~~~ Swords in the Moon ~~~





Night 11 - Conclusion - III




Hour of the Tiger

Omura Sumitada (GeneralHankerchief) woke up coughing. His eyes were watering, he wanted to vomit, and everything around him was spinning.

The man who was supposed to watch his side was gone. He drew his katana and held it above his head to deflect any incoming swings. Something warm dripped from his hand onto his forehead and rolled down his cheek.

Omura licked his lips and tasted blood…. his own blood!

He dropped the katana and with a groan forced himself to his knees. Now completely blind, he pulled out his tanto and drove it into his own belly, unwilling to die at the hand of a ninja.



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Hour of the Tiger

Michishige Michiyo (Ichigo) squeezed himself against a wall and held a wash towel to his face.

He couldn’t see anything but at least he could breathe. He tied the towel behind his head and proceeded blindfolded along the wall, katana drawn. He thought to himself that whoever said that strength lies in wisdom and not in battle skill never had fight for his life with a skilled adversary blindfolded.

He focused and felt a movement to his right. Michishige ducked, and felt the swing of a katana barely miss his chonmage. Michishige pulled off his blindfold. He could see for a moment before the smoke got into his eyes again and he threw himself at his opponent.
His tackle connected and both men crashed through the straw wall. In the billowing smoke one could hear the thuds of fists crashing into flesh, and the clanks of armor.

Then all was quiet. The victor roughly pulled the severely injured man in front of him out of the yashiki. A katana covered in black symbols was sticking out of the man’s belly. The killer rubbed his eyes to clear the smoke. He looked down and saw the face of his last opponent. The man stared up in disbelief.

Calmly, the assassin drew a dagger. With a strong blow, he sticked it into the belly of his opponent, next to the blade.

“That’s one for Hisao Mayurama”

He pauzed, drew a second knife and then stuck it into the chest of the dieing man.

“That’s one for his brother, Nakadai Mayurama.”

The assassin wiped a tear off his face. He looked down at the almost dead samurai. With a final blow, he stuck a third dagger into the samurai’s throat.

“That’s one for Kato Danzo.”
The ninja then drew his black katana out of the body of the dead samurai and with one swing beheaded it.
"And that's one for me and the clan!"

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Alive (1):
Ichigo
Kagemusha


Killed (37):
Khazaar
spL1tp3r50nal1ty
Lord Winter
The Spartan
Iskander III
Shinseikhaan
Olavi
Thermal Mercury
Chaotix27
pevergreen
Gregoshi
Reenk Roink
LittleGrizzly
Louis VI the Fat
Crazed Rabbit
A Very Super Market
Glenn
Husar
Death is yonder
Haudegen
Captain Blackadder
glyphz
Banquo's Ghost
Kukrikhan
Sasaki Kojiro
CountArach
Gobbledygook
Caius
Wishazu
White_Eyes:D
Stephen Assen aka Tiberius of the Drake
Chimpyang
ajaxfetish
Rhyfelwyr
Yoyoma1910
GeneralHankerchief

Fallen in battle (10):
Northnovas
Ignoramus
El Diablo
YLC
Beefy187
AggonyDuck
Yaropolk
atheotes
Seamus Fermanagh
Beskar

Lynched (10):
Askthepizzaguy
Sigurd
shlin28
TosaInu
TinCow
Quintus.JC
Peasant Phill
FactionHeir
Dutch_guy
woad&fangs

WoG/Suicide (6):
Xehh II
Jolt
Beaver
Tristan de Castelreng
Psychonaut
taka