Samurai Jack: The Tales of a Warrior's Heart
Ch#1
I was slowly sipping my Narrow-root tea as I watched cantina around me. It was a dingy sort of place where the lighting was kept low and most of the galaxy's washouts came. It used to be a bright sort of place before Aku's rule; Many a tail was told here of brave warriors, fearless bounty hunters, and great mercenaries. But that was gone now. The only thing good here was the tea and the alcoholic beverages served from the scrawny T'inithian man from behind the counter. T'inithinian's were loyal, peace-loving creatures who loved nothing more than to help others. They had blue skin and gills at the side of their necks with stubby little claws ending each tip of their fingers.
I took another sip of my tea.
As far as the bounty hunting business goes, there was a new bounty posted by Aku's Admirable, Admirable Kurai, for a certain samurai warrior. Kurai offered double the amount on the warrior's head should anyone return him alive.
Two-hundred Googleplex.
That was enough to buy your own galaxy if you wanted to.
No doubt that the money was stolen. I thought.
Aku's mercenaries were never known to be trustworthy creatures and were constantly stealing and killing each other money or for higher rankings.
Fools.
But yet, the bounty was worth taking and there was no doubt that I would get it. The entire cantina fell silent as a white robed man walked in. Each one of his steps were hauntingly silent. The basket shaped had sat low on his head hiding his eyes from view much like my hood. He walked silently over to the T'inithian bartender.
"Wadda ya want?" Grunted the bartender.
"Narrow-root tea, please," the robed man replied.
I looked down at my table. The holo-page showed the exact same man I was hunting! This was indeed the samurai warrior I was to hunt. The foolish samurai Jack. Though thought to be foolish by many, Jack had a reasonably high intelligence and his fighting style with one Katana was something not to be underestimated. Jack was unfortunate to have walked in to this cantina with me here; I had studied his style and knew of every little trick he had and how to dodge it and then counter it with my own attack. Jack sat down at the table nearest to me with his tea. His basket pulled down low over his head. He sipped his tea quietly. All the other bounty hunters in the cantina were poised like snakes waiting to strike down their pray. Each one of those hunters placed their hands (or appendages) on their weapon of choice. I slowly looked up and watched all the hunters slowly close in on Jack like a pack of ravenous wolves. Jack looked up for a moment. His hand brushed the hilt of his katana and stayed.
"GET HIM!" One of the hunters screamed at the top of his lungs.
No sooner had he said that, the entire cantina around Jack erupted in violence. I couldn't see the samurai past the crowd of greedy hunters. All I could see was his katana slashing about taking each bounty hunter down one by one. This gave me the perfect diversion. I quickly snuck outside into the bright outdoor world beyond the cantina that was filled with trees. It was on the outskirts of town. I climbed up one of the tallest trees and stood there waiting for Jack. It wouldn't be long now. My contacts have warned me that Jack was coming here in the first place which gave me the chance to set up and be ready to set my plan in to motion.
Just on cue, Jack leapt out of the cantina's swinging saloon doors slashing away a few of the remaining bounty hunters finishing them in one deadly swish. He killed each of them with chilling precision with his enchanted katana. When Jack was certain that all his attackers were finished, he slid his katana back in to its' sheave and left the cantina. Soon it'll be my turn. My chance to try my hand at fighting Jack. I sat patiently on my perch and waited for him like a spider waiting for a fly to be ensnared in its' silk web of death.
Jack walked slowly down the dirt path which lead from the cantina to the countryside. I placed my gloved hand on the hilt of my katana ready to draw. Jack walked slowly under the tree branch I was perched on and passed. I eased myself off of the branch and landed behind Jack with my katana drawn. I snuck up behind Jack and pointed the blade tip to the back of Jack's head.
"I wouldn't move and further, basket-head," I warned.
My voice was so devoid of any emotion or warmth. Jack's hand moved quickly to the hilt of his katana. I knew what he was going to do next. Jack drew his katana and whirled around to catch my katana and brush it out of the way.
I knew it!
I let his blow sweep my katana away. I brought my katana around behind Jack's and slammed down on the back of it. Jack was caught off guard and nearly lost his katana. Instead, he tried to sweep my katana away again. Both samurai swords were enmeshed together; Jack's katana blocking mine and mine pushing in to Jack's. I quickly slid my katana down Jack's and over the hilt and on to his hands cutting at the flesh. Jack yelped and dropped his katana. I timed my moment just right. Before Jack picked up his Katana, I ducked, rolled, and grabbed his katana. I stood in cat-stance position with both katana ready for Five Rings style. Jack grabbed a branch off the ground and swung it at me. I dodged the branch and cut the branch with one of the katana. I narrowed my eyes.
