Disclasimer: I don't own RW, but I do own their wives (except Mia) and
their children.
Ok people listen up. I have a job and it takes up most of my time, so the next chapter will not be posted for a very long time. I'd say a week at the least. Two weeks maximum. Gomen.
Arlyssa Nighthawke
Blood Ties Ch. 3
Rasami could not handle pain very well, whether it was physical or emotional, and right now it was emotional. First he found his sister barely alive, and Delphyne has yet to be found. So he snuck off to the public library while Aunt Akira was treating Lair. Aunt Akira was a doctor and he knew that Lair was in good hands. Now if only the hurt would go away then he would be just fine, but he wasn't.
The library, for him, seemed like the only solution to every problem he came to face. So Rasami searched the library shelves, looking for books about demons. He felt the need to get anything he could, even the most far- fetched, to get his mind off things. He was about to give up when he spied a black-bound book on the uppermost shelf. He looked around for a moment, then looked closer at the volume. The book was unbelievably old and dusty, even for the library. Rasami was puzzled. Normally the library took very good care of their shelves, and they didn't have such ancient books in their normal stock. He carefully took the book. The question was why was this here, when it clearly belonged in the museum? Carefully he carried the book to the table and opened the cover. The ink had faded brown with age, but the words jumped nonetheless: THE LEGEND OF YOROIDEN AND THE SAMURAI TROOPERS.
He paused. Clearly this was no mere coincidence. This had been put here for a reason. He turned the pages and began to read.
A long time passed, but Rasami didn't notice. His eyes began to ache. A librarian came to the table. "Excuse me, young man, the library is going to close now." Rasami looked up, wincing when his neck gave a resounding crack, sliding the book closed. "Yeah, thanks." He paused. "Um..is it possible I could borrow this book?" He tapped the cover. The woman looked at him like he had gone crazy. "What book?" Rasami looked down. He could see the book clear as day, but why couldn't the woman? "Erm.sorry.I must have been dreaming." He gathered the book quickly and ran out of the library.
Back at home; he entered the living room, only his parents were there. After all it was past 10 at night and it did take him a long time to walk to the library, read and walk back. From the look on their faces, they were not happy. Rowen looked up at his son, and judging from the book in his arms, he knew where he was at. But that was beside the point. Lair's attacker could still be out there and Rasami went out alone, making him and Maya sick with worry, for both their children.
"Where have you been?" Rowen asked in a calm, cool voice
"Out" said Rasami in the same type of voice. Rowen did not like that answer.
"Do you know how worried we've been? Lair's attacker could still be out there and you just decide to go 'Out'?" Rowen said, getting angrier with every word.
"I don't have an armor, dad" Rasami interrupted before his father continued the lecture.
"What?"
"The armor. It was the armor the guy was after."
"How do you know that?" asked Maya
"Why else would Lair be in her armor? And besides she's the only one out of the two of us to get an armor."
"What are talking about? Of course you'll get an armor, my armor. I'm too old to go into battle now.
"No I won't and you perfectly well that's the case. I don't have the qualifications to fit that armor."
"Rasami you know that is not true. You will get the armor of Strata from your father." Said Maya, getting into the argument.
"It is true, mom. I know it, dad knows it, and he's not even denying it right now. So why don't you stop worrying about me, and start worrying about the others. They'll be the ones going into battle, not me." With that, Rasami ran up the stairs and slammed his bedroom door shut.
"Rasami! Wait!" Maya cried as Rasami fled the room. She heard the door slam and turned to look at he husband. "You could have told him it was not true."
"But it is true, Maya." Rowen said putting his arms around her. "There are two ways unto to getting the armor: One is when I die it will pick someone else. The other is that I will 'Will' it to somebody, but the armor will have to agree on whom I 'Will' it too. I do not know if the Armor of Strata will accept Rasami."
* * *
Lair woke up to sunlight pouring onto her face. She wondered why she felt pain in places she never knew she had. Suddenly memories from the fight come flooding into her head. With realization she sits up so quickly that Rasami falls out of his chair.
"Lair!!" Rasami says scrambling to get up off the floor. He then shoots towards the bed embracing his sister, holding her tightly. "It's been a week! I was starting to lose hope."
Lair giggled. "You big dolt! It should take more than that to get rid of me, and you know it." Lair face then becomes serious. "Rasami.. Where's Delphyne?"
With that name Rasami looked up. Lair was expecting some sort of smile, but instead all she got was the saddest face she ever seen on her brother. Rasami, not being able to look into his sister's face, got up and walked to window. His shoulders slump, and shaking from holding back tears. Lair, getting the picture that Delphyne was not here got up, and followed her brother to the window, wrapping her arms around him from behind. Rasami could feel her tears through his shirt on his back.
"Rasami." She said between sobs "Please tell me..please tell me that Delphyne is not.is not."
