Good day to you dear reader, good day indeed...
Yes...
Tis quite the beautiful morn...
Would you not agree?
Hmmm?
Quite cold?
Why...
Where do you live dear reader?
Hmm?
Why...
I've never heard of such a place...
Hmmm?
Where I live?
Hmmm...
Why...
As I said before...
T'would take far too much time...
Yes...
Well, I do suppose I should get along then...
Yes...
Now... where were we....
Ah yes...
Jason Hessenger was presently...
Yes...
Stalking the man by the name of Alyton Herdshire
Yes...
As a panther in the very depths of the night...
Yes...
As of that did he indeed stalk his prey...
Yes...
For even his very clothing, yes...
His very clothing did as well shield him form his quarry...
Hmmm?
Clothing?
Why....
I do suppose I may now explain that...
Yes...
For tis a known thing that
Indeed...
All things are connected...
Yes...
And of that, the women of the land of shinobi are responsible....
Yes...
Hmmm?
The women?
Why...
Tis them and them alone who understand the art of weaving such clothing...
Yes...
Clothing so soft that it makes not a sound...
Yes...
Even when the wind beats against it...
Yes...
Not a sound...
Nay...
For even a predator...
Nay...
Even a man well versed in the art of hearing...
May never hear a skilled shinobi...
Yes...
Tis truly the most terrifying thing a man may yet witness...
Yes...
Death...
Death simply walking towards you...
Stalking you...
Almost as though a predator...
And you...
None the wiser...
Indeed, dear reader, indeed...
Tis a strange thing truly...
Yes...
And of that...
Indeed...
Even upon the waving of the very flames that surrounded them...
Yes...
Truly, dear reader, truly...
For Jason Hessenger was truly hidden...
Why...
At that very moment...
He lay beside a wall...
Yes...
A wall...
For by it may he gaze against all his opponents...
Yes...
For by it may he slowly move....
Yes...
Without making so much as an alarm...
Yes...
An alarm.... For once he had a clear shot to his target...
Indeed dear reader, indeed...
He would strike...
Nay...
He would strike with haste...
For he knew as any warrior knew...
Striking the leader of a group...
Yes...
May well lead to a victory...
And a decisive one at that...
Yes...
And so he did...
Indeed...
He did....
With every step....
Yes...
Each step...
One place closer to his quarry...
Indeed...
And of that...
Yes...
His very quarry...
The one for whom he then prepared a blade...
Yes...
His very quarry...
Indeed...
Sir Alyton Herdshire...
For he....
Amongst all those...
Why...
Twas quite a peculiar thing...
For, unlike his comrades...
Yes, dear reader, yes...
For unlike his comrades...
He did indeed find his mind upon his mind...
Yes...
For he was not looking for his prey...
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Nay...
For he had more upon his mind...
Yes...
For now.... the simple thing in his mind...
Just as a sparrow upon a pair of mere insects...
Yes...
Indeed...
For this man's mind was on many a thing...
Yes...
Hmmm?
Of course, dear reader, of course...
For he was not their leader...
Yes...
However...
Even so...
Yes...
He could feel it upon his shoulders...
Yes...
His allies...
His comrades...
Yes...
Upon his very shoulders...
Yes...
For in this truly perilous situation...
Indeed...
Yes...
They had all...
Even without a single word...
Yes...
Placed their trust and aspirations upon this man's shoulders...
Truly...
A strange thing indeed....
Hmmm?
You find it quite odd as well?
Why...
I do suppose...
That it is a truth of humanity...
Yes...
That they... simply...
... prefer to find one they may rely on...
Yes...
Tis the way of humanity...
Indeed...
For what better man is there...
Than one that may be there in your time of need...
Yes...
And of that, if I may intrude further...
Humans are quite picky...
Yes...
In fact, humans may very well only delegate this role...
Yes...
To one suitable...
Indeed, dear reader, indeed...
Hmmm?
Ah... yes....
A suitable choice, yes...
One such may be...
Well...
For example...
Yes...
Sir Alyton Herdshire...
Yes...
For this man...
Yes...
This man....
Indeed...
The man whose heart could tell from light and darkness...
Indeed...
The man whose very words and heart cut through reality...
Yes...
The man whose very heart bore the answers...
Truly...
Without even a word...
Yes...
Twas to him
Yes...
To this man...
To this now very perplexed man...
Yes...
For.... indeed...
Tis in human nature to find those trustworthy...
Yes....
Tis nothing to be ashamed of...
Truly...
Although, dear reader....
If I may interject...
Yes...
Well, I do suppose tis simply personal advice...
Yes...
Do be wary of trusting such...
Yes...
Hmmm?
Oh heavens no
Nay...
I would never insinuate such...
Tis truly a good thing for a man to trust...
A beautiful thing really...
Although...
If I may...
Yes...
I do believe it would be much more profitable...
Indeed...
To simply... try...
Yes...
For at times... one is far better of...
Nay...
Far far better off...
Simply holding the reigns on their lonesome...
Yes...
Well...
