Chapter 7 part 6 The emperor's palace

The ride had taken almost a day and I had activated all my Charkas however I had not refined my Chakra past the second level or added my power to my strength.

The city had not even experienced an attack thanks to the formidable defence the path provided.

The bodies of the dead had already been moved and buried unfortunately for the enemy they had not even injured a soldier from Hiroshima.

The commander of Hiroshima seemed to be in an excited mood as I walked up towards him finally when I stood before him I said "Are you out of your mind if those demons had made it here you'd all have died and there would have been no way to beat them!"

The commander seemed to shrink in size as I shouted at him and replied "We believed you were the greatest warrior in the world plus you a demon lord now."

I couldn't even bother to say anything back and walked down to the sleeping quarters.

I had been sitting in silence for hours when finally I realized I hadn't used my communication channel to inform Rameses of the situation.

I finally opened a communication saying "This is Horas, I have defeated the 2 red spider users and am back in Hiroshima."

The channel remained silent then Rameses suddenly spoke "How did you wake up after mixing your power with strength, immortals normally can't breath properly for a month after they do that."

I took a deep breath and said "Could you have given that as the warning to start with. I wasn't able to move all night."

Rameses seemed to pause and then he said "We need you to head over to the main front the enemy seems to have started gathering back together after you stopped that attack. You may have an extremely difficult path ahead of you, your training will now need to be properly completed or Alexander will win."

There was no point arguing I simply walked out of my quarter to the command centre.

I had walked into the command centre and on the hawk stand was a majestic white feathered hawk, the white hawk was a messenger of the royal family.

The commander was deeply engrossed in reading the message when finally I decided to interrupt saying "Commander I'm afraid it may be time for me to head to the front lines. After what I have done here I suspect the enemy will push their advantage. I'm the only hope of the forces against demons."

I was expecting to hear some excuse about Hiroshima needing me however the commander simply handed me the note and bowed.

I looked at the note and it read "Commander of Hiroshima please beseech the mighty lord Horas to join the frontlines in battle. You may send your most note worthy warrior with him as well so that he may be honoured by me, Emperor Hasirama Han."

The emperor was above all in his land and had used a title to address me, the commanders bow now made sense.

I set the page down and turned to the stables, the moment I left the commander started screaming commands calling for Mitiyoshi.

I had grabbed 2 horses for the trip to the capital Nara, which was a 14 day trip through the most dangerous path and 21 days through safer paths.

The second horse would hold onto my supplies and it would be expected for Mitiyoshi to do the same.

I had taken no more the 10 minutes to prepare and Mitiyoshi had already set out waiting on the path to capital.

The commander seemed to be paying me extreme respect as left with all his men lining the defences bowing to bid me farewell.

Mitiyoshi was uncharacteristically silent as we rode and finally I asked "What's up with the silent treatment?"

Mitiyoshi seemed to hold his head down as he answered "You a superior being. The emperor pays respect to no one save Lady Kaguya and now he paid respect to you. I can't believe that I talk so carelessly to you."

I started laughing and said "I don't care about status or rank. If I choose a person as my friend they talk to me as an equal, respect is a given after all I am nearly 10000 years old. So don't stress and talk freely to me."

Mitiyoshi seemed to almost fall of his horse when I mentioned my age.

Mitiyoshi seemed to grow even more silent and turn slightly pale so I decided to back off till we finally setup camp.

The sun had set and the 2 of us setup camp, Mitiyoshi was still silent sitting across me as the camp fire crackled and hissed.

I lowered my shoulders and said "Mitiyoshi I am not a divine being or God. I'm a human who simply does not die you can think of me as being blessed but not divine. I have lived my life very much like you and for all my bounties there are curses. Immortality allows me to live forever which allows me to master combat, grow stronger and even smarter however that means I suffer pain that could never be experienced in a life time."

Mitiyoshi lifted his gaze and said "Tell me about your experiences."

The 2 of us chatted all the way to the capital, the mountain paths that lead to capital were a treacherous maze of cliffs and mountains.

Japan was a beautiful place however the outer part of the island was consistently battered by tsunamis and the rest was torn apart by earthquakes, this left the island with cliffs and valleys in unusual places.

From Hiroshima to Nara there existed a shortcut that 1 could take over the mountains however the bridges were unstable and had a tendency of breaking, for that reason no one used the path.

Kaguya had helped to develop the region of Nara, she inspired the building of temples and shrines to strengthen the spirit.

Kaguya had been devoted to me in a spiritual manner apparently reviving 1 form death had that effect.

Nara was an incredible site the moment you entered the region you saw the huge castles and shrines.

I rode along the road till finally the palace was before me.

The building was incredible the attention to detail was breath taking and images of dragons had been painted into the pillars, the stair cases were also simple yet elegant as they were made of dyed wood.

I dismounted the horse and as I stepped forward guards surrounded me, spears and swords had been drawn and pointed at me.

I had my message out and showed it to the guards however they were reluctant to believe I was who I said I was.

The big commotion continued for several minutes then Kaguya arrived and bowed before me calling me "Lord Horas."

The soldiers suddenly seemed over come with fear as Kaguya seemed to pass a murderous gaze at the man around me.

The emperor suddenly descended from his palace and prostrated himself before me.

The guards throw down their arms and also prostrate, the very action sickened me to my stomach.

I had finally had enough and scream out "Stop it just say sorry don't bow to me!"

The emperor got up instantly and ushered me into his palace.

Mitiyoshi had backed away from me and waited at the edge of the entrance to show his invite.

The royal house of Japan considered Kaguya a great saviour and was compared to their legendary princess from the moon.

I had also been considered in the same light however my involvement was more of a negative and resulted in their strict lifestyle.

I had opted not to wipe these people out due to the strong respect and reverence they paid to their elders.

The people of this land were by far the most beautiful in my opinion and that was down to their small stature and personality, to their great fortune.

The emperor had finally reached a chamber inside his palace and had all the guards evacuate.

The room had 5 places set and 3 places were occupied, the side door opened and Rameses and general clad in a wooden armour entered.

The general had a sword by his side with writing down the sword sheath saying "In life or death we drink to peace."

The 2 man set opposite me and in the next second the emperor drew his blade to the neck or Rameses and the general.

The emperor suddenly said "Respect must be paid to our esteemed guest!"

I instantly grabbed the back of the blade and said "The have shown me no disrespect and Rameses already knows that I hate bowing so he won't do that to me."

The emperor put his sword back into his sheath and the general drew his blade against me.

I instantly grabbed the back of the blade and slammed my palm into his face, the man stumbled backwards and fell over.

I looked over the man and said "Explain yourself?!"

The general crawled backward and said "How dare a child speak so rudely to the emperor."

The emperor burst out "Forgive my general he does not know the greatness he is in the presence of!"

The general looked of to me and said "Forgive me lord Horas!"

The man bowed in apology and I set back down, Rameses and Kaguya were chuckling at the site as they knew that I didn't take well to being called a child.