24. Destiny
After had
been defeated in the war, Yorinaga and his servants ran overnight from temple
at Arashi Mountain to fisherman village at Ooigawa River to seek for refuge. At
last when he couldn’t bear anymore pain on his neck, his last wish was to seek
his father Fujiwara noTadazane’s absolution at Nara…
They reached
Tadazane’s quarter in Nara at the early dawn of 13th on the seventh
month. However they were rejected at the front of the house…
“Master Tadazane,
your son Yorinaga seeks for an audience. He is seriously injured.”
After much
thinking, Tadazane finally open his mouth and said: “Let him go.”
“What? Sir,
wouldn’t you want to see him, your son?”
“Sorry to
say but being shot by an arrow means a bad omen, such person will only bring
ill fortune to the Fujiwara clan. Thus, kindly please leave before the master
is angry.” Said one of Tadazane’s servants.
“But Yorinaga
is Master Tadazane’s son!! Please!! Please let our Master Yorinaga in!! Open
the door, please!! Even a glance will do, please I beg you!!”
There wasn’t
any replies afterwards…
As if had
been thrown into an endless pit, his father’s envenomed rejection had made him
give way to hopeless never ending grief…
At this very
last hour, he remembered the old time when he’s name is still Ayawaka playing
hide and seek in this very spot with his father Tadazane. Tadazane’s every
move, every single action, his fatherly stern expression, and warm hands all of
these had deeply imprinted on Yorinaga’s mind…
Tears overflow,
with much despair he breaths in deeply for the last time, draws his whole body’s
last energy to his jaw and bites his own tongue off…
Blood was oozing
from his mouth; the vivid in color warm fluid slowly dyed his snow white robe
into fresh red…
In front of
this despondent scene, stood Yuiko strongly shaken by what she had witnessed…
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