Gwyn hung on for dear life, she narrowly escaped becoming the wolves' chew toy. She climbed to the higher branches and paused. She was very much traumatized from the encounter with her parents but she strengthened herself and decided to move along.
"I have to keep going, I can't stop now" she told herself
Gwyn climbed all the way to the top of the tree which was about 60 metres tall, a fall from there wouldn't be something to scoff at. When she was at the very peak she ran forward and leapt a full eight feet to another tree. She kept going, running from tree top to tree top, gaining momentum until she reached her current top speed. The poison her mother gave her had chipped away a significant amount of her strength, that coupled with her numerous wounds caused her to be at about 15-20% her true power at most.
Gwyn ran on for hours, it was nearly dawn when she reached the edge of the forest. She got down from the trees and continued on a small track into town, she slipped through the border undetected, she wanted as little attention as possible.
It was early morning now, the sun began it's long journey to the other end of the sky, gracing a portion of the ground with its glorious golden light. Small wispy clouds hung nearby, keeping the sun's company. They were like fluffy white angels that praised the earth's beauty. The birds were already up, humming precious tunes and filling the air with a miraculous melody, comforting all with their carefree songs. Small animals hurried about, eager to find their day's first meal. A few people were on the streets, mostly buyers and sellers. The sellers hoping to catch early customers; the buyers a good deal. The all went about their daily duties, none noticing the stranger that walked among them, her head held low.
"Hey" Gwyn called out to a young boy
"ya?" He asked
"Can you point me in the direction of the Noble's place?"
"Sure, can you spare some money?"
"Welp. I don't have any money, I have these however."
Gwyn reached into her bag and pulled out a shuriken and a small dagger.
"woah, these look legit you have a deal."
He gave her the info she needed and they parted ways.
2 hours later the mansion came into view. She approached the main entrance but it was being guarded by two men.
"oi, no harlots allowed hay ry now so piss of" a bulky guard said.
"I'm here to see your daimyo" she replied
"That's honestly funny but we're a bit busy now, later however…" a lean guard said, he stared at her bosom through a long slit along the chest of the kimono, it was where she cut her attacker in the forest.
The guard reached out his hand to claim the treasure his eyes had just discovered. Gwyn grabbed it.
* *SNAP* *
She broke one of his fingers.
"Aaah!!"
"Don't touch me"
"you piece of shit!" he yelled as he drew his sword.
Before he could do anything with it she kicked it from his hand, She punched him in the solar plexus knocking the air out his lungs.
He fell to the ground.
"Your lucky I don't feel like killing you" she said as she approached him. She slammed her foot in his face rendering him unconscious.
"So it's a foight yu want eh? " the bulky one Inquired as he drew an arrow and fired. Surprisingly he didn't aim at her rather he aimed above her head. The arrow seemed to open in midair and multiple sharp objects fell, they were small spikes with a purple substance on the edges, most likely poison. Gwyn looked back down to see three arrows flying towards her. She propelled herself forward, completely avoiding the spikes.
She dodged two of the arrows, grabbing the other and inspecting it. She stepped forward gracefully, looking beautiful yet horrifying.
"You seem to have an interesting fighting style but I'm on a schedule" she threw the arrow through his right shoulder pinning him to the door. The very next instant a kick smashed into his stomach blasting the door open. She continued on into the house, another guard attacked but she easily dispatched him with a punch to the throat.
"Oh. I'm sorry I forgot to knock."
She slammed an uppercut into an incoming guard then grabbed him, slamming him into the wall twice.
"Does that count? " she asked but got no reply. All the guards close by were out cold.
"Damn I beat y'all already? Your doing a very poor job of protecting this place"
She wandered through the house searching for the Lord, she found him in a very large room with massive stone pillars that appeared to hold the place up. The pillars had the faces of all the clans former leaders carved into them.
