Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Betrayed Innocence ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5

 

As the two girls approach the house, Kaida notices that they are not the only ones outside. Stopping, she watches Sekhmet and Dais enter the woods. Gaining Kira's attention, Kaida points to the departing men.

 

“I wonder what they are up to?” asks Kaida, glancing at her friend.

 

“Well, I'm sure not going to ask them,” replies Kira, also noticing the departing men. “At least Cale is nice to me. They aren't nice to anyone.”

 

“You're the only one Cale is nice to,” says Kaida, shaking her head.

 

Making up her mind, Kaida starts off in the direction of the two Warlords.

 

“What are you doing?” asks Kira, starting after Kaida. “You don't actually intend to ask them what they're up to?”

 

“Oh no,” replies Kaida, shaking her head. “I'm just going to follow them.”

 

“I don't think that's a good idea,” replies Kira, glancing toward the house. “I think we should just go inside.”

 

“You go,” says Kaida, picking up her pace. “I'll be along shortly.”

 

Running for the woods, Kaida enters the forested area before Kira can call to her to stop. Shaking her head at her friend's weird interest, Kira heads for the house.

 

……………..

 

“I do not like that house,” says Dais to Sekhmet, as they walk through the woods.

 

“Nor do I,” replies Sekhmet. “Too full of children for me.”

 

Having decided to get in a little exercise before returning to the Dynasty to continue their search for the new enemy, Dais and Sekhmet had left the Mouri house without telling anyone where they were going.

 

After a few minutes of walking through the darkened woods, they come upon a clearing. Deciding to take a break and enjoy the fresh air, they stop and sit down.

 

“Sometimes I forget how much I enjoyed it here,” says Dais, closing his eyes and leaning against a tree.

 

“There wasn't much I enjoyed,” replies Sekhmet. “I was most happy to join Tulpa.”

 

Saying nothing in return, Dais relaxes. A moment passes and then another, before Dais opens his eye and looks over at Sekhmet.

 

“Did you hear something?” asks Dais, raising a brow.

 

“Hearing things now?” returns Sekhmet. “Has old age finally set in?”

 

“Very funny,” replies Dais to the younger man. “But I was serious.”

 

“I was hearing many things,” says Sekhmet, glancing around the clearing. “But all the sounds were natural.”

 

“No,” replies Dais, getting to his feet and walking around. “The noise was more like voices.”

 

Knowing his fellow Warlord was not one to pull jokes on his comrades, Sekhmet also gets to his feet. Listening for the sound of voices, Sekhmet begins to hear something like chanting.

 

“I'm hearing it as well,” says Sekhmet, trying to locate the source of the voices. “They sound familiar.”

 

“Indeed,” replies Dais, continuing to search the clearing, though not finding the voices.

 

The voices steadily grow louder, till the two Warlords can hear nothing else. Sensing that they should leave the area, the two men feel trapped, as if not able to escape into the woods and the voices.

 

Suddenly, the voices stop. Glancing around the clearing, the Warlords see that nothing has changed.

 

“What the hell just happened?” demands Sekhmet, looking at Dais.

 

“I don't know why,” replies Dais. “Though I do know why they seemed so familiar.”

 

“Why?” asks Sekhmet, still looking around the clearing, though knowing that the source of the voices is gone.

 

“Nether Spirits,” says Dais.

 

“But how?” says Sekhmet, giving up his search and turning his attention to his fellow Warlord. “They were only Tulpa's to command and he is gone.”

 

“I can't explain how,” says Dais, shaking his head. “But I believe now would be a good time to leave before anything else happens.”

 

“What do you mean, anything else?” calls a female voice.