Deep Bonds [2]

"Alright Army! We march to Wadataka! We must protect Yomi and her trusted partners. Whatever the Holy Order is planning, we will foil it no questions! Kill them if you must, but no matter the situation we must protect Wadataka!" I bellowed.

My army rallied and cheered.

"So my sister finally comes home. Too bad she chose the wrong time to come back when we are in the middle of war. Maybe she's come back with new techniques to teach the fellow samurai, kunoichi, shinobi, and maidens." Jin said and prepared his weapon.

"Lord Jin, it should be noted that she has a priestess so they should be able to hold off for a while before we get there. I wonder why they want Lady Yomi anyway...she has the same abilities as you do." Ren said.

"Yes, while our base skills are identical, we are vastly different." Jin said as he equipped his weapons.

"How?" Ren asked.

"I grew up on my father's side a Shinobi and Samurai. Yomi grew up on her mother's side as a Shrine Maiden, but ultimately we were trained to be ninja together and that's why our base skills are similar." Jin explained and walked towards the stables.

"I see. It seems like I have much more to learn about you and your sister." Ren nodded, following him.

"Are you all prepared?" I asked.

"Yes, I'm all set." Victoria said.

"I'm all prepared." Zain nodded.

Laina nodded and sat on her horse's back. "Let's hurry before the situation gets too bad and messy."

"Alright Army! Onward to Wadataka!" I bellowed and hopped on my horse then she galloped off with my army following behind.

The situation in Wadataka was pretty controlled as none of the Holy Order army was able to break through the powerhouses of samurai and Shinobi. The Maidens provided the ample amount of support to the frontlines.

"Commander Yaura! Captain Seda! We aren't able to break through, these guys are stronger than we anticipated and it would appear Laina has most likely fallen in battle." A Holy Order knight reported.

"Wadataka...One of Lunia's most formidable allies. I'm not surprised that we couldn't break through the front lines. What I am surprised about is why we aren't able to break through." Yaura said.

"Why can't we break through the frontlines?" Seda asked.

"Their Queen is also a Shrine Maiden and her Priestess is a woman sent by a God to aid Wadataka. I'll be able to break through if I kick my power into overdrive." Yaura said then looked at her twin blades.

"You're planning to draw out the full power of the Glory Blades?" Seda asked.

"Yes. Remember our goal isn't to kill Yomi. We just need her in our ranks so we only have to subdue her, apprehend her. That's exactly what I'll do!" Yaura bellowed and water aura surrounded her body as she kicked her power into Overdrive.

She rushed ahead and ran through the frontlines as if they were nothing. She headed straight for Yomi and went for an attack. She was blocked by a warrior and grunted. Yomi looked at Yaura and glared.

"It's nice that we meet again Yaura. After killing the Late Queen of Lunia, I was sure we were done for...but Wadataka managed to push all of you away. You honestly believe that you have enough strength to defeat us? Think again! Ugashi, kill her." Yomi commanded.

Ugashi howled and pushed Yaura away then went for a killing blow before getting blown away by a powerful wind arrow. He groaned and coughed blood. Yomi stood still with a stoic face as Ugashi went flying past her, crashing through the gates of the stronghold.

Seda panted and glared. "That guy was definitely boosted by the power of the maidens and the priestess."

"There's another...no two...three more warriors. We may need back up. These warriors are powerful and hold way more power than that guy you possibly killed. One wields fire, one weilds light, and the other wields water..." Yaura said.

Three warriors appeared behind Yomi and readied their weapons. Yomi prepared her katana and got in her stance. Yaura and Seda got in their stance and prepared themselves for a battle of their lives.

My army and I made it to Wadataka and I jumped off my horse, immediately killing the Holy Order members. Victoria jumped off her horse and vanished then appeared behind a few members of the Holy Order and they fell to the ground. Zain and the others stopped and got off their horse. The horns blew signalling we had arrived.

Yaura pushed Yomi back and grunted. "Great just what we needed...The Army of Lunia."

"We may need to retreat for now, Commander." Seda said as she dodged an attack.

"Right." Yaura said then warped away with Seda.

Yomi lowered her blade and noticed the Holy Order retreating. She noticed me running ahead and I looked at Yomi. She was a woman with dark purple hair, red eyes, and a red spider lily on her head as a hair accessory. She wore a white kimono with a red bow around her waist. She wore black knee high tabi boots.

Her and Jin had a similar appearance except Jin's hair was more spiked and had a dark hue of purple. Jin also wore a sleeveless kimono and a ninja scarf with golden designs on it. Jin also carried two katanas with four large star shurikens while Yomi carried one katana and six kunais connected to chains.

Jin hurried ahead and noticed Yomi then stopped running. He looked at Yomi and Yomi looked back at him. I stepped away from the two then noticed Victoria and the others walked up to me.

"Jin. I have been training for this very moment. The moment I finally take revenge on you for the killing of our bloodline." Yomi said then pointed her katana at Jin.

"Wait what?" I asked and looked at them.

"Yes, I killed our bloodline...but if you think I did it without purpose then you're mistaken, Yomi. Our two families argued for years about who shall lead the kingdom. It made father cold towards mother ultimately dethroning her and taking rule and ruining the family. I killed them all after mother was slain by our uncle. We are the only two left and we have ruled under equal footing. If you so still feel the need to strike me down then...I will happily accept your challenge, but let me tell you this. Our powers differ greatly." Jin said then unsheathed his katana then pointed it at Yomi.

