Author's note: Ok this is my first fic and I would be really happy
if you guys would send me some feedback about it. English is not my mother
tongue so please try to understand if there are some odd mistakes in the
text. I also want to inform you that I have played only the Tenchu wrath of
heaven and only few first missions so only connection between my fic and
the game is probably same characters. By the way this takes place about 3
years after the wrath of heaven.
Nameless temple -
It was sunny spring day in Lord Gohda's grounds, flowers blossomed and children played outside. Rikimaru had successfully returned from his last mission and changed in his normal clothes (and took off that cursed black thing that he wears on his face). He was watching now from balcony how Lord Gohda and his daughter Kiku walked together in castle's garden." Poor Gohda" thought Rikimaru smiling amusedly as Kiku gave flirtatious smile to a stable boy who passed by. Kiku was now 15 and she had noticed that there were two different kinds of people: boy people and girl people. Lord Gohda was not so pleased about that because now he had to watch carefully that his daughter couldn't examine the differences between boys and girls too deeply. That is why princess Kiku wasn't alone at all these days; there were always either Lord Gohda glaring murderously or angry looking Ayame at her side to keep interested boys away from the princess.
Rikimaru leaned over the balcony, being happy that he was spared from the honour to watch over her highness. To his great misery that was the moment that Lord Gohda had chosen to shoot his tortured gaze to balcony where Rikimaru was standing. Using azuma ninjas' secret sign language Lord Gohda gave him strict order to come down and keep an eye on his daughter so he could get some work done. Sighing defeatedly Rikimaru accepted his new task. First two hours he tried to be consciously frightening as he listened Kiku and her handmaiden's conversation about latest fashion, but noticed soon after that even without his swords, ninja clothes or angry glare his reputation was enough to keep boys in a safe distance. After all, those ninjas who lived to 30 years old were rare and he was 28, soon 29. Rikimaru knew people expected him to soon settle down to some village where would get beautiful wife and live a normal life, and to leave his work to someone younger.
Some time in the evening still listening princess's and her handmaiden's never ending yapping, now on the bench near the river , Rikimaru noticed young woman in red kimono come out of bamboo forest. Her black hair was loose and it fluttered in the wind around her shoulders. She looked somehow familiar and he decided to ask: "Princess Kiku, do you know who is that woman in red kimono?" "The one who is talking to my father?" asked Kiku Turning around Rikimaru saw that Lord Gohda was joined her company, and was talking seriously with her. "Yes" he answered to Kiku "Well, that is Ayame. Don't you recognise her in normal clothes? She is been your partner over ten years and you don't recognise her when she don't use her ninja clothes? Seriously you better open your eyes before you crash to the tree." Kiku teased him, but Rikimaru didn't notice. "That was Ayame, but she never dresses like that. What was going on?" "Does she dress like that often?" he asked sheepishly "Every now and then she goes to forgotten, nameless temple (made it up) in the bamboo forest and dresses like a normal women" answered Kiku and winked to the same stable boy who she had smiled before. "What temple, where exactly and . . . why does she go there once in a while?" "Umm . . . Kiku started watching from Rikimaru's asking eyes to Ayame and then back." Then Rikimaru, showing some true wisdom asked: "Did Ayame tell you not to tell anyone about it?" Kiku nodded "Yes" "Well I order you tell me about it, and because I am her commander and your fathers substitute in this situation, you must obey me." "Ok, but if she never hears that you know, you figured it out by yourself."
"It is a deal then."
"Temple itself is a small and beautiful building devoted to goddess Nalea (made her up too) in the bamboo forest about two hours walking to the northeast from the dragon statue (made it up) behind the castle. Temple is middle of the lake, but the mist which comes from fountains hides it from our eyes. On lake's shore near the moonflower bushes is a small boat, it is Ayames so you should use it. In the temple there are many shining black stones, every one of them is carved different story about Nalea's blessing. There are also flowers because those are sacrifices to the goddess. . ." "Ok, that is enough." interrupted Rikimaru "I got everything I needed. Thank you your highness. Now let's go to your father and Ayame, I have personal matters to take care of."
