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Post by Ryu on Aug 12, 2007 21:52:43 GMT -5
It was a cool night, with cloudy skies, casting darkness all through the forest. A light sprinkle of rain pattered down on the trees. A castle domain was all alive nearby, troops running back and forth across the parapets, searching for something. The rain would pick up some soon, fortunately.
One of the swordsmen on the wall let out a cry of suprise, and yelled out. "He's here! Right he-!" The man toppled over death, sliding off the wall. A couple archers and swordsmen ran towards the downed man, and saw the assassin jump the wall. The men ran down the steps of the wall, and went around through one of the castle gates.
The assassin landed on the grass smoothly, and darted towards the forests. He could lose them in the woods. Sprinting quickly, he heard a couple of arrows whizzed over his head. The men behind him were yelling loudly. Their lord had been slain, and the assassin had been found before he could escape. The mens' yelling could be heard far into the night.
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Post by lupelastick on Aug 12, 2007 22:05:26 GMT -5
Banshi sat up, her ears folded back. She had been awakened by the voices and didn't much enjoy it. She didn't like loud people at all. The kistune stood, already in her fox form so there was no need to shift to it. She didn't notice the assassin run by, but she heard the others running. The fox stepped from her hiding spot, and into the way of the mob. Banshi stood in a defencive stance, growling. She probably may have not known it, but she probably bought some time for the assassin. But that was so determined if the men took notice of the large fox.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 12, 2007 22:19:36 GMT -5
The archers that were in the mob of troops fired at the assassin, however, the wolf had actually gotten in the way of most of them. Three arrows headed for Banshi. The assassin was struck in the back of the thigh by one of the arrows and he fell. Rolling onto his side he ducked behind a tree, slowly beginning to pull the arrow out. He noticed the fox had tried to stop the mob of troops. He had no idea why.
Some of the troops ran around the fox demon, and soon found the assassin hiding against the tree. They drew their swords and prepared to attack. The ones that weren't surrounding the assassin were now surrounding the fox demon, drawing swords and preparing for a fight. The assassin made the first blow. After yanking the arrow from his leg, he lunged forward. On his arms were metal gauntlets with 2 claws set into each of them. He deflected one sword blow with a riposte, disarming the swordsman, before using his other hand to cut him over the throat, a fatal wound. He glanced to the side to see how the fox was fairing against the troops.
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Post by lupelastick on Aug 12, 2007 22:30:38 GMT -5
Banshi dodged two of the arrows, being hit in her side by the third on purpose. She lunged at one of the men, clenching her jaws on his neck. Before he fell, the fox lunged at another man, using the first as a launch pad. In mid air she quickly changed in between forms. From her fox form to her demon form.
The second Banshi lunged after had his ribs crushed, impaling bone into his heart. That seemed very painful due to the man's reaction. Banshi crossed her path into the moon light. She turned her head to the men, her scars illuminated by the moon's glow. At least threed of the men turned an ran, valuing there lives. Before one of them even took a step, the kistune lunged, slashing her claws through his right shoulder.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 12, 2007 22:40:18 GMT -5
He looked at the demon, noticing that she wasn't a bad fighter, but he was a little too busy to pass around compliments. He tore his claws from the neck of the swordsman, and had two more to take down before he could make a break for it, again. caught one of the swords between the claws on his gauntlet, and turned his arm quickly, breaking the katana. He moved forward and kicked the man down, before executing him with a punch to the chest, the two claws puncturing vital organs. The swordsmen came down on the assassin quickly, slashing at his exposed back.
The blow landed and the assassin staggered forward, before collapsing. It was a deep wound. The swordsman flicked the blood off his sword, before he looked at the fox demon, and at his allies running. He backed away some. The assassin stirred some, grunting from pain. He wasn't a bad fighter, one on one, but when it came to being outnumbered.. he just didn't have the experience for it yet.
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Post by lupelastick on Aug 12, 2007 22:57:55 GMT -5
The fox growled, dodging a sword that was aimed for her neck. She opened her jaws and ejected a gren blackish liquid at on of the swordsmen. Two fell down, one having no evidence that he had a head and the other just had a hole through his chest. The other men saw this and ran off. One stayed and managed to slice an X into the creature's side.
Banshi snapped around and clamped her jaws on his neck, tearing off the flesh. The man fell to the ground, and Banshi only spat his own flesh at him. The demonic fox turned torwards the other man that was attacking or was attacking the assassin. She ignored the pain from her fresh wound and the wound that the arrow was lodged deep into.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 12, 2007 23:06:32 GMT -5
The swordsman growled and saw his friends dying and all. He lunged at the demon, and slashed the sword at her neck in an attempt to behead her. If this didn't work.. well.. he'd run.
