King was in a rush, mask still covering his face, although a part of it had begun to be torn off. The samurai themselves were simple, easy, in fact...The armies were no match and yet somehow. Somehow that man...King was holding in any words, any emotions, all of what he was thinking was condensed. He had to keep it together, keep it together till they were out of Wano. Nobody knew yet, only the citizens of Wano, and the Beasts that had scattered...He was not about to be a sitting duck, waiting for someone to come. Paranoia struck, at first not be able to find where the little Oni was. When he finally set his gaze on him, King quickly came over and picked him up. No questions.
Voice low, cut off before he could make a fool of himself. Hold in tears, hold it all in, Kaido was gone, his king was gone, but he still could keep someone safe...
The child had known some about the hour at hand... the ‘Hour of Legends’. When Kaido’s immense army of countless ravenous monsters faced off against the pitifully outnumbered group of wayward samurai. Kozuki Oden faced the beast head-on despite all that stacked against him. And yet, while victory for the Beasts was all but assured, in one single fleeting moment, the beating heart of the horde was struck down by his streaming swords. Kaido, the strongest creature, was no more. Wano was free, and the beasts strewn and lost like the dragon without his head.
Of course, Yamato was safely tucked away as the war ran its course, unaware and anxiously waiting for the results. In a naive child’s mind, he had hoped it would not come to fighting. He wanted to be with his father... but he had also harbored a respect for Oden, and did not wish death upon him either... Not that he was allowed to make a decision on the matter. At the end of the day, all was done. Unknowingly orphaned now, the young oni was being whisked away by his dear big brother and Kaido’s closest confidant...
“Going??? Where...???” Yamato wriggled in King’s tight yet unstable hold. It was over, right??? Who won??? Judging by King’s intonation... “Did... Kozuki Oden-”