• “Amazing!” Tsuyoi ,captain of the Stabarashii army, said while drawing his sword. “Well done” he exclaimed to the blacksmith. Tsuyoi reached into his pocket and pulled out twenty gold coins and paid him.
    “Wait sir!” yelled the old blacksmith. “You forgot the sheath to this amazing sword.”
    “It seems I did, thank you sir,” thanked Tsuyoi. Tsuyoi was a strong man that had been in the army all his life. Unfortunately, he had never beaten any other army in a battle his tactics were considered not as good as the other armies.
    He started for the army base, and was greeted by his second in command ,Keikai. “Well, you sure are early today,” Keikai complained.
    “But I am here,” said Tsuyoi. “How goes the plans for the invasion of Shinigami territory?”
    “Not well I am afraid Sir. We have lost three legions already and I’m not sure if we can keep this up for much longer.”
    “Well then it looks as if I will have to lead then into battle!” Tsuyoi proudly exclaimed.
    “Lead them into battle, that’s suicide!” Keikai yelled.
    “It doesn’t matter. Tell the fourth, fifth, and sixth legions to prepare We go into battle in two days.” said Tsuyoi. The next day was spent preparing for the battle ahead. Finally the day of the battle arrived. Tsuyoi mounted his horse and prepared for battle. “Charge!” Tsuyoi yelled as he ran into battle. There were seven hundred enemy soldiers and each legion only had about 100 soldiers in it. They were powerful, using weapons and magic no one has ever seen.
    “Look out!” yelled a soldier right before being hit with an enemy gunpowder bomb. His legs were blown clean off yet he still tried to fight. Tsuyoi and Keikai fought the soldiers themselves. Tsuyoi’s horse was killed in the first minutes of the battle. Tsuyoi was using his new sword to its full ability. With one slash he took down several soldiers. Keikai tried to go straight for the Shinigami captain but missed his slash a little to the left of the captain. The captain held his sword high and killed Keikai. Two of Tsuyoi’s legions were already dead. “We cant afford to lose another one!” Thought Tsuyoi “Retreat!”
    With the death of his best friend on his shoulders and many other men Tsuyoi’s heart burned with revenge. He wanted to avenge his friend and all his fallen comrades. Tsuyoi decided to try and attack the Shinigami captain in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, when he tried to assassinate the captain he woke up and had Tsuyoi captured. Tsuyoi was thrown into a P.O.W. camp. There Tsuyoi saw a big burly man wearing his Army’s uniform. “I see you fly our colors no matter what.” Tsuyoi to the man. “My loyalty lies with Kaguwashii (translated land of many fragrances or fragrant).” “Good man so you are from the north?” asked Tsuyoi “Aye I enlisted in this army ten years ago and spent three of them in this prison.” The big man went on “From the looks of your uniform, you’re from the Stabarashii territory and Captain of there army.”
    “Unfortunately, you are right I am the Captain but we lost two of our three remaining legions yesterday and second in command,” said Tsuyoi with a sigh. “I’m sorry to hear that” said the man “My name is Okii.”
    “Nice to meet you soldier. My name is Tsuyoi.”
    “Maggots stop talking and get in your cells!” yelled the Warden.
    They went to bed and Tsuyoi started to think of a way to break out “If I can only break out of here.” He thought, “Then I could avenge Keikai’s death.” The next day they went to the work yard, were the P.O.W. work on weapons for the army, and Tsuyoi said to Okii “Hey if we could take the warden hostage then maybe we can break out of here.”
    Okii replied “Are you crazy!?! I’ve seen many people try. Its impossible!”
    “I have to try. I have to avenge my first officers death.” Exclaimed Tsuyoi.
    “Is that what this is about? Well don’t bother. Even if you do avenge his death it will make you feel empty inside, even more empty than it did when you lost the legions.” Said Okii.
    “I don’t care I led him into battle, his death, and the death of all the other men who died are on my shoulders.”
    “Well, if we are going to break out I suggest we do it tonight: If we wait any longer than it will be to late to break out.” explained Okii
    They broke out of their cells and ran into the courtyard careful not to let any guards see them. Once away, they prepared to go on the long journey back to the enemy camp were the Captain stayed.
    They walked from city to city for many days. Catching rides on wagons every once and while. Finally after weeks of traveling they found out where the camp was and prepared to kill the enemy Captain. That night they slowly walked towards the camp. They found the enemy Captain’s tent and Tsuyoi held is sword high prepared to kill him, but in the end he could not. Even though this man was responsible for the death of his best friends and two legions. He could not take his life not for revenge. For he was a man of honor and realized that revenge was not the way, and with that he left the Shinigami camp to go be with his own people.