Chapter 3.... Shadows behind Dark
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Ayame took the arrow and removed the paper. The paper contained a black necklace with a black pendant that was shaped like fire.
"To my dearest Ayame?" Ayame read
Rikimaru took the paper and scanned it.
"The letter doesn't have a name of the sender" Rikimaru concluded
"Where did you found this" Ayame asked Tesshu
"Well that thing came out of nowhere. Then it hit your door, when I was just about to tell both of you something about the Ronin village" Tesshu explained
"Whoever gave this was someone who doesn't want to show his face to me" Ayame said
Ayame smirked as she wore the necklace on her neck. Five seconds of silence came before Rikimaru spoke up.
"What was it that you're telling us about, Tesshu?" Rikimaru asked
"Oh yeah, Lord Gohda has received information that the whole Ronin village has been taken by Jonins. Lord Gohda suspects that the person that killed Tenrai was there. Lord Gohda said that he wants both of you to go there this afternoon, and find out who sent these Jonins and who killed Tenrai" Tesshu replied
"Well, so much for my peaceful days" Ayame said as she took a deep breath
Ayame and Rikimaru jumped to their rooftop heading to the Ronin village.
"Riki, I'm sorry for my childish acts a while ago. I really want to thank you for that kimono" Ayame spoke up as they jumped some rooftops
"That's ok, besides everyone needs to cry for a while" Rikimaru said
"Did I just say that?!" Rikimaru cursed under his breath softly for Ayame not to hear.
The dark shadow covered the being that controls it. His smile was sly, evil; in fact the wind was chilly, even in the morning. No Jonin dared to go near him, not even to look at him, that fact sent the lifeless feeling all over the village.
"Everything goes according to plan" The being hissed, making the leaves of the trees die and fall down.
"Come and see me"
His cold, sinister laugh echoed in the endless space of shadows, or was it really endless...
Ayame sliced the red Jonin's head off, and then she turned to Rikimaru who just killed a blue Jonin.
"So they were right lots of Jonins were here" Ayame spoke up, breaking the silence that surrounded the air
"We must find their leader" Rikimaru replied
"Well, the leader must have been in the highest house" Ayame concluded
Rikimaru and Ayame grapple up to the rooftop and scanned every area that they could see. Two Jonins guarded the highest house, one red and one blue. A red Jonin patrolled below them and another red Jonin on the down right corner of the house that they were standing on.
"Riki, you go to the house. I'll handle these Jonins here" Ayame suggested
Rikimaru nodded and noiselessly grappled up to the next house, in front of them, without being noticed. Rikimaru jumped to the next rooftop and looked downwards where the two Jonins were located. He jumped down and swiftly sliced the blue Jonins body. The red Jonins saw him and attacked with his sword; Rikimaru shielded the attack and sliced the Jonin's head off in a matter of seconds.
He stared at the two Jonins for a while, feeling satisfied with his skills, and then he pushed the heavy, metallic door and entered the open area that was decorated with a small pond on his right and some cherry trees.
Odd, the wind blew harder that time, like it wanted Rikimaru not to enter. But the wind stopped when a man appeared behind the cherry trees; a man with a gun and a sword faced him.
"So why have you visited me?" The man asked
"Did you kill Tenrai?" Rikimaru asked
"Yes" That was the man's simple reply, that reply made Rikimaru suspect that something wasn't right
"I am Tajima, and you are Rikimaru"
Tajima raised his gun and shoot a bullet that bullet hit the cherry tree beside Rikimaru and it missed him by a few centimeters. Tajima made a sly smile and Rikimaru prepared his sword.
"Are you ready Rikimaru? Are you ready for you're death?"
Ayame sliced the red Jonin's head off. She turned to the other Jonin that was charging at her with his sword raised. She jumped to his back and pierced her blade on the Jonin's back, and that attack killed him instantly.
"Well time for me to go follow Rikimaru" Ayame thought
She took a step forward, but she stopped. Ayame looked at her back, something stopped her tracks. The cold wind swept and touched her face. Her heart beat faster, her hands were cold, and for the first time she felt fear.
One place on the corner was covered with darkness, but she felt something from it. Her senses told her something again.
"Ayame..." a voice hissed in the air
Ayame tighten her grip on her blades.
"So, you wore my present..."
"Who are you?!" Ayame said
No answer came in reply but a black fog covered her and she saw nothing but darkness, she took a few steps, but the thought of getting lost covered her mind.
Tajima jumped to the rooftop with his left hand covering the wound on his right stomach. Rikimaru watched Tajima as he went out of sight, Rikimaru returned his sword on it's casing behind his back. Just then Ayame's scream covered the afternoon air.
Rikimaru hurriedly went out of the house and went looking for Ayame. He jumped to the rooftops memorizing were that scream came from. His body was not in his control, he just searched for Ayame hoping that she's alright. He finally found Ayame laid in the ground, with a cut on her stomach, her blood was mixed with some green liquid. He carried Ayame and noticed that a part of her bangs were cut. Then he hurriedly returned Ayame to Lord Gohda's town.
