Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Evil Torrent ❯ A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter Seven
A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed



“What?!” Mia asked with her eyes wide and mouth half open. “Cye attacked you?”

“He was under some kind of spell or something,” Sage said who was lying down on the couch.

“But he came back to his senses,” Rowen added.

“He said Hana was involved too,” Ryo said softly. He was sitting in one of the armchairs with his shirt off and bandages wrapped around his torso. “This Akui person sent someone or something to take Cye back.”

“Yeah and before he disappeared he said that Akui was in some castle that was on top of a mountain,” Kento mentioned.

“A castle on top of a mountain?” Mia asked.

“It shouldn’t be too hard to find. It’s like finding a big, juicy cheeseburger in a bowl of fruit,” Kento said leaning back in his seat.

“That doesn’t make any sense,” Sage said.

“I know, but I couldn’t think of anything else,” Kento laughed.

“I’ll use the computer to see if there is any such castle. In the meantime, you all should relax and get some sleep. Especially you, Ryo, you’re way too weak to be up and about,” Mia said.

“I know,” Ryo said.

“I’ll help you get to your room,” Rowen said, getting to his feet to aid his friend.

“Thanks,” Ryo said and slowly got up from his seat.

“How am I supposed to relax when Cye is somewhere and probably being tortured for all we know,” Kento said.

“I know it’s hard, but try to get some sleep,” Mia said.

Kento sighed and walked up the stairs and into his room; where he shut the door behind him.

“I’ll try to get the information as fast as I can,” Mia said.

“We’re counting on you,” Ryo said as both he and Rowen headed up the stairs slowly.

“Where’s the prisoner?” Akui asked as he stared out the window.

“In one of the cells in the dungeon,” Shijisha said. “Should I have the spirits do another round of the brainwashing on him?”

“No. Torrent already informed his friends of our whereabouts. They should be here soon.”

“So what should I do until then?”

“Do whatever you like to him.”

“It’ll be my pleasure my lord.” Shijisha bowed and exited the room.

“I found it!” Mia said.

“You did?!” Kento asked.

“Yeah, it’s not too far from here. It says that it was home to a very powerful lord named Akui. Akui had lots of loyal subjects who waited for any command. He destroyed many homes and cities with his power. A couple of years later he was sealed up along with his subjects. Each soul was sealed tightly, never to be free again.”

“So, who sealed him away?” Kento asked.

“It says that the individual who performed the sealing was never identified. It also says here that even though each soul was sealed, there was one that was missing and was never found.”

“The evil spirited that Cye said was possessing Hana must be the missing one,” Sage said. “And I have a feeling that this spirit was the one who resurrected Akui from his slumber.”

“That does sound right,” Rowen said. “It also surprises me that someone knows about this stuff to make it known. I thought we were the only ones who knew about the malevolence in this world.”

“The person responsible did lots of research on the castle,” Mia explained.

“So it’s settled. We go to the castle, kick some evil butts, free Hana from the creepy spirit and crush Akui for good,” Kento said.

“It sounds easy but we have to make a plan here. We don’t know what to expect in that lair of his,” Sage said.

“We can’t waste anymore time,” Ryo said from the doorway.

“Ryo? You should be resting,” Mia said.

“I’m fine, but we don’t have any more time left. We have to rescue Cye now before something terrible happens to him.”

“Alright! Onward to the freak’s castle!” Kento said.

Everyone filed out of the room except for Mia and Ryo. Mia looked at Ryo with a worried expression on her face.

“You’re going too, aren’t you?” she asked.

“I have to, Mia,” Ryo said.

“Your strength hasn’t returned to its fullest yet.”

“I’ll be careful.”

Mia nodded remorsefully and Ryo left the room to join his friends.

“Please be careful… all of you,” she said quietly.

In the dungeon of Akui’s lair, long sharp threads were tied to Cye’s wrists, ankles and even this throat.  He was in his normal, everyday clothes. The room was small and only a small candle was lit, but hardly provided any light. There were cobwebs and mold on the walls beside him and a cage looking door in front of him. His head felt heavy and his sides were aching. What happened? How did he end up in such a dreadful place? Then he remembered his battle with his friends. How negative energy coursed through his veins and how lies entered his mind causing him to betray the ones he loved. When he tried to break free he felt a sharp sting in this wrists, ankles and throat. He turned his head just enough to see blood dripping from where the threads were tied. “What are these things?” he thought to himself.

