The battle was a harsh one.  All the warriors were tired and worn down.  Kayura, Byakuen, and *Jun* were doing their best to protect the kids.  Kichigai was not in the battle, he sought it best to see how they faired with just the soldiers to deal with.  "Ryo, I don't know how much longer I can hold on!" Shin yelled.  "I hear ya Shin, just do your best. "Ryo replied.   "Ryo, do you think the kikotei would do any better?" Touma yelled across the road which served as the battle field. "I don't know.  Are you guys strong enough to try?" Ryo yelled back at everybody.  "Let's do it!" Shu yelled.  The five Troopers started to glow. "Katie, what's going on?" Matt yelled at his sister.  "I don't know!" Katie yelled back. "They're forming the kikotei!" *Jun* yelled as the powers of the four yoroi flew and joined with Ryo's.  Ryo formed the kikotei and Byakuen truned into Byakuen-Oh.  "Let's get this over with!
 

Sen Kou Zan
 

The burst of flames swamped over all of the soldiers.  The attack was of no success.  The soldiers just stood their as if nothing had happened.  "What!? It didn't work!" Seiji gasped.  "What is with these soldiers, their stronger then anything we've ever been against. Even Arago." Touma said.  "What if we used more power?" Matt asked. "Maybe, but where would we get it?" Touma asked.  "You formed the kikotei by combining the power of the five elemental yoroi. Right?" Katie asked.  "Yea, so?" Shu answered. "What if we join the power of the four seasonal yoroi and mine?" Katie suggested.  "Katie, it may work, but it's too dangerous to try." Ryo answered. "Why?" Katie asked again.  "Katie, Rajura, Anubus, and Naza are the only ones that have given their power to someone else and even then they were weak afterwards.  You and Matt have never tried this before." Touma explained. "There's no time like the present." Katie replied.  "Katie, after the first time Ryo wore the kikotei he was so weak that he slept for like a week." Shin answered.  "So, we have to try something. We just can't stand here." Katie begged.  "Katie's right. we have to try. "Kayura agreed.  "Do you think you two can handle it, Katie?" Seiji asked.  "We're ready." Katie and Matt responded.  The five yorois started to glow as the kanji appeared on the foreheads:

Piety
Serenity
Obedience
Loyalty
Honor

The power of the four seasonal yoroi headed right for Katie.  The power slammed into her almost causing her to fall to the ground.  The chikyuu yoroi disappeared and she was engulfed with a pure white light. The light surrounded her and a silver yoroi appeared.  The new yoroi looked just like the kikotei except that it was silver with gold highlights.  Seiji and Anubus's No-Datchi's joined to form one sword.  Katie took the sword and along with Ryo attacked the soldiers.  The blast of fire and pure light that followed destroyed all the soldiers.   While everybody was watching the light show from the two kikoteis, Kichigai decided to finish off the family that refused to leave the Master alone. "Hahahaha! Your family will finally be wiped out Yamano!" Kichigai yelled as he attacked Jun.  "Jun! Noooooooo!" *Jun* yelled and tried to block the attack but he was too late.....

"JUN!" *Jun* yelled as he woke.  "*Jun* are you all right?" Shin asked a worried expressing on his face. "Yea I'll be fine, it was just a bad dream." *Jun* replied.  "Hey, Ji-san. Come over and play with us!" Jun yelled from the center of the clearing.  "I'm coming Jun." *Jun* replied as he stood up and walked over to the kids. "What was that all about?" Katie asked comming up next to Shin. "I don't know. All he said was that it was a bad dream." Shin said as he watched *Jun* and the kids play.

They had taken refruge in a nearby park to rest and allow the kids to play a little to get their minds of the battle to come. Everybody was sitting in little groups around the clearing. The Masho in one, Matt and Katie in another, and the troopers in the third; with all the kids, Byakuen, and *Jun* playing near the middle.

"Why can't we just charge in and get this battle over with?" Naza asked in frustration. "Naza, everybody needs to rest a little bit. Even you." Kayura answered, "I have a feeling the comming battle will be a harsh one." "What do you mean Kayura?" Anubus asked. "I don't know, but somethng is going to happen that will change the lives of everyone in this park." Kayura responded looking one by one at each of the others.

