Chapter 28: Got to get free

Hope woke to water dripping onto her face and she stiffened a moan of pain as she came around, the back of her head was now thorbbing with pain. Hope was in one of the Dynasty's dungeons, her wrists were in shackles and they was attached to two short chains that were chained to the wall. The chains were long enough to let her to kneel and some what sit. Hope stood as the door of the dungeon's door opened.

"So, you've decided to return to the land of the living." Hope glared at Scar. "Our master will want to have a few words with you. In fact, he told us that you have the following choices: Join up with us, and terrorize the world, or submit to excruciating torture that will break your mind and will. Think it over little Cruelty." Scar stated with a smirk on his face as he turn to leave.

Hope growled hearing him call her little Cruelty, she hated being called little anything." I will give you my answer! I will never join the Dynasty!" Hope shouted, Scar just smiled coldly. "The Master thought that would be your answer. But to change your mind, maybe you should see the power of the Dynasty, when you face the neter spirits. Then you'll change your tune." He said, as he closed the door behind him, with a solid slam. Hope looked around for a way to escape but she saw no way and she knew she had to wait. Wait to be for a chance to escape or wait to die.

Two hours later

Hope tried to blank her mind and push away the pain raking her body but Hope fell to her knees, the neter spirits was trying to break her, or atlest her will to fight, so far Hope was able to contorl herself but it was causing excruciating pain and as the neter spirits became more persitance Hope did not know how much longer she would be able to hold out. Yvonne stopped the neter spirits as Hope sturggled to stand but failed.

"You bring this on yourself, just give up Hope. Give in to the darkness and the pain will go." Yvonne whispered to Hope. "F--- you." Hope told her, Yvonne smirked and slapped Hope nearly knocking the sense out of her, she was in full armor while Hope was in street colthes. "I was hoping you say that." She whispered to Hope. "She has refused. Contuine spirits!" Yvonne then called to the the neter spirits as they conutined.

Hope felt screams welling up in her lungs but she froced them down making her gasp for air. Then she felt something rather then saw it, a coolness, like that of a brezze pass by her face. "Let go of consciousness Hope and hold on to your faith. Help will come soon." Hope's eyes widen in shock, that was her voice! But it sounded older, graver. Haru. She thought. "Yes, now let go. Help will come soon." Hope smiled slighty closed her eyes lossing the fight to stay conscious, sinking to where even the Dynasty couldn't hurt her.

The frist thing Hope knew when she came around was mind numbing pain, second was she was back in the dungeon but this time unchained. "Oh man! I knew exchanging myself for Yuli was going to hurt, but this is crazy!" She muttered to herself. Regretting your choice? Hope asked herself then shook her head. "No, I'd never regret what I did." She said aloud pulling herself into a sitting postion aganist the wall, she hissed in pain but noting else. "Good." Hope looked up hearing a voice. "Master Daemon will be looking forward to seeing you. He has special plans for your training." A nether spirit said, as it floated away.

"What does that scum want now?" Hope asked climbing slowly, and painfully to her feet. "I want to turn you into my puppet. To use you to help me to control ALL the Ronin Armors, including the Inferno Armor! Once I have them, then the mortal realm will belong to me!" Daemon crowed as he came into the dungoen. "Well you can froget you slim ball! I'll never help you!" Hope shouted. "Oh, but you will. As I said, the orb I have allows me to control ANY armor and its bearer. And you, my dear, are an armor bearer!" Daemon cackled. Hope stiffened, she remember the pain that nearly drove her to her knees when she defied him. She remembered well. "Scum bag." She hissed.

"So you see, my dear, you have no choice in the matter. You can aid me willingly, or I can froce your aid. The choice is yours." he said, as he got up in her face. Hope looked away, seeming to think about it. Daemon didn't see it coming, Hope struck as qiuck as a snake. When she was captured the Warlord forgot to check her for weapons, she had a dagger in the lining of her shirt. "ARRRGGHH! You little creature! How dare you cut me! For that you will be punished and punished very hard!" Daemon screamed. Hope's face was competly calm though full of loathing as she simply said. "That was Haru."

"I will feed you to the Nether Sprits for that! And I hope that they shred your mind for this afront!" Daemon yelled. Hope said nothing though she worried, she wasn't sure now if stirking him had been such a good idea as the spirits came in. "Bring out the Nether Spirits! I want her tortured. Break her mind, but not her body. I still," Daemon licked his lips looking at Hope. "Have need for it." he said.

