Spirits and Enemies
Ronin Warriors Fic
By: chayei
Ch. 2- A New Evil Arises
Revisions Began: 7/26/01
Revisions Ended: 7/27/01
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Disclaimer: I do not own Ronin Warriors. However I created Chaya,
Mayuko, and Kaede so they are mine. If you want to use them please ask
first.
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Notes:
"/..../"- speaking in English
"...."- speaking in Japanese
_...._- thinking or speaking telepathicly
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_Ah, lunchtime._, thought Mayuko as she made her way through the crowds
to find her friends. Kento was already there stuffing his face and Cye
was scolding him for his lack of manners. Kaede just looked on as she
laughed her head off with Sage. _Wait a minute, Sage is already at the
table? Where's the swarm of girls that follow him around?_ "Hey, guys!"
greeted Mayuko as she set her stuff down. "Sage, where is your 'fan
club'?"
"I dodged them today. I wanted some time to eat before Kento starts
bugging me." he replied.
"It's your own fault for 'taking your time' to get here." retorted Kento
Soon after, Chaya came to the table where the group was sitting.
"Mayuko, Kaede there you are! I've been ......." Chaya suddenly stopped
when she noticed Sage sitting there. "/Never mind. I'll just find
somewhere else to sit./" Chaya then turned around and walked away from
the group.
"/Chaya! Wait!/" called Mayuko as she ran after her friend. Kaede just
stared at Sage with a look that said 'You-did-exactly-what-I-told-you-
not-to-do-didn't-you-?'. She had noticed what had caused Chaya to leave
so abruptly.
"What?!" exclaimed Sage.
Kaede sighed. "Sage, I told you not to flirt with her. I thought i could
trust you to listen to me. I guess I was wrong. Right now, Mayuko's
probably begging Chaya to come back over here. In fact, I better go help
her!" she said. Kaede then left to go find the other two girls.
"Smooth move, Flirty." commented Cye. "You've got the new girl to hate
you before her first day is over."
"Shut up." said Sage, obviously annoyed.
Chaya, to say the least, was, well, shocked. Her two best friends were
friends with that ... that arrogant jerk! How that happened, she might
never know but ...
_Chaya!_ someone shouted telepathically.
Chaya looked up and saw Mayuko and Kaede coming her way. _Oww! Thanks
for the migraine, guys!_ She 'pathed back with a smirk on her face.
_Whatever!_ 'pathed Mayuko back. "Chaya, would you please ignore Sage?
He used to be kinda nervous around girls when he started high school.
And believe me the girls flocked to him so he started his flirtations,
and here he is now, a _major_ firt. Besides he doesn't know anything
about you, and I forgot to warn him." Mayuko begged. "Just ignore him
and come meet our friends. After this you can yell and scream at us all
you want."
"But _I_ did warn him and he didn't listen. Chai, Yuko is right about
Sage, at school he's a major flirt. Away from school, though, he can be
very serious and reserved. Besides, I want you to meet my boyfriend."
whined Kaede.
Chaya gave a sad smile at this. "Oh, all right, guys. But only because I
get ta yell and scream at ya after school." said Chaya as she gave in.
When they reached the table Ryo and Rowen had joined the others.
"Guys," spoke up Kaede. "This is our American friend Chaya. Chaya,
you've already met the school's flirt king, Sage. The one stuffing his
mouth is Kento and the one scolding him is Cye." The two paused for a
minute to say hi before continuing their fight. "The one with his nose
in a book is Rowen, and the only one paying any attention to me is my
boyfriend Ryo.", sighed Kaede.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Chaya." said Ryo.
"Likewise." she replied.
Shortly after the bell rang to end lunch and everyone headed to their
classes. Soon school was over and the students headed for their homes.
Chaya had discovered that she shared classes with all of her new and old
friends. Drama had Sage and Kaede, Brit. Lit. had Cye and Ryo, Calculus
had Rowen, Study Hall had Kento and Mayuko, P. E. had Kaede and Mayuko,
Physics had Sage and Rowen, and Government she had with Cye.
Kaede, Chaya, Cye, Kento, Mayuko, Rowen, Ryo, and Sage all walked in the
same general direction toward their homes. As Kaede walked beside Ryo,
she took notice of what everyone was doing. Kento was trying to
convince Cye to help him out at his parent's resteraunt this weekend.
Most likely, Cye would cave in by the next day because of his love for
cooking. Chaya and Mayuko were talking about something Kaede couldn't
hear, probably because they didn't want anyone else to hear. Rowen was
teasing Sage relentlessly about his 'fan club'. No, wait they were
talking about practicing at the dojo this weekend. And Ryo was waling
in deep thought next to her. As the group reached the Hashiba
Household, they split up into two separate groups. The girls headed to
Mayuko's apartment while the boys lingered outside Rowen's house to talk
a bit.
