Okay ya know what? I don't really care if the ages in this chapter or any other chapters are wrong. But it would be nice if someone would be so kind as to inform me of their exact ages (when people received immortality or not...) b/c there are soooo many different variations... Thank you!
"Ronin Warriors: The Final Victor"
By Onikage
Scroll Four: The Angel From Below
*Warning: Lemony situations; be advised*
"Ohhhh... My aching head. Feels like Hardrock slammed it into a stone wall... Gods!" Cale draped his head backwards over the arm of the sofa, rubbing his temples. Mia leaned over him and placed a bag of ice on his forehead. "I'm sorry, Cale, but this is all I've got for your head. All the guys used up the last of the painkillers after that training session you and Anubis lead."
"... Nooo... Ohhh, where's Halo?" Mia rubbed his temples as she kneeled down onto the floor. "He's outside with the others cleaning up the porch and yard. It's amazing. Whenever I ask the guys to pick up their mess, they ignore me, but whenever someone mentions the phrase 'We're having girls for guests', they suddenly have the motivation to clean up."
"Teenage hormones... Oh, I miss those days..." Cale murmured. "The day I turned twenty was the day I received immortality. Talpa had a thing for birthdays. Now that I think about it, he wasn't all that smart..." Mia stopped and removed her hands from his forehead.
"You're twenty? Really?"
"You find that hard to believe?" Mia flushed,
"N-no! You and the others appear so much older! I thought you were at least twenty-eight or so!"
"Heh... Time and war will change a person."
"How old are the others?"
"Dais is about a year older than myself, Sekhmet and Anubis are about seventeen or eighteen... I could be wrong about that, though. I do know that Anubis is the youngest out of us four."
"Which explains why he's so pig-headed and arrogant all the time," Mia grumbled.
"Haha... You judge people so harshly, Lady Mia. He's not all the time. He's only like that because he can kick anybody's ass in this house," Cale said with a laugh. He hissed as his head began to throb. Mia stood, "Cale, why don't you go lie down? It will be a while before dinner. Sai insists that the girls eat with them." Cale stood and swayed on his feet for a moment.
"Good idea, thank you." He watched Mia leave the room; she smiled at him sweetly before she disappeared down the hallway, saying, "Oh and Cale?"
"Aye?"
"Next time you volunteer to clean the bathroom, open the doors and windows, okay? Then you won't have such a headache..." Cale flushed and laughed nervously,
"Heh, o-of course..." Mia's smile widened and she left. Cale heaved a deep sigh, heading into the hallway and up the stairs. Gods! I hate it when she does that! But she's soo gorgeous!
*****
Tori gulped and just stared at Anubis. The Ronin of Loyalty opened his eyes again and looked over at her. "... Wh-what are you??" she asked, almost not believing what she had just witnessed. Anubis clutched his bleeding shoulder, "I am what you call a 'Ronin-"
"'Ronin Warrior'?? Y-you guys really do exist?! I thought 'Jiisan told me all that crap just to make me fall asleep!" Anubis nodded with a strained laugh,
"Aye... But now's not the time for stories. We have to get you and your little sister to safety. That creature is still lurking around here, and I don't think I can protect you with this wound..." He stumbled a bit with a groan. Ugh... Damned beast hit me harder than I thought.... My vision is fading... Anubis shook his head in an attempt to regain his vision.
"Anubis! Are you sure you're okay?!" Tori asked helping him to his feet. Anubis nodded and smiled weakly, "... Aye." His breathing became heavy and his face had a fine sheen of perspiration upon it. He moaned and felt a sharp pain in his chest. What's... wrong with... me? It hurts to... breathe.
