Ronin Warriors – Being of the Mystical Armors

By Tayla Drago

Chapter # 15 - Shine on a New Day

So…I guess it was good that the world has been saved thanks to Ryo, Kento, Cye, Rowen, Sage, and Minako – the Ronin Warriors stopping Talpa and the Evil Dynasty to saving the world, lots of lives of the many people, Ully was back with his parents, and both the Ancient One and Priest Suzuki can finally rest in peace. As well as Kero who will soon hatch from his egg later to be reborn; as Mia allows the five boys, Minako, and White Blaze to live in her huge house 'since she was rich to have leftovers from her Grandfather after he sadly passed away' so they got themselves a new home. For Minako needed to find her family next…Just as soon as Ryo and Minako sleep off for a bit, their new powers from upgrading the Pure Heart and Ryo having the Armor of Inferno to be a bit too much for him. Other than that, Minako needed to make a new life for herself and such with clothes, shoes, items, and other things.

Elsewhere…Someone was standing up in the clouds to look at the city, for someone watching from afar to be a woman from her appearances. What…? She was laughing for she had something that once belong to Talpa, but what was it? She knows who to go after real soon to be her enemies.

"So…These are the humans with powerful armors which stopped him." she said. "I see…Then shall we play a little game?

What was that all about? Minako was sleeping for her to be seeing another woman with long blue hair just dancing near a flower petal type of tree. She tries calling out to her to know that something bad was about to happen.

"No…Get back…You are in danger…"

Minako falls out of her bed, but she'll be all right with Ryo getting out of his bed too.

"Huh?" he sees her. "Minako?"

White Blaze goes up to Minako and kisses her face.

"Ryo… (Oh, I remember. The battle. Ryo and I were sure tired after all of that. Kero, keep on resting to see me again real soon.)" Minako was happy to see White Blaze greeting her. "Hi, White Blaze."

Good to see that Minako was herself.

"Minako, hey." Ryo was too. "You slept well?"

"I did. In this new home that Mia let us stay in. I never knew that life was a lot more to see for ourselves, so much for me to learn."

"You were also talking in your sleep." He said. "You said something about a girl…Sorry."

"Don't be, Ryo, it's fine." said Minako. "Yes, I did have a weird dream of a woman with blue hair to be pretty looking and it looked like she was in grave danger. I don't get it. Was it real?"

Even Ryo had trouble figuring that part out for Minako.

"Really? I wish I knew, Minako. I really do. But that doesn't mean I won't stop finding your family for you."

Ryo sees both his orb and Minako's too on the table to be glowing between Virtue and Love to feel them out for each of them.

"Love." said Minako.

"Virtue." And Ryo.

As Ryo walks around a little for White Blaze to keep an eye on the two, he falls for Minako catches him in time. Also…Minako was wearing something cute while Ryo was shirtless. Kind of hot there, huh?

"Ryo!" she worries. "Got you…!"

"Minako…" he stares at her. "Sorry."

"No, it's my fault."

White Blaze checks on them after the two stare into each other's eyes for a few seconds.

"We're good, White Blaze." said Ryo.

The huge window on the porch from the window to see and feel outside being a nice day. With a good view a nice-looking lake, the sun to be shining, and feeling nice. Both Ryo and Minako never seen anything like it.

"Amazing…" Minako loved it. "I never knew that life in the forest was so lovely…Mia has a nice place we're living in. A new life on my own, with a goal to protect this world with my friends."

Ryo was happy to see Minako smiling from all of this.

"It is beautiful. But not as beautiful as you, Minako." He said. "You really are."

Minako's face turns red when Ryo said to her, for she felt a bit closer to know a lot about Ryo more and more of the special thing call 'love'.

"Ryo…Thank you."

As Kento and Cye were training outside for both Ryo and Minako to see through the window, looks like all was well for our heroes…

"Looking good, guys."

"Hey, Cye! Hey, Kento!" Minako waves to them.

They see the two awake.

"Ryo! Minako! Good morning!" Cye said hi. "Kento and I've been training lately!"

"You two had a long sleep after the battle we had." Kento said. "How do you feel, Ryo? And Minako, you feeling any better? I missed you."

Minako just laughs to find Kento to be funny for trying to hit on her.

"Oh, Kento. You are silly."

"Well, we're both feeling great. Minako and I slept a lot. So we feel a lot better now."

Still, Ryo might be right to try taking it easy a little. Let alone Minako was fine to heal him and herself to get a lot better.

"Still, we need to make sure to watch ourselves. The new power of yours is a lot to hold from within you, Ryo." She said.

"Yes, but with Talpa gone, so are the Evil Dynastys of his." Cye said to them.

"Let just hope they're all gone for good. Helping Minako start a new life, for Kero to come back to us, and finding her family is next on our list."

