Feel The Wrath
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne or Tenchu
Chapter 2: The Nomad
Van had spent five years now wandering from place to place, fighting people. None of them had been worthy of his time, except for those two Azuma. "I wonder if they'll realise what they have to do to find me. It will be quite obvious, if they hear any news within the next week," he said. "Whom will I get next?" he wondered aloud. He then saw a sign that read "Echigoya Estate. Five miles." "Perfect," Van whispered, and set off down the path. Soon everyone would know the name of this Nomad.
Rikimaru and Ayame were walking into town when they heard someone shouting "Murder! Murder!" They drew their weapons and ran to the source of the cry. There was an old woman pointing to a young man lying dead on the ground in an alley, in a pool of his own blood. There was a throwing dagger straight through his head. Scrawled in his blood on the wall was a message. It said, "Follow the trail." Suddenly Rikimaru knew what Van had meant. A trail of blood and bodies.
It was dark when Van got to the Echigoya estate. There were lots of guards around but Van was sure they would be no match for him. He jumped up onto the roof and ran across it. He was running quickly on the tiles but somehow he made no sound. He saw a guard turning away from him and seized his chance. He jumped down and ran up the guard, drawing his sword. He jumped into the air and swung the sword in a wide arc. It caught him on the back of the neck. It didn't kill him but he was knocked out and would probably be in very great pain for the next few days. He walked on and heard the sound of drunken guards messing around. He jumped onto the roof and walked to the place above where the guards were. He used a mirror and saw that the guards were facing away from him. He jumped down and drew three throwing knives, which he threw into the backs of the guards' necks. They fell down to the ground and died instantly. He walked over and took a set of keys from a guard's belt. He walked out and used them on a gate. It opened and he turned a corner. A guard saw him and pointed a pike at him. He made a thrust but Van was too quick. In a few seconds the guard's head was rolling across the floor. He took the pike and walked on.
Rikimaru and Ayame had been asked by Echigoya to protect him as he had heard someone was coming after him. They agreed, but only because he was the highest bidder. Ayame stood on the roof watching, while Rikimaru went around with Echigoya. It was around midnight when Ayame saw a white flash in the corner of her eye, followed by something falling. She jumped down and ran towards the place where the thing had landed. She saw a figure that looked familiar. She walked up and Van jumped up. He started to attack but Ayame was too quick for him and slit his throat. "Well, that's the end of that," she said, looking at Van's dead body. Then a voice at her ear said "I would have thought that you would have some experience with shadows by now, Azuma." Then she felt a sharp blow to the side of her head and fell down, unconscious. "Good girl," said Van," Just like that." He jumped onto the roof and in a few seconds he was out of sight.
Rikimaru was watching Echigoya in his bedroom when he made one of the most deadly mistakes a guard can make: He relaxed. He took a rice ball from a plate next to Echigoya's bed. Normally he would never do this but he was exceptionally hungry. Then he suddenly felt numb. The door opened and in walked Van. "Really Rikimaru," he said. "I would expect you to be wary of your own tactics. Then Rikimaru realized: The rice balls were poisoned. He fell over, unable to move. He was forced to watch as Van somehow summoned two shards of ice from the air and threw them straight through his eyes. Blood seeped out and ran down his face, as if he was crying. He seemed to be saying, "You have failed me Rikimaru!" Van put his finger in the blood and ran off. Rikimaru was only able to say one word as he drifted off into unconsciousness. "Damn."
The next morning when Ayame woke up she was incredibly shocked at the message written in giant letters on the wall of the house. It read, "Is that all?" as if Van was mocking them. She ran inside the house and found Rikimaru. She prodded him and he sat bolt upright. "Where is he!" he shouted. "Don't worry," Ayame said. "He got me too. I fell for a trick. He used a shadow to trick me into thinking I'd beaten him." "I ate a poisoned rice ball." "Come on, let's go. No need for this to get out." "Understood." Rikimaru picked up Echigoya's body and went outside, where he buried it in the earth. They walked out the gate, thinking, Where will he strike next?
An: just where will he strike next? We will never know until the next chapter! Read and review! Hope you like it so far! Find out what Van will do next, next time on Dragonba. I mean Feel The Wrath!
