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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Nemesis" data-source="post: 2242344" data-attributes="member: 11714">Cho and ZhikoCho moves slowly, until he is standing behind Tamori-sama.  At first, he sees nothing amiss within the room, but his eyes soon caught a flicker of movement within the shadows behind Bayushi-sama’s dais.  Though it was difficult to see, Cho was able to see a figure hiding among the shadows.  As Zhiko and Cho watched, the figure stood still for a moment more.  Then, with a piercing cry, it rushed forward, toward the dais upon which Bayushi-sama sat.  As he left the shadows, they could see that it looks like a man clad in black from head to toe, but his eyes glowed blood red.  Its hands were adorned with wicked claws, which it used to slash at the Scorpion-daimyo.  Wordlessly, Bayushi-sama moved out of the way in a whirl of silks, putting a short distance between himself and his would-be assassin.Initiatives17-Cho15- Bayushi-sama14- Assassin11- Zhiko8- Tamori-samaKajiKaneda-sama ignored Kaji as he spoke with Kaiten-sama.  The conversation was largely uninteresting, ranging from politics to history to idle gossip regarding certain samurai.  Then, at last, Kaneda-sama cleared his throat and pulled a small wooden box from under the table.“You remember when I first spoke to you of this?” he asked as he set the box on the table.  When Kaiten-sama nodded, Kaneda continued.  “Wonderful.  I certainly hope you have not changed your mind.”“Of course not,” Kaiten-sama replied smoothly.  “Show it to me.”Without a word, Kaneda-sama complied, lifting the lid of the box to reveal a wakizashi.  From where Kaji was standing, he saw that it glowed with a pale blue light.ItarabiThis time, Mitsumi manages to turn his blade aside, before striking high.  The attack is quite close, and Itarabi is aware of the sound of silk being cut as the katana passes through his sleeve.“Damn it,” Mitsumi grunted.  Perhaps she had expected the fight to be over by now?HyotaThe two Mantis replied to his greeting with terse hellos of their own.  Then, the house lights dimmed and the play began.  Hyota found a seat near the back, while the two Mantis continued to stand near the door.The play presented the events of the Scorpion coup, though, oddly enough, the Scorpion were portrayed as heroes, seeking only to protect the empire from an evil that threatened to corrupt the Hantei line.  Though it was a controversial viewpoint, the actors did a magnificent job.</blockquote>

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