Tears of Twilight
Chapter 28.
Flash had enough. Too many soldiers had wounded her and White Blaze, and now she was a blazed with anger. Instantly her power went into action. Her hair flew behind her head as if a fierce wind had struck up, her symbol a flame in her forehead suddenly appeared, and the heat suddenly rose up to a couple hundred degrees in less than two seconds. She focused her power on the soldiers and suddenly four at a time began to ignite into flames. White Blaze roared in approval and leapt onto the back of another soldier and swiped his claws against the side of its neck. The head fell off and vanished along with the body.
Together the two of them continued to fight their way through the soldiers, using whatever they could to destroy them and to keep from being killed. By the time all of the soldiers were destroyed, Flash's arm was bleeding profusely and with much pain. She winced and tore of the bottom part of her shirt and wrapped it around the wound. She looked at the tiger. "Come on, White Blaze. Let's go."
White Blaze stared at her wound with a worried expression. He knew she would need someone to heal her, otherwise she may bleed to death. As they walked along, he noticed how she wasn't walking as fast as she had before. He rumbled at her and she looked down at him. However she said nothing, but continued to walk on. In truth, Flash felt very fatigue and dizzy. She didn't want to stop though.
But as they continued to walk on rough terrain and fight their way through soldiers that suddenly appeared, she was feeling weaker with each passing moment. And then just as they passed a large dead looking tree, Flash's strength suddenly left her. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she tumbled forward. White Blaze seized the back of her shirt just before she could fall face down onto the ground. A worried growl escaped his throat as she hung there limply, eyes closed and her face pale. Blood now soaked through the makeshift bandage and leaked upon the ground. At this time the tiger had no idea of what to do.
Rowen put the fire out now that everyone had eaten. He stood up and stretched and looked at the others. So far no one had spoken as each had their own thoughts and their own inner turmoil. However, it was time to stop backing down, and time to start moving on. Just because they couldn't rescue their friends, didn't mean they had to stop giving up altogether. They still had to find Sage, Ryo, Flash, and White Blaze.
"Come on, everyone," he said as he began to pack up.
"Are we leaving now?" Scorpio asked, wanting to make sure.
Rowen nodded his head. "Yes, we need to get a move on to find the others. It won't be dark for a few more hours so we have plenty of daytime left."
Scorpio nodded and stood up. It would be good to get moving again. For the cave had began to irritate him. He wanted to get out into the opening and maybe find a lake to refresh himself in. He grabbed his canteen and took a long drink of water, replenishing his quench of thirst. Kento joined them and so did Lightning, and the four males made their way out of the cave and down the rocky terrain. Rowen and Kento led the way as they knew the Dynasty extremely well. Lightning walked beside Scorpio, his eyes searching in every direction there was, to see if he could spot Ryo, Sage, Flash, or even White Blaze. So far his entire field of vision only showed the empty vast lands of the Dynasty.
It wasn't long before they encountered a group of Dynasty soldiers. There were at least twenty of them, but that was no concern for them. Rowen leapt into the air and did a side double flip before kicking outright with both feet against the chest of one soldier. The soldier flew backward and dissipated. Kento slammed his fists repeatedly against soldier after soldier. His heart was burning with a desire to destroy, but he wouldn't let that control him. If he was ever going to see Kaye or Cye again, he would need to keep his mind cleared of all things. Scorpio did a back handspring and landed behind a soldier. The soldier turned and went to rush him through with the spear it was holding, but the Warrior ducked down and grabbed the handle of the spear. He pulled it with such force, the soldier was thrown into the air and several feet away from where it had stood momentarily ago.
Lightning leapt upon the shoulders of another soldier, causing it to fall forward on its face. He pounced on it, and just his weight alone was enough to destroy it. He leapt up again and attacked another soldier, sinking his claws and fangs deep into where the throat would be had it been human. That soldier too vanished. The fight raged on. Just as quickly as it had started, it suddenly ended. The boys accessed their wounds, and finding none on themselves, they quickly continued on their way. As they walked on, they kept their eyes peeled out for any of their friends.
"Just how big is this place?" Scorpio asked.
