Ronin Warriors - Dark War Part 10: Vendetta

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The Dark War
By: Talpa
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Ronin Warriors - The Dark War

Part 10: Vendetta

By: Talpa

Emperor Draka sat in the massive throne room of his palace in the Nether World. The dim torches and casting ominous shadows over the room. From the giant entrance four of his finest Warlords entered the vaulted room. They approached Draka's throne and kneeled before him.

Hikaro, dressed in his black samurai armor, rose and asked "What is your command my lord?"

"You have failed me," replied Draka, "Why, when I sent my most capable forces to attack a mere fifteen human cities have we already been driven out of two. And our forces are being pushed back in the others as well?"

Nadago, a Warlord in green and black samurai armor, with his long bow and katana swung over his back, replied, "It seems that this world has very strong guardians."

"And what do you plan to do about it?"

Mayu, lifted her head, "I have studied their tactics, we appear to be out numbered every time. There are 12 of these mortals fighting against just one of our Warlords."

"And what of the attack on New York? Do you expect me to believe that there is any force out there that can defeat an armada of Nether Dragons?"

Gojin, a Warlord wearing blue and black samurai armor, stated, "Perhaps you should ask Yin Fang Sung about that."

Two Nether Dragons stepped into Draka's throne room. Their massive wings casting shadows which only added to the already ominous visage of the throne room.

"What is your excuse for failing me and were is Yin Fang Sung?" Draka bellowed.

One of the Dragons spoke, "Yin Fang Sung is dead."

"WHAT?!?"

"He was destroyed by a warrior with fantastic armor."

"This is beginning to annoy me. But I have found the source of our problems by studying your pathetic defeats."

Draka waved his hand. "Look." he said as an spectral image appeared. "These people seem to be based out of this house, you will go and destroy them....all of them." The image vanished. "Hear me, my plans cannot go forward if I am continuously met by this powerful resistance. This is a minor step toward my ultimate goal and these pitiful mortals are standing in my way. While you destroy them, I shall set up a base on the mortal world so that I can continue with my plans. Do not fail."

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The Ronins and former Warlords rested from their long and arduous battles against the forces of the Nether World.

"Now if everything will just stay calm, I can finally get some rest," Kento said.

"Even though we are tired, we must try to remain forever vigilant, the Nether World strikes without warning," Saber Strike responded.

"Ohh, man, you take all the fun out of it."

"Saber Strike is correct," Kayura added."

"Well, regardless, we have just been beaten down repeatedly we need to rest," said Ryo.

Outside a roaring noise could be head, followed by a a loud thud. The Ronins and former Warlords ran to see what was happening. Before them stood a massive Mecha Knight. "The Dark Inferno!" screamed Ryo. The Ronins quickly jumped back and took up their fighting stances, ready to call upon their mystic armor if necessary.

The Dark Inferno just stood their. Its chest opened as the pilots compartment was revealed. Inside was a mysterious man wearing the Inferno Armor. He jumped out and landed before the Ronins and Warlords. "I mean you no harm," he stated as he powered down the Inferno Armor.

The stranger stood there in blue sub armor. He had blackish hair a bit longer than Ryo's. He looked as if he was a great warrior, but was confused, as if he was out of time and place.

"Who are you?" Ryo asked harshly as he stepped forward.

"I'm not sure."

"What do you mean your not sure?"

"The last thing I remember was being in the Inferno Armor, and being inside that thing," he said pointing to the Dark Inferno. "I landed somewhere called New York, two of Talpa's Warlords tried to recruit me but I turned them down. Then the city came under siege by Dragons and I had to fight them off."

Major Wolfe interjected, "You may have stopped the Dragons, but the city is leveled. Do you realize how many millions of innocents lost their lives?"

"Wolfe, the Dynasty doesn't kill mortals it imprisons them, so Talpa and those other Demons can feed off their suffering," Sage rebutted.

"Your wrong, the rescue teams have been pulling hundreds of thousands of bodies from the rubble. I doubt anyone had capture in mind."

"Draka doesn't want them captured?"

"You said it yourself, we aren't fighting the Dynasty."

Sage stepped back in horror, "Then Draka is much different from Talpa, he has no concern about the inhabitants of this world one way or another."

The mysterious man in the sub armor interjected, "Yin Fang Sung's last attack seemed to be solely bent on the extermination of the city and its inhabitants."

"Well if Draka doesn't want this world as a power source what does he want it for?" Sai questioned.

The monk that was the sole survivor of Draka's assault on the Isle of mists walked towards them. "Draka thinks little of this world, it is merely a stepping stone for his plan. But the ancient texts are hard to translate, it will take more time before I can make any prediction of what his plans may be." Rowan replied, "Well keep working on it, we will need that info as soon as possible."