"Man, I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant." Shu said looking at the sky. "Sorry, Shu, but their isn't any more to eat." Shin said as he sat down on the grass. "What's the matter Shin?" Ryo asked noticing the worried look on his face. "I'm worried." "We could tell that. But what are you worried about?" Seiji asked. "*Jun*, he just had a bad dream, I don't know what it was but he just had this really weird look on his face. Like he was scared to death or something." "Shin, he's been through a lot. he's changed from that 8 year old that we knew," Touma reasured him. "Yea I know, but I still worry about him don't you?" "Yea" everybody agreed. "I'm also worried about Katie and Matt." Shin said while idily playing with a blade of grass. "Why are you worried about them for?" Ryo asked. "They've never been in a real big battle, and I'm worried that they won't be able to hold their own." Shin replied. "We just have to trust in them. You of all people should know that." Ryo said putting his hand on Shin's shoulder. "I do trust them. I just don't want to see anything happen to them." Shin said sighing. "None of us do, Shin. None of us do." Shu said still looking up at the dark black clouds.

"Matt, are you scared about this battle?" Katie asked looking her brother in the eyes. "Yea, we've never had to fight this big of one before." Matt responed. "I feel like we're holding everybody else back." "Yea  I know. But Kayura said that us and the Masho will help in dystroying the Master." "But how?" "I don't know. Maybe that attack you used the other day is what's going to help" "I don't know. The attack was able to scare Kichigai away, but it still wasn't very strong." "How do you know that?" "If it was strong it would of at least injured Kichigai and all those other warlords." "Yea I guess your right." Matt agreed. Suddenly a laughter echoed throughout the park. Everybody jumped to their feet and took a fighting stance. "Who's there?" Shu yelled into the sky.  "Come out and fight us, Kichigai" Matt yelled. "I will not fight yet. I want to see how you do aginst these soldiers." Kichigai laughed as a large army of soldiers came into view around the group. "What's the big deal? We can easly beat them." Naza yelled at the nonexistant warlord. "Ah, you see these are different. These soldiers are more powerfull then any of the ones you've ever gone against." "You can't mean," Katie gasped. "Yes, Katie. These soldiers are using the Masters own power, and each time you do happen to defeat one two more will appear." Kichigai laughed as the soldiers attacked. Matt, Katie, the Masho, and Troopers armored up. Kayura, Byakuen, and *Jun* protected the kids. "These soldiers really are tough" Touma admitted blocking a blow." The master is controlling them." Matt replied. "How cam we beat them?" Anubus asked as the battle moved out of the park. "Ryo, do you think the kikotei would do any better?" Touma yelled across the road which now served as the battle field. "I don't know.  Are you guys strong enough to try?" Ryo yelled back at everybody.  "Let's do it!" Shu yelled. 'What? This can't be happening. It's just like the dream.'  *Jun* thought. The five Troopers started to glow. "Katie, what's going on?" Matt yelled at his sister.  "I don't know!" Katie yelled back. "They're forming the kikotei!" *Jun* yelled as the powers of the four yoroi flew and joined with Ryo's. 'If this is like the dream then the kikkotei won't work, but they wouldn't beleive me even if I did try to tell them' *Jun* thought.  Ryo formed the kikotei and Byakuen truned into Byakuen-Oh.  "Let's get this over with!
 

