Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on May 17, 2011 12:07:34 GMT -5
This small interlude is part of the “Threads of Destiny†‘saga’. The events take place after The Fine Thread to Tread and are parallel to the events in In the Pale Moonlight. Toku Sanjuro, Monkey Champion, faced an oni in Three Sides River surroundings. His travel companions were badly battered, and he was missed. Toku Kawada, his yojimbo, commited sepukku to escape the taint, while Daidoji Jun was found by Mitsouko, Shodai and Hirotomo, and healed by the Phoenix Void Master in disguise. Sanjuro is missed and lost his memory. Kenpachi doesn’t wish to assume the Clan Champion position, but duty obliges him to do so; Mitsouko and her friends plan a safe way to defeat the oni that made its way to the core of the Empire, and find Sanjuro, abandoning their first plan of travel to Myia lands. Some of the previous lives of both Mitsouko and Shodai are revealed in a shared vision. They are, though, more focused about the confront with the monster and in the imminent announce of Mitsouko for the new Kakita daimyo role.Mitsouko returns to Kosaten Shiro to gather men to track the abomination's lair in the interval between the full moons. If any player wants to join the thread, an interlude with a celebration for the victory of Mountain Watch Keep and the Rise of Kakita Mitsouko as daimyo, be welcome. No need of PM. Just a good reason.
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on May 17, 2011 12:16:38 GMT -5
The small party and their servants was regressing to Kosaten Shiro by the early morning, and Mitsouko was silent planning her next steps both in political field and in the steps necessary to defeat this dangerous oni once at all.
The advices from the more experienced men, Ryo, Kenpachi and Shodai, accompanied her while Mitsouko’s head rested in the pillow, sleepless. Every word was pondered and measured, and when the tiredness finally numbed her thoughts, she had visions of Sanjuro floating away from her, in a stream of forgotten memories. ...
The group soon had the view of a cortege of merry samurai, banner and flags, standarts of kakita family and also from the Crane army. Her heart failed a heartbeat. A kago palanquin was escorted by a small group of Crane Horsemen, and some samurai by foot.
We have a huge feast ahead, comrades. Hope that it's a good omen and not a waste of energy. But, in such times, any shireikan's heart is always generous. Party time means avaiable samurai. She laughed, feeling not ready to face the wave of joy from her clan celebration, but trying to pretend it was welcomed.
But when the convoy recognized Mitsouko and her friends in the road to Kosaten Shiro, a roar of excitement arose from the parade.She recognized some of her friends and political consorts and supporters as well.
The sensation she felt was not easily described: the certainty that her destiny was changed forever, a thrill and the sense of irreality overcame everything for a minute.
They reached the convoy soon, and her friends celebrated.
From the kago, a young Doji lady stepped out, aided by attendants.
Mitsouko recognized Mikado-san. A funny memory crossed her mind of when they were just girls, and Mikado and her Doji friends called her Crab Bride in the Hinamatsuri festival. The Kakita girl tore Mikado's kimono in revenge, with a hairpin. Her father made Mitsouko go to Doji Mikado's parent's house to ask them forgiveness with a new furisode. Mikado admitted her bad behaviour and promised not mock her anymore. Mikado and her became friends from that day on.
Doji Mikado-san! Why the banners of our clan's army?
We have news of victory in Mountain Watch Keep, Mitsouko-sama!
She graciously bowed profoundly. Her beauty was stunning, and Mitsouko was aware of her cunning courtier abilities as well.
The Fortunes blessed us with a new victory and a new daimyo in the most honoured Kakita family was announced as well.
She produced a silken scroll from her sleeves, opening it with a flourish. The drums and flutes almost magically became silent.
For the gracious permission of our honored clan Champion, I, Doji Mikado, acting as his herald to proudly announce this edit: From this day on, I announce that, with the bless of the Emperor Himself, and the entire Crane Clan as well, Lady Kakita Mitsouko is the new Kakita daimyo and the family must obbey, honor and swear fealty to her and her lineage.
After the reading, world's became blurry to Mitsouko and she really didn't pay attention of much of what happened. They were escorted back along the remnant yards to the Fortress; music and joy in the surroundings of the complex of barracks and dojos and the crowd celebrating the important victory for the Empire wrapped Mitsouko and her friends within Crane's soldiers energy.
