Prologue
The year 1582, Nobunaga Oda, great Japanese warlord vanishes from the view of history in a sea of flames at the temple Honnoji in Kyoto. Two Retainers, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and Mitsuhide Akechi, fight it out at Mount Tenno. After that battle Hideyoshi became victorious and started ruling Japan under his former lord.
Word came out that the Tokugawa Clan, led by Ieyasu Tokugawa, wanted to rule and started gaining land by joining forces with Hideyoshi. Their first enemy, the Hôjô Clan, fell swiftly. The following year, the Tokugawa declares war upon the Toyotomi and the final battle was agreed to be set in the battlefield whereas all battles took place, Sekigahara. The Toyotomi was the Western, Tokugawa was the Eastern, and a great battle was fought whereas the Toyotomi was victorious mainly in part to their newest youth in the army, general at 15 years. He had taken over the enemy main camp and killed over 800 troops with only 200 at his disposal.
This is his story…
Chapter 1: The Fall of the Toyotomi
It was cold out, the kind of cold you would only expect from Edo. But not only a cold temperature, I believed it would be hard to resist enemy attacks due to the scent of bloodshed. But it was so quiet. How could it be? Tokugawa was defeated and his most powerful general left his army to join our side. This wasn't a part of the post-war council.
"Okay Caranomaru, you're free to go and live a life of your own now." Our clan's leader, Hideyoshi said. "Now that everything is secure in Japan we can rest easy. Guards! Be ready with Kinoshita's horse!" The gate opened and Red Hare started galloping up the tower I was stationed on. "Well here comes your pain in the ass."
"Yes she is sir. C'mon girl!" I called to her. Red slightly pushed Lord Toyotomi aside and buried her nose into my shoulder as I laughed. Seeing Hideyoshi on the floor like that really made a great going-away gift.
"I'm glad she's yours Cara, she'd shove me a good 50 meters!" said Hideyoshi getting back up. We both laughed and Red whinnied. We raced down leaving Hideyoshi in the dynastic-looking building. I cheated to beat Red to the ground by jumping off and landing on a roof of one of the barns, but bouncing like a trampoline off of it. She gave me a look as if to say 'that's cheating!' so I responded saying there was no rules and hopped up on her back.
We were off, wind blowing through our hair. We saw many beautiful sights, a cocoon hatching, giant mountains and the many towns. After about 6 months we returned to the same ruling castle in Nagashino. We cruised around and many people recognized me. Few recognized Red. We stopped at a restaurant and got some ramen. Here were some fools, drunk by their looks, who drew swords, ready to fight. As one swung near me I caught the blade with one hand and asked him to take this outside as I was trying to eat. Blood in noodles suck, even so with the rice buns Red was eating. She poked her head through the window with the food on the counter.
"And what are you gunna do 'bout it pipsqueak?" he said laughing. He was drunk. But the other guy seemed pretty tipsy.
"You know this guy?" I asked
The tipsy looking guy responded "Unfortunately yes young one. He was my friend but the drink made him draw so I drew in defense" I turned to the drunken one.
"Take it outside you drunkard!" I yelled at him.
"No way kid!" he responded
I pulled his sword, nearing him to me to speak at eye-level and with an evil look I said, "I wasn't asking that time." I kicked his gut so hard he coughed up blood on the street, where he flew. I sat back down and casually finished my noodles while Red finished. We both left the money on the table and headed to revisit our old friend, Toyotomi. After a couple minutes of walking we noticed smoke rising in the distance. Red panicked. I jumped on her back and yelled "GO! HYA!" She ran faster than ever and we soon discovered it was the building. Some soldiers came over to me.
"Move it kid or you will be killed like that pitiful excuse for a ruler."
Hideyoshi! I knocked him aside and ran in with my bamboo staff in hope of saving him. Red ran as to not be captured by the troops. I blew down the door with my bare hands. Shattered windows, war drums, and burning wood were all around me. I climbed up rubble to get to the top. After a few floors the trail stopped but a staircase nearby was usable so I ran for it as fast as I could but was stopped ninja, Kotaro Fuma, once allied with the Hôjô Clan.
"Out of my way Kotaro, or do I have to slay you AGAIN!?" I told him.
"Ooooh. I am so scared of the child's angry voice. You are the one who should go. Hideyoshi will be slain soon and a better government will be lead by the Ishida Clan." He said.
"Fool! This kid will kick your ass for such language!"
"Maybe later kid." He vanished as I stabbed my staff through his afterimage.
"Damn it! Oh well I have to keep moving!"
Climbing up the stairs I heard a duel going on upstairs. So close! I ran but I believe the fumes got to me. I saw Nobunaga. I swallowed an air capsule to maybe clear my lungs to stop the hallucinations. It wasn't a hallucination. It was his ghost. He drew his blade and I stepped back. "Lord N-Nobunaga?! I-Is that you?" I was struggling with my words. He slashed at me and I dodged but was slightly cut along my left cheek. How could a ghost do that? The blade hit me but how? I ran up and swung my staff. He disappeared in the form of smoke, much like a candle's.
"What do you desire?" I heard his voice say. Those words rang through my head. I had to ignore them. His words rang on and on while I focused on the task-at-hand. The clanging got faster and louder. I got up the stairs hacking and coughing. The air capsule must have worn off. Mitsunari Ishida, former Toyotomi retainer was fighting against Lord Hideyoshi! I ran at them and blocked their weapons.
"Mitsunari! Why are you trying to stop peace's path!? Lord Hideyoshi, flee now! I will hold him off. You need to li-UGH!" I told them but was swept aside by Mitsunari's Bladed Fan.
"Fool kid! The Toyotomi will fall and I'll become victorious! He is weak and made our government crippled and blind! I will allow Japan to see the almighty light!" Mitsunari exclaimed and kicked Hideyoshi away, charged in stabbed him in the stomach, then kicked him onto the center section made of an inflammable metal.
"Hideyoshi!" I yelled. Something was wrong. I didn't think I had this… power. Something inside me just exploded. I was surrounded by a blue, flame-like aura. My voice changed. It was deep and demonic. "Mitsunari, I must thank you for this rebellion. I wouldn't have been awakened without my host's rage. HAHAHAHA! I should repay my master for his anger… I know what I must do, and you can help me. You can move on! That will be a great present. Your funeral will be his best day he has ever had!" I had no control over my body. I could only see what was happening. I was trapped in my own mind while someone else was controlling my actions. My fingernails became claws. My teeth grew to fangs. Before I knew it, Mitsunari was covered in his own blood, claw marks throughout his body and a giant hole in his stomach. I saw myself grab Hideyoshi and jump out of the 8-story window landing amazingly safely. Medics came over and took Hideyoshi. He was operated on his wound. I returned to normal. I could feel everything again, and had control… for a few seconds. I wearily said, "Hideyoshi, who helped you?" before falling to the ash-covered ground. I was picked up by the shirt and put on the back of a horse. My vision was blurring. From what I could make out, I was on the back of Red, I don't know but I think she took me to a hospital. I passed out before she stopped galloping…
