Tears of Twilight
Chapter 10.
Scorpio looked toward Jakada and at three other men who wore dark and dangerous armor standing just around him. He frowned. These guys looked strong, dangerous. Could they really handle them? Yes, they could. With teamwork, and with years of training.
Kento was beyond furious. He made a grab for Jakada, but Rowen and Sage held him back, struggling against all their might to hold him back.
"Kento, cool it!" Ryo ordered. "Think clearly, or we won't be able to beat them!"
Dais laughed as if he had just been told the funniest joke in the world. "You beat us? Oh, please!"
"We have before, Dais!" Sage retorted. "And we'll gladly do it again!"
"You can try," Sekhmet said as he drew his swords, "but you will not succeed!"
"Shows how much you know!" Ryo said as he stepped back. "Ronins, to arms!"
"Armor of Halo! Dao Chi!" Sage suddenly shouted.
"Armor of Hardrock! Dao Gi!" Kento cried out, more out of anger than anything else. Oh, yes, he was going to kill Jakada when he got a hold of him.
"Armor of Strata! Dao Inochi!" Rowen shouted.
"Armor of..ACHOO!! Excuse me..Wildfire! Dao Jin!"
All four Ronins suddenly transformed into their armors, and wielded their weapons. Sage cast Ryo a look, wondering what had possessed him to suddenly just sneeze like that during transformation. He decided he'd have to ask later if he remembered.
Scorpio suddenly lifted his face up and raised one arm as he began to glow a bright yellow color, and his symbol, the water droplets which stood for forgiveness, appeared glowing in his forehead. "Armor of the Warrior! Now come!" Instantly he was splashed by water from nowhere, and a yellow armor appeared on him, and a spearstaff in one hand. The shoulder pads looked like large sharp leaves that covered from the side of his neck to past his shoulder blades, the breast plate was rather thin, but firm with small spikes protruding from it, he bore armguards over each arm, around his waist were hip guards, and a front guard just in front of his pelvis area, his boots went up to his knees and protruded spikes as well. His gloves were white, thick, and durable, and yet flexible at the same time. His helmet was shaped almost like a shark's head, but not quite. A visor appeared down over his eyes and he twirled his weapon gracefully.
Flash was undecided about transforming. She kept looking everywhere for any sources of water and she could see several of them. She knew she'd have to stay out of armor; there was no choice.
"Awww.. what's the matter?" Cale taunted. "Does the little girl not have an armor?"
Flash smirked at him. "Of course I do. But I don't need it to beat you."
"You're bluffing!" Cale said.
Flash still smirked. "Let's find out, shall we?"
"Attack!" Jakada ordered.
Dais suddenly went after Kento. Kento growled in anger as he blocked a blow from the Warlord. "I don't want you!" he spat. "I want Jakada!"
"Jakada's busy at the moment, so deal with me, Hardrock!" Dais said.
Kento glared at him. There was no choice but to fight him.
Ryo was going head to head with Jakada now who had suddenly attacked from nowhere. The two fought viciously, each one trying to knock the other back, but both were pretty strong, both in fighting ability and strengths. Jakada was quite impressed with Ryo, though he wouldn't admit it.
Ryo suddenly leaped into the air and gave a solid kick against Jakada's chest. The warrior grunted and staggered backward, trying to right himself up, but another blow from Ryo sent him flying backward.
Rowen was going head to head with Sekhmet now. It wasn't easy fighting the Warlord of Venom. Already he could feel Sekhmet's poison weakening him. If not for Sage constantly reaching out to heal him, he would have passed out long ago. The two worked together to battle this Warlord, but even together it wasn't as easy. Sekhmet just kept coming and coming, using his trick of six swords to fool Rowen, who had to be constantly told by Sage it was a trick. Still the two were not about to give up.
Kayura stared down at Scorpio with a cock of her head as she appeared almost bemused about something. "Hrm, interesting," she said, "you look almost like Cye of the Torrent himself."
"So I've been told," Scorpio said as if he didn't care.
"Well, I suppose it doesn't really matter," Kayura said. "Since you're with the Ronins, I have no choice but to fight you."
"Bring it on!" Scorpio said as he prepared himself.
"As you wish!" And suddenly Kayura charged at him.
Flash and Cale stood face to face. Flash didn't want to admit it, but he really crept her out. She kept herself perfectly composed and ready for anything, however she wasn't quite prepared for what was going to come next.
"You seem strong," Cale said as he fingered the edge of his nodatchi, a smirk showing on his face. "Quite young, actually, and yet..almost strong willed at the same time. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were of some relation to Kaye of the Tiger."
