Dying of the Light
Ch 2
Just as Kaye and the others were about to go back for Kento, four sand strikers stood in their path, making them come up short. "What the heck are you?" Sian asked as he glared at them.
"If you must know, we're called sand strikers." the sand striker with a pair of bolas replied.
"Get out of our way, or else!" Ryo said as he and the others got into fighting positions.
"Or else what? You pathetic Ronins think that we'll be able to take us?" the sand striker that's holding a pair of sais replied.
While the other Ronins, Kaye and Sian were about to take on the sand strikers, Kento finally got to a clearing and saw what was about to happen. "No way, I thought that I've destroyed them!" Kento thought in disbelief.
"Humph, it looks like Hardrock has finally made it to the party." the sand striker with the bolas said as he caught a glimpse of Kento from the corner of his eye.
"That's enough, my sand strikers." Dais ordered as he motioned for them to step to the side.
"Dais, you've disrespected my family, and now I'm going to make you pay for that!" Sian said angrily as he glared at him.
"You fight me, boy, that's quite amusing. If you actually think that you even stand a chance, then come and get me." Dais challenged with a laugh.
"Get ready, because here I come." Sian replied as he charged after him.
"Sian, come back!" Cye called out to him.
"Come on, we'd better go after them." Ryo said as they were about to take off. Just then, a fog quickly rolled in blocking their view, making them suddenly stop.
"The fog's too thick, I can't see a thing!" Sage replied in annoyance as he was looking around.
"Sian! Sian, where are you? Answer me!" Kaye yelled out hoping for an answer from him. When there was no answer, they knew that was definitely, without a doubt, meant trouble.
Not too far away...
"Where did this fog come from? It wasn't here a second ago." Sian wondered in amazement as he was keeping an eye out for Dais.
"What's the matter, boy, can't you see?" Dais taunted.
"I don't need to see in order to fight you, Dais." Sian replied as he started to focus in on him.
"Well then, let's see how good you really are." Dais challenged with a laugh. Sian had all of his attention focused only on Dais that he didn't sense that Sekhmet was getting ready to strike.
"Snake fang strike!" Sekhmet yelled as he attacked Sian. Sekhmet's attack hit Sian right on target, making him kneel down. Sian then grabbed onto his side, as his breathing started to labor.
"What's the matter, boy? Did you honestly expect a fair fight?" Dais asked as he and Sekhmet approached.
"How...how were you able to..?" Sian started to ask.
"You want to know how I was able to attack you from behind without you sensing me?" Sekhmet taunted with a grin.
"Y..yes." Sian replied as he winced in pain.
"I didn't hear you boy, you need to speak up." Sekhmet said with a grin.
"I said, yes. I want to know." Sian replied.
"Actually, it was quite easy. You had your focus totally on Dais, that you blocked out everything else. That's what made it easy for me to attack you." Sekhmet explained.
"You bastard! Where's your honor?" Sian asked as the posion started to quickly run through out his body.
"Honor? Who needs honor when you have power?" Sekhmet asked back with a smirk.
"Sekhmet, the boy does have a point. You know better than to take all of the credit for yourself, don't you?" Dante asked as he and Jakobe joined them.
"Why you...aaahhh! What have you done to me?" Sian asked as his pain increased.
"It's just a little concoction that I've had lying around. I knew that the poisons that Sekhmet had wouldn't have any effect on you, so I gave him one of mine," Dante replied with a smirk. "You do remember what my particular poison does, don't you, Sian?"
"When I get my hands on you..." Sian said as he was forcing his words to come out.
"That'll be an interesting trick to see, considering that you only have a few days before you feel the full effect of it, and then the real pain begins," Dante replied with a gleam of mischief in his eyes. "You already know that there is a cure for this poison, but if you want it, then you have to pay a price."
Sian's eyes grew wide, and then they shifted to angry slits, "I know what you want me to do, and I won't do it." Sian shot back.