"Imagine earth," Rowen stated, "and combine that by another earth. That's how big the Dynasty is."
"Whoa!" Scorpio said with much surprise.
"Yeah, and because Talpa has complete reign over it, he can make it however he wishes to," Rowen continued.
Kento kept his thoughts to himself. All he could think about was reaching their goal, whenever that may be. But as they walked over a hill and were about to start down it, Scorpio noticed a humped figure coming toward them. His eyes widen with surprise and concern. Beside him though, Kento and Rowen also seen it. They prepared themselves.
"Ok," Thunder said as he sat down on his bed. "We know that Jakada definitely wants Kaye to mess up just so he can have her. The question is, how do we prevent him?"
Cye was sitting on his own bed, his head down and his brows furrowed. It had been ten minutes since Kaye had gone into the bathroom and he was a little worried about her. He was also concerned with any plans Jakada may be thinking. And somehow they had to find a way around those plans, but how? Jakada was strong in power, and the only one who bore greater power was Talpa himself, and the two were on the same side. It was just too bad they couldn't have Talpa and Jakada turn against each other.
"What are you thinking?" Thunder asked him as he noticed the look on Cye's face. For it seemed as if the young Ronin had been struck by something hard.
Cye shook his head. "Just a thought occurred to me." Seeing Thunder's eyebrows raised in curiosity, he added, "About Jakada and my father turning against one another."
Thunder smirked with a nod. That would be nice to see such a thing happen. But whether it would or would not, did not guarantee their freedom. Until Talpa was destroyed himself, they could only dream about such things. Cye suddenly stood up and headed for the door. Thunder blinked. "Where are you going?" he asked.
"To the library," the young Ronin answered. "I want to see something real quick." And saying nothing more, he exited out of the room, shutting the door behind him.
Thunder blinked even more. There was a library in this place?
Kaye sighed resolutely as she sat on the closed toilet seat. She could no longer feel the marks of where the wings had been, but she knew they were still there. Never before had she known she had wings, and the legend surrounding her own armor did not mention any part of it. Unless some of it was missing. But if not, then why did she have them? What could they mean? She didn't know the answer to that question. She stood up, thinking it was time to leave this room and join the others. She opened the door and stepped back into the room. There she saw Thunder sitting on the floor, his shirt off, doing crunches. Cye was not there. "Hey, Thunder, where did Cye go?" Kaye asked as she sat down on her bed.
"To the library," he answered and continued his exercising.
Kaye nodded her head, but she wondered why Cye had gone there for. He wasn't much of a reader like Rowen was. And she doubt there were any books on the marine life he so loved. So then why?
Cye sat at a small table in the center of the library room. He had about five books set before him, and one of them was opened. He had been reading through it for the last five minutes, trying to find anything he could on this Prophecy. He had realized they did not know much about it, other then what Jakada and Talpa had told him, and to him that wasn't enough. There had to be more on it, and he was determined to discover it.
He read page after page. The only thing this book talked of was how the Dynasty had been created. Sighing he put that book aside, and grabbed another. He read through it, discovering how Talpa was born and how he came to power. His eyes lit up with interest as he read on. So this was how Talpa got his powers. He'd have to tell that others on it. When he finished that book, he thrust it aside and grabbed another. This book explained about the nine armors, their powers, weaknesses, and how they were used and why. Flipping through the book, he realized it was already full of things he knew. So, he pushed that book away as well, and grabbed a fourth book. This book talked of the different residents who resided in the land. Not only were there Warlords and Dynasty soldiers, but there were also people who were like humans, but not quite. They had little magic and lived in towns surrounding the castle. Not much was said on them, but it was clear in this book they were faithful to Talpa. Either that or they were afraid of being crushed by him. Finding nothing useful in that book he pushed that aside too, and grabbed the last. He flipped it open and began to read.