"We're not related," Flash said, bored.
Cale shrugged. "If you say so, babe."
Flash's temper suddenly went off. Quicker than lightning, she charged at Cale and knocked him down to the ground, so fast and so hard, Cale though he was just hit by two surekills. His weapon flew out of his hand and tumbled end over end before landing in the hard dirt several feet away. He raised his eyes to stare into Flash's cerulean blue eyes and gasped in shock at seeing the incredible anger behind them.
"Don't..ever..call..me..babe!" Flash seethed at him.
Cale slowly nodded his head, but then suddenly he flipped Flash off him. Her training took over and she landed gracefully on her feet and quickly turned around, watching as he got up and turned and faced her.
"Well, shall we begin?" Cale sneered. And suddenly he charged at her.
Cye did not answer Thunder. Instead he kept silent, his fists clenched and shaking down at his sides. How could this have happened? he wondered to himself. It wasn't fair! Kaye didn't ask for this! And Jakada could basically do what he wanted with her, all because of the collars they wore on their necks. Tears streamed down the sides of his face and he wanted nothing more than to pound Jakada himself.
Thunder frowned even more. He could sense that Cye was more angry than he looked and though it best if he left him alone. So he retreated to his bed and climbed onto it, facing the wall. Several thoughts ran through his mind. Despite what Kaye had said earlier, he still felt guilty that he hadn't been able to help her. And he was worried about tomorrow. Jakada had said he was the first to be tested, and he wasn't sure exactly what kind of test he'd be facing. It scared him deeply, and he had all he could do to relax so he could get some rest. Still keeping awake wasn't going to help him one bit. He took a deep breath, held it for a few minutes, then slowly exhaled. He then closed his eyes, allowing his body to completely relax, and soon fell asleep.
Cye, however, could not sleep. Instead he stayed on his side on his bed, watching over Kaye. He was trying hard not to blow up suddenly, as he didn't want to awaken his sister or Thunder. He refused to sleep now, who know what else would happen to Kaye if he did?
He fingered his collar, cursing it. If not for these blasted things, they could have protected her. But no, it was impossible. What would happen once the prophecy was over? He wasn't sure he wanted to think about it.
Time passed, and he suddenly began to feel tired. He tried to keep his eyes open, but it was hard to. Finally his body gave up and soon succumbed to sleep. His last thought was that no one would harm Kaye as he slept.
Rowen had had enough. Sekhmet was just too strong for him and Sage both, and it was now time to resort to tactics. He drew one arrow and fixed it against the drawstring of the bow, and concentrated, building up his energy before suddenly crying out, "Arrow Shock Wave!"
The surekill, bright, blinding, and powerful suddenly flew out from him, heading right for the Warlord of Venom. Sekhmet screamed as he tried to get out of the way, but at the same time behind him, Sage called his own. "Thunder Bolt Cut!"
And the two surekills suddenly hit him at the same time, making him feel as if his body was being torn into different directions. The light from both attacks seemed to increase, and his body suddenly flew several miles away, becoming smaller and smaller until it was no longer seen.
Ryo grunted as Jakada suddenly laid a blow to his head. His helmet flew off, and though he tried to grab it, Jakada knocked him away. Okay, odd, first he wasn't all that strong, and now suddenly he was fighting much better than he had earlier. Could he have been fooling Ryo the whole time? It seemed the only explanation there was.
He had no choice then. He put his swords together and began to twirl them around, causing them to spin faster and faster as the heat around him rose in temperature. "Flare Up Now!" he suddenly cried.
The surekill flew out, as powerful as it had ever been. Jakada tried to dodge it, but it enveloped him, surrounding him with much heat that caused him to scream out in pain. Like Sekhmet before him, he was suddenly blasted away.
Kento was trying hard not to fall prey to Dais' illusions, but it wasn't easy. He was fighting slow, and he didn't like it one bit. Already he had fallen victim to at least four illusions and his temper was increasing minute by minute. Finally he could stand it no longer. He leaped high into the air, silently asking his armor to show him the true form of Dais, and not an illusion he could fall prey to again.
Dais stood not too far away from him, between his many illusions of himself. A grin spread across his face, believing that once again, Kento would be fooled. But to his surprise, Kento suddenly attacked him!
"Wha..!" Dais shouted. He cried out as he suddenly fell backward. Kento raised a fist and suddenly pounded into his face. The Warlord then kicked him off him, and sent him flying back a few feet. He brought out his weapon and began to call his surekill.
