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Trivia:
Imperial Regalia of Japan or known as Three Sacred Treasures of Japan consists mainly of Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Yasakani no Magatama & Yata no Kagami.
Kusanagi no Tsurugi/Kusanagi Sword - It was originally called Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven) but later changed to the more popular Kusanagi no Tsurugi(Grass Cutting Sword) The Kusanagi Sword is imporant to Japan's history, like Excalibur is to Britain.
Yasakani no Magatama - Stands for Benevolence, and is one of the three items used in the ceremony of imperial ascension. It is believed to be a necklace composed of jade magatama stones instead of a solitary gem as depicted in popular culture.
Yata no Kagami - Represents wisdom or honesty. Its name literally means The Eight Hand Mirror.
Yamata no Orochi - Is an interpretation of the mythical eight headed serpent.
Authors Notes: Your more than welcome to correct me if I've missed anything concerning the Japanese mythology. My first King Of Fighters fic, so feel free to Read & Review
Shadows Of The Dark Flame
First Arch: Master & Servant
By Chaos Hero Mark
Prologue: The Orochi Aftermath
Burning flames, bright lights and ruined grounds. These were among the conclusion of the fight. We were among the last of our clan. I had my moment of fear, but that fear had to be done away with. Yagami held him in place using the Yasakani no Magatama, Kusanagi weakened him using the Kusanagi no Tsurugi and I sealed him with the Yata no Kagami. The invincible entity known as Yamata No Orochi. Many of us that were there wore ourselves out trying to defeat him. Mankind was safe for the time being. With my connections and help from my friends, that dark event remained hidden from the media and public eye. Only those that were there, knew. For me, I could finally live a normal life at last.
For a few months, things were the usual. A light breakfast by myself, then feeding my sparrow, Chee-Chan, before I head for work. As CEO of Kagura Enterprises, I found myself very busy from time to time. Whenever I had free time, I would either take part in motorcycle racing or sleep the days away. Sometimes, Mai would keep contact with me. As obssessed with Andy as ever. From time to time, I would check upon the Orochi seal which I left to a friend of mine. His daughter looked up to me like a mother and I was quite taken in with her. The nightmares from my past have become very rare, but its hard to believe that he's finally gone... my sister's killer. Now Maki can rest at last. In my mansion, I had a new nightmre. One that shook me to the very core of my soul. In my dream, the last of the Kusanagi and Yagami clans were killed. The age-old curse of the Orochi, finally took Iori's life. Kyo, alone fell before a foe, one that remained concealed in shadows. A different dream showed me that one with emerald flames will slay him. Two different dreams, but the same thing: Kyo and Iori may fall in the future. Despite the graphic nature of this dream, I dissmissed it as that: A dream. For many more nights, I kept having these nightmares. Eventually, I took time off work to reflect upon this. I had an idea being put together, but what I'm doing, went against clan's teachings. We were not to use the power of the Yata Mirror in breaking a sacred taboo or for personal agendas.
But an alternative solution had to be found. I've recently learned that Kyo went missing for months and no one's heard from him or Yagami, for that matter. I've never done this before, but I've only heard that we, the Yata Clan, are forbidden from performing this ritual: The creation of a man's shadow. If things got too dangerous, I was to slay...it without hesitation. Inside the dojo, jointly built within my mansion, I began to place incense and drew ritual markings upon the floor. Once I had everything in place, I sought to make sure everything went according to plan. The evening night was quiet and I rarely had visitors here anyway, so my ritual would proceed uninterrupted. With the necessary symbols drawn on the ground and my priestess attire, I chanted the words, calling upon the mirrors power. When it was ready, I called out the name "Kyo Kusanagi" and the mirror reflected the proper image. But little did I know that something would go wrong. The room itself turned dark for but a moment. When that darkness lifted, I saw the lifeless body of Kyo Kusanagi himself, face down, lying on his stomach. His fingers started twitching, I felt that the first part of the experiment had worked. But when he lifted himself and sat upon his knees, I knew then that something had gone wrong. Horribly wrong.
Trivia:
Kusanagi - Kusanagi has about 2 or 3 different backstories & no official canon plot (yet). One says he's a clone created by NESTS, but the KOF 2003 game shows him as a creation of Chizuru, under Botan's control. He lives only to fight strong opponents.
Chizuru Kagura - Chizuru is the younger twin sister of Maki and one of the keepers of the Orochi seal. She is normally serious, but started to lighten up thanks to her friends.