Hirotomo and Shodai were welcomed and invited to make part of the celebration of victory. That was not a formal celebration for Mitsouko's new position, but many of the Kakita there were willingly to perform the blood oath to their new daimyo.
Maybe it could be a new time that could sweep away disagreements with the Shogun, as well, rumor of plots against his life.
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Post by Agasha Shodai on May 17, 2011 19:21:38 GMT -5
As Agasha Shodai walked beside Toku Hirotomo, the Void Master reflected on the information Doji Mikado had presented. The victory that the soldiers serving under Shodai's five Chui were surely celebrating was well-earned, but having witnessed the gathering Yobanjin horde first hand and sneaking into their camp numerous times, Agasha knew this was only the first of many battles in the war to come.
The only question was, which direction would they strike in next? Shiro Ichiro would be undermanned now. They could slip down to attack Shiro Ide or Shinden Horiuchi. There were simply too many options...
Thankfully THAT mess was on Kaneka's hands.
Shodai didn't care much for the Shogun... Kaneka might now a member of the Phoenix clan, like his half-brother Isawa Sezaru, but the fact that the Shogun refused to take a vow to any of the Families in his clan - not even the more military-minded Shiba family - had left Shodai permanently suspicious of the man. Not to mention the mess he'd caused with the last Kakita Daimyo... The Crane were the Phoenix Clan's closest allies and Kaneka's arrogance had cost them a significant amount of goodwill.
Agasha was all too aware of the political advantages that could result - for both clans - from a marriage between the Void Master and the Kakita Daimyo... But Shodai had been a political pawn most of his life; was it so wrong to want more for his future?
"Not at all, Jiujutsu-oniisama!" The voice of a teenaged girl giggled as Shodai's sight was stolen from a pair of dainty hands covering his eyes from behind him. If the girl was expecting him to stop, she was disappointed - he kept walking, almost dragging her behind him as if she weighed nothing... Which she currently did, thanks to her natural gift for air magic. "Wa~aaa! Oniisam~aaaa, you're embarassing me!" The voice whined childishly.
A wry smile cracked his lips as he chuckled at her protests. "And you know better than to sneak up behind me, Moshi Kimiko-chan. You're nearly 16; you should be acting like a refined lady, not a child."
Light returned to Shodai's eyes as the girl put her hands on his shoulders and jumped over him. As she did so, she flipped in mid-air so she landed facing Shodai and Hirotomo. The girl had a cherubic face with hair dyed a mix of white and purple that was tied into a number of small braids with white and purple beads at the ends. Kimiko wore a modified priestess's uniform: the hakama pants were dyed a stormcloud gray-purple and were hemmed short to show off the Mantis shugenja's feet and the lower half of her shins. Her gi-like top was loose and she wore an opaque white mesh to ensure that she was properly covered at all times.
In short, Moshi Kimiko was the poster child for defiance of social norms - which had gotten her all but thrown out of her family - and she reveled in it. She used a forefinger to pull her right eye a little wider as she stuck out her tongue and blew a raspberry. "Nye~h! Don't be such an old man, Oniisama!"
Social etiquette prevented Shodai from either laughing or rubbing her head at the girl's antics. Instead, his bi-color gaze stared her down and Mantis girl flinched. "You need to behave yourself, Kimiko; the woman behind you is the new Kakita Family Daimyo!"
"Re~h?!" Kimiko exploded in utter surprise as she looked at Mitsouko in awe. "Sugo~i! You're barely older than I am! Most of the daimyo back home are grizzled old men..."
Agasha Shodai sighed. If the situation weren't so dire, he never would have called on the Moshi Family teen, but Kimiko's talents with Air, Water and the elusive Thunder element would come in very handy against an aquatic oni. "Kakita Daimyo Mitsouko, Doji Mikado, and Toku Hirotomo, allow me to introduce Moshi Kimiko of the Mantis Clan."
The irreverent, hyper teen calmed enough to bow properly to the three, though she remained focused on Mitsouko: whether out of awe, intrigue, respect, or something else that Shodai - for all his wisdom - couldn't begin to guess. "Apologies for my rambunctiousness, Lady Daimyo; I haven't seen Oniisama in months." Kimiko glanced at Agasha. "You missed my Gempukku, by the way!" The Moshi girl slugged Shodai's left shoulder and a trickle of electrical energy made every hair on his body stand on end for a brief instant.