"Whoa whoa whoa! You two don't-"

Zain held my shoulder and I looked at him. "You should just stay out of this one. They already have their minds set on battle. There's nothing you can do at this point."

"But, we need Yomi and her allies." I said then looked back at the two.

"Just watch.." Zain said.

"Jin!" Yomi bellowed and dashed towards him.

Jin dashed towards Yomi and both their red eyes shined. They clashed and entered a blade lock. Jin pushed Yomi back then jumped up and kicked kicked Yomi backwards. Yomi skidded back and looked to the sky. Jin bellowed and threw one of his star shurikens at Yomi. Yomi deflected it with her katana then threw a smoke bomb down. Jin landed on the ground and sheathed his katana then did hand signs quickly and slammed his hand on the ground.

"Summon...Python Stormbringer!" Jin bellowed and a python monster was summoned followed by a huge tornado that swept Yomi off the ground before she could execute her attack.

Yomi grunted as she was flung to the sky. She did hand signs as well then took in a deep breath and blew out powerful flames to break through the tornado and strike down the Python. The python hissed in pain and fell dispersing into multiple energy particles. Yomi landed on her feet gracefully and threw a kunai at Jin.

"So you also perfected your ninjutsu huh..?" Jin said, catching the kunai.

"Yes and this one is bound to defeat you in one hit!" Yomi bellowed then quickly did hand signs. "Fire Arts, Pitch Black Bomb!"

Yomi shot a massive black fireball at Jin. Jin looked at the fireball then vanished and the fireball exploded. Yomi gasped as Jin appeared behind her. She turned around and grunted hard as she was hit with an uppercut to the chin. She was sent flying in the air then Jin jumped up and grabbed Yomi. He proceeded to drop down head first with Yomi whilst flipping and spinning 360 degrees. He slammed Yomi to the ground and flipped backwards then landed on his feet and turned around.

"What in the world was that move?" I asked.

"That was Lord Jin's signature finishing move called the Full Moon Drop. It is a purely physical move that always kills his targets, but you can tell Lord Jin held back. Lady Yomi is still alive." Ren said and looked at Jin.

Jin walked over to Yomi and kneeled down beside her and held her up. Yomi opened her eyes slowly and looked at Jin. She sighed and looked at the sky, knowing she lost the fight. Jin was arguably always stronger than Yomi, but because of gender but because he was trained harshly and rigorously to be more physically stronger and quick while Yomi was trained to be more support and tanky but Yomi was never a slacker when it came down to ninjutsu and the power of magic.

"You did well, but in the end...you will never be faster than me, but you're always more durable than me. Our battle was quick, but it was great to see how far you've come. You are worthy of your name as the Queen of Moonlight." Jin smiled.

Yomi slightly blushed and looked away from Jin. "Whatever, King of the Black Karma.."

Jin helped her up and I watched them. Even after the grudge Yomi held for years, she still kinda loved her brother but their love was strange to me. Jin slaughtered their bloodline and yet...Yomi still trusts him.

"Your Highness." Victoria said and I looked at her. She noticed me staring at Jin and Yomi and knew I was thinking of my own family situation.

"Don't worry Victoria...I know my family situation is messed up, but it will all be settled once I get revenge on Uphelia." I said then walked ahead to the castle.

"You know something she doesn't, Victoria?" Zain asked.

"Yeah...It should've been impossible for the Holy Order to attack Lunia if they didn't have third party assistance to help them slip past the main strongholds without being caught. She doesn't know that her brother assisted in her mother's downfall." Victoria said. "Or she probably knows and chooses to ignore it."

"Wait her bother..? Zheng Yi? Why would he want to kill his own mother?" Zain asked.

"Because underneath Lunia's Throne..." Victoria started then paused and looked at Zain. "I don't know if I should tell you this information.."

"You can trust me, I am allied with Lunia in this war. This conversation stays between us and you have my word." Zain said.

Victoria closed her eyes and fixed her glasses then looked ahead. "Stella wields the Seven Suns Blade, we all know that. It was a blade the late queen wielded before her death and when she died...Stella allowed her rage and the demon inside her to consume her. The voice of the blade possesses her and underneath the throne of Lunia is a dungeon that will allow one who is worthy to find the Spirit who possesses the Seven Moons Blade. Stella is the only one worthy to wield the Seven Moons because she owns the other half but she isn't worthy of entering the dungeon. She can't move the throne."

"What happens if she obtains the two blades?" Zain asked.

"She can merge then into one and forge the ultimate weapon called the Holy Eclipse. Is was said to be so powerful, the blade had to be split in two. Anyone who wields said blade, will obtain power strong enough to defeat a God and Goddess with the power of Ten Halos or a full power Dark Lord, but alas that last part is a myth since no one has been recorded to be that strong in ages." Victoria answered. "Zheng Yi is still out there. He must be stopped."

Zain nodded then watched Victoria hurry after me. Laina walked next to Zain and looked at Victoria.

"Zheng Yi is a name I haven't heard in ages...if he is still out there. He might be hunting for Stella as we speak." Laina said.

"Don't worry. I won't let him harm Stella at all." Zain said then walked ahead.

Laina watched Zain and placed her hand against her chest then looked down a bit. She shook her head and followed the others to the castle.