Double Vision
by: Midnight*Starfire
Disclaimer: I'm making no profits off this story and I own nothing except my two characters, Fiera and Daemonicus.
A/N: This chapter shall explain the strange title of the story, however I'm sure you have already figured it out.
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Chapter Seven: Double Vision
The wind whistled through the trees, making them dance wildly. A night owl opened its amber eyes and hooted once. Twice. A dark silky cloud shifted in front of the crescent moon. Sage Date sat on the front porch, now having lost two friends to the darkness. First Kayura walked off needing time to think and then Rowen went to rescue Kayura. Mia had got up and left abruptly after her sudden comment sparked no reaction from him. Although he did care about Mia, Sage was never perfect when it came to expressing emotions or even speech. He knew how he felt however, and if she emerged from the door once again, he would tell her. Embarrassment can be hard on anybody, and Mia had just had too much humiliation for one day. Luckily for her, she could not remember most of it.
The night was growing cold and the air was wet, it almost seemed as if it could rain at anytime. Sage looked up and found no sign of rain, yet he sensed it. He almost felt as if the woman he had been dreaming about would suddenly come walking out of the forest and introduce herself. She looked human enough, yet her features were odd and did not fit together properly. His intuition told him she was not of this world. Sage dreamed about her when he visited Cye in that cell. What did his dreams mean? Perhaps...nothing....
The screen door opened and Mia walked outside. She plopped down beside him and sat there, starring at him until he turned to look at her. "Yes?" he asked.
"Dinner's ready," she said, her voice devoid of emotion.
Sage nodded.
"Why are you still out here?" she asked him.
"Waiting for Rowen and Kayura to come back," he replied.
"Still no sign of them?"
"None what so ever," Sage responded, "but they will be back soon."
~*~
"It's not much further, Anubis. Pretty soon on our right there will be a small creek, following the creek will bring us to a clearing. In the clearing is Mia's mansion," said Rowen.
Anubis did not respond; he had always been a man of little words.
The two of them continued on in silence, pretty soon they came to a creek and began following it.
~*~
Walking towards the mansion making their way through the thick lush forest were Cye, Fiera, and Kayura.
"I feel like we're going in circles, Cye," complained Kayura.
'It's very possible,' thought Cye, 'navigation is Rowen's skill not my own.'
"Cye?" asked Kayura.
"What? Oh...well, I think it's just up ahead," said Cye. "Look for a rather large boulder on our left, I think we will be approaching Mia's mansion from the back door," he said.
Anubis and Rowen had reached the clearing and were approaching the house, Sage and Mia sat dumbfounded. Rowen had returned with someone, but it was a man wearing the ancient's robes. Holding the ancient's staff, and wearing the gold hat (so sorry I don't know what it is called) upon his head. Long scarlet hair billowed out behind him in the wind. So Kayura was correct; Anubis was alive.
Rowen ascended the porch with Anubis on his heels. It looked like Anubis was nervous and hiding behind Rowen.
"What's with the silence, don't act like someone died or something," joked Rowen.
Sage frowned at his pun, but Mia arose from her seat, her eyes widened in surprise. Her mouth hanging open in shock. "Anubis? Is it really you?" asked Mia.
Anubis smiled and tilted his head upwards so Mia could see the part of his face that was not visible because of the hat on his head. "It is, Mia," he told her.
In an act that shocked everyone and made Sage jealous, Mia leaned forward and threw her arms around Anubis briefly.
Cye(Dais) came outside, "Dammit," he muttered looking at Anubis. "Anubis it that you?" he asked feigning shock. Sage saw through his facade however and scrutinized his every move.
"Let's all go inside," suggested Mia.
~*~
"There's the boulder you spoke of Cye," pointed out Fiera.
"So it's just through here," said Cye, "And in a clearing is Mia's house."
Reaching the clearing they saw the backdoor of the Koji mansion. Cye hurried up to the door and knocked, not wanting to alarm any of the occupants.
Inside the house....
"That's when I found out there that was no silver icecrystal armor, and I tried to contact Kayura and she did not answer me," explained Anubis.
"I was searching for her, when I literally ran into you," said Rowen to Anubis , " I could not find her, she's gone missing."
There was a sudden knock at the back door.
"I wonder who that could be?" asked Mia tensely, "Kento could you get that please, your closest to the back door."
Grumbling because he had to temporarily leave his food that he was inhaling, Kento climbed out of his comfortable cushioned chair. He walked to the back door and shifted aside the ivory curtains and peered out. "No way!" Kento announced putting his hand on the door. Slowly he opened it, just to be pushed aside as three people entered the room. Cye was first to barge through the door, followed by Kayura and then Fiera. Sage's mouth practically hit the floor as he watched the woman in his dreams walk through Mia's front door.
