Norikazu's Ravings

Norikazu's Ravings was a record of Isawa Norikazu prophecies, made in 1129, in the month of the Tiger. Hidden Emperor, p. 11
== Excerpts ==
* In the dark the shadows wait, the winds of war rise beneath the bloody hands of the living, and nothing can save us. Only nothing, ever nothing...nothing and nothing alone. Norikazu's Raving (Hidden Emperor 2 flavor)
* When darkness falls over the Empire, two men will ride forth to save it. One man will find his master and the other will kill him. 
* It will come. it is coming...and the moon will flee, and the stars will scream, and the world will brace for another beginning... Toturi's Return (Dark Journey Home flavor)
* The Moon shall die, but another must rise in its place. Twenty seven days will pass, and then there shall be a great darkness... Death of Onnotangu (Ambition's Debt flavor)
* The Splendid Emperor will die by his own hand. 
* Together we shall stand on the brink of forever and see the destruction of all we hold dear. With the loss of an Emperor, the world shall right itself and all shall be made clear. Energy Terrain (Honor Bound flavor)
* "The souls of the betrayed shall find no rest. Enslaved, destroyed, and unnamed, they will walk the land of the living. On the edge of Jigoku, the Darkness moves." Souls of the Betrayed (Honor Bound flavor)
* "The Age of Man ends in war and in death." Strike At Midnight: The Twenty-seven Days of Darkness
* "Blood seeks blood, that born from the fires of despair. The iron hammer shall shatter the hidden city, and Isawa's children shall burn." Fires of the Hidden City, part 1, by Rich Wulf
* "In the end, the Lion will stand divided. One will guard the path, one will journey into the Shadow, and both will bow to another name." Crisis in Command (Fire and Shadow flavor)
* "The Sun and the Moon must die; the throne itself will be consumed. From the flames, a lost Emperor will be returned." Scrolls of Norikazu (Fire and Shadow flavor)
* The future is not certain. We change it with every breath we take. Remember this when the Nothing comes. (Last line of the Ravings) Fear's Bane (Honor Bound flavor)
* “Henshin, beware. Your time is near.” Master Smith Ascends (Spirit Wars flavor)
== Doom of the Brotherhood ==
* The monks of Shinsei sought a new prophet, a new path. They would be fooled by their own pride, and in the end, they would forsake the Tao itself. Doom of the Brotherhood (Hidden Emperor 4)
== External Links ==
* Norikazu's Ravings (Hidden Emperor 2)
* Scrolls of Norikazu (Fire and Shadow)
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