Tell us something we don't know of already, Kento…From what Minako controlling the Pure Heart which save her friends and the other four Warlords 'well Anubis is good now' so wherever they are now, Ryo must get use to the new armor for beating Talpa for it was something else to use for emergencies only. But I think Minako will make sure that Ryo will be just fine.

"(So much for me to have. This is too much, but so kind for all of them to do.)" Minako said in her head. "(I hope Kento's right, that we won't see any more of Talpa of his evil men. Still…I can't help but feel something's odd lately. Far from over.)"

Could Minako be right…? As Kero was in a small glass to be warm in 'with Mia's help in a small room', he'll be hatching in no time to be back to his normal self again. Meanwhile, Sage and Rowen visit the city where everything has returned to normal with only them remembering what happened during Talpa's reign of terror.

Despite the peace, the Ronin Warriors worry about threats from other parts of the Dynasty than just the now-dead Talpa and about Ryo's new armor. At the gates to the Nether World, a new threat, Saranbo appears, announcing his intention to destroy the world and steal the Ronin armors for himself to become invincible. With a little help from the mysterious woman to pay this Saranbo a visit and tell him about the armor and such for the holder of the Pure Heart to aid the Ronin Warriors. All of that and more back on Earth.

"Is this true on what you're saying?" the demon asks her. "Speak now! Because if you're lying to me…"

She just giggles without a care in a world.

"Oh, I'm telling the truth, Saranbo sir." She said. "The one who defeat Talpa are down there. All five of the Ronin Warriors. But…Only one has a special armor that's powerful than the rest, and aiding that person is a woman who's also a member of the team. That key comes from a female member with a Pure Heart. That gives them so much power."

Saranbo likes the sound of that idea.

"So…I have the girl with me to wield, then get the armor for power in return?"

"That's right. She must have brought to you alive and the armor, then you may destroy all living humans and the boys once you have everything you needed." The mysterious woman said.

"I see…You do speak the truth. But what's the catch?"

Yeah, what was it?

"Catch? Oh…Nothing really. You do your thing and for me to get one little human girl from our enemies in return, and we go our separate ways afterwards. So, yes. I felt like doing this by telling you all about it."

"All of it?" he questions her. "Then whenever you get yours after I do it first, that's fine. Just stay out of this one."

Another Dynasty solider? Not good. Looks like it's far from over yet. And again, who's that mysterious woman? Anyways, hours later…Ryo and Minako find Mia who was researching his armor.

"Hi, Mia." Minako said to go in in the room.

"Huh?" she was surprised.

Looks like Ryo, Minako, and White Blaze enter in the office room with artifacts and all. Seems that Mia gave Minako a bit more to start a new life foe the time being for items and good clothes to think she was doing so much for one girl, even wearing clothes like Misty's from Pokémon the Anime series.

"We've been looking for you, Mia." said Ryo. "What are you doing?"

For Mia explains that her grandfather was aware of the armors special powers and that the white armor he had summoned is called the Inferno armor, from the power inside of the Pure Heart thanks to Minako's help. That's a lot to explain all about it…

"Well, I'm worried about you, Ryo. You've been through a lot. How do you feel, Minako?"

"I feel fine." She said. "From these clothes, shoes, other items, a lot of money…This is so much for me to have. I hope I'm not bothering you…"

Mia didn't think so.

"Not to worry. I am rich, not in a fancy way." said Mia. "It's nothing to worry about. Just wish to help a friend, so you're welcome. Speaking of help, I've been doing some research about Ryo's new armor that the Pure Heart gave to him."

They almost forgotten about all of that, well almost.

"That's right. It did!"

"And you're researching it all from your computer?" Ryo asks Mia.

She shows the information to them.

"Well, Talpa was defeated when you two made an armor combined with the other four Ronin Warriors. Ryo, yours was the White Armor, the Armor of Inferno is what it's called. Still need to know more that my Grandfather left for me when he was studying all about it."

Minako and Ryo see it to believe in it from the computer screen alright.

"Armor of Inferno?" Ryo repeats.

"My Pure Heart that saved Ryo and the others made that?" Minako was amazed. "That makes sense."

Mia checks on the warm glass where Kero's egg was in to keep nice, safe, and warm.

"Kero's doing fine, Minako. No need to worry about him." She said. "Just resting with a healthy heart still beating. He'll hatch in a few weeks or so."

She was happy to hear that and couldn't wait to see her friend again.

"That's great! Oh, Kero. I can't wait to see you again. Isn't that wonderful, Ryo?"

Ryo couldn't stop thinking about Minako's new look – from short yellow shirt, wearing overalls being short blue pants, with her long red hair up a bit, with white socks on, and red and white sneakers as well. Turning red all over, he still couldn't keep his eyes off her beauty.

