Disclaimer: Hey! Yep ya guessed it, I'm back with another one! This is going to be a sequel to Destiny's Magic. K now for the legalities, no way shape or form do I own the Ronin Warriors, so don't even try and go there. lol So enjoy, ja matte ne!
==============================================================================================================
Mystery of the Soul
ch 1
Two people laying side by side in a light green meadow. Cherry trees that are in bloom surround them. Weeping willows tower over a pond with lily pads sparsely floating in the water. Violets in complete bloom, sparingly planted around the pond's perimeter. In the far distance, mountains of pine trees, tower over each other, one level higher than the other. Small bushes of electric blue flowers are clustered together by the pond's banks. A third person looks on, and smiles to them, but at the same time, feels sorrow because it wasn't their time. Their lives were taken way too soon, it wasn't fair, but she knew that they had a destiny to fulfill. There was nothing that she could have done but prepare them. She looked around, when she felt that everything was clear so far, she walked over to the two.
"Wake up my young ones."
"Wha...What's going on?" Kento asked groggily while slowly opening his eyes.
"You'll find out in due time." the lady replied gently, checking the two of them over.
Kento rubbed his eyes as he sat up, "Kaye, where's Kaye?!"
"I'm right here Kento." Kaye replied carefully sitting up as well. "Wherever here is."
"You're in a place called the spirit nexus." the lady explained looking directly at them.
"I'm sorry, you lost me." Kaye replied with a very confused frown. "What's the spirit nexus?"
"The spirit nexus, it's a place where spirits go when their physical beings die too soon. Where we are now, is called paradise, it's just the entrance to the larger part, or I should say parts. You see, when all of you were fighting in the demon lord's lair..." the lady started to explain.
"Wait...Hold on, we're dead!? We can't be..." Kento said in disbelief as he and Kaye gave each other a shocked look.
"I'm sorry, but you did die." the lady replied closing her eyes sadly.
"No, I won't believe it! This has to be a bad dream or something!" Kaye exclaimed glaring at her.
The lady shook her head sadly, "maybe this will help you recognize me better, and help you to see that I'm telling you the truth." The younger lady's features started to slowly change. Her once beautiful face started to age, the eyes that were once blue turned into a gentle gray. Her dark blue-black hair slowly phased into a soft ash. She looked at the two of them, and smiled warmly.
"No way, it can't be...Aunt Meih?" Kento asked in astonishment. The old lady gave a solemn nod telling him that he was right.
"Then it is true, we are dead." Kaye replied sadly almost near tears.
"Yes, I'm sorry." aunt Meih said in a heart broken tone.
Getting up, Kento lowered down his hand and helped Kaye to stand. "So, what are we suppose to do now? Where are we suppose to go?"
"Unfortunately, nephew, you and Kaye are not safe. She knows that you two are here. We have to find a better place for the both of you to hide until I can tell you anything more." aunt Meih replied as she got up and quickly looked around for some kind of safe haven.
"Wait aunt Meih, what are you talking about? Who is she? What do you mean by we're not safe here? What's going on?" Kaye asked trying to get some answers from her.
"Follow me, I'll tell you what I can." aunt Meih replied leading them. "You see, she is called the dark harpy. Her followers are called the spirit hunters, their names describe what they do. They hunt spirits that came here before they were suppose to."
"I'm going to kick myself for asking, but what does this dark harpy do with the spirits when she gets them?" Kento asked glancing at his aunt.
"She swallows them whole that's all I know for sure, but that's just a rumor that I've heard. I'm not totally sure what she does with the souls." aunt Meih replied glancing back at him.
"Thanks aunt Meih, that makes me feel so much better." Kento shot back sarcastically while rolling his eyes.
Just then, "what's was that?!" Kaye asked looking around at the sky.
Alarm bells went off, "it can't be!" aunt Meih replied in shock as they heard the loud roar type squawk rip through the air a second time.
"Aunt Meih.." Kento started to ask again with a slight scowl.
"There's no time for explanations. We have to find some cover before they find you!" aunt Meih replied grabbing onto their arms and leading them to a shelter of weeping willows. "It's just as I feared." Flying over head, not just one, but three dragons. Each dragon had dark purple scales running from the head to the top of their tails. They also had an emerald green stripe running from the base of the neck to the bottom of their tails. Their eyes were also an emerald green. The outside of their wings were a lighter shade of purple, while the inside of them were some kind of light red. They also had black saddles that were on their backs, perched on top of those saddles were the spirit hunters.
