"Give me your hand, quickly!"
The thunderous echo drifted through the flames. They were coming
"Now, give me your hand, hurry, before they come!"
She turned to him from behind the wall of fire
"Come on now, they are almost here, you must come here now, run!"
A tear formed in her eye. She shook her head,
Once
An eagle crested warrior rose over the bank
Twice
He descends down the hill
Thrice
She turns towards him as his sword impacts with her chest
"YOU SHALL PAY"
The invader is taken aback by the mighty war cry emitting from seemingly all around him. He didn't even see Mitsurugi's sword as it sliced through his windpipe.
More yelling from around him signals to him that more are to come.
I love you
I loved you all along
"I will avenge you. You have my promise."
I miss you
Far away for far too long
He turns to face the gateway as a score of warriors pile through. He takes up his stance, and issues a cry that would haunt every surviving person in the castle for the remainder of their lives
"SHANAAAAAIIIIIIIIIII"
No man emerges from that gateway ever again, only a demon. Some say the sounds of slaughter from within that room still echo around it, and will until the end of time itself.
A lone samurai rides from Kyoto Castle. In one hand he carries a mighty katana, the soon to be legendary and utterly feared Shishi-Oh. In the other, a pendant, a small glowing green gem on a golden chain. Somewhere beyond the horizon ahead of him is his mission. And all the forces in heaven hell and the nether regions could not stop him from accomplishing it. Where a man once walked now strides a demon, a creature of combat, eyes scarlet red and focused.
"I do not break my promises"
