You all know the routine. I don't own the Ronins, etc ,etc. Kaia is
copyright to me and so on and so forth. Oh well, happy reading. ^_^
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Kaia kicked over the fallen body of Ryo. "Pitiful fool, you dare to mess with me." It hadn't been a long fight, in fact, the worst injury Kaia received were some jammed fingers. The same couldn't be said of the others. The other four Ronins lay scattered about, too weak to fight back anymore. Kaia would behead their leader first, and then leave the others to drown in sorrow. Oh being evil was so fun. "Any last wishes?" She questioned Ryo while kicking off his helmet. The black haired boy looked up at her. He spat at her, missing of course. Kaia shook her head and raised her sword. Ryo raised his arms to cover the impending beheadment. Kaia's hand suddenly stopped. The sword fell from her numb fingers, clanging to the ground. Her hands shook violently, for they were covered in blood. Her blood. Kaia backed up slowly, staring at her hands. She pulled off her helmet. It too fell to the ground. Running from just below her left eye, down across her neck and onto her chest was a large bloody cut. "No." She uttered. "He-he reopened it." With a scream of anguish, she fell to the ground, unconscious from the blood loss. Immediately she was recalled, but a slight mistake was made. Her tigers and Kale soon disappeared as well. Kaia lay unconscious among the broken down walls and rubble. The bleeding had stopped and all trace of there ever being anything wrong with her was gone. She had received the scar under her eye when she was younger. It was so old it was almost unnoticeable. How it had re-opened she had no idea. A dark figure stood in the shadows, arms crossed over its chest. The cape behind it billowed out in the dry wind. After several moments Kaia painfully lifted herself up on all fours. "Why..?" She was able to gasp. "The Ronins must stay alive for now, I needed some way to stop you." Came the gruff voice from the figure. Kaia gritted her teeth as she stumbled up, leaning against a nearby wall. "I thought you." She coughed, cutting her off. The figure took a step forward into the moonlight. "Can you at least.help me? Daddy.?" She muttered, only just holding herself upright. Lord SaberStryke caught Kaia as she fell, propping her up against him. "I think it's time for you to go home." He said, and with barely a heartbeat, Kaia was gone.
Kaia sat with her back against a wall, starring straight up at the sky. How long she sat there she did not know. Her sub-armor made her blend in almost perfectly with the wall, if it weren't for the red scar. For some odd reason it had turned red again, but no blood came pouring out of it again. This was certainly turning out to be an odd day indeed. As she continued her skyward staring thoughts of her childhood returned to her. The tolling of bells, the loud scream of her mother, a hand grabbing her roughly by the shoulder, being carried off by someone she didn't know. Among these memories also came happy ones, her mother's voice, her father's gentle arms, but.there was something else to it. Deep down in her youngest memories, there was another person. Who it was she did not know, but this had been nagging at her for the past 15 years of her life. If she could only remember. Kaia was suddenly shocked out of her thoughts by the sound of approaching feet. Kaia tried to curl in on herself, thinking it might be Talpa coming to punish her for her failure. He would punish her even more if he saw her crying like she was. She might as well grit her teeth and deal with it, or else it would be worse. Kaia shuddered slightly at the thought of the past 15 years. As the footsteps came closer, Kaia received quite the surprise when Talpa did not come around the corner. Kale stepped into view, haggard eyes looking about. As they fell on Kaia they notably displayed relief. "Kaia, where were you?" He asked, kneeling down next to the smaller figure. Kaia shrugged like it didn't matter. She attempted to rise, using Kale's shoulder as a lever. Kale's larger hand enveloped hers as he stared unblinkingly at her. "Don't ever worry me like that again Kaia." He said, face set and grim. With that he helped her to stand, one arm about her shoulders. He had worried about her? But she had been told that she had never really been accepted into the ranks of the Warlords. So how could one worry about her? These thoughts ran through Kaia's head as she was half- dragged half-carried along. Maybe he. Kaia shrugged mentally, it was worth a shot. She leaned in on Kale, placing an arm about his back for support. Kale's face showed no difference, but his eyes told all. So he did care about her, that was nice to know. Kaia leaned on the entranceway to her chambers. Kale let go of slowly, making sure she was standing ok. A sudden impulse made Kaia take Kale's hand in hers. "Thank you for finding me." She said softly. Leaning forward she brushed a kiss onto his cheek before turning to disappear into the darkness.
