor. She looked at the woman once more only to find that she had vanished. Now standing in the middle of the lake alone, Violet concentrated on making it back to shore without falling in.
Sleeping in the bed next to Violet's was Dawn. She was dreaming as well. She was surrounded by high flames. They were everywhere she looked. They didn't scare her, in a way they were comforting. She was smiling and twirling around and around. She stopped long enough to notice a figure approaching her. A man, dressed in khaki slacks and a yellow silk shirt, gently took her right hand in his and kissed to top of her hand. Dawn blushed automatically.
"We finally meet again milady." The man said smiling.
"Forgive me," Dawn stuttered out, "I have a feeling we've met before but I cannot recall your name."
"Tasuki Hiroshi." The man said, "Yes, we have met before milady. It was many centuries ago."
"You mean I..."
"Yes, milady, you lived a life before this one. And you have been reincarnated to live once more. I was once the owner of an armor known as the Sunlight armor. I have chosen you to be it's new bearer."
"B-b-but why me?" Dawn asked, a bit overwhelmed.
"Dawn, my love, you have potential. I can see it in you. A spark in you has ignited and has grown to be a blazing fire."
Dawn's heart had skipped a beat when he had referred to her as `my love'. "How do I use it? The armor I mean..."
"I have something for you." Tasuki said, reaching into one of his pockets and pulling out an almost translucent golden ball, "This is a Kanji orb. Use it to call forth the armor." He handed the ball to her. Dawn took it hesitantly and it began to glow. The light spread and soon she was wrapped in it. The light took form into a yellow substance that formed itself around Dawn's body to become armor. After the glow had disappeared, Dawn was shocked to find herself in the armor.
"Wow." Dawn said breathlessly, "This is amazing. I feel incredible."
~Back in Asa and Crystal's room~
Asa was dreamwalking, beside her in the other bed slept Crystal. Crystal found herself in a field of wildflowers. In the air was a heavenly scent created by the flowers. Butterflies flew from flower to flower. There was a calm breeze blowing that began to blow fast and faster. It was powerful enough to pluck many flowers from their places and twirl them around in the form of a tornado. As quickly as it has formed, the tornado quickly disappeared and the flowers floated to the ground revealing a woman dressed in black armor.
"Greetings Crystal." Said the woman with a soft voice as she smiled, "I am Clara Maisama. Former bearer of Hurricane. I was hoping the armors would never have to be used again but there is fear of a new enemy and it is your duty to use this armor to help those around you."
"I was already informed of my destiny to fight." Crystal said, "but I'm afraid I don't know exactly what I'm doing."
"That's why I am here." Clara replied, "To teach you the ways of Hurricane. You have already witnessed some of it's power."
Crystal nodded remembering the tornado of flowers earlier.
"That is only a small portion of the great power within this armor I am wearing that will soon belong to you. Close your eyes and concentrate on controlling the wind."
Crystal did as told. Closing her eyes she allowed herself to relax. She imagined the wind twirling around her, whipping her hair around. Pretty soon, what she had imagined had become a reality. The wind was blowing her hair around and flower petals were floating around her in a circle. Crystal smiled at Clara.
"I did it!" Crystal exclaimed as a soft flower petal grazed her arm lightly. Clara laughed.
"Yes, you did Crystal." Clara said, "Now, it is time for you to receive your armor." A black ball that seemed to glow many different colors floated to Crystal.
"What is this?" Crystal asked.
"It is a Kanji orb. It helps you call forth your armor."
"Oh."
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Well, there's chapter seven....short and sweet. ......I love to get feedback *hint, hint*
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