Chapter 23: Hope's serect

Hope remembered, remembered the dream weeks ago. She was in the Dynasty, in the dungeons again but this time she could move about freely and she saw no one or no thing in the room with her other then the shadows. But then Daemon appered and once again tried to tempt her into going the Dynasty but when she refused as normal he did something unexpected, instead of the thearts to her they was to Mia, Yuli, her uncles and the elemental Ronins if she spoke to Kayura or any of the others about this confornation and she knew he would do it too. She been fighting against sleep from that night now, unwilling to sleep and fall again.

Hope sighed sat down on the log again contrecing on her body, see if there is any pains from the fighting. Noticing no pains, she began some stretching exercises, to make sure that there were no kinks. But then Hope felt a tugging at the back of her mind, something was wrong. It was suddenly qiuet, too qiuet. Hope quickly got up, and slowly began to look around, reaching out with all her senses, trying to figure out what was wrong.

"Daughter of Bloodlines." A male voice hissed from behind her. "Who are you, and how do you know who I am?" Hope said, summoning her sub armor. Hope felt her heart slam into her thoart when she saw a figure step out of the shadows. "Daemon." She hissed at the new Dynasty leader, killer of her past form and betaryer of the Seasonals. "So, Bloodline, you recognize me. Good. It will save me the trouble of introducing myself, when you come with me!" he arrogantly said, as he moved toward her.

"Not in this lifetime! Or in any Daemon!" Daemon laughed. "Sooner or Later Bloodline, I WILL have your armor! And then, BOTH the Seasonals and the Elementals will fall before me!" he gloated. "Never!" Hope didn't know what made her snap, maybe it was the contuine nightmares or the attacks but she suddenly lunged at the Dynasty leader. The Dynaster leader saw it coming and moved off to the side, avoiding her lunge. "Good little one but not good enough. Why don't you join me, resistance is fulite." "No, I won't. Haru didn't and nethier would I."

"Sooner or later you WILL join me! Consider my words well, Bloodline." Daemon said, as the other Seasonals showed up. "Daemon!" Seckmeht shouted as Cale frocly garbed Hope and pulled her behind him. "Do not think you can stop me, you three Seasonals are even less of a challenge than the child is!" "Less of a challenge! Why I'll ..." Cale jerked Hope backwards by the collar of her subarmor as she managed to get around him, to keep his neice form doing something she might later regret. Daemon only laughed as he disappeared. "Why did you pull me back! I could have take him!" Hope snapped at Cale, fire showing in her eyes. "Hope, that was a trap, if you couldn't see that then you aren't thinking clearly." Cale said.

That stopped her cold. "What do you mean it was a trap? I thought he was after the three of you, not me." Hope asked. "He is after you too. He is after us for revenge but he is after you for revenge, the armor and you being .... female." Cale said trying to put it in more gentler terms then he would normally, he didn't wish to scare Hope. "That no good, olfactory smelling, slimy, piece of a pig's ear! How dare he try something like that!" Hope swore, angry at herself for not seeing this.

Dais clap a hand over her mouth. "Now where did you learn that? Certianly not from us." He said, Hope raised her eyebrows, her eyes saying: what a bet? Just then Anubis appeared, a look of peace in his eyes, until he saw the fire in his team members eyes. "What happened?" he asked. "Wfe weof .." Hope tried to say but then looked at Dais, he removed his hand. "One word: Daemon." The fire that represented Anubis before he became the student of the Ancient flared up at that word. "WHEN did that no good, olfactory smelling, slimy, piece of a pig's ear show up here!" he growled.

"That where I learned it." Hope said to her other uncles. Seckmeht groaned at that piece of news. "I think we had best speed up her training." he suggested, trying to calm Anubis down.

"Yes but how can we help her with her forsight?" Cale asked. Forsight, I'm not too sure about that. Hope thought to herself but kept her mouth shut as she stiffened a yawn, lack of sleep was getting to her.

