Chapter 5
Utsusemi approached the base of the temple, and laying on the ground was a large muscular body, he was decked out in a blue sparring outfit his broadsword lay by his side. It seemed that a lot of his bones were broken
"Oh my God, what happened to you Kannuki," Inquired Utsusemi.
"Tatsumi and I were here to attack the building, and we were attacked by a man armed with a sledgehammer. I distracted him while Tatsumi went on, and I guess he won," He said wearily and with hisdying breath he said "you don't look so hot either."
After this sentence he winked out and died. Utsusemi collected his broadsword and headed up the temple steps. He ran down the hall where he approached a man barring the entrance. This man stood at about 6' he was wearing light black battle armor and helmet with the Shainto symbol on it, and he was armed with a sledgehammer.
The man did not speak but proceded to attack him. He came in with an overhead strike which Utsusemi blocked in a shower of sparks with his broadsword. They danced around the room with their weapons. The man swung his hammer around and Utsusemi blocked it, Utsusemi attacked but his attack was parried by the sledgehammer. The man became enraged and started to swing harder making him more difficult to block. He swung and hit a post splintering it to pieces. This time he jumped in and did an overhead swing, Utsusmi jumped back and the head of the sledgehammer went clean through the floor. Utsusemi made his own overhead slash at his exposed back. He buried the sword into his spine and the man went down with a painful yell.
He immediately left the man and drew his nodachi. He ran into the hall to find many Shainto soldiers dead. He walked through the main hallway everyone slaughtered some even severed in two. He proceded to the throne room.