The girl sat silent her eyes lowered to the ground to a small puddle her blue orbs staring strait back at her. The men stood around watching her others hidden amongst the tree. His horse runs at full gallop, the sounds of his armor clattering filling the air as the plates bounce against each other from the speed. "I'm coming..." he whispers to the wind as he rides full speed towards the setting sun.
One of the men the one in charge of the kidnapping walks behind her slowly smirking as he whispered into her ear. "...Looks as though he cared more for the treasure he stole from our clan..." Her eyes widen a bit looking away from the leader quickly soon her eyes widen as he draws a dagger sliding it ever so slowly across her back her crimson blood spilling onto the dagger. "...We want to make sure you don't try anything stupid."
The sounds of hoofs and armor can be heard drawing nearer, the gate to the castle being drawn open. As the gate opens, allowing the fading light of day to peer through it, the man adorned in the crimson armor comes into view, his horse still at full gallop. She struggled to see him all ready losing to much blood. "Don't talk and he won't be hurt..." The leader whispered once more before standing with a smile on his face. "Looks like you made it just in time."
As the snow white horse enters the castle courtyard, he dismounts quickly, not even giving it time to come to a full halt. Removing his helmet, he allows it to drop to the ground, right hand reaching under his armor to pull out the small diamond covered golden turtle statue. "I brought it... now let her go..."
"Tell her why you have that statue the one who belonged to her family you know the one your men slain." He smiled more her eyes growing dull.
"She knows why it was done... the statue was brought to me at the same time she was... I was going to keep it for our first born child..." Stepping forward with the statue in his hands, he looks up at her, "Please... I brought what you requested... release my wife to me..."
A smirk slide across the leader's face. "I think her family misses her ever so much."
Kneeling to one knee, he places the statue on the ground in front of himself and steps back a few steps, "I've brought the statue... now please release her and let us take our leave..."
"She will never make it to the castle in time... " The leader snapped his fingers men appear beside the girl the swords drawn the second snap a small thud was heard hitting the ground a pull of crimson blood forming around the girl's lifeless body now two cuts one across her throat killing her instantly the other where the child would be. His eyes widen at the sight of their attack against her, orbs of blue beginning to fill with tears of rage. Stepping forward, he grabs the statue, hurling it into a nearby stonewall causing it to smash before drawing his katana and charging up the steps towards the men who'd killed his wife. The hidden men rushing out with speed cutting him across the face arms and legs slowing him down. The girl's lifeless body laid still her pale hand down two steps the crimson blood rolling down from the steps slowly.
Wincing from the strikes across his arms and legs, his pace slows, though his rage keeps him moving with a warriors grace, his blade returning the deed to those that had attacked him, only his attacks were not minor, for they were fatal. More men continued to rush at him the leader running from where the girl was slain down the steps towards the lord sliding his blade across the ground a fire starting the leaves that caught on fire blew down wind toward the lord the leader smiling within the flames. "...We didn't need such useless antique."
Growling, he continues to fend off and kill those that rush him, charging up the steps with haste, fearing nothing at that moment. The flames licking at his armor cause his injuries to burn, the wounds car arising from the heat, his own power over the ice beginning to kick in to cool his body against the heated attack. "I'm not leaving here without her!"
"She is nothing, but a lifeless corpse this is what you brought upon her... How do you think she felt knowing you didn't make it to her side by night fall..." The flames grew higher men came from behind stabbing him in the back turning their blades tightly within his flesh.
"The sun had not yet fallen when you! You killed her!" he growled, pushing onward though he felt himself growing weaker, his only objective being to gather her body for a proper burial. The flames grew higher to the treetops now the forest starting to burn around the ninjas and the young lord. Unable to withstand the heat any longer, he places his fingers to his lips, whistling for his horse, blade slicing through the ninjas that surround him, one ninja's head severed, rolling down the steps. As the horse nears, he hops onto it, a sword still sticking out of his back through his armor. "I can't... leave without... her..." The leader continued to smile down at the lord with up most pleasure in his kill now his body soon fading from the flames inching down the steps quickly now toward the lord quickly.
Lifting his sword, he eyes the man moving down the steps, "Her body... rightfully belongs... with me..."
"You took her only for that when you raided her clan her life belonged to you the new lord would not stand for that."
"She is my wife... her body should be buried within my kingdom... a kingdom in which she ruled by my side... if only for a day..." his eyes begin to close a bit, his body growing weaker still.
"Go back where you belong let her only family bury her body in the new settlement you already caused her so much pain I heard her cries saying how she was forced to come to you. Am I right?"
"I forced her to do not... she was brought to me by my men as I asked... but I did not force her to do anything, she could have gone free had she wanted... but she agreed to take my hand in marriage... I love her..." his eyes begin to fade, the horse becoming uneasy.
"Go now you retched man!" His blade sliding across the ground once more the flames licking at the horses feet.
The horse's body jerks back from the flames, backing down, "Damn it! This isn't over, I vow I'll avenge the death of my wife, your entire clan will die by my hand!" Groaning, he pulls on the horses reigns, turning it around and beginning to ride back towards his castle at full speed, his body rocking side to side a bit on the horse from his weakness, the sword still sticking out of his back. The leader walked back up the stone steps to the lifeless girl picking her up slowly walking in the upset direction blood dripping to the ground lightly a heavy rain started to fall. The further from the castle of his enemy he got, the weaker he began to feel. After several miles of riding, his body became so weak that he passed out atop the saddle. The man fell to his knees dropping the girl in front of a shrine his body turning to dust.