Chapt.21. Love Revealed.

Ryo glanced over toward Cye, and his temper began to flare higher. He could see that Cye was injured and outcold. He would have to get him out of here as soon as possible.

Talpa wasn't about to let that happen. He pointed toward Ryo. "Attack him!"

At least a hundred soldiers went after Wildfire, and he quickly cut them down with his blades. An arrow flew through the air and struck through the chest of one soldier. The soldier dropped lifelessly to the floor.

"Hey, Rowen, glad you could make it," Ryo said with a grin.

"Did you miss us?"

"You bet!"

"Time to rock and roll!" Kento shouted. "Iron Rock Crusher!"

The whole throne room began to shake, and Talpa began cursing loudly. He rose to his feet and pointed at

Kania. "Attack them now! DELIA! SEKHMET! DIAS! CALE!"

"Oh, sorry, Talpa. They're all tied up right now," Ryo said with a sneer.

WHAT?!"

Kania transformed and attacked Sage who was just about to free Cye from the silver bindings. Or at least it looked like it. She actually knocked him away, and ripped the silver bindings from Cye.

Sage turned around and stared in surprise as she gently lowered Cye to the floor. He saw her kanji light up brilliantly. Love.

Kento saw this Dynasty babe just a little too close to his friend. "Oh, no you don't, witch!"

Sage looked up in horror and leapt to his feet to stop the big Chinese guy. "No, Kento! Don't! She won't hurt him!"

Kento ran into Sage's and tried to get past, but the tall warrior wasn't letting him go anywhere. Around them the battle raged on. Ryo was fighting against Talpa while Rowen was fighting with the soldiers. White Blaze came suddenly and began to help, ripping the soldiers apart with his claws and teeth.

Their surekills sliced through the air.

Sage was reasoning with Kento as he closely watched the Warlady.

Kania stared lovingly at Torrent, her heart aching for him. Sage tuned into his second sight to get a better feel of this girl, and gasped. She really does love him.

Kania lifted Cye into her arms, and gently placed him in Sage's arms. "Take care of him, Halo," she said firmly. "Or I will personally come after you. Got it?"

That was the first time Kania had ever threaten like that. Sage stared deep into her eyes and nodded. And Kania teleported out of the room.

Ryo was having the time of his life. Never before had this been so easy. Talpa was really losing his touch. He could hardly stay focused! What luck!

"What's the matter, Talpa?" Forget how to fight?" Ryo sneered.

"I will kill you, Wildfire!" Talpa threatened.

"Blah, blah, blah!" Ryo retorted. "Promises promises! Flare Up Now!"

Talpa was hit away by the blast of Ryo's surekill and so were thirty soldiers. Rowen and White Blaze weren't faring that well with the remaining soldiers. Time for good old fashioned cheat way. "Arrow Shock Wave!"

The blast hit the soldiers, destroying them in a single blow. Ryo managed to get Cye's armor orb from Talpa without the Dynasty Master realizing it. And before Talpa could climb to his feet, all five Ronins and their cat vanished.

"NOOOOOOOO!" Talpa screamed angrily.

Chapt.22. Home At Last.

Cye was slowly coming to. He could hear faint voices softly calling his name, and he struggled to open his eyes. When he did he found several people looking down at him with smiling faces.

"Hey, Cye. How ya feeling?" one of them asked.

"You OK, buddy?"

"Can we get you anything?"

"Oh, goody," Cye slurred as his eyes started to close. "I'm surrounded by girls and a marshmellow man." He drifted back into unconsciousness.

Everyone looked at each other.

"What?" Ryo began.

"Girls?" Sage said with one brow raised.

Mia was laughing. "He called you guys girls!" Hahaha!"

"Yeah, and he called Kento a marshmellow man!"

"Shut up, Rowen, before I feed you a knuckle sandwich!"

"Oooh. Ouch!"

"You guys!"

The boys backed off as Anubis stared closely at Cye. "Whatever Talpa did to him affected his brain. Much like the way sweets do to Rowen."

"You mean he's delirious?" Ryo asked.

"Yes, but it should wear off, and he won't remember much of it. I'm going to place the Staff over him to heal him of all that Talpa has done to him. If I know Talpa he will use Cye's torture against him and you four."

They stood still, watching as the glowing Staff was placed over Cye. His kanji flared to life, and his body began to relax. When the Staff stopped glowing, Cye opened his eyes.

"Did anyone feed my fish?"

And everyone began to either smile or laugh, and all four Ronins climbed onto his bed, including a big white tiger. It looked like Cye was going to be OK. He was home and that was all that mattered to him, and Cye finally realized that he was loved.