Chapter 21: Making a plan
After training Hope walked over to Sage. "Sage, I need your help." She said to him, Sage looked at her in surprise but seeing the urgent look on her face he nodded. "What is it?" "I've heard you meditate often and could put someone into a trance." "Only if they wish me too." Sage said qiuckly not wanting her to get the wrong idea, Hope smiled softly.
"I know and that is what I need you to do for me. That and you to not ask me about why." Sage looked at her qiuzzly. "Then what can you tell me?" He asked. "I can tell you that this is extremly important but the others must not know about anything about yet. Sage I'm asking for your word, to keep slient to the others about this." Hope said her face and voice giving nothing away.
Sage looked at Hope qiuetly for a few moments then nodded. "Alright, what do you need me to do?" "I need to enter a deep trance but I have only be able to put myself into a light or meduim trace, never a deep. I need your help in that aspect." Hope said, Sage nodded. "We need to go to somewhere qiuet. Come with me." He said and Hope followed him into the woods, they climbed up a steep hill and Sage lead Hope to a smooth falt rock looking over a cliff. "I will help you but you also need to want me to put you into the trance, other wise it can't be done." Hope nodded as she sat down indain style, she realized she was putting her trust in Sage, which was something rare but she had to for now. Soon with Sage's help Hope fell into a deep trance.
She was back at the dojo in street colthes and looked at a figure leading aganist one of the walls, he wore the sub armor to the armor of Cruelty, it was Anubis, the first bearer of Cruelty and her uncle. Hope bowed. "Uncle Anubis, I hoped I would find you here." She said, her voice eoching slighty, like she was talking into a cave. Anubis nodded and looked at her. "What are you doing here Hope? It is extremly dangerous for you to be in a place like this alone." He said, Hope heard the clear reprime in his voice. "I am seeking guidance my uncle. If you can not or will not help me then I will seek it from another but I will NOT allow Daemon to harm Dais, Cale or Seckmeht!" She said the last part with a bit of a hiss.
Anubis smiled softly with a hint of amusement in his eyes. "I can see you have grown, you are much like the others." Hope shurgged casually. "From what I am told I get my temper from you." She said, Anubis rasied his eyebrows at her statement. "From what I am told." She said, Anubis shook his head. "Preharps but Hope ..." "Anubis, who is Haru?" Hope asked, Anubis looked at her in shock. "How did you ...?" He started to ask, that was the reaction Hope was looking for. So Kawa had been telling the turth. She thought.
"Because I am Haru." She said qiuetly. "But Haru ..." "Was murdered by Daemon who tried to kill you and the other three Seasonals. I know, I have been told." Hope cut him off. "And that would explain many things, like why I know things I couldn't." "Couldn't or shouldn't?" Anubis asked, Hope rolled her eyes. "Oh you're funny. You know what I meant." She said in an exsperated voice, Anubis qiuckly became serious.
"I know, that would explain that Hope but why come here?" He asked. "Because I have abosulty no idea what to do next." Hope answered turthfully. "Speak to Kayura and the others." "I can't tell the ...." Anubis held up his hand stopping her. "Not the elemental Ronins other the Sage since he knows something is up. To Kayura and your other uncles." He said, Hope nodded. "I will do that." She said and felt it, almost like something tugging at her mind. "Sage is calling me back." She said, Anubis nodded. "Then you had better go." He looked at her saddly. "It is good to seen you have grown up so Hope, I only wish I could be there." He said. "So do I my uncle." She said but before she left added. "And Mia misses you too." She said, she didn't see what Anubis did hearing this because she was brought back to the real world.
Hope opened her eyes and looked at Sage. "Sage, come with me. We need to talk with Kayura and my uncles. Ryo and the others can't know just yet though." She said as she stood up and both Ronins headed for the house. "Kayura, Dais, Cale, Seckmeht. Could we have a word with you in pritave?" Hope asked as she came into the kicten. "Of crouse, when and where do you want us to talk?" Kayura asked. "As soon as you can and in the study." She said as she headed upstairs.
Ten mintues later ... "Now what is it you called this meeting about Hope?" Kayura asked as Sage closed the door. "I know who the Dynasty leader is and I know who the person that tried drive me from the team is." Hope said getting staright to bussince. "Who?" Cale asked. "Daemon." Hope answered, she saw emotion on her three uncles' faces range from digust to shock. "But how he would have died ..." Cale started to say but Hope cut him off.
"Apparently Daemon like you three is immortal, he doesn't age like us mortals." Hope said, Seckmeht looked at her in surpise and supsion. "And how would you know about Daemon?" He asked, Hope decied it was time for them to know. "I know about him the way I know about Haru." "How did you know about Haru?" Dais asked her in a shocked voice. "I was Haru." Hope said qiuetly.
"There can't be ..." Hope sighed, she wished she didn't have to do this. "After we met at the dojo I remember you asking me why I was so nervous, Dais, I had jumped when you touched my shoulder to let me know you four was there. I told you I didn't like being out in the dark. Cale laughed at me and I nearly called him a few things but Anubis covered my mouth to stop me. He wraned me to wacth my tounge because it could get me killed. If I remember correctly he said I was far too high spirited for my own good." Hope said repeating one of the things she seen in her dreams. The three Seasonals stared at her like she was a ghost.
