Takeo's Chronicles by Travis Bughi

Author:Travis Bughi [Bughi, Travis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, epic, samurai, antihero, oni, anti hero, villain hero, epic villain
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Takeo had no issues with lying. Unlike some people, he didn’t consider the very act immoral in any way, but quite the opposite, and that in some cases lying was the only humane thing to do. Therefore, when he decided to tell his troops there was no food left, what he really meant was that there was no food left for them. There were only enough rations for Yeira, or more specifically, Gavin’s unborn child.

He told them this out of concern for their safety, because if any protested, he might have to kill them prematurely.

It was a secret only two others were trusted to keep—three if the prime beneficiary could be included in the count. Takeo met with them at least once a day, or sometimes only Gavin, because Yeira rarely left the room that her and the few remaining rations had been confined to. Takeo tried his best to arrive at the same time every day, so Gavin would know who’s footsteps were echoing down the hallway, and if they should quiet any sounds of chewing or swallowing.

Not that they had to worry about that anymore. Not with entire fort shaking every so often as a new boulder came crashing down.

Takeo approached the door to Yeira’s room, waited for a brief pause in the siege assault, and then knocked on the wooden door. A moment later, Gavin let him in and closed the door. The knight still twitched every time the fort shuddered.

“What is it?” Gavin said in between the thundering strikes.

“Up top,” Takeo replied. “We need to talk.”

Gavin didn’t argue. There wasn’t enough time in between collisions, and so submitted to following Takeo through the shaking tunnels with only the occasional pause to steady themselves as the ground shook from heavy impacts.

Takeo passed through the fort’s center where the majority of his samurai troops had taken up residence. Not only was it in a place furthest from any point of impact, but it also was the largest room, and they had decided to turn it into a communal home once the siege began. They sat in quiet, meditated poses with eyes closed, seemingly unperturbed by the near-constant shaking of the fort. In the center of the group sat Kuniko, the de facto leader of this arrangement, as Takeo had surely never ordered such a thing. It didn’t bother Takeo particularly, except it was also the room where Chet’s body still lay, and the smell was quite bad. He didn’t say anything, though.

As they climbed up the ladders, Gavin paused to glance down at the group.

“I didn’t tell you this before, but you ought to know,” Gavin shouted as he and Takeo climbed. “I felt bad,” he paused as a boulder soared through the air and crashed into the fort's wall. “I felt bad about hoarding the rest of the food, so I brought a ration to Kuniko and them below, saying it was the last I had and to split it among themselves.”

Takeo paused at the top

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