Chapter 9
Everyone seemed silent as they waited for San's shout to invade. Ashitaka was watching some smoke rise out of Iron Town's walls and thought the women must be working. Suddenly a loud howl filled the air and it was San, the boars and wolves soon brake down the gates of Iron Town.

"Lady Eboshi! We're under attack!" Gozor cried running into Lady Ebohsi's quarters

"Get rid of them." she sighed

Soon a battle began and San with her reinforcements dominated over who was winning. Many people laid on the ground dead and bleeding, but San soon jumped up high enough going toward Lady Ebohsi's quarters. When she arrived she lowered her mask and jump through the roof.

Lady Eboshi was unarmed, but she stood up to see San. San's arm suddenly began to swell, the worms soon began to come alive surrounding her arm. She lunged forward and ran her knife into Lady Eboshi's heart. As she pulled the knife back, San's arm went back to normal, but then she licked the blood of her blade.

"That's for my mother." She whispered and ran out.

"Ashitaka, where are you?" she called

"San, what happened?" he asked riding up on her brother

"I killed Lady Eboshi. She's no longer alive." San began panting; "We must destroy everything else, go." she yelled.

By the early hours of the morning Iron Town was destroyed, but the people were shocked to hear that Lady Eboshi was dead. As they sat by the lake, San and Ashitaka came up to them. There was silence, but San got took off her mask.

"People of Iron Town, don't you see what you were doing to the forest? You weren't saving it, but you destroyed it. Trees that were planted by the Ape Clan are gone." She paused to look at her arm, the curse was still there.

Ashitaka stepped forward and looked at Toki. She seemed ashamed of what she and the other people had done to the forest. Toki she stood up and stood by Ashitaka.

"Listen, the Wolf Girl is right, we hurt the forest and now, we must rebuild a new town and stop creating guns." she began

Suddenly the Ape Clan appeared on a small hill near Iron Town, the leader stepped forward. He raised his hand up to San and she looked up at him.

"Wolf Girl stopped trees from going away, Ape clan happy to see forest will be better." And with that they disappeared.


"Toki, if you and the other people would like, you can all live in my village in the East." Ashitaka suggested.


"I think we'll be heading over there, thank you Ashitaka." Toki smiled


The people got to their feet and began heading toward the East leaving Ashitaka and the Boar Clan standing by the lake. San turned to the Boars and nodded for them to leave and smiled to thank them for their help.


"There is one more thing I need to do." She said


"What is it?" Ashitaka asked confused


San looked into his eyes and kissed his lips gently. As she pushed back she got onto one of her brother's and rode into the forest. Ashitaka followed her on San's other brother. Suddenly he found himself in the sacred part of the forest, San stood in the water and floated on her back. Her eyes were closed and she seemed at peace with herself. Ashitaka jumped into the lake and swam out to her. He stood and looked down at her and saw the mark on her arm disappearing.


"San? How?" he thought


"She had to learn some way boy." a voice said in the air


"Moro, why did you place the curse on your own daughter?" he asked


"San had to see that it takes a lot of heart to protect the forest. By doing what she did, by seeking help and destroying Iron Town, she proved herself to me." Replying slowly.


"Mother." San whispered


San suddenly opened her eyes to see Ashitaka smiling down at her. She got back on her feet and took Ashitaka's hand as they got out of the water. San sat down in the warm sunlight, but Ashitaka leaned in and kissed her passionately.

"Come on, let's go." San pushed back

"Where are we going?" Ashitaka asked getting to his feet

"There is something I want you to see." climbing onto her brother

He followed on the other pup and they rode off into the sunset. By the time the moon was full in the sky they had reached a very wooded area of the forest. San stopped and pointed to a small hut standing in the clearing.

"The Ape Clan built it for us." she smiled

"San, it's wonderful." Ashitaka replied.

And with that, they headed inside.

THE END