Chapter 7: First Battle
"Oh brother, here we go again." I said rolling off my bed hearing the guys arguing for the second day in a roll. After dressing quickly, I got downstairs hoping to see who had to wake Rowen up but to my great surprise, Rowen was already up. "What are you fighting about now?" I asked fixing myself a bowl of cereal. "Do you have a death wish or something?" Sage asked me sounding almost angry. "No why?" " We can understand your not wanting to battle Cye, but Cale! Are you out of your mind?" Kento asked. " Look you're right about Cye, and I wouldn't fight the rest of you because you might go easy on me or Cye would kill you. The Seasonal Warriors won't. But I'm not strong enough to fight Anubis, Dais would use illusions and Sekmeht ... well he did help save my life and I've been poisoned once this week already. Cale is the only one I can fight. I know I probably lose but I at least have a chance. And I don't want to hear another word about it." I said and started eat thinking about what will happen in a few hours.
Slice and retreat into darkness: I think that what Sage said was Cale fighting method during the Dynasty Wars. I am not sure how to fight that method. But I have to figure it out some how. I thought to myself in English class as the bell rang. I met the guys as they got ready to go to the last class, but I wasn't thinking about school or my homework so I half heartedly pulled out my books, and got ready to leave. "Scared?" Rowen asked handing me my social studies book, which I had almost left behind. " Nope just thinking." I said. "That's why you need to keep your mouth shut, and this wouldn't have happen." Cye said. I rolled my eyes, getting a headache. "Knock it off Cye. I know you if I fought Sage, Rowen, Ryo or Kento, you would have threatened them or the thought would have crossed your mind." I saw the guilty look on Cye's face and knew I was right. " I'll be fine Cye, he can't be that good of a fighter. Can he?" I asked.
" Yes he can. Believe me Serena he is probably a better fighter then you are." " Thanks for the encouragement Sage." I said darkly, but Cale wasn't the only problem on my mind. " What worries me is the ... Dynasty. I have a feeling we will be seeing them soon." I said, but made sure no one would overhear our conversation. " Why do you think that?" Ryo asked. " Because sooner or later they will find out about my armor and they'll guess that I'm still not familiar with it and they may try taking advantage of that. All they need to do is catch me alone until I learn more about my armor. I'm in more danger now then I was before." I worriedly said. " They would have to go though us first. Think about the fight ahead, and then we will deal with the Dynasty." Rowen said, but I shook my head and walked away.
" She's scared." Cye said, watching me walk off to the parking lot. " Hey guys, I just remembered something: my teacher wasn't coming to class today so I can leave. See ya." Sage said, and walked in the direction I went to Mia's car. " Serena! Hey, wait up!" Sage said I stopped and waited but when he caught up I walked on without a word. " You're scared aren't you?" He asked me. " No. I just got a lot of stuff to think about right now." I said quickly, but Sage saw right past that lie. " Then why don't you try rest or meditation?" " What is meditation?" I asked in half interest. Sage looked at me in surprise, but when he explained what meditation was, I stopped him when he said that you have to completely relax. " I can't do that. I never completely relax: I always keep my guard up, and right now I have to be on guard twice as much." I said as we got near to the car but Sage stopped me. I looked him dead center in his light purple and blue eyes. " You don't have to, don't let the Dynasty get to you. We fought them before and we know you're scared, even if you act tough." " But Sage..." I started to protest but he stopped me. " No, no buts Serena. You need to be careful now not careless. Be careful but don't let them worry you to the point that you start losing it." He said, I looked away thinking until I heard the others coming towards us.
" Thanks Sage." I said as I quickly walked to the car. When we got home I was in my room getting ready. " So are you ready to fight?" I jumped and turn to my doorway, where Kayura was watching me take out my sword. " I guess so." I said checking my sword to see if there was any damage done to it. " Where did you get the sword?" She asked curiously. " A friend back in Chicago found out I was from Japan and I didn't know how to swordfight, so he took upon himself to teach me and then gave me this sword. After the orphanage was destroyed he let me stay with him, but one day he disappeared. I had a time trying to sneak it past security at the airport." "What was his name?" " Harry. Harry VanHoudnos." I said, then I got up and got ready to go to where I was suppose to meet Cale, so no one could help me in this battle. " You act like your life depends on this battle." "It may. I need to learn how to fight with and without my armor." I said coolly as I walked outside to the spot in he woods where I was suppose to be.
