Sorry this chapter was so short I am working on a longer chapter three and
will have it up as soon as I can.....
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- When we are young, the masters or seekers as they are known to the outside clans, come to the villages and check our what they call Kee or spirit and those of us who are "lucky" enough are chosen to the ancient ways of the assassin. The "seekers" come clothed head to toe in black, dark blue or white depending on their level and the way of the assassin they choose one from each clan to pick and only together...
The Black Serpent Clan, is the way of the darkest assassin ..... they who will kill and have no remorse over it and never think twice about their kills..... their kills are nothing but targets to them, like animals waiting to be taken care of....
The White Hawk Eagle Clan, is the way of the purest assassin, they who only take cases they feel would benefit the people or right a wrong that has been committed... They only take on cases that have targets who have committed great sins... rape, murder, slavery.....
The hardest to explain would be the blue clan, known as The Dragon Clan, they are ones who do not believe in the ways of the Eagle clan's way of following but are not emotionless like those of the Black Serpent.
Many assassins of the Black Serpant and Blue Dragon clan go out into the world after attainting the rank of master, because they are struck with what we call wondering feet, and a need to prove one self. A few go out to test and train even more. But most go out to make a name for themselves and bring "honor and fame" to their name. It is mostly Kiichi who want to be come Kokad and believe that if they bring great fame to their names they will be able to become Kokad. That is mostly frowned upon by the clan leaders and master.
The masters of the clan are given the job to train the students and also to prevent any people from out side of the clan to enter the village. Only the master of the clan has the right to allow any outsiders into the village and no one else. And with out the aid of the clans no out sider will ever find the village, and if the do they never return for they must have permission before they set out in search of the village.
Each clan has a set of leaders that meet to make decision also known as a the counsel of wise men, the master of the clan leads the counsel and can if it is deemed really necessary can over rule the counsel on any decision they make.
If a assassin looses his master during training, depending on how he lost his master will determine what he can do or what his future of training will hold. If he looses his master cause of old age or illness he is allowed by clan law to either go train under another master, if the master offers to him. Or he may choose to go out and become a Ronin "a assassin who never finished training under a master" or he may give up the life and go live a life outside of the clans free to do what he wants.
If his master is murdered and he can not claim revenge on the culprit, he will be cast out of the clan in disgrace never allowed to return.
Any student may challenge his master or another master in honorable combat for his position in the clan.
Honorable combat is determined by a challenge, known as the "Degann". The Degann is when a student or even a master challenges another master and the leader of the clan allows it, The leader of the clans is also known as "Snguon". The winner of Degann is allowed to take the looser's place in the clan (he gets his place of power and respect and if it is a wise man then he takes the wise man's seat on the counsel) If the master is unable to be judge over the challenge then the whole clan may elect a person to be the temporary judge.
If a warrior from one clan challenges another warrior from a different clan the counsel of wise men from both clans must be present to act as judges over the battle, and only they are allowed to witness the battle unless both warriors allow for others to be permitted.
If a student kills his master outside of Degann and is proven guilty, the counsel of wise men will chose his fate. Depending on what type of warrior he was and all he had done for the village then they will not have him killed, but have him locked up and work as a slave for the rest of his life for the family of the master that was killed.
The training that the students must under go can take many years as few as 7 to as many as 15 or more. It all depends on how well the student trains and how much he wants to learn.
With the history of my people and the clans explained this is where I continue my story of the journey of my being "chosen" for a second time begins........ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- When we are young, the masters or seekers as they are known to the outside clans, come to the villages and check our what they call Kee or spirit and those of us who are "lucky" enough are chosen to the ancient ways of the assassin. The "seekers" come clothed head to toe in black, dark blue or white depending on their level and the way of the assassin they choose one from each clan to pick and only together...
The Black Serpent Clan, is the way of the darkest assassin ..... they who will kill and have no remorse over it and never think twice about their kills..... their kills are nothing but targets to them, like animals waiting to be taken care of....
The White Hawk Eagle Clan, is the way of the purest assassin, they who only take cases they feel would benefit the people or right a wrong that has been committed... They only take on cases that have targets who have committed great sins... rape, murder, slavery.....
The hardest to explain would be the blue clan, known as The Dragon Clan, they are ones who do not believe in the ways of the Eagle clan's way of following but are not emotionless like those of the Black Serpent.
Many assassins of the Black Serpant and Blue Dragon clan go out into the world after attainting the rank of master, because they are struck with what we call wondering feet, and a need to prove one self. A few go out to test and train even more. But most go out to make a name for themselves and bring "honor and fame" to their name. It is mostly Kiichi who want to be come Kokad and believe that if they bring great fame to their names they will be able to become Kokad. That is mostly frowned upon by the clan leaders and master.
The masters of the clan are given the job to train the students and also to prevent any people from out side of the clan to enter the village. Only the master of the clan has the right to allow any outsiders into the village and no one else. And with out the aid of the clans no out sider will ever find the village, and if the do they never return for they must have permission before they set out in search of the village.
Each clan has a set of leaders that meet to make decision also known as a the counsel of wise men, the master of the clan leads the counsel and can if it is deemed really necessary can over rule the counsel on any decision they make.
If a assassin looses his master during training, depending on how he lost his master will determine what he can do or what his future of training will hold. If he looses his master cause of old age or illness he is allowed by clan law to either go train under another master, if the master offers to him. Or he may choose to go out and become a Ronin "a assassin who never finished training under a master" or he may give up the life and go live a life outside of the clans free to do what he wants.
If his master is murdered and he can not claim revenge on the culprit, he will be cast out of the clan in disgrace never allowed to return.
Any student may challenge his master or another master in honorable combat for his position in the clan.
Honorable combat is determined by a challenge, known as the "Degann". The Degann is when a student or even a master challenges another master and the leader of the clan allows it, The leader of the clans is also known as "Snguon". The winner of Degann is allowed to take the looser's place in the clan (he gets his place of power and respect and if it is a wise man then he takes the wise man's seat on the counsel) If the master is unable to be judge over the challenge then the whole clan may elect a person to be the temporary judge.
If a warrior from one clan challenges another warrior from a different clan the counsel of wise men from both clans must be present to act as judges over the battle, and only they are allowed to witness the battle unless both warriors allow for others to be permitted.
If a student kills his master outside of Degann and is proven guilty, the counsel of wise men will chose his fate. Depending on what type of warrior he was and all he had done for the village then they will not have him killed, but have him locked up and work as a slave for the rest of his life for the family of the master that was killed.
The training that the students must under go can take many years as few as 7 to as many as 15 or more. It all depends on how well the student trains and how much he wants to learn.
With the history of my people and the clans explained this is where I continue my story of the journey of my being "chosen" for a second time begins........ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------