"Oh, yeah…That's nice…"

As Mia was saying…

"There's a lot I still need to learn about the armor. Minako, you seem to be fine since you heal up faster as you did the same for the others. Ryo however, still needs some time since he's starting to get use to it. A new change for him, that's not bad at all just something new to getting use to it. Between the battle, you two went through, it must be hard. You sure that you'll be fine, Ryo?"

Well, he can't blame himself for having something new and strong of another armor.

"It was something else, but really. I'll be fine." He said. "I mean we have Minako with us making me a lot happier."

"Me…?" she was lost a little.

"You see? I think it's best for you, Ryo, to rest for a bit for us to eat later. And White Blaze too once Sage and Rowen get back." said Mia.

"I guess so." Ryo holds Minako's hands. "You want to rest for a bit?"

She walks with Ryo back into the bed room for White Blaze to watch over them again.

"I don't mind keeping you company."

Well, seems that Mia has a good point for Ryo to get well and Minako to treat him just in case. After stopping to get a drink of water near a fountain at the park, a gate to the Nether World appears in front of Rowen and Sage and Saranbo arrives to attack them. Saranbo proves to be more than a match for them and demands to know which of them holds the Inferno armor and leaves after blasting them and discovering that neither holds it. Not good at all…As the woman in blue was enjoying the show 'disguise as a normal looking human with long blue hair, eyes, a short blue dress, long white gloves, and long white shoes'. This was bad.

They inform Cye, Kento, and Mia about this but don't tell Ryo as he is still exhausted from his fight with Talpa and needs more time to recover. Minako overhears to pray for her friends to be careful, as she stays with Ryo by his bedside to sleep better and so he does for her.

"Ryo…Please don't go anymore. Could you stay with me in this room until I fall asleep?"

He never thought that Minako would ask Ryo that question.

"Of course, I will. I won't leave this room."

"Thank you…" she said.

Deciding to keep it from Ryo and protect him and Minako too, they lure Saranbo into a trap, but he is unscathed by even the combined power of Arrow Shockwave and Thunder Bolt Cut and easily defeats them. Upon learning that none of them possess the armor, he goes in search of Ryo leaving the others captured. As Minako was sleeping by Ryo's side, he never seen such beauty through one girl that he ever fallen in love with to keep away from; as he places his hand from her hair to her face to stroke gently.

"(Minako's amazing…)" he said. "(I never thought I would ever meet with a woman with beauty and kindness, I never want to stay away from this one.)"

Such a cute moment here, isn't it? For Minako moves around her sleep as Ryo was close to be hugging her to have his lips close to hers almost, until both of their arbs started to glow up again. Meaning that Saranbo has found Ryo and Minako 'for White Blaze to sense the danger' tells them that he has captured his friends and demands they find them. Not good!

"White Blaze?" Ryo sense it. "Minako! Armor up! Another Dynasty's here!"

Minako wakes up to be sensing Saranbo as well and from White Blaze crashing out of the window.

"Another one?" surprised her. "I knew I felt something was wrong! Stay strong, Ryo!"

The two sub-armor up to be ready for anything for Saranbo shows himself.

"You two have just miss the battle." said the Dynasty. "Why you two were resting, your friends were fighting for you. I see that the girl is the special on your team with a Pure Heart for power of all Ronin Warriors."

"What happen to them-!?" Ryo was still feeling weak.

Minako helps him out.

"Ryo!"

"I see that you're still weak and haven't recover from the battle with Talpa yet. Is no wonder why your friends are protecting the two of you. First, I'll have hold of Minako's Pure Heart, to then I shall have that powerful armor next!"

Ryo and Minako didn't like the sound of that, as Mia comes out to see the danger.

"Ryo! Minako!" she sees the enemy.

"Mia! Stay back!" Minako warns her friend.

"But Ryo's still too weak to fight!"

Saranbo was just laughing in his amusement.

"If you, boy, and you Minako, want to see your four friends alive…Then come and find me. This should be fun!"

Like they had a choice, as Ryo rides on White Blaze for Minako holds on to him from the back.

"Minako, come on. Stay with me, okay?" he said to her for Ryo really cares for Minako's safety.

"Alright, Ryo. I will." said Minako. "Let's go, White Blaze! (Forgive us, Mia, but we need to go. I'll watch on Ryo. We just can't leave our friends behind.)"

The tiger runs off with the two on his back for Mia to try following them while Saranbo follows them…

"Oh, no…"

Ryo, Minako, and White Blaze head out in search of the others and upon finding them, come under attack by Saranbo.

"White Blaze! Keep on running!" Minako said. "This Dynasty Saranbo of the moon powers to get something he wants to take over everything…We need to be careful!"

Incoming enemy!

"He's coming in too fast!" said Ryo.

