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Chapter Seven: Brand New Twists!
After lunch Kagome gave White Blaze the leftovers and tried to become Herial. Morisato went to meditating again. Kagome concentrated for 10 minutes before she sat down and muttered, "I can't do it. It's too hard."
White Blaze sat and looked at Kagome. She was wiping a few tears away from being frustrated. It reminded him of Ryo after the first fight with Saranbo. Ryo blamed himself for the armor's actions. It hurt Blaze to see him like that. So the tiger went over to the little redhead and licked her cheek.
Kagome looked up at him. "Hey Blaze." She scratched him under his chin. "I'm okay. Why is it so hard? Do you know?"
White Blaze leaned down and rubbed his face against hers. Kagome giggled and hugged him. "At least you understand. Not like someone we know." She gave a side glance to the stiff and silent swordsman. Then she whispered something in White Blaze's ear. He nodded and knelt down to let Kagome climb on.
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In the shadows were two figures watching from either side of the clearing. The first jumped into the clearing. Then tapped Morisato on the shoulder. Morisato opened his eyes and looked up. "Kayura."
Kayura nodded. "Who was that child?"
"You mean Kagome? Guess I should have told you. She's the one who can find the armors. I found out while looking for the Darkness Crystal in Seattle."
"Really? Then I guess independence has kicked in early with her."
"She's ran off again didn't she? She tried something like this in Egypt." He sighed. "I'll get right on it. Oh, by the way."
"Yes?"
"You wouldn't mind coming to meet her, would you? Just to see what she can do."
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The other figure followed Kagome jumping from tree to tree. Toxicor wasn't only after the two armors in Kagome's possession but also after her. 'Getting that child to find the armors is the perfect plan. That way we won't need to worry about her any longer. All I need to do is let her get this armor and then get her away from her protective swordsman.'
Kagome stopped under a large tree. She slipped the Wildfire off her finger. It was bright but not warm. "It's somewhere around here." She got off White Blaze and walked around. As she rounded the tree the gem started to warm. Since Kagome wasn't looking where she was going she tripped over a root and landed right on her face. The ring rolled to the base of the tree and made the sound of soft metal.
"Ouch!! Stupid tree!" then she heard the crystal reacting. "It's inside the tree? Well, that should be no problem. I know an easy way to get it." Kagome picked up the crystal and called forth the swords. She brought the tips together and fired a bullet of flames at the bark. The embers burned until she saw a yellow crystal.
"Cool! I don't know how I did that but hey, a job done is a crystal earned." (A/N: If that's not funny sorry. I just had to try. There's not too much humor in this story.) Kagome made the Wildfire swords a ring again and reached into the tree. When she pulled the crystal out she gazed at it.
"I'm impressed."
Kagome jumped and turned around. It was only Morisato. "Impressed with what?"
"You can now use some of the armors' power. How did you know?"
Kagome was about to say when the crystal chimed and a woman's voice rung in her head, "Kagome it's a trap!! You must run! Now!!"
"Huh?" Kagome put a hand to her head. "Who was that?"
White Blaze roared at Morisato and stood protectively in front of the small redhead. Morisato looked at Blaze like he was crazy. "What's the matter with him?"
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"Huh?" Rowen's head shot up. "What the---?"
"Hm? What's up? Besides your head." Sage smirked.
"Funny." The Warrior of Strata said sarcastically. "You wouldn't believe it. I just saw White Blaze step in front of a little kid, and there was this strange voice from nowhere."
"You're right. I don't believe it."
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'Strange.' Kagome thought. 'White Blaze only does that to...to the Dynasty!' She clenched the armor crystal in a tight fist. "Who are you? I know this is a Dynasty trick! Show your true form!"
The fraud smirked. "Have it your way child." Toxicor leaped into the air and tore his disguise off. Then he dived for Kagome at lightning speed.
"White Blaze move!" Kagome yelled and dodged the human missile. 'Alright Herial! Time to take care of business!'
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"What now?" Sage asked when Rowen's eyes widen.
Strata couldn't believe his eyes. He saw Kagome's eyes glow a bright green and lightning crackled around her small form. Then a column of white light shot up from the ground engulfing the child. Rowen held his breath in surprise as he saw Kagome's hair get longer and her body grow. Her limbs became slimmer, she got some curves, and her shorts and t-shirt changed too. (A/N: I don't feel like describing Herial's outfit again. You'll have to remember or refer to the end of chap 3.) The next thing he saw, a woman stood there.
