Chapter 8: An old friend comes back
I looked around, hoping that one of the guys hadn't followed me, I wanted to be alone for a while, because I was getting a headache, and I tend to snap at people when I get them and because I just needed to be alone. I sung to myself as I walked among the trees. As I finished up leaning against a tree I felt pretty good but turned red when I heard someone clapping and laughing: it was Yuli, Cye with Ryo and White Blaze. " Oh hi guys... I didn't know anyone was listening." I said weakly turning beat red.
Yuli and White Blaze came up beside me and sat, as Ryo and Cye stood. " Why did you walk off without telling us where you was going?" Cye asked, crossing his arm giving me his ' you better answer me ' look. " First I have one of my infamous headaches and when I get those I snap off at people. And secondly, I wanted to be alone for awhile." I said looking Cye and Ryo. " Then you want us to go?" I pause a moment at Ryo's question. "No. I would like you guys to stay. Just don't tell the others about my singing." I said giving the guys a look that said: I'll kill you if anything is said about this. "Sure we won't tell anyone Serena." Yuli said looking up at me. I smiled: my headache was starting going away.
" Thanks Yuli. Did you guys follow me on your own, or did someone see me and told you I was leaving without telling?" I asked Yuli. " Anubis and Sekmeht saw you leaving: they said they spoke to you, you said you were going to head to the house but you thought you heard something. Then Ryo, White Blaze and I saw you heading in the woods fast. I told Cye I thought you might have seen someone and then we followed you." Yuli said, acting like he was glad I wasn't in trouble. " After yesterday's attack, you should be more careful. The Dynasty seems to want your armor, and you as well, and you're not trained enough to fight all of them by yourself." Ryo said.
Then we heard some movement in the bushes to my left, and a young man about twenty-six with short blond hair and hazel eyes stepped out of the bushes. I recognize him immediately. " Oh good lord, Harry?" I asked as the man looked up at me. " Serena is that you?" He asked. I nodded and walked toward him. Then I saw the bruises and deep cuts all over him: he looked like he just fought an army. " Harry what happen to you? Who did this to you?" I asked, but before he could say anything a group of Dynasty soldiers, led by Koga showed up. " So, you made it to the help of the Ronins. But you are going to return to the Dynasty mortal: we are not done with you." He said, as Harry stepped in front of me. " Serena you and your friends get out of here, these guys are dangerous." I looked over at the others: they nodded. " I know Harry." I said as Ryo, Cye and White Blaze and myself stepped in front of him. " If you want my friend you'll have to go though me Koga!" I challenged. " Armor of Icefire! Power of Spirit!" " Armor of Wildfire! Toa Jin!" " Armor of Torrent. Toa Shin!" We all called on our armors. " Cye, White Blaze get Harry and Yuli out of here, Ryo you get the tin cans; I'll deal with Koga." I said quickly, not really thinking about it, as I met swords to sword with Koga.
"So child, you decided to face me? Then you will get a slow, painful death!" He said, grinning madly. " It's Icefire to you!" I said, as I broke the sword's clash and grabbed a dagger, which was built in at my wrist, and sliced with it at Koga's arm, making him jerk back and nearly drop his sword. " Why you! You will pay for that." " Yeah I've heard that before! You better leave before I toast and freeze ya." I said raising my sword ready to use my sure kill. Then I heard thunder and a loud voice. " Koga return: The Ronins have won this battle. But I warn you Icefire, sooner or later we will meet face to face and you will bow before me." " I will never bow to you Arco! I will fight you until the end!" I yelled back as Koga and what was left of the Dynasty soldier's as they teleported back to the Dynasty.