“Oh, you’re finally awake,” Shijisha said as she opened up the cell door. Cye turned his head and saw her standing before him. “Akui doesn’t plan on brainwashing you again, but being that you told your little friends where his lair is, I get to have some fun until they get here.” Cye didn’t say anything but glare at his enemy. “I see that you tried to break free.” She walked over and wiped some of his blood off of his wrist with her finger. She inserted it in her mouth and licked the blood off. “You taste good, for a Ronin.”

“What are these things that you tied me with?” Cye demanded.

“Those are Akui’s special needle threads. They are so sharp that they can cut through anything. It depends on how much pressure is put on them.” She placed one of her cold hands under Cye’s chin and stroked it. “I’m going to give Hana a little show before she disappears forever.”

“What?” Cye asked.

“Hana is weeping as we speak,” Shijisha grinned. “She’s blaming herself for all the misery you had to go through.”

“You lie!”

“I’m not lying.”

“What do you plan to do with me?”

“Like I said earlier. I’m here to enjoy myself until your pathetic friends show up.” She walked away from him and stopped until she was at the door. “Pain gives me pleasure.” She turned around and faced him, gripping a whip in her right hand. “Let’s see how she reacts when she sees you in agony.” She lashed the whip at Cye’s side, making his body jerk against the sharp threads. Cye screamed as each thread sank deeper into his skin. She then whipped him on the other side and at his front repeatedly.

“Stop!” Hana shouted. Tears were falling down her face as she watched Shijisha brutally beat Cye. She fell to her knees and cried. There was no way out. It was like she was in a void; a different dimension in her head. The space she was in was pitch black, but she could see the actions Shijisha took. Her heart felt like it was ripping apart as she watched Shijisha use her body to hurt the one she loved. She never felt so hopeless.

Shijisha stopped and glanced at Cye. Blood was trailing down his body and then landed on the floor in a puddle.  Cye could feel his whole body aching and stinging from the threads, not to mention the whip treatment he just got. His eyes flew open when he felt his pants and boxers being pulled down to his knees. He could feel Shijisha’s cold hands on his shaft as she rubbed him gently.

“What are you doing?” Cye demanded.

“The male has a very sensitive part of his body that if mistreated, it could hurt very badly. This will break that little tramp for sure. She’ll disappear and I won’t ever have to listen to her again,” Shijisha said slyly. She gave Cye one last glance than bit down hard on his member. Cye screamed as white pain shot through him. He moved his body rapidly, trying to escape from Shijisha’s hold on him. Blood squirted everywhere because of his harsh movements.

 Her teeth seeped into him, making blood drip to the floor. Cye’s hands turned into fists and tears rolled down his cheeks; his body started to shake uncontrollably.  Shijisha took him out of her mouth and spit pieces of flesh onto the floor. She looked at him with an evil smile on her face. Cye sobbed silently as the pain took over his body. Shijisha took him into her mouth but sucked on him slowly. Cye’s body jerked as he felt her mouth on him again. He couldn’t feel any pleasure at all. The only thing he could feel was the terrible pain building up at his base, wrists, ankles and his neck. Her nails dug into his thigh as she sucked even harder. Cye let out a moan, feeling blood trail down his leg. He felt his shaft tighten then screamed as he spilled his seed into her mouth. Shijisha licked her lips with blood dripping from the corners of her mouth. More blood gushed out of him, mixing with his recent orgasm. The pain was too much that Cye thought he was going to be sick right there and then.

“C-Cye…”

“H-Hana?” Cye moaned.

“I-I’m so sorry, Cye,” she said softly.

“It’s okay, Hana...”

“Sweet, useless words,” Shijisha smirked. “I hope you said your last goodbye before she went.”

“What?!”

“She’s gone, history, no longer here!”

Cye felt as if an arrow had just pierced his heart. Pain just kept building up inside of him to the point where he almost gagged.

“Well this is boring,” Shijisha said. “I might as well just kill you now and get it over with.”

Cye didn’t say anything and just hung there; slowly slipping into unconsciousness.

“Stop right there you evil bitch!” Kento yelled from a distance.

Shijisha turned around and saw the other Ronins running toward her; each with their armor on.

“About time you showed up,” she said. “I was just getting to know Cye a little bit better.”

Ryo stopped in his tracks when he saw Cye’s bloody body hanging from the wall.

“Cye!” Kento yelled and ran up to his friend. “What did you do to him?!”

Shijisha didn’t say anything but laugh.

“Answer me!” Kento got up and took Shijisha by the throat. “You picked the wrong person to mess with.” He squeezed his hand harder, making her choke.

“K-Kento stop...” Cye said weakly.

“What?! Stop?! WHY?!”

“H-Hana... she’s still in there.”

