Chapter 4: Distrubing dreams

"My warlords, come forth." Scarlett command and all four of her Warlords came forth, with Loki and Hari came two more figures, a young woman around fifteen and a man young around sixteen.

The girl stood at a height of 5'4, she was a slim figure with an average build and an air of command around her like she wasn't the type you should cross, her raven black hair was held out into a long ponytail and she had light brown eyes and she wore light green sub armor.

The young man beside her was sixteen and was slender figure at the height of 5'6 with some build, like a lean panter. He also had dark blue hair and black eyes and he wore sliver sub armor.

"Hmmm, well my Warlords it seems that the Ronins have forgotten about us." She said to the four warlords, Hari, Loki, Mato and Arashi before turning her attention to ther Ronins as the Seasonals and Kayura left the manor. "It seems so." Yvonne hissed thought he didn't see his enemy, since thier last defeat at the hands of the Ronins he wanted to get at the one he blamed most: Leona and Fox.

But Scarelett knew from his expression of upmost spite and lust for revenge what was going on in his head. "You will get your chance at the Ronins but it is the woman I am interested in. Though she tries to hide it I since power from her, like that of Seckmeht's childern. She might be of use to us aganist the Ronins." She said.

"But Mistress, she is no fool. She did not even trust that tatior Dais when he apporached her and was about to know of his presence. She may be a theart." Arashi said and heard Hari snickered at her though Scarlett looked at her.

"Preharps you are correct Arashi. One of you are to see about this power of hers, see if you can froce it. And if it shows she might be of use to us capture her." She ordered.

Mato stepped up from the shadows and knelt before his mistress. "I will take the assignment Mistress." He said, causing a uproar amongst the other warlords. "You! Why you!" Snarled Hari whirling to face the newest Warlord. "I am the leader Hari, it should be my assignment!" That cry caused an outcry from ALL the warlords, each trying to be heard, trying to get this plum assignment, each of them had a score to settle with the Ronins and using the woman was child's play to them.

"ENOUGH!" Came the command from the Dynasty Leader. The command caused all the warlords to be quiet and wait for the decision from their master. "Hari, your power will be needed to infleucne the Ronins, if any of them get close to her it will be harder to get to us. Mato, you are to take this assignment, do not allow the girl or the Ronins to know of your presence but wacth her. And do not fail me." Mato and Hair bowed deeply, to show their respect as they teleported out of the room, one to Tomaya the other to his quaters.

*Inflence the Ronins. None of them have turely gotten close to the woman, of crouse Dais may present a problem for she seems at ease with him.* Hari thought to himself. *He is the one that will suffer first.* Hari thought as he prepared to work his own power, the power over dreams.

The attack was completly unexpected and caught everyone off guard, the soldiers rushed to battle the attackers though all of them knew they was only holding off the inevitable, they would lose this battle.

But he did not go with his comrades but followed one of the ladies, she was running to a room he knew well, her orders was clear to protect the only child of the shogun, above all her orders was to protect the daughter of one he once served.

He could hear the woman trying to arouse the young woman but with no results and he frowned; he could hear the battle, knew what was going on as he also knew if the woman didn't get the girl soon both would be captured and probaly killed.



"Something .... durgs .... I can't move." The girl's voice was filled with drowsiness, barely above a whisper. "Get out of here Miwa." He chukkled, the girl's voice held a frim order though she herself couldn't move. "But the master ...." "If I die, then I will die alone. Get out of here. Now! Run! Get out of here!" Her voice was stronger and filled with a blant order, the woman looked uncertain but bowing her head she ran out the door and pass him.

"You might as well show yourself, I know you are there." The girl's voice called him as she tried to stand up but leaned heavily aganist the wall. "You haven't changed any." He said as he casted down the illusion of invisibility. "But it seems you have." Came the reply, both looked up hearing banging from downstairs, it sounded like someone was trying to break down something.

"It seems my time here is done." The girl's voice was calm though there was the slightest tremble of fear. He looked at her and shook his head. "No, not this day." He said softly as he stepped over to her, wrapping his arm around her waist though the woman didn't give any resistance. "Come on." He said as he led her out and using his armor they passed safely to a passage.

"Get out of here." He hissed between clenched teeth as he heard Anubis call for him, the battle was over. She looked at him for a few moments.

"Your betrayal of my family will never be forgave but for this I lighten the cruse my father put upon you; you will live this again, where you must chose between loyalties but there will be someone to help you to deciede. But take care of your past or you will only cause her death as you caused the death of my people." She said as ducked into the passage. He snorted and turn to go but suddenly heard a scream from the passage. "Ame!" He called.

"Ame!" Dais woke hearing someone call out a name and realized it was him! He listened intently, hoping none of the other had heard his cry. Finally after what seemed like a cenutry had passed and Dais was sure no one heard him as he sighed.

It been years since he had dreams about that night, the night that the Dynasty attacked a shogun whose was ally to his former master, the very night that Ame, the woman he swore to protect, was killed by a solider in the passage way after she left his sight, if he had only went some of the way with her .....

Dais shook his head. That wasn't going to do any do, he could not fix the past or the things he had done as a Warlord. *The cruse.* He thought to himself, none of the others knew about it, he hadn't even tookn it serious up till the last month when the nightmares started not long after Leona and Fox came to join the team.

*It not like that matters, none of what happened matters anymore. It is done, she is dead.* He thought to himself as he tried to sleep but sleep would not come to the Ronin of Illusion that night.

And he wasn't the only one that was up .... Shane looked at the moonlight on the trees, painting sliver on the leaves. "It's so beatiful out here, I just have to stop and stare. That a new one for me." She said as she sat on the tree branch, her postion giving her a good look over the ground as well as into the other trees so she see anyone if they came though she was sure no one would see her, the shadows around her was thick and dark. *My abilities do come in handy at times.* She thought to herself as she looked at the wraning moon.

It was around one in the morning she guessed since she left the house around midnight, her scars was hurting again and her dreams was more bliazzare and weird then normal.

For as long as she remembered she had strange dreams, sometimes of things that was dark and sinster that she woke screaming from and others that her heart swelled with pride of the courage and unity she seen in the dreams, but still another, one that she seen for the last month, one that she often wake crying from the sorrow and loniness she seen of someone in shadows, someone she felt she was souppse to know.

But this dream was mixed with battles, armors and warriors who faces was masked in the shadows of her dreams. *Like I am masked the in the shadows of darkness.* She thought as she dorpped to the ground and started walking, she knew she wasn't going to sleep tonight, she never did after her dreams.