Through Wolf's Eyes (Princess Mononoke - San's POV)

Chapter Three- I'm A Friend

San and her brothers waited until nightfall to take leave of the den. Navigating in the dark came with ease as San rode on Ichi's back and the three of them made their way to the large human den called Iron Town. The three of them stopped on the top of a hill that overlooked the human dwelling. Ni let out a low growl of disgust and San grinned giving him a reassuring pet on the nose. She would not fail tonight. The gunwoman would die and pay with her life for what she had done to the forest and to her mother. Ready to continue with the plan, she pulled down her face mask, straightened out the fur behind her head and they began to run toward the town wall.

"The wolves are coming! It's the wolf princess!" a tower guard hollered as he sounded the alarm. San held a spear in her hand as Ichi picked up his pace down the slope. Dodging the bullets fired at them they did not slow as they charged toward the tall fortress walls.

Ichi ran as fast as his legs could carry him and did not stop as the neared the wall. Wooden spikes protruded from the ground, an aid to deter creatures from climbing up the wood barrier that surrounded the town, making it a fortress. San steadied her balance and eased into a crouch with a spear in hand, as her brother followed his orders and slammed his body underneath the spikes. The momentum gain launched her past the spikes and high up. Shoving the spear head into the wood at the apex of her launch, she was able to use it as a step to climb over the remaining portion of the wall.

She came face to face with a tower rifleman, who immediately tried to hit her with the metal end of his gun. 'Too slow.' San thought to herself and dodged his attack with ease as she jumped onto another point of the fortress wall, then another. With her dagger in hand she made her move and jumped off the wall toward him and attack. Swiping her blade at him was enough to cause him to panic and take a step back, making the mistake of falling off the narrow walkway.

Another gunshot headed her way, and she diverted it by jumping onto a nearby house roof. The gunwoman was her prey; she did not need to waste her energy on anyone else unless they got in the way. She ran across the rooftops and then another gunshot barely missed her. It took out a piece of a roof she had intended to run on. Falling with it she front flipped off the roof and landed gracefully on the ground, not skipping a beat as she continued her run toward the middle of Iron Town where the gunwoman would be.

Her eyes widened in surprise, behind her mask, as she came suddenly face to face with the strange male from before. The one who had braved the forest and dared to face the wolf clan. 'He's on their side.' She immediately thought, why else would he be in Iron Town. He was a human after all. She immediately began slashing at him with her dagger, hoping to drive him and the other humans near that crowded her way from reaching her prey.

"Stop." He called out, but she didn't listen as the sound of metal clashing rang in the air, his sword and her dagger.

"Wait. I don't want to fight you. I'm a friend." He called out and his words made her take a step back and think for a moment, 'What? A friend? Here mingling with these disgusting humans, foolish male.' She swiped her blade back and forth through the air in warning then jumped up and onto a nearby roof.

"She's on the roof! Hurry! She's after Lady Eboshi!" male voices announced as she continued her run across the rooftops. 'That's right. I am coming for you evil gunwoman.' She thought to herself as she quickened her pace.

"Somebody cut her off!" another voice shouted. "She's headed for the forge!" Another proclaimed.

San jumped onto the roof of a large building and made her way up it to gain the best vantage point. The heat from the ever burning fires below caused her skin to sweat and the smoke rising from the holes in the roof for ventilation stung her eyes.