Well, that's it. Kinda piddly, no? Oh well, I'm hoping the next chapter will be longer. Until then R/R please.
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Kaia kicked over the fallen body of Ryo. "Pitiful fool, you dare to mess with me." It hadn't been a long fight, in fact, the worst injury Kaia received were some jammed fingers. The same couldn't be said of the others. The other four Ronins lay scattered about, too weak to fight back anymore. Kaia would behead their leader first, and then leave the others to drown in sorrow. Oh being evil was so fun. "Any last wishes?" She questioned Ryo while kicking off his helmet. The black haired boy looked up at her. He spat at her, missing of course. Kaia shook her head and raised her sword. Ryo raised his arms to cover the impending beheadment. Kaia's hand suddenly stopped. The sword fell from her numb fingers, clanging to the ground. Her hands shook violently, for they were covered in blood. Her blood. Kaia backed up slowly, staring at her hands. She pulled off her helmet. It too fell to the ground. Running from just below her left eye, down across her neck and onto her chest was a large bloody cut. "No." She uttered. "He-he reopened it." With a scream of anguish, she fell to the ground, unconscious from the blood loss. Immediately she was recalled, but a slight mistake was made. Her tigers and Kale soon disappeared as well. Kaia lay unconscious among the broken down walls and rubble. The bleeding had stopped and all trace of there ever being anything wrong with her was gone. She had received the scar under her eye when she was younger. It was so old it was almost unnoticeable. How it had re-opened she had no idea. A dark figure stood in the shadows, arms crossed over its chest. The cape behind it billowed out in the dry wind. After several moments Kaia painfully lifted herself up on all fours. "Why..?" She was able to gasp. "The Ronins must stay alive for now, I needed some way to stop you." Came the gruff voice from the figure. Kaia gritted her teeth as she stumbled up, leaning against a nearby wall. "I thought you." She coughed, cutting her off. The figure took a step forward into the moonlight. "Can you at least.help me? Daddy.?" She muttered, only just holding herself upright. Lord SaberStryke caught Kaia as she fell, propping her up against him. "I think it's time for you to go home." He said, and with barely a heartbeat, Kaia was gone.
Kaia sat with her back against a wall, starring straight up at the sky. How long she sat there she did not know. Her sub-armor made her blend in almost perfectly with the wall, if it weren't for the red scar. For some odd reason it had turned red again, but no blood came pouring out of it again. This was certainly turning out to be an odd day indeed. As she continued her skyward staring thoughts of her childhood returned to her. The tolling of bells, the loud scream of her mother, a hand grabbing her roughly by the shoulder, being carried off by someone she didn't know. Among these memories also came happy ones, her mother's voice, her father's gentle arms, but.there was something else to it. Deep down in her youngest memories, there was another person. Who it was she did not know, but this had been nagging at her for the past 15 years of her life. If she could only remember. Kaia was suddenly shocked out of her thoughts by the sound of approaching feet. Kaia tried to curl in on herself, thinking it might be Talpa coming to punish her for her failure. He would punish her even more if he saw her crying like she was. She might as well grit her teeth and deal with it, or else it would be worse. Kaia shuddered slightly at the thought of the past 15 years. As the footsteps came closer, Kaia received quite the surprise when Talpa did not come around the corner. Kale stepped into view, haggard eyes looking about. As they fell on Kaia they notably displayed relief. "Kaia, where were you?" He asked, kneeling down next to the smaller figure. Kaia shrugged like it didn't matter. She attempted to rise, using Kale's shoulder as a lever. Kale's larger hand enveloped hers as he stared unblinkingly at her. "Don't ever worry me like that again Kaia." He said, face set and grim. With that he helped her to stand, one arm about her shoulders. He had worried about her? But she had been told that she had never really been accepted into the ranks of the Warlords. So how could one worry about her? These thoughts ran through Kaia's head as she was half- dragged half-carried along. Maybe he. Kaia shrugged mentally, it was worth a shot. She leaned in on Kale, placing an arm about his back for support. Kale's face showed no difference, but his eyes told all. So he did care about her, that was nice to know. Kaia leaned on the entranceway to her chambers. Kale let go of slowly, making sure she was standing ok. A sudden impulse made Kaia take Kale's hand in hers. "Thank you for finding me." She said softly. Leaning forward she brushed a kiss onto his cheek before turning to disappear into the darkness.
Well, that's it. Kinda piddly, no? Oh well, I'm hoping the next chapter will be longer. Until then R/R please.