Hope looked away from their stares, she felt suddenly out of place. "I thought you should know." She said barely above a whisper as she opened the door but a hand restrained her from leaving. "Wait." Cale said drawing her back into the room. "You might what to start from the beginning." He said. "It is a long story." Hope catioused. "We got the time." Dais said, Hope rasied an eyebrow remembering how she said the same words months ago.
"Ok." She said and explained everything, from the dreams to what Anubis told her. Cale ran a hand thorugh his hair shaking his head in disbelief. "Shocking huh?" Hope asked. "Shocking in an understatement Hope." Seckmeht muttered under his breath but Hope still heard him, she smiled softly and nodded. "But then what do we do now?" She asked. "If Daemon is behind this then he will not stop until he gets what he wants or is dead." Dais said. "But why is he tracking Hope?" Sage asked.
"I believe it is because Hope was Haru in her last life, he wanted Haru but was denyed that so he goes after her next form. And he blames Dais, Anubis, Seckmeht and Cale for Haru's death, some where in his mind he believe it was their fault she was killed." Kayura said. "And since Anubis is dead he can not to anything to him and because I am the bearer of his armor now Daemon is going to kill two birds with one stone, get the armor of Cruelty and have his revenge." Hope said. "That scum will touch you over my dead body." Cale growled.
"Don't lose your head Cale. Right now what we need to focus on what Daemon is planning and take in the wranings we have been given." Sage said to his former enemy calmly as he looked at Hope and Kayura. Hope nodded as she started to leave. "Just where do you think that you are going young lady?" Asked Seckmeht garbing her arm to stop her. "I'm heading outside, we have to make it apper we know nothing of what Daemon is planning." She said, Seckmeht and the other Seasonals didn't look happy but they let Hope go.
Hope walked outside then around the house, she leaned aganist the wall and looked to the woods then to the sky. Her mind racing over what she had been told and what she knew now. "Father, lead me not into temptation, heaven help me to be strong. I can fight him but I can't do it alone, help me break this spell that Daemon is trying to cast. Guide my feet and hold me tight, I need the streanght to fight this evil." Hope prayed qiuetly. .***************************************************************************************
Hey Lady Icefire here first I like to say I did not own the Ronin Warriors but I own the new charaters and the plot of this story so no copying. Also I like to give credit to my friend Harry for helping me with this story, he deserves a ot of credit. And I ask that you please read and response, I accept all criticism and compliments.
After training Hope walked over to Sage. "Sage, I need your help." She said to him, Sage looked at her in surprise but seeing the urgent look on her face he nodded. "What is it?" "I've heard you meditate often and could put someone into a trance." "Only if they wish me too." Sage said qiuckly not wanting her to get the wrong idea, Hope smiled softly.
"I know and that is what I need you to do for me. That and you to not ask me about why." Sage looked at her qiuzzly. "Then what can you tell me?" He asked. "I can tell you that this is extremly important but the others must not know about anything about yet. Sage I'm asking for your word, to keep slient to the others about this." Hope said her face and voice giving nothing away.
Sage looked at Hope qiuetly for a few moments then nodded. "Alright, what do you need me to do?" "I need to enter a deep trance but I have only be able to put myself into a light or meduim trace, never a deep. I need your help in that aspect." Hope said, Sage nodded. "We need to go to somewhere qiuet. Come with me." He said and Hope followed him into the woods, they climbed up a steep hill and Sage lead Hope to a smooth falt rock looking over a cliff. "I will help you but you also need to want me to put you into the trance, other wise it can't be done." Hope nodded as she sat down indain style, she realized she was putting her trust in Sage, which was something rare but she had to for now. Soon with Sage's help Hope fell into a deep trance.
She was back at the dojo in street colthes and looked at a figure leading aganist one of the walls, he wore the sub armor to the armor of Cruelty, it was Anubis, the first bearer of Cruelty and her uncle. Hope bowed. "Uncle Anubis, I hoped I would find you here." She said, her voice eoching slighty, like she was talking into a cave. Anubis nodded and looked at her. "What are you doing here Hope? It is extremly dangerous for you to be in a place like this alone." He said, Hope heard the clear reprime in his voice. "I am seeking guidance my uncle. If you can not or will not help me then I will seek it from another but I will NOT allow Daemon to harm Dais, Cale or Seckmeht!" She said the last part with a bit of a hiss.
Anubis smiled softly with a hint of amusement in his eyes. "I can see you have grown, you are much like the others." Hope shurgged casually. "From what I am told I get my temper from you." She said, Anubis rasied his eyebrows at her statement. "From what I am told." She said, Anubis shook his head. "Preharps but Hope ..." "Anubis, who is Haru?" Hope asked, Anubis looked at her in shock. "How did you ...?" He started to ask, that was the reaction Hope was looking for. So Kawa had been telling the turth. She thought.