"Are they?" Kaye asked quietly quickly looking at her.
"Yes, they are the spirit hunters." aunt Meih replied quietly staring angrily at the sky. The spirit hunters have jade colored skin, their eyes black as coals, their sight is sharp as a hawks. Ears like an elf, hands like claws, their clothing were tan in color. Each one had a net, bolas, and other weapons that they always took on their hunts. They flew over head couple more times.
"We just can't stand here!" Kento growled angrily with his fists clenched.
"Nephew, no! They can't see you! Not yet." aunt Meih replied stopping him in his tracks.
Kento looked back in disbelief. "What!? Why not?! What's the difference if they see us now or later?"
"It's just too soon. You have to trust me on this. Please Kento." aunt Meih stated looking at him with pleading eyes.
Kento growled but complied none the less. "Alright, fine, but as soon as they're gone, you're going to have to explain everything."
"I'll do my best, but that's all I can say for the moment." aunt Meih replied. After a few more sweeps, the spirit hunters decided to call off their search.
"Aunt Meih, they're gone, so will you please tell us what's happening?' Kaye asked looking at her with concerned eyes.
Back at the Rei Faun's, the four remaining Ronins, carried the bodies of their two friends all the way back to get ready for a burial. They stayed silent during the whole walk. No one knew what to say, they were still in shock. A mix of rage, sadness, disbelief, and grief, not to mention Ryo's immense self blame of their friends' deaths laid majorly on their conscious. The scene of their deaths kept on playing constantly in Ryo's mind over and over again. He was an emotional and mental mess, just like the rest of them. All the way back Ryo kept on thinking to himself that it was all his fault. He was the one that killed them. Rowen, Sage, and Cye started to gather wood for a funeral pyre, while Ryo kept his distance from the rest of them. "Why couldn't I stop my attack?! Why did they have to die for my mistake?! Why couldn't I have prevented it from happening?! Why!" Ryo cried out from the top of his lungs. "Answer me!" The other three Ronins stopped and looked at each other with grief stricken hearts.
"Maybe we can shed some light on the situation." someone said from behind. The four Ronins turned around and there stood Shen, and Jia Li.
"You?! What do you two know about what's going on?" Ryo asked outraged glaring heatedly at them.
==============================================================================================================
Mystery of the Soul
ch 1
Two people laying side by side in a light green meadow. Cherry trees that are in bloom surround them. Weeping willows tower over a pond with lily pads sparsely floating in the water. Violets in complete bloom, sparingly planted around the pond's perimeter. In the far distance, mountains of pine trees, tower over each other, one level higher than the other. Small bushes of electric blue flowers are clustered together by the pond's banks. A third person looks on, and smiles to them, but at the same time, feels sorrow because it wasn't their time. Their lives were taken way too soon, it wasn't fair, but she knew that they had a destiny to fulfill. There was nothing that she could have done but prepare them. She looked around, when she felt that everything was clear so far, she walked over to the two.
"Wake up my young ones."
"Wha...What's going on?" Kento asked groggily while slowly opening his eyes.
"You'll find out in due time." the lady replied gently, checking the two of them over.
Kento rubbed his eyes as he sat up, "Kaye, where's Kaye?!"
"I'm right here Kento." Kaye replied carefully sitting up as well. "Wherever here is."
"You're in a place called the spirit nexus." the lady explained looking directly at them.
"I'm sorry, you lost me." Kaye replied with a very confused frown. "What's the spirit nexus?"
"The spirit nexus, it's a place where spirits go when their physical beings die too soon. Where we are now, is called paradise, it's just the entrance to the larger part, or I should say parts. You see, when all of you were fighting in the demon lord's lair..." the lady started to explain.
"Wait...Hold on, we're dead!? We can't be..." Kento said in disbelief as he and Kaye gave each other a shocked look.
"I'm sorry, but you did die." the lady replied closing her eyes sadly.
"No, I won't believe it! This has to be a bad dream or something!" Kaye exclaimed glaring at her.
The lady shook her head sadly, "maybe this will help you recognize me better, and help you to see that I'm telling you the truth." The younger lady's features started to slowly change. Her once beautiful face started to age, the eyes that were once blue turned into a gentle gray. Her dark blue-black hair slowly phased into a soft ash. She looked at the two of them, and smiled warmly.
