Yasei and his band of four other men had now been away from Chēn no Toshi for three days. It was night and a full moon. The group was sitting around a fire eating a wolf that had been unfortunate enough to cross their path earlier. Two of Yasei's men were discussing potential battlefield tactics. Yasei stayed out of it and simply focused on his meal. A sound was heard by the group in the bushes around them. Immediately they all stood and released the blades from their gauntlets. Each took a fighting position. A few moments passed. All of them being experienced in combat they remained calm. One of the men stepped toward the bush that the noise was heard from. He around and saw a fox crawling in the bushes. He turned around and began to speak "False alar..." Before he finished speaking his head was split in two by a massive naginata. Above him stood a ten foot tall minotaur. Two more of the monsters emerged from the tree line. Another of the soldiers, a friend of just killed man charged the monsters. Another called to him "Damn it no!" but his call was too late. The cut down by the massive reach of the naginata that had killed his friend. Realizing that they stood no chance at a distance the three remaining men split up and ran towards the center demon. Yasei and one of his men managed to get close enough to the beast to cut deep into it's legs bringing it down. The man who had cut the beast's stopped for a moment to breath in relief that the it had fallen. He was immediately stabbed through the back. The other two minotaurs were closing in on Yasei and his companion. Yasei's remaining ally motioned as to say they should split up to fight the monsters individually. Both Yasei and his companion charged at a minotaur. Yasei moved as fast he could and jumped into the minotaurs chest using his gauntlets to stab into it's heart. He turned around to see his fellow soldier had succeeded in disarming the monster but cutting it's hand but had been mauled by the beasts claw. He laid on the ground unable to fight. In rage at seeing his companion harmed Yasei charged into battle. The beast tried to maul Yasei with it's massive arm but the attack was narrowly dodged. Yasei dug his blade into the monster's extended arm. He then jumped onto the arm and ran up it to cut off the minotaurs head. Now that the danger was over Yasei to a breath to calm himself. He then to check on his friend who had been wounded. He was alive but losing blood fast. Yasei cut the cloths off one of his fallen allies and used the clot to try and cover the wound. He had managed to mostly stop the bleeding but a real doctor was needed. Yasei picked up his friend and carried him on his shoulder. He then proceeded to begin heading towards the nearest village. He walked through the entire night. The next day he finally reached the village. He headed toward the entrance. He yelled "Help we need a doctor!"