Ash the Manslayer
Chapter 6
Tainted Silver
It was late into the night one day later from the attack. Ash, May, and Richie were sitting in their room at an inn for the night as a gift from the owner for stopping Dahib. "Ash do you think we can go back home?" May asked. Ash turned to look at the girl and chuckled. "You wanted to come May. What's the matter Homesick?" He mocked. May pouted and turned her head away from Ash. "No. I'm just worried about my family." She made up. "That means she's homesick." Richie repeated. May pouted at the two and they laughed. Just then a knock came to their door. "Come in." Richie called. The door slid open to reveal a tired and beaten up Lance. "Lance!" May exclaimed. "Are you alright?" Ash asked. Lance just sat on one of the beds and explained.
May was in horror from Lance's story. Richie and Ash weren't to surprised at this from the leader of the Shadow Dragons. "So what do we do?" Richie asked. May practically slapped Richie's head off from that question. "What kind of question is that?" She screamed. "We go and kill those bastards." She said starting to cry. Ash put his arm on her shoulder and looked at her. "May I know your worried but you won't be for long." Ash comforted. May face lifted with some hope from Ash's voice. "What are you talking about Ash we can't do it alone." Lance explained. "We'll get in Lance." Ash replied. "Come on lets go. We have a long walk back to Petalburg." Ash finished and they walked out of the hotel and to Petalburg.
Back at the castle Giovanni was sitting on the throne waiting for news. A man walked in the room and walked up to him. "Sir we have grand news." He said. Giovanni looked at him with interest in the news. "Speak it then." He replied. The man just bowed and continued on. "We have just received work that the princess is heading back here and she's with The Dragon Slayer, Captain Lance, and Silver." He finished. Giovanni chuckled to himself. "Let them get into the castle and trap them once we have the princess the whole country will bow before me." He cried evilly. "As you wish." The man said and left the room. Giovanni chuckled on to himself. "Awe Silver I knew I could count on you. You have never let me down." He thought and laughed on.
Time jump 1 day
Ash and co. had reached Petalburg to find that the village had mostly been destroyed and the people were killed or injured. "I'll take joy in killing Giovanni for what he has done to these people." Lance spat angrily. Richie nodded in agreement. May was behind them with Ash right beside her. May had tears in her eyes from the thought of her family being injured or even dead. "May I know your worried but you have to have hope for them. Sulking and thinking they're dead isn't going to help in any way." Ash said cheering her up. "Thanks Ash." May thanked. May stopped Ash andstood up on her toes and kissed Ash on the cheek. May blushed from this. "What was that for?" Ash asked. "For everything you've done for me." May answered and walked ahead to catch Richie and Lance. Ash stayed behind and looked down at the ground with a serious look on his face and a sad look in his eyes. "I'm sorry May." He thought and walked on to catch up with Them
They had reached castle to find no guards at the front t gate. "Where the guards?" Richie asked. May just ran up to the gate and into the courtyard. "May what are you doing!" Lance yelled. May ran on. "MOM, DAD, MAX I'M COMING HANG ON!" She called out. "Come on guysshe's going to get herself killed." Richie exclaimed. They ran and caught up to May, who had stopped at thesight of a dead body in front of her. "Looks like the battle went their way."Lance said.Dead bodies of gaurds and shadow Dragon Soldiers lay all over the front court yard"May what were you thinking you could've gotten yourself killed." Ash yelled. "I just want to see my family safe." She explained sadly. " Oh nevermind, come on guys lets get in there." Ash said and they walked inside to find nobody. The whole castle looked as if it were abondoned."Okay this is just to easy." Lance exclaimed. "Thank you Mr. Obvious." Ash sighed sarcastically. They walked down the hallway with no sigh of life from anywhere. "Where is everyone" May asked. "Dead, probably." Lance answered. May gulped at that. They reached the throne room and the doors were closed. "Theirs probably a ambush waiting for us behind this door." Richie said. "Okay then May, you stay here with Ash while me and Richie check it out." Lance ordered. May nodded and so did Ash. Lance and Richie opened the door and rushed in with their swords drawn. "Okay Giovanni where are you!" They yelled out through the room.
