Ronin Warriors – Being of the Mystical Armors
By Tayla Drago
Chapter # 18 - A New Weapon and Love to Burn Bright
From Minako being at the hospital to recover to almost dying, getting attacked by She-Wolf, for she got a new armor and Kero in his true form of a dragon time to time to aid her again in full health, and the Armor of Winter Ice comes in handy to heal the five Ronin Warriors from their White Armor. Just until they find a brand-new weapon for Ryo to use without hurting Kento, Cye, Rowen, or Sage when using it – so the search continues Mia's end to not use the armor for now along with Ully and White Blaze helping too. As well as Thetis 'who's another Dynasty enemy is interested in Minako so much like she knows of her but not Minako herself', how so? As she kept on watching them to make her next move to getting another Dynasty to do her work, it was time for our heroes to take a break, just until the next chapters starts.
Why is that…? Minako and Kero to be having fun at the mansion for those two to be running, laughing, and playing tag together as they were true friends still to be happy be with each other by running all over the fields. Like seeing Minako as a small girl she was in being happy and Kero was happier to being back with new powers in aiding her friends. It was something else for the other five guys to watch over her, also when will Ryo and Minako become a couple already and kiss each other?
"Looks at those two. Kind of cute having Kero back as Minako's best friend as a dragon." Said Cye.
"Aw…It makes me want to go over to Minako and kiss her-! Hey!"
Sage pulls Kento back to sit down.
"Easy there, Kento." He said. "Give the girl some time to see her friend, will you?"
"No fair…" Kento got upset.
White Blaze was happy to see his friend Kero back as well as Minako being happy again and back to her normal self, since he promised to the Ancient One to always protect her no matter what.
"If we stick together and finding whatever weapon to withstand the Armor of Inferno's powers with Mia's help, we'll beat any Dynastys in no time." Rowen said. "I just know it since Minako has a brand new one to use to back us up, right Ryo? Ryo…?"
Ah, I think Ryo was deeply staring at Minako being a sweet of a person as she was to her friends and everything to change so much 'in a good way', for he couldn't stop. So, cute! Madly in love! So Kento hits Ryo on the back to wake him back to reality…The four don't know of his crush, do they? Since they all think that Minako was cute to each other to keep only.
"Hello!? Earth to Ryo! You in there!?"
"Huh?" Ryo was almost lost. "Oh, right. I think we'll have a better chance now."
Minako hugs Kero from behind to be smile to his human friend to have so much love. To two were giggling and laughing with joy in the grassy fields to look cute when watching it…
"She's a sweet girl, isn't she?" Rowen said to the others.
"Boy, you said it." Sage agrees with his friend.
"She's very beautiful." Same with Cye.
"Minako's a total babe!" Kento was being silly again.
When will he ever learn?
"Kento!" the three yells at him.
"What?"
Ryo laughs for he already knows about Minako to care about her a lot on his end.
"(Of course, Minako's something else than any other girl like her. She's sweet, beautiful, and a very strong fighter that I've ever met. I really want to be with her more than anything else, I want to be with her.)"
As Minako and Kero were lying on the ground afterwards to be laughing together and such, it was nice to see her changing to getting use to new things and to be happy as well.
"Oh, Kero, I miss you so much. You're my best friend I ever had."
Meanwhile at somewhere else…Lord Saber Stryke appears with his tiger Black Blaze, glad that his old enemy has been defeated by Ryo with the Inferno armor and he decides to go after Ryo to get the armor. As for Minako, seeing a lot of images of her to be in love with this girl, is like he was a peeping tom of some kind!
"So, my immortal enemy." Spoke Lord Saber Stryke. "This is the arena you've encounter with them, the Ronin Warriors. And the woman of the great ancestor of Priestess Suzuki being the Pure Heart member of the team, Minako. From power and ruling the world was one of your fatal battles, was it not? Well, if it's true then there are no grantees in this normal life." Standing near the water fountain of the park to seeing his partner appearing. "Black Blaze, you feel it out do you? But to anyone of them who've defeated Talpa, I'm pleased with one of them for him to be defeated to his doom by the White Armor of Inferno, and from this battle scar that I would never forget…I will see them for themselves next. Minako on the other hand…I will treat her as kindly than Talpa did with a made up being."
