Death and Destruction

by Tyria

Chapter 2: A new arrival.

What? Where am I? I was falling, but now I'm not, I don't know when I stopped and I'm completely unhurt. I open my eyes. Blue skies and tree-tops. Huh?

I sit up. I'm in a clearing and so are Uli and WhiteBlaze. They aren't hurt either. "Uli, WhiteBlaze, you two ok?"

WhiteBlaze gets up and starts sniffing around the clearing. Uli sits up. "Ryo, where are we?"

"I wish I knew, Uli, I wish I knew."

Suddenly, the wind picked up and a strange whirring noise started to hum.

"Ryo, what's happening?"

"I don't know, Uli. Stay near WhiteBlaze. Armor of the Wildfire, Dao Jin! Hey, Nothing happened!"

"Ryo, what's wrong?"

"I can't transform! Look, over there, something's happening!"

There were two green forms at the other side of the valley. One was much slimmer than the other.

"Hey, Ryo, could it be Sage?"

"Maybe, but then why are there two?"

Suddenly, the green light begins to leave the forms on the Valley ground and forms a sphere of light which hovers a few feet above the immobile forms. The forms below the light turn out to be Sage Date and Mia Coji. The light fades away into nothing.

"Uli, you were right, it is Sage, and Mia too."

Uli walks over to Sage, "Look Ryo, Sage is in his suit too."

I walk over, "Look, he's walking up."

I open my eyes and I'm looking right into the faces of Ryo and Uli. Hmm, Uli, haven't seen him in a while. "Ryo, Uli, what's happening? I followed the green light to Mia's, which wasn't there, by the way, then the ground opened up, and, well, here I am."

"Mia's here too, Sage, and WhiteBlaze. Something like that happened to us too. We were following the red light and then the ground split and we ended up here.

"Look, Ryo, Mia's waking up too!"

"Huh, where am I? Uli... Where am I!"

"Wish I could tell you, Mia," I stand up then turn to help her up. "...but I don't know either. Ryo and WhiteBlaze are here too."

Suddenly, WhiteBlaze began to snarl ferociously. We all turn around to see a dark blue glowing form.

"That must be Rowen."

Hmm, almost seems like someone is trying to bring us all together, but why?"

"Hey, what's happening?" I ask as I open my eyes.

"Hey Rowen, nice ta see ya, glad ya ‘dropped in.'" O.K., That was obviously the voice of Sage Date. I Wonder who all's here.

"If we're here, then Cye and Kento should get here soon." And that was our ‘Fearless leader', Ryo Sanada.

"Look Mia, Mia, it's Rowen!" And that's, Uli? Could it really be? I really haven't seen him in a while. And Mia here too? I haven't seen her either.

"Let me guess, you saw a dark blue light, then fell down a deeeeeep hole."

"That's's's pretty much what happened. But I couldn't transform."

"Huh? I couldn't transform earlier either."

"Hey, don't look at me, I wasn't even in my suit when I fell."

"THAT'S's strange." I sit up.

"What could be happening?"

And then Ole fearless says what we must all be thinking, "Could it be Talpa?"

"No, I don't think so. Talpa wouldn't bother bringing us all together, he'd just destroy us one by one. Especially since none of us seem to be able to transform. I'm actually not very worried."

I agree with Rowen. Talpa would have sprung something by now, almost definitely with our armors deactivated."

"That's no reason not to be worried."

"Ryo's right. Right now, anyone with an armor could make easy targets of you."

"Mia, everything's gonna be all right, right?"

"Yes, Uli, everything will be just fine."

Just then, an orange form appears to the right of us. The light leaves the form to show Kento.

I sit up and complain, "Aw, man! I'd all ready payed for that burger!" I stand up and look around. Ryo Sanada, Mia Coji, Uli, Rowen Hashiba, WhiteBlaze and, Sage Date? "What's he doing here?" I demand. I turn away from him.

Sage turns around and doesn't say anything.

"Sage, Kento, what are you two doing?"

"I wouldn't get involved Mia, they haven't spoken to each other in a week and a half."

"Nonsense Ryo, we all have to work together." She turns back to Sage and I. "Sage Date and Kento Rei Fuan, stop this pointless fight right now!"

"I'm willing to stop if he apologizes." I state.

"Apologize for what? I didn't do anything."

That comment infuriates me so much that I turn around to face his back. "Nothing!? So takin' my girl to the dance was nuthin eh?"

"How is she your girl? You two broke up the week before."

That's it!" I turn him around and punch him right in that weasel face of his.

"Kento, what are you doing?"

He's pretty strong for a weasel-boy, he uppercuts me. He doesn't seem to notice that his nose is bleeding. My jaw hurts from that uppercut.

"Sage, Kento, stop it, please!" Uli was starting to get tears in his eyes but I didn't really notice. I tackled Sage, using my weight to bring him down hard. I start pounding him over and over again in his chest cavity. The weasel pulls back his legs and slams them into me with all his force. I go flying.

I'm about to charge him again when Ryo runs up behind me and gets me in this totally nasty shoulder lock. Rowen lifts the weasel up and restrains him in the same way.

