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Chapter 3: Detachment
Time is a very powerful thing. With time comes age, with age comes experience...and it is that experience that shapes how something or someone, turns out.
Kiyoshi “Saki, Rei-nee-chan, can we please stop now, I'm very tired”
Saki “Stop complaining, we have to get to the next town before nightfall, we can't rest just because you're tired”
Rei “Kiyoshi-kun, don't worry, we'll be there soon”
Kiyoshi “Could you carry me~”
Saki “Stop being so god damn lazy! Just shut up and keep walking, if you think about something else beside how tired you are you won't feel so tired!”
Kiyoshi “Sorry Nee-sama...what are you thinking about?”
Saki “I'm thinking about silence, and you're really putting a bother on that, so just shut your mouth”
The young boy turns his head down in depression after his sister's harsh scolding. Rei puts her hand on Kiyoshi's shoulder and smiles down at the boy.
Rei “I'm thinking about flowers and how beautiful they are when their peddles blow in the wind. They smell so sweet, and it brings color to the air”
Kiyoshi looks at his sister and smiles back at her. She holds his hand and they continue on walking closely behind Saki.
Six years...six long years has passed in the world since the siblings began their struggle for survival. Traveling from town to town, accepting hand outs of food, and temporary shelter. Steeling if necessary and through very unrealistic luck in the wild they have managed to remain alive in a meager existence. It is obvious that a force greater then their own wills for their survival. However there is a difference between living and surviving...
A few hours roll by as the gentle sky begins to turn red and the sun begins to set over the horizon. Kiyoshi has collapsed from physical exhaustion. Despite his attempts to remain standing, at so young an age, a body can only endure so much. He lay on back of Rei, who is almost at her limit as well. The group has only a half a loaf of bread left and nothing too drink.
Saki “Rei-chan rest here for a moment, I'll go see if I can find some fruit or something”
Rei “It's no use Saki-nee, this area is too dry for their to be much fruit or anything to be around”
Saki “Just rest up I'll be back in a minute”
Saki continues onward. After a few minutes, she approaches a hill leading to a cliff. She heads up to the cliff and as she looks down she sees large buildings of civilization below. Buildings, and lights for miles...they've reached the capital of the Lightning country. Saki smiles greatly and she begins to run back down to her siblings...however on her way back she suddenly feels a quick sensation of weakness. Her head begins to spin and she drops to her knees. As she looks up her vision is blurred and her equilibrium is still unstable. She crawls to a rock and props herself up and she tries to walk along sturdy objects to maintain her balance. She sees her two siblings begin to appear before her eyes a few moments later.
Saki “*panting* Rei...Kiyoshi...we're almost there...just a few more~”
She cuts herself off as she looks at the two and sees them both unconscious. Saki heads towards Rei and begins jostling her to wake her up.
Saki “Rei-chan...wake up...we're almost there...just another hour or two...come...”
Rei's eyes slowly open but only half way. She is weak as well and barley able bring herself to full consciousness
Rei “Nee...chan...I'm too tired...I...”
She closes her eyes and falls unconscious again. Saki walks to their bag and pulls out the last little piece of food they have and walks over to Rei.
Saki “Come on Rei...eat this...we have to stay awake...we have...to...”
Saki's head mind shakes vigorously causing her vision to go all over the place. She falls down and her body feels gravely weak. She begins to close her eyes and she falls unconscious as well....A large wind blows through the three children. The wind carries on for several miles...
Several Miles North
The wind picks up through the area...the wind gets stronger as it burst through a large convoy of people. The convoy consists of at least 50 armed men with a transport in the middle. The large group of people are escorting a wealthy fugitive warlord. His troops are nothing more than simple guns for higher, highly skilled bandits and turn coat militia men from the small areas he's conquered...As the wind blows through the convoy a man in a robe, next to the warlord's transport suddenly stops in his tracks.Bandit “What's wrong, suddenly you can't tell what's in front of you”
The man in the robe...blind in both eyes...the cataract clouding of his eyes are thick to the point that the eyes can barley be distinguished from the white eyes of the Hyuuga.
Iga “That wind...”
Bandit “What did it throw off your sense of smell or whatever it is that allows you to tell what's around you?”
