Hola people! Thanks so much for your reviews, it's really appreciated! So here's a chapter I dished out just for you when I felt like really writing some Ronin Warriors. I really need to be getting out chapters for my Yugioh stories, but what can I say? I write whenever and whatever when the mood suits me. Xx;;
So yep, enjoy!
Q&A:
1.Why is Ame's armor called "The armor of Will" and then "The armor of Heart?"
That's how the armors work. Take Rowen for instance. He had the "Armor of Strata" but his armor is also "The armor of Life." You get what I mean? Ryo "Armor of Wildfire" and "The Armor of Virtue." You see where this is going? Well yeah. So basically the Kanji symbol that appears on her head is the sign for Heart, while her Armor is based mostly off Will, the Will to keep going, the Will to fight. Heart is merely her more humanly based power. Her compassion and that sort of thing.
Oh also, changed Yuli's name to Ully, cause that's how you spell it!
"Through the Dark"
Chapter 3
I woke up the next morning feeling strangely empty, even when my grandparent's had stuffed me full to bursting last night, not to mention the take-out I had when I was at the police station.
I knew…this empty feeling wasn't in my stomach…it was in my heart. The weight of my families death rested harder on my conscience than had yesterday and I felt myself begin to panic. What if with every new day it got worse and worse?
What if this feeling became so painful that I would only be able to kill myself to quell it?
I ran shaky fingers through my deep auburn locks. What was I going to do?
My eyes opened from their previously closed, contemplative state to look down at the baby blue quilt that covered me. The only option I had was to stop sleeping…
If I stayed awake maybe that would help? Oh, who was I kidding?
I saw no other choice though, with every passing night, my heart crunched further and further. For now on, I just wouldn't sleep…
My legs slid out from the covers, resting on the hardwood floor. I stood. Today would be long…today would hurt.
If only I had know the full meaning behind those words.
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Mia called that morning before me and my grandparents left to the funeral and she told me that she and Cye would be coming while the other Ronins would be fanned out around the area except Kento. He would be watching Ully.
Mia merely told me that Ully should stay because it might be dangerous for him. She and the other Ronins worried about an attack. They seemed to think the Dynasty would strike today. That they were that sick.
Well hey, I knew that they were that sick. They were sick, sadistic bastards since the very moment I laid eyes on them. They were obviously unbothered by the fact that they had killed innocents, why not barge in on the funeral of the very innocents they killed just to further show their colors?
I had a feeling that Ully was staying home for more than the fact that he might be hurt, though. I had heard in my time in their company that Ully often traveled along with the Ronins and had seen some horrible things in the time he spent with them. Horrible things that no kid his age should've had to see.
He handled it well though, and I felt Mia was to be commended for that. She was a very gentle, loving person, a wonderful mother figure. I also heard, just once, that Ully's parents were deceased.
A sharp pain shot through me. I had a bad feeling that Ully's parents didn't just die from natural causes…Mia and the Ronins didn't further the topic.
Once off the phone with Mia, I left with my grandparents. The ride was short and I found myself standing before the row of my mother, father, sister, and brother's coffins before I knew it, the Preacher stating his last sermons.
Cye and Mia stood deathly silent behind me. They knew it, I knew it. My family was really dead. Their coffins lay before me. This was proof. This was the prevailing fact. And as it hit me, I turned and ran off down the hill of the cemetery. I left it all behind as soon as I threw that rose in my mother's coffin.
I ran until I reached the restrooms, bursting into a stall and turning over my breakfast, ignoring the strangely familiar smell as I entered.
The whole moment only hit me after I was done heaving my buttered toast and I had washed my mouth and hands. That smell…
With a inescapable cry, I turned to dart for the door, but he was already standing there. My eyes widened and my breath caught, my heart racing. I couldn't speak.
I couldn't see his face, but I knew he was smiling and his amused laughter only confirmed his expression. "Hello again, Warrior of the Heart. I feel such dread for you on this day."
