Chapter 5

Those words, even though they were quiet, woke Kento and Sage up, immediately. Sage turned red and Kento clamped his hand over his mouth, giving Rowen a glance. Rowen, gently, petted Sai on the head, rubbing him close for the first time in his life. Ryo then finally caught a look at them and noticed what he had missed. Sai now knew and it came from no one but himself. His mind was strong and sensitive enough to pick enough information and evidences that the sky was not dark without stars or the bright shiny moon. It was because he could not see. This was very frightening and he just had to let out all his emotions. It was impossible to keep it in his mind and to keep the fact AWAY from him.
                 

Rowen began, "Sai… I am so sorry to never have the heart to tell you. But it was so… frightening to. What would happen if you go commit suicide cause of it? That is what I have been thinking about. I promise to keep you safe and perhaps get your sight back if you promise me that. Please Sai…" Sai cried, "You do not understand! A life WITHOUT sight… and all those goons are after me! I would not be able to live! Why did the Ancient BOTHER to summon me to him? Why do I have to suffer like this?" He then backed away from Rowen and curled himself, his knees locked, in a corner… somewhere near Sage.
                 

Sage tried to give Sai something to drink but he refused and Sai begged, "Leave me alone everyone. Please… you have become one of my strangers." Everyone knew that they had to give up on trying to comfort him. The only way to was to say nothing and let him recuperate himself. This task did seem easy but it was harsh for Sai. He started to become suspicious and quieter than he ever was. When everyone slept, he got up and felt the breeze. He could sense where the water was by its currents and splashes. Teardrops splattered on the ground as he picked himself up to go to the water. Then, he just could not go any further and stopped where he was… now right by Kento. Sai snug in his small spot and reluctantly went to sleep.
                 

Kento woke up, stretching and yawning. He saw that Sai was NOT there. This made him panic as he searched the fields. He was GONE! Then during the hunt, he saw a white slip of bloody cloth on a dagger that was dug in the ground. Someone was there that very night. He quickly and roughly gathered everyone to wake up, kicking and yelling at them. "SAI IS GONE! WAKE UP YOU IDIOTS!" He chugged down his water jug. Everyone, almost immediately, got up and started off. Rowen… happened to be slower than the rest… said: "This was my fault. I told him I would protect him. Now look at what I done! He has been kidnapped for my carelessness." "Ro… this is not your fault. It is all of ours. One of us should of stayed awake to watch him. Now get going or this death will be murdering us forever!" Ryo was very angry inside, "You guys, we cannot just run the direction we THINK we should be going. Let's split. All we know the killer has Sai and went this way! Now!" He left and jumped out of sight before anyone could stop him. Ro and Sage took the middle path while Kento went on his own too.
                  

His hands were cuffed in the air and fastened to a board that was bolted on the wall. Some had a snapping and sizzling whip in his hand and already had done a couple of whaps. "Hand over yourself. We will SHOW you how to fight without sight." Sai did not say a word. He then became breathless but something kept him from releasing his soul. It was the Ancient. He talked to Sai in his mind and helped Sai's pain, "You know who you are and why this has to happen. You also know if you have no trust in your armor… you cannot very well fight with your heart." Sai contradicted, "The armor is different! What does that have to do with this blind bat business?" The Ancient spoke slowly, "The armor works the very same as your sight works. You lost your sight for a painful reason but there is always a way to have your sense back. If only you trust in yourself and do not depend on your sight so… you could become who you are and fight those who wish to inherit and take it. Trusts in yourself… do not turn back and think any different than what I say. If you trust me… then trust YOURSELF!"
                 

He was shocked back to his present action. Sai moaned, "Where am I…?" Then he remembered clearly, "Oh yeah… whipping. What a great life." He choked out, "You wish for me to hand over myself? Heh… you're just as bad as my Ronin friends are. Want this… take that… do this… see that… attack this…" He shook his head, "As I said… first come, first serve. In this case… you are not the first come." The person, who it happened to be Anubis, snorted, "Then who, Torrent?" With all his heart, he said, "Whoever that IS my hero." Anubis cackled and shrieked, "Well Torrent, you expect to find an ally around here who is your hero? Oh… like Superman! Yes… I got the idea!" Sai turned red.
                 

Ryo sped over the valley, only finding someone waiting for him. He groaned, "Not now. Give us a break…" Sekhmet roared, "Do not worry. My Warlord pal, Anubis, will nurse your precious Torrent friend. He is probably having fun too. Too bad I was not the one there… I would feed him with all the venom I got." "Why you are here? Why you need him so badly? We would compromise if you had," Ryo replied, lamely. He started to hear some shrieks. "Oh no need to fear. Dais and Cale probably got your Ronin buds right now." Ryo saw Sage running down the hill with his armor on; Sage swerved immediately for to strike and did it successfully. Rowen was suffocating from the bow-to-the-neck hit. Kento was running toward them, also in his armor and threw out his "Iron Rock Crusher!" It stampeded at Dais but Cale was at his tail with his attack. With a knick of time, Ryo's face went to the dirt as Sekhmet toyed with him.
                  

Sai screamed as the rusty, large hook was yanked into his shoulder and pierced at it as Anubis without any sign of mercy pulled it. His face turned pale and blood splattered to the ground. He could do nothing about it. There was no life in him to fight. And all his Ronin friends could feel the same piercing in them. Anubis: "Frightened yet my dear boy? Do not worry, I could very well go for a finale attack if you like." Sai laughed and then sighed which surprised Anubis: "I will call that the 'Frightening SIGH."

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Person: "Ancient, you think it is the time?" The Ancient gave it a clear thinking before he answered. Finally he agreed, "This is the time. Go down and help him but do not say who you are." The Person nodded gratefully and disappeared.
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