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I kept my left hand on the sheath of my sword as I entered the castle. Doing this allowed me to easily shift to a battoujutsu stance if I needed to. I walked forward until I reached a three way split. I wondered which way to go as I turned my head slowly from the right to the left, fixating at the hall on my left. Something drew me to it and so I turned to my left and continued to walk through it, wondering what sort of perils lie ahead.

I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you're holding up alright and if you need to talk or anything, I'm usually around man.

I know we didn't really get along, but honestly get better and come back. I'm sorry you have to go through all of that, especially all at once. But you know we're all always here for you if you need us.

Take care and be safe till you get back.

[[OoC: Seiko first. PM me if you want to join.]]

I spurred my horse to go faster as we ran through the forest. I was a man on a mission. Rumors of this Numa Castle had reached me in my base village of operations. Great treasure was inside of the castle... and I would be the one to reach it. That treasure would come in handy to start my army. I had also heard stories that people who went through this castle had become immensely more powerful.

I slowed down as I reached the marshlands, careful not to get my horse stuck. It took us a while, but soon enough we approached the castle. As we did, I dismounted my horse and stroked it's mane softly, "Rest now partner. You did great." I turned back towards the castle, almost glaring at it. I took a step forward, placing my left hand on my sheath.

"Numa Castle. Quite a sight... wouldn't you say?"

I spoke to the other person who was present there. I had no idea if they were trying to sneak up on me or not. Or even who this person was. So I exercised caution, putting my right hand on my sword's hilt. I prepared myself for having to swing a battoujutsu if this person was really here for a fight.

[[OoC: Stats for fight
Strength: 15

Dexterity: 13

Constitution: 15
Wisdom: 9

Spirit: 10]]

I walked into the woodland area, stepping onto the dirt path. Forested areas like this were not my forte, but I would force myself to adjust to it. After all, if I didn't I would lose. And losing was not an option. I took my fighting stance as I sized up my opponent. I led with my left food sliding my right back. My left arm raised itself as though holding a shield and my right fist hung at chest level. I would wait for the fool who thought he would be able to match me to attack first.

"What kind of person bleaches his hair white? If you want to be a ghost that badly, I'll turn you into one."

Dammit… this village had been harboring me for a while now. And I was actually beginning to like these people. I had to stop these bandits somehow. Quickly I took bottles of sake from the tavern and ran out. I had stuffed the bottles with cloth and then struck a match. Lighting the cloth on fire, I threw two bottles at the bandits that attacked from the village’s entrance. I would stop these fools first. I pulled my katana out and pointed it at them. I had to get their attention.



“Hey asswipes. I’ll be your opponent.”

I smirked as I put down the board. I walked back around the front as well, putting some distance between Yukimura and myself. I stood out in the courtyard in front of the dojo. I placed my left hand on my sheath as I took my stance, placing my right foot forward and my left foot facing the side. I bent my knees, leaning forward slightly.

"Truth be told Sanada-San. I was looking forward to this."

I took the hilt of my sword and drew it out. I drew a line on the ground signifying that I was ready. Taking the hilt of my katana with both hands I held it with the blade aimed low, utilizing less energy. I had to get a feel of my opponent before I just started swinging. So I waited for Yukimura to attack.

Let’s go… you can do this. You know how to do this. I waited as a few enemies came running at me. Ryuukansen! Crouching low, I side stepped the first one still facing forward. Quickly I put my sword at about stomach level, I quickly slashed horizontally and put myself into a spin. With this technique, I slashed the two who were still charging at me across the stomach, and slashed across the one that passed me’s back. I aimed my sword down and looked at the next oncoming enemy. I wasn’t done yet.

I crouched low and darted forward. Ryuushousen! As I approached my enemy I jumped forward slashing upward with my sword’s sharp edge, placing my hand on the dull end of my blade, I slaced the man’s throat and chin vertically. I continued to jump higher into the air. This was it. Ryutsuisen! I grabbed the hilt of my blade with both hands, bringing it up over my head. I slashed down at my enemy’s head from above, bisecting the man once I finished. Quickly I sheathed my sword, returning to a battoujutsu stance. I unsheathed my sword with great force horizontally and combined it with the spin from the Ryuukansen, striking down another three. I turned to face the others, they seemed almost petrified by fear.

”These… these guys are crazy! First fire now this! SOMEONE GET THE BOSS!”

Yeah! Real life comes first buddy! Glad to see it's been good to you! Hope everything works out as it should and can't wait to have you back with us!

"I see a spear. An interesting weapon. I was under the assumption most men in this country used a katana."

