Chapter 25: Advice is given and a new plan is made
Hope waited a few moments before she opened her window and climbed onto the window sill. "I wasn't called Houdi as a child for nothing." But as she jumped she felt something sticky wrap around her arms. "What the?" She asked as she jerked to get her arms free. But then she saw and realized what was wrapped around her arms: spider web. Hope crused under her breath and swung back into her room, when she did the webbing released her. "Now stay here and get some REST!" Hope heard Dais ordered, as several spiders spun webs around the windows. "And you can go dunk your head in the river!" She shouted back hitting the wall in fustardtion.
As Hope pounded her fist into the wall, she heard a familiar chuckle. As she turned, she saw Anubis, who was barely able to keep himself from laughing. "Not the best thing to be doing." She wraned. Anubis could barely keep his composure. "And how do you propose to do that to a spirit?" he asked. "Anubis, if I could I would hit you right now." Hope growled angerily. Anubis just looked at her. "You know we are just trying to look after you, thats all." He answered. "Funny way of doing it." She muttered.
Hope just glared at Anubis seeing he was still trying not to laugh. "Uncle, this is not funny! Just because you are protective of me does not mean that I can't take care of myself!" She snapped. Anubis only shook his head at her. "Please Hope, trust us and Kayura. If she says that you need to rest, then rest. If you keep going like this, it will destroy you." The spirit of the former warlord said.
Hope sighed and ran a hand thourgh her hair carelessly. "I don't have a death wish my uncle, believe that. But I got to do this on my own. Loyalty may be my virtue but I am a lone wolf. Always have been and always must be." Anubis nodded. "I understand that. But even a lone wolf needs the help and support of others at times." He said. Hope said nothing for a few moments then sighed and looked at him.
"I'm not as strong as I seem my uncle but I can't show that. I can't show my weakness or lose everything I have fought for." Anubis nodded again but knew what that cost her to say that, Hope was not one to admit any weakness. "I understand that. When I was working for Talpa, I tried to be the lone wolf. So did the rest of your uncles. We failed to stop the Ronins, because we acted solo, and they acted as a team. That, is what caused our downfall and the split between us. That is what we have been trying to teach you as well, so you do not make the same mistakes that we did." He said, the sorrow in his eyes showing.
Hope flinched visibly, she had seen it, very often she had seen it before she even bore the armor of Cruelty. She sighed and nodded. "I know, my uncle. I know." She said quietly. "But you didn't alway try to be a lone wolf." Hope said trying to change the subject. "If I remember correctly when you was first comrades with the other Seasonals you was a pacrtical joker, only Dais could out do you when it came to pranks on the others. It wasn't until the last century or two did you four start drifting and start to turn on one another."
Anubis just blushed. (If such a thing was possible for a spirit). "Dais and I may have been jokers, but we still learned the hard way about team work." He said. Hope nodded but said nothing. "Now, my neice, will you please listen to your living uncles? Try and get some rest, and then you can start training again. I will see what I can do from the realm of spirits to give your advesary some headaches of his own." he said, as he faded from sight. Hope groaned to herself but tried to do what her uncle suggested. Only problem was that sleep was never something that came easily to her. She managed to get about four or five hours before there was a banging on the door.
"RISE AND SHINE! BREAKFAST!" called out a voice that made Hope groan. Kento Rei Faun was there and she knew what that meant: Hurry up and eat, before it all dissapeared! But Hope only groaned and pulled the pillow over her head trying to fall back asleep. The knocking continued. "Hey, Hope, Cye's doing the cooking this morning! And, he's got pancackes with extra syrup! HOT Syrup!! Ryo got the flames going this morning." Kento called out in his cheerful voice.
Hope sighed to herself. "Alright, alright. I'm coming!" She hollered back as she dressed and streached to wake up more. Hope walked down the hall qiuckly but then stopped and turned around getting the sudden feeling she was being wacthed. Hope narrowed her eyes as she retraced her steps not able to shake the feeling unfriendly eyes was wacthing. "Hope." Hope whirled around to face Ryo. "Come, everyone waiting for you and Kento is hard to hold back." He said, Hope nodded and went with him. She had someone she needed to talk to anyway.
After breakfast Hope took her armor orb and went down to the lake, she sat on the grass near the edge and waited. Like she knew he would Cye showed up. "Thanks for coming." She said to him as he sat down too. "Not a problem, I knew if you said you needed to talk then you did need to." He answered, Hope nodded. "Alright, I have something I need to ask you. Yestarday, around dusk did you feel a compulsion or pull at your armor?" She asked, Cye looekd at her in shock. "You felt it too didn't you?" She asked and he nodded. "Yea I did, it also felt like something was trying to tear me apart when I resisted. Why?" He asked, Hope explained about everything, Daemon; the nighty fights, the attack the day before and everything else.
"I think Daemon is up to something and I bet my life it isn't going to be good for us." Cye nodded in agreement. "Do you think it time to tell the whole team?" He asked, Hope shook her head. "No but ask the others if they felt the pull. Explain only the bare minum until we know who of us felt it. If I ask around then the others will get suspionous." She said standing up, Cye nodded and also stood. "Alright, I will do that but be careful Hope. If this scum is as bad as Talpa then he will stop at nothing and he will do everything in his power to hurt you for defying him." He said, Hope nodded. "It is you guys I am worried about. I can take care of myself, do not worry about me Cye." She said as she walked away. "But I do sis, I do worry." Cye whispered.
Ethier of the two Ronins saw a shadow in the trees move as they left in two different directions. "So the orb worked. Well Bloodline looks like it is time for you and your friends to fall." Tyler hissed as he qiuckly left, he had all the information he needed now.