Iga “It was laced with a subtle hint of chakra”
Bandit “I may not be a shinobi but aren't you guys taught that everything has chakra or some crazy shit like that?”
Iga “You're missing the point”
Bandit “Look it's strong gust of wind, if you haven't noticed this area has a lot of clouds and mountains, there's bound to be winds...oh wait you probably haven't noticed (laughs)”
The bandit continues onwards and the shinobi in the robe turns his attention towards the sky and continues walking as well...The wind through the area finally calms down a few miles in the direction of the convoy. As the last breath hits the thick leaves and bushes of the trees, the wind thickens and takes a human shape and eventually turns into person, concealed within the trees.
?? “Did they notice?”
??? “No, it didn't look like any of them had any training as shinobi or were sensors”
?? “How many were there?”
??? “At least 50”
?? “That's it?! I thought this guy would have dozens more around him if he was cutting through this area...either those guards he has are really top notch or he's just arrogant”
??? “That, or he's not as rich as we thought”
Iseiya “That's enough you two, we have our recon so now we can proceed with the mission”
Lee “Sorry Iseiya, it's just it seems like this is going to be a little boring. If all we're going up against are some lowly bandits, it doesn't seem like we'll be testing our skills really...considering the bounty on this guy's head we just expected a little more”
Iseiya “There's a time for testing skills, and there's times when we're just here to do a job. Whatever it may be, these jobs are for our country and our clan. I don't care what it is or how difficult it is or isn't...the fact is this will stride us towards more power now lets go”
Lee “Sorry Iseiya”
Note: Iseiya is the same age as Saki now 12, ??=Lee, Iseiya's best friend, ???=random scout for Yotsuki clan.
Iseiya “Formation 11...we want this guy either way dead or alive...Everybody else is dead”
Yotsuki shinobi “But Iseiya-sama, what if they just give up or run away, I mean are you expecting us to go after them if they do?”
Iseiya “If they run they're cowards...they're weak and don't deserve to call themselves warriors of any sort. That kind of existence I don't tolerate from anybody. If they stand their ground and fight, they at least of some dignity...but if they don't have the sufficient means to stay alive then they are still weak...only the strong survive in this world...and we, the Yotsuki clan will demonstrate that we are the strongest understood!”
Yotsuki Unit “Yes Sir!”
Iseiya “Now lets go!”
Iseiya and Lee made the monkey seal, shortly followed by the rest of the force. They all materialize into wind and they blow through towards the large convoy. The convoy gets a large breeze moving in the exact opposite direction as before. The density of the wind is so great that it almost sucks the breath away from the men in the convoy. The blind shinobi stops and grabs his right sleeve. A long black sheath begins to run down the shinobi's slowly.
Warlord “What is this whether?!”
Suddenly the warlord hears the cries of his men from inside his transport. He peeks out the curtain and sees his men beginning to drop like flies. Slash wounds appear rapidly on the bodies of his men and blood flies out of them. The blind shinobi grabs on to the sheath, just below the guard of his blade. As he feels the wind he spins clockwise swinging his sheathed sword in the air. It catches onto the gust and, as it does, it materializes into a person. The shinobi is swung on the handle onto the ground. The blind shinobi places the point of his sheath down into the solar plexus of the shinobi as he finishes his 360 degree spin. The Yotsuki shinobi coughs from the impact. He looks at the sheath on top of him and notices it's lined with chakra.
Yotsuki shinobi “*this guy's speed and chakra control offset my jutsu in mid stride*”
Iga “This technique...such speed and dynamics...it's the same as a short moment ago”
The rest of the Yotsuki shinobi reform and begin taking out the others that they didn't get within their first swoop. The Yotsuki shinobi underneath Iga squints with irritation and grabs some dirt on the ground. As Iga's head turns to face him, the shinobi throws the dirt in Iga's face and eyes, causing Iga to move back, releasing the shinobi. Iga covers his face with his left sleeve and begins rubbing the dirt from his eyes. The Yotsuki shinobi throws four shuriken towards Iga. Without removing his sleeve from in front of his face, Iga rapidly deflects all the projectiles off his sheath. The Yotsuki shinobi looks with astonishment at Iga's reflexes and the fact that he even managed to deflect the shuriken. The Yotsuki shinobi takes out a kunai and runs towards Iga...still rubbing his eyes, Iga slides his sheath down more, until he reaches the handle of his blade. He whips the sheath behind him, sending it flying towards another Yotsuki shinobi, who makes his way to the warlord. The sheath, still laced with chakra impales the shinobi, dropping him dead in his tracks. The shinobi running towards Iga gets an even more frightened expression on his face.
