A/N: Please read and rate!

I have little inspiration right now, except for the actual Samurai Warriors game. T.T

It'll be nice to get a little feedback. :D

Ina's Tale

Chapter One

Inahime kneeled on the ground, unsure of what to think or say at the moment. This day was beginning to get worse as it progressed, and she didn't think it could get any worse. "This can't be happening," she said as she stared at the ground, eyes widened. "He…they're…dead."

The realization of what had happened was shown on her face now, as tears started to leak down her cheeks. Her father, her husband…her whole family was dead. Some bandits mixed in with remnants of the Hojō decided to reign terror on her village during the night. They had decided to kill a few people in their sleep on their way in, in order to eliminate witnesses. Luckily, Ina had fallen asleep in the garden and wasn't spotted amidst the tall flowers. Only Ina was left to mourn, alone.

Of course there were a few unimportant generals left, ones that she couldn't even tell apart from each other. They were insignificant to her and would defect to one army or another. She still couldn't believe that no one had woken up. Ieyasu, Hanzō, father… Nobuyuki… She had awaken to find them all, some were in more horrifying conditions than others.

She remembered a time where things were more simple, many years ago…

Ina stretched and yawned, it being close to bed time, as she crawled into her father's lap. "Daddy?" she looked up at him. "When will you have to stop fighting for Mr. Tokugawa?" She was only eight, so she hadn't heard any explanation as to why he was fighting in the first place. Tadakatsu wanted to protect her from the horrors of the feudal world for as long as he could, but he knew the time was coming where she would come along to fight with him. He wanted her to stay young forever, but also wanted her to be a successful and beautiful woman, along with being a fierce warrior.

"I'm not sure honey." He used the sweetest tone possible to his voice, trying not to upset her. She hated it when he had to leave for battle because then some woman had to take care of her. She loved her daddy so much, and wanted to stay with him always. He hugged her tightly. "But I promise to come back soon, okay? I'll always come back for you…always."

"Ooookay." She whined a little, sad that he had to go so soon.

She let one last tear drip down her cheek, but then got up off of her knees and on her horse. She grabbed her bow and arrows, keeping her bow dangled to her side as she strapped her arrow holster on her back. As she kicked her horse to go full speed, she realized that she had no idea where she was going or why she was going there in the first place. She accepted the explanation that she just didn't want to be where her family perished.

She was glad she still had her horse, the one thing that hadn't left her. He had been so loyal to her, even protected her when she was almost stabbed by Kotarō Fūma. She hated him with a passion, always trying to stir up chaos when all was peaceful.

As she rode along, she tried to concentrate on the scenery, but her mind was lost in memories. All of the battles they had fought together, the victories celebrated, and even the hangovers the next morning, they had spent so much time with each other.

This all became too much for her to handle, and just as she started to feel a bit dizzy, she fell off her horse. Blacked out from both the dizziness and the fall, her horse halted to a stop and slowly walked back to where Ina lay. The horse tried licking her face to wake her up, but there was no use. She was far from this world.