Chapter 23
Cye tried to comfort Mina as she sobbed into his shoulder. After Sage and Kento were taken, she had broken down completely. But the others were silent for the most part. Anger and sadness had flared in the small group of friends. Ryo then slammed his fist into a tree. "If only I could have moved fast enough! I shouldn't have let them run off like that!"
Rowen shook his head and Jenna placed a hand on Ryo's shoulder. "It's okay, my love. None of us could have stopped what happened."
Ryo shook his head. "No… it's my fault."
"How could you have changed what was going to happen anyway?" Jenna demanded, her voice stern and unyielding. Ryo looked at her and saw the same things in her eyes. That made him vaguely realize that she was right. No matter how much he wanted to deny it, she was right.
Jenna then reached out to him and he stepped into her embrace, hugging her back tightly. All of the other guys looked at them in shock. They had tried force like that before against Ryo when he went off blaming himself for everything that went wrong, and it never ever worked. But now, it seemed that Jenna would be the one to take care of that flaw in him.
"You're right, Jenna." Ryo smiled and then kissed her softly. Looking at the others as they started 'Oooo-ing and laughing, the two blushed. "Oh cut it out…."
"But why?" Rowen asked as they all started walking into the labyrinth that surrounded the Dynasty castle.
"It's so much fun to do!" Mina said, now not so sad. But still, there was a fire of anger that fueled them to go after their friends.
As the others continued to joke and tease Jenna and Ryo in a playful way, Jenna felt the air grow cold with evil.
"Not again…" She groaned and Ryo looked at her, feeling what she felt.
"Why don't' they just give up?" Rowen sighed and then got into a battle stance.
"Just like any snake, I do not back down." A voice said. Jenna froze and turned to look behind her. There stood Sekhmet.
"God you need someone to re-write your script." She placed her hands on her mini-skirted hips.
"You're lines are like a broken record that never shuts up." Mina added, now standing beside Jenna. "Tell me where my brother and friend are you freak!"
"Freak am I?" Sehkmet's eyes glowed red like hot venom. "I'll show you how much of a freak that I can be!"
Mina growled and stepped towards him. "Bring it on! I am gonna make you jerks pay for taking my brother and destroying my kingdom!"
Then the two charged at each other. Cye gasped, but could not stop her. Rowen followed Mina up, punching away at the warlord.
"Take this, snake scum!" Rowen powered up his armor. Cupping his hands together again, they sucked in power. Thrusting his hands away from him, he yelled, "KAZUMA STAR LIGHT!"
Mina too powered up for an attack. A golden heart formed in her hand and she kissed it. Spinning in a full circle, more heart formed a beam and then hit Sekhmet as she commanded, "Venus Love and Beauty SHOCK!"
The snake man grinned and then stood as he recovered from their attacks. Grinning, he pulled out all of swords. Mina gasped. "Six arms!?"
"Snake! Bite! STRIKE!" His venom incased the two and they fell to the ground. As Mina landed, she reached her only free hand towards Cye.
"Shin! Help me!" She cried to him. Cye wasted no time in trying to free her as Jenna and Ryo fought with the binds around Rowen. Anubis then stepped up to face his old comrade.
"Looks like I will be cleaning up one of your messes again, Sekhmet." Anubis hissed. Sekhmet held out one of his swords, four of the six swords that he had slethed on his sides.
"A traitor must be dealt with."
Then the two were charging at each other, delivering blow after blow to the other. After trying to jab at Sehkmet's face, Anubis received a blow to the stomach, knocking all of the air out of him. He fell to the ground, quivering in pain.
Mina saw this as Cye got her free. She then took up the charge on Sekhmet again.
"Foolish girl!" Sekhmet backhanded her to where Anubis was, her falling almost on top of him. The two tried to get up, but then a green chain binded them back to back. They both screamed in pain as the chains got tighter and tighter around them just as Jenna and Ryo got Rowen free.
Cye went to leap forward at Sekhmet, but he was thrown back into a wall. Moaning in pain, he opened his eyes just as Sekhmet said, "Now… we are tied four to four on both sides."
The warlord of venom disappeared, taking Mina and Anubis with him. Cye sprung forward, trying to stop him. But the warrior of Torrent was not fast enough; they were gone.
Cye sank to his knees, tears falling from his eyes as he cried, "Mina! NOOOOOOO!!!!"