"Cye, how do you get outside?" Ryo asked.
Rowen jumped up and ran over to Kayura, "I've been looking for you!" he told her.
Kayura smiled shyly at Rowen, but then noticed Anubis. "So we meet again!" she said. Anubis smiled and nodded.
The room turned into a ruckus of conversation, everybody asking questions.
"Who are you?" said Sage suspiciously to Fiera.
"My name is Fiera," she told him.
"More like what are you?" he asked.
"So you could tell than?" she responded grinning.
Cye stood upon a chair, "WHOA ! WHOA ! Hold on a second, this is the first time that I have been home in days, what do you mean how did I get outside?" he demanded.
Everyone looked at Cye like he was insane, everyone except Sage, Kayura and Fiera.
The toilet to the downstairs bathroom flushed and everyone listened.
"Okay, if everyone's here, than who is in there?" asked Cye.
The boys stood on their guard and everyone waited. Seconds flew by and nothing happened. Everyone's heart raced, who was in the other room?
The kitchen door flew open to reveal
"CYE?!" exclaimed Mia.
"It cannot be!" yelled Rowen.
Cye(Dais) stared at all of them, "What's wrong with you guys?" he asked rudely. He had not yet noticed the real Cye standing by the sink.
"Talk about double vision," said Kento looking from the real Cye to the imposter.
"That's why you have been acting strangely!" exclaimed Sage. "Your not the real Cye," he said pointing to Dais pretending to be Cye. "But you are," he said to the actual Cye of the Torrent.
Cye(Dais) had now turned towards the sink and had noticed the real Cye standing there, looking rather pissed about the whole situation. "Dammit...." he mumbled.
"Hello Dais, warlord of illusions, how have you been? You know since you began working for Talpa again?" asked Kayura rather barbarously, as she stepped forward from being at Cye's side.
"It makes perfect sense....your Dais not Cye," said Rowen. At once four of the Ronins reached for the armor orbs. Sage rushed forward and handed Cye's to him.
"I found this in your room, in the spot you told me. I took it because I suspected something was going on," Sage said.
"Thanks Sage," Cye said.
"Thank me later," said Sage as he transformed into his subarmor.
Cye, who was now fully Dais again, transformed into his subarmor too and made a break for the back door. In a instant everyone was on his tail. Dais made it to the backyard and was met by an angry White Blaze who jumped upon him knocking him to the ground. The five Ronins, Mia, Kayura, Anubis, and Fiera all circled him. Instantly the five Ronins all transformed into their full armors. Kayura's star swords materialized out of seemingly nowhere and she pointed both sharp ends in Dais's face. "Look at the blank expression in his eyes," she said , "he is clearly not himself."
"So Talpa's possessed you, has he?" asked Rowen. Dais didn't move an inch, he stared up at Fiera from the ground. His gaze of pure loathing, burning into her dark eyes. She held his gaze however and did not flinch.
"You evil bitch, you told them didn't you?" he drawled.
"I confirmed their suspicions, but what did you think that they would not figure it out?" Fiera asked.
"Do not forget whose side you're on, do not forget that you resurrected Talpa," Dais said.
Everyone turned to glare at Fiera in disgust, distrust and horror, but she did not shy away.
"It is true, I did resurrect Talpa. However I only did it because I was searching for an icecrystal armor, that was said to heal my Master's curse. However, Talpa and his warlords killed my master. So vengeance will be mine. I will not forget whose side I am . It is that side of the Ronin Warriors," stated Fiera firmly.
Cye smiled briefly at her.
"Don't think you have won, arrogant Ronin Warriors," said a snakelike voice.
Everyone whirled around to see Cale, Sekhmet, and behind them.....
Talpa.
Mia swallowed hard, "Talpa" she said her voice almost a whisper.
"Fiera, you have betrayed us," Talpa bellowed, "do you know what the punishment for betrayal is?"
Fiera stepped in front of the Ronin Warriors, "I only paid you back for what you took from me," she said, "you killed my mentor! Now I will see to it, that you are killed!" she yelled.
"Ryo! Let's created the inferno armor!" yelled Rowen. Cye, Sage, Rowen, and Kento all lent their strength and virtues to Ryo. Fiera watched in awe as the white armor was called fourth and Ryo donned it.
"Talpa and the warlords will be unusually strong!" called Fiera, "I lent them some of my magic!"
