The wolf tribe took off to towards Iron Town, hoping to get there
till to much damage was done. Apparently instead of listening to Ashitaka,
Kaiya had done exactly what San had predicted something rash. From what
they could hear Kaiya and her wolves had gone after the traders, and rifle
men returning to Iron Town, just as San had years ago. When they came into
view it didn't look so great for the men of Iron Town. The wolves looked
like starving cats released on a pack of trapped mice.
"Damn it Kaiya." Ashitaka cursed under his breath. He scanned the fighters for Eboshi. "Found her. San, I'm going after Eboshi . . ." He paused unsure of what to do about Kaiya.
"I'm going to stop Kaiya, I won't try to hurt her, but if I have to I will." San said now searching for his so called sister.
"Come on Jagar." Leaving San he headed for Eboshi. "EBOSHI!!"
Looking up from behind a rifle man, "Ashitaka to the rescue again. ASHITAKA, WHY DO WE ALWAYS MEET LIKE THIS?!" She called as he drew closer.
"Because you always seemed to be someone's enemy, Eboshi." Jumping to her side as Jagar ran by.
"Why didn't you ever say anything about other wolves?"
"They weren't important till this morning."
"So why are they suddenly after my men?"
"Because I told their princess to stay away from Iron Town."
"That's all, I thought I was cutting down tress again." She joked. While Eboshi's town still mined iron, they were careful to keep the forest from dying out. The mine a section till there's nothing left, then helped regrow the trees before moving on.
"No, it's a defiance thing." He muttered angrily.
"Lady Eboshi, it seems the wolves are helping to hold the . . . the other wolves back, but it seems they're looking for Ashitaka."
Ashitaka's face turned cold as one of the rifle men dileviered this message, Kaiya was looking for him. What on earth did she want know, to gloat, to try and get him to what join her. What the hell was she thinking.
"Ashitaka, is that all you said to their princess?"
"There was some yelling and harsh words exchange, but neither San or I said anything to provoke this." He explained his voice harsher then he wanted it to be.
"Ashitaka, why do I feel like your not telling me something?" Eboshi watched him carefully. She would have expected some kind of peace attempt from him, but he seemed determined to let this ride out on its own. "What's happened?"
"Kaiya's dead." He said coldly.
"Your daughter's dead?" Eboshi looked shocked.
"Yes, she was killed this morning."
"How-"
"The wolves, thanks to their princess."
Eboshi stared at him; he was a prince of two worlds to her, a prince to the humans and a prince to the wolves as well. He had many to protect, it seemed a cruel twist of fate that of all those he guarded he lost his own child. It was cruel and unfair.
"Ride them, were not running from them, and if they want Ashitaka they'll have to kill us first." Eboshi dismissed the rifle man to pass on her message. "Ashitaka, you are suppose to outlive me, I'm the old one here, but at the rate your going, you'll be lucky to live to my age."
"We'll see." He muttered. He looked out at the war scene in front of him. Wolves against wolves, humans against humans, and somewhere in the bloody mess were his wife, and his sister, fighting each other. This was not how his life was supposed to be. He started off prince of the emishi people, then coming here found another life. Now the two lives were clashing, and destroying each other. How did this become so complicated, or was it always so complicated and Ashitaka had just never seen it? "I'm going to find San."
"You shouldn't." Eboshi turned to him again.
"Why not?"
"They're looking for you, you go out there you're more likely to get caught. You get caught you may get killed or hurt, and I don't think San would be happy with that, and I know I wouldn't be." Eboshi smiled sadly.
"What about San. She's out there fighting, and I'm suppose to just sit here and wait. I don't like war you know that, but to do nothing as the people I care about fight and kill and die, it's . . . it's wrong."
"You are a very noble person Ashitaka, and I know how you feel, thanks to my arm I can't hold a rifle, I'm only good at close range fights with a sword, but against wolves I'm useless. I have to sit here and watch my people, fight and kill and die, with the knowledge that I'm completely useless to them. It's not a pretty though, and far from satisfying."
"Lady Eboshi." Another rifle man stood in front of her. "Almost everyone is inside Iron Town, would you please accompany this small escort of rifle man back?"
"Yes, Ashitaka you'll join us won't you?"
"Apparently that's all I can do." Ashitaka quickly servayed the battlefield once more it was now mostly wolves and the Emishi people, then followed Eboshi.