"Anubis, what's wrong?!" Tori steadied him, holding his shoulders so he wouldn't fall to the ground. He opened his eyes wide, breathing hard. "... Can't breathe-"
"It hurts, doesn't it, Loyalty?" asked a voice from above. Tori looked up. It was the demon from before. He stood upon a tree branch with a fiendish grin, bearing pearly white, razor-sharp fangs. He began to chuckle when Anubis reached for his kusari-gama. A beam of green electrical light shot out of the feline's claw, knocking the weapon out of his armored hand. Anubis snarled in pain, yanking his hand to him as the demon laughed evilly,. "No, no! Don't even think about it, Ronin. You are far too weak..."
"Who... Who a-are you?" Anubis demanded. The beast leapt from the branch and landed behind Tori. She yelped when he ran his tail along the inside of her leg; she whirled around to backhand him, but he caught her hand and yanked her to him with hardly any effort. "Let go!!" She thrashed about, but the super strength of the beast man was too much. He easily bound her arms at her sides. "... Aren't you the fiery one?" he chuckled in a deep, silky voice.
"Let her... go! ... It's me you... want!" Anubis choked out as he stumbled again. Raiko glanced over at Anubis, slowly running his eyes over his firm, rock, hard body. "Hmm... You are too tempting to resist," he began, looking down at Tori's frightened eyes, "but I haven't had a virgin in centuries... I've been longing to hear the cry of pain and pleasure when you, heh... you know," he chuckled. "Perhaps I shall have time for you later..."
"Noo! Let go!" Raiko back handed her hard. Anubis, snarling dangerously, lunged at her captor, "Bastard!" The demon man shot a blast of green energy into Anubis, knocking him onto his back. The Ronin of Loyalty convulsed on the ground, screaming in pain, then fainted. "No! Anubis!!" Tori turned back to the man, "Who the hell are you?!" Raiko pulled her close. Tori took note of his fangs glistening in the sunlight and felt a shiver run down her spine. "I am Raiko, the bringer of Chaos. A Dark Warlord of the Dynasty... Who, may I ask, are... you?" Raiko whispered. Tori felt his claws upon her skin when she did not answer. Her eyes locked with his deep, blue ones. In that instant, she felt like she was in a dream, unable to move. "Now... my pretty one... Answer me," he ordered.
"... Tori..." she breathed. ... So... sleepy...
Raiko grinned as he saw her eyes glaze over as she fell under his spell. "Good... Now, my little kitten," he purred, reaching underneath her shirt, "let us finish what we started..."
"No... I don't... want to..." Raiko lowered his face to hers; Tori let out a gasp as he stroked her nipple. "... Are you sure?" he asked, kissing her neck. Tori shook her head,
"No... A-Anubis help me..." she breathed. Raiko eased her onto the grass, unbuttoning her shirt. "Shh..." he breathed, lowering himself upon her. Sliding her shirt from her shoulders, Tori let out a soft cry as his mouth enfolded her breast. She did it again as he used his warm tongue upon her. Raiko grinned upon hearing her soft cries of pleasure, and felt himself harden. "... You like that?" Tori's eyes fluttered shut,
"Y-yes..." She reached up and twisted her fingers in his long hair.
"... Excellent," he whispered and claimed her soft, quivering mouth with his devouring lips. Tori whimpered as she felt his tongue flutter against hers. Her mind was engulfed with sensations that made her senses scream with ecstasy. She began to lose sight of what was happening to her, her body, however succumbing to Raiko's erotic caress.
"Stop!"
Raiko jerked his head up at his intruder, frowning slightly. "Oh... Not you." There, above upon one of the tree branches, stood a man clad in dark, red metal raiments with a jet-black cloak draped over him. A parody to his dark cloak, his hair was a snowy white that reached to his waist. The man's blue eyes narrowed at the atrocious scene before him. "Let the woman be..." he ordered. He then jumped down next to the fallen Ronin. Kneeling down, he felt his forehead. Then, closing his eyes, a white light emitted from underneath his palm. Raiko stood up quickly. "Are you bloody daft?!"
