Gijinka Hearts

[The Suspicious Eye]

The king is motioned them into a large room. As they enter the king sits on a large chair and stares at the two invaders. The son walks up next to him and looks down at his father. The kings looked to his son and began to sign "What is it you want, murderers?" the son says for the king.

 

[Blood dog]

"well now look who's calling the kettle black.all I need you to do is sign this paper or not I recommend you signing it." Xobic pulled out a piece of paper it basically said to give up the throne.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The old king looks at the paper and glares at it. He shakily crumples the sides in anger and hands it to his son. The son reads it and looks at the two. The king motions for him to interpret him. "Is this what my great nephew's doing. After a 20 years of banishment and 14 years after my brother's death, he has not forgiven me. Son I know not what you owe from that man, but the Southern people are proud people. You cannot conquer us without every man, woman and child fighting to their death." The son stopped as his father rested his hands looking at the boy and girl his eyes old and speaking the truth.

 

[Blood dog]

"well if you want their death that could happen in a matter of minutes just sign and we will be out of hair and stop giving me this little crud I don't care what's happening right now or what happened in the past"Xobic said

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The king sighed and signed to the others "Young people and their impatience. Tell me boy, what will happen to these people if I sign? They are defiant and strong I want them well protected. Pleas let my son rule when I am murdered." The son looked at his father "Father what do you mean murdered." He turned to the two imposers and stood in front of his father

 

[Blood dog]

"they will be taken care of and will not gonna murder you"Xobic said."I don't mind marrying him he is a cutie" the cloaked girl said.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The young man blushed at the cloaked girl and the king motioned for his son to move "you seem like an honorable man. But that nephew of mine is anything, but. He will try to assassinate me, as he tried with a unit he sent over years ago. It is only a matter of time." The son looked at his father as the old Southern king singed the treaty. The old man slowly got up and handed the paper to Xobic, he smiled at the boy but there was fear and wisdom in his eyes. "Be careful for the journey into the northern kingdom is much more dangerous than the journey out. Oh and one more thing." He pulled out a old envelope and pouch and handed it to the boy "Give that to my great niece, Gina is her name. I hear she is engaged, I want her to find peace in her heart before her wedding."

 

[Blood dog]

"yeah I know her I am engaged to her I just had to make sure that you guys won't attack if you do Marry my friend please listen to what she says."Xobic took this stuff."hey can I have on your fast horse"

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The king nodded and waved for their fastest horse to be sent to them. The king turned back to the boy "I give you my blessing. May you be the best king yet."

 

[Blood dog]

"thank you and I will I hope you two get along as well"he looked at the prince and the girl"and I'm sorry for killing your assassin team I was paranoid that this will meet went wrong"he started to get on the horse.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The king looked at the young man oddly "What do you mean? We are mountain and plainsmen we do not have a assassin team." The king thought for a moment it must have been the unit of assassins sent by his nephew the Northern King. Meaning this boy is a target! The king was about to say something when he noticed a glint in the comer of his eye. He walked up close to the boy and mouthed "be very cautious, boy." Then he slapped the horse's rear making it run.

 

[Blood dog]

"okay thanks for the warning"Xobic says se rode off out of View and out of earshot.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The king had laid many ambushes and traps on the way back to the Northern kingdom. Out of every 100 traps of 10 to 20 men 1 had to job of obtaining something of Xobics, hair, cloth anything. The King hoped to prove that Xobic was dead if he had physical proof, or better yet a body.


Meanwhile a month had passed and Gina had become a popular icon, and spending lots of time with the princes of the East and West. Rumors spread like wildfire, yet none were confirmed. Every time she was asked she would respond that she is already taken.

 

[Blood dog]

As Xobic travel through the woods in this month and got ambush a lot of times one would always try to get away but was quickly stopped but he got scratched up pretty bad from every fight.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

(math.... Takes a year on foot, should take about 6-8 months on horse)


The ambushes continued on ward every month 100 more groups of 10. They began to become stronger and use much more various means of attack bombs, cannons, guns. There were more professionals and hired assassins and thiefs to come after Xobic.


Gina sighed as she remembered last years moon festival, it was the first without her mother. She was told she did well, but felt so confident without Xobic. I had been almost 2 and a half years and yet he has yet to return. Looking out at the green area she remembered the clear moons of the early fall. At these times he felt the fear that Xobic was gone and all she has are her memories. She shook her head "no. He is alive and coming back." The full grown fox looks up at the girl and rubbed against her. She smiled and patted its head "you think so too Free, it helps." She stares out at the moon.

