Young Samurai 06 - The Ring Of Fire - Plot & Excerpts
Too quickly. With each setting of the sun, the threat of Black Moon drew nearer. No one spoke of Akuma out loud, but he was on everyone’s mind. The earlier episodes of playfulness and light-hearted jesting disappeared, to be replaced by a grim determination. Alongside the daily training of the army, the defence preparations continued unabated. As the pressure grew, their labours stretched from dawn until late into the night.On the sixth day before the black moon, Jack heard a great shout from the northern end of the village. Fearing the worst, he sprinted up the track, Yori following close behind.‘Why haven’t the smoke beacons been lit?’ he demanded, pulling out his katana.‘The bandits must have used a hidden route!’ Yori panted, his staff in hand, its metal rings jangling as he ran.Flying round the corner of the last farmhouse, they were met by a great wall of thorns and spikes. Twice the height of a man, the barricade blocked the entire northern approach. Stakes jutted outwards and the sharply pointed pillars threatened to impale anyone foolish enough to climb over.Yuudai and his team were collapsed in a heap by the secondary wall of hay bales, admiring their construction.‘The barricade’s finished!’ declared Yuudai, to which the farmers gave another exhausted yet jubilant cry.‘That is worth shouting about!’ said Jack, sheathing his sword with relief.Crossing the wooden gangway Yuudai had built over Saburo’s moat, he took a closer inspection of the barrier and could find no obvious weakness.‘With a unit of spearmen behind the barricade, Akuma should be unable to breach this,’ explained Yuudai, patting it proudly.‘You beat us to it, Yuudai!’ Miyuki called out, appearing from the direction of the forest with Neko and her two helpers.
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