Samurai Son by M. H. Bonham

Author:M. H. Bonham [Bonham, M. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Sky Warrior Book Publishing, LLC.
Published: 2013-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifty-Seven

After a week’s passage, Tenko walked up the stairs that led to Kuan Yin’s temple. He had dreaded this day and spent many sleepless nights worrying about Kasumi and the next price Kuan Yin would demand from him. He frowned as he thought of one of his tails gone. It had taken him centuries to grow each tail; the price of Kuan Yin’s help was high.

But the girl was a demon killer. That Tenko was sure of. Few Neko had the ability to change into tigers; those who did often became great demon killers. And this one might be the one of the prophecy, Tenko thought. If so, then even Tenko had a duty to save her.

He stepped into the temple, and immediately his nose twitched as he caught the scent of cedar and sandalwood. Tenko’s form shifted to his fox body, and he walked up to the goddess. Kuan Yin was waiting for him.

How is the girl? Tenko asked, not bothering with formalities.

If the goddess was affronted, she did not show it. She smiled. “The girl is doing better under my care, but it will take a while for her to heal. If you wish me to continue, I must have another one of your tails, kitsune.”

Tenko snarled. I gave you a tail.

“It is not enough.”

Have mercy on me, Kuan Yin, the fox replied. I need my tails if I am to help her.

“Certainly a powerful kitsune such as yourself can spare one tail?” Kuan Yin chided.

Tenko turned and grasped one of his tails and yanked. He wanted to cry out as he tore it from himself but clamped his jaws tightly. He laid the tail before her. I give you my tail, he said, but I need to know how she is doing. May I see her?

Kuan Yin waved her hand. Within the air her hand touched was a portal that opened to another place. Within the portal, he could see Kasumi, now in her human form, lying on a pallet with blankets covering her. She appeared to be in a deep sleep.

Will she recover? Tenko looked hard at the goddess.

Kuan Yin smiled gently. “Her recovery will take time, kitsune. The demon that followed her was very powerful.”

How long? She needs to find the boy named Akira.

Kuan Yin shrugged. “It will take as long as necessary. Come back in a week’s time.” With that, she vanished, taking his tail along with her.

Tenko frowned. He didn’t quite trust the goddess, but he felt he had no choice. He shook himself and sat for a while, staring at the statue of Kuan Yin, before slipping over to the altar and gobbling down the rice cakes and fish left by visitors. What they didn’t know wouldn’t hurt them, he thought before leaving the temple.

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