Inazuma walked calmly down the stone path, pipe lit, and smoke every where.
Cherry blosms blew in the winds flow and circled around the demon hunter
making the smoke and the petals a dance of beuty. At the end of the end of
the path the destination was clear. That morning Inazuma was going to
meditate in the Zen garden in his home village.
" Good morning Inazuma, what brings you to our gardens today after such a
long time?" asked the bald headed monk as he looked up at the huge man
standing infront of him.
" I had a dream the other night Somei and I woke up this morning for a need
of enlightenment and the hunger to seek the answere to my dream." Replied
Inazuma as he looked down at the monk and exhaled some smoke from his
mouth.
" Yes, yes my child dreams are a sign and meditation is a good way to
understand them more. Dwell on the
most important aspects of the dream you had and think only of those, they
will then lead you to the answere you seek." said Somei as he began his
forward walk back down the path where Inazuma first came.
" I thank you greatly old friend." said Inazuma s he looked over his
shoulder and peered back.
" Any time my son, any time." and Somei dissapeared over the small bend in
the path.
Inazuma took another puff from his pipe and continued on toward the
Meditation grounds of the village
to see a group of monks sitting in a circle giving praise to Amaterasu, the
Goddes of the sun, and her devine light. The monks chanted softly but as
Inazuma drew closer to the point of passing by the circle of bald wise men
the chanting grew louder, and more clearer to Inazuma, he knew the words
but dare not speak them, for they were only supposed to be known is the
toungue they were being said at that very moment and nothing more.
There were small engawa buildings to the left and the right of path Inazuma
was walking down, they were hidden within the thick growth of the trees and
brush. Out side it looks as if the trees trap you within the small
buildings but once under the engawa you feel seren and peacful in the soul,
no one that has ever seen this place has ever truly inderstood how it
worked spiritually.
Just up ahead Inzuma could see the Zen water garden he planned to meditate
in, it was free of other people and he was glad, he always liked to
meditate alone.
Inazuma neared the edge of the Zen garden and undid the strap for his broad
sword strapped to his back and placed it on the side edge of the cemented
rim made also as a bench for people to sit upon.
There were people sitting on the benched side of the Zen garden when
something caught their attention,
they looked up and down the path where Inazuma came from before.
Inazuma suddenly had a rush of curiosity and looked as well. To his
surprise he saw Somei running frantically for his life back up the path.
" The Oni are here, they are attacking, run every one get to saftey,
RUUU......" yelled the monk as he was cut off by a flaming arrow peircing
out of his forhead.
Inazuma exhaled the last of the reminence of his pipe and placed it in a
pouch calmly on the side of his waste attached to the midnight blue kimono
he was wearing, then he picked up his sword, drew and charged with unknown
force at the demon that had just risen from behind the falling monk.
" Diiiiieeee Oni." yelled Inazuma as he charged the creature with brute
strength.
Inazuma drove his broad sword into the creatures skull with blinding sped
before it had time to load its bow once again.
The Oni fell to the ground and moved no more, blood pooring out of the
gaping hole that once was its face.
Then when things looked good Oni jumped out from all corners and sorrounded
Inazuma and all came down on him like Inazuma was the last living thing on
the planet.