"NO!" Rasami yelled, turning around in his sister's arms, and wrapping his own arms around her. "Don't say that. Please don't say that. Delphyne is alive! I know she is! We just don't know where she is right now. She's strong, and can take of herself." By now the tears where rolling down Rasami's cheeks. He pulled his sister closer, burying his head in her hair, as Lair buried her head in his chest.
*** In the following morning it was still hard times for both the Ronin Warriors and their children. There was still no sign of Delphyne and their hope was dwindling. Mia was not handling the situation well so the Roinin Warriors wives decided to get Mia out of the house for the day and take her mind off the situation for a while. The guys left to continue their search for Delphyne, leaving their children at home. So Rasami called Lair, Raiker, Kasha, and Bow into the kitchen and told them how he had found this book, and how the librarian hadn't been able to see it. Then he opened the book to a passage he had marked before. He began to read aloud.
'When the Ancient one had finished his labor at long last and created the thirteen armors, he was finally free to rest. The contained the armor in a place well hidden, arranged as a ring. Many years passed before he returned to that location, when he fially deemed worthy that the armors should be released into the world. When he arrived, he was shocked to discover another armor had appeared within the ring of thirteen. Amd he as a-feared , for he knew full well that thete had been no part, even as dust, left of the other armor. The armor was golden yelow in color, and even as he looked, it seemed that it was attached to the other armors with bands that were as light in spectral colors. As he approached in caution, he felt waves of overwhelming love come from it, for that was its kanji: LOVE. The armor had by its side a tall naganata, and the sumbol that graced its front breastplate was as a rising sun. The ancient named it Solaris, and it was the Armor of Light and Love, for like both Light and Love, it created itself. Many bearers it has had, but none have been able to unlock its true power, for it is hidden, and for the good reason of its dangerous power.'
Kasha shuddered. "Sounds creepy."
Rasami closed the book. " Aparently, Lair's armor is attached to the rest of us. That must be why she's as empathic as she is. Were the children of the Ronin Warriors."
Raiker thought for a minute then turned to Lair. "How did you get you're armor anyway?"
"I don't really remember. Otosan just came home with a pretty ball and he gave it to me. I didn't know what it was until afterward." Said Lair.
"Well," said Raiker "Let's wait until they get back in order to ask Ojisan."
*** Later that night: Raiker and the others were in the living room, when their fathers came home.
"How did you find Lair's armor, Ojisan?" Raiker asked politely, since Rasami had not spoken to his father since their fight.
Rowen looked at the others and the four remaing Ronins sat down near their children
The others listened closely.
"Well," Rowen began, " It was a long tome ago. I had been wandering around in the woods that day, out of pure boredom. You guys were sleeping; you must have been all of three at the time. As I was walking I saw a strange, misty shape off to my left. Curious, and relieved to FINALLY find something to do, followed it. The more I followed it, the faster it went, and soon I was running after it. Let me tell you, that thing ran FAST! Anyway, soon it disappeared into a small cave, and I followed after it. I saw the glowing figure at the back of the cave, it turned, and I saw that it was a woman with long, curly hair. She smiled at me. I, being the gentleman that I am, smiled back." At that comment, Sage, Kento, and Cye snickered behind Rowen, who in turn glared at them, and continued. "She reached out with a transparent hand and grabbed mine. Then she put this little round yellow thing in it. I could see immediately that it was an armor orb, and I saw the symbol for 'Love' flick across the surface for a second, then it went dark. The woman began to fade, and as she did, I thought I heard her say something. 'Guard well the Child of the Sky, for she is the Queen of the Sun and Holy is her Heart which loves All.'
Then she vanished. I went home after that and showed my wife the orb. Lair took an immediate liking to it, so I gave it to her. I think I was the most surprised when the Armor chose Lair."
Rowen scratched his head. "Now that I think about it, the girl in the cave has a damnable resemblance to Lair now.
Lair just stared at her father.
Tbc.
Arlyssa: *wipes sweat off her forehead* Boy I'm glad for this chapter to be done. Now for happier music.
Kento: What? Happier music? You listen to music when you're writing this?
Arlyssa: Of course! It's the only way to really write. If you have a sad scene then you'd want sad music. The sad music inspires you to go along with it. Like when Lair woke up. I put on sad music, and away I went.
Rowen: She has a point Kento, and why do I doubt Rasami getting the Armor of Strata?
Arlyssa: *Looks at her music selection* I'm not telling you yet. You just have to wait a few chapters. Ahh Haaa! *Puts on "See Me! Boku Tachi no Jidai" from Sailormoon Musical #4, sung by the Three Lights.* Oh and by the way. The book is written in an old language, so it sounds a bit strange. And please don't ask me about the 13 armors. I have no idea what Alithiel was thinking when she helped me write this chapter.