My face contorted into a disgusted grimace. I turned to threats. "I'll…I'll send you packing like before, Dias…I-I have the Ronin Warriors with me." I stuttered.
There was silence before he laughed again. A loud, excited laugh. "I knew that…unfortunately….they have their hands full."
I swear my heart skipped a beat. "W-What?"
His eyes crinkled in merriment. "Our Sekhmet, Cale and Lady Kayura have greeted them, along with a few old metal friends of theirs."
I was confused. I had heard about Cale and Lady Kayura, but the Ronins told me that they had been freed or at least weren't with Talpa anymore. What was going on? "You-You're lying!"
"Why would I lie about something of this sort? I would not be standing before you if this information were not true." He chuckled and then his eyes suddenly narrowed. "Now…come with me or I'll make you."
I backed up a few steps, shaking my head. "No. I won't!" And then I made a dash for the window. The window though small, like the size of a bus window, allowed me enough space to get my body through, but I only had half of my body out the window before my legs were suddenly grabbed and I was pulled back.
With a piercing scream, I scrabbled at the earth, dragging clumps of dirt and grass with me. The only response I received was the far off voice of Cye as he cried my name.
My head painfully hit the window sill as Dias rudely thrust me back into the restroom, throwing me across the small area and into the opposite wall.
Bad idea.
I saw the door beside me and stood abruptly even though my head was reeling and sped out the door.
My fingers fumbled in my pocket, my heart racing as the loud crack of blasted concrete erupted behind me. It was quite clear that Dias hadn't bothered to use the door.
I finally closed my hand around my armor orb and prayed to the heavens that it work, but before I could even mentally say "Heavenly Father," I was whacked on the hip by an armored arm and sent flying sideways into the dirt.
The breath was completely knocked out of me and I could only curl into a ball, mouth hanging open, lungs desperately trying to suck in some oxygen.
This was all happening too fast and Dias' form was only a blur above me seeing as my eyes were clouded with pained tears.
"See, this is why you should've just come quietly, Heart." He told me coldly, steel toed boot nudging me in the gut.
I shrunk further into a ball, willing my breath to come, even if it was in short, wheezing gasps. "G-Go…to…Hell." I spat out.
Bad idea.
I'd barely managed to finish off the L's in Hell before I was sailing across the grassy front yard of the cemetery wishing my big mouth had stayed shut.
For once in the span of the last three minutes I wasn't plowing into dirt or concrete. I was caught by arms. Very strong arms.
The figure that caught me stumbled back muttering a surprised, "Woah!"
A small voice continued after. "Ah, Kento, be careful!"
My eyes snapped open and I was looking into concerned blue eyes. Kento turned his face away, addressing Ully, which I now saw standing a few feet away, jumping from one foot to the other and staring nervously at Dias who was fuming half a football field away from us.
"Go, Ully! I want you to hide and don't come out till I call you, okay?"
Ully nodded his head vigorously, chili bowl hair flopping up and down. He was out of sight in a few seconds.
Kento looked down to me, though I knew he was watching Dias, too. From what I saw, the hideously armored jerk wad was just standing there looking apprehensive and snide at the same time. "Are you okay?"
I took a raspy breath, trying to get my vocal cords to work, but I only managed a meager, "..just...dandy.."
He smirked, pushing my bangs from my face. "Don't worry, his ass is mine." He growled before setting me under a tree and patting my cheek softly. "Just hold on, I'll be back before you know it and Dias'll be mowing the lawn."
I would've giggled…but yeah.
I watched intently as Kento armored up, and he wasted no time to change from his sub-armor into his full armor.
He charged at Dias and weapons clashed. They were jumping back and forth like grasshoppers and suddenly Kento was sent slamming into the ground, a scythe hooked to a chain following after. Kento was quick though and jumped from his earthy imprint so the weapon met soil and became stuck for a second.
