Higure stood between the bamboos, the Ninja was about to strike. A huge ogre passed him, what is an ogre doing here – so far from the Sokenzan mountain range? Higure wondered, but wasted no time on finding that out. He quickly went on, using the shadows as cover for his movements. He drew his knife, and with one swift move, he slashed the oversized ogre's throat. The creature fell silently on the stone floor with a silent thunk.
Very good, young one. Higure heard a thick voice whispering in his ear, the ninja looked around, but no one was next to him. 'Weird…' Higure thought to himself. He went on, his feet barely making a sound on the floor while he hid the ogre's body. He looked on the house, now only a dozen meters or so from him, he saw a big shadow moving along the shoji the house was made of, another ogre, he could easily see the ogre had an O-Naginanta on his shoulder. 'Marvelous. Simply marvelous, I have to infiltrate a house with a guard THIS big?' Higure thought sarcastically. Now, now, there's no turning back in this point, you took the job. The strange voice whispered again in Higure's ear. Higure decided that whoever just said it was right. So he went on.
Higure climbed swiftly on the roof, making sure his Shuriken belt was in order, he drew his Neko-Te, and put it on his hands. He made a hole through the wall on the other side of the surprisingly small building, and went in quickly. Before he managed to understand what's happening, he was pinned down on a wall. It was an ogre with an O-Naginanta. It seemed that the building was actually only one room, all well-lit. "Just as he said." The ogre smiled, revealing a large set of razor-sharp teeth. "You're lucky, little man." The ogre said, "I will not feed you to my Oni, because there is someone here who wants to speak to you." He said, moving aside, but keeping his firm grip on Higure's hands and feet, "That's enough, Kolo, bring him here." A cold voice said from the shadows. The voice seemed somehow familiar to Higure's ears. The ogre took Higure away from the wall, holding him like a sort of pig – one hand holding Higure's two hands, and another one holding his feet. The ogre dropped him down, giving Higure a pain in his back when he hit the wooden floor.
"Alright, what do you want?" Higure asked the dark figure which sat in the shadows. Higure decided to sit too on the floor. "First thing – take you weapons off. Yes, also your Shuko that you have in your left pocket. Higure was amazed, he actually knew where he had weapons! A silent breeze came from the hole Higure has made. "I have a job for you. It won't be an easy one, but I'm sure you two will be able to take care of it." The figure said coolly. "What do you mean, 'you two'"? Higure asked suspiciously while he took all his weapons off him. "The job needs brains, stealth and brawn. I'll provide your brawns, you'll just be the brains and the stealth." The figure said, Higure looked to the corner of his eye at the big ogre. Another breeze went through the hole, flapping everybody's clothes a bit. 'He expects me to go with that ogre? Well, it's not like I have a choice…' Higure thought bitterly. "That's right, you don't have a choice." The figure said, "And you're right again – I want you to go with Kolo." He said simply. Higure started to think deeply. "Alright then, what's the job?" He asked. Another breeze went through the hole, it sounded as though someone was laughing, satisfied.