“Quickly! Go! Before another one of you dies!” Kiba bade them on. Maiko and Aya picked up the pace, but Jun still stood still. It was at this moment Okuri noticed Hoshi. He signalled Akamaru to get off her, and kicked her in the head.
“So, you made yourself captain, despite your lack of leadership skills. How typical of your family.” he smirked. Hoshi raised her head. “I thought for sure killing your father would shut you up once and for all, but it looks like I’ll have to kill you first. I can’t have people like you running around trying to become Shogun by some political means. They’ll just whine when I take my rightful position the quick way. ”
“You….bastard….you’ll never become Shogun by just killing people! You have to enter the service of the Shogun, spend several years…..”
Okuri kicked her in the head again. “Wrong! Some of the Daimyos from bordering territories have already sworn loyalty to me. When I kill Isamu Honma, everyone will…or they’ll die!”
“You’ll never succeed! I’ll find some way…to stop you!”
Okuri stuck the claw in his thumb into her throat. “Wrong again, bitch: You’ll die from blood loss in, oh, I’d say 10 seconds.”
That’s when Jun jumped. Drawing her sword, she tried to strike Okuri. But she never even came close. Kiba grabbed her by the back of her collar and threw her to the ground. She tried to hit Kiba as well, but to no avail. He drew his nodachi, the blade a full meter long, and cut the blade of her kantana at the hilt. “DAIIICHII!”
“He’s too far away to help you now. Just run.” Kiba hissed under his breath. The sound of another sword being drawn caught his attention. Realizing who it was, he suddenly became very cautious in selecting his words. “Please don’t, Inuko.”
