Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knight Otu" data-source="post: 339278" data-attributes="member: 192">Isawa Akahita meditated. Thought about the recent evemts. Emperor Toturi had been killed, slain by an oni, a type never seen before."Death, Destruction, all was part of the Celestial Order, and it allowed for new opportunities to grow, new dicoveries to be made, as part of a cycle. The dead went from Ningen-Do to Meido, the Realm of the Dead, where they awaited their reincarnation. Those who fulfilled their destiny are allowed to enter Yomi, the Realm of the Blessed Ancestors. Dishonorable, bloodthirsty people however, went to Gaki-Do, Toshigoku, or even Jigoku.""Jigoku, the Realm of Evil, home of the Oni, source of the Taint that holds the Shadowlands in it's grasp. Jigoku and Ningen-Do were never meant to be linked as closely as it is now, as the Realm of Evil seeks the destruction of the Realm of Mortals. Destruction, which is tainted, which does defy the Celestial Order by not allowing for growth, not allowing for recreation. Yet it is tempting to many shugenja, due to the power of the Fallen Kami, Fu-Leng. He was defeated and his power sealed into the Black Scrolls by Shinsei and the Seven Thunders. But then, Iuchiban arose, and even death could not stop him. He, too, was sealed away after some time.""Legends had spoken of the possible return of Fu Leng, and to prevent it, the Scorpion tried to kill the Emperor in the year 1123. They failed and were exiled. The Akodo family was dissolved, Lion Clan Champion Toturi became a ronin, and the Black Scrolls were opened. The Elemental Masters were tainted. But the aid of descendants of Shinsei and the Seven Thunders allowed the victory over Fu Leng, and the former ronin Toturi became the new Emperor of Rokugan, ending the Hantei line.""Then came the Lying Darkness, corrupting the Emperor, the death and replacement of Lord Moon and Lady Sun and the loss of the True Tao, before Lady Moon named, and thus destroyed, the Darkness. And now, an unknown type of oni killed the Emperor. Every time it seemed as if the Shadowlands had taken a deadly blow, a new danger waited to cause more destruction. Destruction that left no room for renewal. By now, Toturi's children will be looking for support for their crowning. But who should be the next Emperor? Hantei Naseru, adept at the political maneuvering required to survive the courtly traps and battlefields? Toturi Sezaru, the great shugenja who trained with the Phoenix? His daughter, Touri Tsudao, the great general, who has the battle prowess to best any thread? Or Akodo Kaneka, Toturi's oldest son, who has not been recogniced as a heir? Or should someone else assume the throne of the Empire?"At this point, Akahita's meditation was disturbed by a "Keh! Shiba Tsukune wants-wants ye to go with her-her and the Elemental Masters to-to the capital. They-They decided to follow the Lions' invitation." As so often in the last five years since the ratling saved his life, he looked at Cho'tchac'chek and wondered how the respectless Nezumi had survived in the presence of the often arrogant and easily offended shugenja of the Phoenix. He suspected that the ratling had used some of his strange name magic to avoid their wrath. "Thank you for informing me, Cho'tchac'check-san", Akahita said with a slight smile. Few had understood how Akahita could dare to treat the Nezumi as an equal, but in time, the ratling has proven to be a valuable ally, especially with the research recently started. "Let us go to our daimyo."After all preparations were finished, Shiba Tsukune, the Elemental Masters, Isawa Akahita, Cho'tchac'check and their respective yojimbo, including Shiba Temuro, began their travel to Otosan Uchi, but not before reminding Cho'tchac'check to pose as a loyal, if exotic, servant, and especially not to talk to anyone. The ratling simply answered with a "Keh!"</blockquote>

Verification