I guess I had a couple misconceptions about Japan. Made sense... three months ago the only Japanese men I knew of were myself and Ryouji and we both used katana. I walked back over to the pile of wood and picked up another plank, hoisting it over my shoulder before walking over and preparing it for Sanada. I wondered... was there a prowess to spear over the katana? The spear had reach, but the katana had a larger striking area, allowing for larger wounds. I figured it was probably difficult to slash with one as well, at least in comparison to a sword.

"I wonder Sanada-San, which style is truly greater? The spear or the sword?"

Item Name:
Noble Belt
Materials:
Clothx1 40 Yen
Stats:
+5 Wis
Description:
A simple belt worn around the waist. Strong enough to hold your sword and sheath.
Power: None

Cost 540

What a farce this is. What need does a samurai have such deceit and deception. To fight my enemy without being seen? I scoffed at the thought of it. I had studied with the Grand Master of the Assassin Order for all of Germany himself, and yet I had a very tenuous grasp at the art of sneaking around. I only prayed that I would be able to recall my training and put an end to this quickly.

Quickly I moved through the castle remaining undetected. My katana was left at home and I moved in my tabi rather than my regular sandals. I saw the shadow of a guard approaching around the corner. This was just perfect for me. Quickly, I turned into a room. Finding it empty, I slid the door shut behind me. Then I waited. Closing my eyes, I allowed my ears to have the task of waiting for this solo enemy to come my way.

~He’s here.~

I slid the door open quickly grabbing the man, and pivoted on my foot slamming him to the ground and shutting the sliding door in one movement. Pulling my right fist back I slammed it into the man’s face. Pulling it back, I repeated the motion four more times until the man was unconscious. I took a moment to regain my composure and catch my breath.

“Sorry for being so rough with you… But I don’t have time for games.”

I uttered quietly under my breath. I stripped the man of his armor and adorned it onto myself. After about ten minutes I had finished tightening all of the straps. I tilted the helmet down a bit to cover my face. I had ripped part of my belt and fashioned it into a face mask to further hide my identity. There was one man down. Using his own tunic, I tied the man up hiding him in the room. This wasn’t enough… I had to move faster. Now that I had cover… that wouldn’t be a problem.

I started to walk through the halls looking for my next target. I had to find a lone soldier… perfect here’s one. I put my hand up in a motion to high-five the man as I walked past, while shouting a friendly hey. The soldier would respond with a friendly hello and high five me as we walked past each other. I would simply grab his wrist, twisting his arm behind his back. From there, I would wrap my other arm around his neck, flexing my muscle against his neck. I held him there until he fell unconscious, slowly moving down to my knees as to make a thud from the man’s body hitting the ground.

“HEY! WHAT’S GOING ON?!”

Tch… Another one. I had to think fast.

“Sir! It’s the mercenary! He went down that way!”

I pointed down the hall. The guard immediately started running in the direction that I pointed to. As he was about to pass me, I slid my left arm out to knock him over. The man took quite a tumble, rolling forward a few times before he stopped on his back. The last thing he would see would be my frame as I came running at him. Jumping up, I stomped down onto the man’s stomach, knocking him out as well. That made three. Once more I tied up these men and hid their bodies.

I found two guards talking with each other down the hall. I approached them unassumingly; I put my hands up as if to sling them around their shoulders in friendship. Instead… I slammed their heads together. From there, I punched the one in the left with my right fist, planting it into his diaphragm. After that, I pulled my arm back and slammed my elbow into the man on the right’s diaphragm. This put my count at five.

I ran down the hall quickly, searching for another guard. And just then, I found another three. I stumbled… on purpose. I would trick these three into helping me.

“We need help down the hall! I found two of us collapsed!”

”What?! Show us!”

I led them back to the men, running. Once there we decided to regroup. The four of us picked up the two unconscious bodies and lifted them up. Then we brought the bodies to a room at my suggestion… the one that housed the other unconscious men. The three were shocked stun. I swung the unconscious man I held by the legs, smacking all three of them around. Quickly I darted between them, punching each in the throat. That made eight. I tied up the rest of the idiots and went back out on the hunt.

This time I took to the crawl space between the ceiling and the next floor. I had already gotten rid of the armor as it would have been far too heavy for the ceiling. From there, I heard the last two guards, worrying that they hadn’t heard from their team mates. I dropped down on them…. Literally jumping on their heads from above, I smashed them to the ground. Stomping my foot down on each of their stomachs for good measure, I shouted. Heh… I guess there was a good side to all of this sneaking around… something I didn’t understand back when I was training with the Assassins.

“I think I’m about done here. You guys going to bring me my money or what?”