Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Battle of the Elements ❯ Chapter 6
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By: lady_eclipse 
The Ronins and Anglarana find themselves trapped in Justin's castle when the stumble upon an important discovery.
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The Ronins and Anglarana find themselves trapped in Justin's castle when the stumble upon an important discovery.
Anime/Manga: Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.14.2003 | Pages: 1 | Words: 3.7K | Visits: 231 | Status: Completed
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"Battle Of the Elements"By Lady Eclipse
Chapter Six
Somewhere in the back of his head Sage heard a faint humming sound. With a lot of effort, he threw off the web of sleep and opened his eyes. His vision was bleary from sleep and the deep darkness that surrounded him. He could vaguely make out the shape of a glowing staff. The light from the staff showed other armored bodies laying nearby. Next to the staff was what looked like a large, white blob. Sage rubbed his eyes so that he could see the scene better. When he looked again, the white blob was gone and Anglarana was laying in its place. "Anglarana?" She sat up and smiled at him.
"Yes?" "Where are we?" "Justin's domain. I do not know exactly where." Sage nodded wearily and moved toward the closest person to wake him up. "No, let them sleep," Anglarana said softly. "They will need their rest for the upcoming battle." "But we could be in danger right now." Sage looked more than a little distressed. Anglarana shook her head.
"For now we are safe. I will know when Justin or his minions come for us."Sage sat back pacified, but was not in the least restful.
"So now what?" Anglarana shrugged mildly.
"Nothing for now. Once the others have fully rested, we will leave the dungeon. I do not think we should attempt to fight him here. Rather, we should only find a way to escape." Sage nodded solemnly.
"Do you know anything about this castle to help us get out?" Anglarana frowned and shook her head.
"Only a little, I have been here only once before; but in little better circumstances." She smiled ruefully, "Perhaps there is one thing we can do to upset his plans, even if we cannot get away." "What's that?" Her smile turned into a mischievous grin.
"I know how to get to his power source. My people may not be the most attentive and focused group that ever wandered upon the earth, but we are observant and have a very long memory." "Tell me about your people." Anglarana paused in thought and her eyes became shadowed. "We are an ancient race that were created to watch over this planet and the living things upon it." She spoke slowly, as though she were choosing her words carefully. "Like the Clan of the Ancients?" "Sort of. We have a similar purpose. The Clan of the Ancients and my people have been friends for a long time." "Are there any more of your people?" Anglarana's eyes became hollow and sad. "Yes and no. Others still live; but, as far as I know, they all sleep somewhere still holding Crynis' prison." "But he was freed by Justin, why are they still guarding an empty prison?" "I do not know, theoretically they should have awakened and gone out to recapture Crynis. Either the spell failed, or they are dead." She managed to keep her voice even, but her hands shook slightly and her eyes dilated. Sage smiled at her reassuringly, "I'm sure they're still out there somewhere. After we get out of here, we can look for them. We need all the help we can get." Anglarana smiled at him and glanced thoughtfully at the other Ronin Warriors.
"Maybe..."
After a few moments, groans could be heard as the other guys woke up.
"Man, where are we?" Rowen asked sleepily. "Looks like some kind of cell or something," Kento replied. "That it is, Ronins. But now it is time for us to leave." After speaking, Anglarana picked up her staff and stood up. The Ronins followed suit. "Now, stand in a circle around me and join hands." Once the guys had done as she said, Anglarana held her staff over her head. The mark on her forehead shone brightly and the light flowed over her staff and formed a bubble around the group. "Call upon the power of your armor." The light was so bright that the Ronins had to shut their eyes and look away, it almost had a sound to it. Anglarana's voice was steady and calm, reminding them of what they had to do. "Armor of Halo!" "Armor of Torrent!" "Armor of Hardrock!" "Armor of Strata!" "Armor of Wildfire, Dao Chi!!" As each warrior called upon their armor, their own respective color shone around them. Once all off the armors were charged, their colored light streamed into the staff combining with the silvery green light of Anglarana. When the colors combined there was a bright flash of pure white light that temporarily blinded the Ronins. When sight was again restored to them, they were in an empty room. Three of the four walls and the floor were made of gray, damp stone. There was no ceiling, but the walls extended so high that they could only faintly see the blue sky above them. The wall opposite from where they stood was a large sheet of black crystal. Except for the hole in the ceiling, there was no other visible way of leaving the room. Anglarana smiled to herself. "Hey, I thought we were leaving this creepy place!" Cye remarked, looking around nervously. "No way, we still need to kick Crynis' butt first!" Kento replied cheerfully. Anglarana laughed,