"Whoa! No way!" Rowen blinked and shook his head in disbelief.
"What?"
"That kid just grew up. Right in front of my eyes even!"
"Really? How old is she now?"
"I don't know. Her late teens probably. Get this, she seems to be wearing some clothes from around the time Talpa invaded the Mortal Realm."
"Think she designed them herself?"
"Maybe, but unless her family has some paintings from that era I highly doubt it."
"Maybe they came from her own imagination then." Sage shrugged. Rowen just stared at him through half closed eyes. Like he was embarrassing him in public.
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Toxicor glared at the child-turned-woman before him. "So it's true. That child is the reincarnation of Herial."
"Yes." Herial said as she called the psychknife chain. "Don't be so surprised in the future when she will take care of your minions on her own."
"I very much doubt that. No one can stand up to the awesome power of the Dynasty!!" Toxicor charged at Herial.
Herial stepped to the side and started to slash at the warlord with the sharp end of the weapon. After a few feet of backing up Herial drove the blade into a thick trunk. Toxicor stole the opportunity to get a hit. The ancient ronin hit the weighted end square into his face. He was slightly taken aback and threw a punch at Herial. He managed to graze her shoulder as she jumped into the air.
While airborne Herial threw the chain into the ground. Multiple chains shot up from the crust and anchored themselves into the high branches of the trees. One of which knocked something to the forest floor below.
Herial landed on a chain. Toxicor leaped up to her locking fists. Herial was straining to hold him back and keep her balance simultaneously. Hey, she may be tough but she's not invincible.
Toxicor was straining too. More than Herial. He was just an expert at masking it. His strength was draining fast. 'What's the matter? I'm burning muscle just holding her down! This can't be! A dead warrior isn't this strong!!'
Herial saw the desperation in her opponent's eyes and pushed at him with all her strength. The shape-shifter lost balance and began to fall. The original ronin delivered a powerful punch to his gut. Toxicor fell, flipped, and grabbed onto a chain.
"Herial!!" Morisato jumped up and sliced the chain that Toxicor was on. Instead of falling again Toxicor leaped.
He leaped above Herial and was met with two golden blades! This time he fell right to the ground. He picked himself up and scowled at his third aggressor. "Kayura!"
Kayura was surprised. She had never met this man before.
"I know you were Master Talpa's favorite! It's a shame you changed sides in the final battle! You could have defeated the Ronin Warriors!" Then something glittering at the base of a far off tree caught his eye.
White Blaze was there looking at it. As if he just realized what it was he picked it up in his mouth and leaped up to give it to Herial. The woman looked at it with awe. "Another Armor Crystal."
Toxicor growled. Then he concentrated on shifting into a griffon. Up he flew right for Herial. Then just 6 feet away his body was in pain. He landed on chains close by and started screeching. He shifted back to a human and grabbed his side. 'My power is disappearing!! That wench must have something to do with this!! Damn her to hell!!!' With a lot of effort he looked up to his target.
Instead of hate, there was concern in Herial's eyes.
"I'll let you live.....for now." With that Toxicor leaped into the trees and vanished in the shadows.
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Rowen was lying on the floor of his hanging prison unconscious. He had just past out. Earlier he was complaining of a headache and of Kayura and some strange man fighting alongside the woman he had a vision of before. Sage looked at his fellow ronin with a thoughtful look.
'It's strange. Rowen sees a child become a woman and then sees her use Anubis's weapon. Then he tells me Kayura joins the fight and White Blaze hands an orb to that woman. Finally he passes out.' Halo's eye slightly widened. 'Was that orb his armor? Yeah, it had to be. Otherwise why would he be seeing things and feeling pain?'
While Sage was in his thoughts and too busy listening to poor Rowen's grunts of pain, he didn't sense that Zachary was eavsdropping. He didn't understand anything that was going on. He silently walked down the hall to report it to Talpa.
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A/N: You like? I hope so. It took me a while to get this outta my head. Sorry but no questions on any more twists. They just popped in my head and then were in the story. Just like that. *snaps then a gallon of water gets poured on her. Spits the little water that got in her mouth.* Cye Mouri!!! *chases Cye backstage then out the door to the streets*
Chapter Seven: Brand New Twists!