Dias appeared a ways off from Kento, his arm jerking back, the weapon slinging over to him and into his grasp.
My honey orbs locked onto Kento's face and when he looked to me, I gave him an expression that read "I thought you could cream this guy?"
He responded with a "Yeah, I thought so, too," look.
Panic seized me as Dias charged and sent Kento stumbling backwards from the force. A flash of ruby red light caught my eye at that moment and I noticed a strange jewel that adorned the chest plate of Dias' armor.
I had a feeling something was assisting Dias, making him stronger, and there was no choice but for me to don my armor and help out. I just hoped I could stand first.
Groaning, I put one leg under me and pushed slowly, standing shakily, holding onto the trunk of the tree I was resting under for support. My vision blurred for a moment and then cleared.
Grabbing my orb, I held it out in my palm and narrowed my eyes. Letting go of the tree, I stumbled a bit and managed to stand on my own. Then following Kento, I called forth my armor and was suited up and ready to go.
The structure of the suit helped the pain in my limbs considerably, but it hurt to walk since the armor was a tad bit heavy.
I ignored the pain though and sought an opening in the battle before me.
I caught it as Dias clanged his scythe with Kento's Nunchuku which prompted them both to separate and jump away. I instantly charged Dias, but halfway to him I realized that I was rather weaponless.
Before, when I'd kicked his and Sekhmet's hides, I was inexplicably pissed and it didn't matter what I used to impale them with. All I remember was light though and I wasn't sure how to use it again.
As soon as I thought it though, a large circular object appeared in my hands. Another was on my back, sheathed. I took only a moment to examine the weapon. It had a handle and a deadly blade curved and bent out from the opposite side to which was the place I held.
The only thing that came to mind was, "Frisbee?" before my right arm was moving itself and the disc was sent swooping at Dias, a wine colored aura permeating around it.
Dias was caught off guard by my forwardness and received a gutful, his bulky body soaring through the air and into some trees.
Kento ran up beside me, a skeptical look on his face. "Thanks-" was all he got out before we were both smacked by two aura boosted scythes. Yay, dirt again. It wasn't as bad this time, I mean, who would really suffer much damage in armor like this?
The feeling of protection gave me courage and unless Dias planned to drop an entire building on me there was no stopping me.
There was obviously no stopping Kento either and with our combined force we sent Dias sprinting through the woods and out of our sight. We were both gasping for breath after, but we wasted no time in dashing off to find the others.
We came upon a hectic scene next to the burial grounds of my family. Cale, Sekhmet, Lady Kayura, and about five walking cans were giving Ryo, Rowen, Cye, and Sage a hard time.
And by hard, I mean appalling. Sage was busy trying to keep a barrier up around my grandparents and the dozen other relatives or friends that had attended the funeral, since the other Ronins and their enemies were sending stuff flying everywhere.
Cye was battling with Cale. Lady Kayura was crossing blades with Ryo, and Rowen was being ganged up on by the five metal monsters and Sekhmet.
Kento and I exchanged looks and with a nod he split off to the side to help Cye who was having a harder time than any of the other Ronins. The most logical thing for me to do was to help Rowen, so I split off in that direction and unsheathed my weapons, both discs in my hands. I sent them flying like I had practiced with them all my life.
Though I saw something in Kento's eyes before we leapt away and I knew it was his confusion at the current events. He knew just as well as I knew, if not better that Lady Kayura and Cale weren't suppose to be with Talpa. I'm sure this matter would be talked about after the fight.
I had three tin cans down in a matter of a minute and met backs with Rowen who was panting heavily. "Good thing you and Kento came when you did or we'd be Dynasty dessert."
I smirked. "I was almost dessert myself if it wasn't for Kento."
Rowen laughed softly. "Good thing he never listens to what we say!" And with that he was off, his golden bow striking Sekhmet's twin blades.