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne or Tenchu
Chapter 2: The Nomad
Van had spent five years now wandering from place to place, fighting people. None of them had been worthy of his time, except for those two Azuma. "I wonder if they'll realise what they have to do to find me. It will be quite obvious, if they hear any news within the next week," he said. "Whom will I get next?" he wondered aloud. He then saw a sign that read "Echigoya Estate. Five miles." "Perfect," Van whispered, and set off down the path. Soon everyone would know the name of this Nomad.
Rikimaru and Ayame were walking into town when they heard someone shouting "Murder! Murder!" They drew their weapons and ran to the source of the cry. There was an old woman pointing to a young man lying dead on the ground in an alley, in a pool of his own blood. There was a throwing dagger straight through his head. Scrawled in his blood on the wall was a message. It said, "Follow the trail." Suddenly Rikimaru knew what Van had meant. A trail of blood and bodies.
It was dark when Van got to the Echigoya estate. There were lots of guards around but Van was sure they would be no match for him. He jumped up onto the roof and ran across it. He was running quickly on the tiles but somehow he made no sound. He saw a guard turning away from him and seized his chance. He jumped down and ran up the guard, drawing his sword. He jumped into the air and swung the sword in a wide arc. It caught him on the back of the neck. It didn't kill him but he was knocked out and would probably be in very great pain for the next few days. He walked on and heard the sound of drunken guards messing around. He jumped onto the roof and walked to the place above where the guards were. He used a mirror and saw that the guards were facing away from him. He jumped down and drew three throwing knives, which he threw into the backs of the guards' necks. They fell down to the ground and died instantly. He walked over and took a set of keys from a guard's belt. He walked out and used them on a gate. It opened and he turned a corner. A guard saw him and pointed a pike at him. He made a thrust but Van was too quick. In a few seconds the guard's head was rolling across the floor. He took the pike and walked on.
Rikimaru and Ayame had been asked by Echigoya to protect him as he had heard someone was coming after him. They agreed, but only because he was the highest bidder. Ayame stood on the roof watching, while Rikimaru went around with Echigoya. It was around midnight when Ayame saw a white flash in the corner of her eye, followed by something falling. She jumped down and ran towards the place where the thing had landed. She saw a figure that looked familiar. She walked up and Van jumped up. He started to attack but Ayame was too quick for him and slit his throat. "Well, that's the end of that," she said, looking at Van's dead body. Then a voice at her ear said "I would have thought that you would have some experience with shadows by now, Azuma." Then she felt a sharp blow to the side of her head and fell down, unconscious. "Good girl," said Van," Just like that." He jumped onto the roof and in a few seconds he was out of sight.
Rikimaru was watching Echigoya in his bedroom when he made one of the most deadly mistakes a guard can make: He relaxed. He took a rice ball from a plate next to Echigoya's bed. Normally he would never do this but he was exceptionally hungry. Then he suddenly felt numb. The door opened and in walked Van. "Really Rikimaru," he said. "I would expect you to be wary of your own tactics. Then Rikimaru realized: The rice balls were poisoned. He fell over, unable to move. He was forced to watch as Van somehow summoned two shards of ice from the air and threw them straight through his eyes. Blood seeped out and ran down his face, as if he was crying. He seemed to be saying, "You have failed me Rikimaru!" Van put his finger in the blood and ran off. Rikimaru was only able to say one word as he drifted off into unconsciousness. "Damn."
The next morning when Ayame woke up she was incredibly shocked at the message written in giant letters on the wall of the house. It read, "Is that all?" as if Van was mocking them. She ran inside the house and found Rikimaru. She prodded him and he sat bolt upright. "Where is he!" he shouted. "Don't worry," Ayame said. "He got me too. I fell for a trick. He used a shadow to trick me into thinking I'd beaten him." "I ate a poisoned rice ball." "Come on, let's go. No need for this to get out." "Understood." Rikimaru picked up Echigoya's body and went outside, where he buried it in the earth. They walked out the gate, thinking, Where will he strike next?
An: just where will he strike next? We will never know until the next chapter! Read and review! Hope you like it so far! Find out what Van will do next, next time on Dragonba. I mean Feel The Wrath!
