Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ At a Glance ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )

Disclaimer: Yup, yup! I'm back! And here to let you know that I still don't own the Ronin Warrior cast, but it isn't for lack of trying! However, Lena and whichever other characters I choose to invent that show up…yea…those are mine!

 

Alright then! Here is my first sequel to the story, insanity's Requiem. Yes, I hope you guys like it, and as I always start off, this is just the prologue, but I hope that you like it at least a little bit. Can't help what I got, right?

 

 

At A Glance

 

Prologue

 

 

 

Power is reborn amidst the sadness

 

Strength can be found among the weak

 

No one can doubt the power within

 

As all can find power reborn in the meek

 

 

Perhaps that's why so many fail

 

For all they do is give up

 

And they do it before their ship sets out

 

And their regret is palpable, even as they sup

 

 

All they can do is wish for a time

 

That they can no longer hide

 

And that's when they realize that…

 

It really is worth more then that wistful sigh

 

A poem written by Lena after her first adventure with her new family

 

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“Are you serious Mia?” A young blue haired man asked, his book dropping to the floor as he listened excitedly to what the woman before them was saying.

 

Mia laughed, shaking out her brown hair as she looked at each of them with unhidden glee, “Yes, I think we all need the vacation! You guys have just been lazing about these past six months since your last battle, and I know that it really did take a lot out of you to fight that wizard guy. We didn't even get to visit our friend out there!”

 

Ryo cheered, his black hair shifting from side to side as he thought excitedly about the trip. Yulie leaned forward, “Do I get to go as well, Mia?”

 

Mia nodded as the ash-black haired Kento stepped up to grab the bag she held, his eyes intent on the food in it. Another male, his brown hair ending at the back of his neck, raised up his wooden spoon in hand, quickly smacking Kento before he could take anything out of the bag, “Ouch! Cye!”

 

Cye just ignored him, his arms crossing in front of his white frilly apron as he smiled up at Mia, “That's great, Mia!”

 

Kento looked a bit miffed at being ignored as a blond haired man swept up the bag from Kento, “You eat to much as it is, hardhead! Anyways, Mia, you mean we are actually going? Finally?”

 

Mia laughed, “Yes! We are all going to Colorado in the USA. I've already been talking to the Fuires, and they said it was the perfect time as it is. The mountains will be full of snow, even though it's a month or two before Christmas!”

 

“Well, what do ya know? We actually get to go on a vacation. Does Lena know about this?” Rowen asked, then looked at the blond Sage, “Come on now Sage, I know you are excited as the rest of us.”

 

Sage just shrugged, hiding what he felt like he usually did, trying not to reveal the fact that he was actually amazed that this was happening, “We still have to ask our parents, you know.”

 

“Your parents already Okayed your going, as long as you want to go, and no, Lena doesn't know that we are coming, and her parents meant to keep it that way until we get there,” Mia said, smiling.

 

“So, when do we leave?” Ryo asked, standing next to Yulie on the couch.

 

“Tomorrow,” Mia smiled brightly, “So you better get ready. With you guys on break from school, it's the perfect time.”

 

“Alright! I haven't seen sis in at least six months!” Kento shouted, amazing everyone as he forgot about the food, and darted upstairs to start packing.

 

“Pack warm guys!” Mia yelled out as the rest of the guys, except Cye who went back to cooking, dashed up the stairs as if it was a race. Nothing could ruin this mood.

 

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“The Nether Realm has just been really quiet all this time, hasn't it? Even with Shikaisen,” Sehkmet muttered, shaking his head. The itch for action was in his veins, and all this time of searching and watching for some sort of action from anything just didn't seem to be happening.

 

“Yea, nothing's happened. I thought that Lethias would have resurfaced the way Talpa did, but…”Kale sighed, stopping the run he was in beside Sehkmet as he looked at the realm about him from atop a rock. He was surprised that at 16 the Ronins had been able to handle such a wizard. They weren't even in their final year of school yet as it were.

 

 

“Why does Kayura get to go, and we have to stay here?” Sehkmet whined wistfully.