From Black Blaze aiding his master being Sabre Stryke, they will soon make their move on the heroes soon enough. The next day…Ully plays with White Blaze, pretending to be a Ronin Warrior 'for those two are the bests friends ever' and goes to Mia's where the others are gathered examining more on Ryo's damaged swords.
"Here's the problem, right here from Ryo's two swords. See?"
Mia was right for the others to see it on the computer screen.
"Man, Ryo, your weapons are trashed!" said Kento.
"From the looks of it, yes." Cye said. "Must've happen during the battle with Saranbo."
True, and was lucky to hold up during the battle with She-Wolf since the other guys didn't go into the Armor of Inferno.
"So, it would seem." Minako looks at it with Kero. "I wish I could heal weapons like I do with people…"
True, but sadly Minako could only use her powers to heal people, not weapons for only the Ronin Warriors with five different elements can do that on their own.
"Don't worry, Minako, the sword did withstand the other battle when you got your Armor of Ice when Kero was reborn." Sage said. "So, what about Minako's other armor? We can be fine when using it at least."
Mia double checks it.
"As I told all of you from before, the Armor of Ice heals the good and stops the evil. From Ryo's sword being damage from the White Armor's a different story…"
That didn't sound good to hear…
"But can Ryo still use his weapon somehow?" Rowen asks Mia.
Mia explains that the swords couldn't handle the intensity of the Inferno armor and continuing to use it as Ryo did could result in it failing him. What does it mean?
"Better get it fix somehow, because if you keep it up with the other armor to using your sword then…it'll fail you or it might break."
"It will!?" shock Minako and Kero to faint.
"What a bummer…" said Kento. "Then we better do something and fast."
"I know…Minako can heal us from the other with her new one, but if we don't figure out of another way to fix my weapon or work something else out, then…"
Ryo is upset that he can't trust his own swords. For that, can't say I you blame him, huh? For Minako feel out his pain a lot more 'compare to the others'. As Ully and White Blaze comes in to see that the issue was still going on.
"Still talking about the armor and weapon issue?" he asks the others.
"That we are, Ully. White Blaze." Minako said. "(So, odd…I do feel out Ryo's pain a lot because of me almost dying from saving the others to seeing Ryo and the other four get their powers drain from the Armor of Inferno; from Ryo saving Mia and Ully that time before we met, then a lot more when saving Rowen in space, and the last was against Talpa from the final battle for Ryo's weapon worked fine until the White Armor came. I then heal the others to having the Armor of Winter to keep the others safe…So the real power of this love…I now know who I'm in love with besides caring for my friends!)"
For Ryo to try calming down for White Blaze to stand by his side and Minako too by holding his hand, the others will find a way for their friend somehow.
"(Minako…Does she really love?)" Ryo questions himself to see Kero to try cheering him up too. "Kero?"
The little dragon also understands how he was feeling right now too, for Ryo wasn't alone in this mess.
"No worries, Ryo." Cye said.
Same with Sage and Rowen to agree with him.
"Look, we'll be fine and well find a way to withstand the armor's power."
"Sage's right you know. From draining us, we can handle it. Stopping the other Dynastys comes first."
"No kidding, man!" Kento agrees.
Well, for the others to try to come up with something…Ully looks at one of the weapons on Mia's display to say one thing.
Ully then suggests of finding Ryo a new one, causing Mia to come up with the idea that maybe there is another sword meant to work with the Inferno armor which she looks through her grandfather's data for.
"Say, you guys…I was wondering if we can find Ryo a new sword for him to use for the armor."
And from there, that's what hit Mia first for Minako to feel out that it could be a very good idea.
"A new weapon?" questioned Minako to look at Kero.