"Good thing you brought her back here fast, or else she could have died" Shiru, the healer said
Rikimaru, Tesshu, Lord Gohda and his daughter waited for the results of Ayame's condition, outside her house.
"Can we see her?" Kiku asked the lady healer
"Yes, but it's up to her if she can fight the poison back. The poison that was applied on her was very rare and dangerous and there's no known cure for it" Shiru sadly replied
"All we have to do is wait and see the results" Tesshu said
Rikimaru entered and closed the door.
"Just leave him alone, he needs time to think" Lord Gohda said
Rikimaru sat beside Ayame's bed. He took the cloth soaked in hot water and placed it on her forehead, and then he pulled the blanket up to her neck.
Ayame's eyes opened up and saw Rikimaru on her side. She turned to him that made the cloth fall. Rikimaru returned the cloth and watched Ayame carefully.
"I'm glad you saved me" Ayame said weakly
"Shhhhh, it's time to rest" Rikimaru whispered
"Someone was behind the shadows Riki, I saw his eyes, and he took a piece of my bangs and stabbed me"
"Shhhhh, we'll talk about it when you're well"
Ayame closed her eyes and relaxed.
"Riki, I feel rest, but I think it would last forever"
"Ayame fight the poison back!"
"Everything is becoming dark, so much peace was coming"
"Fight it back Ayame. Fight it back!!!!"
Rikimaru took a scroll on his pocket and traced a line with water on it; he began chanting words rapidly, as Ayame was slowly becoming unconscious. A red vapor rise to the room and Ayame's breathing went back to normal. He stopped chanting and examined Ayame. Ayame opened her eyes and sat up.
"You took the poison off" Ayame said
"The chanting should be done seconds before the person died" Rikimaru explained
"Thank you Rikimaru" Ayame said with teary eyes
"We should tell everyone that you're fine" Rikimaru suggested
Tears fell down to Ayame's cheeks, again.
"You know, I think you're right about the thing you said about crying" Ayame said
"Rest now Ayame, we'll discuss everything tomorrow"
"Riki, stay with me for a while"
Rikimaru stayed silent and then he nodded. Ayame lay back to her bed and closed her eyes.
Ayame took Rikimaru's hand and held it tight, while Rikimaru blush a little.
Maybe, it wasn't that bad when she took his hand, maybe...
Kyutiekyutkyut: hey! I think my chapters were short, take note, I love cutting heads off!
I'm thinking on having romance parts on the next chapters tyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Ayame took the arrow and removed the paper. The paper contained a black necklace with a black pendant that was shaped like fire.
"To my dearest Ayame?" Ayame read
Rikimaru took the paper and scanned it.
"The letter doesn't have a name of the sender" Rikimaru concluded
"Where did you found this" Ayame asked Tesshu
"Well that thing came out of nowhere. Then it hit your door, when I was just about to tell both of you something about the Ronin village" Tesshu explained
"Whoever gave this was someone who doesn't want to show his face to me" Ayame said
Ayame smirked as she wore the necklace on her neck. Five seconds of silence came before Rikimaru spoke up.
"What was it that you're telling us about, Tesshu?" Rikimaru asked
"Oh yeah, Lord Gohda has received information that the whole Ronin village has been taken by Jonins. Lord Gohda suspects that the person that killed Tenrai was there. Lord Gohda said that he wants both of you to go there this afternoon, and find out who sent these Jonins and who killed Tenrai" Tesshu replied
"Well, so much for my peaceful days" Ayame said as she took a deep breath
Ayame and Rikimaru jumped to their rooftop heading to the Ronin village.
"Riki, I'm sorry for my childish acts a while ago. I really want to thank you for that kimono" Ayame spoke up as they jumped some rooftops
"That's ok, besides everyone needs to cry for a while" Rikimaru said
"Did I just say that?!" Rikimaru cursed under his breath softly for Ayame not to hear.
The dark shadow covered the being that controls it. His smile was sly, evil; in fact the wind was chilly, even in the morning. No Jonin dared to go near him, not even to look at him, that fact sent the lifeless feeling all over the village.
"Everything goes according to plan" The being hissed, making the leaves of the trees die and fall down.
"Come and see me"
His cold, sinister laugh echoed in the endless space of shadows, or was it really endless...
Ayame sliced the red Jonin's head off, and then she turned to Rikimaru who just killed a blue Jonin.
"So they were right lots of Jonins were here" Ayame spoke up, breaking the silence that surrounded the air
"We must find their leader" Rikimaru replied
"Well, the leader must have been in the highest house" Ayame concluded
Rikimaru and Ayame grapple up to the rooftop and scanned every area that they could see. Two Jonins guarded the highest house, one red and one blue. A red Jonin patrolled below them and another red Jonin on the down right corner of the house that they were standing on.
