Chapter 3
"Thanks for the distraction," Sekhmet smiled as he called off his armor and hugged Loren.
"Anytime," Loren grinned, "I saw you getting tired."
"Loren!" two voices yelled.
Loren turned around to see Irene and Tara run towards her. "Are you alright?" Irene asked.
"I'll be fine," Loren nodded.
Tara and Irene gaze fell onto Sekhmet. Loren looked a little hesitant, "Tara, Irene, this is my boyfriend, Sekhmet Yamanouchi. Sekhmet, these are my friends Tara and Irene."
Irene smiled as she shook Sekhmet's hand, "you are lucky to have Loren as your girlfriend."
"I am." Sekhmet agreed, "She has proven her worth many times as the Warrior of Spring."
"And she didn't pick a bad boyfriend either," Tara replied.
Loren looked at Tara suspiciously, "what do you mean?"
"I saw him hold his own," Tara said, "he may look different, but he's a good fighter."
Loren looked around, "Let's get inside, those two idiots may come back."
"But not for you, just yet," Irene muttered.
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When Loren, Irene, Tara, and Sekhmet walked into the house, the five Ronins came rushing out to meet them, "Are you four okay?" Sage asked.
"We're fine, Halo," Sekhmet replied, "It appears that Dais and Cale are back, and they want to try again."
"Is there anything we can do about this situation?" Tara asked.
"I can ask the cards," Irene suggested.
"Sure," Loren smiled, "They've helped us out before."
Irene withdrew her Tarot Cards from her pocket and placed them on the floor. As she asked the question, Irene drew out three cards. Irene looked at the cards and then at Loren and Sekhmet, "the cards are telling me that Dais and Cale are trying to unite the Seasonal Armors again. Something about a person named Anubis keeps popping up, but I don't know why. Dais and Cale have figured that since you two won't go with them into the Nether Realm of your own free will, they're going to use a person or persons to use as bait against you two."
Then Irene looked at the five Ronins, Loren, and Sekhmet, "there will be a rescue operation to save the person or persons, but you seven will have your endurance put to the test. I only pray that all of you are ready for an assault on the castle of the demon lord, Talpa."
"How do you know about the armors and Talpa?" Rowen asked.
"I am in tune with the spiritual world," Irene smiled, "I knew that Loren was the new Warrior of Spring, but I also knew that she had to learn about her powers on her own. I may forsee things, but I am not all-knowing. I did not know that when Loren left for Japan, that she would find Sekhmet. I only knew that after the cards told me that night at the Botanical Gardens."
"Do you know who the bait will be?" Tara asked.
"The cards say the weakest two?" Irene replied.
"But that could mean anything," Loren stated.
"Which is why we must be careful." Irene agreed, "There are two Ronins that have the weakest power, you and Sekhmet are the two weakest seasons, and Tara and I are weakest out of this group because we cannot fight."
"But that doesn't mean that we should stop living," Loren stated, "Besides, they haven't succeeded in kidnapping us, so I doubt that Dais and Cale are goint to use us as weapons against ourselves."
"It can be done." Irene said gravely, "they just have to find the right weakness in the both of you and when they find that weakness, they can use your fears and faults as a weapon against you."
Loren looked at the clock, "we should probably get some sleep," she yawned. "I'll see you guys in the morning."
"Thanks for the distraction," Sekhmet smiled as he called off his armor and hugged Loren.
"Anytime," Loren grinned, "I saw you getting tired."
"Loren!" two voices yelled.
Loren turned around to see Irene and Tara run towards her. "Are you alright?" Irene asked.
"I'll be fine," Loren nodded.
Tara and Irene gaze fell onto Sekhmet. Loren looked a little hesitant, "Tara, Irene, this is my boyfriend, Sekhmet Yamanouchi. Sekhmet, these are my friends Tara and Irene."
Irene smiled as she shook Sekhmet's hand, "you are lucky to have Loren as your girlfriend."
"I am." Sekhmet agreed, "She has proven her worth many times as the Warrior of Spring."
"And she didn't pick a bad boyfriend either," Tara replied.
Loren looked at Tara suspiciously, "what do you mean?"
"I saw him hold his own," Tara said, "he may look different, but he's a good fighter."
Loren looked around, "Let's get inside, those two idiots may come back."
"But not for you, just yet," Irene muttered.
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When Loren, Irene, Tara, and Sekhmet walked into the house, the five Ronins came rushing out to meet them, "Are you four okay?" Sage asked.
"We're fine, Halo," Sekhmet replied, "It appears that Dais and Cale are back, and they want to try again."
"Is there anything we can do about this situation?" Tara asked.
"I can ask the cards," Irene suggested.
"Sure," Loren smiled, "They've helped us out before."
Irene withdrew her Tarot Cards from her pocket and placed them on the floor. As she asked the question, Irene drew out three cards. Irene looked at the cards and then at Loren and Sekhmet, "the cards are telling me that Dais and Cale are trying to unite the Seasonal Armors again. Something about a person named Anubis keeps popping up, but I don't know why. Dais and Cale have figured that since you two won't go with them into the Nether Realm of your own free will, they're going to use a person or persons to use as bait against you two."
Then Irene looked at the five Ronins, Loren, and Sekhmet, "there will be a rescue operation to save the person or persons, but you seven will have your endurance put to the test. I only pray that all of you are ready for an assault on the castle of the demon lord, Talpa."
"How do you know about the armors and Talpa?" Rowen asked.
"I am in tune with the spiritual world," Irene smiled, "I knew that Loren was the new Warrior of Spring, but I also knew that she had to learn about her powers on her own. I may forsee things, but I am not all-knowing. I did not know that when Loren left for Japan, that she would find Sekhmet. I only knew that after the cards told me that night at the Botanical Gardens."
"Do you know who the bait will be?" Tara asked.
"The cards say the weakest two?" Irene replied.
"But that could mean anything," Loren stated.
"Which is why we must be careful." Irene agreed, "There are two Ronins that have the weakest power, you and Sekhmet are the two weakest seasons, and Tara and I are weakest out of this group because we cannot fight."
"But that doesn't mean that we should stop living," Loren stated, "Besides, they haven't succeeded in kidnapping us, so I doubt that Dais and Cale are goint to use us as weapons against ourselves."
"It can be done." Irene said gravely, "they just have to find the right weakness in the both of you and when they find that weakness, they can use your fears and faults as a weapon against you."
Loren looked at the clock, "we should probably get some sleep," she yawned. "I'll see you guys in the morning."