I suggest you to play Track (Growlancer IV OST - Lamentation)
Trailer 4: The Lion Of Sagami
"This is really bad" said a blond man with two scars in his face; one on his right eye and the other on the top of his cheeks running from the left one to the right one, passing by the bridge of his nose. His forehead was covert by a black and red bandana "Kotaro!"
"What are you going to do now, Ujiyasu" said Kotaro Fûma, a gray skinned man with red hair and a scaled armor with some plated parts.
Ujiyasu Hojo, who was smoking with his pipe, rose and walked to the balcony before saying "things are goin' to get really to the point of a slaughter"
"You really thought that Date Masamune could hold against the entire army of the land" said Kotaro with a smile "We both know that He would sooner or later join them to save himself"
"Wrong" corrected Ujiyasu "He wanted to save his men. He knew that they were killed in a lost battle"
"My lord!" said a soldier as he approached "The enemy breached the main door and now they are advancing toward the castle!"
"Kotaro!" yelled Ujiyasu "Hear my final order! Take Kai and Hayakawa to a safer place!"
The ninja chuckled and said "It was an honor" and then vanished.
"Now…" Ujiyasu jumped from the balcony and landed in front of the army of Hideyoshi "Welcome to Odawara Castle, and goodbye" he charged them and began to hit them with his cane before being forced to block a pair of long golden claws. A black haired girl was using them, "Aren't you a little young to be in a battlefield?" asked the head of the Hojo clan.
"I don't care about that" replied the girl, her yellow eyes were focused on Ujiyasu "By taking you out, Lord Hideyoshi will have conquered the land"
"Looks like the kid got some words" said Ujiyasu "I guess that you got it by now, but I am the current head of the Hojo clan, Ujiyasu Hojo"
"Ayu Takenaka" replied the girl.
"If I were a little younger, I would have tried to get you" said Ujiyasu while shaking his head "What a shame"
At this moment, Ayu vanished from his sight and reappeared behind him, ready to strike him. He evaded just in time.
"Tch, you survived" mumbled Ayu, annoyed that Ujiyasu survived.
"I'm not easy to take down" said Ujiyasu with a grin.
"That's why I'm here" said a cold voice behind him.
As Ujiyasu turned a volley of arrows where thrown at him. There was a pale man with a yellow robe with some black parts, holding a green crystal.
"Any last words?" asked the man.
Ujiyasu chuckled and said "it look like the Fool Of Sagami made a fool out of himself"
"Indeed" said a new voice.
"What now…" asked Ujiyasu, turning around to see who spoke, but found nothing but the girl named Ayu standing there.
"You look like you can use a hand" said the voice.
"It depends on who is willing to give it" replied Ujiyasu.
"You are really cautious" commented the voice "You need to learn to trust others more often"
"For me trust is learned" said Ujiyasu "And how I can trust someone who don't show himself"
"In due time you'll trust me" replied the voice "But now, let's return to the reason why I stopped time 3 seconds before your death"
"I think that because you need my help for something, right?" said the Lion Of Sagami.
"Indeed" replied the voice "In exchange, you can have your greatest wish granted"
"Are you really desperate to that point?" asked Ujiyasu.
"Desperate…" repeated the voice "Maybe, after all it's my fault that he got time to unleash those creatures there"
"I feel like there's something that I miss" said Ujiyasu "Why would you do something like that?"
"I am the one who keeps balance and makes sure that no other forces may intervene in any place" answered the voice"
"Yet, you are going to intervene, in an indirect way" commented Ujiyasu "That means that you have no other alternatives, or that you are the one who created that mess and wants to throw me in that place just for your fun"
"Does that mean that you refuse?" asked the voice.
"I haven't decided yet" replied Ujiyasu "Like I just said, you may not have any alternative ways or you want to entertain yourself, either ways, I have nothing to lose"
"Then, you accept?" asked the voice.
"I still have doubts" replied Ujiyasu "What will I gain after this"
"Like I said before, you will have your greatest wish" replied the voice "All you need to do, is to accept my proposal"
"I don't have a wish at all" replied Ujiyasu "You are wasting your time"
"Don't you wish to see the land in peace" countered the voice "Having no war in your lands, every warlord minding their own business"
Ujiyasu narrowed his eyes and mumbled "Just who are you…?"
"All you questions are going to be answered if you accept" replied the voice.
Ujiyasu sighed and said "Fine, you won. I accept your proposal"
"Good" said the voice before letting the time resuming. The body of the head of the Hojo clan disappeared, spreading panic in the ranks of Hideyoshi's army.