"Ready to give up?" he attacks them for they defend themselves. "You two can run, but none of you can't escape from me! You two need the help of your wonderful friends to beat me!"

Not good for Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage were still trap within Saranbo's dark magic.

"Oh, no! Our friends!" Minako was horrified. "Kento! Cye! Rowen! Sage! What have you done to them!?"

Ryo wasn't happy it at all, as the same thing for Minako to see and getup about.

"You're toast!"

Saranbo jumps down to try strike from about.

"Time to gain your powers!"

Lucky, they escape from that hit in time to move away.

"Ryo…" Minako was scared.

"Part of me wants to use the armor, but our friends…" True, Ryo was afraid to hurt himself more but more scared of seeing his friends die.

"It's too risky to use the Armor of Inferno until I can control it better with my Pure Heart! Let's not!"

"But it's the only way to stop me, either will it might kill all five of you boys but the girl!" said Saranbo.

What can Ryo, Minako, and White Blaze do? Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage were in pain and trapped.

"Don't do it…Ryo!" Sage said.

"Run away, Minako!" and Kento.

"We can't take any chances!" Cye as well.

"Please listen to us…! You two!" also Rowen.

This is so mess up! Minako tries using her crystals to save the four, but it was broken into pieces by Saranbo's powers.

"Oh, no! I couldn't save them!" she said.

Now what can they do? They need to save their friends by using the Armor of Inferno bit it might kill Ryo and the other guys, but if they don't then Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage will die!

"Don't you see now? If you wish to stop the suffering, hand over your armor. And you, Minako, of the Diamond, your powers are mine to have."

Minako didn't like the sound of that.

"Why do you want my powers, Saranbo!?" she asks the Dynasty demon.

"For me to harness the Pure Heart so I may control the special armor myself. Do it, and I might let your friends live."

Minako almost gave herself up, only for Ryo to defend her and their friends with his life.

"Forget it!" he said. "I am a Ronin Warrior! I will not let you have the armor, my friends, or Minako. You got it?"

Saranbo then sends Ryo flying hard for he was very weak to fight back at all.

"Then I have no choice but to take it by force!" said Saranbo. "Take this!"

Ryo was getting beaten up by Saranbo a lot for the others to watch the horror happen.

"Ryo!"

The four guys couldn't stand to see Ryo being hurt like this.

"Stay away from him!" Minako uses her shield. "I won't let you-!"

"You're in my way, woman!"

Saranbo cuts Minako down with a strong force to send her to the ground, this made Ryo upset to see that.

"Minako!"

With one last strike from Saranbo's weapon, he hits Ryo to start glowing up all over from his armor and in pain.

"(No, Ryo! Don't do it!)" Minako sense that something was going to happen that was bad.

"Yes!" Saranbo was pleased. "I have it! He's the one!"

Ryo was losing until the Inferno Armor forms around him, and Minako's Pure Heart saving his life with Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage powering their friend up for the White Inferno Armor.

"(We have no other choice…!)" Minako aids her friends to heal them and still fight back. "Pure Heart! Please guide them!"

"ARMOR OF INFERNO!" Ryo powers up to be able to win this time and attacks. "Flare up Now!"

And with that, Ryo blasts Saranbo with Flare Up Now, apparently destroying him. However, Saranbo survives and is pleased to learn that he was right that Ryo is the wielder of the Inferno armor thanks to the mysterious woman's help and getting that with Minako with her Pure Heart too soon enough, he leaves a powerful blast for Minako to step in next to save her friends in time with her attack. Hurry!

"Look out!" she uses it. "Shard of Crystal Cyclone!"

She did it in time for Saranbo laughs for Minako to feel out that this was only the beginning of their fight against him.

"You haven't seen the last of me yet, Ronin Warriors! I will be back before long!"

After the battle, Mia arrives to find Ryo who returns to his normal Wildfire armor and collapses. Along with Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage leaving White Blaze and Minako to worry about them more than the enemy himself.

"Ryo! Minako!" she calls out to them.

"Mia…! (We'll be okay, Minako.)"

Ryo falls for he was badly hurt as Minako uses the shards to heal the other four boys and Ryo to do on her own to be having him lie down on her lap.

"Ryo…Oh, Ryo…I'm so sorry." Minako was sad. "Sorry, Mia, forgive us. We had no choice."

"Oh, Ryo…" so was she.

Now what will happen? More Dynastys like Saranbo are around to stop the Ronin Warriors and Minako no matter what, even with Talpa destroyed for more danger to come to rule everything or to have power of the White Armor and the Pure Heart. With Minako as the victim. Also, who's the mysterious woman in blue? So weird…For Minako fears the worse to see from an odd-looking girl in her dreams, another one who was sad, and her memories slowly coming back about her and her family on what happened when she was lost…More to come next time for the next fight will soon happen, and the new armor was hurting the five Ronin Warriors badly.