Re: 'Neither Human nor Wolf' (Man'O'war Lover)

[Soul Hunter]

"of course I am, hunters alwasy try to kill me and my family so I ahve to be aware" she said sternly to him "and you don't think I know that, but if the forest spirit dies then the world will become unbalance and a lot of people will die, it is the god of life and death alone that balance will be destroyed" she said not even looking at him just thinking carefully. She soon stood up and jut walked past him back towards where Butch was and made a small camp fire before she just settled herself in a tree.

[Man O' War Lover]

I look at her for a moment "So then how do we solve the fact that she has your family?" I asked her watching as she made the fire. "Don't you see she must know you wont kill the spirt." I said it was just a game of hurt. As she climbed in the tree I went to stand by the truck and said looking up at her "And hunters, real hunters only kill what they need to kill." I said- suddenly I had an idea. I pause and ask "So would you like to meet a group of real hunters?"

[Soul Hunter]

San jumped down and looked to him "Do you not understand a single word? The forest spirit control life and death kill the forest spirit and it will kill us all... can't you understand that and I have met real hunters I've seen plenty from that village most of them try to kill my pack so be careful of your words young hunter" she snarled clearly angry "and of course she knows that but isn't that when you have to think, outsmart them use your head" she said calming downa little.
"You can't expect soemone who has lived in the forest after being abandoned by humans to kill the spirit of the forest they have lived and known for so many years, my fmaily means everything but I'll just find another way.. she doesn't even know what it looks like" she said

[Man O' War Lover]

"Your not listening to me either when I mean by real hunter I mean by some one who respect's the kills they get and the animals they hunt." I knew it was weird but that's how it worked "Those men form the village aren't hunter's like me I'm a hunter a person who hunts every day they only come out when they need to stalk up on food I only get what I need." I pause "Also I track, care for wounded, and travel to the hunting grounds that suite me." I explained. Calming down I thought how misunderstood hunters where the real ones anyway. "I know you can't kill it, I understand it will ruined the balance and get others hurt that means she must want something else like you said there should be something she wants maybe she needs information?" I said shrugging helplessly. "Let's just get some rest though, I did want to take you to this place it does not have a name but these people who live there I think they might be able to help." I said-

[Soul Hunter]

San sighed "I'm sorry, I do understand what you mena by that though, Wolves are natural hunters so we have to hunt to eat yes I understand that as well and your right let's just rest up" she said and sat herself by the fire and looked at the few kodama that were there...
Shin and Shinji growled angrily and stired in their cage. Moro looked to them and turned to Eboshi..."You do relise my daughter will not be able to travel as fast as you wish, let my sons go help her and the hunter, they'll travel faster and she'll have a more stable mental state, you know very well what happpens when she is like hwo she is" "Fine let the brothers go" "I will stay, to make sure you don't hurt our mother the yougnest will go" said Shin.
Shinji nodded and he got out of the cage and spritned to find his sister. He howled and San woke up "Shinji" she whispered and climbed up the tree and called him. a huge white wolf appeared below her and she jumepd downa dn hugged her young brother. "Shin stayed to look after Mother, that way we are evenly split and you can travel faster and I can make sure that we stay safe" he whispered and nuzzled her. She smiled and sat down and curled up with her brother.

[Man O' War Lover]

I give her a small smile we where at least finally cooperating with each other by coming to an understanding. I stayed below poking fun at the fire with a stick when I herd a howl. Looking up I see a large white wolf charge into the glow of the firelight. Standing up quickly I look at him as San great her brother Shinji. She talked to him quietly as I watched them. I didn't have any questions but one 'why did Shin let him go?' I finally break the reunion "I'm sorry to interrupt but just out of curiosity why did she let you go- or did you escape?" I asked-

[Soul Hunter]

"Eboshi said San was taking too long and was complaining, Mother convinced her to let me go at least so I came to help, we'll be able to travel faster this way and my nose is a lot sensitve than yours as well young hunter" he said and San looked to her borther and rubbed him behidn the ears and he smiled yawning and shaking his head. Eboshi get impatient easily, he is the lead of the so called grat town but she does not tell of how much harm and does not understand"

[Man O' War Lover]

(sorry my mind has gone to blah!)