I smiled at Rowen's remark. Kento had been told to stay at the house and watch Yuli, and he did not listen. This would be the first fact I would learn about Kento and I would see many other times similar to this.
Easily exposing of the last two metal monsters, I leapt to Rowen's aid, striking Sekhmet in the back, which in turn, prompted Rowen to strike him in the front and we were literally playing ping pong with the deadly master of Venom.
Lady Kayura was starting to lose her upper hand on Ryo and with Cale out numbered by one thanks to Kento, the Dynasty scum had no choice but to retreat. And retreat they did like a big group of punished puppies.
I saw the look on all the Ronins faces. They all smiled and I knew they all bet that Talpa would be pissed.
Now that the commotion was over, I realized the down side to this. My grandparents were sitting behind Sage, cowering in shock and crying. I could faintly hear them mumbling my name, but they were hunched over, not even daring to look.
Sage nodded his head sharply to the side and I got the hint. I hurried and left the area, before I was noticed.
I waited by the restrooms acting as if I was scared and confused which wasn't too hard.
My grandparents, relatives, and family's friends all found me, everyone was talking at once. Everyone thanking the lord I was alive and that those strange people hadn't seriously injured me.
Unfortunately, I was already suffering the beginnings of a large bruise to my right hip and a few others in various places.
The rest of the day was a blur, like it had been lately. The police were miffed when the people who attended the funeral merely went on about armored people coming and blasting stuff, and then more coming, trying to help them. I smiled when the majority of them just went on about Sage and what a righteous man he was, how he protected them fearlessly, even if they didn't know him. I would have to tell Sage about that sometime.
I followed the plan though and begged my grandparents to let me stay at Mia's and after a lot of fussing they finally agreed to it. I felt bad about it, but they soon insisted I take a break away from memories of home life and stayed in the comfort of my friends' arms for a while.
Cye drove by and picked me up. I threw my things in the back and got in.
There was silence until the car turned from my grandparent's driveway.
"Today was pretty hectic." Cye commented.
"Tell me about it." I sighed, rubbing my side and wincing.
Cye glanced over to me. "You're hurt."
I looked back at him and then down, frowning. "…I didn't know how to use my armor orb till Kento arrived…I was slapped around quite a bit."
Cye's expression was solemn. "I'm sorry I wasn't there."
I looked to him in alarm. "It's not your fault, you had your hands full."
He shook his head, eyes pained. "..that's no excuse.."
I scowled at him. "Now's not the time, Cye. You did your best, you had no choice. Things happen often times that you can't control and what happened today was uncontrollable."
He gazed over to me as we stopped at a red light. A tiny smile dawned his lips. "You have a lot of courage. You'll make a good Ronin."
I smiled back. "I hope so."
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I found out afterwards from me and Cye's conversation in the car that Cye had been careful not to just armor up in front of those people. They had all been careful and no one was the wiser to who had saved them today, not to mention that they were practically standing before them.
Once in the house, the same question rang through all our minds. What happened with Lady Kayura and Cale?
It was agreed though, when we heard Ully's loud snoring, that we were all too tired to carry on any further conversation and it was decided that the subject would be brought up tomorrow.
Mia came up before I went to sleep and helped put some medicinal cream on my bruises and other injuries. Then with a motherly smile she helped get me into bed since I was limping now do to the souring of my bruises, and she tucked me in.
She whispered a soft goodnight and turned out the light. I smiled.
A few minutes later as I was falling asleep, I think I heard Mia and Ryo talking outside my door. They spoke in hushed voices, but I could tell they were saying goodnight. I felt embarrassed when I heard a noise that sounded much like a kiss.
So Mia and Ryo did have something together? I had wondered when we were leaving the cemetery and Ryo was fussing over her, while she only smiled warmly at him and insisted that she was fine.
With that last thought lingering in my mind, I feel asleep. But something bugged me at the edges of my mind.
