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Chapter Five: Betrayal, Promises, and Revelations

Kagome woke up at the crack of dawn. She was very tired but she forced herself out of bed. Morisato was lightly snoozing at the open window. Kagome got the atlas from under the bed and opened it to the world.

She took Wildfire from under her pillow and slowly scanned it across Europe. Nothing. Africa, zip. Asia, nada. She sighed and scanned across North America. As she went over Mexico, Wildfire glowed dimly. She went to Central America. The glow increased.

"Getting closer." Kagome muttered.

She went to Brazil and heard the soft metal sound. She giggled then covered her mouth so as to not wake Morisato.

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Ryo put a hand on his head as he felt strange. 'What's going on? What's this weird feeling?' The feeling intensified into pain in his abdomen. It was dim at first then grew. It engulfed his entire body and he started to grunt with pain.

He grabbed his stomach and started to pant hard. Sweat dropped from his face to the floor of the cage. Soon he started to groan. Then the pain suddenly stopped. "What was that?"

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Kagome put the atlas in a bag in the room. 'If I'm right White Blaze and I should make it to the port by seven.' She slung the bag over shoulder. She checked on Morisato then went to the door.

She turned the knob silently and opened the door just a crack...when she heard, "Going somewhere?" Kagome jerked and turned around slowly with a pale face. Morisato was standing above the tiny kid with his arms crossed. He was also smiling slyly.

Kagome chuckled nervously. "Hi...hi Mori. Good morning?"

"Good morning indeed. For a stroll." He pointed to her bag.

"Oh uh, um..." Kagome started.

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Harpar sat in her room. She was not happy. Her fingers drummed her desk neatly filled with spell books and other things witches of high caliber needed. The drumming annoyed a certain young sword master outside her room.

Zachary stepped in. "Something bothering you?"

"Why do you bother with him?"

"Toxicor? Call it a little experiment." Zachary stepped up to Harpar. "He won't last long. That spell of yours should wear off and make him human again."

Harpar smiled. "Then you'll be the leader of the Warlords. He won't be able to stop you." She put her arms around Zach's neck.

"Of course not." He put his hands on Harpar's hips and drew her close. "Not with you by my side." His lips met with hers. The two of them chuckled as they kissed again.

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The plane roared as it took off for Brazil. Kagome pouted as she looked at the descending ground. Morisato had ruined her plan to find the fastest ship at the port in Alexandra. Kagome wanted to prove she could find the crystals faster without Morisato's help. Obviously she failed.

White Blaze was to go with her for land travel. She didn't count on Morisato pretending to sleep. So she had to go with his way.

Morisato looked to Kagome. "Kagome it's for your best that you learn to use the crystals and become Herial to fight."

"Why should I?" Kagome snapped.

"If you can't fight to protect yourself, then the Dynasty will win. I can't be there to save you all the time. White Blaze won't be able to either."

Kagome looked at him.

"You are the only one who can find the armors. If you die, then the armors will become Talpa's when the gates open. He will own the entire human race and everything else. Your parents will be forced to work for him." Morisato said firmly.

Kagome understood. "I don't want that."

"Neither do I." Morisato leaned back. The two of them were silent the rest of the trip.

In Brazil the crystal was somewhere in the rainforest. So Morisato took the opportunity to train Kagome. "Alright, before we start you need to first concentrate on forming the weapons of the armors."

"How can I do that? I don't know what they look like."

"Don't worry. You don't need to. All you need to do is make the crystal become the weapon."

"Like telling it to?"

Morisato nodded with a smiled.

"Ky." Kagome closed her eyes. 'Become the weapon. Become the weapon. Become the weapon.'

In the meantime Morisato did some meditation. 'It'll take a while. She is young and new to this.' His thoughts were interrupted by a shout of joy.

"Yippee!! I did it! I did it! Look Mori! It worked!!" Kagome held up the two Wildfire swords. They were a bit taller than her. Morisato stared in disbelief.

'How...how could she have done that in only a few seconds?!' He shook his head back to reality. "How did you do that?"

"I got tired of telling them to become the weapon and asked." Kagome grinned.

"You asked? Well." He put a hand to his chin.

"Uh-huh. Now that I can do this. What's next?"

"Well, next you should learn to become Herial."

"Herial?"

Morisato then remembered that Kagome didn't remember what happened in Egypt. "While in Africa I learned about Herial. Herial was a woman actually."

"Cool!"

"She was the first to bear the Armor of Inferno. Though she passed away right after the battle."

"Ohh..."

"But, I should have told you that you are Herial."

"I am? How?"

"People can be reborn centuries after they die. You are Herial reborn." He waited for Kagome's response. She nodded. "So you became Herial in Egypt. That's what you don't remember."

"Oh, so that explains this training. Right?"

"Yes. If you can control when you become Herial you can protect yourself when I'm not around, and when you go into the Dynasty."

"To save the ronins!" Kagome exclaimed. "Alone?"

"No. White Blaze will go with you. He does wish to see his master again." He petted White Blaze next to him. Blaze growled softly and sadly. Kagome hugged him.

"Don't worry Blaze, I promise you'll see him again."

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Ryo lay on the floor of his cage with his hands under his head. He kept wondering what had happened earlier.

'Man I don't get it. What's wrong with me? What was that pain?' He turned his attention to the door as it opened. This time a woman stepped in. She had dark blue hair to her shoulders and eyes just as blue.

"Kayura? Is that you?"

Kayura put a finger to her lips. "Yes."

"Wow. Your hair's shorter, a-and what are-are you wearing?"

"What's wrong with my haircut? And this?" Kayura looked down at her black small halter top, white light-weight jacket tied at her waist, dark green pleather pants, and black high-heeled boots. "You don't like it?"

"I-it's not that!" Ryo then quieted down. "I just didn't think you were that type of girl."

"Oh. Well, Ryo I'm sorry. I'm can't get you out. I just came here to tell you and the guys what happened to the armors."

"You can't get us out?"

"No, I can't. The Ancient's Staff hasn't worked since the armors went all over the world."

"Say what?"

"Ryo, the armors have hidden themselves all over the world. They left when you and the guys became prisoners of Talpa."

Ryo ran a hand through his hair. "Oh great."

"Don't worry. I've sent someone to look for them."

"You did? That's great! Who? One of the Warlords?"

"No." Kayura said abruptly. "He's an old friend of mine. White Blaze is traveling with him."

"Well, that's a relief." Ryo sighed. "So who is this---?"

The door creaked open. Kayura jumped to the top of the cavern. In stepped an all too familiar shadow.

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A/N: You should know who it is. Well, I'm real sorry for taking so long to get this up. Stupid internet ain't working. Don't forget to r/r and flamers are accepted.