Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Evil Torrent ❯ The Defeat ( Chapter 8 )

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Chapter Eight
The Defeat



The Ronins made their way out of the dungeon area and walked down a small hallway. There were torches on the walls on each side of them. They could see some old paintings in the dim light as they walked on.

“This place gives me the creeps,” Ryo said as he walked down the corridor.

“I know what you mean,” Rowen said. “Not exactly a friendly place to hang out in.”

Ryo chuckled silently then stopped in his tracks. “Guys, hold up.”

“What is it Ryo?” Sage asked.

“I see something up a head,” he said.

“I see it too,” Rowen said.

Cye squint his eyes hard, trying to figure out what was in front of them in the distance. His eyes widened as not only one, but ten glowing light blue balls floated toward them. “Spirits,” Cye said silently.

“What? Sage asked.

“Those are the spirits that brainwashed me,” Cye replied. “Be careful you guys. They may seem like nothing, but they can easily get into your mind.”

Moaning could be heard as the spirits got closer and closer. They looked like they were nothing but skin and bones. Their cheeks looked like they had been sucked from within, making their cheekbones visible. Their eyes were slanted and you could barely see their black eyes. The moaning came from their skinny, long mouths. Long boney fingers waved through the air as they glided along.

“Here they come!” Sage announced.

The spirits floated above the Ronins as they moaned louder. Sound waves appeared around them, getting smaller and smaller. Sage covered his ears and winced as the waves got closer.

“What’s up with the noise?!” he shouted.

Rowen fell to his knees; his hands over his ears and his eyes shut tightly.

“They are weakening us with their sound waves!” Ryo shouted.

“She looks terrible,” Mia said, noticing the bruises and cuts on Hana’s body.

Kento laid Hana down on one of the beds and looked at the unconscious woman. “She just needs some sleep. I’m sure once we get back, Sage will heal her up.”

Mia nodded slowly and covered Hana with a blanket. “You need to get back to the others, Kento. I’ll stay here with Hana.”

“Thank you, Mia.” Kento looked at Hana once more. “I’m sorry for doubting you.” He departed the room and headed out of the house.

While everyone was shouting at each other, Cye just stood where he was. With his eyes closed and his mind blocking the sound waves, his kanji appeared on the foreheads of each spirit. The spirits moaned in agony, making the sound waves disappear.

“Good thinking Cye,” Rowen said.

“You guys can take care of the rest,” Cye said. “I’m going ahead and meet Akui by myself.”

“What?!” Ryo exclaimed.

“Look, he's the one who made Hana evil, not to mention me. I want to teach him a lesson.”

Ryo looked at Cye and then nodded. “I guess I can’t argue with you. Just be careful. We'll meet you there as soon as we're done here.”
 
“Right,” Cye said and was off; knocking down spirits in his way.

His steps echoed as he walked down the rest of the hallway. “Where is it?” Cye thought as he kept on walking. The hallway got darker and darker as he walked down the long passageway. He stopped when he saw a tall iron door. “Bingo.” He walked up to the door and took a deep breath. His armored hand gripped the door’s handle and opened it. Mist was all over the room, along with more dim lit candles. Cye took one step into the room when the door shut behind him.

“Welcome, Cye of Torrent,” came a voice. Cye walked forward through the mist until he saw a tall black chair with a figure in it. “Don't be afraid. You know me well enough.”

“You're Akui,” Cye said in venom in his voice.

“Very good. Now that we all know each other, we'll get started.” Akui got up from his chair and walked to Cye with a grin on his face. “I see that you freed your girlfriend from my servant’s spirit.” Cye didn’t say anything but continued to stare at Akui as he walked around him. “Okay, here's what we are going to do. You have two choices you can choose from. One, you can take my side. Or two, you die a painful death. It's your choice.”

“I'd rather die than join up with you,” Cye sneered.

“No need for an attitude. All you had to say was no,” Akui grinned. “This armor that you have on will not do. It doesn’t suit you.” He snapped his fingers once and a spirit floated down into the room. “Take this annoying suite of armor off.” The spirit only moaned and started chanting quietly. Purple aurora surrounded Cye’s body and with a big flash, his armor was gone. Only his sub-armor remained on him. Akui grabbed Cye's arms tightly, making him wince and pinned him to the wall. He chained Cye’s wrists and ankles to the wall. He gave the spirit a long whip that was hanging from the wall. The spirit took the whip and wrapped it around Cye's throat. “Now, I know your little friends are on their way to help you, but when they do, the fun begins.” Cye glared at Akui as he walked back to his chair.

“Hey, guys!” Kento called out, running to the other Ronins.

“I guess your armor guided you here,” Ryo said.

