Recovered files of the past – part 2

As the isolated Hinata was at peace, Heian-kyo, the capital was again under siege. It was under the control of the Tokugawa clan; under it the weaker Narusegawa Clan. The Narusegawa a proud clan, were in the past very strong yet no where near as strong as the Urashima but unlike them they made good relations with allies. A prominent individual of this clan, Narusegawa Naru, was the second child of the Mistress of the clan. She was the older sister to the heir, Ichiro and her adopted sister Mei. Naru at times can be considered brash, hot-headed, and violent. But at other times she is quite capable of acting well-mannered and caring but she has lived a life sheltered. Though she was born into a wealthy family her family wasn't as well off as others that were considered wealthy. Around birth she was assigned a personal assistant that was of a similar age and grew up with her. This assistant, Katsura Kaede, has always protected her and cared for her ever since. She herself can be quite strong but unlike Naru, she is always patient and never gets angry with anyone, albeit Naru became furious with her.

The Narusegawa controlled the territory for the Oda and Tokugawa, but as their numbers grew thin the clan became weak. As they desperately tried to hold their invaders at bay, their efforts were for naught. The members of the Narusegawa Clan, originally were trained in unarmed combat, were quite susceptible to pole arms and other various long range weapons. That was their downfall, along with their arrogance. So in turn they were forced to adapt to using weapons, they eventually received help by the tinkering Su. They requisitioned many advanced firearms from them thoush only a few could be bought due to their lack of money. But even with the weapons they still could barely survive the amount of units relentlessly storming the remains of the fortress. Many minor though numerous clans took part in this onslaught which in the end their numbers were what changed the tide of the battle. This area was a chief command point that to control ensured many benefits, as it was the capital. As the Narusegawa were pushed back to the inner wall of Seion Castle they were able to hold off until reinforcements arrived from Tokugawa or Oda. But these soldiers were merely scouts sent to check upon them though and not trained for actual combat so were defeated almost after their arrival which bought the Narusegawa Clan some, very little, but some time. Under Seion Castle was supposedly a tunnel, a tunnel which led outside of the danger zone of incoming attacks, this tunnel is a possible theory of how the Su got in, but though due to little records this cannot be proven. The Narusegawa citizens had been evacuating through some kind of exit, be as it may a tunnel, as their few soldiers and untrained militia held the enemies back. Luckily the Mistress, Naru, and Mei survived as did many of the leaders did. Seion Castle burned to the ground with its flag cut down and replaced by another. Any individual within the castle that managed to survive were tortured and mercilessly killed regardless if armed or not. Among these was the Ichiro the younger brother of Naru. The ones lucky enough to escape through the tunnel retreated to another city controlled by some sort of ally. Something most likely possible that they did before they left was allowed their pursuers to follow then collapsed the tunnels behind them, ultimately killing those under. This was a common tactic used in much of the feudal conflicts. After the Narusegawa retreated, it left the question of who had the fortress which caused their short-lived alliance to end as they fought each other but eventually leaving its ownership to the Oda after their reinforcements had arrived and slaughtered the attackers.

The Su however watched the atrocities committed by the invaders, and documented it; this is what they often did. The Su a genius group of people were probably the most technologically advanced but never stayed in one place though some did. They were great nomads whose origins was thought to trace back to the Himalayas and India but in other records it states that they are from an uncharted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They were tinkers inventing guns on their own and were able to create steam driven carts. Though they did have a habit of experimenting on live people, would often sell their inventions to most anyone. They have been through Hinata as well as hidden as it was. They would keep detailed records of major and even minor events as stated before. But some would rather invent than record and vise-versa but there are some who wouldn't do either. One of the most commonly and famously noted figure in Su history was Su Kaolla a young girl with a lot of capability. She has always been able to invent many things at her young age including shoulder mounted rocket launchers (she called it the RPG) and other weapons that fit under that category. Another invention was a clockwork turtle that was able to fly and as well could fire rockets out of its mouth. She named it Mecha-Tama; she kept as her companion. The Su though were known to be peaceful, but may also use their own weapons when provoked, which was the reason why their kind thrived so well. The term clan would not be accurate for them because they did not live together well. But under certain circumstances they will work towards a common goal. Many call them savages that live in tribes but this has been repeatedly disproved by their wild inventions. Su, even during her younger years as a child had been known as an individualist for the most part. But when depressed or excited she can become clingy and latches onto someone's back. Though she has never been exposed to any violence she loves designing weapons and using them, it remained unbeknownst to anyone to as to the reason why. As with her family, they were documenters, her father was killed though while assisting the Narusegawa by an arrow shot into his back but he actually died from blood loss.

Her mother decided to bring her family to different cities to escape the war, though this would be difficult because of their distinguished looks. But upon the way the found the hidden town of Hinata, where they willingly accepted them into their safe haven. Based on many records, certain cities such as Hinata, have white flags at their entrances to tell that they remain neutral in any fight seeing as they had little soldiers to protect them. Though their pride was hurt from this they couldn't lose any more residents so they put up the flags. As for the Narusegawa their actual plan wasn't the smartest as it was really a scramble to find new safer cities, the Mistress and her children arrived at the famed Hinata and asked to seek refuge there. The Urashima allowed them in as well, causing the population of Hinata again increased yet again. Both groups of Su and Narusegawa also had to have a meeting with the elders and finally came to an agreement and found actual uses for them. Obviously, the Su would have to be in charge of engineering, at least according to most documents, and the Narusegawa were in charge of town guards. Their ensured peace however in the town of integration would not last for long however.