Chapter 19

Jenna turned around from where she and Kento were standing and gasped. There stood a woman in a light blue leotard, and brown colored warlady's armor. "Who in the heck is that?!"

The woman drew her golden, scythe katanas as Kento whispered, "Lady Kayura…. Last descendant of the Ancient clans."

Ryo closed his eyes as a memory hit him. But this time it was not of him and Jenna. But rather of him and a younger Kayura.

~ "Brother?" The deep blue haired girl asked.

Ryo looked at her, and she smiled. "Who is that girl in that picture of you and Tadia?"

"That is my future bride, Little Sister." He smiled at the picture of him, Jenna, and his twin sister. "Princess Jensea." ~

Ryo then opened his eyes and whispered, "And she is my little sister…"

The other three gasped. "He's right…" Kento whispered as a flood of his own memories filled his head; all Anubis could do was nod as he too was reminiscing.

"You are so weird, you Ronins. Just staring in awe and shock." The longhaired girl said. "And now it seems that you are so weak that you had to let a girl do your job…" She tsked and looked at Jenna. "What a pity…"

Jenna growled. "Look.. I don't know what you want, so state your business with us."

Kayura lifted her chin slightly. "Now I see why you and Wildfire work so well together… you both have an attitude and temper to boot."

Ryo gritted his teeth and then said, "Shut up Kayura before I get really mad…. And believe me I am at my boiling point right now."

"Yeah. No one disses Ryo's girl and lives."

"Who said it was a diss, Anubis?" Kayura smirked and then charged at them. Anubis and Kento jumped to the side as Ryo pushed Jenna to the ground. The two fire element warriors then stood and looked at Kayura.

"What can I do to her? Can I kill her?" Jenna asked, not in the least happy.

"No, Jenna… channel your anger. It's the only way to win against her." Anubis said, seeing that Ryo would have said yes, for he wanted to do just that to her; even if she was his little sister.

"So….. do we attack her?" Kento asked as he got up and looked at Kayura from where she stood in a tree across from him.

"No… let's see what she wants with us first…" Anubis said. Ryo looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"You like her don't you?"

"Heck no! Why would I like my archenemy? That is just wrong!" Anubis exclaimed and Ryo chuckled.

"Well…. Let's get in arms, and see if we can make her talk…" Jenna said. She then held her hand as above her head, but before she could call out anything, Kayura stopped her.

"All I wish to do is make you a proposition… the life of your friends… for your locket." Kayura said as she pointed to Jenna.

Jenna looked down at the red locket that was surround by the lavender bow on her fuku. Then, suddenly, an arrow came out of no where. "Well, guess what Kayura. You ain't getting it."

Jenna looked at where the arrow had come from and gasped. There, in full armor with another arrow notched and bow string drawn, was Rowen. Beside him was Sage, looking at Kayura in disgust and his no datchi at his side.

"You know… you four are like a needle in a hay stack to find.." Mina said as Jenna looked to her right and saw her friend in her Sailor fuku. Cye nodded in agreement, holding his trident in his armored hand from where he stood beside her.

Kayura gasped. "All of them… drat…. There is no way that I can get that locket for her now…" She then grinned. "No matter…. I'll just leave you all with a little gift…."

Suddenly the wind got up and a tornado formed. Everyone else ran for the nearest tree, or rock that they could, knowing that not even that could save them. But as she was running, Jenna slipped. Screaming, she began to be sucked into the whirlwind. Ryo gasped, and grabbed her hand, pulling her against the tree he was at. After Jenna had a firm grip, he stood right behind her, holding onto both her and the tree.

"Rowen!? Can you stop this thing?!" Sage exclaimed, looking at his best friend.

"Sorry! I don't think I can!" He yelled back so that he blonde could hear him.

"Wait! I got an idea!" Jenna yelled, the winding whipping her hair into her face. "Call the Circle! That will ground us and should absorb the tornado!"

"She right!" Ryo shouted. The others nodded and then jumped towards each other. Mina, Jenna, and Anubis joined hands in the center of the others as they linked hands. "Circle of Light!"

"ARISE!" The Ronins then glowed as a five-pointed star with a triangle in the center formed. They all remained grounded and, slowly, the tornado stopped. But when they looked for Kayura, she was gone.

They Ronins broke and then Jenna fell to her knees. "What do they want with my locket?"

Suddenly, the heart shaped broach fell from its place on her chest, and opened, allowing soft music to fill the air.