"Kento, Sage, calm down. This isn't accomplishing anything!"

" Ryo, Rowen, this is really none of your business." Sage breaks away from Rowen and combs his hand nervously through his unruly medium length blond hair.

"Ronin Warriors, stop this petty bickering."

We all gasp. Every last one of us. We all recognize the voice. It can't be, can it?

Yes, my friends, I knew you'd remember me." Anubis appears in the middle of the clearing, with his white ancient robe on, but not the hat. His red-ish brown hair was as long as always.

"But Anubis, I, we all thought you were dead!"

"Then do not chance your opinion of me.

Uli ignores Anubis' dark comment. "Anubis, Yeah!" He runs over and tries to hug Anubis' leg but goes clear through.

"I am sorry, Uli, but am only a spirit. Here." Anubis creates a white light in front of him. It floats over to Uli. Uli floats into the air and lands safely on his feet. The light implodes and is gone.

"Anubis, are you the one who brought us here?"

"Yes, I wish it could have been done more gently, but communicating with you each separately would have been difficult and time consuming. Now Sage, we cannot let the ladies see you like that, can we?" Anubis jokes to the weasel. He creates another white light which floats over to Sage. When the light disappears, Sage's nose is fine. "Nor you." He does the same thing to heal my jaw.

"Where's Cye, why isn't he here?"

"Cye has his own special assignment. Do not fret, I guide him as we speak." Anubis creates yet another light. The light changes and through it we can see Cye, following some strange light blue light. The vision disappears and so does the light. "I was sent here by the Ancient."

"Then why didn't he just come himself?"

"I do not know, I follow his instructions. You are all to be warned. Kayura's armor has melded with an alien organism to create a new armor, a new Ronin Warrior."

"A new Ronin? Where is he? How do we find him? Is he in trouble? Is he hurt?"

"I do not know. But you will not have to search for him. I came to warn you. The alien organism was evil and symbiotic."

"Mia, what does that mean?"

"It means it has taken over the new Ronin."

"Yes. And as far as I know, this new Ronin is searching for something, and will destroy whoever they think has it to get whatever it is."

"There's something you aren't telling us, Anubis. You can trust us, what is it?"

"He believes that you have it."

"Then maybe we do."

"No, there is reason to believe that it is in the Dynasty."

"With Kayura and the other Warlords? Then why does he think we have it."

"I do not know. Now listen to me carefully. You may have to fight this new Ronin, but be careful of innocent bystanders. And do not fret Mia, your house is still there, as is your school, Rowen."

"Damn."

"Always be on guard, Ronins, and do not take off your Yoroi."

"I can't walk around in this! If someone sees me in this, my reputation will be ruined!"

"My time is over now, Ronins, I have no time to argue, farewell!" Anubis disappears.

I'd never walked around Toyama in my suit with people around before. It looks like I'm a couple weeks late for Hallowe'en. Hey, the light just changed direction. Looks like it's heading towards Mt. Dojo. Hmm... Sage Date lives up there, and also there's the Throne of Kings and that waterfall.

An hour and a half later, I just passed the Throne of Kings and I have no idea where I'm going. Still. In the backround, I hear water. I must be getting near the waterfall.

I'm at the waterfall now. I stop and so does the light. I'm at the edge of the cliff to the left of the water fall. "Why did you bring me here? What am I supposed to do now?"

The light begins to demonstrate. From where I am, it moves forward, than goes down. Fast.

"You want me to go jump off the cliff."

The light comes back into view and spins around once.

"Great. Well I guess this is one of those times where I wish my kanji wasn't trust. Oh well, here goes.

I dive off the cliff and into the swirling white water below. Good thing I'm an excellent swimmer. The light continues to guide me. It leads me into a cave.

But It doesn't let me stop yet. It leads me to the back of the cave, to a solid rock wall.

Noticing my hesitation, it floats next to my hand, then moves towards the wall. I mimic him by lifting my hand and pressing my palm against the cold stone. It disappears. There is a small stone platform.

On top of the platform is a jewel on a chain. The jewel is light blue and seems to shimer when I look at it. "Well, Mr. Light, what now?"

The light floats near the necklace, then to my hand, then circles around my neck once.

"I'm sorry but I don't wear necklaces. Anal might like it though, can I give it to her?"

The light turns read and swells to twice its normal size it spins around twice. It returns to its normal self and repeats the necklace to hand to neck demo.

"Stubborn little guy. All right, I'll put it on."

I reach down to the neckace and put around my neck. A bright light flashes light blue and blinds me.

When the light fades, I'm on a rocky hill, over looking Talpa's citadel. How did I get to the Nether Realm? Mr. Light floats down into view.

"This is all your fault, isn't it?"

Mr. Light spins around.

And then the sky turns red.

And that's the end of chapter two. I'm Completely finished its rough now, and can tell you that it's five chapters and an epilogue. Get ya the next chapter later, and E-mail me any comments, questions or complements, I need ta know what ya think.

Lady Tyria

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