"Riki, you go to the house. I'll handle these Jonins here" Ayame suggested
Rikimaru nodded and noiselessly grappled up to the next house, in front of them, without being noticed. Rikimaru jumped to the next rooftop and looked downwards where the two Jonins were located. He jumped down and swiftly sliced the blue Jonins body. The red Jonins saw him and attacked with his sword; Rikimaru shielded the attack and sliced the Jonin's head off in a matter of seconds.
He stared at the two Jonins for a while, feeling satisfied with his skills, and then he pushed the heavy, metallic door and entered the open area that was decorated with a small pond on his right and some cherry trees.
Odd, the wind blew harder that time, like it wanted Rikimaru not to enter. But the wind stopped when a man appeared behind the cherry trees; a man with a gun and a sword faced him.
"So why have you visited me?" The man asked
"Did you kill Tenrai?" Rikimaru asked
"Yes" That was the man's simple reply, that reply made Rikimaru suspect that something wasn't right
"I am Tajima, and you are Rikimaru"
Tajima raised his gun and shoot a bullet that bullet hit the cherry tree beside Rikimaru and it missed him by a few centimeters. Tajima made a sly smile and Rikimaru prepared his sword.
"Are you ready Rikimaru? Are you ready for you're death?"
Ayame sliced the red Jonin's head off. She turned to the other Jonin that was charging at her with his sword raised. She jumped to his back and pierced her blade on the Jonin's back, and that attack killed him instantly.
"Well time for me to go follow Rikimaru" Ayame thought
She took a step forward, but she stopped. Ayame looked at her back, something stopped her tracks. The cold wind swept and touched her face. Her heart beat faster, her hands were cold, and for the first time she felt fear.
One place on the corner was covered with darkness, but she felt something from it. Her senses told her something again.
"Ayame..." a voice hissed in the air
Ayame tighten her grip on her blades.
"So, you wore my present..."
"Who are you?!" Ayame said
No answer came in reply but a black fog covered her and she saw nothing but darkness, she took a few steps, but the thought of getting lost covered her mind.
Tajima jumped to the rooftop with his left hand covering the wound on his right stomach. Rikimaru watched Tajima as he went out of sight, Rikimaru returned his sword on it's casing behind his back. Just then Ayame's scream covered the afternoon air.
Rikimaru hurriedly went out of the house and went looking for Ayame. He jumped to the rooftops memorizing were that scream came from. His body was not in his control, he just searched for Ayame hoping that she's alright. He finally found Ayame laid in the ground, with a cut on her stomach, her blood was mixed with some green liquid. He carried Ayame and noticed that a part of her bangs were cut. Then he hurriedly returned Ayame to Lord Gohda's town.
"Good thing you brought her back here fast, or else she could have died" Shiru, the healer said
Rikimaru, Tesshu, Lord Gohda and his daughter waited for the results of Ayame's condition, outside her house.
"Can we see her?" Kiku asked the lady healer
"Yes, but it's up to her if she can fight the poison back. The poison that was applied on her was very rare and dangerous and there's no known cure for it" Shiru sadly replied
"All we have to do is wait and see the results" Tesshu said
Rikimaru entered and closed the door.
"Just leave him alone, he needs time to think" Lord Gohda said
Rikimaru sat beside Ayame's bed. He took the cloth soaked in hot water and placed it on her forehead, and then he pulled the blanket up to her neck.
Ayame's eyes opened up and saw Rikimaru on her side. She turned to him that made the cloth fall. Rikimaru returned the cloth and watched Ayame carefully.
"I'm glad you saved me" Ayame said weakly
"Shhhhh, it's time to rest" Rikimaru whispered
"Someone was behind the shadows Riki, I saw his eyes, and he took a piece of my bangs and stabbed me"
"Shhhhh, we'll talk about it when you're well"
Ayame closed her eyes and relaxed.
"Riki, I feel rest, but I think it would last forever"
"Ayame fight the poison back!"
"Everything is becoming dark, so much peace was coming"
"Fight it back Ayame. Fight it back!!!!"
Rikimaru took a scroll on his pocket and traced a line with water on it; he began chanting words rapidly, as Ayame was slowly becoming unconscious. A red vapor rise to the room and Ayame's breathing went back to normal. He stopped chanting and examined Ayame. Ayame opened her eyes and sat up.
"You took the poison off" Ayame said
"The chanting should be done seconds before the person died" Rikimaru explained
"Thank you Rikimaru" Ayame said with teary eyes
"We should tell everyone that you're fine" Rikimaru suggested
Tears fell down to Ayame's cheeks, again.
"You know, I think you're right about the thing you said about crying" Ayame said
"Rest now Ayame, we'll discuss everything tomorrow"
"Riki, stay with me for a while"
Rikimaru stayed silent and then he nodded. Ayame lay back to her bed and closed her eyes.
Ayame took Rikimaru's hand and held it tight, while Rikimaru blush a little.
Maybe, it wasn't that bad when she took his hand, maybe...
Kyutiekyutkyut: hey! I think my chapters were short, take note, I love cutting heads off!
I'm thinking on having romance parts on the next chapters tyyyyyyyyyyyyy