The muffled sounds from the dead trees whistled past the hearing distance of Doctor Haishi as he turned to look around him for a movement. He had been moving on the hilly route with ease and although he needed to catch up with his troop, he was certain of his possibility of catching up with them. He kicked the sides of his horse to generate more speed to run past whatever made the sounds he had heard. He still heard his stomach growl in protest of not being fed; he was left jealous as his horse reminded him of the fuel generated from eating as it powered up the speed it ran with. Whoosh! A whistling sound of force-fuelled hoofs projected by the flash movements, crunching sounds of breaking twigs, and the distance covered in seconds were testament to the incredible speed and ground-covering that Doctor Haishi’s horse left in its wake. Doctor Haishi’s breath rivaled his horse as it paced up and down, his head turning back to see if anyone followed closely behind. He was pleased w

“How far have you gone to stay?” Tomi voiced out his suppressed thoughts since they started the journey to where they kept one of Master Yonda’s men.“We are no longer far away. We didn’t want to disturb everyone with our noise, so we decided to stay a bit away for now.” The guard responded.Tomi had one hand on his sword which was in its sheath, by his hips. He looked around with cautious glances, registering every bird chirp and leaf number. “We are here.” The announcement brought the scanning of his head to a brief halt, as he relaxed his grip on the handle of his precious sword.The blanket covered a heap of bags on the ground, and he looked at the guards that were now up on their feet; a respect paid to their commander. “What is this?” Tomi asked the guard who brought him to the site that was. The guard looked at the floor to the person who lay there, he thought it was obvious enough. He exchanged glances with the other guards and through their faces, he could tell they shared

“Where the hell is he? How hard can it be to find that boy?” Jay was probing while combing around the academy, in search of Jay.“He is your student. Wasn’t he with you today?” Tanya asked, not lacking much pace off Daichi’s strides.His nose removed fumes as he fired a glare at Daichi, “All of us cannot have student preferences. Some of us care more about the possibilities of what is at hand than emotional attachments.” Tanya was still for a second too long. She understood what he was trying to say, she had confided in him with a secret of hers. She looked at him with a straight look. She refused to be ruffled by his harsh words. “Isn’t that too much? Why are you so mean, man?” Kakashi stepped in, his voice carried a confrontational tone. Daichi moved in slow steps, strolling from Tanya’s face toward the direction of the boy who had the effrontery to talk back at him. His footsteps carried menacing moves; his body mimicked an intimidating stature.“What did you just say to me?” Da

Jiro walked out of the canteen abruptly, his food still a lot left to be attended to. “Where are you going?” Kakashi asked, his hands flailing in the air, hoping Jiro would turn back, or at least, answer.Jay crashed into Jiro as both exchanged glaring glances.“What is wrong with him? Jay’s thumb identified the suspect of his interest. “I don’t know. He just got agitated and walked out.” Kakashi responded.Jay saw the looks of Daichi towards him. He had tried to look away but he couldn’t anymore. He felt overwhelmed by the judgment his looks cast on him. “What is the problem?” Jay voiced, casting his eyes fully on Daichi. “What do you mean?” Daichi replied, calm and collected.“You have been looking at me with that look. That look still questions what I already had to say. I don’t know what it is you expect or why you have so much faith I am involved, but I have told you the truth. I have said all I know, which is nothing. I do not know anything bout Doctor Hiro’s death, and I wo

The emperor drew his sword, moving toward the frozen raiders. He swung his sword at their heads, thrusting his weapon deep into their guts too. Schwiiiiing... Sliiice The emperor’s blade cut down each raider with cold and unforgiving brutality. His eyes were ruthless, blazing with rage. Doctor Haishi watched with fear, his body trembling with each blow landed on the still raiders. “Ahhh!” The loud yelp halted the emperor. He looked back at Doctor Haishi, his face dripped with the sweat of blood. His sword was covered in dissolved flesh and the shimmering of the blade against the dying light of the sun, flashed across the forest, bouncing off the face of the doctor.“What was that?” The emperor looked at Doctor Haishi with blood eyes“I—I don’t th... think it’s them.” Doctor Haishi stuttered; his voice trembled, imitating his body. He swallowed hard.“Check it out” The emperor’s tone was calm and firm. Blood drops fell into the soil, soaking it with a new mineral. The sword the em