Samurai Jack and the Archer of Light
The wind blew steadily through the trees in the dry forest. The dead leaves blew around his feet, scratching his ankles. The cloudless skies made the air cold. Winter was coming, and the seasons were getting ready to change.
Horses hooves were heard in the distance behind the lone man. His white gi was blown in front of him, his head was up, and his ears open. By what he knew of horses in the past, it had four legs, so it sounded like two horses coming up behind him. He turned, and saw one horse, as big as a single story building, and had eight legs. It was as white as snow, and the rider wore white, or at least a white cloak with a hood.
Jack moved to the side of the road, to let the horse and rider pass. But as the horse got nearer, the sound slowed.
"Who are yee to pass on this way?" came a feminine voice from the horses back.
Jack stopped and looked up at the rider. He was met with an arrow of light to his neck.
"I ask yee again, who are yee to pass on this way?"
"I am a samurai from the past, on a quest to destroy Aku." He said.
"what do thy people of thy cities call yee?"
"They call me Samurai Jack."
"Samurai Jack. I have heard of yee. Master Aku has put a bounty on yee head, but yee are in luck. I too, fight the evil that is Aku." She pulled the arrow away, and it disappeared into her hand.
From the blinding light of the arrow was put away, Jack got a better look at the archer. She wore a white suit and a white cape. Her hair was as white as her clothing, cascading over her shoulders. Her eyes were a brilliant purple, accenting her pale skin.
"I am very sorry for crossing your road, noble Archer, but I must pass this way to reach my destination to the other side." Jack said, bowing to the acrcher.
"do yee know why the chicken crosses the road?" she asked almost childishly.
"excuse me?" Jack replied, wondering what relavence this had to the situation.
"I ask again: Do yee know why the chicken crossed the road?" she asked again, even more excited.
"uhh, to get to the other side?" Jack answered the archer.
"Iie! No. Chicken never cross road, because I ride on road! The only reason the chicken would cross it is to die under foot of a passing Richuh, even then, the chicken must be insane." She said, her voice growing older.
"I see. can you tell me how much longer I must walk to leave this forest?"
She ignored him. "yee are a chicken, yee cross on a Richuh road, yee must be insane." She said, holding out a hand to him. "yee must mount up, I will take yee to the other side."
Jack tentivly took the white-gloved hand, and was pulled on to the horses' back.
"if I may ask, what is this beast upon which we ride?"
She looked back at him, her purple eyes glitering. "this is a Richuh, my Richuh, Tal'nib, or Spirit." She flicked the reins once, and the Richuh started running at top speed. Jack hung on to the archers' waist to stay on. The speed at which the Richuh could run was amazing.
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Her muscles tensed up under his touch. He had strong hands that were gentle too, and his eyes showed knowledge that would make him a genius to a wise man. His face was so much of a warriors face that it must be hard for him to show kindness to another. He was polite and noble, and spoke with respect. But he was a white chicken that walked on her road, and white chickens were always insane.
She pulled on the reins a little, reminding Tal'nib to slow down as they reached home. She would offer him a meal, a place to rest, and whatever provisions he might need for his quest.
His quest to destroy Aku. The wizard must have done something terrible to Jack to where he wanted to destroy the ruler of the world.
Tal'nib slowed to a walk as they reached the hut where she stayed. For her it was home, and small, but to the samurai, it was the largest place he had seen since he started out on his quest. There was a large stable, probably for Tal'nib, and a two level house was connected to it. The Richuh walked into the stable, and stoped. Archer jumped down, and brought the reins over Tal'nibs' head. She tied the Richuh to a ring in the wall.
Jack slid from the Richuh's back, down the very soft snowy hair. He landed lightly on his feet. His wooded sandles clicking slightly as he walked over to Archer. She was finishing tying the Richuh to a ring in the wall.
"I'm sorry for being rude, but I didn't quite get your name before." He said, following her through a door into the house.
"My name is Arc, Arc the Archer of Light." She replied.