"You cannot win, Jack. I not only have my katana but your enchanted one," I said.
I wasn't going to explain any further to avoid letting Jack on to my plans. Our fight had taken us far out in to the forest where my trap was set. Jack dropped his branch and picked up a few rocks. My eyes widened slightly. If he couldn't get close to me and fight, he will use a ranged weapon and damage me.
Clever!
He threw all the rocks he had at his disposal. I dodged most of them except one. The biggest rock he had was about the size of his fist and it came hurdling towards me and struck me in the head causing me to fling Jack's katana and to fall to the ground. My head throbbed. Jack grabbed his katana and stood over me ready to deliver the final blow. One that'll end my life.
"You are good for a bounty hunter and had everything well planned except for that one thing," said Jack.
Both his hands gripped the hilt of his enchanted samurai sword and prepared to plunge it in to my body. I had one last trick. One last trick that might spare my life. I switched to four-fold breathing. My hands heated up quickly. Behind Jack was a log hoisted on two ropes with only one weaker tree branch holding it back.
Using my ki, I tried to ease the weak branch downwards to release the log. Jack's blade came closer. Closer to ending my life. My career. The branch snapped.
"I'm a pretty good fighter for a women, eh, Jack?" I said with an evil grin.
Jack's eyes widened in shock.
"You are not a man?" Jack asked in shock.
The log came hurdling down behind Jack.
WHAM!
It hit him in the back of the head causing him to fly over me and land in a heap behind me and his katana jabbed in to the ground beside my neck. Too close. Jack almost killed me. I got up and ran over to the heap that was Jack.
"He's no good to me dead," I muttered under my breath as I ran over to Jack.
I kneeled beside Jack and picked up his hand. I checked his pulse. Indeed he was still alive. I went in to one of my pouches and pulled out the power restraints and locked them around Jack's wrists.
No one can lose to me, Tiona Phong, the greatest bounty hunter in any and every galaxy!
Ch#1
I was slowly sipping my Narrow-root tea as I watched cantina around me. It was a dingy sort of place where the lighting was kept low and most of the galaxy's washouts came. It used to be a bright sort of place before Aku's rule; Many a tail was told here of brave warriors, fearless bounty hunters, and great mercenaries. But that was gone now. The only thing good here was the tea and the alcoholic beverages served from the scrawny T'inithian man from behind the counter. T'inithinian's were loyal, peace-loving creatures who loved nothing more than to help others. They had blue skin and gills at the side of their necks with stubby little claws ending each tip of their fingers.
I took another sip of my tea.
As far as the bounty hunting business goes, there was a new bounty posted by Aku's Admirable, Admirable Kurai, for a certain samurai warrior. Kurai offered double the amount on the warrior's head should anyone return him alive.
Two-hundred Googleplex.
That was enough to buy your own galaxy if you wanted to.
No doubt that the money was stolen. I thought.
Aku's mercenaries were never known to be trustworthy creatures and were constantly stealing and killing each other money or for higher rankings.
Fools.
But yet, the bounty was worth taking and there was no doubt that I would get it. The entire cantina fell silent as a white robed man walked in. Each one of his steps were hauntingly silent. The basket shaped had sat low on his head hiding his eyes from view much like my hood. He walked silently over to the T'inithian bartender.
"Wadda ya want?" Grunted the bartender.
"Narrow-root tea, please," the robed man replied.
I looked down at my table. The holo-page showed the exact same man I was hunting! This was indeed the samurai warrior I was to hunt. The foolish samurai Jack. Though thought to be foolish by many, Jack had a reasonably high intelligence and his fighting style with one Katana was something not to be underestimated. Jack was unfortunate to have walked in to this cantina with me here; I had studied his style and knew of every little trick he had and how to dodge it and then counter it with my own attack. Jack sat down at the table nearest to me with his tea. His basket pulled down low over his head. He sipped his tea quietly. All the other bounty hunters in the cantina were poised like snakes waiting to strike down their pray. Each one of those hunters placed their hands (or appendages) on their weapon of choice. I slowly looked up and watched all the hunters slowly close in on Jack like a pack of ravenous wolves. Jack looked up for a moment. His hand brushed the hilt of his katana and stayed.