However, Kento beat him. "Iron Rock Crusher!"
The attack surrounded him, and he was suddenly struck with very large debris of the ground. He cried out, trying to shield himself, but one large rock suddenly slammed against him, sending him flying backward miles away.
Scorpio dodged an attack from Kayura, then returned the favor by trying to trip her with his weapon. She somersaulted away, and appeared behind him. He cried out in pain as she struck him in the back, knocking him flat on his face.
Kayura laughed at him as he got to his feet. "Such a weakling!" she taunted.
"I wouldn't talk if I were you," Scorpio said with a smirk.
"What do you mean?" Kayura demanded.
Scorpio said nothing. Instead he twirled his weapon, and then suddenly flew at her with such strength and speed.
She tried to block him, but she suddenly felt herself flying backward. She got to her feet and charged again, but he quickly grabbed her by an arm and flipped her over his shoulder where she landed hard on the ground.
Cale struck out at Flash, but she blocked him easily, and retaliated back with a hard kick to his hip. Though he wore an armor, he still felt the power to that kick, which seemed to stun him a little. However, he couldn't show this to her. Instead he flipped away from her and quickly grabbed his sword and pointed it at her. "Time to meet your fate, girl! I will show you the way of the darkness!" And suddenly he called his surekill. "Black Lightning Slash!"
Flash stared at the surekill coming straight for her, and suddenly her powers kicked into action. The temperature suddenly rose extremely high, causing the waters surrounding them to steam and boil. Nearby Scorpio backed several feet away from Flash, feeling weak, while at the same time, Kento, Sage, Rowen, Cale, and Kayura were all sweating, and while Ryo suddenly found himself gaining strength as if he were at a volcano. Amazed he looked over at Flash and gasped a little.
Flash's brown hair began to blow freely behind her, as if she were in a windstorm, her symbol a flame shone brightly on her forehead, and she began to glow a bluish and white color.
Cale continued to watch, believing his surekill would finish her off. At the same time, a giant fireball suddenly formed and flew straight out at the attack. The two struck at each other, and the explosion that resulted was so tremendous it shook half the Dynasty, and blocked everything from view. When it finally cleared, everyone could see Flash still standing there, surrounded and protected by her pyrokinetic powers.
Cale stared in horror at her. What kind of child was this?
Chapter 10.
Scorpio looked toward Jakada and at three other men who wore dark and dangerous armor standing just around him. He frowned. These guys looked strong, dangerous. Could they really handle them? Yes, they could. With teamwork, and with years of training.
Kento was beyond furious. He made a grab for Jakada, but Rowen and Sage held him back, struggling against all their might to hold him back.
"Kento, cool it!" Ryo ordered. "Think clearly, or we won't be able to beat them!"
Dais laughed as if he had just been told the funniest joke in the world. "You beat us? Oh, please!"
"We have before, Dais!" Sage retorted. "And we'll gladly do it again!"
"You can try," Sekhmet said as he drew his swords, "but you will not succeed!"
"Shows how much you know!" Ryo said as he stepped back. "Ronins, to arms!"
"Armor of Halo! Dao Chi!" Sage suddenly shouted.
"Armor of Hardrock! Dao Gi!" Kento cried out, more out of anger than anything else. Oh, yes, he was going to kill Jakada when he got a hold of him.
"Armor of Strata! Dao Inochi!" Rowen shouted.
"Armor of..ACHOO!! Excuse me..Wildfire! Dao Jin!"
All four Ronins suddenly transformed into their armors, and wielded their weapons. Sage cast Ryo a look, wondering what had possessed him to suddenly just sneeze like that during transformation. He decided he'd have to ask later if he remembered.
Scorpio suddenly lifted his face up and raised one arm as he began to glow a bright yellow color, and his symbol, the water droplets which stood for forgiveness, appeared glowing in his forehead. "Armor of the Warrior! Now come!" Instantly he was splashed by water from nowhere, and a yellow armor appeared on him, and a spearstaff in one hand. The shoulder pads looked like large sharp leaves that covered from the side of his neck to past his shoulder blades, the breast plate was rather thin, but firm with small spikes protruding from it, he bore armguards over each arm, around his waist were hip guards, and a front guard just in front of his pelvis area, his boots went up to his knees and protruded spikes as well. His gloves were white, thick, and durable, and yet flexible at the same time. His helmet was shaped almost like a shark's head, but not quite. A visor appeared down over his eyes and he twirled his weapon gracefully.
Flash was undecided about transforming. She kept looking everywhere for any sources of water and she could see several of them. She knew she'd have to stay out of armor; there was no choice.
