Chapter 4- Titan
Four weeks now had passed since Reinhardt had vanished into the ocean. Ramzal was one of the two left to guard the now thriving village. He remembered Reinhardt's soft words. "Poseidon calls me." It tore him apart. The inseparable two had parted once more. He had to head to China.
Masamune stared at Ramzal, knowing the path. He shook his head and faithfully recorded everything just as Kaosu had foretold.
Soon Ramzal left for China. Ramzal enjoyed his trip there, he had time to put to use his staff which he had cleverly made into a two handed nunchaku. Thugs had taken over a caravan traveling from India to China and he leapt into the fray. A thug looked at him.
'Just who are you punk?" he said, speaking Chinese. Ramzal glared at him.
"Your Doomsman if you hurt them." He said pointing to the people shaking in fear.
The thug laughed and grabbed a young woman ripping her sarong off.
Ramzal was infuriated. "You just messed with Justice pal." Ramzal said softly twirling the heavy staff.
The thug just laughed and made to violate the girl, but was stopped when Ramzal knocked him out cold with a swift hit of the staff to the head. He then handed he girl her sarong back and smiled gently.
She stammered a thank you in her language but Ramzal held up his hand showing he did it of his own will. The other caravan members stared at the Chinese warrior. He bowed to them and was on his way. They watched him leave and offered prayers of thanks to their god for sending such a hero to their rescue.
Soon Ramzal was in the capital once more. He glared about and sighed. "Nothing has changed..." he said bitterly walking to the compound where his family was. A few looked at him and he glared fiercely back.
'Palace Guards...' he thought. 'Never give anyone a moment of peace.'
Ramzal was furious. He went to the heavy gates of the compound and knocked on the door rather loudly.
A messenger came out.
"Yes?" he asked his voice rather irritable.
'Is that how you welcome home a warrior, messenger!" Ramzal asked his voice resounding with anger. "Move aside."
The messenger looked up at Ramzal. "Just who are you?"
"I am Ramzal Fuan of the Earth Division! Now move!"
The messenger looked at him and bowed clumsily but Ramzal swept past him, his face grim. He saw his family having tea.
"Well, I am home." He said shortly and they looked up. "Just like the wandering Monk said."
His father, a balding man named Asuyo, stared at him. "Ramzal...you died..."
'Wrong father...Hariel, Sanjuro, and Reinhardt died! I have yet to die and be reborn as the sacred Titan!"
Asuyo stared at him. "That is mere legend!" he scoffed. "Mere fantasy!"
"If so... then why did Hariel call out to the Phoenix? Why was Sanjuro taken into space? Finally, why did Poseidon call my best friend?"
Asuyo stared at Ramzal and saw it...the shining symbol of justice, the clan guardian mark. "If so...your heart will tell you when you are called. If our legend is real, you will die within a week."
Ramzal nodded grimly. 'Better get a priest then." He said stiffly. "I accept my fate."
Ramzal's mother started crying. Ramzal stared at her for a second and then hugged her. "It is alright...mother...the monk foretold this..."
She nodded softly. Soon a priest came, an old man in white robes carrying a familiar golden staff. Ramzal was taken aback.
"So you have chosen my offer." The priest said to Ramzal. "Good."
Ramzal stared. "It's you...Kaosu...you look like hell."
Kaosu chuckled. 'I aged myself, to make the sacred armors you and your friend's descendants will wear. It came from Talpa's evil armor, but I have contained that evil by nine sacred values." Ramzal nodded softly.
"Well, lets get this over with."
Kaosu nodded and administered last rites to Ramzal. Ramzal smiled and then grabbed the staff from the ground where he had dropped it in shock. '
Well, if this is my path, then the strength of Justice calls." Ramzal said, walking out.
Kaosu watched Ramzal leave. "So it has gone as I have foretold. Soon born to this family will be the reincarnation of Ramzal, a boy named Kento. Make sure he is aware of his destiny...I am counting on you to tell him." He said to a little boy.
"You are his grandfather." Kaosu said and vanished.