Can't believe I left this story to ROT!

Damn myself!

MURAMASA: FUTURE BLADE

Episode 1: The next one

Why do they say a Muramasa is cursed when what they only want is someone to wield them? Muramasa is just like any conventional Katana, only with more power. And although I don't have one, I pretty much wanted to have to prove the people wrong about the Muramasa.

Who am I? Hakuseki Masamune. A first year on the most advanced High School of Tokyo: Genroku High.

I'm not someone popular there, although there are some Americans on the school who think they are the best ever when they just succeed in being douchebags.

Although they like to mess with first years, they never messed with me for some reason. Maybe planning something for me? Anyway.

"Seki-Kun!" I know that voice. It's Yoshio Mika, a friend I have ever since my childhood.

"Hi, Mika." I greeted her "Are we having a class soon?"

"Yup. It's about Katanas! And you KNOW how much you would like to swing one!" She said. I've been training with wooden swords for a long time until I could be almost called a Master.

"OK. Let's see how it's gonna go."

We were already being taught everything about Katanas in theory. But the teacher also was teaching us about an era where Katanas were used commonly: The Genroku Era, on which this school is named after.

"Back then, various Katanas were used because of a crisis happening on that time. Some say that various in-human happenings also took place there. But some say that this time was also cursed, because it was said that various cursed Katanas called 'Muramasa' were used on that time." That perked me up. VARIOUS Muramasas were used? Then this means that various people were cursed on that time... Or not?

While I was wondering that, the bell rang. It was time for me to go home.

"So, if you have a Katana you want to show us, you can bring it up on the next class we'll have tomorrow." The idea popped on bringing a Muramasa, but how? They say this sword is now anything but a myth.

While I was walking across the exit, I saw those Americans again, so I took the risk and decided to talk to them.

"Hey." I called them, they looked at me. "You seem to mess with everyone of the first year, but never me. Are you guys planning something or...?"

"Well..." One of them started speaking. "You're cool on our book. Just that." That left me with more questions than answers, but I'll let them slide for now.

While I was walking to home, I came across a monk, when I passed him, he glared at me for some seconds. I wonder if I did anything wrong?

Oh well, no time on dwelling on angry monks, I need to go home.

I live on a Residential district close to my school. At least I can run from school to house and last just a couple of minutes. Consider it my daily jog.

When I got in (I live alone, BTW), I took in the house's smell. It's still the same house I remember.

"I just wish you two didn't have to die, Oto-san and Oka-san..." My dad and mom died when a collapsing Temple came down on them. I couldn't do nothing, since I was a kid at the time. The cause of the collapsing was never discovered, so I am on a little investigative side to know what happened on that day.

I was searching through some family books until I found this one: "The Heritage of the Masamune Family". I picked it up and started reading it.

"The heritage of the Masamune Family is said to be cursed because of one of us that was born on the Genroku Era of Japan." I started reading "It is said that our family is a master on a type of Katana fighting called: 'Oboro Muramasa'." I stopped reading a little when I read that part.

Oboro Muramasa...? I thought. So this Muramasa thing isn't a myth after all, since my dad was also a great Katana wielder and fighter...

I kept reading the book. "One of the ancestors of our family was the one who started the accursed heritage, but its said that this girl was the one who saved the entire Japan from evil Monks who have desired to destroy the world as we know it." After reading that part, I remembered about that monk I saw earlier. Maybe that was one of the evil monks? Nevertheless, I kept reading until I reached the name of the girl that the book was talking about:

"Oboro...Momohime...?" The name sounded familiar, but I don't remember having a great-grandma with that name... I put the book back on the shelf, wondering about this 'Oboro Momohime' person. I was about to pick another book, but when I tried taking it off, it revealed itself to be a false book. After I pulled it, the bookshelf started opening, revealing a secret room.

"What?" I said out loud. Since curiosity is a bitch to me, I got in the room and it revealed itself to be a hallway. I wonder why did dad or mom never told me about this place.

I reached a very dimly lit room, where a Katana and its sheath were in. The room had green-lighted candles... for some reason... But the most mysterious thing is the Katana in it. It sent some kind of evil energy from it, although the energy wasn't really affecting me.

Wait... I started thinking Is this a...

I approached the Katana and picked it up. "This is a Muramasa... Right?" I said to myself.

"Any Oboro Style samurai who wields this blade will be unstoppable." I heard a voice and looked around, but found no one.

"..." I stayed quiet for some time. If what this voice is saying is true, then maybe...

"I know. I'll take this Muramasa to the class, and see how everyone will react!" I said to myself, so after I decided what I would do...

I drew the blade.

Card #1 collected: Masamune Hakuseki

Age 19

Weight 50 Kg

Height 1.60 m

Secret Art Tempest III

Card #2 collected: Yoshio Mika

Age 19

Weight 45.3 Kg

Height 1.50 m

Secret Art: None at the moment

The next day at the school, I brought the Katana with me, everyone was surprised to see me turn up with that, but I explained to them what it was for.

