Well, here's fic number 4 here. Please enjoy .

Disclaimer: I don't own Ronin Warriors, sadly.

Note: Please excuse all typos and spelling mistakes.

Episode 1: Tiger Tiger

Ah yes! The bustling and noisy streets of Tokyo, rarely ever a sleepy day here. At first glance you can't even tell it was almost in rumble just two years ago. If you look at certain buildings you can see where it was rebuilt.

Just outside of this grand city is Hana High School, where more than 800 students go. Within this sea of students are five 17 year old Juniors. Their names are Ryo Sanada, Sage Date, Rowen Hashiba, Cye Mouri, and Kento Fuan.

Or the Ronin Warriors known to few, but that was in the past. Now they are regular teenagers, and good friends. The year before they had taken their Kenji balls and laid them to rest, at the places they were made. It was Cye's idea to destroy them, it was so hard but the boys knew it was for the best. They had smashed each ball into dust.

A deep sigh came from Kento as the last few minutes of the school year slowly came. He and many fellow students watched the school's clock tick away. The other students were busy doing something to occupy them selves, from doodling to whispering. In fact Rowen was reading Einstein's Physics book, Sage was whispering to his girlfriend Corrie, Cye was writing a note to Kento, and Ryo was drawing a picture of his fateful tiger White Blaze.

Finally, the bell rang, many chairs squeaked as the crowd of teens rushed into the hall and out of the school. As for the group of former Ronins they waited until everyone left, then they to left into the crowded halls.

The hot sun's rays hit the eyes of the six teens, causing Ryo, Kento, and Rowen to squint. Sage had given Corrie his pair of glasses when he saw her cover eyes.

As a group, they walked in the city. "Thank god! We're finally free from school." Kento burst out.

"At least for the next three months, then we have Senior year." Said Corrie, she had a shy and kind voice. She had moved from the USA to Japan, a few months after Talpa was destroyed. Her hair was a golden blond and she had crystal blue eyes and fair light skin. Sage had told her about Talpa and the Ronins, so she was much more comfortable around the others.

Ryo unbuttoned his school overcoat showing a white tee underneath. "What are we going to do now?" he asked putting his hands behind his head as he walked.

"Well, it is quite hot out here. We could go get slushies from the ice cream parlor." Suggested Cye.

"Oh man, I'm up for that." Kento started to jog to the corner of the street.

"I think we had Kento do our voting." Rowen sighed from his book.

"Ro, c'mon man put that thing away we're on summer break, which means no books to read." Ryo tried to grab the book from Rowen's hands, but he missed and almost fell over when Rowen turned. Corrie giggled, while Sage and Cye rolled their eyes. Then like nothing happened Rowen put the text book away in his backpack.

At the parlor the group sat down having their favorite slushy. Sage got green apple, Rowen blueberry, Ryo cherry, Kento black cherry, Cye grape, and Corrie had lemonade. When they finished Kento ordered yet another slushy.

Outside Corrie kissed Sage and waved goodbye, "I'll meet up with you guys later, I have to go and do something for my mom." Corrie jogged off with her saddlebag hitting her hip, and her hair flying back. Sage watched her go with a smile on his face.

"Hellooooo Lover boy." Kento hit the back of Sage's head.

"Hey," Sage glared at Kento angrily. All five former Ronins walked down the street, and as they did they heard Kento's occasional slurping of his slushy.

Then Ryo suddenly stopped and looked into an ally, "Hmm odd."

"What's odd?" asked Cye, as the rest of the guys stopped.

I swear I saw someone watching us from in there."

"Well, there's no one there. The heat might be getting to you." Sage suggested.

"Maybe." Ryo shrugged it off and continued walking again.

"Whoa!" Kento jumped and ran into Rowen a moment later.

"What the-, Kento." Rowen pushed Kento away.

"Man, someone just pushed me." Kento rubbed the back of his neck.

"There's no one behind you." Rowen stated.

"That's why I jumped, something weird is going on. First, Ryo and now it's me."

"It's probably your imaginations." Sage said getting irritated, he started to walk away, but the others didn't follow.

"Sage." Cye gasped, but he didn't listen he just kept walking. "Sage!" Cye yelled.

"What?" Sage turned around irritated.

"I hope THAT, is just our imagination too." Cye pointed up into the sky.