And by few obscure references about his destination, Rikimaru leaved Kiku to astonished Lord Gohda and Ayame and headed to a nameless temple.
This was a short chapter but I promise to write longer chapters in the future. Send me some feedback please, please, please?
Nameless temple -
It was sunny spring day in Lord Gohda's grounds, flowers blossomed and children played outside. Rikimaru had successfully returned from his last mission and changed in his normal clothes (and took off that cursed black thing that he wears on his face). He was watching now from balcony how Lord Gohda and his daughter Kiku walked together in castle's garden." Poor Gohda" thought Rikimaru smiling amusedly as Kiku gave flirtatious smile to a stable boy who passed by. Kiku was now 15 and she had noticed that there were two different kinds of people: boy people and girl people. Lord Gohda was not so pleased about that because now he had to watch carefully that his daughter couldn't examine the differences between boys and girls too deeply. That is why princess Kiku wasn't alone at all these days; there were always either Lord Gohda glaring murderously or angry looking Ayame at her side to keep interested boys away from the princess.
Rikimaru leaned over the balcony, being happy that he was spared from the honour to watch over her highness. To his great misery that was the moment that Lord Gohda had chosen to shoot his tortured gaze to balcony where Rikimaru was standing. Using azuma ninjas' secret sign language Lord Gohda gave him strict order to come down and keep an eye on his daughter so he could get some work done. Sighing defeatedly Rikimaru accepted his new task. First two hours he tried to be consciously frightening as he listened Kiku and her handmaiden's conversation about latest fashion, but noticed soon after that even without his swords, ninja clothes or angry glare his reputation was enough to keep boys in a safe distance. After all, those ninjas who lived to 30 years old were rare and he was 28, soon 29. Rikimaru knew people expected him to soon settle down to some village where would get beautiful wife and live a normal life, and to leave his work to someone younger.
Some time in the evening still listening princess's and her handmaiden's never ending yapping, now on the bench near the river , Rikimaru noticed young woman in red kimono come out of bamboo forest. Her black hair was loose and it fluttered in the wind around her shoulders. She looked somehow familiar and he decided to ask: "Princess Kiku, do you know who is that woman in red kimono?" "The one who is talking to my father?" asked Kiku Turning around Rikimaru saw that Lord Gohda was joined her company, and was talking seriously with her. "Yes" he answered to Kiku "Well, that is Ayame. Don't you recognise her in normal clothes? She is been your partner over ten years and you don't recognise her when she don't use her ninja clothes? Seriously you better open your eyes before you crash to the tree." Kiku teased him, but Rikimaru didn't notice. "That was Ayame, but she never dresses like that. What was going on?" "Does she dress like that often?" he asked sheepishly "Every now and then she goes to forgotten, nameless temple (made it up) in the bamboo forest and dresses like a normal women" answered Kiku and winked to the same stable boy who she had smiled before. "What temple, where exactly and . . . why does she go there once in a while?" "Umm . . . Kiku started watching from Rikimaru's asking eyes to Ayame and then back." Then Rikimaru, showing some true wisdom asked: "Did Ayame tell you not to tell anyone about it?" Kiku nodded "Yes" "Well I order you tell me about it, and because I am her commander and your fathers substitute in this situation, you must obey me." "Ok, but if she never hears that you know, you figured it out by yourself."
"It is a deal then."
"Temple itself is a small and beautiful building devoted to goddess Nalea (made her up too) in the bamboo forest about two hours walking to the northeast from the dragon statue (made it up) behind the castle. Temple is middle of the lake, but the mist which comes from fountains hides it from our eyes. On lake's shore near the moonflower bushes is a small boat, it is Ayames so you should use it. In the temple there are many shining black stones, every one of them is carved different story about Nalea's blessing. There are also flowers because those are sacrifices to the goddess. . ." "Ok, that is enough." interrupted Rikimaru "I got everything I needed. Thank you your highness. Now let's go to your father and Ayame, I have personal matters to take care of."
And by few obscure references about his destination, Rikimaru leaved Kiku to astonished Lord Gohda and Ayame and headed to a nameless temple.
This was a short chapter but I promise to write longer chapters in the future. Send me some feedback please, please, please?