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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.
Hope waited a few moments before she opened her window and climbed onto the window sill. "I wasn't called Houdi as a child for nothing." But as she jumped she felt something sticky wrap around her arms. "What the?" She asked as she jerked to get her arms free. But then she saw and realized what was wrapped around her arms: spider web. Hope crused under her breath and swung back into her room, when she did the webbing released her. "Now stay here and get some REST!" Hope heard Dais ordered, as several spiders spun webs around the windows. "And you can go dunk your head in the river!" She shouted back hitting the wall in fustardtion.
As Hope pounded her fist into the wall, she heard a familiar chuckle. As she turned, she saw Anubis, who was barely able to keep himself from laughing. "Not the best thing to be doing." She wraned. Anubis could barely keep his composure. "And how do you propose to do that to a spirit?" he asked. "Anubis, if I could I would hit you right now." Hope growled angerily. Anubis just looked at her. "You know we are just trying to look after you, thats all." He answered. "Funny way of doing it." She muttered.
Hope just glared at Anubis seeing he was still trying not to laugh. "Uncle, this is not funny! Just because you are protective of me does not mean that I can't take care of myself!" She snapped. Anubis only shook his head at her. "Please Hope, trust us and Kayura. If she says that you need to rest, then rest. If you keep going like this, it will destroy you." The spirit of the former warlord said.
Hope sighed and ran a hand thourgh her hair carelessly. "I don't have a death wish my uncle, believe that. But I got to do this on my own. Loyalty may be my virtue but I am a lone wolf. Always have been and always must be." Anubis nodded. "I understand that. But even a lone wolf needs the help and support of others at times." He said. Hope said nothing for a few moments then sighed and looked at him.
"I'm not as strong as I seem my uncle but I can't show that. I can't show my weakness or lose everything I have fought for." Anubis nodded again but knew what that cost her to say that, Hope was not one to admit any weakness. "I understand that. When I was working for Talpa, I tried to be the lone wolf. So did the rest of your uncles. We failed to stop the Ronins, because we acted solo, and they acted as a team. That, is what caused our downfall and the split between us. That is what we have been trying to teach you as well, so you do not make the same mistakes that we did." He said, the sorrow in his eyes showing.
Hope flinched visibly, she had seen it, very often she had seen it before she even bore the armor of Cruelty. She sighed and nodded. "I know, my uncle. I know." She said quietly. "But you didn't alway try to be a lone wolf." Hope said trying to change the subject. "If I remember correctly when you was first comrades with the other Seasonals you was a pacrtical joker, only Dais could out do you when it came to pranks on the others. It wasn't until the last century or two did you four start drifting and start to turn on one another."
Anubis just blushed. (If such a thing was possible for a spirit). "Dais and I may have been jokers, but we still learned the hard way about team work." He said. Hope nodded but said nothing. "Now, my neice, will you please listen to your living uncles? Try and get some rest, and then you can start training again. I will see what I can do from the realm of spirits to give your advesary some headaches of his own." he said, as he faded from sight. Hope groaned to herself but tried to do what her uncle suggested. Only problem was that sleep was never something that came easily to her. She managed to get about four or five hours before there was a banging on the door.
"RISE AND SHINE! BREAKFAST!" called out a voice that made Hope groan. Kento Rei Faun was there and she knew what that meant: Hurry up and eat, before it all dissapeared! But Hope only groaned and pulled the pillow over her head trying to fall back asleep. The knocking continued. "Hey, Hope, Cye's doing the cooking this morning! And, he's got pancackes with extra syrup! HOT Syrup!! Ryo got the flames going this morning." Kento called out in his cheerful voice.
Hope sighed to herself. "Alright, alright. I'm coming!" She hollered back as she dressed and streached to wake up more. Hope walked down the hall qiuckly but then stopped and turned around getting the sudden feeling she was being wacthed. Hope narrowed her eyes as she retraced her steps not able to shake the feeling unfriendly eyes was wacthing. "Hope." Hope whirled around to face Ryo. "Come, everyone waiting for you and Kento is hard to hold back." He said, Hope nodded and went with him. She had someone she needed to talk to anyway.
After breakfast Hope took her armor orb and went down to the lake, she sat on the grass near the edge and waited. Like she knew he would Cye showed up. "Thanks for coming." She said to him as he sat down too. "Not a problem, I knew if you said you needed to talk then you did need to." He answered, Hope nodded. "Alright, I have something I need to ask you. Yestarday, around dusk did you feel a compulsion or pull at your armor?" She asked, Cye looekd at her in shock. "You felt it too didn't you?" She asked and he nodded. "Yea I did, it also felt like something was trying to tear me apart when I resisted. Why?" He asked, Hope explained about everything, Daemon; the nighty fights, the attack the day before and everything else.
"I think Daemon is up to something and I bet my life it isn't going to be good for us." Cye nodded in agreement. "Do you think it time to tell the whole team?" He asked, Hope shook her head. "No but ask the others if they felt the pull. Explain only the bare minum until we know who of us felt it. If I ask around then the others will get suspionous." She said standing up, Cye nodded and also stood. "Alright, I will do that but be careful Hope. If this scum is as bad as Talpa then he will stop at nothing and he will do everything in his power to hurt you for defying him." He said, Hope nodded. "It is you guys I am worried about. I can take care of myself, do not worry about me Cye." She said as she walked away. "But I do sis, I do worry." Cye whispered.
Ethier of the two Ronins saw a shadow in the trees move as they left in two different directions. "So the orb worked. Well Bloodline looks like it is time for you and your friends to fall." Tyler hissed as he qiuckly left, he had all the information he needed now.
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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.
