OK people, here is my story. I'm proud to say that it has been edited and
there are no more errors! ^_^ So I hope that you will read on and enjoy.
I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. I've taken everything that people have
commented me about to heart, and made some improtant changes in the story.
This first chapter is the prologue. It just gives some basic samurai history But the REAL story begins in chapter 2.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN RUROUNI KENSHIN!
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In the early 17th century, Japan had shut itself off from almost all contact with other nations. The peasants worked for and lived under the protection of their lord and his samurai. This rigid system kept them free from civil war, allowing peace and prosperity to reign for nearly two centuries.
But in these times of peace, the Japanese were losing their trade from neighboring countries. Nothing seemed to go right after that, and keeping the country in place was an impossible thing to do. With groups of samurais terrorizing the country, and the new civil war raging, Japan seemed to be slowly falling apart. But oddly enough, samurais prevented that from happening.
People feared samurais more than anyone else in the country. They were almost all man slayers, who killed for a reason only they knew. The Hitokiri's and the Sekihoutai's both were rivaling man slayer groups. The Hitokiri's were vicious man slayers, while the Sekihoutai's were peasants fighting for a private cause of their own.
Despite the civil war going on in Japan, its people rallied a new young emperor, Mutsohito to pull the country back into place. Once again Japan returned back to its peaceful state. Mutsohito chose the name Meiji for his reign which means "enlightened rule." These new times of peace were known as the Meiji era.
Ever since Mutsohito's rule, swords were banned from the use of all people in Japan. If anybody was caught holding a sword, they would be arrested and executed immediately. Under these harsh terms, nobody dared to break the law. But samurais still found a way to bind their way around it.
The Imperialist government had hired the Sekihoutai's to bring out hope and protection to the people of Japan during the Meiji era. However, when they had finally realized that there was no hope, and that the Meiji era would soon come to an end, the Imperialist government falsely accused the Sekihoutai's of spreading rumors. This only accustomed to angering the Sekihoutai's. From then on, the Sekihoutai's main goal was to rid of the Imperialist government.
However, with the Hitokiri's and the goals they were planning to achieve, the Sekihoutai's had a problem in their way. The Hitokiri's and the Sekihoutai's were soon to become the worst of rivals. With them all over the country, Japan was not guaranteed to stay peaceful. And that is where the story begins.
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That's it for a little bit of background history. Please read on for the real story! ^_^
This first chapter is the prologue. It just gives some basic samurai history But the REAL story begins in chapter 2.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN RUROUNI KENSHIN!
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In the early 17th century, Japan had shut itself off from almost all contact with other nations. The peasants worked for and lived under the protection of their lord and his samurai. This rigid system kept them free from civil war, allowing peace and prosperity to reign for nearly two centuries.
But in these times of peace, the Japanese were losing their trade from neighboring countries. Nothing seemed to go right after that, and keeping the country in place was an impossible thing to do. With groups of samurais terrorizing the country, and the new civil war raging, Japan seemed to be slowly falling apart. But oddly enough, samurais prevented that from happening.
People feared samurais more than anyone else in the country. They were almost all man slayers, who killed for a reason only they knew. The Hitokiri's and the Sekihoutai's both were rivaling man slayer groups. The Hitokiri's were vicious man slayers, while the Sekihoutai's were peasants fighting for a private cause of their own.
Despite the civil war going on in Japan, its people rallied a new young emperor, Mutsohito to pull the country back into place. Once again Japan returned back to its peaceful state. Mutsohito chose the name Meiji for his reign which means "enlightened rule." These new times of peace were known as the Meiji era.
Ever since Mutsohito's rule, swords were banned from the use of all people in Japan. If anybody was caught holding a sword, they would be arrested and executed immediately. Under these harsh terms, nobody dared to break the law. But samurais still found a way to bind their way around it.
The Imperialist government had hired the Sekihoutai's to bring out hope and protection to the people of Japan during the Meiji era. However, when they had finally realized that there was no hope, and that the Meiji era would soon come to an end, the Imperialist government falsely accused the Sekihoutai's of spreading rumors. This only accustomed to angering the Sekihoutai's. From then on, the Sekihoutai's main goal was to rid of the Imperialist government.
However, with the Hitokiri's and the goals they were planning to achieve, the Sekihoutai's had a problem in their way. The Hitokiri's and the Sekihoutai's were soon to become the worst of rivals. With them all over the country, Japan was not guaranteed to stay peaceful. And that is where the story begins.
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That's it for a little bit of background history. Please read on for the real story! ^_^