"You're sick." Hope said, that unerved her like nothing else but she wasn't the Seasonals' neice for nothing, she wasn't going to let it get the better of her. "No, my dear. Sick would be strapping you to a pole in the middle of a graveyard, with fresh corpses being dropped at your feet, and all you can do is stare at them." Daemon said, as he turned his back to her. "That was sicker." Hope muttered. Guys, where are you when I need your help! She wondered. Definly got to give them a stern talking to, if I get out of this alive. She thought to herself

As Hope wondering this, the Seasonals were calling their armor. "Kayura, hurry up with that portal! Our neice needs us!" Snapped Cale. "And when we get there, I am going to overload his mind so fast , with so many illusions, he won't know what hit him." muttered Dais. "Yea but remember Dais, if Hope was right about that orb thing, we will have to be extremly careful." Ryo catioused him. "Then let me start calling up some snakes. That will keep him occupied for a while" Snarled Seckmeht.

Cye shook his head at his former enemy but ... for once he was agreeing with him. Something had to be done. "I just hope she can hold on. Remember we have no idea what that scum might have done to her." Sage finished the last part a bit more slowly as if he was also thinking about it as he said it, his face stayed the same but his eyes held a sick look thinking about it.

Ryo looked at Cale. "I know you want to get her out safe and sound, but remember, we have to be careful. If he does have that orb, then we could all be in serious trouble." "And we need to get back in one piece if we are to continue her training." Muttered Rowen. "Just get me back in time for dinner. I'm already hungry." said Kento. "Kento will you think about something beside food!" Cye suddenly snapped at his best friend, shocking himself and the other Ronins.

"OK. OK! I'll concentrate on the mission first, and THEN think about food." Muttered the Ronin of Justice. "Good." Cye muttered pretending not to see the crious looks he got from some of the team. Dais just shook his head. "Kayura can you open a protal." Kayura nodded. "I can do better than that. I can open a gate similar to the ones used by Talpa, except that I can open and close it from here. It'll look like a portal, but it'll be easier to control." She said, as a shimmering passageway opened up. Dais nodded. "We will be back soon. With Hope." He said as he and the others left for the Dynasty.

Meanwhile in one of the Dynasty's dungoens ...... "I don't care what you do to me Daemon! I will never willingly aid you!" Hope shouted at her captor. This time the pain did drive her to her knees, she held her midsection and pulled ot one knee, refusing to bow. "If you will do one act of obidience, you will be healed. Just one little thing, such as bowing to me." said Daemon, in a smooth, silky voice. "No, no, no, no." She repeated in a tight, hoarsh voice. Hoarsh from screaming from pain and shouting defaince at Daemon and his froces.

"YOU WILL SUBMIT!" he roared, as he had the Nether Spirits begin to work on her mind. Guys! Hope called thourgh the armor link as a last resort, her mind wasn't going to break that easily, it take more but she wasn't sure how much more her body could take without rest. "Hang on Hope! Help is on the way!" came a response. "Ryo?" she thought back throught the link. "AND your Uncles!" came another response, as snakes all throughout the Dynasty arouse and headed for the dungeon area.

About time! Hope called to them but hide her knowleagde qiuckly, she wasn't about to give the guys away. Suddenly, Daemon's minions began to run and scream in terror as snakes began to infest the area. "Warlords!" Daemon hissed in disgust. "Ronins." Hope countered. "Men, unlike you." She hissed at him. Daemon laughed! "They will all fall before the might of the orb! I will control them and their armors! Then you will willingly join my army!" he cackled. "Not." Hope slowly pressed her hands aganist the floor. "If." She pushed on her arms. "I" She climbed to her knees. "Can." she went to one knee. "Help it." She said standing up and leapt at the dynasty leader, she shoved him forward hard enough trip him and bolted for the door

"STOP HER! She must not be allowed to escape!"Daemon called out, before he was bit by one of the snakes that had infested the dungeons. Hope ran out the door like she was being chased by demons. Suddenly all she saw was a blur of maroon before someone yanked into a hall, covering her mouth and holding her by the waist. Hope instantly started fighting as best she could.

"Will you calm down Hope!" hissed a familiar voice. Hope looked up, and was surprised to see that it was Dais! "Uncle! What are you doing here?" she asked. "Rescuing you, with the help of the rest of your Uncles and the Ronins as well." He said as he used his armors ability to move like a spider along the walls. Hope nodded as Dais let her go. "Couldn't you have tapped me on the shoulder instead of scaring the living fire out of me?" She asked. "IF I had you would have screamed." He said keeping a grip on her arm, he could see she was exhsuated.

"Would not!" Hope said offended, Dais shook his head at her. "Come on the others are waiting and I can't see very well in the dark." He said, Hope had gussed that already, she leaned aganist from him as she followed him to the others. Dais silently agreed, and carefully moved her toward where the others were. "By the way, tell Uncle Seckmeht that the trick with the snakes was a stroke of genius." she said, as she walked with her uncle, she didn't remember falling asleep or passing out but knew some how she did.

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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.