Ryo watched in horror as he saw his sister fall. Blood seem to fly everywhere and everything was going in slow motion. He shook with disbelief and horror. “REKINO!!!!” he cried out in a terrifying voice as he suddenly raced toward her.

“Not today, Wildfire!” Mesu laughed and prepared an attack at the boy. Someone suddenly intercepted it though and he felt himself flying back more than several feet across the throne room. His head spun and it took a little bit of time to regain himself again. The attack came again with much force. He growled and cursed, then realized it was that girl Flash attacking him. He was shocked. This little girl had more power than he ever imagined. He fought back, using spells on her, but noticed they only bounced off her. How was that possible?! He didn’t know, he did know however he would not let her win.

Flash was extremely pissed off, and it was not good to piss her off. Her eyes were narrowed angrily and she kept pushing him back, using several forms of martial arts against him. Her energy rose up higher surrounding her and encasing her in a protective invisible fortress. She barely felt the blows Mesu handed to her. She dodged attack after attack and countered them with her own. With one swift spiked punch she sent him flying across the room where he tumbled to the floor and rolled over, then struggled to his feet again. He was getting extremely angry. That girl would die just as the Wildfire Guardian had.

Flash leapt high into the air and suddenly kicked at him with a flying kick known as the Dragon kick. It was a powerful kick that could send its victims into shock for a few moments. Mesu shook from the force of the blow to his chest and almost caved in. He struggled against it, and once again found himself fighting against the girl.

Meanwhile Ryo was holding his sister and staring at her with tears. “Rekka, why?” he asked in a barely audible voice.

Rekino stared at him through weakened eyes. “I… sor.. sorry.. I.. only wanted.. to.. stop him..” she coughed some blood up and Ryo’s eyes glistened with more tears. His sister was dying and there was nothing he could do.

“Save your strength.. please..” he begged.

Rekino gave him a weak smile and held his hand as best she could.

The others were trying to free Thunder from the fortress, but there seemed to be no way they could get in. Their weapons bounced off it as if it were rubber and when they used their surekills they had to dodge their own attacks. Thankfully no one was hurt by them. Finally Hana got an idea. “Let’s use our Ronin and Guardian powers!” she said.

“Do you think it’ll be enough?” Josephine worried a little.

“We have no choice!” Mia said. “We have to try!”

The others nodded in agreement and stood around the fortress, crossing their arms over their chests, and closing their eyes. All of them begin to concentrate.

“Trust!” Cye and Amaya both shouted as their kanjis both glowed upon their foreheads.

“Justice!” Kento and Josephine shouted as their kanjis glowed on their foreheads.

“Life!” Mia shouted as her kanji glowed upon her forehead.

“Wisdom!” Hana cried out as her kanji appeared in her forehead.

Thunder was watching quietly as each of them begin to glow respective colors. The colors flared up to meet one another, then encircled the entire fortress. The entire thing begin to shake and he watched with awe, then suddenly it exploded outwards, causing the Warrior to duck down and shield his eyes by instinct.

Cye, Mia, Amaya, Josephine, and Kento all ducked down and took cover as well. When they all looked up Thunder was freed.

Cye helped Thunder to his feet. “Are you okay?”

Thunder nodded shakily, then rose to his feet. Suddenly all of them heard a scream.

“REKINO?!! REKINO!!”

And they suddenly all knew. Rekino had died.

Tears formed into all of their eyes. No words could describe what they were feeling. Thunder frowned deeply and made his way toward the black haired man who held his sister’s broken body tightly as he sobbed over her. He gently knelt down before them both and placed his hand upon Rekino, then closed his eyes and begin to concentrate. He was surrounded by a red glow that seemed to enlighten the whole room as his symbol, which was a lightning bolt, suddenly appeared blazing within his forehead. The glowing surrounded Rekino’s body and flowed within her and around her. Her wounds suddenly begin to heal both within and without, and her cancer in her knee was suddenly healed as well. Thunder searched for her spirit and coaxed it back within her, healing her completely and giving her energy to go on.

Rekino’s eyes fluttered several times and she let out a groan. Vaguely she could feel someone holding her and hear someone sobbing over her. She blinked a few times, then lifted her head up to behold her older brother. “R.. Ryo? Why are you crying, big bro?”

Ryo suddenly stopped crying and he stared down at her with wide eyes. He was almost in shock, but then that was replaced with over joy as he hugged her tightly. “Rekino!” he cried happily as tears poured down his cheeks again. Only this time they were tears of joy.

The others soon learned that she was okay and all of them were hugging her happily. A few minutes later Kento suddenly saw Mesu and Flash across the room. “Hey, guys! Flash is kicking Mesu’s butt!”

All of them turned to look. Indeed Flash was kicking Mesu’s butt. They all stood in awe, except Thunder.

The two were moving so fast they were barely seen, but everyone could feel winds coming off from the attacks. They all watched in complete shock and fascination as the battle continued on.

