Samurai Champloo: Swords of Six Dragon » Places

         The forest was relatively quiet during the day. Nothing but the cold windy breeze and birds chirping made notice. Instantly other sounds were being made: gallops from afar, along with footsteps, tapping at a quicker speed. Bushes were being brushed apart as the footsteps came louder. Who was making these footsteps?

Out from between the bushes revealed a young woman in a rugged black kimono. Ornaments from her hair adjusted themselves, causing her hair to look disoriented and rugged as her clothing. As she was running, she looked behind her, somewhat afraid about something that was heading her way. She had a blue wakizashi sword in one hand, and its case on her side.

The gallops behind her came louder and louder, and as the woman was running, two horses erupted from between the bushes; four more behind them. On top of them were officials from an empire, that the woman must have ran away from. The two officials up front charged closer to the woman with naginatas wielded. So close that the horses were literally a few yards away from her. Both officials swifted their naginatas at the same time, trying to attack her, but her sword had blocked one of them, causing a loud "ting!" sound. Then she grabbed the lower handle, and pushed it towards the official, butting him, and knocking him off.

Trying to grab the strap of the free horse, she steadily jumped onto the harness seat. She kicked the horse a little with her bare feet to give it a little push, trying to gallop as fast as she could away from them, but something ahead was her advantage; buildings nearby. She needed someplace to hide.

Dashing into the city, she instantly caught sight to a naked woman, causing her horse to halt, and knock her off onto the dirt path.