Chapter 2

"You can't escape Ronin!" Cye turned as an explosive attack threw him back into one of

the walls of the building. Distipe his helmet Cye was knocked out because of force of the

hit. Seckmeht and Cale walked over to the fallen Ronin. "Pitiful." Cale snickered as

Seckmeht raised his weapon to finish Cye off. "Quake With Fear!" A voice shouted but

instead of attacking Cye the attack hit Cale and Seckmeht! "Anubis what are you doing?!"

Seckmeht asked his comrade. "Leave him alone!" Instead of Anubis's voice it was a

female voice shouted from the armor. "You!" Cale shouted as the armored figure readied

to attack again.

"My suggestion to you is to get while the getting is good." Seckmeht looked at her then

hissed. "This isn't over yet girl." He hissed as he and Cale disappeared. The armored

figure looked at Cye as he started to come around. "Are you all right?" She asked. "Yea

but who are you?" Cye asked, the person removed her helmet, mid back length red -

brown hair fell down and pale blue eyes watched Cye's shocked reaction. "My is Hope.

Hope of Cruelty."

Hope opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. "Dreams again." She said to herself

shaking her head. "I think I'm going to talk to the guys about this." She said and got out of

bed. But as she walked, Hope was surprised to see that there was no one there. "Cye,

Uncle Anubis, Uncle Dais? Where is everyone?" Hope called out. "The guys are in town

Hope." Hope jumped in surprise and turned to see Mia.

"Oh Mia, you startled me." She said, Mia smiled. "Sorry about that. But Hope Anubis is

out near the old pond, remember?" Hope nodded. "Well I need someone to take him some

food, will you go?" Mia asked. "Mia really do need to go to trai ..."

"Hope, you can go to training later." Hope nodded at Mia, there was something ....

different about her but Hope couldn't put her finger on it. "Ok, I'll go." She said. "Thank

you, also take his armor orb to him. In case of an attack." Mia said, since Daemon's defeat

his Warlords still fought against the Ronin team so there was still some danger. Hope

nodded and pocketed the armor orb and took the bag of food. "Ok, be back soon." She

said and walked outside.

Mia walked into the kitchen and at the table, sleeping was Mia! 'Mia' looked out the

window at Hope. "No, no you won't Hope. You shouldn't be put thorough this but it is

needed." She whispered and disappeared.

" .... Heart pounding, sweat on your brow. Every move you make now determines your

fate because wrong and right isn't black and white anymore. But within you hidden by

years of being alone, hidden by years of wear and tear on a young heart is an unseen

power." *Not too bad for an beginning.* Hope thought after making up part of a poem, if

there was one thing she was told she got from Anubis it was he love of books and words.

She would often make up poems in her spare time.

"Now where did Mia say Uncle Anubis was?" She asked looking around but then Hope

felt, rather than saw, some force off to her left. She looked around then headed to where

the feeling came from but all she could see was a circle of trees. "There is nothing here."

She said as she stepped into the middle of the circle.

Suddenly Hope felt as if she has been struck by lighting, her body felt an intense shock

then go alarmingly numb. "Wh ... guys." She said as things went black, Hope felt a falling

sensation before she lost conciseness.