Title: Destiny’s Wheel: Chapter 2: Paths Chosen. Pt. 1/?

Author: Deathangelgw

Disclaimer: Not mine no sue…yea

Warnings: Angst, dark, swearing…violence…uh…other than that, same ole same ole as in chapt one!

Pairings: seems like the boys are taking a fancy to Genaisa, ne? oi…lucky stiff…

Rating: R for violence and language.

Note: aaahhhhhhh….a new chapt! Such new stamping grounds!

Feedback: Yes please!

‘thoughts’

/telepathic speech/

The Samurai Troopers stared up in sorrow at the glowing column of light that would lead them to the castle of Arago. “I can’t believe Kaos is really dead,” Shu whispered softly, sadness in his voice.

“He sacrificed himself to get us there. We mustn’t let his sacrifice go to waste,” Ryo stated solemnly, receiving answering nods of agreement to this statement.

Touma looked over at the others and exclaimed, “So what are we waiting around here for?! Let’s go!”

But they all stopped as they heard soft weeping nearby.  Looking over, their hearts broke as they saw Genaisa crying softly, arms wrapped tightly around her waist as she rocked herself.  Byakuen growled sadly as he walked over to her and nudged her face gently.  She lifted her tearstained face and wrapped her arms around his neck, sobbing softly. “I’m all alone, Byakuen. I can’t do this alone…” she sobbed as he purred softly, licking her tears gently away.

Gently then, she felt a hand on her head, stroking her hair gently, soothingly.  She looked up and found herself gazing into Ryo’s sad tiger blue eyes. He smiled slightly at her then murmured softly, “Genaisa…you aren’t alone. We’re here with you.”  Her eyes filled again with more tears and she wrapped her arms around his waist, sobbing into his chest.  He smiled sadly as he wrapped his own arms around her and soothed her gently. “It’s ok, Genaisa.  We’re here,” he whispered softly and she sniffled, calming.

She leaned back and smiled slightly, then blinked as he gently wiped her face of tears.  Her eyes closed at the tender touch and she mumbled, “Arigato, Ryo.” She opened them again, determination in her violet eyes.

He nodded, and then got up, helping her to her feet.  She leaned against him for a minute, taking a deep breath, and then they both turned to the other Troopers, who were watching them both with sadness.  She smiled at them reassuringly, and then declared, “Arago’s going down now. Let’s do this.”

Relief and confidence flashed across their faces as they nodded in reply. Nasuti smiled as she replied, “You go on then. And take care of each other.  Don’t worry about us.”

Ryo smirked as he retorted, “Don’t worry. We’ll defeat Arago and get back the city and Jun’s mom and dad.”

Jun smiled happily as he agreed, “Hai. Genaisa, make sure they don’t mess up, k?”

She blinked, and then smiled as she looked slyly at her fellow Troopers. “Don’t worry, Jun. I don’t think I will have to do much,” she responded with a wink and a grin.

Touma smirked, as did the others as he cried, “Well, then let’s move it!”

“Right, Arago’s going down and we’re doing the taking!” Shu declared confidently.

Genaisa smiled slightly then became serious. “The Youjakai is not a playground. The dangers in there are tenfold what they were out here. Watch yourselves and believe in each other and your yoroi,” she instructed softly and they nodded.

Ryo stepped up and looked up at the bridge.  There was a sad light within his eyes as he gazed upon the sacrifice that had been made. ‘No more sacrifices,’ he thought to himself firmly, and then looked over at his friends and comrades. Smirking, he said, “Ladies first.”  Genaisa chuckled softly, and shook her head, but then crouched down and jumped, followed quickly by the others.  They floated a bit, and then slowly spiraled up into the bridge.

They soared along for a few minutes when all of a sudden, the bridge began to shudder.  Looking around in alarm, Seiji cried out, “What’s going on?!”

Changing swiftly in color, the bridge shuddered as they floated in the midst of it. “It’s Arago’s Ankoku Priests!” Ryo cried out as they were thrown around by the shockwaves as the spirits blasted the bridge.

“This is bad, right?! I mean…we’re sitting ducks!” Seiji shouted out over the roar of power.

“Float closer to me, now!” Genaisa called out commandingly.  They stared at her for a minute, and then complied, floating closer to her.  She brought her hands up and formed a triangle with them.  They watched as her hands glowed and a soft white bubble surrounded them.

