WARNING
This story will contain obscene language, mass & articulately detailed violence, philosophical undertones, and more than likely sexual content. If you can't stomach such content , and have the gall to flame me after reading this clearly labeled text of forewarning, you can go die in a pit & hope that I do not feel enraged enough to hunt you down so as to devour your waste of a soul.
Deus Rex Tyrannus
Prologue
The air was stifling. It was filled Ash, and the aura of Death. Rain was falling, but not normal rain. No, this rain was red, having been stained with blood. This strange phenomenon was being caused the mass output of volatile energy. Chakra, ki, mako, it did not matter. All of these arcane forces had collected in the atmosphere, melding flying blood with the water molecules of the air.
But where did this flying blood come from? It was a simple answer: Battle. There was a battle raging on the surface of the planet. Or more specifically, the continent of Butai*, in the land of Spirits (Rei no Kuni). It was here where the legendary Rokudo Sennin*, creator of chakra, jinchurki* of the 10-tailed beast, and founder of the shinobi class of warriors, would learn how to harness the powers of one's life force, and turn it into a great, yet terrible weapon. One could say that it was the birthplace of shinobi kind.
Now, however, it might be the graveyard of said warrior class. For when the shinobi people came to power, they began to drive other classes to extinction. They decimated samurai armies, destroyed the temples of monks, burnt down the magi colleges, expelled the paradin* missionaries, annihilated the shamanic tribes, and usurped the power of the ninja assassins. Many of the new shinobi villages hoped to replace these other warrior castes, to make the shinobi culture the most dominant in the land.
Some grew so brazen enough that they seized control of Butai no Kuni, home of the Emperor and hold him hostage (Butai no Kuni was also birthplace of the Rokudo Sennin). The former armies of the Emperor, once the unifying guardian force of the continent were reduced to a scattering of bandit bands, as they no longer were allowed to keep their position. As much as the shinobi liked to think that they had brought a new order to the empire, instead they instilled chaos.
But no more. For you see, an individual had been roaming the lands of the elemental continent, and learning from these near extinct groups. He began to revive their arts, bringing in new practitioners. This man would unite the most power groups of each caste into a single force, known as the Kurai Shūshū* to the shinobi people. Soon, he would rise to become leader of this new force, and would proceed to liberate the holy land, the home of the Emperor, and restore power to the divine monarch.
His power & influence grew. He began openly challenging the shinobi villages, daring them to oppose his ascension. And indeed he would ascend. His words would inspire the commoners. His power, known as Maboroshi no Shita*, would awe the warrior castes. His charisma would unite all under one banner. His very spirit would project itself, an aura that could calm the most frantic of minds, or enphobiate the most sound. It was as if the very kami had blessed him with their aura.
However, this was not the case. In fact, the kami, the so-called "gods" of the shinobi people, had cursed this man thrice over. Hence, he would defy them, and bring down the very society that they had helped create not but five centuries earlier. This new player in the game, this variable, would be known by one title- the Arashi Sennin*.
Of course, this would be a fitting name, as he would create a maelstrom, one that would devour the shinobi society, bring about a new age...
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Note- If you have no idea what maelstrom means in Japanese, shame on you
TRANSLATIONS
Butai- element(s)
Jinchurki- (power of) human sacrifice
Paradin- paladin
Kurai Shūshū- Dark Gathering/Assembly
Maboroshi no Shita- Phantom Tongue
Arashi Sennin- Storm Sage