Emotions Vs Power
Ch 9
"Kaye! Where are you? Answer me!" Kento called out as he, Cye and Rowen were searching down the torch lit corridors.
"Kento, do me a favor, and yell a little louder. I don't think that the whole place heard you." Rowen said as he glanced back at him.
"Sorry Rowen, it's just that..." Kento replied as they continued their search.
"It's ok Kento, we're just as concerned about Kaye as you are. We'll find her, you'll see." Cye said as he tried to give him a comforting smile.
"Yea, I know Cye." Kento replied as he gave a small smile back.
"Ah guys, I think that you better take a look." Rowen said as he was trying to get their attention.
"Rowen, what?" Cye asked as he and Kento finally saw what he was seeing. Kento was about to charge right in, but Rowen and Cye held him back.
"Humpf, I can't believe that someone like you could possibly be a threat to my master." Reann said as she looked over at Kaye skeptically.
"You know what they say, don't judge a book by its cover." Kaye shot back with a glare.
"Cute. But don't think that your false bravado with me will help you because I can see right through it." Reann replied as she grabbed onto Kaye's throat and began to dig her fingers into it, making Kaye fight to breathe. Reann gave a sinister smile as she watched Kaye, the chains on the wall shook loudly as she continued to struggle, Reann was enjoying every minute of it.
Kento, Cye and Rowen from where they were could see that Kaye was about to go under. "That's it! I'm going in!" Kento whispered angrily as he broke free of them. But just as Kento was about to charge in, Maguyser came into the room.
"Reann, what do you think that you're doing?" Maguyser asked as he walked up to them.
"Master, I didn't hear you come in." Reann replied as she finally let go of Kaye's throat.
"No I suppose not, you were so into cutting off the prey's air supply, and the loud rattling chains to even notice anything." Maguyser said as he motioned for Reann to move a side. Reann bowed and then moved away as he got in front of Kaye.
"What do you want? Why did you bring me here?" Kaye whispered as she finally found her voice.
"What I want and why you're here are of no concern to you at the present time." Maguyser replied as he got closer. "Let's just say that I have bigger plans for you later."
"Where's Katie?" Kaye asked as she tried to switch the subject.
"Katie has turned, she's my warrior once again. She's no longer the person you once knew, and the medallion that she once had, she destroyed it herself. So there's no way that you or the Ronins will ever get her back. It's kind of poetic, don't you think?" Maguyser asked with a sinister grin.
"No, she wouldn't!" Kaye replied in disbelief.
"Oh but she did. You should have seen the look on her boyfriend's and brother's face when she did it right in front of them. It was priceless." Maguyser gloated.
"Katie." Kaye whispered sadly as a tear ran down her cheek. Maguyser took the back of his hand and caressed Kaye's cheek. Running it slowly across until he turned his wrist and his fingers were touching her lips. And then he ran his fingers down until he had a firm hold onto her throat, making Kaye snap her attention fully onto him.
"Oh yes, there's one other matter that needs to be brought into the light, so to speak." Maguyser seethed as he took his other hand and quickly pulled back his hood, and revealing his very disfigured face. Kaye's eyes went wide as she was trying to struggle. "It's because of you that my face ended up this way!" Maguyser's anger hit it's zenith, and then with a sudden rush of adrenaline, he pulled Kaye from the wall with the chains and shackles on her as they came out from the wall. Maguyser held Kaye high by her throat, as the chains were hanging from her.
"Let go of her, and I mean now!" Kento shouted as he, Cye and Rowen finally had more than enough and charged in.
"I was wondering what it was going to take to get you three out of hiding." Maguyser replied as he turned around as he still held onto Kaye's throat.
"Hiding! Hey, listen here, we don't hide from anyone, especially from someone like you, double ugly." Cye said angrily as they made a semi circle around Maguyser and Reann.
"What!?" Maguyser asked angrily as he tightened his grip, making Kaye gasp for air.
"If I were you, I would let go of her right now, if you know what's good for you!" Rowen replied as he pulled back on his bow.
"Unfortunately, you three are in no position to be telling me what to do. In case you've forgotten, I'm the one that has all of the cards." Maguyser gloated.
"I won't say it again, let her go!" Kento warned as his eyes went into angry slits.
Maguyser grinned, "you want her? Then come and get her." he said as he brought Kaye down and quickly took the chains that were hanging from her, and wrapped them around Kaye's body while still holding on to the end of the chains as he pulled her into him. That moment was all that Reann needed to flip over their heads and land behind them battle ready.
"Watch out!" Kaye warned as she saw that Reann started her attack. Kento, Cye and Rowen quickly turned around and blocked Reann.
"I've been waiting for a chance to fight you." Kento growled as he started to charge at her.
"Why? So I can beat you again?" Reann taunted with a smirk as she flipped out of the way. This distraction that Reann was doing was all that Maguyser needed.
