Curse of the Arachnid
By Pathfinder
Authors note: Four years ago I had a dream while I slept that a curse had been placed upon me, now here is the story based upon that dream.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ronin warriors or any related characters such as the Dark Warlords (despite none of the Ronins appearing in this) they are credited to Bandai (currently). I do however own the villagers in this story such as Takako, Rajura Kuroda, Masubei, Master Fujiyama, and etc.
Prologue:
The sun was beating down upon the Earth and the temperature was reaching 95 degrees. But on this beautiful day no children were playing, and the only sounds that could be heard were the sounds of a sobbing woman and an executioner's sentence.
"It is to be on this summer's day, that Rajura Kuroda is to be executed for his crimes of thievery and assault." The voice echoed over the spectators. "He is to be executed by our village's archers; fired upon until dead and denied burial."
A tall man with long white hair stood tied to a tree and blindfolded. Though the blindfold covered a good part of his face, it was quite apparent that this man had not passed his twenty-third birthday.
"Rajura Kuroda, do you have any last requests?" The voice said from its pedestal ten feet away.
"Yeah, declare me innocent and let me go." He said.
"This request is not possible!" He shouted for all to hear. The he raised his hand, "READY! FIRE!"
A woman's scream echoed over the forest where the execution was taking place. Kuroda still tied to the tree gritted his teeth; his face scrunched up into a look of shear pain. He coughed lightly as blood trickled out of his mouth and down his chin. All were silent. Even the beasts dwelling in the surrounding trees neither moved nor made a single sound. The man mouthed a word over and over until it finally sounded, "Takako…."
"FIRE!" The voice screamed again.
Another rain of arrows sailed through the air and pierced into Kuroda's body but they were unnecessary; he was dead before they hit him.