 

“Because Kayura is the one who is teaching Lena how to control the spirit power. I don't think you can do that,” Dais said, walking up behind the others, adjusting his hakama around his shoulders.

 

“No…but we are the ones who teach her how to keep fighting!” Sehkmet snapped.

 

“Yea, with us bringing her here…” Kale answered wryly. He found it all amusing, to say the least.

 

Dais sighed. Looked like those two were just itching for a fight. Very well, he'd just stay clear till it was done. Shaking his head, he looked over the realm one more time when something picked at the edge of his awareness. He frowned, glancing in the direction that it came from, reaching over and grabbing Kale.

 

“Dais! What the heck are you…Oh!” Kale's eyes widened as he noticed what it was Dais had spotted, “Ok, that can't be good…”

 

Sehkmet looked in the direction they did. Dark clouds rolled over the area as the Earth began to shake, causing each of them to struggle to maintain balance. The feeling of a spirit leaving this realm shot through their senses with the negative energy it left behind. As suddenly as it had happened, it stopped. The clouds remained in place, a black omen of something about to go very wrong.

 

“I think we need to tell Kayura…” Kale whispered as they each went off in search of the Ancient.

 

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“Alright…good. Now concentrate on that hand, and call forth a spirit of the air. We won't try fire this time, you nearly burned a bush the last time,” Kayura smiled at Lena, who was glaring up at Kayura.

 

“It wasn't my fault you know! Kale decided a distraction was necessary. Sometimes I wish Sage and Kento were around here more then I already do, just to chase him off.” Lena muttered as she held out her hand, closing her eyes gently.

 

Kayura laughed merrily as she watched Lena's kanji symbol appear on her forehead as she tried to summon a single air spirit to her. The girl progressed quickly, able to speak to anything naturally made now, and summon just about any spirit. She was getting good! Her symbol, heart, really fit. She put her heart into the work, and as her teacher and friend, Kayura could ask for no more then that.

 

The Jewel glowed around Lena's neck, illuminating the blue turtle neck the girl wore that day. Winter was unusually chilly this time around, and snow had hit more then usual. Lena opened her eyes, suddenly feeling the energy click around her as she memorized how to do this. It just felt right this time as she straightened, holding her palm up. The energy was materializing, the spirit coming forth to answer whatever question she may have at that time, when a sudden chill passed down her spine, jolting her from concentration.

 

Lena gasped, lurching slightly before catching herself. Her normally pale skin was suddenly whiter then usual as she turned wide eyes that had changed to a paler shade of the brown they usually were with her frightened mood. She saw Kayura catching herself as well. Both of them had felt it, the transfer.

 

“That's not good…” Lena whispered.

 

“No, it wasn't. I didn't like it, but what was it,” Kayura asked.

 

It was a dark spirit. It passed through into this world from the nether realm…

 

Lena lifted her head, listening to the voice that sounded of breezes, whirlwinds and hurricanes, “The spirits of Air tell me it was a dark spirit…”

 

Kayura looked at her with widened eyes, and then closed them, regaining her composure, “Then heaven help us all. I'm going to head back to the nether realm to see what is up.”

 

“Be careful. The Earth spirits are starting to react as well now,” Lena said, her skin still pale as she looked at Kayura, who was taking up her Ancient's Staff, “I will be. Thanks Lena.”

 

“Yea…sure…” Lena said, her brow furrowed into a worried frown. Shaking her head, she sighed, releasing the tension as she had been taught. It was no use to worry about it. The problem would hit when it did, and that was when she would deal with it to the best of her ability. Instead, she worked on calming the spirits around her and those in the trees themselves, who were even more chatty then usual. She pushed the thought to the back of her mind, to be thought about later. After all, it was a secret that she heard the spirits like she did. It needed to stay that way.

 

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Author's Note: Alright then. Here is the prologue of the next story! I hope that I can make this one better then the one before, but I do know that this one won't be as long since the I have two more planned after this one. : P The rating on this one may end up going up if I need to do so, since my plans may change and I'm not sure of the rating on one part of it that I have to do.

 

Hikaru

 

Preview:

 

“Attack!”

 

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“What are you doing here?!”

 

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“So you are the ones who warped my best friend!”