SailorStar9: You guys wanted this chapter so here goes. This is Chapter 3. Read and review.

Disclaimers: Nothing here are mine, well, except the plot.

Chapter 3: Secret of Wildfire


The narrator begins, "Japan was enjoying unprecedented prosperity. As if to challenge this prosperity, the Dynasty has besieged Tokyo. The Demon Lord, Talpa, has attacked Tokyo and had isolated it from the surrounding area. Rising up to fight this evil force are the five Ronin Warriors with their legendary armor. But, Talpa has separated the five from each other and had scattered them afar."

Yuli and Mia climbed out of the rubble they had taken refuge in to sleep through the night as the city crumbled around them.

The five have been defeated. What are we supposed to do now? Mia wondered.

"Hi. Did I wake up up?" she turned to the just awake Yuli. "Sorry."

"Hey, where's Whiteblaze?" he asked, looking around.

"I didn't see him when I was up." Mia replied.

"Maybe he's looking for the Ronin Warriors." Yuli suggested. "We should go look too."

Just then Yuli noticed a growing glow not far away. It was one of Ryo's katanas, the one he lost in his battle with Anubis.

"This sword belongs to Ryo!" Yuli remarked.

At that moment, the building behind them collapsed.

"That was close." Mia remarked, picking up the sword. "If we'd stayed there, we'd be dead now."

"I bet Ryo's sword protected us from that." Yuli beamed.

"Yeah. I'm sure of it." Mia smiled.

Looking at the blade, Ryo's image flashed in her mind. Ryo, are you and the others really alive?

Just then, Whiteblaze came running into the scene.

"Huh?" Mia was puzzled at the tiger's intent look.

Kneeling down, she reached out her hand which Whiteblaze bit indicating that it wants her to follow it.

"You must know where Ryo is." Mia realized.


Meanwhile, in Mt Fuji, the unconscious Ryo was lying in the lava when his kanji glowed on his forehead and the Ronin of Wildfire awoke.

"What is this place?" he wondered.

Then, it all came back to him, "That's right. We were blown away and scattered by Talpa. The armor must have protected me. I've got to get out of here right away."


Back in Talpa's castle, Anubis was chuckling at his victory.

"You shouldn't be too please, Anubis." Cale remarked.

"What?" Anubis demanded as the Warlord of Darkness appeared behind him.

"Consider the situation Anubis." Cale remarked.

"You should think about it." Dais agreed.

"About what? What do you mean?" Anubis demanded.

"You've only won because our Master Talpa played his hand." Cale mocked.

"That's right, your power didn't amount to much." Dais derided.

"To think you returned all scratched up like that." Sekhmet belittled.

"Admit it, that's the limit of your power." Cale mocked.

"The point is, we won." Anubis smirked.

"We've won?" Dais echoed.

"Do you consider that as some kind of prize?" Sekhmet asked.

"They sure got to you." Cale laughed.

"This is not the time for laughing." Talpa entered the conversation.

"Lord Talpa!" the four Warlords turned to their master.

"I used my powers of doom to defeat the Ronin Warriors." the demon lord added.

"Yes, it was awesome." Anubis remarked. "This clearly means we're victorious."

"Not so fast!" Talpa halted his celebration. "Their armor was able to protect them. No doubt they'll rise again."

"Look!" he boomed, the view screen came on, focusing on the running Whiteblaze with Mia on his back and carrying Ryo's sword and Yuli was on his skateboard as Whiteblaze pulled him along.

"What is this?" Cale inquired.

"They carry the sword to Wildfire one of them will rise again." Talpa predicted.

"What?" Sekhmet frowned.

"Lord Talpa, I understand clearly what you're saying." Anubis turned to face his master. "Let me finish them off once and for all."

Granted." Talpa gave his permission. "I will give you another shot at the prize. You shall go."

"Yes Master." Anubis bowed as the other three Warlords looked on in anger.


Back on the ground, Whiteblaze was running towards My Fuji with Mia on his back. Yuli was on his skateboard as the white tiger pulled the boy along.

Just then, Yuli was shocked to find Anubis and Talpa's demon army behind them.

"Those are Talpa's forces." Mia gasped in shock.

They will know where the Ronin Warriors are hiding. Anubis smirked.

The Ancient appeared mysteriously on top of a building.

Yuli was screaming in fear as the soldiers' arrows rained on him. Mia grabbed the boy and placed him on Whiteblaze as the tiger continued to run. Mia used the sword to deflect the arrows coming at them as Anubis and his army pursued.

You can't escape me now. Anubis chuckled mentally as he caught up with them.

Just then, the Ancient intervened and tossed his staff to the ground, causing a rift between them and Talpa's forces.

"What the..." Anubis gasped at the blinding light. The light then expanded, cutting through buildings and causing the soldiers to fall into a pit. That light had also dispersed the dark clouds surrounding the city.

"Someone out there is protecting us." Mia noted once everything is over.

"Mia, everything's working again." Yuli noted.

"That quake must have dispelled Talpa's hold on the city." Mia realized.

Then, she noticed her jeep.

"It's my car." she noted, running to the vehicle.

"It works." she added, turning on the ignition. With that, she drove off, with Whiteblaze running after them.

However, Anubis was saved from falling into the pit as his scythe was anchored to the side of a building.

Using his weighted chain, he pulled himself up and landed on top of a building.

"Was that the work of the armor?" he wondered. Then, his eyes focused on the smoking volcano in front of him.

"He's there huh?" he mused and took off.


Back on Mt Fuji, Ryo had somehow managed to climb to the lip of the volcano and was shocked to find Anubis waiting for him.