"Yeah, well's there's a bit of an invasion going on, Kimi-chan." The Void Master countered. "Or didn't you notice the celebration of the first major victory going on around here?"
The girl blushed sheepishly and rubbed the back of her head. "Oh... Right... Sorry, Oniisama."
"What brings you to Kosaten Shiro, Kimi-chan?" Agasha asked Moshi, hoping the girl would remember the story he'd told her to repeat.
"Hmm? Oh~h, right! The Void Master of the Phoenix Clan sensed a... What did he call it? A disturbance in the flow of..." She shrugged. "Some...thing-or-other that I can't wrap my head around coming from the Three Sides River. Apparently some kinda super demon showed up and he felt some extra magical muscle might help you out, so he sent what Phoenix shugenja he could - including his eldest student - and called in a favor from me and some stuck up Asahina know-it-all."
She turned to grin at Mitsouko, bowing again. "Any~way, the six of us are here with something like 150 fingers worth of Jade to help you send big, mean and ugly back to Jigoku... If you want our help, I mean, Lady Daimyo. The others are at a hotel just up the way, if you want to meet the others." She thumbed over her shoulder.
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Toku Hirotomo
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on May 17, 2011 19:24:31 GMT -5
Hirotomo walked through the crowd. A grand celebration. He was met a few hours ago by members of the Alliance. Several courtiers had whisked him away. They heard of his father's elevation. A member of the Bonge should not been seen in public with the clothes he had on. Hirotomo found his new clothes uncomfortable. They were too light. He was used to the sturdy cotton kimono he habitualy wore. This one, made from pure silk, felt as though it would tear if he walked, let alone fought in it.
If the Crane knew how to do one thing, it was to celebrate. Banners were everewhere, vendors lined the road, and everywhere felt like a festival. The name of the Crane rikogunshokan, Daidoji Fitsu was on everybody's lips. There were paintings of him, and an old artisan was starting a sculpture. Mitsouko was now the Kakita Daimyo. Hirotomo was grateful his own status of Bonge, however brief, would make people give him a wider berth. He was not a courtier, he barely knew what to say. Perhaps some takiyaki, then some eel, Hirotomo thought. He had not eaten yet and the food vendors were calling to him. The young woman was odd. She seemed...odd. That was the best way Hirotomo could discribe her. She was as old as him, but seemed to prefer acting younger. In many ways she reminded him of Chiyuki.
The girl was quite pretty, a fact not entirely lost on Hirotomo. When she uttered the phrase 'super demon' Hirotomo winced. He was not particularly fond of some of societiy's rules either, but this was taking it a bit far. Still, her carefree demeanor was enjoyable. She had the faith of the Pheonix, if not the tolerance. It would be good enough for him. The more shugenja there were, the less chance of horrible, screaming, hopeless death there would be. Hirotomo was polite and ignored her dress and her odd wording. It always helped to have allies.
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Post by Agasha Shodai on May 17, 2011 21:27:21 GMT -5
Shodai noticed Hirotomo's gaze on Kimiko - like he wasn't sure if he wanted to look, but was divided if he wanted to look away.
The Void Master smiled, the Moshi girl had that effect on people.
Agasha angled his head near the young Monkey's ear, low so Kimiko - who was animatedly trying to draw Mitsouko into a discussion - couldn't hear. "I know she's a bit off the wall, Hirotomo-kun, but there's a good reason for that..."
He inclined his chin towards the girl. "Kimiko there was the daughter of a Shireikan of the matriarchal Moshi Family daimyo. When she was eight, before her gift for magic was realized, she got in a fight with the thirteen year old son of the Daimyo. The spoiled teen attempted to... dishonor..." He said the word with a bit of a growl of distaste so the boy would catch the undertone. "... himself and Kimiko. The girl - rightfully - defended herself against the princeling. In doing so, she tapped into her previously unknown magical potential and..."
"Well, you likely saw what happened to me when she gave me that love tap of hers... Imagine that minor effect powered by outrage, fear, and disgust - some of the most powerful emotions a human can know - adding to it..." Agasha shrugged. "The perverted boy was killed instantly. But the boy was also the Daimyo's only son and she refused to believe that her dead son was capable of such a deed and Kimiko was ordered cast out from the Moshi family... A miscarriage of justice if there ever was one."
