Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Evil Torrent ❯ Torrent vs. Ronins ( Chapter 6 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter Six

Torrent vs. Ronins



Cye sat in a small room; the room had nothing but red candles that sat on tall stands. The room was cold, but that didn’t bother him. He sat still with his eyes closed; he could feel the dark energy flow through him. His mind was clouded and it seemed that all he could feel was hatred. He opened one eye when he heard the door open. Shijisha stood in the doorway with a smug smile on her face.

“How do you feel?” she asked.

“Fine,” he said. His voice no longer had that sweet, kind sound to it; instead it was hard and cold.

“You know your job, right?” she asked, “You need to confront the other Ronin Warriors.”

Cye slowly stood up from his seat and stared Shijisha straight in the eyes. “If that’s what Master Akui wants, that’s what I’ll do.”
“You need to act normal when you get there. It’s best that they don’t suspect anything until the time comes to strike.”

Cye bowed and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Cye entered through the front door, only to see everyone sitting on the couch. Mia got up and ran up to him.

“Cye, where were you?” she asked, her arms at her hips.

“I’m sorry, Mia. I went to see Hana for a bit. I know I should’ve told you, but I got… distracted.” Cye averted his gaze and looked at the floor.

“Cye!” Kento shouted as he ran to his friend. He hugged Cye with tears flowing down his cheeks. “Oh Cye, I missed you and all of your good cooking. Everyone sucks at it.” Kento stopped then broke away from Cye. “It was a total nightmare, you hear me?!” Kento shouted, shaking Cye by the shoulders.

“Stop it, Kento,” Ryo said, “give him space.”

Cye walked silently up the stairs and closed the bedroom door behind him.

“Whatever,” Kento said, walking away. Ryo just stared upstairs, concern on his face. For the rest of the night, no one heard from Cye. Kento had to sleep on the couch because Cye wouldn't unlock the door to their room. Ryo lay awake in bed, thinking about Cye’s strange behavior. Cye didn’t usually lock the bedroom door. What was weird was that he wouldn’t even let Kento into the room to change his clothes. What was going on?

Morning came around and everyone was still sleeping. Ryo—who finally got to sleep—was hanging off the edge of his bed. White Blaze, who was next to him, was sleeping as well; until he heard a door shut and footsteps in the hallway. White Blaze opened one eye and stayed still for a moment. The footsteps went down the stairs and out the door. Getting up, White Blaze nudged Ryo's hand.

“What?” Ryo moaned. White Blaze growled silently, nudging Ryo's hand harder. “Okay, okay.” Ryo got out of bed and went to the window. He noticed Cye walking away from the house. “Cye?” He snapped out of his grogginess; threw on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and headed out the door with White Blaze not too far behind.

“Where's he going? It’s hardly seven in the morning,” Ryo asked himself as he followed Cye, who was heading toward the forest. Cye walked a few feet away from Ryo then stopped. Ryo stopped as well as he watched Cye closely. Cye turned around and faced Ryo with a blank expression on his face. “Cye why are you here? What's up? You're not yourself.” Cye reached into his pocket and took out the dark yoroi orb. He held it up and changed into his sub armor. Instead of his normal light blue color, it was dark blue. Ryo stood there in shock while White Blaze growled.

“Cye, where'd you get that orb from?” Ryo asked.

Cye looked at Ryo with an evil grin on his face. Ryo stepped back as he saw a red flash in Cye’s eyes.

“Cye!” Cye attacked Ryo and knocked him to the ground. White Blaze charged at Cye but got knocked down too. “Cye, why are you doing this?” Ryo asked as he struggled to get up. Cye ignored Ryo’s question and kicked him hard in the chest. Ryo yelled in pain as he fell to the ground. He lay there as he felt the pain his chest and back. He heard foot steps coming toward him—but the pain was so bad— he couldn’t look. Suddenly, he felt a heavy pound on his back. Ryo closed his eyes tightly as the new pain coursed through him. Cye laughed and kicked him in the sides.