When I got there it suddenly got dark. Wait dark? Oh shit! I thought as I moved to the side hearing someone behind me. " Cale show your self!" I yelled but Cale did not speak nor show himself. I gulped thinking how much I was going to listen to Cye's lecture. " Use your other senses not just sight. Cale said. I turned, trying to pinpoint where he was but I couldn't. She depends too much on sight. If it was the Dynasty, they would have already attacked and killed her. Cale thought to himself as he watched me try to find him. Then out of the corner of my eyes I saw Cale's sword. I bought my sword up to block his, but the move knocked me off balance. I regained my balance quickly and had to block another blow before Cale faded back into the darkness. Okay I can't see him but he can see me. And he keeps fading into the darkness so I can't see him or hear him but I have to try. I thought to myself, and focused on trying to hear his breathing or some other clue to where he was. Then I turn to my right and sliced: this time it was Cale's turn to block. " Good, you found me." He said but then... " Winds of Pain!" Both Cale and I ducked the blast of wind.
"Serena get out of here!" Cale yelled but I didn't get far. " I see you survived my poison. Well you wont survive this time." I turn quickly to Kalia and looked over to Cale and saw what he was about to do. " Black Lighting Slash!" He yelled as a bolt of black lighting came from his sword and I moved to the side as it caught Kaila in the back. " Cale, watch out behind you!" I yelled as Cale bought his sword up to block an attack from another new warlord. His armor was pure black, and it looked a lot like the armor of Cruelty, but slicker, and his helmet looked like a skull. " So the child saw me, but it won't save either one of you!" He yelled, as he threw two mean looking scythes with chains at Cale and me. They nicked us both but mostly we got out of the way only to find ourselves surrounded by Dynasty soldiers and warlords in a loose circle. " Give up Ronin scum. Come with me Icefire: It is you and your armor that we want," The new warlord said. I looked around and prayed I was fast enough.
"You want my armor then come and get it you @#$%! Armor of Icefire! Power of Spirit!" I called upon my armor just like before. I disappeared in a flash of light and repapered in full battle armor with a look of pure hate and anger. " Think you can fight me little Ronin? Dan, the warlord of Horror?" he asked. " I don't think I can, I know it!" I said as I slashed at him as Cale went after the Dynasty soldiers but as I fought off the warlords with Cale's help, they seemed familiar, like I had met them before. But I focused on the battle, I felt my anger mounting as I countered and dodged attacks. Then as felt my power rising as my anger did. " I've enough! Burning Ice Blast!" I crossed my swords as a blast of ice and fire shot from each one of them and both crossed to form a blast of ice and fire. Dan was half frozen and Kaili (who was right beside him) was burned. I stood ready to fight some more as Cale finished off the Dynasty soldiers. " We will be back Ronins!" Koga said as he, Dan and Kaili disappeared, I went to one knee as I power down into sub armor, I was still not use to my armor and my sure kill had took some of the energy out of me. " You okay kid?" Cale asked seeing me fall to my knee. " Yeah, other then feeling as if I had just been drain of almost all my energy, I'm fine. How about you?" I asked, and then saw Cye, Ryo and the others coming toward us. " What happen?" Cye asked seeing me in sub armor and the place around us almost destroyed from the battle.
" We were attacked by some Dynasty goons. I learned my sure kill and got rid of them." I said as I powered down completely. " Come on let get you two to the house." Mia said seeing the few cuts we had. We walked to the manor and after returning my sword to its resting place I wondered why the warlord's armors seemed so familiar.
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Hello, Icefire here. First thing I like to say I don't own the Ronin Warriors. Second I like to say this story isn't just mine, it also belongs to my friend and partner Harry, since he and I are co writing this story. And third I'd like to know if you like this story so flame or compliment us.
