NOVEL WEB Chapter 8: Chapter 8: The Tiger’s Fang
Kai Province – Takeda Castle, Year 5 of Tenbun (1536 AD)
Time moved forward.
Seasons changed.
And the silver-haired demon child remained in the shadow of Takeda Harunobu.
He trained.He bled.He endured.
And before anyone realized it—
Five years had passed.
"Draw your sword."
Yuki, now eight years old, stood before Harunobu, his body lean but strong.
His blind eyes reflected the moonlight, his silver hair flowing with the wind.
In his hands, he held a wooden practice sword.
Harunobu watched him carefully.
"Attack me."
Yuki moved.
Faster than before.Stronger than before.
The blade whistled through the air—
But Harunobu blocked it with ease.
"Too slow."
A sharp counterstrike sent Yuki stumbling back.
Yet he did not stop.
He lunged forward again.
Each strike was cleaner.Each movement was more refined.
Harunobu smirked.
"Good. You are learning."
But then—
In an instant—
Harunobu's expression changed.
Something was wrong.
Harunobu's instincts screamed at him.
The air grew heavy.
For a brief moment—
Yuki's presence disappeared.
And in that instant—
Harunobu felt the killing intent.
A sword strike faster than before.
Sharper than before.
He barely had time to counter.
CLASH!
Harunobu's blade shattered upon impact.
A deep gash split across his shoulder armor.
The watching warriors gasped.
"He... he injured Lord Harunobu...?"
"That's impossible!"
But Harunobu was not angry.
He was grinning.
"So you finally understand."
"That is what it means to kill."
Harunobu wiped the blood from his arm.
"You're no longer just a blind child swinging a sword."
"You are a warrior now."
The other Takeda retainers looked at Yuki in awe and fear.
This child, once abandoned.Once called a demon.
Now, he had earned his place.
"From now on—"
Harunobu declared before his men—
"He is my fang."
"He is the blade that will cut down all who oppose me."
And so, on that night—
The Silver-Haired Demon was no longer just a ghost story.
He had become the Tiger's Fang.
[Fated Death: Progressing.]You have mastered the art of the blade.You have become Takeda Harunobu's personal warrior.But fate still moves forward… and death still awaits.