The Venomous Shrine - RP

[Khamul]

Somewhere on the Dragon's Heart Plain within sight of the ruins of Shiro Chuda

The shrine was small and simple, though evidently established recently with painstaking care and an eye toward perfect placement. Nearby stood a meager cottage, which evidently housed the three sohei presently in the open area in front of the shrine that had been swept so that only a flat dusty circle the size of a sumai ring remained.

Two of the monks, shirtless and bearing brands marking them as dedicated to Osano-wo, sparred in that circle. The third cowled and covered by his robes, and holding upright a strangely designed yari, knelt between circle and shrine and watched the combatants, occasional halting them with a terse word and giving them instruction, before commanding them to begin again.

And so Khamul spent his time, awaiting those who he knew would soon come to investigate.

[Khamul]

The number of supplicants had grown even faster than Khamul had expected. Already, their were three monks from various shinseistic sects and several peasants that had somehow heard about the shrine and decided to try their luck near it rather than stay where they were, and of course the two brothers of Osano-wo had long ago been bent to his will. This had necessitated the construction of another cottage; a task that had been left to the peasants as the monks prayed, meditated, and listened to Khamul's teachings. Meager meals were taken in the evenings, with even the peasants sitting and silently listening to Khamul's teachings before and after.

Still, the expected monks from the Dragon and Phoenix had yet to arrive, not had the expected investigators from the various clans. Still, Khamul was patient and ever watchful.

Then the storm began to roll in, with massive black clouds and growing winds. The peasants were set to reinforcing the cottages and Khamul looked at the Monks.

The time for guests draws near. Go to the east, north, and west seeking travelers on the roads and leading them back to our shrine. Do not return until you have found these travelers, or you have no other choice. Now go.


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[Saiko]

The scent of mountains carried by the wind in his face was the first reminder of home he'd had in years, and as Mirumoto Saiko galloped across the familiar Dragon Heart Plains towards Shiro Mirumoto he smiled his first genuine smile in years. The familiar outline of his homeland, as well the honor that would come of returning to his Sensei and fulfilling his oath would bring, seemed to erase all the weariness and jadedness from his body and mind, if only in that moment. He reared his horse, and as he sat admiring the view and quenching his thirst, a dark uneasiness fell over Saiko's thoughts...

His gaze fell to the north, where he knew lay the ruins of Shido Chura. All Dragon knew of that accursed place, but he remembered even years ago when he left this place how he had avoided even the sight of it. His eyes narrowed, however, as he saw a small building on the plains closer to him, and he even thought he saw movement...

[Khamul]

As he drew closer, Saiko began to see that what he had taken for a single building was, in fact, two small cottages and a small shrine. Figures were scurrying about the cottages, seemingly bracing them as best they could against the rising storm that was quickly rolling in. Three others seemed to leave with lanterns, heading to the west, north, and east, while another sat in front of the shrine observing the workers.

Soon enough, another figure with a lantern could be seen headed toward him dressed in the garments of a monk of Osano-wo.

[Morito Mori]

More or less the Entire field army of the Ox clan, modest though it might be compared to that of the Major clans, but still greater than any other minor clan rode towards the Shrine, Lances held high, heavy armor a riot of black and green. Riding at the head of this Army was the Ox clan champion. He was making for the Dragon Heart plains with great haste, a wave of heavy cavalry unheard of outside the Moto Family moving across the landscape.

[Khamul]

(ooc: For the time being, this thread will be continued here: rokuganee.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=phoenixhq&action=display&thread=1312&page=3 )