Two days have passed since Tantrum vanished from Gake village.
And within those two days production had began on the empire's weapons.
But at the same time Gake village welcomed Shirogane and Hikaru as honoured guests.
The village elder Chorite is playing both sides.
"So you've had your fill of my village, so tell me why have you came here?" Chorite, the Furea elder sat upon his throne.
Besides Chorite were his most powerful warriors.
Although one is missing...
Their names Tenflame, Pairo, Yari and finally Flair, all members of the Hi-senshi.
The strongest warriors to exist in the surrounding areas of Gake village.
Tenflame stood proud at the young age of sixteen along side his fellow warriors.
His skin crimson in colour and swarmed in cracks.
While his charcoal grey hair was short and unkempt.
His eyes blazed orange like the fire he was able to manipulate.
He wore a plain crimson top in which you could barely notice.
But his most eye drawing feature was the pale grey belt that wrapped around his body.
Which held a sword with two blades, each of the blades made of different material.
One being flarite while the other was meteorite.
Stood to the right of the young flame was Pairo.
And unlike his young ally he was a mountainous brute when compared to most of his race.
His skin isn't so different to Tenflame's as they were both crimson.
Although Pairo's skin is covered in lizard like scales.
Thanks to this he needed not for the protection of clothes.
Although his size didn't give away his combat style, as he is most famously known as the archer of flames.
And to the left of the Furea elder stood Yari.
The girl who took the most inspiration from the empire, learning all she could about other worlds.
And in her learning she took to Earth's clothing.
When she designed her charcoal grey tank top and black bottoms.
As well as her clean white trainers.
She also took to Earth's hair for inspiration, as she put her own pale pink hair in a messy pony tail to keep it out of her eyes.
Finally Flair the absent warrior, the prodigy and final hope of Mars.
The girl who works for nothing but given everything.
All eyes were on Shirogane, who was on his knees preparing an answer for the elder's question.
"We're here to recruit Mirai and Daku Kurai from the Red empire" Shirogane boldly claimed, rising to his feet.
"Ah i see you have no respect for me do you?, well before you judge me let me inform you of our current situation", Chorite stepped up from his tired throne to face Shirogane on equal terms.
"Our people, my village has been famous since the pure times for its excellent craftsmanship of flarite weapons, and thanks to this many have sought us out and ever since my people have done whatever we must to survive".
None of the Martion warriors' moved nor did their expressions at the hearing of Chorite's tale.
But it's clear just how torturous Chorite's words are for himself.
Each word spoken almost brought him down to his knees.
His eyes welled up with fire, and as it ran down the elder's face he began to speak of the past one more time.
"I was born into this life and soon became one of the few of my kind capable of standing against our oppressors, but the same could not be said for my subjects who still remained at your ancestor's mercy".
"We... we celebrated at the destruction of your home world only to find ourselves enslaved once again by a Zeon known as the abuser..., Uzunami".
Shirogane took a step forward, his aura becoming more oppressive.
"Well were here now and you don't seem to be fighting back" Shirogane interrupted the elder's tale, his fists clenched.
"Well that's because were not, I am not stupid enough to think two Zeons could fight a whole empire" Chorite retaliated.
But Yari was the opposite she seemed to believe in Shirogane as her eyes glistened.
Hikaru rose from the ground to aid Shirogane "you're wrong, its not just two Zeons fighting a whole empire its a rebellion".
"An alliance of many races all threated by the existence of the Red empire".
"Your right were not strong enough to beat them right now but that is why we're expanding our alliance".
Yari almost leapt towards them after hearing Hikaru's words.
But she gripped onto her spear as if to hold herself back.
"Why don't we give them a chance Cho..." Yari tried to speak.
"Shut up girl, you know nothing of my struggles so I'll decide how our village will proceed, and we will continue with Tantrum's request of sixty flarite weapons".
"And if you two know what is good for you..., you won't be here in two days" Chorite gave his warning while discarding both Shirogane and Hikaru away.
"I'll make sure they leave the village" Yari pledged as she lead the way out of ember's forge.
Whilst they walked the villager's eyes were locked onto the warriors who stood up to the empire.
"It's surprising isn't it, Chorite may believe what he is doing is for the best but i believe it should be the people who deicide what's right for them" Yari explained as she waved her hand towards a sorrow ridden woman.
And as the woman dragged herself towards Yari, her steps looked as if they carried the weight of the world with them.
And to Hikaru and Shirogane's surprise she welcomed them as heroes.
Embracing them both in her arms and in her tears.
The frail woman howled "you avenged my boy i am eternally grateful to know that we still have a chance of freedom".
"Just before you arrived the sadist who you killed Shirogane had killed her boy, just because he gained pleasure for killing" Yari explained while comforting the woman.
And as the woman left with her thanks embedded into the minds of Shirogane and Hikaru, Yari lead the way further through the village.
"So you two are serious about destroying the Red empire?" Yari questioned as she walked them out of Gake village.
"Yeah we are" Shirogane replied his anger boiling once again.
"They wish to enslave my world too, and seeing how they have enslaved others makes my will to stop them grow even stronger" Shirogane's anger grew but finally it was settled by Hikaru's interruption.
"Yeah I'm serious too maybe not for the same reason as my good willed ally but Earth is my home too, so for now I will fight alongside anyone who has a reason to hate the Red empire" Hikaru pushed Shirogane forwards and with that push they left Gake village.
"Well good to hear because so am I, and I have some information for you, everyone you saw today in ember's forge including me is a member of the Red empire, were not just slaves some of us are also warriors for Uzunami".
"But that doesn't mean were all bad, as in our own twisted way we hope to use the Red empire to increase our own strengths so that one day we can earn our freedom" Yari happily smiled at her own words.
"So in just two days Tantrum will return and likely with allies and we will be forced to aid him, of course ill go easy on you, were on the same side after all".
"So with that in mind you two head to the mountain in which you fought the sadist, and you will meet some friends of mine, who think just like me and together we will free my people" Yari's eyes glistened.
"Don't worry we'll go easy on you too, see you in two days" Shirogane smiled seeming to have made an instant connection with the young Martion.