Episode 2 "Glory of Anubis"
Last episode; a young boy named Ully, a teenaged girl named Rika, and a woman named Mia meet a boy named Ryo who is the Ronin Warrior of Wildfire and his white tiger White Blaze. Then a battle breaks out with a dark dressed warrior plus four more boys arrive on the scene to assist Ryo; Rowen of Strata, Kento of Hardrock, Cye of Torrent, and Sage of Halo. Ully, Rika, and Mia become hostages of the dark warrior, but Ryo manages to defeat him and free them. Just when everything looks fine for the time being four new males appear calling themselves the Dark Warlords of Talpa and a hologram of a strange face calling himself Talpa appears in the sky above the heroes saying that the world would belong to him.
Sage and Rowen stood guard outside of a convenience store gazing around at the empty street. "I never knew the Dynasty had such awesome power," Rowen spoke to the Ronin of Halo.
"You know what they say…the more awesome they are the harder they fall," was the calm reply.
The Strata warrior glanced back at Sage. "Aw, come on. What are we waiting around here for? We should be out there looking for them," he argued.
"Then what?" Sage questioned in return, "We should go rushing right into a battle?"
"An eye for an eye. That's all I want," Rowen replied.
Meanwhile White Blaze stood guard at the entrance to a subway platform while Ryo, Kento, Cye, Rika, Ully, and Mia sat in it. "The Dynasty's power is tremendous," Mia explained from where she sat with Ully next to her and Rika on the other side of him, "I'm afraid more than just the city is in jeopardy." She turned to Ully who looked scared. "Don't worry though," she said to him, "I'm sure you mom and dad are just fine Ully."
"Yeah, chin up," Rika told him draping her arm across his shoulder while he ate a bun.
"Do you think their worried about me Mia?" he questioned still sounding sad.
"You'll see them soon," came Ryo's voice, "trust me." Ully looked up and gave him a soft smile. "I've sworn to crush the Dynasty's master."
"What do you say I give you and hand and beat them back into the hole they crawled out of?" Kento added.
Ully seemed very taken back by their words and smiled more. "Um…my names Ully," he said.
"Nice to meet you Ully. You can call me Ryo," Ryo said in reply.
"And I'm Kento," Kento said after swallowing his bite of his hamburger, "Ever heard of the Ronin Warriors kid? Well that's us."
Ully glanced over at Cye. "Then you are…"
"My names Cye. Don't worry Ully. Everything will be okay," was the reply from the Ronin of Torrent.
"I'm Rika Yurika," Rika said making her presence known. The boys nodded her way as she looked back at Mia and Ully.
"And I was just going to say there is never a hero around when you need one," Mia said. She turned to Ully and Rika. "Well it looks like we have the Ronin Warriors as our own personal bodyguards."
"Sounds fun," Rika said as Rowen and Sage rejoined the group.
"Well? What's it look like topside?" Kento asked the duo.
"Ah, it's pretty desolate up there," Rowen replied.
"Well, it looks like we'll be camping out down here for a while guys," Sage added, "All right?"
"Oh joy," Rika murmured with sarcasm dripping in her voice, "Just what I always wanted to do. Sleep on a subway platform." This caused Ully to laugh a little making Rika smile glad to lighten the mood slightly.
After a while Mia and Rika watched as the military launched an attack against the Dynasty, but it was turned against them. Mia sighed making Rika glance at her. "Attacking the Dynasty like that is useless," she murmured.
Ryo gazed at her from around a pillar. "You seem to know a lot about the Dynasty. Who did you say you were?"
"Mia Koji. I'm an assistant at Shinchan University. I teach ancient legend and mythology," she answered, "Stuff our mothers thought would help us make it in the real world." Rika gave a soft chuckle at Mia's joke.
Suddenly White Blaze roared and came dashing down into the subway. Everyone glanced up in shock unsure what was going on. "White Blaze is it them?" Ryo asked the tiger. The tiger just growled and everyone moved into a defensive stance facing the entrance to the subway while Rika, Ully, and Mia kept behind the guys.
Ully clung tight to Mia as he looked on in terror. Rika could feel her legs tremble under her jeans unsure what was about to happen and remembering the fight from before. They all could hear the sounds of heavy footsteps getting closer to them. "At least we don't need to go looking for them," Kento murmured as Ryo's fist trembled just waiting to see what happened next.
The footsteps kept getting closer and closer to their location. Then suddenly the footsteps stopped. Followed by silence for a few moments before the ceiling above them was shattered creating a giant hole above them. "Who are you?" Ryo demanded. Mia shielded Ully from the falling rocks while Rika did her best to look unafraid.
The man didn't reply only laughed darkly eyeing the group. "Excellent. She is with them," the man said.
"Huh?" Rika questioned confused.