"Perhaps we should consider this matter later. Hope is tired, and needs some rest." Anubis said. "No!" Hope objected qiuckly, too qiuckly and passionly for her own good. "You need some rest my child." Anubis quietly said, trying to reason with her, but not very well. "No, I .... I'm not tried." Hope lied trying not to show her nervousness and dread of sleeping. "I could whip up a sleeping potion." Offered Dais, which drew a dagger like look from Hope. "No, I don't think so." Hope said coldly.

Anubis studied his neice carefully, she was acting out of character, though she was stubborn and set in her ways she had never openly defyed them since she attempted to leave the team. "Hope what is wrong?" He asked. "Nothing." Hope answered. "Then why do you have such dark circles under your eyes, young lady?" asked Cale, not satisfied with her answer. "I ... I haven't been getting much sleep." Hope said, it wasn't a lie. Of crouse that not a true answer ethier. Hope thought to herself.

"Then you need to see Kayura. If the problem is mystical, she could be of help." Suggested Dais, hanging upside down, in his armor, like the spider he looked like when wearing it. "You know you creep me out when you do that don't you?" Hope asked him trying to change the subject.

Dais just laughed. "You are not getting out of this situation that easily. If you do not go to see Kayura, I will tell her of your problem, and SHE will come to see you. And she will NOT be in a pleasant state of mind if that is the case." He stated. "You won't dare!" Hope said, Dais just looked at her through his one good eye. "Do you wish to try and tempt me Hope?" He asked.

Hope just got mad, thearts and her didn't work well. "I can take care of myself! Or have you forgot I have been since my parents died?!" Hope asked, not meaning to hit an area that was still a deep wound with her but she had to make some stand. Dais just chuckled. "I know you well enough Hope. You are stubborn, like Anubis." He said and Anubis shot him a look for that comment. "But even HE knew well enough when to seek assistance!" The spider armored warrior said.

"I can take care of it, alone." Hope said flipping her barided hair over her shoulder and giving him and her other uncles a look only she could manage. Seckmeht just sighed. "Hope, I mean no disrespect, but you need to get some help. You don't want to end up being so proud that you can't see a problem in front of you." he said. "Like you was?" Hope shot back then regretted it with the glare Seckmeht gave her, she went too far this time. He took one of his swords, and sent a small amount of venom toward her. "You are seeing Kayura, NOW!" he hissed.

Hope jumped backwards, she knew she crossed the line this time around, she didn't have to look at her other uncles to know she struck a raw nerve with them as well. Ok Hope, thin branch. She thought to herself asseting the stution, she knew asking Kayura for help was out of the question, she didn't want to give Daemon the chance to make good on his theart of crouse her uncles didn't have to know that. "Alright." She said frocing her voice and posture to seem submissive. "I'll talk to Kayura." Hope lied.

The Seasonals nodded. "Good. And we look forward to hearing what Kayura has to say." Cale remarked. As Hope prepared to leave, she heard Anubis say. "If you wish, I will talk to Kayura for you, so she will be better able to help you." he offered. "No, I'll do it." Hope said as she left. Ok bind, can't talk to Kayura or you indanger everyone on the teams, incudling Mia and Yuli. Don't talk and you won't live to see eighteen. Hope thought to herself and slammed a fist into a tree, noting caring that it hurt like heck.

Why don't you just surrender, little Bloodline. It will make the transition SO much easier. Hope nearly jumped out of her skin and whirled around, there was no one but it was like that had been whispered in her ear.

I'm speaking to your mind, Bloodline. It will be so much easier for you to give in to me, than to fight it, and risk being hurt. Just surrender to the darkness, and give me yourself and your armor. Daemon said. Hope shook her head hard, as if trying to shake his voice out of her head. GET OUT OF MY HEAD! She shouted back at him.

I'll leave for now. But I WILL be back. And sooner or later, I WILL have both you and the armor. He swore, as he left her mind. Hope tried not to seem it but she was shook up, she knew because of thier first two conforntions he had some foothold with her but she did not know it extended this far.

Guys, what am I going to do? I try to tell you guys and he will do as he thearten, I know that scum will. But if I don't, I think I might just lose my mind. Hope thought leaning her head aganist the tree trying to think.

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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.