"Serena what? How?" Harry started to ask. " I will explain everything soon enough, but right now we need you to explain what the Dynasty wants with you, and then we need to get you to our house" I said as Ryo, Cye and I powered down completely. " All right but I would like to know the names of your friends" Harry asked. I looked at the others: they nodded agreeing to the request. " This is Ryo, this Cye my older brother, the white tiger is White Blaze and the little kid is Yuli. Guys this is Harry he taught me how to swordfight and he let me stay with him before he disappeared." I said. "Your brother? Now I have seen everything. But it wasn't my choice to leave. I fought too the best of my ability, but I was captured by the Dynasty. That day I found some scrolls about the some new Ronin armors, and I was going to show it to you, but then the Dynasty soldiers broke into the apartment and I was captured. That was then Kaila showed up and took me from the Dynasty soldiers. I was knocked unconscious for months. How I stayed alive is unknown to me, but when I awoke I was put through torture because I wouldn't tell them what the scrolls meant or say the location of an armor, I just got free a few days ago. The only thing that got me through it, was the thought of how I need to get back to you because I needed to warn you" he said, looking angry that he was captured and left me to fend for myself. " Warn me of what?" I asked. " When the orphanage was burned down it wasn't by accident: it was to get rid of you. It seems whoever was in the Dynasty before Arco, thought you could be a danger to him and tried to kill you." I looked at Harry and then at Cye and Ryo in surprise, and then a memory came to me. I pulled at a bracelet on my left wrist nervously. " Ryo I think we all have some explaining to do. Let go home. Come on Harry" I said, as we walked back to the house.
"So now Talpa's brother is trying to take over the mortal world?" Harry asked after we explained everything.
" Yes." I said to Harry, as he shook his head in anger. " Anubis there is something that I have to ask you: Did Talpa send any Dynasty soldiers or anything else to destroy a possible threat?" I asked Anubis, he looked at me in surprise.
" Yes he did, years ago he sent Dynasty soldiers to America. Why?" " Harry thinks he knows what that threat may have been. Did Talpa say how he knew about this threat?" " Yes. Badamon was meditating and in a vision saw a young girl in Toyoma. She confronted Talpa and when she was in danger the armor bearers, even his own warlords and the power of spirit saved the girl, who would one day become a danger to the Dynasty. Badamon didn't know who the girl was but he knew that she would be trouble, so he found where she was, Talpa sent the Dynasty soldiers there." " Damm it! I should have known when I first saw Cye's armor." I said. " What do you mean? You have a connection to this?" Cye asked. " The day before, well it was night in America I had a really weird dream. It was like this... flashback while I tell
I was standing in the city of Toyoma but some thing was wrong, everyone was gone. I heard a sound of metal hitting the ground. " H...Hello is someone there?" I asked scared to death. Where is my brother? Where is Cye? I asked myself. " Well, what do we have here?" I jumped at hearing a menacing voice behind me; I whirled around to face someone that reminded me of a red-faced demon with a gaping mouth, I backed up away. " A mortal girl: But how did she escape my Warlords? Well no matter you are the only one left of the people of this pitiful city. Come willing and you would be harmed.... too much." My eyes widen in fear then narrowed. " What have you done to the people of this city?! Who are you and why are you here?" I questioned looking for a way to get away. " I am Talpa, ruler of the Dynasty and soon to be the ruler of the mortal world, your world. As for the people, they are already slaves of mine as you will be very soon." " Never, you baka. I wouldn't let you harm the mortal world any more then you have already!" I declared, sounding a whole lot braver then I felt. The monster just laughed evilly like all villains do. " What are you going to do? You are just a mortal and a child at that." He said, coming closer. Then I saw that I was backing up to a steep cliff. Oh shit! I am in big trouble. I thought going pale as I saw that I had nowhere to go: Talpa was in front of me and there was a cliff behind me. " Come, you have no place to go. Death will be swift I assure you. Just give up." Talpa said. I'm going to die. I am going to die before I even get to see Cye again. Oh good lord Cye! He must have also been captured! I'll never see him again. No! No! I can't think that way. I have to keep my spirit up, I have to. I won't give in... " I wouldn't give in! I'll fight you if I have to, I won't let you drain the spirit from this world!" I declared: Then a bracelet appeared on my wrist, I read what it said. I have to concentrate on the virtues: Virtue, Wisdom, Trust, Justice, Life, Loyalty, Sincerity, Obedience, Pity, and Spirit! Suddenly I everything went dark and when I awoke I saw someone beside me. " You did well, Serena. Talpa will not bother you again. You can call us the Ronin Warriors: we drove him away and one day we will meet again." I couldn't make out his face but he had light blue armor on. End of flashback and story
I stopped telling the details of my dream and went on. " That dream was on the night before the orphanage burned down." " That is almost exactly when we found out was in the vision. Do you have that bracelet with you?" Anubis asked me. I showed them the bracelet and saw two of the beads was glowing red and violet. " Virtue and Spirit. They are the same." Harry said seeing the glowing beads.