Sage slowly turned and looked up with the others, the sky turned pitch black and thunder and lighting came. Then a red and gold dynasty gate appeared. That's when the neither spirits appeared in their usual ere blue glow. They started to chase after people, making them go towards the gate.

Many pushed and hit past the five boys, so they all jumped into the bushes on the side of the sidewalk.

"The dynasty? I thought we got rid of these suckers." Rowen whispered as he saw everyone panicking and running into the trap the neither realm had set up.

"I don't understand either, we killed Talpa. What the hell is going on?" Sage's voice was harsh and filled with frustration.

"Ah, Sage!" Sage looked out of the bushes and saw Corrie trying to get away from neither spirits that took hold of her. "Help!"

Sage jumped out of the bushes and ran through the crowd of panicking people, followed by the rest of the Ronins.

They all stopped in Tokyo's city square, there in the middle was Corrie, Mia, and Yulie in a power bubble. Corrie was trying to talk to Sage, but her voice couldn't be heard. Female laughter filled the empty square. The boys looked all around but couldn't see anyone around.

"So, THESE are the 'legendary' Ronin Warriors? Pretty pathetic to me." A cocky voice said the boys turned to see a girl with long black hair sitting on top of the power ball; she wore a baby blue armor.

"Now, now don't be so rude to our guests." Creaked a male's voice, underneath the bubble, with black armor on.

"I say we have some fun now." Another male in a sea green armor sat on a statue of a samurai. "Be patient." Said another man, with dark purple armor, with another man standing next to him, in a black and purple armor.

"Hi cutie." A sly voice said. Ryo turned around in time to see another warrior in grey armor; she landed on the power ball next to the other girl.

"Who are you?" yelled out Kento with fists ready.

"Idiot, we are warlords are the dark dynasty. I am Adrian of Death." The man with black and purple armor said. "I am the leader of warlords."

"I am Darien of Shadow." Said the man in dark purple armor.

"I am Morpheus of Nightmares." Said the man in black armor.

"I am Joro of the Poison armor." Said the man in sea green.

"I am Helen the dimension watcher and empress of the neither realm." Bowed the girl with grey armor.

"And I am Isis of the Ice Armor, I also am an empress." Giggled the girl in baby blue armor. "Nice girlfriend, Sage of Halo." Isis played around with an ice sphere in her hands; her voice was childish and playful.

"Don't you lay a finger on her or-." Sage started.

"Or what? Take us down, destroy us." Helen laughed, "I'm sorry honey but frankly you're the helpless one." Her voice was more mature and sly.

Suddenly white fur flashed out of the corner of Ryo's eye. White Blaze came and attacked Morpheus. "Damn Tiger!" he yelled, White Blaze was thrown off Morpheus by a ray of black light.

"White Blaze!" yelled Ryo, he ran up to his Tiger and kneeled by him. Morpheus stood up with blood going down the side of his face.

"Cursed Tiger!" Morpheus raised his sword.

"Morpheus, stop, you know our orders!" stated Adrian, he got up and walked over to the power ball as Morpheus settled again. "Now, I see you care for these... People, what would YOU all think if I did this." Adrian snapped his fingers and instantly Corrie, Mia, and Yulie grabbed their throats gasping for air. "Let's see who lasts longer, you, or them. Aye?"

"Poison Sting!" yelled Joro, a ball of green came out of his sword, it headed straight for Ryo, but Cye jumped into its course and got the full heat of the attack. He fell to the ground clutching his chest and moaned.

"CYE!" yelled Kento, he went into his pocket but then stopped and looked up with a scared expression.

"Missing something Kento of Hardrock?" Helen had appeared in his face without him even seeing her move. "Worm Hole Blast!" Helen used her Sailor Pluto-like to make a doorway. "See you on the other side." She whispered to Kento when she appeared behind his back, she bumped him in. Helen disappeared but the door stayed, Kento's scream was heard and he was kicked out on the other side, his body was cut and bruised all over. He fell to his knees gasping. "Ooooh did I hurt you. Poor boy." She kicked Kento's head, causing it to bleed.

In the mean time, Rowen and Sage were attacked by Darien and Morpheus. "Night Slash!" Morpheus took his metal whip glowed a misty color and hit Sage with it. "Night Crawler!" Darien's long sword extended itself and deeply cut Rowen on his side.