"Not yet, Kento. And we are leaving; this is the only exit in the castle that we can take, if memory serves." Everyone looked up wearily. "There are no door or windows in this place. The perfect prison for his captives. We are relatively free to move about, but with no way out. Except for this room. Justin needs the light and air of the outside world to touch his crystal wall." Ryo walked up to the wall and put a hand on it. The wall shimmered and briefly turned a shade red. Ryo quickly withdrew his hand and rubbed his palm on his leg. "Tingles," he said sheepishly when everyone stared at him. "'Tis an artifact of power. It will show someone whatever he or she wishes to see, as long as it is a place where the wind may go." She walked over to the wall. "We must hurry, for this is a very guarded place. Justin will be aware of our disappearance shortly, and will come here first." Anglarana whispered a word to the crystal wall. It shimmered, then disappeared to reveal a large room beyond it. Without missing a beat, she walked purposefully into the room. The others joined her reluctantly, no one particularly wanted to stay in Justin's castle any longer than they had to. As they walked, they saw the liquid-filled tubes with people and demon soldiers floating in them. Ryo shivered, so many lives were wasted in here, and for what? "What are all these people doing in here?" Rowen asked. Without slowing down, Anglarana replied,
"They are simply existing; nothing more than batteries for Justin to feed on." "So he's like an energy vampire?" Kento asked nervously. A sweat drop formed on his forehead as he stared down the endless rows of living beings. Anglarana stopped in the very center of the room, she looked a little perplexed. "What is it?" Ryo asked, coming up to stand beside her. "I'm not quite sure what to do next. Perhaps a massive jolt of energy to destroy them?" "No! Those are living people, we can't destroy them!" Sage protested. Anglarana nodded,
"Then we have to find a way to free them." "How?" Rowen asked. "I only know how to free them one at a time. We don't have the time to free them all, and I don't have the energy." She laughed, "I'm sorry, I guess I led all of you in here without a plan. Some leader." Kento grinned at her,
"Hey, you're doing better than any of us!" "Let's just get out of here, we can worry about freeing these people later," Ryo gently said. "Hold on a minute! You guys have gotta' see this!" Rowen called out. He was standing in front of one of the center tubes. There were gasps of amazement as the guys all assembled around it. There, floating in the eerily glowing liquid, was Anubis. His eyes were closed and he looked very peaceful. Kento spun around to face Anglarana. She was staring more at Anubis' clothes than at him. She had a strange expression on her face. "You said you could set one of them free, right?" She nodded and moved toward the tube.
"If that is your wish?" The Ronins all nodded emphatically. "Is he still alive?" Ryo asked quietly. Anglarana placed a hand on the tube and nodded. "Yes, Justin needs him alive so that he can steal Anubis' energy." She closed her eyes and her face became strained. "His wounds are very bad. I can keep him alive for a while, but he will need to be healed, and quickly." "I have the power to heal," Sage offered. In response, Anglarana's mark began to glow. Its light flowed to her hand and could be seen floating through the liquid and enveloping Anubis. "Now! Break the glass!" Kento raised his weapon and began pounding on the glass. It cracked, then shattered spilling the fluid all over the floor. Anubis fell forward, almost colliding into Anglarana. Rowen and Ryo were ready, however, and caught him. The light faded away; except for the faint misted rays that lightly coated Anubis' body. He was still dressed in the robes of the Ancient One. Suddenly, the room began to violently quake.
"We must leave now. Justin is on to us," Anglarana said wearily, holding a hand to her head. "Are you all right?" Cye asked, offering a hand. She nodded,
"Yes, I'm just a little tired. We must hurry, we have little time left." Everyone raced out of the room into the small block of sunlight of the room beyond. They heard a grating sound and looked up. A panel of rock was slowly closing over the hole. "Quickly, do as you did before! Lay Anubis down before me." She raised her staff, which was already glowing brightly. "I will take care of the rest." Rowen lay Anubis at Anglarana's feet and joined hands with the others. They all called upon their armor as before and again they were surrounded by a bubble of pure white light. Justin appeared in the room just in time to see a shot of white light speed upward and disappear through the narrow gap remaining in the ceiling. The stone ceiling closed the rest of the way with a loud clapping sound that echoed and reverberated throughout the room. Justin slowly walked into the still-open inner room. His boots crunched on the broken glass and he stared grimly at the smashed tube that had once contained one of his most important energy sources. He smiled humorlessly, "You are wiser than I thought, lady. I must make sure not to underestimate you in the future." He turned around swiftly and stalked out of the room.
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Four people stood outside of a castle in the Nether Realm. One man turned toward the woman holding a staff with rings on it.