"No way, it can't be...Aunt Meih?" Kento asked in astonishment. The old lady gave a solemn nod telling him that he was right.
"Then it is true, we are dead." Kaye replied sadly almost near tears.
"Yes, I'm sorry." aunt Meih said in a heart broken tone.
Getting up, Kento lowered down his hand and helped Kaye to stand. "So, what are we suppose to do now? Where are we suppose to go?"
"Unfortunately, nephew, you and Kaye are not safe. She knows that you two are here. We have to find a better place for the both of you to hide until I can tell you anything more." aunt Meih replied as she got up and quickly looked around for some kind of safe haven.
"Wait aunt Meih, what are you talking about? Who is she? What do you mean by we're not safe here? What's going on?" Kaye asked trying to get some answers from her.
"Follow me, I'll tell you what I can." aunt Meih replied leading them. "You see, she is called the dark harpy. Her followers are called the spirit hunters, their names describe what they do. They hunt spirits that came here before they were suppose to."
"I'm going to kick myself for asking, but what does this dark harpy do with the spirits when she gets them?" Kento asked glancing at his aunt.
"She swallows them whole that's all I know for sure, but that's just a rumor that I've heard. I'm not totally sure what she does with the souls." aunt Meih replied glancing back at him.
"Thanks aunt Meih, that makes me feel so much better." Kento shot back sarcastically while rolling his eyes.
Just then, "what's was that?!" Kaye asked looking around at the sky.
Alarm bells went off, "it can't be!" aunt Meih replied in shock as they heard the loud roar type squawk rip through the air a second time.
"Aunt Meih.." Kento started to ask again with a slight scowl.
"There's no time for explanations. We have to find some cover before they find you!" aunt Meih replied grabbing onto their arms and leading them to a shelter of weeping willows. "It's just as I feared." Flying over head, not just one, but three dragons. Each dragon had dark purple scales running from the head to the top of their tails. They also had an emerald green stripe running from the base of the neck to the bottom of their tails. Their eyes were also an emerald green. The outside of their wings were a lighter shade of purple, while the inside of them were some kind of light red. They also had black saddles that were on their backs, perched on top of those saddles were the spirit hunters.
"Are they?" Kaye asked quietly quickly looking at her.
"Yes, they are the spirit hunters." aunt Meih replied quietly staring angrily at the sky. The spirit hunters have jade colored skin, their eyes black as coals, their sight is sharp as a hawks. Ears like an elf, hands like claws, their clothing were tan in color. Each one had a net, bolas, and other weapons that they always took on their hunts. They flew over head couple more times.
"We just can't stand here!" Kento growled angrily with his fists clenched.
"Nephew, no! They can't see you! Not yet." aunt Meih replied stopping him in his tracks.
Kento looked back in disbelief. "What!? Why not?! What's the difference if they see us now or later?"
"It's just too soon. You have to trust me on this. Please Kento." aunt Meih stated looking at him with pleading eyes.
Kento growled but complied none the less. "Alright, fine, but as soon as they're gone, you're going to have to explain everything."
"I'll do my best, but that's all I can say for the moment." aunt Meih replied. After a few more sweeps, the spirit hunters decided to call off their search.
"Aunt Meih, they're gone, so will you please tell us what's happening?' Kaye asked looking at her with concerned eyes.
Back at the Rei Faun's, the four remaining Ronins, carried the bodies of their two friends all the way back to get ready for a burial. They stayed silent during the whole walk. No one knew what to say, they were still in shock. A mix of rage, sadness, disbelief, and grief, not to mention Ryo's immense self blame of their friends' deaths laid majorly on their conscious. The scene of their deaths kept on playing constantly in Ryo's mind over and over again. He was an emotional and mental mess, just like the rest of them. All the way back Ryo kept on thinking to himself that it was all his fault. He was the one that killed them. Rowen, Sage, and Cye started to gather wood for a funeral pyre, while Ryo kept his distance from the rest of them. "Why couldn't I stop my attack?! Why did they have to die for my mistake?! Why couldn't I have prevented it from happening?! Why!" Ryo cried out from the top of his lungs. "Answer me!" The other three Ronins stopped and looked at each other with grief stricken hearts.
"Maybe we can shed some light on the situation." someone said from behind. The four Ronins turned around and there stood Shen, and Jia Li.
"You?! What do you two know about what's going on?" Ryo asked outraged glaring heatedly at them.