It was too late though, I was in the land of dreams before I remembered my vow to never sleep again…
TBC….
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I can't believe myself! Hehe. Well yeah, you guys have any questions, just include it in your review or e-mail me at
Thanks guys!
-Aryll :3
So yep, enjoy!
Q&A:
1.Why is Ame's armor called "The armor of Will" and then "The armor of Heart?"
That's how the armors work. Take Rowen for instance. He had the "Armor of Strata" but his armor is also "The armor of Life." You get what I mean? Ryo "Armor of Wildfire" and "The Armor of Virtue." You see where this is going? Well yeah. So basically the Kanji symbol that appears on her head is the sign for Heart, while her Armor is based mostly off Will, the Will to keep going, the Will to fight. Heart is merely her more humanly based power. Her compassion and that sort of thing.
Oh also, changed Yuli's name to Ully, cause that's how you spell it!
"Through the Dark"
Chapter 3
I woke up the next morning feeling strangely empty, even when my grandparent's had stuffed me full to bursting last night, not to mention the take-out I had when I was at the police station.
I knew…this empty feeling wasn't in my stomach…it was in my heart. The weight of my families death rested harder on my conscience than had yesterday and I felt myself begin to panic. What if with every new day it got worse and worse?
What if this feeling became so painful that I would only be able to kill myself to quell it?
I ran shaky fingers through my deep auburn locks. What was I going to do?
My eyes opened from their previously closed, contemplative state to look down at the baby blue quilt that covered me. The only option I had was to stop sleeping…
If I stayed awake maybe that would help? Oh, who was I kidding?
I saw no other choice though, with every passing night, my heart crunched further and further. For now on, I just wouldn't sleep…
My legs slid out from the covers, resting on the hardwood floor. I stood. Today would be long…today would hurt.
If only I had know the full meaning behind those words.
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Mia called that morning before me and my grandparents left to the funeral and she told me that she and Cye would be coming while the other Ronins would be fanned out around the area except Kento. He would be watching Ully.
Mia merely told me that Ully should stay because it might be dangerous for him. She and the other Ronins worried about an attack. They seemed to think the Dynasty would strike today. That they were that sick.
Well hey, I knew that they were that sick. They were sick, sadistic bastards since the very moment I laid eyes on them. They were obviously unbothered by the fact that they had killed innocents, why not barge in on the funeral of the very innocents they killed just to further show their colors?
I had a feeling that Ully was staying home for more than the fact that he might be hurt, though. I had heard in my time in their company that Ully often traveled along with the Ronins and had seen some horrible things in the time he spent with them. Horrible things that no kid his age should've had to see.
He handled it well though, and I felt Mia was to be commended for that. She was a very gentle, loving person, a wonderful mother figure. I also heard, just once, that Ully's parents were deceased.
A sharp pain shot through me. I had a bad feeling that Ully's parents didn't just die from natural causes…Mia and the Ronins didn't further the topic.
Once off the phone with Mia, I left with my grandparents. The ride was short and I found myself standing before the row of my mother, father, sister, and brother's coffins before I knew it, the Preacher stating his last sermons.
Cye and Mia stood deathly silent behind me. They knew it, I knew it. My family was really dead. Their coffins lay before me. This was proof. This was the prevailing fact. And as it hit me, I turned and ran off down the hill of the cemetery. I left it all behind as soon as I threw that rose in my mother's coffin.
I ran until I reached the restrooms, bursting into a stall and turning over my breakfast, ignoring the strangely familiar smell as I entered.
The whole moment only hit me after I was done heaving my buttered toast and I had washed my mouth and hands. That smell…
With a inescapable cry, I turned to dart for the door, but he was already standing there. My eyes widened and my breath caught, my heart racing. I couldn't speak.
I couldn't see his face, but I knew he was smiling and his amused laughter only confirmed his expression. "Hello again, Warrior of the Heart. I feel such dread for you on this day."