"Awww.. what's the matter?" Cale taunted. "Does the little girl not have an armor?"
Flash smirked at him. "Of course I do. But I don't need it to beat you."
"You're bluffing!" Cale said.
Flash still smirked. "Let's find out, shall we?"
"Attack!" Jakada ordered.
Dais suddenly went after Kento. Kento growled in anger as he blocked a blow from the Warlord. "I don't want you!" he spat. "I want Jakada!"
"Jakada's busy at the moment, so deal with me, Hardrock!" Dais said.
Kento glared at him. There was no choice but to fight him.
Ryo was going head to head with Jakada now who had suddenly attacked from nowhere. The two fought viciously, each one trying to knock the other back, but both were pretty strong, both in fighting ability and strengths. Jakada was quite impressed with Ryo, though he wouldn't admit it.
Ryo suddenly leaped into the air and gave a solid kick against Jakada's chest. The warrior grunted and staggered backward, trying to right himself up, but another blow from Ryo sent him flying backward.
Rowen was going head to head with Sekhmet now. It wasn't easy fighting the Warlord of Venom. Already he could feel Sekhmet's poison weakening him. If not for Sage constantly reaching out to heal him, he would have passed out long ago. The two worked together to battle this Warlord, but even together it wasn't as easy. Sekhmet just kept coming and coming, using his trick of six swords to fool Rowen, who had to be constantly told by Sage it was a trick. Still the two were not about to give up.
Kayura stared down at Scorpio with a cock of her head as she appeared almost bemused about something. "Hrm, interesting," she said, "you look almost like Cye of the Torrent himself."
"So I've been told," Scorpio said as if he didn't care.
"Well, I suppose it doesn't really matter," Kayura said. "Since you're with the Ronins, I have no choice but to fight you."
"Bring it on!" Scorpio said as he prepared himself.
"As you wish!" And suddenly Kayura charged at him.
Flash and Cale stood face to face. Flash didn't want to admit it, but he really crept her out. She kept herself perfectly composed and ready for anything, however she wasn't quite prepared for what was going to come next.
"You seem strong," Cale said as he fingered the edge of his nodatchi, a smirk showing on his face. "Quite young, actually, and yet..almost strong willed at the same time. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were of some relation to Kaye of the Tiger."
"We're not related," Flash said, bored.
Cale shrugged. "If you say so, babe."
Flash's temper suddenly went off. Quicker than lightning, she charged at Cale and knocked him down to the ground, so fast and so hard, Cale though he was just hit by two surekills. His weapon flew out of his hand and tumbled end over end before landing in the hard dirt several feet away. He raised his eyes to stare into Flash's cerulean blue eyes and gasped in shock at seeing the incredible anger behind them.
"Don't..ever..call..me..babe!" Flash seethed at him.
Cale slowly nodded his head, but then suddenly he flipped Flash off him. Her training took over and she landed gracefully on her feet and quickly turned around, watching as he got up and turned and faced her.
"Well, shall we begin?" Cale sneered. And suddenly he charged at her.
Cye did not answer Thunder. Instead he kept silent, his fists clenched and shaking down at his sides. How could this have happened? he wondered to himself. It wasn't fair! Kaye didn't ask for this! And Jakada could basically do what he wanted with her, all because of the collars they wore on their necks. Tears streamed down the sides of his face and he wanted nothing more than to pound Jakada himself.
Thunder frowned even more. He could sense that Cye was more angry than he looked and though it best if he left him alone. So he retreated to his bed and climbed onto it, facing the wall. Several thoughts ran through his mind. Despite what Kaye had said earlier, he still felt guilty that he hadn't been able to help her. And he was worried about tomorrow. Jakada had said he was the first to be tested, and he wasn't sure exactly what kind of test he'd be facing. It scared him deeply, and he had all he could do to relax so he could get some rest. Still keeping awake wasn't going to help him one bit. He took a deep breath, held it for a few minutes, then slowly exhaled. He then closed his eyes, allowing his body to completely relax, and soon fell asleep.
Cye, however, could not sleep. Instead he stayed on his side on his bed, watching over Kaye. He was trying hard not to blow up suddenly, as he didn't want to awaken his sister or Thunder. He refused to sleep now, who know what else would happen to Kaye if he did?
He fingered his collar, cursing it. If not for these blasted things, they could have protected her. But no, it was impossible. What would happen once the prophecy was over? He wasn't sure he wanted to think about it.