The guys were standing outside of Rowen's house waiting for the girls to
be out of earshot. When they were, Ryo spoke up.
"Remember, guys, Mia's house at eight. Kayura has something to tell us."
"Okay, Ryo." responded the others. Ryo, Kento, Cye and Sage walked off
toward their own homes. Rowen just stood there outside his house,
wondering what Kayura had to say before heading inside.
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As the girls reached Mayuko's apartment, Kaede suddenly ran forward.
"See y'all tomorrow!" screamed Kaede as she ran towards her house.
"Stop, Kae!", shouted Mayuko after her.
"What?"
"Kaede, don't you remember? We're meeting tonight." Chaya reprimanded.
"Oh...yeah...I kinda forgot." stated a sheepish Kaede.
"Yeah, well, do you always have to forget?" responded Mayuko annoyed.
"Sorry, i can't help it!" replied Kaede. "Well, I gotta go."
_Remember, we have a meeting tonight, Kaede. At the stroke of
midnight._ Chaya 'pathed to her.
_I got ya, I got ya._ Kaede 'pathed back as she ran off toward her home.
_REMEMBERRRRRRRR!!!_, both Mayuko and Chaya 'pathed back.
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/AT MIA'S HOUSE/
It was eight and everyone was waiting. For whom? Well not Rowen because
he got there early with Sage. Ryo had also gotten there early to see how
White Blaze was. Kento had barely made it, but he was on time. Kayura
had already come with Dais, Kale, and Sekhmet. And Mia and Anubis lived
there since it was their house. For once, they were waiting on...Cye.
Just then the door opened and Cye rushed in. "Sorry I'm late!"
apologized Cye as he gasped for air. "Mum kept me to wash the dishes."
"It's all right, Cye." said Kayura. "I know you're all wondering why I
have called you here."
"Well, obviously it's because we have a new enemy." stated Kento. Kayura
looked at him in shock.
"How did you know?" she asked.
"Why else would you call us?" Kento responded. "I'm not always stupid."
Everyone looked at Kento. Maybe he was smarter than he looked...NAH! He
just had his fifteen minutes of fame.
"Anyway. Like Kento said, we have a new enemy. The Warlords know more
about it then I do so I'll let them explain." said Kayura.
Dais started, "Our new enemy's name is Tiamat. She..."
"Tiamat, isn't that the name of the Babylonian Queen of Dragons?"
interrupted Rowen, trying to remember the facts from that huge volume of
Babylonian mythology he had just finish.
"Yes, but this is different. Tiamat is..."
"Well if she has the same powers then she could be hard to beat."
"Strata! Will you shut up and listen?!" shouted Dais. The Ronin of Life
automatically stopped. "Now as I said, our enemy is Tiamat. She is
Talpa's daughter."
"TALPA HAD A DAUGHTER?!!!!" shouted the Ronins.
"YES!!!!!" shouted Dais, obviously about to kill the Ronins.
"Dais, I'll take over." stated Kale. "Tiamat is only half-demon and
becomes very weak after using her powers for some reason. She is not the
problem. Her warlords...might be."
"We are not exactly sure who they are or what their powers are, but we
do know they do not have any armor." added Sekhmet.
"What about Azrael?" asked Anubis. "He is her half-brother."
"You might be right, Anubis, but we are not sure. All we know is they
are attacking." answered Dais.
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/AT MAYUKO'S PLACE/
*Ding-Dong*
It was 11:45 when Kaede arrived at the apartment. _Come on in, Kae. The
door's open._ 'pathed Mayuko.
_Okay._ Kaede 'pathed back as she opened the door and headed toward
Mayuko's bedroom. She was surprised when she saw no one in there.
"We're on the balcony, Kaede." Chaya answered to Kaede's unspoken
question. "Come on out."
"Oh." said Kaede. She then went out onto the balcony where Mayuko and
Chaya were staring at the moon. "Thinking about him, Yuko?
"Yeah." Mayuko sighed. There was a long silence after that. Well," she
said, breaking the silence. "This meeting is now in session."
"Mayuko, why do we have to meet at midnight?" asked Kaede.
"Because midnight is the hour of magic, and the most likely time for the
enemy to attack." explained Chaya. "We need to be alert in case of one."
"Oh."
"Guys, what are we going to do now that we know Tiamat is attacking
Japan? It has been three years since we've fought her, and at that time
we numbered six, not three." asked Mayuko.