The wind blew steadily through the trees in the dry forest. The dead leaves blew around his feet, scratching his ankles. The cloudless skies made the air cold. Winter was coming, and the seasons were getting ready to change.
Horses hooves were heard in the distance behind the lone man. His white gi was blown in front of him, his head was up, and his ears open. By what he knew of horses in the past, it had four legs, so it sounded like two horses coming up behind him. He turned, and saw one horse, as big as a single story building, and had eight legs. It was as white as snow, and the rider wore white, or at least a white cloak with a hood.
Jack moved to the side of the road, to let the horse and rider pass. But as the horse got nearer, the sound slowed.
"Who are yee to pass on this way?" came a feminine voice from the horses back.
Jack stopped and looked up at the rider. He was met with an arrow of light to his neck.
"I ask yee again, who are yee to pass on this way?"
"I am a samurai from the past, on a quest to destroy Aku." He said.
"what do thy people of thy cities call yee?"
"They call me Samurai Jack."
"Samurai Jack. I have heard of yee. Master Aku has put a bounty on yee head, but yee are in luck. I too, fight the evil that is Aku." She pulled the arrow away, and it disappeared into her hand.
From the blinding light of the arrow was put away, Jack got a better look at the archer. She wore a white suit and a white cape. Her hair was as white as her clothing, cascading over her shoulders. Her eyes were a brilliant purple, accenting her pale skin.
"I am very sorry for crossing your road, noble Archer, but I must pass this way to reach my destination to the other side." Jack said, bowing to the acrcher.
"do yee know why the chicken crosses the road?" she asked almost childishly.
"excuse me?" Jack replied, wondering what relavence this had to the situation.
"I ask again: Do yee know why the chicken crossed the road?" she asked again, even more excited.
"uhh, to get to the other side?" Jack answered the archer.
"Iie! No. Chicken never cross road, because I ride on road! The only reason the chicken would cross it is to die under foot of a passing Richuh, even then, the chicken must be insane." She said, her voice growing older.
"I see. can you tell me how much longer I must walk to leave this forest?"
She ignored him. "yee are a chicken, yee cross on a Richuh road, yee must be insane." She said, holding out a hand to him. "yee must mount up, I will take yee to the other side."
Jack tentivly took the white-gloved hand, and was pulled on to the horses' back.
"if I may ask, what is this beast upon which we ride?"
She looked back at him, her purple eyes glitering. "this is a Richuh, my Richuh, Tal'nib, or Spirit." She flicked the reins once, and the Richuh started running at top speed. Jack hung on to the archers' waist to stay on. The speed at which the Richuh could run was amazing.
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Her muscles tensed up under his touch. He had strong hands that were gentle too, and his eyes showed knowledge that would make him a genius to a wise man. His face was so much of a warriors face that it must be hard for him to show kindness to another. He was polite and noble, and spoke with respect. But he was a white chicken that walked on her road, and white chickens were always insane.
She pulled on the reins a little, reminding Tal'nib to slow down as they reached home. She would offer him a meal, a place to rest, and whatever provisions he might need for his quest.
His quest to destroy Aku. The wizard must have done something terrible to Jack to where he wanted to destroy the ruler of the world.
Tal'nib slowed to a walk as they reached the hut where she stayed. For her it was home, and small, but to the samurai, it was the largest place he had seen since he started out on his quest. There was a large stable, probably for Tal'nib, and a two level house was connected to it. The Richuh walked into the stable, and stoped. Archer jumped down, and brought the reins over Tal'nibs' head. She tied the Richuh to a ring in the wall.
Jack slid from the Richuh's back, down the very soft snowy hair. He landed lightly on his feet. His wooded sandles clicking slightly as he walked over to Archer. She was finishing tying the Richuh to a ring in the wall.
"I'm sorry for being rude, but I didn't quite get your name before." He said, following her through a door into the house.
"My name is Arc, Arc the Archer of Light." She replied.