“She created a shield around us!” Touma exclaimed in amazement as they looked at the shield.  But then they gasped as it shuddered a bit.

Ryo floated closer to Genaisa as she bit her lip, sweat and pain on her face. “Can’t…hold it….for…much….longer…” she panted out.  He tried to reach out to her, but was thrown about like the others by more shockwaves.

Suddenly, the color spectrum began to change, taking on the colors of their yorois as the bridge pulsed.  “What’s happening!?” Shu cried out as they watched in shock.

“The light spectrum is changing!” Shin called out, and then they all watched as bursts of light surrounded the bridge and destroyed the Ankoku Priests.

Genaisa panted softly as her arms dropped and she sagged.  Ryo quickly grabbed her and held her against him as he asked, “Daijoubouka?”  She nodded weakly and closed her eyes, unconsciously leaning closer to him.

Seiji smirked. “Well, now maybe we can enjoy the in flight movie,” he commented sarcastically.

Touma glared at him. “Hey wise up! Arago could have another trap waiting for us at anytime!” he retorted hotly and Seiji shrugged. 

Ryo glanced down in worry at Genaisa, but she just smiled weakly up at him and pulled away gently.  She nodded her thanks as they continued their journey up to Arago’s castle.  Ryo bit his lip as he watched her, realizing that he missed having her in his arms.

*~~**~~*

The Troopers stared up at the looming castle, somewhat daunted. “Man, this thing is huge,” Shu muttered softly.

“Keep alert. We don’t know when they’ll come out to greet us,” Ryo ordered sharply.  They nodded as they walked a bit forward.

Suddenly, Genaisa looked ahead sharply, and then jumped up out of the way as three spears shoved up from where she just had been.  She flipped and landed next to Touma. “Oh man that was close…” she muttered softly and Touma chuckled a bit.

“Heads up!” Shin shouted, and then Seiji cried out as he dodged a spear. Shu growled as he picked up a soldier that had popped up in front of him and threw it into a group of others.

Ryo fought another one, jumping up and slamming his foot into the helmeted head hard before taking down another one.  “Some red carpet these guys rolled out!” he called almost laughing.  He saw Touma and Genaisa fighting back to back, both doing flying kicks at a group of soldiers before landing and fighting some more.

“Hey guys, keep your eyes up! They’re trying to wear us down!” Shu said warningly as he knocked another couple of soldiers into a wall.

“At least we’re still alive! We’ve made it five minutes already and that’s pretty good!” Touma replied as he punched a couple of soldiers.

“We can’t keep this up for long though,” Seiji stated as he did a roundhouse kick to one soldier, decapitating it.

Shin smirked as he pushed a soldier away using the spear it held. “So what are we waiting for? Let’s get armed!” he suggested as he looked over at Ryo.

Ryo smirked and looked at Genaisa. They both nodded and Ryo commanded, “Right…time to really show them some armor.  Do it!”  They all cried out in agreement and jumped up.

“Busou…REKKA!”

“KORIN!”

“TENKU!”

 

“SUIKO!”

 

“KONGO!”

 

“Busou…REIKON!”

Genaisa smirked as they looked down at the waiting soldiers, almost glowing with their yoroi power.  She looked over at the other Troopers and stated, “Hmm…seeing you boys with your yoroi certainly makes a girl think a bit on what’s underneath that hard metal.” She winked at them and snickered as blushes crossed all of their faces.

Clearing his throat, then throwing a grin at her, Ryo replied, “Back at ya, babe. Now, let’s give these guys a taste of real armor!”

“Right!” all of the Troopers answered him as they jumped down to meet the enemy.  They fought hard, slashing and slamming their weapons into armored soldiers as they fought closer to the gateway. 

Genaisa looked up as a soldier was slashed from behind her.  She grinned as Shu winked at her. “Watch your back, Genaisa,” he commented with a grin. 

Suddenly, her sai whipped past him, impaling two whom had been sneaking up on him.  He paled a bit, and then looked at her. She winked and replied, “Watch your own back, Kongo.”  He smirked and saluted her, then looked over as Touma pulled back an arrow.

“Shin…Kuu….HA!” he cried out.

