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Post by blossom on Dec 15, 2006 13:49:44 GMT -5
Yukimura gazed down at Sato's battered, bruised and bloody body. How could this be?
"So, he is a traitor?" Sayoi asked him. Yukimura felt a twinge of annoyance. Kuroki and himself had both seen Sato - heard him announce himself as a traitor. Were they to be blamed, then, for doubting him?
Lord Hideyori needed to be informed of this. Yuki could still hear the sounds of the fight going on. He wanted to be there, protecting Ayame and Hideyori with Kuroki, but did not want to risk leaving Sayoi and Sato alone, in case this was another trick.
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Most of the sword fighters had been disposed of, and Ashitaka and his ninja companion seemed to have disappeared.
His sword dripping with blood, Hideyori turned to his sister. "Ayame, get out of here."
Ayame's eyes widened, "Nii-san ..."
"Go! Find Yukimura!" he commanded. Ayame nodded and left the room. She hated this; hated not being able to fight, and help.
Cursing under her breath, she turned and headed down the corridor, looking for Sayoi and Yukimura.
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Post by twilightblade on Dec 15, 2006 16:11:06 GMT -5
Note, Sayoi is not bitter, just unhappy. She doesn't blame anyone. She's just confused and hurting. 'k? Please edit.
Sayoi took Sato's water pouch and tore the sleeve from her garment, then knelt down again and began to carefully bathe his wounds after cutting the ropes that held him. She looked up at Yukimura, her eyes dark. "If he is a traitor, I will kill him myself, but if he is not..." She shook her head and returned to cleaning his wounds.
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Post by blossom on Dec 17, 2006 5:14:47 GMT -5
Sorry. That was how it came across when I read it.
Ayame dashed along the corridor, nearly passing Sato's room without seeing Yukimura in the doorway.
"Yukimura-san!" she cried out, breathlessly, as she stopped. Yuki spun round, surprised at seeing Ayame alone.
"Ayame-dono?" he said, taking a step forward and reaching for his sword, "Is everything all right? Kuroki-san, and Hideyori-dono - have they been slain?"
"No, no." Ayame assured him, "They are both alive. Nii-san sent me away so I wouldn't get hurt and - what's going on?" She asked, seeing Sayoi kneeling in the middle of the room.
She stepped past Yuki and saw Sato's battered body on the floor. Confusion ran through her and she said, "I thought he was with the Tokugawa?"
"So did I." said Yuki, grimly.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Dec 17, 2006 6:13:35 GMT -5
Kuroki looked and saw the man who he'd believed to be a traitor tied up on the floor of his own room, "I am sorry I doubted you, Sayoi."
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Post by twilightblade on Dec 19, 2006 18:52:21 GMT -5
Sayoi shook her head, tears starting in her eyes. She brushed them away and finished cleaning and binding up Sato's wounds. "It...is nothing. It's..." She stopped and shook her head again, wrapping Sato in a blanket and lifting him onto the bed.
She spoke without turning to look at them. "Is everyone else ok?"
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Post by blossom on Dec 20, 2006 5:59:11 GMT -5
Ayame nodded, then turned to Kuroki and Yukimura. "Could one of you explain exactly what happened when Sato-san spoke to you?"
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Post by Kage Chaos on Dec 20, 2006 14:09:23 GMT -5
Kuroki explained quickly what had happened, "We were talking about the Tokugawas and Sato, or someone who looked just like him, I should say, said there were swordsmen and archers surrounding us."
"Then we got attacked. If it weren't for my connections in the Yakuza and some good of our other friends backing us up, we might be dead right now. It's a good think we were prepared."
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Post by blossom on Dec 21, 2006 6:13:01 GMT -5
"So neither of you came into close contact with Sato-san?" Ayame clarified. If that was the case then she had pretty good feeling that she knew what had happened.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Dec 21, 2006 10:35:22 GMT -5
"Not exactly," Kuroki said, "It could've been a lookalike, I suppose, but they did a pretty good job."
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Post by blossom on Dec 21, 2006 11:29:53 GMT -5
"Uh-uh. Not a lookalike," Ayame shook her head, "Ninja tricks. Ashitaka's ninja companion, Ayeka, probably used her ninja arts to disguise herself as Sato - basically, she created a kind of optical illusion, so your minds thought you were seeing Sato-san, when in reality it was Ayeka."
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Post by Kage Chaos on Dec 21, 2006 11:31:36 GMT -5
"I've heard of that," Kuroki replied, "I just always called them lookalikes."
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Post by blossom on Dec 21, 2006 11:32:32 GMT -5
"Oh. Well, then, yeah."
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Post by Kage Chaos on Dec 21, 2006 15:12:48 GMT -5
"Yes," Kuroki said, "Well...we'd better get everyone together, and get ready to leave. It's almost morning.."
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Post by twilightblade on Dec 21, 2006 20:32:02 GMT -5
Sayoi looked over at them and nodded. "We will be there." She turned back to Sato. "That is, if..." She shook her head.
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Post by blossom on Dec 22, 2006 6:52:41 GMT -5
Ayame knelt down and place a hand on Sayoi's shoulder.
"You should come, even if he is not recovered. My cousin's physician is one of the best, he may be able to help. And, Sayoi-san, my deepest apologies. I am so so sorry for doubting you."
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Post by twilightblade on Dec 22, 2006 18:21:25 GMT -5
Sayoi smiled at Ayame. "Thank you Ayame-san." She looked back at Sato, took a deep breath, and nodded. "We will come." She smiled again at Ayame, pressing her hand for a moment.
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Post by blossom on Dec 23, 2006 4:48:07 GMT -5
Ayame smiled back, then got to her feet and looked around. Yukimura-san .... Kuroki-san .... Sayoi-san and Sato-san .... where's nii-san?
"Kuroki-san, didn't my brother come with you?"
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jan 11, 2007 21:03:55 GMT -5
"He was just here, somewhere," Kuroki replied, "Damnit, where'd he go?"
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Post by blossom on Jan 12, 2007 7:17:16 GMT -5
Ayame paled, and she felt her pulse speed up. Nii-san ...
"We have to find him." she whispered.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jan 16, 2007 17:53:33 GMT -5
"Yes, you're right," Kuroki replied, "He couldn't have gone far."
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Post by blossom on Jan 17, 2007 12:48:52 GMT -5
"The let's go," Yuki said, starting for the door.
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Post by Kage Chaos on May 7, 2007 20:41:47 GMT -5
"Right," Kuroki agreed, "Let's find him."
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Post by twilightblade on May 8, 2007 10:11:00 GMT -5
Sayoi started to get up, but then sank back beside Sato. "Would he have gone after Ashitaka and Ayeka?"
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Post by blossom on May 8, 2007 11:16:50 GMT -5
"Not on his own," Ayame shook her head, "Perhaps if it were just Ashitaka, but together with Ayeka the two are a formidable combination. Nii-san has more sense than to try and fight them himself."
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Post by twilightblade on May 8, 2007 13:43:37 GMT -5
Sayoi nodded, then turned sharply back around as Sato made a sound. "Sato-san! What happened?"
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