A small group of soldiers intercepted a man that was walking quickly towards the exit of the town ,he had realized that they followed him but he pretended not to.it was better to leave the city before they catch him . he had not wanted to go through that city again but destiny had led him to this unholy city one more time . and he had no intention of staying there a second there.
two of them ran and intercep him from the front , the other two remaining guarding his back, he had no where to flee and had no weapons to fight. he smiled.
¨ The emperor request your presence in the palace , his wife is dying and no remedy can cure her ¨
The man answered a little disturbed, it was not his fault. he knew it but felt very bad about not being able to do something. confirmed but still firm to make them understand that their attackers would have to take it by force.
¨I told him that I am not a doctor nor a magician I just treated nature with respect and she helps me when i need it that's all... I was locked in a jail a whole month when I could not save the daughter of the emperor on his deathbed. I can not do anything for his wife. is a natural disease, incurable for now. ¨
One of the soldiers, who appeared to be the more daring. his range wasnt higher than the others but he surely would get a promotion if he could catch the magician.
¨ if you are not coming for the good ways we are going to forced it . ¨
they draw their katanas,the soldiers surrounded him . he was almost caught, if the magician surrender he could prevent bloodshed, if not accept to return they would have to attack to let him out of combat , hopefully the worst swordsmen in the group would miss his head.
The priest began to speak in a strange language with guttural sounds.
The words of the priest rumble in his throat as if it were the echo of a huge cave. the soil raised to the priest's hand. he stick his fingers around the base of a tetsubo while he smiled to his opponents.
The land at his feet moved towards the hand he had extended towards the ground, at first it shaped was like a pipe but its form was taking the shape and hardeness of a tetsubo.
the tetsubo hit the arm of the soldier nearest to him . the bone crunching sound over the yell that released the unfortunate who could not dodge it.
While he was complained for the arm he was beaten again in one of the legs. the bone also broke, that tetsubo was made of soil but it seemed as hard as the steel in his katanas.
the other three were not satisfied with seeing their partner with two broken bones so they tried to attack the three at once. the tetsubo discharge its fury on a quick swing , it hit on one of these men in the head smashing the skull and spreading his brain. the priest dodge a stab with agility and blocked a blow that was falling directly on his neck with his weapon that the land had provided him.
an accurate blow to the chest leave out of combat the second man, he waslying on the floor with all his concentration directed to continue breathing, an action that cost him a lot cause he had the ribs tight pressed against his lungs.
the third, who had spoken on behalf of the four ...well . now it was only one, he trembled and shuddered just thinking that was the only one left.
The priest lets the tetsubo fell , when it let the touch of his skin it instantly disarmed, it became dust that fell gently to the ground again where it had been summoned.
(the second starting from below
Tetsubo)