"Well she found the spirit so there really is no tracking left to be done, all we have to do is follow the trail to go back home when we need to and I'm good at that sort of thing." I added looking at him. "Besides what does this Eboshi got to do with anything?" I asked confused. I really wanted to know the real reason as to why the queen wanted San out looking for an artifact. The people in the village I mentioned earlier knew about these things but of course I was not going to say anything if San already knew where to go next.

[Soul Hunter]

"They think the head of the forets spiriti give eternal youth, the greed of some is the harm of others" she said to him and Shinji nodded "she hasn't managed to track it yet since she is not a hunter San however knows every place it has ever been from the subtle signs which many shrugg off and run from" chuckled Shinji

[Man O' War Lover]

"But you have found the spirit." I said nodding "So what do we do find something else that gives eternal life or trick her into tacking something she will think does." It would be foolish to give her etnernal life and the villagers of the forest had talked about spirits in some ways that's who I learned form about San's mother.

[Soul Hunter]

"I don't know but let just rest, I'm tired and we can think about it in the morning" she said exhusted at the momment and just curled into her keeping herself warm for the night...
She didn't wake up in the morning to tired to and the warmth of her own family made her rest more easily as well.

[Man O' War Lover]

Lying on the ground I looked up at the sky and closed my eyes trying to fall asleep. Butch was asleep already near the fir keeping his coat warm and San was now alseep.

[Soul Hunter]

Shinji looked to the sky as well still curled around his young sister keeping her warm as well as the fire. He remained quiet for that night not speaking a word before he lay his head down last to fall asleep.
The next morning
Shinji woke up and looked to Butch and the hunter thinking carefully...San groaned a little moving as she slept.

[Man O' War Lover]

As I woke I looked over at Butch who was already awake and pulling at the wild grass eating. Getting up I walked over to the sturdy pony and grabed his lead rope. Letting it rest over his neck I collected all the supplies on the gorund and starting packing it on his back as he stood there quietly his head low and still grazing. Looking over at Shinji I relized he was awake. "Good morning." I said patting Butches thick neck.

[Soul Hunter]

Shinji woke up his sister who opened her eyes and scratched her brother behind his ear gently before she sat herself up"morning" she said softly to them both. Shinji also said his good morning to him before he went to get a drink San walking beside him and cupped some water in her hands as she kneeled down and sipped the water.
San had thought up something "We need to catch a male elk, with it's horns still attachted, we can fool her with that" she said

[Man O' War Lover]

As I anwnser them with a good morning I start to pack our belongings on Butches back. I nearly flenched when she tell's us her idea, why hadn't I thought of that sooner? Standing I held the bag of supplies "Well I could catch one, their also could be a set of horns lying around as well." I said "Some hunter's just leave fresh ones lying around or older ones whichever would work." I was not going to kill an elk I was not going to eat for meet it would just be a waist and not worth killing it just for it's horns. But of course San probably felt the same way I just nod at her and add "It would be easier anyway."

[Soul Hunter]

"Unfortunatly we need the whole head, plus me and Shinji are both starving so we'll go hunt, nothing will go to waste that way" she said truthfully very hungry. She jumped onto Shinji and they walked off both of their keen sesnes telling them exactly where the food they wanted wasand San remained quiet jumping off and stalking the prey silently before SHinji lunged with her her following, it received a quick painless death without panic and lay on the ground. San cut off the head and put salt on it to preserve it before she waited for himt o join them as if to show some sign of respect.

[Man O' War Lover]

Walking through the woods and following after them I muttered under my breath. I didn't like being left behind, especially during a hunt. I just smile and forget my pride while listening to the sounds of wild animals and bird songs. I could see faint trails left by the large wolf. Finding them near a fresh kill I slid my bow string back behind my shoulder and watch them for a moment. It was a clean kill, I was a little relived there was not much blood left for any trackers to follow. If the queen had someone tracking us, at least she would not be able to know San was preparing to trick her. I don't think someone who has never seen the spirit (I didn't know if she had) would be able to tell the difference between the spirit itself and a fresh kill. I went and stood by San-

[Soul Hunter]

San waited for him "We should get back soon" she said softly "Want to have a go riding Shinji?" she asked him and her brother looked to the young male hunter also waiting for a response.
After a while they began to head back picking out the quickest route before they came back and San looked to him "It's time, hopefully she'll beilive it" she whispered and stepped forward looking to Eboshi with pure hatred in her eyes her brother sat behind her with a light snarl and she silenced him with a swiftly hand signal.