There wasn't any noise anywhere but then a faint sound came towards them slowly. It revealed a man in black with brown hair and cold eyes. "Giovanni." Richie muttered. He smiled evilly. "Oh how ni nice of you to come and we didn't have a party for you. Well at least we have the guest." He said and snapped fingers. Then soldiers with swords appeared around them, there were over 150 of them. Three more stepped up beside Giovanni dressed in different outfits. They were. "The four Saint Dragons." Lance said. Richie looked at the three. "Where's the fourth?" He thought. Giovanni looked behind them and noticed May with Ash. "Well I see you brought the last piece we needed it thank you." He mocked. "Lets have a family reunion shall we." He said and snapped his fingers again. Soldiers moved out of the way to reveal the royal family in chairs, cut, and bruised. "MOM, DAD, MAX!" May screamed. "Your Highness!" Lance exclaimed. May tried to run over to them but Ash wouldn't let her go. "NO May they'll kill you." Ash said struggling to hold her back. May just kept on trying to run to her family. Giovanni snapped his fingers again and the soldiers dragged them bag to their cell in the dungeon.
Giovanni laughed and cackled evilly at this. "I could cry since they'll be executed along with you tomorrow princess." Giovanni sighed. "You're not executing anyone!" Lance yelled and was about to charge for Giovanni when. SLASH, Lance fell to the ground unconscious. "LANCE!" Richie yelled. He looked back to the attacker and saw only. "Ash." He muttered. "What the hell was that?" He yelled. Ash let his sword down and turned to Richie. "He was only going to kill himself at least in this state it'll be prolonged till his execution tomorrow." Ash replied looking down at Lance. "Io guess once a Shadow Dragon always a Shadow Dragon." He said back. Ash smirked mockingly at Richie. "Oh I'm not just a Shadow Dragon. I'm the fourth Saint Dragon the Silver Dragon." Ash explained. "Ash what are you doing." May called frightened. "Shut up you bitch. This is business." He yelled back. May looked at Ash frightened and her eyes began to water.
Ash walked up to Giovanni and bowed. "All has been ready father." He said and stood straight up again. Richie and May looked in horror at this. "The leader is your father." Richie exclaimed. Ash smirked. "Yes and it's time you got warm to your new cell before your final goodbye tomorrow." Ash mocked and charged towards Richie with his sword. Richie drew two of his and blocked the attack. "Ash you're a traitor." May called. Ash looked at her and yelled back. "Got that right!" He yelled. Ash and Richie stepped back and charged again. "Ash, I thought I could trust you, but I was a fool to trust a Shadow Dragon." Richie muttered. "I'LL CUT YOU IN THREE FOR THIS!" Richie Yelled and charged again with both swords ready. "We'll just see about that." Ash replied and charged as well. Richie held his arms across his chest and swung his swords horizontally at Ash. Ash jumped and rolled threw them. SLASH!
Ash was behind Richie and Richie was standing still in strike position. After sec Richie's kimono ripped and his chest bleed and fell to the floor. "RICHIE!" May cried. She ran over in front of Ash and pounded on his chest and cried hard. "Ash why, why are you doing this to our friends!" He said angrily. Ash smiled down at the girl. "They're not my friends and neither are you your just the pawns to get the power I want." He explained. May pounded on his chest harder and harder. "I thought you we're kind Ash, but your just the murderer you always were." She cried out. "How could you." Ash just kept on smiling. "It was easy. I was doing my job of killing samurai's that were threats to my father and stealing, but when the soldiers of the army caught me and tied me to that waterfall. Then who should come along the very royal family we were going to kill." He explained walking around May while she cried into her hands. "You freed me I could have killed you but, you got luckily that I always repay my depts. I took you with me. I still had work to do such as Dahib that traitor who was planning to rebel against us. Then Richie, the Dragon Slayer. I got Dahib, The Dragon Slayer, and the princess without even trying." He mocked he bent over and whispered into May's ear. "You were a fool to trust me." He spat. May smashed into his chest knocking Ash back a few inches. "How could you Ash. I trusted you I actually cared about you." She said sadly and collapsed on the floor. "I to May." Ash thought and walked off. "Take them to the dungeon and prepare the guillotine." Giovanni ordered. He looked at his son and smiled. "Well done son, I'm proud of you." He thanked. "No prob dad, no prob." Ash replied and walked away. "Don't worry May It'll all be over soon." He thought as he watched them carry her off to the dungeon.