"In the quiet of days, the emperor of the realm shall rise to power. He shall sire just one after him, and then go on his way. To rule and conquer and be conquered, and to rise in power again. He shall claim back that which was his, and move on with his plans. These plans, like so many others, will be thought out carefully, and given in time, his enemies shall suffer. And it seemed to be so. For war had raged on with the emperor's desire to unite the mortal world and his own world together. Five teenagers with mystical armors have risen to stop him. They had turned his own army against him, but after the last battle, in which they believed him to be dead, he rose again and took full control of his army again, this time, leaving no room for mistake. Most Dynastians wonder how he was able to return yet a third time. But the answer is quite clear. For the one he sired, as long as he is alive, then Talpa will continue to live and reign."
Cye suddenly slammed the book shut. So that was how Talpa continued to live. Because of him. As long as he was alive, then Talpa would never die. It was all his fault. And now as he sat there alone, he wasn't sure if he wanted to go back and face his sister or Thunder again.
Sage and Ryo made their way carefully through a dark forest, their senses highly alert. So far they had not been attacked by any dreaded creature or soldier, and no Warlord had leapt out at them. Which was a good thing. They wanted to get out of this forest before anything else could happen. And of course something did. Just as they had passed through several gigantic trees, two gargantuan branches reached out and clasped Sage tightly around the middle, pinning his arms to his sides. He screamed out in surprise and kicked desperately, but to no avail. Ryo turned and immediately began pummeling his fists against the branches, only to have another branch strike out against him. He let out a cry of pain and went tumbling backward where he hit the trunk of another tree. Then as he looked up, he could only watch in horror as Sage was dragged into the hollow of the tree where he suddenly disappeared.
"SAGE!" Ryo panicked. How could he have let this happened? He made his way over to the tree. Its branches were now held up again as if nothing out of the ordinary had taken place. A soft wind rustled Ryo's hair, but he paid no attention to it. He had to find out where Sage had vanished to. Summoning his armor, he knelt down on the ground. He leaned in through the hollow of the tree, just a few inches above the ground, trying to peer into the darkness, hoping he could see his friend. All he could see was the pitch blackness. However, unaware of anything else going on, a branch sneaked its way down toward Ryo, and then suddenly he felt a great slap from behind, and was suddenly pushed through the hollow where he began to fall into what seemed like a bottomless pit. As it was before with Sage, Ryo's cries were not heard.
Chapter 28.
Flash had enough. Too many soldiers had wounded her and White Blaze, and now she was a blazed with anger. Instantly her power went into action. Her hair flew behind her head as if a fierce wind had struck up, her symbol a flame in her forehead suddenly appeared, and the heat suddenly rose up to a couple hundred degrees in less than two seconds. She focused her power on the soldiers and suddenly four at a time began to ignite into flames. White Blaze roared in approval and leapt onto the back of another soldier and swiped his claws against the side of its neck. The head fell off and vanished along with the body.
Together the two of them continued to fight their way through the soldiers, using whatever they could to destroy them and to keep from being killed. By the time all of the soldiers were destroyed, Flash's arm was bleeding profusely and with much pain. She winced and tore of the bottom part of her shirt and wrapped it around the wound. She looked at the tiger. "Come on, White Blaze. Let's go."
White Blaze stared at her wound with a worried expression. He knew she would need someone to heal her, otherwise she may bleed to death. As they walked along, he noticed how she wasn't walking as fast as she had before. He rumbled at her and she looked down at him. However she said nothing, but continued to walk on. In truth, Flash felt very fatigue and dizzy. She didn't want to stop though.
But as they continued to walk on rough terrain and fight their way through soldiers that suddenly appeared, she was feeling weaker with each passing moment. And then just as they passed a large dead looking tree, Flash's strength suddenly left her. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she tumbled forward. White Blaze seized the back of her shirt just before she could fall face down onto the ground. A worried growl escaped his throat as she hung there limply, eyes closed and her face pale. Blood now soaked through the makeshift bandage and leaked upon the ground. At this time the tiger had no idea of what to do.
Rowen put the fire out now that everyone had eaten. He stood up and stretched and looked at the others. So far no one had spoken as each had their own thoughts and their own inner turmoil. However, it was time to stop backing down, and time to start moving on. Just because they couldn't rescue their friends, didn't mean they had to stop giving up altogether. They still had to find Sage, Ryo, Flash, and White Blaze.
"Come on, everyone," he said as he began to pack up.