I do suppose that depends on things...
Well...
In any case...
Hmmm?
You understand...
Oh, thank you dear reader...
Twas a truly hard thing to say...
Truly, I say unto you, dear reader, truly...
Well, I do suppose I should be getting along...
Yes...
Sir Alyton Herdshire...
Indeed...
For his heart was full of many a worry...
Yes...
Indeed...
His very heart...
For he was troubled...
Yes...
Tis a strange tale indeed, dear reader, truly...
How does a man do the impossible?
Yes...
How does a man see a man who cannot be seen...
Well, I assure you, dear reader,
There is answer....
Hmmm?
Intrigued?
Why...
I do suppose I shall try to explain myself...
Yes...
Dear reader, have you knowledge of what makes a great warrior?
Hmmm?
Yes...
Indeed...
A powerful weapon...
Yes...
A strong body...
Indeed...
And even a strong mind...
Yes...
Truly dear reader, truly...
All good answers...
Yes...
A good warrior needs a good weapon with which to harm his opponent...
Yes...
A good body with which to use his weapon...
Indeed...
And... of course...
A good mind with which to move his body...
Yes...
Truly, dear reader, truly...
They should all fit well as answers...
Yes...
However, there is yet one more thing...
Yes...
One more thing that makes a truly astounding warrior...
Well... perhaps more than that...
Yes...
However, what I would like to allude to here...
Is...
His inuition...
Hmmm?
Gut feeling?
Why...
Tis such a good name for the feeling...
Why...
Would you mind if I took the word myself?
Oh, thank you, dear reader...
Truly...
I do appreciate it...
Yes...
This... gut feeling....
Yes...
Well, moving along...
As I should say...
This gut feeling...
Truly, dear reader,
Tis a most powerful thing indeed...
Yes...
Hmmm?
You know of it?
Of course, dear reader, of course...
Yes...
Tis a fascinating thing truly...
One that many a man have struggled with...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Hmmm?
How so?
Why...
I do suppose that the strange thing about this gut feeling...
Yes...
Tis the question...
Of whom it is that speaks...
Yes...
Hmmm?
An interesting conclusion, I must say...
Yes...
Tis a truly fascinating idea...
But... if I may interject yet more...
Well...
Moving along...
Tis a truly fascinating thing this gut feeling...
Really...
For...
Well, I do suppose one may well call it...
The ability to see into the future...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
For when a man would seem to have a great gut feeling...
Yes...
For when this gut feeling speaks...
Indeed...
The future is revealed...
And a man and or woman that has this...
Yes...
Will a very successful warrior indeed make...
Hmmm?
Ah... yes...
Tis a powerful thing, I would agree...
Hmmm?
Why it knows?
Well... I do hope maybe one day, one of us will have a concise answer for that...
Yes...
Tis a fascinating question...
Does the answer to humanity...
Live inside of humanity...
Well...
I shall leave that for later...
Moving along...
Yes...
To Sir Alyton Herdshire...
Indeed...
For this man waited in patience...
Yes...
And maddeningly so...
For...
Alyton: (thinking: My heart....)
He had but one option...
Yes...
His heart...
His gut feeling...
Hmmm?
Of course, dear reader, of course...
Truly was a desperate move, really...
Yes...
For his brothers lives lay on his shoulders...
Yes...
And of that...
Indeed...
He was horrified...
However also...
Yes...
He did indeed know of one thing...
That...
Be it as it may...
He would have to act...
And of that...
Yes...
He did indeed ask his heart...
Hmmm?
Why...
I do suppose...
Well...
It being what knew of Jason's presence...
Yes...
Twas a chance...
Indeed...
That his very heart...
Yes...
His very heart would know....
Indeed
For it knew before...
And so...
Perhaps in desperation...
Yes...
He did indeed ask his heart...
Yes....
And so he did stand...
Yes...
Whilst his brethren around himself did look...
He himself kept on is own heart...
Yes...
For in this desperate moment...
Indeed..
In this very moment...
Yes...
Twas all he had...
His heart...
For...
Who else may have known the answer to his struggles...
Yes...
Twas a strange ordeal to him really...
For...
He knew not even as to what he was doing...
Yes...
Not even a little
For all he could do...
Why...
I do suppose one may refer to it as ruminating...
Yes...
For he simply listened to his very gut...
Yes...
Opening unto his ears his very heart...
For he knew...
Should it speak...
Indeed...
Twas his only chance...
Twas ther only chance...
As for Jason...
Indeed...
As he crept up slowly across the wall...
He noticed his prey...
Yes...
For he was...
Well...
Quite distracted...
As it would seem...
Truly...
For that would be the perfect time to strike...
Yes...
For as Alyton did seem caught betwixt..
The man by the name of Jason Hessenger could simply capture him...
Yes...
Capture his life...
With his very own blade...
And of that, he made up his mind...
Jason: (thinking: But a few steps further...)
Yes...
And so it was...
For Jason kept his movements slow...
And his eyes on his prey...
But also, his eyes on his other aversaries...
Yes...
That being...