Flash suddenly went into a spin, shooting her leg outward, then suddenly had to dodge a sword that appeared from nowhere by flipping backwards. After a quick check, she raised her arm high and shouted, “Armor of the Warrior! Now come!” A blue light engulfed her as her symbol blazed within her forehead. Her armor, which was blue and white and resembled a professional skier’s protective clothing, suddenly appeared around her. Her helmet appeared next and settled down over her head. The armor was extremely tough and durable, yet flexible and lightweight. She reached over her back and withdrew her sword. Her sword was huge and was completely made from fire, the flames cackling with might and energy and with cutting edges.

“Wow!” Ryo exclaimed. “That’s some sword!” he cried.

“It’s.. it’s.. amazing..” Mia said, not able to think of anything like this. Her curiosity was beginning to get to her.

The others were shocked from seeing a sword like that as no one had ever had before. They continued to watch the fight.

“You’re going down, Mesu!” Flash shouted.

“That’s what you think, little girl!” Mesu taunted. He summoned another attack. Flash suddenly held her sword out before, making a winding arch of a sweep before her. The attack was countered and there was another explosion of light which had everyone shielding their eyes again. When the light cleared, Mesu was gone from the room.

Flash silently cursed. She returned her sword to her sheath and then powered out of armor. She turned to the others and saw that Rekino was alive. She smiled at the Lady Wildfire Guardian before speaking, "Mesu got away this time, but not without some serious injuries!"

"Yeah, you sure did give him a run for his money, Flash! That was awesome!" Hana exclaimed. Her face frowned when Dynasty soldiers surrounded them, "I thought we got rid of you guys!"

In her mind, Rekino was forming a plan. She had to help the others, but she knew that she didn't have a lot of strength left, and her plan would leave her drained of energy. She glanced at her watch. It was already ten P.M. She started to estimate the time it would take her to kill the soldiers, let the others get out, and get home herself, "Ryo, put me down," she asked her brother.

Ryo raised an eyebrow at his sister, but he reluctantly put her down. He frowned when Rekino rose her arms above her head, "What're you doing, Rekino?"

Rekino flashed her brother a smile, "Just wait and see." She started to gather her energy. Okay, here we go! "Symbols of Life, Wisdom, Trust, and Justice_" Rekino started to summon for the Lady Inferno Armor.

Mia, Hana, Amaya, and Josephine felt their kanji's start to glow on their foreheads. Their powers shot out towards Rekino and engulfed her in an orb of flashing colors of: Red, Royal Blue, Green, Aqua Blue, and Orange. They all stared wide-eyed at their leader. What was she thinking?

"Rekino, you're being suicidal again!" Cye screamed, "You can't handle the Inferno Armor in your condition! Think about it!"

"I have thought about it, Cye," Rekino said, "It's the only way. Now, here's the plan: I want the Hana, Mia, Josephine, Amaya, and Flash to take Thunder to the hospital. Heal Rowen and bring him and Sage back here. Ryo, Cye, and Kento, I want you guys to stay here and help me fight."

Flash stepped forward, "I don't know. I'm worried about leaving you. I know you want to fight these guys, but we all need our rest and Rowen is probably worried sick about you. I say we all go back to the hospital, get rested up, and then work on a plan to kick Mesu's butt and to destroy this place together."

"Too late on Rowen being worried sick about her, Flash, he's enraged with ANGER!" Mia said and clutched her forehead, "I don't like the idea of you staying here, Rekino."

"Too bad, get over it," Rekino said and finished the armor transformation, "Shine forth and envelope me in the Lady Ronin Armor of Inferno, JIN!" A bright light surrounded Rekino and her Lady Wildfire armor shed and transformed into the Lady Inferno armor, "If it makes you guys feel better, all the girls except Flash leave and get Sage and Rowen. I won't take no for an answer, no GO!"

All of the remaining Lady Guardians didn't protest. They all ran for the exit of the castle and met up with Blaze so they could get back to Earth. Thunder followed them outside as well. Rekino, Ryo, Kento, Cye, and Flash all stood in a battle stance and waited for the soldiers to attack. Out of nowhere, Rekino jumped up and called out the surekill of her super armor.

"SPIRIT FURY OF INFERNO!" A large pillar of fire shot out of Rekino's Spirit Swords of Fervor. The attacked destroyed over three-fourths of the soldiers, "Let's go. We still have more to destroy."

"How about not!" Ryo said and walked behind Rekino. He picked her up and started to run of the castle. He almost lost his grip because she was squirming so much. "I'm sorry Rekino," Ryo told her. He sat her back down and, lovingly, hit her in the back of the head with his swords. It rendered her unconscious. Ryo picked her back up and headed straight for the bridge.

"Gosh Ryo, that was really sweet of you to knock out your own sister!" Flash joked. She jumped into the bridge the same time as the others did.

"Well, she was squirming too much! I almost dropped her," Ryo shot back.

The rest of the ride on the bridge was in silence. They all waited to be back on Earth and at home.

*~*

At the hospital, Rowen and Sage were waiting patiently for news on the fight. They both new about Rekino’s death and revival. Both of them, more so Rowen, were very ticked off at Rekino for going to the Dynasty like that. Sage was currently pacing the room back and forth while Rowen was sitting in his bed waiting for a miracle. Out of nowhere, a knock came to the window.