"Are we leaving now?" Scorpio asked, wanting to make sure.
Rowen nodded his head. "Yes, we need to get a move on to find the others. It won't be dark for a few more hours so we have plenty of daytime left."
Scorpio nodded and stood up. It would be good to get moving again. For the cave had began to irritate him. He wanted to get out into the opening and maybe find a lake to refresh himself in. He grabbed his canteen and took a long drink of water, replenishing his quench of thirst. Kento joined them and so did Lightning, and the four males made their way out of the cave and down the rocky terrain. Rowen and Kento led the way as they knew the Dynasty extremely well. Lightning walked beside Scorpio, his eyes searching in every direction there was, to see if he could spot Ryo, Sage, Flash, or even White Blaze. So far his entire field of vision only showed the empty vast lands of the Dynasty.
It wasn't long before they encountered a group of Dynasty soldiers. There were at least twenty of them, but that was no concern for them. Rowen leapt into the air and did a side double flip before kicking outright with both feet against the chest of one soldier. The soldier flew backward and dissipated. Kento slammed his fists repeatedly against soldier after soldier. His heart was burning with a desire to destroy, but he wouldn't let that control him. If he was ever going to see Kaye or Cye again, he would need to keep his mind cleared of all things. Scorpio did a back handspring and landed behind a soldier. The soldier turned and went to rush him through with the spear it was holding, but the Warrior ducked down and grabbed the handle of the spear. He pulled it with such force, the soldier was thrown into the air and several feet away from where it had stood momentarily ago.
Lightning leapt upon the shoulders of another soldier, causing it to fall forward on its face. He pounced on it, and just his weight alone was enough to destroy it. He leapt up again and attacked another soldier, sinking his claws and fangs deep into where the throat would be had it been human. That soldier too vanished. The fight raged on. Just as quickly as it had started, it suddenly ended. The boys accessed their wounds, and finding none on themselves, they quickly continued on their way. As they walked on, they kept their eyes peeled out for any of their friends.
"Just how big is this place?" Scorpio asked.
"Imagine earth," Rowen stated, "and combine that by another earth. That's how big the Dynasty is."
"Whoa!" Scorpio said with much surprise.
"Yeah, and because Talpa has complete reign over it, he can make it however he wishes to," Rowen continued.
Kento kept his thoughts to himself. All he could think about was reaching their goal, whenever that may be. But as they walked over a hill and were about to start down it, Scorpio noticed a humped figure coming toward them. His eyes widen with surprise and concern. Beside him though, Kento and Rowen also seen it. They prepared themselves.
"Ok," Thunder said as he sat down on his bed. "We know that Jakada definitely wants Kaye to mess up just so he can have her. The question is, how do we prevent him?"
Cye was sitting on his own bed, his head down and his brows furrowed. It had been ten minutes since Kaye had gone into the bathroom and he was a little worried about her. He was also concerned with any plans Jakada may be thinking. And somehow they had to find a way around those plans, but how? Jakada was strong in power, and the only one who bore greater power was Talpa himself, and the two were on the same side. It was just too bad they couldn't have Talpa and Jakada turn against each other.
"What are you thinking?" Thunder asked him as he noticed the look on Cye's face. For it seemed as if the young Ronin had been struck by something hard.
Cye shook his head. "Just a thought occurred to me." Seeing Thunder's eyebrows raised in curiosity, he added, "About Jakada and my father turning against one another."
Thunder smirked with a nod. That would be nice to see such a thing happen. But whether it would or would not, did not guarantee their freedom. Until Talpa was destroyed himself, they could only dream about such things. Cye suddenly stood up and headed for the door. Thunder blinked. "Where are you going?" he asked.
"To the library," the young Ronin answered. "I want to see something real quick." And saying nothing more, he exited out of the room, shutting the door behind him.
Thunder blinked even more. There was a library in this place?