After lunch Kagome gave White Blaze the leftovers and tried to become Herial. Morisato went to meditating again. Kagome concentrated for 10 minutes before she sat down and muttered, "I can't do it. It's too hard."
White Blaze sat and looked at Kagome. She was wiping a few tears away from being frustrated. It reminded him of Ryo after the first fight with Saranbo. Ryo blamed himself for the armor's actions. It hurt Blaze to see him like that. So the tiger went over to the little redhead and licked her cheek.
Kagome looked up at him. "Hey Blaze." She scratched him under his chin. "I'm okay. Why is it so hard? Do you know?"
White Blaze leaned down and rubbed his face against hers. Kagome giggled and hugged him. "At least you understand. Not like someone we know." She gave a side glance to the stiff and silent swordsman. Then she whispered something in White Blaze's ear. He nodded and knelt down to let Kagome climb on.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In the shadows were two figures watching from either side of the clearing. The first jumped into the clearing. Then tapped Morisato on the shoulder. Morisato opened his eyes and looked up. "Kayura."
Kayura nodded. "Who was that child?"
"You mean Kagome? Guess I should have told you. She's the one who can find the armors. I found out while looking for the Darkness Crystal in Seattle."
"Really? Then I guess independence has kicked in early with her."
"She's ran off again didn't she? She tried something like this in Egypt." He sighed. "I'll get right on it. Oh, by the way."
"Yes?"
"You wouldn't mind coming to meet her, would you? Just to see what she can do."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The other figure followed Kagome jumping from tree to tree. Toxicor wasn't only after the two armors in Kagome's possession but also after her. 'Getting that child to find the armors is the perfect plan. That way we won't need to worry about her any longer. All I need to do is let her get this armor and then get her away from her protective swordsman.'
Kagome stopped under a large tree. She slipped the Wildfire off her finger. It was bright but not warm. "It's somewhere around here." She got off White Blaze and walked around. As she rounded the tree the gem started to warm. Since Kagome wasn't looking where she was going she tripped over a root and landed right on her face. The ring rolled to the base of the tree and made the sound of soft metal.
"Ouch!! Stupid tree!" then she heard the crystal reacting. "It's inside the tree? Well, that should be no problem. I know an easy way to get it." Kagome picked up the crystal and called forth the swords. She brought the tips together and fired a bullet of flames at the bark. The embers burned until she saw a yellow crystal.
"Cool! I don't know how I did that but hey, a job done is a crystal earned." (A/N: If that's not funny sorry. I just had to try. There's not too much humor in this story.) Kagome made the Wildfire swords a ring again and reached into the tree. When she pulled the crystal out she gazed at it.
"I'm impressed."
Kagome jumped and turned around. It was only Morisato. "Impressed with what?"
"You can now use some of the armors' power. How did you know?"
Kagome was about to say when the crystal chimed and a woman's voice rung in her head, "Kagome it's a trap!! You must run! Now!!"
"Huh?" Kagome put a hand to her head. "Who was that?"
White Blaze roared at Morisato and stood protectively in front of the small redhead. Morisato looked at Blaze like he was crazy. "What's the matter with him?"
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"Huh?" Rowen's head shot up. "What the---?"
"Hm? What's up? Besides your head." Sage smirked.
"Funny." The Warrior of Strata said sarcastically. "You wouldn't believe it. I just saw White Blaze step in front of a little kid, and there was this strange voice from nowhere."
"You're right. I don't believe it."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'Strange.' Kagome thought. 'White Blaze only does that to...to the Dynasty!' She clenched the armor crystal in a tight fist. "Who are you? I know this is a Dynasty trick! Show your true form!"
The fraud smirked. "Have it your way child." Toxicor leaped into the air and tore his disguise off. Then he dived for Kagome at lightning speed.
"White Blaze move!" Kagome yelled and dodged the human missile. 'Alright Herial! Time to take care of business!'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What now?" Sage asked when Rowen's eyes widen.
Strata couldn't believe his eyes. He saw Kagome's eyes glow a bright green and lightning crackled around her small form. Then a column of white light shot up from the ground engulfing the child. Rowen held his breath in surprise as he saw Kagome's hair get longer and her body grow. Her limbs became slimmer, she got some curves, and her shorts and t-shirt changed too. (A/N: I don't feel like describing Herial's outfit again. You'll have to remember or refer to the end of chap 3.) The next thing he saw, a woman stood there.