With his free hand, Maguyser formed some kind of glowing weapon, "dream of me." Maguyser said with a grin as he plunged the glowing weapon into the back of Kaye's head. Kaye didn't have time to scream, she immediately fell to the floor unconscious, as Maguyser laughed while he disappeared.
"See ya around." Reann said with a smirk as she too vanished from the fight.
"Yea that's right, go ahead and run, you cowards!" kento shouted to no one in particular.
"Kento." Rowen said as he was trying to get his attention. But he didn't turn around, so then Rowen tried again. "Kento!"
That time he got Kento's attention. "What?" Kento asked in annoyance as he turned around to face him. Just as he was about to throw Rowen a look, he saw that Rowen and Cye were kneeling down by Kaye's side. "Kaye?" No response, Kento quickly knelt down as he pushed Rowen out of the way so he could get closer to her. "Come on Kaye, say something."
"Something." Kaye whispered as she started to open her eyes.
"Kaye, how are you feeling? Can you move?" Cye asked in concern.
"To be honest Cye, I'm not exactly feeling my best, but I'll survive," Kaye replied. "And to your question of can I move? My answer is no, I can't."
"What's wrong? Are your legs broken, ankle sprang?" Kento asked with worry.
"No, I can't move because I still have these stupid chains around me. Would someone please get them off?" Kaye replied with a wiry smile. A small chuckle was given by the guys as they were working on getting the chains off of Kaye. Then as soon as they were, Kento helped Kaye to stand.
"I think that it's time to get out of here and go and find Ryo and Sage." Rowen said as they started to leave.
"Rowen?" Kaye asked as they were walking back through the corridors.
"Yea?" Rowen replied as he glanced back.
"Is what Maguyser said true? Did Katie actually turn?" Kaye asked. Silence followed for a while as they kept on walking, until, "Rowen, please, I have to know."
"We don't know for sure, Kaye. Hopefully not, but it looks like we're going to find out soon enough." Cye replied as they finally made it to where the three of them, and Sage and Ryo split up. When they got there, they saw that Sage and Ryo were actually fighting Katie. It looked like Kaye got her answer.
"It looks like Sage and Ryo could use some backup. Ok, here's how it's going to be. Cye, you and I will go and backup Ryo and Sage. Kento, we're going to need you to hang back and watch over Kaye." Rowen said as he came up with a plan.
"Rowen, Cye wait!" Kaye replied quickly. They looked back, "be careful, ok." Cye and Rowen gave a quick nod and then went to join in the fight.
"Oh look, the cavalry is here." Katie said dryly as Rowen and Cye ran over.
"Hey, did you guys find Kaye? Is she all right?" Ryo asked as Katie stepped back and watched them.
"Why don't you look over there and see for yourself?" Cye asked back as he motioned over to where Kento was supporting Kaye.
"Aw, it looks like your little dream walker isn't looking too good." Katie taunted with a smirk. "She looks like she's in pain, maybe I should just put her out of her misery."
"Leave her alone! Your fight is with us!" Sage replied.
Katie turned her attention back towards them. "You're right. Aw what's the matter? Does it bother you that you're fighting someone that you love?" Sage looked away so he wouldn't allow Katie to see the despair in his eyes. "It does bother you. And what about you, brother? Does it bother you that you're fighting family?" Ryo clutched onto his swords even tighter than before as he was trying to control his anger. Katie just laughed, and that made it much worse.
Katie's laugh set off Ryo's anger big time. "I'm sorry, Katie, forgive me." Ryo thought as he went in for a frontal attack.
Katie saw the attack coming, she just stood there waiting as he came closer and closer. Until at the very last second she slid underneath him and then quickly stood up and got ready to attack.
"Don't do it chica! Please, chica don't do it!" Kaye yelled from where she and Kento were starting to slowly come from.
"Why do you care so much if I kill them or not?" Katie asked as she stopped her attack and allowed Ryo to regroup with the others.
"Because the real Katie is still in there somewhere. I know that she is, the real Katie wouldn't be able to live with herself if someone that she cared for was hurt, or even if you or someone else killed them." Kaye replied as she winced in pain. "That's not the real you."
"Pretty words, but unfortunately that's all they are, pretty words. You're wrong, this is the real me, and there's nothing that any of you can say or do to change that!" Katie shot back.
"No, I won't believe that. Katie, you know that there's a chance that I can bring the real you back. You know what I'm talking about." Kaye replied with a determined look.
"You're talking about using your dragon's song." Katie said as she started to back away a little. "I won't allow you to use it!" Just as Katie said that, she vanished.
Up high in the darkness, "master, is what the dream walker said true? Can she actually break your hold on Katie?" Reann asked.
"She's done it once before, so that means she can do it again. But I'll make sure that she doesn't get the chance to use it." Maguyser replied as he glared down at them.