"Yes…The Armor of Wildfire and the sword are one. Only the armor has gotten stronger." She explains to the others. "So, there has to be a reason why."
Getting everyone else's attention, there was hope left.
"You mean there's another sword that's part of the White Armor, Mia?" Rowen asked.
Seems to be a big possibility on that part for her to look up on it. Mia finds a special pair of swords meant for the original wearer of the Inferno armor called the Soul Swords of Fervor or the Soul Swords which legend states is hidden at the base of a volcano and protected by a special divine power.
"That must be it then. Yes, I just know it." Minako said. "I feel this weapon can help Ryo for sure and then get his other weapon to heal somehow. Isn't this good news, Kero?"
Kero flies around to be happy to hear about it.
"Then there's hope left." Mia said. "Thanks to you, Ully."
"Just got lucky to guess on that part I guess…" He smiles.
Well, if anything to go around and come around to fixing the problem, it was better than nothing.
"I guess anything's worth a shot." Ryo said.
"Then this could be our answers." Said Minako.
"We'll hit to that volcano area right away." Rowen added. "I think with both Minako and Kero's help, we'll be there in no time."
For Cye, Sage, Mia, White Blaze, Ully, and Kento to be ready for it.
"Yeah! Let's do it!" Kento was all set to go.
With that taken care of and Ryo was feeling a bit better now, he sees from outside in the night skies was showing dark clouds all over. Like it was showing up out of nowhere for Minako to feel something bad that was going on right now…Soon White Blaze felt out the danger too as something comes up near the house, as Black Blaze appear in front of all ten of them. It goes after Minako to pin her down the ground.
"Ah!" she couldn't break free from the tiger's grasp. "Ryo! Kero!"
Kero tries headbutting Black Blaze to scratching him hard for the other five guys try pulling the tiger off Minako's body to trapping her, not killing her. While Mia gets Ully away from the danger.
"Minako!" Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage panic to try saving their friend.
Ryo does it the most to protecting Minako.
"Let go of her right now!"
Strong black tiger, huh? For White Blaze tackles, Black Blaze to save Minako to be a bit scared but alright in Ryo' arms as the two tigers began to fight each other all over the place. From the inside and outside of Mia's home to also trashing it. Talk about a deadly cat fight here, you know?
"Ryo…that cat…" Minako was a bit scared.
"It's fine, Minako, I got you." Said Ryo to carry her.
"Let's try trapping it!" Rowen said to tell the others that. "Come on!"
With the five and Minako for Kero to fly above to see White Blaze and Black Blaze to see the fight going on to take it up top of the rooftop now.
"A black tiger?" surprised Ryo. "Where did it come from?"
"It's so dark that I can hardly see this thing." Sage added.
From White Blaze and Black Blaze were going all out for the others to be surprised on how strong the other one was to almost try to capture Minako. With the two tigers falling to still go at it, for the others had to back White Blaze up 'even for Kero the best he could' for Mia and Ully watch the rest from the window.
"Stay cool, White Blaze!" Kento cheers him on.
"We got your back!" said Cye.
Still fighting all the way through for the two animals, Black Blaze then powers up from the dark energy type.
"Everyone get back!" Minako tells her friends in time. "This is no ordinary tiger…I feel that this one is from the Nether World…He was trying to capture me."
She was right. Such power too coming from the wild cat, so much to be too powerful for White Blaze to face against him. Eventually Black Blaze disappears, but not before the Warriors realize he's from the Nether World and become even more determined to get the Swords of Fervor. Kero flies around to see no more signs of Black Blaze anymore 'at least for the time being'.
"He's gone." Said Kento.
"Is everyone okay?" Cye asks the others.
Seems like it for Ully and Mia were relieved on their end.
"Yeah, Minako's fine and White Blaze's okay too!" Rowen said.
"So, the tiger came who's working for the Dynasty to check up on us." Sage added. "We better start searching for the Sword of Fervor first thing in the morning and keep Minako safe."
