The Secret (Chapter 3)
"When we find this new guy," Touma said. "Remind me to give him a piece of my mind." The others winced but understood his pain. Their latest prospect had called Touma a freaky weirdo and punched him in the stomach. Only the fact that it was a ten year old kid, and a girl at that, had saved her from an Arrow Shock Wave. It was Saturday once again at the Yagyu house. After three weeks of searching, they had yet to find Shuten's replacement. They had spent the time tracking down potentials and getting their butts kicked for it. Ryo still had nightmares of the other girl who they had visited. She had threatened bodily harm should she ever see him again.
Whoever the person was, they were getting to be a pin to track down. First they considered the main method. The former Dark Warlords shot that idea out of the water.
"Shuten had no family to speak of when we met him. And he never fathered any children." Rajura told them. Since Kayura had not given the armor to anyone, that only left the third possibility-Someone with Shuten's personality. In an effort to make the process easier, Kayura had done a scan of the cities within a 100 mile radius in both their realm and the Nether realm. The search had turned up four individuals. Four people who could wield the armor of Cruelty if it chose them. This last person made up person number three. If person number four was a flop as well, it had been agreed upon that Kayura would try to contact the Spirit realm and make sure Shuten was still there. Person number four had been a woman's unborn child. Kayura was now meditating in a nearby temple. The rest of the group waited outside in one lounging group. Nasuti and Jun leaned against a tree regaling each other with recounts of how their searches had gone. Shu was giving Shin a piece of his mind for sticking him in a group with Ryo and Seiji while the rest of the group laughed at his account of how it had gone. And Touma, Touma was with Byakuen, taking a nap in the shade. Ryo stood up and turned to his friends.
"Guys, we have to keep our heads." Rajura snickered, Ryo glared at him until he shut up. "We'll find whoever the armor has chosen as its new bearer and then things will be ok. The disturbance is probably just some spirit's softball." Shu snorted and turned back to his narration of Ryo's fall from grace.
"So then Ryo asks the girl if she has any funny red orbs she thought he should know about and -"
"Talpa might be back!" Kayura burst from the temple, tripping over Seiji in her haste.
"That's it!" Shu yelled jumping up. "Why can't you get your damned powers to work right?"
"How dare you! My powers work fine!"
Then why didn't you sense Talpa getting lose?"
"I was getting to that part. If you'd shut up and let me!" Shu shut up. "Good, now where was I.oh! Now, I just had a talk with Shuten. And before you ask, he called me. Now, Talpa is still under lock and key. Barriers are in place, no problem, right? Get this, some kid in this realm began using magic to channel dark spirits, guess who he got." Groans were heard from all present. Kayura smiled sarcastically. "Don't worry, he's not out. But it gets even better. The kid didn't set Talpa free, he did something even better. He sucked all of Talpa's power out of him 'to make him repent his sins even more!' or so the story goes. To cut this story down, he cut a hole in the barrier and now carries all that power in an amulet. If something's not done, anything will be able to walk on through and become a problem. On top of that, Talpa's power is part of the reason he became demented. Anyone care to bet on the fate of some mortal kid walking around with enough power to make an A-bomb look like a firecracker? Backed by whatever source he draws magic from, the kid's a walking time bomb. All he needs is one bad incident to turn him. After that, it will be sit back and wait until he decides to join the dark side." Anubis chose that moment to choke on an acorn. Naaza calmly slapped him on the back as Ryo asked.
"But if he's got Talpa's power, what does he plan to do with it, since he's good?" Kayura shrugged.
"The only person who would have any idea would be Talpa. Shuten might also. But I'm the only one who can contact him." Shu chose that moment to have a brainstorm. "Hey! Didn't you say the barrier was weak right now? Maybe we would be able to talk to Shuten without any problems. Nasty could check on her computer!" Everyone stared at Shu in surprise. Nasuti shrugged and stood up.
"I guess it's back to the house and up to the computer room?" she said. Ryo, of course, led the charge. Kayura stood back with Nasuti and watched.
"Remind me, why do we put up with them again?" Nasuti turned to the only other female of the group and winked.
"Because they make good eye candy." Kayura thought for a moment.
"They do at that!"
In the spirit realm, Shuten awoke from his meditation. If he went deep enough, he could look down at his friends and see how they fared. This time, he had been able to contact Kayura and stick around to sit in on their discussion following. Now, he went towards the edges of the realm. 'Maybe it will make things easier when they make their attempt to call.' He thought. "Maybe this will be my chance to tell her. Danger might stalk her every step otherwise."
Still keeping everyone guessing, I'm soo wicked. Go ahead, review and see if you can guess what the secret is. (And no, this is not a Shuten/Nasuti story, it's an every other guy is flirting with either Kayura or Nasuti story with an actual plot.)