Ch 9
"Kaye! Where are you? Answer me!" Kento called out as he, Cye and Rowen were searching down the torch lit corridors.
"Kento, do me a favor, and yell a little louder. I don't think that the whole place heard you." Rowen said as he glanced back at him.
"Sorry Rowen, it's just that..." Kento replied as they continued their search.
"It's ok Kento, we're just as concerned about Kaye as you are. We'll find her, you'll see." Cye said as he tried to give him a comforting smile.
"Yea, I know Cye." Kento replied as he gave a small smile back.
"Ah guys, I think that you better take a look." Rowen said as he was trying to get their attention.
"Rowen, what?" Cye asked as he and Kento finally saw what he was seeing. Kento was about to charge right in, but Rowen and Cye held him back.
"Humpf, I can't believe that someone like you could possibly be a threat to my master." Reann said as she looked over at Kaye skeptically.
"You know what they say, don't judge a book by its cover." Kaye shot back with a glare.
"Cute. But don't think that your false bravado with me will help you because I can see right through it." Reann replied as she grabbed onto Kaye's throat and began to dig her fingers into it, making Kaye fight to breathe. Reann gave a sinister smile as she watched Kaye, the chains on the wall shook loudly as she continued to struggle, Reann was enjoying every minute of it.
Kento, Cye and Rowen from where they were could see that Kaye was about to go under. "That's it! I'm going in!" Kento whispered angrily as he broke free of them. But just as Kento was about to charge in, Maguyser came into the room.
"Reann, what do you think that you're doing?" Maguyser asked as he walked up to them.
"Master, I didn't hear you come in." Reann replied as she finally let go of Kaye's throat.
"No I suppose not, you were so into cutting off the prey's air supply, and the loud rattling chains to even notice anything." Maguyser said as he motioned for Reann to move a side. Reann bowed and then moved away as he got in front of Kaye.
"What do you want? Why did you bring me here?" Kaye whispered as she finally found her voice.
"What I want and why you're here are of no concern to you at the present time." Maguyser replied as he got closer. "Let's just say that I have bigger plans for you later."
"Where's Katie?" Kaye asked as she tried to switch the subject.
"Katie has turned, she's my warrior once again. She's no longer the person you once knew, and the medallion that she once had, she destroyed it herself. So there's no way that you or the Ronins will ever get her back. It's kind of poetic, don't you think?" Maguyser asked with a sinister grin.
"No, she wouldn't!" Kaye replied in disbelief.
"Oh but she did. You should have seen the look on her boyfriend's and brother's face when she did it right in front of them. It was priceless." Maguyser gloated.
"Katie." Kaye whispered sadly as a tear ran down her cheek. Maguyser took the back of his hand and caressed Kaye's cheek. Running it slowly across until he turned his wrist and his fingers were touching her lips. And then he ran his fingers down until he had a firm hold onto her throat, making Kaye snap her attention fully onto him.
"Oh yes, there's one other matter that needs to be brought into the light, so to speak." Maguyser seethed as he took his other hand and quickly pulled back his hood, and revealing his very disfigured face. Kaye's eyes went wide as she was trying to struggle. "It's because of you that my face ended up this way!" Maguyser's anger hit it's zenith, and then with a sudden rush of adrenaline, he pulled Kaye from the wall with the chains and shackles on her as they came out from the wall. Maguyser held Kaye high by her throat, as the chains were hanging from her.
"Let go of her, and I mean now!" Kento shouted as he, Cye and Rowen finally had more than enough and charged in.
"I was wondering what it was going to take to get you three out of hiding." Maguyser replied as he turned around as he still held onto Kaye's throat.
"Hiding! Hey, listen here, we don't hide from anyone, especially from someone like you, double ugly." Cye said angrily as they made a semi circle around Maguyser and Reann.
"What!?" Maguyser asked angrily as he tightened his grip, making Kaye gasp for air.
"If I were you, I would let go of her right now, if you know what's good for you!" Rowen replied as he pulled back on his bow.
"Unfortunately, you three are in no position to be telling me what to do. In case you've forgotten, I'm the one that has all of the cards." Maguyser gloated.
"I won't say it again, let her go!" Kento warned as his eyes went into angry slits.
Maguyser grinned, "you want her? Then come and get her." he said as he brought Kaye down and quickly took the chains that were hanging from her, and wrapped them around Kaye's body while still holding on to the end of the chains as he pulled her into him. That moment was all that Reann needed to flip over their heads and land behind them battle ready.
"Watch out!" Kaye warned as she saw that Reann started her attack. Kento, Cye and Rowen quickly turned around and blocked Reann.
"I've been waiting for a chance to fight you." Kento growled as he started to charge at her.
"Why? So I can beat you again?" Reann taunted with a smirk as she flipped out of the way. This distraction that Reann was doing was all that Maguyser needed.
