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Chapter 26 Face of defeat
The door opens and the sound of foot steps echo through the palace, Nobunaga is seated on her throne as the lowly peasant is brought in by lady Otsuya.
They approach her throne and bow before lady Otsuya leaves him to stand at Nobunagas left side "What is your name worm?" Nobunaga says to the soldier "My name is Yamato sir" he says bowing his head in fear.
"So do you have a problem with my people, worm?" She asks
"No sire" he says in fear
"You lie to your lord" Nobunaga says to him her face looking more serious
"My lord i-" he tries to speak but is cut off
"Did I say you could speak you disgusting wretch" she says to him sounding Irritated. He falls to his knees and bows fearing the position he's in.
"You come into my castle, you enjoy my protection, and yet you have the audacity to insult my subordinates, your superior? Or do you believe my judgement is wrong?" She continues
"No sir i-" he tries to speak again
"Don't lie" she begins to smile
"Yasuke, give me your sword and your amour" she says to me
I smile as I do what she says and strips to nothing but frabic, and I hand my items to Nobunaga
"Well if you think I'm wrong prove it and kill Yasuke and take his position" she says.
He raises his head and looks at Nobunaga in shock "But lord Nobunaga i-" he tried to speak
"If you disobey me I wil be the taking the heads of you and your family" she cuts him off again. Those words do not seem to scare him at all, in fact he looks happy, probably thinks this is his chance to kill me, how cute.
I walk down to him and stand 6 feet away from him "You may stand now worm, face your opponent and please try not to bore me" Nobunaga says to him.
"Don't worry my lord I'll make this quick" he says to Nobunaga with a cocky smile in his face.
He takes a stance and I Immediately jump towards him and grab his wrist before he can unsheathe his sword "you seem to be struggling there, need help?"
I say to him, he seems frustrated and uses all his strength to try and push me off, so I head butt him, then punch him in the fac, kicking him to th ground "You bore me worm, I thought having no armour or weapons would make this a fair fight, shall I dislocate one of my arms to even the odds?" I say to him smiling at him the same way he smiled when he thought he had the upper hand.
"Normally I'd kill a racist pig like yourself but honestly watching you live with the knowledge that a race you look down on has and always will disrespect you in every way" I say to him as I stand over him, he gets up in a hurry and tries to unsheathe his blad but I step in front of him and grab his wrist again, he tries to punch me with his other hand but I head butt his fist while laughing, he steps back in pain from the attack on his hand "Damn it!" He tells as he is faced with his own weakness.
" 'If only I could pull out my sword', that's what you're thinking isn't it? Alright pull it out, I'll even let you attack" I say to him
"I promise I'll make you regret underestimate a Japanese samurai, a real samurai" he says with a frustrated look on his face as he pulls out his sword "Oh my Kami can you shut the fuck up and just do something already, jesus" I say in annoyance. He positions himself in a weird stance I haven't seen before, Nobunaga leans forward as she seems intrigued, the man lets out a war cry as he charges towards me at full speed, his speed and reflexes are Impressive, hand this been s few months ago I might have struggled a little. I see his strike coming towards me, so I use my elbow and knee to break his sword in half before kicking him to the wall "Do you see now? No matter what you think of your pride, your honour or your arrogance it can all be destroyed on the battlefield, you don't get to look down on anyones skin because you never who's face will be the last you see, you can think you're better than someone who's different all you want, but what do you say about yourself when the one you looked down on beats you so easily? You can't out smart him, you can't out maneauver him and you can't beat him in a test of strenght, so tell me worm what is it exactly that makes you think you're skin is shinier? I would enjoy watching him kill you slow you piece of trash." Nobunaga stated. "If I may lord Oda, I don't wish to kill him neither do I wish for him to commit sepuku, normally I'd slaughter him on the spot" I say as I approach him and squat down staring him dead in the eye "I want him to live in this shame, I want him to drown in despair, he will know true suffering, watching me reach heights he'll never attain, who know maybe it'll make him a useful soldier cause he'll spend his time trying to get stronger to kill me, I can see it in his eyes.... You know behind the tears." I say to Nobunaga "and you're okay with home coming for your head in the future Yasuke?" She replies me "Yes I am, I'd like to see the day he can give me a fight that's not boring, and on that day... I'll kill him" I say with a grim on my fave as I stand up "oh and if you kill yourself I'll murder your entire family, so drop the Japanese honour bullshit, no seppuku for you bro" I say to him as I walk towards Nobunaga.
"Get out of my site worm, be grateful for the mercy of those you think to be lower than you" Lord Nobunaga says.
The doors shut as the soldier exits the castle, immediately they are shut we all begin to laugh together "it's always nice putting prejudice men in their place isn't it lord Nobunaga" Lady Otsuya says still chuckling, I cannot lie, Lady Otsuya is quite the beauty but I'll describe her later, let's not start divert from the fun.
"You know I can't remember the last time I had this much fun, did you see the look in his eyes? The big tough samurai had tears in his eyes from terror haha" I say laughing with my hand on Nobunaga's shoulder
"Lady Otsuya I never took you for the type to laugh at someone's misfortune" Nobunaga says with a grin on her face,
*Cough* "Well despair is quite hilarious when it affects a man" she says with a subtle smile on her face.
"Will a day ever come when you don't hate men lady Otsuya?" I say to her shoving her with my elbow playfully.
"Well i don't hate you Yasuke" she chuckles "Well at least not all the time" she says with a smirk. "Yeah watch your back Otsuya" I say watching her walk away with a smile on my face "What was that word you used Yasuke? Dido" she says as she walks away.
Me and Lady Otsuya kinda have this love hate relationship, she's an exceptional fighter, especially with a sword, she's almost as good as lord Nobunaga, all 3 of us have grown close these past few months through training and exchange of knowledge, their so interested in the outside world and in change and the prosperity of their homeland, I really feel at home yeah. Kinda reminds me of my days in the island, but this time my home is with legends, I get to witness history being made, I get to be part of it.
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