I was walking down the pathway on the top level of the outer wall, it was a dark and stormy night but i never really minded the rain. I was talking to nobushi.
“I don’t know Nobushi, our diamue has been acting suspicious lately”.
Nobushi responds concerned “Orochi” she lets out a sigh “i think your over reacting, sorry i don't believe you”.
I nod slightly and stop, looking out at the neatly decorated wall over the pathway that leads to the harbor.
Back in 1240 when I was a child I had walked up that path to give the emperor a gift that I had hand made. That day he also gave me a gift, he accepted my offer to start training to be an orochi when i turned of age. When I was 17 my father honored me with giving me his short blade, i carry his blade with me in honor of his memory and to honor our family. I was pulled from my memory to see a knight ram being pushed up the path, I sprang into action running down the steps to the bell. I grab the pommel and start ringing the bell alerting everyone that were being raided.
A Warden climbs up a ladder and draws his sword.
The wardens voice was raspy “your gonna die orochi”.
I draw my father’s sword from my hip as i twirl the blade in my hand. I dash at him stabbing through his armour then pulling back, he coughs and holds his stomach. He swings at me. But I dodge and slice his knee, he goes onto it grunting in pain. I raise my blade it lined up with his neck, he looks up at me fear in his eyes. I couldn't do it. I couldn't kill this man.
He scoffs, “what are you waiting for orochi!”.
I sheathe my blade and hold out my hand “c'mon you don't need to die”. I grabbed his shoulder and haul him over my shoulder as I grunt “is this iron?” I start walking into a room laying him on a bench. He looks at me more confused and less scared. He coughs a bit then speaks “isn't this betraying your honor and families honor?”.
I look at him “how do you know about that?”.
He lets out a soft sigh, he was obviously tired “i and your father were friends before this war started”. He looks at me and takes off his helmet, the man sitting in front of me had pitch black hair that flowed gently and rested on his head. His eyes were a beautiful baby blue and shimmered in the candle light. He had a scar above his right eye and his right ear was missing, by the way it looks taken off, seems to be shot by an arrow.
I give a gently sigh “seems like we’ve had shit happen to us both huh?” we both laugh a bit and I clear my throat as my diamue walks in looking at us both.
The diamue was female as she spoke angrily at me “kill him now orochi!”.
I argue “there's no point kensie!”.
She glares at me and walks over, with a clean swipe she slices the knights head off, then turns to me and stabs me in the stomach dropping me to my knees in pain. She runs off afterwards.
I lay there for what seems like a couple hours when in reality it's been about ten minutes. I lay there bleeding out as I cough up blood. The nobushi walks into the room, then ran over to me, she looks me over seeing the large stab wound.
She sounds confused “how did this happen!? That's a kensie sword wound”.
I cough up more blood as fighting stops, the knights were retreating, I lay on my back “will you help me to the medical bay? Ill explain everything on the way”. She helps me up and starts helping me to the medical bay. We can see soldiers all around us dead or wounded, the ones that were fine are cheering happily.
I cough again and speak softly. “Our diamue stabbed me because I wouldn't kill a knight, he did no harm to me. She sliced his head off then lacurated my stomach as you can see”. She gasps and sighs softly.
“Orochi im sorry” she sighs softly “I don't believe you, i can't believe you”. When we get to the medical bay she lays me down and goes over to one of the medics.
I get up and walk away as they were distracted, I tried making my way to the emperor. I struggle up the steps and manage to get to the palace’s doors. I push open the doors and fall into the room. The emperor isn't there. I stand up and look around holding my stomach as I pant softly, the kensie once known as my diamue. Now known as a traitor walks into the room looking at me.
I take a couple of steps before falling onto my knees falling the ground blacking out as my sword skids accross the floor. My diamue walks over and picks me up and walks outside tossing me onto a cart that had other bodies as she tells the drive to go up into the mountains.