Anubis stepped forward with his staff in his hand, Kayura also came forward. "I owe you one, Talpa," said Anubis fiercely.
"And so do I," said Kayura.
Dais jumped up from his spot on the ground and began attacking Anubis. Anubis leaped backwards and shook the Ancient's staff, slamming it into the ground it caused an earthquake that knocked Dais off his feet.
White Blaze jumped in front of Mia, to protect her during the battle. It was as if White Blaze wanted a piece of the action, and he was daring someone to attack Mia.
Sekhmet rushed forward and assaulted Kayura, and the two of them engaged in sword to sword combat. Kayura jumped to the side quickly, narrowly missing Sekhmet's sure kill, Snake Fang Strike.
Cale who had rushed over to help Talpa fight Ryo was met with a sharp electric blow that had been emitted from Fiera. She had withdrawn some kind of jeweled wand and was randomly firing flashes of purple light at him.
Talpa began to chase Ryo down and Ryo and he fought. Talpa, being bigger than him, tried to step on Ryo which greatly angered him. Afer awhile of combat, sword fighting, and Talpa trying to run him over ; Ryo became angry and he called out "Rage of the Inferno!". A spinning funnel of flame was then shot at Talpa who tried to reflect it. Talpa fell to the ground, with a hard thud. Ryo however, kept attacking him, because Talpa was still trying to get up. Once he succeeded, just to be knocked down again.
"Star Sword Scream!" Kayura yelled before Sekhmet could try his sure kill again. Part of his face mask was broken, but he wasn't about to give up.
"Anubis!" yelled Kayura, "let's help Ryo kill Talpa!"
Kayura sent a final blow to Sekhmet rendering him unconscious. Anubis had already defeated Dais.
The two of them rushed forward, Kayura unleashing her sure kill and Anubis using the power of the Ancient one's staff. Fiera followed suit, turning her back to Talpa. She lent her magic to them.
"Let me help!" Fiera cried out , "I'm not nearly as powerful as you and I hope not to hinder you, but let me help!"
Aiming her wand downwards, the purple light enveloped Talpa and held him still, while the other three finished him off. Kayura and Anubis knew that Ryo did not need help, nothing was more powerful than the inferno. They just wanted to be part of Talpa's final demise, both had a lot of pent up rage against Talpa.
Suddenly the purple light ceased to exist and Kayura gasped as she saw Cale's clawed hand impale Fiera's middle. Fiera cried out in agony and surprise as crimson blood oozed down Cale's claw. He withdrew it and it made a sickening sound. Fiera slowly fell to the ground, feeling the life drain from her as she clutched her side. A single solitary tear ran down her cheek.
Within seconds Ryo had called out his surekill a final time destroying the more powerful Talpa. Talpa's face mask broke off to reveal a rotted decayed once human beneath it. Everyone gasped in disgust. He took his final breath and then stared straight ahead, moving no more. A second later Talpa disappeared in a flash of light, and they all knew he was dead.
Ryo relinquished the inferno and was back to his subarmor. Cale, Sekhmet, and Dais all slowly started moving again and began asking a multitude of questions such as : where are we, what happened, and other things. Kayura hurried over to her comrades and began trying to help them. It was obvious Talpa's possession had worn off.
Cye rushed to Fiera's side lifting her gently and cradled her in his arms. "I never got to thank you for saving me!" he cried.
"Don't mention it," she said faking a smile.
"We will get you some help," Cye told her, "Grab onto me and I'll lift you up. We're going to get you some medical attention, you'll be fine."
Fiera did not grab onto him, she knew she was dying. "Cye, I cannot move from this spot," she whispered.
"Fiera, you are going to be okay, you'll be fine," Cye told her, starting to disbelieve his own words.
Fiera only continued to smile, "Come closer," she rasped.
Cye leaned down into her face and she gently pressed her lips against his, then she pulled away smiled once more and closed her eyes. "Goodbye my friend," she murmured, then she was no more. The moment before she died a few images flashed through her mind. Her as child with her family, the first time she met Daemonicus, when she saw him laying upon the table after his attack, the night he bit her out of sheer accident and made her share his fate. The first time she saw Cye...
"Fiera? FIERA!" Cye yelled shaking her. Fiera looked like she was sleeping not dead. She looked so peaceful, and as she lay there, she looked almost human instead of a vampire. No longer did she look evil but beautiful and pure.
A lone crystal tear rolled down Cye's cheek.
-M*S
A/N: I cannot believe I killed off my own characters! Sorry I'm not good with action sequences! Don't flame! The final chapter is next, the epilogue.