Iga “You lost your focus”
The shinobi's face intensifies with fright as he hears Iga's voice behind him. He feels blood dripping down his torso...it takes several seconds for him to realize he's been hit...it takes a few more for him to realize the pain of Iga's blade through his heart...He turns his head to see Iga's face, and sees that he's blind. He's riddled even more with questions as to how a blind man could do such feats.
Yotsuki shinobi “But....how?”
Iga “Just because I'm blind...doesn't mean dirt in my eyes doesn't sting a little”
Yotsuki shinobi “But...you...you still can't see”
Iga “Just because I'm blind...doesn't mean I can't see”
The Yotsuki shinobi drops dead and L walks over towards the warlord and his sheath. He takes the sheath out of the shinobi and places his sword back in it.
Iga “My lord, are you alright?”
Warlord “I knew they would come after me here....kill them, kill them all!”
Iga “Yes sir”
Iga takes his blade out of his sheath again and wraps the sheath around his back with his strap. Iga takes one step and disappears...just as the bandits were suddenly dropping like flies, the members of the Yotsuki clan were doing so as well. The cries of their comrades turned the Yotsuki clan shinobi's attention away from the bandits they had yet to kill. The bandits took this time to retreat and run away. Few of them actually decided to attempt to get the warlord away from the battle field...Those who did made it out of the immediate battle zone, but they were soon cut off by Iseiya, Lee and a few other Yotsuki shinobi.
Iseiya “You're not going anywhere”
The bandits took arms and began rushing Iseiya and the others with their blades and weapons. Iseiya makes four quick seals.
Iseiya “Raiton: Hebi Kiri no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Serpent Drill Technique)”
four streams of lightning form on the ground in front of Iseiya like snakes and shoot up, spiraling through the bodies of four of the bandits, killing them instantly. The remaining three bandits continue towards the shinobi. Lee takes out the large shuriken on his back and laces the blade with lightning chakra. He spins it and throws it towards them, and it cuts through their bodies, dropping them as well.
Note: no jutsu used by Lee, just simple lightning chakra
Iseiya makes walks over towards the warlord. The warlord stumbles out of his little box and falls to the ground.
Warlord “Look...I'll double, no triple whatever they've agreed to pay you, if you just let me go”
Iseiya “The reward for you alive is higher then it is if you're dead”
Warlord “But they'll still kill me either way...I'll triple the two amounts combine if you agree to let me go...I'll give you anything you want...land, servants...anything”
Iseiya “I think I'm going to just kill you now”
Warlord “What?! But you just said~”
Iseiya “I hate cowards like you who think they can buy their way out of any situation....it just shows how weak you are...if you're weak you don't deserve to live. The bounty on your head is greater for you alive but I just can't stand your type...we get paid either way so it makes no difference to me just how much”
Iseiya takes out a kunai as he continues towards the warlord.
Warlord “Wait please! I beg you!”
Iseiya suddenly leaps back away from the warlord as Iga places himself between the two.
Iga “Forgive me my lord, it took a little longer for me to take care of them then I thought”
Iseiya “What's going on, I thought everybody was dead”
Yotsuki shinobi “...Iseiya-sama...all our men...except for us....they've been taken out”
Iseiya's face lights with a horrifying surprise as he looks at Iga.
Lee “What?! How can that be, we took down like 20 of the bandits before they even knew about us, and now all our men are gone?!”
Yotsuki shinobi “I can't sense their chakra, it's completely gone, not a single one of them are left”
Lee “*could it have been that guy?*”
Iseiya “You...blind guy...just who are you?”
Iga “I've been refereed to as Iga for the base 10 years...”
Iseiya “Just what are you?”
Iga “I'm a man...from the sound of it...you're only a child”
Yotsuki shinobi “Iseiya-sama this guy's chakra is powerful, his training in the shinobi arts is very strong.”