"A ronin at age nine, with the power of storms under her uncertain control, the girl managed to survive thanks to her wits and more than a few less-than-honorable tactics for the better part of two years. Until she met me..." Shodai smiled to himself when he remembered the young woman, wearing tattered peasant's clothing, attempted to rob him with a finger glowing with crackling blue lightning. "I helped her begin to harness her power and - eventually - managed to get the monks at the Temple of Osano-Wo in the City of Lightning to accept her as a student."
"Kimi-chan tries to act like the samurai she is on occasion, but she is haunted by her past and so chooses to flout the system that betrayed her." Shodai eyed the girl. "And quite frankly I think she enjoys being the goad that makes people question their beliefs sometimes... Maybe if she had someone her own age to look up to, it would probably do her wonders." Agasha winked at Hirotomo with a hidden grin.
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Toku Hirotomo
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on May 17, 2011 22:55:26 GMT -5
The hint burrowed deeply into the young samurai. Truely, this young woman was indeed slighted. Perhaps he should not be like those who cast her out. Hirotomo had a guilded life compared to her. Compassion was the mark of the truely great.
Hirotomo thought about the story. She might see her attacker in him. Hirotomo would mearly show her that he too did not always obey every social norm. It would make working with her easier at the very least. "Kimiko-san, I have never been to the temple of Osano-Wo, though I live within strolling distance to Toku's shrine. I have seen paintings of it. It seems quite beautiful to me, how is it in person?" He was not much for word play. At least it was better than taking about the weather. Hirotomo did not know how long he would be Bonge, but if he could cleanse the corruption one of his caste caused, perhaps the world would be brighter.
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Post by Agasha Shodai on May 18, 2011 0:03:53 GMT -5
Moshi Kimiko turned in response to Hirotomo's question: confusion on her face for a few moments before she shot Shodai a dirty look over the Toku's shoulder, knowing he'd told the young man about her, but not how much. Agasha countered with an arch of his eyebrow in a silent order to try getting along.
Kimiko self-consciously pulled her top completely tight as she looked him over. She could tell the samurai was rather uncomfortable in the finery he was wearing. Finery that reminded her of a past she wished she could forget. Her personal kami whispered in her ear, telling her this young samurai was nothing like the one who'd cost her everything and she relaxed slightly.
The young shugenja shrugged slightly. "Well, I mean it's a lot better than what I had when I met Oniisama here a few years ago... There are actually several major temples dedicated to Osano-Wo: the main one is on the Planes of Thunder near Shinomen Mori, but I was trained at the one in Toshi no Inazuma. It's nowhere near as big, but our temple is at the highest point and the Fortune of Fire and Thunder strikes the lightning rod at least once a year."
"When he does so, the most experienced student capable of manipulating the Thunder element is given a chance to commune with the Fortune's bolt directly. If they are successful, it's a sign they have become a master of Lightning and have learned all they can at the Temple. They are usually then granted samurai status within the Yoritomo family for the feat..." She grimaced. "As well they SHOULD... Those that fail to harness the Fortune's lightning are lucky of they only suffer amnesia or suffer burns that can permanently cripple someone."
She paused for a moment, trying to think of something. "Ano... I'm afraid my book education is sorely lacking, uh, Toku-kun, wasn't it? This is actually the furthest north I've ever been and I don't know much about the larger Empire... What are the shugenja like where you're from?"
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on May 18, 2011 2:37:30 GMT -5
Hirotomo detected a hint of bitterness in her words. "My book lessons amounted to my sensei throwing books at me, Kimiko-san, so I am lacking in that area as well." Hirotomo said dryly. Please, call me Hirotomo. The shugenja from my clan mostly come from the Fuzuke family. They are, humorus. They are reliable and very smart. Perhaps they tend to be more curious than is wise. Several of my friends talked me into exploring a cave with them. We were lost for two days." Hirotomo smiled at the memory. "My mother found us, scared and lost. The entire way home she berated us by telling long stories about curiosity."
Hirotomo tried to steer the group casually to the food vendors. "Mostly they are resolute. Any trouble thier curiosity gets them into, they weather through." She covered herself. At least she had some sense of modesty. Hirotomo privately wished she never felt close enough to him to give him a 'love tap' as the Pheonix called it. His ribs still hurt from the training.