Kaye sighed resolutely as she sat on the closed toilet seat. She could no longer feel the marks of where the wings had been, but she knew they were still there. Never before had she known she had wings, and the legend surrounding her own armor did not mention any part of it. Unless some of it was missing. But if not, then why did she have them? What could they mean? She didn't know the answer to that question. She stood up, thinking it was time to leave this room and join the others. She opened the door and stepped back into the room. There she saw Thunder sitting on the floor, his shirt off, doing crunches. Cye was not there. "Hey, Thunder, where did Cye go?" Kaye asked as she sat down on her bed.
"To the library," he answered and continued his exercising.
Kaye nodded her head, but she wondered why Cye had gone there for. He wasn't much of a reader like Rowen was. And she doubt there were any books on the marine life he so loved. So then why?
Cye sat at a small table in the center of the library room. He had about five books set before him, and one of them was opened. He had been reading through it for the last five minutes, trying to find anything he could on this Prophecy. He had realized they did not know much about it, other then what Jakada and Talpa had told him, and to him that wasn't enough. There had to be more on it, and he was determined to discover it.
He read page after page. The only thing this book talked of was how the Dynasty had been created. Sighing he put that book aside, and grabbed another. He read through it, discovering how Talpa was born and how he came to power. His eyes lit up with interest as he read on. So this was how Talpa got his powers. He'd have to tell that others on it. When he finished that book, he thrust it aside and grabbed another. This book explained about the nine armors, their powers, weaknesses, and how they were used and why. Flipping through the book, he realized it was already full of things he knew. So, he pushed that book away as well, and grabbed a fourth book. This book talked of the different residents who resided in the land. Not only were there Warlords and Dynasty soldiers, but there were also people who were like humans, but not quite. They had little magic and lived in towns surrounding the castle. Not much was said on them, but it was clear in this book they were faithful to Talpa. Either that or they were afraid of being crushed by him. Finding nothing useful in that book he pushed that aside too, and grabbed the last. He flipped it open and began to read.
"In the quiet of days, the emperor of the realm shall rise to power. He shall sire just one after him, and then go on his way. To rule and conquer and be conquered, and to rise in power again. He shall claim back that which was his, and move on with his plans. These plans, like so many others, will be thought out carefully, and given in time, his enemies shall suffer. And it seemed to be so. For war had raged on with the emperor's desire to unite the mortal world and his own world together. Five teenagers with mystical armors have risen to stop him. They had turned his own army against him, but after the last battle, in which they believed him to be dead, he rose again and took full control of his army again, this time, leaving no room for mistake. Most Dynastians wonder how he was able to return yet a third time. But the answer is quite clear. For the one he sired, as long as he is alive, then Talpa will continue to live and reign."
Cye suddenly slammed the book shut. So that was how Talpa continued to live. Because of him. As long as he was alive, then Talpa would never die. It was all his fault. And now as he sat there alone, he wasn't sure if he wanted to go back and face his sister or Thunder again.
Sage and Ryo made their way carefully through a dark forest, their senses highly alert. So far they had not been attacked by any dreaded creature or soldier, and no Warlord had leapt out at them. Which was a good thing. They wanted to get out of this forest before anything else could happen. And of course something did. Just as they had passed through several gigantic trees, two gargantuan branches reached out and clasped Sage tightly around the middle, pinning his arms to his sides. He screamed out in surprise and kicked desperately, but to no avail. Ryo turned and immediately began pummeling his fists against the branches, only to have another branch strike out against him. He let out a cry of pain and went tumbling backward where he hit the trunk of another tree. Then as he looked up, he could only watch in horror as Sage was dragged into the hollow of the tree where he suddenly disappeared.
"SAGE!" Ryo panicked. How could he have let this happened? He made his way over to the tree. Its branches were now held up again as if nothing out of the ordinary had taken place. A soft wind rustled Ryo's hair, but he paid no attention to it. He had to find out where Sage had vanished to. Summoning his armor, he knelt down on the ground. He leaned in through the hollow of the tree, just a few inches above the ground, trying to peer into the darkness, hoping he could see his friend. All he could see was the pitch blackness. However, unaware of anything else going on, a branch sneaked its way down toward Ryo, and then suddenly he felt a great slap from behind, and was suddenly pushed through the hollow where he began to fall into what seemed like a bottomless pit. As it was before with Sage, Ryo's cries were not heard.