I know this chapter's just chat, but it seemed like a good place to end for now. And I will get writing, I have enough pixie sticks to keep me going for awhile so hope your enjoying the story. ~Ris Night
"Damn it Kaiya." Ashitaka cursed under his breath. He scanned the fighters for Eboshi. "Found her. San, I'm going after Eboshi . . ." He paused unsure of what to do about Kaiya.
"I'm going to stop Kaiya, I won't try to hurt her, but if I have to I will." San said now searching for his so called sister.
"Come on Jagar." Leaving San he headed for Eboshi. "EBOSHI!!"
Looking up from behind a rifle man, "Ashitaka to the rescue again. ASHITAKA, WHY DO WE ALWAYS MEET LIKE THIS?!" She called as he drew closer.
"Because you always seemed to be someone's enemy, Eboshi." Jumping to her side as Jagar ran by.
"Why didn't you ever say anything about other wolves?"
"They weren't important till this morning."
"So why are they suddenly after my men?"
"Because I told their princess to stay away from Iron Town."
"That's all, I thought I was cutting down tress again." She joked. While Eboshi's town still mined iron, they were careful to keep the forest from dying out. The mine a section till there's nothing left, then helped regrow the trees before moving on.
"No, it's a defiance thing." He muttered angrily.
"Lady Eboshi, it seems the wolves are helping to hold the . . . the other wolves back, but it seems they're looking for Ashitaka."
Ashitaka's face turned cold as one of the rifle men dileviered this message, Kaiya was looking for him. What on earth did she want know, to gloat, to try and get him to what join her. What the hell was she thinking.
"Ashitaka, is that all you said to their princess?"
"There was some yelling and harsh words exchange, but neither San or I said anything to provoke this." He explained his voice harsher then he wanted it to be.
"Ashitaka, why do I feel like your not telling me something?" Eboshi watched him carefully. She would have expected some kind of peace attempt from him, but he seemed determined to let this ride out on its own. "What's happened?"
"Kaiya's dead." He said coldly.
"Your daughter's dead?" Eboshi looked shocked.
"Yes, she was killed this morning."
"How-"
"The wolves, thanks to their princess."
Eboshi stared at him; he was a prince of two worlds to her, a prince to the humans and a prince to the wolves as well. He had many to protect, it seemed a cruel twist of fate that of all those he guarded he lost his own child. It was cruel and unfair.
"Ride them, were not running from them, and if they want Ashitaka they'll have to kill us first." Eboshi dismissed the rifle man to pass on her message. "Ashitaka, you are suppose to outlive me, I'm the old one here, but at the rate your going, you'll be lucky to live to my age."
"We'll see." He muttered. He looked out at the war scene in front of him. Wolves against wolves, humans against humans, and somewhere in the bloody mess were his wife, and his sister, fighting each other. This was not how his life was supposed to be. He started off prince of the emishi people, then coming here found another life. Now the two lives were clashing, and destroying each other. How did this become so complicated, or was it always so complicated and Ashitaka had just never seen it? "I'm going to find San."
"You shouldn't." Eboshi turned to him again.
"Why not?"
"They're looking for you, you go out there you're more likely to get caught. You get caught you may get killed or hurt, and I don't think San would be happy with that, and I know I wouldn't be." Eboshi smiled sadly.
"What about San. She's out there fighting, and I'm suppose to just sit here and wait. I don't like war you know that, but to do nothing as the people I care about fight and kill and die, it's . . . it's wrong."
"You are a very noble person Ashitaka, and I know how you feel, thanks to my arm I can't hold a rifle, I'm only good at close range fights with a sword, but against wolves I'm useless. I have to sit here and watch my people, fight and kill and die, with the knowledge that I'm completely useless to them. It's not a pretty though, and far from satisfying."
"Lady Eboshi." Another rifle man stood in front of her. "Almost everyone is inside Iron Town, would you please accompany this small escort of rifle man back?"
"Yes, Ashitaka you'll join us won't you?"
"Apparently that's all I can do." Ashitaka quickly servayed the battlefield once more it was now mostly wolves and the Emishi people, then followed Eboshi.
I know this chapter's just chat, but it seemed like a good place to end for now. And I will get writing, I have enough pixie sticks to keep me going for awhile so hope your enjoying the story. ~Ris Night