The other knights...
Indeed...
For if even one caught wind of him...
Indeed...
Twould be the end...
And, of course, even the very flames...
Yes...
Even he very flames that did indeed come from the actions of the brothers Hessenger...
Indeed...
For even they, yes, even they were an adversary...
Yes...
However, as this wise man by the name of Jason Hessenger had long since learned...
Yes...
Be sure not to make a sudden movement whle invisible...
Yes...
Lest your shadow be seen with allclarity...
For even then...
Yes...
Even then...
His eyes were fixiated upon his very own shadow...
Yes...
For one move too fast...
Indeed...
Twould spell the end of his life...
Yes...
Surely...
For as a cat soon learns to retract its claws for its own betterment...
Yes...
A man who can evade sight soon learns that...
Indeed...
Rarely...
Yes...
Rarely...
Is mere invisibility enough...
Yes...
Tis the same with many things really...
Well, I do suppose I shall be getting along now...
For he was just about at what he may have referred to as the perfect angle...
Yes...
For the circular formation did indeed leave Jason Hessenger with...
Yes...
A small conundrum...
Yes....
For he would indeed have to walk quite a while...
Yes...
Before he...
Yes...
Could finally take aim of Sir Alyton's head...
Indeed...
Twas his goal...
And of that, he was quite boldy sure...
Yes...
Jason: (thinking: Shall not be long...)
Yes...
Even still in the silence of the night...
Yes...
Amidst the sound of burning...
Yes...
Not a sound was heard of him...
Nay...
Not a move seen...
Yes...
However...
Yes...
Jason Hessenger did indeed silently move...
Yes...
For if his shadow moved ever so quickly...
Indeed...
Yes...
Twould be a quick end for him...
Yes...
Of that he was sure...
However...
Should Sir Alyton die..
Indeed...
Victory shall be sure...
As for Sir Alyton...
Indeed...
He was, why...
As many would say....
Perhaps as one would put it...
Searching his heart...
Yes...
Was quite distracted, the poor fellow...
So much so...
That
Yes...
He did indeed seem as such even to the hunting Jason Hessenger...
Yes...
Twas all he could do...
Alyton: (thinking: My heart...)
Truly, twas all he could do...
For his comrades lives were upon him...
Yes...
And although this man was yet to truly become a leader...
Indeed...
He had the heart...
And of that...
Yes...
The heart to take he responsibility of his brethren...
Indeed...
Twas a great thing truly...
As for Jason...
Why...
He had finally made it to his position...
Yes...
Several feel from the rooftop upon which the archers lay in formation...
Yes...
With the perfect angle...
Indeed...
For there and there only...
Yes...
Ddi he finally strike...
Yes...
Much as a chameleion in the forest...
He did indeed move his very limbs...
Yes...
Slowly...
Surely...
Carefully...
Yes...
As for his blade...
Indeed...
Without even so much as a sound did it escape his baggage...
Indeed...
Twas a grand thing surely...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Twas something this man had practised many a time...
Yes...
The art of drawing a blade without even so much as a sound...
Yes...
Tis one of the many aspects of battle...
Yes...
Do be wary dear reader...
For in battle...
Indeed...
Every second planning...
Does indeed count...
Yes...
Plan well before you draw your blade...
Or...
Suffer the conseqnences...
Howveer...
Why...
I do suppose it could be said...
Yes...
That battle is...
Well...
Far more than mere human effort...
Hmmm?
How so?
Why...
I do suppose I shall simply go on...
For...
Twas not many a second later...
That....
Yes...
Jason held his blade...
Yes...
All the while prepared to throw it unto his opponent...
However...
Yes...
Twas only as the blade was to leave his grip...
That...
Indeed...
Sir Alyton's gaze turned to his...
Yes...
Twas truly troubling...
Jason: (thinking: Could it... be...)
Yes...
Twas for a mere moment that he did indeed look...
However...
Twas mere moments later...
That...
Yes...
His gaze turned sure..
And of that...
Indeed...
His aim was true...
For his arrow...
Indeed...
The arrow of Sir Alyton...
Did indeed leave his person...
Yes...
Why...
Even as so had the blade form the Hessenger soldier left his own...
Indeed...
For even at that moment...
Yes...
Even at that moment...
Indeed...
Did the pair of weapons collide in the air...
Yes...
Leaving the knife to fall...
And the arrow...
Indeed...
Struck through the arm of Jason Hessenger...
And blood...
Yes...
Hessenger blood...
Followed by a then appearing Hessenger...
Yes...
Laying upon the floor...
Well, I do suppose that should be enough for now..
Yes...
Why...
I have been here quite a while longer than normal really...
Hmm?
Yet another teaser?
Hmmm....
Why...
I do apologise dear reader...
I was intent on making a special teaser for yet another chapter...
So, please, do be patient with me...
Hmmm?
You have a good idea of what it would be?
Oh...
Why...
Tis a good thing you are smart...
But...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
You must make your mother proud...
Yes...
Well, do have a good night my dear reader...
Till next time...