Isis went up to Ryo, as he stood up straight, she sent a punch towards his face, but Ryo stopped it. Ryo tried to knee her into stomach, but she grabbed his knee and flipped him. Ryo landed on his back with a hard thump, he looked over to his side and saw as Cye was trying to fight Joro.

"Watcha lookin' at?" asked Isis in a playful voice, she twirled her hair around her finger. Ryo rolled over and got up quickly. But, he wasn't quick enough; she flipped in front of him. "Running away? Please, don't leave you'll make me cry." Isis did a puppy dog pout.

"You're not even close to innocent." Ryo kicked her in the abdomen, she bent over. When Isis looked up again her eyes went from green to red.

"You'll pay for hitting a girl." She hissed, that's when Ryo began to fight.

Adrian crossed his arms, smiled, and watched as the former Ronins struggled to fight against the warlords. Behind him he heard a creak and three falls, he felt something, like his power was cut off from... Adrian turned around and saw that the power ball no longer held the people the Ronins cared for the most. But, they were kneeling on the ground coughing, and catching their breathe.

"What?" Adrian was knocked to the ground hard; when he looked up he saw a black tiger. "So, you are back." Adrian jumped up and seemed to fly towards the tiger that was helping the girls and Yulie up. But, once again he was knocked back down again, when he got up this time a golden tiger stood ready to attack, White Blaze came and stood by it.

Isis looked over to Adrian while she floated in the air holding Ryo by the collar. She floated down, "would you like me to dispose of the monsters, sir?" she asked still in her child-like voice.

"Yes, we will have to hurry now, before we get another visitor." All three Tigers growled and got ready to attack. Isis smiled and dropped Ryo like a rag to the ground, he landed with a thump. "Warlords!" yelled out Adrian, they all stopped attacking the Ronins and looked at their captain. "It's now time I join in." Everyone flipped onto the top of nearby buildings, one person on each surrounding building. While Isis started 'playing' with the tigers.

"Now, where should I start?" Adrian looked at his victims with no expression; he looked over to his right and saw Sage struggling to stand up. Adrian took out his single kantana and aimed it at him. "Life Screamer." He said calmly, a black snake-like attack came; it surrounded Sage and squeezed his body.

Sage screamed from the unbearable pain, it felt like someone was pouring acid in his wounds. Adrian smiled and walked up to Sage and kicked him in the chest sending him into a building he fell unconscious.

"Sage!" yelled Mia, Corrie, and Yulie. They ran to Sage's bloody body, Mia felt for his pulse and then glared at Adrian.

"Don't fear he's not dead...yet." laughed Joro atop a stock building.

As Joro spook, Cye slowly crawled toward the group of his friends, but Adrian saw him. With a flash of silver, Adrian stabbed into Cye's left leg, right below his knee cap. Then he cut the side of Cye's neck dully. Adrian flipped away as Yulie ran to Cye, who put his face into the pavement to keep from screaming.

Mia suddenly got up and started to run towards Kento, when figured how Adrian was going towards next. "I don't think so Mia." Helen appeared behind Mia and held her back as Adrian did another Life Screamer on Kento, he flew into the air and hit the top of the building which Darien stood on. He smiled and kicked him like a soccer ball over the edge.

Isis had Kento land on a slab of ice, causing him scream from the coldness touching his wounds and back. Joro then had his fun by sending a poison sting to Kento. Kento fell over onto the street unconscious, Mia twisted out of Helen's grasp. Helen smiled as she watched Mia try to wake up Kento.

"Hey... tin bucket." Adrian slowly turned around and saw Rowen standing up as straight as he could, and breathing hard. Rowen swallowed, "yea you." Rowen took a breath.

"Mortals...so weak. I don't see why my master is so interested with your kind." Sighed Adrian.

"You're mortal too." Said Rowen.

"Yes, I was once your disgusting kind, but I haven't been one for the last 1,500 years." Adrian spook with disgust. "But, now I'm granted with the honor of killing off your kind. Life Screamer." The snake-like attack wrapped around Rowen's throat choking him. Then Adrian cut Rowen across his chest, leaving a deep wound.

The golden tiger suddenly came but Isis turned it into an ice statue. "Bad kitty." She said slyly.

Rowen choked, trying to breathe, the black tiger came and knocked the sword out of Adrian's hand who watched Rowen's struggle.

Adrian looked at the tiger and sent a black ball of energy at it. It hit the tiger and it flew into a tree, it fell to the ground shaking its head.

