The Lost Ronin
The tale of a man who lost his way and his walk along the path's he choses.
The rain fell heavey as Ryuu trudged along. The wind swept pasted him as walked , he didn't know where he was going but he didn't care. The mud and water soaked him to the bone but, as he knew he was being whatched, so he didn't show any sign of weakness.
The smell of cooked meat wafted to him through the forest, A camp site was under a great cherry blossum tree that was the grarled and inter twine in its self to create a great roof.
"Kenichi ,Kenji you stalk like a hobbled old wretch, come out and face me!"As if from air a pair of figures slid out from the shadows several feet of the ground in trees.
Kenichi wore a mask, covered on the edges with runes. He was heavy set with ragged cloth covering all but his arms. He bulge with muscle and took no attempt to hide it. Acrost his back he held a great sword. At 5 feet long and a 1/2 a foot from edge to back it was a weapon no normal man could wield.
Kenji was nealy the opposite, thin and fast he wore baggy silk and his eyes shown with a brillance no one man should possess. His weapons were held at his side and in a small leather bag. His daggers gleamed with fresh and old blood, And his throwing knifes were always filed to an edge.
Ryuu turned lazily to face them, his baggy black clothes were only distinguishable from the shadows by his tiger claws that hung about his waist.a pack hung at his back holding every thing he owned, the pack was grey with white stripes.
Unlike Kenichi and Kenji ,who were posed to attack, he seem calm as though they were just another anounyence.
" You talk a big talk a big talk, but can you back that up?" Shouted Kenichi "I told you both last time i gave you the scars that if you challenged me again, I would slain you" He spoke the truth and all of them knew it. They iched their backs felling their twin sets of 3 long lines of deep long scars. They hadn't even finish healing but they had healed enough for them to fight an they wanted revenge."You both aren't even fully healed, i can see by the way you hold your selfs. Go home i have better things to do then kill you." He knew they wouldn't leave so he drew his claws.
The pair circled around Ryuu advancing slowly. Kenji knew not to attack first but Kenichi wasn't that bright and got aroung throwing his wieght at anything. Runing as fast as he could swung again and again spinning and twirling and striking as fast as he could. Ryuu ducked and slid to side to side almost lazaly. Kenji advanced slowly and thowing knife after knife he couldn't even land a blow. kenji wasn't one to get mad that was kenichi's job , but he was quickly losing his composure. Attacking from behind with his twin daggers kenji swiped and attacked at opertune timeing.
Now pissing off his enemys wasn't somthing Ryuu enjoyed but he couldn't resist. He dodged and weaved even flicking Kenichi in the nose.Even though he said he'd kill them both he didn't want to. then who would he play with? He thought he'd make anounther inpact on them, so they knew not to stalk him again. He waited till they attacked at the same time and slid backwords. Their exposed backs posed the perfect targets. He delt them both horizontal and vortical cuts. the cuts spurted blood and bits of flesh flew in to the air in chunks.Plus so he could nap, because he was tired he knocked them both out with raps from the side of his claws. a deep ring came from kenichi's head and a solid thud came from kenji.
He knew theyed be out for a while so he draged both of thier bodys under the old cherry blossum tree and layed down and napped between them. After waking from a dream about Ava he sired the near dead fire and cut bark from the cherry blossum tree to fuel it. The deer that had been there, had long since gone cold so he cook them a little longer.
"These two will never learn" Ryuu said pulling up several nearby plants. The ground them into a paste and added severl items form his pack, including several salts and a goopy yellowish green butter like substance ,an old women once gave him. He turned them over and removed their shirts. He tore them into strips and wraped their cuts along with the paste he made."You two are going to run me out of this stuff soon."
The sky had cleared and the air was full of the smell that lets you know its spring. walking aroud in large lazy circles he stretched his legs thinking about where he should go and what he should do. after several minutes he realised he didn't care. his home was burned to the ground his only family hated him and blamed him. he nolonger care about all of that. the only person he care about was ava. And not knowing where she was anypath was a step in the right direction. she wans't a person to keap a low profile, he'd be able to find her sooner or later. he cut some of the rough old bark and fed it to he fire. He also piled a few feet of sticks for them to keap warm when they got up.
" I hate you both, but your family, so rest well." Ryuu turned and advanced away into evening.
This is my first work so go easy on me. i also know i have many spelling and probly a few grammer mistakes. this is the start of a long line of story so check back soon.