Cye tried to comfort Mina as she sobbed into his shoulder. After Sage and Kento were taken, she had broken down completely. But the others were silent for the most part. Anger and sadness had flared in the small group of friends. Ryo then slammed his fist into a tree. "If only I could have moved fast enough! I shouldn't have let them run off like that!"
Rowen shook his head and Jenna placed a hand on Ryo's shoulder. "It's okay, my love. None of us could have stopped what happened."
Ryo shook his head. "No… it's my fault."
"How could you have changed what was going to happen anyway?" Jenna demanded, her voice stern and unyielding. Ryo looked at her and saw the same things in her eyes. That made him vaguely realize that she was right. No matter how much he wanted to deny it, she was right.
Jenna then reached out to him and he stepped into her embrace, hugging her back tightly. All of the other guys looked at them in shock. They had tried force like that before against Ryo when he went off blaming himself for everything that went wrong, and it never ever worked. But now, it seemed that Jenna would be the one to take care of that flaw in him.
"You're right, Jenna." Ryo smiled and then kissed her softly. Looking at the others as they started 'Oooo-ing and laughing, the two blushed. "Oh cut it out…."
"But why?" Rowen asked as they all started walking into the labyrinth that surrounded the Dynasty castle.
"It's so much fun to do!" Mina said, now not so sad. But still, there was a fire of anger that fueled them to go after their friends.
As the others continued to joke and tease Jenna and Ryo in a playful way, Jenna felt the air grow cold with evil.
"Not again…" She groaned and Ryo looked at her, feeling what she felt.
"Why don't' they just give up?" Rowen sighed and then got into a battle stance.
"Just like any snake, I do not back down." A voice said. Jenna froze and turned to look behind her. There stood Sekhmet.
"God you need someone to re-write your script." She placed her hands on her mini-skirted hips.
"You're lines are like a broken record that never shuts up." Mina added, now standing beside Jenna. "Tell me where my brother and friend are you freak!"
"Freak am I?" Sehkmet's eyes glowed red like hot venom. "I'll show you how much of a freak that I can be!"
Mina growled and stepped towards him. "Bring it on! I am gonna make you jerks pay for taking my brother and destroying my kingdom!"
Then the two charged at each other. Cye gasped, but could not stop her. Rowen followed Mina up, punching away at the warlord.
"Take this, snake scum!" Rowen powered up his armor. Cupping his hands together again, they sucked in power. Thrusting his hands away from him, he yelled, "KAZUMA STAR LIGHT!"
Mina too powered up for an attack. A golden heart formed in her hand and she kissed it. Spinning in a full circle, more heart formed a beam and then hit Sekhmet as she commanded, "Venus Love and Beauty SHOCK!"
The snake man grinned and then stood as he recovered from their attacks. Grinning, he pulled out all of swords. Mina gasped. "Six arms!?"
"Snake! Bite! STRIKE!" His venom incased the two and they fell to the ground. As Mina landed, she reached her only free hand towards Cye.
"Shin! Help me!" She cried to him. Cye wasted no time in trying to free her as Jenna and Ryo fought with the binds around Rowen. Anubis then stepped up to face his old comrade.
"Looks like I will be cleaning up one of your messes again, Sekhmet." Anubis hissed. Sekhmet held out one of his swords, four of the six swords that he had slethed on his sides.
"A traitor must be dealt with."
Then the two were charging at each other, delivering blow after blow to the other. After trying to jab at Sehkmet's face, Anubis received a blow to the stomach, knocking all of the air out of him. He fell to the ground, quivering in pain.
Mina saw this as Cye got her free. She then took up the charge on Sekhmet again.
"Foolish girl!" Sekhmet backhanded her to where Anubis was, her falling almost on top of him. The two tried to get up, but then a green chain binded them back to back. They both screamed in pain as the chains got tighter and tighter around them just as Jenna and Ryo got Rowen free.
Cye went to leap forward at Sekhmet, but he was thrown back into a wall. Moaning in pain, he opened his eyes just as Sekhmet said, "Now… we are tied four to four on both sides."
The warlord of venom disappeared, taking Mina and Anubis with him. Cye sprung forward, trying to stop him. But the warrior of Torrent was not fast enough; they were gone.
Cye sank to his knees, tears falling from his eyes as he cried, "Mina! NOOOOOOO!!!!"
