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Tokyo sat in his library reading a book conveniently named 'Magical Tattoos'. Silently he nodded his head as he read about the curse of the Ryu Sen Ken tattoo.

Chi Chi walked into the study and approached her master. "Sire, we have recieved word that Tsuronosuke has been defeated by the annoyance." she said bowing.

"Huh? Hmm….these pests get more irritating each day. But, no matter. For soon, we will have a general who will crush their group like insects."

"What do you mean sir?" she asked.

"This...Shang has a tattoo on his body that will be able to help us destroy that menace Goemon and his group forever. Then, when that is finished, we will take over Japan and finally have conquered the world." he said.

"But sir, will the target join our cause?" she asked.

An evil grin spread across the rulers face. "He will have no choice my dear. For what some consider a gift, others consider a curse. I will harness this curse, and he will be forced to work with us." he said clenching his fist. "Have Hirotaro and Nobushiro fetch this Shang to me immediately." he said.

Suddenly, a projectile flew through the air like a giant cannonball and smashed into the side of the castle, sending a tremor through the building and almost knocking Tokyo off his feet. Standing back up strait, Tokyo smiled. "That'll be Tsuronosuke. Have him brought here before me." he said. The beautiful assistant bowed and exited the room.

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The group soon regretted walking back to the Wise Man's. The battle with Tsuronosuke had taken its toll on them and now they had walked for an hour before they began to tire out. Sitting down on the grassy plain, Goemon fell back and looked at the sky.

"Okay, I give up. i'm taking a rest before my legs decide to kill me." he said. The others agreed and sat down. They all lay on the grass, enjoying the spring breeze and sunlight, when the afternoon cast its spell on them. They almost immediately fell asleep, leaving no watch.

An airship in the shape of a giant bird flew over the plains swiftly. Hirotaro smiled as he saw the pitiful camp on the horizon. "Looks like we found what we came for." he said.

Nobushiro never talked, he mearly gestured to others for communications. He stood at six feet tall and had long black hair down to his back. Sporting a scar across one eye and giant blue battle armor, he looked entirely like a battle hardened warrior. Hirotaro stood at 5'10" inches and had short spiked white hair, wearing thin red samurai armor. Each of the generals of Tokyo's army had their own special abilities that made them almost unstoppable, which is why they had been chosen by Tokyo.

They flew above the spot and Hirotaro nodded to his partner. Nobushiro nodded back and jumped out of the craft holding a long chain. Being lowered to the ground, he silently crept up to Shang and stared. Raising his hand, he smashed it into Shang's neck, making sure he didn't wake up. Tying the chain around him as silently as possible, he hoisted him onto one shoulder and walked back to the ship.

Yae had been fast asleep somewhere in a mountain with her secret crush, when the rattling of a chain slightly woke her. Looking around, she saw a blurry blue figure walking away from the camp. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, then looked again and saw the man carrying the unconscious form of Shang.

"No!" she shouted and grabbed her katana. Nobushiro turned and saw her, then tossed Shang on the ground. The tractor beam from the ship picked up Shang's body and lifted him aboard the ship. Nobushiro waved for the ship to leave.

Hirotaro was a little skepticle, but nodded and took off for Oedo Castle.

Nobushiro turned around and pulled a giant sword off his back.

Yae ran forward and slashed at him, but he blocked it with ease. Pushed back on her sword, Nobushiro used his immense strength to his advantage. Yae, unable to stay on her feet fell backwards, but jumped back to her feet and attacked again.

The others woke up and saw the battle. Grabbing their weapons, they ran forward, but were quickly stopped by Yae. "Stay back. I've got this one!" she shouted and attacked again. Her quickness wasn't to be overlooked, quickly she blocked an attack with and overhead swing and brought the sword back around. It went strait for Nobushiro's throat, when he did something that surprised everyone. He stopped the blade with one finger.

"T-Thats impossible!" shouted Sasuke.

"How did he do that?" yelled Ushiwaka.

Nobushiro pushed the blade away and backhanded Yae, sending her to the ground. She hit the ground, but got back to her feet and wiped blood from her lip. Holding her sword in front of her, she circled the juggarnaut and looked for an opening.

"Yae! Stop this, he's invincible!" shouted Goemon. But she ignored him and attacked anyway. Nobushiro didn't move and the sword stopped as it hit him in the back. Turning around, he grabbed her blade and lifted her off the ground by it. She struggled to get loose, for she would not let go of her sword.

Nobushiro punched her in the stomach, driving the wind from her and sending her rolling across the ground. She slowly got to her knees and tears fell from her face as she tried to catch her breath. But she didn't have that chance, for Nobushiro walked over and kicked her in the stomach, sending her rolling again.

She had lost it all. She wasn't able to win against this terror, and she knew it.