Sen Kou Zan
 

The burst of flames swamped over all of the soldiers.  The attack was of no success.  The soldiers just stood their as if nothing had happened.  "What!? It didn't work!" Seiji gasped. "What if you used more power?" Matt asked. "Maybe, but where would we get it?" Touma asked.  "Guys, you formed the kikotei by combining the power of the five elemental yoroi. Right?" Katie asked.  "Yea, so?" Shu answered. "What if we join the power of the four seasonal yoroi and mine?" Katie suggested. 'No, this is like the dream. Katie will form the new armor and Jun-chan will get killed...Well, not if I can help it.'   "Katie, it may work, but it's too dangerous to try." Ryo answered. "Why?" Katie asked again.  "Katie, Rajura, Anubus, and Naza are the only ones that have given their power to someone else and even then they were weak afterwards.  You and Matt have never tried this before." Touma explained. "There's no time like the present." Katie replied.  "Katie, after the first time Ryo wore the kikotei he slept for like a week." Shin answered.  "So, we have to try something. We just can't stand here." Katie begged.  "Katie's right. we have to try. "Kayura agreed.  "Do you think you two can handle it, Katie?" Seiji asked.  "We're ready." Katie and Matt responded. 'It's about time, I have to keep an eye on Jun'  The five yorois started to glow as the kanji appeared on the foreheads:

Piety
Serenity
Obedience
Loyalty
Honor

The power of the four seasonal yoroi headed right for Katie.  The power slammed into her almost causing her to fall to the ground. A white light sorrounded her, it was so bright that no one could look at it. She banished the chikyuu yoroi. The light solidified into four glowing orbs. A wind came from nowhere and turned her subarmor black. The orbs of light flew around her and with each pass a plate of silver armor appeared. The armor was similar to the kikotei, the only difference was that it was silver with gold in all the places that had a different color on origanal and the faceplate was also gold. Seiji and Anubus's No-Datchi's joined to form one large sword that looked like a cross between the two.  Katie took the sword and with out saying a word attacked the soldiers with a blast of pure white light that dystroyed them all.  While everybody was watching the light show from the new kikotei, Kichigai decided to finish off the family that refused to leave the Master alone. "Hahahaha! Your family will finally be wiped out Yamano!" Kichigai yelled as he attacked Jun.  "Jun! Noooooooo!" *Jun* yelled and jumped in front of Jun taking the attack himself. "Ji-san, Nooo!" Jun yelled as *Jun* fell to the ground. "Hhm, got the wrong one. Oh, well, at least I got one of them." Kichigai said as he left. Katie finished off her attack and the light and her new armor vanished and she colapsed onto the ground. "Katie!" Matt yelled as he ran to her. The Troopers had heard Jun screem and went to see what had happened. The Masho stood next to Matt as he held a very weak Katie. "Katie, are you all right?" Matt asked fear in his voice. "Yea, I'm fine. Just a little tired." Katie replied weakly and then closed her eyes. "Katie?" Matt asked trying to get her to answer. "It's all right Matt, she'll be all right. She just needs some rest." Rajura replied.

A little ways away, the Troopers and the kids sat near *Jun*. "Ni-san, I really did miss you all those years. I never gave up hope that someone would beleive in the legend and awaken you. It was nice to see you again. Maybe we'll meet again someday." "Ji-san, your going to be OK, Seiji can't you do anything?" Jun pleaded. "Jun, I'm sorry. He's too badly hurt. There's nothing I can do, it would only make him suffer longer." Seiji replied. "Ji-san please don't go." Jun pleaded. "Jun-chan, it is my time. Listen, I want you to listen to Katie. She's your gardian. Ni-san, please tell Katie to take good care of Jun. I beleive that she is the one that should." *Jun* then closed his eyes and his breathing slowed and then stopped. "Ji-san, NOOOOO!" Jun cried. The Troopers also cried for their long lost friend that always wanted to be a trooper like them. "You have proven yourself to truly be a Trooper, *Jun*. Even though you never had a yoroi, you have always been a trooper at heat because you never gave up." Ryo said as *Jun*'s heat beat it's last beat.

"Waahahaahaha. So you have a new yoroi, Katie." The Master's loud voice boomed over the city. "What do you want?" Matt yelled. "You want to fight me, no? Then you have to make it to me first. Matt and Katie will lead you to me, if you survive the fight on the way here, then I will fight you." Mater annonced, "I will give you two hours to rest before my soldiers attack." The voice faded out and the group of warriors were left in silence.

Ha! I finally got it finished. Yea I know I only had the original Jun for one chapter, but I was getting sick with all the *'s.

As always, comments, praises, and flames are always welcome.

White Blaze