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Draka and his Warlords stood in the mortal world watching as Draka's dark powers created a fortress and base camp for him and his soldiers.

Draka turned to his Warlords, "Go, now is the time to strike, destroy my enemies."

The four warlords and the two Nether Dragons turned and began their quest to destroy the Ronins and Warlords.

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As the Ronins talked with the wearer of the Armor of Inferno the air grew chill and still. A ghostly apparition appeared before them.

Ryo turned and looked at the apparition. "Anubis!"

"Yes it is me, Ryo of Wildfire."

"What have you come here for?"

"Draka has sent his most powerful Warriors to strike against you. You must be prepared for they will arrive shortly."

"Can't you help us? No Ryo, my time to help you grows shorter by the day. Soon we shall not be able to meet like this."

"Like what?"

The apparition of Anubis choosing not to answer faded away, back to the spirit world.

"Well, you heard him, the fight is coming our way," Rowan said. "Ronin Warriors TO ARMS!!"

"ARMOR OF WILDFIRE!"

"ARMOR OF STRATA!"

"ARMOR OF HALO!"

"ARMOR OF HARD ROCK!"

"ARMOR OF TORRENT!"

"ARMOR OF CORRUPTION!"

"ARMOR OF ILLUSION!"

"ARMOR OF VENOM!"

"ARMOR OF CRUELTY!"

"ARMOR OF INFERNO!"

"DOW CHI!"

As the Ronins, former warlords, and the new wearer of the Inferno Armor called upon their mystical armor, Major Wolfe suited up in his body armor and readied his weapons. Saber Strike who always wore his armor looked on and watched hoping that these warriors would be enough to stand against Draka's forces.

The wearer of the Inferno Armor quickly jumped inside his Exo Armor and activated it.

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On the Isle of mists Talpa's new palace stood. Inside Hawthorn and Kinjiro stood before their lord.

"I have lost the Dark Inferno, my most powerful weapon ever created. It was the one thing that I believed could have had any chance of destroying Draka."

"It appears that the armor's innate goodness resists any corruption," Kinjiro explained.

"Now things are beginning to go even worse for me, Draka has commenced his assault on this world."

"And what is wrong with that? HAHA." questioned Hawthorn.

"Draka does not leave survivors. Without mortals I cannot feast on their negative emotions and suffering. Thus I will grow weak."

"Can't we just crush Draka? HAHAHA."

"You do not fathom how powerful Draka is. And now he even sets up a fortress in this world."

"So what does he want here?" asked Kinjiro.

Talpa leaned forward, "That is just the problem, I don't know. This world is small and insignificant to a being like him. He most certainly is not here for conquest alone."

Talpa leaned back, "But I have a plan. Kinjiro do you have the nine gems that I instructed you to find?"

"Yes my lord." Kinjiro, took the nine stones from a table and handed them to Talpa.

"With these I will not only be able to crush the Ronin Warriors but I will also be able to destroy my most hated enemy, Lord Draka."

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The Ronin and former Warlords took their positions and stood ready. Suddenly dark shadows fell over the area. They looked up to see two massive Nether Dragons circling the area.

On a hill overlooking them four of Draka's Warlords appeared. They jumped down and drew their weapons.

Mayu, drawing her sais, "You Ronins have been a thorn in Draka's side for too long, now we will remove you."

"Not today!" Kayura yelled.

The two groups of warriors ran to face each other in combat. The Dark Inferno activated its booster rockets and flew up to engage the two nether Dragons.

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Mayu leaped at Dais, her sais drawn. "Today you will die."

"I don't think so," said Dais stepping aside dodging Mayu's attack.

Mayu ducked down and swept Dais as he tried to back hand her. As Dais fell, Mayu sprang up and kicked him, sending him flying back.

Kayura jumped into the battle. "QUAKE WITH FEAR!" she yelled as the weighted end of her kursari gama plunged into the ground. Many chains shot forth from the ground, which began to ensnare Mayu.

"Is this the best you can do?" Mayu questioned sarcastically as she called upon her powers. "SPECTRAL ENERGY WAVE!" A massive shock wave of energy shot forth from Mayu blasting the ensnaring chains into nothingness. "Oh, please, can't you be a bit more entertaining than this, I'm not even breaking a sweat."

"ARROW SHOCK WAVE!" Rowan yelled as he sent forth a massive energy arrow. Mayu turned and spread her arms out like a V. A shield of energy formed around her as Rowan's attack impacted it. Rowan gasped in fright as his attack was dissipated by Mayu's shield.