"Even knowing it'll cost you your own life," Dante asked as he raised an eyebrow at him. "Are you prepared to sacrifice your own life, for theirs?"
"Yes." Sian replied as he struggled to keep consciousness.
"I'm not sure if I would call sacrificing your own life noble, or just being a fool," Dante asked as he and the others watched Sian fall to the ground. "A fool."
"Dante, the fog is starting to lift, I think that this would be an opportune time to take our leave." Jakobe said as he was looking around.
"Yes, you're right, of course." Dante replied as he kept his eyes on Sian.
"Do you think that the boy will make his decision, and pay the price for the antidote?" Jakobe asked.
"When someone is facing death, Jakobe, a person will do just about anything to save their own life. Even if it means taking another." Dante replied with a cruel smile as the four of them disappeared leaving Sian lying on the ground unconscious.
About twenty minutes later...
"OOh, what happened," Sian said quietly as he was slowly starting to come around. "I remember now. Dante, you're going to pay for this, I swear it."
Sian was finally to his feet, he looked around trying to figure out where he was. The layout of the past Toyama wasn't that much different than the future Toyama, so he was able to get around without being totally lost. He then started out to look for the others. While he was searching, Sian began to wonder if he should tell them about what just happened. Should he tell them about Dante poisoning him? At that instant, Sian made up his mind that he wouldn't tell them just yet, he would have to figure out another way to get the antidote. But Sian did know that they would figure it out sooner or later, by then he might come up with another solution.
Just around the corner...
"Where are they? If Dais harmed Sian in any way, I'll..." Kento said as anger started to rise.
"Take it easy, Kento, I'm sure that Sian is all right. Don't worry, we'll find him, he is your kid after all." Rowen replied with a smirk.
"Uncle Rowen, I know that you didn't call me a kid just now." Sian said as he suddenly showed up out of nowhere.
"Sian!" Kaye exclaimed as she rushed over and hugged him.
"Mom!" Sian replied as he hugged her back.
"Are you all right?" Kaye asked as they pulled apart.
"Besides having a few cuts and scrapes, nothing major." Sian replied with a small smile.
"Good, then that means I can do this." Kaye said as she hit the back of Sian's head.
Sian looked at her in confusion, "ow, what was that for?" Sian asked with a small frown as he rubbed the back of his head.
"You stand there rubbing your head, and looking at me with those big, blue-gray eyes, asking me why I hit you? Think about it, Sian." Kaye replied as she looked at him sternly.
"Oh, yea, sorry about that. I didn't mean to worry you, but what Dais did, I just couldn't let him get away with it." Sian said as he looked towards her.
"Sian, if you would have waited for us, we would have been fighting with you." Cye said as he looked at him.
"Yea, again, I'm sorry." Sian replied.
"But just out of curiosity, Sian, how did the fight with Dais go?" Kento asked.
"Are you kidding, dad, I made him run back to Talpa with his tail between his legs." Sian replied with a smirk.
"That's my boy!" Kento said with a grin.
"Like father, like son." Kaye said as she shook her head.
"Huh, Kaye, what's that suppose to mean?" Kento asked as he shot her a confused look.
Before anyone could respond to his question, "Ronin Warriors." Talpa said as his image appeared in the sky.
"Talpa," Ryo replied angrily as they got into defensive positions. "Why did you allow the Dynasty and our world to merge?"
"Don't you mean, why did you allow it, Wildfire? Calling upon the Inferno like that." Talpa taunted with a laugh.
"Back off, Talpa! There was no way that any of us could have known that would of happened!" Sage shot back angrily.
"It doesn't matter if any of you could know or not, what's done is done, the two are now one. And it will stay this way, unless of course you can prevent the dying of the light." Talpa replied.
"What do you mean by dying of the light?" Cye asked.
"You'll have to figure that out for yourselves. I would suggest, however, that you hurry. Because if you don't, then the two will remain as one, for eternity." Talpa replied as his image disappeared.