My face contorted into a disgusted grimace. I turned to threats. "I'll…I'll send you packing like before, Dias…I-I have the Ronin Warriors with me." I stuttered.
There was silence before he laughed again. A loud, excited laugh. "I knew that…unfortunately….they have their hands full."
I swear my heart skipped a beat. "W-What?"
His eyes crinkled in merriment. "Our Sekhmet, Cale and Lady Kayura have greeted them, along with a few old metal friends of theirs."
I was confused. I had heard about Cale and Lady Kayura, but the Ronins told me that they had been freed or at least weren't with Talpa anymore. What was going on? "You-You're lying!"
"Why would I lie about something of this sort? I would not be standing before you if this information were not true." He chuckled and then his eyes suddenly narrowed. "Now…come with me or I'll make you."
I backed up a few steps, shaking my head. "No. I won't!" And then I made a dash for the window. The window though small, like the size of a bus window, allowed me enough space to get my body through, but I only had half of my body out the window before my legs were suddenly grabbed and I was pulled back.
With a piercing scream, I scrabbled at the earth, dragging clumps of dirt and grass with me. The only response I received was the far off voice of Cye as he cried my name.
My head painfully hit the window sill as Dias rudely thrust me back into the restroom, throwing me across the small area and into the opposite wall.
Bad idea.
I saw the door beside me and stood abruptly even though my head was reeling and sped out the door.
My fingers fumbled in my pocket, my heart racing as the loud crack of blasted concrete erupted behind me. It was quite clear that Dias hadn't bothered to use the door.
I finally closed my hand around my armor orb and prayed to the heavens that it work, but before I could even mentally say "Heavenly Father," I was whacked on the hip by an armored arm and sent flying sideways into the dirt.
The breath was completely knocked out of me and I could only curl into a ball, mouth hanging open, lungs desperately trying to suck in some oxygen.
This was all happening too fast and Dias' form was only a blur above me seeing as my eyes were clouded with pained tears.
"See, this is why you should've just come quietly, Heart." He told me coldly, steel toed boot nudging me in the gut.
I shrunk further into a ball, willing my breath to come, even if it was in short, wheezing gasps. "G-Go…to…Hell." I spat out.
Bad idea.
I'd barely managed to finish off the L's in Hell before I was sailing across the grassy front yard of the cemetery wishing my big mouth had stayed shut.
For once in the span of the last three minutes I wasn't plowing into dirt or concrete. I was caught by arms. Very strong arms.
The figure that caught me stumbled back muttering a surprised, "Woah!"
A small voice continued after. "Ah, Kento, be careful!"
My eyes snapped open and I was looking into concerned blue eyes. Kento turned his face away, addressing Ully, which I now saw standing a few feet away, jumping from one foot to the other and staring nervously at Dias who was fuming half a football field away from us.
"Go, Ully! I want you to hide and don't come out till I call you, okay?"
Ully nodded his head vigorously, chili bowl hair flopping up and down. He was out of sight in a few seconds.
Kento looked down to me, though I knew he was watching Dias, too. From what I saw, the hideously armored jerk wad was just standing there looking apprehensive and snide at the same time. "Are you okay?"
I took a raspy breath, trying to get my vocal cords to work, but I only managed a meager, "..just...dandy.."
He smirked, pushing my bangs from my face. "Don't worry, his ass is mine." He growled before setting me under a tree and patting my cheek softly. "Just hold on, I'll be back before you know it and Dias'll be mowing the lawn."
I would've giggled…but yeah.
I watched intently as Kento armored up, and he wasted no time to change from his sub-armor into his full armor.
He charged at Dias and weapons clashed. They were jumping back and forth like grasshoppers and suddenly Kento was sent slamming into the ground, a scythe hooked to a chain following after. Kento was quick though and jumped from his earthy imprint so the weapon met soil and became stuck for a second.