Jan ne
Empress Marie
"When we find this new guy," Touma said. "Remind me to give him a piece of my mind." The others winced but understood his pain. Their latest prospect had called Touma a freaky weirdo and punched him in the stomach. Only the fact that it was a ten year old kid, and a girl at that, had saved her from an Arrow Shock Wave. It was Saturday once again at the Yagyu house. After three weeks of searching, they had yet to find Shuten's replacement. They had spent the time tracking down potentials and getting their butts kicked for it. Ryo still had nightmares of the other girl who they had visited. She had threatened bodily harm should she ever see him again.
Whoever the person was, they were getting to be a pin to track down. First they considered the main method. The former Dark Warlords shot that idea out of the water.
"Shuten had no family to speak of when we met him. And he never fathered any children." Rajura told them. Since Kayura had not given the armor to anyone, that only left the third possibility-Someone with Shuten's personality. In an effort to make the process easier, Kayura had done a scan of the cities within a 100 mile radius in both their realm and the Nether realm. The search had turned up four individuals. Four people who could wield the armor of Cruelty if it chose them. This last person made up person number three. If person number four was a flop as well, it had been agreed upon that Kayura would try to contact the Spirit realm and make sure Shuten was still there. Person number four had been a woman's unborn child. Kayura was now meditating in a nearby temple. The rest of the group waited outside in one lounging group. Nasuti and Jun leaned against a tree regaling each other with recounts of how their searches had gone. Shu was giving Shin a piece of his mind for sticking him in a group with Ryo and Seiji while the rest of the group laughed at his account of how it had gone. And Touma, Touma was with Byakuen, taking a nap in the shade. Ryo stood up and turned to his friends.
"Guys, we have to keep our heads." Rajura snickered, Ryo glared at him until he shut up. "We'll find whoever the armor has chosen as its new bearer and then things will be ok. The disturbance is probably just some spirit's softball." Shu snorted and turned back to his narration of Ryo's fall from grace.
"So then Ryo asks the girl if she has any funny red orbs she thought he should know about and -"
"Talpa might be back!" Kayura burst from the temple, tripping over Seiji in her haste.
"That's it!" Shu yelled jumping up. "Why can't you get your damned powers to work right?"
"How dare you! My powers work fine!"
Then why didn't you sense Talpa getting lose?"
"I was getting to that part. If you'd shut up and let me!" Shu shut up. "Good, now where was I.oh! Now, I just had a talk with Shuten. And before you ask, he called me. Now, Talpa is still under lock and key. Barriers are in place, no problem, right? Get this, some kid in this realm began using magic to channel dark spirits, guess who he got." Groans were heard from all present. Kayura smiled sarcastically. "Don't worry, he's not out. But it gets even better. The kid didn't set Talpa free, he did something even better. He sucked all of Talpa's power out of him 'to make him repent his sins even more!' or so the story goes. To cut this story down, he cut a hole in the barrier and now carries all that power in an amulet. If something's not done, anything will be able to walk on through and become a problem. On top of that, Talpa's power is part of the reason he became demented. Anyone care to bet on the fate of some mortal kid walking around with enough power to make an A-bomb look like a firecracker? Backed by whatever source he draws magic from, the kid's a walking time bomb. All he needs is one bad incident to turn him. After that, it will be sit back and wait until he decides to join the dark side." Anubis chose that moment to choke on an acorn. Naaza calmly slapped him on the back as Ryo asked.
"But if he's got Talpa's power, what does he plan to do with it, since he's good?" Kayura shrugged.
"The only person who would have any idea would be Talpa. Shuten might also. But I'm the only one who can contact him." Shu chose that moment to have a brainstorm. "Hey! Didn't you say the barrier was weak right now? Maybe we would be able to talk to Shuten without any problems. Nasty could check on her computer!" Everyone stared at Shu in surprise. Nasuti shrugged and stood up.
"I guess it's back to the house and up to the computer room?" she said. Ryo, of course, led the charge. Kayura stood back with Nasuti and watched.
"Remind me, why do we put up with them again?" Nasuti turned to the only other female of the group and winked.
"Because they make good eye candy." Kayura thought for a moment.
"They do at that!"
In the spirit realm, Shuten awoke from his meditation. If he went deep enough, he could look down at his friends and see how they fared. This time, he had been able to contact Kayura and stick around to sit in on their discussion following. Now, he went towards the edges of the realm. 'Maybe it will make things easier when they make their attempt to call.' He thought. "Maybe this will be my chance to tell her. Danger might stalk her every step otherwise."
Still keeping everyone guessing, I'm soo wicked. Go ahead, review and see if you can guess what the secret is. (And no, this is not a Shuten/Nasuti story, it's an every other guy is flirting with either Kayura or Nasuti story with an actual plot.)
Jan ne
Empress Marie