I bet those warlords are sorry they dropped in the battle, between Cale and Serena, they was beat bad. But what will the Dynasty plan next? And what is the origin of Serena's and the warlord's armors? It looks like you have to find out in Chapter 8: An old friend comes back
"Oh brother, here we go again." I said rolling off my bed hearing the guys arguing for the second day in a roll. After dressing quickly, I got downstairs hoping to see who had to wake Rowen up but to my great surprise, Rowen was already up. "What are you fighting about now?" I asked fixing myself a bowl of cereal. "Do you have a death wish or something?" Sage asked me sounding almost angry. "No why?" " We can understand your not wanting to battle Cye, but Cale! Are you out of your mind?" Kento asked. " Look you're right about Cye, and I wouldn't fight the rest of you because you might go easy on me or Cye would kill you. The Seasonal Warriors won't. But I'm not strong enough to fight Anubis, Dais would use illusions and Sekmeht ... well he did help save my life and I've been poisoned once this week already. Cale is the only one I can fight. I know I probably lose but I at least have a chance. And I don't want to hear another word about it." I said and started eat thinking about what will happen in a few hours.
Slice and retreat into darkness: I think that what Sage said was Cale fighting method during the Dynasty Wars. I am not sure how to fight that method. But I have to figure it out some how. I thought to myself in English class as the bell rang. I met the guys as they got ready to go to the last class, but I wasn't thinking about school or my homework so I half heartedly pulled out my books, and got ready to leave. "Scared?" Rowen asked handing me my social studies book, which I had almost left behind. " Nope just thinking." I said. "That's why you need to keep your mouth shut, and this wouldn't have happen." Cye said. I rolled my eyes, getting a headache. "Knock it off Cye. I know you if I fought Sage, Rowen, Ryo or Kento, you would have threatened them or the thought would have crossed your mind." I saw the guilty look on Cye's face and knew I was right. " I'll be fine Cye, he can't be that good of a fighter. Can he?" I asked.
" Yes he can. Believe me Serena he is probably a better fighter then you are." " Thanks for the encouragement Sage." I said darkly, but Cale wasn't the only problem on my mind. " What worries me is the ... Dynasty. I have a feeling we will be seeing them soon." I said, but made sure no one would overhear our conversation. " Why do you think that?" Ryo asked. " Because sooner or later they will find out about my armor and they'll guess that I'm still not familiar with it and they may try taking advantage of that. All they need to do is catch me alone until I learn more about my armor. I'm in more danger now then I was before." I worriedly said. " They would have to go though us first. Think about the fight ahead, and then we will deal with the Dynasty." Rowen said, but I shook my head and walked away.
" She's scared." Cye said, watching me walk off to the parking lot. " Hey guys, I just remembered something: my teacher wasn't coming to class today so I can leave. See ya." Sage said, and walked in the direction I went to Mia's car. " Serena! Hey, wait up!" Sage said I stopped and waited but when he caught up I walked on without a word. " You're scared aren't you?" He asked me. " No. I just got a lot of stuff to think about right now." I said quickly, but Sage saw right past that lie. " Then why don't you try rest or meditation?" " What is meditation?" I asked in half interest. Sage looked at me in surprise, but when he explained what meditation was, I stopped him when he said that you have to completely relax. " I can't do that. I never completely relax: I always keep my guard up, and right now I have to be on guard twice as much." I said as we got near to the car but Sage stopped me. I looked him dead center in his light purple and blue eyes. " You don't have to, don't let the Dynasty get to you. We fought them before and we know you're scared, even if you act tough." " But Sage..." I started to protest but he stopped me. " No, no buts Serena. You need to be careful now not careless. Be careful but don't let them worry you to the point that you start losing it." He said, I looked away thinking until I heard the others coming towards us.
" Thanks Sage." I said as I quickly walked to the car. When we got home I was in my room getting ready. " So are you ready to fight?" I jumped and turn to my doorway, where Kayura was watching me take out my sword. " I guess so." I said checking my sword to see if there was any damage done to it. " Where did you get the sword?" She asked curiously. " A friend back in Chicago found out I was from Japan and I didn't know how to swordfight, so he took upon himself to teach me and then gave me this sword. After the orphanage was destroyed he let me stay with him, but one day he disappeared. I had a time trying to sneak it past security at the airport." "What was his name?" " Harry. Harry VanHoudnos." I said, then I got up and got ready to go to where I was suppose to meet Cale, so no one could help me in this battle. " You act like your life depends on this battle." "It may. I need to learn how to fight with and without my armor." I said coolly as I walked outside to the spot in he woods where I was suppose to be.