Although I couldn't shake the feeling of being followed.

When I arrived in class, everyone was a little shocked to see my Blade.

"You actually brought a Katana!" Some said, but I caught glance of Mika, which was in a different state of shock at the blade I brought, almost like... She KNEW what blade I brought? I'd have to ask her later.

The teacher came in and asked if one of us brought a Katana, I raised my hand.

"Well then, come on and show us your blade, Hakuseki-Kun." I nodded and went forward.

"Before I show my blade... I suggest that you seriously DON'T react in an exaggerated way OK?" I told them. Everyone nodded, and when I was ready, I drew the blade from its sheath, showing its glowing iron.

"Ooooohhh~" Everyone in the class went that way, except for Mika, who was now sweating bullets. I wonder what's going on?

Suddenly, we felt the ground shake, someone was attacking our school.

"What is going on!?" Our Teacher said, scared. Out of instinct, I ran to the point where the shaking happened. "Wait, Seki-Kun! Come back here!" I didn't pay attention to the teacher and kept running to the area.

When I reached it, I was behind a lot of people that were staring at...

...a giant one-eyed blue monk?

Now that's strange... I thought to myself.

"Which one of you is holding the Muramasa...!?" The blue monk asked, with certain authority that I don't even know where did he got it from.

Well, my family had this blade I thought So it's my responsibility to rid this school of this Evil Monk! After deciding myself, I ran between the crowd of people and approached the giant Monk.

"HEY!" I called him, he looked at me. "You're looking for the Muramasa!?" after saying that, I drew the desired Katana without thinking twice.

"I HAVE IT!" After I screamed that, everyone on the school started looking at me with eyes that say: "Is he crazy?" "The Muramasa is just a myth!" "Look out! He's gonna go insane!"

Well I didn't care about the eyes around me, I just cared about wanting to take down the Monk ahead of me.

"You... Are you Hakuseki Masamune?" The Monk asked.

"The one with the cursed heritage? Yes. I am. And if you want this Muramasa, you're gonna have to take it!" I said, challenging him.

"You will regret ever challenging the monks of Japan!" He said before throwing some circling objects in the air. These objects shot lighting from them.

"Seki!" I heard a voice behind me. It was Mika "Bring him Down!" So she was encouraging me...

"..." I stayed quiet for a moment, before dashing towards the monk.

"LET'S DO THIS!" I screamed.

I avoided the lightning that shot from the flying objects and reached the monk, then I started slashing away at him, doing a lot of damage to him.

"You are just a little kid! What makes you think you are capable of defeating me!?" The monk mocked me, but I answered with a slash to his face.

"I am the next master of the Oboro Muramasa style!" I answered, then did another slash "And you can NEVER defeat me when I hold a blade like this!"

I kept slashing at him, doing various damage points at him. Eventually he jumped back, trowing three more flying objects. I avoided the lighting from them and kept slashing. The monk then slapped me away from him, but I blocked it with the blade.

"What!?" The monk shouted suddenly "The blade was supposed to BREAK! How come it didn't!?" He's right, though. Muramasas aren't invincible, they break. What could this Muramasa have?

"I don't know." I answered him. "But now you'll taste DEFEAT!"

I started dashing towards him, avoiding everything he threw at me. Then an aura started forming around me with a pink color. I connected my soul with the blade and unleashed its special attack:

"TEMPEST!" I jumped, then started spinning in a circle at the Monk, then I made contact with him. I kept circling at him until I passed his body, creating a hole on him.

"H...H...How...?" The monk said, then he turned around. What he saw was stunning:

I was preparing for the final slash on him, but there was an avatar of a young girl, about my age, with a pink kimono, also holding a Muramasa.

"Now..." I said, with the girl's voice together with me. "Burn... In... HELL!" Then I flew at him, doing a final slice and ending this monster's life.

I was now in front of every student ever on the school, blade still in hand. I looked up and saw the stunned faces of the students. I stood up, spun the blade and sheathed it, then I said:

"Holding a Muramasa doesn't mean you're cursed. It means you have the power to destroy evil!"

After I finished, everyone in the school cheered at my victory and came at me, congratulating me in every kind of way possible. Even the Principal wasn't believing on what he saw.

I heard compliments like: "THAT WAS AWESOME!" "Do that again!" "Where did you learn to swing that so easily!?" "You're really something great, Seki!". I wasn't really used to this kind of attention, but hey, at least it's good to celebrate somethings you did for the people!

I then noticed Mika looking at me, and she smiled, saying:

"You do are a Cursed hero, aren't you?" I just smiled at her.

"If I am cursed, I prefer myself to be that way."

And just like that, my adventures as a Muramasa holder begun.

If you played Muramasa: The Demon Blades, you know who that Blue Monk is. And since the male character I made is a descendant of Momohime, I decided his first enemy would be that monk.

Anyway, next chapter, we'll meet the re-Incarnated Momohime! Now she is the blade that Hakuseki holds!

Stay tuned!