The Last Battle of the Unification of Nippon
Warlord Nanami's men defending their fortified position outside of Kyoto were outnumbered by at least a dozen to one , yet they fought valiantly for many hours dealing and receiving death in a long dance of spears and arrows on the music of screams and agony.
Warlord Yoshimo was standing on a hill facing the battlefield from the south , from this point he could clearly see and order his regiments around , though there was no more need of orders for the battle was won, at a high price of men but still won, after all who could stand before the might of the United clans of Nippon and not be crushed?.
Lt. Mikasushi: " Warlord, the battle has been won, warlord Nanami has surrendered and his asking your permission to spare his honor and chance or rebirth by allowing him to end his life"
Yoshimo: " Permission denied , tell him that i wish to speak to him personally "
Lt. Mikasushi: "As you command my lord"
Mikasushi runs back toward the battlefield
A few minutes pass and finally you see 2 men approach you, streaks of tears run down Warlord Nanami's
Nanami: "WHY , WHY wont you allow me to save my honour and redeem my soul as is our tradition! It is my right! Have you summoned me to laugh in my face? Have I not been a worthy foe?"
Yoshimo: " Old friend , you have been my greatest foe "
Nanami: " Then why wont you allow me to commit sacred seppuku! it is my right! My honor and should are now lost forever, like some coward egg stealing thief! "
Yoshimo: " Old friend , for the first time the Clans have been united , and era of greater things has dawned , no longer we will strive for perfection and waste our talents by killing each others perfect warriors in a never ending cycle, under my leadership Nippon will conquer others! We will spread Jinto and our tradition all over the lands and the gods will smile at us and let us prosper!"
Nanami: " Your destiny may or may not be glorious , but why deny me of a chance to be reborn and forge a glorious destiny myself!"
Yoshimo : " Because with you and your men Nippon will grow stronger and our destiny closer to within our grasp , i cannot waste talented Warlords like this , if you want to be reborn serve me ad bring honor and glory to Nippon "
Nanami :" Your wisdom and ambition leave me little choice , by Hachiman and my blood i swear to you everlasting loyalty"
Yoshimo: " Very well , let us gather our men and return to Edo , I established my seat of power there , and maybe we can visit the temple were we studied again , it would be nice to remember those times.
Lt. Mikasushi , i entrust you with the care of the wounded , join us at Edo in your own time , i will send more supply since Warlord Nanami's men joined us and i expect you will treat his wounded the same as you will treat ours"
Lt. Mikasushi " As you command Warlord Yoshimo "
Yoshimo: Lt. Hiruko , Gather the men we march to Edo as soon as possible, Warlord Nanami gather your men, i expect to see you tonight as we stop to camp so that we may discuss my plans over dinner"
Nanami: "as you command Warlord Yoshimo"
In a few weeks of hard marching Yoshimo and Nanami's men arrived to Edo, the seat of warlord Yoshimo and now by some called the High Warlord.
The town was bursting of activity, with most warriors from every clan camped outside the newly build palisade and only a small number allowed inside to trade and visit taverns, the town still looked like a hyperactive ant hive, with everyone hurrying around as if on business that needed to be done yesterday that they barely noticed the band of armed men that functioned as honor guard for the arriving Warlords.
Arriving by what now was Yoshimos seat of power, a once glorious rich merchants manor and the only stone building in town, Yoshimo entered and a servant approached him presenting him a damp towel to clear the dust of the long march and bring some cooling to his sweating face. Barely acknowledging the servant Yoshimo waved away the cloth and called for the master of the house and ordered hit to summon the warlords to the councils table and not even waiting for the mans acknowledgment he walked up the stairs and went to his room to freshen up and rest for the hour or so that it would take the warlords to answer his summons.
After about an hour a servant came to inform his master that the all the warlords had answered his summons and that they were waiting for him to come and address them, without hurrying Yoshimo finished preparing himself and calmly walked to the Councils chamber.
Upon his entering all present warlord rose from their seats , a few more slowly than others , some from age and some from defiance , most of the latter could be easily spotted by their badly hidden expressions, those will have to be dealt with.
Yoshimo: I have summoned you not to hold a conference as we are used to in these halls , but to give you a speech far from ears that have no business hearing what I will tell.
The here present Warlord Nanami, has joined us and with him all the clans of Nippon are now either destroyed or united, with a few exception of smaller clans that fled north and south but those will be dealt with in proper time.
For too long we have shed each others blood, either to over small feuds or just to please the gods, the times of feuds are now past, together we will conquer barbarians and nations alike and our enemys blood will saturate the ground and Hachiman will be pleased and bless Nippon and grant us even greater victories.
Were we will conquer Jinto and Bushido will become a way of life and men and women alike will be enlightened by our sacred traditions so that they may also be reborn to strive for a glorious future.
This is my will, and I expect you to follow it, I will summon you personally for more specific orders or they will be brought to you by my trusted men.
You are dismissed.
.to be continued
OOC: Orders will follow