Itsuki was very average looking, or perhaps even uninteresting. He was a short middle aged man that sported a bald head. His eyes were quite different however, they were certainly interesting it's as if they were small black vaults, each hiding dark unsavory tales.
He sat there with a large unusual smile, just observing.
"Who the hell are you?!" A tall warrior who stood next to Itsuki asked
"This is disgraceful! So many of you beaten by a single woman!!"
"Who says I'm single?" Gwyn winked at him
"Be quiet you vermin"
"Hey you on the chair. I guess your in charge here, you better keep your mutt on a leash. I'm Lord Gwyn, the new daimyo of the Nato clan. I'm demanding your assistance, obviously you have no choice" Gwyn spoke up
"I said be quiet!" The tall guard yelled.
Gwyn could tell this guy was strong, there's no way she could take him in her current state, she'd have to try her best to avoid conflict.
He armed himself with a spear and approached her.
Avoiding conflict was no longer an option.
"I'll handle this myself" he said
"So... You really plan on attacking me on your own? After what I did to your guards?" Gwyn asked.
He ignored her, continuing forward.
"Really, I don't see myself winning" she said.
"But I never back down from a fight!" She continued.
'This guy is stronger than me. I can feel it, I guess its about time I start doing what pa was trying to teach me all these years. I'm going to have to find a way to beat strength with strategy.' Gwyn said to herself.
She smiled.
"I have to put everything into this attack, it's my only hope. I have to have faith it'll work." She announced as she drew her sword that was made from 'heavenly metal', the precious white handled blade.
" 'Hope' 'faith'? A true warrior relies on power. His own power! How dare you even wield a Katana?! How did someone like you beat our guards? No matter, I'll clean this mess up. After I'm done with you I'll kill every last one of them and bury them with their failure."
Gwyn gripped her sword firmly.
She ran forward, hurling it with all her might, nothing happened however.
The sword went nowhere near him.
"That was your plan? Throwing your sword?" He appeared even more annoyed.
"Sir... " a guard began
"SILENCE!"
"But commander she... " he tried again
"I said to be QUIET! I'll take care of this"
There was an intense cracking sound followed by something flying through the air.
One of the large stone pillars landed in the commander's back, pushing him to the ground. He didn't fall he was determined not to. He slowly crumbled under the weight.
He looked ahead but Gwyn wasn't there, instead she was beside him. She pierced one of his arms with a small spike that had a purple liquid on it.
"These looked fun so I took a few" Gwyn said
She pierced him again, this time at the neck. He yelped in pain, that was a mistake though as she threw two in his mouth and forced him to swallow.
"You don't need this" she said as she took his spear. She ran it through his foot fixing him to the ground.
He dropped to the floor.
"Bravo" itsuki spoke for the first time.
"Like I said I'm Lord Gwyn and your going to help me."
"Lord?" A few guards laughed
"Dirtiest Lord I've ever seen" another added
Itsuki held his hand up and the room went silent.
"She's definitely a Nato. Don't you see? Just look, the few gold strands of hair, those beautiful green eyes. Those are Hina's eyes, with Nobu's intensity. The way she took out that dummy" he said pointing to the commander under the pillar.
"that may have seemed lucky but that was a well thought out plan. It was calculated perfectly, where exactly he would be standing, where to strike the pillar. Even his attitude and over confidence were taken into consideration. A beautiful plan constructed in seconds, something Nobu was known for." The Lord said.
"Great you believe me, let's get on with it then." She demanded
"Of course I do. Cease her"
Before she could react robust chains were around her wrists and ankles, they were being held by multiple men, she struggled but couldn't get free.
"The hell!" She asked.
"So let's get this clear. You broke in here attacked my men then ask for help?" He asked
"They were useless, I did you a favor" she replied.
"I like you, your so fiery and appealing." He walked to her and held her by the throat. He gently caressed her cheek and sniffed her neck.
"I'm going to have fun with you" he said.
He slapped her and she went unconscious.