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[Man O' War Lover]

"Um, no thanks I got to stay with Butch." As we headed back to camp I quickly tacked him up and then swung up onto his back. I then realized how old Butch had gotten, his back was like a hammock. But I was able to trail San and Shinji at a gallop. I had lightened the weight on Butch a ways back so he could run faster and would be more comfortable. Butch had slammed to a stop though when Shinji did. It had taken us a while to gain on them but eventually I was in the same spot as they where. I looked at San when she speaks thinking me to-

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[Soul Hunter]

Eboshi smiled and looked to it "Drain the blood and bring the drink made back in the evening" "You are forgetting something" she said her and Shinji taking a step forward "release my mother and brother, I brought what you wnated now let me have them back" she almost pleaded for her fmaily back having missed their warmth greatly. "Fine, release the wolves" she said making a small hand gesture. Shin rushed out and San fell over and thenstood herself back up and nuzzeled her oldest brother and kissed his nose before moving to the old wise white she-wolf that sat down blocking Eboshi still full of her mysterious grace and nuzzeled her daughter who hugged her large muzzle.
As she walked out she whispered a thank you to Jade and then jumped onto Shin's back as they quickly went back to the forest people cowering in fear as they passed through and opened the gates for themselves.

When the day had come they all awoke in each others company for the first time in ages. A wolf pack suffered when they were seperated. Moro beside the lake of the god's in the center of the forest whiel San patroled with ehr brothers.

The hunters with their guns had foudn the boar god "He'll bring good meat for the village tonight, last for days" whispered one of the to Jade a smile on his face as he wiated shooting finally when the baor got in range a shrilling cry of pain came from the beast as it soon fell. When they were about to cut into it it jolted up and snorted black thick flames it turned and began to charage towards Jade.

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[Man O' War Lover]

I don't like hunting around guns, I only carried my bow and trailed the others. There bullets tore the fresh kill apart only making me cringe. If they think my bows don't kill fast then they can think what they want. Ever since we returned to the village the Queen bought the trick. So simple really but I guess the simples of things can be the hardest to notice. I was happy that San got her family back safely and stayed clear away from their home and their own hunting grounds as much as possible. Boars where dangerous but brought good pay, as far as I was concerned one or two boars was enough for an entire village. As they started to gut a large bor which they trailed into a clearing I stood back watching as they struggled with the thick hide. Taking out my long knife I insisted that we should have done this at camp, deciding to do it myself with some help from Con the boy who carried most of the meat and packed it away, I cut a straight line down the middle. As soon as every one pulled back just a bit from the smell, mostly beginners I turn back to the task at hand. It was then when the most bazar thing acured. At first I thought it could have been smoke but nearly a second when it apeared I jumped up while the others fled the screen. I had had my sleeves rolled up so blood wouldn't stain my only shirt. Looking down at my arm and hand that I had used to cut the skin I then realized I was burnt. It didn't hurt but then I was not very sure even if it was fire, now. Stepping away from the bor I swared knowing I should have been more cautious.

[Soul Hunter]

San and the wolves picked up the stench from the blood. "The boar god..." whispered San the vile smell filling her and her brothers nose. The Wolf packlet out an angry howl making the hutners jump uncomfortably. "The wolves, we've angered them, they'll attack tonight" said one of them almost screaming. "Boy, your arm, that blood is like acid..." A snarl came from the bushes. "Of course it is that is one of us gods, how dare you hunt us you vile humans" said an angrily calm voice one of a wise old wolf. It was Moro who spoke. "That is a curse" said another man. "Another man from a vilalge had a curse like that on his arm after fighting with a turned god. He died from it no one knows how or why. They say the forest spirit can-" "Forget such tales the forest spirit is dead"
The hunters all looked with concern but when another growl and snap was heard by the pups who emerged without their princess they became full of fear. "You vile creatures, hwo dare you hunt the god's of the forest, this is the third one you humans have killed how much mroe must you take" snapped Shin angrily his younger brother beside him snarling.
The other hunters began screaming and ran off in panic from the wolves but they did not threaten Jade, San had told them not to and in such he was accepted as one of their own in a way.

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