Rowen fell to his hands and knees coughing. When he looked up he saw Adrian's katana on the ground. He got up and raced towards it, but Adrian got to it first and stabbed Rowen on his left side, it went all the way through.

He fell on Adrian's shoulder, and Adrian pulled out the sword. The blue haired boy gasped, fell to his knees then he fell onto his stomach, his blood spreading around him.

"NO, ROWEN!" Screamed Corrie, she was terrified and felt like she couldn't move from her spot by Sage. Adrian took a step back and took his time to walk towards Ryo, who watched the whole scene. His eyes flashed with flames, he got up and ran towards the captain of warlords.

Adrian smiled and flipped, Ryo missed his punch. As he did Adrian slashed Ryo's back, Ryo turned back around, and his blood began to soak his back. The warlord of death then sent a kick into Ryo's chest.

Ryo fell to the ground, when he tried to get up he met with Adrian's blade on his throat. The warlord made a small cut against it, but it was deep enough for Ryo to feel faint. Adrian took advantage of this and to thrust his sword into Ryo's abdomen.

Wildfire wavered for a moment then fell onto the ground, as he did it began to rain. It was a hard but yet light rain. Ryo's blood soaked his entire shirt.

Lighting and thunder rang, and Adrian smiled upon his victim. Mia, Yulie, Corrie, and Cye stared at their friend for what seemed the longest time.

The lighting came again with its echo of thunder, but a voice also came. "ADRIAN!"

Everyone looked to see where the stern female voice came from. As the lighting flashed everyone saw a figure of a person and another tiger standing at the entrance of the square.

"Well, I see you finally made it." Adrian said to the stranger, he picked Ryo up effortlessly. "But, as you can see you're too late for your friends." Adrian threw Ryo to where Sage was. Corrie rushed to him right away, and felt his pulse.

"He...He's still alive." Corrie cried out.

The stranger glared at Adrian with her bluish-jade eyes. "You kept him alive for a reason. Why, you had many chances to dispose of him."

"Where's the fun in that? I'd much rather see him suffer."

"You're sick." The girl looked over to see each Ronin badly wounded. "How could you do such a thing, you knew that they did not have their armors."

"Oh they didn't? I must have forgotten, golly gee." Adrian dramatized by putting a hand over his mouth. Isis started to laugh like a child, but was cut off by something buzzing past her face. The girl caught what looked like a blade, but then she folded it like a simple fan (a/n if you watch Code Lyoko, Yumi's fans sort of what I had in mind).

"Stop playing, I will make you pay Adrian." Growled the young girl. Rain beat down onto the two people as all focus went on them. Adrian seemed to fly towards the girl with great speed. She stepped to the side, just as Adrian was about to hit her. He took out his sword to cut her, but she flipped out of the way just in time. "I will make sure you pay for your evil deeds." She exclaimed, as she sent a punch at Adrian and missed.

"Ha! You are weak, I can and will get rid of you once and for all." Adrian grabbed the girl by the neck, "And I'll make sure you won't come back."

"Alright, go Captain Adrian!" yelled out Isis, "you will for sure get a grand reward from master."

"I don't think so." The girl kicked Adrian, causing him to let go of her.

"Then let's do this the old fashion way." The girl took a breath, "Armor of Souls, Dao Kibou!" a light covered the girl as she transformed into her own armor. Her armor was violet and was somewhat similar to Ryo's except for she had high heel boots, and a staff with a sun and moon with a light purple jewel in the middle that sat on top. She wore two katana swords on her back and razor fans on each hip.

"Soul of Ancients!" her staff's jewel went alight and shapes of spirits appeared from the ground attacking Adrian and the other warlords.

"Life Screamer!"

"Night Crawler!"

"Night Slash!"

"Poison Sting!"

"Worm Hole Blast!"

"Ice Dust!" Isis blew dust from the palm of her right hand. The mysterious warrior just stood there as the warlord's attacks went around her. She stuck her staff in the ground closed her eyes and concentrated.

"Look does she quit already, but yet she doesn't even have a scratch on her." Asked Helen.

Adrian's eyes went wide, "You crazy fool you'll kill us all!" he screamed.

"I will have to risk that. Tamashii hakai suru!" A wave of energy came and everything went up into dust. The last thing seen is the terrified brown eyes of Adrian.