“I told you, she’s gone for good,” Shijisha choked.

“I won’t... believe that.”

Sage got the last of the threads off him and sat him down on the floor gently. Sage winced when he saw the deep bit marks on Cye’s penis.

“Hold still, Cye,” he said and placed his hands over Cye’s wounded member. Green aurora surrounded Sage’s hands and Cye’s penis as the healing process began.

“Get off of me,” Shijisha growled as light surrounded her hand, forming a medium sized ball of energy. She thrust the ball of energy at Kento’s armored chest, sending him flying through the stone wall behind him.

“Kento!” Rowen yelled and ran to his friend’s aid.

“He wasn’t so strong after all,” she said. She looked at Sage, who was still healing Cye. “So, you have healing powers. That could come in handy for us after we get your armor.”

“Back off, witch!” Sage snapped.

“What did you just call me?!” she demanded, raising her hand.  Aurora surrounded Sage’s body, lifting him off the floor. “Nobody calls me a witch and gets away with it!” She flung her hand to the side, sending Sage out of the cell and into a wall. She walked slowly out of the cell and headed toward the rubble.

“I can’t just sit here and watch everyone get hurt,” Cye said and got to his feet.

`“Cye?” Ryo asked, stopping in his tracks.

“Armor of Torrent, Dao Shin!” The scrolls of cloth appeared then turned into cherry blossoms, creating Cye’s light blue armor. Cye ran to where Sage had landed and saw Shijisha punching and kicking his body. “Stop it, Hana!” Cye shouted. “Don't do this!”

Shijisha stopped what she was doing and turned to Cye who was standing in front of her. “I already told you, she’s history,” she said.

“I won’t believe it.”

“Well believe it.” She created a ball of energy in her hand and threw it at Torrent and Wildfire. Both of them jumped out of the way of the blast. Ryo landed on his knees, groaning silently.

“Ryo!” Cye shouted but fell to his knees as well.
 
“Looks like you’re in no shape to fight back,” Shijisha grinned.

“Hold your tongue!” Cye snapped back.

“No one talks to me that way!” She formed an arrow like figure out of her energy and pointed it at Cye. “Screeching Bird Strike!” The released arrow formed into a giant glowing bird.

“Cye, look out!” Ryo yelled and pushed Cye out of the way; making the attack hit him instead.

“Ryo!” Cye cried.

Ryo fell to the ground hard then laid there motionless. “Ryo!” Rowen yelled, running up to the body. “Come on buddy, don't give up. We need you.”

“R-Rowen... I'm sorry,” Ryo said softly and then closed his eyes.

“Ryo? Don't do this, Ryo!”

“Well, that was unexpected,” Shijisha laughed.

“Lady, you did something that will cost you your life!” Kento cried and charged toward her.

“Won't you ever learn,” She said and sent an energy ball at Kento. The ball of energy crashed into Kento, making him fall to the ground.

“Kento!” Sage yelled, emerging from the rubble around him.

“Oh, you’re still alive?”

“It’ll take more than just a few cheap attacks to get rid of me.”

“Cye? You okay?” Rowen asked, looking at his friend with concern.

Cye didn't say anything but attacked Shijisha who dodged out of the way. “You have to be quicker than that Cye,” she said.

“I don't have time for your games,” Cye sneered. He could feel his legs beneath him start to shake.

“Oh? So sad.” She charged at Cye and kicked him in the stomach. “Don't mess with me.”

Cye fell to his knees, holding his stomach. He placed one hand on the floor and coughed up blood.

“Come on. I want to play some more.” Shijisha went toward him and started kicking and punching him.

“He's getting butchered,” Kento said weakly.

“Cye, hang in there,” Sage said and ran toward Shijisha. "Thunder Cut!" Lighting appeared and struck Sage from where he was standing. Lighting surrounded Sage’s sword, creating a wave of energy. He aimed the lighting energy at Shijisha—which hit her hard in the chest— making her fall to the floor. “Cye, are you okay?”

Cye slowly lifted his head and smiled. “Of course I am. She didn't hurt me that bad.” Sage laughed and helped Cye up.

“I'm getting sick of this,” Shijisha said and drew two energy balls in each hand. She then threw the energy balls at Cye and Sage. The balls made contact with their targets and exploded. Cye and Sage fell to the ground, their bodies smoking.

“That's it. Enough is enough,” Rowen said in a low voice. He took an arrow and aimed it at Shijisha. “Arrow Shock Wave!” Yellow energy surrounded the arrow head and then the entire arrow after it was released. A streak of yellow light soared through the air and struck Shijisha in the arm.