“Yeah. It’s much easier than trying to find you guys in this maze.”

The group continued to walk down the hallway.

“I see a door,” Sage said.

“Good,” said Ryo. He opened the iron door and all of them walked into the misty room.

“What kind of a place is this?” Kento asked.

“Not the kind you see every day,” Sage responded.

“Welcome Ronins. I've been expecting you,” Akui said, his voice calm and mellow.

“Who are you? Show yourself!” Ryo demanded.

“Gladly.” Akui got up from his chair and slowly walked to them.

“You must be Akui,” Rowen said.

“So you've heard of me. That's good, because I know all of you.”

“Where's Cye?” Kento asked.

“Glad you asked. Follow me.” The Ronins looked at each other and followed Akui to a wall.

“Cye!” Ryo yelled as he saw his friend chained up against the wall with a whip around his neck.

“No one touches him! Now, I know you want a battle with me. But, there are some rules. Simple rules really; rules that Cye agreed to.” Akui walked up to Cye and the spirit then faced Ryo and the others. “See this whip that's around Cye's throat? Every hit you make to me will make this whip go tighter around his neck.” Ryo's eyes widened as he heard this. “So, let's battle.” Akui leaped into the air, doing a flip in the process then landed on the other side of the room. “I'm ready.”

“What are we going to do?” Kento asked.

“Not sure. If we hit him, Cye gets hurt,” Sage said, his face hard.

“Come on. More fighting, less chit chatting!” Akui yelled.

“Well, Ryo?” Rowen asked.

“Uh...” Ryo looked back at Cye then at the others.

“This is boring. Guess I'll spice it up.” Akui charged at the Ronins and took out a long whip that hung from his side.

“Look out!”  Kento yelled, getting out of the way.

Rowen, Kento, and Sage got out of Akui’s way, but Ryo was too late. The whip wrapped around Ryo's wrist, stopping him. “Oh look, I got a bite,” Akui smiled. Ryo started to struggle; trying to break free. “Oh, and it's a feisty one too. Well, I can't have that.” Akui pulled the whip back, sending Ryo into a wall. Ryo tried to get up, but to no avail. “Still not dead? Okay.” Akui threw the whip up into the air, causing Ryo to go up with it. Akui then jumped and kicked Ryo on his right side.

“Ryo!” Cye cried as he watched his friend fall to the ground.

“Having fun yet?” Akui asked. He looked at Cye with an amused expression on his face.

“No!” Cye snapped.

“Too bad, cause I am.” Akui smiled down at the injured Wildfire then picked him up. “You know, seeing a person in pain usually fills my heart up. But for some reason, I'm just not feeling it.” Akui formed an energy ball in his right hand. He brought the ball up to Ryo’s face as Kento charged toward him.

“No Kento!” Sage yelled, grabbing Kento's shoulder. “Remember, if we hit Akui, Cye will be closer to death.”

“I know, but Ryo is going to get killed!” Kento groaned.

No one said anything, just stood there and watched as their friend helplessly.

“I can’t just stand here!” Kento yelled and raced toward Ryo and Akui.

“Kento!” Rowen shouted.

Akui pulled back his hand and was about to thrust it at Ryo.  Kento charged and knocked him out of Akui’s grasp. “How dare you!” Akui yelled.

“Shove it!” Kento snapped.

“I won’t tolerate rudeness!” He created two energy balls and threw them at Kento and Ryo.  Kento lifted Ryo up and leaped out of the way. The two balls clashed together, creating a huge explosion. Kento and Ryo crashed to the ground to avoid the blast.

“Are you two all right?” Sage asked as he ran up to his fallen comrades.

“Yeah,” Kento said. “Ryo? Ryo, wake up!” He shook Ryo’s body as Sage and Rowen watched with concern on their faces. “Come on, Ryo!”

“Ugh… wha?” Ryo asked weakly.

“Good. Can you stand?” Kento asked.

“Not sure.”

“Kento, he's too weak,” Sage explained, kneeling down next to Ryo.

“I'll be fine,” Ryo said.

“I know that,” Sage said with a smile.

“You guys are really starting to piss me off!” Akui yelled with fire in his eyes. He started glowing and then held two swords in each hand.

“What is he doing and where did he get those things?” Kento asked.

“Not sure,” Rowen said. “But it’s no surprise that he can form weapons out of thin air.”

“I’m not waiting any longer! Tighten the whip!”

The spirit pulled on the whip, making the whip tighter on Cye's throat. Cye choked and closed his eyes tightly.

“Cye!” Kento yelled.

“Say goodbye to your little aqua friend,” Akui laughed.

“That's it! I’ve had it!”  Kento charged toward Akui and got ready to attack. Akui took his swords and aimed them at Kento. The swords hit Kento, sending him to the ground.

