The Lost Writings of Miyamoto Musashi

by HonorableSamurai23

Chapter 2-Meeting The Oppressed

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The town was empty or it seems.These inhabitants look like horses with a mind like a commoner but they looked like they been drained out as it seems.So I started walking down the road which is made of also these strange rocks and it seems to be durable.At the corner of my eyes,I saw those 'horses' again either looking at me with curiosity as if my kind never exists here or fear as I might be one of those yokai or monster as they call it.I can see in their eyes that they were scared of some thing or someone.There could be one explanation:An Oni has enslaved them.As I tried to approach,they look wary at me.One of the horses came cautiously and asked,"Who are you?"I simply answered "I am here to help. It seems you had been enslaved by an oni."He replyed and asked what is an oni.It seems he had a mind of a nanban as they never heard of us Japanese.I answered with one single word 'demon'He replyed that it is not an oni who had enslaved them ,more of it was one of them by the name 'Sombra' and he said he is a king.I was infuriated at this... this being doesn't practice the han system and of the barbaric ways.And him choosing shadow over light,a kagē follower.He must be wiped from the face of the realm and heaven.I replied to him"I will confront that barbarian and behead him for following the darkness.Where is treacherous fool?"He replied that he was in his tenshu or they call it a castle.

It is time to liberate this castle this kagē follower and show the light of Amaterasu to these oppressed beings.I started marching towards the tenshu seemingly unguarded which was tall as Mt. Yamagustake.That gave one trial to overcome first,to ascend these set of steps towards I believe to the Throne room as that is where the daimyo would hold court.As I ascended I saw ukiyos of him a horse with a red cape and demon looking horn and sharp fangs,there were even statues of him using those strange rocks again but more dark.As I let thoughts wander,I reached as it seems the throne room of that wretched kagē follower.Calmly,I stepped inside....

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