The assassin remained still on the ground now; either dead or unconcious. Laying on the ground next to him was a shard of the shikon no tama, tainted with evil, and covered in the assassin's blood.
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Post by lupelastick on Aug 12, 2007 23:23:43 GMT -5
Banshi growled and dodged to the side. She suffered the katana digging half way into her shoulder. The fox grimmiced but made it seem like a grin. "One's sword is only as sharp as one's spirit. And you, my friend, don't have a very strong spirit." She rose her head up then brought it back down, clamping her jaws on the man's shoulder. Not killing him right away, she decided for him to have a painful death. She injected acid into the man's wound, knowing it would be very painful. She released her grip from the man's shoulder, allowing him to run.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 12, 2007 23:26:48 GMT -5
The man cried out in pain and dropped his sword, pushing the demon away. He stumbled some, then ran away towards the castle. It wouldn't be too long before alot more troops came, and ones that wouldn't be so easy to kill. The assassin remained upon the ground, a bit of blood puddling at his side from the wound on his back.
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Post by lupelastick on Aug 12, 2007 23:42:02 GMT -5
Banshi turned her head to the assassin. She returned to her human form and winced from the pain of her wounds. She picked up the assassin, being careful of his wound, and supporting his weight on her back. She looked at the puddle of blood, seeing a shard. The kistune thought for a moment then picked the shard up. She didn't want it, she just didn't want it falling into the wrong hands.
After hearing the voices of the other troops, Banshi took off into the forest, taking a complicated route so she and the assassin would be hard to find.About nine miles to the east, she felt that the troops would never find them this far. She carefully set the assassin down. The kistune then tore off strips of her coat, tending to the assassin's wound quickly.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 12, 2007 23:53:43 GMT -5
The assassin remained unconcious until Banshi started tending to his wound. He grunted some and seethed in pain. "Ah.. " His eyes remained closed, but he tore off his mask so he could breath easier. Someone was bandaging his wound...? It was only a moment longer before the memories hit him. A whole four years worth of memories. He didn't say anything for a few minutes, but his voice soon came out. He sounded young. "Wh-... Where am I?"
He sniffed some, his senses picking up that the demon tending to his wounds was a Kitsune. He also smelled her blood. "Are you okay?" His eyes remained closed throughout all of this, and even the fighting. There wasn't a reason to open them.
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Post by lupelastick on Aug 13, 2007 0:04:04 GMT -5
Banshi looked at him slightly confused before tying off the last strip of cloth. She then stood and walked infront of him. "Did you hit your head or something?" She said sterly, not answering his question. She sighed and turned, yanking the arrow aout of her side, only giving a slight yelp.She sat down, then looked up at him once he spoke again. "I've felt worse, but I should be asking you that." She said. The kistune allowed her wounds to bleed for a moment. She then tore off more of her coat, tending to her own wounds.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 13, 2007 0:14:41 GMT -5
"No.. just.. something bad happened." He couldn't explain it. He didn't want to. Yoshi wasn't a killer, he didn't ever want to be. Sitting up slowly, he winced at his wounds, then heard Banshi yelp. Her wounds were probably worse than his, her having defended him. He couldn't think of anything to say, but an introduction couldn't hurt.. "My name is Yoshi Maro.. who are you?" He sounded a little unsure, but he would begin to take off some of the cloth wrapped around his head, used to conceal his identity.
He was dressed in a demon slayer uniform, but it was mostly black, besides some teal. He then removed his clawed gauntlets, seeing as he trusted Banshi not to kill him, seeing as she had already saved him.
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Post by lupelastick on Aug 13, 2007 0:27:01 GMT -5
Damn arrow got in deep.. Banshi thought after tying the last of her bandages. She looked up at him again then looked back down to the dirt. "Banshi Nakigoe." She paused for a moment. "My friend, you seemed to had dropped a shard of somesort." Obviously the kistune wasn't to informed about Shikon no Tama. She outstretched her hand, holding out the tainted jewel shard for Yoshi to take.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 13, 2007 0:36:04 GMT -5
He moved back some, when she held the shard towards him. He remembered it now. He had been taken when he was 12, and since then that shard had been imbedded in his back, controlling him. No.. the lord of some castle.. he couldn't remember. It was too vague. All he could remember was the command to kill, scheduled assassinations. He pushed her hand away from him, as gently as possible.
"..N-no.. Please keep it away.. " Yoshi said to her. He calmed some, but he felt some of the emotions coming off of Banshi now. Pain. Damn arrow got in deep.. He turned his head some, and he said to her. "I'm sorry you got hurt over me.."
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