Revenge
(Bankotsu Love Story)
Chapter. 3
Capture
I awoke the next morning to the smell of fresh rain, and the sound of rolling thunder. 'What a weird dream.' I thought, as I closed my eyes, and thought back to lastnight. Suddenly, my eyes snapped open, as I found myself sitting in a tree, and surrounded by nothing but forests, and mountains. Pretty as it was, though, I just couldn't help but ask myself one question, 'WHERE THE HELL AM I?!', I thought, as I fell out of the tree I was perched in. 'Oh, crap! I'm going to-!', Suddenly, my body stopped, and hovered in mid-air, just before I could hit the ground, my feet landing softly beneath me. 'I floated….?' I thought, as I looked around me. 'That was really weird.', I thought once more, my eyes scanning my body for any injuries. Suddenly, I heard soft laughter, as I looked up to see the Woman in White hovering above the ground in front of me. 'That is what we call Telekinesis. The ability to move objects, and even your own body, as well as the bodies of others using only your mind to do so. Only tenyo possess that ability. At your young age, however, your abilities are very powerful….Some might say too powerful. I'm warning you now, my child, you must learn to control your powers on your own, and not be controlled by them.' She replied, her eyes watching my every movement. "Where am I? And what are you talking about?" I asked, my eyes becoming sharp, and steely, as I gazed at the Woman in White. She sighed, 'Very well. One thousand years ago, a Tenyo, or an Angel, fell from the Heavens, and fell to Earth. She met, and fell in love with a Mortal man, and bore him a child. But, very shortly after giving birth to her child, that Tenyo died. One thousand years have passed since then, and her spirit was said to have wandered, and found a vessel. However, this vessel is also said to have no memory, or recollection of who she once was just one thousand years before. She doesn't even remember having her own child, nor does she remember dying once before….That vessel, little one, is you.' My eyes widened in shock, as she said all of this. I wasn't sure what to believe, but, the fact is, if all of that really did happen, then, I had to, at the very least, keep my mind open to that possibility. "Answer me this, then. Who are you, and where the hell am I?" I asked, my voice harsh, and dripping with venom. 'I have taken you through the Higarashi Shrine, and down the Bone Eater's well to the Feudal Era of Japan, and it is here that your journey will begin.' She answered, and as she said all of this, images began flashing through my mind, almost like a map of where she had taken me, and how to get back, if I should need to. 'I shall say just one thing more, little one, and then, I shall be on my way. My name is Isabel, and I am your ancestral mother, and it is through me that you descend directly from the Tenyo of One Thousand years ago. Now then, I must go. Take care, be well, be safe, be strong, and Survive. You must survive, live long, and dwell. Fight for your own future, and for your own survival, and always remember, keep your powers hidden from the greedy eyes of man, for, it is they who will do you great harm, for they lust after your power.' And with those last words, Isabel was gone. 'Isabel, my ancestral mother….?'I thought, as I began wandering aimlessly through the dense forest, uncertain of exactly where I was going.
Before long, I had come across what looked to be an old Japanese castle, it looked like what I had seen in a textbook in history class. I took notice of the people who were rushing about the castle. 'Hm….This looks like an interesting place to stop.' I thought, as I approached the castle. "Halt! Who goes there?! Who are you?!" I heard an unfamiliar voice yell, as I approached the castle. My eyes fell upon a thin man of medium height, as he stood before me, his spear clenched tightly in his hands. Suddenly, a group of others, who wore the same armor as he did surrounded him, blocking the entrance to the castle. "Who are you?! Are you a Demon?! Men, hold your ground, do not allow her to enter the castle grounds!" The man yelled again. "Answer my question!" He demanded, pointing his spear at my throat. 'This guy is really starting to piss me off!' I thought, as sly grin crept across my face. 'Sounds like fun.' I thought briefly, my eyes becoming sharp, and steely. "I really don't like to be QUESTIONED!" I yelled, as I went on the attack, kicking the man in the head. Suddenly, I felt my whole body pulsate, 'What was-!' I collapsed suddenly, as an intense pain coursed through my whole body, I laid there in utter agony. A few minutes passed, and I just laid there, cringing in pain, the guards surrounding me. I could do nothing, as my body laid paralyzed, but listen to whispers of, "What's wrong with her?", Suddenly, just as quickly as the pain was there, it was gone, and I turned to see the faces of the guards contorted in fear. 'What are they-?' I thought, but, my thought was cut off, as I gazed into one of the spears, and noticed my own reflection….Only, I wasn't human….I was a black Wolf! 'This 'oughtta be interesting.' I thought, as I rose to my feet, and lunged forward, going on the attack once more.
I mercilessly slaughtered guard after guard, my new-found fangs seeming to slice right through their weak, and almost paper-thin flesh. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, and I noticed that one of the guards had landed a direct hit, his spear sinking deep into my chest cavity, drawing a cry of agony from me. I slashed at him wildly with my fangs, and I managed to sink them deep into his skull, his body going limp underneath me. 'Damnit!' I thought, as blood spilled from my chest. I began to feel weak, and there were more guards on their way. 'There's too many! I won't make it!' I thought, as I collapsed again, my body going weak, as I shifted back into my human form. I felt two, cold shackles being placed over my wrists, and I immediately rose to my feet, my telekinesis kicking in, as that guard went flying backward. Suddenly, I felt a strong blow to the back of my neck, and then, everything around me went black….