When I got there it suddenly got dark. Wait dark? Oh shit! I thought as I moved to the side hearing someone behind me. " Cale show your self!" I yelled but Cale did not speak nor show himself. I gulped thinking how much I was going to listen to Cye's lecture. " Use your other senses not just sight. Cale said. I turned, trying to pinpoint where he was but I couldn't. She depends too much on sight. If it was the Dynasty, they would have already attacked and killed her. Cale thought to himself as he watched me try to find him. Then out of the corner of my eyes I saw Cale's sword. I bought my sword up to block his, but the move knocked me off balance. I regained my balance quickly and had to block another blow before Cale faded back into the darkness. Okay I can't see him but he can see me. And he keeps fading into the darkness so I can't see him or hear him but I have to try. I thought to myself, and focused on trying to hear his breathing or some other clue to where he was. Then I turn to my right and sliced: this time it was Cale's turn to block. " Good, you found me." He said but then... " Winds of Pain!" Both Cale and I ducked the blast of wind.
"Serena get out of here!" Cale yelled but I didn't get far. " I see you survived my poison. Well you wont survive this time." I turn quickly to Kalia and looked over to Cale and saw what he was about to do. " Black Lighting Slash!" He yelled as a bolt of black lighting came from his sword and I moved to the side as it caught Kaila in the back. " Cale, watch out behind you!" I yelled as Cale bought his sword up to block an attack from another new warlord. His armor was pure black, and it looked a lot like the armor of Cruelty, but slicker, and his helmet looked like a skull. " So the child saw me, but it won't save either one of you!" He yelled, as he threw two mean looking scythes with chains at Cale and me. They nicked us both but mostly we got out of the way only to find ourselves surrounded by Dynasty soldiers and warlords in a loose circle. " Give up Ronin scum. Come with me Icefire: It is you and your armor that we want," The new warlord said. I looked around and prayed I was fast enough.
"You want my armor then come and get it you @#$%! Armor of Icefire! Power of Spirit!" I called upon my armor just like before. I disappeared in a flash of light and repapered in full battle armor with a look of pure hate and anger. " Think you can fight me little Ronin? Dan, the warlord of Horror?" he asked. " I don't think I can, I know it!" I said as I slashed at him as Cale went after the Dynasty soldiers but as I fought off the warlords with Cale's help, they seemed familiar, like I had met them before. But I focused on the battle, I felt my anger mounting as I countered and dodged attacks. Then as felt my power rising as my anger did. " I've enough! Burning Ice Blast!" I crossed my swords as a blast of ice and fire shot from each one of them and both crossed to form a blast of ice and fire. Dan was half frozen and Kaili (who was right beside him) was burned. I stood ready to fight some more as Cale finished off the Dynasty soldiers. " We will be back Ronins!" Koga said as he, Dan and Kaili disappeared, I went to one knee as I power down into sub armor, I was still not use to my armor and my sure kill had took some of the energy out of me. " You okay kid?" Cale asked seeing me fall to my knee. " Yeah, other then feeling as if I had just been drain of almost all my energy, I'm fine. How about you?" I asked, and then saw Cye, Ryo and the others coming toward us. " What happen?" Cye asked seeing me in sub armor and the place around us almost destroyed from the battle.
" We were attacked by some Dynasty goons. I learned my sure kill and got rid of them." I said as I powered down completely. " Come on let get you two to the house." Mia said seeing the few cuts we had. We walked to the manor and after returning my sword to its resting place I wondered why the warlord's armors seemed so familiar.
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Hello, Icefire here. First thing I like to say I don't own the Ronin Warriors. Second I like to say this story isn't just mine, it also belongs to my friend and partner Harry, since he and I are co writing this story. And third I'd like to know if you like this story so flame or compliment us.
I bet those warlords are sorry they dropped in the battle, between Cale and Serena, they was beat bad. But what will the Dynasty plan next? And what is the origin of Serena's and the warlord's armors? It looks like you have to find out in Chapter 8: An old friend comes back