Chapter 5

Hope quickly moved toward the location of the Koji Manor. If anyone could help her

figure out what had happened, Mia Koji could! As Hope headed toward the Koji manor

house, she headed toward it via the main road.

However, before Hope could get there, she stopped seeing a figure in the middle of the

road. It was Anubis! "So, little Ronin, I do not know how you managed to get a copy of

my armor, but you will not inform the rest of the Ronins of what is going on!" he said, as

he threw his sure kill at the armor bearer in front of him.

Hope jumped back but fell and rolled giving Anubis time to garb her. "Let go!" Hope

cried as Anubis garbed her the front of her shirt. Hope held her hands in front of her face,

something told her not to let him see her face. "What's the matter Ronin Scum? Afraid to

show your face to your master!" Anubis snarled as he tried to force the hands down.

"No!" Hope shouted giving into the only reaction she could do in such a situation: She

hit Anubis with her knee, right between his legs! Hope knew she would have a bruised

knee due to the armor but surprising it worked and Hope ran. *I hope he never sees me

again or he WILL kill me!* She thought running thorough the woods as fast as she could.

Hope thanked kami, the Ancients and every force she knew as came to the area where she

knew she would find the manor. But as she came into the clearing Hope stopped. "Oh no,

it can't be." She said, the manor was not there.