Chapter 13: End to the New Beginning

"Hee hee, chocolate"

"No! Don't eat me!" Cale yelped, diving behind his master.

"What are you doing?" Talpa demanded.

"Chocolate!" Dais screamed and charged the demon lord.

"Aaahhhh!" Screamed the powerful dynasty leader and his minions as they tore away from the crazed warlord. With Anubis (who had been hiding in the back) having a head start on the others.

"Whoa!" he exclaimed halting mid-run, a 10 foot drop to the rocks and sea below filling the gap between his armored toes. "Whew," he thought, "that was close." Then Anubis glanced over his shoulder and a cartoon moment occurred. Kyra slammed into Anubis, Sehkment into her, and Cale into him, but somehow they all managed to stay firmly on solid ground. Then Talpa caught up, and with a domino effect knocked everyone into the waiting sea.

"Chocolate!" screamed Dais once more as he blasted the spot the demon lords had just vacated, causing a cascade of rocks to tumble after the evil leaders of the dynasty.

Coughing, the Ronins tried desperately to see what had happened, falling over with laughter when the dust cleared. Dais slept contentedly, right on the edge of the cliff, sucking his thumb, completely tuckered out.

"That was interesting." Rye said, making an attempt at being serious.

"That was great!" Kento laughed, starting up everyone else's giggle fits again.

"We escaped Talpa and all we had to do was run for our lives!" Ryo chortled.

"Come on," Rowen managed to say when he finally caught his breath. "I don't think he's going anywhere. And I don't care enough to go swimming and see what happened to Talpa."

"Don't worry about it Rowen," Rye said, glancing at Kento with an evil grin. "I'm sure if Talpa's ok he's going to want to get back at the person who gave Dais the chocolate."

"Sage told me to!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

The other 4 Ronins groaned as they got up and left Sage and Kento arguing.

"Kids," White Blaze thought to himself as he bit through the rest of the ropes binding him. "They leave a tiger hanging while they start fighting!" With another growling sigh the big cat padded after the 4 that were, at the very least, being quiet.

EPILOGUE:

"You know, I'm really not a fan of the dark."

"Quit being a baby Sehkment."

"I'm older than you Anubis!" The warlord of venom shot back. The three warlords, Kyra and Talpa had been swept by the waves into a cavern full of chest deep water, and Dais' blast attack had sealed the entrance outward with rock debris.

"I want to get out of here, this place is ruining my hair!" Kyra whined.

"I'm surrounded by idiots, Talpa mused.

"Umm, guys? I have a little problem." Sehkment spoke uncertainly.

"What?" Cale snapped, peering through the dark in the direction of Sehkments' voice.

"I have to pee."

"Don't you dare!" Kyra told him, causing Sehkment to whimper.

"This water feels a little bit warmer…" came from Anubis

"Ewww!" chorused the warriors as they rushed away from warlord of venom.

"What?" Sehkment asked innocently.

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