Chapter 14 "Armor of Strata! TAO INOCHI!" A few moments later, Rowen was standing beside Sage, bow in hand, and two arrows notched. "Took you long enough." Sage said to Rowen, not taking his eyes off of Dais. "I was sleeping... and dreaming of the past." Rowen smirked, then changed the subject. "So... what are we gonna do? Take him out, or the tin cans?" Sage thought for a moment and then smirked. "How about we warm up on the cans, and then him?" Rowen nodded and drew back his bowstring along with the arrows. "Deal. Now let's give them a taste of our real power." Small silver and golden rays of starlight and particles of air began to gather into the arrowheads of Rowen's arrows. As the small rays made an energy sphere on each one, Sage's no datchi began to glow a thunder green color. Then static covered the sword of Halo as the Dynasty warriors came closer. "Ready?" Rowen nodded to Sage as they stood back to back. "Set..." "Thunder Bolt... CUT!" Sage's sword unleashed the bolts of thunder and light at his command, taking out half of the soldiers. "Arrow Shock.... WAVE!" Rowen's arrows exploded and the energy in them hit the remaining warriors. Almost breathless, they looked at Dais. "This is gonna be fun." "Yeah..." Sage agreed with Rowen and then smiled. "But let's get this game going... I don't have a life time to waist on him." Then they charged at Dais and fought with him off into the woods. The tripped over tree stumped and made sure that no small animals were in their way as they fought on. Sage then sent a mental message to Rowen. Hey... what did you dream about again? Rowen dogged one of Dais' web-claws and then shot an arrow at him. Well... as I said. The past. Oh that tells me a lot. The Silver Era past, or our past here on Earth, genius?! Sage gritted his teeth and then tried to bash Dais against the head. Silver past! I think that I got all of my memories back. Rowen answered. Or most of the ones of the last days there. I think it was on the Moon. Kayla's home? Rowen.... You have lost it. You mean to tell me that you think she is your lover?! Oh god I am glad that you and I aren't using our mouths... or I would say this. THANK FOR ADVERTISING! Rowen rammed his elbow into Dais and then he split into two, one for each Ronin. Welcome buddy. Hey... what did you see? Sage asked as he zapped Dais number one. Battles... water... Princess Moon trying to care for me when I was wounded... Rowen grinned as he delivered a killing blow to Dais two. Sage gasped and looked at Rowen in shock for a moment. But Dais number one charging at him caught his attention to fighting again. I can only wonder what she was doing to you... And we say that Kento has a sick mind. Hey, might as well get my head out of the sewer and into the gutter like the rest of 'em Rowen... Sage then found himself and Rowen back to back again. You'll have to tell me more of this dream... "Hey Sage... let's worry about that later, and get this goon into one person again." Then they double-teamed Dais, forcing his two forms together. Dais growled. "You fools!" Then he charged at them and they started fighting off into the woods again.

About an hour or so later, they found themselves coming upon another clearing. Sage then fell to one knee, tired and breathless. "I can't take it... it's too much..." "Come on... you can do it Sage..." Rowen looked at his weak friend, seeing that he truly was tired. Sighing, he realized that he was too. "We've gotta win this... don't give up now." Sage felt his head throb and he dropped his sword, holding the sides of his head. A picture flashed into his mind, giving him a headache as more and more followed. Dais laughed as he looked at Sage. "This is pathetic!" "Shut up, bakayaro..." Rowen growled, letting another arrow fly at Dais. The arrowhead snared the warlord's face in a gap in the mask he wore. "You little...." Dais powered up and was about to deliver a killing blow to both of them. Rowen saw this, and then pushed Sage out of the way.