The man stood and sent a white blast of energy into him. Raiko was sent flying into the trees, severing several trunks before he landed. The man snorted as Raiko swayed to his feet, "Thou hast had thine fill of enjoyment, return to the master!" Raiko saw the danger in his blue eyes and obeyed. "... Yes Mi'lord." Raiko then vanished in a burst of green flames. The man looked down at Tori's exposed form, still under the warlord's spell. He knelt down next to her and touched her cheek gently. "Awaken..." he ordered in a spellbinding voice, and sat her up. The lost look in her eyes faded as she awoke with a gasp. What happened?!... Anubis? Raiko! She saw the man beside her and screamed. She etched away, covering her breasts with her hands, "Please... Don't-" she began, tears falling from her eyes.
"I shall not harm thee..." he said gently. Tori stood and backed away when he moved toward her. "Don't!" The man picked up her shirt and held it out to her in his hand, waiting for her to take it. "... I believe this is yours." Tori did not move. The man smiled at her gently, "If I were to take advantage of thee, I would have all ready done so..." Tori took her shirt, and the man turned around. "D-did you save me?" she asked, hastily putting her shirt back on, forgetting to button it in the process. The man nodded. "Aye, that I did... I stopped Raiko before he did anything. He should know better, defiling orders from his lord. Talpa would kill him for endangering the mission." He turned around. Tori had knelt next to Anubis and propped his head in her lap. Who is Talpa?
Thou ought to know, thou are the Ancient's granddaughter, are ye not? Tori's eyes went wide. Did he just read her mind? No, impossible; she was hearing things. She looked down at Anubis and brushed the hair from his eyes, "Who are you?"
"... I am Fou-Lu... That is all thou ever need knowing."
*****
"Sai? Hand me the broom, would you?" Sage asked while looking under a wicker chair. Sai looked up from his sweeping. "Why? I thought you all ready got underneath all the furniture."
"Just gimme the broom!" Sai rolled his eyes and gave the broom to Sage.
"What in Heaven's name are you doing?" Sai asked as Sage frantically shoved the end of the broom under the chair. Kento walked onto the porch with a box of random sport equipment. "Hey guys... Sage?... What the hell are you doing?" he asked, setting the box down. Whatever Sage was doing, something came flying out from beneath the chair and hit Sai's feet.
"AHHHH! RAT!!" Sage blindly swung out at it. Kento had grabbed an armful of nerf balls and began to throw them left and right. Sai stomped it like crazy.
"Goodness, what on Earth is all that noise?!" Mia demanded, rushing into the porch from the living room. She found the three Ronins huddled up against the wall, staring warily at a pile of sport equipment. Sage held the broom defensively against him. "M-Mia!"
"Look out! It's got three heads!" Kento yelped and chucked another football at it, "Take that, you goddamn freak of nature!"
"It went for my neck!" Sai yelped. Mia rolled her eyes,
"What did?"
"The rat!" they all squeaked in unison. Mia sighed heavily and dug into the pile.
"Don't do it!"
"Watch out for its laser vision!" Kento yelped. Mia began to chuckle as she pulled the 'rat' from the pile. "Is this your 'rat with three heads'?" She held up to what appeared to be a dirty sock. Sage and Sai frowned, "KENTO!"
"What? It's not my sock!"
"Then who else could it belong to?" Sai asked.
"And how long has it been there?" Sage inquired. Mia threw the sock at Sai.
"Whose ever it is, take care of it because Kaos is here."
"W-WHAT?!"
*****
"... Wh-what do you want?" Tori asked looking down at the now sleeping Ronin in her lap. Fou-Lu chuckled, "Nothing that cannot wait-"
"Mnn..." Fou-Lu stood up quickly as Anubis slowly awoke. "Wh... What?... Tori!" He sat up with a jolt, his kusari-gama flying into his outstretched hand. He saw Fou-Lu. "Who are you?" he demanded, shielding Tori with his arm. The snow-white haired warrior smiled,
"Thou hast recovered quicker than I thought..." Anubis snarled.
"Who are you!?"