" What?" We all asked at the same time. " The armor of Icefire and the warlords armor are of the same origin, the Ronin armors. When the Ancient separated the armors, the armors of Wildfire, Cruelty, Venom and the armor of Halo separated and by accident each formed another armor. Wildfire formed Icefire, Cruelty formed Horror, Venom formed one named Poison and Halo formed Black Lighting and another armor called White Wind. Only a descendant, or a person the armor chooses can wear it. But that can only happen if the first wearer is dead." " So that why my armor looks a lot like the armor of Wildfire: it was the one Wildfire formed, and that's also why they need my armor I'm the only one not serving the Dynasty and they need me alive." I said. I was very worried, but I was trying not to show it.
" Don't worry, we'll help. Even though we cannot always be here, we can train you so our lessons will. But I'm warning you now the training will be long and hard, we don't take any goofing off" Kayura said. I nodded. I knew I was probably getting myself into a lot of trouble but I had to learn to protect not just friends, but my family and myself as well. " Harry, if you want to you can stay with us, I'm going to need some help researching on the armors. And you may be able to help Serena." Mia said as she and Harry spoke about the research while Kayura and the others thought about how I was to be trained. Never a dull moment. Well I better listen in so I know who is training me on what, Ancient help me. I thought.
" Koga is everything in place?" Arco asked. " Yes master. Soon both of them will fall into the plan and then we will go onto phase 2 of our plan." Koga smirked, imagining how it would go. " Yes soon." Arco said and started to get everything ready for the second phase.
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Hi Icefire here. First thing I would like to say is, I don't own 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. Harry is helping me a lot in this story, so he deserves the credit too and yes, the Harry in the story is my friend's character. I thought he should be in there, since he helps me so much with the story and he agreed.
It looks like Serena's friend Harry is back, but the Dynasty is up to something and Serena was a danger to the Dynasty before she even knew what it was. What are those snakes up too now? And what help will Harry be to the team? It looks like you have to find out in Chapter 9: Captured
I looked around, hoping that one of the guys hadn't followed me, I wanted to be alone for a while, because I was getting a headache, and I tend to snap at people when I get them and because I just needed to be alone. I sung to myself as I walked among the trees. As I finished up leaning against a tree I felt pretty good but turned red when I heard someone clapping and laughing: it was Yuli, Cye with Ryo and White Blaze. " Oh hi guys... I didn't know anyone was listening." I said weakly turning beat red.
Yuli and White Blaze came up beside me and sat, as Ryo and Cye stood. " Why did you walk off without telling us where you was going?" Cye asked, crossing his arm giving me his ' you better answer me ' look. " First I have one of my infamous headaches and when I get those I snap off at people. And secondly, I wanted to be alone for awhile." I said looking Cye and Ryo. " Then you want us to go?" I pause a moment at Ryo's question. "No. I would like you guys to stay. Just don't tell the others about my singing." I said giving the guys a look that said: I'll kill you if anything is said about this. "Sure we won't tell anyone Serena." Yuli said looking up at me. I smiled: my headache was starting going away.
" Thanks Yuli. Did you guys follow me on your own, or did someone see me and told you I was leaving without telling?" I asked Yuli. " Anubis and Sekmeht saw you leaving: they said they spoke to you, you said you were going to head to the house but you thought you heard something. Then Ryo, White Blaze and I saw you heading in the woods fast. I told Cye I thought you might have seen someone and then we followed you." Yuli said, acting like he was glad I wasn't in trouble. " After yesterday's attack, you should be more careful. The Dynasty seems to want your armor, and you as well, and you're not trained enough to fight all of them by yourself." Ryo said.