"Honestly you are all beginning to bore me." Mayu stated as the jumped towards Rowan. She spun in mid air landing a massive kick to Rowan's head. He flew back and hit the ground.

Kayura and Dais leaped at Mayu. He ducked under them and then stood up slamming one of her sais into each of their backs. Kayura and Dais fell to the ground in pain. "Come on, you are suppose to be the mighty protectors of this realm. I'm surprised you are some of the most pitiful fighters I have ever seen." she laughed as the injured warriors tried to get up.

"Well its painfully obvious I won't get even the slightest bit of satisfaction from wasting my efforts fighting you. Oh well." Mayu turned and drew her sais. "SPECTRAL ENERGY DRAIN!" Energy surged from Mayu and began to cover the three warriors. They could feel their powers waning. Soon they collapsed on the ground.

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Gojin brought his twin katanas down on Kento knocking him to the ground. Sai slammed his trident into Gogin's back and closed the outer blades around him. Gojin threw his arms outward breaking the hold on him.

"You think you know power?" Gojin questioned.

Saber Strike jumped back, "WINGED ANGLE OF DEATH!" he screamed as his swords of light shot forth a massive energy vortex at Gojin. Gojin was knocked down but quickly recovered.

"Feel the fury of my twin demon swords." he stated calmly but angrily.

He charged Saber Strike. He brought one of his katanas down on Saber Strike's shoulder and stabbed his other katana into Saber Strike's chest. Lord Saber Strike was able to block the blow to his chest but not the one to his shoulder. He cringed in pain. Saber Strike leapt back.

Gojin stood, ready for the next attack.

"IRON ROCK CRUSHER!" Kento yelled. The ground ripped apart under Gojin sending him flying up and then crashing down again. Kento laughed, "Now that's power."

Gojin got up. "Fool, imprisoned in these swords are two demons of incredible power. They do my bidding. And I have decided that it is time to show you weaklings that power."

Gojin jumped back so that all three of his opponents would be in position.

"TWIN DEMONS DESTROY!" he screamed as his katanas shot forth a massive blast of black energy at the Warriors of Light. The Ronins tried to brace themselves for the attack but it was pointless. They fell to the ground, their armor smoldering from the force of the blast.

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The two Nether Dragons circled the Dark Inferno. Waiting for the time to strike.

The Dark Inferno let forth several blasts from its forearm cannons at the Dragons. Both the Dragons easily dodged.

The two Dragons split up in an attempt to out flank the Dark Inferno. One of the Dragons reared back and shot forth a massive cone of fire at the Dark Inferno. The other, formed a massive ball of energy around its claw which it fired at the Dark Inferno. The Dark Inferno dodged the energy ball but was hit by the fire and thrown back.

The Dark Inferno retaliated by sending out a massive volley of missiles from its shoulder missile compartments. The Nether Dragon held up its claws. Energy began to surge and crackle between them. All the incoming missiles were shorted out and prematurely detonated before they even hit the Dragon.

The other Dragon flew back, its powerful claws now surging with energy. It let off two massive energy beams at the Dark Inferno. The Dark inferno was hit in the back and thrown off guard. The Dark Inferno turned pulled the two massive pylons, which were positioned on its back, over its shoulders.

"RAGE OF THE DARK INFERNO!" he yelled as his Exo Armor sent two massive energy beams at one of the Dragons. While he was concentrating on this attack the other Dragon came in close and ripped its claw down the chest of the Dark Inferno.

Almost simultaneously the Dark Inferno and the Dragon that it had killed fell from the air. The now dead Dragon began to disintegrate. The Dark Inferno's chest opened and the pilot jumped out. He used the power of the Inferno Armor to create a force bubble to slow his decent. When he landed he looked at his damaged Exo Armor. "Begin repairs." He ordered as he drew his Soul Swords of Fervor.

The remaining Nether Dragon pulled back as the wearer of the Inferno Armor readied himself in a fighting stance. "RAGE OF INFERNO!" The Soul Swords of Fervor sent forth a massive stream of fire which impacted the Dragon. The Nether Dragon fell to the ground in agony.

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In the palace on the Isle of Mists, Talpa and his Warlords watched the ensuing battle.

"The Ronin Warriors and my former Warlords do not seem to be a match for Draka's forces. This could be an excellent opportunity for me. Kinjiro, Hawthorn, prepare the Mecha Knights.

"Yes my lord," they responded in unison. They then turned and exited the throne room.

Talpa sat back and laughed to himself, "Draka will be his own undoing. The Ronin's inability to fight him will be allow me the chance that I have wanted for so long. Draka will be destroyed and the Ronin Armors will be mine to command. One thing still worries me however, Draka's intentions for this world. I must find out what they are."

