A Mission
I woke up in the middle of my forest, I slowly stood up and my head started to throb, I clasped my hands on my head to try and make the pain stop, but it left as quickly as it came. I looked around and saw trees, they seemed very healthy and the grass was green and lush, I could hear the crickets chirping and the birds tweeting, I wanted to appreciate the scene a bit longer, but I felt something in my right hand. I opened my hand and saw a small note that said, "Mountain. North. Mission. Assassinate. Leader. Rival." I scratched my head and suddenly, the note blew up into a small pillar of smoke. I got my bearings and looked north, and there it was, a mountain, but I wasn't sure how I was going to assassinate anyone without a weapon. But then I realized I hadn't checked the rest of my body yet. I turned my head as far back as I could and saw the hilt of a katana. I grasped the hilt and pulled it out of it's sheathe, it was made of steel and it was made for killing. I sheathed the blade again, but this time I moved it to my left hip so I could easily draw it in-case I got into an ambush. I continued walking through the forest until I reached the foot of the mountain, there was nowhere to climb, and there were very few footholds, but a sudden rush came from out of nowhere and into my head, memories. I remember... I remembered I was a ninja, and I had been in many situations like this before. I leaped from ledge to ledge and was surprised at how fluent my movements are and how accurately my body responds to them. I continued leaping until I saw something, it was a palace, but it looked Japanese or Chinese or something. I walked up to the doors of the palace and they were made of solid gold and reinforced with titanium, I wasn't getting in there anytime soon, but I saw that the door was open... I thought to myself, this might be a trick, but what harm would be done? I went inside and grasped the hilt of my sword in-case anything thought of attacking me, then, I felt a change in the wind, I sidestepped and an arrow flew by me head. I gasped as I heard more bows being drawn, I quickly darted to the side as dozens of arrows flew by my head. I crouched down near a pillar. The palace was dark and the lights were not lit, so hopefully they wouldn't find me, but I wouldn't be able to find them as well. I waited for a while and felt the tension die down, and I proceeded further. I walked aimlessly through the palace until I saw it, a huge, grand, metal door guarded by 4 ninjas. This was probably where my target was, but could I really take out four of them? I rummaged through my pockets and pulled out a ninja star, I threw it at one of them and he died on the spot as the star dug deeper into his skull. The others were surprised and drew their katanas, I figured I wouldn't get any more ranged kills, so I drew my katana as well and began to move closer to them. Once I was close enough, I charged the side with only one of them left and lopped off the head of the ninja standing guard, the others quickly took notice off me and charged me. I front-flipped over their heads and sliced them across the backs and severed their spinal cords. I rummaged through their bodies and pulled out a single, silver key. I shakily put it into the keyhole, I was getting nervous, but I decided it was not the time to be a coward and unlocked the door. I peeked inside and saw a large, buff, figure sitting on a leather, reclining chair at the end of the room with his feet placed on a wooden desk littered with papers and discarded pens. I moved forward with my katana, I was sure he was sleeping, and as soon as I was close enough, I stabbed my katana through his gut. He was dead, but suddenly, the man's eyes opened up and he grasped the sword. I wasn't sure what he was doing, but what he did thoroughly surprised me. He drew the blade out of his stomach and threw it at the far side of the wall! Blood began to spurt out of the hole in the man's gut, but he had other things in mind, like tearing me apart limb from limb. I made a mad dash for my katana, I had never felt this scared before in my life, it was like I was face to face with death. Suddenly, I felt something grab my right leg and I tripped and landed on my face. I looked over my shoulder and it was the man, he lifted me into the air and tossed me from side to side like a rag doll. I was pretty sure a few of my bones broke, but a mission is a mission, and I have to finish this one. I dug my left hand into my pockets and took out a kunai, as soon as he lifted me over his head, I threw it at his right eye which made him drop me. He put his left hand over his eye and took out the kunai, it really dug in deep since there was a hole where his eye should be. Taking advantage of his surprise, I rushed for my weapon. As soon as I got there, I began drawing the sword out of the wall, but it was stuck good! I looked over my shoulder once more and saw the man slowly walking towards me in a calm fashion, he knew I was having a hard time removing my sword from the wall, so he saw no reason to rush. As he loomed ever closer, I made a final effort, and finally, I drew my sword out of the wall. The man was surprised at this feat of strength and clapped, I felt annoyed, angry even. I bull rushed the man and slashed my sword, to and fro, I kept cutting and slashing him like he was swiss cheese, but he was tough. I kept attacking and made him back off towards the other end of the room, but he clenched his right hand and threw a mean punch at my face, it was quite painful, but I continued the assault. Slash after slash, he endured, but punch after punch I endured as well. I had him back to the wall and saw that he was sweating, but I was sweating even more furiously, my face was beaten to a bloody pulp and blood was spurting out of my nose. I couldn't take this much longer, so I decided to end this. I raised my sword above my head and plunged it towards his heart, he made an effort to stop my attack, but it was too late. I drew my sword out of his chest and with it was his heart, I turned my back and began walking towards the door, the mission was over, and this was my proof of victory.
Yeah, I don't know if it's short or long, but whatever.