Time passed, and he suddenly began to feel tired. He tried to keep his eyes open, but it was hard to. Finally his body gave up and soon succumbed to sleep. His last thought was that no one would harm Kaye as he slept.
Rowen had had enough. Sekhmet was just too strong for him and Sage both, and it was now time to resort to tactics. He drew one arrow and fixed it against the drawstring of the bow, and concentrated, building up his energy before suddenly crying out, "Arrow Shock Wave!"
The surekill, bright, blinding, and powerful suddenly flew out from him, heading right for the Warlord of Venom. Sekhmet screamed as he tried to get out of the way, but at the same time behind him, Sage called his own. "Thunder Bolt Cut!"
And the two surekills suddenly hit him at the same time, making him feel as if his body was being torn into different directions. The light from both attacks seemed to increase, and his body suddenly flew several miles away, becoming smaller and smaller until it was no longer seen.
Ryo grunted as Jakada suddenly laid a blow to his head. His helmet flew off, and though he tried to grab it, Jakada knocked him away. Okay, odd, first he wasn't all that strong, and now suddenly he was fighting much better than he had earlier. Could he have been fooling Ryo the whole time? It seemed the only explanation there was.
He had no choice then. He put his swords together and began to twirl them around, causing them to spin faster and faster as the heat around him rose in temperature. "Flare Up Now!" he suddenly cried.
The surekill flew out, as powerful as it had ever been. Jakada tried to dodge it, but it enveloped him, surrounding him with much heat that caused him to scream out in pain. Like Sekhmet before him, he was suddenly blasted away.
Kento was trying hard not to fall prey to Dais' illusions, but it wasn't easy. He was fighting slow, and he didn't like it one bit. Already he had fallen victim to at least four illusions and his temper was increasing minute by minute. Finally he could stand it no longer. He leaped high into the air, silently asking his armor to show him the true form of Dais, and not an illusion he could fall prey to again.
Dais stood not too far away from him, between his many illusions of himself. A grin spread across his face, believing that once again, Kento would be fooled. But to his surprise, Kento suddenly attacked him!
"Wha..!" Dais shouted. He cried out as he suddenly fell backward. Kento raised a fist and suddenly pounded into his face. The Warlord then kicked him off him, and sent him flying back a few feet. He brought out his weapon and began to call his surekill.
However, Kento beat him. "Iron Rock Crusher!"
The attack surrounded him, and he was suddenly struck with very large debris of the ground. He cried out, trying to shield himself, but one large rock suddenly slammed against him, sending him flying backward miles away.
Scorpio dodged an attack from Kayura, then returned the favor by trying to trip her with his weapon. She somersaulted away, and appeared behind him. He cried out in pain as she struck him in the back, knocking him flat on his face.
Kayura laughed at him as he got to his feet. "Such a weakling!" she taunted.
"I wouldn't talk if I were you," Scorpio said with a smirk.
"What do you mean?" Kayura demanded.
Scorpio said nothing. Instead he twirled his weapon, and then suddenly flew at her with such strength and speed.
She tried to block him, but she suddenly felt herself flying backward. She got to her feet and charged again, but he quickly grabbed her by an arm and flipped her over his shoulder where she landed hard on the ground.
Cale struck out at Flash, but she blocked him easily, and retaliated back with a hard kick to his hip. Though he wore an armor, he still felt the power to that kick, which seemed to stun him a little. However, he couldn't show this to her. Instead he flipped away from her and quickly grabbed his sword and pointed it at her. "Time to meet your fate, girl! I will show you the way of the darkness!" And suddenly he called his surekill. "Black Lightning Slash!"
Flash stared at the surekill coming straight for her, and suddenly her powers kicked into action. The temperature suddenly rose extremely high, causing the waters surrounding them to steam and boil. Nearby Scorpio backed several feet away from Flash, feeling weak, while at the same time, Kento, Sage, Rowen, Cale, and Kayura were all sweating, and while Ryo suddenly found himself gaining strength as if he were at a volcano. Amazed he looked over at Flash and gasped a little.
Flash's brown hair began to blow freely behind her, as if she were in a windstorm, her symbol a flame shone brightly on her forehead, and she began to glow a bluish and white color.
Cale continued to watch, believing his surekill would finish her off. At the same time, a giant fireball suddenly formed and flew straight out at the attack. The two struck at each other, and the explosion that resulted was so tremendous it shook half the Dynasty, and blocked everything from view. When it finally cleared, everyone could see Flash still standing there, surrounded and protected by her pyrokinetic powers.
Cale stared in horror at her. What kind of child was this?