Iseiya “I don't care, he's in the way of our mission, so he has to go down too”
Lee “Iseiya-chan don't take this lightly. This guy's presence gives me powerful chills throughout my body...there is just something about him~”
Iseiya “Like I said before...I don't care”
Iseiya lashes out towards the blind man with a kunai in hand. The expression on Iga's face is neutral and without emotion. As the young shinobi dashes towards him, Iga slowly draws his sword and places it on his right side...no stance, no indication of a defense of any kind is expressed on the shinobi. He stands there as Iseiya rushes towards him. Iseiya leaps up bringing his arm around to swing at the shinobi... Iga does nothing but grip his blade a little tighter.
Iga “Such a reckless child”
Iseiya's eyes widen with utter shock...The voice appears behind him...as he hears the voice his eyes and mind finally catch up with the event, realizing that the shinobi had gotten behind him...By the time Iseiya realized the shinobi was behind him, Iga's arm was more then 2/3 of the way towards Iseiya, swinging his blade. With amazing reflexes, Iseiya makes a few quick seals...completing them just as Iga's blade makes contact with his body. A block of wood replaces where Iseiya was. As the blade hit, it split the wood with a clean cut, the sign of a well maintained blade. Iseiya appeared right under the shinobi, attempting to sweep him.
Iga “Reckless, but pretty quick”
Iga leaps back away from Iseiya. Iseiya gets himself off the ground and stands a reasonable distance away from the shinobi. Despite Iseiya's tough demeanor, he stood looking with a intensive worry at the shinobi.
Iseiya “*What was that speed?*”
Iga “My young child, the way you rush your opponents, without knowing their capabilities is very foolish...I do admit, however, that you are very quick and resourceful. You defiantly show some promise, but not if you keep rushing in like that”
Iseiya “I don't need a lecture on being a shinobi”
Iga “The level of respect you have for a master in the shinobi arts is very low as well...you do well to take into consideration, the advise given to you by your elder practitioners”
Iseiya “Master...elder practitioner...sounds very arrogant if you ask me”
Iga “Arrogance is the case of skill is an assumption made by one, about another person's skills and capabilities...when stating facts...that's another thing. My skill compared to yours is a master to a new student...”
Iseiya “(clinches his fist) You don't know the extent of my abilities”
Iga “Oh...but I do very much so child...Just from the scent of your chakra...I know more about what you're capable of then you do yourself...which is why I'm going to test just how far you've come and determine if you're worthy of continuing on a path of a shinobi”
Iseiya clinches his fist tighter, in anger.
Iseiya “You don't have that power!”
Iseiya begins to motion himself to lash out again at the shinobi, but before he does a large shuriken makes its way towards Iga. He leaps up in a tree evading the projectile as it returns in to the hands of Lee, who appears beside Iseiya.
Lee “Iseiya calm down, this is exactly what he wants. He knows how to provoke you into darting out.”
Iseiya “I don't care who he is, he's too cocky”
Lee “Iseiya please calm down, you're getting too worked up. This guy is too much for you to handle alone, we have to take him as a team...between the nine of us we can take him down, we just have to be smart about this”
Iseiya “Whatever...”
Iga “I see...it seems your friend understands the weakness of the psyche”
Yotsuki Shinobi “He's right Iseiya-sama...this guy knows a lot about manipulation and his skill and prowess are very high. This man is no stranger to combat, we're going to have to be careful”
Iseiya “Fine...Get Lee and me a distraction, we'll handle the rest”
Yotsuki Shinobi “Yes sir...”
All the clansmen throw kunai and shuriken towards the swordsmen. The blades are blocked swiftly and easily by the shinobi. By the time the projectiles are deflected, three of the Yotsuki shinobi are running Iga. Iga lashes out with amazing speed and cuts down the three shinobi almost instantly. Suddenly a large wall of earth forms behind Iga.
Note: Doton: Doryuheki (Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall)
The wall catches the attention of Iga, and in that split second, two shinobi emerge from under ground and grab hold of Iga, forcing him against the wall of earth.
