Thread: A Petal Falls But Once (Ryuu&Wingshadow)

As Alex got off the plane as he landed in Japan he was ecstatic. He was a huge history lover. He had come in hopes to learn not of the diplomatic history, but of the culture in the world of feudal Japan, as well as the mythology of the time. However Alex had other purposes for coming to this great land. He was a fighter. Alex was about 6 ft 1, he wasnt ripped that was for sure, but he was very toned. His muscles, unlike many people, were stronger in each individual muscle than most people had in entire limbs when combining their muscles strength, but he wasnt some invincible fighter. He had dark brown hair that in the summer seemed to become a dark fire like red, he had a slightly deceiving appearance, where he looked very meek to those who have never fought him. Alex also came to Japan in the hopes of learning the art of the sword. He had done some research, and found some locals over the internet who could help him find the masters of the martial arts, and the masters of the sword. Alex had just gotten off the plane and headed into town when he met his advisor. He was a small man who was on in his years, he told Alex to just call him Hikari. Hikari helped Alex find his way up the mountains and to an isolated village, untouched by time, and industry. The journey was a long and perilous one, as they were going up a mountain with many predators and bandits. The journey took Alex two and a half weeks. The old man told Alex, that the journey itself was the first step in mastering the arts, as well as becoming one with the ancient culture of the land. Alex and Hikari had finally made it to the village, and Alex was struggling just to make into the fields, where the villagers quickly helped him into a house and gave him food and water, as well as tending to some minor injuries he got on the way there. The village elder listened to Alexs purpose for coming to the village and said he would allow him to stay and train. However, he said the only true reason he would let him stay was because of the fact that winter was only days away, and sending him away would be no better than killing him himself. As Alex lived in the village he entered a small academy for the men of the village to hone their skills. While he was there he trained for many weeks mastering the arts and put the students of other academies in nearby villages, and parts of the village he was in, to shame. He was proving to be a great warrior. Alex had finally become a true villager. He began to visit the great shrine that lay just in the outskirts of the village every day. Had had a notepad and a pencil which he used to draw the shrine, the temple, and take notes on what the villagers would tell him when they visited the shrine with him on occasion. He had often heard stories of a great Enigma who was rumored to have lived in these parts of Japan, and how she was a mighty warrior, who put all others to shame. He also learned why they believed she was dead when they told him of a violent and evil cult which killed off her kind like cattle. Alex was especially fascinated by this and asked to be told of such things as often as possible. The villagers were delighted that he was so loving their culture and history and were happy to oblige him by telling him one tale of their past every day. One day while walking up to the shrine admiring its beauty, and taking some notes of the writing, a few opposing members of his academy, who hated having a foreigner show up and make them look useless, approached him. The apparent leader was a man Alex had just recently fought in a small tournament. Alex broke 3 of the guys ribs, dislocated his shoulder, and broken his wrist, and his arm before he beat him. Alex, however only came in second, the guy he had beaten came in third, he was furious. So the group approached him and the leader of the group said So the little foreigner thinks he can make a fool of me in front of sensei does he? Well you may be a martial arts master, BUT I am a master of the sword! the group all unsheathed their swords and pointed them at Alex. Alex became very worried at this H-h-hey guuuys. Come on think about what youre doing here. The leader named Daichi said Please all we have to say is you wandered too close to a cliff and fell. No one is going to save you, or punish us. Hmph. you shouldve thought twice before shaming the great Daichi!! Kill him!. The group lunged at Alex as he quickly kicked one in the chest knocking him over, he grabbed the wrist of another who was swinging down his sword and took it from his hand while breaking his wrist. He took the sword, and countered a swing from another and kicked his legs out knocking his face on the ground. He managed to take out 4 of them, but there were 12 total. He knew he was going to lose. He was tired and getting weak, he had several small cuts, bruises, and a broken rib. He was knocked onto the ground by Daichi. Daichi watched as Alex got one knee and used his other foot and sword to balance himself. As Alex did so Daichi said And now! Experience the wrath OF DAICHI!!!. As he said this Alex looked to his right as he saw Daichi swing down his sword to behead him and closed his eyes, preparing for what was about to happen.