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Post by Agasha Shodai on May 18, 2011 10:56:31 GMT -5
The Mantis shugenja gave the Monkey bushi the first genuine smile she'd given a teenage boy in over six years. "They sound like my kind of people, though you couldn't get me to go deep into a cave except at arrowpoint..." She shiverred slightly. "The monks joke that I'm a thunderstorm in a human's body."
While the two teens talked, Shodai walked up beside Mitsouko. "Koku for your thoughts, Kakita-san..."
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on May 18, 2011 11:26:41 GMT -5
The vivacious Mantis shugenja girl, even if non orthodox neither in manners or appearance, caused to Mitsouko a strange fascination. All the people from the north she knew, weren’t exactly the most spontaneous and full of wild energy like Kimiko was. Her first thought was that that the girl was Sho-san’s daughter. But is easier to be indulgent with another’s father children, she realized. And Sho-san was very indulgent with the Moshi young shugenja.
But the Moshi girl refered to him as a big brother... Hirotomo, by his side, acted as extremely uncomfortable with the silk he wore, and a bit shocked about the girl. Mitsouko, though, has a feeling that that girl would do better for him than Rinko, being older and so shy, never would. But it was by his own discretion, of course.
The offer of such huge amount of jade was really a bliss. Not only this fact, but the expertise of a group of shugenja. She knew The Agasha Tensai had chose the best of his comrades avaiable by the time. She tried to not glance Sho-san, still in his disguise of a Asako Shugenja.
Moshi Kimiko, your and your friend’s help is very welcomed and indeed, came in a good opportunity. I’d like to talk with your group soon. I think tomorrow by the morning can be a good time. I do really appreciate the offer, Moshi-san.
If only the girl could not be so dispersive… The Air kami whirled around her and the Moshi girl, ready to share little gossips, very excitedly. The air was ozone and light, and it could be very intoxicating, in a good way. But Mitsouko saw the girl’s attention was dragged to Sho-san attitude, whispering about her to Hirotomo. Doji Mikado used the opportunity to lean and whisper in her ear, as well:
“Mitsouko-sama, a letter from the Phoenix Champion was waiting your nomination to be delivered to the family daimyo. I came from the Kyuden Isawa where I used to perform the ambassador role; maybe the Void Master has the wish to talk officially with you…â€
“Please, bring the letter and… please reserve both the war room for tomorrow by the morning and a good sukyia… for tonight.â€
Mitsouko turned to Sho-san, when he came closer with his question:
"I actually haven't ever met the new Void Master, is him among the group? If so, I'd like to invite him to a Tea Ceremony, tonight." She spoke in a casual way; her eyes, thought, gleamed in amusement.
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on May 18, 2011 19:24:31 GMT -5
"And then I threw threw a wakazashi at him, cutting off his arm." Hirotomo said, finishing a story about his trip to the Dragon lands. He mimiced the throw and laughed gently. "Kitsuki Rinko-san was suprised." Hirotomo was gently becoming more open with the young samurai-ko. Slipping almost imperceptable in propriety. He spent so much time with others several years his elder. Though he was a full samurai, he was treated as a little brother, something that was slowly gnawing at him. It was plesant to speak with someone his own age, even if she was a ronin. Besides, he thought, Toku was a ronin before The First Monkey after all. The Minor Clans tended to be kinder to the wave men. Perhaps because so many of them had ancestors that were born or made ronin. Hirotomo at long last managed to get near enough to the food vendors to look innocently at the others. "I have heard that the Crane prepare eel in a very unique and delicious way. I would like to see that first hand, would any of you care to join me?"
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Post by Agasha Shodai on May 20, 2011 0:40:59 GMT -5
Agasha Shodai smiled slightly under his mask - curious if Kimi-chan's poor acting had given him away - and shook his head as he looked at the two Crane women. "No, the new Void Master of the Elemental Council is not with the group of people that he sent. And it's not surprising you haven't met him yet... The office of Void Master changed hands a little over a week ago when the previous master..." The pain of Tadaka's fall was still a wound that cut him to the very soul and it bled into his voice a bit. "Resigned because of his health.
