Chapter 11
The arrows were flying everywhere; Jazalyn yanked Melody from her seat and onto the car floor. When Melody hit the ground, Jazalyn covered her body over Melody's body to form a human shield. Sarah grabbed Melissa and shoved her onto the ground. After Sarah told Melissa not to get up, she covered Melissa's body with her own body to form another human shield.
Brian ducked under the seat as Mia began to pick up speed. Brian wanted to get to the girls, but Mia's hand on his shoulder seemed to tell him that the girls were going to be fine. Brian smiled at Mia who smiled back at him, 'I hope she can make it,' he thought, 'because we're all going to die if she doesn't.'
Anubis was in the lead chariot; those five non-combatants were a strange bunch, especially the one called Sarah and his partner Jazalyn. Through a viewing orb he always carried, he had seen Sarah and Jazalyn use themselves as human shields to protect the girl Melody and the other girl Melissa. He admired Sarah's and Jazalyn's bravery, 'perhaps these five weaklings aren't as weak as we thought.'
Anubis continued to press forward; he knew they were going toward Mt. Fuji. Anubis gained speed, he wanted to kill Wildfire before he could wake up and revive the other five Ronin Warriors. But these five non-combatants could cause a problem, 'If I didn't know any better,' Anubis thought, 'I believe that these five function like the Ronin Warriors. All five function as one. Well, they'll never cycle whole once I have taken Jazalyn. Once I know she's safe within the castle walls, I'll bring Melody and Melissa to Sekhmet and Dais. Then I'll get rid of that little bitch Sarah and Torrent's partner.'
Anubis laughed; everything was falling into place. "Hold," he told the archers, "They will lead me to Wildfire. They must remain alive so that Wildfire may be killed."
"Hai," the archers replied.
Anubis laughed and picked up speed, it was only a matter of time until they reached Mt. Fuji.
Jazalyn was the first to realize that arrows weren't being fired, 'something's up,' she thought, 'if that was a Dynasty attack, then…NO!'
"Mia!" Jazalyn yelled, "stop the jeep!"
"Why?" Melody asked.
"The archers stopped firing," Jazalyn began, "this was a set-up to find Ryo. We've just lead a Warlord to Ryo's resting place."
"Goddamn it!" Sarah yelled, "I'll bet it was Anubis, that son of a bitch. He's not killing my partner."
"Fuck him to Hell and back," Melody raged, "I'm going to personally ring Anubis' neck."
Jazalyn glared, "that's my job." Then Jazalyn looked around, ignoring Melody's surprised look, "any ideas on what to do?"
When Jazalyn didn't get an answer, Brian, who sat back down on the passenger seat immediately after the arrows stopped firing, looked at Jazalyn and said, "we can only do what we can when the time comes."
"I knew that wasn't helpful," Melody snorted.
"He's right," Melissa said, looking around as if she were being distracted, "we can't go back, we can only go forward."
In the Volcano, Ryo could feel the five authors. More precisely, he could feel his partner. She was angry, and Ryo wasn't there to help her. 'I have to get up,' he thought, still in comatose sleep, 'I have to get to Sarah.'
The arrows were flying everywhere; Jazalyn yanked Melody from her seat and onto the car floor. When Melody hit the ground, Jazalyn covered her body over Melody's body to form a human shield. Sarah grabbed Melissa and shoved her onto the ground. After Sarah told Melissa not to get up, she covered Melissa's body with her own body to form another human shield.
Brian ducked under the seat as Mia began to pick up speed. Brian wanted to get to the girls, but Mia's hand on his shoulder seemed to tell him that the girls were going to be fine. Brian smiled at Mia who smiled back at him, 'I hope she can make it,' he thought, 'because we're all going to die if she doesn't.'
Anubis was in the lead chariot; those five non-combatants were a strange bunch, especially the one called Sarah and his partner Jazalyn. Through a viewing orb he always carried, he had seen Sarah and Jazalyn use themselves as human shields to protect the girl Melody and the other girl Melissa. He admired Sarah's and Jazalyn's bravery, 'perhaps these five weaklings aren't as weak as we thought.'
Anubis continued to press forward; he knew they were going toward Mt. Fuji. Anubis gained speed, he wanted to kill Wildfire before he could wake up and revive the other five Ronin Warriors. But these five non-combatants could cause a problem, 'If I didn't know any better,' Anubis thought, 'I believe that these five function like the Ronin Warriors. All five function as one. Well, they'll never cycle whole once I have taken Jazalyn. Once I know she's safe within the castle walls, I'll bring Melody and Melissa to Sekhmet and Dais. Then I'll get rid of that little bitch Sarah and Torrent's partner.'
Anubis laughed; everything was falling into place. "Hold," he told the archers, "They will lead me to Wildfire. They must remain alive so that Wildfire may be killed."
"Hai," the archers replied.
Anubis laughed and picked up speed, it was only a matter of time until they reached Mt. Fuji.
Jazalyn was the first to realize that arrows weren't being fired, 'something's up,' she thought, 'if that was a Dynasty attack, then…NO!'
"Mia!" Jazalyn yelled, "stop the jeep!"
"Why?" Melody asked.
"The archers stopped firing," Jazalyn began, "this was a set-up to find Ryo. We've just lead a Warlord to Ryo's resting place."
"Goddamn it!" Sarah yelled, "I'll bet it was Anubis, that son of a bitch. He's not killing my partner."
"Fuck him to Hell and back," Melody raged, "I'm going to personally ring Anubis' neck."
Jazalyn glared, "that's my job." Then Jazalyn looked around, ignoring Melody's surprised look, "any ideas on what to do?"
When Jazalyn didn't get an answer, Brian, who sat back down on the passenger seat immediately after the arrows stopped firing, looked at Jazalyn and said, "we can only do what we can when the time comes."
"I knew that wasn't helpful," Melody snorted.
"He's right," Melissa said, looking around as if she were being distracted, "we can't go back, we can only go forward."
In the Volcano, Ryo could feel the five authors. More precisely, he could feel his partner. She was angry, and Ryo wasn't there to help her. 'I have to get up,' he thought, still in comatose sleep, 'I have to get to Sarah.'