Chapter 71
"Okay," Ryo began, "we know that we have to get inside the castle, find Talpa, kill him, and get out."
"Easier said than done," Sage replied, shaking his head.
"But do we really have a choice in the matter?" Rowen responded realistically.
"Personally, I can't wait to tell Talpa how I feel about him," Kento grinned as his palm smacked together with his fist.
"We have to get inside first Kento," Cye replied.
"Fine," Ryo finished, "one of us is going to have to open the castle gate."
"Kento?" Sage asked, "Would you do the honors?"
"No problem," Kento smiled as he pushed one of the large red gates open.
As the Ronins entered the common area of the castle grounds, Sage and Rowen realized that it was way too quiet. "Do you think we…?" Sage began, until a burst of wind knocked him to the ground.
"What the…?" Rowen began, until a burst of wind flung him into one of the castle walls.
As the "wind" began to pick up speed, the Ronins were being thrown in every direction like rag dolls. When the "gust" cleared, the "wind" was nothing more than Nether Spirits playing flutes and stringed instruments. "I guess it's time to armor up," Ryo grimaced, pain shooting through his right shoulder blade.
"Got it," Rowen replied. "Armor of Strata, Tao Inochi!"
But as each Ronin Warrior forth his armor, nothing happened. "WHAT THE…!" Kento began, until he heard the sound of laughter.
A split second later, the Ronins heard, "Web Of Deception!"
Sarah, Jazalyn, Melissa, Melody, Mia, and Brian were all waiting outside the castle gate. "I wonder what it's like to walk onto your enemy's home turf?" Sarah began.
"I don't know?" Mia replied, "but from what I've seen so far, it's not going to be pretty."
"Hey you guys," Melissa began, "do you hear anything?"
"No," Brian replied.
"What exactly do you hear?" Jazalyn asked.
"The sound of a group of people playing flutes and stringed instruments," Melissa replied.
"That's it," Sarah replied, sighing heavily, "when this is all over with, I'm signing everyone of us up for a visit with the campus psychiatrist."
"Who would believe us?" Jazalyn responded.
"By the way," Melody asked, trying to change the subject, "How's your arm?"
"It's still sore, but I'll be okay," Jazalyn smiled. "I guess I know how hard Rowen can shove a person to the ground."
The next thing everyone heard was the sound of laughter. "That would be Melissa's psycho partner," Sarah responded, shaking her head.
"That's not funny," Melissa glared.
"Come on," Brian replied, shaking his head, "they need our help."
"Again?" Melody asked.
Sarah, Melissa, Jazalyn, Brian, and Mia nodded in agreement.
"Okay," Ryo began, "we know that we have to get inside the castle, find Talpa, kill him, and get out."
"Easier said than done," Sage replied, shaking his head.
"But do we really have a choice in the matter?" Rowen responded realistically.
"Personally, I can't wait to tell Talpa how I feel about him," Kento grinned as his palm smacked together with his fist.
"We have to get inside first Kento," Cye replied.
"Fine," Ryo finished, "one of us is going to have to open the castle gate."
"Kento?" Sage asked, "Would you do the honors?"
"No problem," Kento smiled as he pushed one of the large red gates open.
As the Ronins entered the common area of the castle grounds, Sage and Rowen realized that it was way too quiet. "Do you think we…?" Sage began, until a burst of wind knocked him to the ground.
"What the…?" Rowen began, until a burst of wind flung him into one of the castle walls.
As the "wind" began to pick up speed, the Ronins were being thrown in every direction like rag dolls. When the "gust" cleared, the "wind" was nothing more than Nether Spirits playing flutes and stringed instruments. "I guess it's time to armor up," Ryo grimaced, pain shooting through his right shoulder blade.
"Got it," Rowen replied. "Armor of Strata, Tao Inochi!"
But as each Ronin Warrior forth his armor, nothing happened. "WHAT THE…!" Kento began, until he heard the sound of laughter.
A split second later, the Ronins heard, "Web Of Deception!"
Sarah, Jazalyn, Melissa, Melody, Mia, and Brian were all waiting outside the castle gate. "I wonder what it's like to walk onto your enemy's home turf?" Sarah began.
"I don't know?" Mia replied, "but from what I've seen so far, it's not going to be pretty."
"Hey you guys," Melissa began, "do you hear anything?"
"No," Brian replied.
"What exactly do you hear?" Jazalyn asked.
"The sound of a group of people playing flutes and stringed instruments," Melissa replied.
"That's it," Sarah replied, sighing heavily, "when this is all over with, I'm signing everyone of us up for a visit with the campus psychiatrist."
"Who would believe us?" Jazalyn responded.
"By the way," Melody asked, trying to change the subject, "How's your arm?"
"It's still sore, but I'll be okay," Jazalyn smiled. "I guess I know how hard Rowen can shove a person to the ground."
The next thing everyone heard was the sound of laughter. "That would be Melissa's psycho partner," Sarah responded, shaking her head.
"That's not funny," Melissa glared.
"Come on," Brian replied, shaking his head, "they need our help."
"Again?" Melody asked.
Sarah, Melissa, Jazalyn, Brian, and Mia nodded in agreement.