"Anyways, the new Void Master had no expectation of attaining such a high office and had many irons in the fire when it happened. As a result, he has made no official public appearances - not even to the members of the Phoenix Clan itself - as of yet. If not for the conflict whose first victory this city is celebrating, such delays in making a formal announcement and appearance would not have been permitted..."
"As I'm sure you both likely know, the Void Master is one of the five members of the Elemental Council and is - typically, but not always - the Voice of the Council as an homage to Lord Isawa. During times of open war, the Phoenix Clan champion - the human embodiment of the Soul of Shiba, the Eternal Phoenix - is in charge of the Phoenix Clan's affairs to ensure, much as the Crane Champion does, that all the Clan's resources are being effectively channeled. But, had the Yobanjin not attacked the Empire, my Clan's Champion's job is identical to the role of the Kami Shiba from a thousand years ago; to act as the yojimbo of the Elemental Council and the Clan's Rinkushokan. All other clan leadership functions are in the hands of the Council, with the Voice having the final word."
THAT was a power Shodai fervently hoped would fall to one of the other members of the Council, but Tadaka HAD been the Voice of the Council despite his youth. Since Agasha got his job, he would not be surprised if THAT onus came with his new job as well. If the game was up, so be it, but Asako Jinjutsu's cover story needed to be maintained if Shodai was ever to use it again.
"If our new Champion, Shiba Kazuma-dono, has sent a letter to the Kakita Daimyo, then I am certain it is of great importance to either the clan or himself. With regards to your offer to have a Tea Ceremony with the Void Master this evening, I would suggest getting word to Isawa Tetsuro, the Void Master's principal student in the art of Ishiken-do, whom Kimi-chan says is in town. The connection between Ishi student to their Ishiken master is akin to that of parent to child, but is not limited to the typical constraints of Ningen-do, like distance, time or health."
"I'm certain you've noticed how I give the Moshi girl a lot of latitude - perhaps too much. This is because we have come to think of each other as the siblings we never had, though we are not bound by either Clan or blood. But, for all the power it has, this connection pales in comparison to that of the Ishiken Master-student relationship. Isawa Tetsuro can reach to his Master, whether he is the next room over or on the opposite side of the Empire and can get you an immediate reply."
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on May 20, 2011 7:58:11 GMT -5
Yes, I perfectly understand this relation, Sho-san. Ryo is my ‘oniisan’ as well. In fact, I only learned properly to perform a Tea Ceremony with Ryo, which is a great Tea Master. Hee.. not as well as him, of course.
She smiled, though a bit frustrated for she wished to discuss about the visions they shared. And thought it wasn’t time for such games anymore. He would be perfectly preserved of his identity for everything else, outside the sukyia.
But no, I think my matter with the Void Master is not related with our plans about Three Sides River. I’d simply like to have a conversation with him. I would not bring political or military matters to our Tea Ceremony, of course. It probably would disturb the peace of the meeting. I sense we have much in common, it’s all.
Mitsouko of course was aware about the Phoenix Void Master Role. Her mother was a Phoenix Water Tensai and made sure Mitsouko would never blunder in such matters. Or at least, Tisuke tried.
Also, I plan to have a meeting with his pupils and friends by the morning, in the Fortress War room. It will be much more appropriate to the content of our meeting, Sho-san. I am really eager to know these special persons The Void Master chose to send in such unrequested, but very welcomed, help to my clan needs. Uhn… Perhaps you can explain me why he did it? Is he your personal friend?
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Post by Agasha Shodai on May 22, 2011 22:04:01 GMT -5
Uhm... Perhaps you can explain to me why he did it... Is he your personal friend? Kakita Mitsouko asked.
"While I can not claim to have ever been formally introduced to the man..." Agasha Shodai said with a secretive smile - while it WAS possible for Shodai to formally greet his own alter-egos thanks to the use of magic, he never had because he would have felt like an utter idiot for doing so. "...I do know quite a bit about the man that is the new Void Master. As I said back at camp last night, I am a Beru Godame in Ishiken-do - the art of Void Magic - just as the Void Master is, so I know him principally by reputation."
