"No amount of guilt can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future." - Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab
Prologue
A time long ago Aku ravaged my beloved homeland after awakening from his years of tight bondage inflicted by my father. Such sorrowful distress and angst Aku's evil deed has inflicted upon me. For the space of many years, I traveled around the world to train with teachers to get ready for the last battle against Aku. However, before I could strike the final blow in that battle against Aku, I had the great misfortune of being sent to the far future where Aku had fulfilled his evil goal of taking over the world and much of the universe. So I spent many struggling and frustrating endless years trying to find a way back in time. Though on the way, I was able to make friends; help out others; experienced some odd side trips; was often hunted down by bounty hunters, Aku's minions, and Aku himself; and became a shining beacon of hope and inspiration for many under Aku's tyranny. I often felt homesick and nostalgic for my homeland from the past. I was very eager and anxious to try to find a way back home to set things right, including preventing Aku's future tyranny from ever coming to pass. Until one tragic day, when I thought I finally founded my way back, Aku, unfortunately, took me from the time portal by which he shortly destroyed and then founded out was the last of the time portals that could bring me back in time. I next lost my sword because of my mindless and unintentional angst slaughter of innocents.
I became a hopeless and aimless adjusted wanderer for many years. How I changed very much during that time, especially with my life outlook and my appearance. I technically continued on my quest but didn't achieve anything beyond continuing to help others and defending myself against bounty hunters and Aku's minions. As time passed by, I continued to become more cynical and wary about overcoming Aku and even felt more reluctance in helping others out. I was at the bleakest point of my life, including being followed by a ghostly nightmarish omen figure. I was also tormented by guilt hallucinations and my inner self at times. Nonetheless, I was still determined to survive and had a hint of hope within me, regardless of how hopeless it was. Until one unlucky day, I happened to had been ambushed by the daughters of Aku. My equipment, gear, and clothing were in ruins and I had a fierce struggle against them, including nearly being killed. Eventually, after being inspired by some words from my father I was able to defeat them. I, with regret at first, kept one of the daughters of Aku alive. Turns out it was a wonderful benefit after all to keep her; I was able to convince her of the errors of her evil ways she had been brought up with. Her name, by the way, was Ashi and with her help was saved from committing seppuku, got my mojo back, got my precious katana back, my original appearance was restored upon me, and was finally able to go back in time to defeat Aku. I at long last return home and fulfilled my almost hopeless goal of defeating Aku after an eternity. I happened to fall in love with Ashi during our time together and we felt like loving soulmates. A pinnacle of joy and luck I felt in reuniting with my homeland and family after what felt like a great eternity of separation. I also happened to start being called by my real name again, which I wasn't called for ages.
I felt a great outlook when I and Ashi tried to wed on that fateful day. I had the shocking misfortunate of seeing Ashi disappeared from existence; therefore, sealing away the prospect of marrying her. That sent off another bleak period of my life; in fact, that day became one of the saddest days of my life. Come to think of it, her disappearance from existence was bounded to happen. I might have been blinded by infatuation, but I know it was more than that. I felt such a reasonable living bound with Ashi, regardless of my apparent blindness in that regard. Regardless of her being a literal daughter of Aku, I gratefully own my life and accomplishment of my mission to her. Sometime after the disastrous wedding, while I was resting beneath a familiar pretty tree in my mournful state, I was uplifted by a ladybug landing on my finger. As it flew away from me and got up to observed shining light that was pouring out in shades upon my spot, I felt a glimmer of hope. I could sense there probably is prosperity in the future in spite of my loss. Yet, regardless of seeing the good worthwhile price of Ashi's heroism, I just could not overcome the significant emotional scar of her disappearance. How can I again feel such romantic joy and emotion from loving my dear soulmate, Ashi? In hindsight, her disappearance was logically bounded to happen but I still feel like I could not love again or at least not love again anytime soon. Unlike a regular woman's death, I know I wouldn't be seeing her in the afterlife due to her ceasing from existence because of undoing Aku's future, which adds to my heartfelt grief. What a distinctive, lovely, tough, and nice woman Ashi was and how could I meet a unique woman like her? What a depressed and dreary state I been as a result of her permanent disappearance. Yet, I want to feel such love again and perhaps the red string of fate has something else for me. Who knows? But will I be able to completely move on with my life and have my complete and satisfactory happy ending?