This story has violent sceans that are considered Mature contain. If you are under 17 pleace skip the violent part or just don't read the chapter. I will say where that part is. I just want to have my readers warned ^.^ Not everyone likes violence.
~ Chapter 5 ~
~ The Great Halberd, Banryuu ~
Two days have passed since you met that creature. He wasn’t what you though he would be when you first saw him. He was nice and gentle guy. When you saw him, he noticed your hurt leg and carried you to the little house. There you met his father and an old woman you though to be his mother… yet wrong. The old man was a retired blacksmith. He was known to be the blacksmith who creates loyal weapons. His weapons answer to his owner and to no one else. They even say that they are more powerful because of some dark demon powers. But he or his family wasn’t demon, just normal humans. The old woman was though to be a witch, maybe because of her look and that mysterious aura around her. She was short with a big nose, humpbacked, with long white hair. You weren’t tall but she was hardly getting to your chest. The boy was once a human. After an accident with his mother, the blacksmith made him half robot so he won’t be alone. “The steal in my fires, always lives” he said when you asked him about the boy. He was calling him Ginko, a unusual name for those times. The old lady took care of your foot and a day later it was good as new. You could bet your soul that she was a witch but you had no thoughts that she means you harm. They were all nice and offered you to stay as much as you like, even if they hardly had what to eat themselves. You explain that you only need to wait for your friends and you will be on your way.
You got worried that Bankotsu and Jakotsu haven’t arrived yet. Even if you move faster, three days are too much mostly with there high speed. You could bet something happened to them.
“Girrrll… worrrrrried…”, Ginko said behind you.
“Yes, I’m worried for my friends. They haven’t arrived yet”, you say in a low voice.
“Ggginko find them for girrrll…” he said and moved for the forest.
“No, need,” you say with a smile, when you see 2 figures in the distance.
When they see you, they run for you. You great them with a smile and meet them with the family. Ginko liked that there are 2 girls, both beautiful as he said. You tried to explain to him that Jakotsu is a guy, but he got confused and you gave up.
“Well now!” Bankotsu say after drinking the whole sake. “We are here for business, old jijii. I want you to make us 3 weapons.”
“Young man,” the elder say and hit Bankotsu in the head with his walking stick, which forced him sit again. “I don’t make weapons anymore. If you came all the way for this, I’m sorry.” And he laughed evil.
“As a leader of the shichinin-tai, I order you to make us weapons!” Bankotsu didn’t give up.
“I see only 3 of you 7,” the man laughed again. “Now go on your way, I’m making weapons no more.”
“Not leaving till you make us weapons” Bankotsu say like a spoiled kid, not getting his candy.
The violent M-rated contain starts from here. If you wish to not read it, move down till you see my other note with the same font and colour that says it ends. And no they are not kicking the crap out of the old guy -.-;
The night was long, since you couldn’t sleep. You saw Bankotsu was uneasy too, while Jakotsu was enjoying his beauty sleep. Suddenly you hear something break, like someone force-opened the not-so-strong wooden door. You and Bankotsu jumped from your beds, while Jakotsu was mad his sleep was interrupted. You head for the source of the noise. You see Ginko unconscious on the ground, one man was holding the old lady in the corner of the little room, and 3 were threatening the old man.
“We want the weapons, old man!” the one screamed. “Or we will burn the house!”
“I am not making weapons for you! You are unworthy for my swords!” the man say, and was rewarded with a punch in the face. It seemed he once was a strong fighter but now his bones were fragile and he broke his arm on the fall. He was in great pain but still trying to get up and fight.
“How pathetic” the other man says.
“Hey bullies!” Bankotsu scream. “He is making weapons only for me,” he says in a low voice while moving to them. “He is making for no one else, unless I say so.”
“Back off kid!” the tallest say. He tries to push him back which was a great mistake. Bankotsu grabbed his hand, pulled him towards him and hit him in the stomach, so strong that blood came out of his mouth and covered the dusty floor. He let him go to fall in his own blood and stepped on his head, so hard that he broke his nose in the floor.
“How dear you!” the leader screamed and the other jumped for him, but Jakotsu pinned him for the wall.
“You spoke against o-aniki,” he spoke with held anger in his voice, “for that I can forgive. You attacked o-aniki, for that I can forgive. You torture innocent people, with that I even agree with. But to disturb my beauty sleepy, for that I will kill you!” he screams and tightens his grip about his neck. A crack was herd around the room and the lifeless body of the man fell down the wall. “How week,” Jakotsu mumbled and look for the leader with sparkles of anger in his eyes.
“If you move, I kill her!” the man with brown hair, that was cornering the old woman, says. But you jumped between them two and smiled.
“Try it, handsome,” you say and hit him in face. He fell on the grown and blood with blood streaming from his left eye. You had taken out your dagger and stabbed the eye out so fast that nobody saw. The brown-haired guy started screaming from pain.
“Now, where were we,” Bankotsu say and crack his right hand.
“Who… who are you?” say the leader with fear in his voice, trying to get away from Bankotsu, but ended between the 3 of them.
“You will not live that long,” Bankotsu say and grabs him for the through.
“O-aniki wait,” you stop him. “Let him and this one-eyed go. Let them tell about the Shichinin-tai.”
“Nice idea,” he says and drops him. “Go and tell everyone about the shichinin-tai and their leader Bankotsu. Let them fear us.”
“You are… Bankotsu…” the man says with a trembling voice. “The young mercenary, who kills with his bear hands.”