“Cye, please,” he said weakly. Cye just stood there with a smile on his face. Tears started to form in Ryo's eyes.  

“Ryo!”

Cye looked to his left and smiled. “Well, look who comes to join the party,” he said in a cold voice. The others stood there in shock. “How did you know where to find us?”

“Cye? Cye, what are you doing?” Sage asked; his eyes on his former comrade. “We felt a strong evil wave in the air.”

Cye grinned. “I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.”

“Guys... he's evil...” Ryo said through clutched teeth.

“Evil?!” they all said at once.

Rowen ran to Ryo, keeping an eye on Cye in the process. “Are you okay?” he asked as he helped Ryo up. Ryo looked at Rowen and forced a weak smile.

“Yeah…ah!” Ryo hunched over, holding his chest.

“What did you do to him, Cye?” Sage demanded.

“Nothing. I just gave him what he deserved,” Cye grinned.

“Deserved? He didn't do anything to you!” Sage yelled, feeling rage within him.

“Shut up!” Cye shouted and kicked Sage below the belt two times.

“Sage, are you okay?” Kento asked, running to his side. Sage couldn't answer except shake in place. “Cye! You bastard!” Kento charged at Cye and punched him right in the face. Kento looked at his fist, panting hard. “What did I do?”

“Signed a contract to your death,” Cye said angrily, his eyes flashed red again. “Armor of Torrent... Dao Shin!” Black and purple ribbons appeared instead of the original ribbons. Kento shielded his eyes from the bright light that the transformation caused. When the light faded, he looked at Cye who is in a different armor; the color was dark blue. Cye pointed his yari at Kento. “Say cheese. Super Wave Smash!” The beam shot out of the yari and hit Kento. He fell next to Ryo, whose head was resting on Rowen’s lap. Kento struggled to get up, but fell back down.

“Kento! Hang in there, buddy!” Rowen said, putting his hands on Kento’s back.

“H-his attack… wasn’t that strong…” Kento said weakly. “If it… was at its peak… I would have died…” He closed his eyes and passed out.

“Kento...” Ryo said as he tried to get up.

“Ryo? Ryo, don't move!” Rowen said.

“But Rowen, I have to. Everyone is getting pummeled to the ground. They need me.” Ryo got to his feet and looked at Cye—who was glaring at him. “Armor of Wildfire... Dao Jin!” Ribbons appeared along with falling cherry blossoms. The blossoms turned into Ryo's armor.

“There's Wildfire,” Cye said evilly.

“Cye, I don't want to fight you,” Ryo said.

“I don't want to talk. Super Wave Smash!” The beam struck Ryo hard and he fell to the ground.

“Ryo!” Rowen ran up to Ryo and started shaking him.

“Rowen...” Ryo groaned.

“Ryo, you're injured as it is. Let me reason with him.”

“But...”

“No. This is for your own good.” Rowen faced Cye —who had a smirk on his face. “Cye, I don't know what game you're playing, but it ends now.”  Rowen called upon his armor. He withdrew an arrow from his quiver and aimed it at Cye.

“No! Rowen!” Ryo shouted.

“Please forgive me,” Rowen said softly. “Arrow Shockwave!” He released the arrow, hitting Cye in the chest. Cye screamed and fell to the ground. Rowen ran up to him and grabbed him by the shoulders. Cye tried to pull away, but Rowen's grasp on him was too strong. “Cye, what's wrong with you?” Cye didn’t answer him. “Answer me!” Rowen slapped Cye across the face. “Cye!” Rowen shook Cye harder.

“C-Cye,” Ryo said. His kanji appeared on his forehead, making Cye's glow too. Cye yelled in pain and threw Rowen off him. He held his head and shut his eyes.

“Cye?” Rowen asked. Images started to flow through Cye.

“Ryo? Rowen? Sage? Kento?” Cye asked and walked toward them. The four of them smiled warmly at him.

“Cye?”