Ch 2
Just as Kaye and the others were about to go back for Kento, four sand strikers stood in their path, making them come up short. "What the heck are you?" Sian asked as he glared at them.
"If you must know, we're called sand strikers." the sand striker with a pair of bolas replied.
"Get out of our way, or else!" Ryo said as he and the others got into fighting positions.
"Or else what? You pathetic Ronins think that we'll be able to take us?" the sand striker that's holding a pair of sais replied.
While the other Ronins, Kaye and Sian were about to take on the sand strikers, Kento finally got to a clearing and saw what was about to happen. "No way, I thought that I've destroyed them!" Kento thought in disbelief.
"Humph, it looks like Hardrock has finally made it to the party." the sand striker with the bolas said as he caught a glimpse of Kento from the corner of his eye.
"That's enough, my sand strikers." Dais ordered as he motioned for them to step to the side.
"Dais, you've disrespected my family, and now I'm going to make you pay for that!" Sian said angrily as he glared at him.
"You fight me, boy, that's quite amusing. If you actually think that you even stand a chance, then come and get me." Dais challenged with a laugh.
"Get ready, because here I come." Sian replied as he charged after him.
"Sian, come back!" Cye called out to him.
"Come on, we'd better go after them." Ryo said as they were about to take off. Just then, a fog quickly rolled in blocking their view, making them suddenly stop.
"The fog's too thick, I can't see a thing!" Sage replied in annoyance as he was looking around.
"Sian! Sian, where are you? Answer me!" Kaye yelled out hoping for an answer from him. When there was no answer, they knew that was definitely, without a doubt, meant trouble.
Not too far away...
"Where did this fog come from? It wasn't here a second ago." Sian wondered in amazement as he was keeping an eye out for Dais.
"What's the matter, boy, can't you see?" Dais taunted.
"I don't need to see in order to fight you, Dais." Sian replied as he started to focus in on him.
"Well then, let's see how good you really are." Dais challenged with a laugh. Sian had all of his attention focused only on Dais that he didn't sense that Sekhmet was getting ready to strike.
"Snake fang strike!" Sekhmet yelled as he attacked Sian. Sekhmet's attack hit Sian right on target, making him kneel down. Sian then grabbed onto his side, as his breathing started to labor.
"What's the matter, boy? Did you honestly expect a fair fight?" Dais asked as he and Sekhmet approached.
"How...how were you able to..?" Sian started to ask.
"You want to know how I was able to attack you from behind without you sensing me?" Sekhmet taunted with a grin.
"Y..yes." Sian replied as he winced in pain.
"I didn't hear you boy, you need to speak up." Sekhmet said with a grin.
"I said, yes. I want to know." Sian replied.
"Actually, it was quite easy. You had your focus totally on Dais, that you blocked out everything else. That's what made it easy for me to attack you." Sekhmet explained.
"You bastard! Where's your honor?" Sian asked as the posion started to quickly run through out his body.
"Honor? Who needs honor when you have power?" Sekhmet asked back with a smirk.
"Sekhmet, the boy does have a point. You know better than to take all of the credit for yourself, don't you?" Dante asked as he and Jakobe joined them.
"Why you...aaahhh! What have you done to me?" Sian asked as his pain increased.
"It's just a little concoction that I've had lying around. I knew that the poisons that Sekhmet had wouldn't have any effect on you, so I gave him one of mine," Dante replied with a smirk. "You do remember what my particular poison does, don't you, Sian?"
"When I get my hands on you..." Sian said as he was forcing his words to come out.
"That'll be an interesting trick to see, considering that you only have a few days before you feel the full effect of it, and then the real pain begins," Dante replied with a gleam of mischief in his eyes. "You already know that there is a cure for this poison, but if you want it, then you have to pay a price."
Sian's eyes grew wide, and then they shifted to angry slits, "I know what you want me to do, and I won't do it." Sian shot back.