"Good effort, Ryo of Wildfire." the Warlord mocked.

"Anubis!" Ryo hissed.

"Too bad but you'll have to stay at the bottom of this molten pit." Anubis remarked and thrust his spear at the Warrior of Fire.

Ryo fell back into the volcano but managed to save himself by digging his katana into the side of the mountain.

"Die!" Anubis declared, driving his spear at the younger boy and digging the earth away.

"That's it!" he commented, thrusting his spear at the defendless Ronin.

Just then, Whiteblaze jumped in to deliver Ryo's missing sword.

"Whiteblaze!" Ryo called out, leaping up to retrieve his sword.

"Why you!" Anubis cursed as Ryo begun his assault on him.

"You won't beat me again." Ryo promised after Anubis pushed him back after a deadlock.

"You sure are a pesky one." Anubis chuckled.

"Look! It's Ryo!" Yuli beamed as both him and Mia reached the mountain.

"Ryo! You're alive after all." Mia was relieved.

Ryo turned to the non-fighters, "Mia, Yuli."

"Now!" Anubis took this distraction to attack.

Ryo barely missed the spear that was thrown at him. Anubis continued his relentless attack and finally managed to throw Ryo back into the volcano.

"I did it!" Anubis laughed at his victory.

But he was too bust laughing when he noticed that the volcano was about to erupt.

"But why?" Anubis was stunned.

The erupted lava brought Ryo back up and the Warrior of Fire was ready to battle.

"What?" Anubis demanded.

"But what's happening?" Yuli asked.

"His armor must have reacted to the heat of the lava." Mia explained. "The lava of Mt Fuji must have boosted the power of the Wildfire armor."

"Boosted the power?" Yuli echoed.

"The true power of the armor is beginning to reveal itself." Mia added.

Ryo landed on the ground, his armor still scotching hot from the lava.

"Dammit!" Anubis cursed, tossing his spear at Ryo who deflected it with his sword.

What's going on here? Anubis was bewildered. He's different. Stronger. All right!

That decided, he launched another attack with his weighted scythe to which Ryo easily parried it away.

"Take that!" the Warlord shouted, coming at the Warrior of Wildfire with his spear. Ryo crossed his swords to block the attack.

"What?" Anubis demanded, shocked to see that his weapon was being melted off by Wildfire's swords.

"It's true. Ryo's beating him." Yuli beamed happily.

How is this possible? Anubis mentally cursed. How could he be doing this?

What is this feeling inside me? Ryo wondered. I'm on fire inside out. Like a new power coursing through me.

Anubis finally unleashed his sure-kill, Quake With Fear, on Ryo. But Ryo managed to turn it back on him.

"That won't work on me, Anubis!" Ryo told the bound Warlord.

How can this? Anubis was still confused.

"What's the matter Anubis? I'll make the first move this time." Ryo announced.

Finally, Anubis realized why. I get it, his armor is the Wildfire. The armor of fire. He must have been powered up by the lava. If that's the case...

Ryo rushed towards him as Anubis turned his attention elsewhere.

Jumping up to avoid Ryo's attack, he landed before the two non-fighters.

"What do you think you're doing?" Ryo demanded.

He knows that Ryo's armor had increased from the heat. That's why he's coming for us. Mia realized.

"Yuli run!" she called out and the two took off.

"I won't let you get away." Anubis laughed, twirling his chain and tossing it at them.

"What?" Anubis was shocked as his weighted chain was shot off course by a golden energy beam.

"Stop." came a soft but stern voice.

"What the..." Anubis stood still as Athena walked up the slope, her Staff in her left hand, her Cosmo spreading onto the ground.

Taking this distraction, Ryo apt at him, tackling the unfortunate Anubis into the volcano.

Anubis squirmed, trying to pry Ryo off of him. When the pair were almost at the bottom, Ryo suddenly released Anubis and jumped to a shelf on the inner wall.

Anubis threw his scythe and chain to another shelf on the other side of the magma pit, saving himself.

The volcano then began to erupt yet again.

In desperation, Anubis carved a large piece of rock out to the wall, causing it to fall onto the rising magma.

He jumped on, using it as a platform, and smugly wished Ryo a nice stay.

As Anubis smugly rode the rock up, Ryo burst out through the rock, once more recharged with the fire energy.

Clashing once again, Ryo's blades managed to break Anubis' chain with their heat.

For a moment, it was obvious that Anubis was losing.

He swung his scythe at Ryo, which was also broken by the fire warrior.

Ryo's next strike knocked Anubis into the magma, screaming.

Mia, Yuli, and Whiteblaze were sitting outside, just below the volcano's lip as Athena stood guard by their side.


In Talpa's throne room, Anubis was being censured by Talpa, "Anubis, I will deal with you later. Go!"

Anubis's undergear was all burnt and cut up.

"Yes Master." Anubis replied, his undergear all burst and cut up.

The other three Warlords grinned in malicious glee.

"It was my miscalculation that Wildfire would not rise. I have forgotten that they have Athena behind them. But we must not allow the other Ronin Warriors to be revive. See to it immediately!" Talpa ordered his remaining Warlords.

"Yes Master!" the three Warlords chorused.


Watching from a distance, Ryo realized that he would need the other armors in order to defeat Talpa.

"Yes, I'm sure the other four are alive somewhere. I'll help." Mia agreed.

Ryo nodded.

"I'll help too!" Yuli offered.

On another cliff, the Ancient stood watching. He smiled silently, glad that Wildfire had found the path to go.


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