“Guys, it’s me. Open up. I have a surprise for Rowen!” It was Mia. She was outside the window, flying, with someone in her arms. It was Thunder, who looked a little on the uneasy side.

Sage ran over to the window and opened it. He helped Thunder inside first and then helped Mia. Sage hugged the Strata Guardian, “I’m glad your okay, Mia. Where’s Hana? Is she okay?”

“Hana’s fine, Sage. She, Josephine, and Amaya are down on the street waiting for us,” Mia turned to Rowen, “Now, let’s get you healed. Thunder, will you do the honors?”

Thunder nodded and walked over to Rowen. He placed his hands on Rowen’s forehead and his symbol, a lightning bolt, started to shine brilliantly on his forehead. In a matter of minutes, Rowen’s body was completely healed. Thunder removed his hands, as his symbol faded, and stepped back from the hospital bed. He nodded towards them to let them now Rowen was okay.

“Thanks dude!” Rowen said. He turned towards Mia, “How’s Rekino?”

“I don’t know,” Mia said and tried not to cringe under the glare Rowen was giving her, “She went Inferno on us and told Hana, Jo, ‘Mya, and me to leave and get you healed. From there, I don’t know anything.”

“She’s in for a talk when I get home,” Rowen said. He pressed the nurse’s button and a woman spoke to him. Rowen responded back with, “Yes, could you tell Doctor Kinomota to come into my room? It’s of very importance that I see her.”

“She’s not far from your room, Mr. Hashiba. She should be there in about five or ten minutes,” the nurse replied.

“Thank you,” Rowen replied back to her. In no time, he heard Dr. Kinomota’s steps coming towards his door. That was fast. “You two need to get out of here, now.”

“Right. Let’s go Thunder,” Mia said. She was the first out of the window and Thunder went after her. She waved goodbye to them, “I’ll see you two when you get down here.”

“Alrighty then!” Rowen said. He got out of bed and put on his clothes. He finished right when Dr. Kinomota walked in, “Hiya, Doc!”

“Get back in bed! You’re in no condition to be up and moving around,” The woman replied. She walked over to Rowen and grabbed him by the arm, leading him back to the bed.

“But I’m fine. I don’t hurt anymore, Ms. Mina!” Rowen replied, “Besides, I want to go home!”

Mina looked him over. His cuts on his face were gone as were the bruises on his arms. She touched the place where his collarbone had been broken. She didn’t feel anything. The bone was completely healed. It’s a miracle. A real miracle! The Gods must be watching over him. “Fine, I’ll sign you out and you can go ahead and leave. Please, take care of yourself and don’t let this happen again, Rowen.”

“I will!” Rowen hugged his doctor and, practically, ran out of the door. Sage followed close behind him. They got on the elevator and rode it down to the first floor. They got off and walked through the waiting room and out of the door to meet up with the others. Once outside, Sage spotted the others.

“Hana!” Sage said and ran over to his guardian. He hugged her tightly, “I’m glad your safe. I don’t know what I would do without you!”

Hana was a little surprised by Sage’s reaction. She hugged him back, “I’m glad I’m okay too, Sage. I don’t know what I would do without you either…I guess.”

“Whaddya mean ‘I guess’?” Sage asked.

“I mean that I could do without your big ego and oversize hair sometimes,” Sage kissing her lightly on the lips cut off Hana. Her face became flushed when Sage broke the kiss and placed one on her forehead, “Uh…um…err…uh…yeah…okay Sage…are you feeling alright?”

“Yeah, I’m fine, Hana,” Sage said. He held her in his arms still. Thanking the ancients that Hana was safe.

“Update guys,” Josephine said to the others. They all turned to look at her, “The others are at home. Seems Ryo had to knock Fearless Leaderette out just to get her to leave. She’s having one of those yelling fights with Ryo now and trying to talk Blaze into letting her go back to the Dynasty,” Josephine sighed and, without a word, jumped into the air and started leaping from roof to roof until there were no more of them.

“I saw we get back before another World War breaks out,” Amaya said and jumped onto one of the roofs. She followed Josephine and landed right outside the city. She took off in a sprint.

“I’m with her,” Hana said and followed Amaya.

Sage summoned his subarmor and followed her. Rowen transformed into full battle armor so he could fly home. Mia took to the skies with Rowen, while Thunder followed the other girls and jumped onto the roof of one building. It wouldn’t take them long to get home. Mia and Rowen would probably get there before anyone else…since they were flying.

*~*

They didn’t know what was waiting for them at the house. Something any of them wanted to see was an angry, upset, hurt Rekino with a feeling of failing everyone again fighting with an angry, very pissed off Ryo. Cye and Kento were off to the side with Flash watching the two siblings go at it. Cye started to rub his temples. Maybe Rowen or Mia can help calm them down. Hell, Rowen’s gonna be angry with Rekino as it is. Oh Ancient, please help us!