Chapter 7 - The Boar Tribe
Later that night, in the Clearing of the Forest Spirit, Ashitaka and Godzilla stood on the island under the sky. "I'm not sure this will work." Godzilla said to Ashitaka, in human language. "I asked for him to lift my curse but he refused. Why do you think he will lift your curse?" "I don't." Ashitaka replied. "I hope he will." Godzilla left the island. Ashitaka rolled up his sleeve, showing his cursed arm. All he could do after that was wait for the Forest Spirit to come, if he would come at all.
The next morning, in another part of the Forest, the man from IronTown was hiding in a bush looking towards a large rock on a mountain in the distance. "I heard rumours that the Boar Tribe were coming here." He said to himself. "Now to see if those rumours are true." Sure enough, in the distance, a huge white boar came onto the rock. The man gasped. "Lord Okkoto! But how, he's dead!" The giant Boar Okkoto gave a thunderous screech, and in the distance, hundreds of Boars stampeded across the mountain. The man got out of the bushes and ran off.
Meanwhile, in the clearing, Godzilla swam to the island he had left Ashitaka on to be healed by the Forest Spirit. Godzilla got onto the island. "Ashitaka!" He called. There was no reply. Godzilla then spotted Ashitaka lying on grass and went to his side. Ashitaka opened his eyes and got up. "Did it work?" Godzilla asked. Ashitaka looked at his sleeve, only to see the demon mark on it. Ashitaka sighed. "No."
Godzilla and Ashitaka came to the grass shore. San, Moro and Yakul looked to them. "Where were you?" San asked. "Ashitaka showed them his cursed arm. "I was begging the Forest Spirit to lift my curse." "Curse?" Moro gasped, and looked to his arm. "How did you get that?" Before Ashitaka could answer Moro, a huge sound of screeching and stampeding came to their ears. They turned to see hundreds of Giant Boars, stomping through the Forest and standing before them. "We are here to kill the humans and save the Forest!" One of the Boars spoke. "Like those two humans with you!" Moro growled. "The humans are my daughter, San, and Ashitaka, who helped her escape from IronTown." The Boars screeched. "And what is that creature there!" The Boar roared, looking to Godzilla. "He is our ally!" San replied. "He is helping the Forest battle the humans. He is not our enemy!" The Boars shouted. "You expect me to believe a human! The ones that killed Nago." Ashitaka gasped. "So that is what this is about? Nago." Moro replied. "Nago was afraid to die. What does he matter now?" The Boars yelled. "Nago was a guardian of the Forest! A great Strong Fighter! One that would not run from anything! You wolves must have eaten him." "Quiet!" San shouted. "Watch what you say, you pig!" Godzilla turned to Ashitaka. "Who is Nago?" "A Great Boar." Ashitaka replied. He then spoke out. "Gods of the Mountain. Listen to me. I killed Nago. He had become a demon and attacked my village." Ashitaka then showed the Boars his cursed arm. "This is a curse, Nago gave to me. I came here to ask the Forest Spirit to lift my curse, but he didn't." The Boars stopped. Godzilla then thought to himself about his curse. Ashitaka had attacked a God of the Forest and had been cursed, just like him. Yet he still told the Animal tribe why he had come. Perhaps he should do the same. Then, huge thunderous footsteps came out of nowhere. Godzilla looked to see a huge White Boar. "Lord Okkoto." Moro spoke. Okkoto stood before the Wolf Tribe, Godzilla and Ashitaka. "So that is what happened to Nago." Okkoto spoke. "Yes. What I said was the truth." Ashitaka said. Okkoto nodded his head. "I believe you... and I thank you, human." Okkoto then turned to Godzilla. "And you would be..." Godzilla" Godzilla replied. "King of the Monsters. I am a friend." "Alright then." Lord Okkoto then walked to Moro. "Are you sure we can trust, Godzilla?" Lord Okkoto asked, very quietly so no one else could here. "I'm not entirely sure" Moro responded. "But if he does betray us, we will kill him... if we can. He is a very powerful fighter and a creature unlike any other, but we will not have him betray us." Okkoto nodded and walked off into the Forest, the rest of the Boar tribe following him as he left.
Meanwhile, the man from before, named Jigo, was hiding behind a tree. "Alright then, Godzilla." he said. "Lets see if you will choose to help me."