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Hikaro's hands crackled with energy as he threw Ryo back. Ryo leaped up and readied his Wildfire Swords. "FLARE UP NOW!" Ryo yelled as his swords sent fort a massive blast of energy at Hikaro. Hikaro jumped to the side and avoided the blasts. "Your quick and strong but not to bright, Ronin."

"DARK NETHER FLAME!" he exclaimed as a dark flame shot from his hand and impacted Ryo.

Major Wolfe took aim with his laser cannon and fired. Hikaro was thrown back by the force of the blast. "You dare attack me again, mortal." Hikaro jumped up and ran, full speed, towards Wolfe. Wolfe quickly shot off a grenade from the launcher mounted under his laser cannon. "Now who's not that bright?"

Sekhmet drew his Swords of Venom and slammed them into Hikaro as he fell back from the force of the grenade. Then Sekhmet strafed Hikaro's face with one of his swords letting the venom seep in. "It burns, doesn't it?" Hikaro grabbed Sekhmet and threw him into Major Wolfe.

"It might if I was a pathetic mortal like you."

Hikaro summoned his energy "SPHERE OF ANNIHILATION!" A sphere of energy shot forth from Hikaro and impacted the warriors, throwing them back. They tried to get up but were to weak, they fell to the ground unconscious.

"If you were any brighter you would have remembered that I have that attack," laughed Hikaro.

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Sage charged Nadago with his Datchi drawn. Nadago pulled the long bow from his back. "ARROW OF DARK FURY!" Sage jumped to the side and rolled out of the way as the shot flew by.

"We haven't even managed to hit this guy." Sage complained.

"Double team him?" Kale suggested.

"Sounds good to me."

Sage and Kale ran towards Nadago. Nadago jumped up and pulled the katana from its sheath on his back. He spun around in mid air and slammed the Katana down on Kale's back. Nadago then used Kale's back as a spring board, jumping off of it to position himself far behind Sage.

"ARROW OF DARK FURY!" Nadago yelled letting off a massive energy bolt from his long bow. As the energy shot towards Sage, Nadago jumped up and pulled the katana from his back.

Sage ducked and rolled out of the way of the energy blast only to see Nadago jumping down on him with his katana drawn.

"DARK BLADE CUT!" he yelled as his katana slammed with full fury into Sage.

He looked at the fallen bodies of Sage and Kale, "This was too easy, he thought. These warriors are slow and weak."

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Draka's four Warlords now turned their attention to the wearer of the Inferno Armor.

Mayu twirled her sais happily, "I'm going to enjoy cutting you down."

Explosions ripped the ground as energy blasts impacted it. Draka's Warlords looked up.

"What are those things?" Hikaro shouted.

Craven Hawthorn, in full armor, stepped into the battle field. "They are my master Talpa's Mecha Knights. HAHAHA! And they will be the end out you."

Nadago drew his long bow, "Oh, really. I don't think so."

"Take them!" Hawthorn commanded as ten of the Mecha Knights descended.

The Mecha Knights reached down and grabbed hold of the five fallen Ronin and four fallen Warlords.

The wearer of the Inferno Armor jumped back from the Mecha Knight that was assaulting him. "RAGE OF INFERNO!" he screamed as the blast from his Soul Swords tore through one of the Mecha Knights.

"You will not take me!"

"Suit yourself," replied Hawthorn.

"NOW DESTROY THEM! HAHA!" Hawthorn commanded the Mecha Knights, pointing at Draka's Warlords. The Mecha Knights opened fire with forearm cannons and fusion cannon pylons. Draka's Warlords jumped back to escape the onslaught.

The wearer of the Inferno Armor ran the gauntlet and grabbed Saber Strike and Major Wolfe. He shouted to his Exo Armor, "Are flight capabilities repaired?" "Affirmative."

He climbed inside the Dark Inferno. The Exo Armor staggered but was able to carry Wolfe and Saber Strike. He gave the command and the Dark Inferno lifted off and flew away. Hawthorn caught a glimpse of the escaping Dark Inferno. "You three Mecha Knights capture that. NOW! HAHAHA!" Obeying Hawthorn's command three of the Mecha Knights flew off in search of the Dark Inferno.

When the rain of fire had stopped Draka's Warlords had fled the scene. "HAHA! We got what we came for, lets return to the Isle of Mists. Hopefully those three Mecha Knights will track down the Dark Inferno."

Hawthorn and the Mecha Knights turned and headed home, satisfied with having captured the nine mystical armors for Talpa once more.

To be continued.....