Dias appeared a ways off from Kento, his arm jerking back, the weapon slinging over to him and into his grasp.
My honey orbs locked onto Kento's face and when he looked to me, I gave him an expression that read "I thought you could cream this guy?"
He responded with a "Yeah, I thought so, too," look.
Panic seized me as Dias charged and sent Kento stumbling backwards from the force. A flash of ruby red light caught my eye at that moment and I noticed a strange jewel that adorned the chest plate of Dias' armor.
I had a feeling something was assisting Dias, making him stronger, and there was no choice but for me to don my armor and help out. I just hoped I could stand first.
Groaning, I put one leg under me and pushed slowly, standing shakily, holding onto the trunk of the tree I was resting under for support. My vision blurred for a moment and then cleared.
Grabbing my orb, I held it out in my palm and narrowed my eyes. Letting go of the tree, I stumbled a bit and managed to stand on my own. Then following Kento, I called forth my armor and was suited up and ready to go.
The structure of the suit helped the pain in my limbs considerably, but it hurt to walk since the armor was a tad bit heavy.
I ignored the pain though and sought an opening in the battle before me.
I caught it as Dias clanged his scythe with Kento's Nunchuku which prompted them both to separate and jump away. I instantly charged Dias, but halfway to him I realized that I was rather weaponless.
Before, when I'd kicked his and Sekhmet's hides, I was inexplicably pissed and it didn't matter what I used to impale them with. All I remember was light though and I wasn't sure how to use it again.
As soon as I thought it though, a large circular object appeared in my hands. Another was on my back, sheathed. I took only a moment to examine the weapon. It had a handle and a deadly blade curved and bent out from the opposite side to which was the place I held.
The only thing that came to mind was, "Frisbee?" before my right arm was moving itself and the disc was sent swooping at Dias, a wine colored aura permeating around it.
Dias was caught off guard by my forwardness and received a gutful, his bulky body soaring through the air and into some trees.
Kento ran up beside me, a skeptical look on his face. "Thanks-" was all he got out before we were both smacked by two aura boosted scythes. Yay, dirt again. It wasn't as bad this time, I mean, who would really suffer much damage in armor like this?
The feeling of protection gave me courage and unless Dias planned to drop an entire building on me there was no stopping me.
There was obviously no stopping Kento either and with our combined force we sent Dias sprinting through the woods and out of our sight. We were both gasping for breath after, but we wasted no time in dashing off to find the others.
We came upon a hectic scene next to the burial grounds of my family. Cale, Sekhmet, Lady Kayura, and about five walking cans were giving Ryo, Rowen, Cye, and Sage a hard time.
And by hard, I mean appalling. Sage was busy trying to keep a barrier up around my grandparents and the dozen other relatives or friends that had attended the funeral, since the other Ronins and their enemies were sending stuff flying everywhere.
Cye was battling with Cale. Lady Kayura was crossing blades with Ryo, and Rowen was being ganged up on by the five metal monsters and Sekhmet.
Kento and I exchanged looks and with a nod he split off to the side to help Cye who was having a harder time than any of the other Ronins. The most logical thing for me to do was to help Rowen, so I split off in that direction and unsheathed my weapons, both discs in my hands. I sent them flying like I had practiced with them all my life.
Though I saw something in Kento's eyes before we leapt away and I knew it was his confusion at the current events. He knew just as well as I knew, if not better that Lady Kayura and Cale weren't suppose to be with Talpa. I'm sure this matter would be talked about after the fight.
I had three tin cans down in a matter of a minute and met backs with Rowen who was panting heavily. "Good thing you and Kento came when you did or we'd be Dynasty dessert."
I smirked. "I was almost dessert myself if it wasn't for Kento."
Rowen laughed softly. "Good thing he never listens to what we say!" And with that he was off, his golden bow striking Sekhmet's twin blades.
I smiled at Rowen's remark. Kento had been told to stay at the house and watch Yuli, and he did not listen. This would be the first fact I would learn about Kento and I would see many other times similar to this.