"Even knowing it'll cost you your own life," Dante asked as he raised an eyebrow at him. "Are you prepared to sacrifice your own life, for theirs?"
"Yes." Sian replied as he struggled to keep consciousness.
"I'm not sure if I would call sacrificing your own life noble, or just being a fool," Dante asked as he and the others watched Sian fall to the ground. "A fool."
"Dante, the fog is starting to lift, I think that this would be an opportune time to take our leave." Jakobe said as he was looking around.
"Yes, you're right, of course." Dante replied as he kept his eyes on Sian.
"Do you think that the boy will make his decision, and pay the price for the antidote?" Jakobe asked.
"When someone is facing death, Jakobe, a person will do just about anything to save their own life. Even if it means taking another." Dante replied with a cruel smile as the four of them disappeared leaving Sian lying on the ground unconscious.
About twenty minutes later...
"OOh, what happened," Sian said quietly as he was slowly starting to come around. "I remember now. Dante, you're going to pay for this, I swear it."
Sian was finally to his feet, he looked around trying to figure out where he was. The layout of the past Toyama wasn't that much different than the future Toyama, so he was able to get around without being totally lost. He then started out to look for the others. While he was searching, Sian began to wonder if he should tell them about what just happened. Should he tell them about Dante poisoning him? At that instant, Sian made up his mind that he wouldn't tell them just yet, he would have to figure out another way to get the antidote. But Sian did know that they would figure it out sooner or later, by then he might come up with another solution.
Just around the corner...
"Where are they? If Dais harmed Sian in any way, I'll..." Kento said as anger started to rise.
"Take it easy, Kento, I'm sure that Sian is all right. Don't worry, we'll find him, he is your kid after all." Rowen replied with a smirk.
"Uncle Rowen, I know that you didn't call me a kid just now." Sian said as he suddenly showed up out of nowhere.
"Sian!" Kaye exclaimed as she rushed over and hugged him.
"Mom!" Sian replied as he hugged her back.
"Are you all right?" Kaye asked as they pulled apart.
"Besides having a few cuts and scrapes, nothing major." Sian replied with a small smile.
"Good, then that means I can do this." Kaye said as she hit the back of Sian's head.
Sian looked at her in confusion, "ow, what was that for?" Sian asked with a small frown as he rubbed the back of his head.
"You stand there rubbing your head, and looking at me with those big, blue-gray eyes, asking me why I hit you? Think about it, Sian." Kaye replied as she looked at him sternly.
"Oh, yea, sorry about that. I didn't mean to worry you, but what Dais did, I just couldn't let him get away with it." Sian said as he looked towards her.
"Sian, if you would have waited for us, we would have been fighting with you." Cye said as he looked at him.
"Yea, again, I'm sorry." Sian replied.
"But just out of curiosity, Sian, how did the fight with Dais go?" Kento asked.
"Are you kidding, dad, I made him run back to Talpa with his tail between his legs." Sian replied with a smirk.
"That's my boy!" Kento said with a grin.
"Like father, like son." Kaye said as she shook her head.
"Huh, Kaye, what's that suppose to mean?" Kento asked as he shot her a confused look.
Before anyone could respond to his question, "Ronin Warriors." Talpa said as his image appeared in the sky.
"Talpa," Ryo replied angrily as they got into defensive positions. "Why did you allow the Dynasty and our world to merge?"
"Don't you mean, why did you allow it, Wildfire? Calling upon the Inferno like that." Talpa taunted with a laugh.
"Back off, Talpa! There was no way that any of us could have known that would of happened!" Sage shot back angrily.
"It doesn't matter if any of you could know or not, what's done is done, the two are now one. And it will stay this way, unless of course you can prevent the dying of the light." Talpa replied.
"What do you mean by dying of the light?" Cye asked.
"You'll have to figure that out for yourselves. I would suggest, however, that you hurry. Because if you don't, then the two will remain as one, for eternity." Talpa replied as his image disappeared.