“Good shot, Rowen,” Kento said, slowly getting to his feet.

“Pathetic,” Shijisha said as she removed the arrow from her arm. “That was nothing.”

“Okay, you are really getting on my nerves,” Kento said and walked up to her.

“Not my problem.”

“Why don’t you take a nap for a bit?” Kento smacked her in the back of the neck, making her fall to the ground. “That should leave her out for a bit.”

“Why didn’t we think of that in the beginning?” Cye asked from the floor.

Kento shrugged and helped Cye to his feet. “We did come here without a solid plan. Besides, it’s a wonder why she didn’t dodge the attack.”

“Guys, I have a plan on how to get Hana back,” Ryo said as he sat on the ground.

“What is it?” Kento asked as he walked toward them.

“Are you okay?” Rowen asked.

“Yeah. I kind of blacked out.”

“Kind of? You were out for most of the battle,” Sage said as he got to his feet.

“Now’s not the time to be talking about that,” Cye said weakly. “What’s the plan, Ryo?”

“You remember how I used my virtue to bring out yours?” Ryo asked.

“Yes,” Cye said.

“That brought you back to normal.”

“What are you saying?” Kento asked.

“That we use our virtues to drive the evil spirit out of Hana,” Ryo answered.

“It might work,” Sage said.

“Then let’s give it a try before she wakes up,” Rowen said.

The Ronins closed their eyes and focused on their virtues. Pretty soon the virtues of Benevolence, Trust, Wisdom, Justice, and Courtesy appeared in energy balls. All five balls moved over Shijisha’s body then entered it.

Hana woke up to a blinding light that was shining above her. The light felt warm against her body. She got up and reached toward the light; yearning to get out of the darkness. Shijisha awoke with a scream of pain as the virtues purified the evil soul. She screamed and held her head then collapsed to the ground. A dark figure exited from the fallen body, screaming one last time then dissolved into the air. Cye ran to Hana’s body and held her in his arms.  

“Did we save her?” Kento asked.

“Don’t know,” Ryo said.

Cye held her tightly against his armored body, tears falling down his dirty cheeks.


“C-Cye?” Hana asked softly, opening her eyes.

“H-Hana?” Cye asked, looking down.

“I-I’m sorry... for all the pain… I have caused you.”

“It wasn’t you who did the damage. Shijisha took over your body and did this to me, not you.”

“I wasn’t strong enough though.”

“You are strong, you just don’t realize it.”

Hana smiled softly and kissed Cye gently on the lips.

“Aw, that’s so sweet,” Kento said, walking forward.

“You know, I kind of liked it when you were on the ground,” Cye said, looking at Hardrock.

“Very funny,” Kento smiled.

Cye looked back down at Hana when he felt her body suddenly tense up. Her eyes were shut tightly and her teeth were clenched together.

“Hana? What’s wrong?” Cye asked.

“Her body took a lot of blows,” Rowen said.

“Shijisha could withstand the pain, but I don’t think Hana can,” Ryo explained.

“I’m okay...” Hana said in a weak voice.

“You’re not okay,” Cye said firmly.

“What should we do?” Kento asked.

“Take her back to Mia’s,” Cye said at once.

“What?”

“It’s not too far from here and with your armor, your speed increases.”

“Yeah, you go and come right back. Until then, we’ll handle Akui,” Rowen said.

“Are you sure?” Kento asked.

“Positive, now hurry,” Sage said urgently.

Kento nodded and took Hana from Cye. “I’ll be back, just don’t die on me okay?”

“You got it,” Cye said.

Kento smiled and dashed out with Hana in his arms.

“Akui’s probably waiting for us,” Ryo said, getting up.

“Then let’s do it,” Sage said.

“Are you sure you are okay to fight, Cye?” Rowen asked with concern. “You did take some mean blows yourself.”

Cye took a deep breath and looked at his comrades. “I think I can manage. I still feel pain, but it’s not as serious as you think.”

Rowen looked at Cye for a moment and then smiled. “I guess I can’t argue with you. Just don’t push yourself.”

Cye nodded and the four of them headed up the stone steps to where Akui was waiting.





A/N: Okay, a few things to discuss. Some of the attacks I wanted to stick with the original Japanese. Ryo’s virtue is benevolence and I did look it up; Jin means benevolence. So I used that instead of Virtue or Righteousness. Another thing, I just came up with the torture scene so that’s why there isn’t a torture thing under my story’s summary. That’s about it really. I did take some things out and added some things to the chapter. Please review. I would like to hear what everyone’s thoughts are on this story. I will be revising the last two chapters soon.