"GET HIM!" One of the hunters screamed at the top of his lungs.
No sooner had he said that, the entire cantina around Jack erupted in violence. I couldn't see the samurai past the crowd of greedy hunters. All I could see was his katana slashing about taking each bounty hunter down one by one. This gave me the perfect diversion. I quickly snuck outside into the bright outdoor world beyond the cantina that was filled with trees. It was on the outskirts of town. I climbed up one of the tallest trees and stood there waiting for Jack. It wouldn't be long now. My contacts have warned me that Jack was coming here in the first place which gave me the chance to set up and be ready to set my plan in to motion.
Just on cue, Jack leapt out of the cantina's swinging saloon doors slashing away a few of the remaining bounty hunters finishing them in one deadly swish. He killed each of them with chilling precision with his enchanted katana. When Jack was certain that all his attackers were finished, he slid his katana back in to its' sheave and left the cantina. Soon it'll be my turn. My chance to try my hand at fighting Jack. I sat patiently on my perch and waited for him like a spider waiting for a fly to be ensnared in its' silk web of death.
Jack walked slowly down the dirt path which lead from the cantina to the countryside. I placed my gloved hand on the hilt of my katana ready to draw. Jack walked slowly under the tree branch I was perched on and passed. I eased myself off of the branch and landed behind Jack with my katana drawn. I snuck up behind Jack and pointed the blade tip to the back of Jack's head.
"I wouldn't move and further, basket-head," I warned.
My voice was so devoid of any emotion or warmth. Jack's hand moved quickly to the hilt of his katana. I knew what he was going to do next. Jack drew his katana and whirled around to catch my katana and brush it out of the way.
I knew it!
I let his blow sweep my katana away. I brought my katana around behind Jack's and slammed down on the back of it. Jack was caught off guard and nearly lost his katana. Instead, he tried to sweep my katana away again. Both samurai swords were enmeshed together; Jack's katana blocking mine and mine pushing in to Jack's. I quickly slid my katana down Jack's and over the hilt and on to his hands cutting at the flesh. Jack yelped and dropped his katana. I timed my moment just right. Before Jack picked up his Katana, I ducked, rolled, and grabbed his katana. I stood in cat-stance position with both katana ready for Five Rings style. Jack grabbed a branch off the ground and swung it at me. I dodged the branch and cut the branch with one of the katana. I narrowed my eyes.
"You cannot win, Jack. I not only have my katana but your enchanted one," I said.
I wasn't going to explain any further to avoid letting Jack on to my plans. Our fight had taken us far out in to the forest where my trap was set. Jack dropped his branch and picked up a few rocks. My eyes widened slightly. If he couldn't get close to me and fight, he will use a ranged weapon and damage me.
Clever!
He threw all the rocks he had at his disposal. I dodged most of them except one. The biggest rock he had was about the size of his fist and it came hurdling towards me and struck me in the head causing me to fling Jack's katana and to fall to the ground. My head throbbed. Jack grabbed his katana and stood over me ready to deliver the final blow. One that'll end my life.
"You are good for a bounty hunter and had everything well planned except for that one thing," said Jack.
Both his hands gripped the hilt of his enchanted samurai sword and prepared to plunge it in to my body. I had one last trick. One last trick that might spare my life. I switched to four-fold breathing. My hands heated up quickly. Behind Jack was a log hoisted on two ropes with only one weaker tree branch holding it back.
Using my ki, I tried to ease the weak branch downwards to release the log. Jack's blade came closer. Closer to ending my life. My career. The branch snapped.
"I'm a pretty good fighter for a women, eh, Jack?" I said with an evil grin.
Jack's eyes widened in shock.
"You are not a man?" Jack asked in shock.
The log came hurdling down behind Jack.
WHAM!
It hit him in the back of the head causing him to fly over me and land in a heap behind me and his katana jabbed in to the ground beside my neck. Too close. Jack almost killed me. I got up and ran over to the heap that was Jack.
"He's no good to me dead," I muttered under my breath as I ran over to Jack.
I kneeled beside Jack and picked up his hand. I checked his pulse. Indeed he was still alive. I went in to one of my pouches and pulled out the power restraints and locked them around Jack's wrists.
No one can lose to me, Tiona Phong, the greatest bounty hunter in any and every galaxy!