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Decisions

Chapter 6

"Stay focused!" I ordered as I rounded on another adversary.

Time got away from us. To our surprise and disappointment, the remaining shadow warriors disappeared at the rising of the sun. We had survived another battle. Filled with battle adrenaline, I screamed our victory to the woods around me, which was echoed by Donnie and Raph.

"We are coming Katsuro!" I shouted to the sky, "And we will take you down!"

I don't know how long I have been here. I think it has been several days. Luckily, Katsuro has not neglected my needs. I discovered a small bathroom the first day I awoke here so I can relieve myself and remain clean. A shadow warrior enters three times a day to bring me a tray of food. I hate this! I am so bored.

I discovered that if I drape the chain from the manacles over my shoulders then I can move without getting the chain caught on anything. I have been practicing katas and various moves to maintain my strength. I am rather limited since there is not much room and I still tire easily. I have a couple of bruises from bumping into the walls or furniture. Once I even got the chain from the manacles wrapped around my neck. Ouch.

But today I am done with my practice; I have eaten lunch, and now I am lying on my bed wide awake staring up at the ceiling. Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, BORED.

I couldn't take it anymore!

"Katsuro!" I yelled moving to bang on the door to my prison, "Let me out of here! Let me out now!"

I continued yelling and banging for several minutes until I ran out of energy and went and dropped on the bed with a sigh.

"This sucks," I thought laying back down.

To my surprise, the door slammed open a second later making me jump in startlement. A group of shadow warriors entered my room and pulled me roughly to my feet. If I didn't have these energy-leeching manacles around my wrists I might have been able to escape. I was left with only enough energy to struggle weakly and impede their movements by dragging my feet. They simply lifted me bodily and dragged me down a hall and a flight of steps.

The structure we were in seemed very old to me and heavily fortified. We passed by very narrow windows that seemed more like windows for a castle or a fort and I saw that it was dark outside. Where had Katsuro taken me? Finally, I was pulled into what looked like a study with a cheerful looking fire that waved at me brightly from a stone fireplace.

"You wanted to see me?" Katsuro asked as he sat at a large desk covered in scrolls and maps.

I noticed that he was not wearing his armor or helmet. He was in a simple kimono, but had a deadly looking knife tucked in the sash.

"No, I didn't want to see you," I snapped, "I want you to let me go."

"Ah, but you know this is impossible," Katsuro purred turning his eerie eyes towards me, "You have been brought here to serve me. You should feel honored."

"Oh yeah," I said dryly, "I feel positively giddy. Can't you just feel my excitement."

Katsuro chuckled at me and moved out from behind his desk towards me. I quickly backed away which led me closer to the desk. I saw that there were maps of many different nations spread across the desk. The maps were covered in circles and X's and Japanese characters. What was Katsuro up to?

"You appreciate maps?" Katsuro asked coming up behind me.

"What are you doing?" I asked deciding not to beat around the bush, "What is all this?"

"These are my plans to take over all mankind," Katsuro said proudly, "I have begun gathering only the strongest warriors to do my bidding and once the full moon comes I will be undefeatable!"

"What are you talking about?" I gasped seeing the light of insanity in Katsuro's eyes.

"This full moon I will be able to employ a spell that will leave me invulnerable. I will be the strongest creature in existence and all will bow to my will," he declared as he yanked me closer to him by the chain of the manacles, "You will be the first to bind yourself to serve me."

"Never!" I challenged.

"Oh, but you will," Katsuro said jerking my chin up to look him in the face, "You will be mine to do with as I please."

"Go to hell!" I yelled yanking my chin from his hand.

"You are already there little one," he chuckled and then threw me backwards into the arms of the shadow warriors that had brought me here to begin with.

"Take him to his cell," Katsuro said turning away from me.

I dangled weakly from my captors arms as they dragged me back to my prison. I hung my head so they wouldn't see me smiling. When Katsuro had turned away from me I had seen a sparkle of silver glint from his chest. There was a key on a chain around his neck. It had to be the key to the manacles! I simply had to figure out had to get Katsuro close enough to pickpocket it and I was home free!

"You can bite me Katsuro," I thought as I was thrown into the room, "I will not be here much longer. You can count on it."

To be continued.