Disclaimer: As awesome as this game is I do not own it or Seung Mina and Yunsung or any of the other characters to be introduced in this fanfiction. (Besides a couple of very small side characters. -)

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Yunsung sat in his window at the Seung dojo overlooking the training grounds. Though he was only 15 he had already grown quite strong and could easily defeat the boys in his class. The only people at the dojo whom he had a chance of a fair fight against were quite busy, as most of them were teachers. This left Yunsung alone and bored quite often.

"Yunsung." The boy looked up to see the master of the dojo, Seung Han Myong, looking at him and he quickly stood up. "I've found someone for you to battle."

Yunsung smiled cockily. "This should be fun."

Han Myong smiled. "I don't think it will be as easy as you think." The two walked together through the halls of the dojo until they arrived in one of the many training rooms. Yunsung looked around puzzled. The room was unoccupied, save for a girl.

"Who am I fighting?" The boy asked confused.

"Me." The girl walked towards him holding her staff behind her. She was large-breasted and scantily dressed causing Yunsung to blush.

"I can't fight a girl!" He protested.

She looked at him angrily. "Excuse me? I'm not just any girl. I'm Seung Mina." Yunsung looked at her. So this was the master's daughter. He'd heard rumors of her beauty but until now he'd thought they were just that. Rumors. Now he saw they had been true. Suddenly she slashed at the boy and Yunsung did a backflip barely dodging her attack. "Buck up, boy. You better take this seriously unless you want to die."

Seung Han Myong laughed. "Try not to bloody him up too much Mina," he said as he left.

Mina smiled evilly. She spun slightly, ignoring the weight of her weapon, and kicked him in the gut. She then repositioned her staff and began hitting him as he desperately tried to dodge. This continued for a few minutes, as most of Mina's attacks hit their target and the rest that didn't tired Yunsung with the sheer speed he had to use to avoid her blows. "Are you really that proud? If you don't fight me I will kill you!"

Yunsung looked at her and realized she was serious. He pulled his sword and slashed at her. "There! You happy?" he yelled, frustrated by the stubborn twenty-year-old.

The girl smiled. "Now that's better! Unfortunately for you… It's too late!" She brought her staff down on him knocking him to the ground. Yunsung had already used up too much energy fighting to defeat her. Besides he wasn't as talented a fighter as she was. But when she was fighting him she had felt something. A strength which was stronger than any she had felt before. A strength that was raw and not at all honed but, if trained properly might someday be even greater than Hwang's.

Meeting Mina that day gave Yunsung his reason to train. He wanted to become stronger. So beginning the day after their battle Yunsung got up at five AM to practice in secret by himself and every day he fought with the master's daughter. Until one day when he was 18 he finally beat her and that was the day that he challenged Hwang, the best student in the dojo. Hwang refused him, which pushed Yunsung to anger and despair. And then… Mina gave him the White Storm. The sword that was said to be able to see in your soul and reflect your heart back to you. That's when Yunsung saw the evil overshadowing Korea and knew he had to stop it.

Yunsung shook his head realizing he had been daydreaming. Why had he been thinking of Mina? He blushed slightly scratching the back of his head. Then he looked down at the sword. Yes… That had to be it. He was just feeling guilt for taking the White Storm. So he continued, choosing to ignore the gleam of truth that radiated from the blade.

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Taki stood on the deck of the ship staring out across the waters as the shores of Korea neared. She could feel the evil growing in the tingle of her blade and she knew she was once again headed for Europe and that same dark sword.

"We should be there in about an hour Miss…" the shipmate looked at her greedily and she slapped his hand before it could reach anywhere she didn't want it to go.

Taki had paid a great deal in gold and blood to get onto a ship which would take her to enemy Korea where she could change to a ship which would see her through to Europe. Still… The only type of ship that would bring her to enemy soil was up to no good and it was certain none of the crew could be trusted. So she had been more careful than ever to sleep with her swords close by.

"Leave me." Taki continued to stare out over the ocean. She had never been one for words and now more than ever she wanted to be left to her own thoughts.

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Seung Mina walked out the East gate of the dojo carrying her bag over her shoulder. She hated good-byes and Hwang's were always the worst. He always told her to be safe and rubbed her hair like she was a little kid. Sure he was nine years older than she was but she was already twenty-three! She was a woman. Mina put the thought aside and smiled. At least Hwang wouldn't be able to take her back this time. She would have her adventure.

She spread out her map. There was really no need. The dojo was incredibly close to Seoul, the capital of Korea. She folded the map again and nodded. Seoul was the perfect place to go for information. If Yunsung had been within a mile of it she would hear about it. After about a few hours of travel she reached the imperial city. The heavy orange roof tiles gleamed brightly in the sun as if the welcome her. She walked up to the gate and nodded to the guards. Because this was the capital it was guarded and had a large wall around it. However people were almost never stopped here unless they looked particularly suspicious, though the guards did enjoy stopping pretty girls to search them from time to time. Mina was given none of this treatment. She was known well here and respected, if nothing else for her father, but Mina hoped part of the reason was her skill in battle.

"What brings you here today Mina?" The guard smiled broadly at her.

"A certain student…" Mina smiled back at him just as broadly but much more wickedly.

"What's this?" Another guard perked up his ears. He was always ready for gossip.

She shook her head. "Never mind. I'm sure the news will reach you soon enough." And so she placed her weapon behind her and moved through the gates.

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Yunsung walked though the back streets of Seoul. Unlike the entrance to the imperial city they were dirty and unkempt. This is where all the poor lived and the majority of crime was. His feet kicked up dust into the face of a young girl on the side of the narrow street. She just stared at him with wide hungry eyes as she wondered about his strong muscles and clean white clothes until the young man averted his gaze. Somehow the orphan girl's large brown eyes reminded him of another girl who longed to get away from her current situation.

Yunsung continued moving. He had gotten a tip about a ship that would carry him to Europe if he had the money and met it in time. So now he was headed to the Korean port town of Gangneung. But first he had to get out of Seoul. Of course that wouldn't be hard. All the guards here were drunk half the time. Yunsung jumped onto the wall of the city as nimbly as a cat and headed northeast.

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Hello everyone! This is Rinikittybabe! Thank you so much for reading with me this far and I'm sorry for the long wait. I swear… I've had this chapter done for a week at least and things just kept coming up to keep me from typing it up. coughlazinesscough But now it is finally done. I'll try not to make you all want so long for chapter 3. Thank you for all of your reviews and keep them coming! I love hearing your comments. And for all of you who want to know if this is a Yunsung x Mina fanfic… It is!

Once again thank you for reading! I hope everyone has enjoyed reading this as much as I'm enjoying writing it. -