"As for why he sent reinforcements, when I sensed the depth of the threat at the Three Sides River, I sent a message with my magic up the chain of command to the Void Master. It would have been the height of prideful arrogance to assume that I alone - even with all the power I can channel - would be able to deal with it all on my own."[/b]
Shodai gestured to Matsu Kimiko, who was still animatedly engaged in conversation with Toku Hirotomo. "Kimi-chan there may be barely older than Hirotomo-kun, but she already posesses a natural skill with magic greater than most shugenja two or three times her age. Her particular talents lie in the field of storm and water manipulation - it is said Osano-Wo smiled widely on her when she started this incarnation - two abilities that will come in handy against an aquatic foe. Isawa Tetsuro, the Void Master's first student from before he replaced Isawa Tadaka, is a Beru Yondame - not yet a Master, but on the cusp of it - and should be able to help interfere with the flow of Void while I focus on the summoner."
"I have no doubt that the others he sent will be possessed of talents that will be equally useful; the new Void Master is considered one of the best strategians in the Phoenix Clan. He has likely sent the best available that could be spared from our military, in addition to calling in favors as needed to arrange for the supply of Jade he sent. If I were to offer my own viewpoint as to the ultimate reason WHY he has done these things, then it would be because it is what HAD to be done for the very future of the world as we know it."[/b]
Agasha Shodai smiled wryly at Kakita Mitsouko. "Kind of melodramatic sounding, I know, but true all the same. But I think a tea ceremony would be a welcome moment of peace; allowing everyone to catch their breath before dealing with the next challenge ahead of us."[/b] Shodai nodded to Mitsouko. "Ishiken like he and I are capable of crossing great distances almost instantly; if you invite the Void Master, then he WILL be here tonight..."
"It is said that when the time came for the choosing of the new Clan Champion, he started the morning in Shiro Hirumo, deep in the Crab lands, and ended it in Kyuden Isawa; crossing the breadth of Rokugan so he could be there when Shiba Kazuma, one of the Master's oldest friends. The Master is a man known to love tea so much that, with a single exception when he needed to stop an assassination attempt, he has NEVER turned down an invitation to a tea ceremony - be it from an ally or an honorable enemy - and I can't imagine him doing so now..."[/b] He winked at Mitsouko. "Not if the invitation was from the Kakita Daimyo herself."[/b]
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on May 23, 2011 11:59:03 GMT -5
If you have means to make him know how much I’d appreciate his presence this evening for a tea, I’d be very glad, Sho-san. Mitsouko smiled. I am very glad that the interests and point of view of the Phoenix Void Master are so alike to my own.
Her eyes went to the young pair engaged in an animated talking. Mitsouko was worried about permit that Hirotomo to be with them in that risky task. If something happened with them, she would not be able to face Kenpachi, the man had lost the wife and younger son, what if he lost his only remaining son? But, if Kimiko would be in this, she would not deny Hirotomo to join as well. Mitsouko was, though, able to see the chances the boy and the girl had to succeed in this mission.
Yes, Kimiko seems as promising as I can see my young Toku cousin is; though, in different ways.
Seeing the Kakita entourage was waiting for her, she bowed to her friends.
Unfortunately, now I have to meet with my kin, so please, enjoy the party. I promise it won’t be the last you will be at. We will celebrate an oni defeat soon.
Saying so, Mitsouko left their friends following with the Kakita, realizing how this Agasha Sho-san was different from the 'boring' young man she once meet in Firebird Falls. At least, he was utterly creative! Or was she at that time a bitchy girl unable to open her mind to what was different from herself?
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During the afternoon she spent her time in endless meetings with her relatives and friends; also, Mitsouko was put aware of the imperious needs of the clan. Tough decisions and intricate politics waiting for the new Kakita daimyo. Her champion sent detailed instructions asking her to act like Crane Hatamoto; he praised her oratory talents.
When the night fell, she had a time alone after a relaxing ofuro session, to read and write some letters. Shiba Kazuma's letter as well. "So, officially, the Phoenix Void master wishes to see Kakita Mitsouko..." As the tea required 5 person and she had some courtier to perform, as she was very sure a tea ceremony would be boring to death for both Hirotomo and Kimiko, Mikado would be with her in the tea, like would be the mother of Daidoji daimyo and Daidoji Fitsu's wife or mother (she wasn't sure) as well. Anyway, decent and much honored ladies that would not interfere in any conversation she would have with the Void Master...if he comes... …. OCC: (A new thread will be open for the Tea ceremony. Here, we follow with the meeting by the morning or any actions in this night).
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