Ok people listen up. I have a job and it takes up most of my time, so the next chapter will not be posted for a very long time. I'd say a week at the least. Two weeks maximum. Gomen.
Arlyssa Nighthawke
Blood Ties Ch. 3
Rasami could not handle pain very well, whether it was physical or emotional, and right now it was emotional. First he found his sister barely alive, and Delphyne has yet to be found. So he snuck off to the public library while Aunt Akira was treating Lair. Aunt Akira was a doctor and he knew that Lair was in good hands. Now if only the hurt would go away then he would be just fine, but he wasn't.
The library, for him, seemed like the only solution to every problem he came to face. So Rasami searched the library shelves, looking for books about demons. He felt the need to get anything he could, even the most far- fetched, to get his mind off things. He was about to give up when he spied a black-bound book on the uppermost shelf. He looked around for a moment, then looked closer at the volume. The book was unbelievably old and dusty, even for the library. Rasami was puzzled. Normally the library took very good care of their shelves, and they didn't have such ancient books in their normal stock. He carefully took the book. The question was why was this here, when it clearly belonged in the museum? Carefully he carried the book to the table and opened the cover. The ink had faded brown with age, but the words jumped nonetheless: THE LEGEND OF YOROIDEN AND THE SAMURAI TROOPERS.
He paused. Clearly this was no mere coincidence. This had been put here for a reason. He turned the pages and began to read.
A long time passed, but Rasami didn't notice. His eyes began to ache. A librarian came to the table. "Excuse me, young man, the library is going to close now." Rasami looked up, wincing when his neck gave a resounding crack, sliding the book closed. "Yeah, thanks." He paused. "Um..is it possible I could borrow this book?" He tapped the cover. The woman looked at him like he had gone crazy. "What book?" Rasami looked down. He could see the book clear as day, but why couldn't the woman? "Erm.sorry.I must have been dreaming." He gathered the book quickly and ran out of the library.
Back at home; he entered the living room, only his parents were there. After all it was past 10 at night and it did take him a long time to walk to the library, read and walk back. From the look on their faces, they were not happy. Rowen looked up at his son, and judging from the book in his arms, he knew where he was at. But that was beside the point. Lair's attacker could still be out there and Rasami went out alone, making him and Maya sick with worry, for both their children.
"Where have you been?" Rowen asked in a calm, cool voice
"Out" said Rasami in the same type of voice. Rowen did not like that answer.
"Do you know how worried we've been? Lair's attacker could still be out there and you just decide to go 'Out'?" Rowen said, getting angrier with every word.
"I don't have an armor, dad" Rasami interrupted before his father continued the lecture.
"What?"
"The armor. It was the armor the guy was after."
"How do you know that?" asked Maya
"Why else would Lair be in her armor? And besides she's the only one out of the two of us to get an armor."
"What are talking about? Of course you'll get an armor, my armor. I'm too old to go into battle now.
"No I won't and you perfectly well that's the case. I don't have the qualifications to fit that armor."
"Rasami you know that is not true. You will get the armor of Strata from your father." Said Maya, getting into the argument.
"It is true, mom. I know it, dad knows it, and he's not even denying it right now. So why don't you stop worrying about me, and start worrying about the others. They'll be the ones going into battle, not me." With that, Rasami ran up the stairs and slammed his bedroom door shut.
"Rasami! Wait!" Maya cried as Rasami fled the room. She heard the door slam and turned to look at he husband. "You could have told him it was not true."
"But it is true, Maya." Rowen said putting his arms around her. "There are two ways unto to getting the armor: One is when I die it will pick someone else. The other is that I will 'Will' it to somebody, but the armor will have to agree on whom I 'Will' it too. I do not know if the Armor of Strata will accept Rasami."
* * *
Lair woke up to sunlight pouring onto her face. She wondered why she felt pain in places she never knew she had. Suddenly memories from the fight come flooding into her head. With realization she sits up so quickly that Rasami falls out of his chair.
"Lair!!" Rasami says scrambling to get up off the floor. He then shoots towards the bed embracing his sister, holding her tightly. "It's been a week! I was starting to lose hope."
Lair giggled. "You big dolt! It should take more than that to get rid of me, and you know it." Lair face then becomes serious. "Rasami.. Where's Delphyne?"
With that name Rasami looked up. Lair was expecting some sort of smile, but instead all she got was the saddest face she ever seen on her brother. Rasami, not being able to look into his sister's face, got up and walked to window. His shoulders slump, and shaking from holding back tears. Lair, getting the picture that Delphyne was not here got up, and followed her brother to the window, wrapping her arms around him from behind. Rasami could feel her tears through his shirt on his back.
"Rasami." She said between sobs "Please tell me..please tell me that Delphyne is not.is not."