 

[Blood dog]

after one of the fight he hollow out one of the daggers hilt and put a message inside that says your father is trying to kill me I'm going to fake my death I'm only a week away I will be with you soon. on the next fight he fake his death they can't retrieve his body because randomly wolves started the dragon away all they got was the dagger with the message inside.He got taken care of by the wolves.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

Gina was awakened early in the morning to hear that her fiance had been killed. She rushed out to her father and there he stood with Xobic's dagger. She ran over and slapped her father "this is your fault! If you hadn't sent him off he would still be alive! You and your stupid trials!" She fell to her knees crying The king looked at his sobbing daughter "pleas dear, they were only trials to test his strength in protecting you." he coughs furiously. Gina gets up and looks at him "trails to see if he can protect me?! What did making him gather up men and run off into danger do to protect me? I was safe until my heart was broken by you. The only person I need protection from is you, father." The king tried to respond to his daughter , but his cough became more and more furious. Blood splattered onto the ground and the king collapsed. Gina screamed in horror as her father collapsed blood spattered everywhere. Guards came in and they sent for the medic. They carried the king into his chambers, the handmaids stayed with the princess who was in complete shock. The maidens were trying to comfort her, but she drowned them out. She noticed the dagger on the ground and tears formed in her eyes. She crouched to the ground and grabbed the dagger. Her eye sight became cloudy and then she fell to the ground.


3 days had gone by, Gina had woken up and visited her father in his room. It turns out that he contracted a deadly illness the year before and was trying to find a replacement king. He had some in mind, but he noticed that Gina had taken fancy to Xobic. He decided to test his leadership, bravery and devotion before the illness had spread. However it took so long, the king knew that he didn't have much time left. So he tried to push her to another. The king looked up at his daughter "although now I see that I not only was testing him, I was testing you too." He held his daughter's hand while he told her everything, after he finished he said "I am so sorry, my child. Will you forgive a old foolish man." Gina looked at him and smiled somewhat sadly "how can I not, you are my father and I love you." The king smiled and closed his eyes, he was asleep. Gina got up and walked out of the room, she covered her mouth and sobbed. She cried for everything that had happened, every feeling and emotion she had was being released in the forms of tears. Finally she got up and looked at the maidens. "I am going to need to ascend to full control of the kingdom. Prepare the council." The maidens nodded and rushed away.


(long, I'm so sleepy)

 

[Blood dog]

3 days had gone by and he finally made it back to the city's walls and one of the wolf decided to follow him.He has sprained his left ankle, he walk through the city with a limp it took an hour to get to the castle but when he did he pass the guards without stopping he was heading towards the throne room.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The guards looked at he man and slowly stood in front of him "hold there, the high ruler is not taking citizens today. You'll have to come back when she is here."

 

[Blood dog]

"she wants to see me I don't care what you say I'm seeing her"Xobic push through the guards and continue walking.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The guards followed him "hey! You can't go in! Stop!" The handmaiden who was cleaning the throne room heard the commotion and stopped cleaning looking toward the doors.


Meanwhile at the Triad Villa, North of the northern kingdom, Gina was in a heated council meeting, you could hear the men shouting from the council room. They argued over a unmarried woman being high ruler, then they argued over who she should marry.Then they continued to bicker among themselves. Gina sighed and began playing with Xobics dagger, until the secret note fell out. Surprised she hopped up and excused herself, slowly getting up and walking out of the room. She walked down the halls and looked toward the northern ocean, making sure she was alone. She pulled out Xobic's dagger and then the note from it and read. When she finished she rushed to a maid and called for a horse. Then she ran into the council, "this meeting is disbanded until further notice." As she ran out the whole council said a resounding "what?" She smiled and ran to the horse hopped on and rode back, ignoring the maids words of caution about the upcoming snow storm.

 

[Blood dog]

Xobic sat down on one of the chairs"I'll wait right here for her you guys can get back to your guard duty"he sind

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The guards looked at the man wearily and shrugged, they returned back to their posts. The maid walked up to him and cautiously looked at him "Um, sir. would you like something. you seem hurt."

 

[Blood dog]

Xobic sat down in a random chair and looked at her"some bandages would be nice and some water

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

The maid nodded and rushed off. When she came back she handed him the water and began to bandage him. "The weather is terrible outside, there is a storm coming from the north. Your lucky you reached the castle before it hit. I pray no one is in the middle of it."


Mean while Gina was rushing to the castle she knew he would never leave this world so easily. As she continued to the castle she could feel the storm grow behind her. The thunder rumbled behind her and the lighting struck near her.