"I also need to learn how to control it too." Said Ryo.
For the others to watch their friend's back 'even for Kento' they'll be ready to go first thing in the morning while they all get some good night rest. For Kero to try cheering White Blaze out on his end 'for Kento, Cye, Rowen, Sage, Mia, and Ully get some sleep' same with Minako to try to sleep to try not to be scared from Black Blaze almost having her, she also felt that she was being watched right now. Worrying for nothing, she tries to look at the night skies to fall asleep.
"(What's wrong with me…?)"
However, Lord Saber Stryke is nearby and is determined to get the Inferno armor and reveals he possesses the Swords of Fervor which he won't give up easily. For Thetis kept on watching the other from afar for Sabre Stryke to do things his way than work with any other Dynastys.
"Oh, if it isn't Sabre Stryke and his kitty friend, Black Blaze, look time no see."
For Black Blaze to try attack her and move away like flowing water, Sabre Stryke knows of Thetis twisted games to not fall for on his end.
"Don't even think about it, you witch! I'm a free now that Talpa's gone!" he said.
Only for Thetis to laugh on her end to think so otherwise.
"Is that what you think?" she questions them. "By having Minako of the Pure Heart to yourself and stopping the other Ronin Warriors, what go will it do you? Since you're not going after the two items, I see that this whole thing's a bit…pointless."
"What does that supposed to mean?"
Thetis becomes water to disappear from the two in seconds to hear her out while she was fleeing.
"Well, I have my own goals and for you to do the same. But if you don't, that's fine. I just want to warn you two. So, make your lives count before something bad might happen. I would watch both of your backs if I were you!" She said while laughing away.
Confusing Sabre Stryke on that part and Black Blaze to be roaring, those two had their own needs to be not be like the other Dynastys were, not them. Why is that? Why does he hate Talpa so much from long ago…? Anyways, with Roy seeing Minako was still up to go check on her while White Blaze and Kero were sleeping in the same big room they were in, this as his chance to tell Minako that he loves her, and the same with her too since she knows on about love and who she loves from the five of the Ronin Warriors. We all know who it'll be…
"Minako, you can't sleep?"
"Ryo. I'm fine. It just…" she had trouble saying it. "It's not like I feared the black tiger, I…felt something different from him and his master being different of the Dynastys."
Ryo figures that Black Blaze would work for someone.
"You knew?" he asked. "No wonder why…And yet that thing went after you. Are they after the White Armor and the Pure Heart?"
Minako didn't think so on her end.
"No…I would've felt that part out already. I think those two want something else from us…"
The two figure it out together and says it at the same time.
"The Sword of Fervor!"
Probably, and a lot more on what Sabre Stryke and Black Blaze wants with them and Minako 'since he hated Talpa so much'.
"So, this Dynasty is much different than the other ones we've ever faced against." Minako said. "(What does this one wants besides the swords?)"
"Hard to say…" Ryo then had his chance to say something to Minako on how he feels about her. "(This is my chance!) Minako, listen…Back at the hospital…did you say that you love me-?
"Ah!"
Minako falls on top of the bed to land on Ryo for him to catch her in time. Close one…having a cute moment together to be staring at one another, they two blushed to know that they do love one another for Ryo loves Minako a lot and for her to love him back.
"Sorry!" he said.
"It's fine, Ryo, I'm okay." Said Minako. "So, you heard me say that. And I did hear you say that you love me too from before."
That she did only for Ryo to have trouble winning Minako's heart from the other four guys to love her too.
"Forget it."
Minako was lost on what Ryo was getting at.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"What good am I to you when Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage share the same affection towards you like me? Hard for me to winning any girl over."
Minako didn't think so for she walks over to him…
"What do you mean, Ryo? They're good people and just friends. But sadly…not my type. I mean don't get me wrong…Both Kero and I love them all. White Blaze is the best, Ully's a good kid, Kento's funny, Cye's a kind person, Rowen's very smart, and Sage follows his heart from good or bad." She said. "And you…Ryo, I think you're much different than any other men I've been for the first time and you are. As for Mia, she's beautiful and all and I dear friend to worry about you a lot more than-!"