Yotsuki Duo “Doton: Tsuchi Heigou (Earth Release: Earth Merging)
The two bodies of the Yotsuki shinobi begin to merge with the earth wall, firming their pin of Iga. Another shinobi makes quick seals and a lightning erupts from the ground and moves towards Iga and the other shinobi.
Note: Yotsuki: Yonshura Hensai (Yotsuki: Four Fighting Formation). One shinobi in back (the one who cast the earth wall. Two shinobi in front and restrain/distract (two shinobi pinning Iga). And one shinobi finishing. This is a formation that restrains and finishes one's opponent.
The two shinobi restraining Iga, split off away from Iga (however the earth that formed around him, pinning him to the wall remains)...The lightning gets closer to Iga. He closes his eyes and smiles.
Iga “Ninpo: Senmu (Ninja Art: Conductor)”
Just before the lightning makes contact, the electricity strays off to the side and heads directly into Iga's blade. The blade is enhanced with chakra and acts as a lightning conductor. Iga drops his blade into the ground and the lightning courses through the ground towards the shinobi. They all evade the electricity, as Iga breaks free from the binding earth. Iga grabs his sword out of the ground and swings it.
Iga “Fuuton: Tora Hira (Wind Release: Tiger Palm)
Ferocious winds emit from Iga's blade. The jutsu creates slashing winds that carry and slash through the shinobi, and drop them like flies.
Iga “A good effort...it would've been successful had you disarmed me...”
Iga leaps up, evading a large shuriken. An instant later, in mid air, several wires circle around Iga. He lifts his blade and cuts through them before they wrap around him. Iga lands and a moment later Lee appears to his left and swings a kick. Iga blocks the kick without problem and grabs hold of Lee's leg. Iseiya appears behind Iga and Lee, but Iga whips Lee against Iseiya hard, sending the two young shinobi tumbling away from him.
Iseiya “Damn it!”
Lee gets up and looks around and sees his comrades down.
Lee “Iseiya, we can't win this, our only hope is to provide a distraction and get the others out of~”
Iseiya “I'm not retreating....I'm not going to fail my first mission as a leader”
Lee “Iseiya-chan we can't~”
Iseiya lashes off the handle and heads towards Iga. Lee follows his comrade into battle and Iga gets a disappointed look in his face. Both Iseiya and Lee engage Iga in taijutsu combat. Both of the young shinobi demonstrate an advanced level of skill in this area, working in perfect harmony with each other. Despite this, Iga defends and counters all of their attacks...Iseiya swings his kunai against Iga's blade. From above Lee begins to drop a kick. Iga forces Iseiya off his blade and blocks Lee's kick. Iga whips Lee onto the ground, knocking the wind out of him and whips him into a tree.
Iga “You put your own ambitions over that of your people...I can't admire that...It's a pity you don't use your abilities to their fullest...you don't deserve to be a shinobi”
Iseiya “Shut you're mouth!”
Iseiya attacks Iga angrily. He throws numerous punches and kicks, all evaded by Iga easily. Iseiya tries another kick but L grabs him and lands a powerful undercut into Iseiya's ribs and then kicks him away.
Iga “I'm going to kill you...now”
Iga makes four quick seals...
Iga “Mugen: Sugi Kujo (Demonic Illusion: Past Destruction)
Iseiya stands up and suddenly he gets trapped in a horrible genjutsu...The image of the genjutsu takes him back six years, to the moment where his father was killed. The images bring out the old emotion of fear, confusion, and anguish Iseiya felt...The pain of the genjutsu causes Iseiya to yell out in pain and he falls to his knees. Iseiya is paralyzed by the images of his past...Lee looks as his friend screams in pain.
Iga “You're judgment as a shinobi is weak...and your abilities are still very premature...my young child, this is where you end”
Iga runs towards Iseiya, sword in hand, and lunges a stab...Blood goes flying through the air, however, it's not Iseiya's. Iga looks with slight confusion on his face to notice Lee's chakra in front of him. Lee shielded Iseiya. Lee places his hand on Iseiya's shoulder.
Lee “Release!”
Iseiya is released from the genjutsu and he returns to reality. He looks up to see his comrade shielding him from the blade that should be impaling him right now. Iseiya's eyes widen in a horrified shock.
Iseiya “Lee...”
Lee “Iseiya...take him...now...”