Easily exposing of the last two metal monsters, I leapt to Rowen's aid, striking Sekhmet in the back, which in turn, prompted Rowen to strike him in the front and we were literally playing ping pong with the deadly master of Venom.
Lady Kayura was starting to lose her upper hand on Ryo and with Cale out numbered by one thanks to Kento, the Dynasty scum had no choice but to retreat. And retreat they did like a big group of punished puppies.
I saw the look on all the Ronins faces. They all smiled and I knew they all bet that Talpa would be pissed.
Now that the commotion was over, I realized the down side to this. My grandparents were sitting behind Sage, cowering in shock and crying. I could faintly hear them mumbling my name, but they were hunched over, not even daring to look.
Sage nodded his head sharply to the side and I got the hint. I hurried and left the area, before I was noticed.
I waited by the restrooms acting as if I was scared and confused which wasn't too hard.
My grandparents, relatives, and family's friends all found me, everyone was talking at once. Everyone thanking the lord I was alive and that those strange people hadn't seriously injured me.
Unfortunately, I was already suffering the beginnings of a large bruise to my right hip and a few others in various places.
The rest of the day was a blur, like it had been lately. The police were miffed when the people who attended the funeral merely went on about armored people coming and blasting stuff, and then more coming, trying to help them. I smiled when the majority of them just went on about Sage and what a righteous man he was, how he protected them fearlessly, even if they didn't know him. I would have to tell Sage about that sometime.
I followed the plan though and begged my grandparents to let me stay at Mia's and after a lot of fussing they finally agreed to it. I felt bad about it, but they soon insisted I take a break away from memories of home life and stayed in the comfort of my friends' arms for a while.
Cye drove by and picked me up. I threw my things in the back and got in.
There was silence until the car turned from my grandparent's driveway.
"Today was pretty hectic." Cye commented.
"Tell me about it." I sighed, rubbing my side and wincing.
Cye glanced over to me. "You're hurt."
I looked back at him and then down, frowning. "…I didn't know how to use my armor orb till Kento arrived…I was slapped around quite a bit."
Cye's expression was solemn. "I'm sorry I wasn't there."
I looked to him in alarm. "It's not your fault, you had your hands full."
He shook his head, eyes pained. "..that's no excuse.."
I scowled at him. "Now's not the time, Cye. You did your best, you had no choice. Things happen often times that you can't control and what happened today was uncontrollable."
He gazed over to me as we stopped at a red light. A tiny smile dawned his lips. "You have a lot of courage. You'll make a good Ronin."
I smiled back. "I hope so."
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I found out afterwards from me and Cye's conversation in the car that Cye had been careful not to just armor up in front of those people. They had all been careful and no one was the wiser to who had saved them today, not to mention that they were practically standing before them.
Once in the house, the same question rang through all our minds. What happened with Lady Kayura and Cale?
It was agreed though, when we heard Ully's loud snoring, that we were all too tired to carry on any further conversation and it was decided that the subject would be brought up tomorrow.
Mia came up before I went to sleep and helped put some medicinal cream on my bruises and other injuries. Then with a motherly smile she helped get me into bed since I was limping now do to the souring of my bruises, and she tucked me in.
She whispered a soft goodnight and turned out the light. I smiled.
A few minutes later as I was falling asleep, I think I heard Mia and Ryo talking outside my door. They spoke in hushed voices, but I could tell they were saying goodnight. I felt embarrassed when I heard a noise that sounded much like a kiss.
So Mia and Ryo did have something together? I had wondered when we were leaving the cemetery and Ryo was fussing over her, while she only smiled warmly at him and insisted that she was fine.
With that last thought lingering in my mind, I feel asleep. But something bugged me at the edges of my mind.
It was too late though, I was in the land of dreams before I remembered my vow to never sleep again…
TBC….
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