"Wait! Hang on!" Ryo stops Minako from there. "Are you jealous? Mia's a dear friend, but nothing for me to loving her back won't happen. She's not the type of girl to fall for. You have the wrong idea there, Minako, I found someone I do love. And that's you."
From Ryo finally confusing his feelings towards Minako to be surprised to hear him say that, her heart started to beat to know what love was throughout her journey and she has found it. Being Ryo for her heart and the symbol of love tells her so that it was him the whole time.
"Me? Really?"
"I do."
"(Oh, my…My heart's racing-like crazy right now!)" she tries calming down a bit. "This is so much for me to handle for someone to love me back like you do and it's really happen."
"First time feeling this way?" Ryo laughs. "I'm same as you are too, Minako, the first time we met I knew we had something in common and for us to soon falling in love for each other. I mean it, my heart belongs to you and only you."
From there, seems that Ryo has finally said it and Minako to have the symbol of love showing 'while Kero was watching the rest in the air', the two have their love for the very first time. Minako knows what it was to love Ryo back and for him to finally say it. From there, they embrace each other with a hug. Aw, so cute!
"Love…I love you, Ryo." She hugs him. "Oh, Ryo. This love means a lot to my heart and Pure Heart to know that it was you all along."
"Minako." Ryo keeps her close to him in his arms. "I love you too, Minako, first time having a girlfriend to love me back. My Minako…"
A moment time of their love to be shown to be embracing it.
"Oh, Ryo. Say that again please."
Ryo does so within Minako's ears very sweet and softly.
"My Minako…"
For them to be holding each other on the bed to enjoy this moment to become a couple for Ryo and Minako were together and in love now, for them holding hands to try getting some sleep for tomorrow to move out. The sword must be found before Black Blaze goes after them again, or worse…
"Ryo, I'll get some sleep. Will you stay with me?" she asks her new boyfriend.
"Of course, I will, Minako, I'll hold you all night if I need to." Ryo hugs her. "Good night."
Minako doesn't let go of Ryo's hand all night to have a good night sleep, for Kero to see him flying by from the window to be smiling upon his human friend, she has finally found love for him. Looking at one another, seems that the Ancient One was right one thing…love would be found for Minako to discover before her eyes. As well as having many friends, she would fall in love with one of the Ronin Warriors, and she has. Same with Ryo to love Minako so much. So cute!
"(Kero, I found love for my symbol says so. It was Ryo. All along it was him to be there to be love at first sight. I never felt this happy even more until I discover his feelings since I save him and the others from Saranbo and being saved at the hospital. I'm so happy to never be alone again to live for someone.)" she said to wink to her dragon and then sleeps. "Good night, Ryo."
For Kero to see that and White Blaze too 'to be ready for Black Blaze the next time they will meet' as they see that it finally happened. Hmm…Will Mia and Ully soon learn about it too? And what about Kento, Cye, Rowen, and Sage? I guess soon enough for Minako was too shy to say anything right now and finding the sword and still being with Ryo and such was too much going on. For the two to rest until morning to finding the weapon Soul Swords of Fervor will be hard to do. Elsewhere from the puddle of water to be on the ground for Thetis was spying on the heroes on her end to know that something was going to happen next.
"Well, well…" said Thetis. "The Soul Swords of Fervor? The one that the traitor Sabre Stryke has with his black tiger? Due tell. This I must see the rest with my own eyes."
And going to the area she does so using her water powers, oh boy! What new dirty trick does this mysterious female to aiding the Dynasty was it this time? Not a good one I bet. As the sun rises for a brand-new day to start – the Ronin Warriors, Minako, Kero, White Blaze, Ully, and Mia were ready to find the sword right away they go! More to happen next time with one good thing to happen in this one, finally! Ha! Love is beautiful thing.