With his free hand, Maguyser formed some kind of glowing weapon, "dream of me." Maguyser said with a grin as he plunged the glowing weapon into the back of Kaye's head. Kaye didn't have time to scream, she immediately fell to the floor unconscious, as Maguyser laughed while he disappeared.
"See ya around." Reann said with a smirk as she too vanished from the fight.
"Yea that's right, go ahead and run, you cowards!" kento shouted to no one in particular.
"Kento." Rowen said as he was trying to get his attention. But he didn't turn around, so then Rowen tried again. "Kento!"
That time he got Kento's attention. "What?" Kento asked in annoyance as he turned around to face him. Just as he was about to throw Rowen a look, he saw that Rowen and Cye were kneeling down by Kaye's side. "Kaye?" No response, Kento quickly knelt down as he pushed Rowen out of the way so he could get closer to her. "Come on Kaye, say something."
"Something." Kaye whispered as she started to open her eyes.
"Kaye, how are you feeling? Can you move?" Cye asked in concern.
"To be honest Cye, I'm not exactly feeling my best, but I'll survive," Kaye replied. "And to your question of can I move? My answer is no, I can't."
"What's wrong? Are your legs broken, ankle sprang?" Kento asked with worry.
"No, I can't move because I still have these stupid chains around me. Would someone please get them off?" Kaye replied with a wiry smile. A small chuckle was given by the guys as they were working on getting the chains off of Kaye. Then as soon as they were, Kento helped Kaye to stand.
"I think that it's time to get out of here and go and find Ryo and Sage." Rowen said as they started to leave.
"Rowen?" Kaye asked as they were walking back through the corridors.
"Yea?" Rowen replied as he glanced back.
"Is what Maguyser said true? Did Katie actually turn?" Kaye asked. Silence followed for a while as they kept on walking, until, "Rowen, please, I have to know."
"We don't know for sure, Kaye. Hopefully not, but it looks like we're going to find out soon enough." Cye replied as they finally made it to where the three of them, and Sage and Ryo split up. When they got there, they saw that Sage and Ryo were actually fighting Katie. It looked like Kaye got her answer.
"It looks like Sage and Ryo could use some backup. Ok, here's how it's going to be. Cye, you and I will go and backup Ryo and Sage. Kento, we're going to need you to hang back and watch over Kaye." Rowen said as he came up with a plan.
"Rowen, Cye wait!" Kaye replied quickly. They looked back, "be careful, ok." Cye and Rowen gave a quick nod and then went to join in the fight.
"Oh look, the cavalry is here." Katie said dryly as Rowen and Cye ran over.
"Hey, did you guys find Kaye? Is she all right?" Ryo asked as Katie stepped back and watched them.
"Why don't you look over there and see for yourself?" Cye asked back as he motioned over to where Kento was supporting Kaye.
"Aw, it looks like your little dream walker isn't looking too good." Katie taunted with a smirk. "She looks like she's in pain, maybe I should just put her out of her misery."
"Leave her alone! Your fight is with us!" Sage replied.
Katie turned her attention back towards them. "You're right. Aw what's the matter? Does it bother you that you're fighting someone that you love?" Sage looked away so he wouldn't allow Katie to see the despair in his eyes. "It does bother you. And what about you, brother? Does it bother you that you're fighting family?" Ryo clutched onto his swords even tighter than before as he was trying to control his anger. Katie just laughed, and that made it much worse.
Katie's laugh set off Ryo's anger big time. "I'm sorry, Katie, forgive me." Ryo thought as he went in for a frontal attack.
Katie saw the attack coming, she just stood there waiting as he came closer and closer. Until at the very last second she slid underneath him and then quickly stood up and got ready to attack.
"Don't do it chica! Please, chica don't do it!" Kaye yelled from where she and Kento were starting to slowly come from.
"Why do you care so much if I kill them or not?" Katie asked as she stopped her attack and allowed Ryo to regroup with the others.
"Because the real Katie is still in there somewhere. I know that she is, the real Katie wouldn't be able to live with herself if someone that she cared for was hurt, or even if you or someone else killed them." Kaye replied as she winced in pain. "That's not the real you."
"Pretty words, but unfortunately that's all they are, pretty words. You're wrong, this is the real me, and there's nothing that any of you can say or do to change that!" Katie shot back.
"No, I won't believe that. Katie, you know that there's a chance that I can bring the real you back. You know what I'm talking about." Kaye replied with a determined look.
"You're talking about using your dragon's song." Katie said as she started to back away a little. "I won't allow you to use it!" Just as Katie said that, she vanished.
Up high in the darkness, "master, is what the dream walker said true? Can she actually break your hold on Katie?" Reann asked.
"She's done it once before, so that means she can do it again. But I'll make sure that she doesn't get the chance to use it." Maguyser replied as he glared down at them.