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<blockquote data-quote="Vanifae" data-source="post: 5319313" data-attributes="member: 58765"><p><strong>Session 4: Seven Devils – Part 1</strong></p><p></p><p><em>6th of the Serpent, 1172 IC, Southern Sweet Plum Province</em></p><p></p><p>Kohaku relaxed as he walked under the bright summer sun, the road through this part of the Sweet Plum Province was well tended to if somewhat treacherous of late with rumors of bandits and the threat of war with the Dragon clan. He was a ronin, no less of noble standing but an outcast amidst the society of samurai. It had been days since he had a good meal or a strong drink worthy of the name. Thankfully he was not far from a village, a little hard work and a warm meal and s stiff drink could be his.</p><p></p><p><em><strong><span style="color: green">[Kohaku is a new character, a ronin samurai with an interesting past. I needed to find a fun way to bring him into the story. This little side plot is more of a flashback; Shiba Kani was played by Hana’s character; I only had two players this session. – DM’s note]</span></strong></em></p><p></p><p>The sound of steel on steel, followed by steel on flesh stirred Kohaku from his revelry. He moved forward taking care to stay out of sight while he took the scene. Two green garbed bandits menaced two travelers, corpses of samurai and bandits cooled in the afternoon sun. One traveler was a Phoenix bushi, the other a young girl, no more than ten or so, armed with a blood stained katana. Kohaku furrowed his brow as he noticed a third bandit sneaking up from the bushes. His instinct kicked in and he moved quickly as the last two bandits were cut down by the traveler, his blade cutting down the final bandit with ease. Although a ronin bloodshed and combat were familiar to Kohaku.</p><p></p><p>Shiba Kani, the last remaining Phoenix bushi, addressed Kohaku, “Who are you stranger?”</p><p></p><p>The young girl held her blade high wary of the stranger, “Are you a bandit as well!”</p><p></p><p>Kani kept her blade raised as well. Kohaku smirked, “You do realize I saved your lives, right?”</p><p></p><p>“That does not mean we trust you stranger, you carry a sword so you must be samurai, who do you serve?” Kani replied never letting her guard waver.</p><p></p><p>“I serve no man,” Kohaku shrugged.</p><p></p><p>“A ronin, just as I thought,” Kani clarified, “Well we thank you for your aid ronin, now we should get going Sukime-sama.”</p><p></p><p>Sukime nodded, “A real-life ronin? Do you have name wave man? I thought all ronin were dirty and scary, but you don’t seem that dirty to me. My name is Sukime what is yours?”</p><p></p><p>Kohaku stumbled for a moment before replying, “Kohaku, and how many ronin have you actually met little one?”</p><p></p><p>“Well just one now,” the young samurai child replied, “but you don’t seem all that scary Kohaku-san; don’t you get lonely traveling by yourself? Well you don’t have to be lonely anymore you should come with us and eat, right Kani-san?”</p><p></p><p>Kani sighed reluctantly, “That is acceptable, we should hurry along then.”</p><p></p><p>The ronin shrugged and followed the two travelers to the nearest village. The village was quaint and simple; the samurai find shelter and a warm meal waiting for them. Sukime was happy to be sitting down and having some warm rice to eat. The young girl continued her interrogation of the ronin, “So where are you from, Kohaku-san?”</p><p></p><p>“Far from here, Sukime-san,” Kohaku grinned between mouthfuls of rice.</p><p></p><p>“My dad is the daimyo of this province, he is a great man and a very powerful samurai,” Sukime smiled, “I will grow up to be strong just like my father. I will be a great samurai! Have you killed many warriors, Kohaku-san?”</p><p></p><p>“No, not so many little one. I try not to kill needlessly, there is no glory in death,” the ronin replied softly.</p><p></p><p>“But don’t you want to be a strong warrior? You have to kill to be a strong warrior like my friend, Shiatari-san. That is what she says anyway. I want to be strong like her,” Sukime nodded.</p><p></p><p>“I think you are plenty brave and strong, Sukime-san,” Kohaku replied with a smile, “I think you will be quite the strong warrior one day.”</p><p></p><p>Kani just watched quietly as the conversation continued. Sukime grinned, “I like you Kohaku-san, when I am done with training I think we should get married because you seem strong and I will be strong too!”</p><p></p><p>Kani coughed, trying to stifle a surprised laugh. Kohaku ignored the older Phoenix bushi as he responded, “I would be honored, little one.”</p><p></p><p>“Great then it’s settled. Oh and I have one more request, could you deliver this letter to my sister, but you can’t look at it! Take this to Sweet Plum Castle and give it to my sister directly, Mayako!” The young girl quickly scrawled a few more words into her hastily written letter and then sealed it up for the ronin.</p><p></p><p>“I promise Sukime-san,” Kohaku agreed. The young ronin stood sensing another journey upon him. He strode for the door but was interrupted by a young woman of plain face and simple virtues.</p><p></p><p>The young woman offered him a letter, “You dropped this.”</p><p></p><p>Kohaku smiled offering her thanks and left on his newfound journey. Junko smiled as the ronin took to the road.