“Shinzui…Ya…BAKUHA!” Genaisa called at the same time. She had brought her sais up together, forming a bow as an energy arrow formed.  As Touma fired his arrow, hers joined with his, forming a blast that tore apart the area by them, destroying a mass of soldiers.

“Whoa! Talk about power!” Shu exclaimed as Genaisa and Touma grinned at each other. 

They looked up as Ryo jumped up, shouting, “Arago! We’re coming to get you! Sou…En…ZAN!”  With that, he slashed his attack at the castle.

“No, Ryo! Watch out!” Genaisa cried out as ran to him.  Ryo gasped in shock as the blast rebounded and came right at them.  Genaisa jumped in front of them and a bright light blinded them briefly.  When they could see again, they saw Genaisa with her arms crossed in front of her.  A brief shimmering glimmered before her before vanishing and she fell to her knees.

“Genaisa!” Ryo cried out as he ran to her and knelt down next to her. “Genaisa…what…” he asked as he looked at her.

She smiled slightly up at him, pain evident in her face as she whispered, “Ryo-san, remind me to never get you mad at me.” She panted a bit, and then looked up at the castle as Arago’s laughter floated down to them.

They all looked up as Arago’s face appeared before them at the top of the highest tower.  “Samurai Troopers. Did you really think that I would let you come so easily into my castle?” he asked laughingly. 

“Better give it up now, scumbag!” Shu shouted angrily as he stood near Touma and Seiji as Ryo got up with Genaisa’s arm around his shoulder.

Arago laughed again as three red flames appeared below him. “I do not think so, Samurai Troopers.  But I have prepared a reception for you,” Arago retorted smugly as he disappeared and the three remaining Mashos appeared.

“What?” Touma whispered in shock as they stared at the three flames.

Genaisa gasped softly and her eyes widened.  Ryo looked at her. “Genaisa…nani?”  But she never got a chance to answer as the Mashos attacked.

Rajura brought his hands before him and a blue web formed in his hands. “TOU CHI MOU!!” The ball exploded out, sending a tornado of blue kamas and fire blazing at the Troopers.  They screamed in pain as they were blasted and slashed.

Anubis brought his datchi up as he cried out, “ANKOKU CHO HIGIRI!!”  He slashed his datchi out and black lightening shot out, hitting the Troopers.  Screams of pain were ripped from their throats as they were attacked brutally.

Naaza swung his venom katanas, forming a whip as he shouted, “JA GA KEN!!”  The whip connected with Ryo, sending him crashing into a nearby wall. Shin and Genaisa were flung into a statue, while Shu, Touma, and Seiji crashed into the ground nearby.

Slowly, they struggled to sit up. Ryo groaned softly as he looked up barely at the three smirking Mashos. “Man…where did they get the power? Must be…juiced…” he groaned out.

The three Mashos laughed cruelly as the Troopers managed to stumble up. “Samurai Troopers, turn back now,” Rajura suggested as he chuckled evilly.

“Your battle will be for naught if you continue, Troopers,” Anubis sneered as he watched them. “Arago-sama will destroy you easily.”

The Troopers glared at the three. “We’re gonna take down you and your master, Mashos.  Count on it,” Shu stated angrily as he limped up.

The three laughed in evil amusement. “You will fail, Troopers. Your guide Kaos died and soon, so will you!” Naaza retorted in dark glee as they glowed in the flames of darkness. “If you dare…” was the final warning as the three disappeared, cackling in their dark powers.

“Wow, what just happened? Where did they get all that power?” Shin asked in shock as they stared up at the castle.

“They must’ve been taking their vitamins,” Shu commented as he looked up at where their mortal enemies were once.

“The Dark Realm,” Genaisa whispered softly, her eyes filled with fear as she stared.

They looked at her as Ryo asked, “What was that, Genaisa?”

She looked at them, fear evident in her eyes. “This is bad. They were just boiling with the Dark Realm’s dark power.  It’s just like what it had been with Shuten. Their powers are now ten times stronger than before,” she explained softly and they stared at her.

But then, Ryo snorted and smirked. “And we’ll still defeat them, Genaisa. No worries on that one!” he replied and winked at her.  She blinked, and then smiled, nodding in agreement.

“Well, should we knock?” Shin asked as they faced the gate before them.

“Nah, we already know they’re home,” Ryo answered with a smirk.