Then we heard some movement in the bushes to my left, and a young man about twenty-six with short blond hair and hazel eyes stepped out of the bushes. I recognize him immediately. " Oh good lord, Harry?" I asked as the man looked up at me. " Serena is that you?" He asked. I nodded and walked toward him. Then I saw the bruises and deep cuts all over him: he looked like he just fought an army. " Harry what happen to you? Who did this to you?" I asked, but before he could say anything a group of Dynasty soldiers, led by Koga showed up. " So, you made it to the help of the Ronins. But you are going to return to the Dynasty mortal: we are not done with you." He said, as Harry stepped in front of me. " Serena you and your friends get out of here, these guys are dangerous." I looked over at the others: they nodded. " I know Harry." I said as Ryo, Cye and White Blaze and myself stepped in front of him. " If you want my friend you'll have to go though me Koga!" I challenged. " Armor of Icefire! Power of Spirit!" " Armor of Wildfire! Toa Jin!" " Armor of Torrent. Toa Shin!" We all called on our armors. " Cye, White Blaze get Harry and Yuli out of here, Ryo you get the tin cans; I'll deal with Koga." I said quickly, not really thinking about it, as I met swords to sword with Koga.
"So child, you decided to face me? Then you will get a slow, painful death!" He said, grinning madly. " It's Icefire to you!" I said, as I broke the sword's clash and grabbed a dagger, which was built in at my wrist, and sliced with it at Koga's arm, making him jerk back and nearly drop his sword. " Why you! You will pay for that." " Yeah I've heard that before! You better leave before I toast and freeze ya." I said raising my sword ready to use my sure kill. Then I heard thunder and a loud voice. " Koga return: The Ronins have won this battle. But I warn you Icefire, sooner or later we will meet face to face and you will bow before me." " I will never bow to you Arco! I will fight you until the end!" I yelled back as Koga and what was left of the Dynasty soldier's as they teleported back to the Dynasty.
"Serena what? How?" Harry started to ask. " I will explain everything soon enough, but right now we need you to explain what the Dynasty wants with you, and then we need to get you to our house" I said as Ryo, Cye and I powered down completely. " All right but I would like to know the names of your friends" Harry asked. I looked at the others: they nodded agreeing to the request. " This is Ryo, this Cye my older brother, the white tiger is White Blaze and the little kid is Yuli. Guys this is Harry he taught me how to swordfight and he let me stay with him before he disappeared." I said. "Your brother? Now I have seen everything. But it wasn't my choice to leave. I fought too the best of my ability, but I was captured by the Dynasty. That day I found some scrolls about the some new Ronin armors, and I was going to show it to you, but then the Dynasty soldiers broke into the apartment and I was captured. That was then Kaila showed up and took me from the Dynasty soldiers. I was knocked unconscious for months. How I stayed alive is unknown to me, but when I awoke I was put through torture because I wouldn't tell them what the scrolls meant or say the location of an armor, I just got free a few days ago. The only thing that got me through it, was the thought of how I need to get back to you because I needed to warn you" he said, looking angry that he was captured and left me to fend for myself. " Warn me of what?" I asked. " When the orphanage was burned down it wasn't by accident: it was to get rid of you. It seems whoever was in the Dynasty before Arco, thought you could be a danger to him and tried to kill you." I looked at Harry and then at Cye and Ryo in surprise, and then a memory came to me. I pulled at a bracelet on my left wrist nervously. " Ryo I think we all have some explaining to do. Let go home. Come on Harry" I said, as we walked back to the house.
"So now Talpa's brother is trying to take over the mortal world?" Harry asked after we explained everything.
" Yes." I said to Harry, as he shook his head in anger. " Anubis there is something that I have to ask you: Did Talpa send any Dynasty soldiers or anything else to destroy a possible threat?" I asked Anubis, he looked at me in surprise.