Cye turned around and saw Hana standing behind him. “Hana?” he asked.

“Cye, don’t let the dark energy take over you. You have the strength to overcome it. You’re friends need you now. I will be waiting for you to come and rescue me. I love you,” she said and disappeared.
Cye opened his eyes and looked up to see Rowen staring at him. “Cye, are you okay buddy?” Rowen asked.

“Y-You called me buddy,” Cye said.

“Of course I did. No matter how evil you get—you are still my best friend.”

“Best friend…” Cye fell to the ground and groaned; the armor flashed from dark blue to light blue. Rowen walked over to Cye and rested a hand on his shoulder.

“Fight it, Cye. We're here for you no matter what,” Rowen said.

“Ugh...” Cye struggled to look up. “R-Ryo... Sage... Kento...” Cye closed his eyes tight. “This is my fault. I did this to them. They were only trying to save me.” Rowen noticed tears running down Cye's cheek. Cye's armor went back to its original color. Cye lifted his head up and looked at Rowen.

“Cye?” Rowen asked with concern on his face.

“Rowen, thank you,” Cye said with a smile.

“Glad you're back, buddy.”

Akui banged a fist onto the table; his blood boiling. “Stupid Ronins!” he shouted. “Spirits bring him back to me!”

Spirits flew out of the castle and headed toward Cye.

“Is there something wrong, master?” Shijisha asked, stepping out from within the shadows.
“What kind of question is that?” he asked with venom in his voice.

Shijisha took a step back and swallowed. “I-I’m sorry, master. It was rude of me.” She disappeared into the air, leaving Akui alone in his room.

“Ryo,” Cye said as he helped Ryo up. Ryo slowly opened his eyes and smiled. “Ryo, I'm so sorry.”

“Don't be. Glad to have you back,” Ryo said.

“Are you okay, Sage?” Rowen asked.

“Yeah... I'll live,” Sage said, sitting up.

“Cye gave you some mean blows,” Ryo said.

“Sorry, Sage,” Cye said.

Sage smiled at him and patted him on the back. “It's okay.”

“So who did this to you anyway?” Ryo asked.

“Hana...” Cye said quietly.

“Hana?” Sage asked.

“I knew something was weird about her,” Kento said. He was sitting up with a serious look on his face. “She didn’t seem right the last time I saw her.”

“Hana, she's in danger. She has two sides to her. Herself and an evil spirit named Shijisha,” Cye explained. “She’s not at fault for what happened.”

Everyone stood there in silence, trying to soak everything in. Cye was about to say something, until a purple aura formed around him.

“What is this” he asked.

His body slowly began to vanish into the air.

“Cye!” Ryo said and went to grab him, but his hand just went through Cye’s hand.

“It’s Akui.  He’s trying to take me back,” Cye said, feeling his body getting light.

“Who’s Akui?” Kento asked.

“He’s the mastermind behind all this. He’s in a castle that’s on top of a mountain,” Cye said as his whole body vanished before the others.

“Cye!” Ryo yelled.

“Now I see why Master Akui was upset,” said a voice. The Ronins looked around and saw Shijisha floating above them. “You rotten rats foiled our plan.”

“You must be Shijisha!” Kento said; his hands in fists.

A smug look appeared on her face. “In the flesh. You already know about Master Akui and where we are, so there is no sense in prolonging your fate. Come and get your friend, if you dare.” She disappeared into the air.

“This is just great,” Kento said angrily. “Now what?”

“We try to find this Akui person,” Sage said.

The others nodded and headed back to Mia’s house to tell her what had happened.


A/N:  Yeah, new revised chapter. I don’t remember what Rowen says to call his armor so I didn’t have him shout it. >.> The Japanese version is different from the American, but what else is new. I’m trying to use the Japanese attacks, so that’s why the attacks seem different. I’ve been looking into different sites for the translations of the attacks. Some attacks I have a feel they aren’t correct. D: Note though that I kept Rowen’s English attack because I like it better than Vacuum Wave. >.>