Spike-in-the-Gut

Spike-in-the-Gut was the name given to a female nezumi who lived in the Shadowlands.
== Rokugani Companions ==
In 1123 she found a wounded shugenja, Asako Tsuki, and cared her. Tsuki had been tasked to find the Master of Earth Isawa Tadaka, and eventually Spike guided Tsuki to him. When a zakseker beside Tadaka drew his wakizashi to attack Tsuki, Spike bit the Rokugani in the arm to defend her friend. Tadaka cast Breath of the Jade Dragon, expecting to kill the unknown assailant, but Spike was unharmed and the Rokugani, the Kuni Daimyō Kuni Yori, was wounded by the spell, realizing he was already tainted. Beneath the Light of Jade, by Robert Denton III Tadaka decided to not kill him, but watch Yori instead, at least until the task they were performing was finished and Yori was still in control of himself. Tsuki would remain by Tadaka's side until the deed was done. An Spike-in-the-gut joined the strange gathering they had become. Duty's Cost, by Robert Denton III
=== The Temple of the Ninth Kami ===
The fourteenth day of the Month of Togashi, Spike and her companions reached a crater, the place where the Seven Thunders fought the Ninth Kami, where Fu Leng fell. Yori donned Tadaka a smooth, featureless, white, porcelain mask which allowed him to see a huge obelisk, the Temple of the Ninth Kami, the resting place of Fu Leng himself, which was invisible to those who were not tainted. Centuries ago Isawa Akuma had brought to the Temple of the Ninth Kami the firsthand account written by Kuni himself which told how the Thunders defeated Fu Leng, and Tadaka expected to recover it to gain knowledge on how to deal with the Shadowlands threat. Overwhelmed by the taint, Yori attempted to kill Tadaka, but Spike killed the Crab first. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow – Chapter One, by Robert Denton III Once Spike trespassed the temple's entrance she could saw the building. The tainted creatures there disregarded them as long as Tadaka wore the porcelain mask, and so long as his companions stayed close. They found Kuni's scroll and Tadaka unfurled it. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Two, by Robert Denton III Shosuro's account told that Shinsei's plan was to buy time. Time for ‘Togashi's Duel’ Time for the next Day of Thunder. Tadaka donned to Tsuki the porcelain mask, and they left Tadako back, who would confront Akuma no Oni, who possessed the corpse of the dead man once known as Isawa Akuma. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Three, by Robert Denton III
Category:Nezumi (TCG)