The legend returns

Chapter 28

(Sorry for the long wait, I've been working on several other books and I wanted this to turn out right. Thank you for being paitent. Go ahead and play the music.)

Sora immediately ran to the exit of the train as soon as it had stopped at the station in the middle of the woods, leaving her friends in a daze. She quickly ran across the station and into the woods, leaving Shu, Valt, Free, and Lui to chase her. She ran through the forest, towards the river that was near the mountain by Xander's dojo. "Where is she going?" Valt yelled. "I don't know." Shu answered. Sora reached the river and leapt onto the first stepping stone before leaping onto the rest and crossing the river. She leapt from the last stone and onto the shore before breaking back into a run, running through the once charred forest. She ran through the clearing and past the stadium. She noticed the trees had begun to grow back, but continued running farther into the woods. She ran down the familiar path, solely focused on getting to where she was going. She ran past the scorched remains of a house, knowing it used to be the house she grew up in. "I never knew the fire was this bad." Lui said. "None of us did." Free said. Sora continued running down the path, faintly aware of the four following her. The forest began to fade to a rock, desert-like place. She kept running, feeling her heart begin to pound in excitement as the familiar plateau eventually came into view. She ran up the slope that lead to the top of the plateau. She reached the top and ran across the flat, rocky surface to a boulder before coming to a stop. Valt, Shu, Lui, and Free finally caught up to the white and gold haired blader. "All that running, just to get to a boulder?" Lui asked. Sora smiled at Lui's comment. "It makes sense that you don't remember." She said. Her scar began to glow a gold color and her hair changed from white with gold streaks to red with white streaks. She walked up to the boulder and pushed against it. The boulder slowly moved to reveal a hidden staircase under it. "Go on, walk down the staircase. There's something I want to show all of you." Sora said. The four walked to the staircase before walking down it into the darkness. Sora began to walk down the staircase before turning around and pushing the boulder back into place, causing the staircase to be completely dark. Her scar stopped glowing and her hair returned to normal. She turned around and carefully walked down the staircase, weaving past her friends and getting in front of them. The five began to see a light at the bottom of the staircase. Sora sped up her pace out of excitement and reached the bottom of the staircase. Valt, Shu, Lui, and Free had barely reached the bottom before Sora took off running, disappearing into the light. They took off running after her. Sora ran through the trees, the brush, jumping over rocks, until she reached a wide open plan with an old village that had been built in a crater. She stopped for a moment, taking in the view of her former home. She began running through the plain, down the gentle slope of the crater, and into the village square. She stopped in the center of the village square and fell to her knees panting. She looked at the stonebrick ground, faintly hearing Valt, Shu, Free, and Lui come to a stop behind her. A shadow covered the ground that Sora was staring at. "Sora? Is that you?" A familiar voice asked. The person kneeled in front of Sora, causing her to look up at them. Her golden eyes met familiar blue ones. "Hyoma?" Sora asked. The light violet haired man nodded, a gentle smile forming on his face. Sora immediately engulfed him in a hug and Hyoma returned it. "It's been a while Sora." Hyoma said. "It has been a while." Sora replied. The two let go and faced each other. "I heard about what happened to Gingka and the rest. I'm sorry." Hyoma said. "It's not your fault. Besides, these guys helped me through it." Sora said, gesturing to Valt and the rest who were standing behind her watching the two. "Really now?" Hyoma asked. Hyoma and Sora stood up and faced the group. "I'm Valt Aoi!" Valt said. "I'm Shu Kurenai." Shu said. "Lui Shirosagi." Lui said plainly. "Free De La Hoya." Free said. "Nice to meet you Valt, Shu. I'm Hyoma. I remember two kids that used to live here years ago named Lui and Free. They used to hang out with Sora all the time." Hyoma said. "That's us." Free said. "You guys sure have grown. Even you Sora." Hyoma said. "Hey!" Sora yelled, acting offended. "So, what brings you back here?" Hyoma asked. "I need your help Hyoma. I need to get stronger for my upcoming match against Phi. He's already destroyed Shu and Free's beys. And he almost shattered Valt's bey." Sora said. "You already have the strength to defeat Phi. You just need to unleash it." Hyoma said. "How?" Sora asked. "When the time is right, you'll know Sora. For now, you need to control the power you have for longer periods of time. And I have just the thing to help." Hyoma said. "I have three days to train." Sora said. "Oh don't worry, you'll be ready by then. Follow me." Hyoma said. He led the group into a small arena. It was old but it was absolutely spotless. In the center was a floating beystadium that had one manlift on both sides. "What is that?" Valt asked. "This is a Zero Gravity stadium or Zero-G stadium for short. It's not like the ones you use today but towards the end of Gingka's blading career and his reign as the top blader in the world these stadiums were used in arenas in cities where blading was very popular. Some of the major beyblading teams even had one of these to practice with. This stadium is from Metal City when they tore the old arena down." Hyoma explained. The group looked at the stadium in awe. "But, that isn't what I have planned for you Sora." He finished. "That's where we come in." A familiar voice said from the otherside of the arena. The group turned their heads only to see five people walking out of the entrance that was on the other side of the arena. One had black hair with a bright orange streak in the front, his bright blue eyes filled with excitement. "Zyro Kurogane." Sora said. To Zyro's right was a man who had dark red hair with white on both sides and red eyes. "Sakyo Kurayami." Sora said, still naming off the familiar people. Beside Sakyo was a blond haired man who had cerulean blue eyes. "Takanosuke Shishiya." Sora said. To Zyro's left was a man who had beige colored hair and light green eyes. "Shinobu Hiruin." Sora said. Beside Shinobu was a woman who had blonde hair and amber colored eyes. "Ren Kurenai." Sora said. "Long time no see Sora." Ren said. "Yeah." Sora replied. "I was starting to think you had forgotten us." Shinobu said. "How could I?" Sora asked jokingly. "While you are here Zyro, Shinobu, Sakyo, Takanosuke, and Ren will assist in training you." Hyoma said. "Basically, we get to be your teachers again." Zyro said. "I've done you guys' training before." Sora said. "Don't expect us to repeat the training from all those years ago. This time it's going to be much harder." Sakyo said. "We're aiming to push you to your limits." Shinobu said. "When do we start?" Sora asked.