"It has been three years since you two have fought. Tiamat has sent
Adonis to New York every now and then so I've kept my guard up. Remember
why I am here." answered Chaya.
"I thought it was because of..." Kaede faltered when Chaya glared at
her. "So who is Adonis?" she asked quickly changing the subject.
"One of Tiamat's warlords. A new one I suppose, isn't that right, Chai?"
responded Mayuko.
"Yeah, except one problem. He was Lunar."
"WHAT?!"
"The two of you heard me. Lunar is now Adonis. No matter how much of a
friend he was, he is now our enemy. We have to keep our hearts separate
from our brains when we fight him."
The meeting went on as planned. The three girls made some plans to use
against Tiamat's warlords. Or actually, Mayuko and Kaede were. Chaya
couldn't pay attention to the discussion. She could've sworn a portal to
the Dynasty...no...the _Nether Realm_ had just been opened.
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School was school. Nothing occurred from it but boredom. Sage finally
got his wish to start Romeo and Juliet, Kaede didn't yell her vocal
cords out at Sage, and Chaya got to her classes a lot earlier. Chaya was
still to busy, though, to even think about the night before. Finally
school was dismissed and everyone headed home. Sage, Ryo, Rowen, Mayuko,
Kento, Cye, Chaya, and Kaede walked home together until they split up as
they had done the day before. And like yesterday, the boys stayed to
chat a while longer. _This is too easy._, thought a figure in the
shadows.
"Hello, Ronin Warriors." said the figure as he stepped out of the
shadows. The stranger had short and shaggy dirty blonde hair and deep
brown eyes. The guy had on brown leather pants and a forest green tunic.
His belt sported two knives that were easily seen. He kinda looked like
one of those devilishly handsome bad guys that all the girls couldn't
help, but fall for. The guys instantly summoned their sub-armors.
"Who are you?" demanded Ryo.
"I, Wildfire, am Tiamat's Warlord of Pain. Now prepare to die."
"Yeah, well, we've heard that before, and do we look dead to you!"
shouted Kento.
This only made the warlord smirk. "Believe me, Hardrock, I keep my
promises. PANIC STRIKE!" the warlord shouted as he sent hundreds of
magic knives towards the Ronins.
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The girls felt the energy from the warlord's attack. "Adonis." stated
Chaya. "Transform." Kaede and Mayuko just nodded their heads as they
began to do just that.
"Ignis!" cried Kaede. A column of fire shot up from the ground
surrounding her as her uniform changed into a red tank top and black
pants with red flames running down the sides. Her shoes were now black
sneakers. Kaede's long loose hair was pulled pack into a low ponytail.
"Aqua!" cried Mayuko. A wave of water swirled around her to form a
column. Mayuko's uniform changed into a black tank and tight royal blue
pants. Mayuko now sported a pair of blue and white sneakers. Her hair
was pulled back into a high ponytail.
"Terra." whispered Chaya. Light surrounded Chaya as her uniform became a
white tank and black pants. Her upper left arm had a silver armlet
around it. On her feet, were grey sneakers. "Let's go."
The girls ran to where they sensed Adonis's attack. They found him
fighting five armored men (or boys, they couldn't tell). The armored
guys were doing okay, but plain to see that Adonis was holding back.
"/Hey, Adonis!/" shouted Chaya. "/Why don't ya fight someone who can
fight ya back?/"
Adonis stopped fighting to find the owner of the foreign voice. He
smirked, "Well, well, Terra, why didn't write me when you arrived in
Japan. I would have brought you a welcome attack. In fact greetings to
you to Ignis and Aqua. It's like a little reunion."
"What are you doing here, Adonis?" asked Kaede/Ignis.
"Well, I would think that was obvious. To do Lady Tiamat's bidding of
course." he answered.
The Ronin Warriors were in shock, who were these girls and what were
they doing taking over _their_ job? And how could they know more about
the enemy then they did?
"Well, Adonis, why don't you go crawl back to the Dynasty before we hurt
you?" suggested Mayuko/Aqua.
"Oh, but I'd much rather fight the three remaining Spirits than do
that." he answered back.
"That can be arranged, Adonis." shot back Chaya/Terra. "In fact, let me
do the honors. Spirit's....." whispered Chaya as she gathered energy for
the attack. "RAGE!" she shouted as she shot a ball of pure energy at
Adonis. "Gotcha." she said when the attack made a direct hit.
Soon, though, the smoke from the collision blew away, revealing an
unharmed warlord.
"WHAT?!" Chaya exclaimed. "That should've at least made a mark!"
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