“Kento!” Sage yelled.

“Ah... damn,” Kento said, trying to get up. “Those things pack a punch.”

“Anyone else want a taste?” Akui asked with the swords flying back to him.

“Sure. We'll do arrow with sword,” Rowen said, standing up with his bow in his hand.

“Whatever you say.”

Rowen drew an arrow from his quiver and got set. Little bits of life energy started to form at the tip of the arrow. “Arrow Shock Wave!” He launched the arrow directly at Akui who threw his two swords at Rowen. He formed a shield as the arrow drew closer to him. The swords headed straight for Strata bearer. One made contact with his arm and the other missed him by a hair.

“Rowen, are you okay?” Sage asked.

“Y-yeah... just got my arm,” Rowen winced, holding his arm. He looked at the damage; the sword had cut right through the armor. “What kind of swords does this guy have?”

“Halo, you're next,” Akui smiled.

Sage glared at Akui, who was still smiling. “Fine.” Sage slowly got up and held his sword in place. The two swords went back to Akui, who got set up for a next attack. “Thunder Cut!” Sage aimed his attack while Akui threw his swords. Sage’s attack hit Akui’s shield while the two swords hit Sage in the shoulders.  Cye struggled to open his eyes when Sage cried out in pain. The whip got even tighter, making it hard for him to breath. Cye opened one eye and saw all his friends injured on the ground.

“And now for you,” Akui said as he turned to Cye. “It was easy beating your pathetic friends. Now it's your turn and after that, I'll get Hana back.” Akui started laughing as Cye's rage started to build. Cye strained against the chains, not thinking about the whip around his neck.

“N-not so fast, Akui,” Sage said, struggling to get to feet. “I have one more thing to do before I go down.”

“Oh? And what is that?” Akui asked, turning to Sage.

“This.” Sage charged in the direction that Cye was being held captive; his sword in his hand at the ready.

“What are you doing?” Akui asked dumfounded.

“I’m sorry, Cye, but it’s the only way to free you from the suffering,” Sage said with tears brimming at his eyes.

“You are going to kill your friend?”

Sage didn’t answer the question and closed his eyes. “Please forgive me, Cye.”

“Sage, what are you-” Cye choked.

Sage raised this sword and in one fluid strike, cut the whip in half. The pressure released around Cye’s neck; allowing him to breathe and swallow again. Sage fell to the ground unconscious; blood was seeping out of his armor and onto the floor.

Light blue energy surrounded Cye’s body, making the chains crumble to the ground. He took the remains of the whip off of him and destroyed the spirit with his kanji just like last time. He looked at his fallen friend; tears falling down his face.

“Armor of Torrent, Dao Shin!” Cye stood in his armor and faced Akui; his eyes full of venom. He took his yari in his hand and aimed it at Akui. “Super Wave Smash!” A beam shot out from the yari and at his enemy. Akui shot his energy beam at Cye’s attack. The two attacks collided with one another; a burst of light filled the room.

“Give up! You can't win!” Akui yelled, making his attack stronger.

Cye looked to his side and saw his friends lying there— hurt because of him— but still remained by his side. Images of Hana smiling at him, waiting for him to return, entered his mind. He couldn’t give up just yet. His friends and Hana were counting on him to finish the battle once and for all. He pushed his energy into the yari, making it stronger. He winced as he felt some of his wounds start to reopen. He couldn’t keep this up much longer.

“You look like you are in pain, Torrent,” Akui smirked. “I can see that the previous battle is taking a toll on you.”

“I am not giving up,” Cye growled through clenched teeth.

Akui laughed and increased his blast. Cye stepped backwards, trying not to fall. His legs started to tremble involuntarily as he struggled to keep up his attack. “I’m going to fail if I don’t do something fast. Guys, please, I need your help.” Cye closed his eyes; light blue aura surrounded his body.

“What’s this?” Akui asked. He turned his head and saw that different colored aura surrounded the other Ronins.

The kanji of ‘Trust’ appeared on Cye’s forehead. The beam grew bigger and bigger until it over powered Akui’s beam.

“Are they giving him power?” Akui shouted as the beam collided into him; destroying his body once and for all.

“I will never give up,” Cye said, falling to his knees.  Blood started to drip onto the floor underneath him. “As long as I have my friends and my love by my side— I’ll never give up.” Cye looked at his friends one last time before collapsing to the ground.



A/N:  I added more stuff to the battle. I want to thank Secretcowz for helping me come up with Cye’s rescue plan. She was the one who suggested that one of the Ronins free Cye by pretending to attack him. I just hope I did enough of a good job. One more chapter that needs to be revised.