"Are you sure that light was from the Jewel of Life?" The woman nodded solemnly.
"I am positive, and we must go to investigate." The others nodded their agreement and prepared for their journey back to the realm of Earth.
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"Battle Of the Elements"By Lady Eclipse
Chapter Six
Somewhere in the back of his head Sage heard a faint humming sound. With a lot of effort, he threw off the web of sleep and opened his eyes. His vision was bleary from sleep and the deep darkness that surrounded him. He could vaguely make out the shape of a glowing staff. The light from the staff showed other armored bodies laying nearby. Next to the staff was what looked like a large, white blob. Sage rubbed his eyes so that he could see the scene better. When he looked again, the white blob was gone and Anglarana was laying in its place. "Anglarana?" She sat up and smiled at him.
"Yes?" "Where are we?" "Justin's domain. I do not know exactly where." Sage nodded wearily and moved toward the closest person to wake him up. "No, let them sleep," Anglarana said softly. "They will need their rest for the upcoming battle." "But we could be in danger right now." Sage looked more than a little distressed. Anglarana shook her head.
"For now we are safe. I will know when Justin or his minions come for us."Sage sat back pacified, but was not in the least restful.
"So now what?" Anglarana shrugged mildly.
"Nothing for now. Once the others have fully rested, we will leave the dungeon. I do not think we should attempt to fight him here. Rather, we should only find a way to escape." Sage nodded solemnly.
"Do you know anything about this castle to help us get out?" Anglarana frowned and shook her head.
"Only a little, I have been here only once before; but in little better circumstances." She smiled ruefully, "Perhaps there is one thing we can do to upset his plans, even if we cannot get away." "What's that?" Her smile turned into a mischievous grin.
"I know how to get to his power source. My people may not be the most attentive and focused group that ever wandered upon the earth, but we are observant and have a very long memory." "Tell me about your people." Anglarana paused in thought and her eyes became shadowed. "We are an ancient race that were created to watch over this planet and the living things upon it." She spoke slowly, as though she were choosing her words carefully. "Like the Clan of the Ancients?" "Sort of. We have a similar purpose. The Clan of the Ancients and my people have been friends for a long time." "Are there any more of your people?" Anglarana's eyes became hollow and sad. "Yes and no. Others still live; but, as far as I know, they all sleep somewhere still holding Crynis' prison." "But he was freed by Justin, why are they still guarding an empty prison?" "I do not know, theoretically they should have awakened and gone out to recapture Crynis. Either the spell failed, or they are dead." She managed to keep her voice even, but her hands shook slightly and her eyes dilated. Sage smiled at her reassuringly, "I'm sure they're still out there somewhere. After we get out of here, we can look for them. We need all the help we can get." Anglarana smiled at him and glanced thoughtfully at the other Ronin Warriors.
"Maybe..."
After a few moments, groans could be heard as the other guys woke up.
"Man, where are we?" Rowen asked sleepily. "Looks like some kind of cell or something," Kento replied. "That it is, Ronins. But now it is time for us to leave." After speaking, Anglarana picked up her staff and stood up. The Ronins followed suit. "Now, stand in a circle around me and join hands." Once the guys had done as she said, Anglarana held her staff over her head. The mark on her forehead shone brightly and the light flowed over her staff and formed a bubble around the group. "Call upon the power of your armor." The light was so bright that the Ronins had to shut their eyes and look away, it almost had a sound to it. Anglarana's voice was steady and calm, reminding them of what they had to do. "Armor of Halo!" "Armor of Torrent!" "Armor of Hardrock!" "Armor of Strata!" "Armor of Wildfire, Dao Chi!!" As each warrior called upon their armor, their own respective color shone around them. Once all off the armors were charged, their colored light streamed into the staff combining with the silvery green light of Anglarana. When the colors combined there was a bright flash of pure white light that temporarily blinded the Ronins. When sight was again restored to them, they were in an empty room. Three of the four walls and the floor were made of gray, damp stone. There was no ceiling, but the walls extended so high that they could only faintly see the blue sky above them. The wall opposite from where they stood was a large sheet of black crystal. Except for the hole in the ceiling, there was no other visible way of leaving the room. Anglarana smiled to herself. "Hey, I thought we were leaving this creepy place!" Cye remarked, looking around nervously. "No way, we still need to kick Crynis' butt first!" Kento replied cheerfully. Anglarana laughed,
