Dear Ikko, Day 81
Damn it! I did something really stupid today. I was attempting to cross this river, I'm not sure of the name, but I couldn't find a bridge or ferry. So, I took on the challenge of swimming across. I was more than halfway there, when suddenly Rina's pendant detached itself from around my neck and fell into the slow, murky water. I gasped and dove down to get it. Thankfully, I retrieved the necklace before it was lost to the weedy, muddy bottom. But, wait! It gets SO much better…
When I had surfaced and shoved the necklace into my pocket, I began to sense something moving beneath me. I hurried towards the shore, but this creature in the water was much faster than I was. A cry of pain echoed across the river as I felt something pierce my thigh. I grabbed a kunai and thrust it down toward my pain, but, yet again, my attacker proved that he was faster than I had anticipated. It had let go of me, causing my own knife to pierce the leg that I quickly realized was attached to me! This wasn't near as painful as the first puncture.
I had managed to pull myself up on shore and examine my left leg. The first wound was the worst one. The knife wound wasn't half as deep either. It will probably heal within a few days…but I'm not so sure about the other one.
I now believe my enemy was just a giant catfish that I had disturbed when I retrieved the pendant. It attacked me with the spine on its gill, I think. To put it in perspective, it's almost like having a senbon shoved three inches into your flesh! Not a pleasant feeling.
I took off my shuriken holster and used the bandages around my right leg to stop the blood-flow. I replaced the holster and continued with a nasty limp. I am never touching, eating, or even looking at a fish again.
-Ippiki Ookami