“Right…Shu, do it,” Seiji ordered as he looked at his friend.

Shu grinned and brought his arms up, flexing them. “You got it! Kongo to the rescue!” he cried as he went up to the gate.

Ryo looked over at Genaisa and asked, “By the way, Genaisa. I thought we could only do one attack with our yoroi.  What did you do earlier?”

She looked over at him, and then grinned. “Oh that. It’s not an attack persay. More like an enhancement attack.  It allows me to increase any of your attacks tenfold.  But….I can only use it every now and then for it takes its strength from me directly….not…not from my yoroi like our attacks normally would,” she explained softly, looking away so she wouldn’t see the anger in their faces.

Before they could say anything to reprimand her for such a risk, Shu succeeded in opening the gate.  They all cried out as a void seemed to envelop them, carrying them into a star filled dimension.  They floated helplessly along, panic taking them slightly. Ryo straightened a bit and cried, “Stay calm! It’ll be done soon!”

“Hey! What’s that?” Shu called out as they saw a black swirl spread towards them.

“I’d know that blackness anywhere!” Seiji stated as they were enveloped.

*~~**~~*

“Hey guys! You ok? Ryo?” Seiji called out as his no-datchi flared to life with a green fire.

“Seiji?” Genaisa’s soft voice floated before her as she walked slowly into the light.

He smiled in relief as soon as he saw her. “Genaisa. You ok?”  She nodded as she came over by him, looking warily around at the space they were in.  He smiled sadly as he looked at her. She looked so frail and afraid in her yoroi, but then she looked at him and smiled. Her smile brought out the strength that they all knew was within her gentle countenance. 

Suddenly, she gasped and reached out to him in alarm. “Seiji! Behind you!” she cried out and he gasped, jumping out of the way as a figure appeared, slashing at him. A soft clicking sounded in the background as Seiji landed next to Genaisa, who had pulled out her sais and was looking around warily.  They stood back to back, facing the darkness together.

“Come on out, Anubis! We know it’s you!” Seiji called out into the darkness.

A soft cackle sounded around them as they watched themselves.  They tensed as they saw flashes of a figure in white with an ugly ogre mask before them. “I’m not sure how I want to serve you up to my master.  Alive, or freshly killed,” Anubis mused from the shadows.  Suddenly, he shouted, “ANKOKU CHO HIGIRI!!” and black lightening struck out at them.

Seiji jumped in front of Genaisa, blocking the attack with his no-datchi, grunting in pain as the blasts impacted and jarred his arms. “Seiji! What are you doing!?” Genaisa cried out in alarm, and then they both screamed as they were hit.

Anubis cackled in amusement as he attacked. “You would protect her yourself!? How noble!” he sneered as he attacked.

Seiji growled as he focused his Korin Ken and looked into the blade. “We have to find the real one…” he muttered, and then looked up as Genaisa stood in front of him, putting up a shield. “No, Genaisa! You can’t!” he cried out.

She looked back at him and commanded, “Find out which one is Anubis!” She cried out as the lightening crackled over her shield, quickly taking her energy. She fell to her knees as she struggled to keep the shield up.

“NO!” Seiji shouted, and then focused. “There he is!!” he called out and jumped, leaping to the attack and slicing through the mask.

Anubis smirked as he tossed the white kimono away and watched as Seiji helped Genaisa to her feet. “How touching…your feelings for each other will be the death of you,” he sneered quietly as he brought out his datchi of darkness.

Seiji looked at Genaisa. “Genaisa…get out of here and find Arago. I’ll deal with Anubis,” he murmured softly as they looked into each other’s eyes.

“No! I won’t leave you here to battle him alone, Seiji!” Genaisa cried desperately and he smiled softly, caressing a light finger across her face.

“You really are something, Genaisa. When this is all over…I hope you will show us more of your lovely spirit,” Seiji said softly.  Her eyes filled with tears as she gazed at him. Anubis’ laughter broke through though and Seiji turned from her and blocked his attack.  Looking over his shoulder, he cried out, “Go Genaisa! Get Arago!”

“Seiji!!” she cried out as they vanished into the dark shadows.  She sobbed slightly, confused and afraid, but then pulled herself up.  She frowned in determination and ran off, searching for their enemy.

TBC

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