"NO!" Rasami yelled, turning around in his sister's arms, and wrapping his own arms around her. "Don't say that. Please don't say that. Delphyne is alive! I know she is! We just don't know where she is right now. She's strong, and can take of herself." By now the tears where rolling down Rasami's cheeks. He pulled his sister closer, burying his head in her hair, as Lair buried her head in his chest.
*** In the following morning it was still hard times for both the Ronin Warriors and their children. There was still no sign of Delphyne and their hope was dwindling. Mia was not handling the situation well so the Roinin Warriors wives decided to get Mia out of the house for the day and take her mind off the situation for a while. The guys left to continue their search for Delphyne, leaving their children at home. So Rasami called Lair, Raiker, Kasha, and Bow into the kitchen and told them how he had found this book, and how the librarian hadn't been able to see it. Then he opened the book to a passage he had marked before. He began to read aloud.
'When the Ancient one had finished his labor at long last and created the thirteen armors, he was finally free to rest. The contained the armor in a place well hidden, arranged as a ring. Many years passed before he returned to that location, when he fially deemed worthy that the armors should be released into the world. When he arrived, he was shocked to discover another armor had appeared within the ring of thirteen. Amd he as a-feared , for he knew full well that thete had been no part, even as dust, left of the other armor. The armor was golden yelow in color, and even as he looked, it seemed that it was attached to the other armors with bands that were as light in spectral colors. As he approached in caution, he felt waves of overwhelming love come from it, for that was its kanji: LOVE. The armor had by its side a tall naganata, and the sumbol that graced its front breastplate was as a rising sun. The ancient named it Solaris, and it was the Armor of Light and Love, for like both Light and Love, it created itself. Many bearers it has had, but none have been able to unlock its true power, for it is hidden, and for the good reason of its dangerous power.'
Kasha shuddered. "Sounds creepy."
Rasami closed the book. " Aparently, Lair's armor is attached to the rest of us. That must be why she's as empathic as she is. Were the children of the Ronin Warriors."
Raiker thought for a minute then turned to Lair. "How did you get you're armor anyway?"
"I don't really remember. Otosan just came home with a pretty ball and he gave it to me. I didn't know what it was until afterward." Said Lair.
"Well," said Raiker "Let's wait until they get back in order to ask Ojisan."
*** Later that night: Raiker and the others were in the living room, when their fathers came home.
"How did you find Lair's armor, Ojisan?" Raiker asked politely, since Rasami had not spoken to his father since their fight.
Rowen looked at the others and the four remaing Ronins sat down near their children
The others listened closely.
"Well," Rowen began, " It was a long tome ago. I had been wandering around in the woods that day, out of pure boredom. You guys were sleeping; you must have been all of three at the time. As I was walking I saw a strange, misty shape off to my left. Curious, and relieved to FINALLY find something to do, followed it. The more I followed it, the faster it went, and soon I was running after it. Let me tell you, that thing ran FAST! Anyway, soon it disappeared into a small cave, and I followed after it. I saw the glowing figure at the back of the cave, it turned, and I saw that it was a woman with long, curly hair. She smiled at me. I, being the gentleman that I am, smiled back." At that comment, Sage, Kento, and Cye snickered behind Rowen, who in turn glared at them, and continued. "She reached out with a transparent hand and grabbed mine. Then she put this little round yellow thing in it. I could see immediately that it was an armor orb, and I saw the symbol for 'Love' flick across the surface for a second, then it went dark. The woman began to fade, and as she did, I thought I heard her say something. 'Guard well the Child of the Sky, for she is the Queen of the Sun and Holy is her Heart which loves All.'
Then she vanished. I went home after that and showed my wife the orb. Lair took an immediate liking to it, so I gave it to her. I think I was the most surprised when the Armor chose Lair."
Rowen scratched his head. "Now that I think about it, the girl in the cave has a damnable resemblance to Lair now.
Lair just stared at her father.
Tbc.
Arlyssa: *wipes sweat off her forehead* Boy I'm glad for this chapter to be done. Now for happier music.
Kento: What? Happier music? You listen to music when you're writing this?
Arlyssa: Of course! It's the only way to really write. If you have a sad scene then you'd want sad music. The sad music inspires you to go along with it. Like when Lair woke up. I put on sad music, and away I went.
Rowen: She has a point Kento, and why do I doubt Rasami getting the Armor of Strata?
Arlyssa: *Looks at her music selection* I'm not telling you yet. You just have to wait a few chapters. Ahh Haaa! *Puts on "See Me! Boku Tachi no Jidai" from Sailormoon Musical #4, sung by the Three Lights.* Oh and by the way. The book is written in an old language, so it sounds a bit strange. And please don't ask me about the 13 armors. I have no idea what Alithiel was thinking when she helped me write this chapter.