</p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: green">[It was nice to bring Junko back in this little flashback and it was fun having this little side plot to bring Kohaku into the fold. – DM’s note]</span></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanifae, post: 5319313, member: 58765"] [b]Session 4: Seven Devils – Part 1[/b] [i]6th of the Serpent, 1172 IC, Southern Sweet Plum Province[/i] Kohaku relaxed as he walked under the bright summer sun, the road through this part of the Sweet Plum Province was well tended to if somewhat treacherous of late with rumors of bandits and the threat of war with the Dragon clan. He was a ronin, no less of noble standing but an outcast amidst the society of samurai. It had been days since he had a good meal or a strong drink worthy of the name. Thankfully he was not far from a village, a little hard work and a warm meal and s stiff drink could be his. [i][b][color=green][Kohaku is a new character, a ronin samurai with an interesting past. I needed to find a fun way to bring him into the story. This little side plot is more of a flashback; Shiba Kani was played by Hana’s character; I only had two players this session. – DM’s note][/color][/b][color=green][/color][/i][color=green][/color] The sound of steel on steel, followed by steel on flesh stirred Kohaku from his revelry. He moved forward taking care to stay out of sight while he took the scene. Two green garbed bandits menaced two travelers, corpses of samurai and bandits cooled in the afternoon sun. One traveler was a Phoenix bushi, the other a young girl, no more than ten or so, armed with a blood stained katana. Kohaku furrowed his brow as he noticed a third bandit sneaking up from the bushes. His instinct kicked in and he moved quickly as the last two bandits were cut down by the traveler, his blade cutting down the final bandit with ease. Although a ronin bloodshed and combat were familiar to Kohaku. Shiba Kani, the last remaining Phoenix bushi, addressed Kohaku, “Who are you stranger?” The young girl held her blade high wary of the stranger, “Are you a bandit as well!” Kani kept her blade raised as well. Kohaku smirked, “You do realize I saved your lives, right?” “That does not mean we trust you stranger, you carry a sword so you must be samurai, who do you serve?” Kani replied never letting her guard waver. “I serve no man,” Kohaku shrugged. “A ronin, just as I thought,” Kani clarified, “Well we thank you for your aid ronin, now we should get going Sukime-sama.” Sukime nodded, “A real-life ronin? Do you have name wave man? I thought all ronin were dirty and scary, but you don’t seem that dirty to me. My name is Sukime what is yours?” Kohaku stumbled for a moment before replying, “Kohaku, and how many ronin have you actually met little one?” “Well just one now,” the young samurai child replied, “but you don’t seem all that scary Kohaku-san; don’t you get lonely traveling by yourself? Well you don’t have to be lonely anymore you should come with us and eat, right Kani-san?” Kani sighed reluctantly, “That is acceptable, we should hurry along then.” The ronin shrugged and followed the two travelers to the nearest village. The village was quaint and simple; the samurai find shelter and a warm meal waiting for them. Sukime was happy to be sitting down and having some warm rice to eat. The young girl continued her interrogation of the ronin, “So where are you from, Kohaku-san?” “Far from here, Sukime-san,” Kohaku grinned between mouthfuls of rice. “My dad is the daimyo of this province, he is a great man and a very powerful samurai,” Sukime smiled, “I will grow up to be strong just like my father. I will be a great samurai! Have you killed many warriors, Kohaku-san?” “No, not so many little one. I try not to kill needlessly, there is no glory in death,” the ronin replied softly. “But don’t you want to be a strong warrior? You have to kill to be a strong warrior like my friend, Shiatari-san. That is what she says anyway. I want to be strong like her,” Sukime nodded. “I think you are plenty brave and strong, Sukime-san,” Kohaku replied with a smile, “I think you will be quite the strong warrior one day.” Kani just watched quietly as the conversation continued. Sukime grinned, “I like you Kohaku-san, when I am done with training I think we should get married because you seem strong and I will be strong too!” Kani coughed, trying to stifle a surprised laugh. Kohaku ignored the older Phoenix bushi as he responded, “I would be honored, little one.” “Great then it’s settled. Oh and I have one more request, could you deliver this letter to my sister, but you can’t look at it! Take this to Sweet Plum Castle and give it to my sister directly, Mayako!” The young girl quickly scrawled a few more words into her hastily written letter and then sealed it up for the ronin. “I promise Sukime-san,” Kohaku agreed. The young ronin stood sensing another journey upon him. He strode for the door but was interrupted by a young woman of plain face and simple virtues. The young woman offered him a letter, “You dropped this.” Kohaku smiled offering her thanks and left on his newfound journey. Junko smiled as the ronin took to the road. [b][i][color=green][It was nice to bring Junko back in this little flashback and it was fun having this little side plot to bring Kohaku into the fold. – DM’s note][/color][/i][color=green][/color][/b] [/QUOTE]
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