"I am Fou-Lu..." he answered calmly. Anubis frowned,
That name... "Tori, this man is no ally of ours." Tori grasped Anubis' fist as he moved his weapon ready to strike. "Wait! He's"
"Tori... Trust me. This is no man. He is evil... Just like all the others..." Fou-Lu shook his head and jumped upon the hood of the car. "Call me what thou wish, Loyalty... To thee I may be evil... However, I shalt not harm your precious little bird... Choose how thou shall think of me, Tori, but remember that I shall never cause thee harm." And with that, he vanished in a burst of black flames.
Anubis paused for a second, then dropped his weapon, breathing hard. Gods, that was close. I didn't expect them to retaliate so quickly... He felt Tori fall against him; she began to shake, soft, almost completely silent cries escaping her throat. He winced as he turned to her and said nothing. Slowly he placed an armored hand upon her hair, almost instantly she quieted. After a while, he spoke. "Are you all right?" he asked softly. Tori lifted her head and pulled away, nodding wordlessly. Anubis raised his hand to her neck slowly. Tori flinched. ... What? "Tori, I'm not going to hurt you..." She flushed lightly as he touched her cheeks and neck. He smiled, "Good... You weren't injured."
"'RIII-SAAN!!" Tori looked up at the totaled car and ran toward it. Peeking inside the car she saw Kiku batting at a small green looking snake with a stick that she had pulled from a branch. "Make it go away!" Anubis limped over to the car and smirked. He picked up the small snake, staring at it with one eyebrow raised. "Some help you are! You enjoyed watching the hell being beaten out of me, didn't you?!" he snapped. Tori touched Anubis' shoulder.
"Umm... Red? That's a snake. I think you hit your head too hard."
"I'm perfectly fine! Watch..." He set the snake down on the ground. Instantly, it began to glow with a dark, deep viridian light. Tori stood, dumbfounded. What the hell-
"Idiot... The only time I enjoy seeing you getting the hell beaten out of you is when I'm doing the beating," said the snake. In a flash, a man with dark green hair and dark eyes stood in green and red armor. Sekhmet. "Honestly Anubis, you are so hard on yourself sometimes!"
"NO WAY! He... Are... Are you human?!" Tori squeaked.
"Now, is that nice?" Sekhmet asked with a sigh.
"Sekhmet... this is one of the girls Kaos told everyone about." Sekhmet raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Oh... Really? I never would have guessed. At first glance, I thought she was someone you... picked up along the way..." He gestured at Tori and her open shirt. She squeaked and hastily buttoned it. Pervert, she thought with a frown.
"I'm not like that and you know it!!" Anubis defended. Sekhmet shook his head and looked the car over, "Gods! What the hell did you do? If they let people like you behind the wheel, getting my license doesn't seem so bad!" he laughed. Tori bit her lip to hide her amusement. Anubis frowned, "You know damn well what happened. You just sat there and flickered that ugly tongue of yours while you watched me get my ass kicked..."
"No, I don't know what happened. I just got here a few moments ago! Now, I'm sorry I did, missed a hell of a show!" He stopped laughing as she saw the ashamed look on Tori's face and Anubis' infamous glare. "Sorry... Come on. Let us get these two to Lady Mia's."
"How?" Tori asked and lifted Kiku out of her partially mangled car seat. Sekhmet raised his hand. The patch of wild thorns began to ripple, like if the brush before them lay underneath a still lake and a stone had been tossed into it. Sekhmet murmured a language that was not of this realm and in a flash of green light, a portal opened before them. Tori felt her jaw drop and close several times. Kiku grinned, "Woow! He made a hole in the air!!"
"Come, night will be upon us shortly..." Sekhmet said.
"But it's only three in the afternoon!" Anubis eased Tori toward the gate. There was a sorrowful look on his face. "Aye... but where we are going, time has no meaning."
"... Yer kidding me."
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I wonder if I'll get flamed for this chapter...