“The same,” said Jakotsu with pride that he knows him.
“Why are you still here asking questions,” you ask calmly. “You don’t value your life?”
He trembled, grabbed his comrade and tried to run out of the house but Ginko was on the door.
“You hurt Ginko!” he screams. “Ginko will kill you!”
“No Ginko!” you say. “Leave them go. Next time you return, dig out your graves first,” you smirk.
Ginko moved from the way and let them pass.
“You fought well young one,” the old man say while not moving from the floor. “Once my hand heals, you will have a weapon that is just for you. I know your styles and I have a great idea what weapon will suit each one of you.”
After those words he giggled and was helped by the old hag to get up.
Ok, who said that! D<
In 3 days the hand was healed, there was no doubt that old hag is a witch now. He was working hard day and night on the weapons. Bankotsu was growing impatient. On the 5th day he was walking a whole day around the main room waiting. The old lady was sewing something in her rocking chair.
“Young people are so impatient”, she giggled like a witch.
“It’s been five days now!” Bankotsu says with anger. “How long does a sword needs to be forged?”
She giggled wicked again. “These weapons are special, young one.” Bankotsu gave a sound of anger and kept walking around. The woman was right but he didn’t want to accept it takes so long.
“You seek power, don’t you, young one?” she broke the silence.
“I will become the strongest!” Bankotsu say with smirk on his face.
“You are strong, I see no other way for you to become even stronger,” she says without moving her eyes from her work. “As I heard, Bankotsu, the young mercenary takes down armies only with his 2 hands. If all of this is true, you do not need his swords.”
“Then what do I need?” Bankotsu stopped on one place and looked at her. She laughed again and stopped sewing.
“You reached the limit of a human,” she says when she looked at his blue eyes. “From now on, you need some inhuman help.”
“Where can I find that help?”
“Near, my dear, very near”, she says and continue her work. “Don’t worry, I will help you.”
You were staying near the door and listening. You had heard rumors about this Bankotsu. A lord hired him to few of his enemies, and after he had finished his job, the lord refused to pay, and send his whole army after this single young man. The army and the lord were killed, from the mercenary. You though it was exaggerated as every story, but after fighting this man with bear hands, you knew better then the rest, his hands were deadly. You tried to imagine how these hands would kill if they had a powerful sword.
You suddenly blushed… You though how those strong hands touch you, how they massage you… You tried to chase it from your head, but you couldn’t…
“Girl,” you heard a voice from the other end of the room. You look to find the old man. “You are ready, follow me.”
You were led to his working shop and you were shown to an old box. By a sign you open it. Inside you find a full set of all kind of daggers, sais, needles and a small swords, in different shapes and sizes.
“You are like a ninja, silent and deadly”, the old man says. “You are full of surprises. So I created this set of all kind of sharp weapons. You need to be very careful.”
You were amazed. They were so beautiful, like they were created for sale not for killing. The biggest was so light that you hardly knew it was there. The different shapes helped for easy hiding and if thought, some of them fly high and far, other low but can go though the person’s bones. The old man told you that the old lady prepared clothing for you, which were specially made for hiding these weapons.
The under clothing tight around the body, but the garment on top was light and loosen, so it would hide where the weapons were and to aloud you to move freely. The garment had 2 faces: one light, to hide you in the day, and one dark, for the night shadows.
“To you Jakotsu I give the 10-blade-sword”, the old man said to him. “It represents your sneak personality, deadly and elegant, as you are yourself.”
Jakotsu also received some new clothing from the old lady, which he adored the most. He also received a hairpin, which would be his charm from then until the end.
“What about me, old man?” Bankotsu shouted, after he found out his sword is not ready.
“Watch your mouth, young man!” the old man shouted back. “It will be ready when I say it will!”
“Don’t play with me, old man! It seems you don’t know who you are messing with!”
“My, my, young people these days,” said the old hag. “Follow me, young leader.”
Ok, now you are not suppose to know this, but read it anyway ^.^
He entered the blacksmith’s working room and saw a big halberd on the anvil. She gave him a sign to lift it. He tried but even with his strength it was hard. There was no way he could fight with that. The old hag grabbed a dagger from the table and put it near Bankotsu’s face. He grabbed her hand in anger.
“What do you think you are doing, old hag?” he asked with not so happy expression.
“Trust me, young man, I will give you the power.”
For some reason her let her cut a cross on his head while mumbling some words. It was only a scratch, enough to make the blade bloody. She them put it over the halberd without stopping to mumble. Tree drops fell on the hot halberd and it got cold, from hot red it became cold silver, and started shinning. The cross on Bankotsu’s head started burning and it stopped bleeding. It turned violet blue and took the shape of a 4-pointed-star.
“Now, try to lift it again,” she said with a wicked smile.
Bankotsu was ready to lift the heavy sword once more but this time, it was lighter, like it was made from paper.
“This sword will now serve only you,” she said still giggling. “If you kill 1000 man with it, your power will increase.”
“Does that counts demons?” he asked with a smile.
“No, they must be humans!” she repeated.
“No problem, old hag!” he said looking at his blade and smiling like a child that got the gift he wanted. “No problem at all” he smirked.
The chapter ends here. As you see, the story is to fill in those gaps till their death, when we scratch Kyoukotsu out. For now, don't worry about the names, that they don't have the same cloths or act exactly like in the anime/manga. It's mostly on purpose. You see, along the story, the characters will elove untill they become what they are in the anime/manga.
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