Honourbound Chapter One - Outnumbered!

Chapter 1

(Outnumbered!)

All was silent in the forest. Kaiza Hajikame was currently resting. As a rurouni he had no destination in mind, but as it had been fifteen miles since his last stop he decided now would be a good time to pitch up camp for the night. So he started a small camp fire, put a pot of jasmine tea on and started pitching his tent. After he had pitched his tent, he poured himself some tea.

Just then he noticed a stag deer had wondered towards his campsite and started grazing. Rather than scaring the deer away he decided to watch him. After about twenty minutes of grazing, the deer’s head shot up. Realizing the deer must have heard something, Kaiza gripped the hilt of his blade.

“Damn I thought tonight was going to be peaceful” he thought, but before he could draw his blade he was surrounded by roughly two hundred bandits.

“These are our woods buddy and there’s a toll if you want to get past” smirked the bandit lieutenant holding a battle axe and shield. After looking Kaiza over, the bandit came to a decision.

“Since you obviously have no money we will let you by if you give us that sword of yours”.

“Let me think about that” Kaiza replied sarcastically. This gesture enraged the bandit.

“If you’re not gonna hand it over...then we’ll just have to take it!” he shouted. And with that order three men charged at him, Kaiza gripped his sword and in a matter of seconds the attackers were dead.

“Shit...EVERYONE ATTACK!!” the bandit screamed.

Kaiza managed to take out quite a number of the bandits out before they began to retreat.

''“Phew there running away”. ''Just as Kaiza thought this he noticed a large shadow engulf him. It was a rain of arrows!! “Shit they have archers too” Kaiza said to himself as he began dodging the horde of arrows. All of a sudden he felt a sudden jolt of pain coming from his leg. Looking down, he noticed he had about three arrows sticking him to the ground and another five in his arms and torso

“Shit i’m stuck” Kaiza thought as he tried to free himself

“HAHAHAHA how do you like that Rurouni? Now there’s nothing you can do! The boss is will love his new sword” the Bandit said while laughing.

“PREPARE TO DIE!!” As he shouted he gave the archers the signal...but nothing happened.

“Huh?” The bandit said confusingly so he shouted again and still nothing.

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center">“Guys what’s going on? You’re supposed to shoot!” the bandit said. Then a shuriken was launched from the trees and slashed across the bandits face.

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center">“Who’s there? Who dares strike Lieutenant Takuyama of the Manticore bandits? I command you. REVEAL YOURSELF!!”

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center">As this was said, a few bodies fell from the trees and to the dismay of Takuyama, they were his archers. After that a shadowy figure leapt down.