Torrent's Prison

By Pathfinder

3/17/05

Disclaimer: I do not own Ronin Warriors, they are copy right Bandai Entertainment. I own the Villain in this story, and Selene.

Chapter One: A Peaceful Façade

The last battle with Talpa lead to many years of peace. So naturally the Ronin Warriors decided that it was safe to continue life as normal people and enjoy what the world had to offer them. Cye ventured out on his own into the world and hadn't seen his friends for about a year and a half. Kento went to school to study business so that one day he could take over his family's restaurant. Ryo got a scholarship to a college of science and started studying zoology. Rowen also went to college, but instead of studying science as everyone thought he would, took up creative writing and was being looked at by several publishing companies for a series he called the Mystical Samurai. Sage did what was expected of him by his family and kept studying swordsmanship while his family pressured him to find a bride and start making sons. That was all Cye knew of his comrades. Cye decided to study abroad in America. Marine Biology had always been his area of interest and now he could devote his time to sea creatures without worrying about battling anyone. No more fighting or watching his friends get hurt. No more being a Ronin warrior. He missed being a teenager because of the armor, and he wouldn't let it rob him of his early adult years as well.

Cye walked home to his apartment after his afternoon classes had ended and summer break had started. He carried his school bag on one shoulder lazily as he daydreamed of spending his summer break in Japan. He regretted missing spring in Japan what with all the flowers in bloom. But mainly he missed it because Cye hadn't seen his family or friends for a whole eight-teen months and he was homesick. Japan did hold darker memories for him, but it was his home and he couldn't stay away forever.

Cye stopped at the wall of mail boxes on the first floor of his apartment to pick up his mail before going inside. He reached his hand in the box and pulled out the letters.

"BOO!"

Cye jumped nearly clean out of his skin dropping the mail on the ground. A beautiful laugh from behind him put him at ease as he turned around.

"Selene, don't do that to me!"

A slender fair skinned girl stood before him smiling like the crescent moon. Long dark blue hair was held back by a loose ponytail and pair of violet eyes were slightly hidden by a pair of glasses.

"Did I scare you?" She asked.

Cye looked at the concrete porch of the first floor where his mail laid.

"I think it's accurate to say that." He said.

Selene smiled at him and lent down to pick up the fallen letters. After retrieving them from the ground she jumped up and hugged him. Pulling her head back Selene kissed him.

Cye welcoming her kiss ran his fingers through her hair. Following the kiss he invited his girlfriend up stairs.

"Now let's see what you got for mail." Selene said as they walked up the steps. "You've got a rent bill, a phone bill, some coupons, a… hmm a catalog from Victoria's Secret?"

Cye blushed deeply, "that'll be a letter in the wrong box." He said grabbing it, "I'll be right back."

Returning up stairs he took out the key to his apartment and opened the door. "What else?" Cye asked.

"You've got your paycheck and some kind of chain letter." Selene said holding up the letter. "See, there's no postage stamp or even your address. All it says is the Japanese word for a whirlpool or strong current. I think it means-"

"Torrent. . ." Cye stared at the letter in her hands seeing the name of his armors written on it. Cye got an unsettling feeling in his stomach as he took the letter in disbelief.

"Cye are you okay?" Selene said putting the rest of the mail on the table. "Cye…?"

Cye tore the envelop open, and paused looking up at Selene. She was staring at him strangely. He quickly turned his back on her trying to hide his kanji by pushing his hair over his forehead.

"Cye, what's that on your face?" Selene asked trying to get a better look.

"Nothing," Cye replied unconsciously, "ink, my pen exploded on my face.

He held his stomach even tighter starting to feel ill. Cye fell to his knees and could faintly hear Selene screaming his name. But his mind was some where else. He could see his friends in chains, and he could hear a dark sinister laughter in the background. Then the image he was seeing went dark, and there was no more noise.

Cye felt it, the whole world shrinking around him. He couldn't escape no matter what he tried. "Nnn… stop!" Cye sat strait up sweat pouring down his face. Immediately he covered his face with his hands and started crying. He felt a pair of arms wrapping around him.

"Cye, calm down baby." A very gentle voice said. "Your heart is pounding."

The bearer of Torrent looked up with puffy wild eyes. "S, Selene?"

"I'm right here baby." She said running her fingers through Cye's hair.

Cye took a deep breath and exhaled resting his head on Selene's shoulder. Was all of it a nightmare? Did he really get a letter…?

"Where's the letter?" Cye asked.

"I put it on the table after laying you down on the couch." Selene Said, "Lucky for you you're not too heavy for me to lift."

Cye looked over at the table, "did you read it?"

Selene shook her head, "no. I mean, it made you faint so I figured it was important and decided to respect your privacy."

"Good." Cye said, "Could you get it for me?"

Without hesitation Selene got up and got the letter, "here." She handed it to him.

With shaky hands Cye opened the letter. As he read it his face went white.

"Torrent,

The time to return to the fight has come. Halo, Wildfire, Hardrock and Strata were kidnapped. They are waiting to be rescued. If you don't stand to save them, they may die during their captivity.

A letter from no one"

Cye read the letter over and over again before it finally sank in. He looked up at Selene with a million things going through his mind. He knew he was alone in this fight and that he might not come home.

"Selene, come here and sit next to me." Cye said.

Selene came over and sat down beside him on the sofa. "What is it?" she asked, "what did that letter…Cye are you okay?"

Cye was looking down very upset, "we've been dating now for over a year. One year and three months to be exact, and I think its time to tell you my darkest secret." He said. "But you must swear never to discuss this or even mention this to anyone. No one must know. Do you understand?"

Selene nodded.

Cye took a deep breath and reached into his pocket, "do you swear on every Heavenly law never to tell what I'm about to show you?"

"Yes, I swear." She said.

"Knowing that if you do tell some one, I will have no choice but to walk out of your life forever," Cye said.

"I swear that I won't tell anyone." Selene stared at him as he looked up into her eyes.

"Alright then," Cye stood up and pulled something out of his pocket. He walked into the center of the room. "Armor of the Torrent… Dao Shin!"

Note from Author: Well here it is, the first chapter of Torrent's Prison. The next chapter is already in production, so are other parts of this story that need to be in detail before I really forget what I originally intended for this story. Most of my best stories are based off of dreams that I have and this is one of them. So let's hope its as successful as Frozen in Time (2.0) (which I will finish! Promise!) Anyway, thanks for reading!