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"What do you mean?" he asked. She didn't answer at first.
"This curse is a deadly one that affects your heart and memory. That is all I know about it." She said sadly. Ashitaka gasped in pain when his heart throbbed again.
"I really, truly am sorry. You say all you can remember is a name, right? Well, go find whoever it is. Maybe they could help, or maybe their the one who did this. I do not know." Ching said. Ashitaka nodded, but fear was showing in his eyes.
"Do you know of anyone named San?" he asked quickly.
"I'm not sure. I have heard a rumor of someone named that living in the forest though." She said. "I can lead you to the forest if you wish." She added.
"That would be kind. Thank you." he said. Ching reached out her hand and grabbed his own, and pulled him out of the building.
"Even though I'm blind, I still know every inch of this place." She said with a grin. She pulled him to the gate.
"I'm not allowed to leave. The mistress says she worries about me because of my condition. The forest is there." She said, pointing out into the distance.
"I wish you luck." She said. Ashitaka thanked her and walked out, grabbing the reigns of the elk that stood there as he did.
"Smart elk." He mumbled, climbing onto its back. He rode the elk down the path and got a ride on one of the boats to the other end. Once off he climbed back onto the elk and they road down the pathway.
The elk stepped cautiously as the path narrowed. To their left was a forest, to the right, a steep downward slope. They traveled farther until the elk suddenly stopped and sniffed the air. The bush next to the rustled and before he knew it, Ashitaka was rolling down the slope, something attacking him on the way down.
Once he finally stopped at the bottom he was covered in bruises and blood oozed from the scrapes he got on the way down. He rolled onto his back and found a dagger being held against his throat. He looked up and saw a beautiful young lady with short brown hair and a cape made of white, coarse looking fur. She got a better look at him and stood up, putting away the dagger as she did. Her lips moved but no sound came out.
Ashitaka? She mouthed. Ashitaka stood up.
"Who are you?" he demanded. The girl sighed and stared at him.
How the hell could you forget me? I'm San, remember?! Again, her lips moved, but he didn't hear anything. She couldn't speak. Once she saw the clueless look on his face she glared at him, bent down, picked up a large stick and bonked him on the head with it. Then she wrote something in the dirt. He craned his neck and read what she wrote. It said: it's me, San, you idiot.
Almost instantly he pulled out his sword and swiped at her. She easily dodged it and she pulled out her dagger and blocked his attacks.
"Why did you curse me?" he asked as he swiped. He figured that she was the one who is trying to kill him, seeing as her name is the only one he remembers.
Ashitaka flew backwards, doing a flip mid air and landing on his head. He looked up to see who hit him and saw a large white wolf baring it's teeth at him, standing next to the infuriated San.
Why would I put a curse on you? You are so pathetic! You honestly think you're the only one with a curse?! She screamed silently. Once she finished her rampage she turned her head to the side and spat. But the spit wasn't clear like it should be. Instead, it was dark red.
"y-you're bleeding." He gasped. She looked at him with an exasperated expression. A little more blood dripped down her chin.
"San is cursed you stupid human!" the wolf snarled, causing Ashitaka to jump in surprise.
"She cannot speak, and if she tries like then, her throat will bleed." The wolf said harshly. Ashitaka looked at her fearfully and she stuck her tongue out at him.
"I'm sorry. So you're definitely—!" he started, but suddenly stopped. His mouth was open slightly and his eyes were wide and filled with pain. His hand reached up and he gripped his chest. He let out a moan of pain and fell to the ground. San saw how much pain he was in and rushed to his side. She turned him onto his back and she pressed her ear to his chest. He let out a soft moan and she heard his heart beat. It was normal. What caused him that much pain was how his heart throbbed extremely hard. It hurt him so much. She opened the front of his shirt and saw the curse mark on his chest, but what shocked her was that the mark throbbed a little and grew slightly.
"I'm…ok…" he mumbled. She pulled him over to the wolf, and much to its protests put him on its back. Together they went back up the steep hill. Once back at the top she helped him back onto the elk.
Still have you're elk I see. She mouthed. He watched her lips as she said it and he understood what she said.
"Wait, he's my elk?" he asked, looking at the elk again. San looked like she let out a small laugh and nodded.
"Do you remember what his name is?" Ashitaka asked, slightly embarrassed. She nodded again, but instead of mouthing it, she wrote it in the dirt. It said: Yakuul. She jumped onto the wolf and they walked in front of him.
She looked back and said, follow me, we'll sort things out in my cave. Again, he understood her. He nudged the elk with his feet and the elk followed San and her wolf.
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