Shichinin-tai, the Meaning within
Jen "the stampede" Motou
Chapter 2: Captured
(Bankotsu's POV)
I was starting to be unable to tell the difference in the colors that surrounded me. Everything was just a blurry mess of color to me. I managed to turn over, and set up despite the pain. However it was to no avail as I soon could at least hear the struggles of my comrades. Soldiers…or mindless pawns it was much better name for them, mixed themselves amongst us. I heard much fighting behind me, and knew they were attempting to take down Genkotsu, I inwardly laughed. However, Mukotsu fell much easier, as it has only required the removal of his supply of poison to render him harmless. Next I heard Renkotsu, and it was the sudden blast of heat that let me know he was still going.
I stumbled to my feet, and made my way to the blurry mess of colors I assumed was Jakotsu. "Bankotsu-sama." I heard a voice, as I kneeled down next to him. "Jakotsu, I can't see, put my hand on the arrow." I felt his hand on mine, and then my flesh on wood. "Brace yourself." I pulled and heard him scream as I threw the arrow down. He pulled himself to his feet, and grabbed my arm. "Come on." He said as we stumbled along. "Over here, come on!" We heard Suikotsu's voice calling to us, as I stumbled my way over to him.
"Don't let them escape!" A random shout came from behind, and I heard Suikotsu fighting off the pawns now. I surprised as I heard him fall, and felt Jakotsu jerk me behind him. "Watch it! They'll catch you!" He barked at me. "Where is Banryuu anyways?" Come to think of it, it wasn't in my hands. Where was Banryuu? "I don't know I must have dropped it." I heard a groan, and felt myself get pulled close; Jakotsu had his hand wrapped around my wrist. "Well then stay close, you're no good when you don't have your Baby and can't see." He was right too. In the condition I was in, I wasn't much good to the group. I didn't have my baby, and my fists weren't any good to me, when my eyes were giving out. I could still see however, just not well. I could only tell which of my comrades was the other front the marks on their faces.
"Those two, get them!" Orders were raining for out capture, and despite the lack of sight, I still was attempting to fight. I stumbled forward to throw a punch at what I assumed was pawn, however I missed, and felt my arm twisted behind my back. I growled out the pain, clenching my teeth together as I fell to the ground. I thrust the other arm backwards, nailing the soldier and forcing him off. Two…no it was three more of those damned pawns were on me in an instant after I felled the first one, and it was with good reason, as it took that many to keep me down.
Jakotsu was fighting them now, and I knew many were falling from the screams of death and the clanging of the Jakotsu-tou. "Bankotsu!" He screamed towards me, obviously having seen that I had fallen. "Baka! Run away! Don't worry about me." He only glared at me. "I just told you to do the same thing you asshole and you didn't!" During this moment of distraction is when they got him. "Jakotsu!" I shouted hearing him struggle. "Quiet Brat! Don't worry about him. You should be more worried about yourself!" One of the random soldiers had spat at me, as he stepped down on the wound in my left leg for my insolence. I screamed, that's right I screamed – I screamed like a child—as the pain increased. He pressed harder—I got louder. I could feel him grin as he looked down at me. "What's the matter Brat! Can't handle the pain?" With that remark, I noted him to remind myself later to kill him nice and slow. I fought back, I struggled, tried to free myself, but it was only met with failure. The man applied his entire weight to my leg, and instead of screaming I backed out.