The Nogitsune opened his eyes seeing only darkness the darkness of his cage he wasn't sure if he was dreaming or not then again did it really matter? In the darkness he saw a young Japanese samurai crying as he held a dying woman in his arms.
"Who is that man?" The nogitsune asked only to smirk and laugh when the answer finally dawned on him "Oh yeah that's me." The Nogitsune watched the young kitsune samurai with both anger and nostalgia it was a sad sight reliving his past in this manner.
He watched as the Samurai put his beloved to rest and drew his sword declaring that he'd never again serve a master that instead he'd devote his existence to justice "What a fool I was back then. Kitsune don't even believe in good or evil much less justice. What were you trying to achieve? Were you trying to do what that Noshiko attempted when she thought against us all those years ago?" The Nogitsune asked watching his former self taking up such a cause.
"You fool." The Nogitsune spat on the ground "You sacrificed everything and for what? Everyone you, no everyone we've ever loved is dead because of us. The women we loved are dead, children, even our closest friends and relatives died and what was it all for?" The Nogitsune asked his young five hundred year self as The Samurai continued to fight against corrupt lords, evil oni, and yes even nogitsune.
Finally after a long and horrific battle against Oda Nobunaga, Japans most famous and controversial historical figure The Samurai returned to the grave of his beloved he was bleeding out of his Stomach and not healing "What was it all for?" The Nogitsune asked himself.
The Samurai bowed before the grave reaching towards it while using his sword a sword with the kanji for justice branded on the handle as a crutch with his dying breathe the Samurai said "I want to perform my duty no my love I want to full fill my promise to you until the very last moment."
"Of course now I remember I fell in love with a another kitsune and promised her I would protect the innocent and became fixated on justice then in death my spirit was consumed by the same obsession and my hunger for justice became vengeance and that led to me hungering for chaos."
The Nogitsune heard laughing followed by a voice "Irredeemable." The voice said mocking him.
"Whose there?" The Nogitsune asked slightly surprised.
A man walked out of the darkness approaching the Nogitsune and he said "You truly are a monster completely unworthy of redemption."
The Nogitsune shot a glare at this mysterious man "You!"
"Hello Kurama it's been such a long time." The Man said from the darkness.
"Five hundred years but whose counting? I thought I killed you. Not saying I don't appreciate a visit while in jail but I really wanted you dead."
"Well what can I say I was never one for following the rules not like you so imagine my surprise when I heard that the great and honorable Kurama the legendary slayer of evil the kitsune who could make even the strongest nogitsune shudder in fear at mere mention of his name had become a nogitsune himself."
"What do you want?" Kurama asked no longer in the mood for idle talk and games.
"I'm planning something Kurama something big and I want you to be a part of it."
"Really why?"
"Why not we could do a lot of damage together my friend just think about it you can stay in here and rot or help me bring chaos on a scale this town has never seen before I'll give you a week to decide my friend. Think very carefully." The Man then disappeared.