" Yes he did, years ago he sent Dynasty soldiers to America. Why?" " Harry thinks he knows what that threat may have been. Did Talpa say how he knew about this threat?" " Yes. Badamon was meditating and in a vision saw a young girl in Toyoma. She confronted Talpa and when she was in danger the armor bearers, even his own warlords and the power of spirit saved the girl, who would one day become a danger to the Dynasty. Badamon didn't know who the girl was but he knew that she would be trouble, so he found where she was, Talpa sent the Dynasty soldiers there." " Damm it! I should have known when I first saw Cye's armor." I said. " What do you mean? You have a connection to this?" Cye asked. " The day before, well it was night in America I had a really weird dream. It was like this... flashback while I tell
I was standing in the city of Toyoma but some thing was wrong, everyone was gone. I heard a sound of metal hitting the ground. " H...Hello is someone there?" I asked scared to death. Where is my brother? Where is Cye? I asked myself. " Well, what do we have here?" I jumped at hearing a menacing voice behind me; I whirled around to face someone that reminded me of a red-faced demon with a gaping mouth, I backed up away. " A mortal girl: But how did she escape my Warlords? Well no matter you are the only one left of the people of this pitiful city. Come willing and you would be harmed.... too much." My eyes widen in fear then narrowed. " What have you done to the people of this city?! Who are you and why are you here?" I questioned looking for a way to get away. " I am Talpa, ruler of the Dynasty and soon to be the ruler of the mortal world, your world. As for the people, they are already slaves of mine as you will be very soon." " Never, you baka. I wouldn't let you harm the mortal world any more then you have already!" I declared, sounding a whole lot braver then I felt. The monster just laughed evilly like all villains do. " What are you going to do? You are just a mortal and a child at that." He said, coming closer. Then I saw that I was backing up to a steep cliff. Oh shit! I am in big trouble. I thought going pale as I saw that I had nowhere to go: Talpa was in front of me and there was a cliff behind me. " Come, you have no place to go. Death will be swift I assure you. Just give up." Talpa said. I'm going to die. I am going to die before I even get to see Cye again. Oh good lord Cye! He must have also been captured! I'll never see him again. No! No! I can't think that way. I have to keep my spirit up, I have to. I won't give in... " I wouldn't give in! I'll fight you if I have to, I won't let you drain the spirit from this world!" I declared: Then a bracelet appeared on my wrist, I read what it said. I have to concentrate on the virtues: Virtue, Wisdom, Trust, Justice, Life, Loyalty, Sincerity, Obedience, Pity, and Spirit! Suddenly I everything went dark and when I awoke I saw someone beside me. " You did well, Serena. Talpa will not bother you again. You can call us the Ronin Warriors: we drove him away and one day we will meet again." I couldn't make out his face but he had light blue armor on. End of flashback and story
I stopped telling the details of my dream and went on. " That dream was on the night before the orphanage burned down." " That is almost exactly when we found out was in the vision. Do you have that bracelet with you?" Anubis asked me. I showed them the bracelet and saw two of the beads was glowing red and violet. " Virtue and Spirit. They are the same." Harry said seeing the glowing beads.
" What?" We all asked at the same time. " The armor of Icefire and the warlords armor are of the same origin, the Ronin armors. When the Ancient separated the armors, the armors of Wildfire, Cruelty, Venom and the armor of Halo separated and by accident each formed another armor. Wildfire formed Icefire, Cruelty formed Horror, Venom formed one named Poison and Halo formed Black Lighting and another armor called White Wind. Only a descendant, or a person the armor chooses can wear it. But that can only happen if the first wearer is dead." " So that why my armor looks a lot like the armor of Wildfire: it was the one Wildfire formed, and that's also why they need my armor I'm the only one not serving the Dynasty and they need me alive." I said. I was very worried, but I was trying not to show it.
" Don't worry, we'll help. Even though we cannot always be here, we can train you so our lessons will. But I'm warning you now the training will be long and hard, we don't take any goofing off" Kayura said. I nodded. I knew I was probably getting myself into a lot of trouble but I had to learn to protect not just friends, but my family and myself as well. " Harry, if you want to you can stay with us, I'm going to need some help researching on the armors. And you may be able to help Serena." Mia said as she and Harry spoke about the research while Kayura and the others thought about how I was to be trained. Never a dull moment. Well I better listen in so I know who is training me on what, Ancient help me. I thought.
" Koga is everything in place?" Arco asked. " Yes master. Soon both of them will fall into the plan and then we will go onto phase 2 of our plan." Koga smirked, imagining how it would go. " Yes soon." Arco said and started to get everything ready for the second phase.
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Hi Icefire here. First thing I would like to say is, I don't own 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. Harry is helping me a lot in this story, so he deserves the credit too and yes, the Harry in the story is my friend's character. I thought he should be in there, since he helps me so much with the story and he agreed.
It looks like Serena's friend Harry is back, but the Dynasty is up to something and Serena was a danger to the Dynasty before she even knew what it was. What are those snakes up too now? And what help will Harry be to the team? It looks like you have to find out in Chapter 9: Captured