Iga takes the blade out of Lee's chest, and Lee drops to Iseiya's side. Iseiya's face remains unchanged as he watches his friend fall before him.
Iga “What a waste...to protect somebody so selfish”
Iseiya clinches his fist... Iga looks at Iseiya and notices a change in his chakra pattern.
Iseiya “I'LL KILL YOU!”
Iseiya gets up but Iga hits him with the handle of his blade, and cuts his right leg, making Iseiya incapable of walking.
Iseiya “Damn it...I'm still weak”
Iga looks at Iseiya trying to stand...trying to fight.
Iseiya “I'm still so weak...no matter what I do...no matter how much I train to get stronger...I never get stronger”
Iga “What motivates you to obtain power?”
Iseiya “My clan...my people...I'm their leader, I'm the one they depend on...I can't be weak. I need to be strong. I need more power”
Iga “I see...”
Iga puts his blade in his sheath and walks away towards the warlord.
Warlord “Iga, what are you doing? Finish him”
Iga “He can't fight anymore, he's no longer a threat to you my lord”
Iseiya “No he's right...kill me...finish me off. If I'm not strong enough to defeat you, I don't deserve to live”
Iga “Your path is blocked by your pain...whatever has caused you to think the way you do hinders you...but your dedication to your clan...I admit, I was wrong about you. You have the potential to be a great shinobi. Your intentions are for your clan, so I'll spare you now”
Iseiya “I don't need your pity finish me off like a real shinobi!”
Iga “Being a shinobi means more then just winning your fights and killing your opponents...you have part of that already inserted into you but you contradict yourself. The fact is, you're not yet a real shinobi. You're still just a kid. Once you mature, once you figure out your path then we will fight again. When we do I hope you've become clear on how you want to define yourself”
Iga grabs the warlord and places him on his back...In a cloud of smoke the two disappear.
Iseiya “Damn it!”
Iseiya punches the ground in anger and frustration...
Yotsuki Shinobi “I...seiya-sama...”
Iseiya hears the voice of his comrade and turns in back of him. He notices that him, and the three other shinobi around him are still alive. He turns and sees Lee is still barley breathing as well.
Yotsuki Shinobi “Iseiya-sama...I need you...I need you to help me”
Iseiya stands firm on his good leg and limps over to the shinobi. The shinobi places his hand on Iseiya's leg.
Yotsuki Shinobi “I'll funnel what's left of my chakra into you...I can still control it enough”
Iseiya nods his head, he takes some of the blood on the shinobi's body and makes the seals for the summoning technique. He places his hand on the ground and the shinobi manipulates his own chakra and summons a large bird through use of Iseiya's body.
Iseiya “Go...go back to my mother and tell her to send help”
The large bird goes off into the distance and heads for the Yotsuki clan. Iseiya collapses and looks up into the clouds.
Iseiya “*Father...I failed...I failed as a leader...I'm...just too weak...*”
Iseiya closes his eyes and he fall unconscious...at that moment a gentle roar of thunder fills the air. As if out of nowhere, cloudy night sky blocks the light of the stars and the moon and it begins to rain. The shadow of the clouds cover Iseiya as the heavens cry over him.
Back To the Siblings
Saki “*What is this swaying?...*”Saki feels a gentle swaying of her body, as if she was being rocked in the arms of a gentle creature.
Saki “*Mother?*”
Suddenly the gentleness of the swaying stops when a large bump wakes her up. Saki comes to and she finds herself tied up in the back of carriage.
Saki “What? What the hell is this?”
Bandit “God Damn it shut the hell up!”
She hears the voice of a man and then notices the crying of Rei and Kiyoshi.
Saki “Rei!”
Bandit 2 “Oh great now this brat is awake too”
Saki “Just who the hell are you...what are you doing to my sister?”
Bandit “Damn I think we busted the wheel on that last bump”
Bandit 3 “That's because you're the one who said we have to do this fast”
Bandit “I didn't want to get caught in the rain”
Saki “Who are you?! Let us go!”
Rei “Saki-nee-chan help!”
Bandit “Now we have to deal with all three of these brats this is just great”
Saki “I said let us go!”
Bandit “Shut up!”
