Hello! This is my latest fic. I sent it to several mailing lists and I
received several good reviews. I edited all of my mistakes in this. I
love both YST and RW. I think of them as being the same thing, which is
why I make the personalities and lives of the Ronin Warriors match the
Samurai Troopers. In this fic, I am attempting to combine the info for
both YST and RW. However, before I started writing this prequel fic, I had
an idea for a different prequel that simply was stuck in my mind. The
prologue is a summary of my original prequel fic. I will try to send in a
new chapter every week, but I make no guarantees.
500 years from the first generation of Ronin Warriors, 1000 years from the ultimate demise of Talpa, nine armors were forged from evil into sources of purity of the human spirit. A mere orphan beggar and theif, Kaosu who later became known as the Ancient One was dragged on a quest to find one mystical armor by Talpa, a boy only slightly younger than him. At the time, Kaosu was ignorant of the dangers of the netherworld and refused to acknowledge the existence of mystical armors. Then Talpa opened a portal, allowing nether spirits to enter, and summoned the armor. Kaosu fled since he lacked any defense against the creatures, but Badamon attacked him with a spell powerful enough to rip apart his soul. Rekka, a monk of virtue, and a few other people arrived unexpectedly. Talpa knew he would lose against them so he and his nether spirits retreated. Because of Badamon's attack, Kaosu's hair turned prematurely white and he constantly hovered on the verge of evil.
A year passed since the incident. Kaosu became a monk in a special clan and learned to use the staff in order to control his imbedded vile instincts. News of Talpa's actions in the netherworld was commonplace and the recently crowned emperor decided to attack and claim the mortal world. Believing Kaosu to be unprepared, Rekka and a few other monks locked him up to prevent him from fighting. He escaped, however, and followed them to the battlefield. He arrived after the battle ended. Rekka was the only warrior monk alive, but also badly injured. The warrior monk used the Jewel of Life and transformed into what it called 'The Guardian of Virtue.' Rekka was reborn as the tiger White Blaze and all of Kaosu's mentors were gone.
The Jewel of Life, by itself, had no power, but merely channeled and depended upon the innocence and purity of its user. If placed with the right person, it would be the strongest relic in existence. Pure hearts were difficult to find and Kaosu gave the Jewel to a girl named Hiruko. Although Hiruko was the most free-minded person he encountered, she was not able to channel the energy properly. After a few more battles, Kaosu, Hiruko, and White Blaze defeated Talpa in a bloody fight and sealed him in the netherworld.
The seal was only temporary and Talpa's armor was a gateway between the worlds so in order to break apart the gateway, Kaosu split it into nine armors and made all of the new armors to embody a trait of virtue. The armor of Wildfire contained all of the virtuous traits. When Talpa would attack again, nine Ronin Warriors would defeat him. Centuries passed. The entire clan grew up with the knowledge of Talpa and the nine mystical armors, but the history of the one armor before Talpa was lost. Kaosu ventured off in other areas of Japan to correct the monks of other temples if they strayed away from their doctrine. During one of his visits, Talpa opened a small portal and his soldiers slaughtered the monk clan. Kaosu sensed the emperor's presence and hurried to protect his people, but only an insignificant amount survived and moved onto other parts of Japan.
Years after the attack a threat more powerful than Talpa approached Japan. Kaosu, now known as the Ancient One, sensed the presence of the new power yet he was unable to pinpoint the exact location nor was he able to determine exactly what the new threat was. Because of Badamon's curse, he was unable to destroy any evil in existence so he searched for people to wear the Ronin armors.
500 years from the first generation of Ronin Warriors, 1000 years from the ultimate demise of Talpa, nine armors were forged from evil into sources of purity of the human spirit. A mere orphan beggar and theif, Kaosu who later became known as the Ancient One was dragged on a quest to find one mystical armor by Talpa, a boy only slightly younger than him. At the time, Kaosu was ignorant of the dangers of the netherworld and refused to acknowledge the existence of mystical armors. Then Talpa opened a portal, allowing nether spirits to enter, and summoned the armor. Kaosu fled since he lacked any defense against the creatures, but Badamon attacked him with a spell powerful enough to rip apart his soul. Rekka, a monk of virtue, and a few other people arrived unexpectedly. Talpa knew he would lose against them so he and his nether spirits retreated. Because of Badamon's attack, Kaosu's hair turned prematurely white and he constantly hovered on the verge of evil.
A year passed since the incident. Kaosu became a monk in a special clan and learned to use the staff in order to control his imbedded vile instincts. News of Talpa's actions in the netherworld was commonplace and the recently crowned emperor decided to attack and claim the mortal world. Believing Kaosu to be unprepared, Rekka and a few other monks locked him up to prevent him from fighting. He escaped, however, and followed them to the battlefield. He arrived after the battle ended. Rekka was the only warrior monk alive, but also badly injured. The warrior monk used the Jewel of Life and transformed into what it called 'The Guardian of Virtue.' Rekka was reborn as the tiger White Blaze and all of Kaosu's mentors were gone.
The Jewel of Life, by itself, had no power, but merely channeled and depended upon the innocence and purity of its user. If placed with the right person, it would be the strongest relic in existence. Pure hearts were difficult to find and Kaosu gave the Jewel to a girl named Hiruko. Although Hiruko was the most free-minded person he encountered, she was not able to channel the energy properly. After a few more battles, Kaosu, Hiruko, and White Blaze defeated Talpa in a bloody fight and sealed him in the netherworld.
The seal was only temporary and Talpa's armor was a gateway between the worlds so in order to break apart the gateway, Kaosu split it into nine armors and made all of the new armors to embody a trait of virtue. The armor of Wildfire contained all of the virtuous traits. When Talpa would attack again, nine Ronin Warriors would defeat him. Centuries passed. The entire clan grew up with the knowledge of Talpa and the nine mystical armors, but the history of the one armor before Talpa was lost. Kaosu ventured off in other areas of Japan to correct the monks of other temples if they strayed away from their doctrine. During one of his visits, Talpa opened a small portal and his soldiers slaughtered the monk clan. Kaosu sensed the emperor's presence and hurried to protect his people, but only an insignificant amount survived and moved onto other parts of Japan.
Years after the attack a threat more powerful than Talpa approached Japan. Kaosu, now known as the Ancient One, sensed the presence of the new power yet he was unable to pinpoint the exact location nor was he able to determine exactly what the new threat was. Because of Badamon's curse, he was unable to destroy any evil in existence so he searched for people to wear the Ronin armors.