"Because I am Haru." She said qiuetly. "But Haru ..." "Was murdered by Daemon who tried to kill you and the other three Seasonals. I know, I have been told." Hope cut him off. "And that would explain many things, like why I know things I couldn't." "Couldn't or shouldn't?" Anubis asked, Hope rolled her eyes. "Oh you're funny. You know what I meant." She said in an exsperated voice, Anubis qiuckly became serious.
"I know, that would explain that Hope but why come here?" He asked. "Because I have abosulty no idea what to do next." Hope answered turthfully. "Speak to Kayura and the others." "I can't tell the ...." Anubis held up his hand stopping her. "Not the elemental Ronins other the Sage since he knows something is up. To Kayura and your other uncles." He said, Hope nodded. "I will do that." She said and felt it, almost like something tugging at her mind. "Sage is calling me back." She said, Anubis nodded. "Then you had better go." He looked at her saddly. "It is good to seen you have grown up so Hope, I only wish I could be there." He said. "So do I my uncle." She said but before she left added. "And Mia misses you too." She said, she didn't see what Anubis did hearing this because she was brought back to the real world.
Hope opened her eyes and looked at Sage. "Sage, come with me. We need to talk with Kayura and my uncles. Ryo and the others can't know just yet though." She said as she stood up and both Ronins headed for the house. "Kayura, Dais, Cale, Seckmeht. Could we have a word with you in pritave?" Hope asked as she came into the kicten. "Of crouse, when and where do you want us to talk?" Kayura asked. "As soon as you can and in the study." She said as she headed upstairs.
Ten mintues later ... "Now what is it you called this meeting about Hope?" Kayura asked as Sage closed the door. "I know who the Dynasty leader is and I know who the person that tried drive me from the team is." Hope said getting staright to bussince. "Who?" Cale asked. "Daemon." Hope answered, she saw emotion on her three uncles' faces range from digust to shock. "But how he would have died ..." Cale started to say but Hope cut him off.
"Apparently Daemon like you three is immortal, he doesn't age like us mortals." Hope said, Seckmeht looked at her in surpise and supsion. "And how would you know about Daemon?" He asked, Hope decied it was time for them to know. "I know about him the way I know about Haru." "How did you know about Haru?" Dais asked her in a shocked voice. "I was Haru." Hope said qiuetly.
"There can't be ..." Hope sighed, she wished she didn't have to do this. "After we met at the dojo I remember you asking me why I was so nervous, Dais, I had jumped when you touched my shoulder to let me know you four was there. I told you I didn't like being out in the dark. Cale laughed at me and I nearly called him a few things but Anubis covered my mouth to stop me. He wraned me to wacth my tounge because it could get me killed. If I remember correctly he said I was far too high spirited for my own good." Hope said repeating one of the things she seen in her dreams. The three Seasonals stared at her like she was a ghost.
Hope looked away from their stares, she felt suddenly out of place. "I thought you should know." She said barely above a whisper as she opened the door but a hand restrained her from leaving. "Wait." Cale said drawing her back into the room. "You might what to start from the beginning." He said. "It is a long story." Hope catioused. "We got the time." Dais said, Hope rasied an eyebrow remembering how she said the same words months ago.
"Ok." She said and explained everything, from the dreams to what Anubis told her. Cale ran a hand thorugh his hair shaking his head in disbelief. "Shocking huh?" Hope asked. "Shocking in an understatement Hope." Seckmeht muttered under his breath but Hope still heard him, she smiled softly and nodded. "But then what do we do now?" She asked. "If Daemon is behind this then he will not stop until he gets what he wants or is dead." Dais said. "But why is he tracking Hope?" Sage asked.
"I believe it is because Hope was Haru in her last life, he wanted Haru but was denyed that so he goes after her next form. And he blames Dais, Anubis, Seckmeht and Cale for Haru's death, some where in his mind he believe it was their fault she was killed." Kayura said. "And since Anubis is dead he can not to anything to him and because I am the bearer of his armor now Daemon is going to kill two birds with one stone, get the armor of Cruelty and have his revenge." Hope said. "That scum will touch you over my dead body." Cale growled.
"Don't lose your head Cale. Right now what we need to focus on what Daemon is planning and take in the wranings we have been given." Sage said to his former enemy calmly as he looked at Hope and Kayura. Hope nodded as she started to leave. "Just where do you think that you are going young lady?" Asked Seckmeht garbing her arm to stop her. "I'm heading outside, we have to make it apper we know nothing of what Daemon is planning." She said, Seckmeht and the other Seasonals didn't look happy but they let Hope go.
Hope walked outside then around the house, she leaned aganist the wall and looked to the woods then to the sky. Her mind racing over what she had been told and what she knew now. "Father, lead me not into temptation, heaven help me to be strong. I can fight him but I can't do it alone, help me break this spell that Daemon is trying to cast. Guide my feet and hold me tight, I need the streanght to fight this evil." Hope prayed qiuetly. .***************************************************************************************
Hey Lady Icefire here first I like to say I did not own the Ronin Warriors but I own the new charaters and the plot of this story so no copying. Also I like to give credit to my friend Harry for helping me with this story, he deserves a ot of credit. And I ask that you please read and response, I accept all criticism and compliments.
