I'm going to update as much as I can today because I have no school! (.)

Chapter Two: Prince Ashitaka Prince Ashitaka's POV

I adjusted my mask, straw cape and hood. I could not let nosy people see my face.

I must reach Iron Town soon to see if my curse can be healed. They say in the forest near there, the forest spirit can heal all.

I see some samurai; they are invading a small village. I see farms with its farmers and family all spread out dead and samurai slaughtering mercilessly more people.

"Stop!" I shout.

I draw my arrow and shoot a samurai's arm. But at that exact moment my curse reacts. It bulges and demonic strength shoots out with the bow. Instead of just immobilizing the samurai's arm, it shoot's both arms, pierces through them, and both arms come off and are thwacked into a tree. The samurai stared at his arms in shock and the poor farmer and his wife shuddered as I rode past. But I paid no attention to them anymore. My arm!

I grabbed it with my good arm and forced it down. The curse reluctantly settled down and I rode away.

The next day I traveled along a river. Yakul snorts and I calm him down and dismount. I look around and I hear a groan and see someone's arm. I walk to the arm to find a man. His arm is certain to be broken and he cowered from me.

"Demon be gone!" he yelled and tried to back away from me only to irritate his broken arm.

I try not to laugh. I pull my mask down but keep my hood and cape on.

"Do not be afraid. I am Ashitaka." I told him and put his arm in a splint.

"From where?" the man said cautiously through clenched teeth.

"Where I come from I am forbidden to tell you." I replied.

"I am Karoko. " the man said.

I see then, a big wolf with two other smaller wolves. I pull my mask on and peer out. A girl with green short hair is sucking blood out of a wound in the big wolf's side. I realize that she is very pretty. Her skin is only slightly tan and almost white. She is wearing a silver-fur cape and she shoots a small stream of blood out of her mouth into the river. She seems to notice the presence of someone and they all disappear into the forest.

Karoko grunted and I spot something behind me. I run over and drag it out. It's another man. He is shivering and seems to be very ill beyond my knowledge. I put my straw cape on him and give him some water.

"That's one of Eboshi's old riflemen!"

Then Karoko shouts out in fright. I turn around and see a kodama on Yakul's saddle!

"A kodama! I haven't seen one for a long time!" I exclaim and greet it formally.

It bobs its head in consideration.

"May we pass through your forest little one?" I ask it politely.

It bobbles its head as other kodama appear and bobble their heads as if trying to decide. Then they all nod and I get Karoko on Yakul's saddle, the rifleman on my back and lead Yakul through the forest with the kodama everywhere leading the way.

Karoko twitches in Yakul's saddle and say's," Uh... Sir? I think we're lost. Those creatures are leading us deeper into the forest. We should go back to the river path."

"Nonsense." I replied, "The kodama know this forest in their hearts and will lead us safely I'm sure."

We reach a clearing and here the water is slightly misty at the bottom, but clear at the top. Everything seems to twinkle back at you. I know this place is magical.

"We will rest here for the time being." I said, and let Yakul graze as he pleased.

I laid the rifleman on the floor on top of my straw cape and for once Karoko doesn't talk too much. I gave the rifleman some water and wondered what I would do when I arrived at Iron Town.