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Post by sprinkles on Nov 2, 2011 22:52:33 GMT -5
Sprinkles looked upon the horror caused by him: houses burned, bodies lay in the streets, a few last screams shouted into the night. He was pleased. Sprinkles had come to this small farming village to enact vengence against Toku Kanpachi. He began his assault by summoning the fire kami to burn down the buildings. As the people fled into the streets he raised the winds and the fire. The air itself burned. Those who screamed found their lungs burning. A few fled successfully from the village. He allowed it. Let the find their samurai masters and be a further burden to them. Sprinkles was not done yet, however. He walked the farms of the village. A small cut along his arm dripped blood along the way. The taint would be minor but it would be there. The proud Toku would never allow these fields to be used again. And yet the Monkey had just given supplies to the allied armies that marched against the Emperor. This winter would be a harsh one indeed for the monkey.
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Toku Hirotomo
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on Nov 5, 2011 12:39:36 GMT -5
Noyuki fled in terror. Flames. All the flames. He spied the attacker. Samurai? Why were they attacking? Pain ran through his body, mixed with fear. He was supposed to thresh the wheat today. He'd woken, patted his son on the head, kissed his wife. They were lucky. Toku-sama said he would not be taking peasant levies to the war with him. They were lucky not to feel the brunt of war. Now this?
He crawled away. He saw his wife and son cowering under a upturned cart. He wanted to tell them to run. He tried, but no words came out. He could not breathe. He looked at them, silently telling them to run, tell the samurai. Why? What wrong had they done. Crawling, he looked at the sun, and a piteous prayer came from his parched lips. "Lord sun, why were they doing-"
Noyuki, a man who never even held a spear, died in fear, never knowing what would happen to his family. Miles and days latter, Toku Hirotomo crumpled a hastily written note seething with hot fury. He turned to one of his aides and spoke three words. "Summon my father."
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Post by quarim on Nov 8, 2011 2:57:10 GMT -5
Another farm destroyed. While not as impressive as the first, Sprinkles did find a small farm manned by a single hard working family. Now they lay dead. The fields burned.
Sprinkles shouted to the sky, "Come for me Kenpachi! Come and meet your doom!"
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on Nov 8, 2011 23:25:09 GMT -5
Kenpachi's leg burned. The memory of the wound was still deep. "Orders my lord?" a young ji-samurai said nervously.
Kenpachi looked at the embers of the once prosperous village. Time was taken away from the Snake to deal with this? Bandits? No. He sensed Maho. Damn the war. No one would answer the Monkey's call for aide at this moment. The Jade Magistrates would sit on their hands. "Bury the jade. Move the survivors. Ask the Crab for a witchhunter. The ground is no use now."
Kenpachi laid a map out on the ground. There was no sense to the pattern. The closest place was a small village. Perhaps he could find what ever was attacking if he laid a trap. "Ride for Jinamuto, Juta-san." He said to his aide. "If we're lucky, we can surprise our prey there." "And if we're not, my Lord?"
"Then the surprise will be ours."
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Post by quarim on Nov 9, 2011 22:58:41 GMT -5
Sprinkles could see the village in the distance. Another target. Sprinkles rode in. As he got near the began calling upon the fire kami, but was suddenly laying on the ground stunned. He got up and looked at the cause. An arrow through his horse's throat.
"Finally!" he shouted. "Kenpachi are you here have you finally come? Let us settle this."
Once again his dagger lit up in flames. He called upon the air kami the deflect any more arrows. And approached the village on foot.
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on Nov 11, 2011 18:02:34 GMT -5
Kenpachi was stunned that one man was causing the carnage. The power of maho was terrifying. Swearing, one of the younger ji-samurai let loose an arrow. He was surprised to see that the creature did not run. It called him by name. A chill ran through him. That voice. He recognized that voice. He walked forward, calling for a halt. This was a threat he needed to deal with himself.
"And settled it shall be!" Kenpachi shouted back. He took his ono out of his sling, readying it at his side. It would end here.
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Post by quarim on Nov 11, 2011 21:56:46 GMT -5
As Kenpachi approached Sprinkles called up circle of fire around them. There would be no retreat.
"You bested me last time because I underestimated you. That will not be the outcome this time."
Sprinkles struck out with his dagger. At the same time a blast of air hit Kenpachi in the back. A two-prong attack. Kenpachi was able to block the dagger but was unable to take advantage of the opening. Another attack, and another. Each time with the aid of the air kami, each time Kenpachi was unable to counter attack.
"I have you. Your technique is great but it can not over come my power."
Overcome that was the key. Sprinkles attacked and once again the wind blasted Kenpachi in the back but this time rather than fight it he let it aid him. He blocked the blow just as before but rather than attempt to counter with his ono he merely rushed forward. His superior build and strength over powered Sprinkles, who found himself on his back. Before Sprinkles realized he'd been beaten, Kenpachi decapitated him. Now it was settled, but at a heavy price.
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on Nov 11, 2011 22:16:30 GMT -5
Kenpachi struggled to regain his feet. The fight was taxing, and his knee groaned under his weight. He started to fall back, when he suddenly went upright. He looked up and saw that Juta had rushed forward, and was holding him up. He looked at the younger man and let out a sigh. "Burn the body." he said, his eyesight blurring. The younger man helped Kenpachi regain his feet, and said in awe. "You did it, Sama! You killed him! It's over." Kenpachi looked at the body of his fallen foe. He thought of the other evils that festered in the empire. Maho, taint, evil spirits. "No, Juta-san," he said softly. "it's never over."
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