"Whoa! No way!" Rowen blinked and shook his head in disbelief.
"What?"
"That kid just grew up. Right in front of my eyes even!"
"Really? How old is she now?"
"I don't know. Her late teens probably. Get this, she seems to be wearing some clothes from around the time Talpa invaded the Mortal Realm."
"Think she designed them herself?"
"Maybe, but unless her family has some paintings from that era I highly doubt it."
"Maybe they came from her own imagination then." Sage shrugged. Rowen just stared at him through half closed eyes. Like he was embarrassing him in public.
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Toxicor glared at the child-turned-woman before him. "So it's true. That child is the reincarnation of Herial."
"Yes." Herial said as she called the psychknife chain. "Don't be so surprised in the future when she will take care of your minions on her own."
"I very much doubt that. No one can stand up to the awesome power of the Dynasty!!" Toxicor charged at Herial.
Herial stepped to the side and started to slash at the warlord with the sharp end of the weapon. After a few feet of backing up Herial drove the blade into a thick trunk. Toxicor stole the opportunity to get a hit. The ancient ronin hit the weighted end square into his face. He was slightly taken aback and threw a punch at Herial. He managed to graze her shoulder as she jumped into the air.
While airborne Herial threw the chain into the ground. Multiple chains shot up from the crust and anchored themselves into the high branches of the trees. One of which knocked something to the forest floor below.
Herial landed on a chain. Toxicor leaped up to her locking fists. Herial was straining to hold him back and keep her balance simultaneously. Hey, she may be tough but she's not invincible.
Toxicor was straining too. More than Herial. He was just an expert at masking it. His strength was draining fast. 'What's the matter? I'm burning muscle just holding her down! This can't be! A dead warrior isn't this strong!!'
Herial saw the desperation in her opponent's eyes and pushed at him with all her strength. The shape-shifter lost balance and began to fall. The original ronin delivered a powerful punch to his gut. Toxicor fell, flipped, and grabbed onto a chain.
"Herial!!" Morisato jumped up and sliced the chain that Toxicor was on. Instead of falling again Toxicor leaped.
He leaped above Herial and was met with two golden blades! This time he fell right to the ground. He picked himself up and scowled at his third aggressor. "Kayura!"
Kayura was surprised. She had never met this man before.
"I know you were Master Talpa's favorite! It's a shame you changed sides in the final battle! You could have defeated the Ronin Warriors!" Then something glittering at the base of a far off tree caught his eye.
White Blaze was there looking at it. As if he just realized what it was he picked it up in his mouth and leaped up to give it to Herial. The woman looked at it with awe. "Another Armor Crystal."
Toxicor growled. Then he concentrated on shifting into a griffon. Up he flew right for Herial. Then just 6 feet away his body was in pain. He landed on chains close by and started screeching. He shifted back to a human and grabbed his side. 'My power is disappearing!! That wench must have something to do with this!! Damn her to hell!!!' With a lot of effort he looked up to his target.
Instead of hate, there was concern in Herial's eyes.
"I'll let you live.....for now." With that Toxicor leaped into the trees and vanished in the shadows.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rowen was lying on the floor of his hanging prison unconscious. He had just past out. Earlier he was complaining of a headache and of Kayura and some strange man fighting alongside the woman he had a vision of before. Sage looked at his fellow ronin with a thoughtful look.
'It's strange. Rowen sees a child become a woman and then sees her use Anubis's weapon. Then he tells me Kayura joins the fight and White Blaze hands an orb to that woman. Finally he passes out.' Halo's eye slightly widened. 'Was that orb his armor? Yeah, it had to be. Otherwise why would he be seeing things and feeling pain?'
While Sage was in his thoughts and too busy listening to poor Rowen's grunts of pain, he didn't sense that Zachary was eavsdropping. He didn't understand anything that was going on. He silently walked down the hall to report it to Talpa.
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A/N: You like? I hope so. It took me a while to get this outta my head. Sorry but no questions on any more twists. They just popped in my head and then were in the story. Just like that. *snaps then a gallon of water gets poured on her. Spits the little water that got in her mouth.* Cye Mouri!!! *chases Cye backstage then out the door to the streets*