He then pulled up the chain of his Kusarigama up making the ground beneath them shatter aiming a chunk of the rock at Mia and Ully. "Ully!" Mia shouted as she shielded the boy from the debris.
"Really? Picking on those weaker? Coward!" Rika called out before trying to shield herself from the debris.
"Hey! Why attack them when you can have a real battle?" Ryo dared. He was ignored again as the male used the chain of his Kusarigama to shatter the ground around them more. Ully clung tight to Mia as both she and Rika tried to shield him.
"Okay everyone watch it," Sage called out, "Mia, Rika stay with Ully."
"We have to think about their safety first," Ryo stated and the others gave a shout of agreement.
"Form the circle!" Cye called out. All five of the Ronin then began to race around Mia, Ully, Rika, and White Blaze while the three humans looked on confused.
"What's the circle for?" Ully questioned.
"The circle…it protects us from all harm," Mia answered.
"That's…slightly…comforting," Rika said as the Ronin stopped running around them.
"Circle of Light! Dao Jin!" Ryo shouted. Suddenly the Ronin's main armor appeared forming a pentagram around Ully, Mia, Rika, and White Blaze then the Ronin leapt away to deal with their attacker. "Your name is Anubis isn't it?" Ryo questioned, "Well your tyranny ends today."
"Ronin Warriors! Do you really think you can protect them from me? I will dissolve your circle as soon as I defeat you. You've chosen a battle you can't possibly win!" Anubis said laughing darkly. "Prepare to meet…your…doom!" Anubis exclaimed as he launched his Kusarigama's chain at the Ronin. Ully and Rika watched with batted breath as the Ronin fought Anubis. After a while it seemed the Ronin weren't faring well as Anubis taunted them again. He then leapt up into the air before shouting, "Quake with Fear!" To everyone's shock he buried the chain half into the ground causing the ground to crack again, but this time a thousand or so chains appeared around the Ronin tying them up.
"They're gonna be killed! We gotta do something," Ully said glancing at Rika and Mia.
"But what?" Rika questioned unsure what to do.
"They're using their power to shield us," Mia said.
Ully turned back to look at the Ronin. "Hey Ryo! Dissolve the circle and fight! Put on the armor! Come on Ryo! Call the Ronin to arms!"
Ryo weakly glanced down at the three humans. "I…I don't think I can do it," he murmured which caused Anubis to laugh again.
Suddenly and out of nowhere a strange staff planted itself before Mia, Rika, and Ully clanging all the way. "What the? It's a Shakujo, but…who…" Rika began to question.
Suddenly a strange power began to be emitted from the Shakujo. The circle around them dissolved and the armor disappeared. "Mia…what happened?" Ully asked in confusion.
"The…the Ancient…he dissolved the circle," she said.
The other Ronin questioned about how the circle was broken surprised when their power returned. "Never mind that now. We have a battle to win," Ryo called out as he broke the chains holding him. The same bright light that engulfed them before reappeared as they donned their armor once again.
"Aw, good. I was hoping for a challenge," Anubis taunted.
"Demon! I will never allow you or your master to win!" Ryo shouted out.
"We'll see about that," Anubis said as their battle began anew. After a few missed blows Ryo and Anubis leapt up towards the roofs of some nearby buildings. It seemed Ryo was gearing up to end the fight but Anubis' attack hit him hard.
But Ryo fought through the pain. "Flare Up Now! Flare Up Now!" he shouted calling out his attack twice.
Both attacks injured both Ryo and his foe, but Ryo lost his second katana at the end of the duel of power. "You will pay for striking a blow against me boy," Anubis told him.
"Ryo!" Kento called as he and Cye soon appeared at Wildfire's side. "Are you okay?" Ryo was breathing heavy then seemed to faint. "Ryo!"
"Anubis we will have revenge for what you did," Rowen spoke as he and Sage appeared near their friends.
"Prepare yourself!" Sage called to which Anubis just scoffed.
"Young fools. Your zeal is admirable," Anubis said as lightning flashed above them.
Suddenly and out of nowhere a strange tornado appeared near the fight. "This wind! What's going…" Mia began to question.
"Up there! Look at that!" Ully called pointing towards the tornado.
"That is not normal for around here," Rika stated. The trio watched in shock as the five Ronin were scooped up into the tornado turning them around and around. Then five colored balls of light sped out over the land in different directions, one in each color of the Ronin's armor. "Oh man…"
"They're…they're gone! Ronin Warriors…come back! Please!" Ully called out as White Blaze roared.
Too be continued…
Next time on Ronin Warriors; Ully, Mia, Rika, and White Blaze head off to return Ryo's second katana to him at the volcano only to find that Anubis has beaten them there. Will he win on his own? Next episode: "Secret of Wildfire"