Chapter 9

Hope slipped into a half destroyed building as night fell. *Guys, my uncles. I hope you

are ok. And know I will get back to you. Some how.* She thought as she touched her

locket then sat down leaned her head back against a wall. Knowing it would be a long

night.

Over the next week Hope had been training, avoiding both the Ronins and Warlords

though she fought the soldiers that she crossed paths with. It was several nights after she

first came to this world that Hope heard a familiar sound in her dreams. The sound of

chimes, as the rings on the Ancient Staff rang in her dreams.

(dream)

"Ancient One?" Hope asked. As Hope turned in her dream, she saw the familiar form of

the Ancient One. "Greetings, my child. I have been searching many dimensions, trying to

find you, and tell you why you were brought here." he said to her.

"Why am I here? Or for that matter where is here?" She asked the mentor of the Ronin

Warriors. "You have been sent to an alternate dimension. A dimension similar too, but

much different than the world you came from. In this world, the Ronins are in disarray.

The Warlords are united, and have run of Toyoma. Talpa is planning on uniting both

worlds, and trying to gain control of all the armors." He explained to her.

"Like in the Dynasty Wars. Only worse." Hope said then thought back on the battles she

seen thus far. "Ancient in this world ... will .... will the Dynasty win?" She asked, almost

afraid of the answer. "That is unknown. It is possible, IF the Ronins do not work

together. But you have a second mission, besides uniting the Ronins, my child." stated the

Ancient. "What is that?" Hope asked surprised.

"You are aware that the Warlords are here, including Anubis? But the time has come for

them to seek out their heirs. If they do not find their heirs, then Talpa will gain control of

the armors, and use them to aid him in uniting the two worlds." he told her, Hope was

shocked. "Their heirs?"

"Yes. You are the heir to Anubis, because the bearer of the armor in this world died. You

must find the other three, and with them, along with the Ronins, free this world from

Talpa." the Ancient stated "But Anubis isn't dead!" She said. "Find the other heirs Hope."

He said and disappeared as .....

(end dream)

As Hope woke she looked at the kanji orb in her hands and then going to the outskirts of

town.