Samurai Barber Versus Ninja Hairstylist by Zed Dee

Author:Zed Dee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2020-10-06T00:00:00+00:00

Part Three: Samurai Barber Versus Ninja Hairstylist

The Samurai stepped forward and swung tāde katana.

The Ninja blocked the swing at the very last moment.

Damn the butoh! Even though tā had been gloating over the kill, the psychopath still had the presence of mind to draw tāde wakizashi and block the swing.

The Samurai went back into tāde original stance, a sort of half-squat with both of tāde feet apart and pointing in opposite directions. Tā was supposed to hold tāde katana with both hands above the head, but since that was impossible, tā rested the katana upon tāde shoulder instead. If tā was lucky, the Ninja wouldn’t know what to make of this stance and would underestimate tāde range.

“What are you doing?” the Ninja asked, angry and possibly in pain. Perhaps that first swing had been more effective than the Samurai had thought.

There! The Ninja was letting down tāde guard. The Samurai transferred tāde weight from tāde back foot to tāde front foot and stepped forward, keeping low all the while, and swung tāde katana down at the same time.

Sadly, the Ninja brought up tāde wakizashi just in time to block the attack. But there was a small wince of pain from the Ninja. Perhaps it was a sprained wrist from that first attack.

“What are you doing?” the Ninja asked again. There was a hint of desperation as well. Yes, in time, if the Samurai attacked relentlessly, the Ninja’s wrist would fail.

“Why are you trying to kill me?” the Ninja asked.

The Samurai’s response was to attack again.

*

From the corner of tāde eye, the Ninja saw the katana coming for tā. Instinct drove tā to draw tāde wakizashi, just in time to block the attack, but tāde reaction had not been fast enough. Tāde wrist was at an awkward angle when it absorbed the impact of the katana upon tāde wakizashi.

“What are you doing?” the Ninja asked the Samurai.

The Samurai didn’t respond. Why? What was going on? Didn’t tā just save the Samurai? Did the Samurai really want to kill tā? Anyway, the Samurai looked far enough for tā to lower tāde wakizashi a little bit. There was no use trying to defuse the situation by talking through a sword.

The attack came as a surprise. The Ninja barely had enough time to bring tāde guard back up to block the attack. Tā couldn’t help wincing in pain. It hadn’t looked like the Samurai was in range. It was probably that stance the Samurai was in, that made the distance look deceptively far.

“What are you doing?” the Ninja tried asking again. Tā was in serious trouble. With tāde wrist in such bad shape, it would only be a matter of time until the Samurai broke through tāde guard and killed tā. And from the looks of things, the Samurai was really trying to kill tā.

“Why are you trying to kill me?” the Ninja asked. Tā didn’t understand why the Samurai would act this way.

The Samurai attacked again, not even bothering to change the angle of attack.

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