Cursed Swordsman

This story is placed in a world the author; Coookiewizard; Designed. If You'd like deeper detail on it, please, comment, and I will reply with the necessary details.

Chapter 1

The glistening suns captured the beautiful flowers. All five were hot this one day. "I love volcano season.." A girl who walked among the flower-filled field gasped. Two walked next to her. The one who had talked was seemingly an anteater girl, and another a donkey. One was a bit shorter and a hyena. All three wore long dresses. The hyena wore a black dress, the anteater a green one, and the donkey an odd maple color. "Agreed! Storm season's too cold, and Sprite season's always so dark and night-stuffy. And Harvest season, we're working all day!" The hyena squeaked, picking a few pink flowers and running to catch up. "It's almost lunchtime, we should get home." The donkey stated practically, stopping in her tracks. "Aw, But Nonatachiii!" The shortest one whined. "She's right, Kakami." The anteater agreed. Nonatachi ran ahead, leading them home. Kakami followed straight after, but the anteater burst ahead to a pace beside Nonatachi. "Keep up, Kakami!" She shouted. "But Pokidayu, I'm younger, wait up!" Kakami's voice echoed desperately. Pokidayu glanced back at what seemed to be her sister, and smiled, stopping in her tracks as Kakami tripped over her cotton dress. She stuck out her rather long tongue and laughed. Nonatachi looked back and snickered, walking up to the whimpering Kakami. She picked her up and continued to run with her on her back, Pokidayu beginning to follow again.

"Welcome home! Did you bring your friends, dear Pokidayu?" A voice shouted as Pokidayu, Nonatachi, and Kakami enter joyfully through a rather rustic-looking door into a small yet homely hut. The smell of beef soup floated around the warm house. "Just in time for lunch." The motherly voice cooed, walking to a small table with a rusty pot filled to the brim with liquid. The woman wore a slightly dark blue dress with a white apron and seemed to be of the species of hyena. "Lunch?" A manly voice questioned, and a rather muscular anteater man walked in. He wiped his forehead and set down a pile of wood. Kakami ran into his arms. "Father!" She shouted with joy, digging her square-formed face into his dirty clothes. He smiled, picking her up and carrying her on his shoulders. "Girls, go wash your face and hands before lunch." The mother ordered as the father walked out to do the same after setting Kakami down. They sigh and walk back out into the hot weather. The girls silently walked to the river and wash off. "Nonatachi, do you feel comfortable always visiting us? Doesn't your mother and father want you back?" Pokidayu asked as she washed her hands, the green rims of her dress getting soaked. "They don't mind. Both are very busy, hence the fact we're rich." Nonatachi shrugged with a small sigh. The eleven year old and ten year old laugh a small bit. In the field next to them a small tiger boy ran around and played. "Don't you like him?" Kakami laughed. "You don't know a thing about romance." Pokidayu spat. Nonatachi put her hand on Pokidayu's shoulder. "Eh, Don't bother." Both of them smiled, and Kakami ran off home. They look at Kakami, then at each other again.

When they reached home, Kakami was sitting at the table with a smug smile on her face. The tiger boy walked in soon as the girls got comfortable. "Sis, Why do you spend all day at her house?" He snapped at Nonatachi, welcoming himself in without a second thought. "Hah! Like you'd care, Jassref." Nonatachi shrugged as she aquired her soup. "Ah. You're Nonatachi's brother?" Pokidayu and Kakami's mother inquired. "Yep." Jassref nodded, then looked in interest at the soup. The hyena mother noticed, smiling, and pulling out a chair for him, walking off to get a bowl of soup for him. Jassref's round ears perked at the wooden bowl, jumping into the chair in thick pants that made a shuffling noise when he sat. Anyone could see his orange, black striped pelt was well groomed, and his clothes were expensive, and so was Nonatachi's hazel dress. "I found Fireleaf while I was out." Jassref attempted to start conversation. "Fireleaf? Isn't that dangerous?" Nonatachi's orange eyes snapped onto him. "Yep." The thirteen-year-old seemed proud. "Don't even try to act like you know Fireleaf the best in this house!" Pokidayu stuck her long tongue out at him a few feet. In disgust he accidentally bent back, making the chair tip and hands curled next to his chin. His hands changed to circling in the air as the chair fell back completely with a thud. She slurped her tongue back in smugly, and the girls laughed. Pokidayu's father and mother helped him back up.

Chapter 2

"Come on to my house!" Nonatachi urged as they ran across the village. It didn't take long for them to see one of the biggest houses in the village, maybe two stories high and a big slice of property behind it marked in a clay wall. It had big windows and rather large double doors. Nonatachi rushed to the door and welcomed herself in, opening the rather big doors. Several fancy-dressed men welcomed Nonatachi and her friends in. They began running around the rather large house, running up and down the many stairs, opening and closing cabinets, and more. It didn't take long for them to tire themselves out, collapsing on Nonatachi's rather big bed. There dresses flailed as they each jumped straight on the bed and landed on their stomach, arms stretched out. "I love this place!" Pokidayu sighed in relief to rest her legs from the nonsense running around. A knock rapped on the door, and not even waiting, Jassref burst in. He shook his thick head, Short hair ruffled. "Gah! What's with the running around!?" He snapped. "Ch." Pokidayu spat, bouncing to her sandals and walking up to him. Due to having a relatively tall self, and him being short, even if she was younger her chin was at his ear-tips. Pokidayu's rather huge ear flattened. Jassref's eyes widened. "Wait, Your hair is grey!" He scoffed. Pokidayu's tongue slithered out maybe three feet. "Yep." She turned around indignantly, huge clawed hands on her hips. "Why the heck is it grey!?" Jassref spat. One grey ear perked, but one left flat. "None'ya business except mine, Nonatachi's and my family's, Jassref." Pokidayu spat.

"Now that he's left. Kakami, Is it a rumor or something that me and him like each other?!" Pokidayu put her hand on Kakami's shoulder. "Well?" She tapped her huge claws on the small girl's shoulder. "Y-Yeah.." Kakami stammered, shuffling her soft feet. "Aha! Knew it." Pokidayu put her claws on her head, clinging on her hair, and shaking her head. "Don't worry, Pokidayu. As long as it isn't true." Nonatachi soothed. "Anyway, let's think about our birthdays. Remember? We're born on the same day, different years. Tomorrow!" Nonatachi laughed.

"Good morning, dear, wake up." The sun had nearly just risen. Pokidayu's mother had shook her awake. She drowsily sat up in bed and stretched. "Mmm.. Wha? Oh, Good morning." Pokidayu stuttered. "Come on, we're going to Nonatachi's house." Pokidayu's mother urged warmly. Pokidayu stood and, despite her normal drowsiness, walked beside her mother and father out of the house and into the village. The friendly people who inhabited the village alongside them, mice, lizards, donkeys, cats, wolves, and many more animals, friendily waved or called out a good morning or hello. Pokidayu noticed Kakami was there as well, and this made her forget her drowsiness and have her ears perked again. Even though they were a good five dozen feet away from Nonatachi's door, The rather short girl ran up to them. "Pokidayu!" Nonatachi smiled, hugging Pokidayu in a friend-wise way. Jassref was seen inside, walking about and helping doing things. "Come on! Mother said we'd have a really fancy lunch for my birthday and yours. But until then, let's play!" Nonatachi bounced around. She was rather hiper for her age.