"Yae!" yelled Goemon. He ran forward, but was stopped as a Nobushiro sent out a wave of energy that paralyzed them instantly. Struggle as they might, they couldn't move and had to watch as their close friend was nearly beaten to death.

Nobushiro turned back to Yae and raised his sword to finish her off. Yae lay there, barely conscious, when her dream came back to her. She was in the mountain with the one she loved. He smiled at her and she smiled back, his face imprinting in her mind. "No..." she said. "I won't die..."

Suddenly, a new fury awoke within Yae and her eyes opened with burning flames. Nobushiro struck down with the sword, but to his and everyones surprise, Yae had stopped it with both hands.

Jumping to her feet, she jerked the blade from him and took it by the handle. Swinging it several times, she again failed to pierce his skin. Hurling the blade away, she ran away from him and towards the others. Sasuke gasped as she grabbed something from his belt, but couldn't turn to see what it was.

She ran back at Nobushiro and slammed the hilt of her sword into his stomach. He looked at her and she smiled as he reached to grab her. Grabbing his wrist, she slid the hilt up his chest and hit him in the chin with tremendous force. Lifting him off the ground, she powerslammed him into the ground. Standing again, she yelled, "Blades of the Wind Dragon!"

Suddenly, a cyclone appeared and attempted to pick Nobushiro up. But he held himself to the ground making it hard for the cyclone, until Yae ran up and kicked him in the face sending him into the whirlwind. Grabbing her sword, she jumped in after him and flew through the tornado like a fish through water. Quickly, she attacked the warrior with lightning fast attacks, leaving bruises across his entire body.

Nobushiro gasped at the force of the attack. Yae jumped out of the tornado and it vanished, making her opponent fall to the ground like a meteor. Jumping into the air, she grabbed the kunai that she had taken from Sasuke and hurled all of them at Nobushiro, hitting him in each arm and leg with one and two to the chest. He started to rise smiling at the atte,pt to kill him. But, as he got to his knees, the kunai shattered, sending a cold wave over his body. As he reached for Yae's throat, he froze completely, unable to move.

"Lets go, we have to get him back." she said. The paralyzation wore off and the others looked at her in surprise.

"What the hell was that?" asked Goemon as the spell wore off. "I've never seen you use that technique before." he said.

"Because I've never needed to." she said. "Lets go." she said again. The others obliged, not wanting to get on her bad side. She walked over and picked up Nobushiro's sword, then walked over and stuck it in the ground just out of his reaching hand. He was forced to try and reach a sword that he would never be able to grasp again.

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Shang woke up on a cold steel floor. He moved his arms and heard the rattling of chains. Forcing himself onto his knees, he looked around and saw only a circular stone wall around him.

"Ah, finally awake." said a familiar voice behind him. Shang turned, but quickly regretted it as his back sent a sharp pain through his body. The owner of the voice walked around in front of him revealing Tokyo. "What's the matter? You look as if you are uncomfortable." he said.

"What the hell do you want with me?" shouted Shang, sending an echo around the tower.

Tokyo smiled. "Oh you know what I want." he said covering his mouth and making a rediculous breathing sound. "Join the dark side my son." he said in a darker voice.

Shang glared at him. "I'm not your son!" he shouted.

"I know, I've just always wanted to say that. Anyway, I've brought you here to give you an offer. Make it easier on yourself and just accept the offer." said the tyrant. Shang said nothing. "I want you to join my army as my general. If you do, you will be given your own militia plus you get to have your own military designed robot shaped how you please." said Tokyo. "With this new power, you will help me conquer the rest of the planet and get your own country. But the best part is that you will get your own action figure." he said holding up a small doll that looked like Tokyo.

Shang glared at him. "No! I won't join your army, I won't ride in one of those stupid oversized cartoon rejects, and I won't let you take over this country!" he shouted in Tokyo's face.

Tokyo pulled his face back annoyed. "You and your good guy morals." he said. "You know, being a bad guy has great benefits. Taking over the world aside, you get a great health care plan, plus all the popcorn shrimp you can eat." he said. Shang attempted to get at Tokyo, but chains were too secure and he couldn't reach. Tokyo sighed. "Alright. Chi Chi, his shirt please."

The assistant walked over with a sickle like blade and looked into Shang's eyes. "Sorry." she said silently. Taking the blade, she cut through his shirt and pulled it off. Shang's eyes widened as Tokyo smiled.

"Foren shuku kurari Ryu Sen Ken." said Tokyo, and he chanted it again and again.

Shang yelled out loud as his tattoo started to glow brightly. The dragons on his chest began to move and shift until they took another position. This time, they stood staring out at Tokyo, awaiting his command. Shang's soul lay locked inside his own body, unable to escape the power of the chant. His eyes turned from icy blue to pure white as his body was taken over and his will diminished.

Tokyo smiled and started laughing maniacly. "Finally, I have the power to take over this puny world. And after that, beware universe, for I'm not stopping here." he said.