The bandit walks over and smacks Rei in the face. The other two bandits throw a tied up Kiyoshi and Rei in the back of the carriage along with their sister.
Rei “What...what are you going to do with us?”
Bandit 2 “We're going to sell you as slaves.”
Saki “Why can't you just let us go~”
Bandit 3 “Look it's not going to change anything just because you keep whining. You're not going anywhere so just shut up and accept it.”
Bandit “Alright we'll rest here for the nigh fellas”
Bandit 2 “Great because I'm starving.”
Rei “Saki-nee...what are we going to do...what if we're separated~”
Saki “We're not going to be separated...and we're not going to be slaves”
After a few hours the bandits hand fallen asleep, even the one who was supposed to stay on guard. Saki manage do inch herself off of the carriage and got a hold of one of their knives near the fire pit. She tried working the knife to position it in her hand. She manages to cut the rope on her hand and that gives her free mobility to cut the rest of the ropes on her. She heads over to Rei and sets her free as well.
Saki “(whispering) Come on Rei, we have to be quiet”
Rei “Wait, what about Kiyoshi?”
Saki “We have to get out of~”
Rei snatches the knife from Saki and runs over to a sleeping Kiyoshi. She wakes him up and cuts him free. She puts him on her back and returns to Saki.
Saki “Come on...and be quite”
The three siblings make their way away from the bandits but a few minutes later, inside the forest, they hear the voices of the bandits.
Bandit “Hey they're gone!”
Saki “Damn it. Come on you guys we have to hurry”
Rei puts Kiyoshi down and grabs his hand. They begin running up hill towards a cliff. As they do it begins to snow.
Kiyoshi “It's snowing”
Saki “Shut up and keep running”
The three siblings continue running, but they eventually begin to hear the footsteps of the bandits close behind them. The siblings get up to the end of the road up to the edge of the cliff. They look down and see the large rushing waters of the river below.
Rei “What are we going to do now Saki-nee?!”
Saki “*Shit!*”
Bandit 2 “There they are!”
The bandits get within sight of the three siblings. Saki takes the knife from Rei's hands and she places herself in front of Rei and Kiyoshi.
Saki “Stay back!”
The bandits laugh as they pull out katana.
Bandit “Nice try kid, but our knives are bigger”
Saki and the others begin inching backwards until they're at the very edge of the cliff and can't back away anymore.
Bandit “I'll tell you what, we won't kill you for escaping if you just come with us...it's either that or~”
Saki “Jump!”
Saki drops the knife and grabs Rei and Kiyoshi's hand. They leap down to the river below, much to the surprise of the bandits. They run up to the cliff and look down.
Bandit “Damn it...we had a buyer already”
Bandit 2 “Guess they decided to end it as a family, oh well, lets move onto the next country and see what we can do there”
The three bandits turn around and leave...Saki, Rei, and Kiyoshi emerge from the bottom of the river to the surface but the heavy flow of the river drags them down stream. Saki holds tight to Rei and Kiyoshi as they barrel down stream. The water currents are heavy and they hit the siblings several times, attempting to pull them under.
Rei “Saki-nee! I'm slipping!”
Rei's grip on Saki begins to slip. Saki looks at Rei and then turns her head in Kiyoshi's direction and sees the river's end, heading into a waterfall.
Saki “*I can't let it end...not this way*”
She looks at Kiyoshi and sees his grip on her, his eyes closed in fear.
Saki “*You...You've always been the source. I have never been able to rid you of us before...But now...*”
Saki releases her hand from Kiyoshi's...Kiyoshi opens his eyes and looks directly into Saki's as she lets go. She sees the scorn and hate in her eyes just before she turns her head. The fearful expression he once had on his face had turned into heartbreak.
Saki “*I can*”
Saki turns towards Rei and pulls her close to her.
Saki “I have you Rei! Don't worry...I love you. I won't ever let you go”
Kiyoshi is dragged out further down stream, his heartbroken expression only increased by Saki's words. The weight of Saki and Rei no longer holds him and he spirals down further, faster...Kiyoshi...is the first to fall of the waterfall. Saki and Rei, held close together in each other's embrace...protect each other as they fall down the waterfall as well...Kiyoshi...falls alone...
To Be Continued...
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