"Not yet, Kento. And we are leaving; this is the only exit in the castle that we can take, if memory serves." Everyone looked up wearily. "There are no door or windows in this place. The perfect prison for his captives. We are relatively free to move about, but with no way out. Except for this room. Justin needs the light and air of the outside world to touch his crystal wall." Ryo walked up to the wall and put a hand on it. The wall shimmered and briefly turned a shade red. Ryo quickly withdrew his hand and rubbed his palm on his leg. "Tingles," he said sheepishly when everyone stared at him. "'Tis an artifact of power. It will show someone whatever he or she wishes to see, as long as it is a place where the wind may go." She walked over to the wall. "We must hurry, for this is a very guarded place. Justin will be aware of our disappearance shortly, and will come here first." Anglarana whispered a word to the crystal wall. It shimmered, then disappeared to reveal a large room beyond it. Without missing a beat, she walked purposefully into the room. The others joined her reluctantly, no one particularly wanted to stay in Justin's castle any longer than they had to. As they walked, they saw the liquid-filled tubes with people and demon soldiers floating in them. Ryo shivered, so many lives were wasted in here, and for what? "What are all these people doing in here?" Rowen asked. Without slowing down, Anglarana replied,
"They are simply existing; nothing more than batteries for Justin to feed on." "So he's like an energy vampire?" Kento asked nervously. A sweat drop formed on his forehead as he stared down the endless rows of living beings. Anglarana stopped in the very center of the room, she looked a little perplexed. "What is it?" Ryo asked, coming up to stand beside her. "I'm not quite sure what to do next. Perhaps a massive jolt of energy to destroy them?" "No! Those are living people, we can't destroy them!" Sage protested. Anglarana nodded,
"Then we have to find a way to free them." "How?" Rowen asked. "I only know how to free them one at a time. We don't have the time to free them all, and I don't have the energy." She laughed, "I'm sorry, I guess I led all of you in here without a plan. Some leader." Kento grinned at her,
"Hey, you're doing better than any of us!" "Let's just get out of here, we can worry about freeing these people later," Ryo gently said. "Hold on a minute! You guys have gotta' see this!" Rowen called out. He was standing in front of one of the center tubes. There were gasps of amazement as the guys all assembled around it. There, floating in the eerily glowing liquid, was Anubis. His eyes were closed and he looked very peaceful. Kento spun around to face Anglarana. She was staring more at Anubis' clothes than at him. She had a strange expression on her face. "You said you could set one of them free, right?" She nodded and moved toward the tube.
"If that is your wish?" The Ronins all nodded emphatically. "Is he still alive?" Ryo asked quietly. Anglarana placed a hand on the tube and nodded. "Yes, Justin needs him alive so that he can steal Anubis' energy." She closed her eyes and her face became strained. "His wounds are very bad. I can keep him alive for a while, but he will need to be healed, and quickly." "I have the power to heal," Sage offered. In response, Anglarana's mark began to glow. Its light flowed to her hand and could be seen floating through the liquid and enveloping Anubis. "Now! Break the glass!" Kento raised his weapon and began pounding on the glass. It cracked, then shattered spilling the fluid all over the floor. Anubis fell forward, almost colliding into Anglarana. Rowen and Ryo were ready, however, and caught him. The light faded away; except for the faint misted rays that lightly coated Anubis' body. He was still dressed in the robes of the Ancient One. Suddenly, the room began to violently quake.
"We must leave now. Justin is on to us," Anglarana said wearily, holding a hand to her head. "Are you all right?" Cye asked, offering a hand. She nodded,
"Yes, I'm just a little tired. We must hurry, we have little time left." Everyone raced out of the room into the small block of sunlight of the room beyond. They heard a grating sound and looked up. A panel of rock was slowly closing over the hole. "Quickly, do as you did before! Lay Anubis down before me." She raised her staff, which was already glowing brightly. "I will take care of the rest." Rowen lay Anubis at Anglarana's feet and joined hands with the others. They all called upon their armor as before and again they were surrounded by a bubble of pure white light. Justin appeared in the room just in time to see a shot of white light speed upward and disappear through the narrow gap remaining in the ceiling. The stone ceiling closed the rest of the way with a loud clapping sound that echoed and reverberated throughout the room. Justin slowly walked into the still-open inner room. His boots crunched on the broken glass and he stared grimly at the smashed tube that had once contained one of his most important energy sources. He smiled humorlessly, "You are wiser than I thought, lady. I must make sure not to underestimate you in the future." He turned around swiftly and stalked out of the room.
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Four people stood outside of a castle in the Nether Realm. One man turned toward the woman holding a staff with rings on it.
"Are you sure that light was from the Jewel of Life?" The woman nodded solemnly.
"I am positive, and we must go to investigate." The others nodded their agreement and prepared for their journey back to the realm of Earth.
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